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Objective: To evaluate the proformance of multiplex PCR and capillary electrophoresis(MPCE) in the detection of JAK2V617F and CALR mutation in myeloproliferative neoplasms(MPN)., Methods: The specificity primers of JAK2617F gene mutation and the primers of CALR gene were designed at the same time. The JAK2V617F and CALR gene primers were labeled with Cy5 fluorescence, all the primers were mixed in one tube for multiplex PCR and the PCR prodcuts were analysised by capillary electrophoresis. Then detection limit and sensitivity of MPCE were evaluated, and compared with comercial diagnostic kit., Results: JAK2V617F and CALR gene mutations could be detect by MPCE in one PCR test. JAK2V617F mutation could be detected at 0.01 ng genomic DNA, double positive JAK2V617F and CLAR gene mutations could be detected at 0.1 ng genomic DNA, at least 0.1% JAK2V617F positive mutation could be detected. The consistency between MPCE and commercial diagnostic gene mutation kit was 100%., Conclusion: It is developed that a new gene mutation detection method of JAK2 V617F and CLAR gene based on MPCE in our experiment and it can be used as a new reagent for molecular diagnosis of MPN patients.

Objective: To analyze the relationship between cytogenetic changes and the progression in the patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) during the treatment with tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI)., Methods: The chromosome G banding of 150 patients with CML treated in our hospital, was carried out to analyze the karyotype by the 24 h short-term culture or direct method of bone marrow cells, and the point mutation of the ABL kinase area was detected, the relationship between cytogenetic changes and the evolution of the disease course was analyzed., Results: The indirect fluorescence in situ hybridization showed that the BCR-ABL fusion gene of 150 patients was positive, out of which 142 cases showed positive Philadelphia (Ph) (94.67%), 8 cases with Ph negative (5.33%). Among 142 cases with Ph positive on the first diagnosis, and 14 cases (9.86%) with additional chromosome abnormality (9.86%), 4 cases (2.82%) with mutation translocation with 124 cases (87.32%), standard translocation t (9; 22) (q34; Q11) were found. Out of the 14 patients with additional chromosomal abnormalities, 8 cases with "main pathmay" abnormalities, 2 case with -Y abnormalities, and 4 cases with "secondary pathway" abnormalities were observed. During TKI treatment, additional chromosomal abnormalities were found in 46 patients with standard translocation and abnormal number of chromosomes, and the incidence of disease progression and point mutation were higher (P＜0.05). Compared with patients with the standard translocation, the disease-free survival rate of the patients diagnosed as CML at 1st visit and with additional chromosome abnormality was significantly decreased (P＜0.05), but the overall survival rate showed no significantly different (P＞0.05). Compared with patients without additional cvtogenetic aberrations, the disease free and overall survival rate of the patients with additional cytogenetic aberrations during the TKI treatment of CML in chronic phase were significantly decreased (P＜0.05)., Conclusion: Some CML patients may have additional chromosomal abnormalities during the onset and development of the disease, and these patients are at higher risk of disease progression.

Objective: To investigate the chemotherapeutic efficency of quercetin sensitized adriamycin., Method: CCK-8 was used to detect the inhibitory effect of different doses of adriamycin, quercetin and quercetin combined with adriamycin on the proliferation of primary leukemia cells from patients with clinically refractory acute leukemia. Quercetin, adriamycin and their combination were used to treat non-irradiated T-ALL leukemia mice to observe the changes of survival curve and myocardial injury., Result: There was no significant difference in the inhibition rate of primary leukemia cell proliferation between the adriamycin concentration group (6, 0.6 and 0.06 μg/ml) and the adriamycin half-dose (3, 0.3 and 0.03 μg/ml) plus quercetin (0.25 mmol/L) group at three different time points (24, 48 and 72 hours). There was a significant difference in the inhibition rate of primary leukemia cell proliferation among the drug concentration groups, and the inhibition rate of primary leukemia cell proliferation was time-and concentration-dependent (r 24h，a\c\e =0.995、r 48h，a\c\e =1.000、r 72h，a\c\e =0.984、r 24h，b\d\f =0.993、r 48h，b\d\f =0.999、r 72h，b\d\f =0.960). In vivo experiments showed that the survival time of non-irradiated T-ALL leukemia mice treated with low-dose adriamycin combined with quercetin was not significantly prolonged compared with the high-dose adriamycin treatment group. The survival time of non-irradiated T-ALL leukemia mice treated with high dose of adriamycin and quercetin was significantly prolonged (P＜0.05). Compared with adriamycin group, the SOD activity in adriamycin combined with quercetin group increased significantly and the MDA content decreased. The results of transcriptome sequencing analysis showed that the expression of Ighv1-84 and Igkv6-14 in adriamycin combined quercetin group and quercetin group was lower than that in adriamycin group. The Ms4a1, Podx1, Mecom, Sh3bgr12, Bex4 and Tdrp expression in adriamycin combined quercetin group and adriamycin group were higher than that in quercetin group, while Crabp1 expression was lower., Conclusion: Quercetin can inhibit the proliferation of primary leukemia cells in a time-dependent manner. Quercetin combined with adriamycin inhibit the proliferation of primary leukemia cells significantly, and had synergistic and additive effects on the proliferation of primary leukemia cells, and the inhibiting effect of quercetin combined with adriamycin is concentration-and time-dependent. Quercetin combined with high-dose adriamycin can significantly prolong the survival time of non-irradiated T-ALL leukemia mice and reduce the myocardial damage caused by adriamycin.

Objective: To investigate the effect of atorvastatin on proliferation and apoptosis of leukemia cell line HL-60 and its mechanism of signal pathway., Methods: The leukemia HL-60 cells in logarithmic growth phase were seeded in 96 well plates and were treated with 1, 5 and 10 mol/L atorvastatin, then were cultured in the incubator (at 37 °C, 5% CO 2 ) for 12 h, 24 h, 48 h. MTT colorimetric method was used to detect the proliferation leukemia cells, the apoptosis of leukemia cells was detected by flow cytometry; the expresion levels of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase(PI3K), serine threonine protein kinase(ATK) and mTOR at mRNA and protein levels were detected by RT-PCR and Western blot respectively. The experiments included blank control group, the negative control group and drug-treated group., Results: Atorvastatin could inhibit the proliferation of HL-60 cells. The treatment of HL-60 cells with 10 mol/L atorvastatin for 48 hours showed the strongest inhibition rate (39.78±3.00)% which was statistically significant different from negative control group (t=4.015, P<0.05) and the strongest induction-apoptosis effect on HL-60 cells (43.30±3.92)%, that was statistically significantly different from negative control group (t=3.624, P<0.05). After treatment with atorvastatin for 48 hours, the expression levels of PI3K,ATK and mTOR were decreased, in which the effect of 10 mol/L atorvastatin was the most obvious; The expression levels of PI3K,ATK and mTOR were decreased by (37.04±4.15)%, (53.81±3.25)% and (40.62±2.41) respectively, significantly different from the negative control (t=4.806,3.800,4.313, P<0.05)., Conclusion: Atorvastatin may inhibit the proliferation of HL-60 cells and induce apoptosis by inhibiting the PI3K/ATK/mTOR signaling pathway.

Objective: To investigate the influence of spleen on disease status of mouse T-ALL., Methods: The leukemia cells were transplanted into the mice, then the development levels of leukemia cells in different organs of transplanted mice were monitored at different time points after transplantation; the transplanted leukemia cell level in different organs was detected by flow cytometry at different time points after transplantation; the survival of transplanted mice was analyzed by means of splenectomy., Results: The spleen change displayed most severely in process of T-ALL, the number of T-ALL cells in the spleen obviously increased at initial period. The detection of organs showed that along with the progression of leukemia, spleen weight change was the most significant, following by the lever change. The splenectomy test showed that the spleen played a promotive role in progession of T-ALL, and the spleneetomy could difinitely postpone the progression of T-ALL in mice, there was significant difference between splenectomy and non-splenectomy., Conclusions: In early stage after transplantation of T-ALL cells, the spleen has the promotive effect on function of T-ALL cells, which suggests that the spleen may be a important microenvironment for T-ALL cell migrating into body.

Human bone marrow is the major source of mesenchymal stem cells (MSC). It was reported that the standard density gradient centrifugation method was not efficient in isolating MSC and it may be caused by the existing of bone marrow particles. In previous study, a lot of MSC were obtained by culturing bone marrow particles alone combined with standard method. However, it is time- and labor-consuming to obtain bone marrow particles by filtering and to isolate MNC by density gradient centrifugation. This study was purposed to explore the more simple and efficient method to isolate MSC from bone marrow. Seven normal bone marrow aspirates were collected and centrifugated. The bone marrow particles floated on surface layers were cultured by modified primary explant culture, whereas the bone marrow aspirates deposited were cultured by direct plating method, then the immun phenotype and differentiation capability of isolated cells were analyzed. The results showed that in 3 of 7 aspirates, bone marrow particles were floated on surface layers, whereas the other bone marrow cells and some particles were deposited after centrifugation. The MSC were reliably isolated from the floating layers or deposited aspirates by modified primary explant culture and direct plating method separately. After 3 passages the isolated MSC did not express CD45 and CD34, but expressed CD105, CD73, CD44, CD90, CD49e and they could differentiate into chondrocytes and adipocytes. It is concluded that normal human bone marrow MSC can be isolated simply and efficiently by direct plating method in combination with modified primary explant culture.

This study was purposed to investigate the expression of ADAR1 isoforms of P110 and P150 during the development of murine leukemia. A Notch1 over-expressing murine T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia model was used to study the expression of ADAR1. BMMNC were isolated at different stages of disease and CD45.2(+)GFP(+) leukemia cells were sorted by flow cytometry at late stage. The expression of ADAR1 was detected by real time quantitative PCR. The results showed that mouse bone marrow cells from both leukemia and control groups expressed P110 and P150. Difference of P110 and P150 mRNA expression were observed during the development of leukemia. The expression of P110 dramatically increased and was significantly higher than that in control group. However, the expression level of P150 in leukemia group decreased stably and reached one-fourth of that in control group at 14 day. Furthermore, similar expression patterns could be detected in sorted CD45.2(+)GFP(+) leukemia cells. It is concluded that the mRNA expressions of P110 and P150 show diverse patterns in the development of leukemia, suggesting that RNA editing mediated by ADAR1 isoforms may play different roles in leukemia.

This study was aimed to investigate the growth and multiple differentiation potential of human umbilical cord tissue derived mesenchymal stem cells (UC-MSCs) transfected by a retroviral vector with catalase (CAT) gene. The UC-MSCs cultured in vitro were transfected by using pMSCV carrying GFP (pMSCV-GFP) and pMSCV carrying CAT (pMSCV-GFP-CAT) respectively, then the MSC-GFP cell line and MSC-GFP-CAT cell line were obtained by sorting of flow cytometry. The GFP expression was observed by a fluorescent microscopy at 48 hours after CAT gene transfection. The GFP+ cells were sorted by flow cytometry. The activity of CAT in GFP+ cells was detected by catalase assay kit. The proliferative capacity of transfected UC-MSCs was determined by cell counting kit-8. The differentiation ability of gene-transfected GFP+ cells into osteogenesis and adipogenesis was observed by von Kossa and oil red O staining. The results indicated that green fluorescence in UC-MSCs was observed at 48 hours after transfection, and the fluorescence gradually enhanced to a steady level on day 3. The percentage of MSCs-GFP was (25.54+/-8.65)%, while the percentage of MSCs-GFP-CAT was (35.4+/-18.57)%. The activity of catalase in UC-MSCs, MSCs-GFP, MSCs-GFP-CAT cells were 19.5, 20.3, 67.2 U, respectively. The transfected MSCs-GFP-CAT could be induced into osteoblasts and adipocytes. After 21 days, von Kossa staining showed induced osteoblasts. Many lipid droplets with high refractivity occurred in cytoplasm of the transfected UC-MSCs, and showed red fat granules in oil red O staining cells. There were no significant differences between transfected and non-transfected UC-MSCs cells (p>0.05). It is concluded that UC-MSCs are successfully transfected by retrovirus carrying GFP or CAT gene, the activity of catalase increased by 3.4-fold. The transfected UC-MSCs maintain proliferation potential and ability of differentiation into osteoblasts and adipocytes.