Galectin-3 is not useful in thyroid FNA

INTRODUCTION: Previous studies have suggested that galectin-3 immunohistochemistry may be useful in the fine needle aspiration (FNA) diagnosis of thyroid carcinoma as it has been reported to selectively stain carcinomas and not adenomas or goitres. METHODS: Fifty-one patients were included in a prospective study of galectin-3 in thyroid FNA; 88.2% were female and 11.8% male, mean age 53 years, range 25-87 years. Cell blocks were prepared and stained for galectin-3 if any cells were present in needle washings from the respective FNAs. RESULTS: Twelve of 51 (23.5%) of cell blocks contained epithelial cells. One benign and one inadequate FNA were negative for galectin-3 staining. One of five non-diagnostic FNA cases, a papillary carcinoma on final histology showed positive staining. Four follicular neoplasm/suspicious of carcinoma cases showed negative staining. One malignant FNA case, a papillary carcinoma showed positive staining with galectin-3 but three further carcinomas, two papillary and one follicular were galectin-3 negative. CONCLUSION: Galectin-3 immunohistochemistry does not appear to be a useful adjunct to diagnosis in thyroid FNA as it does not reliably distinguish malignant and benign lesions. Many thyroid aspirates are of low cellularity and are not suitable for cell block immunohistochemistry.     

喉癌的比较基因组杂交研究

寻找与喉癌发生进展的相关基因,应用比较基因组杂交技术分析了18例喉癌患者。结果显示,每例喉癌细胞染色体均有不同程度的变化,包括染色体全部或部分的扩增或丢失。平均每例有12．9处异常区域,丢失多于扩增,分别为每例7．2处和5．7处。主要为3q(78％,)、5p(61％)、11q(56％)、1q(50％,)、8p(44％)、8q(39％)和15q(39％)的扩增;3p(70％)、5q(78％)、90(67%)、13q(50％)、1p(44％)和14q(39％)的丢失。有多条染色体区带上出现特异的扩增或丢失,特别是1p13-21(8／18)、3p21-23(14／18)、5p21-22(14／18)、9p12-pter(10／18)和13q21-31(8／18)的拷贝数增加明显,而1q11-2l(11／18)、3q15-21(12／18)、8p22-24(6／18)、11q12-13(8／18)、15q21-23(7／18)和18p11(8／18)区域的丢失为喉癌的特征性变化,说明这些区域中存在与喉癌发生发展密切相关的癌基因、抑癌基因或其他相关基因。     

P_(53)突变、表达及人乳头状瘤病毒感染与宫颈癌

利用免疫组化、聚合酶链反应(PCR)、单链构象多态性(SSCP)分析等方法, 对49例同一标本宫颈癌组织中p53蛋白、P53外显子7～8变异、HPV6、11、16、18-DN A进行检测,以探讨它们在宫颈癌形成中的作用、相互关系和临床意义.结果表明: a.P5 3基因外显子7～8突变率14.29％、p53蛋白阳性率48.98％、HPV-DNA阳性率87.76％.b.P53基因突变不一定伴有p53蛋白阳性,但P53基因突变而p53蛋白阴性的标 本必是HPV-DNA阳性;91.67％的p53蛋白阳性标本具有HPV-DNA阳性.c.HPV16-DNA阳 性率显著高于HPV6、11、18-DNA阳性率.证明：宫颈癌的发生主要与HPV16感染有关,其 次是P53基因突变所致;p53蛋白阳性由HPV感染和/或P53基因突变所致.     

喉癌相关基因LCRG1的克隆和表达分析

喉癌是严重危害人类健康的一类恶性肿瘤。选用在mRNA差异显示研究中获得的在喉癌组织中表达显著下调且代表新基因的EST之一（AF10056）,设计引物进行cDNA文库筛选,得到一全长为3448bp的cDNA序列,其开放读码框编码288个氨基酸,与已知蛋白质无明显同源性,属一新发现的基因,GenBank接受号为AF268387。与GenBank数据库匹配分析,发现该基因包含6个外子,基因组RT－PCR显示有40％（12／30）的喉癌组织表达下调,RT－PCR显示有54．5％（6／11）其他肿瘤细胞系表达缺失。把该基因命名为喉癌相关基因（laryngeal carcinoma related gene1,LCRG1)。这提示LCRG1可能与喉癌的发生发展相关。     

细胞角蛋白基因13在喉鳞状细胞癌中缺失和表达的研究

为了探讨细胞角蛋白基因13（Cytokeratin13,CK13)在喉癌发生中的作用,在CK13基因内部及附近选择5个微卫星引物进行杂合性丢失（loss of heterozygosity,LOH)分析,于DNA水平间接检测72例喉鳞状细胞癌患者中该基因的缺失,应用Northern Blot检测16例喉鳞癌患者的配对肿瘤及癌旁正常组织中CK13基因的表达差异;同时应用CK13蛋白单克隆抗体对不同分化程度的喉鳞癌组织进行免疫组化染色。结果表明：5个STR位点均存在LOH,其中D17S1964E、D17S2092、D17S791、D17S1665及D17S808位点的LOH频率分别为18．03％、28．13％、27．42％、39．68％和34．85％,其中D17S1665位点的LOH频率最高,至少一个位点出现LOH的病例高达77．78％（56／72）,杂合性丢失与临床分期、淋巴结转移无显著相关,但与肿瘤分化程度高低相关（P＜0．05）。Northern blot结果表明：16例喉鳞癌患者C13基因在正常组织中的表达比肿瘤组织显著增强,免疫组化结果也显示CK13蛋白在正常组织或高分化肿瘤中的表达明显高于低分化者,且存在显著差异（P＜0．01）。证实CK13基因可能在喉鳞状细胞癌的发生中具有重要作用,可能是一个新的抑癌基因。     

Galectin-3 mRNA level depends on transformation phenotype in ras-transformed NIH 3T3 cells

Summary— The increase in galectin-3 lectin content observed in tumours or in in vitro transformed cells suggests that this lectin is important in the transformation process. In the present study, we investigated the mRNA expression level of the galectin-3, galectin-I and macrophage mannose receptor in normal and ras-transformed NIH 3T3 cells in relation to their transformation state. The galectin3 mRNA content in ras-transformed cells is increased in fully transformed cells, with a maximum in ras-transformed cells that have lost their growth anchorage-dependence. Under the same conditions, the galectin-1 mRNA level which was high in normal cells, increased slightly in transformed cells. The mRNA for the macrophage mannose receptor was not detected in 3T3 cells or in their ras-transformed counterparts.     

半乳凝集素-3与肿瘤形成和转移的关系研究进展

半乳凝集素-3是β-半乳糖苷凝集素家族的蛋白,广泛分布于各种正常组织和肿瘤组织,在不同的生理及病理条件下发挥着多种生物功能。目前有关半乳凝集素-3与肿瘤细胞的黏附、增殖、血管生成、肿瘤组织的发展及转移的研究取得了较大的进展,并成为疾病诊治特别是癌症治疗的很有前景的靶标。简要综述了半乳凝集素-3与癌症相关性的研究进展。     

喉癌差异表达cDNA序列的分离与初步鉴定

分离和克隆人喉癌中新的相关基因将有助于提示喉癌的易感性与癌变机制。运用ｍＲＮＡ差异显示法对２例成人喉癌组织及配对癌旁正常组织的基因表达进行研究,分离到３５个差异显示片段;用反向Ｎｏｒｔｈｅｒｎ点杂交筛选到６个差异片段,经克隆、测序和匹配分析,得１２条不同ｃＤＮＡ序列,其中４条为新基因序列,另外８条与已知基因高度同源。将１２条ｃＤＮＡ序列固定在膜上,用来自喉癌和配对正常组织的总ｃＤＮＡ探针与其杂交和     

P53突变、表达及人乳头状瘤病毒感染与宫颈癌

利用免疫组化、聚合酶链反应(PCR)、单链构象多态性(SSCP)分析等方法, 对49例同一标本宫颈癌组织中p53蛋白、P₅₃外显子7～8变异、HPV6、11、16、18-DNA进行检测,以探讨它们在宫颈癌形成中的作用、相互关系和临床意义.结果表明: a.P₅₃基因外显子7～8突变率14.29％、p53蛋白阳性率48.98％、HPV-DNA阳性率87.76％.b.P₅₃基因突变不一定伴有p53蛋白阳性,但P₅₃基因突变而p53蛋白阴性的标本必是HPV-DNA阳性;91.67％的p53蛋白阳性标本具有HPV-DNA阳性.c.HPV16-DNA阳性率显著高于HPV6、11、18-DNA阳性率.证明：宫颈癌的发生主要与HPV16感染有关,其次是P₅₃基因突变所致;p53蛋白阳性由HPV感染和/或P₅₃基因突变所致.     

白藜芦醇通过降低galectin-3 的表达抑制宫颈癌SiHa细胞的增殖并促进其凋亡

目的：探讨白藜芦醇对人宫颈癌SiHa 细胞增殖和凋亡的影响及galectin-3 在其中的作用。方法：以体外培养的人宫颈癌 SiHa 细胞为研究对象,实验分为对照组、白藜芦醇处理组及[白藜芦醇+galectin-3(5、10、20 ug/mL)]共5 组,分别给予生理盐水、 300 umol/L白藜芦醇及[300 umol/L白藜芦醇+Galectin-3 (5、10、20 ug/mL)]处理。48 小时后,分别收集各组细胞,采用MTT法检 测细胞的增殖情况,Caspase-3 活性试剂盒测定细胞的凋亡情况,Western Blot技术测定细胞内galectin-3 的蛋白表达水平。结果： 300 umol/L的白藜芦醇明显抑制SiHa 细胞的增殖,并显著增加其凋亡水平,同时减少了细胞内galectin-3 的蛋白表达。在白藜芦 醇处理的同时,给予5、10 及20 ug/mL 的Galectin-3,随着Galectin-3 蛋白浓度的增加,SiHa 细胞的增殖抑制率逐渐降低,凋亡水 平也逐渐下降,但是VEGF-R3 受体的磷酸化水平却逐渐升高。结论：白藜芦醇通过降低galectin-3 的表达抑制宫颈癌SiHa 细胞 的增殖并促进其凋亡。     

白藜芦醇通过降低galectin-3的表达抑制宫颈癌SiHa细胞的增殖并促进其凋亡

目的：探讨白藜芦醇对人宫颈癌SiHa细胞增殖和凋亡的影响及galectin-3在其中的作用。方法：以体外培养的人宫颈癌SiHa细胞为研究对象,实验分为对照组、白藜芦醇处理组及[白藜芦醇＋galectin-3（5、10、20μg/mL）]共5组,分别给予生理盐水、300μmol/L白藜芦醇及[300μmol/L白藜芦醇＋Galectin-3（5、10、20μg/mL）]处理。48小时后,分别收集各组细胞,采用MTT法检测细胞的增殖情况,Caspase-3活性试剂盒测定细胞的凋亡情况,Western Blot技术测定细胞内galectin-3的蛋白表达水平。结果：300μmol/L的白藜芦醇明显抑制SiHa细胞的增殖,并显著增加其凋亡水平,同时减少了细胞内galectin-3的蛋白表达。在白藜芦醇处理的同时,给予5、10及20μg/mL的Galectin-3,随着Galectin-3蛋白浓度的增加,SiHa细胞的增殖抑制率逐渐降低,凋亡水平也逐渐下降,但是VEGF-R3受体的磷酸化水平却逐渐升高。结论：白藜芦醇通过降低galectin-3的表达抑制宫颈癌SiHa细胞的增殖并促进其凋亡。     

非编码RNA在喉癌发生中的作用及其临床意义

喉癌是头颈部最常见的恶性肿瘤之一,喉癌患者吞咽、呼吸及发音功能均可受到严重影响,患者经受“有苦难言”的折磨,生活质量极差。因此,揭示喉癌发病的分子机制,以期提高喉癌早期诊断水平和防治效果一直是该研究领域的热点之一。近年来,随着基因测序技术、转录组学技术和生物信息学技术等分子生物学技术的应用,越来越多的与喉癌发生相关的非编码RNA先后被发现。实验证明,一些短链非编码RNA（如：上调的miR-16、miR-21、miR．106b和miR-1297,下调的let．7a、miR．1、miR．24、miR．34a／c、miR-137、miR-203和miR-206）以及长链非编码RNAf如：H19、HOTAIR和MALAT-1）均被发现参与了喉癌的发生、发展过程,它们发挥着促癌或者抑癌作用,影响细胞的增殖、浸润、转移和凋亡。这些非编码RNA将有可能为喉癌诊断和治疗分别提供新的标志物和治疗靶点。     

乳头瘤病毒及协同因子与宫颈癌的关系

本研究旨在探讨宫颈癌前病变和宫颈癌的发生发展与人乳头瘤病毒及协同因子（HSV,CMV）的关系。 对81例不同宫颈病变组织进行HPV16/18和HPV6/11原位杂交,同时对103例不同宫颈病变组织用DNA扩增法检测HPV、HSV 和CMV。结果表明病毒DNA原位杂交信号的分布与HE染色中挖空细胞的分布一致。HPV16/18与不同宫颈病变组织原位杂交阳性率平均为51%,HPV6/11的则为64%。经PCR检测,HPV16/18、HPV6/11、HSV、 CMV在不同宫颈病变组织中的阳性率分别为21%、4%、23%和0%。HSV可协同HPV16/18恶性转化宫颈上皮细胞,并对其协同机制进行了细胞及分子生物学的探讨。 Abstract:The carcinogenesis of the human cervical precancerous lesion,cervical carcinoma is known closely associated with human papillomavirus (HPV).The purpose of this article is to identify whether HSV and CMV play as co factor role in the carcinogenesis.Eighty one cases of various cervical lesions were analyzed by HPV6/11,HPV16/18 in situ hybridization.Meanwhile,HPV,HSV and CMV were determined in 103 cases of various cervical lesions.The results show that the distribution of positive hybridization signal was consistent with the distribution of Koilocytic cells in HE stain.Of these cervical specimens investigated,the positive rates of HPV16/18 and HPV6/11 using ISH were 51% and 64%,respectively,the infection rates of HPV16/18,HPV6/11,HSV and CMV using PCR were 21%,4% 23% and 0%,respectively.The co operation effect of HPV and HSV occurred in the oncogenesis of human cervical carcinoma,and moreover,the cellular and molecular biological mechanisms were discussed.     

半乳糖苷凝集素-3与肥胖及2型糖尿病

肥胖及2型糖尿病是代谢紊乱相关的慢性低度系统炎症状态。半乳糖苷凝集素-3（galectin-3）是一种β-半乳糖苷结合蛋白,在炎症、信号转导、细胞增殖与分化等过程中发挥重要作用。新近的研究表明,半乳糖苷凝集素-3在患肥胖和2型糖尿病的人及鼠类体内高表达,对鼠类体脂的沉积、脂肪细胞分化、血糖浓度、胰岛素敏感性、葡萄糖耐受性和系统炎症等具有重要影响。本文综述了半乳糖苷凝集素-3的结构、分布及其对肥胖和2型糖尿病的调控作用与分子机制,以期为研发针对半乳糖苷凝集素-3靶点的新药提供重要思路和参考。     

人乳头瘤病毒在宫颈鳞癌宫旁组织中的表达及意义

为研究高危型人乳头瘤病毒(high-risk human papillomavirus,hr-HPV)在宫颈鳞癌宫旁组织中的表达及意义,采用免疫组织化学技术对51例宫颈鳞癌患者术后宫旁组织不同位点的hr-HPV表达情况进行检测,应用重复测量设计的方差分析及单因素分析方法进行统计。hr-HPV在宫旁组织中的表达随着距宫颈距离的增加呈明显的梯度下降趋势(P0.05),在不同临床分期、宫颈浸润深度、淋巴结转移组内表达存在差异(P0.05),当临床分期ⅠB1期、宫颈浸润深度≤1/2以及无淋巴结转移时,hr-HPV在距离宫颈2 cm处主韧带、骶韧带及距离宫颈3 cm处阴道中表达开始与正常对照组无差异(P0.05)。结果表明,部分早期宫颈鳞癌患者可选择Ⅱ型改良式根治性子宫切除术,但阴道切除仍推荐3 cm。     

喉癌STK15基因表达和染色体不稳定的研究

为研究喉鳞状细胞癌中STK15基因表达及其与染色体不稳定的相关性,提取50例喉鳞状细胞癌及配对癌旁正常组织和喉鳞状细胞癌Hep-2细胞系的RNA,反转录合成cDNA,以β-actin为内对照进行PCR扩增,用软件分析电泳结果,研究喉癌中STK15基因表达的水平;以Hep-2细胞系为代表应用常规和高分辨G显带方法进行核型分析。在50例喉癌中,癌组织STK15表达高于配对癌旁正常组织的有34例,占68％,经统计学分析,肿瘤组与对照组差异显著,Hep-2细胞系中STK15基因表达高于内对照β-actin;Hep-2细胞系中存在显著的染色体不稳定,染色体数目变化于43－84条之间,众数为69－74条,结构畸变主要表现为13条标记染色体,本研究首次发现STK15基因在喉癌中表达增高,它可能通过中心体异常而引起染色体不稳定,在喉癌的发生,发展中发挥一定作用。     

Diagnostic Value of Immunohistochemical Staining of GP73, GPC3, DCP,CD34, CD31, and Reticulin Staining in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

It has been reported that Golgi protein-73 (GP73), glypican-3 (GPC3), and des-γ-carboxy prothrombin (DCP) could serve as serum markers for the early detection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This study aimed to evaluate a panel of immunostaining markers (including GP73, GPC3, DCP, CD34, and CD31) as well as reticulin staining to distinguish HCC from the mimickers. Our results revealed that CD34 immunostaining and reticulin staining were highly sensitive for the diagnosis of HCC. A special immunoreaction pattern of GP73—a diffuse coarse-block pattern in a perinuclear region or a concentrated cluster-like or cord-like pattern in a certain part of the cytoplasm—was observed in HCC cells, in contrast to the cytoplasmic fine-granular pattern in surrounding non-tumor cells and non-malignant nodules. This coarse-block pattern correlated significantly with less differentiated HCC. In comparison, GPC3 displayed a good advantage in diagnosing well-differentiated HCC. In our study, DCP and CD31 showed little diagnostic value for HCC as an immunostaining marker. When GP73, GPC3, and CD34 were combined, the specificity improved to 96.6%. Our findings demonstrate for the first time that the immunohistochemical panel of GP73, GPC3, and CD34 as well as reticulin staining is highly specific for the pathological diagnosis of HCC.     

人喉癌组织中浸润树突状细胞抗原提呈效应的形态学研究

目的:探讨人喉癌组织中肿瘤浸润树突状细胞(tumor infiltrating dendritic cell,TIDC)肿瘤抗原提呈效应。方法:采用光镜、透射电镜和免疫组化方法观察28例手术切除的人喉癌中TIDC和肿瘤浸润淋巴细胞(tumor infiltrating lymphocytes,TIL)的形态学表现。结果:早期人喉癌组织中TIDC主要分布在癌周区及癌巢内,病变早期TIDC和TIL的浸润比晚期明显(P<0．01)。透射电镜下可见形态不一的TIDC和TIL广泛分布于癌巢边缘、游走于癌周边组织的血管和淋巴管周围。TIDC与肿瘤细胞、TIDC与TIL、TIL与TIL、TIL与肿瘤细胞之间存在多种形式的膜接触。与TIL接触的肿瘤细胞,细胞核均质化。细胞膜消失呈凋亡状态。癌晚期TIDC与TIL数量明显减少,于癌巢内常见凋亡的TIDC与TIL。结论:人喉癌组织中存在不同形态的TIDC与TIL,TIDC、TIL、癌细胞彼此密切接触发生免疫应答反应,TIDC、TIL的数量和活跃状态与肿瘤进展密切相关。     

Overexpression of phosphatase regenerating liver 3 in oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma associated with metastasis and its comparison with phosphatase regenerating liver 1

Expression of PRL3 (phosphatase of regenerating liver 3) protein was examined with immunohistochemistry in 60 cases of ESCC (oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma) with matched lymph node metastasis (n = 40) and 6 cases of oesophageal adenocarcinoma. Its associations with PRL1 and clinicopathological parameters were analysed. The results showed the frequency of PRL3 protein expression was significantly higher in ESCC (39/60, 65%) than in normal oesophageal mucosa (0/20, P < 0.001); higher in ESCC with lymph node metastasis (30/40, 75%) than in ESCC without lymph node metastasis (9/20, P = 0.022), as well as higher in metastatic ESCC in lymph node (38/40, 95%) than in the primary ESCC (39/60, 65%, P < 0.001). PRL3 was expressed in 1 out of 6 oesophageal adenocarcinomas, but showed no nuclear staining of PRL1. Expression of PRL3 protein was positively associated with the grade and partially with the stage of ESCC. These results suggest that expression of PRL3 protein may be involved in the metastasis of ESCC and serve as a biomarker for prediction of ESCC metastasis.