Evaluation of variable p16 immunostaining patterns, Ki-67 indices and HPV status in cervical SILs and squamous cell carcinomas: An institutional experience

Objective: The present study evaluates the immunoexpression of p16 and Ki-67 in cervical squamous intraepithelial lesion (SIL) and carcinomas and correlates their expression with clinicopathological features and HPV-DNA status. Material and Methods: A total 36 included cases of SIL and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) were subjected to p16 and Ki-67 immunostaining. p16 staining was evaluated depending on grading, distribution, localization pattern, intensity and IHC score. Ki-67 expression was graded based on percentage of positive cells. Results: Incidence of HSIL and SCC cases was found to be significantly increased with parity > 5. p16 grade III diffuse nucleocytoplasmic immunostaining was observed in 62.5% LSIL, 80% HSIL and 87% SCC cases. Significant association of p16 staining intensity, IHC score and Ki-67 indices was noted with increasing grades of SILs and carcinomas. Conclusion: Our experience indicates that a combination of p16 and Ki-67 immunostaining may be useful to determine the severity of dysplastic change.

Clinical features of 19 patients with SIL-TAL1-positive T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia / 中华血液学杂志

Objective: To assess the clinical characteristics and prognosis of patients with SIL-TAL1-positive T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) . Methods: The clinical data of 19 SIL-TAL1-positive T-ALL patients admitted to the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University between January 2014 and February 2022 were retrospectively computed and contrasted with SIL-TAL1-negative T-ALL patients. Results: The median age of the 19 SIL-TAL1-positive T-ALL patients was 15 (7 to 41 years) , including 16 males (84.2%) . SIL-TAL1-positive T-ALL patients had younger age, higher WBC, and hemoglobin compared with SIL-TAL1-negative T-ALL patients. There was no discrepancy in gender distribution, PLT, chromosome abnormality distribution, immunophenotyping, and complete remission (CR) rate. The 3-year overall survival (OS) was 60.9% and 74.4%, respectively (HR=2.070, P=0.071) . The 3-year relapse-free survival (RFS) was 49.2% and 70.6%, respectively (HR=2.275, P=0.040) . The 3-year RFS rate of SIL-TAL1-positive T-ALL patients was considerably lower than SIL-TAL1-negative T-ALL patients. Conclusion: SIL-TAL1-positive T-ALL patients were connected to younger age, higher WBC, higher HGB, and poor outcome.

CERVICAL CYTOLOGICAL EVALUATION ASSOCIATED WITH INFERTILITY IN RURAL WOMEN OF LUCKNOW, INDIA

The camps have been organized for rural cervical cancer screening in the villages of Lucknow which offer valuable platform for the detection of infertility in young women and their cytological examination. The cervical cytology has been studied in the cases of infertility to find out if there is any increase in abnormal cytology and compare them with those obtained in fertile women (controls).Since its inception in May 2013, the camps organized were 186 in number and 5682 women attended these camps. Primary infertility was found in 182 and the secondary infertility in 31 women. The incidence of Squamous intraepithelial lesions of cervix (SIL) was found to be 14.8% in women suffering from primary infertility and 16.1% in the secondary infertility cases and was comparable with SIL rate of 17.4% in the controls. Persistent vaginal infections caused by the poor personal genital hygiene practiced by the rural women may be the reason for a high SIL rate in the fertile women. The SIL rate was seen high in the younger women upto 30 years with pain in lower abdomen and erosion cervix in the primary infertility cases while the high SIL rate was seen in 21- 30 years age groups with parity 2 in secondary infertility cases with no SIL seen with symptoms and clinical lesions. Mostly young women upto 30 years of age complained of infertility and showed high SIL rate. These women were referred to the Hospital of Era Medical College, Lucknow for further investigation and treatment.

ROLE OF TUMOR MARKERS IN CERVICAL CARCINOGENESIS

Various types of tumor markers are currently being investigated to ascertain their capability in discriminating pre-cancerous lesions of cervix who have tendency for progression. The adequate treatment of such cases will check any chances of occurrence of carcinoma cervix in the population. The micro- RNAs are sensitive tumor markers but their high cost and sophisticated technique make them not feasible to be introduced in any cervical cancer screening program under Indian setup. Other tumor markers like claudins, p16, Ki67 etc are also very expensive. AgNOR pleomorphic counts and micronuclei counts are cheaper, the farmer being more reliable can be introduced in cytological screening program to identify high risk cases and can easily replace costly Human papilloma virus (HPV)- DNA testing.

Cu-sil denture: an innovative approach to preserve the few remaining natural teeth: a case report

According to De Van, the preservation of what remains is of utmost importance rather than the meticulous replacement of what has been lost. Need based use of unconventional approach is a growing demand in prosthodontics in India. The increasing demands of the patients have led to innovative techniques for fabricating complete dentures. Conventional techniques may provide satisfactory results in most patients but may not be suitable in all cases. Cu-sil denture is one of the transitional dentures which is easy to fabricate, saves time as well as reduces the cost of treatment. These dentures provide a psychological boost to the patients and serve as a viable alternative. They not only promote the alveolar ridge integrity but also help in retaining the proprioceptive ability of the periodontium. This paper presents a case of fabrication of Cu-sil denture in a patient with two teeth remaining in the maxillary arch.

Cytological Detection Of Chlamydial Infection Associated With Different Gynaecological Diseases

Chlamydia trachomatis is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted diseases (STD) and is associated with gynecological disorders like pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), infertility and habitual abortion. The present study was carried out in 85 women who had complaints of symptoms like PID, infertility and habitual abortion. These women were recruited from the Gynaecology OPD of GSVM Medical College, Kanpur between January 2008 to September 2009. Both routine Papsmear examination and Chlamydial antigen detection test was performed in the sample collected from the cervix. Chlamydia was detected in 22 of the 85 cases (25.8%). Inflammatory changes were commonly associated with Chlamydia (77.2%) while squamous intraepithelial lesion (SIL) of cervix was seen in 22.8% of cases. The Chlamydia was very common in the younger sexually active group of 21- 30 years and was associated with PID in 30.7% of cases, with infertility in 21.0% and with habitual abortion in 14.2% of cases. Routine cytological screening is needed in all symptomatic women especially those complaining of pain in lower abdomen and vaginal discharge and also asymptomatic women to detect Chlamydia to facilitate their timely treatment.

Effects of sIL-13Rα2 on the nasal mucosa goblet cell apoptosis of allergic rhinitis of rats / 中华耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志

Objective@#To investigate the effects of sIL-13Rα2 on the apoptosis of goblet cell in nasal mucosa of allergic rhinitis rats.@*Methods@#Forty healthy male Wistar rats were randomly divided into 4 groups (10 rats per group): control group (group A), AR group (group B), sIL-13Rα2 group (group C) and triamcinolone acetonide group (group D). Ovalbumin (OVA) and aluminum hydroxide were used to establish the AR rat model. After the establishment of AR rat models, 50 μl PBS, 100 μg/50 μl IL-13Rα2 and 3.5 μg/50 μl triamcinolone acetonide were respectively dropped into each nasal cavity of every rat two times a week from 4 to 10 week in group B, group C and group D. Group A was operated with saline instead of OVA. The nasal mucosa tissues were collected at 24 h after the final administration. AB-PAS staining method was used to detect the quantity and secretion of goblet cells in the nasal mucosa tissue of all groups. Immunohistochemistry method was used to detect the expression of Bax proteins.Apoptosis was detected by TUNEL method.ANOVA analysis was used to compare multiple groups, and LSD-t test was used to compare the two groups.Pearson correlation analysis was used to analyze the correlation between the Bax positive cell rate of goblet cells and the rate of apoptotic cells. The difference was statistically significant with P<0.05.@*Results@#Compared with group A, there were more goblet cells and hypersecretion of mucus in the nasal mucosa tissue of rats in group B while fewer in group C. The goblet cells in group C and group D were significantly fewer than that in group B (0.639 00±0.831 vs 0.956 7±0.980, 0.661 90±0.657 vs 0.956 7±0.980, t value was 2.748, 2.767, respectively, all P<0.05). The immunohistochemistry results showed that the positive expression rates of Bax protein in goblet cells of group C and group D were significantly higher than that in group B (0.880 2±0.125 vs 0.568 7±0.953, 0.938 4±0.200 vs 0.568 7±0.953, t value was -2.292, -2.685, respectively, all P<0.05). The apoptosis rates of goblet cell in nasal mucosa of group C and group D were also significantly higher than that in group B (0.516 0±0.079 vs 0.274 0±0.056, 0.535 4±0.829 vs 0.274 0±0.056, t value was -17.671, -2.225, respectively, all P<0.05). The expression of Bax protein and apoptosis of goblet cells were positively correlated (r=0.859, P<0.01).@*Conclusion@#sIL-13Rα2 can induce apoptosis of the goblet cells in nasal mucosa of allergic rhinitis rats, by inhibiting IL-13 and up regulating Bax.

Geometría fractal y euclidiana aplicada al diagnóstico de grados de lesión de células de cuello uterino

Previamente, se desarrolló una metodología diagnóstica para lesiones preneoplásicas y neoplásicas de células de cuello uterino, a partir de medidas euclidianas y fractales simultáneas. En este trabajo, el objetivo era confirmar la concordancia diagnóstica de la metodología en células normales y en diferentes estadios de lesión celular. Se tomaron fotografías de 60 células del epitelio escamoso cervical: 10 normales, 10 ASCUS, 20 con lesión intraepitelial de bajo grado (LEIBG) y 20 con lesión de alto grado (LEIAG). Se realizaron medidas de dimensión fractal y del espacio de ocupación de la superficie y el borde del núcleo y citoplasma en el espacio fractal de Box Counting, estableciendo su diagnóstico físico-matemático. Las medidas de la superficie del núcleo estuvieron para normalidad, entre 305 y 651; para ASCUS, entre 1293 y 4588; para LEIBG, entre 986 y 4873 y para LEIAG, entre 567 y 2311. La resta de las fronteras Citoplasma-Núcleo, se encontró entre 238 y 477, para normalidad; entre 185 y 417, para ASCUS; entre 131 y 342, para LEIBG y entre 43 y 117, para LEIAG. Fueron hallados valores de sensibilidad y especificidad del 100%; la razón de probabilidad fue de 0 y el coeficiente kappa de 1. Se confirmó la concordancia diagnóstica a nivel clínico del método físico-matemático, cuantificando de manera objetiva y reproducible el grado de lesión de células de cérvix y estableciendo un diagnóstico objetivo para las células ASCUS, a partir de medidas fractales y euclidianas simultáneas, que mejora los métodos cualitativos de clasificación.

A diagnostic methodology for preneoplastic and neoplastic lesions of cervical cells from simultaneous fractals and euclidean measures was developed. In this work the objective was to confirm the diagnostic concordance of the methodology in normal cells and in different stages of progression to disease. For this, 60 photographs of cervical squamous epithelium cells were taken: 10 normal, 10 ASCUS, 20 with low grade - squamous intraepithelial lesion (L-SIL) and 20 high-grade lesion (H-SIL). Measures of fractal dimension and space occupancy of the surface and the edge of the nucleus and cytoplasm were performed in Box Counting Fractal space, establishing their physical-mathematical diagnosis. Measurements of the nucleus surface for normality were between 305 and 651, for ASCUS between 1293 and 4588, for L-SIL, between 986 and 4873 and for H-SIL between 567 and 2311. The subtraction of Cytoplasm-Nucleus border was found between 238 and 477 for normality; between 185 and 417 for ASCUS; between 131 and 342 for L-SIL and between 43 and 117 for H-SIL, finding sensitivity and specificity of 100%, likelihood ratio of 0 and kappa coefficient of 1. Conclusions: the diagnostic concordance at clinical level of the physical-mathematical method was confirmed, objective and reproducible quantifying the degree of injury of cervical cells and establishing an objective diagnosis for ASCUS cells from simultaneous fractals and euclidean measures, which improves qualitative classification methods.

Impact of laparoscopic surgical intervention for severe acute pancreatitis on TNF alpha, IL-6 and sIL-2R / 中国内镜杂志

Objective To study the impact of laparoscopic surgical intervention for severe acute pancreatitis on TNF alpha, IL - 6 and sIL-2R. Methods Take 92 patients with SAP accepted laparoscopic surgical intervention as the research object, they were divided into laparotomy group (46 cases): received traditional open surgery;laparoscopic group (46 cases): received laparoscopic surgery intervention. Then compare the levels of TNF alpha, IL-6 and sIL-2R between the two groups. Results The time of laparoscopy group was (82.21 ± 14.56) min, intraoperative blood loss was (172.23 ± 23.31) mL, total cost was (21512.46 ± 121.35) yuan, which was less than laparotomy group; the cure rate of laparoscopic group was 93.48％ (43/46). It was obviously higher than that in laparotomy group 86.96％ (40/46); The complication rate was 23.91％ (11/46), the death rate 6.52％ (3/46) of laparoscopic group were significantly lower than that in laparotomy group. After laparoscopic surgery, the level of TNF alpha (24.70 ± 6.90) ng/L, IL-6 (18.32 ± 8.91) ng/L and sIL-2R (98.60 ± 8.91) pmol/L was significantly lower than laparotomy group. All the differences compared between the two groups was statistical significant (P < 0.05). Conclusion The laparoscopic intervention for SAP has distinct curative effect. It can effectively reduce the rate of complications and mortality, and improve the cure rate, is deserving popularization and application.

Detección molecular del papilomavirus humano de alto riesgo en el seguimiento de mujeres tratadas por lesión escamosa intraepitelial / Molecular detection of high risk human papillomavirus in following women treated for squamous intraepithelial lesion

El cáncer de cuello uterino (CCU) es la primera causa de muerte por cáncer en mujeres en países en vías de desarrollo. La infección persistente por el virus papiloma humano (VPH) es un factor necesario en lesiones preneoplásicas y CCU. La citología cervicovaginal es el método mayormente utilizado para detectar el CCU y su uso combinado con la de detección de ADN viral seis meses post-tratamiento aumenta la efectividad para identificar mujeres tratadas con riesgo de lesión residual/recidiva. El objetivo fue describir la frecuencia de VPH de alto riesgo (AR) en mujeres tratadas por lesión escamosa intraepitelial (SIL) que acudieron al Servicio de Patología Cervical del Hospital San Pablo de enero-diciembre/2014. Se realizó un estudio descriptivo de corte transverso, que incluyó 80 pacientes que acudieron al servicio para control post-tratamiento por SIL. Se utilizó Cobas 4800 HPV Test (Roche) para la detección individual de VPH-16 y 18, y un pool de 10 VPH-AR (31,33,35,39,45,51,52,56,58,59) y dos de “probable” alto riesgo (66,68). Se encontró infección viral en el 7,5% (6/80) de las pacientes tratadas; identificándose VPH-16 en 3/6 de los casos positivos. En Paraguay existe alta incidencia de lesiones pre-neoplásicas y CCU siendo un problema de salud pública. Los datos observados sugieren que la utilización de este sistema para la detección viral puede llevar a optimizar el seguimiento post-tratamiento y la identificación de VPH-16 y 18 podría contribuir a la selección de pacientes en mayor riesgo de desarrollar una lesión cervical que deben someterse a una vigilancia frecuente y meticulosa.

Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in women in developing country.Persistent infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) is a necessary factor in premalignantlesions and cervical cancer. The Pap smear is the method most commonly used to detect thecervical cancer and its combined with the detection of viral DNA six months post-treatment increases effectiveness to identify women treated in risk with residual/recurrent lesion. Theaim was to describe the frequency of high-risk HPV (HR) in treated women for squamousintraepithelial lesion (SIL) who attended the Cervical Pathology Service of Hospital San Pablofrom January to December/2014. It is cross sectional, descriptive study which included 80patients who attended the service for post-treatment control. The 4800 Cobas HPV Test(Roche) was used, which detects HPV-16 and 18, and a pool of 10 HR-HPV(31,33,35,39,45,51,52,56,58,59) and two "probable" high risk (66,68). Viral infection wasfound in 7.5% (6/80) of patients treated; identifying HPV-16 in 3/6 of positive cases. InParaguay there is a high incidence of pre-neoplastic lesions and cervical cáncer remains apublic health problem. The observed data suggest that the use of this system for viraldetection can lead to optimize the post-treatment monitoring and the identification of HPV-16and 18 could contribute to the selection of patients at increased risk of developing cervicalinjury should undergo to frequent and careful monitoring.

Effect of alprostadil injection on serum TNF-α,β2-MG and sIL-2 R in adjunctive treatment of severe hepatitis with liver and kidney syndrome / 中国生化药物杂志

Objective To investigate the effect of alprostadil injection on serum tumor necrosis factor ( TNF-α) ,β2-microglobulin (β2-MG) and soluble interleukin 2 receptor (sIL-2R) levels in adjunctive treatment of patients of severe hepatitis with liver and kidney syndrome.Methods A total of 60 patients of severe hepatitis with liver and kidney syndrome were collected and randomly divided into experimental group and control group with 30 cases in each group.The two groups were treated by conventional therapy, patients in the control group were treated by continuous renal replacement therapy, patients in the experimental group were treated on the basis of the control group with alprostadil injection in adjuvant therapy for 3 weeks.The serum biochemistry and liver and kidney function and clinical curative effect were detected.Results Compared with the control group, the serum TNF-α, β2-MG and sIL-2R levels of the experimental group were lower (P<0.05); alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and total bilirnbin (TBiL) levels were lower (P<0.05), albumin (Alb) level and prothrombin time activity (PTA) were higher (P<0.05), serum creatinine (Scr), urea nitrogen (BUN), CysC and 24h urine protein were lower (P<0.05), 24h urine volume was higher (P<0.05); efficacy in experimental group was better than control group (Z=-2.321,P=0.020).Conclusion Alprostadil injection in adjunctive treatment of severe hepatitis with liver and kidney syndrome patients has significant effect and high safety, could significantly reduce the serum TNF-α, β2-MG and sIL-2R levels.

Enhancing retention of partial dentures using elastomeric retention rings.

This report presents an alternative method for the retention of partial dentures that relies on the engagement of tooth undercuts by a lining material. The lab procedures are also presented. A new maxillary and mandibular acrylic partial dentures were fabricated using elastomeric retention technique for a partially dentate patient. A partially dentate man reported difficulty in retaining his upper removable partial denture (RPD). The maxillary RPD was designed utilizing elastomeric retention technique. During follow‑up, it was necessary to replace the retention rings due to wear. The replacement of the retention rings, in this case, was done through a chairside reline technique. Elastomeric retention technique provides exceptionally good retention can be indicated to stabilize, cushion, splint periodontally involved teeth, no enough undercut for clasps, eliminate extractions, single or isolated teeth.

Neuroimaging study of CADASIL pedigree with performance of familial migraine / 中国神经精神疾病杂志

Objective To analysis the MRI features of cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL), to improve the understanding of MRI manifestations of this disease. Meth?ods The clinical manifestations, neuroimaging analysis and genetic analysis were performed in the CADASIL pedigree proband and his families. Results Five of six cases were confirmed with C2182T mutation on exon 14 of the NOTCH3, of which three cases were diagnosed by MRI. Brain MRI findings included bilateral symmetric distributed confluent lesions in the subcortical and periventricular white matter in the frontal lobe, hypointensity on T1WI and hyperintensity on both T2WI and T2 FLAIR imaging in four cases. The external capsule was involved in three cases, with hyperintensity on T2WI. Subcortical lacunar lesions (SLLs) were shown in three cases. Lacunar infarction in the basal ganglia and thalamus were presented in four cases. T2WI hyperintensity at the brain stem was found in two cases. Cerebral microbleeds were re?vealed in three cases. There was no O’Sullivan sign in all the six cases. Conclusions There is characteristic change of MRI in CADASIL patients, which may play a very important role in screening these cases.

The expression and significance of IFN-γR and sIL-2R in plasma of patients with recurrent oral ulcer / 实用口腔医学杂志

Objective:To examine the plasma soluble interleukin 2 receptor (sIL-2R)and the expression of IFN-γR in helper T (Th)cells in peripheral blood of patients with recurrent oral ulcer(ROU).Methods:The peripheral blood was obtained from 21 pa-tients in active stage of ROU and 21 healthy controls.Flow cytometry was used to detect the quantity of IFN-γR in CD +4 T cells,ELISA was used to detect the level of sIL-2R.Results:The expression of IFN-γR in CD +4 T cells and sIL-2R content in plasma of the patients with ROU were significantly higher than those in the healthy controls(P <0.05).Conclusion:Over expression of IFN-γR in CD +4 T cells and sIL-2R in peripheral blood may be related to the genesis of ROU.

Effect of folic acid combined with Qizhi Weitong granule on serum gastrin, sIL-2 R and immune function in chronic atrophic gastritis patients of Hp positive / 中国生化药物杂志

Objective To investigate folic acid combined with Qizhi Weitong granule on serum gastrin, sIL-2R and immune function in chronic atrophy gastritis patients of Hp positive.Methods 46 cases with Hp positive chronic atrophy gastritis were selected and randomly divided into two groups according to different treatment, 23 cases in each group.The control group were given folic acid tablet on the basis of conventional treatment, and the experimental group were treated on the basis of control group combined with Qizhi Weitong granule.The patients in two groups were all treated for three months.Serum gastrin, sIL-2R and T cell subsets levels were detected after treatment.ResuIts Compared with control group after treatment, the serum gastrin level of experimental group was higher (P<0.05), sIL-2R level was lower (P<0.05), CD4 +T, CD4 +T/CD8 +T were higher (P<0.05), and CD8 +T level was lower ( P<0.05 ) .ConcIusion Folic acid combined with Qizhi Weitong granule could significantly increase serum gastrin and CD4 +T level and reduce sIL-2R and CD8 +T level in chronic atrophy gastritis patients of Hp positive, as a guidance for clinical.

Effect of TSH inhibition on sIL-2 R, TSGF, CD44 V6 and T lymphocyte subsets in elderly patients with thyroid cancer / 中国生化药物杂志

Objective To analyze the effect of TSH inhibition on soluble interleukin 2 receptor ( sIL-2R), interleukin 44 variant 6 (CD44V6), tumor specific growth factor (TSGF) and T lymphocyte subsets in elderly patients with thyroid cancer.Methods 50 elderly patients with thyroid cancer in our hospital were collected.The patients were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups, 25 cases in each group, patients in the experimental group were given TSH suppression therapy after surgery , patients in control group were given thyroxine replacement therapy after operation, treatment for 1 month, serum SIL-2R, CD44v6, TSGF and peripheral blood T lymphocyte subsets situation were detected in all patients with .ResuIts After treatment, compared with the control group, ①in the experimental group, the level of serum sIL-2R was significantly lower, the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05);②the serum CD44V6 level was lower in the experimental group (P<0.05);③the serum TSGF level was lower in the experimental group (P<0.05);③in the experimental group,the levels of CD3 + and CD4 +were higher, levels of CD8 + were lower ( P<0.05 ) .ConcIusions TSH suppression therapy can reduce senile thyroid cancer patients serum SIL-2R, CD44v6, TSGF and CD8 +lymphocyte level, peripheral blood T lymphocyte CD3 +, CD4 +levels were elevated,and improve the immune function of patients , the clinical has guiding significance .

Influence ofQing-Chang Hua-Shi Recipe on IL-6Trans-signaling in Experimental Colitis in Mice / 世界科学技术-中医药现代化

This study was aimed to observe the influence ofQing-Chang Hua-Shi Recipe (QHR) on IL-6trans-signaling in experimental colitis mice, in order to initially explore the possible mechanisms of QHR for ulcerative colitis (UC). TNBS/ethanol was used in the establishment of colitis mice model. After intervention of medication, ELISA was used in the detection of soluble Interleukin-6 receptor (sIL-6R). Real-time PCR was used to detect the mRNA expression level of IL-6 and glycoprotein 130 (gp130). Western blot was used in the observation of protein expression of IL-6 and gp130 in the colonic mucosa. The results showed that the level of sIL-6R, the mRNA and protein expression of IL-6 and gp130 in the model group were significantly higher than that in the control group. QHR was able to reduce the sIL-6R level (P < 0.01), decreased the mRNA and protein expression of IL-6 and gp130 (P < 0.01) in the colon tissues among experimental colitis mice. It was concluded that QHR had good anti-inflammatory effects on experimental colitis mice. It might be associated with influencing IL-6trans-signaling.

Study of Cervical Pap Smears in a Tertiary Hospital.

Cancer of the cervix is the third most common cancer in women. In India and other developing countries cervical cancer is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Cancer of cervix is readily preventable, and can be diagnosed at the pre-invasive stage with adequate and repetitive cytological screening with Papanicolaou (Pap) smears. Objectives: This is a retrospective study aimed to evaluate all previously conducted cervical smears examined at a teaching tertiary hospital during a two year period. Methods: Detailed clinical data and Pap smear cytology reports were obtained and data noted in a structured proforma. All the smears were reported as per the 2001 Bethesda system. Results: A total of 560 Pap smears were examined. Maximum number of patients was in the age group of 31 – 40 years (fourth decade). There were 32 unsatisfactory or inadequate samples (5.71%). A total of 498 smears were reported as Negative for Intraepithelial Lesion or Malignancy (NILM), of which 95 (16.96%) showed normal cytological findings and 403(71.96%) were inflammatory. Out of a total of 433(77.32%) abnormal Pap smears, only 30(6.92%) cases were reported to have epithelial cell abnormality. The 30 abnormal cases comprised of 13 cases with ASC-US, 11 cases of LSIL, two cases of HSIL, three cases of invasive squamous cell carcinoma and one case of adenocarcinoma cervix. Conclusion: Premalignant and malignant lesions of cervix can be diagnosed easily by Pap smears. The epithelial cell abnormality rate in our study was 5.36%.

Influence of Fuzheng Toudu Qudu Recipe on IL-2 and sIL-2R Contents in Patients with Minimal Residual Disease of Myelogenous Leukemia During Dendritic Cells Derived from CD34+Cells / 广州中医药大学学报

Objective To study the influence of serum containing Fuzheng Toudu Qudu Recipe, a Chinese formula with the actions of supporting healthy qi to expel and remove toxicity, on serum levels of interleukin 2 (IL-2) and soluble interleukin 2 receptor (sIL-2R) at different stages of CD34+derived dendritic cells (DC) of patients with minimal residual disease of myelogenous leukemia ( MRD-L) , and to explore the biological mechanism of Fuzheng Toudu Qudu Recipe in promoting CD34+ to transform into DC in MRD-L patients. Methods Bone marrow mononuclear cells ( BMMC) were separated from the bone marrow of acute myeloid leukemia patients at complete remission stage by using Ficoll centrifugation. CD34+ cells were isolated by using immuno-magnetic mircobeads method, and then were cultured with various concentrations of Chinese medicine medicated serum and cytokines in vitro for the induction of DC. The morphologic characteristics of DC were observed with the inverted phase contrast microscope, and the expression levels of DC surface molecules such as CD83, CD80, CD86, CD1a and HLA-DR were detected by using flow cytometry. On culturing day 0, 6 and 9, serum levels of IL-2 and sIL-2R of each group were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ( ELISA). Results ( 1) Chinese medicine medicated serum combined with cytokines was effective on promoting CD34+ to differentiate into DC with typical morphology, and inducing DC to have high expression of CD80, CD83, CD86 and HLA-DR, which differed from those in fetal calf serum (FCS) group and blank rabbit serum group (P0.05) . At the same time point, combination groups had lower IL-2 content than the blank rabbit serum group (P<0.05 or P<0.01). Conclusion Fuzheng Toudu Qudu Recipe is effective on increasing serum content of IL-2 and reducing sIL-2R content, and the changes of cytokine contents are more obvious along with the maturity of DC, which indicates that the recipe plays positive effect in the process of promoting CD34+cells to differentiate into DC.

A study on clinical characteristics for T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia with SIL-TAL1 fusion gene / 白血病·淋巴瘤

Objective To investigate the clinical characteristics and outcome of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) with SIL-TAL1 rearrangement.Methods 62 newly diagnosed T-ALL patients including 15 patients with SIL-TAL1 rearrangement were systemically reviewed.Results Compared with SIL-TAL1-T-ALL patients,SIL-TAL1 + T-ALL patients was characterized by higher white blood cell count (P =0.029) at diagnosis,predominant cortical T-ALL immunophenotype (P =0.028) of the leukemic blasts,a higher prevalence of acute tumor lysis syndrome (P ＜ 0.001) and disseminated intravascular coagulation (P ＜ 0.001),which led to a higher early mortality (26.7 ％ (4/15) vs 4.3 ％ (2/47),P =0.011).Compared with SIL-TAL1-patients,SIL-TAL1+ patients had shorter relapse free survival (2 months vs 12 months,P =0.007) and overall survival (4 months vs 25 months,P =0.002).Conclusion SIL-TAL1 rearrangement identifies a distinct subtype with inferior outcome which could allow for individual therapeutic stratification for T-ALL patients.