Selective accumulation of monoclonal antibodies against neurospecific enolase in brain tissue of rats with middle cerebral artery occlusion

Preparations of I¹²⁵-labeled monoclonal antibodies against neurospecific enolase and mouse plasma IgG1 were injected intravenously to rats immediately after unilateral occlusion of the middle cerebral artery. Radioactivity of I¹²⁵-labeled monoclonal antibodies against neurospecific enolase in the brain tissue progressively increased, reached a maximum by the 48th hour, and remained practically unchanged after 72 h. At the same time radioactivity of labeled IgG1 in the brain tissue and radioactivity of both preparations in the blood, liver, spleen, kidneys, heart, and lungs decreased over 72 h. Selective accumulation of I¹²⁵-labeled monoclonal antibodies against neurospecific enolase was less significant in the brain tissue of the contralateral hemisphere and cerebellum not exposed to ischemia.Translated from Byulleten Eksperimentalnoi Biologii i Meditsiny, Vol. 138, No. 10, pp. 388–392, October, 2004     

Production of CA125 by human lung cancer cell lines

CA125, which until recently was considered an ovary specific tumor marker, is elevated in the serum of patients with many pathological conditions, including lung cancer. In order to investigate the production of CA125 by human lung cancer cell lines, cell culture and immunochemical staining were performed in three cell lines. Our results showed the cell surface expression of CA125 in both adenocarcinoma and large cell carcinoma cell lines and the production of CA125 in culture medium. This is considered as evidence for in vitro production of CA125 by human lung cancer, and suggests that CA125 elevation is not only the result of ovarian cancer but may be due to other pathological conditions, including lung cancer.     

Tranexamic acid: Preoperative prophylactic therapy for patients with hereditary angioneurotic edema

Short-term therapy of 96-hr duration with tranexamic acid was prophylactically effective as defined by the absence of attacks of angioedema in 14 patients with hereditary angioedema undergoing 10 dental and 4 general surgical procedures. Eight of the 14 patients had previously undergone dental extractions without prophylactic therapy with antifibrinolytic agents and each had experienced one or more attacks of angioedema. Seven of these 8 patients had a cumulative experience of 13 episodes of laryngeal edema after dental extractions and the eighth had a bout of cutaneous angioedema. Although the number of dental extractions conducted without prophylactic antifibrinolytic therapy cannot be accurately defined in retrospect, the prominence of laryngeal edema in this circumstance is striking when compared with the absence of attacks in the presence of prophylaxis with tranexamic acid. Methyltestosterone and impeded androgens are now known to be effective prophylaxis for spontaneous and, presumably, postoperative attacks when employed chronically because their administration is associated with correction of the biochemical defect of hereditary angioneurotic edema, but their chronic administration to children and women of childbearing age requires further definition because of their potential pituitary suppressive action. Tranexamic acid prophylaxis makes it possible to offer to untreated patients with hereditary angioneurotic edema dental work and other operative procedures that in the past were withheld or conducted with considerable risk.     

Receptors for neurohypophyseal hormones along the rat nephron: 125I-labelled d(CH2)5[Tyr(Me)2, Thr4, Orn8, Tyr-NH 2 9 ] vasotocin binding in microdissected tubules

A microassay was developed to measure the binding of the labelled monoiodinated analogue [1-(mercapto-,-cyclopentamethylenepropionic acid), 2-O-mithyltyrosine, 4-threonine, 8-ornithine, 9-¹²⁵I-tyrosylamide]vasotocin ¹²⁵I-d(CH₂)₅[Tyr (Me)², Thr⁴, Tyr-NH ₂ ⁹ ]OVT to isolated nephron segments microdissected from collagenase-treated rat kidneys. When determined using 1.7 nM labelled ligand at 4° C, specific binding sites (expressed at 10^–18 mol ¹²⁵I-d(CH₂)₅[Tyr (Me)², Thr⁴, Tyr-NH ₂ ⁹ ]OVT bound/mm tubule length) were found in medullary thick ascending limbs (MTAL), 1.67±0.49; cortical thick ascending limbs, 2.20±0.80; cortical collecting ducts, 2.39±0.86; outer medullary collecting ducts (OMCD), 2.54±0.53 and inner medullary collecting ducts, 5.33±0.40, whereas no specific binding could be detected in glomeruli and proximal tubules. Specific ¹²⁵I-d(CH₂)₅[Tyr (Me)², Thr⁴, Tyr-NH ₂ ⁹ ]OVT binding to OMCD was saturable with incubation time and reversible after elimination of free labelled ligand (the association and dissociation rate constants at 4° C were 1.06×10⁷ M^–1 min^–1 and 1.95×10^–2 min^–1 respectively). The stereospecificity of MTAL and OMCD binding sites was assessed in competitive experiments revealing the following recognition pattern for a series of eight vasopressin analogues:ddAVP>AVP>d(CH₂)₅-[Tyr (Me)², Thr⁴, Tyr-NH ₂ ⁹ ]OVT=AVT=OT>d(CH₂)₅[Tyr(Me)²]AVP=[Thr⁴, Gly⁷]OT>[Phe², Orn⁸]VT, whereas pharmacological concentrations of insulin and glucagon did not impair radioligand binding. These results indicate that the detected labelled binding sites might correspond mainly to physiological V₂ vasopressin receptors.     

The measurement of CA 125 and placental protein 14 in uterine flushings in women with recurrent miscarriage; relation to endometrial morphology

The concentrations of CA 125 and placental protein 14 (PP14)were measured in uterine flushings obtained throughout the lutealphase of the cycle from eight normal fertile women. The concentrationsof both proteins increased in a similar pattern throughout theluteal phase of the cycle, with the most dramatic increase occurring6 days after their luteinizing hormone surge (day LH +6). However,a greater variation in CA 125 concentrations was seen comparedto that seen for PP14. The concentrations were compared to thoseobtained on day LH + 7 of the cycle from a group (n equals;35) of women with recurrent miscarriage. The ranges in concentrationof PP14 and CA 125 in the flushings of fertile and recurrentmiscarriage patients were very similar. However, a greater proportionof women with recurrent miscarriage (55%) had low concentrations(<5 ng/ml) of PP14 than in the control group (12.5%) andthe concentrations of PP14 in the uterine flushings were significantlyless (P < 0.05) in women with recurrent miscarriage comparedto the normal fertile group. There was no significant differencein the concentrationof CA 125 in the uterine flushings betweenthe two groups. Histological observation of the endometrialbiopsy samples from recurrent miscarriage patients gave menstrualcycle datings that ranged from day LH +2.5 to LH +6.5 with retardedendometrium (;day LH +5) in 12 of 35 (34%) patients. Of these12 patients, 10 (83%) had low PP14 concentrations and six (50%)had low CA 125 concentrations in their uterine flushings. Inthe recurrent miscarriage patients with histologically normal(sequals; day LH +5) endometrial development, 10 out of 23 (43%)also had low PP14 concentrations and 8 out of 23 (35%) had lowCA 125 in their uterine flushings. The results suggest thatPP14 is better than CA 125 as a marker for endometrial functionin this group of women. In some cases (52%) the low concentrationsof PP14 in the uterine flushings couldbe explained by retardedendometrial development but for the others the reduction inPP14 concentration in the uterine flushing was not associatedwith retardation of endometrial development.     

胡萝卜籽挥发油的抗生育作用

胡萝卜籽挥发油对小鼠有抗着床,抗早、中和晚期妊娠作用。对大鼠也有抗着床作用。挥发油中的萜类碳氢化合物部位,对小鼠皮下注射抗早期妊娠的ED_(50)为2.9ml/kg,甲地孕酮和hCG能明显逆转其作用;对假孕小鼠蜕膜瘤有抑制作用,此作用不能被甲地孕酮拮抗,皮下注射于早孕大鼠24、48小时后血浆孕酮浓度明显下降。以上提示其抗早孕作用机制可能与抑制孕酮合成和蜕膜反应有关。此外,挥发油碳氢部分无雌激素和抗雌激素活性,低浓度时对早孕大鼠离体子宫的收缩活动没有影响,高浓度则表现抑制作用。     

细胞间粘附分子—1^125I标记及其纯度、免疫活性的鉴定

目的：建立细胞间粘附分子－1（intracellular adhesion molecule-1 ICAM-1)^125I标记方法及鉴定其纯度和免疫活性。方法：用氯胺－T法标记ICAM－1,用Sephadex G-50柱层析分离,用纸层析法鉴定^125I-ICAM-1的纯度,放免法检测其免疫活性,结果：^125I-ICAM-1比活度为77．84uCi/ug蛋白,标记率为65．54％,^125I-Na的放化纯度为97．27％,^125I-ICAM-1能够与ICAM－1－Ab的最大结合为88．64％,并且随ICAM－1－Ab滴度的降低而增高。结论：成功建立^125I标记ICAM－1的方法,并且^125I-ICAM-1具有一定的免疫活性。     

子宫内膜异位症并不孕患者腹腔镜电灼术治疗前后外周血EmAb及CA125值的差异与分析

目的：考察腹腔镜电灼术治疗子宫内膜异位症的疗效以及子宫内胰异位症与 ＥｍＡｂ和 ＣＡ１２５的关系。方法：应用腹腔镜诊断、电灼治疗子宫内膜异位症患者８０例,测定手术前后患者外周血ＥｍＡｂ和ＣＡ１２５,考察术后复孕率,并与非ＥＭＴ组６０例及Ｄａｎａｚｏｌ治疗组１５０例进行比较。结果：①随着患者ＥＭＴ分期的升级,ＥｍＡｂ值也呈上升的趋势,两者间存在良好的线性相关关系（ｒ２＝０．８８６,Ｐ＜０．０１）．同样的趋势也出现在ＣＡ１２５中。②各期ＥＭＴ患者的术前 ＥｍＡｂ和 ＣＡ１２５ 值均较非 ＥＭＴ组高（Ｐ＜０．０１）。③在 Ｉ～Ⅲ期间,术后 ＥｍＡｂ与 ＣＡ１２５ 值均较术前有显著性下降（其中Ⅰ、Ⅲ期组Ｐ＜０．０１;Ⅲ期组Ｐ＜０．０５）。④就总体而言,Ⅰ～Ⅳ期ＥＭＴ患者之间外周血的 ＥｍＡｂ没有显著性差异（Ｐ＞０．０５）,相反,各组间的 ＣＡ１２５则存在非常显著性差异（Ｐ＜０．０１）。⑤各期患者的术前、后的ＥｍＡｂ与ＣＡ１２５值之间呈现出显著正相关关系（Ｐ＜０．０１）。⑥腹腔镜组患者复孕率为５１．２５％（４１／８０）,Ｄａｎａｚｏｌ组复孕率为５７．３３％（８６／１５０）,两组间无差异显著性（Ｐ＞０．０５）。结论：腹腔镜诊断和治     

CA125测定对卵巢癌诊断和病情评估的价值

CAl2 5 测定在对卵巢上皮性癌的诊断和疗效的监测中 ,有重要的作用。笔者进一步观察 CA1 2 5 对卵巢癌的诊断及疗效的关系 ,现介绍如下。1　资料和方法1.1　研究对象　选自 1998年 1月至 2 0 0 0年 3月在广西医科大学肿瘤医院妇瘤科住院手术的患者 ,并经病理学检查确诊。分为 :1卵巢恶性肿瘤组共 6 2例 ,其中浆液性癌 2 6例 ,粘液性癌 8例 ,低分化腺癌 15例 ,内胚窦瘤 5例 ,颗粒细胞瘤 8例。临床分期按 FIGO标准 (1988年 ) ,其中 ～ 期 19例 , ～ 期 43例。 2卵巢良性肿瘤 :共 2 0例 ,其中浆液性瘤 9例 ,粘液性瘤 5例 ,畸胎瘤 6例。1.…     

The effects of fenugreek seed extract supplementation in patients with Alzheimer's disease: A randomized,double-blind,placebo-controlled trial

The aim of the current randomized control trial (RCT) study was to investigate the effects of fenugreek seed extract on memory, depression, quality of life, blood pressure, and serum malondialdehyde (MDA) and total antioxidant capacity (TAC) levels in adult AD patients. This randomized clinical trial was conducted in geriatric homes in Iran. The study participants included 82 AD patients with mild-to-moderate memory deficit. Patients in the intervention group received 5 cc of fenugreek seed extract for 4 months and subjects in the control group received a placebo. Memory, depression, quality of life, and BP levels, as well as serum MDA and TAC, were assessed before and after the intervention. There was a significant increase in serum levels of TAC (p < 0.001) and a reduction in serum MDA status (p < 0.001) after 4 months of fenugreek seed extract supplementation. In addition, increasing levels of memory (p < 0.001) and quality of life (p < 0.001), as well as reduction of depression (p = 0.002), systolic BP (p < 0.001), and diastolic BP (p < 0.001) levels were detected in the intervention group compared with baseline. Fenugreek seed extract supplementation in AD patients shows promising positive effects on memory, quality of life, BP, and selective oxidative indices levels.