Exosomes and leukemia / 国际儿科学杂志

Exosome is a type of nanosized membrane microvesicle that contains bioactive constituents and signal molecules.Exosomes have been shown to be released by the cells in vivo.Leukemia cell-derived exosomes were found in the plasma of leukemia patients and supernatant of leukemia cells after centrifuge.Leukemia cell-derived exosomes and Technology Development Program of Medicine can transfer leukemia-associated antigens and mieroRNA to target cells.Not only does it affect the development of leukemia,but it is also closely related to the treatment and prognosis of leukemia.

The regulatory effect of IL-35 on the balance of Treg/Th17 cells in allergic rhinitis patients / 临床耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志

OBJECTIVE@#To study the regulatory effect of IL-35 on the balance of Treg/Th17 cells in AR patients.@*METHOD@#In this study, 30 cases were randomly selected from outpatients of otolaryngological department in the second hospital of Hebei Medical university who were diagnosed as AR. Another 20 healthy cases enrolled from physical examination branch of our hospital were control group. The expression level of IL-35 and IL-17 in peripheral blood were detected by using ELISA and defeced CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ T cell and CD4+IL-17+T cell expression level were identified via flow cytometry.@*RESULT@#The expression level of IL-35 in AR group was obviously lower than that in control group, and the difference was a statistically significance (t = -8.145, P < 0.01). The expression level of IL-17 in AR group was obviously higher than that in control group, and the difference was a statistically significance (t = 14.969, P < 0.01). There was a remarkable negative correlation between the IL-35 and IL-17 expression in the serum of AR group (r = -0.773, P < 0.01). The percentage of CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ T cell in CD4+ T cell was significant lower in AR group than that in control group (t = -13.678, P < 0.01). The percentage of CD4+IL-17+ T cell in CD4+ T cell was much higher in AR group than that in control group (t = 5.632, P < 0.01). There was a remarkable negative correlation between the Treg and Th17 expression in the peripheral blood of AR group (r = -0.613, P < 0.01). There was a positive correlation between the expression of CD4+ CD25+Foxp3+ T cell and IL-35. There was a negative correlation between the IL-35 and Th17 in AR group (r = 0. -594, P < 0.01).@*CONCLUSION@#The lower expression of IL-35 was related to the incidence of AR, and it was an important cytokines for that. The lower expression of IL-35 may inhibit the proliferation of Treg cells, lead to hyper function of Th17 cells, increase secretion of s IL-17 and result in unbalance of Treg/Th17 cells; these may be the important mechanism of the occurrence of AR, thus regulation of IL-35 may become a new target for the immunological therapy of AR.

Human umbilical cord blood stem cells differentiate into nasal ciliated epithelial cells / 中国组织工程研究

BACKGROUND:Damage to nasal ciliated epithelial cels can lead to a severe injury in nasal biological function. Compared with other adult stem cels, human umbilical cord blood stem cels have better differentiation potential. OBJECTIVE: To explore the feasibility of human umbilical cord blood stem cels differentiating into nasal ciliated epithelial cels through in vitro culture and induction techniques. METHODS:Normal and healthy umbilical cord blood samples were colected to isolate human umbilical cord blood stem cels, folowed by identification and subculturein vitro. Umbilical cord blood stem cels at passage 3 were infected with recombinant adeno-associated virus carrying enhanced green fluorescent protein and cultured using air liquid interface culture method. Thereafter, PCR assay was employed for detecting MUCS expression in cultured stem cels at 1 and 2 weeks after induction, and immunofluorescent staining for FOXJ1 was performed at 3 weeks. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:After subculture, passage 3 umbilical cord blood stem cels that could express stem cel surface markers were visible in a uniform shape and had good refraction. After 3 hours of gene transfection, green fluorescence issued from the passage 3 cels were visible, and the cel positive rate was up to 96.2% until 48 hours, indicating good transfection efficiency. RT-PCR findings showed that MUC8 mRNA had no expression in the umbilical cord blood stem cels, but expressed strongly in the nasal ciliated epithelial cels, whose expression was weak at 1 week of culture and increased at 2 weeks. Additionaly, the positive expression of FOXJ1 red fluorescence was observed under the transfection of green fluorescent protein. These results suggest that human umbilical cord blood stem cels could differentiate into nasal epithelial cels under suitable conditions.

Investigation of SLC26A4 mutations associated with inner ear malformations / 临床耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志

OBJECTIVE@#To study the molecular pathogenesis of SLC26A4 mutations associated with inner ear malformations including large vestibular aqueduct syndrome (LVAS), Mondini dysplasia and inner ear malformations but not accompanied with LVAS.@*METHOD@#DNA sample and clinical material were obtained from 14 sporadic LVAS probands, six Mondini dysplasia probands and seven inner ear malformations excluding IVAS probands. SLC26A4 gene mutation was analyzed by direct sequencing for its 20 coding exons. GJB2 gene and also mt12SrRNA were analyzed by direct sequencing.@*RESULT@#In 14 cases of LVAS, two mutations were detected in 12 patients (85.7%, either homozygous or compound heterozygous mutations), and one mutation was found in two patients (14.3%). In six cases of Mondini dysplasia, two mutations were detected in all of patients (100%). No mutation could be found in the seven cases of other inner ear abnormalities not accompanied with LVAS. No pathogenic mutation was detected in all of these 27 probands in GJB2 gene and mt12SrRNA 1555/1494T.@*CONCLUSION@#We have shown that LVAS and Mondini dysplasia closely correlate with SLC26A4 gene. No mutation was detected in seven probands of inner ear malformations not accompanied with LVAS. We should study the molecular pathogenesis of this disease in depth.

Effect of topical corticosteroids on expression of PKC, Bcl-2 and Bax in nasal polyps / 临床耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志

OBJECTIVE@#To study the effect of intranasal glucosteroid on the expression of PKC, Bcl-2 and Bax in nasal polyps.@*METHOD@#The expression of PKC, Bcl-2 protein and Bax were detected with immunohistochemistry in nasal polyps from the patients (n=16) pre and post treated for 4 weeks with intranasal glucosteroid. And which compared with normal mucous membrane of inferior turbinate concha.@*RESULT@#The PKC and Bcl-2 protein expressed significantly higher in the pretreated patients (P < 0.01), which were significant reduced in the post treated patients compared with pretreated ones. The expression of Bax protein significantly higher in the post treated patients (P < 0.05).@*CONCLUSION@#Our findings indicated that abnormal expression of apoptosis related genes in nasal polyps tissues might play an important role in the occurrence and progression of nasal polyps. The treatment of intranasal glucosteroid may regulate the expression of apoptosis related genes.

Effect of topical corticosteroids on expression of eotaxin in nasal polyps / 中国耳鼻咽喉头颈外科

OBJECTIVE To observe the effect s of local corticosteroids on the expression of Eotaxin in nasal polyps and the mechanism of corticosteroids in the treatment of nasal polyps.METHODS The SP immunohistochemical method was used to detect the expression of Eotaxin in nasal polyps before and after treatment with corticosteroids.RESULTS The protein level of eotaxin significantly increased in the nasal polyps compared to the control tissues(P