转化生长因子-β在哮喘气道炎症与重塑中的作用

Transforming growth factor-β(TGF-β) was reported to be increased in asthma in some studies. Accumulation of TGF-β in airway promotes smooth muscle cell mitogenesis and hyperplasia, and in-duces fibroblast and myofibroblast and smooth muscle proliferation as well as increase in protein synthesis in connective tissue(such as collagen deposition on the reticular basement membrane). The autocrine induction of collagen expression by smooth muscle may contribute to the thickening of the reticular basement membrane, irre-versible f‘throsis and remodeling seen in the airways in some asthmatics. TGF-β is considered to be a major fi-brogenic cytokine. It can increase smooth muscle mass and lead to severe bronchial obstruction in an asthma at-tack.     

STUDY OF MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES OF HEART IN VIRAL MYOCARDITIS CAUSED BY REPETITIVE INFECTION OF CVB3m

Objective To investigate the morphological changes of heart in viral myocarditis caused by repetitive infection of CVB3m. Methods 4-week-old mice were infected four times intraperitoneally with a timedependent dose and killed at the 10th, 30th and 60th day after the final infection respectively, then we examined the heart changes and collagen hyperplasia by HE, VG stain and 1HC. Results Heart damage appeared very serious at the tenth day, even there were small necrotic foci at the day of 30th, but we could not see any injury of heart 2 months later after final infection. Collagen turned up at the tenth day and there was much more collagen in heart and increased PCVA, CVF index at the sixtieth day. The 1HC of collagen demonstrated the collagen I hyperplasia was much obvious compared to collagen Ⅲ. Conclusion It strongly indicated that repetitive infection of CVB3m could lead to heart fibrosis and ventricular remodeling, which resulted in decreased systolic and diastolic function of heart.     

麝香酮对易卒中型肾血管性高血压大鼠血浆内皮素和脑血管重塑的影响

目的观察麝香酮对易卒中型肾血管性高血压大鼠(RHRSP)血浆内皮素(ET)和脑动脉结构改变的影响。方法雄性RHRSP自术后第9周始分成两组:高血压组(n=12)和麝香酮治疗组(n=12),并以年龄、性别、数量相同的正常假手术组作对照,测量收缩压(SBP)和血浆ET含量,显微镜下观察血管形态改变,计算机图像分析血管外径、中膜厚度、管腔内径、中膜面积和壁腔比。结果12周时麝香酮组的SBP、ET水平比高血压组低(P<0.05)。镜下观察发现麝香酮组血管形态损害比高血压组轻。麝香酮组血管外径、血管内径、管壁厚度均大于高血压组(P<0.05),壁腔比则小于高血压组(P<0.05)。大脑中动脉平滑肌细胞面积较高血压组大,但两者间差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。结论麝香酮治疗可轻度降低RHRSP的SBP和血浆ET水平,并能一定程度上改善其血管重塑。     

心肌营养素-1在高血压心室重塑中的作用

目的本文利用离体结合在体实验探讨心肌营养素-1(CT-1)在高血压心室重塑中的作用。方法离体实验用160 mm Hg的高静水压刺激原代培养的心肌成纤维细胞,同时用心肌营养素-1的反义寡核苷酸进行干预。分别用MTT法检测心肌成纤维细胞的增殖,放免法检测血管紧张素Ⅱ的浓度,Western blotting检测CT-1蛋白的表达。以L-NAME诱导的一氧化氮缺乏性高血压大鼠作为在体实验模型。用卡托普利进行干预。12周后处死动物,取材观察心肌组织病理变化,检测心肌中血管紧张素Ⅱ及羟脯氨酸的浓度,同时检测心肌中CT-1的表达。结果高静水压能明显促使心肌成纤维细胞增殖,血管紧张素Ⅱ分泌增加,CT-1合成上调(光密度值1.56±0.24 vs 0.95±0.19,P<0.01),而CT-1的反义寡核苷酸能抑制高静水压诱导的细胞增殖和血管紧张素Ⅱ分泌。而进行在体实验的大鼠给予L-NAME后血压明显升高,心肌组织中血管紧张素Ⅱ和羟脯氨酸分泌增加,CT-1表达上调(光密度值1.79±0.21vs 1.02±0.12,P<0.01),经卡托普利干预后,与L-NAME组相比,血压明显下降,心肌组织中羟脯氨酸浓度降低,血管紧张素Ⅱ分泌减少,CT-1表达下调(1.12±0.15 vs 1.79±0.21,P<0.05)。结论从在体和离体实验证明CT-1在高血压心室重塑中发挥着重要的调节作用,且这一作用与肾素血管紧张素系统有关。     

A quantitative assessment of cross-sectional cortical bone remodeling in the femoral diaphysis following hip arthroplasty in elderly females

A quantitative assessment of cross-sectional cortical bone remodeling in the femoral diaphysis following hip arthroplasty was made by direct in vitro measurements of cross-sectional geometric properties. We obtained eight femora from four female cadavers ranging in age from 77 to 96 years. In three cases unilateral uncemented Austin Moore implants were used, and in one case a unilateral cemented Thompson prosthesis had been implanted. The time of implantation in the two specimens where this information could be obtained was greater than 40 months. Sections were made at 12 diaphyseal locations from the superior aspect of the lesser trochanter through the distal diaphysis. Section properties (areas and second moments of area, or area moments of inertia) were determined by tracing photographs of the cross-sections with a digitizer. In this sample of prosthetic femora, we found reductions in both total subperiosteal area (TA) and endosteal area (ENDA) relative to the contralateral unoperated side in most sections distal to the lesser trochanter. The average pairwise reduction in ENDA for this region was 21.1 mm2, reaching statistical significance in one distal diaphyseal section. The average decline in TA in this region was 10.2 mm2. Because the reduction in endosteal dimensions was generally greater than the reduction in subperiosteal dimensions, cortical area (CA) was maintained or increased throughout the distal 80% of this region in prosthetic femora with an average increase in CA of 9.3 mm2, reaching statistical significance in one mid-diaphyseal section. A completely different pattern of remodeling occurred in the two most proximal sections through the lesser trochanter and base of the femoral neck.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

An algorithm for the automated quantitation of metabolites in in vitro NMR signals.

The quantitation of metabolite concentrations from in vitro NMR spectra is hampered by the sensitivity of peak positions to experimental conditions. The quantitation methods currently available are generally labor intensive and cannot readily be automated. Here, an algorithm is presented for the automatic time domain analysis of high-resolution NMR spectra. The TARQUIN algorithm uses a set of basis functions obtained by quantum mechanical simulation using predetermined parameters. Each basis function is optimized by subdividing it into a set of signals from magnetically equivalent spins and varying the simulated chemical shifts of each of these groups to match the signal undergoing analysis. A novel approach to the standard multidimensional minimization problem is introduced based on evaluating the fit resulting from different permutations of possible chemical shifts, obtained from one-dimensional searches. Results are presented from the analysis of (1)H proton magic angle spinning spectra of cell lines illustrating the robustness of the method in a typical application. Simulation was used to investigate the biggest peak shifts that can be tolerated.     

Sampling Patients Within and Across Health Care Providers: Multi-Stage Non-Nested Samples in Health Services Research

In order to better inform study design decisions when sampling patients within and across health care providers we develop a simulation-based approach for designing complex multi-stage samples. The approach explores the tradeoff between competing design goals such as precision of estimates, coverage of the target population and cost.We elicit a number of sensible candidate designs, evaluate these designs with respect to multiple sampling goals, investigate their tradeoffs, and identify the design that is the best compromise among all goals. This approach recognizes that, in the practice of sampling, precision of the estimates is not the only important goal, and that there are tradeoffs with coverage and cost that should be explicitly considered. One can easily add other goals. We construct a sample frame with all phase III clinical cancer treatment trials that are conducted by cooperative oncology groups of the National Cancer Institute from October 1, 1998 through December 31, 1999. Simulation results for our study suggest sampling a different number of trials and institutions than initially considered.Simulations of different study designs can uncover efficiency gains both in terms of improved precision of the estimates and in terms of improved coverage of the target population. Simulations enable us to explore the tradeoffs between competing sampling goals and to quantify these efficiency gains. This is true even for complex designs where the stages are not strictly nested in one another.     

Allogeneic bone marrow stromal cells promote glial–axonal remodeling without immunologic sensitization after stroke in rats

We evaluated the effects of allogeneic bone marrow stromal cell treatment of stroke on functional outcome, glial–axonal architecture, and immune reaction. Female Wistar rats were subjected to 2 h of middle cerebral artery occlusion. Rats were injected intravenously with PBS, male allogeneic ACI – or syngeneic Wistar –bone marrow stromal cells at 24 h after ischemia and sacrificed at 28 days. Significant functional recovery was found in both cell-treated groups compared to stroke rats that did not receive BMSCs, but no difference was detected between allogeneic and syngeneic cell-treated rats. No evidence of T cell priming or humoral antibody production to marrow stromal cells was found in recipient rats after treatment with allogeneic cells. Similar numbers of Y-chromosome⁺ cells were detected in the female rat brains in both groups. Significantly increased thickness of individual axons and myelin, and areas of the corpus callosum and the numbers of white matter bundles in the striatum were detected in the ischemic boundary zone of cell-treated rats compared to stroked rats. The areas of the contralateral corpus callosum significantly increased after cell treatment compared to normal rats. Processes of astrocytes remodeled from hypertrophic star-like to tadpole-like shape and oriented parallel to the ischemic regions after cell treatment. Axonal projections emanating from individual parenchymal neurons exhibited an overall orientation parallel to elongated radial processes of reactive astrocytes of the cell-treated rats. Allogeneic and syngeneic bone marrow stromal cell treatment after stroke in rats improved neurological recovery and enhanced reactive oligodendrocyte and astrocyte related axonal remodeling with no indication of immunologic sensitization in adult rat brain.     

脑动静脉畸形血管重构的分子生物学机制

脑动静脉畸形存在活跃的血管重构,本文就其重构的分子生物学机制作一综述。     

颈动脉分叉血液动力状态的计算流体力学初步研究

目的应用计算流体力学（CFD）方法结合血管影像显示在体颈动脉分叉的血流动力状态.方法选取1例志愿者,采用Siemens多层螺旋CT机行左侧颈动脉CT血管成像检查（CTA）,扫描所得原始图像经计算机后处理后,用CFD方法计算并显示血液动力学各项指标.结果（1）该血管血液流率均值范围为0.04～0.36 m/s,颈外和颈内动脉的内侧壁（均以分叉顶点为参照）可见一高血流速区,球部可见较大片低血流速区;颈动脉分叉及颈内、外动脉近端均可见血液涡流与回流.（2）血液绝对压、静态压和动态压的均值范围分别为100 266.70～101 615.90 Pa、-10 58.34～290.88 Pa、6.12～553.25 Pa;（3）管壁切应力均值范围为0.59～5.35 Pa,在颈动脉球部及颈内动脉后壁显示大范围的低切应力区,最低约为0.25 Pa,颈外动脉前外侧壁存在一小范围低切应力区.结论CFD方法结合血管影像能计算并显示在体颈动脉分叉的个体化血液动力学指标.