术前血清CA125、HE4和中性粒细胞与淋巴细胞比值联合检测在子宫内膜癌诊断中的作用

目的:探讨血清糖类抗原125（carbohydrate antigen 125，CA125）、人附睾蛋白4（human epididymis protein 4，HE4）、中性粒细胞与淋巴细胞比值（neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio，NLR）联合检测在子宫内膜癌诊断中的作用。方法:选取42例子宫内膜癌患者、50例子宫内膜良性疾病患者和50例健康体检人群。采用SYSMEX XN550全自动血液分析仪计数术前外周血中性粒细胞和淋巴细胞，计算NLR；采用Maglumi4000全自动化学发光仪检测术前血清CA125、HE4水平。采用ROC曲线分析CA125、HE4、NLR和三者联合指标在诊断子宫内膜癌中的作用。结果:外周血NLR在健康组、良性组和子宫内膜癌组中逐渐增高，且差异有统计学意义（P<0.05）；子宫内膜癌组HE4表达量显著高于良性组与健康组（P<0.05），而良性组与健康组之间差异无统计学意义（P>0.05）；CA125表达量在三组中差异无统计学意义（P>0.05）。CA125、HE4、NLR及三者联合标记物的AUC分别为0.530、0.733、0.795、0.823，当分别取它们的临界值时，特异性分别为70.8%、85.1%、61.7%、83.0%，敏感性分别为40.0%、63.3%、86.7%、73.3%。单项指标NLR的敏感性最高，HE4的特异性最高，联合指标的特异性和敏感性都很高。结论:术前血清CA125、HE4和NLR联合检测具有较高的特异性和敏感性，联合检测可以互为补充，提高子宫内膜癌的诊断准确率，对子宫内膜癌的诊断具有指导意义。     

α7 nAChRs expressed on antigen presenting cells are insensitive to the conventional antagonists α-bungarotoxin and methyllycaconitine

Expression of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) on antigen presenting cells (APCs), such as macrophages and dendritic cells, is now well established. We have shown that GTS-21, a selective α7 nAChR agonist, downregulates APC-dependent CD4⁺ T cell differentiation into regulatory T cells (Tregs) and effector Th1, Th2 and Th17 cells by inhibiting antigen processing, thereby interfering with antigen presentation. α7 nAChRs on Jurkat human leukemic T cells require functional T cell receptors (TCRs)/CD3 and leukocyte-specific tyrosine kinase to mediate nicotine-induced Ca²⁺-signaling via Ca²⁺ release from intracellular stores, and are insensitive to two conventional α7 nAChR antagonists, α-bungarotoxin (α-BTX) and methyllycaconitine (MLA). We investigated the effects of GTS-21, α-BTX and MLA on ovalbumin (OVA)-induced Th cytokine release from spleen cells isolated from OVA-specific TCR transgenic DO11.10 mice. We found that: (1) GTS-21 dose-dependently suppresses OVA-induced IFN-γ, IL-4 and IL-17 release, but neither α-BTX nor MLA alone affected the OVA-induced cytokine release. (2) Neither α-BTX nor MLA abolished the suppressive effects of GTS-21 on IFN-γ and IL-17 release from OVA-activated DO11.10 spleen cells. (3) GTS-21 significantly suppressed OVA-induced APC-dependent CD4⁺ T cell differentiation into Tregs. Neither MLA nor mecamylamine, a non-specific nAChR antagonist, abolished the suppressive effect of GTS-21 on Treg differentiation. These results suggest that α7 nAChRs on APCs involved in cytokine synthesis and T cell differentiation are insensitive to the conventional α7 nAChR antagonists, α-BTX and MLA, and that α7 nAChRs on APCs differ pharmacologically from those in neurons.     

血清CEA、CA72-4及CA125联合诊断胃癌术后腹膜转移

目的:探讨血清CEA、CA72-4及CA125联合诊断胃癌术后腹膜转移的价值，为临床诊治提供参考。方法:以我院于2015年11月至2016年11月因胃癌术后在本院复查且相关临床资料齐全患者120例作为研究对象并进行回顾性分析，按照有无腹膜转移分为转移组（38例）和无转移组（82例）。对比两组患者的血清CEA、CA72-4及CA125变化及单项诊断效能，并采用ROC曲线法对比三种肿瘤标志物的诊断效能。结果:转移组患者的血清CEA、CA72-4及CA125水平均高于无转移组，差异有统计学意义（P＜0.05）。三个单项指标比较，CA125灵敏度为73.3%，特异度为81.8%，均为三者最高，差异均有统计学意义（P＜0.05）。联合诊断比较，CEA+CA72-4+CA125联合检测的灵敏度最高（91.7%），但特异度最低（41.7%），差异均有统计学意义(P＜0.05)。结论:胃癌术后腹膜转移患者血清CEA、CA72-4及CA125均升高，且单项诊断CA125的灵敏度及特异度最高，而三项联合诊断的灵敏度最高，但特异度最低，值得临床参考。     

程序性细胞死亡蛋白配体1在结直肠癌免疫治疗中的研究进展

近年来,抗程序性细胞死亡蛋白1(PD-1)药物在转移性结直肠癌患者错配修复缺陷治疗中的成功使得该疾病的免疫治疗得以重视。然而,失配修复缺陷的结直肠癌患者仅占结肠癌患者的一部分。目前的研究重点是将免疫治疗应用到疾病的早期阶段,包括辅助一线治疗,以及检测免疫检查点抑制剂治疗的敏感性。然而,哪些患者能够从该免疫治疗中获益仍是值得商榷的问题,因为这类药物具有自身免疫毒性。PD-1的配体之一程序性细胞死亡蛋白配体1(PD-L1)作为一种检测生物标记物,其检测可以通过免疫组化来实现。但其免疫组化的检测存在一些混杂因素,包括应用不同的检测抗体、不同的免疫组化临界值、肿瘤组织的采集准备方式不同、处理过程的不同、原发与继发的活检标本、肿瘤源性或诱导的PD-L1表达,以及肿瘤与免疫细胞的染色等。目前的结果表明,免疫组化检测肿瘤过表达PD-L1的患者在接受抗PD-L1治疗时临床效果更理想,而有些低表达的肿瘤也对该治疗有所缓解,这使PD-L1的分析中存在复杂性。阐明宿主免疫系统与肿瘤微环境的机制则能够更好地解释针对PD-L1药物是否让患者受益。     

miR-125b-5p对喉鳞状细胞癌细胞能量代谢及增殖的影响

目的  探讨miR-125b-5p对喉鳞状细胞癌（laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma，LSCC）细胞能量代谢和增殖的影响及其可能的作用机制。方法 实验分为miR-125b-5p转染组（miR-125b-5p模拟物转染LSCC）和对照组（空质粒转染LSCC细胞）。采用RT-qPCR 检测miR-125b-5p在正常支气管上皮细胞和LSCC细胞中的表达，CCK-8和流式细胞术检测LSCC细胞增殖、凋亡情况，Western blot检测miR-125b-5p过表达后LSCC中HK2的表达，3H-2DG法和乳酸盐比色测定实验分别检测LSCC细胞葡萄糖消耗和乳酸产生的情况。结果 RT-qPCR实验结果显示，与正常支气管上皮细胞相比，LSCC细胞中miR-125b-5p的表达降低（0.68±0.03 vs 0.22±0.05，t=7.025，P=0.001）。CCK-8实验结果显示，转染72 h和96 h后，miR-125b-5p转染组LSCC细胞的增殖能力均较对照组明显降低（P<0.05）。流式细胞术检测结果显示，miR-125b-5p转染组LSCC细胞凋亡率较对照组升高 ［（37.52±2.34）% vs （12.46±3.52）%，t=7.025，P<0.001）］，但细胞集落形成能力降低（0.29±0.02 vs 1.02±0.03，t=5.689，P=0.005）；荧光素酶报告基因测定实验结果显示，miR-125b-5p转染组的荧光素酶活性低于对照组（0.32±0.03 vs 1.01±0.02，t=7.543，P=0.001）；Western blot法实验结果显示，miR-125b-5p转染组HK2蛋白表达水平较对照组降低（0.12±0.02 vs 0.75±0.03，t=5.875，P=0.023）；miR-125b-5p转染组葡萄糖消耗量［（3.85±0.86） dpm/mg vs （10.52±1.34） dpm/mg，t=6.118，P=0.005］以及乳酸产生量［（4.23±1.36） dpm/mg vs （10.96±2.45） dpm/mg，t=5.907，P=0.002］亦较对照组降低。结论 miR-125b-5p可能通过下调HK2表达降低喉鳞状细胞癌细胞的能量代谢和增殖能力，诱导细胞凋亡。     

曼月乐治疗子宫内膜异位症的效用分析

目的:探讨曼月乐对子宫内膜异位症的治疗效果。方法:选取98例我院在2015年12月—2018年12月收治的子宫内膜异位症患者进行研究,按照入院顺序分成对照组和观察组,各49例。对照组用妈富隆治疗,观察组用曼月乐治疗,比较两组治疗情况。结果:观察组疾病治疗总有效率高于对照组,不良反应发生率低于对照组(95.92%VS79.59%,6.12%VS22.45%)(P<0.05);两组治疗前疼痛程度、子宫内膜厚度、糖类抗原125水平对比差异无统计学意义(P>0.05),观察组治疗后痛程度、子宫内膜厚度、糖类抗原125水平低于对照组[(4.98±1.09)分VS(5.72±1.32)分,(0.58±0.15)cmVS(0.68±0.16)cm,(59.34±1.81)U/mLVS(60.28±1.76)U/mL](P<0.05)。结论:在子宫内膜异位症的治疗中使用曼月乐,可提高治疗效果,缓解疼痛感,降低不良反应发生风险,推广应用价值高。     

Liver Transplantation Following Life-threatening Abdominal Trauma: A Case Series of 5 Patients at a Single Institution

Managing traumatic liver injury (TLI) is always challenging and demands precise clinical judgment. Currently, treatment of TLI in most circumstances is non-operative; however, surgical therapy might be required for severe TLI, particularly those that result in extensive blood loss. In the current institutional study carried out from June 1995 to April 2017, we describe our experience with 5 patients who received an orthotopic liver transplant for severe TLI. One patient passed away postoperatively from cerebral edema; 1 patient died of renal failure 4 years after the liver transplantation, and 3 patients are still alive. Based on our experience, we conclude that in patients with TLI, especially those with uncontrollable bleeding or those who develop liver failure, liver transplantation should be taken into consideration.     

Inhibiting hydrogen sulfide production in umbilical stem cells reduces their protective effects during experimental necrotizing enterocolitis

IntroductionUmbilical mesenchymal stem cells (USC) have been shown to reduce illness in animal models of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), possibly through the paracrine release of hydrogen sulfide (H₂S). We hypothesized that animals treated with USCs with inhibited H₂S synthesis would exhibit more severe disease.MethodsNEC was induced in five-day-old mouse pups by formula feeding and hypoxic and hypothermic stress. Experimental groups received intraperitoneal injection of either saline vehicle or 80,000cells/gram of one of the following cell types: USC, USCs with negative-control siRNA, or USCs with targeted siRNA inhibition of the H₂S-producing enzymes. Pups were monitored by clinical assessment and after euthanasia, intestine and lung histologic injury were scored. Tissue was homogenized, and concentrations of IL-6, IL-10, and VEGF were determined by ELISA. For statistical analysis, p < 0.05 was considered significant.ResultsAnimals treated with negative-control siRNA USCs were significantly improved compared to vehicle. Clinical sickness scores as well as intestinal and lung histologic injury scores in the targeted siRNA groups were significantly worse when compared to the negative-control siRNA group. IL-6, IL-10, and VEGF had varying patterns of expression in the different groups.ConclusionInhibition of H₂S production in USCs reduces the beneficial effects of these cells during therapy in experimental NEC.Level of evidenceAnimal studies are typically described as “foundational evidence” without a true level assigned.Type of studyAnimal Study.     

Dissected Aorta Repair Through Stent Implantation trial: Canadian results

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We describe the Canadian results of the Ascyrus Medical Dissection Stent (AMDS), a novel partially uncovered aortic arch hybrid graft implanted antegrade during hypothermic circulatory arrest to promote true lumen expansion and enhance aortic remodeling.