ABSTRACT
Objective: To study the expression of CD138 in normal cervical mucosal tissue,cervical intraepithelial neoplasia ( CINⅠ/Ⅱ and CINⅢ) and cervical squamous cell carcinoma.And to investigate the clinical pathologic significance of CD 138 expression with lymph node metastasis , microvascular density ( MVD ) , CD68 expression and clinical stage in cervical squamous cell carcinoma.Methods:To detected the expression of CD 138 in 120 cases of cervical squamous cell carcinoma ,106 cases of CINⅢ,14 cases of CINⅠ/Ⅱand 54 cases of normal cervical mucosa tissues.Results: The expression of CD138 was lowest in cervical cancer tissue,followed by normal cervical mucosal tissue ,CIN I/II and CINIII,that there had significant difference (P<0.001).The expression level of CD138 was higher in without lymph node metastasis group than in lymph node metastasis group ( P<0.05 ).In cervical cancer , the expression level of CD 138 was higher in early stage ( stage 0 andⅠ) than in advanced stage (Ⅱ) ( P<0.001 );and higher in CD68 expression negative group than in positive group (P<0.05).Furthermore,MVD was higher in CD138 expression negative group than in positive group ( P<0.05 ).Conclusion: CD138 play an important role in the process of development of cervical squamous cell carcinoma,especially for the role of lymph node metastasis is more obvious.CD138 could be used as a indicators for determinate the process of progress in cervical squamous cell carcinoma.
ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the clinicopathological significance of transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1), transforming growth factor-β1 receptor Ⅱ (TGF-βRⅡ ), Smad4 and Smad7 protein expressions in gastric carcinomas. Methods 109 cases of gastric carcinomas,28 of high grade dysplasia,20 of low grade dysplasia,30 of chronic atrophic gastritis,29 of intestinal metaplasia, and 21 of normal gastric mucosa were selected for the detection of the expression level of TGF-β1,TGF-βRⅡ , Smad4 and Smad7 proteins by immunohistochemistry. Results The expression of TGF-β1,TGF-βRⅡ and Smad7 proteins in gastric carcinomas and dysplasia (high and low grade) were significantly higher than those in chronic atrophic gastritis, intestinal metaplasia and normal gastric mucosa (all P <0. 001 ) ,whereas the expression of Smad4 was significantly increased in high and low grade dysplasia (cytoplas-mic IS :4.89±2.38,5.80±1.54, respectively; nuclear IS: 3.89± 1.52,3.80±1.33, respectively), and decreased in gastric carcinomas (cytoplasmic IS:2.41±2.27,nuclear IS:2.02±2. 14) (P <0.001 ,P <0.001 ,respective-ly). Meanwhile,the expressions of TGF-β1,TGF-βRⅡ and Smad7 were higher in advanced gastric cancer (4.36± 2.66,3.05±1.93,4.84±3.06, respectively) than those in early gastric cancer ( 2.93±1.85,2. 17±1.87, 4. 14±2.46, respectively) ( P < 0.01, P < 0.05, P < 0. 05, respectively ) ; however the expression of Smad4 protein was much higher in early gastric cancer (P < 0. 001 ). The expression of Smad4 protein was significantly correlated with tumor size( P < 0.05 ), lymph node metastasis ( P < 0. 001 ), T stage ( P < 0. 001 ) and chnical stage ( P < 0.001) ,and the expressions of TGF-βRⅡ and Smad4 proteins were correlated with patients' 5-year survival rate (P<0.05 ,P < 0.01 ). TGF-β1 showed the positive correlation with TGF-βRⅡ and Smad7 (r1= 0.45 ,P <0. 05; r2 = 0.49, P <0. 05), but negative correlation with Smad4 ( r = - 0.21,P < 0.05 ). Conclusion TGF-β1, TGF-βR Ⅱ, Smad4 and Smad7 protein may play an important role in the carcinogenesis of gastric carcinoma,and smad4 is the key in TGF-β pathway. Also, the detection of these proteins expression can be a useful marker for predicting the gas-tile cancer invasion,metastasis and patients' prognosis.
ABSTRACT
[Objective]To study the effects of different storage method on the viability of cheodroeytes so as to find out the idem method for preservation of articular cartilage.[Method]Under the aseptic condition,acquiring 240 pieces of osteoehondral plugs from both condyles of femur and tibial plateau.The control group was not treatment using any preserved means.The tissue-cultured group was to used F12-DMEM medium long-term preserved osteochondral plugs under the conditions of 37 ℃.At preserve 8 weeks,takes the osteochondral section to carry on examination observation ohondrocytes Viability activeness change separately.[Result]The control group chnadrocyte survival rate was 94.4%.At preserves 8 weeks,the cell survival rate of the tissue-cultured group was 76%,the grading-cooling cryopreservation group was 66%,the constant-cooling cryopreservation group only was 41.80%.[Conclusion]Under the condition of 37 ℃,tissue culture method can long term preservation of vital articular cartilage in vitro.The chondrocyte survival rate of the preservation of vital articular cartilage in vitro.The chondrocyte survival rate of the tissue-cultured method obvious higher than constant-cooling cryopreservation method.