单倍体相合造血干细胞联合脐带血间充质干细胞移植治疗急性重型再生障碍性贫血的疗效观察

本研究探讨单倍体相合造血干细胞移植联合脐带血间充质干细胞治疗重型再生障碍性贫血(SAA)的方法和疗效。对5例SAA的患者进行了单倍体相合造血干细胞移植。移植物选择单倍体相合供者骨髓或外周造血干细胞加脐带血间充质干细胞。观察移植后临床造血重建时间及近期并发症。结果显示,所有SAA患者移植后均获得造血重建,白细胞计数大于2×109/L的平均时间是13.8天,血小板计数大于20×109/L的平均时间是17.8天,第30天行患者外周血STR-PCR检测显示为完全供者的基因型。除1例发生癫痫失去联系外,其余4例均无病存活至今,仍在继续随访中。总之,单倍体相合造血干细胞联合脐带血间充质干细胞移植是治疗急性SAA有效可行的方法,但还须大样本的研究。     

父母供子女单倍型造血干细胞移植治疗恶性血液病

背景：单倍型造血干细胞移植是治疗恶性血液病的一种有效方法,合适的供者及快速查找到合适的供者有助于提高移植的成功率。目的：比较父母供子女单倍型造血干细胞移植治疗恶性血液病的临床疗效。方法：对郑州大学第一附属医院92例恶性血液病患者行父母为供者的单倍型造血干细胞移植治疗,分为父供子移植、父供女移植、母供子移植、母供女移植4组,对比4组患者移植物抗宿主病的发生率、复发率、2年无病生存率及总生存率等。结果与结论：92例患者均完全植入并获得造血重建,4组急性移植物抗宿主病发生率、慢性移植物抗宿主病发生率和复发率差异无显著性意义（P〉0.05）。但4组Ⅲ、Ⅳ度急性移植物抗宿主病发生率、2年无病生存率、2年总生存率差异有显著性意义（P〈0.05）。其中父供子移植组、母供女移植组的Ⅲ、Ⅳ度急性移植物抗宿主病发生率低于父供女移植组和母供子移植组;同时父供子移植组和母供女移植组的2年无病生存率、2年总生存率高于父供女移植组和母供子移植组。可见父母供子女单倍型造血干细胞移植是安全可行的,供受者性别相同比供受者性别不同的疗效好。     

HLA-Cw位点在单倍型相合的造血干细胞移植中作用的初步探讨

目的 探讨HLA—Cw位点对单倍型相合的造血干细胞移植（HSCT）预后的影响。方法 对单倍型相合的供受者进行HLA—A、B、DR、Cw位点检测，总结2002年7月至2006年3月接受HLA单倍型相合HSCT的21例恶性血液病患者（标危8例，高危13例）的临床资料，分析HLA-Cw位点对移植物抗宿主病（GVHD）及生存率的影响。结果 20例患者获得稳定的造血重建，HLA—Cw相合组（13例）和不合组（7例）患者移植后中性粒细胞达0．5×10^9／L的中位时间分别为12d和13d，血小板达20×10^9／L的中位时间分别为20d和23d；两组差异无统计学意义（P〉0．05）。HLA—Cw相合组Ⅱ～Ⅳ度急性GVHD发生率为76．9％，HLA—Cw不合组为14．3％，差异有统计学意义（P〈0．05）。HLA—Cw相合组慢性GVHD的发生率为85．7％，HLA—Cw不合组为57．1％，差异无统计学意义（P〉0．05）。两组28个月累积生存率分别为49．0％和85．7％（P〉0．05）。存活患者Karnofsky评分大于90％。结论 在单倍体相合的HSCT中，选择与受者HLA-Cw位点不合的供者，有助于减低急性GVHD的发生率，有利于长期生存，可以作为供者优化选择的指标之一。     

父母供者外周血单倍体干细胞移植治疗儿童复发难治急性白血病

背景：儿童复发难治急性白血病单纯化学治疗效果极差,异基因造血干细胞移植是治愈该类疾病的惟一有效方法。研究显示单倍体移植与同胞相合及非亲缘全相合造血干细胞移植的治疗效果接近,甚至优于后者,且父母作为供者单倍体造血干细胞移植依从性好,能够保证移植干细胞数量及预防原发病复发,明显提高了患者移植成功率及长期无白血病生存率。目的：回顾分析父母供者单倍体外周血造血干细胞移植治疗儿童复发难治急性白血病的疗效。方法：入选35例父母供者外周血单倍体造血干细胞移植治疗儿童复发难治急性白血病。均采用＂改良1,4-丁二醇二甲磺酸酯/环磷酰胺＋胸腺细胞免疫球蛋白＂预处理方案和环孢素、吗替麦考酚酯及甲氨蝶呤三联短程预防移植物抗宿主病。结果与结论：35例父母供者外周血单倍体造血干细胞移植治疗儿童复发难治急性白血病均植入成功。135例患儿回输单个核细胞中位数为5.82（3.23-8.45）×108/kg,其中CD34＋细胞中位数为4.52（2.37-11.51）×106/kg。2干细胞回输后100 d内,移植相关死亡率为14.3%。33-Ⅱ度急性移植物抗宿主病发生率为34.3%,Ⅲ-Ⅳ度急性移植物抗宿主病发生率为37.1%,慢性移植物抗宿主病总发生率为42.9%。42年无白血病生存率为42.9%,2年总生存率为51.4%,2年原发病复发率为34.3%,中位生存时间为24个月。提示对于无人类白细胞抗原相合同胞供者及不能及时寻找到非血缘人类白细胞抗原相合供者的儿童复发难治急性白血病,父母供者外周血单倍体造血干细胞移植是一种高效可行的治疗方法。     

Fibroblast growth factor improves the motility of human mesenchymal stem cells expanded in a human plasma‐derived xeno‐free medium through αVβ3 integrin

Human mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) are being explored for cell therapies targeting varied human diseases. For that, cells are being expanded in vitro, many times with fetal bovine serum (FBS) as the main source of growth factors. However, animal‐derived components should not be used, to avoid immune rejection from the patient that receives the MSC. To solve this issue, different xeno‐free media are being developed, and an industrial‐grade human plasma fraction (SCC) is a promising candidate to substitute FBS. Indeed, we have previously shown that MSC expanded in SCC‐medium maintain their phenotype and genetic stability. However, a reduction on MSC motility was observed when comparing with MSC motility on FBS‐medium. Thus, in this present study, we have tested different factors to improve the motility of MSC in SCC‐medium. Time lapse assays and experiments with transwells revealed that supplementation of the xeno‐free medium with FGF or PDGF, but not TNF‐α or SDF‐1, increased MSC motility. Interestingly, FGF and PDGF supplementation also led to alterations on MSC morphology to a shape similar to the one observed when using FBS. The mechanism behind the effect of FGF on MSC motility involved the increased expression of αVβ3 integrin. Furthermore, assays with small molecule inhibitors revealed that the signalling molecule p38 MAPK is important for MSC motility and that MEK/ERK and PI3K/AKT also have a role on FGF‐supplemented expanded MSC. Thus, it was found that FGF supplementation can improve the motility of xeno‐free‐expanded MSC and that the cells motility is regulated by αVβ3 integrin.     

γδ TCR T lymphoblastic leukemia in a child presenting with marked hyperleukocytosis

γδ TCR T lymphoblastic leukemia is rare in children and should be differentiated mainly from hepatosplenic T‐cell lymphoma in this age group.     

氟达拉滨替代环磷酰胺的预处理方案用于单倍型造血干细胞移植

目的 探讨含氟达拉滨的预处理方案对单倍型造血干细胞移植(HSCT)治疗的可行性和安全性.方法 对35例恶性血液病患者进行单倍型HSCT,其中标危4例,高危16例,复发未缓解15例,所有患者改良预处理用氟达拉滨取代静脉环磷酰胺,氟达拉滨用量为40 mg·m-2·d-1,连用5 d,供者接受rhG-CSF后采集造血干细胞,1例外周血HSCT,1例骨髓移植,33例骨髓加外周血造血干细胞联合移植,移植后观察预处理方案相关不良反应、植入、移植物抗宿主病(GVHD)发生和无病生存状况.结果 所有患者均植入成功,34例患者第1次取得持久植入;1例患者排斥母亲植入物后再进行父亲供髓移植后取得持久植入.所有患者均能较好耐受该预处理方案,无一例因预处理相关不良反应而早期死亡,无肝静脉闭塞病发生.Ⅲ～Ⅳ度急性GVHD 4例,Ⅲ度以上急性GVHD累计发生率为12.1%,慢性GVHD累汁发生率为31.7%.随访时间为8～25个月,死亡6例,复发死亡3例,而非疾病复发死亡3例,其中急性GVHD死亡例,真菌感染死亡1例,其余29例患者仍无病存活,Kaplan-Meier分析无病生存率达79.7%.结论 单倍型移植预处理用氟达拉滨取代静脉环磷酰胺安全可行,降低了方案相关不良反应,且未增加复发和感染率,有利于减少严重急性GVHD、提高移植成功率.     

Electromagnetic fields counteract IL‐1β activity during chondrogenesis of bovine mesenchymal stem cells

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common joint disease associated with articular cartilage degeneration. To improve the therapeutic options of OA, tissue engineering based on the use of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) has emerged. However, the presence of inflammatory cytokines, such as interleukin‐1β (IL‐1β), during chondrogenesis reduces the efficacy of cartilage engineering repair procedures by preventing chondrogenic differentiation. Previous studies have shown that electromagnetic fields (EMFs) stimulate anabolic processes in OA cartilage and limit IL‐1β catabolic effects. We investigated the role of EMFs during chondrogenic differentiation of MSCs, isolated from bovine synovial fluid, in the absence and presence of IL‐1β. Pellets of MSCs were differentiated for 3 and 5 weeks with transforming growth factor‐β3 (TGFβ3), in the absence and presence of IL‐1β and exposed or unexposed to EMFs. Biochemical, quantitative real‐time RT–PCR and histological results showed that EMFs alone or in the presence of TGFβ3 play a limited role in promoting chondrogenic differentiation. Notably, in the presence of IL‐1β and TGFβ3 a recovery of proteoglycan (PG) synthesis, PG content and aggrecan and type II collagen mRNA expression in the EMF‐exposed compared to unexposed pellets was observed. Also, histological and immunohistochemical results showed an increase in staining for alcian blue, type II collagen and aggrecan in EMF‐exposed pellets. In conclusion, this study shows a significant role of EMFs in counteracting the IL‐1β‐induced inhibition of chondrogenesis, suggesting EMFs as a therapeutic strategy for improving the clinical outcome of cartilage engineering repair procedures, based on the use of MSCs. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

第二次单倍体造血干细胞移植治疗首次移植失败再生障碍性贫血并发淋巴瘤1例

背景：急性重型再生障碍性贫血第一次异基因造血干细胞移植失败对患儿是严重致命的,若同时合并有继发性淋巴瘤等多种并发症,治疗就更为棘手,目前无成功方法可借鉴。目的：探讨第二次HLA单倍体造血干细胞移植治疗首次移植失败且并发淋巴瘤的急性重型再生障碍性贫血患儿的有效性和安全性。方法：回顾性分析1例急性重型再障患儿的二次造血干细胞移植的临床资料：患儿男,3岁,2011年11月25日行第一次非血缘异基因外周血干细胞移植（供受者HLA为8/10相合,血型主要不合）,移植后粒细胞和血小板造血分别在11 d和14 d恢复,移植后30 d DNA移植植入鉴定和染色体检测均示移植成功植入,术后35 d出现皮肤Ⅰ度移植物抗宿主病,激素治疗后消失,术后54 d因出现自身免疫性溶血性贫血及纯红细胞再生障碍性贫血,给予大剂量丙种球蛋白冲击、激素及促红素等治疗好转,激素逐渐减量,EBV拷贝数逐渐升高,术后3个月患者出现发热、双侧颈部可触及数个肿大淋巴结,行B超引导下右侧颈部淋巴结穿刺活检,考虑移植后淋巴增殖性疾病,病理示：弥漫大B细胞淋巴瘤,治疗上减停免疫抑制剂,应用美罗华及CHOP方案化疗,淋巴结缩小,且EBV拷贝数下降,体温正常。移植术后5个月复查血象和骨髓象提示继发性植入失败,进而于2012年5月15日行第二次单倍体相合造血干细胞移植。供者为患儿的父亲,预处理方案为清髓性预处理方案：氟达拉滨＋环磷酰胺＋马利兰＋米托蒽醌＋抗CD52单克隆抗体。回输骨髓造血干细胞的同时输注脐带间充质干细胞。移植物抗宿主病预防：环孢素A＋短程的甲氨喋呤＋CD25单克隆抗体联合霉酚酸酯。回输的有核细胞分别为13.52×108/kg,CD34＋细胞数为2.45×106/kg,无关供者脐带来源间充质干细胞的量为1×106/kg。随访时间为移植后24个月。结果与结论：移植后中?     

猕猴单倍体相合非清髓造血干细胞联合间充质干细胞移植的实验研究

目的 用非清髓预处理建立猕猴单倍体相合造血干细胞移植(HSCT)模型，研究间充质干细胞(MSC)在单倍体相合移植中的作用。方法采用健康、单倍体相合的猕猴亲子配对，受非清髓性预处理用氟达拉滨 环磷酰胺 ^60Co(200cGy)全身照射 兔抗人胸腺细胞球蛋白，移植物抗宿主病(GVHD)预防用环孢菌素A、霉酚酸酯、抗CD25单抗。实验分为单纯造血干细胞(HSC)移植组和HSC联合MSC移植组；检测供受体嵌合水平，观察造血恢复、GVHD等情况。结果单倍体相合的子代猕猴采用非清髓预处理方案，可获稳定植入?比较了单纯非清髓HSC移植组和HSC联合MSC移植组的造血恢复，发现造血恢复时间主要与嵌合状态有关；MSC可促进植入；相同条件下，HSC联合MSC移植组更容易形成供受混合嵌合；GVHD的发生率低。结论成功建立了猕猴非清髓性单倍体相合HSCT的模型，非清髓HSCT联合MSC可能在单倍体相合移植中有较好效果。     

Vicinal thiols are required for activation of the αIIbβ3 platelet integrin

Summary. Background: Closely spaced thiols in proteins that interconvert between the dithiol form and disulfide bonds are called vicinal thiols. These thiols provide a mechanism to regulate protein function. We previously found that thiols in both αIIb and β3 of the αIIbβ3 fibrinogen receptor were required for platelet aggregation. Methods and Results: Using p‐chloromercuribenzene sulfonate (pCMBS) we provide evidence that surface thiols in αIIbβ3 are exposed during platelet activation. Phenylarsine oxide (PAO), a reagent that binds vicinal thiols, inhibits platelet aggregation and labeling of sulfhydryls in both αIIb and β3. For the aggregation and labeling studies, binding of PAO to vicinal thiols was confirmed by reversal of PAO binding with the dithiol reagent 2,3‐Dimercapto‐1‐propanesulfonic acid (DMPS). In contrast, the monothiol β‐mercaptoethanol did not reverse the effects of PAO. Additionally, PAO did not inhibit sulfhydryl labeling of the monothiol protein albumin, confirming the specificity of PAO for vicinal thiols in αIIbβ3. As vicinal thiols represent redox sensitive sites that can be regulated by reducing equivalents from the extracellular or cytoplasmic environment, they are likely to be important in regulating activation of αIIbβ3. Additionally, when the labeled integrin was passed though a lectin column containing wheat germ agglutinin and lentil lectin a substantial amount of non‐labeled αIIbβ3 eluted separately from the labeled receptor. This suggests that two populations of integrin exist on platelets that can be distinguished by thiol labeling. Conclusion: A vicinal thiol‐containing population of αIIbβ3 provides redox sensitive sites for regulation of αIIbβ3.     

A role for adhesion and degranulation‐promoting adapter protein in collagen‐induced platelet activation mediated via integrin α2β1

Summary. Background: Collagen‐induced platelet activation is a key step in the development of arterial thrombosis via its interaction with the receptors glycoprotein (GP)VI and integrin α₂β₁. Adhesion and degranulation‐promoting adapter protein (ADAP) regulates α_IIbβ₃ in platelets and α_Lβ₂ in T cells, and is phosphorylated in GPVI‐deficient platelets activated by collagen. Objectives: To determine whether ADAP plays a role in collagen‐induced platelet activation and in the regulation and function of α₂β₁. Methods: Using ADAP^?/? mice and synthetic collagen peptides, we investigated the role of ADAP in platelet aggregation, adhesion, spreading, thromboxane synthesis, and tyrosine phosphorylation. Results and Conclusions: Platelet aggregation and phosphorylation of phospholipase Cγ2 induced by collagen were attenuated in ADAP^?/? platelets. However, aggregation and signaling induced by collagen‐related peptide (CRP), a GPVI‐selective agonist, were largely unaffected. Platelet adhesion to CRP was also unaffected by ADAP deficiency. Adhesion to the α₂β₁‐selective ligand GFOGER and to a peptide (III‐04), which supports adhesion that is dependent on both GPVI and α₂β₁, was reduced in ADAP^?/? platelets. An impedance‐based label‐free detection technique, which measures adhesion and spreading of platelets, indicated that, in the absence of ADAP, spreading on GFOGER was also reduced. This was confirmed with non‐fluorescent differential‐interference contrast microscopy, which revealed reduced filpodia formation in ADAP^?/? platelets adherent to GFOGER. This indicates that ADAP plays a role in mediating platelet activation via the collagen‐binding integrin α₂β₁. In addition, we found that ADAP^?/? mice, which are mildly thrombocytopenic, have enlarged spleens as compared with wild‐type animals. This may reflect increased removal of platelets from the circulation.     

A mutation in the β3 cytoplasmic tail causes variant Glanzmann thrombasthenia by abrogating transition of αIIbβ3 to an active state

Summary. Background: The cytoplasmic tails of α_IIb and β₃ regulate essential α_IIbβ₃ functions. We previously described a variant Glanzmann thrombasthenia mutation in the β₃ cytoplasmic tail, IVS14: ?3C>G, which causes a frameshift with an extension of β₃ by 40 residues. Objectives: The aim of this study was to characterize the mechanism by which the mutation abrogates transition of α_IIbβ₃ from a resting state to an active state. Methods: We expressed the natural mutation, termed 742ins, and three artificial mutations in baby hamster kidney (BHK) cells along with wild‐type (WT) α_IIb as follows: β₃‐742stop, a truncated mutant to evaluate the effect of deleted residues; β₃‐749stop, a truncated mutant that preserves the NPLY conserved sequence; and β₃‐749ins, in which the aberrant tail begins after the conserved sequence. Flow cytometry was used to determine ligand binding to BHK cells. Results and conclusions: Surface expression of α_IIbβ₃ of all four mutants was at least 60% of WT expression, but there was almost no binding of soluble fibrinogen following activation with activating antibodies (anti‐ligand‐induced‐binding‐site 6 [antiLIBS6] or PT25‐2). Activation of the α_IIbβ₃ mutants was only achieved when both PT25‐2 and antiLIBS6 were used together or following treatment with dithiothreitol. These data suggest that the ectodomain of the four mutants is tightly locked in a resting conformation but can be forced to become active by strong stimuli. These data and those of others indicate that the middle part of the β₃ tail is important for maintaining α_IIbβ₃ in a resting conformation.     

Effects of variation in the human α2A‐ and α2C‐adrenoceptor genes on cognitive tasks and pain perception

Background: The mechanisms underlying interindividual variability in pain perception and cognitive responses are undefined but highly heritable. α_2C‐ and α_2A‐adrenergic receptors regulate noradrenergic activity and are important mediators of pain perception and analgesia. We hypothesized that common genetic variants in these genes, particularly the ADRA2C 322–325 deletion variant, affect pain perception or cognitive responses. Methods: We studied 73 healthy subjects (37 Caucasians and 36 African–Americans) aged 25.4 ± 4.6 years. Pain response to a cold pressor test was measured using a 10 cm visual analog scale and again on the next day, after three infusions of the selective α₂‐agonist dexmedetomidine. Standardized cognitive tests were administered at baseline and after each infusion. The contribution of ADRA2C deletion genotype, dexmedetomidine concentration, and other covariates to pain perception and cognitive responses was determined using multiple linear regression models. Secondary analysis examined the effects of ADRA2A and other ADRA2C variants on pain perception. Results: ADRA2C Del homozygotes had higher pain scores in response to cold at baseline (6.3 ± 1.8 cm) and after dexmedetomidine (5.6 ± 2.2 cm) than insertion allele carriers (4.6 ± 2.1 cm [baseline] and 3.8 ± 1.9 cm [after dexmedetomidine]; adjusted P‐values = 0.019 and 0.004, respectively). Cognitive responses were unrelated to ADRA2C Ins/Del genotype. None of the other ADRA2A and ADRA2C variants was significantly related to cold pain sensitivity before dexmedetomidine; after dexmedetomidine, ADRA2A rs1800038 was marginally associated (P = 0.03). Conclusion: The common ADRA2C del322–325 variant affected pain perception before and after dexmedetomidine but did not affect other cognitive responses, suggesting that it contributes to interindividual variability in pain perception.     

A new optical imaging probe targeting αVβ3 integrin in glioblastoma xenografts

α_Vβ₃ Integrins are a widely recognized target for in vivo molecular imaging of pathological conditions such as inflammation, cancer and rheumatoid arthritis. We have evaluated the sensitivity of a new, near‐infrared fluorescence (NIRF), RGD cyclic probe (DA364) in noninvasive detection of α_Vβ₃ integrin‐overexpressing tumors. DA364's binding affinity for α_Vβ₃ integrin was first evaluated in vitro. Human α_Vβ₃ integrin‐positive, U‐87 MG glioblastoma cells were then xenografted in nude mice, and DA364 was injected intravenously (i.v.) to evaluate its in vivo distribution, specificity and sensitivity in comparison with a commercially available probe. DA364 bound α_Vβ₃ integrin on U‐87 MG cells with high affinity and specificity, both in vitro and in vivo. This binding specificity was corroborated by the strong inhibition of its tumor uptake induced by nonfluorescent, cyclic‐RGD peptides. Ex vivo analysis showed that DA364 accumulated at the tumor site, whereas very low levels were detected in liver and spleen. In conclusion, DA364 allows sensitive and specific detection of transplantable glioblastoma by NIRF imaging, and is thus a promising candidate for the elaboration of imaging and therapeutic probes for α_Vβ₃ integrin‐overexpressing tumors. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.