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Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) are a recently characterized family of immune cells that have critical roles in innate immunity, immune regulation, maintenance of tissue homeostasis, and tissue repair and remodeling. Besides the conventional innate lymphocytes including NK cells and lymphoid tissue-inducer cells, the ILC family can be categorized into three groups, ILC1s, ILC2s and ILC3s. These non-cytotoxic ILC subsets have been identified to confer a diverse array of functions in oncogenesis and metastasis, immune surveillance, and antitumor immunity. In this review, we summarized the emerging findings in recent years regarding the roles of ILCs in immuno-oncology, and highlighted their potentials in immunotherapeutic approaches to tumors.
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Innate lymphoid cells ( ILCs) are a recently characterized family of immune cells that have critical roles in innate immunity, immune regulation, maintenance of tissue homeostasis, and tissue re-pair and remodeling. Besides the conventional innate lymphocytes including NK cells and lymphoid tissue-in-ducer cells, the ILC family can be categorized into three groups, ILC1s, ILC2s and ILC3s. These non-cyto-toxic ILC subsets have been identified to confer a diverse array of functions in oncogenesis and metastasis, immune surveillance, and antitumor immunity. In this review, we summarized the emerging findings in re-cent years regarding the roles of ILCs in immuno-oncology, and highlighted their potentials in immunothera-peutic approaches to tumors.
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Objective To investigate the characteristics of craniocerebral injuries in the Beagle dogs caused by explosion shock wave and quasi-static pressure by simulating the condition of multiple cabins explosion in warship. Methods A total of 24 Beagle dogs were randomly divided into 2 groups, with 12 in each group, and the Beagle dogs of 2 groups were tested in the multiple cabins with the same size of the real warship. A 0. 65 kg TNT equivalent bare explosion was blasted in the cabins, which was defined as the target cabin (I group), and the neighboring one was defined as the adjacent cabin (II group). Parameters of shock waves were measured using pressure transducers. The survival status of dogs, basic vital signs, neurological function scores and the gross and morphological changes of the brains were observed after the explosion. Results There were two reflected shock waves after the explosion in the cabins, and the peak pressure of the shock wave in the adjacent cabin was about 0. 39 limes of that of the target cabin. Seven Beagle dogs died instantly after the explosion, and four died within 24 h. The mortality rale of the dogs was 45.83% (11/24). with that in the target cabin being 66. 67% (8/12) and that in the adjacent cabin being 25. 0% (3/12). The basic vital signs and neurological function of the survival dogs underwent greal changes immediately after the explosion, which basically recovered after 24 h. The brain issues of the dogs thai immediately died after explosion had obvious contusions, and cerebral hemorrhage and cerebral edema were found in the dogs died within 24 h after explosion. Abnormal morphological structures and neuronal structures were also found in the brain issues of survival Beagle dogs under light microscope, with some neurons showing nuclei condensation and deep staining, nuclear dissolution or disappearance of nucleus, and the cell borders being blurred. Conclusion In multiple cabin explosion, the peak pressure of the shock wave in the target cabin is significantly higher than that in the adjacent cabin. There are two reflected shock waves in the cabins, which increases the damage to the dogs. The mortality rate of the Beagle dogs in the target cabin is higher than that in the adjacent cabin; and the acute injuries of Beagle dogs immediately after the explosion are the most serious ones, with obvious pathological changes of the brain tissues.
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Objective To establish a rat model of craniocerebral blast injury caused by the shock wave of cabin explosion.Methods Fifty male adult Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into 5 groups (10 each):3g,5g,8g TNT with vest groups,5g TNT without vest group and control group.Uncased explosives of different equivalent were suspended in the cabin center.After anesthesia,with exception of control group,the rats were placed in prone position about 31 cm below the explosive,facing the explosive with or without vest.After the explosion,the survived rats were observed,serological and pathological examinations were performed at 3h,1d and 3d after the explosion.Results In terms of tissue damage and mortality,compared with the control group,no obvious injury formed in rats of the 3g TNT with vest group,and all of them survived;Rats in 5g TNT with vest group showed mild lung injury,brain tissue edema,enlarged blood vessel,patchy hemorrhage on the brain surface,and with a mortality of 30％;Rats in 8g TNT with vest group showed serious organ damage with a mortality of 80％;Rats in 5g TNT without vest group suffered from severe lung injury,almost all died right after the explosion.Therefore,rats in 5g TNT with vest group were more in line with the experimental needs.Further serum and pathologic examinations showed that the brain water content increased,the serum neuron specific enolase (NSE) and S-100β protein also increased markedly,and necrotic or apoptotic changes happened in the cortex and hippocampus neurons.Conclusion A stable animal model of craniocerebral blast injury may be established with rats in the case of chest and abdomen protected and then exposed to 5g TNT explosion in cabin.