自体骨髓单个核细胞移植治疗扩张型心肌病的临床研究

目的研究自体骨髓单个核细胞(ABMMNCs)经冠状动脉(冠脉)移植对扩张型心肌病(DCM)患者心功能的影响及其安全性。方法16例扩张型心肌病患者,按患者的意愿分成两组移植组(n=10)在药物治疗的同时,通过冠脉转运将ABMMNCs移植入心肌组织内;对照组(n=6)只进行相关的药物治疗;两组在术前和术后6个月分别行超声心动图及动态心电图检查。结果超声心动图检查显示移植组的左心室射血分数(LVEF)较术前明显增高,左心室舒张末期内径(LVDd)、左心室收缩末期内径(LVSd)较术前明显降低,左心房内径(LAD)也较术前明显降低。而对照组的LVEF,LVDd及LVSd虽然较6个月前有所改善,但差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。术中及术后随访6~12个月均无恶性心律失常和其他合并症发生。结论ABMMNCs经冠脉移植,可以治疗扩张型心肌病,改善心脏功能,而且较为安全。     

经冠状动脉注射骨髓单个核细胞影响心肌细胞凋亡的实验研究

目的观察经冠状动脉注射方式移植骨髓单个核细胞对心脏功能的改善和心肌细胞凋亡的影响。方法结扎小型猪冠状动脉制备心肌梗死模型，然后经冠状动脉注射骨髓单个核细胞，术后3周用超声心动图以及左心室造影检测心功能．核素心肌显像观察心肌灌注，冠状动脉造影观察侧支循环形成．用TUNEL检测心肌细胞凋亡。结果把骨髓单个核细胞通过冠状动脉注射到猪心肌梗死模型，显示左心室dp／dtmax较对照组增高，心肌灌注显著改善。冠状动脉有侧支循环形成，缺血心肌细胞；较对照组减少了53．6％结论骨髓单个核细胞心肌内移植可改善心脏收缩功能，可能与移植细胞抑制心肌细胞凋亡有关。     

骨质疏松症大鼠骨诱导能力改变的研究

目的　探讨骨质疏松性骨折愈合困难的原因 ,为临床治疗骨质疏松性骨折寻找可行性途径和方法。　方法　雌性SD大鼠 4 0只作为供体大鼠 ,随机分为卵巢切除组和对照组 ,每组 2 0只 ,卵巢切除组切除双侧卵巢以复制骨质疏松模型 ,对照组行假手术。 4个月后处死大鼠 ,取肢体长骨按Urist方法分别制备骨基质明胶。雌性SD大鼠 17只 ,双侧股部切开 ,左、右侧肌袋内分别植入卵巢切除大鼠及对照大鼠骨基质明胶。大鼠饲养 14d处死 ,分别取出肌袋植入物组织行组织学检查及骨碱性磷酸酶 (ALP)活性、Ca含量测定。　结果　卵巢切除组的和对照组的植入物组织ALP活性单位分别为 (7 2 2± 2 5 9)IU/ g和 (12 0 1± 6 18)IU/g ,两者差异有显著性 (P <0 0 1)。卵巢切除组的和对照组的植入物组织Ca含量分别为 (5 10± 0 84 ) μg/ g和 (5 73± 0 79) μg/ g ,两者差异有显著性 (P <0 0 5 )。　结论　雌激素缺失所致骨质疏松骨的骨诱导能力较正常骨明显降低 ,骨质疏松性骨折愈合困难与骨骼中骨诱导生长因子的缺乏有关。对于骨质疏松性骨折的治疗要改进骨折固定方法 ,外源补充或促进内源性骨诱导生长因子的表达 ,对于促进骨折愈合具有重要作用。     

Radiographic damage associated with low bone mineral density and vertebral deformities in rheumatoid arthritis: The Oslo‐Truro‐Amsterdam (OSTRA) collaborative study

Objective

To examine variables associated with bone mineral density (BMD) and vertebral deformities in women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) from 3 northwest European countries.

Methods

Female patients were recruited from rheumatology clinics in Oslo, Norway; Truro, UK; and Amsterdam, The Netherlands (150 total, 50 per center, age 50–70 years, disease duration ≥5 years). Demographic and clinical data were collected and BMD was measured by means of dual energy x‐ray absorptiometry. Associations between demographic and clinical measures on the one hand and BMD and vertebral deformities on the other were investigated by single and multiple regression analyses.

Results

Body mass index (BMI), medication use, RA damage measures, and BMD differed significantly between the 3 centers. Overall, Norwegian patients had the lowest BMI, used more corticosteroids and antiosteoporotic drugs, had lower joint damage measured by Larsen score, and lower BMD at both spine and hip. High age, low BMI, and high cumulative dose of corticosteroids (last 2 years) are related to low BMD. A high Larsen score was associated with low BMD at the hip. Larsen score was the independent determinant of vertebral deformities after correction for center, age, BMI, and BMD.

Conclusion

Data from 3 countries on BMD and vertebral deformities in female patients aged 50–70 years with longstanding RA are presented, demonstrating an association between radiographic RA damage and low BMD and between radiographic RA damage and vertebral deformities.

     

葛根黄酮对D-半乳糖致衰老大鼠骨质的影响

目的研究葛根黄酮对D半-乳糖致衰老大鼠骨质的影响。方法用D-半乳糖注射Wistar雄性大鼠5个月,建立衰老模型,对青年对照组、致衰老模型组、葛根黄酮组和正常老龄对照组进行骨常规参数测定及比较。结果致衰老模型组骨密度、骨结构力学参数、生物力学参数、骨钙、镁、锰及羟脯氨酸含量均比青年对照组有所降低(P<0.01),而骨磷含量、骨和血清碱性磷酸转移酶活性均比青年组有所升高(P<0.01),这些变化与正常老龄对照组的变化趋势一致,并比后者变化得更显著。相比之下,葛根黄酮组在骨密度、骨结构力学参数、生物力学参数、骨钙、镁、锰及羟脯氨酸含量参数指标均比致衰老模型组增高(P<0.05)。结论长期摄入D半-乳糖导致大鼠衰老的同时,可诱发致衰老性骨质疏松,而葛根黄酮可以改善D-半乳糖致衰老性骨质的变化。     

130例骨髓增生异常综合征的骨髓穿刺涂片和骨髓活检切片结果分析

目的：通过对130例骨髓增生异常综合征(MDS)患者的涂片和切片联合检测来观察两者的临床价值。方法：采用简易一步法抽吸——活检技术。在同一穿刺点先做抽取物涂片后，再做环钻活检。结果：粒系、巨核系病态造血检出率切片远高于涂片，而红系病态造血检出率切片低于涂片。结论：两种方法联合应用最大限度地减少MDS的漏诊率和误诊率。     

IMMUNOLOGICAL RECONSTITUTION IN A PATIENT WITH SEVERE COMBINED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY USING NON-SIBLING BONE MARROW DEPLETED OF T CELLS WITH HuLy-m1

Abstract An infant with severe immune deficiency received bone marrow from an HLA-A, -B, -DR matched, mixed leucocyte reaction non-reactive first cousin. The donor marrow was fractionated on a discontinuous Percoll gradient and before infusion was treated with the anti-human T lymphocyte antibody, HuLy-m1, and rabbit serum as a source of complement. Methotrexate was given during the following two weeks. A rise in the peripheral blood lymphocyte count, indicating engraftment, occurred six weeks after transplantation. There was no clinical evidence of graft versus host disease (GVHD). Engraftment has been sustained for one year and the patient is in normal health and has normal in vitro immunological function. In vitro treatment of human marrow with HuL-m1 allows stable engraftment and may be useful in attempting to diminish or prevent GVHD.     

Airway exposure to Staphylococcal enterotoxin type B (SEB) enhances the number and activity of bone marrow neutrophils via the release of multiple cytokines

BackgroundThe lung infections by Staphylococcus aureus are strongly associated with its ability to produce enterotoxins. However, little is known about the mechanisms underlying trafficking of bone marrow (BM) neutrophils during airway inflammation induced by Staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB). We therefore aimed to investigate the effects of mouse airways SEB exposure on BM neutrophil counts and its adhesive properties as well as on the release of cytokines/chemokines that orchestrate BM neutrophils trafficking to lung tissue.MethodsMale BALB/c mice were intranasally exposed to SEB (1 µg), and at 4, 16 and 24 h thereafter, BM, circulating blood, bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid and lung tissue were collected. BM neutrophils adhesion, MAC-1 and LFA1-α expressions (by flow cytometry) as well as measurement of cytokine and/or chemokines levels were assayed after SEB-airway exposure.ResultsPrior exposure to SEB promoted a marked influx of neutrophils to BAL and lung tissue, which was accompanied by increased counts of BM immature neutrophils and blood neutrophilia. BM neutrophil expressions of LFA1-α and MAC-1 were unchanged by SEB exposure whereas a significant enhancement of adhesion properties to VCAM-1 was observed. The early phase of airway SEB exposure was accompanied by high levels of GM-CSF, G-CSF, IFN-γ, TNF-α and KC/CXCL1, while the latter phase by the equilibrated actions of SDF1-α and MIP-2.ConclusionMouse airways exposure to SEB induces BM cytokines/chemokines release and their integrated actions enhance the adhesion of BM neutrophils leading to acute lung injury.     

MicroRNA and long noncoding RNA involvement in gout and prospects for treatment

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) and long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are both types of noncoding RNA. They have been demonstrated to be involved in the regulation of various human inflammatory diseases and can be used as biomarkers for disease diagnosis and prognosis, and even be developed into new drugs. Gout is an arthritic disease caused by the deposition of monosodium urate crystal (MSU) in the joints, which can lead to acute inflammation and damage adjacent tissue. Recent studies have shown that miRNAs and lncRNAs mediate the progress of gout. Based on the pathogenesis of gout, including hyperuricemia, MSU deposition, acute gouty arthritis and gouty bone erosion, this paper reviewed the role of miRNAs and lncRNAs in the processes and the possible therapeutic targets of miRNAs and lncRNAs in gout.