RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PLATELET CYTOSOLIC FREE CALCIUM CONCENTRATION AND PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY

1. Plasma renin activity (PRA) and platelet cytosolic free calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i) were simultaneously determined in 18 untreated essential hypertensive subjects and 17 normotensive controls. A significant positive correlation was found between [Ca2+]i and PRA (slope = 42 nmol/l/ng/ml/h) in these 35 subjects. 2. Two determinations more than one week apart in nine subjects confirmed the parallel fluctuations of [Ca2+]i and PRA. A strict sodium restriction produced a progressive PRA elevation associated with a parallel rise in [Ca2+]i in one subject. 3. These results are consistent with the hypothesis that angiotensin II causes a concentration-dependent calcium mobilization.     

［5－（4－甲脒－苄基）－2，4－二氧代－咪唑烷－3－基］－乙酰基－L－天冬氨酰－L－缬氨酸的合成

根据由精氨酸－甘氨酸－天冬氨酸组成的肽能抑制血小板聚集的机制，设计并合成了［５－（４－甲脒－苄基）－２，４－二氧代－咪唑烷－３－基］－乙酰基－Ｌ－天冬氨酰－Ｌ－缬氨酸（９）。生物试验结果表明：（９）抑制血小板聚集作用最强，其活性以ＩＣ＿（５０）值相比，强于类似物。     

血小板衍生生长因子在肺鳞癌及肺腺癌中的表达及意义

目的　探讨血小板衍生生长因子 (PDGF)在肺鳞癌和肺腺癌中的表达及意义。方法　应用免疫组织化学技术观察了PDGF -A链和PDGF -B链在 42例肺鳞癌和 1 5例肺腺癌中的表达 ,并测定了它们在肺非特异性炎症组织中的表达。结果　PDGF -A链和PDGF -B链的表达主要定位于肿瘤细胞胞浆、血管内皮细胞及平滑肌细胞 ,炎症组织的肺泡上皮细胞及血管平滑肌细胞少量表达。PDGF -A链和PDGF -B链在肺鳞癌及肺腺癌中均有显著表达 ;PDGF的过度表达与肿瘤细胞的分化程度无关。结论　PDGF -A链和PDGF -B链的过度表达与肺鳞癌和肺腺癌有关 ;PDGF -A链和PDGF -B链的生物学特征可能有所不同 ,PDGF -B链与肿瘤微血管增生的关系可能更密切     

Prevalence and mechanism of streptokinase-induced platelet stimulation. Effect of acetylsalicylic acid.

It was recently shown that streptokinase may induce clot formation in vivo by immunoglobulin G mediated platelet stimulation. We evaluated the in vitro effect of streptokinase on platelet function in 103 subjects, of whom 52 were < or = 30 years and 51 were > or = 50 years old. Although streptokinase inhibited platelet aggregation in the majority of cases, in nine the threshold concentration of ADP required to induce irreversible aggregation decreased with streptokinase (1 million Units. l-1) by 30% or more. This observation was confirmed in five of the nine by repeated measurements indicating reproducible streptokinase-induced platelet stimulation. Among the five, two were < or = 30, and three were > or = 50 years old. In none of the five subjects did the radio allergo sorbent test detect type E immunoglobulins directed against streptokinase in the serum. In contrast, in four of the five subjects, streptokinase-induced platelet hyperaggregability was suppressed by addition of goat antibodies against human immunoglobulin G, or F(ab')2-fragments of such antibodies. Acetylsalicylic acid did not prevent streptokinase-induced platelet stimulation, but in three of five cases, led to an increase in the control threshold concentration for ADP, so that after the decrease induced by streptokinase the threshold concentration for ADP was in the same range as before acetylsalicylic acid and streptokinase administration. Thus, streptokinase led to an inhibition of platelet aggregation in the majority of subjects evaluated. In a minority of five out of 103, however, streptokinase reproducibly caused platelet stimulation, presumably mediated by immunoglobulin G.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

山豆根碱与山豆根苏林碱对血小板聚集和粘附的影响

观察山豆根碱（Ｄａｕ）及山豆根苏林碱（Ｄａｓ）对人血小板聚集和粘附功能的影响，并探讨其作用机制。结果表明，两者可抑制由二磷酸腺苷、花生四烯酸和胶原引起的血小板聚集，药物浓度与聚集抑制率表现出明显的量效关系。Ｄａｕ处理的血小板其对二磷酸腺苷、花生四烯酸和胶原诱导聚集抑制的ＩＣ５０（ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ）分别为０．０４２（ｎ＝５），０．０２８（ｎ＝９）及０．０４６（ｎ＝１０）；Ｄａｓ则分别为０．０４２（ｎ＝５     

冠心病不同临床类型患者血浆、血小板脂质过氧化损伤与TXA_2/PGI_2平衡的研究

作者观察98例正常人和109例不同临床类型冠心病人血浆、血小板LPO、SOD,SeGSHP_x,RBC—SOD及血浆TXB_2、6-keto-PGF_(1α)的变化,发现各型冠心病组均有LPO、PL—LPO、TxB_2、TxB_2/6-keto-PGF_(1α)比值明显升高,6-keto-PGF_(1α),SOD、PLSOD、RBC-SOD,SOD/LPO及SeGSHPX/LPO比值明显降低。但各型程度不同,以急性心肌梗塞和不稳定性心绞痛改变突出。血浆LPO与6-keto-PGF_(1α)呈显著负相关。提示脂质过氧化损伤与TXA_2/PGI_2平衡密切相关。认为SOD/LPO、SeGSHPx/LPO,TXB_2/6-keto-PGF_(1α)比值在冠心病诊断中是重要有意义的指标,血小板SOD/LPO比值能更敏感地反映冠心病人氧化与抗氧化能力的平衡状态。     

A study of some current methods for assessment of nasal histamine reactivity

The aim of this study was to investigate the reactivity of the nasal mucosa of patients with pollen allergy compared to healthy controls, when challenged with histamine outside the pollen season. Assessments were made with symptom score, acoustic rhinometry, nasal peak expiratory and inspiratory flow (NPEF and NPIF) and rhinomanometry in order to find the most sensitive method for the purpose. Twenty-one patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis and 20 healthy controls were challenged with histamine dihydrochloride in increasing concentrations (0.01, 0.1, 1.0 mg/ml) locally in the nose. Our results show no difference in mucosal reactivity between the patients and controls regardless of the method used. When comparing the methods we find that NPIF and NPEF are more sensitive to mucosal changes than the other methods we have studied.     

Local variations in the cerebral microcirculatory response to hypercapnia and haemorrhage

Summary This study evaluates local variations of the cerebral vasomotor responses to hypercapnia and haemorrhagic hypotension in a pig model. Four laser Doppler flow probes were used in each pig. There was considerable variation in laser Doppler signals between the four probes in baseline recordings. The increases in flow after CO₂ administration in 7 pigs had a mean coefficient of variation of 0.43 ± 0.31, and the flow changes after blood loss in another 7 pigs had a mean coefficient of variation of 0.45 ± 0.34. The range of flow changes within each animal was large; the probe with the highest CO₂ response showed on the average a 273% ± 157% larger CO₂ response than the probe with the lowest CO₂ response. Correspondingly, the probe with the best preserved blood flow after blood loss had on the average a flow value of 93% ± 12% of the baseline value, while the probe that changed most with haemorrhage had a flow value of 44% ± 24% of the baseline value. Single laser Doppler recordings have been used for the monitoring of cerebral blood flow in neurosurgical critical care, but our results suggest that a single laser Doppler flow probe is not an adequate method to monitor vasoreactivity in neurosurgical patients because flow signals from one probe may be unrepresentative for other sites in the brain.     

Spatial Learning Deficits in Mice with a Targeted Glucocorticoid Receptor Gene Disruption

Previous studies in rats using the Morris water maze suggested that the processing of spatial information is modulated by corticosteroid hormones through mineralocorticoid and glucocorticoid receptors in the hippocampus. Mineralocorticoid receptors appear to be involved in the modulation of explorative behaviour, while additional activation of glucocorticoid receptors facilitates the storage of information. In the present study we used the water maze task to examine spatial learning and memory in mice homozygous and heterozygous for a targeted disruption of the glucocorticoid receptor gene. Compared with wild-type controls, homozygous and heterozygous mice were impaired in the processing of spatial but not visual information. Homozygous mutants performed variably during training, without specific platform-directed search strategies. The spatial learning disability was partly compensated for by increased motor activity. The deficits were indicative of a dysfunction of glucocorticoid receptors as well as of mineralocorticoid receptors. Although the heterozygous mice performed similarly to wild-type mice with respect to latency to find the platform, their strategy was more similar to that of the homozygous mice. Glucocorticoid receptor-related long-term spatial memory was impaired. The increased behavioural reactivity of the heterozygous mice in the open field points to a more prominent mineralocorticoid receptor-mediated function. The findings indicate that (i) the glucocorticoid receptor is of critical importance for the control of spatial behavioural functions, and (ii) mineralocorticoid receptor-mediated effects on this behaviour require interaction with functional glucocorticoid receptors. Until the development of site-specific, inducible glucocorticoid receptor mutants, glucocorticoid receptor-knockout mice present the only animal model for the study of corticosteroid-mediated effects in the complete absence of a functional receptor.     

Alterations of the levels of glycoproteins Ib-IX and IIb-IIIa in platelets stored at 22°C

Platelets stored in CLX™ blood bags, under normal blood banking conditions, were studied for up to 7 days to determine if changes ocurred in the levels of membrane glycoproteins (GP) Ib-IX and IIb-IIIa. Radiolabeled monoclonal antibodies (MAB) were used to estimate the number of glycoprotein molecules on the surface membrane of intact platelets. GP IX and GP IIb-IIIa levels remained essentially unaltered during storage. In contrast, the content of GP Ib at day 7 decreased by 45% of the total when fresh. The aggregation response to ristocetin, which requires GP Ib, was also diminished after 7 days. Addition of protease inhibitors, leupeptin and/or aprotinin did not appear to influence the degradation of this glycoprotein. We conclude that storage at 22°C has deleterious effects on the GP Ib content of platelets.