Aneurysmal fibrous histiocytoma

Aneurysmal fibrous histiocytoma is rare clinicopathological variant of Cutaneous Fibrous Histiocytoma. The clinical manifestation of Aneurysmal Fibrous Histiocytoma is often confusing to distinguish from other skin lesions. Most of the cases showed rapid increase in size or a history of recurrence, however histologically all are almost similar. Rarity of aneurysmal fibrous histiocytoma and high numbers of recurrence rate poses a big diagnostic challenge. Late treatment will result in a decrease until loss of function of the affected region.  In this article, author reported the case of aneurysmal fibrous histiocytoma of the hand in 7 years old girl with restricted at 2nd-3rd metacarpophalangeal joints. The patient had undergone a series of investigations until finally a wide excision was carried out. Excision tissue was performed CD 68 and CD 34  immunocytochemical smear to establish the diagnosis. It was not simple to make diagnosis aneurysmal fibrous histiocytoma. While it is benign, the lesion can appear malignant, and one should consider an excisional biopsy to rule out malignant conditions. The diagnosis had to be confirmed by histopathological and performed immunocytochemical smear. It was often necessary to take aggressive actions with wide excision and reconstruction.

Diagnóstico precoz del cáncer de cuello uterino asociado a la infección por virus papiloma humano / Early diagnosis of cervical cancer associated to human papillomavirus

La infección persistente por ciertos tipos de alto riesgo oncogénico de virus papiloma humano (VPHAR) es el principal factor de riesgo para el desarrollo de cáncer de cuello uterino y sus lesiones precursoras. Los VPHAR inducen alteraciones moleculares durante todo el proceso de carcinogénesis cervical, que provocan la acumulación de errores genéticos, con la consecuente inestabilidad genética y transformación maligna. Estas alteraciones son producidas por la acción directa de las oncoproteínas virales E6 y E7 sobre las principales proteínas celulares supresoras de tumor, p53 y pRb, respectivamente, y pueden ser monitoreadas durante el surgimiento de la lesión neoplásica, mediante el uso de biomarcadores. En este artículo se revisan las últimas tendencias sobre el uso del estudio inmunocitoquímico, como una prueba complementaria a la citología y a la detección y tipificación de VPHAR en la evaluación de la expresión de biomarcadores como la proteína inhibidora de la proliferación celular p16INK4a, marcador único o combinada con otros biomarcadores, que puedan contribuir eficazmente en la detección de las pacientes con mayor riesgo a desarrollar neoplasia del cuello uterino asociada a la infección por VPHAR, durante la pesquisa de cáncer de cuello uterino de rutina y en el manejo clínico adecuado y oportuno.

Persistent infection with certain types of high oncogenic risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) is the main risk factor for developing cervical cancer and its precursor lesions. HR-HPV induces molecular changes during cervical carcinogenesis, causing the accumulation of genetic anomalies, with subsequent genetic instability and malignant transformation. These alterations are produced by the direct action of the E6 and E7 viral oncoproteins on principal tumor cell suppressor proteins, p53 and pRb, respectively, and can be monitored during growth of the neoplastic lesion using biomarkers. In this paper we review the latest trends on the use of immunocytochemistry as a complementary test to cytology and HR-HPV detection and typing in evaluating expression of biomarkers such as the p16INK4a cell proliferation inhibitor protein, as a single marker or combined with other biomarkers, which can contribute effectively to the detection of patients with increased risk of developing cervical neoplasia associated with HR-HPV infection during routine screening for cervical cancer and in appropriate clinical management.

The Significance of p53 and K-ras Immunocytochemical Staining in the Diagnosis of Malignant Biliary Obstruction by Brush Cytology during ERCP

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Brush cytology during ERCP can provide a pathologic diagnosis in malignant biliary obstruction. K-ras and p53 mutations are commonly found in biliary and pancreatic cancers. We evaluated the diagnostic yield of brush cytology and the changes obtained by adding p53 and K-ras staining. METHODS: One hundred and forty patients with biliary obstruction who underwent ERCP with brush cytology during a 7-year period were included. The sensitivity and specificity of brush cytology only and with the addition of p53 and K-ras staining were obtained. RESULTS: Malignant biliary obstruction was confirmed in 119 patients. The sensitivity and specificity of brush cytology were 78.2% and 90.5%, respectively. The sensitivity of cytology was 77.3% at the ampulla-distal common bile duct (CBD), 92.6% at the mid common hepatic duct (CHD), and 94.7% at the proximal CBD-CHD (p<0.05); these values did not differ with the degree or the length of the obstruction. In the 97 patients who received additional p53 and K-ras staining, the sensitivity of cytology plus p53 was 88.2%, cytology plus K-ras was 84.0%, and cytology plus p53 and K-ras was 88.2%. The sensitivity of cytology plus p53 was higher than that of brush cytology only (95% confidence interval: 83.69-92.78 vs 72.65-83.65) but not that of cytology plus K-ras. CONCLUSIONS: Brush cytology for malignant biliary obstruction has a high diagnostic accuracy. Adding p53 staining can further improve the diagnostic yield, whereas K-ras staining does not.

Morphological, strutural and functional characteristics of cardiomyocytes from neonatal rats / 解剖学报

Objective To investigate morphologic, structural and functional characteristics of cardiomyocytes from neonate rats and to set up a desirable technique for isolating and purifying the cardiomyocytes from neonate rats. Methods Using trypsin-digestion, mechanical separation, twice seedings and bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU)-treatment, the cardiomyocytes were isolated and purified from the hearts of neonate rats at 1-7 days after birth. Shapes and spontaneous pulsation of the cells were viewed. The cells were identified with cardiac isoform of tropnin T(cTnT) immunostaining. Ultrastructural features of the cells were examined with in situ transmission electron microscopy. Responses of the cells to adenine and isoprenaline were also examined. Results More than 95% cells isolated from the hearts of neonate rats are cardiomyocytes. The vital cells are more than 95%. Neonate rat cardiomyocytes include short columnar or rhabdoid cells and irregular cells. The most rhabdoid cells from the rats at 1-3 days after birth present the ultrastructural features of immature cardiomyocytes. The rhabdoid cells from the rats at 6-7 days after birth have some ultrastructural features of mature cardiomyocytes. Comparing with the cells at 1-3 days after birth, cTnT expression in the cells is slightly enhanced, the transverse striation was obvious. The irregular cells contain less bundles of myofilaments, the filaments are arranged irregularly. There are a few small cells which are in undifferentiated state. More than 80% cells show spontaneous pulsation at 72 hours after incubation. After treatment with adrenine and isoprenaline, the number of the cells with spontaneous pulsation increases and the intension of spontaneous pulsation is enhanced. The responses of the rhabdoid cells from the rats at 6-7 days after birth to adenine and isoprenaline are much stronger. Conclusion There are two kinds of neonate rat cardiomyocytes. They are different in ultrastructures, spontaneous pulsation and responses to adenine and isoprenaline. The cardiomyocytes from rats at 6-7 days after birth are suitable for experiments in vitro as mature cardiomyocyte. The method set up in this experiment is desirable for culture of neonate rat cardiomyocytes.

Effects of Bisphenol A on Rat Sertoli Cell Function and Its Mechanism / 环境与健康杂志

Objective To investigate the effects of bisphenol A on SD rat Sertoli cell function and the injury mechanism. Methods SD rat Sertoli cells were treated with bisphenol A at different doses,and the control group,solvent control group were set. Sertoli cell proliferation,cell cycle and PCNA,Vimentin protein expression. were observed. Results The survival rate of Sertoli cells in the treated groups was significantly lower than the control group (P

Construction of eukaryotic expression vector containing telomere/telomerase binding factor PinX1 and its expression in Hek293 cells / 临床检验杂志

Objective To study the cellular distribution of PinX1 protein in transfected Hek293 cells.Methods The PinX1 mRNA was amplified from HepG2 cells by RT-PCR and inserted into pcDNA3-vsv vector,and the vector was transfected into Hek293 cells. The expressed protein was detected by immunocytochemical method.Results PinX1 mRNA from HepG2 was obtained and the recombinant vector pcDNA3-PinX1-vsv was successfully constructed.Immunocytochemical method verified that PinX1 was expressed in nuclei after transfected.Conclusion We successfully got PinX1 mRNA,and it could be expressed in nuclei of Hek293 cells.This sets up a solid foundation for PinX1's function study of mediating telomere and telomerase.

Use of real-time quantitative PCR to identify high expressed genes in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cell lines

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma(HNSCC) is the sixth most common cancer among men in the developed world affecting the tongue, pharynx, larynx and oral cavity. HNSCC is thought to represent a multistep process whereby carcinogen exposure leads to genetic instability in the tissue and accumulation of specific genetic events, which result in dysregulation of proliferation, differentiation, and cell loss and the acquisition of invasive capacity. Despite therapeutic and diagnostic progress in oncology during the past decades, the prognosis of HNSCC remains poor. Thus it seems that finding a biological tumor markers which will increase the early diagnosis and treatment monitoring rates, is of paramount importance in respect to improving prognosis. In an effort to identify gene expression signatures that may serve as biomarkers, this study several genes were selected, such as H3,3A, S100A7, UCHL1, GSTP1, PAI-2, PLK, TGFbeta1 and bFGF, and used 7 HNSCC cell lines that were established various anatomical sites, and also 17 other cancer cell lines were used for control group using real-time quantitative RT-PCR and immunocytochemical analysis with a monoclonal antibody. In this study, S100A7 showed a clearly restricted occurrence in tongue originated cell line, and GSTP1 expression level in the pharynx originated cell line was very increased, relative to corresponding other cell lines. These results suggest that S100A7 and GSTP1 genes' expression can occur during tongue and pharynx originated head and neck tumorigenesis and that genetic change is an important driving force in the carcinogenesis process. This data indicate that S100A7 and GSTP1 expression pattern in HNSCC reflect both diagnostic clue and biological marker. And this is provides a foundation for the development of site-specific diagnostic strategies and treatments for HNSCC.

Immunohistochemical Study of Nitric Oxide Synthase in Lacrimal Gland and Salivary Gland / 대한해부학회지

Endogenous nitric oxide (NO) has been known to regulate the salivary secretion and glandular blood flow. However, nitric oxide synthase (NOS) responsible for NO synthesis has not been well studied in lacrimal glands. The present study was aimed to investigate the distribution of nitric oxide synthase isoforms (endothelial, neuronal, and inducible NOS). Immunohistochemistry, using monoclonal mouse anti-endothelial NOS, anti-neuronal NOS, and anti-inducible NOS, was performed in exorbital lacrimal glands of the rat. Endothelial NOS (eNOS)-positive immunoreactivity was observed in vascular endothelium, intralobular duct and interlobular duct of the exorbital lacrimal gland of the rats, and also in the 3 major salivary glands of the rat. eNOSpositive immunoreactivity was most prominent in the intralobular and interlobular duct was well concentrated in cytoplasm of columnar epithelial duct cell. However, eNOS-positive immunoreactivity of the intercalated duct and serous acinus was absent. Neuronal NOS (nNOS)-positive immunoreactivity was seen in ganglion cells of exorbital lacrimal gland. iNOS or nNOS-positive immunoreactivy was not detected either in excretory ducts or in acinar cells. Inducible NOS-positive immunoreactivity was not seen. There results reveal the presence of eNOS and nNOS in the exorbital lacrimal gland, which may be related with regulation of the glandular secretion and blood flow.

Correlation between serum prolactin levels and immunocytochemical findings of pituitary adenomas in patients with acromegaly / 대한내과학회지

BACKGROUND: Acromegaly occurs by excessive secretion of growth hormone and more than 99% of cases are caused by a growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenoma. Pituitary adenomas expressing multiple immunoreactivities are common. We assumed that the pituitary adenomas which is immunochemically detected growth hormone and prolactin are responsible for it and reviewed 28 patients with acromagaly to determine the correlation between serum hormonal level and immunocytochemical finding. METHODS: Twenty-eight patients with acromegaly who underwent surgery of pituitary adenoma in Samsung Medical Center from October 1998 to may 2001 were included. Baseline hormonal evaluations and several endocine tests were performed. Immunocytochemical stain was done. RESULTS: According to the extent of hormonal stain, the adenoma was divided into two groups. The adenoma showing immunoreactivity over 50% to growth hormone was 100%, to prolactin was 71.4% and to FSH was 25.0%. The extent of other hormonal stain was less than 20%. There were no significant differences in age, sex, the ratio of macroadenoma and microadenoma, the basal serum GH level, serum IGF-1 level, and the response to TRH, somatostatin and bromocriptine suppression test between the two groups divided by the the extent of prolactin stain. But the serum prolactin level was 55.0+/-63.4 ng/mL, and 19.9+/-12.2 ng/mL each in two groups which was siginificantly increased in the adenoma showing immunoreactivity over 50% to prolactin. CONCLUSION: Acromegaly patients with higher expression of prolactin on immunocytochemical studies showed higher serum prolactin levels and patients with hyperprolactinemia showed higher serum IGF-1.

Effect of Acriflavine-Guanosine Compound (AG60) Treatment on the Gastrointestinal Endocrine Cells of Mouse Inoculated with Ehrlich Carcinoma Cells / 대한해부학회지

To study the tumor-suppression effect of a newly developed anti-tumor agent AG60 [ acriflavine (1) : guanosine (1) composition, Taerim Pharm. Co., Seoul, Korea], each Ehrlich carcinoma (107 cells)-inoculated mouse received the subcutaneous injection of 0.2 ml of saline, 5mg/kg of AG60, and 30 mg/kg of AG60, every other day for two weeks. Animals were sacrificed, and stomach, duodenum, appendix vermiformis and rectal tissues were resected and fixed in 10% neutral formalin. Tissue blocks were washed, dehydrated, embedded and cut in 6 microgram-thick sections. For immunocytochemistry, the streptavidine-biotin-peroxidse method was used with a InnoGenex (San Ramon, Calif., USA) staining kit. The tissues were incubated with rabbit antisera against somatostatin (Biogenesis, Poole, England, UK) diluted 1 : 300, secretin (Biogenesis, Poole, England, UK) diluted 1 : 2,400, neurotensin (Biogenesis, Poole, England, UK) diluted 1 : 2,600, or motilin (Biogenesis, Poole, England, UK) diluted 1 : 1,000 for 24 hour at 4dreeges C, followed by incubation in biotinylated antirabbit IgG and horseradish peroxidase-streptavidin conjugate for 1 hour at room temperature. The antigen-antibody reaction sites were visualized by incubating the sections with diaminobezidine tetrahydrochloride (DAB) for 5~15 minutes at room temperature. After mounting in canada balsam, they were examined in a Leica DM RB microscope. The number of the immunoreactive cells in the area of gastrointestinal mucosae (mean number of immunoreactive cells per 0.25mm2) were observed and calculated. The results are as follows : 1. In the fundic gland of normal mouse, somatostatin immunoreactive cells were detected (18.5+/-0.71), but neurotensin, secretin, or motilin immunoreactive cells were not found. In the duodenal mucosa of normal mouse, somatostatin immunoreactive cells were detected (7.0+/-0.10), but neurotensin, secretin or motilin immunoreactive cells were rarely found. 2. Immunoreactivity of somatostatin, secretin, neurotensin or motilin cells was not found in appendix vermiformis and rectum of normal mouse. 3. On immunocytochemical study, somatostatin immunoreactive cells in the fundic glands of normal, experimental control, AG60 (5mg/kg)-treated, AG60 (30 mg/kg)-treated and 5-fluorouracil (60 mg/kg)-treated groups were 18.5+/-0.71, 10.0+/-4.20, 11.5+/-0.71, 13.5+/-2.10, 11.5+/-2.71, respectively. 4. On immunocytochemical study, somatostatin immunoreactive cells in the duodenal mucosae of normal, experimental control, AG60 (5 mg/kg)-treated, AG60 (30 mg/kg)-treated and 5-fluorouracil (60 mg/kg)-treated groups were 7.0+/-2.10, 0.5+/-2.71, 3.0+/-1.41, 0.5+/-0.71, 2.50+/-0.71, respectively. 5. On immunocytochemical study, secretin immunoreactive cells in the duodenal mucosae of normal, experimental control, AG60 (5 mg/kg)-treated, AG60 (30 mg/kg)-treated and 5-fluorouracil (60 mg/kg)-treated groups were rarely found. 6. On immunocytochemical study, neurotensin and motilin immunoreactive cells in the duodenal mucosae of normal groups were detected, but immunoreactivies were not detected in experimental control, AG60 (5 mg/kg)-treated, AG60 (30 mg/kg)-treated or 5-fluorouracil (60 mg/kg)-treated groups.

The Expression of ICAM-1 by Cytokines and the Effect of Dexamethasone on ICAM-1 Expression in Cultured Keratocytes

Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) Is a cell-surface glycoprotein that may regulate leukocyte-endothelial adhesion, leukocyte migration into the tissues, and leukocyte trafficking with target cells during inflammation and immune responses. Expression of ICAM-1 have been observed in diseased cornea, and it has been reported that expression on corneal cells is increased in the presence of pro-inflammatory cytokines. We investigated expression of ICAM-1 by various cytokines on cultured rabbit keratocytes and effect of dexamethasone on cytokine-induced ICAM 1 expression, using an ELISA technique. Cultured rabbit keratocytes were incubated for 24hrs with INF-gamma 10ng/ml, TNF-alpha 10ng/ml IL-1beta 5ng/ml, TGF beta 5ng/ml, with or without 0.1micromiter Dexamethasone. Rabbit keratocytes treated with cytokine or dexamethasone were incubated with antral-ICAM-1 for 15 hours. Expression of ICAM-1 was measured with ELISA technique. As a result, expression of ICAM-1 was increased in rabbit keratocytes stimulated with INF-gamma, TNF-alpha, TGF-beta, not IL-1beta, and dexamethasone inhibited expression of ICAM-1 in cells stimulated with INF-gamma, TNF-alpha. This results are helpful to understand the role of ICAM-1 in the pathophysiology of inflammatory corneal diseases and the action mechanism of glucocorticosteroids. Further study about expression of ICAM-1 and their regulation & modulation may lead to new therapies in treating inflammatory corneal diseases.

Estrogen Receptor Analysis on Fine Needle Aspirates and Biopsies from Palpable Breast Carcinoma

The estrogen hormone receptor (ER) content of human breast cancer has assumed an important role as a predictor of hormone therapy response and as a prognostic indicator. The conventional technique is the dextran-coated charcoal (DCC) method or a ligand-binding assay (LBA) based on the measurement of radiolabeled steroids in cytosolic extracts of tissue homogenate. The recent introduction of monoclonal antibodies with high specificity for human ERs has allowed the application of immunocytochemical assays (ICA) in human cancer tissue. An extension of the ICA technique to cytologic specimens is also widely used. Our aim was to evaluate the reliability of ER-ICAs on fine needle aspirates(FNA) from breast cancer patients by comparing it with ER-ICAs and ER-LBAs performed on surgically removed tissues. During a recent 6-month period, ER-ICAs and ER-LBAs were performed in 83 cases. Among these 83 cases, only the 40 cases for which the ER-ICA and the ER-LBA were performed simultaneously ere included in this study. As positive cutoff values, we assumed 10 fmol/mg protein for the ER-LBAs and a semiquantitative score of 4 for the ER-ICAs. The results were as follows : 1) The ER positive rate was 55% (22/40) for ICAs and 47.5% (19/40) for LBAs. The concordance rate between the ER of ICAs and that of LBAs was 82.5% (33/40). 2) The Pearson correlation coefficient between ER-ICAs of fine needle aspirates and that of surgically removed tissue was good (r=0.94, p<0.005) 3) The Spearman correlation coefficient between ER-ICAs of fine needle aspirates and ER-LBAs of surgically removed tissue was good (r=0.57, p=0.0001) In conclusion, ER determination by using the fine needle aspirate is a reliable method in palpable breast cancer. FNA-ER may be a useful method when it is difficult to take sufficient breast cancer tissue, i.e., in cases of diffusely recurrent cancer, liver metastasis, malignant pleural effusion, etc.

Analysis of Estrogen and Progesterone Receptors in Breast Carcinoma: Comparison of immunocytochemical assay with biochemical dextran-coated charcoal assay

Estrogen receptor(ER) is a soluble form of hormone receptor protein which is located in the nucleus and cytoplasm of a cell is found in 60% of cases of the cells of breast carcinoma. Fifty to sixty percent of ER positive breast carcinoma responds to antihormone therapy wheres the response rate is only 5% in ER negative tumors. Currently, the ER assay has become a standard index in the management and prediction of the prognosis of advanced breast carcinoma. Semiquantitative biochemical assay, dextran-coated charcol(DCC) assay, to measure ER from fresh tissue was first developed by Korenman in 1970 using isotope-labled ertradiol, has been widely utilized. In 1978, Kurzon newly developed immunocytochemical assay(ICA) employing monoclonal antibody against those hormone receptors to detect intracellular localization of ER and progesterone receptor (PR). The results of the assay have been reported by many investigators thereafter. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the hormonal receptors with a monoclonal antibody using an immunoperoxidase procedure to detect both estrogen and progesterone receptors (ER-immunocytochemical assay:ER-ICA and PR-immunocytochemical assay:PR-ICA) in 59 cases of paraffin embedded sections from formalin-fixed and routinely processed breast carcinoma tissue. Concomitantly, fine-needle aspiration biopsy cytology of the breast cancer from 29 women were assayed for ER/PR receptors. Results were compared with quantitative biochemical values determined from dextran-coated charcoal(DCC) assay on the fresh tumor tissue obtained subsequently from the surgery. ER-ICA showed positive result in 22 out of 36 DCC-positive cases(sensitivity, 61.1%) and negative in 23 out of 23 DCC-negative cases (specificity, 100.0%). PR-ICA was positive in 33 out of 35 DCC-positive cases(sensitivity, 94.3%) and negative in 16 out of 24 DCC-negative cases(specificity, 66.7%). The value of ER-ICA or PR-ICA positivity were roughly correlated with the concentration of ER/PR receptors analyzed by DCC method. The results of both methods were correlated with the nuclear grade of the tumor(ICA:p=0.002, DCC: p=0.015) but were not correlated with histologic grade(ICA: p=0.323, DCC: p=0.0164). ER-ICA positivity was correlated with lower incidence of axillary node metastasis (p=0.021) but no significant correlation between PR-ICA positivity and node metastasis(p=0.171). Both ER/PR-ICA positivity were not correlated with age(p=0.924) and tumor size(p=0.663). The score of ICA particularly ER was proportional to DCC level(ER: r=0.5, p=0.000, PR: r=0.2, p=0.000). ICA concordance with DCC of ER and PR were 76.3% and 83.1%, respectively. The concordance of PR-ICA and DCC was proportional but was statistically less significant. In aspiration biopsy cytology the concordance of ER/PR-ICA and DCC were 72.4% and 65.5%, respectively. Immunocytochemical staining to identify ER/PR receptors from the tissue of breast carcinoma would be tested as a mean to substitute for the conventional DCC method.

Immunocytochemical Study on the Change of the Activated T Cells in Peripheral Blood of the Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients / 결핵

BACKGROUND: It has been found that Helper T cells in the peripheral blood are decreased in the cell mediated immunity in the pulmonary tuberculosis But it has not been confirmed yet that only decrease in number of cells which has phenotype in the peripheral blood is defined to decrease in cell mediated immunity. The immunocytochemical study was performed to observe the change of the percentage of T-lymphocytes with their subsets and activated T cells in the peripheral blood of pulmonary tuberculosis and to know how many T cells would be activated, relative to resting cells in the peripheral blood. METHODS: The peripheral blood obtained from twenty two patients and ten healthy controls were smeared on the gelatin coated slide glass prepared for of mononuclear cells. The double bridge technique of alkaline phosphatase-antialkaline phosphatase(APAAP) method was used. As the primary antibodies, T1(anti-human T cell), T4(anti-human helper/inducer T cells) and T8(anti-human supressor/cytotoxic T cell) antibodies and interleukin-2 receptor (for early activated T cell),very late activation antigen (for activated cytotoxic T cell), T cell lineage specific activation antigen monoclonal actibodies were used. RESULTS: 1) There were significantly decrease in the absolute number of T4(+) cells but significantly increase of T8(+) cells in the peripheral blood of pulmonary tuberculosis (p<0.05). 2) The percentage of T4(+) cells showed significantly decrease in pulmonary tuberculosis but T8 (+)cells significantly increase(p<0.05). T4(+)/T8 (+) ratio showed significantly decrease in the peripheral blood of the pulmonary tuberculosis(p <0.05) 3) There were significantly increase in the absolute number of variable stages of activated T cells in the peripheral blood of the pulmonary tuberculosis(p<0.05). 4) The percentage of IL-2R, VLA-1, TLiSA were 6.45+1.56%, 7.64+1.34*, 10.45+1.16% in order which showed significantly increase in the peripheral blood of the pulmonary tuberculosis(p <0.05). CONCLUSION: We speculate that only a few percentage of T lymphocyte is activated in cell mediated immunity in pulmonary tuberculosis.

Primary Cerebral B Cell Lymphoma: A "ghost tumor" case report

Primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the brain is a rare malignancy and there are known to occur almost exclusively in brain parenchyme. Recent immunological advances and immunohistochemical techniques have provided new insights into the pathogenesis and diagnosis of the malignant lymphoma even in the small biopsied tissue and the majority of these CNS tumors is thought to be derived from B lymphocytes. A 22-year old man was admitted due to headack, dizziness and walking difficulty for 2 months. On the initial CT scan, there were two enhancing lesion in the suprasellar area and pineal gland which were completely disappeared with steroid therapy and three new lesions appeared on the follow-up CT and MRI studies in corpus callosum, third ventricle and left cerebral peduncle. The serial cytologic smears of cerebrospinal fluid and a stereotaxic biopsy tissue from the corpus callosum mass showed diffusely homogenous infiltration of neoplastic large noncleaved lymphocytes with focal perivascular arrangement. On the immunocytochemical stains, the reaction was negative for GFAP, positive for LCA and MB2, and negative for MT1. After radiation therapy, the masses completely disappeared on the follow-up CT scan and the patient was discharged free of all the clinical symptoms.

IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL LOCALIZATION OF ENDOTHELIN-LIKE IMMUNOREACTIVE SUBSTANCE IN THE ENDOTHELIAL CELLS OF HUMAN UMBILICAL VEINS AND PORCINE AORTA / 解剖学报

Endothelin (ET), recently isolated from culture supernatant of porcine aortic endothelial cells, is a novel potent vasoconstrictive substance. In this paper a highly specific rabbit antisera against endothelin was used to study the localization of ET in the isolated endothelial cells, from human umbilical veins and porcine arota, and that of ET in the cryostat cross sections of porcine aorta by using ABC immunohistochemical technique. The results demonstrate that a varied amounts of specific ET-like immunoreactive substance exist in the endothelial cytoplasm of human umbilical veins and porcine aorta which provides the mor- phological evidence for elucidating the endocrine function of vascular endothelial cells.

STUDY OF IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL LOCALIZATION OF BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE-LIKE IMMUNOREACTIVE SUBSTANCE IN THE RAT BRAIN AND PERIPHERAL TISSUES / 解剖学报

Brain natriuretic peptide(BNP) is a recently discovered novel neuropeptide of 26 amino acid residues, isolated from porcine brain, that is of similar potency to atrial natriuretic factor(ANF) in natriuretic, diuretic, hypotensive and smooth muscle relaxant activities. we used a highly selective antisera against BNP raised in rabbit to observe its distribution and localization in some brain areas and some other peripheral tissues by utili zing high sensitive avidin-biotin-peroxidase complex technique. Positive brain natriuretic peptide immunoreactive (BNPir) fibers and cell bodies were observed in the lateral hypothalamic area, caudate-putamen, hippocampus, amygdala, and supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei. A lot of BNPir granules were also found in rat atria. They were of similar localization to that of ANF. Most of the specific granules were accumulated in cytoplasm at both nuclear poles of atrial myocytes. The BNP immunoreactivity is less intense than that of the ANF. Some of scanty, diffuse and fine BNPir granules could also be observed in ventricular myocytes.The coexistence of both BNP and ANF in the brain and heart indicates that BNP may function as a neuropeptide and circulating hormone, and suggests the possibility that the physiological effects such as diuretic natriuretic, hypotensive and smooth muscle relaxant activities so far thought to be mediated by ANF may be regulated through a dual mechanism involving both BNP and ANF. In addition, some BNPir positive cells were also present in the anterior and intermediate lobes of rat pituitary gland. The significance of BNP in hypophysis would be elucidated in the further studies.

COEXISTENCE OF INTERLEUKIN-2 AND GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTORS IN THE BRAIN NEURONS / 解剖学报

Objective To investigate the distribution of interleukin\|2 receptor (IL\|2R) and glucocorticoid receptor(GR) and identify coexistence of IL\|2R and GR in the rat brain. Methods The double labeling immunocytochemical technique(PAP method combined with ABC method), DAB and BDHC were used in the double labeling immunocytochemical method as the chromogens respectively. The reactive products of former was brown or yellow and later was black blue. Results IL\|2R and GR positive neurons were widely distributed in the cerebral cortex, hippocampus, thalamus, many motor and sense nuclei in the brain stem. The immunoreactive products of IL\|2R were found to be located on cell membrane and GR in nucleus and cytoplasm. There were a lot of positive double labeling neurons in the rat brain. The rate of double labeled cells in the total number of positive cells varied in different regions of brain, such as, 50 percent in cerebral cortex and 30 percent in nucleus of abducent nerve. Conclusion Immunogical cytokines and hormone could regulate the neuronal function through their corresponding receptors which coexisted in the same brain neurons. The present study might provide morphological evidence in the level of receptor for the immuno\|neuro\|endocrine network.

IMMUNOCYTOCHEMICAL LOCALIZATION OF EPIDERMAL KERATIN IN THE RAT HEPATOMA CELL LINES FSK 7901, 7902 AND THEIR SOLID TUMORS / 解剖学报

We prepared bovine epidermal keratin (EK) antibody, which can be used as a specific marker of cholangiocarcinoma(CC) cells to be distinguished from hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells. The intrahepatically implanted solid tumors of FSK 7901 and FSK 7902 have the histological structures of CC and HCC, respectively. Using immunofluorescence and PAP techniques, we demonstrated that, in the solid tumors, FSK 7901 cells are definitely EK-positive, while most of the cells of FSK 7902 are EK-negative. Therefore, we considered FSK 7901 and FSK 7902 as CC and HCC, respectively. In the solid tumors of FSK 7902, few cells which are EK-positive may be those in which there are Mallory bodies or the structures are forming.

CHRONIC MULTIPLE STRESS ENHANCES THE EXPRESSION OF DOUBLECORTIN IN THE HIPPOCAMPUS OF THE RATS / 解剖学报

Objective To study the neurogenesis of the dentate gyrus(DG) and the expression of the doublecortin(DCX) in the hippocampus of the rat whose spatial learning and memory function was enhanced by chronic multiple stress. Methods Adult male Wistar rats were randomly divided into two groups: multiple stressed group and control group.Rats in the multiple stressed group were irregularly and alternatively exposed to the chronic multiple stress for 6 weeks.After that,all rats were tested for the performance of spatial learning and memory in Morris water maze.The number of newborn neurons in the DG was counted by using immunocytochemical method.The expression of the DCX protein and the level of DCX mRNA in the hippocampus of rats were measured by using Western blotting and RT-PCR technique,respectively. Results The results showed that: 1.Compared with the ones of the control group,the multiple stressed rats had a significantly shorter latent period to search the platform in Morris water maze(P