Decrease of Peripheral Blood CD8+/CD28- Suppressor T Cell Followed by Dentritic Cells Immunomodulation among Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients

Objective： To explore the effects of dentritic cells on the peripheral blood lymphocyte subpopulations of metastatic breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy. Methods： The current study involved 44 metastatic breast cancer patients treated with docetaxel-based chemotherapy. Among them, 25 cases were treated with dendritic cells derived from CD34＋ hematopoietic stem cells enriched autologous peripheral mononuclear cells after chemotherapy, and 19 cases received chemotherapy alone. Peripheral blood samples were collected from each patient before and after treatment, and lymphocyte subpopulations including CD3＋, CD3＋/CD4＋, CD3＋/CD8＋, CD3-/CD16＋56＋, CD3＋/CD16＋56＋, CD4＋/CD25＋, CD8＋/CD28-, CD8＋/CD28＋, CD4/CD8, DC1, DC2 and DC1/DC2 were analysed by a 3-color flow cytometric analysis. Results： The two treatment groups were well matched with regard to demographic and baseline disease characteristics. Comparing the changes of lymphocyte subpopulations between the two groups, it showed that the difference of the change of CD8＋/CD28-lymphocyte had statistic significance. The percentage of CD8＋/CD28-lymphocyte was lower in the chemotherapy＋DC group, but higher in the chemotherapy-alone group. Conclusion： As CD8＋/CD28-lymphocyte represent a kind of suppressive T lymphocyte, we conclude that dentritic cell therapy can relieve immunosuppression to some extent.

Structural evolution of non dendritic AlSi7Mg alloy during reheating

The structural evolution of non dendritic AlSi7Mg alloy during reheating in resistance furnace was studied. The alloy ingots were produced by electromagnetic stirring during solidification. It was found that, the Si phase in eutectic dissolves in a way of diffusion toward α phase, its appearance changes from flake to dot like, and tends to be fine and spheroidal with increasing reheating temperature. The thinner the flake, the lower the temperature for the occurrence of this process, and the higher the transforming speed. The eutectic melts partially when Si phase dissolves to some extent, and the morphology and size of primary α phase begin to change. The dendrite and rosette α phases tends to sphericize. The size of the former becomes larger, while the size of the latter reduces to be 1/2～1/4 of the original size. The spheroidal primary α phase has a tendency of grain growth.

Glucose Oxidase/Polypyrrole Biosensor Fabricated by Galvanostatic Electropolymerization Accompanied with a Potential Jumping

A galvanostatic glucose oxidase (GOD_x)/polypyrrole (Ppy) biosensor fabricated through a potential jumping process was reported.In spite of the instantaneous voltage jumping from 0.95 V to 1.7 V versus Ag/AgCl in the galvanostatic polymerization of pyrrole with commercial GOD_x,this GOD_x enzyme still could be successfully bundled with polypyrrole (Ppy).And,the results also confirmed that this glucose sensor not only possessed of better sensitivity to glucose than that fabricated from potentiometry or mild voltage elevating galvanometry for the similar preparing conditions but also exhibited two-week long-term stability.Finally,the kinetic data of Michalis constant (K_m) and Maximum current (I_m) for the optimized sensor were derived.The discovery this electro-modification process may disclose a novel method for fabricating the other enzyme biosensors.

Effect of lithium on the casting microstructure of Cu-Li alloys

The effect of lithium on the casting microstructure of Cu-Li alloys was studied via the Wild MPS 46 Automatic camera, Deitz Diaplan, and scanning electron microscope. The result shows that trace lithium added to copper coarsens the grains of Cu-Li alloys in equiaxed crystal area because of the excellent purification effect. With the amount of lithium increasing, the average grain size increases sharply. But when the amount of lithium increases more, the average grain size decreases instead. At the same time, the typical dentritic crystal area of copper is diminished when lithium is added to pure copper.

A Case Report and Literature Review of Hepatic Follicular Dendritic Cell Sarcoma

To investigate the clinical manifestation, imaging features, pathological characteristics, and diagnosis of hepatic follicular dentritic cell sarcoma, a case report combined with literature review was introduced. A large single mass in liver was showed in CT scan. Enhanced CT showed obvious uneven change of liver neoplasm during the arterial phase and the portal vein phase with tortuous disorganized blood vessels. Immumohistochemical staining of CD21, CD23 and EBER was positive. HFDCS is extremely rare. Except for pathologicaldiagnosis by liver biopsy, its preoperative diagnosis rate is extremely low. Its diagnosis is based on the histopathology and immumohistochemistry. HFDCS was first reported by Shek in 1996, and often occurred in women aged 19 - 82 years (with an average age of 46.7 years). Its main clinical manifestations were abdominal pain, abdominal distention, weight loss, anemia, fever, etc. Some patients were asymptomatic.

Synthesis of morphology-controlled silver nanostructures by electrodeposition

Nanostructured silver was obtained by potentiostatic electrolysis.The effects of ionized surfactant(sodium dodecanesulphonate)and the substrate(Cu and Ti)on the morphology of depositions were investigated.It is found that morphologies of silver nanostructures can be simply controlled via change of the substrate.Spherical Ag nanoparticles with narrow size distribution were obtained by electrodeposition in Ag NO3-SDS aqueous solution on copper substrate.In the case of titanium substrate,silver dendrite structures were obtained.Despite of different morphologies,XRD and TEM results showed that the as-prepared samples belong to face-centered cubic silver structure with good crystallinity.The formation mechanism of different silver nanostructures was discussed.

Effect of austenitization heat treatment on the magnetic properties of Fe-40wt%Ni-2wt%Mn alloy

The effect of austenitization heat treatment on magnetic properties was examined by means of M6ssbauer spectroscopy on an Fe-40wt%Ni-2wt%Mn alloy. The morphology of the alloy was obtained by using scanning electron microscopy （SEM） under different heat treatment conditions. The magnetic behavior of the non heat-treated alloy is ferromagnetic. A mixed magnetic structure including both paramagnetic and ferromagnetic states was obtained at 800℃ after 6 and 12 h heat treatments. In addition, the magnetic structure of the heat-treated alloy at 1150~C for 12 h was ferromagnetic. With the volume fraction changing, the effective hyperfine field of the ferromagnetic austenite phase and isomery shift values were also determined by Mtssbauer spectroscopy.

An examination and prospect of stabilizing Li metal anode in lithium-sulfur batteries:A review of latest progress

The Li metal anode emerges as a formidable competitor among anode materials for lithium-sulfur(Li-S)batteries;nevertheless,safety issues pose a significant hurdle in its path toward commercial viability.This review enumerates three historical challenges inherent to the Li metal anode:unavoidable volume expansion,multifunctional solid electrolyte interface formation,and uncontrollable lithium dendrite growth.In particular,when paired with a sulfur cathode,the Li anode presents an additional unique hurdle:the shuttle effect.To address these issues,this article offers a thorough examination of the latest innovations aimed at stabilizing the Li metal anode within Li-S batteries.We categorize these approaches into five classifications:liquid electrolyte optimization,enhancement of non-liquid-state electrolytes,Li metal surface modification,Li anode architecture design,and Li alloy improvement.For several noteworthy results within these categories,we have compiled their electrochemical performance into tables,facilitating direct comparison.This detailed analysis illuminates feasible strategies and suggests directions warranting further exploration for optimizing the capability and safety of Li metal anodes in Li-S batteries.

Retroviral transduction of a mutant erbB-2 gene into human CD34^+ derived dendritic cells

Objective To successfully transduce a mutant erbB 2 gene into normal human CD34 + derived dendritic cells (DCs) and verify gene expression in these transduced dendritic cells Methods The packaging cell line PA317 was transfected with mutant erbB 2 gene DNA and the virus produced was used to infect packaging cell line PG13 The virus produced by PG13 was used to infect CD34 + derived dendritic cells by the spinoculation method using flasks coated with fibronectin material to facilitate retrovirus gene transter efficiency and the mutant erbB 2 gene expression was assessed by ABC staining and FACScan methods Results A mutant erbB 2 gene packaging cell line was produced and this mutant gene was transduced into human CD34 + derived DCs It was verified that the relatively large numbers of the transduced DCs expressed the mutant erbB 2 protein which was eradicated of the ability to transform mouse NIH3T3 fibroblast cells Conclusions Human DCs can be gene modified and these gene modified DCs may be useful in stimulating T lymphocytes for immunotherapy