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Objective To investigate the safety and clinical response of dendritic cells (DC)vaccine loaded with HLA-A2-restricted peptides MAGE-3、 Tyr、 MART-1 and GP-100 against malignant melanoma. Methods Twenty three HLA-A2 positive patients with malignant melanoma were enrolled.Peripheral blood mononuclear cells were separated into adherent cells for induction of DC loaded with four peptides. DC vaccine was administered subcutaneously once a week in inguinal region. The immunological responses and clinical responses were evaluated. Results Dendritic cell vaccination were well tolerated in all patients and there was no toxicity observed. Serum levels of IL-2, IL-12 and IFN-γincreased significantly after first vaccination and fourth vaccination. The positive rate of DTH test was 50% (5/10), and 2 fold increase of CD8+ IFN-γ+ cells were observed in 6 of 10 patients. Stable disease was observed in 11 of 23 patients, one patient had a complete metastasis regression, four patients had 50% regression of metastasis,four patients had a minor response, and disease progressed in three patients. Conclusion DC vaccines loaded with peptides MAGE-3、 Tyr、 MART-1 and GP-100 can elicit non-specific and specific immune responses, leading disease control. DC vaccine is considered one of safe and effective treatments for malignant melanoma.
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Objective To explore the effectiveness of Silk Fibroin Hydrolytes/Traditional Chinese Medicine Complex on prevention of alcohol-induced liver injury in mice.Methods Establish acute alcoholism liver injury models using alcohol(50 %).Experimental mice were randomly divided into five groups:control group,model group,small dose level group,middle dose level group and high dose level group.Control group and model group were given distilled water BW/d 20ml/kg,and the three sample groups were given different level of Silk Fibroin Hydrolytes/Traditional Chinese Medicine Complex for 30 days continuously.Results Content of MDA,GSH and TG in mice livers have significant difference in the middle and high dose level groups compared with model group(P
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Objective:To transfer human endostatin gene into umbilical cord CD34 + hematopoietic stem cells and detect its expression and excretion. Methods: Human endostatin gene was transferred into human umbilical cord CD34 + hematopoietic stem cells by retroviral pLNCX to build endostatin-transferred cell line.RT-PCR and Western blot analysis were applied to examine the transfection and expression of endostatin gene. Results:RT-PCR proved that genome of endostatin-transferred CD34 + hematopoietic stem cells contained a 550 bp fragment of human endostatin .The expression and excretion of human endostatin from endstatin-transferred hematopoietic stem cells were confirmed by Western blot analysis. Conclusion:Human endostatin gene can be transferred into CD34 + hematopoietic stem cells.
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Objective To determine the association of glutathione-stransferase M1(GSTM1), T1(GSTT1) genetic polymorphisms, smoking and alcohol consumption with the risk of gastric cancer. Methods 1:1 matched case-control study and molecular epidemiology technique were used to analysis the genetic polymorphisms of GSTM1, GSTT1 genotype among 60 cases of gastric cancer patients and sex-and age-matched controls, who were selected from Nanjing Zhongda Hospital and Jiangsu Province Cancer Hospital. Statistical analysis was performed to elucidate interaction of GSTM1. GSTT1 genotype and smoking and alchol consumption in the risk for stomach cancer. Results The frequency of GSTT1 null genotype among cases and controls was 61.67% and 40.00% respectively (?2 =6.08, P