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[ ABSTRACT] Tyrosine kinase inhibitors ( TKIs) are now advocated as the first-line treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia ( CML) , but facing resistance and relapse .Leukemia stem cells ( LSCs ) are leukemia-initiating cells as the source of resistance and relapse .It is therefore important to discover the molecular biomarker of LSCs for developing anti -LSC strategies in leukemic therapy .15-Lipoxygenase (15-LO) is a key enzyme in the pathway of arachidonic acid and plays an important role in the occurrence and development of CML , which is specifically required for chronic myeloid LSCs . This review summarizes the influence of 15-LO on the chronic myeloid LSC characteristics of marked survival , self-renewal, proliferation , differentiation and apoptosis .
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Objective To evaluate the serum organochlorine pesticides residues levels in breast cancer pa-tients with different estrogen receptor(ER). Methods 93 patients of breast cancer from Fengnan districtand 65 pa-tients from Tanghai county in Tangshan were selected,whose ER were detected by pathology and serum organochlo-fine pesticides (DDTs and HCHs) levels were detected and compared with gas chromatography/electron capture. Results The orders of detection rate of HCH isomer in breast cancer patients in two areas were β-HCH >δ-HCH > α-HCH >γ-HCH. The orders of detection rate of DDT isomer in breast cancer patients in two areas were PP'-DDE > PP'-DDT > OP'-DDT > PP'-DDD. The serum levels of β-HCH, PP'-DDE in breast cancer patients in two are-as were positively correlated with age (r=0.272 ,0.330 , P<0.01) or BMI (r=0.312,0.187, P <0.01, <0.05). There were statistical differences in the serum β-HCH,δ-HCH,PP'-DDE levels between the estrogen receptor posi-tive breast cancer patients and the estrogen receptor negative breast cancer patients in two areas (P<0.05 for each). Conclusion The serum organochlorine pesticides residues levels in breast cancer patients with positive es-trogen receptor are higher than that with negative estrogen receptor, implicating that breast cancer is dependent on es-trogen. The cause of breast cancer is likely due to estrogen-like effect of serum organochlorine pesticides residues.
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Objective To investigate whether cyclooxygenase-2(COX-2)expression are related to the clinicopathological features,and to microvessel density(MVD).Methods COX-2 expressions were detected in 45colorectal carcinoma samples by immunostaining.MVD was evaluated with the specific antibody CD105.Quantitationof COX-2 mRNA was performed by RT-PCR in 45 specimens of colorectal carcinoma.Results The expressions of COX-2 mRNA and protein were significant variation among lymphatic metastasis,high Dukes stages and grade of differation(P＜0.05);Increased value of MVD were significant variation among lymphatic metastasis,high Dukes stage and depth of tumor invasion(P＜0.05).Both the overexpression of COX-2 protein and mRNA was positively correlated with the value of MVD(P＜0.05).Conclusion COX-2 plays an important role in the development of colorectal carcinoma.COX-2 may up-regulate the value of MVD,which induces angiogenesis and accordingly contributes to metastasis.
