Comparison of diurnal variation of airborne pollen in Mar del Plata (Argentina)

Intradiurnal variation of arboreal pollen (AP) in Mar del Plata city is compared during three non - consecutive years of survey and described in relation to the associated weather. The daily pattern of pollen abundance has a maximum between 10:00 and 12:00?h, while a minimum occurs at 18:00?h. The first two years of survey showed homogeneous daily trends, but in 1995 the maximum and minimum concentrations were delayed because of the change in position of the collecting station. Arboreal pollen spectrum presented qualitative and quantitative changes in the three years analysed. Results indicate optimal conditions for diurnal dispersion of arboreal pollen are high temperatures and low relative humidity. Also interaction between source position and wind direction has important effects on the timing of the peaks of some pollen types.     

Modeling cell-in-cell structure into its biological significance

Although cell-in-cell structure was noted 100 years ago, the molecular mechanisms of ‘entering'' and the destination of cell-in-cell remain largely unclear. It takes place among the same type of cells (homotypic cell-in-cell) or different types of cells (heterotypic cell-in-cell). Cell-in-cell formation affects both effector cells and their host cells in multiple aspects, while cell-in-cell death is under more intensive investigation. Given that cell-in-cell has an important role in maintaining homeostasis, aberrant cell-in-cell process contributes to the etiopathology in humans. Indeed, cell-in-cell is observed in many pathological processes of human diseases. In this review, we intend to discuss the biological models of cell-in-cell structures under physiological and pathological status.     

The subtype-specific molecular function of SPDEF in breast cancer and insights into prognostic significance

Breast cancer (BC) is a molecular diverse disease which becomes the most common malignancy among women worldwide. There are four BC subtypes (Luminal A, Luminal B, HER2-enriched and Basal-like) robustly established following gene expression pattern-based characterization, behave significant differences in terms of their incidence, risk factors, prognosis and therapeutic sensitivity. Thus, there is an urgent need to provide mechanism research, treatment strategies and/or prognosis evaluation based on the patient stratification of BC subtypes. The prostate-derived ETS factor SPDEF was first identified as an activator of prostate specific antigen, and then, the involvements in many aspects of BC have been proposed. However, the subtype-specific molecular function of SPDEF in BC and insights into prognostic significance have not been clearly elucidated. This study demonstrated for the first time that SPDEF may play a diversity role in the expression levels, clinicopathologic importance, biological function and prognostic evaluation in BC via bioinformatics and experimental evidence, which mainly depends on different BC subtyping. In summary, our findings would help to better understand the possible mechanisms of various BC subtypes and to find possible candidate genes for prognostic and therapeutic usage.     

Seed coat carotenoids of the cycad genera Dioon,Encephelartos, Macrozamia and Zamia: Evolutionary significance

Seed coat carotenoids of Dioon, Encephelartos, Macrozamia and Zamia with ranges in Africa, the West Indies, Australia and Mexico are simple mixtures which conform to the theoretical primitive angiosperm “magnolian pattern”. Lycopene is the principal pigment of Zamia while Encephelartos, Dioon and Macrozamia coats contain a mixture of the unsubstituted, mono-and di-hydroxy-β-carotenes. The evolutionary significance of these results is discussed.     

半乳糖凝集素-3与程序性死亡受体-1在宫颈鳞癌组织中的表达及其临床意义

目的:探讨半乳糖凝集素-3(Gal-3)和程序性死亡受体-1(PD-1)在宫颈鳞癌组织中的表达及其临床意义。方法:选择2016年1月-2017年12月期间我院收治的宫颈鳞癌患者80例纳入观察组,宫颈上皮内瘤变(CIN)患者60例纳入CIN组,取同期在我院进行治疗的宫颈炎患者50例纳入对照组。采集三组患者的宫颈组织标本,采用免疫组化SP法对各组织标本中的Gal-3、PD-1的阳性率、表达水平进行检测,并分析Gal-3、PD-1与宫颈鳞癌临床病理特征的关系以及各指标表达水平的相关性。结果:观察组、CIN组的Gal-3、PD-1的阳性表达率、表达水平均高于对照组,且观察组高于CIN组(P0.05)。Gal-3、PD-1的表达与宫颈鳞癌患者的年龄、病灶大小、分化程度无关(P0.05),而与宫颈鳞癌肿瘤的分期、淋巴结转移有关(P0.05)。经Spearman相关性分析显示,宫颈鳞癌组织中Gal-3与PD-1间表达水平呈正相关性(r=0.496,P=0.000)。结论:Gal-3、PD-1的表达水平与宫颈鳞癌的发生、发展有密切关联,并且两种指标间呈明显正相关。     

动脉瘤性蛛网膜下腔出血患者vWF、GMP-140及ADAMTS13的表达水平及临床意义

目的:探讨动脉瘤性蛛网膜下腔出血(aSAH)患者中血管性假血友病因子(v WF)、血小板膜糖蛋白-140(GMP-140)、血管性血友病因子裂解蛋白酶(ADAMTS13)的表达水平及临床意义。方法:选取2014年1月至2016年12月我院神经外科收治的83例aSAH患者,分为脑血管痉挛(CVS)组37例和无CVS组46例;迟发性脑缺血(DCI)组31例和非DCI组52例;根据不同动脉瘤直径分为5 mm组43例,5-10 mm组29例,10 mm组11例;预后良好组49例和预后不良组34例,检测aSAH患者血浆v WF、GMP-140、ADAMTS13水平,并分析各指标之间的相关性。结果:CVS组患者第4 d、10 d血浆v WF水平高于非CVS组,第1 d、4 d、10 d血浆GMP-140水平高于非CVS组,第1 d、10 d血浆ADAMTS13水平低于非CVS组,差异均有统计学意义(P0.05)。DCI组患者第1 d血浆v WF水平高于非DCI组,ADAMTS13水平低于非DCI组,第4 d血浆v WF、GMP-140水平高于非DCI组,差异均有统计学意义(P0.05)。10 mm组患者第1 d、4 d血浆v WF、GMP-140水平高于5 mm组和5-10 mm组,且5-10 mm组第4d的血浆v WF水平、第1 d的血浆,水平均高于5 mm组,差异有统计学意义(P0.05);10 mm组患者第1d的血浆ADAMTS13水平低于5 mm组和5-10 mm组,且5-10 mm组低于5 mm组,差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。预后良好组患者第4 d、10 d血浆v WF水平低于预后不良组,第1 d、4 d、10 d血浆GMP-140水平低于预后不良组,第1 d、4 d血浆ADAMTS13水平高于预后不良组,差异均有统计学意义(P0.05)。Pearson相关分析结果显示,第1 d、4 d血浆v WF与GMP-140呈正相关,与ADAMTS13呈负相关,GMP-140与ADAMTS13呈负相关(r=0.334、-0.426、-0.398、0.278、-0.311、-0.235,P0.05),第10 d血浆v WF、GMP-140、ADAMTS13之间无明显相关性(P0.05)。结论:v WF、GMP-140、ADAMTS13与CVS、DCI、动脉瘤直径以及预后密切相关,联合检测有助于综合评估aSAH患者病情,改善预后,值得临床推广。