Expression of T cell subgroup and cytokines in the peripheral blood of patients with silicosis and their significance / 中国综合临床

Objective To explore the expression of peripheral T cell subgroup (CD3+,CD4+,CD8+,CD4+CD25 high regulatory T cells) and the level and significance of serum cytokines in patients with silicosis.Methods One hundred and six cases patients with silicosis were collected in the Fifth People''s Hospital of Suzhou as study subjects and 56 healthy subjects as control group.Flow cytometry was used to detect the peripheral CD3+,CD4+,CD8+ and CD4+CD25 high regulatory T cells (Treg) of the patients and the control group,while chemiluminescence immunoassay was utilized to measure the peripheral serum soluble interleukin-2 receptor (sIL-2R),interleukin 6 (IL-6),interleukin 8 (IL-8) and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α).Results (1) The percentages of peripheral CD3+,CD4+ and CD8+ in the silicosis group were all lower than those in the control group (t=3.755,3.828,2.347,P<0.05);the percentage of Treg cells was higher in the silicosis group than in the control group,the difference was statistically significant (t=-8.345,P<0.05).Compared with the control group,based on the one-way analysis of variance,the differences in CD3+,CD4+,CD8+ and CD4+CD25 high cells were all statistically significant (F=5.620,8.007,26.71,P<0.05);in the silicosis group,the percentage of CD4+ T cells was lower in stage III than in stage I (t=3.424,P<0.05);compared with the control group,the percentages of Treg cells in the silicosis group were lower in all stages (t=-7.934,-9.445,-5.096,P<0.05).(2) The levels of peripheral sIL-2R,IL-6,IL-8 and TNF-α in the silicosis group were higher than those in the control group,the difference were statistically significant(t=-6.952,-4.506,-2.551,-5.670,P<0.05);compared with the control group,based on the one-way analysis of variance,the differences in sIL-2R,IL-6 and TNF-α in all stages were statistically significant (F=11.03,11.31,13.22,P<0.0001);the sIL-2R was higher in patients with stage III silicosis than that of stage I (t=-2.882,P<0.05);IL-6 was significantly higher in stage II and III silicosis group than that of stage I group (t=-3.022,-2.632,P<0.05),and TNF-α was higher in patients with stage II silicosis than patients with stage I silicosis (t=-2.322,P<0.05).(3) The level of peripheral Treg cells was negatively correlated with the percentages of CD3+ and CD8+ cells in patients with silicosis (r=-0.357,-0.508,P<0.05);sIL-R2 was positively correlated with IL-6,IL-8 and TNF-α,respectively (r=0.483,0.199,0.392,P<0.05);TNF-α was positively correlated with IL-6 and IL-8,respectively (r=0.338,0.338,P<0.05).Conclusion Patients with silicosis have abnormal expression in peripheral T cell subgroups,significantly increased Treg cell and dysfunctional cytokines,which may be associated with the pathogenesis of silicosis,the detection of these indicators may have significance of diagnosis,staging,disease monitoring and prognosis of the diseases.

18F-FLT and 18F-FDG PET/CT Scan in Diagnosing Lung Cancer:A Meta-analysis / 中国医学影像学杂志

Purpose To assess the diagnostic value of 18F-FLT and 18F-FDG PET/CT scan in patients with lung cancer. Materials and Methods Computer-based retrieval was performed on Medline, PubMed, EMbase, Wanfang data, CNKI and the Cochrane Library to search reports on diagnostic value of lung cancer with 18F-FLT and 18F-FDG PET/CT scan. The quality of included studies was evaluated according to quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies (QUADAS), and MetaDisc software was adopted to conduct meta-analysis. The pooled specificity, sensitivity, and diagnostic odds ratio (DOR) were calculated. The heterogeneity was tested. The summary receiving operating characteristic (SROC) curve was drawn, and the areas under the curve (AUC) as well as Q* were measured. Results Ten studies were included. Meta-analysis showed pooled sensitivity was 0.88, pooled specificity was 0.56, DOR was 9.10, AUC was 0.8102, Q*was 0.7448 for FDG group;pooled sensitivity was 0.79, pooled specificity was 0.78, DOR was 12.50, AUC was 0.8440, Q*was 0.7756 for FLT group. Conclusion Both 18F-FDG and 18F-FLT have well diagnostic value for lung cancer, but the specificity of 18F-FLT is higher than that of 18F-FDG in the diagnosis of lung cancer.

Expressions of programmed death-1 and programmed death ligand on the surface of peripheral blood lymphocytes in patients with tuberculosis / 中华传染病杂志

Objective To describe the expressions of programmed death-1 (PD-1) and its ligand PD-L1 on the surface of peripheral blood lymphocytes in patients with tuberculosis.Methods A total of 77 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis were recruited,of which 27 were single infection,41 were coincident with bacterial or fungal infection and 9 patients with diabetes mellitus.Twenty-nine healthy donors were also enrolled as control group.The expressions of PD-1/PD-L1 on the peripheral blood lymphocytes and mononuclear cells were detected using immunostaining and flow cytometry.Collected data were analyzed with t-test statistics.Results Among the three groups of tuberculosis including pulmonary tuberculosis,pulmonary tuberculosis coincident with infection and pulmonary tuberculosis with diabetes mellitus,the percentages of CD4+ CD25+ T cells as well as CD4+ CD25high T cell subsets were both significantly higher than those in healthy controls (t=4.892,4.635,4.974,5.407,4.660,5.279,all P＜0.01).The expression of PD-1 was up regulated on the surface of CD8+ T cells in the groups of tuberculosis as compared with the control group (t=6.392,8.249,7.072,all P＜0.01).The proportions of PD-L1 expressed on the monocytes in each group were (42.51 ± 7.54) ％,(49.42± 6.29) ％ and (48.46 ± 14.58)％,respectively.The difference was significant in contrast to the control group,which was (17.91 ±3.03)％ (t=5.168,6.854,5.665,all P＜0.01).PD-L1 expression was also up-regulated on B cells in each group and much higher than that of the control group (51.51±7.32)％,(50.85±7.09)％,(55.66±14.29)％ vs (40.11±4.25)％ (t=2.562,2.046,2.766,all P＜0.05).Conclusion PD-1/ PD-L1 co-inhibitory pathway could be closely related to the development of tuberculosis and its complications,which is involved in the attenuation of anti-tuberculosis and anti infection immune responses.

A trial of competition-oriented test methods in histology and embryologytest / 中华医学教育探索杂志

The examination of Histology and Embryology was reformed by trying competition-oriented test based on an exam system which is supported by attitude assessment and achievement in learning process.The students welcome the system for its advantages such as the original and various forms,its inspiration of enthusiasm and innovation and its humanism.The system contained processional assessment and final assessment as well.Yet the practiser should increase the rate of written examination to keep the fairness.

Study on T helper cells in the patients of pulmonary tuberculosis and the clinical significance of Th polarization / 中国免疫学杂志

Objective:This study was to analyze the changes of CD4~+ T lymphocytes and their subtypes,Th1 and Th2 cells,in the peripheral blood of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis disease and to investigate their clinical significance in the pathologic process of pulmonary tuberculosis.Methods:For polarization measurement of T-helper cells,1∶100 diluted Ionomycin and 1∶10 diluted Monensin were added in sequence into the equivalent volume mixture of heparin anti-coagulated whole blood and RPMI-1640 culture liquid.After being well mixed,the mixture was incubated at 5% CO_2,37℃ for 4 hours or overnight.To 100 μl of the mixture and in sequence,the antibodies of CD3-PerCP,CD8-APC,mIgG1-FITC,Rat IgG1-PE,IL-4-PE or IFN-γ-FITC were added.The stained CD4~+ IL-4~+ (Th2) and CD4~+ IFN-γ~+ (Th1) were analyzed by flow cytometry.Results:Compared with those from healthy controls,the peripheral blood of pulmonary tuberculosis patients contained significantly fewer Th1 (P＜0.01) but significantly more Th2 cells (P＜0.05).Th1 cells in the peripheral blood of the patients with miliary pulmonary tuberculosis were obviously fewer (P＜0.05) than in infiltrative pulmonary tuberculosis patients.The amount of Th2 cells in the peripheral blood of the patients with miliary pulmonary tuberculosis was significantly more (P＜0.05) than in either infiltrative pulmonary tuberculosis or tuberculous pleurisy patients.The ratio of CD4~+/CD3~+ tended to decrease in all these patients,and it was much lower (P＜0.05) in the patients of miliary pulmonary tuberculosis than in infiltrative pulmonary tuberculosis patients.Patients suffering from both pulmonary tuberculosis and diabetes had significantly lower levels of Th1 cells and CD4~+/CD3~+ (P＜0.05) and more Th2 cells,compared with those of pulmonary tuberculosis patients without diabetes.Levels of Th1 and Th2 cells restored significantly (P＜0.05) in 15 severe pulmonary tuberculosis patients after receiving tuberculosis chemotherapy and microcalorie theropy for three months.Patients with positive sputum examination tended to have decreased Th1 and CD4~+/CD3~+ (P＞0.05) and significantly increased Th2 (P＜0.05).Conclusion:Immunosuppression existed,in different extents,in patients of infiltrative pulmonary tuberculosis,tuberculous pleurisy,miliary pulmonary tuberculosis as well as patients with both pulmonary tuberculosis and diabetes.Analysis of Th1,Th2 and CD4~+/CD3~+ may be benefit for the judgments of disease conditions and therapeutic effects.

Distribution and survival of human embryonic mescnchymal stem cells in kidney of newborn mice / 中华肾脏病杂志

Objective To determine the biological characteristics of human embryonic MSC (hMSCs) and their potential ability of differentiation, and to investigate the survival and distribution of hMSCs after transplantation into the kidney of newborn mice. Methods hMSCs were derived from 4-7 week-old embryos, then primary culture was done. The biological characteristics of hMSCs were detected by immunohistochemical methods and flow cytometry. Their differentiation potential was determined by coculture with conditioning medium. The survival and distribution of PKH-26-stained hMSCs in mice were observed by laser scanning confocal microscope. Results Flow cytometry and immunochemistry staining revealed that the expression of CD29, CD44, CD90, SH-2, OCT-4 was positive significantly, and CD34, CD45 was negative. The cells could be induced to differentiate to osteocytes and adipocytes under special conditions. After transplantation for 1 month, PKH-26-stained hMSCs still existed in the kidney of mice and co-localized in tubular epithelium by confocal microscope. Conclusion hMSCs derived from the early human embryo have the ability of proliferation and differentiation with low immunity, and may be involved in the development of renal tubule in newbem mice.