Hematoporphyrin derivative-mediated photodynamic therapy for human nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a comparative study with CNE2 and C666-1 cell lines in vitro / 南方医科大学学报

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate biological effect of hematoporphyrin derivative (HpD) photodynamic therapy (PDT) on in vitro cultured nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) cell lines CNE2 and C666-1.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>CNE2 and C666-1 cells cultured in vitro were incubated in a medium containing HpD at different concentrations (0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 microg/ml) for 4 h followed by exposure to different light doses (2, 5, 10, and 20 J/cm2) using a diode laser at 630 nm with power density of 20 mW/cm2. After 24 h of incubation with HpD-PDT, the survival rate of CNE2 and C666-1 cells were analyzed by MTT assay.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>HpD-PDT produced effective killing of CNE2 and C666-1 cells cultured in vitro, and the killing effects were positively correlated with HpD concentration and the irradiation dose. Exposure of CNE2 and C666-1 cells to irradiation dose of 20 J/cm2 resulted in the IC50 of 0.7 and 1.2 microg/ml, respectively (P<0.01). With the same HpD concentration and irradiation dose, the survival rate of C666-1 cells, however, was significantly higher than that of CNE2 cells (P<0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>HpD-PDT may result in effective killing of CNE2 and C666-1 cells cultured in vitro, although C666-1 cells are less sensitive to HpD-PDT than CNE2 cells.</p>

Hematoporphyrin derivative-mediated photodynamic therapy for human colon carcinoma: a comparative study with LoVo and CoLo205 cells in vitro / 南方医科大学学报

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the killing effect of photodynamic therapy (PDT) mediated by hematoporphyrin derivative (HpD) on human colon carcinoma LoVo and CoLo205 cells in vitro.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>LoVo and CoLo205 cells cultured in vitro were incubated in the presence of 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 microg/ml HpD for 4 h and exposed to different light doses delivered using a semiconductor laser at 630 nm with the energy density of 2, 5, 10, and 20 J/cm(2). After further culture for 24 h, the survival rate of LoVo and CoLo205 cells were analyzed by MTT assay, and the cellular fluorescence intensities of HpD were measured with a luminescence spectrometer.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>HpD-PDT resulted in effective cell killing to a comparable magnitude in LoVo and CoLo205 cells cultured in vitro (P>0.05). The killing effects were positively correlated with the concentration of HpD and the dosage of laser irradiation. Exposure to 20 J/cm(2) resulted in an IC(50) of LoVo and CoLo205 cells of 0.4 and 0.6 microg/ml respectively, which were not significantly different (P>0.05). The cellular HpD fluorescence intensities were also similar between the two cells.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>HpD-PDT may effectively kill LoVo and CoLo205 cells cultured in vitro.</p>

Relationship between the genetic background of donor KIR recipient HLA and the outcomes in HLA-identical sibling HSCT / 中华血液学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore the relationship between the genetic background of donor KIR/recipient HLA and the outcomes in HLA-identical sibling HSCT.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>HLA genotype was determined by polymerase chain reaction-sequence-specific oligonucleotide probes (PCR-SSOP) and/or PCR-sequence-specific primer (PCR-SSP). Donor KIR genotype was determined by PCR-SSP. A retrospective study was carried out to analyze the outcomes of 59 patients with various hematologic malignancies received non T-cell-depleted transplant from HLA-identical sibling donors.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Incidence of grade II-IV acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) was significantly lower in patients of KIR/HLA matched group than in KIR/HLA mismatched group (32% vs 78%, P = 0.026). The incidence of grade II-IV aGVHD (24% vs 61%, P = 0.018) and fungus infection (14% vs 44%, P = 0.028) were significantly lower in Bw4 matched group than in Bw4 mismatched group. In myeloid diseases, Bw4 matched patients had much lower incidence of fungus infection (12% vs 80%, P = 0.002) compared with Bw4 mismatched patients, and C2 matched patients had higher overall survival (OS) compared with C2 mismatched patients (P = 0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Donor KIR/recipient HLA genetic background is correlated with the outcomes of HLA-identical sibling HSCT in incidences of grade II-IV aGVHD, fungus infection and OS. KIR/HLA matched patients may have lower incidence of aGVHD. Bw4 matched patients may have lower incidences of aGVHD and fungus infection. C2 matched patients may have longer OS.</p>

HLA class I and II polymorphism and haplotypes in Guangdong Han population / 中华医学遗传学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To analyze the polymorphism and haplotypes of HLA class I and II in Guangdong Han population and detect the HLA-A, B, Cw and DRB1 allele frequencies.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>An auto semi-quantitative PCR-sequence speacific oligonucleotide probe(PCR-SSOP) method was adopted in exploring the HLA-A, B, Cw and DRB1 genotypes of the samples from 160 bone marrow donors.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Twelve HLA-A, 23 B, 11 Cw and 13 DRB1 alleles were obtained. A total of 9 HLA-A-B, 20 Cw-B, 7 A-Cw, and 8 A-DRB1, 9 B-DRB1, 10 Cw-DRB1 haplotypes were found.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>HLA class I and II alleles in Guangdong Han population have plenty of polymorphisms. The haplotype distribution possesses territory characteristic.</p>

Progress on the study of HLA-Cw--review / 中国实验血液学杂志

HLA-Cw belongs to classic HLA-I gene, HLA-Cw molecules have high polymorphism like HLA-A and B molecules. They distribute extensively on the surfaces of karyote, not only presenting endogenetic antigen to CD8+ T cells to induce specific killing effect, but also participating in immunologic reaction as the ligands of killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR). Thus it has been valued for their relations to diseases and the functions in transplantation immunity, anti virus and anti-tumor immunity.