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Nine tumor and various potential biomarkers were measured and combined the information to diagnose disease, all patients accepted fiber bronchoscopy brush liquid based cytologyand histopathology examination in order to reliably detect lung cancer. The samples from 314 Chinese lung cancer patients were obtained and CK5/6, P63, P40, CK7, TTF-1, NapsinA CD56, Syn and CgA were measured with the immunohistochemical SP method and analyzed correlation of the expression of these markers with pathological and clinical features of squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, and small cell lung carcinoma. Squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma and small cell carcinoma were 61 cases, 114 cases and 139 cases,CK5/6 and P63 expression were more frequent in squamous cell carcinoma, with sensitivity and specificity of 77.05 % and 96.44 %, 83.61 % and 88.93 %,and compared with adenocarcinoma and small cell carcinoma difference was statistically significant (P<0.05), The incidences of a positive P40 expression were 100 % in squamous cell carcinoma, with specificity of 98.81 %.CK7, TTF-1 and NapsinA expression were more frequent in adenocarcinoma, with sensitivity and specificity of 85.09 % and 78.69 %, 79.82 % and 93.44 %, 56.14 % and 95.08 %, and compared with squamous cell carcinoma and small cell carcinoma difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). TTF-1, Syn, CgA and CD56 expression were more frequent in adenocarcinoma, with sensitivity and specificity of 86.33 % and 93.44 %, 89.21 % and 98.36 %, 74.10 % and 100 %, 96.40 % and 96.72 %. The combined detection of CK5/6, P63 and P40 were more useful and specific in differentiating squamous cell carcinoma. CK7, TTF-1 and NapsinA were more useful and specific in differentiating lung adenocarcinoma. The impaired CD56, TTF-1, Syn and CgA reflects the progression of small cell lung cancer.
Se midieron tumores y utilizaron nueve biomarcadores potenciales y se analizó la información para diagnosticar la enfermedad. A todos los pacientes se les realizó citología en líquido con broncoscopía de fibra y examen histopatológico para detectar de manera confiable el cáncer pulmonar. Se obtuvieron muestras de 314 pacientes chinos con cáncer de pulmón y CK5 / 6, P63, P40, CK7, TTF-1, Napsina A, CD56, Syn y CgA se midieron a través de histoquímica SP y analizaron la correlación de la expresión de estos marcadores con características patológicas y clínicas de carcinoma de células escamosas, adenocarcinoma y carcinoma de células pequeñas en el cáncer de pulmón. El carcinoma de células escamosas, el adenocarcinoma y el carcinoma de células pequeñas fueron 61 casos, 114 casos y 139 casos, respectivamente, la expresión de CK5 / 6 y P63 fueron más frecuentes en el carcinoma de células escamosas, con una sensibilidad y especificidad del 77,05 % y 96,44 %, 83,61 % y 88,93 %, y en comparación con el adenocarcinoma y el carcinoma de células pequeñas, la diferencia fue estadísticamente significativa (P <0,05). La incidencia de ap la expresión positiva P40 fue del 100 % en el carcinoma de células escamosas, con una especificidad del 98,81 %. La expresión de CK7, TTF-1 y NapsinA fueron más frecuentes en el adenocarcinoma, con una sensibilidad y especificidad del 85,09 % y 78,69 %, 79,82 % y 93,44 %, 56,14 % y 95,08 %, y en comparación con el carcinoma de células escamosas y la diferencia de carcinoma de células pequeñas fue estadísticamente significativa (P <0,05) .TTF-1, Syn, CgA y la expresión de CD56 fueron más frecuentes en adenocarcinoma, con sensibilidad y especificidad de 86.33 % y 93.44 %, 89.21 % y 98.36 %, 74.10 % y 100 %, 96.40 % y 96.72 %. La detección combinada de CK5 / 6, P63 y P40 fue más útil y específica en la diferenciación del carcinoma de células escamosas. CK7, TTF-1 y NapsinA fueron más útiles y específicos para diferenciar el adenocarcinoma de pulmón. El deterioro de CD56, TTF-1, Syn y CgA refleja la progresión del cáncer de pulmón de células pequeñas.
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Humans , Carcinoma/metabolism , Carcinoma/pathology , Lung Neoplasms/metabolism , Lung Neoplasms/pathology , Peptide Fragments/metabolism , Transcription Factors/metabolism , Immunohistochemistry , Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/metabolism , Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/pathology , Adenocarcinoma/metabolism , Adenocarcinoma/pathology , Biomarkers, Tumor/metabolism , Aspartic Acid Endopeptidases/metabolism , Sensitivity and Specificity , Carcinoma, Small Cell/metabolism , Carcinoma, Small Cell/pathology , CD56 Antigen/metabolism , Tumor Suppressor Proteins/metabolism , Keratins, Type II/metabolism , Keratin-7/metabolism , Thyroid Nuclear Factor 1/metabolismABSTRACT
Ephedrannin B (EPB) has been shown to exert anti-inflammatory effects. However, the effect of EPB onrespiratory syncytial virus infection (RSV) is not known. In this study, the cytotoxic effect of EPB wasevaluated in BEAS-2B cells using 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay. Reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction and Western blot assays were performed to determinethe expression of target genes. The anti-viral effect of EPB was assessed by determining viral titers usingplaque assay. We found that RSV infection caused a marked increase in interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8, IL-1b andtumor necrosis factor (TNF)-a production and release, which was concentration-dependently attenuated byEPB treatment. Furthermore, EPB decreased the expression of RSV fusion gene in RSV-infected BEAS-2Bcells. Concomitantly, EPB treatment led to an obvious inhibition of viral replication in BEAS-2B cells.Besides, EPB suppressed RSV-induced mitogen-activated protein kinase/nuclear factor kappa-light-chainenhancer of activated B cells signaling. In conclusion, EPB exerts anti-viral and anti-inflammatory propertiesin BEAS-2B cells infected with RSV.
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Objective@#To provide basic data for the prevention of oral diseases in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) by investigating the oral health status.@*Methods@#Seventy-three children diagnosed with ALL and seventy-three healthy controls participated in the study. Oral examinations were carried out for both groups. The crown caries were analyzed by calculating the incidence of caries, mean caries and dental caries filling rate; the soft scale index (debris index, DI) and plaque index (plaque index, PLI) were used to record oral hygiene status; and the modified gingival index (modified gingival index, MGI) was used to record gingival health status. A questionnaire was given to the parents at the same time. The data were collected and analyzed with SPSS 20.0 software.@*Results@#① The average numbers of decayed teeth in the observation and control groups were 1.34 ± 171 and 1.15 ± 1.67, respectively. The caries prevalence were 52.05% and 41.10%, but there was no significant difference between the two groups (P>0.05). The obturation rate of caries was 6.12% and 20.24%, and the difference between the two groups was significant (P = 0.001). ② The DI, PI and MGI of the observation group were higher than those in control group, and the differences were significant (P< 0.05). ③ There was a mean of 1.21 ± 1.70 caries in male children and 1.47 ± 1.75 in female children; there was no significant difference between the two groups (P>0.05). The< 6 years old group had a mean of 1.65 ± 1.92 caries and that of the 6~14 group was 0.71 ± 0.95; the difference was significant (P< 0.05). The urban group and rural group had means of 0.87 ± 1.31 and 1.69 ± 1.91 caries, respectively, and the difference was significant (P< 0.05). Children who brushed their teeth and strictly controlled their sweets had significantly fewer mean caries than did those who did not brush their teeth and ate more sweets, and the difference was statistically significant (P< 0.05). ④ The DI, PLI and MGI were significantly different between different age groups and different places of residence (P< 0.05).@*Conclusion @# The oral health status of children with ALL was poorer than that of normal children; oral hygiene was not maintained. Thus, more attention must be paid to the prevention and control of caries and periodontal diseases among children with ALL.
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The clinical value of transvaginal ultrasound in clinical surgical treatment of cesarean scar pregnancy (CSP) was evaluated.The clinical data of 104 patients with CSP admitted at Tongji Hospital from 2013 to 2016 were collected and analyzed retrospectively,including the patients' age,gestational age,the size of gestational sac or uneven mass,the uterine scar thickness,β human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) levels and so on.Of these 104 cases,30 cases were subjected to laparotomy,29 cases to laparoscopy,27 cases to hysteroscopy,16 cases to ultrasound-guided uterine curettage,and 2 cases to conservative treatment.The transvaginal ultrasound showed that uterine scar thickness and gestational sac or uneven mass size had significant difference (P＜0.05) among different surgical methods by comparatively analyzing the patients' data.It was suggested that transvaginal ultrasound may provide the valuable reference for choosing clinical surgical procedures for CSP.
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During placental development,oxygen environment is not only critical for trophoblasts migration and invasion,but also fundamental for appropriate placental perfusion.Cysteine-rich 61 (Cyr61,CCN1) was expressed in the extravillous trophoblasts (EVTs) and decreased in preeclampsia.Its regulatory properties in human first-trimester extravillous trophoblast cell line (TEV-1 cells) upon a low oxygen tension were investigated.The present study examined functional changes involved in adaptation to hypoxia of the TEV-1 cells,using cobalt chloride (CoCl2) as hypoxic mimic.It was found that hypoxia inhibited growth of TEV-1 cells and induced the increase of cell apoptosis (P＜0.05).The Cyr61 expression in human EVTs was transcriptionally induced by CoCl2.Inappropriate EVTs apoptosis has been implicated in the failure of trophoblasts to fully invade and modify the uterine environment and Cyr61 down-regulation,potentially leading to preeclampsia.
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The expression of endothelial nitric oxide synthase traffic inducer (NOSTRIN) was examined in the umbilical vessels of the patients with pre-eclampsia (PE) to explore its possible role in the pathogenesis of PE.The NOSTRIN mRNA in umbilical tissues was determined by RT-PCR.The eNOS activity in umbilical vessels was spectrophotometrically detected.NO2-/NO3-,the stable metabolic end products of NO,was measured by using nitrate reductase.RT-PCR showed that the expression level of NOSTRIN was significantly higher in women with PE than in the normal group (P<0.01).The activity of eNOS was significantly decreased in PE group [(12.83±3.61) U/mg] than in normal group [(21.72±3.83) U/mg] (P<0.01).The level of NO2-/NO3- in PE patients (27.53± 7.48) μmol/mg was significantly lower than that of normal group (54.27±9.53) μmol/mg (P<0.01).The significant negative correlation existed between the expression of NOSTRIN and the activity of eNOS in umbilical vessels of women with PE (r=-0.58,P<0.01).It was concluded that the level of NOSTRIN expression was increased in umbilical vessel of women with PE,indicating that it may be involved in the pathogenesis of PE.