C4d Deposition and Clearance in Cardiac Transplants Correlates With Alloantibody Levels and Rejection in Rats

Antibody-mediated rejection of human cardiac transplants is correlated with C4d deposits and macrophage infiltrates in capillaries of endomyocardial biopsies. We produced an antibody to rat C4d to study C4d deposition and clearance in Lewis rats that were sensitized with a blood transfusion from DA rats 7, 14 or 21 days before cardiac transplantation. Cyclosporin A (CsA) immunosuppression was initiated after transplantation at a dose that inhibited graft rejection, antibody production and C4d deposition in unsensitized recipients. Blood transfusion elicited high levels of circulating IgG alloantibodies, predominantly of the complement-activating IgG2b subclass, that peaked 14 days after transplantation. At this time, macrophages accumulated in capillaries, and C4d deposits were diffuse and intense on arteries, capillaries and veins. Grafts that survived 90 days in sensitized recipients still had deposits of C4d that were associated with increased interstitial fibrosis and vasculopathy in arteries. Clearance of C4d was determined by retransplanting DA cardiac allografts from Lewis recipients back to DA recipients. C4d deposits were decreased to minimal levels within 5 days after retransplantation. Thus, C4d deposition is not limited to the capillaries, but extends throughout the arterial tree, and despite formation of a covalent bond, C4d is cleared within days.     

脊髓源星形胶质细胞GFAP表达抑制真核表达载体构建及最佳短发夹样RNA分子筛选

目的构建并筛选大鼠胶质原纤维酸性蛋白（GFAP）表达抑制短发夹样RNA（shRNA）真核表达载体。方法针对GFAP基因全编码序列设计并合成三对9bp茎环结构、19bp干扰序列特异性shRNA模板，体外定向克隆构建特异性重组质粒真核表达载体；通过体外大鼠脊髓源星形胶质细胞GFAP表达抑制模型，脂质体介导RNA干扰分子转染，实时荧光定量RT—PCR及Wesem blot技术观察RNA干扰后原代星形胶质细胞GFAP表达抑制效果．筛选最佳GFAP表达干扰抑制真核表达载体。结果序列测定证实GFAP—shRNA重组质粒真核表达载体构建成功，三对shRNA模板在mRNA及蛋白表达水平抑制靶基因表达效率分别为81％、63％、56％。结论高效率的GFAP—shRNA真核表达载体在大鼠原代星形胶质细胞GFAP表达抑制模型中能高效抑制GFAP基因表达，为后续多靶点RNA干扰技术在脊髓损伤胶质瘢痕抑制基因治疗中的应用奠定了前期基础。     

Homozygosity for the transthyretin-Met30-gene in seven individuals with familial amyloidosis with polyneuropathy detected by restriction enzyme analysis of amplified genomic DNA sequences

Familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy (FAP) with a mutation in position 30 of transthyretin (TTR) (previously called prealbumin) is an autosomal dominant inherited disorder characterized by varying degrees of peripheral neuropathy, nephropathy, gastrointestinal problems, and vitreous amyloid. We have earlier diagnosed homozygosity for the TTR-Met30-gene using Southern analysis in four Swedish individuals. We have found it possible to detect homozygosity for the Met-30 mutation by amplifying discrete regions of the TTR-gene using polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and the amplification products restricted with NsiI analysed by gel electrophoresis. Clinical data on seven homozygous individuals, including three new cases, are presented.     

S_(180)肿瘤核糖核酸体外对小鼠脾淋巴细胞蛋白质合成的影响

用放射性同位素标记氨基酸参入法研究了肿瘤细胞RNA对小鼠脾淋巴细胞蛋白质合成的影响。结果表明,肿瘤RNA在体外可显著抑制脾淋巴细胞的(~3H)亮氨酸参入,这种抑制效应无肿瘤细胞来源特异性,但有组织来源特异性。其抑制效应的活性组分可能存在于RNase酶解后的Sephadex G-100凝胶过滤第二组分中。     

慢性丙型肝炎患者丙型肝炎病毒核酸与IgM抗体关系的研究

本文检测了１４０例丙型肝炎病毒（ＨＣＶ）抗体（抗－ＨＣＶ）阳性的慢性丙型肝炎（ＣＨＣ）的ＨＣＶ核酸（ＨＣＶＲＮＡ）和ＩｇＭ抗体（抗－ＨＣＶＩｇＭ）两项指标。结果表明，原始诊断为不同临床型的肝炎（ＨＣ）患者，８年随访时，ＨＣＶＲＮＡ和抗－ＨＣＶＩｇＭ阳性率分别为８０．７％和９０．７％（ｕ＝２．３９Ｐ＜０．０５）．在原始诊断不同临床型ＨＣ转慢者中，上述两项指标均未发现统计学上的差别（均为Ｐ＞０．０５）。ＨＣＶＲＮＡ与抗－ＨＣＶＩｇＭ配对比较，符合率为７８．６％。基因分型初步结果表明，河北省固安ＨＣＶ以基因Ⅱ型为主。本研究提示，随访８年的ＣＨＣ患者绝大多数仍有传染性；本文方法检测的抗－ＨＣＶＩｇＭ不能代表早期感染标志，但代表慢性感染活动化或带毒，所以，在不具备检测ＨＣＶＲＮＡ的地方更具有实用价值．     

Astrocyte RNA in relation to neuronal RNA depletion in Alzheimer's disease

Summary A new double-staining procedure, in which the techniques of immunocytochemistry of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and quantitative microdensitometry of azure B-RNA were combined, was used to study nucleic acid alterations in fibrous astrocytes in Alzheimer's disease (AD). RNA contents of GFAP-positive cells of the hippocampal endplate (Rose's H₃-H₅ fields) and the dentate gyrus molecular layer were determined in ten autopsy-proven AD patients (ages 51–88) and ten age-matched, non-demented control. In addition, RNA contents of pyramidal neurons of the endplate were examined. While there were no differences in RNA contents of astrocytes of either region between AD patients and controls, neuronal RNA was markedly depleted. These data suggest that astrocytes maintain protein synthetic capabilities in AD and that RNA loss is limited to the neuronal compartment.Supported by Grants 1P01-AG05119 and 1P50-AG05144 from the National Institutes of Health and by a Small Research Project Award from the University of Kentucky Medical Center     

丙型肝炎患者外周血单核细胞中丙型肝炎病毒复制的研究

９例临床诊断为丙型肝炎患者，研究其外周血单核细胞中ＨＣＶＲＮＡ的存在及复制。９例患者血清标本抗－ＨＣＶ及ＨＣＶＲＮＡ均为阳性，采用高敏感的逆转录一套式ＰＣＲ法测定其外周血单核细胞中ＨＣＶ正、负链ＲＮＡ，结果９例患者外周血单核细胞中７例ＨＣＶ正链ＲＮＡ阳性，３例ＨＣＶ负链ＲＮＡ阳性，证实部分丙肝患者外周血单核细胞中存在ＨＣＶ的复制，表明肝细胞并非为ＨＣＶ感染与复制的唯一场所。     

Expression of IGF-I and IGF-II mRNA in breast tissue

Summary Expression of IGF-I and IGF-II was studied in human breast cancer tissues by in situ hybridization. IGF-I mRNA was detected only in stromal cells adjacent to normal breast epithelial cells. Stromal cells associated with the tumor cells did not contain IGF-I, nor did malignant or benign breast epithelial cells. In contrast, IGF-II mRNA was found in both the malignant epithelial cells and their adjacent stromal cells. These data imply that stromal cells associated with breast epithelium may switch expression from IGF-I to IGF-II during breast cancer evolution. This appearance of IGF-II expression may identify cancer-associated stromal cells that have a fetal phenotype.     

甲硫氨酸脑啡肽对抗体和白细胞介素－2的产生和基因转录的影响

甲硫氨酸脑啡肽对抗体的产生和Ｔ细胞免疫功能具有调节作用。为了明确这种作用机制，本实验观察了抗体和白细胞介素－２（ＩＬ－２）的产生和基因表达。甲硫氨酸脑啡肽对３Ｆ３杂交瘤细胞的抗体产生及其轻链和重链基因表达影响不明显。较高浓度的甲硫氨酸脑啡肽（０．１ｎｍｏｌ·Ｌ￣（－１）－１μｍｏｌ·Ｌ（－１））不仅促进ＩＬ－２的产生和ＩＬ－２ｍＲＮＡ的转录，而且能提高ＩＬ－２ｍＲＮＡ的稳定性。     

卵巢肿瘤细胞DNA及RNA含量的定量分析及其临床意义

本资料对９３例不同性质的卵巢肿瘤细胞ＤＮＡ及ＲＮＡ含量进行了定量研究，其中５０例良性、４３例恶性。并对患者进行１～５年的随访。结果是卵巢良性肿瘤的异倍率（假阳性）为４４％，恶性肿瘤异倍率为８６．０％。以“标准ＤＩ”及“标准ＲＩ”为指标判断卵巢肿瘤性质的准确率较以“异倍性”为高，且双指标同时应用高于任一单指标：对卵巢良恶性肿瘤的诊断准确率分别为９０％和９５．３％。提出“标准ＤＩ”和“标准ＲＩ”是判断卵巢肿瘤性质的理想指标。且ＤＮＡ及ＲＮＡ含量与卵巢癌预后有密切关系。