MMP2和MMP9在粘膜内胃癌中表达及其临床病理意义

目的:观察基质金属蛋白酶(MMP)家族成员MMP2和MMP9在粘膜内胃癌中的表达及其与淋巴结转移的相关性。方法:研究病例为病理诊断为粘膜内胃癌的档案病例,应用免疫组织化学技术检测MMP2和MMP9在粘膜内胃癌中表达的临床病理意义,特别是与淋巴结转移的相关性。结果:临床病理分析结果显示有淋巴结转移的IMGC病例肿块直径要显著大于无淋巴结转移的IMGC。有淋巴结转移IMGC中低分化腺癌发生率要显著高于无淋巴结转移组。有淋巴结转移IMGC中淋巴管侵犯发生率要显著高于无淋巴结转移组。免疫组化结果显示,MMP2在正常胃粘膜上皮和粘膜内胃癌中的阳性表达率分别是7%和43.93%,有显著性差异(P0.01),MMP9在正常胃粘膜上皮和粘膜内胃癌中的阳性表达率分别为和23%和48.48%,无显著性差异(P0.05)。MMP9在淋巴结转移组中的阳性率(87.5%)显著高于无淋巴结转移组(36%),在有淋巴管侵犯病例中的表达率(83.3%)显著高于无淋巴管侵犯的病例(30%),差异均有统计意义(P0.05);而MMP2的表达与有无淋巴结转移及淋巴管侵犯均无显著相关性(P0.05)。结论:MMP9可能作为预测粘膜内胃癌是否有淋巴结转移的标志物,但需要结合组织分化、肿块大小和淋巴管侵犯等临床病理特点综合判断。MMP2可能与粘膜内胃癌的发生有关而作为早期诊断的指标。     

SDF-1/CXCR4及VEGF-C 在喉癌淋巴结转移中的作用机制

目的:探讨SDF-1/CXCR4及VEGF-C在喉癌淋巴结转移中的作用机制。方法:随机选取2012年8月至2015年8月我院收治的90例喉癌患者,将这些患者作为研究组,另选取20例具有相应正常粘膜组织的患者为对照组,运用免疫组化SP法对CXCR4及VEGF-C及SDF-1进行检测,分析SDF-1/CXCR4及VEGF-C在喉癌淋巴结组织中的表达及其与临床病理特征的关系。结果:喉癌组织中CXCR4、VEGF-C、SDF-1的阳性表达率均显著高于正常组织(P0.05);Ⅲ+Ⅳ患者CXCR4、VEGF-C、SDF-1的阳性表达率均显著高于Ⅰ+Ⅱ患者(P0.05);低分化患者CXCR4、VEGF-C的阳性表达率均显著高于高中分化患者(P0.05),但SDF-1阳性表达率之间比较,差异均不具有统计学意义(P0.05);淋巴结转移患者CXCR4、VEGF-C、SDF-1的阳性表达率均显著高于未发生淋巴结转移的患者,差异具有统计学意义(P0.05);不同年龄、病变部位患者CXCR4、VEGF-C、SDF-1阳性表达率之间比较,差异均不具有统计学意义(P0.05);喉癌组织中CXCR4及VEGF-C阳性表达均呈显著的正相关关系(P0.05);阴性表达也均呈显著的正相关关系(P0.05)。结论:SDF-1/CXCR4及VEGF-C在喉癌淋巴结转移中高表达,可能共同促进喉癌淋巴结转移。     

HIF-1α和MMP9促进浸润性乳腺癌中血管生成

目的探讨浸润性乳腺癌(infiltrating breast carcinoma,IBC)组织中HIF-1α和MMP9的表达情况与血管生成的关系及其临床病理意义。方法采用免疫组织化学ElivisionTMplus法检测115例IBC组织和20例乳腺纤维腺瘤中HIF-1α和MMP9的表达情况以及微血管密度(microvessel density,MVD)。结果在IBC组织和乳腺纤维腺瘤中HIF-1α和MMP9的阳性表达率分别为60.9%、62.6%和10%、10%,差异均有统计学意义;HIF-1α和MMP9蛋白的表达水平与肿瘤组织的分化程度、淋巴结转移与否、临床分期及Her-2表达均有关;MVD计数与肿瘤患者是否有淋巴结转移、临床分期以及Her-2表达均相关;且HIF-1α、MMP9蛋白的表达与MVD计数相互之间均呈正相关性。结论 HIF-1α和MMP9的过表达促进了IBC的发展、侵袭和转移,MVD计数升高进一步促进IBC的转移过程;联合检测HIF-1α、MMP9和MVD对IBC患者的进展及预后判断有重要意义。     

胃腺癌组织中GDF-15和p53表达特征及其临床意义

目的探讨胃腺癌及癌旁正常组织中生长分化因子15(growth differentiation factor-15,GDF-15)和p53表达的特征及临床意义。方法采用免疫组织化学Polink-1两步法检测91例胃癌手术标本,相应91例癌旁正常组织、64例肠化腺体及36例淋巴结转移癌组织中GDF-15和p53的表达特征,并结合临床资料分析其表达与临床病理参数的关系。结果 GDF-15在肠上皮化生腺体、胃腺癌和淋巴结转移癌组织中的阳性表达率均显著低于癌旁组织。GDF-15的阳性表达率与患者年龄、浸润深度、淋巴结转移及p TNM分期呈正相关,而与其它临床病理参数无关。p53在癌旁正常胃粘膜腺体和肠上皮化生腺体中均不表达,在胃腺癌和淋巴结转移癌组织中的过表达阳性率均高于癌旁组织和肠上皮化生腺体。p53过表达的阳性率与患者年龄、Lauren分型(肠型与弥漫型)和分化程度呈正相关,而与其它临床病理参数无关。GDF-15与p53免疫反应性在胃癌组织中呈正相关。结论 GDF-15可作为胃腺癌的胃壁浸润能力、淋巴结转移能力及临床病理分期的重要评价指标,而p53过表达可能与Lauren分型的肠型胃癌有关。尤其在老年患者中,GDF-15和p53过表达在胃腺癌的发生、进展中扮演重要角色,并起协同作用。     

Angiopoietin-2和α5β1 Integrin在乳腺癌中表达及其临床病理意义

目的:探讨Angiopoietin-2和α5β1 Integrin 在乳腺癌中表达及其临床病理学意义.方法:选择2005年1月至2011年12月湖南省肿瘤医院收治的180例乳腺癌病例和80例乳腺良性病变者为研究对象,应用免疫组织化学技术检测乳腺癌组织和乳腺良性病变者正常乳腺组织中Angiopoietin-2和α5β1 Integrin的表达,并分析其与患者的生存期及淋巴结转移的相关性.结果:Angiopoietin-2在乳腺癌和正常乳腺组织中的阳性表达率分别为80.56％(145/180)和11.25％(9/80),α5β1 Integrin在乳腺癌和正常乳腺组织中的阳性表达率分别为77.22％(139/180)和16.25％(13/80),乳腺癌中Angiopoietin-2和α5β1 Integrin的阳性表达率均显著高于在正常乳腺组织中的表达(P＜0.05),但乳腺癌组织中Angiopoietin-2和α5β1 Integrin 的表达无显著相关性(P＞0.05).有淋巴结转移及无淋巴结转移的乳腺癌中Angiopoietin-2的阳性表达率分别为97.93％(95/97)和60.03％(50/83),差异有统计学意义(P＜0.05);而有淋巴结转移及无淋巴结转移的乳腺癌中α5β1 Integrin的阳性表达率分别83.5％(81/97)和69.87％(58/83),差异无统计学意义(P＞0.05).Angiopoietin-2和/或α5β1 Integrin 阴性表达的乳腺癌患者生存期分别显著高于Angiopoietin-2和/或α5β1 Integrin阳性的乳腺癌患者(P＜0.01),差异有统计学意义(P＜0.01).结论:Angiopoietin-2和α5β1 Integrin 的表达上调可能在乳腺癌的发生发展过程中起重要作用,并可能作为预测乳腺癌患者预后的参考指标.     

胃癌组织中MMP-7和TIMP-1的表达及意义

目的:探讨基质金属蛋白酶-7(MMP-7)及其组织抑制剂-1(TIMP-1)与胃癌发生发展的关系.方法:采用免疫组化技术检测46例胃癌组织和相应癌旁组织中MMP-7和TIMP-1的表达,结合病人临床病理资料进行综合分析.结果:胃癌组织中MMP-7阳性表达率(60.87%)显著高于相应癌旁组织,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);其表达与淋巴结转移(P<0.05)相关.胃癌组织中TIMP-1的阳性表达率(93.48%)明显高于相应癌旁组织(63.04%),差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);其表达与淋巴结转移相关(P<0.05).结论:MMP-7与胃癌的侵袭转移有关,TIMP-1有可能成为评价胃癌恶性生物学行为的指标.     

宫颈鳞状细胞癌中ADAM17 的表达及其临床意义

目的:探讨去整合素-金属蛋白酶17(ADAM17)在宫颈鳞状细胞癌中的表达及其临床病理意义。方法:运用免疫组织化学法分别检测正常宫颈上皮、宫颈鳞状细胞癌及宫颈上皮内瘤样变组织中ADAM17的表达,并分析其与宫颈癌临床分期及淋巴结转移的相关性。结果:ADAM17在正常宫颈上皮组织切片中无明显表达,在宫颈上皮内瘤样变组织中少部分表达,呈浅黄色,在宫颈鳞状细胞癌中癌细胞大量表达,ADAM17表达呈棕褐色,数量较多且浓染。不同临床分期的宫颈鳞状细胞癌组织中ADAM17的阳性表达率比较存在显著统计学差异(P0.05),且随临床分期的上升,ADAM17的表达逐渐升高;有淋巴结转移的宫颈鳞状细胞癌组织中ADAM17的阳性表达率显著高于无淋巴结转移的宫颈鳞状细胞癌组织,差异具有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:ADAM17蛋白在宫颈鳞状细胞癌组织中呈异常高表达,且与宫颈鳞状细胞癌的临床分期和淋巴结转移密切相关,通过检测ADAM17蛋白的表达可能有助于宫颈鳞状细胞癌的诊断、治疗和预后预测。     

RegIV和CCL7在胃癌中的表达及相关性分析

目的:研究再生基因4(RegIV)和趋化因子CCL7在胃癌中的表达及相关性。方法:选择2010年3月至2014年3月在我院接受手术治疗的胃癌患者72例作为研究对象。对比RegIV及CCL7在胃癌组织以及癌旁正常组织中的阳性表达情况,分析不同病理参数对RegIV及CCL7阳性表达的影响,RegIV与CCL7表达的相关性及影响RegIV及CCL7在胃癌中表达的危险因素。结果:胃癌组织的RegIV阳性率及CCL7阳性率均显著高于癌旁正常组织,差异均有统计学意义(均P0.05)。有浆膜浸润、有淋巴结转移以及TNM分期为Ⅲ~Ⅳ期者的RegIV与CCL7阳性表达率均显著高于无浆膜浸润、无淋巴结转移以及TNM分期为0~Ⅱ期者,差异均有统计学意义(均P0.05)。经Spearman法分析相关性可知,RegIV与CCL7表达呈正相关。根据Logistic回归分析法可知,有浆膜浸润、有淋巴结转移以及TNM分期为Ⅲ~Ⅳ期均为RegIV及CCL7在胃癌中表达的危险因素。结论:RegIV与CCL7均可在胃癌组织中呈现出较高的阳性表达,且二者与患者临床预后有密切关系,在临床治疗过程中值得关注与重视。     

ERK1和E-cadherin在胃腺癌中的表达及其临床病理意义

目的探讨原发性胃腺癌(gastric adenocarcinoma,GAC)组织中ERK1和E-cadherin蛋白的表达情况及其临床病理意义。方法应用免疫组织化学ElivisionTM plus法检测261例GAC组织和100例正常胃黏膜组织中ERK1和E-cadherin蛋白的表达。结果在正常胃黏膜组织中,ERK1和E-cadherin蛋白的阳性表达率分别为26.0%和100%;在GAC组中,ERK1和E-cadherin蛋白的阳性表达率分别为49.8%和41.4%,两组之间,差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。ERK1和Ecadherin蛋白的阳性表达水平在肿瘤组织的不同分化程度、淋巴结转移与否、浸润深度及临床分期等之间差异有统计学意义(全部P0.05);ERK1蛋白的阳性表达率与E-cadherin蛋白的阳性表达率呈负相关关系(P0.05)。Kaplan-Meier生存分析表明,ERK1蛋白表达阳性的患者其生存时间显著低于其阴性表达患者(P0.001);E-cadherin蛋白表达阳性的患者其生存时间显著高于其阴性表达患者(P0.001)。多因素Cox回归分析:ERK1、E-cadherin蛋白的表达水平以及TNM分期是影响GAC患者术后生存率的独立预后因素。结论 ERK1和E-cadherin蛋白的表达水平与GAC患者肿瘤组织的分化程度、浸润深度、淋巴结转移、临床分期及预后等均有关;在GAC组织中联合检测ERK1和E-cadherin对判断GAC患者淋巴结转移及预后均有重要意义。     

胃癌螺旋CT表现与Cath-D蛋白和MMP-9 表达的关系分析

目的:观察分析胃癌螺旋CT表现与组织蛋白酶D(Cath-D)蛋白和基质金属蛋白酶-9(MMP-9)表达的关系。方法:采集自2014年9月至2015年9月在医院经过胃癌手术治疗的54例患者自身胃癌组织标本进行本次研究。再选同期在医院就诊并经过手术治疗的54例胃溃疡患者自身胃黏膜组织进行对照。分别检测MMP-9以及Cath-D蛋白的表达,对所有胃癌患者给予螺旋CT诊断。结果:MMP-9及Cath-D蛋白在胃癌组织内的阳性表达率为74.07%及77.79%,显著高于在正常胃黏膜内的5.56%及9.26%,差异均有统计学意义(P0.05)。MMP-9及Cath-D表达存在明显正相关(r=0.693,P0.05)。胃癌组织内有淋巴结转移及Lauren分型为弥漫型的MMP-9及Cath-D阳性表达率均显著高于无淋巴结转移及Lauren分型为肠型者,差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。根据Logistic回归分析可知,有淋巴结转移以及Lauren分型为弥漫型是胃癌组织内MMP-9及Cath-D表达的螺旋CT表现相关因素。结论:胃癌患者组织内的MMP-9及Cath-D表达比正常胃黏膜组织更高,MMP-9及Cath-D二者的表达呈现正相关,且有淋巴结转移以及Lauren分型为弥漫型是胃癌组织内MMP-9及Cath-D表达的螺旋CT表现相关因素。     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Comparative morphology of the carpel in the Liliaceae: Hewardieae, Petrosavieae, and Tricyrteae

The young pistils in the melanthioid tribes, Hewardieae, Petrosavieae and Tricyrteae, are uniformly tricarpellate and syncarpous. They lack raphide idioblasts. All are multiovulate, with bitegmic ovules. The Petrosavieae are marked by the presence of septal glands and incomplete syncarpy. Tepals and stamens adhere to the ovary in the Hewardieae and the Petrosavieae but not in the Tricyrteae. Two vascular bundles occur in the stamens of the Hewartlieae and Tricyrtis latifolia. Ventral bundles in the upper part of the ovary of the Hewardieae are continuous with compound septal bundles and placental bundles in the lower part. Putative ventral bundles occur in the alternate position in the Tricyrteae and putative placental bundles in the opposite. position in the Petrosavieae. The dichtomously branched stigma in each carpel of the Tricyrteae is supplied by a bifurcated dorsal bundle.     

鸡传染性法氏囊病病毒研究进展

传染性法氏囊病(Infection bursal disease, IBD)是由鸡传染性法氏囊病毒(Infectious bursal disease virus, IBDV)引起的鸡和火鸡的一种高度接触性传染病,给世界各国的禽养殖业带来了巨大损失.自IBDV发现至今新的变异株不断出现,分子结构的改变导致病毒致病力的改变及宿主对疫苗应答的改变,使得传统的疫苗已不能控制其流行,因此各国学者对其基因组结构和功能进行了广泛深入的研究,并积极研制新型有效的疫苗以达到防治的目的.     

Development of a Novel Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2

In conclusion, the novel visual RT-LAMP assay is a simple, rapid, and sensitive approach for detection of SARS-CoV-2, and it is ready for application in primary care and community hospitals or health care centers, and even patients' own houses in response to the current SARS-CoV-2 epidemic because the assay does not require sophisticated equipment and skilled personnel. Furthermore, it is also ready to be used in fields for screening samples from wild animals and environments to facilitate the identification of potential intermediate hosts that mediate the cross-species transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from bats to humans.     

Perinatal Vertical Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in Ruili,a Town on the Border between China and Myanmar

正Dear Editor,Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an arbovirus in the family of Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus, is transmitted by the A.aegyptii or A. albopictus mosquito, and causes disease in humans characterized by fever, rash, and arthralgia (Silva and Dermody 2017; Suhrbier 2019). It was first reported in 1953 in Tanzania, and caused only a few outbreaks and sporadic cases in Africa and Asia in last century. However, in the epidemic in 2004, CHIKV acquired mutations that conferred enhanced transmission by the A. albopictus mosquito(Schuffenecker et al. 2006). Since then, it has successively caused outbreaks in Africa, the Indian Ocean, South East Asia, the South America, and Europe (Zeller et al. 2016).     

Enterovirus 71 3C proteolytically processes the histone H3 N-terminal tail during infection

Highlights
1. The N-terminal tail of histone H3 is specifically cleaved during EV71 infection.
2. Viral protease 3C is identified as a protease responsible for proteolytically processing the N-terminal H3 tail.
3. Our finding reveals a new epigenetic regulatory mechanism for Enterovirus 71 in virus-host interactions.     

Detection of EBV and HHV6 in the Brain Tissue of Patients with Rasmussen’s Encephalitis

Rasmussen’s encephalitis (RE) is a rare pediatric neurological disorder, and the exact etiology is not clear. Viral infection may be involved in the pathogenesis of RE, but conflicting results have reported. In this study, we evaluated the expression of both Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human herpes virus (HHV) 6 antigens in brain sections from 30 patients with RE and 16 control individuals by immunohistochemistry. In the RE group, EBV and HHV6 antigens were detected in 56.7% (17/30) and 50% (15/30) of individuals, respectively. In contrast, no detectable EBV and HHV6 antigen expression was found in brain tissues of the control group. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in 20.0% (6/30) of individuals. In particular, a 4-year-old boy had a typical clinical course, including a medical history of viral encephalitis, intractable epilepsy, and hemispheric atrophy. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in neurons and astrocytes in the brain tissue, accompanied by a high frequency of CD8⁺ T cells. Our results suggest that EBV and HHV6 infection and the activation of CD8⁺ T cells are involved in the pathogenesis of RE.