不同影像检查在乳腺结构扭曲中的研究进展

我国乳腺癌的发病率占女性恶性肿瘤疾病的首位,结构扭曲病变(architectural distortion,AD)作为触诊阴性乳腺癌的第三最常见影像学表现,也是乳腺癌最早出现的征象,具有重要的临床价值。AD具有较高的漏诊率及假阳性率。本文通过查阅文献,针对超声、乳腺X线摄影、乳腺数字三维断层摄影技术及核磁共振成像技术在乳腺结构扭曲病变中的研究进展及优缺点进行分析,进一步指导科学研究及临床工作。     

Role of macrophages in peripheral nerve injury and repair

Resident and inflammatory macrophages are essential effectors of the innate immune system. These cells provide innate immune defenses and regulate tissue and organ homeostasis. In addition to their roles in diseases such as cancer, obesity and osteoarthritis, they play vital roles in tissue repair and disease rehabilitation. Macrophages and other inflammatory cells are recruited to tissue injury sites where they promote changes in the microenvironment. Among the inflammatory cell types, only macrophages have both pro-inflammatory(M1) and anti-inflammatory(M2) actions, and M2 macrophages have four subtypes. The co-action of M1 and M2 subtypes can create a favorable microenvironment, releasing cytokines for damaged tissue repair. In this review, we discuss the activation of macrophages and their roles in severe peripheral nerve injury. We also describe the therapeutic potential of macrophages in nerve tissue engineering treatment and highlight approaches for enhancing M2 cell-mediated nerve repair and regeneration.     

Allergic fetal priming leads to developmental,behavioral and neurobiological changes in mice

The state of the mother''s immune system during pregnancy has an important role in fetal development and disruptions in the balance of this system are associated with a range of neurologic, neuropsychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders. Epidemiological and clinical reports reveal various clues that suggest a possible association between developmental neuropsychiatric disorders and family history of immune system dysfunction. Over the past three decades, analogous increases have been reported in both the incidence of neurodevelopmental disorders and immune-related disorders, particularly allergy and asthma, raising the question of whether allergic asthma and characteristics of various neurodevelopmental disorders share common causal links. We used a mouse model of maternal allergic asthma to test this novel hypothesis that early fetal priming with an allergenic exposure during gestation produces behavioral deficits in offspring. Mothers were primed with an exposure to ovalbumin (OVA) before pregnancy, then exposed to either aerosolized OVA or vehicle during gestation. Both male and female mice born to mothers exposed to aerosolized OVA during gestation exhibited altered developmental trajectories in weight and length, decreased sociability and increased marble-burying behavior. Moreover, offspring of OVA-exposed mothers were observed to have increased serotonin transporter protein levels in the cortex. These data demonstrate that behavioral and neurobiological effects can be elicited following early fetal priming with maternal allergic asthma and provide support that maternal allergic asthma may, in some cases, be a contributing factor to neurodevelopmental disorders.     

A population-based analysis of pediatric breast cancer

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to evaluate trends in demographics and outcomes of pediatric breast cancer in a United States population-based cohort.

AXL表达与乳腺癌预后及临床病理特征关系的Meta分析

目的 探讨受体酪氨酸激酶AXL蛋白的表达对乳腺癌患者预后及临床病理特征的意义。方法 在中国知网(CNKI)、万方医学网(Wanfang Data)、 Cochrane Library、Embase、PubMed和Medline数据库中,搜索国内外公开发表的有关AXL与乳腺癌预后关系的文献,检索时限均为从建库至2019年10月。2位研究者按纳入和排除标准独立筛选文献、提取资料和评价纳入研究的偏倚风险,并进行Meta分析。结果 共纳入7篇文献,包括933例乳腺癌患者。AXL高表达组的乳腺癌患者总生存期(overall survival,OS)明显低于低表达组(HR=2.36,95%CI 1.60~3.46,P<0.000 1),但其表达在无复发生存期(relapse free survival,RFS)和无疾病生存期(disease free survival,DFS)中差异无统计学意义,且与乳腺癌的年龄、临床分期、组织分级、淋巴结转移及受体表达的相关性分析无统计学意义。结论 AXL的阳性表达与乳腺癌患者预后不良有关,是乳腺癌个体化治疗的潜在分子标志物。