Int J Clin Exp Patho
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Int J Clin Exp Patho · Jan 2014
Effects of fentanyl anesthesia and sufentanil anesthesia on regulatory T cells frequencies.
CD4(+)CD25(+)Foxp3(+) regulatory T cells (Tregs) can inhibit anti-tumor immune responses and opioids were also immunosuppressive. We set out to compare the effects of sufentanil and fentanyl on Tregs frequencies both in vitro and in breast cancer (BC) patients undergoing eradicative operation. ⋯ With the same analgesic potency, sufentanil is more powerful in increasing the Tregs quantity than fentanyl in vitro. But there are no significant differences as to Tregs frequencies between sufentanil anesthesia and fentanyl anesthesia perioperatively. Further studies are needed to determine the differences in the Tregs function and long-term outcome of these patients.
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Int J Clin Exp Patho · Jan 2014
Clinical application of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin in the revised chronic kidney disease classification.
A revised classification of chronic kidney disease (CKD) was proposed by the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) in 2012. Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) was considered as one of the most promising biomarkers in clinical nephrology. The aim of this study was to examine the level of NGAL in patients with different impairment of GFR based on the new classification, and to evaluate whether NGAL in serum or urine was associated with different risk categories in CKD patients. ⋯ The results confirm NGAL as a useful biomarker in clinical nephrology which is helpful to diagnosis and evaluate the categories for CKD proposed by the KDIGO.
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Int J Clin Exp Patho · Jan 2014
PNMA1 promotes cell growth in human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
Paraneoplastic Ma1 (PNMA1) is a member of an expanding family of 'brain/testis' proteins involved in an autoimmune disorder defined as paraneoplastic neurological syndrome (PNS). Although it is widely studied in PNS, little is known about the underlying clinical significance and biological function of PNMA1 in tumors. Here, we find that elevated PNMA1 expression is more commonly observed in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) cell lines, compared with normal pancreatic cell and tissues from pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma patient. ⋯ Suppression of endogenous PNMA1 expression decreases cell viability and promotes cell apoptosis. Subsequent studies reveal that the PI3K/AKT, MAPK/ERK pathway and members of the anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 family may be involved in the pro-survival and anti-apoptotic effect of PNMA1 on PDAC. Taken together, this study provides evidence that PNMA1 is involved in tumor growth of pancreatic carcinoma and PNMA1-related pathways might represent a new treatment strategy.
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Int J Clin Exp Patho · Jan 2014
Spectrum of Epstein-Barr virus-associated T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder in adolescents and young adults in Taiwan.
Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) is a herpesvirus usually infecting B-cells but may occasionally infect T- or natural killer (NK)-cells. EBV-associated T- or NK-cell lymphoproliferations represent a continuous spectrum of diseases ranging from asymptomatic infection, infectious mononucleosis (IM), to clonal and malignant lymphoproliferations including systemic EBV-positive T/NK-cell lymphoproliferative disease (EBV-T/NK-LPD) of childhood and hydroa-vacciniforme-like lymphoma of the skin. The clonal diseases are more prevalent in East Asia and exhibit overlapping clinical and pathological features with chronic active EBV infection. ⋯ We confirmed a wide clinicopathological range of EVB-associated T-cell lymphoproliferation in Taiwan. Furthermore, monomorphic LPD and the single case with fulminant course as defined by Ohshima et al (Pathol Int 2018) as categories A3 and B, respectively, died of disease despite chemotherapy. Our report, the largest series in the recent decade from Taiwan, adds to the understanding of these rare diseases with variable clinical and histopathological presentations.
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Int J Clin Exp Patho · Jan 2014
Identification of miR-140-3p as a marker associated with poor prognosis in spinal chordoma.
To investigate the expression profile of miR-140-3p in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues of spinal chordoma, and its correlation with the prognosis of spinal chordoma patients. ⋯ Over-expression of miR-140-3p is correlated with recurrence and tumor invasion, suggesting that miR-140-3p could be a new predictor for recurrence and prognosis in patients with spinal chordoma.