[Establishment of a Patient-Derived T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Xenograft Model in Novel Immunodeficient NCG Mice].

Objective: The leukemia cells from patients with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) were inoculated into NCG mice to establish a stable human T-ALL leukemia animal model.

Methods: Leukemia cells from bone marrow of newly diagnosed T-ALL patients were isolated, and the leukemia cells were inoculated into NCG mice via tail vein. The proportion of hCD45 positive cells in peripheral blood of the mice was detected regularly by flow cytometry, and the infiltration of leukemia cells in bone marrow, liver, spleen and other organs of the mice was detected by pathology and immunohistochemistry.

OGG1 contributes to hepatocellular carcinoma by promoting cell cycle-related protein expression and enhancing DNA oxidative damage repair in tumor cells.

Background: This study aimed to analyze the expression of 8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylase (OGG1) in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and its effect on prognosis by bioinformatics techniques and to determine its possible carcinogenic mechanism through data mining.

Methods: The difference in OGG1 expression between healthy people and HCC patients was searched and analyzed by TCGA and GEO databases, and the effect of OGG1 on prognosis was judged by survival analysis. Meanwhile, the possible molecular mechanism of OGG1 in the tumorigenesis and development of HCC was explored by GO analysis, KEGG analysis, immune infiltration analysis, protein-protein interaction network, promoter methylation analysis, and so forth.

[Effect of Celastrol Based on IRAK4/ERK/p38 Signaling Pathway on Proliferation and Apoptosis of Multiple Myeloma Cells].

Objective: To investigate the effect of celastrol on the proliferation and apoptosis of human multiple myeloma (MM) cell lines, reveal the relationship between IRAK4/ERK/p38 signaling pathway and celastrol regulating the proliferation and apoptosis of H929 and ARP-1 cells, and explore whether celastrol combined with bortezomib has synergistic effect.

Methods: CCK-8 method was used to detect the viability of MM cell lines H929 and ARP-1 treated by different concentrations of celastrol, bortezomib, and their combination, and the synergistic effect was determined by Kim's formula. The apoptosis rate of H929 cells and necrosis rate of ARP-1 were detected by Annexin V/PI method.

[Analysis of Serum Metabonomics in Patients with Multiple Myeloma Based on Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry].

Objective: To observe the changes of serum metabolites in patients with multiple myeloma (MM) by metabonomics, and explore the potential biomarkers for diagnosis, prognosis, and progression of MM.

Methods: Serum samples were collected from 26 patients with MM and 50 healthy controls. The data detected by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) was input into SIMCA-14.

Is sCD163 a Clinical Significant Prognostic Value in Cancers? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: Tumor associated macrophages (TAMs), a kind of inflammatory cells in the tumor microenvironment, are crucial for the occurrence and development of various tumors which increased the expression of CD163. Nevertheless, not much has been established regarding soluble CD163 and its connection to tumor diagnosis. In this case, a meta-analysis was conducted to determine the tumor diagnostic importance of serum sCD163.

[Clinical Prognostic Factors Analysis of Initially Treated AML Children with t(8;21)/RUNX1-RUNX1T1].

Objective: To investigate the clinical prognostic factors of initially-treated AML children with t(8;21)/RUNX1-RUNX1T1.

Methods: Clinical data of 41 initially-treated AML children with t(8;21)/RUNX1-RUNX1T1 in our hospital in period from January 2009 to January 2017 were retrospectively analyzed. The baseline clinical characteristics, cumulative recurrence, event-free survival (EFS) and overall survival (OS) were recorded, and the influencing factors of prognosis were evaluated by χ2 test and Cox regression model.

[Modified Shengma Biejia Decoction Combined with CAG Program for Elderly Acute Myeloid Leuke- mia Patients with Yin Deficiency Toxin Stasis Syndrome].

Objective: To observe the efficacy and safety of modified Shengma Biejia Decoction (MSBD) combined with CAG program in treating elderly acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients with yin deficiency toxin stasis syndrome (YDTSS).

Methods: Totally 46 elderly AML patients were assigned to the treatment group (24 cases; treated with MSBD + CAG) and the control group (22 cases; treated with CAG + placebos of Chinese medicine) according to random digit table. The therapeutic course of CM placebo or MSBD was 21 days.

[Apoptosis of Kasumi-1 cells induced by puerariae radix flavones and its molecular mechanism].

Objective: To explore the effects and the molecular mechanism of puerariae radix flavones (PRF) on acute myeloid leukemia cell line Kasumi-1 cells in vitro.

Methods: Kasumi-1 cells treated by PRF for 48 hours were observed with Wright's and Hoechst 33258 dying. The apoptotic cells were analyzed by flow cytometry with AnnexinV/PI staining.

Combining nilotinib and imatinib improves the outcome of imatinib-resistant blast phase CML.

Imatinib resistance is an important hurdle in the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), and CML patients with this drug resistance are often given a dismal prognosis. In this case report, an imatinib-refractory blast phase CML patient was treated with a combination of imatinib and nilotinib. A complete hematologic response was achieved within 3 months, the drug combination was well tolerated, and there was a relatively long bone-marrow complete remission.

Advanced glycation end-products induce heparanase expression in endothelial cells by the receptor for advanced glycation end products and through activation of the FOXO4 transcription factor.

As an endo-β (1-4)-D: -glucuronidase, heparanase can specifically cleave carbohydrate chains of heparan sulfate (HS) and has been implicated in development of endothelial cells dsyfunction. The advanced glycation end products (AGEs) play a pivotal role in the pathology of diabetic complications. In the present study, we investigated the effect of AGE-bovine serum albumin (AGE-BSA) on heparanase expression in human microvascular endothelial cells (HMVECs) and the underlying molecular mechanisms.

A case report of a 33-year chronic phase survivor of chronic myeloid leukemia.

Here, we report a Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia case with the longest chronic phase and overall survival to our knowledge ever reported in the medical literature. During the 33-year chronic phase, he was asymptomatic without any treatment and had normal blood cell values. BCR-ABL silencing might be referred to the uncommon long-term survivor.

[Clinical and biological features in refractory anemia with ringed sideroblasts with fluctuant platelet counts].

The objective of this study was to explore the differences between refractory anemia with ringed sideroblast (RARS) and RARS associated with marked thrombocytosis (RARS-T) in the clinical, biological features and prognosis. The morphological changes of cells were observed by bone marrow smear and biopsy. Immunologic phenotype was analyzed by flow cytometry, and chromosome was examined by conventional chromosomal analysis.

[Apoptosis of NB4 cells induced by flavonoids of puerarin in vitro].

This study was aimed to investigate the effects of flavonoids of puerarin (PR) on apoptosis of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) cell line NB4 cells and its mechanism. The NB4 were treated with PR in vitro, the MTT assay was used to detect the inhibitory effect of PR on cell proliferation. The apoptosis of NB4 cells were detected by flow cytometry labelled with Annexin V/PI.

[Inhibitory effect of flavonoids of puerarin on proliferation of different human acute myeloid leukemia cell lines in vitro].

This study was aimed to investigate the inhibitory effect of flavonoids of puerarin (PR) in different concentrations on proliferation of 4 kinds of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cell lines (Kasumi-1, HL-60, NB4 and U937), and to explore its possible mechanism. The MTT method was used to detected the inhibitory effect of PR on proliferation of AML cell lines. The flow cytometry was adopted to determine the change of cell cycle in vitro.

[Chronic myeloid leukemia onset with marked thrombocythemia].

This study was aimed to investigate the clinical, pathological and biological features of a special case of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) with marked thrombocythemic onset. The morphological changes of cells were analyzed by using bone marrow smear and biopsy; Ph chromosome, a specific marker of CML, was assayed by conventional chromosomal analysis and fluorescence in situ hybridization, bcr/abl fusion gene was detected by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. The results indicated that CML mimicked essential thrombocythemia (ET) at presentation was relatively rare and might be misdiagnosed as ET, bone marrow smear and biopsy revealed, marked thrombocytosis and moderate leukocytosis; RT-PCR, FISH and conventional chromosomal analysis demonstrated the existence of Ph chromosome and bcr/abl fusion gene.