松果腺切除对长期游泳老龄小鼠MDA影响的对比研究

为研究长期游泳运动老龄小鼠脂质过氧化水平的降低是否与刺激了松果腺释放褪黑素有关,将松果腺切除12月龄昆明种小鼠分为手术组(n=36)、非手术组(n=36)和假手术组(n=12),前2组又各分为对照组、60min组和60min+3%体质量负荷组,对其血清中的MDA浓度进行对比研究.结果:雄性小鼠非手术组中MDA浓度60min组及60min+3%负荷组均显着低于手术同负荷组(P<0.05,P<0.01).雌性小鼠,非手术组60min组MDA浓度显着低于手术组(P<0.05).而在60min+3%负荷组,手术组要显着低于非手术组(P<0.05).提示:长期运动训练降低血清脂质过氧化水平,可能与交感神经兴奋性升高刺激松果腺内褪黑素的合成和释放有关;如果选择负荷不当,会对松果腺机能产生抑制,而对机体抗氧化能力的提高产生负面影响.     

Association between cord blood IgE and genetic polymorphisms of interleukin-4, the β-subunit of the high-affinity receptor for IgE, lymphotoxin-α, and tumor Necrosis factor-α

High cord blood immunoglobulin E (cbIgE) is known to be associated with increased risks of atopic diseases in childhood. The relationship between genetic polymorphisms and high cbIgE has not been well documented. A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the association between cbIgE and genetic polymorphisms of interleukin (IL)-4 -590C/T, the beta-subunit of the high-affinity receptor for IgE (FcepsilonRI-beta) E237G, lymphotoxin (LT)-alphaNcoI alleles, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha -308G/A. A total of 320 mother-neonate pairs were recruited from four maternity hospitals from different locations of Taiwan. Cord blood was obtained and assayed for cbIgE. Polymerase chain reaction followed by restriction fragment length polymorphism was used to assess the genotypes. Three hundred pairs of mothers and neonates were included in the final analysis. Infants with IL-4 -590 C allele were found to have higher risk of elevated cbIgE (> or =0.35 IU/ml, 24.3%) (p = 0.004). After adjusting for gender, birth order, maternal age, and history of allergic disease in maternal and paternal families, odds ratios for CC and CT genotypes were 4.41 and 3.16 (95% confidence interval 0.78-22.67, and 1.66-6.13), respectively, using TT genotype as reference. The genotypes of FcepsilonRI-beta, LT-alpha, and TNF-alpha were not associated with cbIgE before or after the adjustment. Our finding suggested a significant association of cbIgE with genetic polymorphism of IL-4 -590C/T, but not with the genotypes of FcepsilonRI-beta, LT-alpha, and TNF-alpha.     

Two cases of psychotic state following normal-dose benzodiazepine withdrawal

We report two cases of severe withdrawal symptoms after abrupt discontinuation of a long-term normal-dose benzodiazepines (BZD) administration. Case 1, a 61-year-old man, suffered from delirium on the 7th day after abrupt discontinuation of nitrazepam, 10 mg/day. Case 2, a 49-year-old woman, suffered from auditory hallucination on the 4th day and visual cognitive disorder on the 5th day after abrupt discontinuation of nitrazepam, 5 mg/day, and triazolam, 0.5 mg/day. A withdrawal syndrome after discontinuation of normal-dose BZD is uncommon, and a psychotic withdrawal reaction is even more uncommon. We show how a continuous administration of BZD for a period of longer than 6 months and the presence of severe insomnia are risk factors predictive of a psychotic reaction. We also explain the predictive method used to determine the onset time of such a severe state. In the case of a psychotic state, we recommend intravenous diazepam injection. To prevent withdrawal reaction, we also recommend a gradual reduction after administration of normal-dose BZD.     

Effects of ethylene glycol on hepatic microsomal cytochrome P-450

The effect of ethylene glycol on rat hepatic microsomal cytochrome P-450 was studied in vitro and in vivo. The destruction of cytochrome P-450 was not seen in vitro. The addition of 1 mM NADPH also did not change. When ethylene glycol was added to drinking water at a concentration of 1.0% for 7 days, there was no change in the contents of microsomal protein, cytochrome P-450, b5 and heme. While NADPH-cytochrome C reductase activity of the exposed group did not change, NADH-ferricyanide reductase activity increased significantly.     

Coagulopathy in disseminated intravascular coagulation due to abdominal sepsis: determination of prothrombin fragment 1 + 2 and other markers.

To estimate the degree of coagulopathy in abdominal sepsis, we measured the plasma levels of prothrombin fragment 1 + 2 (F1 + 2), thrombin-antithrombin III complex (TAT) and plasmin-alpha 2-plasmin inhibitor complex (PIC) by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in 38 patients with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). In 20 patients with DIC due to abdominal sepsis, plasma levels of F1 + 2, TAT and PIC were 2.6 nmol/l, 27.9 micrograms/l and 1.5 micrograms/ml, respectively, with a mean antithrombin III (AT III) activity of 41.7%. F1 + 2, TAT, PIC and AT III levels were 4.7 nmol/l, 75.8 micrograms/l, 8.8 micrograms/ml and 70.9% in 18 patients with DIC as the result of malignancy. Though AT III levels in DIC due to sepsis were lower than those in DIC due to malignancy, the levels of F1 + 2, TAT and PIC in the former were not significantly more increased than those in the latter. The plasma levels of F1 + 2 were positively correlated with TAT and PIC in DIC patients with malignancy; however, there was no correlation between F1 + 2 and TAT or PIC in DIC patients with sepsis. In addition, the levels of serum albumin in the two groups were similar. These results suggest that activation of coagulation and fibrinolytic systems may not be so prominent in cases of DIC due to abdominal sepsis, compared to related events in DIC due to malignancy. It is also suggested that the depletion of AT III in cases of sepsis is not only caused by a consumption related to intravascular coagulation or to an alternate distribution of protein.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

反式二羟环氧苯并芘对人支气管上皮细胞中HER2/neu基因表达的影响

目的探讨环境致癌物苯并(a)芘代谢物反式二羟环氧苯并芘(BPDE)对人支气管上皮细胞HER2/neu基因表达的影响。方法利用半定量RT-PCR、SYBR GreenI实时定量RT-PCR(QRT-PCR)、Western blot及免疫细胞化学方法分别检测经2.0μmol/L反式BPDE诱发人支气管上皮细胞恶性转化细胞(16HBE-T)与对照DMSO溶剂组未恶性转化细胞(16HBE-N)之间HER2/neu基因mRNA和蛋白表达水平的差异,及两组细胞内HER2/neu蛋白表达定位分析。结果经几种不同方法检测反式BPDE恶性转化人支气管上皮细胞中HER2/neu基因mRNA和蛋白水平都比对照溶剂组细胞(16HBE-N)表达显著升高(P<0.05)。HER2/neu蛋白定位在胞膜。结论反式BPDE诱发人支气管上皮细胞恶性转化存在HER2/neu表达增高,其可能与原癌基因HER2/neu被激活作用有关。