自体外周血造血干细胞移植治疗系统性红斑狼疮的临床观察

目的 探讨自体外周血造血干细胞移植(APBSCT)治疗难治性系统性红斑狼疮(SLE)的临床疗效和安全性.方法 10例难治性SLE患者接受APBSCT治疗,应用环磷酰胺(CTX)2～4 g/m2和粒细胞集落刺激因子5～10 μg·kg-1·d-1行外周血造血干细胞动员;预处理包括CTX(50 mg·kg-1·-1,-6～-3 d)和抗胸腺细胞球蛋白(ATG,15～20 mg·kg-1·d-1,-2 d、-1 d、1 d、2 d).患者输注的CD34+细胞＞2×106/kg.评估治疗前后临床表现、SLE疾病活动指数(SLEDAI)和免疫指标的变化.结果 APBSCT后10例SLE患者的临床症状缓解,SLEDAI评分降低,均获得造血重建,中性粒细胞＞0.5×109/L的中位数时间为9.5 d,血小板＞20×109/L中位数时间是11 d;尿蛋白减少或消失,抗核抗体滴度减低或转阴,补体水平升高;移植相关的并发症有:2例败血症,2例巨细胞病毒感染,1例出现肾毒性,3例急性左心衰竭,3例心律失常,无移植相关死亡.结论 APBSCT能够改善SLE患者的疾病活动和免疫学指标,是一种有效的治疗难治性SLE的方法,但远期疗效需进一步观察.     

非清髓性自体外周血造血干细胞移植治疗难治性自身免疫病五年随访

目的 探讨非清髓性自体外周血造血干细胞移植(NAST)治疗难治性自身免疫病(AD)的远期疗效.方法 总结5例接受NAST的AD患者移植后的随访情况.非清髓性预处理方案:移植前2d阿糖胞苷(200mg·kg-1·d-1)及环磷酰胺(40 mg· kg-1·d-1),均为静脉滴注.评价患者移植前后的相关症状体征的改变及远期并发症,流式细胞仪检测免疫功能的变化.结果 5例患者均成功植入.白细胞总数恢复正常的平均时间12d,血小板＞100×109/L的平均时间为10d,血红蛋白＞120 g/L的平均时间为22 d.随访中,NAST后5例患者临床症状和体症明显缓解,淋巴细胞亚群检测显示:CD4+及CD4+/CD8+均恢复正常.1例男性患者移植4年后妻子正常受孕并产下一健康女婴.4例女性均恢复正常工作与生活.结论 与经典的清髓性HSCT治疗AD比较,NAST造血重建快,远期疗效确切.AD患者NAST治疗后生活质量好于清髓性HSCT.     

自体外周血造血干细胞移植治疗难治性系统性红斑狼疮

目的:探讨自体外周血造血干细胞移植(APBSCT)治疗难治性系统性红斑狼疮(SLE)的临床疗效。方法:用APBSCT治疗4例难治性SLE。干细胞动员应用环磷酰胺(CTX)4g/m2,分两天应用和粒细胞集落刺激因子(G-CSF)5~10μg/kg·d-1;预处理方案包括CTX(50mg/kg·d-1,-6、-5、-4、-3d),抗胸腺细胞球蛋白(ATG15~20mg/kg·d-1,-2、-1、 1、 2d)。结果:4例患者均获得造血重建,中性粒细胞>0.5×109/L,血小板>20×109/L的中位数时间分别是9d,10d;SLE的临床表现明显减轻,尿蛋白减少或消失,自身抗体转阴或滴度减低,泼尼松用量<10mg/d;无移植相关死亡。结论:APBSCT治疗难治性SLE近期疗效显著,造血重建恢复迅速,安全有效,远期疗效尚需进一步观察。     

异基因造血干细胞移植治疗43例慢性粒细胞白血病疗效分析

目的:评价采用一种新预处理方案行异基因造血干细胞移植(allo-HSCT)治疗慢性粒细胞白血病(CML)患者的疗效。方法:2005年1月-2008年12月对43例CML患者进行allo-HSCT,采用白消安加环磷酰胺联合氟达拉滨、阿糖胞苷(Bu/Cy/Flu/Ara-C)为预处理方案,具体剂量为Bu3.2mg·kg-1·d-1静点(iv)或4mg·kg-1·d-1口服(po)2～4d、Cy50mg·kg-1·d-1×2、Flu30mg·m-2·d-1×3、Ara-C2g·m-2·d-1×3。移植方式为HLA相合或半相合亲缘供者造血干细胞移植,其中外周血干细胞移植(PBSCT)16例,骨髓移植(BMT)26例,骨髓加外周血干细胞移植1例。结果:所有患者均获造血重建,发生Ⅱ～Ⅳ度急性移植物抗宿主病(aGVHD)12例(27.9%),慢性GVHD(cGVHD)19例(45.2%),移植相关死亡(TRM)9例(20.9%),细胞遗传学或血液学复发6例(14.0%),其中4例复发后采用格列卫与DLI联合的挽救治疗获得稳定的分子生物学缓解;总体无病生存率(DFS)为(72.0±7.0)%,其中CP1和非CP1期移植患者D...     

非清髓性自体外周血造血干细胞移植治疗系统性红斑狼疮的临床观察

目的采用非清髓性自体外周血造血干细胞移植(NAST)治疗系统性红斑狼疮(SLE),旨在用低于常规清髓性造血干细胞移植(HSCT)时的药物剂量和强度,达到既能重建SLE患者的免疫功能,又能避免因骨髓严重受抑而导致的严重并发症和高病死率。方法严格选择适合行NAST的4例SLE患者。造血干细胞的动员采用异环磷酰胺2000 mg/m2粒细胞集落刺激因子(G-CSF)。采集的干细胞量:单个核细胞(MNC)平均3.05×108/kg,CD34+细胞平均O.88×106/kg。非清髓性预处理方案:阿糖胞苷(200 mg·kg-1·d-1, -2～-1 d)及环磷酰胺(40 mg·kg-1·d-1,-2～-l d),均为静脉滴注。评价患者移植前后的相关症状、体征的改变．免疫指标的变化．造血重建的情况及并发症。结果4例患者均成功植入,外周血白细胞>1.0×109/L的平均时间为7.2 d,中性粒细胞>0.5×109/L的平均时间为8.O d,白细胞总数恢复正常的平均时间12 d,血小板>100×109/L的平均时间为IO d,血红蛋白>120 g/L的平均时间为22 d。NAST后4例患者临床症状和体征均消失,红细胞沉降率,C反应蛋白,补体C3、C4均恢复正常,尿蛋白转阴、24 h尿蛋白定量恢复正常．自身抗体大部分转阴,术前及术后淋巴细胞亚群检测显示:CD4+及CD4+/CD8+比值均有变化。并发症中1例出现败血症。随访时间为5个月～3.6年。结论与经典的清髓性HSCT治疗SLE比较,NAST造血重建快,外周血象受抑程度低,治疗安全、有效。但由于例数较少及时间有限,远期疗效尚需进一步观察。     

减低剂量预处理对异基因造血干细胞移植治疗恶性血液病疗效观察

目的:探讨应用减低剂量的氟达拉宾、白消安和环磷酰胺(FBC)方案预处理对异基因造血干细胞移植(alloHSCT)治疗恶性血液病疗效的影响。方法:19例恶性血液病患者移植前进行减低剂量的FBC预处理。采用磷酸氟达拉宾(Flud)30mg/m2·d-1静脉滴注5d。白消安(Bu)0.6mg/kg、4次/d,共3d。环磷酰胺(CTX)30mg/kg·d-1静脉滴注,共2d,随后施行HLA配型的同胞或父亲供者的造血干细胞移植。术后采用环孢素及霉酚酸酯预防移植物抗宿主病(GVHD)。结果:全部患者的造血功能均获得快速重建。白细胞升至1.0×109/L以上,中位时间为(11.4±4.6)d。中性粒细胞升至0.5×109/L以上,中位时间为(11.9±6.7)d;血小板升至20×109/L以上,中位时间为(12.2±3.5)d。供者细胞完全植入15例,混合嵌合性植入4例,1例出现宿主排斥移植物(HVG)反应,进行供者淋巴细胞输注(DLI)2次后,达到完全供者嵌合。11例出现急性GVHD(57.89%),7例出现慢性GVHD(36.83%),2例HLA配型不完全相合者死于急性GVHD。结论:减毒的FBC预处理方案allo-HSCT治疗恶性血液病疗效肯定,并发症少,是治疗恶性血液病的有效方法。     

非清髓性自体外周血造血干细胞移植治疗系统性红斑狼疮远期疗效分析

目的探讨非清髓性自体外周血造血干细胞移植(NAST)治疗系统性红斑狼疮(SLE)的远期疗效。方法总结中山大学附属第五医院2002年11月至2005年10月4例成功接受NAST的SLE患者移植后的随访情况。非清髓性预处理移植前1～2 d静脉滴注阿糖胞苷200 mg/(kg.d)及环磷酰胺40 mg/(kg.d)。评价患者移植前后的相关症状体征、远期并发症及免疫功能的变化。结果白细胞总数恢复正常的中位时间12 d,血小板>100×109/L的中位时间为10 d,血红蛋白>120 g/L的中位时间为22 d。随访中,NAST后4例患者临床症状和体症均消失,淋巴细胞亚群检测显示:CD4+及CD4+/CD8+均恢复正常。1例男性患者移植4年后妻子正常受孕并产下一健康女婴。3例女性均恢复正常工作与生活。结论 NAST造血重建快,远期疗效确切。SLE患者NAST治疗后生活质量较好。     

氟达拉滨联合静脉马利兰的预处理方案治疗髓系恶性血液病的临床研究

目的:评价氟达拉滨(Flu)联合静脉马利兰(Bu)的预处理方案在髓系恶性血液病患者异基因造血干细胞移植(allo-HSCT)中的疗效及静脉Bu的最佳剂量。方法:45例接受allo-HSCT的髓系恶性血液病患者,预处理方案主要采用Bu3.2mg·kg-1.d-1×2～4d,Cy40～50mg/kg×2d,Flu30mg.m-2.d-1×3d,Ara-C2g.m-2.d-1×3d,无关供者移植同时加用兔抗人血清免疫球蛋白(ATG)2.5mg/kg×4d。按静脉Bu用量进一步分为2d组17例,3d组18例,4d组10例。结果:预处理过程无严重不良事件发生,无肝静脉闭塞病(VOD)发生,Ⅱ～Ⅳ度急性移植物抗宿主病(aGVHD)9例(20%),100d移植相关死亡(TRM)1例(2.2%),3年TRM15例(33.3%),3年累计复发3例(6.7%),3年无病生存率(DFS)和3年总体生存率(OS)分别为(60.5±7.5)%和(62.2±7.2)%。与Bu2d组和3d组比较,4d组患者的慢性GVHD的发生率显著增高,TRM有增高趋势;OS显著降低,DFS有降低趋势。结论:Flu联合静脉Bu的预处理方案治疗髓系恶性血液...     

不同造血干细胞移植方法治疗恶性血液病疗效观察

目的 探讨不同移植方式对恶性血液病的疗效.方法 对30例恶性血液病患者施行造血干细胞移植(HSCT),其中自体HSCT(Auto-HSCT)14例,同基因HSCT(Syn-HSCT)2例,异基因HSCT(Allo-HSCT)14例.预处理方案包括马利兰/环磷酰胺、马法兰/足叶乙甙/阿糖胞苷/环磷酰胺、氟达拉滨/阿糖胞苷/马法兰/环磷酰胺、卡莫司汀/足叶乙甙/阿糖胞苷/环磷酰胺、大剂量马法兰.结果患者均获造血重建.Auto-HSCT和Allo-HSCT后中性粒细胞≥0.5×109/L的中位时间分别是12.4、16.3 d,血小板≥20×109/L的中位时间分别是15.7、19.5 d;发生急、慢性移植物抗宿主病各7例;随访2～40个月,Auto-HSCT复发7例、死亡6例,Allo-HSCT复发2例、死亡5例.结论 HSCT是治疗恶性血液病的有效方法,Auto-HSCT是治疗复发性淋巴瘤的有效手段,Allo-HSCT是慢性粒细胞自血病的首选治疗方法;HLA不全相合Allo-HSCT可解决供者来源少的难题.     

非清髓性造血干细胞移植加供者淋巴细胞输注治疗多发性骨髓瘤1例报告并文献复习

目的研究非清髓性造血干细胞移植(NST)治疗多发性骨髓瘤(MM)的疗效,观察移植相关并发症的发生.方法1例42岁MM患者,供者为其胞姐,HLA配型完全相合.动员方案粒细胞集落刺激因子(G-CSF)10 μg·kg-1·d-1×5 d.预处理方案抗胸腺细胞球蛋白(ATG)8 mg·kg-1·d-1×3 d,马法兰(MEL)120 mg/m2×1 d.移植单个核细胞数(MNC) 6.5×108/kg;CD34+细胞 4.4×106/kg.环胞菌素A(CsA)和短程甲氨蝶呤(MTX)预防移植物抗宿主病(GVHD).移植后分别于+41 d、+76 d和+112 d进行3次供者淋巴细胞输注(DLI).结果移植后15 d中性粒细胞计数> 0.5×109/L,21 d血小板计数>50×109/L,24 d性染色体和微卫星法DNA指纹图监测显示为混合嵌合体,随着DLI的进行,逐渐转为供者型完全嵌合体,骨髓瘤细胞和血清M蛋白均逐渐消失,移植后8个月达完全缓解.在+180 d(第三次DLI后68 d)发生II度急性GVHD,经甲泼尼龙和CsA治疗得以控制.现随访36个月,患者情况良好,仍处于完全缓解状态.结论非清髓性造血干细胞移植加供者淋巴细胞输注治疗MM是可行和有效的.     

The immunoneuroendocrine role of melatonin

Abstract: A tight, physiological link between the pineal gland and the immune system is emerging from a series of experimental studies. This link might reflect the evolutionary connection between self-recognition and reproduction. Pinealectomy or other experimental methods which inhibit melatonin synthesis and secretion induce a state of immunodepression which is counteracted by melatonin. In general, melatonin seems to have an immunoenhancing effect that is particularly apparent in immunodepressive states. The negative effect of acute stress or immunosuppressive pharmacological treatments on various immune parameters are counteracted by melatonin. It seems important to note that one of the main targets of melatonin is the thymus, i.e., the central organ of the immune system. The clinical use of melatonin as an immunotherapeutic agent seems promising in primary and secondary immunodeficiencies as well as in cancer immunotherapy. The immunoenhancing action of melatonin seems to be mediated by T-helper cell-derived opioid peptides as well as by lymphokines and, perhaps, by pituitary hormones. Melatonin-induced-immuno-opioids (MHO) and lymphokines imply the presence of specific binding sites or melatonin receptors on cells of the immune system. On the other hand, lymphokines such as -γ-interferon and interleukin-2 as well as thymic hormones can modulate the synthesis of melatonin in the pineal gland. The pineal gland might thus be viewed as the crux of a sophisticated immunoneuroendocrine network which functions as an unconscious, diffuse sensory organ.     

Changes in connexin43, the gap junction protein of astrocytes, during development of the rat pineal gland

Abstract: The abundance of gap junctions between rat pineal astrocytes formed by connexin43 (Cx43) was studied during development. Levels and distribution of Cx43 were measured by immunoblotting and indirect immunofluorescence, respectively. The amount of Cx43 in cells located within the gland was low until about the 7th postnatal day and increased to adult values between the 14th and 21st days postpartum. Although astrocytes, recognized by their vimentin immunoreactivity, were scarce before birth, they were abundant by the 7th postnatal day suggesting that the low levels of Cx43 found at this age corresponded to a low expression of this protein. Localization of the immunoreactivity to Cx43 and vimentin showed a close correlation, indicating that mature or immature pineal astrocytes form gap junctions made of Cx43. Since Cx43 levels attained their adult values at about the time the innervation and the functional state of the gland reached maturity (2–3 weeks after birth), it is proposed that astrocyte gap junctions are involved in the function of the adult rat pineal gland.     

Conservative management of perforated duodenal diverticulum： A case report and review of the literature

Duodenal diverticula are a relatively common condition. They are asymptomatic, unless they become complicated, with perforation being the rarest but most severe complication. Surgical treatment is the most frequently performed approach. We report the case of a patient with a perforated duodenal diverticulum, which was diagnosed early and treated conservatively with antibiotics and percutaneous drainage of secondary retroperitoneal abscesses. We suggest this method could be an acceptable option for the management of similar cases, provided that the patient is in good general condition and without septic signs.     

Response of rat pineal melatonin to calcium, magnesium, and lithium is circadian stage dependent

Abstract: Herein we documented the response of pineal melatonin production to electrolytes known to be effective on pineal function in view of a possible circadian stage dependence. We studied the release of melatonin by perifused rat pineal glands at 2 different circadian stages corresponding to the middle of the light and dark periods, i.e., respectively, 7 and 19 HALO (Hours After Light Onset, L:D = 12:12). The initial efflux rates were, as expected, much higher in the perifusates of glands removed from rats sacrificed during the dark phase than of those removed during the light phase. After 3 hr of perifusion, melatonin release reached similar levels which were found constant up to the 8th hr of perifusion, whatever the circadian stage. Perifusion of the glands with physiological concentrations for the rat of calcium (5.2 mmol/1) and magnesium (1.34 mmol/1) resulted in a stimulatory effect on the pineal glands removed from rats sacrificed in the middle of the dark period (19 HALO), whereas no effects were observed on the pineal glands removed from rats sacrificed during the light (7 HALO). Lithium (0.28 and 0.55 mmol/1) was ineffective on melatonin release in pineal glands removed 7 and 19 HALO. Our results show differences in the initial efflux rates of melatonin and in the response of perifused pineal glands to calcium and magnesium according to the circadian stage.     

Presence of immunoreactive growth hormone and prolactin in the ovine pineal gland

Abstract: The use of antisera raised against bovine growth hormone (GH) and ovine prolactin (PRL) enabled the detection of related immunoreactive (ir) sequences of proteins in ovine pineal tissue. The isolation of PRL-like ir-material was accomplished using a 0.25 M ammonium sulphate (pH 5.5) extraction followed by ethanol precipitation, whereas the resulting 2.0 M ammonium sulphate (pH 7.0) precipitate contained a GH-like immunoreactivity. Gel chromatography of the GH-like immunoreactivity (Sephadex G-100) indicated the presence of several GH-like fragments ranging in the M_r range of 7,000 to 55,000. Analyses of the PRL-like ir-material found in pineal tissue on HPLC using a TSK 545-DEAE column led to the resolution into a single peak of immunoreactivity. A single peak of activity was also observed following chromatofocusing and hydrophobic interaction chromatography of the ir-peak from the TSK 545-DEAE column. The PRL-like ir-material inhibited the binding of [¹²⁵I]ovine PRL-S14 to anti-ovine PRL antibodies without showing an affinity for binding to anti-rat PRL or anti-bovine GH antibodies. Scatchard analysis of the binding of pineal PRL-like ir-material and pituitary ovine PRL-S14 to liver membranes from day-20 pregnant rats revealed similar affinity constants (K_a of 4.7 ± 0.2 × 10⁹ M^-1). In addition, the replication of Nb 2 Node rat lymphoma cells was stimulated by pineal PRL-like ir-material, an effect known to be specific for lactogenic hormones. The pineal PRL-like immunoreactivity appeared on sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gels as a single major band of M_r 24,000. The functional status of PRL-and GH-like ir-material in the ovine pineal remains to be determined, but evidence is presented that the overall protein synthesis rate of the rat pineal responded to circulating concentrations of PRL.     

Microbiology of human immunodeficiency virus anorectal disease

PURPOSE: Individuals who are seropositive for the human immunodeficiency virus are at high risk for opportunistic infection and anorectal disorders. Little prospective information is available regarding anorectal pathogens in these patients. METHODS: One hundred sixty-three HIV-seropositive patients presented to the colorectal clinic between 1989 and 1992. Forty-seven (29 percent) patients were thought to have an infectious process and were prospectively studied using a standardized multiculture protocol. RESULTS: Mean age was 33 (range, 19–59) years. All were male; high-risk behavior accounted for 87 percent of HIV transmissions. Presenting complaints included anorectal pain (79 percent), pus per anum (28 percent), and blood per anum (26 percent). Examination revealed perianal tenderness (60 percent), condyloma (38 percent), perianal ulcers (38 percent), and anal fissures (34 percent). Sixty-six sets of cultures were performed; 28 patients had one set, 15 had two sets, and 4 had three sets. Thirty-two of these 47 patients (68 percent) had positive cultures including herpes (50 percent), cytomegalovirus (25 percent),Neisseria gonorrhoeae (16 percent), chlamydia (16 percent), acidfast bacilli (2 percent), and others (9 percent). Six of 32 patients with positive cultures had more than one organism cultured. Sixteen (50 percent) patients with positive cultures were treated medically, 8 (25 percent) were treated surgically and 8 (25 percent) were treated with both modalities. Sixty-one procedures were performed on 17 patients for condylomata. Eighteen patients had 20 procedures for abscesses, 50 percent of whom had positive cultures for other than common bowel flora; all improved. Fourteen patients underwent 33 procedures for perianal fistulas.Mycobacterium fortuitum was cultured from one patient who required 13 procedures for abscesses and fistulas. Forty-five (96 percent) patients were followed for an average of 12.5 months ±2.9 SEM (range, 1–94 months). Symptoms were improved or resolved in 22 of 32 (69 percent) patients with positive cultures and in 11 of 13 (84 percent) with negative cultures. CONCLUSIONS: Specific pathogens may often be identified in human immunodeficiency virus-seropositive patients with anorectal disorders if aggressively sought. Although patients without specific pathogens identified may be expected to improve with planned empiric treatment, positive identification allows more directed therapy.