Diagnosis and treatment update of light chain amyloidosis and the existing problems / 白血病·淋巴瘤

Light chain amyloidosis (AL) is a clonal plasma cell disease in which multiple organs of human body are damaged by amyloid misfolded by light chain of immunoglobulin. Its mechanism is still unclear. Clinically, heart failure, renal insufficiency and other organs failure are seen as prominent symptoms for the majority of patients. The main treatments include melphalan combined with dexamethasone or bortezomib or other target new drugs or autologous stem cell transplantation. Efficacy assessment depends on not only the serum free light chain and M protein levels to judge the hematological response, but also pro-brain natriuretic peptide and troponin I as biomarker to assess the heart and other vital organs function for better outcomes. In the era of new drugs, cardiac involvement is a determinant of survival and prognosis of AL patients. The modern AL treatment usually takes new drug targeted therapy against plasma cells, and combines with anti-amyloidosis treatment to clear the accumulation of amyloidosis chaperonin. Despite the promising advances in treatment, many problems need to be resolved.

Immuno-effect of plasmacytoid dendritic cells on bacteria infection induced spontaneous remission of leukemia / 中华血液学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore the immuno-effect of plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDC) on bacteria infection induced spontaneous remission (SR) of leukemia.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Both pDC and myeloid dendritic cells (mDC) were isolated and purified from leukemic patient with SR and healthy donor by combination of immunomagnetic beads and flow cytometry. pDC were cultured in RPMI1640 medium and stimulated with different bacteria. The T cells proliferation was detected by MTT, and cytokine production by ELISA kits.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The human bacterial pathogen Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa stimulation for 48 h resulted in the maturation of pDC with production of high quantity of IFN-α at (15.34 ± 2.91) ng/ml and (10.38 ± 1.41) ng/ml, respectively, comparing with that of negative group at (1.36 ± 0.13) ng/ml (P<0.01). Activated pDC could promote the differentiation of naive CD4⁺ T cells to Th1 cells with secretion of IFN-γ at (2.16 ± 0.37) ng/ml and (2.73 ± 1.11) ng/ml, respectively, comparing with that of positive control at (2.55 ± 0.23) ng/ml (P > 0.05). Activated pDC showed higher T cell stimulatory capacities [proliferation index (PI) was 4.36 and 4.05, respectively] than that of non-activated pDC (PI was 1.23 and 0.13, respectively) (P < 0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa activated pDC may play a key role in SR of leukemia following severe infections.</p>

THE EFFECT OF SOYBEAN ISOFLAVONE ON LIPID PEROXIDATION AND LIVER ULTRASTRUCTURE IN OVARIECTOMIZED RATS / 解剖学报

Objective To study the effects of soybean isoflavone(SI) on lipid peroxidation and liver ultrastructure in ovariectomized rats. Methods Seventy female Sprague-Dawley(SD) rats were randomly divided into 7 groups according to the levels of total cholesterol(TC) in serum: hyper-lipoid group,estrogen group,low-dose SI group,middle-dose SI group,high-dose SI group,sham group and normal control group.After bilateral ovaries were extirpated except sham and normal control groups for a week,the estrogen,different doses of SI or deionized water were fed with intragastric administration for 12 weeks.The rat body weight was weighted once per week and blood samples were collected at the time of ovariectomization,the 4th and 8th weeks after administeration at the time of being killed.The serum TC,triglyceride(TG),high or low density lipoprotein-cholesterol(HDL-C,LDL-C),lipoprotein(a) and antioxygen enzyme were assayed. Results LDL-C levels in SI intervention groups were significantly lower than that in hyper-lipoid groups but higher than that in normal control group;the levels of lipoprotein(a) were changed;there was almost no effect on HDL-C in serum.SI could retain integrity and ultrastructure of hepatocyte;there was similar structure in high dose SI group and normal control group.An obvious damage was detected in hyper-lipoid group.Conclusion SI can improve lipoprotein(a) and lipid peroxidation in ovariectomized rats.A continuous intervention with high-SI can reduce LDL-C to normal lever and retain integrity and ultrastructure of hepatocyte.