Role of Adiponectin in prostate cancer

ABSTRACT Obesity is defined as a chronic and excessive growth of adipose tissue. It has been associated with a high risk for development and progression of obesity-associated malignancies, while adipokines may mediate this association. Adiponectin is an adipose tissue-derived adipokines, with significant anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory, anti-atherosclerotic and anti-proliferative properties. Plasma adiponectin levels are decreased in obese individuals, and this feature is closely correlated with development of several metabolic, immunological and neoplastic diseases. Recent studies have shown that prostate cancer patients have lower serum adiponectin levels and decreased expression of adiponectin receptors in tumor tissues, which suggests plasma adiponectin level is a risk factor for prostate cancer. Furthermore, exogenous adiponectin has exhibited therapeutic potential in animal models. In this review, we focus on the potential role of adiponectin and the underlying mechanism of adiponectin in the development and progression of prostate cancer. Exploring the signaling pathways linking adiponectin with tumorigenesis might provide a potential target for therapy.

Study on the accuracy of automated hematology analyzers in Shanghai.

The objectives of this study were to research on the accuracy of automated hematology analyzers of various types from different manufacturers and to observe the deviation among these instruments. Fresh anticoagulated blood from healthy donors on 115 hematology analyzers in 114 different hospitals were determined. RESULTS: The maximum coefficients of variation (CVs. %) among instruments of three main manufacturers (Sysmex, Beckman Coulter and Abbott) of red blood cell count (RBC), hemoglobin (Hgb), hematocrit (Hct), white blood cell count (WBC) and platelet count (Plt) were 3.2%, 3.8%, 3.6%, 9.3% and 10.8%, respectively. The maximum deviations among these parameters of different instruments were 0.74%, 1.65%, 5.45%, 7.06% and 18.55%, respectively. By improving laboratory quality management, the results of hematology analyzer determination may be more reliable than manual methods. The difference among various manufacturers was very small about RBC, Hgb, Hct, WBC and Plt the results from all kinds of instruments will tend to be comparable.