Correlations Between Hector Battifora Mesothelial-1 (HBME-1) Expression and Clinical Pathological Characteristics and Prognosis of Osteosarcoma Patients.

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between Hector Battifora mesothelial-1 (HBME-1) expression and the clinical pathological characteristics and prognosis of osteosarcoma (OS). MATERIAL AND METHODS HBME-1 expression was assessed using immunohistochemistry in OS tissues (n=152), osteochondroma tissues (n=91), and normal bone tissues (n=74). We carried out a follow-up lasting 8-60 months to investigate HBME-1 expression and its correlations with the clinical pathological characteristics and prognosis of OS. RESULTS HBME-1 was highly expressed in OS tissues compared with osteochondroma tissues and normal bone tissues, and was highly expressed in osteochondroma tissues compared with normal bone tissues (all P<0.05). HBME-1 expression was correlated with clinical stages, postoperative recurrence, metastasis, and 5-year survival (all P<0.05). The area under the receiver operating characteristics curve of HBME-1 expression was 0.864, with sensitivity of 80.92%, specificity of 91.89%, and accuracy of 84.51%. The survival rate was lower in the HBME-1 positive expression group than the HBME-1 negative expression group (P<0.05). Clinical stages, metastasis, and HBME-1 expression were independent risk factors for the survival of patients with OS (all P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS HBME-1 expression was correlated with the occurrence and development of OS. HBME-1 positive expression was a risk factor for the prognosis of OS.

Serum Eosinophil Cationic Protein Is a Useful Marker for Assessing the Efficacy of Inhaled Corticosteroid Therapy in Children with Bronchial Asthma.

Bronchial asthma (BA) is a chronic inflammatory disorder of airways for which the effective therapies include inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) and short-acting ß2-adrenoreceptor agonist (SABA). Serum eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) has been reported to reflect the degree of airway inflammation. We, therefore, explored the implication of serum ECP in assessing the efficacy of ICS therapy in BA children. Our prospective randomized control study enrolled 126 BA children and 78 healthy children (the control group). The BA patients were randomly assigned as two groups; 59 children were treated with ICS, twice a day, for three months and 67 patients received SABA inhalation only if necessary. After the 3-month therapy, the serum levels of ECP, endothelin-1, and nitric oxide and the eosinophil percentage (EOS%) in induced sputum were significantly lower in the ICS group, compared with the SABA group, but were still higher than the control group (all P < 0.05). The forced expiratory volume (FEV1%pred) and forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC) were improved to the levels of the control group after therapy. Pearson correlation analysis presented that higher serum ECP levels were associated with higher EOS% in serum and with lower pulmonary function indices (FEVl%pred and FEV1/FVC). Importantly, the ICS group exhibited higher quality of life scores and lower symptom scores compared with the SABA group (all P < 0.05). ROC results revealed the diagnostic efficiency of serum ECP levels on the efficacy of ICS. In conclusion, measuring serum ECP levels is helpful for assessing the efficacy of ICS therapy in BA children.

[Analysis of the Risk Factors for Hemorrhagic Cystitis after Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation].

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the risk factors affecting hemorrhagic cystitis(HC) after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation(allo-HSCT). METHODS: The clinical data of 153 patients underwent allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University from January 2010 to December 2018 were selected and retrospectively analyzed. The incidence, median time and treatment outcome of HC should be observed. Multivariate analysis was used to observe the risk factors of HC in patients, including sex, age, diagnosis, disease status before transplantation, transplantation type, ATG and CTX in the pretreatment scheme, stem cell source, neutrophil and platelet implantation time; CMV, EBV and BKV infection, and acute graft-versus-host disease(aGVHD). RESULTS: Among 153 patients underwent allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, 25 (16.34%) patients had HC, the median occurance time was 31 days, all patients achieved complete remission after treatment, no bladder irritation and bladder contracture were left. The results of univariate and multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that the type of transplantation, ATG, CMV viremia before treatment, aGVHD (r=1.036, 3.234, 3.298 and 2.817, respectively) were the independent risk factors of HC. CONCLUSION: The urinary BKV detections in the patients with HC are positive, mainly occured during the period from day +13 to days +56. HLA haplotype, pretreatment including ATG, and CMV viremia, and aGVHD are the independent risk factors for HC after allo-HSCT.

[Expression of DNMT3b Gene in Myeloma RPMI 8226 Cells and Its Biological Significance].

OBJECTIVE: To study the expression of DNMT3b gene in myeloma RPMI8226 cells and its biological significance. METHODS: The activity of DNA methyltransferase was detected by ELISA, and the expression of DNMT3b in RPMI8226 cells was analyzed by semi-quantitative RT-PCR and real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR. The proliferation and expression of DNMT3b gene in RPMI8226 cells intervened with capecitabine for 24 hours were detected. RESULTS: The activity of DNMT and expression of DNMT3b in RPMI 8226 cells increased. The proliferation of RPMI8226 cells was inhibited, and the apoptosis occurred in RPMI 8226 cells intervened with capecitabine for 24 hours. The expression level of DNMT3b gene was decreased after being intervened with capecitabine for 24 hours. CONCLUSION: The expression level of DNMT3b in myeloma RPMI 8226 cells increase, and capecitabine can inhibit the proliferation of RPMI 8226 and induce apoptosis by inhibiting the expression of DNMT3b gene. Therefore, DNMT3b is expected to be a new target for myeloma therapy.

[Risk Factors and Therapeutic Outcome of Intestinal Acute Graft Versus Host Disease in Acute Leukemia Patients after Haploidentical Peripheral Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation].

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the risk factors and therapeutic outcome of acute graft versus host disease (aGVHD) in patients with acute leukemia after haploidentical peripheral hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. METHODS: The clinical data of 19 cases of acute leukemia underwent haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplanttion during January 2010 and December 2010 were retrospectively analyzed. The effects of patients sex, donor-recipient sex difference, donor age, conditioning regimen, dosage of anti-thymocyte globulin(ATG), mononuclear cell and CD34+ cell counts on the intestinal aGVHD were analyzed by Logistic regression. RESULTS: Intestinal aGVHD occurred in 5 cases with 1 case at stage II 3 cases at stage III and 1 case at stage IV on the 7th, 22th, 27th, 70th and 154th day after transplantation, respectively. Single factor analysis showed that the patient's sex, donor-recipient sex difference, donor age, dosage of ATG, mononuclear cell and CD34+ cell counts were not related with the occurrence of the intestinal aGVHD, and the conditoning regimen was the risk factor for the intestinal aGVHD. 2 cases among 5 cases with intestinal aGVHD were treated with methylprednisolone at dosage of 1 mg/kg per day, 1 case was treated with methylprednisolone therapy combined with tacrolimus. 2 cases of methylprednisolone-resistance were treated with CD25 monoclonal antibody. Intestinal aGVHD of all patients was improved after the above-mentioned treatment. CONCLUSION: Conditioning regimen of haploidentical peipheral hematopoieitc stem cell transplantaion has effects on the intestinal aGVHD, which needs to be confirmed by further research.

[Effects of Hepatovirus B Infection on the Hematopoietic Stem Cell Collection and Implantment in Lymphoma Patients Received Autologous Peripheral Blood Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation].

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of hepatovirus B(HBV) infection on the hematopoietic stem cell collection and implantment in lymphoma patients received autologous peripheral hematopoietic blood stem cells transplantation. METHODS: Clinical data of 40 lymphoma patients who received autologous peripheral hematopoietic blood stem cell transplantation between January 2006 and October 2014 was analyzed retrospectively. Among 40 patients with lymphoma 8 patients combined with HBV infection were prophylacticly given nucleoside analogues and 32 patients without HBV infection. The counts of mononuclear cells(MNC) and CD34 positive cells were collected and the hematopoietic reconstitution as well as overall survival rates and progress-free survival rates were detected and counted between patients with or without HBV infection. RESULTS: The counts of MNC and CD34 positive cells in all patients were standard, and there was no significant difference between patients with or without HBV infection. HBV wasn't reactivated among the 8 patients with HBV infection. The 1, 3 and 5 years' overall survival rates and progress-free survival rates of patients with HBV infection were 100%, 85.7%, 57.1% and 100%, 80%, 53%, respectively and the 1,3 and 5 years' overall survival rates and progress-free survival rates of patients without HBV infection were 100%, 88.9%, 82.1% and 90%, 90%, 90%, respectively. CONCLUSION: HBV infection may have no effect on the collection of stem cells and hematopoietic reconstitution. Prophylactic use of nucleoside analogues can effectively prevent the hepatitis B virus reactivation, moreover had no effect on the collection and hematopoietic reconstitution.

[Effect of Different Procedures from Blood Cell Separators on Autologous PBSC Collection Efficiency].

OBJECTIVE: To observe the efficacy and adverse reactions of autologous PBSC collection when the autoPBSC procedure and MNC procedure of COBE Spectra cell separator and the MNC procedure of Spectra Optia cell separator were used. METHODS: The autologous perepheral blood hematopoietic stem cells from 41 patients were collected by using autoPBSC procedure and MNC procedure of COBE Spectra blood cell separator and MNC procedure of Spectra Optia blood cell separator. The numbers of MNC and CD34+ cells collected by 3 collected procedure, the difference of hemoglobin (Hb) drop and platelet decrease, and the adverse reaction of patients were observed. RESULTS: When the whole blood processing and the collection time were basically same among these 3 groups, the MNC counts collected by MNC procedure of COBE Spectra and Spectra Optia were higher than that of AutoPBSC procedure of COBE Spctra, but the CD34+ cell count was lower than that collected by AutoPBSC procedure (P< 0.05). The final product volume collected by MNC procedure of COBE Spectra and Spectra Optia was bigger than that collected by AutoPBSC procedure. In comprission with MNC procedure of COBE Spectra cell seperator, the CD34+ count collected by MNC procedure of Spectra Optia Seperator did not show significant difference, but the CD34+ cell count collected by MNC procedure of Spectra Optia was higher than that collected by MNC procedure of COBE Spectra cell separator (P<0.05). The platelet count and hemoglobin level collected by MNC procedure of Spectra Optia were lower than those before collection. The adverse reactions in the 3 procedures were similar, and the patients could tolerate them. CONCLUSION: The AutoPBSC procedure of COBE Spectra and MNC procedure of Spectra Optia are better than MNC procedure of COBE Spectra for autologous peripheral blood hematopoietic stem cells collection. The loss of blood platelet and hemoglobin after collection is lowest in MNC procedure of Spectra Optia.

[Relation of reinfused hematopoietic stem cell volume and recipient's leukocyte count at reinfusion with prognosis of disease in allo-hematopoietic stem cell transplantation].

This study was aimed to investigate the relation of reinfused hematopoietic stem cell volume and recipient's leukocyte count at reinfusion with prognosis of disease in allo-hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). The clinical data of 37 patients received allo-HSCT in our hospital were analyzed retrospectively. The 37 patients were divided into agranulocytosis and non-agranulocytosis groups according to the recipient's leukocyte count at reinfusion, and were divided into the high dose and low dose groups according to the median number of reinfused mononuclear cells (MNC) and CD34(+) cells. Then, hematopoietic reconstructions,GVHD, relapse and death rates of patients were compared. The results showed that the hematopoietic reconstruction of patients in non-agranulocytosis group and high dose MNC group were earlier than that in agranulocytosis group and low dose MNC group. There was no significant difference of hematopoietic reconstruction between the groups of high dose CD34(+) cells and low dose CD34(+) cells. The GVHD incidence was higher in high dose MNC group and non-agranulocytosis group than that in low dose MNC group and agranulocytosis group (P < 0.05). There were no statistical differences of relapsed and death rates between different reinfused number of HSC and recipient's leukocyte count at reinfusion.It is concluded that the infused MNC number and the recipient's leukocyte count at reinfusion in allo-HSCT correlated with hematopoietic reconstruction, the GVHD incidence is high in high dose MNC and non-agranulocytosis groups, the reinfused HSC volume and the recipient's leukocyte count at reinfusion not significantly relate with relapse and death rates.