鄂西苗族氨基糖甙类抗生素致聋患者的mtDNAl555位点突变研究

目的 为探讨遗传因素在鄂西苗族氨基糖甙类抗生素致聋(AAID)发生中的作用，从分子水平研究该病的发病机制。方法 对鄂西苗族部分家系及医学散发病例通过问卷调查和进行听力测试，确诊为AAID的82名患者。采外周血作PCR—RFLP分析，对照组为正常苗族50名。结果 82名患者中27例具有mtDNAl555^A→C。异质性突变，10例为均质性突变．该位点突变率为45．1％。其中异质性突变占72．9％，而对照组均无此突变。结论 mtDNAl555^A→C变是鄂西苗族个体对氨基糖甙类抗生素易感致聋的分子基础，异质性突变在苗族AAID中发生率较高。     

七个非综合征型耳聋家系患者的mtDNA A1555G突变性质与特点

目的 探讨非综合征型耳聋家系患者mtDNA A1555G突变性质及其特点,探索临床表型多样性的分子遗传学基础.方法 应用聚合酶链反应-限制性片段长度多态和实时荧光-扩增阻碍突变系统-定量PCR(real time-amplification refractory mutation system-quantitative PCR,RT-ARMS-qPCR)检测7个非综合征型耳聋家系71个成员的mtDNA A1555G突变,并收集、分析其临床资料.结果 7个家系中所有受检的母系成员mtDNA A1555G突变均为阳性,突变性质含同质性和异质性两种;非母系成员及配偶该突变为阴性.7个家系mtDNA A1555G同质性突变的拷贝数与耳聋轻重程度相关(R=0.341,P=0.022);mtDNA A1555G异质性突变的拷贝数与耳聋轻重程度相关(R=0.85,P=0.015).结论 mtDNA A1555G突变可导致非综合征型耳聋和氨基糖甙类抗生素致聋,其突变性质含同质性和异质性两种,且含mtDNA A1555G位点的突变型与野生型的比例与耳聋的严重程度密切相关.     

线粒体基因组A1555G突变在中国非综合征性聋患者中的流行病学分析

目的检测线粒体基因组12SrRNA、基因A1555G突变在中国非综合征性聋患者中的携带频率,探讨中国非综合征性聋的分子病因的流行病学意义。方法提取中国人群中22例氨基糖甙类药物致聋患者、158例散发的非综合征性聋患者以及60例非综合征性聋家系先证者的DNA,以聚合酶链反应结合限制性内切酶酶解分析法检测线粒体基因组A1555G突变的发生情况。结果线粒体基因组A1555G阳性患者占所有耳聋患者的4.2%,散发病例组中A1555G阳性率为1.3%,非综合征性聋家系组中A1555G阳性率为13.3%,22例氨基糖甙类药物致聋患者中未发现A1555G突变。结论线粒体基因组A1555G的突变发生率略高于以往报道,是非综合征性聋家系中致聋的主要病因之一,这对于中国人群耳聋的病因学研究有积极意义。     

线粒体DNA突变与氨基糖甙类抗生素致聋的关系

目的探讨线粒体ＤＮＡ突变与氨基糖甙类抗生素致聋的关系。方法应用ＰＣＲ－ＢｓｍＡＩ酶切及ＰＣＲ产物直接银染测序,对４８例氨基糖甙类抗生素致聋散发患者外周血标本的线粒体ＤＮＡ进行分析。结果发现６例患者线粒体ＤＮＡ１２ＳｒＲＮＡ基因核苷酸第１５５５位点发生了Ａ→Ｇ突变。结论氨基糖甙类抗生素致聋有明显的个体差异,带有１５５５Ｇ的个体对氨基糖甙类抗生素的耳毒作用有高度易感性。     

中国人非综合征性耳聋患者线粒体基因组C1494T突变筛查

目的进行非综合征性聋患者的线粒体DNA C1494T突变的分子流行病学调查。方法对中国人群中20例氨基糖甙类药物致聋患者、136例散发的非综合征性聋患者以及50例非综合征性聋家系先证者，以聚合酶链反应结合限制性片段长度多态性分析法检测线粒体DNA C1494T突变的发生情况。结果全部受检者无线粒体DNA C1494T突变的发生。结论中国人群中非综合征性聋患者的线粒体DNA C1494T突变的发生率较低，且明显低于线粒体DNA A1555G的突变发生率。通过聋病分子流行病学调查，提示线粒体DNA C1494T突变不是氨基糖甙类药物致聋的主要病因。     

修饰因子对线粒体DNA突变致聋的影响

线粒体DNA突变是引起感音神经性耳聋的重要原因之一,这些突变主要位于线粒体12SrRNA和tRNA基因上.其中12S rRNA基因上的同质性A1555G和C1494T突变与氨基糖甙类抗生素造成的耳聋相关.携带这两个突变的个体对耳毒性药物高度敏感,导致临床上常见的"一针致聋"现象.但携带A1555G或C1494T突变的个体在没用药的情况下也能产生非综合征型耳聋,而且同一家系内和不同家系间的母系成员在听力损失程度、发病年龄及听力曲线上存在很大差异.这些数据表明A1555G或C1494T突变是导致非综合征型耳聋发生的首要因子,其他修饰因子包括氨基糖甙类抗生素、线粒体DNA单倍型和核修饰基因等,在线粒体12S rRNA A1555G或C1494T突变相关的耳聋表型表达上起协同作用.作者简要介绍了这些因素对线粒体DNA突变致聋的影响以及母系遗传性耳聋发生的可能致病机制.     

修饰因子对线粒体DNA突变致聋的影响

线粒体DNA突变是引起感音神经性耳聋的重要原因之一,这些突变主要位于线粒体12SrRNA和tRNA基因上.其中12S rRNA基因上的同质性A1555G和C1494T突变与氨基糖甙类抗生素造成的耳聋相关.携带这两个突变的个体对耳毒性药物高度敏感,导致临床上常见的"一针致聋"现象.但携带A1555G或C1494T突变的个体在没用药的情况下也能产生非综合征型耳聋,而且同一家系内和不同家系间的母系成员在听力损失程度、发病年龄及听力曲线上存在很大差异.这些数据表明A1555G或C1494T突变是导致非综合征型耳聋发生的首要因子,其他修饰因子包括氨基糖甙类抗生素、线粒体DNA单倍型和核修饰基因等,在线粒体12S rRNA A1555G或C1494T突变相关的耳聋表型表达上起协同作用.作者简要介绍了这些因素对线粒体DNA突变致聋的影响以及母系遗传性耳聋发生的可能致病机制.     

线粒体DNA A1555G突变在新生儿大规模筛查的临床意义

目的 探讨在新生儿中进行线粒体DNA(mitochondria DNA,mtDNA)A1555G突变基因大规模筛查在预防药物性耳聋的必要性.方法 随机取2008年在深圳市出生的1000名新生儿的血滤纸标本,用Chelex-100树脂提取DNA,PCR扩增,变性高效液相色谱法(denaturing hig-performance liquid chromatography,DHPLC)进行mtDNA A1555G突变基因筛查,计算出阳性突变频率.结果 1000名新生儿血滤纸样本中,共检测出2例样本存在mtDNA A1555G突变,突变率为0.2%.结论 mtDNA A1555G突变在新生儿中出现的频率较高,对其进行mtDNA A1555G突变大规模筛查发现氨基甙类抗生素敏感个体,能有效地对新生儿及其家族高危人群进行合理性指导用药,从而更好地预防药物性耳聋.     

7个非综合征型耳聋家系患者的mtDNA A1555G突变分析

目的探讨非综合征型耳聋家系患者mtDNA A1555G突变及其临床特征。方法应用聚合酶链反应、限制性核酸内切酶酶切和DNA测序技术对7个非综合征型耳聋家系112个成员的mtDNA A1555G突变进行检测，并分析听力临床资料。结果7个家系中所有受检的母系成员mtDNA A1555G突变均为阳性，突变性质含同质性和异质性二种；非母系成员及配偶该突变为阴性。突变的性质与临床表型的有关。结论mtDNA A1555G突变可导致非综合征型耳聋和氨基糖苷类抗生素致聋，其突变性质含均质性和异质性两种，且与临床表型相关。     

氨基糖甙类抗生素耳毒性相关的线粒体DNA突变

线粒体12S rRNA基因是引起氨基糖甙类抗生素耳毒性和非综合征型耳聋的突变热点区域。其中,位于高度保守的12S rRNA基因解码区的同质性1555A＞G和1494C＞T突变,可导致部分患者对氨基糖甙类抗生素超敏感。当发生1555A＞G或1494C＞T突变时,12S rRNA高度保守的A位就会形成新的1494C-G1555或1494U-A1555碱基配对,使得人类线粒体核糖体的结构与细菌核糖体更加相似,以致氨基糖甙类抗生素与12S rRNA的结合更加容易,从而解释了为何携带这些突变的个体在使用了氨基糖甙类抗生素后会出现或加重耳聋表型。相关功能研究表明,无论是否存在氨基糖甙类抗生素的作用,携带1555A＞G或1494C＞T突变的细胞均会出现线粒体蛋白合成缺陷,并随之引发细胞呼吸功能障碍。此外,携带这些突变的家系,其母系成员听力损失程度、发病年龄和外显率均存在较大差异,提示核修饰基因、线粒体单体型以及氨基糖甙类抗生素等对12S rRNA 1555A＞G和1494C＞T突变的表型表达起着修饰作用。这些研究成果为以下三个方面提供了科学依据：①预测个体耳毒性风险;②提高氨基糖甙类抗生素治疗的安全性;③降低耳聋发生率。     

Schizophrenia in a North Swedish geographical isolate, 1900–1977. Epidemiology, genetics and biochemistry

Over 200 schizophrenic patients belonging to three major and interrelated pedigree complexes have been investigated over the past 30 years in a North Swedish geographically isolated population, presently numbering about 6,000. An intensive investigation of a number of biochemical correlates and genetic markers in a few selected families belonging to one of the major pedigrees has indicated new strategies for the current research program.
Schizophrenia, as defined operationally, is significantly associated with decreased activities of two enzymes (1) blood platelet monoamine oxidase, (2) plasma dopamine-β-hydroxylase, and (3) with the genetic marker Gc² (group specific antigen). Both enzymes are subject to genetic variation. A positive score for linkage between schizophrenia and low plasma DBH activity has been calculated, but, so far, available data are insufficient for discrimination between linkage and partial contribution of genetically controlled low plasma DBH to the pathogenesis of the disease. Alternatively, both mechanisms could be involved.
As a model for continued research, schizophrenia is explained as based on a double dominant-recessive genotype (Aabb), representing a vulnerability which in about 50 % of cases develops into clinical schizophrenia. It is suggested that the dominant mutation (A) operates on or affects MAO activity, and that the recessive genotype (bb) is instrumental in low variates of DBH activity and very likely such variates within the normal range of physiological variation. Moreover, it is suggested that the combined effects of MAO- and DBH-reduced efficiency on the metabolism of e.g. dopamine could be an essential pathogenic mechanism for the schizophrenic illness which is segregating in this population.     

The universal muscular chain reaction,muscle spasm,Torsions, ruptures and extravasations. Chameleons of pathology and some manifestations of simple muscular disorders

Most bodily functions require the coordinated actions of complementary and supplementary paired muscle groups. Where this essential muscular cooperation is lacking, hollow organs may burst and others become literally screwed up, giving rise to many similar spastic diseases such as Torticollis, Twisted ovarian cyst, Torsion of the Testis, Volvulus of the intestines, Varicose Veins, Megacolon, Aortamegaly, Scoliosis, Erb's Palsy, Peyronie's Disease, Main-en-Griffe, Undescended Foot (Pes Cavus), Talipes, Strabismus. Spasm is “panenepidemic” and unclassified examples of Torsion Dystonia and Dyskinesia really are as common as debt and taxes.     

The dominant diseases of modernized societies as omega-3 essential fatty acid deficiency syndrome: Substrate beriberi

About 1900, modern food selection and processing caused widespread $\text{epidemics}$ of the B vitamin deficiency diseases of beriberi and pellagra which, for genetic reasons, often expressed as different diseases ranging from bowel and heart disease to dermatoses and psychoses. But the B vitamins merely help convert essential fatty acids (EFA) into the prostaglandin (PG) tissue regulators and it now turns out that, through hydrogenation, milling and selection of w3-poor southern foods, we have also been systematically depleting, by as much as 90%, a newly discovered trace Nordic EFA (w3) of special importance to primates and sole precursor of the PG3(4) series, even as a concurrent fiber deficiency increases body demand for EFA. Since substrate EFA is processed by many B vitamin catalysts, an EFA deficiency will mimic a $\text{panh}$ypovitaminosis B, i.e., a mixture of $\text{substrate}$ beriberi and $\text{substrate}$ pellagra resembling vitamin beriberi and pellagra but exhibiting as even more diverse $\text{endemic}$ disease. This would consitute a second stage of the Modern Malnutrition and explain why some workers now hold the dominant diseases of modermized societies to be new, nutritionally based, pellagraform yet lipid-related and to range, once again, from heart disease to psychosis. It is an assumption that our dominant diseases are unrelated to each other or are merely revealed by our diagnostic acumen and therapeutic success; and that hydrogenating millions of tons of food oils annually, to destroy the rancidity producing w3-EFA, is safe for $\text{primates}$. Extensive beriberiform disease is reported here in 32 typical cases taken from medical practice which responds strikingly to linseed oil supplements (60% w3-EFA) in confirmation of identical results in Capuchins.     

Hypo- und Hypermagnesämie aus kardiologischer Sicht

Zusammenfassung Eine Reihe pathologischer Zustände bedingen Magnesiummangel. Zustände mit Hypermagnesämie sind ebenfalls bekannt, doch wesentlich seltener. Für den Kardiologen beachtenswert ist, daß unter Therapie mit bestimmten Diuretica bei Herzinsuffizienz, bei Herzinfarkt, Kardiomyopathie, Digitalisintoxikation und bestimmten Herzrhythmusstörungen Hypomagnesämie beobachtet wurde. Leider kann in der klinischen Routine nur ein extracelluläres Magnesiumdefizit durch Serumbestimmungen gemessen werden; über Magnesiummangel einzelner Organe kann nichts ausgesagt werden. Hinweise für Magnesiummangel geben aber neben der Messung des Serumspiegels Anamnese, klinischer Befund, bestimmte EKG-Veränderungen wie auch evtl. Hypokalämie, ein Zustand, bei dem sich oft — besonders bei Aldosteronismus — parallele Veränderungen zeigten.Tierexperimente deuten darauf hin, daß infarktähnliche Läsionen unter Magnesiummangel entstehen, doch ob Herzinfarkt beim Menschen durch Magnesiummangel ausgelöst werden kann, ist noch ungeklärt. In Leichenherzen zeigte sich im Infarktgebiet neben Calciumakkumulation signifikanter Magnesiumverlust, wobei unklar blieb, ob sich Ursache oder Folge des Infarktes widerspiegelten. Falls ein ursächlicher Zusammenhang besteht, ist er im Myokardstoffwechsel selbst zu suchen, wie bei der Alkoholkardiomyopathie, wo myokardialer Magnesiummangel zumindest als pathogenetischer Teilfaktor anerkannt wird. Andererseits versucht man aber auch Beziehungen zwischen Atherosklerose, Blutgerinnung und Hypomagnesämie herzustellen, in der Meinung, daß Magnesiummangel auch über den coronaren Pathomechanismus des Herzinfarktes wirken könnte. Sicher scheint, daß gewisse EKG-Veränderungen und Herzrhythmusstörungen durch einen irritierten Magnesiumhaushalt bedingt sein können, da sie bei Gabe bzw. Entzug von Magnesium verschwinden. Daß Magnesiummangel die Glykosidtoleranz verringert, wird tierexperimentell bestätigt. Unter Hypomagnesämie bewirkt Acetylstrophanthidin eher und länger Rhythmusstörungen als ohne, außerdem lassen diese sich durch Magnesiumgaben eliminieren. Da in gewissen Fällen spontane und digitalisinduzierte Herzrythmusstörungen durch Magnesiuminjektionen beseitigt wurden, scheint Magnesium als Therapeuticum angebracht. Einsatz verschiedener Magnesiumsalze bei Angina pectoris, degenerativen Herzerkrankungen und Herzinsuffizienz ohne geprüften und offensichtlich gestörten Magnesiumhaushalt ist fragwürdig, weil keine eindeutigen klinischen Erfolgsbeweise vorliegen. Immerhin mag es aber larvierte, durch Serumbestimmungen nicht erfaßbare Mangelzustände geben. Allgemein erscheint es aus kardiologischer Sicht ratsam, den Magnesiumhaushalt zu überwachen und in entsprechenden Fällen auszugleichen, um möglichen Myokardläsionen oder fatalen Herzrhythmusstörungen entgegenzuwirken.     

Environmental risk factors and their role in the management of atopic dermatitis

Introduction: The etiology of atopic dermatitis (AD) is multifactorial with interaction between genetics, immune and environmental factors.

Areas covered: We review the role of prenatal exposures, irritants and pruritogens, pathogens, climate factors, including temperature, humidity, ultraviolet radiation, outdoor and indoor air pollutants, tobacco smoke exposure, water hardness, urban vs. rural living, diet, breastfeeding, probiotics and prebiotics on AD.

Expert commentary: The increased global prevalence of AD cannot be attributed to genetics alone, suggesting that evolving environmental exposures may trigger and/or flare disease in predisposed individuals. There is a complex interplay between different environmental factors, including individual use of personal care products and exposure to climate, pollution, food and other exogenous factors. Understanding these complex risk factors is crucial to developing targeted interventions to prevent the disease in millions. Moreover, patients require counseling on optimal regimens for minimization of exposure to irritants and pruritogens and other harmful exposures.     

HLA genes in Amerindians from Mexico San Vicente Tancuayalab Teenek/Huastecos

Huastecos or Teenek Amerindians are presently living at North East Mexico (San Luis Potosi State). They have probably one of the most ancient culture of Mexico and Central America together with Mayas and Olmec groups with which also show close relationships. Proximity to Atlantic Ocean/Mexican Gulf originated that Spaniards had very early contact with them at about 1519 CE or before. In the present paper we have aimed to study HLA gene profile which may be useful for HLA and disease epidemiology and transplant programs in Teeneks. HLA-DRB1*04:07, -DRB1*14:06 and -DRB1*04:11 have been found in high frequency like in other Amerindian groups. High frequency typical Amerindians HLA extended haplotypes have been found, such as A*02-B*35-DRB1*04:07-DQB1*03:02; A*68-B*39-DRB1*04:07-DQB1*03:02 and A*02-B*39-DRB1*04:07-DQB1*03:02; also new haplotypes have been described, like A*02-B*52-DRB1*04:11-DQB1*03:02, A*68-B*35-DRB1*14:02-DQB1*03:01 and A*68-B*40-DRB1*16:02-DQB1*03:01. Genetic proximity is observed not only to linguistically close Mayans, but also to Mazatecans, Mixtecans and Zapotecans, who speak an altogether different languages; it shows once more that genes and languages do not correlate. This population was greatly diminished after European contact between 1500 and 1600 years CE; in fact, North and South America First Inhabitants population was brought from 80 down to 8 million people because of diseases (i.e.: measles, smallpox or influenza), slavery and war.     

'Very sore nights and days': the child's experience of illness in early modern England, c.1580-1720

Sick children were ubiquitous in early modern England, and yet they have received very little attention from historians. Taking the elusive perspective of the child, this article explores the physical, emotional, and spiritual experience of illness in England between approximately 1580 and 1720. What was it like being ill and suffering pain? How did the young respond emotionally to the anticipation of death? It is argued that children’s experiences were characterised by profound ambivalence: illness could be terrifying and distressing, but also a source of emotional and spiritual fulfilment and joy. This interpretation challenges the common assumption amongst medical historians that the experiences of early modern patients were utterly miserable. It also sheds light on children’s emotional feelings for their parents, a subject often overlooked in the historiography of childhood. The primary sources used in this article include diaries, autobiographies, letters, the biographies of pious children, printed possession cases, doctors’ casebooks, and theological treatises concerning the afterlife.     

Guidelines for the Validation and Use of Immunoassays for Determination of Introduced Proteins in Biotechnology Enhanced Crops and Derived Food Ingredients

Recent advancements in agricultural biotechnology have created a need for analytical techniques to determine introduced proteins in crops enhanced through modern biotechnology techniques. These proteins are expressed in plant tissues and may be present in food ingredients. Immunoassays are ideally suited for protein detection and may be used as both quantitative and threshold methods. Microplate ELISA and lateral flow devices are two of the most commonly used immunoassay formats for agricultural biotechnology applications. This paper provides general background information and a discussion of criteria for the validation and application of immunochemical methods to the analysis of proteins introduced into plants and food ingredients using biotechnology methods. It is the result of a collaborative effort of members of the Analytical Environmental Immunochemical Consortium. This collaborative effort represents the combined expertise of several organizations to reach consensus on establishing guidelines for the validation and use of immunoassays. Further, the paper offers developers and users a consistent approach to adopting the technology as well as aid in producing accurate and meaningful results.     

Ultracryotomy: development and application (with examples from the yeast cytology) (author's transl)

The preparation steps usually necessary for obtaining ultrathin frozen sections of biological material (chemical prefixation, enclosing, cryoprotective treatment, freezing, sectioning, and post-staining the sections for transmission electron microscopy) are submitted to a critical analysis. The application of cryo-ultramicrotomy, in particularly for cytochemical purposes, is reviewed. Fundamental considerations of chemical prefixation and poststaining are supported by examples from yeast cytology. Furthermore, the efficiency of the cryo-ultramicrotomy (electron optical resolution of ultrastructural details) is demonstrated on yeast cells and protoplasts.