ObjectiveTo investigate the effects of robotic versus thoracoscopic lobectomy on body trauma and lymphocyte subsets in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).MethodsThe clinical data of 120 patients with NSCLC who underwent lobectomy in the same operation group at the same period were collected and divided into a robot group (n=60) and a thoracoscope group (n=60) according to different surgical methods. The operation time, intraoperative blood loss, postoperative drainage time, drainage volume, postoperative hospital stay, complication rate, pain visual analogue scale (VAS) and other perioperative indicators were recorded in the two groups. Inflammatory markers: C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and lymphocyte subsets (CD3+, CD4+, CD8+, CD4+/CD8+) levels were measured before and 1 d, 3 d after surgery. The effects of the two surgical methods on the body trauma and lymphocyte subsets were compared.ResultsThe operation time, intraoperative blood loss, postoperative drainage time, drainage volume and VAS of the robot group were lower than those of the thoracoscope group, and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). On the 1st day after surgery, IL-6 of the thoracoscope group was higher than that of the robot group, while CD3+, CD4+ and CD8+ were lower than those of the robot group, with statistically significant differences (P<0.05).ConclusionCompared with thoracoscopic lobectomy, robotic lobectomy has less trauma, less inflammatory response, faster recovery, less inhibitory effect on lymphocyte subsets, and has clinical advantages.
ObjectiveTo investigate the value of neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) by detecting the relationship between NLR and other well-known inflammatory biomarkers.MethodsRetrospective study of 610 AECOPD cases was performed. In order to analyze the influence of NLR level on disease condition, treatment plan and prognosis, the clinical data with acute exacerbation were collected and the value of NLR in AECOPD were analyzed.ResultsThe level of NLR was higher in the group with pneumonia than that in the non-pneumonia group (P<0.05), and the more severe the pulmonary inflammation, the higher the NLR level (P<0.05). The level of NLR was higher in the group with heart failure and the group treated with ventilator and glucocorticoid (P<0.05). The NLR level was higher in the group of hospital stay over 14 days than the group of hospital stay less than 14 days (P<0.05). The NLR value of the death group was higher than that of the survival group (P<0.05). With the increase of NLR value, the mortality rate in hospital increased gradually. Compared with C-reactive protein and interleukin-6, NLR had the highest odds ratio by binary regression analysis. Cutoff value of NLR was 5.92 by analysis of receiver-operating characteristic curve with a sensitivity of 88% and a specificity of 51%, and the area under the curve in predicting in-hospital death was 0.727 (OR=4.112, 95% confidence interval 0.609 - 0.849, P=0.02).ConclusionsNLR can be used as an inflammatory marker to evaluate the severity of AECOPD and to predict the prognosis.
Abstract: Objective To investigate the influence of cardiopul monary bypass(CPB) to the cellular immune function of T lymphocyte. Me th ods Among 500 patients operated from March 2006 to September 2006,30 patients with rheumatic heart disease were selected randomly as the CPB group, which would replace mitral valve; 30 patients with congenital patent ductus arte reriosus as the nonCPB group, which would ligate ductus arteriosus without CPB . The blood was sampled before operation, at the end of CPB or operation, and 24 hours after operation. After T lymphocyte was seperated, the quantum o f T lymphocyte, apoptosis of T lymphocyte, ability of T lymphocyte to kill tumou r cell were measured. Results The quantum of T lymphocyte i n CPB group at the end of CPB was decreased than that before operation (50.9% ±6.8% vs. 58.5%± 9.1%,Plt;0.05); apoptosis of T lymphocyte at the end of CPB and 24 hou rs after operation were increased than that before operation (6.5%±2.2% vs. 0. 9%±1.1%, 5.6%±1.8% vs. 0.9%±1.1%;Plt;0.01); ability to kill tumour cell b reakdown in CPB group at the end of CPB and 24 hours after operation was decrea sed than that before operation (30.4%±6.0% vs. 37.3%±8.6%, 29.0%±4.9% vs . 37 .3%±8.6%;Plt;0.05). Ability to kill tumour cell breakdown in CPB group was lower than that in nonCPB group at the end of CPB (30.4%±6.0% vs. 33.6%±5. 3%, Plt;0.05). Conclusion CPB can depress the cellular im mune function,which causes temporary immune depression to the body.
ObjectiveTo investigate the inhibitory effect of T lymphocyte transplantation of EphrinAl-Caspase-3 on the growth of breast cancer.MethodsSix-week-old BALB/c nude mice were used to inoculate breast cancer cells to construct a nude mouse model of breast cancer. They were randomly divided into 3 groups according to random number table: PBS group received intratumoral injection of 10 μL PBS, and negative control group received intratumoral injection of 1×106 T lymphocytes uninfected with adenovirus, 1×106 EphrinAl-Caspase3-T lymphocytes were injected intratumorally into the infected group, and the tumors size (0, 3, 6, 9, 12 and 15 d) were measured with vernier calipers every 3 days until end of experiment. The content of EphrinAl-Caspase-3 in the tissues of the nude mice was measured. The presence of T lymphocytes expressing green fluorescent protein and the ratio of Caspase-3-positive and Ki-67-positive cell were observed by pathological examination.ResultsOn the day 0 and day 3, there were no significant difference in tumor volume between the 3 groups (P>0.05). On the 6th day and later, the difference between the infected group and the PBS group/negative control group were statistically significant (P<0.05), but there were no significant difference in tumor volume between the PBS group and negative control group at each time point (P>0.05). The presence of scattered green fluorescent protein-labeled EphrinAl-Caspase-3-T lymphocytes was observed in the tumor tissues of the infected group, while the presence of green fluorescent protein were not detected in the PBS group and the negative control group. In the infected cells, ratio of Caspase-3-positive cell was up-regulated and ratio of Ki-67-positive cell was down-regulated. The expression of EphrinAl-Caspase-3 could be detected on the 3rd day in the infected group, and at the peak on the 6-day, then the amount of secretion gradually decreased. The expression of EphrinAl-Caspase-3 were not detected in the PBS group and the negative control group at each time point.ConclusionEphrinAl-Caspase-3 can significantly inhibit the growth of breast cancer cells and promote apoptosis.
In recent years, the incidence of primary liver cancer has been increasing, among which hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) being the most common subtype. The treatment of early HCC is mainly surgery, but most patients are not diagnosed until the late stage of the disease. The treatment methods and effects are very limited and the prognosis is very poor. Although targeted therapy has prolonged the overall survival of patients with HCC, the overall efficacy is unsatisfactory. The emergence of immunotherapy has brought new therapeutic prospects for HCC. Immune checkpoint inhibitors, among which programmed death-1/programmed death ligand-1 and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte associated antigen-4 are the representative immunological checkpoints, have attracted more attention. This article will introduce the application of immune checkpoint inhibitors in the treatment of advanced HCC, in order to provide a theoretical basis for the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors in the treatment of advanced HCC.
ObjectiveTo investigate the ultrasonic changes of hepatic veins and splenic veins during various immune stages with different CD4+T lymphocyte count. MethodsFifty AIDS/HIV patients with chronic viral hepatitis treated between January 2010 and October 2013 were designated as the case group, and another 50 patients with simple chronic viral hepatitis were regarded as the controls. For patients in the case group, we observed their ultrasonic changes of hepatic and splenic veins during various immune stages with different CD4+T lymphocyte count. The results of observation and clinical laboratory analysis were compared. ResultsAbnormal ultrasonic changes were detected in the liver in various immune stages based on the CD4+T lymphocyte count, and the main manifestations of these changes included unclear portal and splenic vein distal direction, wide diameter, slowed blood flow velocity, and disappearance of fluctuations of blood flow spectrum; and unclear hepatic vein distal direction, low and three-phase, and negative blood flow spectrum with the disappearance of windows were also detected. There were no statistical differences between the case group and the control group when the CD4+T cell count was over 300/mm3, and a few indexes were significantly different when the CD4+T cell count was between 100 and 200/mm3. However, the differences of almost all indexes were significant when the CD4+T cell count was below 100/mm3. ConclusionPatients with HIV/AIDS combined with chronic viral hepatitis have ultrasonographic abnormalities of intrahepatic and splenic veins, which is more obvious as the CD4+T cell count declines. Overall consideration of intrahepatic vein and splenic vein ultrasonic indicators helps clinical assessment of disease development in patients with HIV/AIDS combined with chronic viral hepatitis.
Objective To explore the correlation and diagnostic value of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and red blood cell distribution width (RDW) in peripheral blood of patients with exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Methods One hundred patients with acute exacerbation of COPD who were hospitalized in the hospital between January 2019 and October 2020 were selected as exacerbation group, and another 100 patients with stable COPD who received treatment during the same time period were enrolled as stable group. The general data of patients were collected, and blood samples were collected to detect hemoglobin (Hb), platelet count (PLT), white blood cell count (WBC), neutrophil count, lymphocyte count and RDW, and the NLR was calculated. The correlation between the detection indicators was analyzed and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was drawn to analyze the detection significance of related indicators. Results There were no statistical differences in the levels of Hb and PLT between the exacerbation group and the stable group (P>0.05). The levels of WBC, NLR, RDW and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) in the exacerbation group were significantly higher than those in the stable group (all P<0.05). NLR in the patients with acute exacerbation of COPD was positively correlated with serological indicators of WBC and hs-CRP (all P<0.05). ROC curve showed that the sensitivity and specificity of NLR in the diagnosis of acute exacerbation of COPD were 92.0% and 68.0% respectively, those of RDW were 91.0% and 58.0% respectively, those of hs-CRP were 77.0% and 71.0% respectively, and those of NLR+RDW were 90.0% and 73.0% respectively. NLR had the highest diagnostic specificity, RDW had the highest diagnostic sensitivity, and NLR+RDW had the best diagnostic efficiency. Conclusions Serological indicators of WBC, hs-CRP, NLR and RDW in patients with acute exacerbation of COPD will be abnormally increased, and NLR has a positive correlation with WBC and hs-CRP. NLR and RDW have high specificity and high sensitivity respectively in the diagnosis of patients with exacerbation of COPD, and their detection can strengthen the diagnosis and mastery of disease in patients.
Acute cerebral infarction is characterized by high incidence rate, high recurrence rate, high disability rate and multiple complications. Early evaluation and treatment of acute cerebral infarction is particularly important to improve the survival rate and prognosis of patients. As an easily available clinical laboratory indicator, blood routine test can reflect the pathological changes in the body to a certain extent. In recent years, many studies have shown that the indicators such as red cell volume distribution width, mean platelet volume, neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio and platelet to lymphocyte ratio in blood routine examination have important values in the onset, severity and prognosis of acute cerebral infarction. This article reviews the correlations of the above parameters and ratio parameters with acute cerebral infarction, in order to provide some reference and basis for clinical diagnosis, treatment and prognosis evaluation of acute cerebral infarction.
【摘要】 目的 研究人類免疫缺陷病毒(HIV)感染者和獲得性免疫缺陷綜合癥(AIDS)患者CD4+T淋巴細胞數變化(ΔCD4+T)和外周血淋巴細胞總數變化(ΔTLC)的相關性。探討用ΔTLC預測ΔCD4+T在監測HIV/AIDS患者疾病進展以及高效抗逆轉錄病毒治療(HAART)療效的價值。 方法 回顧性分析2005〖CD3/5〗2008年確診的91例HIV/AIDS患者的臨床資料。 結果 ΔTLC與ΔCD4+T呈直線正相關(r=0809,Plt;001),好于TLC與CD4+T的相關性(r=0712,Plt;001)。分別用ΔTLC 170、330、630、910個/μL細胞預測ΔCD4+T 50、100、200、300個/μL細胞時具有較好的預測價值,各項評價指標符合率基本達到90%以上,顯著高于相同時間下用TLC預測CD4+T計數的價值。 結論 應用ΔTLC預測ΔCD4+T,可比TLC更加直觀、準確的反映HIV感染者疾病進展和評價AIDS患者HAART的療效。【Abstract 】Objective To assess the utility of total lymphocyte count (TLC) changes (ΔTLC) in place of TLC to predict the development of HIV/AIDS. To investigate the monitoring value of ΔCD4+T on progress of HIV/AIDS and HAART which predicted by ΔTLC. Methods Clinical data of 91 patiens with HIV/AIDS diagnosed from 2005 to 2009 were retrospectively analyzed. Results A linear correlation was found between the value of ΔTLC and the value of CD4+T changes(ΔCD4+T)(r=0809,Plt;001),which was better than the correlation between TLC and CD4+T (r=0712,Plt;001).Using ΔTLC as 170,330,630,910 cells/μL,respectively for forecasting ΔCD4+T as 50,100,200,300 cells/μL,respectively,had a better predictive value with the area under ROC curve near to 09,significantly higher than using TLC for predicting CD4+T counts. Conclusion ΔTLC is more accurate than TLC to reflect the development of HIV/AIDS.
Objective To investigate the expression and clinical significance of T lymphocyte subsets, natural killer (NK) cells and CD19+ B cells in the elderly with primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) before and after treatment. Methods The elderly ITP patients diagnosed and treated in the Songjiang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine (preparatory stage) between January 2014 and June 2019 were retrospectively selected as the observation group. The healthy elderly in the same period were selected as the control group. According to the treatment, the observation group was divided into effective group and ineffective group. The expression levels of T lymphocyte subsets (CD3+, CD4+, CD8+ and CD4+/CD8+), NK cells and CD19+ B cells were observed and analyzed. Results A total of 75 subjects were included, including 35 in the observation group and 40 in the control group. The total effective rate was 85.71% (30/35). Before treatment, the expression levels of T lymphocyte subsets (CD3+, CD4+ and CD4+/CD8+) in the observation group were lower than those in the control group (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in other indexes between the two groups (P>0.05). After treatment, except for CD8+, the expression levels of T lymphocyte subsets (CD3+, CD4+ and CD4+/CD8+) in the observation group were higher than those before treatment (P<0.05). The expression levels of NK cells and CD19+ B cells were lower than those before treatment (P<0.05). The expression levels of T lymphocyte subsets (CD3+, CD4+ and CD4+/CD8+) in the effective group were higher than those before treatment (P<0.05), while the expression level of CD19+ B cells was lower than that before treatment (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in other indexes before and after treatment (P>0.05). There was no significant difference in the expression levels of T lymphocyte subsets (CD3+, CD4+, CD8+ and CD4+/CD8+), NK cells and CD19+ B cells in the ineffective group before and after treatment (P>0.05). Conclusions T lymphocyte subsets are abnormal in elderly ITP patients. The immune abnormality of T lymphocyte may be one of the reasons for elderly patients with ITP. With the improvement of therapeutic effect, immune cell subsets have also been improved.