A risk-based approach to identifying oligometastatic disease on imaging

Recognition of <3 metastases in <2 organs, particularly in cancers with a known predisposition to oligometastatic disease (OMD) (colorectal, prostate, renal, sarcoma and lung), offers the opportunity to focally treat the lesions identified and confers a survival advantage. The reliability with which OMD is identified depends on the sensitivity of the imaging technique used for detection and may be predicted from phenotypic and genetic factors of the primary tumour, which determine metastatic risk. Whole-body or organ-specific imaging to identify oligometastases requires optimization to achieve maximal sensitivity. Metastatic lesions at multiple locations may require a variety of imaging modalities for best visualisation because the optimal image contrast is determined by tumour biology. Newer imaging techniques used for this purpose require validation. Additionally, rationalisation of imaging strategies is needed, particularly with regard to timing of imaging and follow-up studies. This article reviews the current evidence for the use of imaging for recognising OMD and proposes a risk-based roadmap for identifying patients with true OMD, or at risk of metastatic disease likely to be OM.     

系膜细胞α-平滑肌肌动蛋白表达与细胞表型的关系

目的：探讨增殖性肾小球肾炎大鼠动物模型中系膜细胞α－平滑肌肌动蛋白（α－SMA）表达与细胞表型的关系。方法：应用单克隆抗体1－22－3（MoAb1-22-3)及Habu蛇毒素分别诱导大鼠增殖性肾小球肾炎动物模型。用免疫组化技术并结合计算机图像分析，检测两个不同诱因引起模型的各个阶段的系膜细胞内α－平滑肌肌动蛋白，SMeb的表达程度，系膜细胞增殖和细胞外基质（ECM）分泌的情况。结果：在MoAb1-22-3模型，随着系膜细胞增殖程度的加理，ECM积聚增多，α－SMA的表达程度也增加，三者平行变化并具有高度相关性，而Habu模型则系膜细胞增殖和ECM增加的同时α－SMA，SMemb表达不增加。结论：α－SMA不是系膜细胞被激活并处于增殖／分泌表型唯一标志。     

转化人关节软骨细胞的Ⅱ型胶原表型诱导

目的 用离心管聚集体培养（Aggregate culture)诱导转化人关节细胞的Ⅱ型胶原。方法 将体外长期培养的第30，40，50代转化软骨细胞消化后进行离心管培养，比较细胞在单层培养，离心管聚集体培养，以及在普通培养基，RAI诱导培养基下[2型骨形态发生蛋白（BMP－2）＋抗坏血酸盐（Ascorbate) 胰岛素（insulin)]，Ⅰ，Ⅱ，Ⅲ型胶原的表达和胞外基质发生情况。结果 在单层培养条件下，转化软骨细胞只表达Ⅰ型胶原，而在BAI诱导培养基及离心管聚集体培养下转化软有细胞表达的Ⅱ型胶原和大量胞外基质。结论 离心管聚集体培养是诱导转化软骨细胞Ⅱ型胶原的有效方式。     

Th1/Th2炎症极化与肺气肿和肺纤维化

肺气肿具有Ⅰ型T辅助细胞（Th1）炎症极化的特征，表现为损伤过度和修复不足，肺实质的破坏增加，肺间质变薄。与之相反，肺纤维则具有Ⅱ型T辅助细胞（Th2）炎症极化，表现为损伤后修复过度，肺间质增厚，胶原沉积。通过调控Th1和Th2的炎症趋势来控制肺组织的损伤和修复的结局可能会为肺气肿和肺纤维化的防治提供新思路。     

脐血LAK细胞生物学特性影响因素的研究

采集２３名产妇的脐带血和８名正常成人的外周血制备ＬＡＫ细胞，随机分为４组，在培养第３，５，７，１４天，分别利用ＭＴＴ法和＾１２５Ｉ－ＵｄＲ释放法对４组ＬＡＫ细胞的增殖力和杀伤活性进行了测定，同时用细胞毒方法测定培养７天的ＬＡＫ细胞的免疫表型。结果发现，在不同培养时间，脐血来源的ＬＡＫ细胞增殖力显著高于成人血ＬＡＫ细胞（Ｐ〈０．０５或Ｐ〈０．０１），成人血清组，脐血血清组，红细胞组ＬＡＫ细胞增殖力有     

内科微创肺减容术的研究进展

传统的外科肺减容术治疗慢性阻塞性肺疾病（COPD）有严格的适应证，并且副作用大、并发症多。于是人们研究出多种基于同样原理但是采用内科微创技术的减容方法。目前常用的内科微创肺减容术有使用单向活瓣、生物蛋白胶等封堵支气管使靶肺萎陷、不张，或采用支气管内药物灌注肺泡加封堵使靶肺组织纤维化等。此外，还有人提出人工旁路增加呼出气量的方法。尽管目前还缺少大规模的随机对照临床试验结果，但是内科微创肺减容术已展现了其巨大的临床应用前景，也将为治疗COPD提供更多的选择。     

The clinical phenotypes of juvenile bipolar disorder: toward a validation of the episodic-chronic-distinction.

BACKGROUND: Recent research has addressed the issue of subtyping juvenile bipolar disorder (JBD). Accordingly, we set out to find out, in a naturalistic sample of bipolar children and adolescents with mania and mixed mania, whether the most useful subtyping should be based on clinical features (elated vs. irritable) or course (episodic vs. chronic). METHODS: We studied 136 patients, 81 male patients (59.6%) and 55 female patients (40.4%), mean age 13.5 +/- 2.9 years, meeting the DSM-IV diagnosis of bipolar disorder, assessed by a structured clinical interview (Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children-Present and Lifetime Version [K-SADS-PL]). RESULTS: Regarding course, 77 patients (56.6%) had an episodic course and 59 patients (43.4%) had a chronic course. Patients with chronic course were significantly younger, had an earlier onset of JBD, and presented a more frequent comorbidity with disruptive behavior disorders. According to the prevalent mood disturbance, 75 patients (55.1%) showed an elated and 61 patients (44.9%) showed an irritable mood. Elated mood was more frequent in patients with episodic course, whereas irritable mood was more frequent in the patients with chronic course. CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that chronic versus episodic course may be a putative differential feature. Further validation of such a distinction would require prospective studies, temperament evaluation, gender and neurobiologic approaches, and differential psychopharmacologic assignment and response.     

胰岛素对大鼠血管平滑肌细胞表型转化的影响

目的:探讨胰岛素对体外培养的血管平滑肌细胞(vascular smooth muscle cell,VSMC)表型转化的影响.方法:用酶消化法分离大鼠VSMC,采用免疫组织化学法检测胰岛素作用后VSMC肌动蛋白(α-SM actin),RT-PCR 检测胰岛素作用后VSMC中bFGF、TGF-β、PDGF、matrix Gla和OPN各目的基因mRNA相对表达水平.结果:胰岛素组VSMC的3H-TdR掺入值比对照组升高47％(P<0.01), VSMC α- SM actin免疫组化结果显示对照组的α-SM actin比胰岛素组染色深.而matrix Gla和OPN在培养的VSMC中mRNA的表达量,胰岛素组明显高于对照组(P<0.05),同时bFGF、TGF-β、PDGF的表达胰岛素组也明显高于对照组(P<0.05).并可明显见到细胞骨架F-actin、G-actin重新分布.结论:在合成表型的matrix Gla和OPN表达量明显高于收缩表型,而合成表型的α- SM actin表达量明显低于收缩表型.提示胰岛素对VSMC的表型转化起了一定作用.胰岛素在促进了VSMC增殖的同时,伴有VSMC由收缩型转变为合成型及细胞骨架F-actin、G-actin重新分布.