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Objective:To investigate the clinical characteristics, treatment and prognosis of primary vitreoretinal lymphoma (PVRL) diagnosed and treated in our hospital during the past 10 years.Methods:A retrospective clinical study. From 2011 to 2021, 126 eyes of 67 patients with PVRL who were diagnosed and treated in Department of Ophthalmology, Eye-ENT Hospital, Fudan University were included in the study. Among them, there were 23 males (34.3%, 23/67) and 44 females (65.7%, 44/67); the average age was 57.1 years. There were 59 cases with both eyes (88.1%, 59/67) and 8 cases with one eye (11.9%, 8/67). At the initial eye diagnosis, 22 cases had a clear history of primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL); 5 cases were found to have intracranial lesions by head imaging examination; 40 cases had no central nervous system involvement. Twenty cases were treated with glucocorticoids due to misdiagnosed uveitis. All patients received intravitreal injection of methotrexate (IVM) treatment. The treatment regimen was twice a week in the induction period for 2 weeks, once a week in the consolidation period for 1 month, and once a month in the maintenance period. Patients with PCNSL or both eyes received concurrent systemic chemotherapy (chemotherapy), and some in combination with radiation therapy to the brain (radiotherapy). The mean follow-up time was 39.3 months. The clinical manifestations, treatment and prognosis of the patients were retrospectively analyzed. The visual acuity before and after treatment was compared by t test. Results:Among the 22 cases with a clear history of PCNSL at the initial eye diagnosis, the average time from intracranial diagnosis to eye diagnosis was 22.9 months. Among the 40 cases without central nervous system involvement at first, 14 cases (20.9%, 14/67) developed central nervous system lesions during follow-up period. The mean time from ocular diagnosis to intracranial diagnosis was 9.9 months. Among the 126 eyes, 42 eyes (33.3%, 42/126) had anterior segment inflammation. vitreous inflammation type, retinal type, and vitreous retinal type were 58 (46.0%, 58/126), 7 (5.6%, 7/126), and 61 (48.4%, 61/126) eyes, and 9 of them (7.1%, 9/126) had optic nerve involvement at the same time. Patients received an average of 12 IVM treatments. IVM combined with systemic chemotherapy in 59 cases (88.1%, 59/67), of which 16 cases were combined with brain radiotherapy. All patients achieved complete remission after completing the treatment cycle (100.0%, 67/67). After treatment, 21 eyes (16.7%, 21/126) had ocular recurrence; 22 (32.8%, 22/67) had intracranial recurrence; 8 cases (11.9%, 8/67) died. The mean progression-free survival of patients was 23.7 months; the mean survival time was 43.6 months; the 5-year overall survival rate was 72.5%.Conclusions:The manifestations of PVRL are complex and diverse, and most of them are accompanied by involvement of the central nervous system. It can be divided into vitreitis type, retinal type and vitreoretinal type, and the optic nerve can be involved at the same time; IVM combined with systemic treatment can completely relieve the disease.
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OBJECTIVE: To explore the feasibility of dynamic observation and measurement of living silicosis rat model by using small animal positron emission tomography( PET)-computed tomography( CT). METHODS: Specific pathogens free SD rats were divided into model group and control group. The silicosis rat model was established by one-time endotracheal injection of 30 g/L silica suspension,while the control group rats were injected of isopyknic 0. 9% sodium chloride solution. Six rats from each group were randomly selected for CT scan from 1st,2nd,3rd,4th,6th,8th and 12 th week after silica injection using the small animal PET-CT. CT value and standardized uptake value( SUV) of18F-fluorodeoxyglucose were measured. Lung tissue was collected for pathological sections. The levels of hydroxyproline( HYP) of lung tissue and serum transforming growth factor β1( TGF-β1) and interleukin-1( IL-1) were measured.RESULTS: Pathological sections of rats of model group showed inflammatory exudation,inflammation reduced and fibrosis increased with extended time. The results are identical with findings in PET-CT. Lung SUV of rats in model group in the1st-3rd weeks were higher than that in control group in the same time point( P < 0. 05) and decreased by the increasing time during the 1st-4 th weeks of dust injection( P < 0. 05). Lung CT values of model group in the 1st-12 th weeks were higher than that of control group in the same 7 time points( P < 0. 05) and decreased in the 1st-6th weeks and then increased in the 6th-12th weeks by the increasing time of dust injection( P < 0. 05). Lung coefficients and HYP levels of model group in the 7 time points were higher than that of control group in the same 7 time points( P < 0. 05). Lung coefficients decreased in 1st-4th weeks and lung HYP levels increased in 6th-12th weeks with the increasing time of dust injection( P < 0. 05). Excepted of the 3rd and 4th weeks,serum TGF-β1 levels of model group in other 5 time-points were higher than that of control group in the same 5 time points( P < 0. 05) and decreased in the 1st-4th weeks( P < 0. 05)then increased in the 4th-8th weeks( P < 0. 05) by the increasing time of dust injection. Serum IL-1 levels of model group in the 1st-4th weeks were higher than that of control group in the same 4 time points( P < 0. 05) and decreased by the increasing time of dust injection( P < 0. 05) and decreased by the increasing time of dust injection( P < 0. 05).CONCLUSION: Early inflammation and terminal fibrosis of living silicosis rat model could be observed effectively by small animal PET-CT,which can be used as a new approach for dynamic tracing silicosis in rat models.
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This study is to investigate the therapeutic effect and mechanism of indole-3-carbinol (I3C) on pig serum-induced liver fibrosis of rats. The liver fibrotic model of rats was induced by pig serum. After models were successfully established, rats in the treatment groups were administered with I3C through intraperitoneal injection or curcumin by intragastric administration, daily for 17 days. Hepatic hydroxyproline (Hyp) content was measured. The liver histology and immunohistochemistry with a-smooth muscle actin (alpha-SMA) were assayed. Hepatic stellate cells line, HSC-T6 was incubated with different concentrations of I3C (25, 50, and 100 micromol x L(-1)) for 24 h. The effect of I3C on cell apoptosis was identified by FITC-Annexin V/PI double labeled assay. And the mRNA expressions of Bax and Bcl-2 were measured by real time RT-PCR. The results showed that hepatic content of Hyp decreased by I3C treatment, as compared with the fibrotic model control. Histopathological changes, such as steatosis, necrosis, deposition of collagenous fiber reduced remarkably and the expression of alpha-SMA was significantly down-regulated in the I3C-treated groups (P < 0.01). Apoptosis analysis showed that I3C significantly increased HSC-T6 apoptosis rate and the expressional ratio of Bax to Bcl-2. The results indicated that I3C could effectively cure pig serum-induced liver fibrosis in vivo by inducing HSC apoptosis and promoting ECM degradation.
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BACKGROUND: To tonify qi, benefit spleen and primary qi, strengthen tendons and bones and promote circulations in meridians and collaterals are the classical principles in Chinese medicine for anti-kinetic fatigue.OBJECTIVE: To observe the efficacy of compound Chinese herbal medicine on anti-kinetic fatigue.DESIGN: Randomized controlled experiment based on animals.SETTINGS: Animal Experimental Center of Wenzhou Normal University and Zhejiang College of Traditional Chinese Medicine.MATERIALS: The experiment was performed in Animal Experimental Center of Zhejiang College of Traditional Chinese Medicine from February to June 2001, in which, 80 ICR mice of either sex, body weighted(22±2) g and 40 SD male rats, body weighted(194±7) g were employed.ETHODS: ① Eighty mice were randomized into two groups, of which, 40 mice was gastric-infused with Chinese herbal fiang li fang(experimental group) and 40 mice was with physiological saline (the control) . After bred for 15 days, they were randomized into 3 groups for anti-fatigue experiment ( n = 15, swimming time), anti-hypoxia ability( n = 15) and determination of hemoglobin(n=10). ② Determination of testosterone: Forty rats were randomized into 4 groups, named the control with physiological saline infusion, herbal infusion group, exercise group, exercise-herbal infusion group. In herbal infusion group, the rats were infused once a day. In exercise group and exercise-herbal infusion group, the rats exercised once a day, swimming till being exhausted at the tolerance of 3% body weight at 28 ℃ of water temperature. After bred for 20 days, heart blood 2 mL was collected with chest opened and the serum was centrifuged and placed in refrigerator at 4 ℃. Minigamma 1275γ counter and VCS method were applied for determina tion.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: ① Determination of swimming time of mice in every group. ③ Time of anti-hypoxia. ③ Levels of hemoglobin and testosterone in rats.RESULTS: Forty rats and 80 mice were all entered the result analysis. ①Observation of swimming time in mice: The time was remarkably prolonged in experimental group compared with the control[ (125.2±13.7), (108.9 ±12.6) minutes, P＜0.01] . ② Anti-hypoxia ability: It was much improved in experimental group compared with the control[(25.0±l.5),(23.1 ±1.8) minutes, P ＜0.05] . ③ Level of hemoglobin: The level of hemoglobin in experimental group was higher than that in the control, but the difference was not significant[(162.1 ±5.2), (159.3 ±5.3) g/L] . ④Level of testosterone: That in exercise group of rats was remarkably lower than exercise-herbal infusion group[(4.69 ±0.92), (6.03 ±0.77) nmol/L,P ＜ 0.05 ] . The difference in testosterone level was not significant between the control with infusion of physiological saline and herbal infusion group [(6.59 ±0.91), (6.98 ±0. 88) nmol/L, P ＞ 0.05].CONCLUSION: Under fatigue state, fian lifang can prolong the time of swimming in mice, improve work time and efficacy, increase hemoglobin content and benefit anti-hypoxia ability, which indicates rather strong anti-fatigue action. The combination of Chinese herbal jian lifang and exercise training can much' significantly increase serum testosterone level in rats compared with exercise group, which explains that fian li fang can increase testosterone level in rats, prevent testosterone decrease induced by exhausted exercise and accelerate the recovery of physical function.