质控物结合新鲜全血监测不同型号血细胞 分析仪检测结果的对比研究

目的：用全血质控物（以下简称质控物）监测不同型号血细胞分析仪后,对比不同型号血细胞分析仪检测同一份血标本结果的差异,以及用质控物结合新鲜血监测不同型号血细胞分析仪后,对比不同型号血细胞分析仪检测同一份血标本结果的差异。方法：美国亚培公司提供的CD-1600血细胞分析仪及其配套试剂,美国库尔特公司提供的COULTER—JT血细胞分析仪及其配套试剂,检测200例4至6岁健康查体儿童血常规。结果：用质控物检测不同型号血细胞分析仪,CD-1600的检测结果：4至6岁儿童白细胞计数,淋巴细胞、中间细胞、中性粒细胞男性与女性之间无显著性差异（P〉0．05）。红细胞、血红蛋白、红细胞压积、血小板的检测结果男性与女性之间无显著性差异（P〉0．05）。COULTER-JT的检测结果：4至6岁儿童白细胞计数。淋巴细胞、中间细胞、中性粒细胞男性与女性之间无显著性差异（P〉0．05）。红细胞、血红蛋白、红细胞压积、血小板男性与女性之间无显著性差异（P〉0．05）。CD-1600与COULTER-JT比较的检测结果：4至6岁儿童男性白细胞计数、淋巴细胞、中间细胞、中性粒细胞、血小板均无显著性差异（P〉0．05）。但红细胞、血红蛋白、红细胞压积具有显著性差异（P〈0．01）。4至6岁儿童女性白细胞计数、淋巴细胞、血小板均无显著性差异（P〉0．05）。但中间细胞（0．01〉P〉0、05）中性粒细胞（P〈0．01）红细胞（P〈0．01）血红蛋白（0．01〉P〉0．05）红细胞压积（P〈0．01）均具有显著性差异。用质控物结合新鲜血监测不同型号血细胞分析仪检测结果上述各项指标均无显著性差异。结论：用质控物监测不同型号血细胞分析仪,同一份血标本不同仪器检测结果,部分指标有显著性差异,用质控物结合新鲜血监测不同型号血细胞分析仪,同一份血标本检测结果,其各项指标均无显著性差异。     

妊娠晚期孕妇血常规检查结果的临床分析

目的:探讨妊娠晚期妇女全血细胞指标的变化及其正常参考区间,并分析其临床意义.方法:采用日本Sysmex XE-2100血细胞分析仪检测314例妊娠晚期妇女和234例健康未孕妇女进行全血细胞参数,包括红细胞、血小板、血红蛋白、白细胞和中性粒细胞百分比,并比较两组之间各参数的差异.结果:正常妊娠晚期妇女中性粒细胞百分比和血红蛋白含量符合正态分布,白细胞、血小板、红细胞计数均不符合正态分布.其白细胞数、中性粒细胞百分比显著高于健康对照组;而血小板数、红细胞数、血红蛋白含量显著低于健康对照组,两组差异均具有统计学意义(P＜0.01).结论:妊娠晚期妇女血常规各项指标与正常人的参考值相比均发生了显著变化,需要临床医生引起重视.     

脾动脉结扎联合肝癌切除术治疗肝癌并门静脉高压症临床研究

目的:探讨脾动脉结扎联合肝癌切除术对肝癌并门静脉高压症的治疗效果和临床应用的价值。方法:对2008年10月至2013年10月期间我院收治的84例肝癌并门静脉高压症患者的资料进行回顾性分析,其中脾动脉结扎联合肝癌切除手术的患者50例为研究组,患者34例行肝癌切除及脾切断流术为对照组。比较两组治疗效果及患者术前、术后情况。结果:研究组术前白细胞计数、血小板计数、红细胞计数为(3.1±0.9)×109/L、(58.6±12.7)×109/L、(3.4±0.4)×109/L,术后2周白细胞计数、血小板计数、红细胞计数分别为(5.9±1.5)×109/L、(140.3±50.1)×109/L、(3.6±0.7)×109/L;对照组为术前白细胞计数、血小板计数、红细胞计数为(2.8±1.2)×109/L、(45.8±20.5)×109/L、(3.4±0.4)×109/L,术后2周白细胞计数、血小板计数、红细胞计数为(6.2±0.7)×109/L、(172.5±32.7)×109/L、(3.6±0.3)×109/L。研究组与对照组相比,术后2周白细胞计数、红细胞计数相比差异无统计学意义(P0.05),但术后2周血小板计数研究组低于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。研究组术前与术后的白细胞计数、血小板计数、红细胞计数相比,差异均有统计学意义(P0.05)。研究组有17例患者出现术后并发症,占16.0%;对照组有20例患者出现术后并发症,占38.2%;两组对比差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:根据病情合理选择使用脾动脉结扎联合肝癌切除术治疗肝癌并门静脉高压症,可以有效治疗肝癌和脾功能亢进,促进肝功能恢复,对延长原发性肝癌合并肝硬化脾功能亢进患者的生存时间,提高生活质量,具有重要意义。     

Sysmex XN-3000全自动血细胞分析仪血小板计数性能评价分析

目的:探讨Sysmex XN-3000全自动血细胞分析仪的血小板计数性能。方法:采用Sysmex XN-3000全自动血细胞分析仪的3种方法进行血小板计数,从精密度、线性范围、携带污染率及红细胞碎片干扰等4方面评价,并与使用抗CD61抗体的流式细胞术检测结果进行比较。结果:与电阻抗法(PLT-I)、光学法(PLT-O)相比,核酸染色法(PLT-F)的重复性最好,精确度较高;3种方法的稀释线性和携带污染均得到良好的结果;在红细胞碎片干扰实验中,PLT-F具有较强的抗干扰能力(P均大于0.05),PLT-O次之;相关分析结果显示3种方法都得到良好的相关性,PLT-F法的准确性较高,尤其在低值血小板计数中。结论:临床常规标本可以使用Sysmex XN-3000全自动血液分析仪的PLT-I或PLT-O法;当标本血小板数目异常或溶血时,建议使用PLT-F法复查,必要时采用镜检法或流式细胞术。     

Xs-800i分析仪血小板计数警示与手工法复查的相关性分析

目的:探讨运用Xs-800i分析仪进行血小板计数出现警示和提示性信息时,与手工法计数及显微镜观察血小板形态复核的相关性.方法:使用Xs-800i分析仪检测标本,对血小板计数有警示的标本,采用手工法进行血小板计数和显微镜观察,结合分析仪计数及直方图进行相关性分析.结果:仪器法血小板计数出现警示时,检测结果与手工法计数结果差异较大,显微镜可观察到红细胞碎片、血小板聚集、巨大血小板、小红细胞等.结论:运用Xs-800i分析仪进行血小板计数出现警示及提示性信息时,应采用手工法及涂片染色镜检对标本复检,综合手工计数与显微镜形态观察结果作为最终检查结果.     

妇科盆腔恶性肿瘤血常规检测结果分析

目的:了解妇科盆腔恶性肿瘤血常规变化及其临床意义。方法:以无锡市人民医院2018年1月～2019年3月收治的90例妇科盆腔恶性肿瘤患者作为病例组,同期住院的243例确诊为盆腔良性病变或妊娠状态的患者作为良性对照组,选取同期717名接受体检的成年女性作为健康对照组,对三组研究对象的血常规指标进行回顾性分析。结果:与健康对照组比较,良性对照组和病例组患者的嗜酸性粒细胞百分比(EO)、嗜酸性粒细胞计数(EO#)、红细胞压积(HCT)、血红蛋白水平(HGB)、淋巴细胞百分比(LY)、淋巴细胞计数(LY#)、红细胞平均血红蛋白浓度(MCHC)、血小板分布宽度(PDW)、红细胞计数(RBC)水平降低,单核细胞计数(MO#)、血小板平均体积(MPV)、中性粒细胞百分比(NE)、中性粒细胞计数(NE#)、红细胞分布宽度(RDW)、白细胞计数(WBC)水平升高;病例组患者EO、EO#、LY、LY#、MO#、MPV水平低于良性对照组,HCT、HBG、MCHC、PDW、NE、NE#、RDW水平高于良性对照组,同时,病例组患者的红细胞平均血红蛋白含量(MCH)、红细胞平均体积(MCV)水平高于健康对照组,健康对照组的MCH、MCV水平高于良性对照组,良性对照组患者的单核细胞百分比(MO)、血小板压积(PCT)水平高于健康对照组,健康对照组的MO、PCT水平高于病例组,差异均有统计学意义(P0.05)。Logistic多元回归分析结果显示,LY#、MO#、MCHC、RDW、MCH、MCV与盆腔恶性肿瘤的发生具有相关性(P0.05)。ROC曲线分析结果显示,在各项血常规指标中,MCV诊断妇产科盆腔恶性肿瘤的曲线下面积(AUC)最高,为0.683。结论:盆腔恶性肿瘤患者的血常规指标与良性病变患者和健康人群均存在差异,部分指标与恶性肿瘤的发生具有独立相关性。     

肺炎支原体感染对儿童血常规参数及C反应蛋白水平的影响

摘要 目的：探讨肺炎支原体（Mycoplasma pneumoniae, MP）感染对儿童血常规数及C反应蛋白（C reactive protein, CRP）水平的影响。方法：以60例肺炎支原体抗体（MP-IgM）阳性患儿作为观察组,选取同期60名MP-IgM阴性儿童作为对照组,对两组患儿血常规参数和CRP水平进行回顾性分析。结果：与对照组比较,观察组红细胞压积、血红蛋白、单核细胞比例、单核细胞计数、中性粒细胞比例、中性粒细胞计数、红细胞计数均数或中位数升高,嗜碱性粒细胞比例、嗜碱性粒细胞计数、嗜酸性粒细胞比例、嗜酸性粒细胞计数、淋巴细胞比例（LY）、淋巴细胞比计数（LY#）、平均红细胞血红蛋白量、红细胞平均体积、平均血小板体积、血小板压积、血小板分布宽度、血小板计数、红细胞分布宽度均数或中位数降低;观察组患儿的CRP水平中位数显著高于对照组,以上差异有统计学意义（P<0.05）;Logistic多元回归分析结果显示,MP感染与淋巴细胞比例、淋巴细胞比计数降低具有正相关性（P<0.05）。结论：MP感染患儿的血常规参数和CRP水平均发生变化,临床医生应对这些参数给予关注和连续监测,从而提高诊疗效果。     

前列腺癌微环境中树突状细胞与各类血细胞的关系及其临床预后价值的研究

探讨前列腺癌微环境中DCs与各类血细胞的关系及临床预后价值.选取16例良性前列腺增生和42例前列腺癌患者的前列腺组织作为研究对象,以S-100、CD83、CD208抗体作为不同状态的DC标记物进行MaxVision法免疫组化染色和Masson染色.采用图像分析软件进行图像处理,其统计数据与患者外周血细胞计数进行统计学分析.S-100、CD83阳性细胞计数和胶原蛋白含量在前列腺增生组较前列腺癌组高(P<0.05).CD208阳性细胞计数在前列腺增生组和前列腺癌组无差异(P>0.05).S-100阳性细胞计数与Gleason评分呈负相关关系(r=-0.533,P<0.01).血小板计数在前列腺癌组较前列腺增生组高(P<0.05).单核细胞计数偏高为前列腺癌危险因素(P<0.05).各类型树突状细胞与血小板计数无直线相关关系(P>0.05).外周血各成熟类型细胞与前列腺癌微环境中DCs计数无明显相关关系.S-100标记的树突状细胞计数可能与前列腺癌患者的预后相关.更大量样本的分析有助于证实单核细胞计数与前列腺癌的发病以及S-100标记树突状细胞计数与前列腺癌的预后之间的相关性.     

自体血液回输技术应用于非体外循环冠状动脉旁路移植术的效果

目的探讨非体外循环冠状动脉旁路移植术(OPCAB)中应用自体血液回输技术的临床效果。方法对2017年2月～2018年2月在我院接受OPCAB治疗的85例患者的临床资料进行回顾分析。按照是否采用自体血液回输技术分为观察组(自体血回输)和对照组(未应用),观察比较两组术后24 h血常规指标水平,并测定术后引流量、异体血输注量及输血不良反应情况。结果两组患者的血红蛋白、红细胞比容、红细胞计数、血小板计数及术后引流量等指标比较,差异均无统计学意义(P0.05);观察组的异体血输注量、输血不良反应发生率显著低于对照组,差异均有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论将自体血液回输技术应用于OPCAB治疗中,可有效减少异体血输注量和输血不良反应发生,对患者血常规无明显影响,且安全性较高,值得临床应用。     

血小板生成素与白介素-11治疗胃癌术后辅助化疗后血小板减少症时效及安全性的比较

目的:比较血小板生成素与白介素-11治疗胃癌患者术后化疗血小板减少症的时效和安全性。方法:术后辅助化疗出现血小板计数低于75×109/L的进展期胃癌患者68例,将其分为TPO组与IL-11组,分别为35例和33例。分别皮下注射rhTPO 15000U,每日1次;rhIL-11 1.5 mg,每日1次,当血小板计数125×109/L或比用药前上升50×109/L,即停止给药,疗程最长为14天。每3天抽取外周静脉血2 m L,通过全自动血液分析仪测定血小板计数,密切观察出现的不良反应并记录。比较两组患者不同临床病理资料、血小板计数、血小板计数升至75×109/L和125×109/L的时程、药物不良反应。结果:两组患者年龄、性别、化疗方案、血小板最低值出现的化疗周期及临床病理分期的比较均没有统计学差异(P值均0.05)。TPO组与IL-11组血小板动态值的比较,第9天出现显著差异(P=0.032)。TPO组与IL-11组血小板计数恢复至75×109/L和125×109/L所需的时间,有显著差异(P=0.041,P=0.013)。TPO组中,有3例(8.6%)患者发生不良反应,IL-11组中,有13例(39.4%)患者发生不良反应,TPO组患者出现的不良反应少且较轻微(P=0.006)。结论:rhTPO治疗胃癌患者术后化疗血小板减少症时效快,安全性好。     

Long noncoding RNA MIR155HG facilitates pancreatic cancer progression through negative regulation of miR-802

Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) present the key regulatory functions in tumorigenesis. More and more studies have suggested that lncRNA MIR155HG is involved in different human cancers. However, the underlying regulatory role of lncRNA MIR155HG and potential mechanisms in pancreatic cancer (PC) remain illusive. In this research, our group found that lncRNA MIR155HG expression was remarkably increased in PC tumor tissue and cells compared to that in the adjacent normal tissue and cells. In addition, higher MIR155HG expression was positively associated with the poor prognosis of patients. In addition, we exhibited that silence of MIR155HG by short hairpin RNA knockdown significantly inhibited cell growth and promoted cell apoptosis in PC cells. We performed bioinformatics analysis to search for the target of MIR155HG. As demonstrated by Luciferase reporter assay, we found that miR-802, a tumor suppressor in various cancer, is a direct target of MIR155HG. We demonstrated that the tumor-promoting effects of MIR155HG were contributed by negative regulation of miR-802 in PC cells. In summary, our results suggest that lncRNA MIR155HG might be applied as a novel diagnostic and therapeutic target for PC.     

不同耕作方式稻田土壤细菌的多样性

对水稻-油菜双序列复种免耕(NT)、翻耕(CT)稻田土壤细菌多样性进行研究。采用平板计数法计数可培养细菌及放线菌数量,Miseq测序分析物种多样性及群落结构。结果表明,分别把3个样点的NT、CT耕作方式土样细菌、放线菌菌落总数之和作为NT、CT可培养细菌数量进行比较,NT可培养菌落总数比CT高10%;土壤未培养样品中共获得224 563条有效序列,其中NT 114 433条、CT 110 220条;指数分析表明CT相对丰度略低于NT、群落多样性略低于NT;样本中的细菌种类覆盖35个门、269个科、373个属。尽管从不同分类水平上,CT、NT样本物种相对丰度没有显著性差异,但NT中细菌门最大的变形菌门和有待深入研究的酸杆菌门物种的序列多于CT,厌氧绳菌科、未分类的硝化螺旋菌科和亚硝化单胞菌科序列多于CT,另外,未知和未培养的科、属水平上物种多于CT,根据物种特性,认为它们可能对固氮、降解纤维素等改变土壤理化特性,维持免耕土壤肥力起着重要的作用。     

胚后发育期臭腹腺蝗中的血细胞种类

应用血球计数器统计了胚后发育期臭腹腺蝗Zonocerus variegatus中存在的血细胞类型和数目。从1龄幼虫至成虫的发育阶段中共观察到6种血细胞类型,即原血细胞 （PRS）、 浆血细胞 （PLS）、粒细胞 （GRS）、珠血细胞 （SPS）、绛色细胞（OES） 和adipohaemocytes （ADS）。不过,在1龄幼虫期未发现OES。在这6种血细胞中,PLS的总平均数最高,OES的总平均数最低。成虫期的血细胞数目显著高于其他发育阶段（P<0.05）,而1龄幼虫和2龄幼虫期的血细胞数目不存在显著差异（P>0.05）。     

Gentamicin-induced alterations in phospholipid metabolism in cultured human proximal tubular cells

The effects of gentamicin on phospholipid levels and metabolism and the uptake of phosphatidylcholine (PC) adsorbed to low-density lipoprotein (LDL) were investigated in cultured human proximal tubular (PT) cells. Cells incubated with gentamicin (0.3 mM) for one to 21 days had a similar increase in the cell number and protein as compared to control cells. However, the cellular levels of phosphatidylcholine (PC) and sphingomyelin (SM), but not other phospholipids, increased in a time-dependent manner. Incubation of gentamicin (0.3 to 3.0 mM) resulted in a concentration-dependent increase in the cellular levels of PC (50% to 320%) and SM (20% to 40%). Gentamicin stimulated the incorporation of [¹⁴C]-acetate into diacylglycerol, PC, and SM in the order of 300%, 66%, and 20%, respectively, but not into lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC). Similarly, gentamicin stimulated the incorporation of [¹⁴C]-choline into PC and SM in the order of 300% and 172%, respectively, but not into LPC as compared to control cells. In addition, gentamicin also stimulated the incorporation of [¹⁴C]-choline into cytidine diphosphocholine (CDP-choline). However, the endocytosis of [¹⁴C]-PC-LDL was lower in cells incubated with gentamicin than in control cells. Thus, exogenously derived PC on LDL does not contribute to the increased cellular levels of PC in PT cells incubated with gentamicin. The activity of cytidine triphosphate (CTP):phosphocholine cytidyltransferase was moderately lower in cells incubated with gentamicin as compared to control. By contrast, the activity of phospholipase A₁ and phospholipase C was twofold lower in cells incubated with gentamicin for 21 days as compared to control. Thus, increased incorporation of [¹⁴C]-acetate and [¹⁴C]-choline into PC in cells incubated with gentamicin may not only be due to increased endogenous synthesis but to decreased catabolism of newly synthesized PC. We conclude that gentamicin impairs the lysosomal catabolism of PC, leading to its accumulation in PT cells. This phenomenon may be an indication of gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity in man.     

维生素D_3联合5-氟尿嘧啶对人食管癌Eca-109细胞移植瘤VDR表达的影响

探讨维生素D3、5-氟尿嘧啶单独与联合使用对人食管癌Eca-109细胞移植瘤维生素D受体(vitamin Dreceptor,VDR)的作用.随机分为对照组(C)、预处理组(PT)、维生素D3组(V)、5-氟尿嘧啶组(F)、预处理+5-氟尿嘧啶组(PT+F)、维生素D3+5-氟尿嘧啶组(V+F).体外培养人食管癌Eca-109细胞,BALB/c裸鼠皮下荷瘤,2.5μg/kg1,25-(OH)2维生素D3、25 mg/kg 5-氟尿嘧啶单独与联合腹腔注射,观察瘤体生长情况,逆转录聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)和蛋白质印迹技术(Western blot)检测裸鼠瘤体组织VDR mRNA与蛋白的表达.研究发现1,25-(OH)2维生素D3、5-氟尿嘧啶均能抑制裸鼠移植瘤的生长,PT、V、F、PT+F、V+F组瘤体体积与C组比较差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);RT-PCR与Western blot结果显示经1,25-(OH)2维生素D3单独与联合5-氟尿嘧啶使用后瘤体组织中VDR mRNA和蛋白表达升高,且联合用药更为显著(P<0.05).结果表明1,25-(OH)2维生素D3、5-氟尿嘧啶均能抑制人食管癌Eca-1...     

LncRNA MIR31HG通过诱导细胞周期阻滞抑制食管鳞癌细胞增殖活性

本研究探讨lnc RNA MIR31HG对食管鳞癌细胞增殖活性的影响.利用定量PCR检测MIR31HG在食管鳞癌标本及其癌旁组织、人食管上皮细胞系Het-1A和食管鳞癌细胞系Eca-109、EC-1、KYSE30中的表达;采用过表达质粒pc DNA3.1-MIR31HG在食管鳞癌细胞系中过表达MIR31HG;MTT法和SRB法检测细胞增殖率;细胞周期分析试剂盒检测细胞周期进程;Caspase3活性检测试剂盒分析Caspase3活性;PCR和Western blot法检测p53、Caspase3及Bcl-2的m RNA和蛋白质表达水平.结果显示,食管癌组织中MIR31HG表达水平显著低于癌旁组织(P0.05);与Het-1A细胞相比,Eca-109、EC-1、KYSE30细胞中MIR31HG的表达均显著下调(P0.05),提示MIR31HG可能介导食管癌的发生发展.转染pc DNA3.1-MIR31HG可显著上调食管癌细胞中MIR31HG的m RNA表达(P0.01),且MIR31HG过表达可显著抑制食管癌细胞增殖活性(P0.05),减少S期细胞数(P0.05),增加G1期细胞数(P0.05),提示MIR31HG可能通过阻碍细胞周期G1期~S期进程抑制食管癌细胞增殖活性.此外,MIR31HG过表达显著增加Caspase3活性,增加Caspase3和p53的m RNA和蛋白质表达水平,同时抑制Bcl-2 m RNA和蛋白质表达水平.这表明,MIR31HG可通过抑制食管癌细胞的增殖活性阻碍食管癌的发生发展,这可能为食管癌的诊断和治疗提供新策略.     

The regulation of presenilin-1 by nerve growth factor

Presenilin-1 (PS1) protein concentration is linked to neuronal development and to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease, yet little is known about the biological factors and mechanisms that control cellular levels of PS1 protein. As PS1 levels are highest in the developing brain, we tested whether neurotrophin-induced differentiation influences PS1 expression using neuronotypic pheochromocytoma (PC12) cells. Treatment of PC12 cells with nerve growth factor (NGF) caused approximately 60-75% increases in the steady-state levels of endogenous PS1 N- and C-terminal fragments. PS1 protein accumulation was dose-responsive to NGF and required the presence of the TrkA NGF receptor tyrosine kinase. NGF also induced PS1 fragment accumulation in cultured explants of rat dorsal root ganglia. Quantitative northern blot analysis using PC12 cultures indicated that NGF did not increase steady-state PS1 mRNA levels. However, pulse-chase experiments indicated that NGF slowed the degradation rate of endogenous PS1 fragments, increasing the half-life from t(1/2) @22.5 to @25.0 h. This increase in half-life was insufficient to account for the approximately 60-75% increase in PS1 fragment levels measured in NGF-treated cells. Thus, NGF may regulate PS1 protein concentration in NGF-responsive cells by a complex mechanism that increases PS1 fragment production independent of holoprotein synthesis.     

MicroRNAs in renal cell carcinoma: diagnostic implications of serum miR-1233 levels

Background

MicroRNA expression is altered in cancer cells, and microRNAs could serve as diagnostic/prognostic biomarker for cancer patients. Our study was designed to analyze circulating serum microRNAs in patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC).

Methodology/Principal Findings

We first explored microRNA expression profiles in tissue and serum using TaqMan Low Density Arrays in each six malignant and benign samples: Although 109 microRNAs were circulating at higher levels in cancer patients'' serum, we identified only 36 microRNAs with up-regulation in RCC tissue and serum of RCC patients. Seven candidate microRNAs were selected for verification based on the finding of up-regulation in serum and tissue of RCC patients: miR-7-1*, miR-93, miR-106b*, miR-210, miR-320b, miR-1233 and miR-1290 levels in serum of healthy controls (n = 30) and RCC (n = 33) patients were determined using quantitative real-time PCR (TaqMan MicroRNA Assays). miR-1233 was increased in RCC patients, and thus validated in a multicentre cohort of 84 RCC patients and 93 healthy controls using quantitative real-time PCR (sensitivity 77.4%, specificity 37.6%, AUC 0.588). We also studied 13 samples of patients with angiomyolipoma or oncocytoma, whose serum miR-1233 levels were similar to RCC patients. Circulating microRNAs were not correlated with clinical-pathological parameters.

Conclusions/Significance

MicroRNA levels are distinctly increased in cancer patients, although only a small subset of circulating microRNAs has a tumor-specific origin. We identify circulating miR-1233 as a potential biomarker for RCC patients. Larger-scaled studies are warranted to fully explore the role of circulating microRNAs in RCC.     

The Association of Platelet Count with Clinicopathological Significance and Prognosis in Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

ObjectiveElevated platelet count (PC), a measure of systemic inflammatory response, is inconsistently reported to be associated with poor prognosis in patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC). We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to clarify the significance of PC in RCC prognosis.MethodsPubMed, Embase, and Web of Science databases were searched to identify eligible studies to evaluate the associations of PC with patient survival and clinicopathological features of RCC.ResultsWe analyzed 25 studies including 11,458 patients in the meta-analysis and categorized the included articles into three groups based on RCC stage. An elevated PC level was associated with poor overall survival (OS, hazard ratio [HR] 2.24, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.87-2.67, P<0.001) and cancer-specific survival (CSS, HR 2.59, 95% CI 1.92-3.48, P<0.001) when all stages were examined together; with poor CSS (HR 5.09, 95% CI 2.41-10.73, P<0.001) and recurrence-free survival (HR 6.68, 95% CI 3.35-13.34, P<0.001) for localized RCC; with poor OS (HR 2.00, 95% CI 1.75-2.28, P<0.001) for metastatic RCC; and with poor OS (HR 2.05, 95% CI 1.04-4.03, P = 0.038), CSS (HR 3.38, 95% CI 1.86-6.15, P<0.001), and PFS (HR 2.97, 95% CI 1.47-6.00, P = 0.002) for clear cell RCC. Furthermore, an elevated PC level was significantly associated with TNM stage (OR 3.11, 95% CI 1.59-6.06, P = 0.001), pathological T stage (OR 3.13, 95% CI 2.60-3.77, P<0.001), lymph node metastasis (OR 4.01, 95% CI 2.99-5.37, P<0.001), distant metastasis (OR 3.85, 95% CI 2.46-6.04, P<0.001), Fuhrman grade (OR 3.70, 95% CI 3.00-4.56, P<0.001), tumor size (OR 4.69, 95% CI 2.78-7.91, P<0.001) and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group score (OR 5.50, 95% CI 3.26-9.28, P<0.001).ConclusionAn elevated PC level implied poor prognosis in patients with RCC and could serve as a readily available biomarker for managing this disease.     

An increase in the immune system activity of the wax moth Galleria mellonella and of the Colorado potato beetle Leptinotarsa decemlineata under effect of organophosphorus insecticide

Several aspects of immune response in insects treated with an organophosphate (pirimiphosmethyl) have been assessed. Both humoral (phenoloxidase activity) and cellular (hemocyte count and encapsulation rate) immunity changes have been studied in larvae of the representatives of two insect orders, the Colorado potato beetle Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) and the wax moth Galleria mellonella (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae). A direct contact with sublethal and half-lethal doses of the insecticide results in stimulation of immune reactions: phenoloxidase activity and encapsulation rate are heightened, and hemocyte count increases.