雄激素应答元件陷阱DNA抑制PSA基因启动子的作用并诱导LNCaP细胞凋亡(英)

目的：研究雄激素应答元件陷阱DNA（ARE decoy）对前列腺特异抗原（PSA）基因启动子的抑制作用及其对前列腺癌细胞LNCaP细胞生长活性的影响，为前列腺癌的基因治疗寻求新的策略。 方法:联合运用报告基因和陷阱DNA策略，构建含PSA基因5’侧启动子区640 bp DNA的荧光素酶表达载体pGL3-PSA， ARE陷阱DNA共转染前列腺癌细胞株PC3-M。应用双荧光素酶测定系统，检测荧光素酶的表达活性。然后，应用2 mg/L ARE decoy转染LNCaP细胞，通过相差显微镜观察细胞超微结构变化，MTT比色法检测细胞生长活性，DNA ladder和流式细胞技术（FCM）检测细胞凋亡以研究ARE decoy DNA对前列腺癌细胞LNCaP细胞生长活性的影响。同时提取LNCaP细胞核蛋白，应用电泳迁移率变动分析(EMSA)检测ARE decoy DNA与雄激素受体的特异结合。结果:ARE decoy DNA显著抑制报告基因荧光素酶的表达，抑制率可达95%。EMSA显示ARE decoy DNA能特异与核蛋白中雄激素受体结合。LNCaP细胞转染ARE decoy DNA后，镜下观察部分细胞出现凋亡形态学的改变，细胞体外生长受到抑制，染色体DNA凝胶电泳可见明显梯形条带。转染48h的凋亡率为22.4%。 结论:实验表明ARE decoy DNA能竞争结合雄激素受体(AR)，阻断AR的作用而诱导LNCaP细胞凋亡，有可能为前列腺肿瘤的治疗提供新的策略。     

应激相关的热休克信号转导通路的研究进展

随着社会的发展和医疗技术的不断进步与完善,人们的健康水平有了大幅度的提高。但急性梗塞(如脑梗、心梗)、感染性疾病(如败血症)等仍有较高的发病率和死亡率。特别是随着我国社会和经济的发展,老年人群的结构比例明显增高,心脑血管疾病和感染引起的疾病将进一步增加。而且随着     

有限元分析法研究脊柱生物力学的新进展

近20年来,有限元分析法在脊柱生物力学研究领域中已得到日益广泛的应用.本文就近10年来国外学者用有限元法研究脊柱生物力学的新进展作以综述.详细介绍了椎体、后部结构、间盘、韧带、肌肉组织在生理及病理情况下的生物力学特性,及不同术式、内固定器械对脊柱生物力学的影响;介绍了用有限元法研究某些疾病发病的力学机制的新成果;展望了有限元法应用于脊柱生物力学研究的前景.     

Finite element solution of steady state temperature distribution in the human torso

A finite element model of the steady state temperature distribution in the human torso is developed. The torso is approximated by a circular cylinder of core surrounded by a layer of muscle and insulating layers of fat and skin. The model is simplified by neglecting longitudinal heat flow. The region occupied by a circular cross-section of the torso is discretized into a mesh of triangles and the boundary of the torso, that is, the skin surface, is consequently approximated by a polygon. The elliptic partial differential equation governing the steady state temperature distribution, together with the associated boundary conditions, are expressed in equivalent variational form. Linear basis functions are used and the resulting integral is minimized over the region bounded by the approximating polygon. Results for two numerical experiments are determined by solving systems of linear equations.     

Evidence for a calcium regulated, bidirectional intronic promoter in the murine TCR V{alpha}1 gene

Previous studies of the TCR chain gene have located promoterelements 5' to the start of the various V genes. The only fullycharacterized enhancer for the entire chain gene (V, J andC genes) has been located {small tilde}3 kb from the 3' endof C. We now report the existence of additional regulatory elementslocated in the introns of several murine V genes (V1, V3 andVB6.2.16). In the case of V1, this element appears to be a promoterwith bidirectional activity that is not T cell specific. Interestingly,upstream of the promoter in the antisense strand, an open readingframe has been found that codes for a small molecular weightprotein ({small tilde}60 amino acids) that contains a prollne-richregion and a tyrosine-isoleucine motif that has homology toIgß (the B29 gene product). A rabbit antiserum madeagainst this sequence has confirmed its existence by Westernblot and immunoprecipitation. Thus this V1 intronic promoterhas the potential not only to induce the formation of a truncatedV1 gene product, but also regulates the expression of a smallmolecular weight protein that may be involved in lymphocyteantigen receptor signaling. The activity of this promoter isregulated by changes in intracellular calcium. In the presenceof ionomycin the promoter is down-regulated in the sense directionand its activity is enhanced in the antisense direction. Thisresult suggests that this promoter can act differentially toproduce two very different gene products. The bidirectionalV1 promoter appears to be the first in the Ig superfamily toinduce potentially functional proteins in both directions.     

饮水型地方性氟中毒病区儿童氟斑牙患病情况与血清化学元素的关系

目的探讨改水后儿童氟斑牙患病情况和儿童体内化学元素的关系。方法采用分层抽样调查方法,根据西安市疾病预防控制中心近20年的监测资料,将西安市饮水型地方性氟中毒病区按照改水年限1~、5~、10~及≥15年进行分层,每层抽取2个病区自然村为调查点。每个调查点选择7~13岁学龄期儿童为调查对象,检查氟斑牙患病情况;并采集血样,检测血清中14种化学元素(钙、铁、镁、铜、锌、碘、硒、铅、砷、镉、铬、氟、汞、镍)含量。分析不同改水年限以及不同氟斑牙患病情况儿童体内化学元素含量的差异。结果不同改水年限的病区村(1~、5~、10~及≥15年)儿童氟斑牙检出率分别为51.40%(55/107)、16.92%(11/65)、16.67%(17/102)和5.08%(6/118),差异有统计学意义(χ²=74.444,P<0.05)。不同改水年限儿童体内血清钙、铜、铁、镁、锌、碘、硒、铅、砷、铬、氟、镍含量比较,差异均有统计学意义(P均<0.05)。氟斑牙儿童体内铁、锌、镍含量均低于正常儿童(P均<0.05),氟斑牙儿童体内氟含量高于正常儿童(P<0.05)。氟斑牙儿童与正常儿童体内的其余化学元素含量比较,差异均无统计学意义(P均>0.05)。结论改水年限≥15年的病区村儿童氟斑牙检出率最低,改水降氟可减少儿童氟斑牙检出率。病区儿童存在部分化学元素缺乏的问题。     

高原地区MS及PD患者5种微量元素水平变化及其意义初探

目的：探讨高原环境下多发性硬化（MS）和帕金森氏病（PD）血清某些微量元素含量的变化与发病的相关性。方法：以电感藕合等离子体发射光谱法测定19例MS和22例PD患者血清Zn、Cu、Fe、Mn、Al等五种微量元素水平。结果：MS患者血清Mn、Al水平显著高于正常对照组,而Cu含量则较低。Zn和Fe无明显变化。PD组Al含量明显升高（P＜0．01）,Mn水平亦有上升趋势（P＜0．05）。结论：作者结合文献复习对这一结果进行初步分析和讨论,并认为微量元素的改变可能与这二种病的发病机制有一定联系。     

广西蓝山工酒的微量元素与氨基酸含量分析

目的：了解广西蓝山药酒（GXLSML）中微量元素及氨基酸的含量,方法：应用等离子体发射光谱法测定GXLSML的微量元素含量及应用游离氨基酸自动分析法测定GXLSML中的氨基酸含量,结果：GXISML富含有锌（Zn),铁（Fe),镁（Mg）,钙（Ca),铜（Cu),磷（P）,硒（Ce),锗（Ge)等人体必需的微量元素,GXLSML含17种以上氨基酸,其中7种以人体必需氨基酸,2种为人体半必需氨基酸,GXLSML中总氨基酸含量为17.18mg/10ml,其中必需氨基酸和半需氨基酸含量占总氨基酸的43％,结论：GXLSML含有多种人体必需的微量元素和氨基酸,利用人体的保健作用。     

大鼠磨牙三维有限元模型的建立

目的 :建立大鼠磨牙的三维有限元模型 ,探讨牙及牙周组织的应力分布状况。方法 :采用Sprague Dawley大鼠 2 0只 ,建立大鼠磨牙正畸移动的动物模型 ,制作大鼠上颌第一磨牙牙周连续切片 ;采用计算机技术 ,重建牙及牙周组织三维形态、结构 ,并建立其三维有限元模型。结果 :组织切片的应力分布显示牙周膜是一种存在于两种硬组织之间的软组织 ,有其特有的应力分布状态。结论 :本研究建立的正畸大鼠磨牙三维有限元模型是观察正畸牙移动过程中分析应力的一种简便、准确、可靠的模型及方法。     

Biomechanical evaluation of total ankle arthroplasty. Part II: Influence of loading and fixation design on tibial bone–implant interaction

Finite element (FE) models to evaluate the burden placed on the interaction between total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) implants and the bone often rely on peak axial forces. However, the loading environment of the ankle is complex, and it is unclear whether peak axial forces represent a challenging scenario for the interaction between the implant and the bone. Our goal was to determine how the loads and the design of the fixation of the tibial component of TAA impact the interaction between the implant and the bone. To this end, we developed a framework that integrated robotic cadaveric simulations to determine the ankle kinematics, musculoskeletal models to determine the ankle joint loads, and FE models to evaluate the interaction between TAA and the bone. We compared the bone–implant micromotion and the risk of bone failure of three common fixation designs for the tibial component of TAA: spikes, a stem, and a keel. We found that the most critical conditions for the interaction between the implant and the bone were dependent on the specimen and the fixation design, but always involved submaximal forces and large moments. We also found that while the fixation design influenced the distribution and the peak value of bone–implant micromotion, the amount of bone at risk of failure was specimen dependent. To account for the most critical conditions for the interaction between the implant and the bone, our results support simulating multiple specimens under complex loading profiles that include multiaxial moments and span entire activity cycles.