Efficacy of postoperative adjuvant transfusion of cytokine-induced killer cells combined with chemotherapy in patients with colorectal cancer

Purpose

To assess the activity and safety of postoperative adjuvant immunotherapy with transfusion of cytokine-induced killer (CIK) cells combined with chemotherapy in patients with colorectal cancer.

Methods

We retrospectively studied 96 consecutive patients with colorectal cancer who were treated with resection between January 2010 and December 2012 as well as adjuvant chemotherapy. Twenty-one of these patients accepted at least 1 cycle of CIK cell transfusion for immunotherapy (CIK group). Disease free survival (DFS), immune cells and treatment related side effects were assessed. The patients were followed up until May 2013.

Results

By the end of follow-up, 10 patients (10.42 %) had died. Eighteen patients (18.75 %) had withdrawn. All the patients in the CIK group are still alive, and only 1 patient had withdrawn. Patients in the CIK group had significantly longer DFS than those in the control group [HR = 0.28, 95 % CI (0.09, 0.91), p = 0.034]. The 2-year DFS rates of patients in the CIK group and the control group were 59.65 ± 24.80 % and 29.35 ± 6.39 %, respectively. The CD4⁺/CD8⁺ ratios were significantly lower during the period of chemotherapy than those before chemotherapy (p = 0.0038), while the ratios were significantly higher during the period of CIK cell transfusion than those before CIK therapy (p = 0.0484). There were no immediate adverse reactions to the CIK cell transfusions.

Conclusion

Adjuvant transfusion of CIK cells prolongs DFS in patients with colorectal cancer.     

二种淡水微囊藻rDNA16S-23S基因间隔区的序列测定与分析

本研究采用ＰＣＲ及序列测定的方法,对我国淡水铜绿微囊藻有毒株和另一低毒的种类惠氏微囊藻（Ｍ５７４）ｒＤＮＡ１６Ｓ－２３Ｓ基因间隔区进行了序列的测定和分析,结果表明：ｒＤＮＡ１６Ｓ－２３Ｓ基因间隔区可以作为一个精细且稳定的指标,用一微囊藻的分类和鉴定。并从分子水平提出了同囊藻与惠氏微囊藻在种系有较近缘的关系,本文首次对微落属ＭｉｃｒｏｃｙｓｔｉｓｒＤＮＡ基因间隔区全序列作了报道。为微囊藻属的鉴定及系     

甘蓝型油菜秦优10号杂交种纯度鉴定的SSR引物筛选

为了建立一套快速可靠的油菜杂交种纯度的鉴定方法,本文以秦优10号及其亲本、杂种ZZH2为试验材料,对前人开发的2对SSR引物(7号引物, 9号引物)进行了再次筛选.结果显示,7号引物不但能很好地区别出混入杂交种中的亲本,还能将杂交种子的同母异父组合种子从杂交种中分离出来,能够用于鉴别秦优10号杂交种子的真伪;9号引物能区分出杂交种和母本,但不能区分开杂交种和父本.同时,本试验利用人工制成的秦优10号杂交种标准样(纯度为100%)以及7份大田鉴定不同纯度梯度的杂交种子对7号引物鉴定结果的准确性进行了验证,鉴定结果与大田鉴定结果基本一致.本文结果将为鉴定秦优10号杂交种纯度提供更准确的技术资料.     

分类多样性在大型底栖动物生态学方面的应用:以黄海底栖动物为例

根据文献资料,系统整理了黄海大型底栖动物物种名录,并得到了其平均分类差异指数和分类差异变异指数的理论平均值及95%置信区间漏斗图。结果表明,黄海共有大型底栖动物1,360种,分属于17门35纲91目368科842属。其平均分类差异指数的理论平均值为93.7,分类差异变异指数为213.6。将已知受到中度扰动的胶州湾部分站位真实值叠加到平均分类差异指数的95%置信区间漏斗图中,发现全部站位均显著低于95%置信区间,显示了平均分类差异指数在海洋污染监测方面的良好应用前景。     

抗菌肽的固相合成,分离纯化与构效关系的研究

应用手工固相ＤＣＣ／ＨＯＢｔ法合成ＣｅｃｒｏｐｉｎＢ、Ｓｈｉｖａｌ１、ＡＢＰ３、ＷＨＤ４种抗菌肽,各抗菌肽的Ｃ－端均为酰胺化,最终用ＨＰＬＣ分离纯化,这４种肽对大肠杆菌Ｋ１２Ｄ３１,野生型大肠杆菌,产气杆菌及４种植物病原菌青枯菌,临床致病理大肠杆菌,伤寒杆菌,硝酸盐杆菌均有明显的杀伤或抑制作用,对白血病细胞Ｋ５６０,肺癌细胞Ａ５４９也有杀伤作用,其中尤以ＷＨＤ杀伤作用最为明显,并用对其它３种肽不能     

秦巴山区野生多鳞白甲鱼的营养成分分析与评价

选取不同体质量的秦巴山区野生多鳞白甲鱼(Onychostoma macrolepis)20尾,对其肌肉中的常规营养成分、氨基酸和脂肪酸以及微量元素硒的含量进行检测和分析,以期对多鳞白甲鱼的营养价值进行评估。研究结果显示:秦巴山区野生多鳞白甲鱼的粗蛋白和粗脂肪含量分别为17. 37%和1. 76%。谷氨酸含量最高,天冬氨酸和赖氨酸次之,蛋氨酸含量最低,鲜味氨基酸和必需氨基酸分别占氨基酸总量的38. 46%和37. 10%,氨基酸评价指数(EAAI)为77. 00%。野生多鳞白甲鱼二十二碳六烯酸(DHA)和二十碳五烯酸(EPA)的总量为6. 32%,饱和脂肪酸(SFA)和不饱和脂肪酸的比值约为1∶1。肌肉中硒的含量为(0. 058±0. 017)mg/kg。研究结果表明,秦巴山区野生多鳞白甲鱼的营养价值较高,硒含量适中,可以在当地进行进一步产业化开发和推广。     

沙棘籽渣多糖对正常及糖尿病模型动物血糖的影响

本文研究了沙棘籽渣多糖(Polysaccharides from seed residue of Hippophae rhamnoide L.,PSH)对正常小鼠及实验性2型糖尿病大鼠血糖、血脂代谢的影响.以100、200和400 mg/kg剂量的PSH连续灌胃正常小鼠20d;以50和100 mg/kg剂量的PSH连续灌胃由烟酰胺联合链脲佐菌素诱导的类似2型糖尿病大鼠3周,测定血糖、糖基化血清蛋白、血清胰岛素、血清总胆固醇、甘油三酯及肝糖原含量.结果显示:PSH对正常小鼠的血糖和血脂代谢没有明显影响;但能明显降低2型糖尿病大鼠的血清葡萄糖、总胆固醇和糖基化血清蛋白水平,同时显著增加糖尿病大鼠的血清胰岛素含量.上述结果表明:PSH在实验性2型糖尿病大鼠模型上具有降血糖和降胆固醇的活性.     

Activity of the 5′ regulatory regions of the rice polyubiquitin <Emphasis Type="Italic">rubi3</Emphasis> gene in transgenic rice plants as analyzed by both <Emphasis Type="Italic">GUS</Emphasis> and <Emphasis Type="Italic">GFP</Emphasis> reporter genes

Ubiquitin is an abundant protein involved in protein degradation and cell cycle control in plants and rubi3 is a polyubiquitin gene isolated from rice (Oryza sativa L.). Using both GFP and GUS as reporter genes, we analyzed the expression pattern of the rubi3 promoter as well as the effects of the rubi3 5'-UTR (5' untranslated region) intron and the 5' terminal 27 bp of the rubi3 coding sequence on the activity of the promoter in transgenic rice plants. The rubi3 promoter with the 5'-UTR intron was active in all the tissue and cell types examined and supported more constitutive expression of reporter genes than the maize Ubi-1 promoter. The rubi3 5'-UTR intron mediated enhancement on the activity of its promoter in a tissue-specific manner but did not alter its overall expression pattern. The enhancement was particularly intense in roots, pollen grains, inner tissue of ovaries, and embryos and aleurone layers in maturing seeds. The translational fusion of the first 27 bp of the rubi3 coding sequence to GUS gene further enhanced GUS expression directed by the rubi3 promoter in all the tissues examined. The rubi3 promoter should be an important addition to the arsenal of strong and constitutive promoters for monocot transformation and biotechnology.     

Combined sacB-based negative selection and cre-lox antibiotic marker recycling for efficient gene deletion in pseudomonas aeruginosa

The complete genome of the bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa has now been sequenced, allowing gene deletion, one of the most frequently used methods in gene function study, to be fully exploited. In this study, we combine the sacB-based negative selection system with a cre-lox antibiotic marker recycling method. This methodology allows allelic exchange between a target gene and a gentamicin cassette flanked by the two lox sequences. A tetracycline plasmid expressing the cre recombinase is then introduced in the mutant strain to catalyze the excision of the lox-flanked resistance marker. We demonstrate here the efficiency of the combination of these two methods in P. aeruginosa by successively deleting ExoS and ExoT, which are two genetically independent toxins of the type-three secretion system (TTSS). This functional cre-lox recycling antibiotic marker system can create P. aeruginosa strains with multiple mutations without modifying the antibiotic resistance profile when compared to the parental strain.     

黄瓜钝绥螨对茶黄螨雌成螨和腐食酪卵的功能反应

研究黄瓜钝绥螨Amblyseius cucumeris 对茶黄螨Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Banks)雌成螨和腐食酪螨Tyrophagus putrescentiae卵的功能反应。结果表明,黄瓜钝绥螨的第1若螨,第2若螨,雌成螨捕食茶黄螨雌成螨和腐食酪螨卵的功能反应均属于Holling II型,其中,雌成螨的捕食能力最强,对腐食酪螨卵和对茶黄螨雌成螨的攻击系数a大,处理时间th短,第2若螨也具有较强的捕食能力,对静态的腐食酪螨卵比对动态的茶黄螨捕食能力强,黄瓜钝绥螨对茶黄螨雌成螨具有很强的捕食能力。