Primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma

Primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma (PC‐ALCL) is a CD30+ lymphoproliferative disorder (LPD) of the skin with a relatively good prognosis in the absence of high‐stage disease. CD30+ LPDs comprise approximately 25%‐30% of primary cutaneous lymphomas and as a group represent the second most common clonal T‐cell neoplasm of the skin behind mycosis fungoides. Diagnosis of PC‐ALCL relies strongly on clinicopathologic correlation given the potential morphologic, clinical and molecular overlap with the other cutaneous CD30+ LPD, lymphomatoid papulosis, and more aggressive hematolymphoid neoplasms.     

脑内雌激素快速非基因组效应的研究进展

脑内雌激素对于调节内环境稳态,突触可塑性/ 认知和神经保护有着多重作用,这些作用除了由经典基因组机制调控外,还有部分由非基因组机制调控,雌激素的这种快速非基因组机制可能具有非常重要的生理学意义.本文将重点介绍近年来脑内雌激素快速非基因组效应的研究进展.     

Study of Nano h-BN Impact on Lubricating Properties of Selected Oil Mixtures

Our experiments aimed to study the influence of layered materials with nanometric-scale particles, which are part of lubricant oils, on their tribological properties. The object of this study was a lubricant oil made using base oil PAO4, which contained nanoparticle hexagonal boron nitride (nano h-BN) and a dispersant based on succinic acid imide. Comparative tests for engine oil (CB30) were also performed. The paper presents the method of preparing the test material and the tribological test results, including wear spot diameter (wear mark), limit wear load, and seizure load. The test results obtained demonstrate that nano-hexagonal boron nitride improves the tribological properties of lubricant oils. However, oil preparation and the quantitative selection of components markedly influence the results.     

弓形虫P30基因-乳酸乳球菌重组质粒的构建及其表达

目的构建表达弓形虫昆山分离株P30基因的乳酸乳球菌表达载体L2-Ps-P30-T,并在乳酸乳球菌中表达P30蛋白。方法用BamHⅠ/XhoⅠ将P30从质粒pSK-P30中切出并克隆至质粒pSK-PsT,构建pSK-Ps-P30-T质粒;用PvuⅡ将表达元件-Ps-P30-T-从pSK-Ps-P30-T质粒中切出,以相同的酶切位点导入大肠埃希菌与乳酸乳球菌穿梭质粒pTRKL2,构建L2-Ps-P30-T质粒;通过电转化将L2-Ps-P30-T导入乳酸乳球菌中,以Western blot鉴定P30蛋白的表达。结果酶切及PCR鉴定质粒L2-Ps-P30-T构建正确,并在乳酸乳球菌中表达能被弓形虫病患者血清识别的分子质量单位为30ku的蛋白。结论重组载体L2-Ps-P30-T构建正确,电转化入乳酸乳球菌后能表达具有反应原性的P30蛋白。     

Comparison of quantitative sensory testing and heart rate variability in Swedish Val30Met ATTR

Patients with transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR) polyneuropathy, a hereditary fatal disease, often report defects in both thermal perception and autonomic nervous system function as their first clinical symptoms. While elevated thermal perception thresholds (TPT) for cold and warmth only recently have been shown as an early marker of small nerve fiber dysfunction in these patients, heart rate variability (HRV) has frequently been used to quantify autonomic neuropathy. The main purpose with this report was to elucidate a possible relationship between estimates of HRV and TPT in a selected group of early and late-onset Swedish Val30Met ATTR patients. The results show significantly more pronounced elevation of TPT in early compared to late-onset patients. Significant correlations between HRV and TPT were found among late-onset cases, indicating a possible relationship between loss of thin nerve fibers in somatic and autonomic nerves, while generally no such relationships were found among early-onset cases. This observation emphasizes the importance of testing both HRV and TPT to ensure optimal early detection of neuropathic changes in an as wide as possible range of small nerve fibers in suspected ATTR patients. This is of particular importance as the phenotype of the ATTR disease varies between groups with different age of onset.     

CD4+ CD30+ T cells perpetuate IL-5 production in Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus allergic patients

BACKGROUND: Airway allergic diseases are regulated by interleukin (IL)-5, which causes infiltration of eosinophils into the bronchial epithelium, and by IL-4 which increases serum immunoglobulin E (IgE) production and promotes CD30 expression on Th cells. CD30 generates a costimulatory signal involved in apoptosis or cell proliferation, depending on the microenvironment. Our aims were: (i) to analyze if CD4+ CD30+ T cells from allergic patients proliferate in response to Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, and (ii) if upon stimulation this cell population produces IL-4 and IL-5. METHODS: Peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) from 17 allergic rhinitis and mild allergic asthma patients and 12 healthy nonallergic individuals were stimulated with allergen in the presence or absence of anti-IL-4, anti-IL-5 or anti-IL-4Ralpha monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). TdT-mediated dUTP nick end-labeling (TUNEL) assay, 7-aminoactinomycin-D (7-AAD) intercalation, and flow cytometry were used to determine the CD4+ CD30+ blasts percentage, cell proliferation, apoptosis, and intracellular cytokines after 7 culture days. RESULTS: Cell proliferation induced with allergen showed that 90% of the allergen-stimulated blasts were CD4+, 50% of which were CD30+. Allergen-stimulated PBMC showed a progressive increase (mean: from 7% to 23%) of CD4+ CD30+IFN-gamma+ and CD4+ CD30+IL-4+ blasts which diminished (mean: 6%) after 5 culture days. In contrast, CD4+ CD30+IL-5+ blasts showed a continuous progression (from 12% to 24%) that maintained after 7 culture days. The vast majority of CD4+ CD30+ blasts were negative to 7-AAD or TUNEL. Additionally, a significant decrease (34%) was observed in the number of CD4+ CD30+ blasts when IL-4 was neutralized. CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest that specific allergen stimulation of PBMC isolated from allergic patients generates a nonapoptotic CD4+ CD30+ blast subset that produces IL-5.