High infiltration of mast cells is associated with improved response to adjuvant chemotherapy in gallbladder cancer

Recent studies have reported that tumor‐infiltrating mast cells (TIM) play an important role in tumor regression, but the effect of TIM in gallbladder cancer (GBC) remains unclear. The present study aims to investigate the prognostic value of TIM in GBC patients and its responsiveness to gemcitabine‐based adjuvant chemotherapy (ACT). A total of 298 GBC patients from Zhongshan Hospital were recruited for this study. TIM infiltration was measured by immunohistochemical staining. Accumulation of TIM is significantly associated with prolonged overall survival in GBC patients. The benefit from gemcitabine‐based ACT was superior among patients with high infiltration of TIM with GBC. Multivariate analysis identified TIM infiltration as an independent prognostic factor for overall survival. A heatmap showed that TIM‐activated gene signatures were positively correlated with CD8+ T cells' gene signatures. Gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) suggested that TIM was related to multiple T cell‐related processes and signaling pathways, including the interferon gamma signaling pathway and the leukocyte migration signaling pathway. It was confirmed that CD8+ T cell infiltration was positively correlated with high TIM infiltration in tissue microarray (TMA), suggesting that TIM infiltration was linked to the immune surveillance in GBC. TIM can be used as an independent prognostic factor and a predictor of therapeutic response of gemcitabine‐based ACT in GBC patients, which may mediate immune surveillance by recruiting and activating CD8+ T cells in GBC.     

The key role of macrophage depolarization in the treatment of COPD with ergosterol both in vitro and in vivo

Macrophages are the most abundant immune cells in the lung, which play an important role in COPD. The anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidation of ergosterol are well documented. However, the effect of ergosterol on macrophage polarization has not been studied. The objective of this work was to investigate the effect of ergosterol on macrophage polarization in CSE-induced RAW264.7 cells and Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats COPD model. Our results demonstrate that CSE-induced macrophages tend to the M1 polarization via increasing ROS, IL-6 and TNF-α, as well as increasing MMP-9 to destroy the lung construction in both RAW264.7 cells and SD rats. However, treatment of RAW264.7 cells and SD rats with ergosterol inhibited CSE-induced inflammatory by decreasing ROS, IL-6 and TNF-α, and increasing IL-10 and TGF-β, shuffling the dynamic polarization of macrophages from M1 to M2 both in vitro and in vivo. Ergosterol also decreased the expression of M1 marker CD40, while increased that of M2 marker CD163. Moreover, ergosterol improved the lung characters in rats by decreasing MMP-9. Furthermore, ergosterol elevated HDAC3 activation and suppressed P300/CBP and PCAF activation as well as acetyl NF-κB/p65 and IKKβ, demonstrating that HDAC3 deacetylation was involved in the effect of ergosterol on macrophage polarization. These results also provide a proof in immunoregulation of ergosterol for therapeutic effects of cultured C. sinensis on COPD patients.     

主观疗效评价在恶性肿瘤中医药研究中的应用现状及进展

循证医学模式的引入使得恶性肿瘤中医治疗的有效性有了新的阐述途径,同时也对中医疗效评价体系提出了更高的要求。基于患者的自身感受,医师望闻问切四诊等得到的主观信息是主观疗效评价的重要组成方面,一直以来都是中医疗效评价的重要手段,其由单一的症状是否好转的评价发展至多重症状是否改善、整体生活质量是否提高等的评价方式,主观疗效评价的方式越来越丰富,也越来越规范,文章就目前主观疗效评价在中医药领域的研究现状及进展展开综述。     

PDCA循环在消化道肿瘤伴糖尿病患者营养全程管理中的效果观察

目的 探讨PDCA 循环在消化道肿瘤伴糖尿病患者营养全程管理中的效果观察。方法 运用PDCA循环对80例不同程度营养不良的消化道肿瘤伴糖尿病患者实施营养全程管理,比较干预前后患者的体重、BMI指数、糖化血红蛋白、血红蛋白、总蛋白、白蛋白及球蛋白水平。结果 患者血红蛋白、总蛋白、白蛋白及球蛋白水平均有提高,比较差异均有统计学意义(P＜0.05)。结论 PDCA循环管理在消化道肿瘤伴糖尿病患者营养全程管理中有较大的优势, 值得推广。     

64层螺旋CT三维成像在腹部来源不明肿瘤诊断中的应用效果

目的:探讨64层螺旋CT三维成像在腹部来源不明肿瘤诊断中的应用效果。方法:采用回顾性、总结性研究方法，选择2014年6月到2018年2月在我院经手术病理证实的腹部来源不明肿瘤患者122例，术中病理诊断为良性肿瘤42例(良性组)和恶性肿瘤80例(恶性组)，所有患者都给予64层螺旋CT三维扫描与重建，记录影像学特征，判断诊断效果。结果:良性组与恶性组的CT图像质量主观评分分别为(3.89±0.45)分和(4.54±0.34)分，对比差异有统计学意义(P=0.018)。恶性组平扫期、动脉期、门脉期的CT值都显著高于良性组(P＜0.05)。在122例患者中，以CPR/MPR/VR/MIP显示肿瘤供血动脉100例，占比82.0%。恶性组中79例中显示供血动脉，良性肿瘤中21例显示供血动脉，对比差异有统计学意义(P＜0.05)。CT判断恶性肿瘤79例，良性肿瘤43例，对腹部来源不明肿瘤的诊断敏感性与特异性分别为98.8%和100.0%。结论:腹部肿瘤来源不同，特别增大时诊断困难；64层螺旋CT三维成像可立体、直观地显示肿瘤形态及与周围器官的关系，而且可以显示肿瘤血供，为手术提供可靠依据。     

乳腺癌相关microRNA的研究进展

乳腺癌作为一种复杂的、表型多样性的遗传性疾病，涉及基因表达和各种结构的变化。如何早期诊断乳腺癌，降低乳腺癌发病率、死亡率一直是大众关注的焦点。微小RNA（microRNA）是一类内源性非编码单链RNA，广泛参与乳腺癌细胞的增殖、分化、凋亡等生理过程，并与乳腺癌患者的临床分期、淋巴结转移、远处转移等相关。现就microRNA在乳腺癌发生、发展过程中的作用，及其在该病诊疗过程中的应用作一综述，以期为乳腺癌的进一步研究提供新的思路。     

肿瘤相关基因MAGE-n的发现及研究进展

黑色素瘤抗原-n(MAGE-n)基因是本实验室从肝癌细胞系中克隆得到的MAGE家族新成员,该基因与已报道的MAGE家族基因不同,但与MAGE-A家族基因具有同源性,与MAGE-6、MAGE-3同源性最高。我们分别检测了MAGE-n在不同组织、细胞中的表达和分布情况,结果发现:在正常肝组织、肝硬化组织及其它非肿瘤组织中未检测到MAGE-n的表达,而在肝细胞癌、胃癌等恶性肿瘤组织中表达率较高,且在其他不同肿瘤中的表达水平有差异。后续研究筛选鉴定出了HLA-A2限制性CTL表位,体内外实验均显示出良好的抗肝癌免疫效应。MAGE-n的这种表达模式和免疫特性与MAGE家族其他基因相同,提示其可作为肿瘤免疫治疗,尤其是肝癌免疫治疗的靶分子,为肝癌的免疫治疗研究提供新的策略。现就MAGE-n的研究进展作以下综述。     

肌骨超声在腰痛诊断中的应用

腰痛已成为世界范围内主要的公共健康问题,常规的腰痛影像学检查会反复地对患者造成辐射伤害,并且存在一定的漏诊、误诊的可能性,延误治疗时机。肌骨超声是一种非侵入性的成像方法,具有安全、无创的特点,并且价格低廉,已经作为常用的腰痛辅助筛查手段。通过对腰痛的常规影像学检查手段进行分析比较,全面阐述肌骨超声在腰痛的诊断及康复过程中的价值,为更好地促进腰痛的诊断和康复提供理论基础。