Melanoses of the gastrointestinal tract

Electronmicroscopy and electron probe energy dispersive X-ray analysis studies have substantially contributed to our understanding of the various gastrointestinal tract melanoses. The nature of the pigment granules which occur in the various melanoses is discussed; their pattern of distribution in melanosis coli, melanosis ilei, melanosis duodeni and melanosis oesophagi is summarized and current knowledge of the aetiology and pathogenesis of these conditions is reviewed. Brief mention is also made of other examples of lipofuscin pigmentation, and a case of haemosiderosis ilei is described.     

In vivo MRI of cancer cell fate at the single-cell level in a mouse model of breast cancer metastasis to the brain.

Metastasis (the spread of cancer from a primary tumor to secondary organs) is responsible for most cancer deaths. The ability to follow the fate of a population of tumor cells over time in an experimental animal would provide a powerful new way to monitor the metastatic process. Here we describe a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique that permits the tracking of breast cancer cells in a mouse model of brain metastasis at the single-cell level. Cancer cells that were injected into the left ventricle of the mouse heart and then delivered to the brain were detectable on MR images. This allowed the visualization of the initial delivery and distribution of cells, as well as the growth of tumors from a subset of these cells within the whole intact brain volume. The ability to follow the metastatic process from the single-cell stage through metastatic growth, and to quantify and monitor the presence of solitary undivided cells will facilitate progress in understanding the mechanisms of brain metastasis and tumor dormancy, and the development of therapeutics to treat this disease.     

乙二胺四乙酸铁钠强化酱油改善贫血效果观察

本研究比较了NaFeEDTA强化酱油、硫酸亚铁 (FeSO4)强化酱油对IDA改善效果。将 30 0名IDA学生分为对照组、NaFeEDTA强化酱油组Fe 5mg (人·日 )、FeSO4强化酱油组Fe5mg (人·日 ) ,比较新型铁强化剂 (NaFeEDTA)与传统铁剂 (FeSO4)对缺铁性贫血的改善作用。结果表明 ,对照组各项检验指标干预前后没有显著差异。其它各试验组呈现出较为一致的变化 ,表现为血红蛋白、血清铁、血清铁蛋白含量的显著性增加和原卟啉、总铁结合力、转铁蛋白的显著性下降。试验结果提示 ,乙二胺四乙酸铁钠与传统铁剂 (硫酸盐铁 )强化酱油均有改善学生贫血的作用 ,并且NaFeEDTA组的贫血改善率和Hb恢复水平优于FeSO4组。     

Day-to-day variations in serum iron,serum iron binding capacity,serum ferritin and erythrocyte protoporphyrin concentrations in anaemic subjects

Day-to-day variations in serum iron, serum iron binding capacity, serum ferritin and erythrocyte protoporphyrin were determined on 2 successive days in 48 patients with anaemia. The correlation coefficients between the paired determinations were 0.86, 0.89, 0.95 and 0.95, and the day-to-day coefficients of variation (in per cent) were 33, 11, 12 and 13 for serum iron, serum iron binding capacity, erythrocyte protoporphyrin and serum ferritin, respectively. Thus, in patients with anaemia, day-to-day variations in serum iron, serum iron binding capacity, erythrocyte protoporphyrin and serum ferritin are at least as high as in healthy controls. The results indicate important limitations in the use, particularly, of serum iron in the clinical investigation of anaemia.     

Anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity: Overview of studies examining the roles of oxidative stress and free cellular iron

The risk of cardiotoxicity is the most serious drawback to the clinical usefulness of anthracycline antineoplastic antibiotics, which include doxorubicin (adriamycin), daunorubicin or epirubicin. Nevertheless, these compounds remain among the most widely used anticancer drugs. The molecular pathogenesis of anthracycline cardiotoxicity remains highly controversial, although the oxidative stress-based hypothesis involving intramyocardial production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) has gained the widest acceptance. Anthracyclines may promote the formation of ROS through redox cycling of their aglycones as well as their anthracycline-iron complexes. This proposed mechanism has become particularly popular in light of the high cardioprotective efficacy of dexrazoxane (ICRF-187). The mechanism of action of this drug has been attributed to its hydrolytic transformation into the iron-chelating metabolite ADR-925, which may act by displacing iron from anthracycline-iron complexes or by chelating free or loosely bound cellular iron, thus preventing site-specific iron-catalyzed ROS damage. However, during the last decade, calls for the critical reassessment of this “ROS and iron” hypothesis have emerged. Numerous antioxidants, although efficient in cellular or acute animal experiments, have failed to alleviate anthracycline cardiotoxicity in clinically relevant chronic animal models or clinical trials. In addition, studies with chelators that are stronger and more selective for iron than ADR-925 have also yielded negative or, at best, mixed outcomes. Hence, several lines of evidence suggest that mechanisms other than the traditionally emphasized “ROS and iron” hypothesis are involved in anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity and that these alternative mechanisms may be better bases for designing approaches to achieve efficient and safe cardioprotection.     

超顺磁性氧化铁Resovist标记神经干细胞的实验研究

目的研究超顺磁性氧化铁（superparamgnetic iron oxides，SPIOs）标记神经干细胞及其生物学特性．方法：神经干细胞培养、传代和诱导分化；Resovist（一种SPIOs）标记神经干细胞。制备磁标记神经干细胞；利用免疫细胞化学、透射电镜和Prussian blue染色等方法对磁标记神经干细胞生物学特性进行研究。结果：在原代及传代细胞中有Nestin阳性细胞即神经干细胞．血清诱导下，神经干细胞可分化为GFAP、NF200阳性细胞．Resovist与神经干细胞共同孵育后，透射电镜及Prussian blue染色显示胞浆中含有铁颗粒，Resovist也可以随细胞的分裂增殖而传到子代细胞中。随Resovist浓度的增高（5．6μg／ml-11．2μg/ml），Resovist对神经干细胞存活、分化能力的影响无显著性差异（P〉0．05）．当Resovist的浓度大于22．4μg／ml时。Resovist影响其存活和分化（P〈0．05）。结论：本实验利用Resovist作为磁标记探针，对神经干细胞进行成功磁标记，为进一步利用核磁共振（MRI）对神经干细胞活体追踪奠定实验基础。     

富锌姬松茸胞内多糖的分离及体内抑制小鼠肝癌的研究

研究了经DEAE-纤维素离子交换柱分离的富锌液态发酵姬松茸胞内多糖组分对小鼠肝癌实体型Heps的体内抑制效果,同时考察了柱层析过后各组分中锌元素的分布情况及给药后小鼠血清锌的变化情况。分离所得组分MP-2在5 mg/(kg.d)剂量下抑瘤率为59.5%(p<0.001),MP-3在10 mg/(kg.d)剂量下抑瘤率为68.1%(p<0.001),两样品在10 mg/(kg.d)剂量下均能使小鼠脾指数显著提高。组分MP-2含锌率3.38‰、MP-3含锌率2.46‰,远高于组分MP-1的含锌率0.12‰;注射样品MP-2、MP-3的实验组小鼠血清锌浓度皆显著高于不给予富锌样品的阴性对照组(p<0.05)。     

Magnetic nanoparticle labeling of mesenchymal stem cells without transfection agent: cellular behavior and capability of detection with clinical 1.5 T magnetic resonance at the single cell level.

The purpose of this work was to evaluate the efficacy of labeling human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) by ionic superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) without a transfection agent and verifying its capability to be detected with clinical 1.5 T magnetic resonance (MR) at the single-cell level. Human hMSCs were incubated for 24 h with an ionic SPIO, Ferucarbotran. The labeling efficiency of hMSCs was determined by iron content measurement spectrophotometrically, and the influence of labeling on cell behavior was ascertained by examination of cell viability using the trypan blue exclusion method, cell proliferation analysis using MTT (3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide) assay, mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) change, differentiation capacity, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production measured by dichlorofluorescein diacetate (DCFDA) fluorescent probe. Labeled hMSCs were scanned under 1.5 T MRI with three-dimensional (3D) and two-dimensional (2D) T(2)-weighted gradient echo (GRE) pulse sequences. Human hMSC labeling without transfection agent was efficient. The iron content in hMSCs was 23.4 pg Fe/cell. No significant change was found in viability, proliferation, MMP change, ROS production, or differentiation capacity. About 45.2% of the hMSCs could be detected using 1.5 T MRI at the single cell level with 3D GRE and four repetitions.     

运动对大鼠腓肠肌一氧化氮含量和铁转运蛋白表达的影响

目的观察游泳运动后大鼠腓肠肌一氧化氮(NO)含量及铁转运相关蛋白表达的变化,探讨运动对骨骼肌铁代谢的调节机制。方法20只雌性SD大鼠随机分为对照组和运动组(每天游泳1.5小时,6次/周),每组10只。实验10周后分别采用试剂盒测定两组大鼠腓肠肌和血清一氧化氮合酶(NOS)活性及NO含量,免疫组织化学方法测定腓肠肌二价金属离子转运体1(DMT1)、膜铁转运蛋白1(FP1)和转铁蛋白受体1(TfR1)的表达,分析其平均光密度变化。结果(1)运动组大鼠血清和腓肠肌NO含量和NOS活性均显著高于对照组(P<0.05);(2)运动组大鼠腓肠肌DMT1(IRE)和TfR1表达较对照组显著增加,FP1表达显著减少(P<0.05),而DMT1(non-IRE)表达无明显变化。结果提示运动可能通过增加NOS活性刺激NO合成增加,进而调节腓肠肌铁转运蛋白的表达,提高腓肠肌摄铁能力,以满足运动中机体对铁的需求。     

Magnetically-labeled sensitized splenocytes to identify glioma by MRI: a preliminary study.

This study investigated the feasibility of imaging the migration and incorporation of magnetically-labeled sensitized splenocytes in an experimental 9L glioma brain tumor model. Splenocytes collected from tumor-bearing (sensitized splenocytes) or control (nonsensitized splenocytes) host rats were analyzed to determine the population of different cells, labeled with ferumoxides-protamine sulfate (FePro) and injected intravenously to recipient rats (N=4, for each group) bearing intracranial 9L tumors. Day 3 postinjection of splenocytes multiecho T2*-weighted and three-dimensional (3D) gradient echo MRI were obtained using a 7 Tesla MR system. R2* (1/T2*) maps were created from the T2*-weighted images. Signal intensities (SIs) and R2* values in the tumors and contralateral brain were determined by hand drawn regions of interest (ROIs). Brain sections were stained for the evidence of administered cells. Both 3D and T2*-weighted MRI showed low signal intensity areas in and around the tumors in rats that received labeled sensitized splenocytes. Prussian blue (PB), CD45- and CD8-positive cells were present in areas at the corresponding sites of low signal intensities seen on MRI. Rats that received labeled nonsensitized splenocytes did not show low signal intensity areas or PB positive cells in or around the implanted tumors. In conclusion, the immunogenic reaction can be exploited to delineate recurrent glioma using MRI following systemically delivered magnetically labeled sensitized splenocytes or T-cells.