The use of isobaric tag peptide labeling (iTRAQ) and mass spectrometry to examine rare,primitive hematopoietic cells from patients with chronic myeloid leukemia

Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) is a hematopoietic stem cell disease, associated with a t(9, 22) chromosomal translocation leading to formation of the BCR/ABL chimeric protein, which has an intrinsic tyrosine kinase activity. Recently, the BCR/ABL tyrosine kinase inhibitor imatinib mesylate (imatinib) has been successfully used clinically, although, disease relapse can still occur. The precise detail of the mechanism by which CML cells respond to imatinib is still unclear. We therefore systematically examined the effects of imatinib on the primitive CML cell proteome, having first established that the drug inhibits proliferation and induces increased apoptosis and differentiation. To define imatinib-induced effects on the CML proteome, we employed isobaric tag peptide labeling (iTRAQ) coupled to two-dimensional liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry. Given the limited clinical material available, the isobaric tag approach identified a large population of proteins and provided relative quantification on four samples at once. Novel consequences of the action of imatinib were identified using this mass spectrometric approach. DEAD-box protein 3, heat shock protein 105 kDa, and peroxiredoxin-3 were identified as potential protein markers for response to imatinib. Electronic Supplementary Material The online version of this article (doi: ) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. Stephen D. Griffiths and John Burthem contributed equally to this publication. This work is supported by The Leukaemia Research Fund (UK).     

Oral Candida colonization in patients with chronic periodontitis. Is there any relationship?

Background

Candida can be implicated in the pathology of chronic periodontitis.

加味真武汤对慢性心衰大鼠心肌结构及炎症因子的影响

目的:观察加味真武汤对慢性心力衰竭大鼠心肌组织结构以及炎症因子水平情况,并探讨其作用机理。方法:雄性SD大鼠48只随机分为空白组、模型组、地高辛组、加味真武汤组。采用盐酸阿霉素腹腔注射的方法建立慢性心力衰竭大鼠模型。各组分别给药治疗后,光镜观察心肌细胞结构并进行病理评分;酶联免疫法测定白介素-1(IL-1)、白介素-6(IL-6)以及血清脑钠肽(BNP)水平情况。结果:模型组大鼠心肌纤维断裂,伴炎性浸润,模型组病理评分显著高于空白组,有统计学差异(P0.05);地高辛组和加味真武汤组病理评分显著低于模型组,有统计学差异(P0.05);加味真武汤组与地高辛组病理评分比较无统计学差异(P0.05)。与模型组相比,加味真武汤组和地高辛组血清IL-6、IL-1、BNP水平明显减低,加味真武汤组效果更显著,差异具有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:加味真武汤可能有增加心肌收缩力,抑制炎症因子的释放,减慢心室重构,保护心肌细胞的作用。     

The natural course of chronic hepatitis C

Abstract: In 1988, investigators from the Chiron Company (USA) detected the non-A, non-B agent and named it hepatitis C virus (HCV). An anti-HCV antibody assay (ELISA) and subsequently confirmation tests (immunoblot and polymerase chain reaction) were developed. HCV exposure results in a chronic infection in a majority of cases. This chronic infection is associated with slowly progressive chronic liver disease. Chronic HCV infection is, like HBV, also associated with the development of hepatocellular carcinoma. Most HCV carriers are infected by parenteral routes. Intravenous drug users have the highest risk of becoming infected. Intrafamiliar spread is seen in certain parts of the world but sexual and perinatal transmission does not play an important role in spreading the infection. Antiviral therapy (alpha-interferon) in patients with chronic hepatitis C will normalize liver function tests in about 25% of the cases.     

小柴胡汤加减联合奥美拉唑对慢性胃炎具有治疗增效作用

本研究选取本院收治的慢性胃炎患者114例并根据治疗方法不同分为对照组和观察组。对照组患者采用奥美拉唑治疗,观察组患者采用奥美拉唑联合小柴胡汤加减治疗,分析小柴胡汤加减联合奥美拉唑对慢性胃炎血清表皮生长因子(EGF)、胃黏膜氧化酶-2 (COX-2)蛋白表达情况的影响及护理对策。研究结果表明,治疗前两组患者胃镜检查充血水肿、糜烂、黏膜白相、颗粒增生发生率比较无统计学差异(p>0.05);治疗后,观察组患者各项指标发生率低于对照组(p<0.05);治疗前,两组患者血清EGF、Bcl-2、CRP和胃黏膜COX-2、P-p65表达水平比较无统计学差异(p>0.05),治疗后发现观察组患者血清EGF水平高于对照组,血清Bcl-2、CRP和胃黏膜COX-2、P-p65表达水平低于对照组(p<0.05);治疗前,两组患者在躯体功能、躯体职能、躯体疼痛、情感职能、心理健康评分等生活质量评分上比较无统计学差异(p<0.05),治疗后,观察组患者各项评分高于对照组(p>0.05)。本研究初步结论说明,小柴胡汤加减联合奥美拉唑治疗慢性胃炎疗效显著,可改善患者血清EGF、Bcl-2和胃黏膜COX-2表达水平,提高患者生活质量。     

Discovery of 5-(arenethynyl) hetero-monocyclic derivatives as potent inhibitors of BCR-ABL including the T315I gatekeeper mutant

Ponatinib (AP24534) was previously identified as a pan-BCR-ABL inhibitor that potently inhibits the T315I gatekeeper mutant, and has advanced into clinical development for the treatment of refractory or resistant CML. In this study, we explored a novel series of five and six membered monocycles as alternate hinge-binding templates to replace the 6,5-fused imidazopyridazine core of ponatinib. Like ponatinib, these monocycles are tethered to pendant toluanilides via an ethynyl linker. Several compounds in this series displayed excellent in vitro potency against both native BCR-ABL and the T315I mutant. Notably, a subset of inhibitors exhibited desirable PK and were orally active in a mouse model of T315I-driven CML.     

Bone marrow microenvironment: The guardian of leukemia stem cells

Bone marrow microenvironment(BMM) is the main sanctuary of leukemic stem cells(LSCs) and protects these cells against conventional therapies. However, it may open up an opportunity to target LSCs by breaking the close connection between LSCs and the BMM. The elimination of LSCs is of high importance, since they follow cancer stem cell theory as a part of this population. Based on cancer stem cell theory, a cell with stem cell-like features stands at the apex of the hierarchy and produces a heterogeneous population and governs the disease.Secretion of cytokines, chemokines, and extracellular vesicles, whether through autocrine or paracrine mechanisms by activation of downstream signaling pathways in LSCs, favors their persistence and makes the BMM less hospitable for normal stem cells. While all details about the interactions of the BMM and LSCs remain to be elucidated, some clinical trials have been designed to limit these reciprocal interactions to cure leukemia more effectively. In this review, we focus on chronic myeloid leukemia and acute myeloid leukemia LSCs and their milieu in the bone marrow, how to segregate them from the normal compartment, and finally the possible ways to eliminate these cells.     

急性冠脉综合征患者发生冠脉血管完全闭塞病变的影响因素分析

目的:探讨急性冠脉综合征(acute coronary syndrome,ACS)患者发生冠脉血管完全闭塞病变的影响因素。方法:从2013年在我院诊断为ACS且行冠状动脉造影检查患者中随机筛选出120例患者为研究对象,记录其基线及临床资料,回顾其造影图像,计算SYNTAX积分,根据是否存在完全闭塞病变分组,分析慢性完全闭塞病变的影响因素。结果:与不完全闭塞病变组相比,完全闭塞病变组吸烟(61.1%,P=0.041)、糖尿病(35.2%,P=0.025)、高脂血症(55.6%,P=0.033)发生率高,入院静息心率(77.07±11.99,P=0.023)高,中性粒细胞/淋巴细胞比值(Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio,NLR)水平(8.69±9.46,P0.001)显著升高,左室射血分数(left ventricular ejection fraction,LVEF)(50.39±8.36,P=0.001)显著降低。多因素分析显示年龄(P=0.043)、急性心梗(acute myocardial infarction,AMI)的发生(P=0.003)、LVEF(P=0.002)、NLR(P=0.002)、脂蛋白(a)(P=0.039)、SYNTAX积分(P=0.002)和完全闭塞病变独立正相关。结论:ACS患者发生慢性完全闭塞病变与年龄、静息心率、吸烟史、高脂血症相关,与冠脉病变复杂程度、左室功能下降密切相关。NLR作为新型炎症标志之一,可预测ACS患者完全闭塞病变。     

孝感城区中老年对慢性病及社区管理现状认知情况的调查研究

目的:调查孝感城区中老年对慢性病及其社区管理现状认知情况。方法:选择2010年7月至2015年7月在孝感城区3个社区的500名中老年人作为研究对象,利用自拟调查问卷对所有受试者进行数据调查,分析孝感城区中老年对慢性病的认知情况,及对慢性病社区管理现状的认知情况,分析影响慢性病认知的因素。结果:在慢性病种类中,孝感城区中老年人对于高血压和糖尿病,及风湿性关节炎与慢性支气管炎的认知率较高,而对于癌症、偏瘫及血栓的认知率较低,差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。在慢性病的危险因素中,孝感城区中老年人对于缺乏锻炼、吸烟及膳食不合理的认知率明显较高,而对于酗酒、缺乏保健知识及悲观情绪的认知率明显较低,差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。在慢性病社区管理现状上,孝感城区中老年对于指导其改变生活习惯的认知率较高,为62.00%,而在进行三级预防、强化慢性病自我管理、定期举办慢性病专题讲座以及建立社区卫生的信息服务平台等方面的认知率明显较低,分别为22.40%、36.80%、42.20%及21.80%,差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。Logistic分析显示,文化程度低、经济收入低、未患慢性病及年龄≥60岁均为慢性病认知的危险因素。结论:孝感城区中老年对慢性病及其社区管理现状认知仍存在一定的不足,相关社区卫生管理部门应针对问题的影响因素,积极采取措施,改善社区管理现状。     

COPD association and repeatability of blood biomarkers in the ECLIPSE cohort

Background

There is a need for biomarkers to better characterise individuals with COPD and to aid with the development of therapeutic interventions. A panel of putative blood biomarkers was assessed in a subgroup of the Evaluation of COPD Longitudinally to Identify Surrogate Endpoints (ECLIPSE) cohort.

Methods

Thirty-four blood biomarkers were assessed in 201 subjects with COPD, 37 ex-smoker controls with normal lung function and 37 healthy non-smokers selected from the ECLIPSE cohort. Biomarker repeatability was assessed using baseline and 3-month samples. Intergroup comparisons were made using analysis of variance, repeatability was assessed through Bland-Altman plots, and correlations between biomarkers and clinical characteristics were assessed using Spearman correlation coefficients.

Results

Fifteen biomarkers were significantly different in individuals with COPD when compared to former or non-smoker controls. Some biomarkers, including tumor necrosis factor-α and interferon-γ, were measurable in only a minority of subjects whilst others such as C-reactive protein showed wide variability over the 3-month replication period. Fibrinogen was the most repeatable biomarker and exhibited a weak correlation with 6-minute walk distance, exacerbation rate, BODE index and MRC dyspnoea score in COPD subjects. 33% (66/201) of the COPD subjects reported at least 1 exacerbation over the 3 month study with 18% (36/201) reporting the exacerbation within 30 days of the 3-month visit. CRP, fibrinogen interleukin-6 and surfactant protein-D were significantly elevated in those COPD subjects with exacerbations within 30 days of the 3-month visit compared with those individuals that did not exacerbate or whose exacerbations had resolved.

Conclusions

Only a few of the biomarkers assessed may be useful in diagnosis or management of COPD where the diagnosis is based on airflow obstruction (GOLD). Further analysis of more promising biomarkers may reveal utility in subsets of patients. Fibrinogen in particular has emerged as a potentially useful biomarker from this cohort and requires further investigation.

Trial Registration

SCO104960, clinicaltrials.gov identifier {"type":"clinical-trial","attrs":{"text":"NCT00292552","term_id":"NCT00292552"}}NCT00292552