Inflammation and the Aging Process: Devil or Angel

Inflammation is often viewed as a pathologic mechanism leading to tissue damage and interference with function, such as the process of chronic tissue scarring or fibrosis. However, it is important to note that inflammation is a crucial component of normal tissue repair as well as being fundamental to the body's defense against infection. Considering inflammation as a "causative agent in aging" belies the underlying mechanisms whereby the acute inflammatory response is necessary for survival, and efforts to reduce and control the inflammatory response leave the host susceptible to infectious agents and improper healing. Chronic inflammation inevitably has initiating mechanisms that include immune, autoimmune, and metabolic pathways, leading to the activation and presence of the host-protective response. It is more appropriate to target the underlying initiating conditions than the inflammatory process that ensues and treat the basic mechanisms of disease rather than interfere in a very important protective mechanism of the host.     

还原型谷胱甘肽对大鼠肝星状细胞TIMP—1表达的影响

目的 研究还原型谷胱甘肽对大鼠肝星状细胞（hepatic stellate,cells,HSC)中金属蛋白酶1组织抑制因子（TIMP－2）表达的影响。从分子和蛋白水平探讨还原型谷胱甘肽对大鼠肝纤维化的作用和可能机制。方法 采用50％CCl4制备大鼠肝纤维化模型，在造模过程中给予还原型谷胱甘肽进行干预。应用RT－PCR才Western Blot技术，在分子和蛋白水平检测体外分离大鼠HSC中的TIMP－1的表达情况。结果 还原型谷胱甘肽干预组与模型组和正常对照组相比，HSC中TIMP的表达降低（P＜0．05）。结论 还原型谷胱甘肽的干预可下调大鼠HSC中TIMP－1的表达，对实验性肝纤维化起到减轻作用。     

经肝动脉化疗栓塞治疗原发性肝癌22例临床分析

目的　探讨中晚期肝癌经肝动脉化疗栓塞治疗的疗效。方法　 2 2例中晚期原发性肝癌病人 ,在X线电视监测下将导管尽可能超选择插入供应肿瘤血管的主要分支 ,注入化疗药物 ,碘化油及明胶海绵。结果　aFP下降率为 4 0 .91% ,肿瘤缩小率为4 5.4 5% ,生存期 3例 <3月 ,4例为 3～ 6月 ,15例为 6～ 12月 ,其中 4例存活至今 ,无明显并发症。结论　肝动脉化疗栓塞治疗原发性肝癌能有效地延长病人生存期 ,是中晚期肝癌治疗的有效方法。     

慢性肾脏病患者肾组织蛋白酶B的表达及意义

目的 探讨慢性肾脏病患者肾组织蛋白酶B(cathepsin B，CB)的表达及其与肾组织纤维化的关系。方法 采用免疫组织化学SP法和计算机图像分析系统检测肾组织CB、IV型胶原的表达情况，并以体视学多能目镜测试系统对肾活检组织病理切 片进行形态计量，计算硬化肾小球比率及病变肾小管肾间质比率。结果 CB在近曲小管表达最高，在肾小球和肾小管其他部位表达较少。轻度纤维化组和中度纤维化组CB的表达明显低于无纤维化组。CB表达与Ⅳ型胶原表达、病变肾小管肾间质比率及硬化肾小球比率呈显著负相关。结论 CB主要在肾近曲小管表达，其表达成少是细胞外基质(extracellular matrtx，ECM)降解减少的原因之一，参与肾组织纤维化的发生机制。     

细菌内快速构建两种用于肝纤维化基因治疗的重组复制缺陷型腺病毒

目的 :在大肠杆菌内快速构建两种分别含有人肝细胞生长因子 (hepatic growth factor,HGF)和非分泌型人尿激酶型纤溶酶原激活剂 (urokinase- type plasm inogen activator,u PA) c DNA片段的重组复制缺陷型腺病毒。方法 :分别将人 HGF和 u PA c DNA片段与穿梭载体 p Track- CMV连接 ,线性化后与骨架载体 Ad Easy- 1在大肠杆菌 BJ5 183内同源重组获得腺病毒载体 p Ad HGF和 p Adu PA,经 2 93细胞包装后得到复制缺陷型重组腺病毒 Ad HGF和 Adu PA;将 Ad HGF和 Adu PA分别体外感染肝细胞株 L0 2 ,以 Northern印迹法和 Western印迹法检测两种病毒在肝细胞中的表达。 结果 :连接、重组后通过酶切和测序法筛选出病毒质粒 p Ad HGF和 p Adu PA;经 2 93细胞包装 ,3d后均观察到绿色荧光蛋白明显表达 ,Cs Cl梯度离心纯化最终分别获得 4× 10 1 0 efu/ m l滴度的重组病毒 Ad HGF和 6× 10 1 0 efu/ ml Adu PA;两种病毒体外感染肝细胞 3d后 ,HGF和u PA表达均明显增加。结论 :细菌内同源重组制备复制缺陷型腺病毒 ,纯化过程简单 ,重组腺病毒在肝细胞中均高效表达 ,为肝细胞移植基因治疗肝纤维化提供了新的手段     

在体或离体大鼠肝细胞经消炎痛处理后对半乳糖胺损伤的反应

我们曾观察到消炎痛预处理能使大鼠对半乳糖胺肝损伤产生明显的保护作用,本研究利用大鼠肝细胞原代培养的方法进一步观察了达一现象。结果提示,消炎痛整体处理可使肝细胞本身获得抗损伤的能力,而这种抗损伤能力的形成可能有赖于肝细胞外其它因素的参与。     

Hepatic falciform artery

The hepatic falciform artery is an occasional terminal branch of the left or middle hepatic artery, and may provide an uncommon but important collateral route when the principal visceral arteries are occluded.     

Treatment of resistant distal intestinal obstruction syndrome with a modified antegrade continence enema procedure

We report a case of a patient with CF who had a long history of recurrent distal intestinal obstruction syndrome. She had been treated with conventional treatment including gastrografin, n-acetyl cysteine, Klean prep and Picolax. She underwent a modified antegrade continence enema procedure. She currently irrigates her conduit every 2-3 days. She has had no further symptoms of distal intestinal obstruction syndrome.     

Different opinions of physicians on the importance of measures to prevent acquisition of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from the environment

BACKGROUND: Since chronic infection with mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) is associated with deteriorating lung function, many parents of young children with cystic fibrosis (CF) fear the first PA positive throat swab as a milestone in the progression of the disease. To reduce the risk of PA acquisition from the environment, they perform preventive measures at home or outdoors. METHODS: In an attempt to evaluate the attitude of CF physicians towards these measures and the respective consulting practice, we mailed a questionnaire to all 65 certified paediatric CF centres in Germany. RESULTS: Physicians from 54 (83%) CF clinics replied. They expressed widely different ideas about the impact of the environment for the acquisition of P. aeruginosa, and recommended a large spectrum of preventive measures. Some physicians proposed only few precautions, which focussed on the prevention of cross-infection between patients, whereas others suggested prevention of any contact with moist or wet places, e.g. use different toothbrushes for mornings and evenings, or do without air-conditioning in the car. CONCLUSIONS: CF physicians have different opinions on the risk of PA acquisition from the environment. Doctors who recommend strict precautions could engender a parental fear of a ubiquous threat from invisible bacteria. The resulting extended safety measures might impair the family's quality of life.