Background It has been confirmed that defective expression of human leukocyte antigen class Ⅰ （HLA-Ⅰ） molecules can contribute to the immune evasion of cancer cells in some types of cancer. The aim of this study w...Background It has been confirmed that defective expression of human leukocyte antigen class Ⅰ （HLA-Ⅰ） molecules can contribute to the immune evasion of cancer cells in some types of cancer. The aim of this study was to examine the expression of HLA class Ⅰ antigen and the antigen-processing machinery （APM） components in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma （ESCC） and their role in high risk human papillomavirus （HPV） infection, and to analyze their association with histopathological characteristics in the Kazak ethnic group.Methods A total of 50 formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded ESCC lesions were collected from the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, China. The expression levels of HLA-Ⅰ antigen and APM components were determined by immunohistochemistry; the HPV DNA were detected using polymerase chain reaction （PCR）.Results A high frequency of down-regulation or loss of expression of HLA and APM components were found in esophageal cancer in Kazak people. HLA-Ⅰ, TAP1, CNX, LMP7, Erp57, Tapasin and ERAP1 were down-regulated in 68%,44%, 48%, 40%, 52%, 32% and 20% of ESCC lesions then, respectively. The loss of expression of HLA-Ⅰ antigen was significantly correlated with part of the APM components and positively correlated with high risk HPV16 infection. TAP1,CNX, LMP7, Erp57 and Tapasin loss were significantly associated with tumor grading, lymph node metastasis and depth of invasion （P〈0.05）.Conclusion Our results suggest that APM component defects are a mechanism underlying HLA-Ⅰ antigen down-regulation in ESCC lesions, and indicate that the loss expression of HLA-Ⅰ and APM components will become an important marker of ESCC and analysis of HLA-Ⅰ and APM component expression can provide useful prognostic information for patients with ESCC from the Kazak ethnic group.展开更多
On the basis of full investigation and repeated trials,nutritional soil composed of cake fertilizer,mushroom residue,cow dung and calcium magnesium phosphate fertilizer was determined as an alternative for traditional...On the basis of full investigation and repeated trials,nutritional soil composed of cake fertilizer,mushroom residue,cow dung and calcium magnesium phosphate fertilizer was determined as an alternative for traditional flue-cured tobacco fired ash soil.In accordance with the feed grinding,mixing and processing integrated principle,processing machine for flue-cured tobacco nutritional soil was developed.The clogging problem of mixing box was solved by improving grinding and stirring method of mixing system.Mechanized and large-scale production and commercialized supply of flue-cured tobacco nutritional soil was piloted to simplify the production process and reduce the production cost of nutritional soil for flue-cured tobacco and meet the needs of green development of tobacco production,thereby creating good social and economic benefits.展开更多
基金This study was supported by the grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China （No. 81060164） and the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Fund（No.2009211B14）.
文摘Background It has been confirmed that defective expression of human leukocyte antigen class Ⅰ （HLA-Ⅰ） molecules can contribute to the immune evasion of cancer cells in some types of cancer. The aim of this study was to examine the expression of HLA class Ⅰ antigen and the antigen-processing machinery （APM） components in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma （ESCC） and their role in high risk human papillomavirus （HPV） infection, and to analyze their association with histopathological characteristics in the Kazak ethnic group.Methods A total of 50 formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded ESCC lesions were collected from the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, China. The expression levels of HLA-Ⅰ antigen and APM components were determined by immunohistochemistry; the HPV DNA were detected using polymerase chain reaction （PCR）.Results A high frequency of down-regulation or loss of expression of HLA and APM components were found in esophageal cancer in Kazak people. HLA-Ⅰ, TAP1, CNX, LMP7, Erp57, Tapasin and ERAP1 were down-regulated in 68%,44%, 48%, 40%, 52%, 32% and 20% of ESCC lesions then, respectively. The loss of expression of HLA-Ⅰ antigen was significantly correlated with part of the APM components and positively correlated with high risk HPV16 infection. TAP1,CNX, LMP7, Erp57 and Tapasin loss were significantly associated with tumor grading, lymph node metastasis and depth of invasion （P〈0.05）.Conclusion Our results suggest that APM component defects are a mechanism underlying HLA-Ⅰ antigen down-regulation in ESCC lesions, and indicate that the loss expression of HLA-Ⅰ and APM components will become an important marker of ESCC and analysis of HLA-Ⅰ and APM component expression can provide useful prognostic information for patients with ESCC from the Kazak ethnic group.
基金Science and Technology Project of Changsha Tobacco Monopoly Bureau(Company)(20-21a06).
文摘On the basis of full investigation and repeated trials,nutritional soil composed of cake fertilizer,mushroom residue,cow dung and calcium magnesium phosphate fertilizer was determined as an alternative for traditional flue-cured tobacco fired ash soil.In accordance with the feed grinding,mixing and processing integrated principle,processing machine for flue-cured tobacco nutritional soil was developed.The clogging problem of mixing box was solved by improving grinding and stirring method of mixing system.Mechanized and large-scale production and commercialized supply of flue-cured tobacco nutritional soil was piloted to simplify the production process and reduce the production cost of nutritional soil for flue-cured tobacco and meet the needs of green development of tobacco production,thereby creating good social and economic benefits.
