The differential diagnostic value of pleural effusion heparin-binding protein in parapneumonic effusion / 中华检验医学杂志

Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the value of pleural effusion heparin-binding protein ( HBP) in differential diagnosis of parapneumonic effusion .Methods Case-control study. The pleural effusion of 189 patients with pleural effusion admitted to Quzhou People's Hospital from February to July 2018, including parapneumonic effusion (n=72), tuberculous pleural effusion (n=24), cases of malignant pleural effusion ( n=46 ) and transudative pleural effusion ( n=47 ) were collected.Routine analysis,lactate dehydrogenase(LDH),adenosine deaminase (ADA) and total protein(TP)examination of all pleural effusions were performed .The levels of heparin-binding protein in the patients'pleural fluid were measured by ELISA.The difference in the overall level of each group was determined by One-way ANOVA or LSD test followed by Kruskal-Wallis H test dependence on the homogeneity of variances .The categorical data was analyzed by chi-square test.Receiver operating characteristic ( ROC) curve was plotted to evaluate the diagnostic value of heparin-binding protein for parapneumonic effusion . Results The concentration of heparin-binding protein was low in malignant pleural effusion [15.2(8.4, 33.3) ng/ml] and transudative effusion[14.1(6.5, 23.0)ng/ml], but high in parapneumonic effusion[316.1(99.5,399.8)ng/ml]and tuberculous pleurisy [64.7 (18.6, 96.8) ng/ml] .The heparin-binding protein level in parapneumonic effusion was significantly different from the other three groups (H=120.3,P<0.05).The receiver operating characteristic curve analysis for an optimal discrimination between parapneumonic effusion from non -parapneumonic effusion could be performed at a cut-off point of 64.2 ng/ml with area under the curve of 0.953[sensitivity:88.9％(64/72), specificity:89.7％(105/117),positive predictive value:84.2％(64/76), negative predictive value:92.9％(105/113)].Conclusions Heparin-binding proteinin pleural fluid is effective to be used to classify parapneumonic effusion samples .The detection of heparin-binding protein in pleural effusion has good sensitivity and specificity .It could be a biomarker for differential diagnosis of parapneumonic effusion .

Mechanism of apoptotic effects induced by 5-fluorouracil on human liver carcinoma Bel7402 cell line / 中华医学杂志(英文版)

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the effect of endogenous nitric oxide (NO) on the ability of 5-fluourouracil (5-FU) to induce apoptosis in the liver carcinoma Bel7402 cell line, and to observe the anti-tumor mechanism and effective adjuvant of 5-FU.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Cells were cultured under routine conditions with Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (DMEM) without L-Arginine (L-Arg). We observed the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and apoptosis of cells induced by 5-FU with L-Arg added to the medium. The production of nitric oxide was determined by the cell expression of iNOS detected by immunohistochemical staining, and by the concentrations of nitrite and nitrate in the supernatant.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>5-fluourouracil significantly increased the iNOS expression to 0.1687 +/- 0.01968 (P < 0.05, vs control group), and the concentration of nitric oxide to 213 +/- 30.2 micromol/L (P < 0.05, vs control group). The apoptotic cell rate increased significantly to 17.85 +/- 0.78%, while the necrotic cell rate decreased to 3 2.99 +/- 0.83% (P < 0.05,compared with the 5-FU group). N(omega)-nitro-L-Arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), the antagonist of L-Arg, can block the apoptotic effects of endogenous nitric oxide.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>5-FU had a synergistic effects with L-Arg by increasing the production of endogenous nitric oxide. Endogenous nitric oxide plays an important role in the process where 5-FU induces apoptosis in liver carcinoma cells. L-Arg may be a good adjuvant for chemotherapy with 5-FU.</p>

Expression of histone deacetyase 4 in human liver carcinoma cell line Bel-7402 and its significance / 中国肿瘤生物治疗杂志

Objective: To investigate the expression of histone deacetyase4 (HDAC4) in human liver carcinoma cell line Bel-7402 and to explore the regulatory effects of HDAC4 on the proliferation and differentiation of Bel-7402. Methods: Carcinoma cells Bel-7402 was treated with different concentrations of sodium phenylbutyrate (SPB), an inhibitor of HDAC4. Expression of HDAC4 mRNA in Bel-7402 cells was analyzed by RT-PCR before and after SPB treatment. Reverse microscope was used to observe the morphological changes of Bel-7402 cells. MTT assay and flow cytometry were adopted to describe the proliferation and cell cycle of Bel-7402 cells. Expression of P27 protein was determined by immunohistochemical method. The statistical analysis was performed using one-way ANOVA and student t test. Results: SPB significantly decreased the expression of HDAC4 in Bel-7402(0.88?0.13) vs (0.12?0.04), P

The effects of 5-FU and L-Arg on the human liver carcinoma model in nude mice / 中国药理学通报

Aim To observe the effect of 5-FU and L-Arg on the human liver carcinoma model in nude mice and study the mechanism.Methods We established the human liver carcinoma model in nude mice with BEL-7402 cell and gave normal saline,5-FU,5-FU+L-Arg by intraperitoneal injection. The tumor size was measured.The necrotic degree and range were observed by the microscope. Immunohistochemistry method and chemical colorimetry were performed to determine the expression and activity of iNOS. Nitrate reductase method was adopted to test the concentration of NO in the tumor tissue. The one-way ANOVA,Bonferroni and Kruskal-Wallis H tests were adopted for the statistical analysis.Results 5-FU combined with L-Arg promoted the tumor suppressive action apparently. The necrotic range enlarged. The expression and activity of iNOS increased. The production of NO also increased.Conclusions 5-FU combined with L-Arg has agonist effects on the inhibition of the growth of human liver carcinoma in nude mice.It may be related with inducing the synthesis of iNOS and the increase of NO.