老年人长跑锻炼后血浆白细胞介素—1活性的变化

用刺激C_(57)小鼠胸腺细胞增生后H-TdR参入量的多少来表示IL-1活性的方法,研究长跑锻炼对老年人血浆白细胞介素-1(IL-1)活性的影响。结果表明,长跑锻炼10年以上老年人安静时血浆IL-1活性在14.7～18.7KD、3.8～7.0KD、1.5～2.6KD呈现三个淋巴细胞增生峰,分別为对照组老年人的214％、179％和146％(以对照组为100％)。对这种改变的机制和生理意义进行了讨论。     

Intranasal treatment with ovalbumin but not the major T cell epitope ovalbumin 323–339 generates interleukin-10 secreting T cells and results in the induction of allergen systemic tolerance

BACKGROUND: Nasal administration of major peptide T cell epitopes gives contradictory data on the induction of peripheral tolerance. OBJECTIVE: To compare the prophylactic effect of intranasal treatment (INT) on the development of an allergic response, using either ovalbumin (OVA) or its major T cell epitope OVA 323-339 (OVAp). METHODS: BALB/c mice were treated intranasally with OVA or OVAp and subsequently immunized s.c. with OVA. Anti-OVA-specific antibody, T cell proliferation and cytokine responses were analysed. In an adoptive transfer model using OVAp specific TCR transgenic (Tg) T cells from D011.10 mice, in vivo tracking and characterization of transferred T cells in the cervical, inguinal and bronchial lymph nodes (BLN) and in the spleen were determined by FACS analysis. RESULTS: Prophylactic INT with OVA induced T cell tolerance towards subsequent OVA s.c. immunizations, inhibiting OVA specific T cell proliferation, IgE and IgG1 production, in contrast to INT with OVAp, which was unable to induce tolerance. In vivo analysis of transferred OVA-specific TCR Tg T cells showed that INT with OVA induced a preferential activation of T cells in BLN, as opposed to a broad, systemic activation with OVAp. In vivo, OVAp INT led to faster and more sustained cell division cycles than OVA INT. Ex vivo, tolerance to OVA was associated with the generation of IL-10 secreting CD4(+) T cells in BLN of OVA-treated mice only. CONCLUSION: INT with OVA but not with OVAp led to regional (as opposed to systemic) T cell activation and the induction of IL-10 secreting CD4(+) T cells in BLN, potentially critical steps in the induction of T cell-specific tolerance via the nasal route.     

大鼠颅脑损伤早期血清IL-6和CRP的动态变化及意义

目的 探讨大鼠颅脑损伤早期血清IL-6和CRP的变化及与颅脑损伤程度的关系.方法 用双抗体夹心酶标免疫分析法测定颅脑损伤大鼠血清IL-6和CRP的水平.结果 轻中重度颅脑损伤大鼠血清IL-6和CRP水平均有升高,其水平与颅脑损伤的严重程度显著相关(P＜0.01),并且颅脑损伤大鼠血清IL-6和CRP含量之间呈正相关(P＜0.05).结论 血清IL-6和CRP是评价颅脑损伤早期炎症损伤程度的重要生化指标,其含量变化与伤情严重程度密切相关,通过对其动态观察可及时判断颅脑损伤的严重程度及预后.     

不明原因复发性流产患者子宫内膜/早孕蜕膜组织HOXA-1O基因的表达

目的探讨不明原因复发性流产（URSA）与子宫内膜／早孕蜕膜组织HOXA-10基因表达的关系。方法采用原位杂交技术，以HOXA-10反义核苷酸为探针检测51例URSA患者及38例正常生育（NF）组的分泌期子宫内膜／早孕蜕膜组织HOXA-10mRNA的表达水平，并以灰度阳性单位（PU值）表示。结果NF组子宫内膜分泌早期HOXA-10mRNA表达的PU值腺体为（6．66±0．11），间质为（6．76±0．15）；分泌中期分别为（10．95±0．90）及（11．46±1．08）；分泌晚期分别为（11．05±1．12）及（11．54±1．10）；蜕膜组织分别为（11．55±1．14）及（11．93±1．92）；分泌中晚期及蜕膜组织的Pu值显著高于分泌早期。URSA组不同时期子宫内膜及早孕蜕膜组织中HOXA-10mRNA的表达水平基本一致，无明显的分泌中晚期及早孕期峰，并且分泌中晚期及早孕蜕膜组织的PU值明显低于NF同期组。两组各期腺体和间质的PU值无显著差异。结论子宫内膜HOXA-10基因在分泌中晚期及早孕蜕膜组织中的高表达可能和孕卵着床及妊娠维持密切相关，其表达缺陷可能是导致URSA发生的重要原因之一。     

Pulmonary nodules 10 mm or less in diameter with ground-glass opacity component detected by high-resolution computed tomography have a high possibility of malignancy

OBJECTIVES: For the histological diagnosis of small lung cancers of 10 mm or less in diameter (< or =10), resection by video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) with computed tomography (CT)-guided marking is feasible. One problem is that a small number of these pulmonary nodules are malignant. We retrospectively analyzed CT images of pulmonary nodules to find better criteria to select candidates for resection among patients with small pulmonary nodules. METHODS: Ninety-four patients with indeterminate peripheral pulmonary nodules underwent wedge resection by VATS. High-resolution CT using a 1.25 mm slice included the area of lesions. Nodules were classified by size (< or =10, 11 to 20, >20 mm) and whether they had a ground-glass opacity (GGO) component. RESULTS: The histology of all 94 nodules showed 52 primary lung cancers, 6 metastatic tumors, 5 benign tumors, 8 intrapulmonary lymph nodes, and 23 inflammatory nodules. Ninety-three percent of nodules larger than 20 mm, 75% of nodules 10 to 20 mm, and 43% of nodules < or =10 mm were malignant. Introducing a classification according to GGO component to nodules, malignancy was detected in 88% of nodules with a GGO component and in 30% of nodules without a GGO component among nodules < or =10 mm. Nodules < or =10 mm with a GGO component showed a statistically significant (p < 0.01) correlation with malignancy. CONCLUSIONS: Pulmonary nodules < or =10 mm with GGO should be considered to have a high possibility of malignancy and to be candidates for resection by VATS.     

Altered dimerization of metabotropic glutamate receptor 3 in schizophrenia.

BACKGROUND: Metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGlus) may be involved in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. Group II mGlus (mGlu2 and mGlu3) have attracted considerable interest since the development of potent specific agonists that exhibit atypical antipsychotic-like activity and reports of a genetic association between the mGlu3 gene and schizophrenia. METHODS: In this postmortem study, mGlu3 protein levels in Brodmann area 10 of prefrontal cortex from schizophrenic (n = 20) and control (n = 35) subjects were analyzed by western immunoblotting using a novel specific mGlu3 antibody and an antibody for the vesicular glutamate transporter 1 (VGluT1). RESULTS: We report a significant decrease in the dimeric/oligomeric forms of mGlu3 in schizophrenic patients compared with control subjects, whereas total mGlu3 and VGluT1 levels were not altered significantly. CONCLUSIONS: This is the first experimental evidence that mGlu3 receptor levels are altered in schizophrenia and supports the hypothesis that neurotransmission involving this particular excitatory amino acid receptor is impaired in schizophrenia.     

连续性血液透析滤过对MODS犬肝肾IL-6和IL-10 mRNA表达的影响

目的：探讨连续性血液透析滤过（CVVHDF）后多器官功能障碍综合征（MODS）犬肝、肾组织白细胞介素-6（IL-6）和白细胞介素-10（IL-10）mRNA表达水平的变化及意义。方法：15只雄性Beagle犬,采用失血性休克＋复苏灌注＋内毒素血症复制MODS模型,随机分为CVVHDF组（n=8）和MODS组（n=7）,CVVHDF组在内毒素注射完毕后给予CVVHDF治疗12h,MODS组不给CVVHDF治疗。测定各器官功能相关指标,同时应用半定量逆转录-聚合酶链反应（RT-PCR）测定两组肝、肾组织中IL-6、IL-10mRNA表达水平。结果：CVVHDF组治疗后肝、肾功能有关指标水平均有不同程度的改善;与MODS组相比,在内毒素注射后3h及以后各时间点,血清肌酐（Scr）、尿素氮（BUN）水平显著降低（P〈0.05）;器官衰竭发生率较MODS组明显降低（37.5%vs85.7%,P〈0.05）;MODS组肝、肾组织IL-6mRNA表达水平显著高于正常对照组和CVVHDF组（P〈0.01）,而CVVHDF组肝、肾组织IL-10 mRNA表达水平显著高于正常对照组和MODS组（P〈0.01）。结论：连续性血液透析滤过能明显改善肾功能,CVVHDF早期应用可以降低MODS肝、肾组织IL-6/IL-10mRNA比值,有助于重建机体免疫系统内稳状态。     

CXCL10 haplotypes and multiple sclerosis: association and correlation with clinical course

CXCL10 (interferon- γ -inducible protein-10) levels are increased in cerebrospinal fluid of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients with symptomatic attacks of inflammatory demyelination, supporting a role for this molecule in MS pathogenesis. Two hundred and twenty-six patients with MS and 235 controls were genotyped for G  →  C and T  →  C single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in exon 4 of CXCL10 gene. Haplotypes were tested for association and correlated with clinical variables. The two SNPs studied were in complete linkage disequilibrium. None of the determined haplotypes was associated with MS. However, carriers of the GGTT haplotype (defined as wild type, according to the sequence in National Centre for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) database) had a significantly lower progression index than non-carriers ( P  = 0.016). Furthermore, amongst patients who had an initial relapsing remitting (RR) course of the disease, the time between onset and second episode was significantly longer in GGTT carriers ( P  = 0.021). Considering secondary progressive (SP)–MS patients, the time between the initial RR form and the subsequent worsening to SP was longer in this group ( P  = 0.08). Therefore, the GGTT haplotype of the CXCL10 gene is not a susceptibility factor for the development of MS, but is probably to influence the course of MS, possibly contributing to slow down the progression of the disease.     

失血性休克猪输注不同剂量游离血红蛋白后血清白细胞介素-12及γ-干扰素的含量变化及意义

目的 观察失血性休克猪输注不同剂量游离血红蛋白(FHb)后血清白细胞介素(IL)-12及γ-干扰素(IFN-γ)的含量变化,探讨FHb对休克动物免疫功能的影响.方法 30头家猪随机分为5组,分别给予不同剂量FHb(0、2.5、5、10、15 ms/ks体蕈),监测动物生命体征、各重要脏器功能变化以及多器官功能障碍综合症(MODS)的发生率,检测休克动物在输注不同剂量FHb后血清IL-12、IFN-γ的含情变化.结果 失血性休克猪在输注FHb后血清IL-12及IFN-γ含量明显下降(P<0.01),它们的变化趋势与FHb剂量呈负相关.其中输注FHb 15 ms/kg体重组动物MODS发生率与休克对照组比较明显增加(P<0.05).结论 FHb能明显抑制失血性休克动物抗原提呈细胞(APCs)的功能,使细胞免疫功能受到抑制;输注高剂量FHb(>15 mg/kg体重)会增加失血性休克动物MODS发生率.     

表达白细胞介素-18的溶瘤腺病毒对裸鼠肾癌移植瘤的治疗作用

目的 观察表达IL-18的溶瘤腺病毒(ZD55-IL18)对裸鼠肾癌移植瘤生长及血管形成的抑制作用.方法 荷肾癌裸鼠随机分4组,每组8只.瘤体内注射ZD55-IL18、溶瘤腺病毒ZD55-EGFP、表达IL-18的增殖缺陷腺病毒Ad-IL18及PBS,每次注射病毒7×108PFU/只,连续注射3 d.注射后第7天,每组处死3只取肿瘤组织,免疫组织化学检测肿瘤E1A、IL-18、CD34、VEGF表达及凋亡.第50天时处死动物测量肿瘤体积.结果 ZD55-IL18、ZD55-EGFP、Ad-IL18及生理盐水处理组肿瘤体积(mm3)分别为:299.7±52.9、536.8±90.3、570.3±99.0、766.1±145.8,ZD55-IL18与各组之间差异有统计学意义(P<0.01).Ad-IL18处理组肿瘤无E1A蛋白表达,ZD55-IL18处理组有大量E1A蛋白表达,表明病毒复制.ZD55-IL18处理组肿瘤IL-18表达及凋亡细胞阳性率均显著高于Ad-IL18处理组.ZD55-IL18处理组肿瘤CD34、VEGF表达均显著低于Ad-IL18处理组.结论 表达IL-18的溶瘤腺病毒ZD55-IL18比增殖缺陷腺病毒Ad-IL18具有更强的抑制肾癌生长及血管形成作用.