人外周血单核细胞和脐血CD34+细胞来源的树突细胞比较

目的比较从人外周血单核细胞及脐血CD34+细胞诱导树突细胞(DC)的方法及其特性.方法用淋巴细胞分离液分离外周血单个核细胞,贴壁法获得单核细胞;经GM-CSF及IL-4诱导获得DC.磁性活化细胞分选系统(MACS)分选脐血CD34+细胞,以GM-CSF、IL-4、TNF-α、SCF、FL、TPO等细胞因子诱导获得DC.用电镜、普通显微镜观察DC形态;流式细胞仪分析DC表型;同种混合淋巴细胞反应(allo-MLR)观察DC刺激T淋巴细胞增殖的能力.结果外周血单核细胞在因子GM-CSF、IL-4、TNF-α,脐血CD34+细胞在GM-CSF、IL-4、TNF-α、SCF、FL、TPO等因子作用下,可生成DC,并表达相应的DC分化抗原CD14、CD80、CD83、CD86、HLA-DR.脐血CD34+细胞具有较强的扩增能力,经2周诱导,体系细胞数可增加173.8士26.7倍,两种来源的DC均能刺激同种异体淋巴细胞的增殖反应.结论外周血单核细胞与脐血CD34+细胞,在体外均可诱导成DC,并具有相应的DC分化抗原和功能.     

The “graft versus leukemia” effect under conditions of mixed chimeric hemopoiesis

The “graft versus leukemia” effect can be induced in (C57B1/6×DBA) F₁ mice by two transplantations of cell suspensions containing bone marrow cells and splenocytes of (CBA×C57B1/6) F₁ mice and an injection of cyclophosphamide. The recipients of cell allotransplants were characterized by mixed chimeric hemopoiesis. These data outline a new approach to induction of the graft versus leukemia effect, requiring no complete elimination of the recipient's hemopoiesis and characterized by a low probability of lethal graft-versus-host reaction. Translated fromByulleten' Eksperimental'noi Biologii i Meditsiny, Vol. 123, No. 5, pp. 562–565, May, 1997     

Effects of Polyethyleneglycol Chain Length and Phospholipid Acyl Chain Composition on the Interaction of Polyethyleneglycol-phospholipid Conjugates with Phospholipid: Implications in Liposomal Drug Delivery

Purpose. The purpose of this study was to investigate polyethyleneglycol(PEG)-phosphatidylethanolamine(PE) conjugate interaction with phospholipid bilayers, in an attempt to explain the dependence of liposome circulation time on formulation. Methods. Differential scanning calorimetry, electron microscopy, dynamic light scattering and NMR were the major methods used in the study. Results. Mixtures of PEG-phospholipid conjugates and phosphatidylcholine existed in three different physical states: a lamellar phase with components exhibiting some miscibility, a lamellar phase with components phase separated, and mixed micelles. Beyond 7 mol% of PEG(l,000–3,000)-dipalmitoyl phosphatidylethanolamine (DPPE), and 11 mol% PEG(5,000)-DPPE in dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine (DPPC), a strong tendency towards mixed micelle formation was observed. All concentrations of PEG(12,000)-DPPE and PEG(5,000)-DPPE beyond 8 mol% formed phase separated lamellae with phosphatidylcholine. Decreasing the acyl chain length from C_16:0 to C_14:0 caused a decrease in tendency towards micelle formation and phase separation. These tendencies increased upon increasing acyl chain length to C_18:0. Phase separation was at least partly due to PEG chain-chain interaction. This was supported by an increased fraction of PEG chains exhibiting a fast NMR transverse relaxation in DPPC/PEG(5,000)-DPPE mixtures as compared to that in distearoyl phosphatidylcholine (DSPC)/PEG(5,000)-dioleoyl-PE (DOPE). Conclusions. These phenomena are discussed in relation to both bilayer and steric stabilization of liposomes, and the lack of prolonged circulation with certain formulations is discussed.     

Antilymphoproliferative activity of ethanolic extract of Boerhaavia diffusa roots

Extracts of plants have been widely evaluated for possible antiproliferative and anticarcinogenic properties. The antiproliferative activity of ethanolic extract of Boerhaavia diffusa, a plant used in traditional medicine, was evaluated in several cells. It inhibited T cell mitogen phytohemagglutinin and concanavalin A-stimulated proliferation of human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). It also inhibited purified protein derivative antigen-stimulated PBMC proliferation and human mixed lymphocyte culture. In addition, B. diffusa extract inhibited the growth of several cell lines of mouse and human origin, such as mouse macrophage cells (RAW 264.7), human macrophage cells (U937), human monocytic cells (THP-1), mouse fibroblast cells (L929), human embryonic kidney cells (HEK293), mouse liver cells (BNLCL.2), African green monkey kidney cells (COS-1), mouse lymphoma cells (EL-4), human erythroleukemic cells (K562), and human T cells (Jurkat). The present study has demonstrated the antiproliferative potential of ethanolic extract of B. diffusa in vitro.     

Comparing non-hierarchical models: Application to non-linear mixed effects modeling

There is no method available to compare the fit of two non-hierarchical non-linear mixed effects models, although the common practice is to select the model with the lower objective function. Bootstrapping the log-likelihood differences (LLDs) of non-hierarchical models and constructing a bootstrap confidence interval on the LLDs is proposed for comparing the goodness-of-fit of such models. This is illustrated with different parameterizations of clearance models for an anti-infective agent in a longitudinal pharmacokinetic study which are compared. Additive and exponential models of creatinine clearance as a predictor of clearance are used as examples.     

Primary carcinosarcoma of the vagina

Primary carcinosarcoma of the vagina is a very rare tumor, with only eight cases diagnosed as carcinosarcoma in the literature that we are aware of. We recently encountered a case of primary carcinosarcoma of the vagina in a 75-year-old woman. The patient had a history of hysterectomy and bilateral ovariectomy for uterine corpus cancer at 55 years of age. Recurrence of the cancer was suspected 17 years after the operation and irradiation therapy was performed, but the patient died 3 years after the recurrence. Autopsy revealed a mass lesion in the pelvic cavity that originated in the vagina. Histological examination showed that the tumor contained anaplastic carcinoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, leiomyosarcoma and chondrosarcoma components, and it was diagnosed as carcinosarcoma. The histological diagnosis of the uterine corpus cancer was well-differentiated adenocarcinoma, and there was no sarcomatous component. The carcinosarcoma occurred 17 years after the hysterectomy, and it was concluded to be a primary carcinosarcoma of the vagina. This is the first case of primary vaginal carcinosarcoma in which the epithelial and sarcomatous components were clearly identified histologically and immunohistochemically.     

Malignant ovarian mixed germ cell tumour: a rare combination

Ovarian germ cell tumours are very rare and affect mainly young girls and women. Due to this, the conservation of reproductive potential is of great concern. One of the most remarkable advances in oncology is in the treatment of malignant ovarian germ cell tumours. Two histological groups are distinguished: dygerminomas, equivalent to testicular seminomas, and non-dysgerminomatous tumours. We report a case of a 30-year-old nulliparous woman who presented with persistent per vaginal bleeding and was found to have a malignant mixed germ cell tumour comprising of both embryonal carcinoma and choriocarcinoma.     

The major histocompatibility complex (CyLA) of the cynomolgus monkey. I. Serologic definition of 21 specificities

Thirty-seven lymphocytotoxic antisera, 27 of which were raised by immunization with skin grafts and blood from partially matched donors, were tested against cells obtained from 218 unrelated animals and 205 offspring from a colony of cynomolgus monkey (Macaca fascicularis). Evidence was obtained for the presence of at least 21 specificities defined by cluster analysis and segregation within families. Allelic relationships between 16 specificities was suggested by segregation patterns, the absence of triplets and statistical analysis of association in the unrelated population sample. The data support a two-locus model, with tentative assignment of seven specificities to the A locus and six to the B locus. That these lymphocyte alloantigens constitute the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) of the cynomolgus monkey is suggested by analogy with other known MHCs and by the increased survival times of skin grafts between paternally matched half sibs compared to haplodistinct full sibs.     

Cell-Growth Kinetics and Karyotype Analysis of Human Memory Lymphocytes Responding to Alloantigen and Mitogen

Peripheral-blood lymphocytes were primed in vitro with the mitogen phytohemagglutinin (PHA) or with allogeneic cells and their memory responses studied following sequential restimulation with either mitogen or alloantigen. Chromosome preparations were made every 12 hours following exposure to the stimulating agents. Cultures were labeled with BUdR for sister-chromatid staining of the chromosomes which provided information about the kinetics of cell growth and rates of sister chromatid exchange. Cultures containing no BUdR were used for the investigation of cell karyotypes after chromosome-banding.Following PHA as well as alloantigen restimulation, an earlier reaction of the responding cells was observed. The peak response after the first stimulation was found at 120 h with allogeneic stimulation and at 60 h with mitogen stimulation. In the second round of stimulation, the peak occurred after 48 h (allogeneic) and 36 h (PHA) and following the third stimulation after 36 h (allogeneic) and 24 h (PHA). The speed of cell growth was decreased following restimulation with either alloantigen and mitogen. In contrast to the allogeneic restimulation, the number of cells responding after PHA restimulation was decreased.No systematic numerical or structural aberration of the karyotype was detected following repeated stimulation with either alloantigen or mitogen. In this sense, the lymphocyte subpopulations selected by repeated stimulation did not differ from the starting material. On the other hand, the sister-chromatid exchange (SCE) frequency was increased following allogeneic restimulation, whereas it remained constant with PHA restimulation.     

人sCD40L-Ig重组腺病毒载体的构建、表达及功能检测

目的:构建含有分泌型人胞外区CD40L融合蛋白(sCD40L-Ig)基因的重组腺病毒载体,确定其表达和功能学意义。方法:通过PCR获得人源IgGFc和sCD40L基因并予以连接,将其插入到腺病毒穿梭质粒pAdTrack-CMV中,构建重组质粒pAdTrack-sCD40L-Ig。将其与pAdEasy-1-BJ5183菌行同源重组后,用293细胞包装,通过观察绿色荧光蛋白(GFP)和Western blot分析等方法鉴定重组腺病毒,并进行双向混合淋巴细胞反应(MLR)以确定其功能。结果:所构建的sCD40L-Ig基因的重组腺病毒,经酶切和PCR鉴定正确。原代腺病毒的滴度达到2.69×1011pfu/L,并有相对分子质量(Mr)为61×103的目的蛋白表达。MLR显示,重组腺病毒对淋巴细胞的增殖有抑制作用。结论:成功地构建了含有sCD40L-Ig基因的重组腺病毒,并对MLR有抑制作用。