Intravascular NK/T-cell lymphoma firstly manifesting as gastrointestinal tract symptom and complicated by skin lesions: a case report / 中华皮肤科杂志

A 51-year-old man presented with a 4-month history of upper abdominal distending pain and 1-month history of cutaneous nodules and plaques on the neck, trunk and bilateral thighs. The patient underwent many gastrointestinal tract examinations in several local hospitals, and symptomatic treatment did not work. The biopsy of nodules on the abdomen revealed medium- to large-sized atypical lymphoid cells within numerous small vessels in lower dermis and subcutaneous fat tissue. Additionally, the atypical cells were present exclusively within vascular lumina. Immunohistochemical labeling showed the reactivity of neoplastic cells to CD2, CD99, CD3ε, CD43, CD56, Epstein-Barr virus-encoded small nuclear RNAs (EBER), and cytotoxic proteins such as T-cell intracellular antigen-1 (TIA-1) and perforin, but not to CD4, CD8, CD20, CD79a,CD30, cytokeratin (CK), S100, or CD68. The endothelial cells lining the involved vessels exhibited the reactivity to CD31 and CD34. Based on the above findings, the patient was diagnosed with intravascular NK/T-cell lymphoma firstly manifesting as gastrointestinal tract symptom and complicated by skin lesions. Following combined chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide, daunorubicin, vincristine, prednisone and etoposide, the patient experienced a quick and satisfactory recovery and the follow-up still continued.

Effect of proteasome inhibitor MG132 on proliferation and cell cycle distribution of NK/T cell lymphoma cells / 中国病理生理杂志

AIM: To study the influence of MG132 on the proliferation and cell cycle distribution of NK/T cell lymphoma cells, and to investigate the potential role of proteasome inhibitor on the treatment of NK/T cell lymphoma. METHODS: NK/T cell lymphoma cells HANK1 were treated with proteasome inhibitor MG132, and the proliferation was evaluated by MTT assay. The morphological changes were observed under inverse microscope. The cell cycle distribution and apoptosis were detected using flow cytometry. RESULTS: The growth inhibitory rate of HANK1 cells was(57.72±7.44)% after cultured for 24 h with 1 μmol/L MG132 and was just(3.98±0.07)% after cultured for 24 h with 0.1 μmol/L MG132. The positive relationship between the concentration of MG132 and growth inhibitory rate was observed. On the other hand, after cultured for 24 h with 1μmol/L MG132, the cells in G_1 and G_2 phases were(72.33±3.44)% and(12.86±1.29)%, respectively, much higher than those in control group(63.63%±2.29% and 7.94%±1.91%, respectively). The early and late apoptosis rates in MG132 group were 33.57%±2.10% and 16.66%±0.47%, respectively, much higher than that in control group (7.18%±0.82% and 3.81%±1.06%, respectively). CONCLUSION: MG132 inhibits cell proliferation and induces cell cycle arrested at G_1 and G_2 phases, and cell apoptosis in NK/T cell lymphoma cells in a concentration dependent manner. Proteasome inhibitor may be a good drug to treat patients with advanced NK/T cell lymphomas.

Distribution of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase pseudogene polymorphism and association with susceptibility to lung cancer in Chinese people / 中华医学遗传学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the distribution of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase(PARP) pseudogene polymorphism and the association with susceptibility to lung cancer in Chinese people.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The subjects of this study included 63 patients with lung cancer and 82 healthy controls matched in gender and age. Genome DNA was extracted from white blood cells. Products from PCR with a pair of specific primer were electrophoresized in agarose including EB. Under ultraviolet, observation and imaging were performed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>There was no significant difference in genotype between the cases and controls. The frequencies of B allele in cases and controls were 0.095 and 0.116 respectively. Whether there was B allele or not, smoking was a risk factor of lung cancer (P<0.05). As the genotype was AA and AB or BB, smoking OR was 2.28 and 4.83 respectively. Among non-smokers, the risk at lung cancer did not increase in AB or BB genotypes(P=0.202).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Frequency of B allele is relatively lower in Chinese people than in other races. In smokers, B allele may be a susceptible marker of lung cancer, and there is synergistic function between B allele and smoking.</p>

The detection of interleukin-2 receptor ?-chain gene mutation and protein expression of the tumor infiltrated Tcell in B-NHL / 中国免疫学杂志

Objective:To detect the gene mutation,protein expression of IL-2R? of TIL-T and the pr oliferation of TIL-T with the present of rIL-2 in B-NHL. Methods:The gene mutation of IL-2R? was performed on 19 TIL-T by PCR-SSCP;proliferat ion assay of 17 TIL-T with the rIL-2 was tests by MTT;IL-2R? protein express ion in cryostat section of 29 B-NHL were determined by immunohistochemical stai n. Results:SSCP showed there is no mutation happened in the cDNA of IL-2R? of TIL-T.Pro liferation test showed the intensity of response of TIL-T was decreased in 76. 5% TIL-T(13 of 17 cases).The expression of CD25 protein in 86.2%(25 of 29 c ases) of B-NHL cases were (+) or (+/-). Conclusion:No genetic mutation had been found in IL-2R? of TIL-T,but IL-2R? protein i s weakly expressed in B-NHL;It indicated that there may be abnormal in the mech anism of activation of TIL-T by cell-cell contact. [

Relationship of p21 ~( WAF1) gene polymorphisms with protein expression in breast carcinomas / 中国病理生理杂志

AIM: To investigate the relationship between p21 WAF1gene polymorphisms and protein expression in breast carcinoma. METHODS: Polymerase chain reaction single-strand conformation polymorphisms technique (PCR-SSCP) and immunohistochemical assay of S-P immunostaining technique were used to study polymorphisms of p21 WAF1 and protein expression respectively on the specimen of paraffin-embedded tissues in 100 cases of breast carcinomas and 40 benign breast diseases as control. RESULTS: Two p21 WAF1 gene polymorphisms were found in 18% (18/100) of breast carcinomas and 5% (2/40) of control samples. The difference between the two groups was statistically significant (?2=3 94, P