提高化疗强度对伴IKZF1基因缺失儿童急性淋巴细胞白血病预后的影响

目的 总结伴IKZF1基因缺失儿童急性淋巴细胞白血病（ALL）的临床特征并观察提高化疗强度对其预后的影响。方法 2015年12月至2018年2月间确诊并按照中国儿童白血病协作组-ALL 2008（CCLG-ALL 2008）方案规范治疗的ALL患儿共278例,根据有无IKZF1基因缺失将其分为IKZF1基因缺失组和IKZF1基因正常组,IKZF1基因缺失组均接受CCLG-ALL 2008高危（HR）方案治疗,IKZF1基因正常组则按临床危险度分型接受不同强度化疗,比较两组的临床特征及无事件生存（EFS）率。结果 278例患儿中共24例（8.6%）检出IKZF1基因外显子大片段缺失。IKZF1基因缺失组初诊时WBC ≥ 50×10⁹/L、BCR-ABL1融合基因阳性、诱导缓解治疗第15天微小残留病≥ 10%、微小残留病-HR、临床危险度-HR所占比例均高于IKZF1基因正常组（P < 0.05）。IKZF1基因缺失组3年EFS率（76%±10%）低于IKZF1基因正常组（84%±4%）,但差异无统计学意义（P=0.282）;其中,IKZF1基因缺失组-非HR（实际按CCLG-ALL 2008 HR方案化疗）的预计3年EFS率为82%±12%,低于IKZF1基因正常组-非HR（86%±5%）,但差异无统计学意义（P=0.436）。结论 伴IKZF1基因缺失的儿童ALL早期治疗反应更差,提高化疗强度可能改善其预后。     

Is atrial fibrillation associated with pulmonary embolism?

Summary. Background: A pulmonary embolism (PE) is thought to be associated with atrial fibrillation (AF). Nevertheless, this association is based on weak data. Objectives: To assess whether the presence of AF influences the clinical probability of PE in a cohort of patients with suspected PE and to confirm the association between PE and AF. Patients/methods: We retrospectively analyzed the data from two trials that included 2449 consecutive patients admitted for a clinically suspected PE. An electrocardiography (ECG) was systematically performed and a PE was diagnosed by computer tomography (CT). The prevalence of AF among patients with or without a PE was compared in a multivariate logistic regression model. Results: The prevalence of PE was 22.8% (519/2272) in patients without AF and 18.8% (25/133) in patients with AF (P = 0.28). After adjustment for confounding factors, AF did not significantly modify the probability of PE (odds ratio [OR] 0.68, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.42–1.11). However, when PE suspicion was based on new‐onset dyspnea, AF significantly decreased the probability of PE (OR 0.47, 95% CI 0.26–0.84). If isolated chest pain without dyspnea was the presenting complaint, AF tended to increase the probability of PE (OR 2.42, 95% CI 0.97–6.07). Conclusions: Overall, the presence of AF does not increase the probability of PE when this diagnosis is suspected. Nevertheless, when PE suspicion is based on new‐onset dyspnea, AF significantly decreases the probability of PE, as AF may mimic its clinical presentation. However, in patients with chest pain alone, AF tends to increase PE probability.     

Sea-blue histiocyte syndrome in bone marrow secondary to total parenteral nutrition including fat-emulsion sources: a clinicopathologic study of seven cases

Bone marrow examination revealed a lipid-laden histiocytosis in seven patients undergoing long-term total parenteral nutrition necessitated by extensive short-bowel surgical resection. Clinical abnormalities occurred during this treatment which required bone marrow examination. These included hepatosplenomegaly and peripheral blood cytopenia; the median time to the detection of these abnormalities was 64 months.   The most striking change within the bone marrow was the presence of many pigment-laden histiocytes which had the typical morphology of sea-blue histiocytes seen in the so-called idiopathic sea-blue histiocyte syndrome. The occurrence of sea-blue histiocytosis in the bone marrow in association with long-term parenteral nutrition for short-bowel syndrome has not, to our knowledge, been reported previously and should now be considered in the differential diagnosis of bone marrow sea-blue histiocytosis.     

Further delineation of the KBG syndrome caused by ANKRD11 aberrations

Loss-of-function variants in ANKRD11 were identified as the cause of KBG syndrome, an autosomal dominant syndrome with specific dental, neurobehavioural, craniofacial and skeletal anomalies. We present the largest cohort of KBG syndrome cases confirmed by ANKRD11 variants reported so far, consisting of 20 patients from 13 families. Sixteen patients were molecularly diagnosed by Sanger sequencing of ANKRD11, one familial case and three sporadic patients were diagnosed through whole-exome sequencing and one patient was identified through genomewide array analysis. All patients were evaluated by a clinical geneticist. Detailed orofacial phenotyping, including orthodontic evaluation, intra-oral photographs and orthopantomograms, was performed in 10 patients and revealed besides the hallmark feature of macrodontia of central upper incisors, several additional dental anomalies as oligodontia, talon cusps and macrodontia of other teeth. Three-dimensional (3D) stereophotogrammetry was performed in 14 patients and 3D analysis of patients compared with controls showed consistent facial dysmorphisms comprising a bulbous nasal tip, upturned nose with a broad base and a round or triangular face. Many patients exhibited neurobehavioural problems, such as autism spectrum disorder or hyperactivity. One-third of patients presented with (conductive) hearing loss. Congenital heart defects, velopharyngeal insufficiency and hip anomalies were less frequent. On the basis of our observations, we recommend cardiac assessment in children and regular hearing tests in all individuals with a molecular diagnosis of KBG syndrome. As ANKRD11 is a relatively common gene in which sequence variants have been identified in individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders, it seems an important contributor to the aetiology of both sporadic and familial cases.     

In vivo treatment with recombinant IL-12 protects C57BL/6J mice against secondary alveolar echinococcosis

Using an experimental model of hepatic Echinococcus multilocularis infection in C57BL/6J mice, intraperitoneal administration of 0.8 μg of recombinant IL-12 to mice with an established infection was shown to reduce the parasite burden as soon as two weeks after the end of treatment. At that time, in vitro Echinococcus multilocularis -induced spleen T cell proliferative responses as well as IFN-γ and IL-5 production were higher in IL-12 treated mice than in untreated mice. Administration of 0.8 μg of IL-12 at the time of infection was shown to be without effect on the parasite establishment. However, this treatment greatly inhibited the subsequent metacestode development. Indeed, ten weeks after infection, it induced a complete healing in 37.5% of mice. At that time, the development of metastases was inhibited in 68.75% of IL-12-treated mice. This reduction of parasite burden was mainly associated with a strong proliferation of spleen cells to E. multilocularis antigen and with a high IFN-γ production. Altogether, our results show that IL-12 is of crucial importance in inhibiting the larval growth after the metacestode establishment in the liver and suggest that this cytokine could be of potential value in the treatment of human alveolar echinococcosis .     

RP-HPLC法测定β-司他夫定的有关物质

目的:建立了β-司他夫定原料有关物质的RP-HPLC测定方法和水解破坏制备系统适用性试验溶液方法。方法:采用Agilent 1100型高效液相色谱仪,使用SUPELCOSIL LC-18-DB(4.6 mm×250 mm,5μm)色谱柱,以0.01 mol·L-1醋酸铵溶液-乙腈(96.5∶3.5)和0.01 mol·L-1醋酸铵溶液-乙腈(75∶25)为流动相,梯度洗脱,检测波长254 nm,柱温25℃。结果:β-司他夫定和4种已知杂质及其他未知杂质均能达到有效分离;经水解破坏产生的α-司他夫定与β-司他夫定的分离度均达2.8;β-司他夫定、胸腺嘧啶、β-胸苷与5-O’-苯甲酰-司他夫定线性范围分别为0.51~26μg·m L-1(r=1.000)、0.13~27μg·m L-1(r=1.000)、0.50~25μg·m L-1(r=1.000)、1.7~6.3μg·m L-1(r=1.000),已知杂质胸腺嘧啶、β-胸苷与5-O’-苯甲酰-司他夫定的平均加样回收率(n=9)分别为102.8%(RSD=1.5%)、100.6%(RSD=0.9%)、101.9%(RSD=2.1%);β-司他夫定与3种已知杂质的最小检出量均在2.5 ng以下;经水解破坏制备的系统适用性溶液的重复性良好;供试品溶液在4℃下的30 h内基本稳定。结论:本方法灵敏、准确、可靠,专属性强,可用于β-司他夫定原料的有关物质测定。     

幽门螺杆菌感染对胃黏膜病理变化的影响

背景：幽门螺杆菌(H．pylori)感染已被公认为慢性胃炎和消化性溃疡的重要危险因素，根除H．pylori能加速消化性溃疡的愈合，但其对胃黏膜病理变化的影响尚有待进一步探索。目的：了解根除H．pylori对慢性胃炎胃黏膜病理变化和癌前状态的影响。方法：采用多中心随机对照临床试验和回顾性队列研究，样本选自胃癌高发区：上海郊区的金山区和奉贤区。共纳入360例经内镜检查证实有H．pylori感染的慢性胃炎伴或不伴十二指肠溃疡患者，随机分为两组。治疗组用三联疗法(质子泵抑制剂或Hz受体阻滞剂加两种抗生素)治疗，对照组单纯慢性胃炎患者予西沙必利、十二指肠溃疡患者予西米替丁治疗。在第1年和第4年末随访胃镜，根据H．pylori是否根除将患者分为两组：H．pylori阳性组和H．pylori阴性组。所有胃黏膜活检标本由两位病理科医师统一复读。结果：至第4年末，有120例患者完成全部随访，其中H．pylori持续根除组54例，阳转组5例；H．pylori持续未根除组45例，阴转组16例。持续根除组第1年随访时，活动性炎症比例减少(P＜O．05)；第4年随访时，慢性炎症和肠化程度以及活动性炎症比例减少(P＜O．05)。持续未根除组第1年随访时，慢性炎症程度增加(P＜O．05)；第4年随访时，慢性炎症和肠化程度以及活动性炎症比例增加(P＜O．05)，萎缩程度较第1年随访时增加(P＜O．05)。结论：根除H．pylori可以减轻慢性胃炎的炎症程度，防止肠化的发生和发展。     

Corticobasal and ataxia syndromes widen the spectrum of C9ORF72 hexanucleotide expansion disease

Recently, a hexanucleotide (GGGGCC) repeat expansion in the first intron of C9ORF72 was reported as the cause of chromosome 9p21‐linked frontotemporal dementia‐amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (FTD‐ALS). We here report the prevalence of the expansion in a hospital‐based cohort and associated clinical features indicating a wider clinical spectrum of C9ORF72 disease than previously described. We studied 280 patients previously screened for mutations in genes involved in early onset autosomal dominant inherited dementia disorders. A repeat‐primed polymerase chain reaction amplification assay was used to identify pathogenic GGGGCC expansions. As a potential modifier, confirmed cases were further investigated for abnormal CAG expansions in ATXN2. A pathogenic GGGGCC expansion was identified in a total of 14 probands. Three of these presented with atypical clinical features and were previously diagnosed with clinical olivopontocerebellar degeneration (OPCD), atypical Parkinsonian syndrome (APS) and a corticobasal syndrome (CBS). Further, the pathogenic expansion was identified in six FTD patients, four patients with FTD‐ALS and one ALS patient. All confirmed cases had normal ATXN2 repeat sizes. Our study widens the clinical spectrum of C9ORF72related disease and confirms the hexanucleotide expansion as a prevalent cause of FTD‐ALS disorders. There was no indication of a modifying effect of the ATXN2 gene.