Nuclear p53 Overexpression in Bladder, Prostate, and Renal Carcinomas

Background :
The aim of this study was to examine nuclear p53 overexpression in transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder, adenocarcinoma of the prostate, and renal cell carcinoma.
Methods :
Forty-four pathologic specimens from 39 bladder cancer patients, 41 prostatic adenocarcinoma, and 39 renal cell carcinoma specimens were analyzed immunohistochemically with D07 monoclonal antibody to detect the expression of the mutant p53 gene. Overexpression was said to occur when the number of positively-stained tumor nuclei were≥ 10% in each specimen. p53 overexpression was correlated with the clinical and histopathological features of these cancers.
Results :
Nuclear p53 overexpression occurred in 18.2% of transitional cell bladder cancer specimens, 12.2% of prostate cancer specimens, and 17.9% of renal cell cancer specimens. Statistical analyses showed that grade, vascular invasion, and necrosis in bladder cancer, a high Gleason score in prostate cancer, and the 1-year mortality rate in renal cancer were significantly related with p53 nuclear overexpression (P<0.05).
Conclusion :
Using the D07 monoclonal antibody, nuclear p53 overexpression is relatively uncommon in urologic malignancies, and moderately correlates with several histopathological and clinical features of urologic malignancies.     

腹腔痛觉信息在脑干的表达

目的:研究腹腔痛觉的中枢传导路。方法:将1％乙酸注入大鼠腹膜腔造成腹痛模型,用免疫组织化学ABC法检查了脑干内FOS阳性神经元的分布。结果:FOS阳性神经元呈双侧分布,主要分布于延髓的孤束核、腹外侧网状核;脑桥的臂旁核、蓝斑核,中脑的导水管周围灰质和中缝背核。结论:上述神经组织均参与腹腔痛觉信息的传递和调控。     

人胚胎胃肠及胰腺D细胞发生的研究

用免疫细胞化学方法研究人胚胎各时期胃肠胰的Ｄ细胞发生及其形态与功能的关系。结果发现：Ｄ细胞最早出现于６周零５天胚的十二指肠，７周零３天胚的胰、胃、空肠，７周零６天胚的回肠，８周零４天胎的结肠及１０周零５天胎的阑尾；细胞密度在胚期低，胎期逐增，至胎晚期又依次在胰、胃窦、十二指肠、胃体、空肠、回肠、升结肠及阑尾中降低，且肠绒毛顶端可见衰老的Ｄ细胞。提示胚胎Ｄ细胞的发生与胃肠胰的发育有关。     

P16MTS1、P27KIP1基因在胆管癌组织中的表达研究

目的：探讨P16^MIS1,P27^KIP1基因与胆管癌临床病理的关系。方法：采用免疫组化方法，检测48例胆管癌和8例伴慢性炎症的胆管壁组织中P16^MIS1,P27^KIP1蛋白表达情况。结果：（1）胆管癌中P16^MIS1,P27^KIP1阳性表达率分别为47．9％和35．4％，而伴炎症的胆管组织阳性表达率为100％和87．5％；（2）P16^MIS1,P27KIP1蛋白表达与胆管癌的分化程度，有无淋巴结或远处转移以及临床分期呈显著相关性。结论：P16^MIS1,P27^KIP1多基因表达异常可能与胆管癌的发生发展有关，是衡量胆管癌预后的有用指标。     

Monoclonal antibodies to intermediate filament proteins: Diagnostic specificity in orbital pathology

Intermediate filaments derived from different cell types are antigenically distinct. Monoclonal antibodies to human intermediate filament proteins can, therefore, be used as tissue-specific reagents capable of distinguishing cell type in poorly differentiated neoplasms. We report a case demonstrating the specificity of antiintermediate filament protein antibodies in establishing a difficult orbital diagnosis of esthesioneuroblastoma.     

肝纤维化组织中MMP1、TIMP1的表达及其临床意义

目的 :检测肝纤维化组织中基质金属蛋白酶 1 (MMP1 )、基质金属蛋白酶组织抑制因子 1 (TIMP1 )的表达 ,为肝纤维化的诊治提供重要的分子生物学指标。 方法 :采用链霉菌抗生物蛋白 -过氧化酶联接法 (S- P法 )检测70例肝纤维化组织中 MMP1 、TIMP1 的表达。结果:(1) TIMP1 蛋白阳性表达随肝纤维化程度的加重而增强 ,并且呈正相关关系 (r=0 .92 74 ,P <0 .0 1)。 (2 ) MMP1 蛋白阳性表达随肝纤维化程度的加重无明显变化 ,无相关关系(r =0 .2 181,P >0 .0 5 )。 结论:TIMP1 与肝纤维化的发生、发展密切相关 ,随纤维化发生、发展阳性表达增强。从分子水平对肝纤维化、肝硬化病变进行评估 ,为早期诊治肝纤维化和判断预后提供依据。     

突变型p53、VEGF在肾细胞癌中的表达及其与血管形成的关系

目的探讨p53、血管内皮生长因子(VEGF)在肾细胞癌组织中的表达及其与肿瘤血管形成的关系.方法利用免疫组织化学S-P法对30例肾细胞癌组织中的p53、血管内皮生长因子的表达及微血管密度(MVD)进行研究.结果 p53、VEGF的表达和微血管密度计数均与肾细胞癌组织学分级呈正相关(P<0.05);p53和VEGF的总阳性表达率分别为53.3%(16/30)和56.7%(17/30);p53阳性或VEGF阳性组MVD(64.0±15.9;63.4±15.2)均显著高于p53阴性或VEGF阴性组(40.6±11.9;39.6±12.5;P<0.01),p53、VEGF均为阳性时,MVD值最大(67.2±14.6,P<0.01);MVD计数与VEGF表达明显相关(P<0.01);p53表达与VEGF的表达显著相关(P<0.01).结论 p53、VEGF的表达及MVD计数可作为判定肾细胞癌恶性程度的重要生物学指标;p53、VEGF的表达对肿瘤血管形成起重要作用,p53可能通过p53-VEGF调节旁路途径促进肾细胞癌的肿瘤血管形成.     

Altered tachykinergic influence on gastric mechanical activity in mdx mice

This study investigated whether alterations in gastric activity in dystrophic mdx mouse can be attributed to dysfunctions of tachykinins. Endoluminal pressure was recorded and the expression of neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS), NK1 and NK2 neurokinin receptors was investigated by immunohistochemistry. SR48968, NK2 receptor antagonist, but not SR140333, NK1 receptor antagonist, decreased the tone only in mdx gastric preparations. In the presence of N(omega)-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester (l-NAME), inhibitor of NOS, SR48968 reduced the tone also in normal stomach. [Sar(9), Met(O(2))(11)]-SP, agonist of NK1 receptors, caused tetrodotoxin-sensitive relaxations, antagonized by SR140333 or l-NAME, with no difference in the potency or efficacy between normal and mdx preparations. [beta-Ala(8)]-NKA(4-10), an NK2 receptor agonist, induced SR48968-sensitive contractions in both types of preparations, although the maximal response of mdx tissues was significantly lower than normal preparations. Immunohistochemistry demonstrated a consistent reduction of nNOS and NK2 receptor expression in mdx stomach smooth muscle cells and no change in nNOS and NK1 receptor expression in neurones. In conclusion, in mdx stomach the activation of NK2 receptors plays a role in the development of the tone, associated with a reduced NO production by muscular nNOS. The hypo-responsiveness to NK2 receptors could depend on the reduced expression of these receptors.     

Opioid peptides and receptors in joint tissues: study in the rat.

Using immunohistochemical and biochemical techniques, the occurrence of endogenous opioid peptides and their receptors in normal rat bone and joint tissues was investigated. Opioid receptors were detected, quantified, and characterized in homogenates from capsule/synovium and periosteum using radioligand binding assays. Receptor binding of the nonselective opioid [3H]naloxone to tissue homogenates was stereospecific and saturable, showing similar characteristics to that of brain tissue, although with lower binding capacities. By immunohistochemistry, the neuronal occurrence of four different enkephalins was demonstrated in synovium, bone marrow, periosteum, and juxta-articular bone, whereas no neuronal dynorphin immunoreactivity was detected. Double-staining studies disclosed that enkephalins coexisted with substance P in primary afferent fibers. The applied techniques can be used to assess changes in the distribution of endogenous opioids and their receptors in joint tissues in conditions associated with pain and inflammation. The endogenous opioid system now demonstrated might be targeted and exploited therapeutically to obtain peripheral control of symptoms in joint disorders.     

大鼠正中隆起及垂体结节区生长抑素免疫阳性成分的分布

应用免疫组织化学方法观察了大鼠正中隆起及垂体结节区内生长抑素免疫阳性成分的分布,新发现:在交叉后区的正中隆起前部内侧带,有少量的生长抑素免疫阳性神经元胞体;少量阳性纤维几乎垂直行向腹侧,有的可达脑膜表面。垂体结节区内可见较密集的生长抑素阳性纤维丛,其上可见较多的膨体;一些纤维同样到达腹侧表面。