刺梨酸的分离与结构研究

从刺梨中分离出一种新的五环三萜酸,命名为刺梨酸。通过光谱分析和衍生物的制备,确定其化学结构为2β,3α,7β,19α-四羟基乌苏-12-烯-28-羧酸。     

维生素B_(12)注射液稳定性的研究

作者用恒温加速试验法研究了维生素B_(12)注射液的稳定性。结果表明:该注射液的稳定性在pH值4.80左右较好,加络合剂可增加其稳定性,有效期为5年。     

Social and psychological factors associated with adolescents'' self-acceptance of occlusal condition

Studies using plaster models of teeth and photographs simulating the full range of occlusal conditions have found high agreement between measures of adolescent social acceptability of these conditions and perceived need for orthodontic treatment. This study examined the association between adolescents' acceptability of their own occlusal condition, severity of malocclusion, and likelihood of undergoing orthodontic treatment. The factors predicting the acceptability of occlusal condition of 13-yr-olds, as assessed by the SASOC scale, were measurements of acceptability of general physical appearance, and the severity of occlusal condition. Variability in SASOC scores appeared to be independent of gender, socioeconomic status, and ethnicity. Gender, and severity of occlusal condition were important differences between subjects who had received, planned, or were undergoing orthodontic treatment, and those who had not. Neither SASOC scores nor perceived need for treatment accounted for a significant proportion of the variance between these groups. Although adolescents seeking orthodontic treatment had a greater severity of malocclusion than those not, little difference was observed between these groups in acceptance of occlusal condition.     

EVALUATION OF THE LOOPING FORMATION AND PAIN DURING INSERTION INTO THE CECUM IN COLONOSCOPY

Introduction: One of the causes of pain during insertion of the colonoscope is stretching of the mesenterium by loop formation. The degree of pain differs according to the type of loop formation. Our aims were to study the accuracy of the colonoscopist’s assessment of the presence and type of loop formation and to study the degree of pain in relation to the type of loop by administering the visual analog scale (VAS). Methods: Two hundred and fifty‐seven consecutive patients were enrolled. All procedures were performed by two experienced colonoscopists who were blind to magnetic endoscope imaging view. After the colonoscopy, the colonoscopist was asked to assess the presence and type of loop formation. The degree of pain was assessed using the VAS. Results: The accuracy of estimating N loop, alpha loop, absence of loop formation and U loop was each over 70%. The accuracy of estimating gamma and splenic loop was significantly lower than the accuracy of estimating U loop. Colonoscopy was significantly more painful in women than in men. The degree of pain was significantly higher upon formation of reverse alpha loop and gamma and splenic loop than upon formation of N loop and U loop. Conclusions: Upon formation of reverse alpha loop or gamma and splenic loop, patients experienced more pain and it was difficult for the endoscopists to assess these loops. As women had severe pain compared with men, the use of a pediatric colonoscope or higher dosage of sedation in women should be considered.     

多发性硬化患者中IL-12和孕酮的检测及其临床意义

目的检测IL-12和孕酮在多发性硬化(MS)患者中的水平,探讨男、女性多发性硬化患者存在的发病机制,比较男、女性MS患者在临床上发病的差异。方法采用酶联免疫(ELISA)法检测60例MS患者的脑脊液和40例患者血液中IL-12的水平,应用放射免疫法测定40例MS患者血液中孕酮的含量,并与40例正常对照组比较(以上标本男女各半)。结果男、女性MS患者血液中和脑脊液IL-12的含量明显高于正常对照组(P<0.01);女性患者血液中孕酮的含量明显低于正常对照组(P<0.01),男性患者血液中孕酮的含量与正常对照组差别不明显(P>0.05);女性患者血液中孕酮对IL-12的含量存在负相相关作用(r=-0.80,P<0.01),男性相关作用不明显(r=-0.38,P>0.05)。结论IL-12参与多发性硬化的发病过程;孕酮可能是男、女性患者发病差异性的原因之一。     

结核分枝杆菌Mtb8.4基因疫苗与人白细胞介素12表达质粒联合免疫的细胞免疫应答观察

目的 观察结核分枝杆菌Mtb8.4基因疫苗与人白细胞介素12(hIL-12)联合免疫小鼠所诱导的细胞免疫应答.方法 15只C57BL/6N小鼠随机分为Mtb8.4基因疫苗 hIL-12质粒组(联合免疫组)、Mtb8.4基因疫苗组、卡介苗(BCG)组、空载体组和PBS组,基因疫苗、空载体和PBS经肌内注射法免疫各组小鼠,每隔3周免疫1次,共免疫3次,BCG组经尾部皮下注射1×106 CFU BCG免疫1次.ELISA法检测小鼠脾细胞培养上清中细胞因子水平;乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)释放法检测免疫小鼠特异性细胞毒性T淋巴细胞(CTL)杀伤活性.结果 联合免疫组能诱导较强的抗原特异性Th1型细胞免疫应答,免疫小鼠脾细胞培养上清液IFN-γ和IL-2水平(分别为1 493.340±8.128pg/ml、747.489±48.676pg/ml)显著高于Mtb8.4基因疫苗组,与BCG组相当,IL-4分泌减少,特异性CTL杀伤活性增强.结论 hIL-12表达质粒能够增强Mtb8.4基因疫苗所诱导的细胞免疫应答.     

A nationwide survey of excessive daytime sleepiness in Parkinson's disease in France

To determine the prevalence of excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) and that of dozing and sudden onset of sleep episodes (SOS) while driving in ambulatory patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) in France, a national sample of private and public neurologists was asked to recruit the first 10 consecutive nondemented PD patients. Each patient completed a questionnaire including the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) and the likelihood of dozing off and experiencing SOS episodes behind the wheel. Clinical and demographic data were collected. One thousand six hundred and twenty‐five patients with PD were included in the survey. Twenty‐nine percent of the patients suffered from EDS (ESS score ≥10) but only 0.8% declared a high chance of dozing while driving and 0.5% reported totally unpredictable SOS episodes while driving. Risk factors for EDS were male gender, reduced activity of daily living, and a high daily levodopa equivalent dosage. Risk factors for SOS episodes while driving were an ESS score ≥10, male gender, and low Hoehn and Yahr staging. EDS is common in ambulatory patients with PD and is a major risk factor for dozing and for SOS episodes behind the wheel in patients who drive. © 2007 Movement Disorder Society     

白介素-12家族与实验性自身免疫性脑脊髓炎的研究进展

实验性自身免疫性脑脊髓炎(EAE)是自身反应性CD4+T细胞,即辅助性T细胞(Th细胞)介导的自身免疫性中枢神经系统脱髓鞘性炎症,在EAE的发病中,Th细胞分泌的细胞因子起了重要的调节作用。白介素-12(IL-12)家族由IL-12和最近发现的白介素-23(IL-23)、白介素-27(IL-27)组成,是一类结构相似、具有共价结合的杂化双链的细胞因子,在细胞免疫尤其是Th1型炎症反应中,起重要的调节作用。本文综合论述了IL-12家族各成员与EAE的关系的研究,揭示了各因子在EAE发生发展中的作用。     

携带小鼠白细胞介素-12基因的增殖型腺病毒对胃癌细胞的作用

目的观察携带小鼠白细胞介素12(mIL12)基因的增殖型腺病毒载体对胃癌细胞的杀伤作用及mIL12表达情况。方法以携带目的基因的增殖型腺病毒CNHK200mIL12感染人胃癌细胞株SGC7901、人正常肝细胞株L02。首先,通过荧光显微镜下观察、细胞杀伤实验等观察病毒对细胞的杀伤能力;其次,通过Westernblot分析及双抗体夹心法(ELISA)检测mIL12表达情况。结果CNHK200mIL12感染SGC7901后,当MOI=10时即可杀伤大部分的肿瘤细胞,与ONYX015相当,而对正常细胞无明显杀伤。ELISA检测表明mIL12基因表达量达(267.2±34.6)ng/5×105个细胞/48h,较复制缺陷型腺病毒载体高近百倍。结论CNHK200mIL12能在胃癌细胞中复制及增殖杀死胃癌细胞,并高水平表达目的基因。     

Effect of amyloid peptides on the increase in TrkA receptor expression induced by nicotine in vitro and in vivo

The ability of nicotine to induce a cytoprotective or neuroprotective action occurs through several down-stream mechanisms. One possibility is that the drug increases the expression of tyrosine kinase A (TrkA) nerve growth factor (NGF) receptors. Certain β-amyloid peptides (e.g., Aβ1–42) have been shown to bind with high affinity to α7 nicotinic receptors and thus interfere with a potentially neurotrophic influence. Treatment of differentiated PC-12 cells with nicotine produced a concentration-dependent increase in cell-surface TrkA receptors that occurred concomitantly with cytoprotection. The effect of nicotine was blocked by either of the α7 receptor antagonists α-bungarotoxin (α-BTX) or methyllycaconatine. The cytoprotective action of nicotine also was inhibited by pretreatment with 10–100 nM Aβ1–42. Nicotine also was administered (four injections of 30 μg, spaced evenly over 24 h) to rats by direct injection into a lateral cerebral ventricle. Brain TrkA expression was increased significantly in hippocampus and entorhinal cortex (up to 32% above control), with no changes found in cerebral cortex or hypothalamus. The nicotine-induced increases in TrKA expression in hippocampus and entorhinal cortex were significantly inhibited by 10 μg α-BTX or by 10 nmol Aβ1–42. Therefore, physiologically relevant concentrations of Aβ1–42 can prevent nicotine-induced TrkA receptor expression in brain regions containing cholinergic neurons susceptible to the neurotoxicity associated with Alzheimer’s disease.