TNF-α和低氧对胰腺癌细胞表达VEGF-A、C的调节

目的:探讨细胞活素肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)、SNAP(S-Nitroso-Nacetyl-penicillamine)对胰腺癌细胞产生血管内皮生长因子A、C(VEGF-A、C)的调节.方法:用Northern杂交和Western杂交法分析6种人胰腺癌细胞株中VEGF-A、C基因和蛋白的表达;以TNF-α或SNAP刺激其中两个细胞株后用逆转录-聚合酶链式反应技术(RT-PCR)分析其VEGF-A、C基因的表达.结果:Northern杂交法显示这6种胰腺癌细胞株均有4.1kb VEGF-A基因和2.4kb VEGF-C基因的表达;Western杂交法显示它们均有分子量为43kD的VEGF-A蛋白质和分子量为55kD的VEGF-C蛋白质的表达.RT-PCR分析法显示:TNF-α使细胞株COLO-357产生VEGF-A、VEGF-C mRNA分别减少约1～2.5倍、1～2倍,使细胞株CAPAN-1产生VEGF-A、VEGF-C mRNA分别减少约1倍、1.6～2.5倍;而SNAP刺激细胞株COLO-357产生VEGF-A mRNA增加约5倍,刺激细胞株CAPAN-1产生VEGF-A mRNA增加约4倍,但对这两种细胞株产生VEGF-C mRNA均无明显刺激作用.结论:细胞活素TNF-α和低氧通过调节血管内皮生长因子A、C的表达而影响胰腺癌细胞的生物学特性,抑制癌细胞的增殖,促进其凋亡、死亡或进展、恶化.     

冠心病患者血糖与微量元素的相关性研究

为探讨冠心病患者血糖与微量元素的关系，用电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱法测定了７８例冠心病患者的６种微量元素变化，并与血糖做相关分析．结果冠心病患者高血糖组与正常血糖组相比，血清铁、铅、镉显著增高，锌和铬显著降低，Ｐ＜００５或００１，铜无显著性差异；血糖与血清铁、铅呈显著性正相关，与血清铬、锌呈显著负相关，而与铜、镉相关不显著．表明部分微量元素的不平衡构成对冠心病的危险因子———高血糖的促发作用，调整人群中微量元素的不平衡状态，对减少冠心病及糖尿病的发生可能有利     

Interstitial and vascular pancreas rejection in relation to graft survival

To examine the incidence of interstitial and vascular rejection in pancreas allografts and its impact on graft survival, we studied 36 percutaneous pancreas biopsies and 10 pancreas transplantectomy specimens from 32 patients who had undergone simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation. Interstitial rejection (IR) was predominantly found in the biopsies, while vascular rejection (VR) was most prominent in the transplantectomies. Pancreas graft survival was significantly decreased for pancreas grafts that had suffered from vascular rejection when compared to those with only interstitial rejection. Potential rejection markers, i. e., serum amylase, glucose, creatinine, and urinary amylase, did not correlate with histological signs of rejection, although increased levels of serum amylase were, in all but one case, associated with rejection.We conclude that a percutaneous pancreas biopsy remains the most reliable method to determine pancreas rejection, and that by distinguishing between IR andVR, a pancreas biopsy may provide important diagnostic as well as prognostic information. Received: 6 March 1997 Received after revision: 5 June 1997 Accepted: 30 June 1997     

血管植入神经移植段修复神经缺损的实验研究

54只大白鼠随机分三组，用不同方法修复坐骨神经缺损，术后60天和90天取材，作电生理、组织学和电镜观察的比较，结果表明：游离神经移植＋血管植入方法和带血管蒂神经移植效果同样好，二者均显著优于单纯游离神经移植。     

Basilar arterio-venous pseudoparallelism due to persistence of embryonal venous pattern

Summary A vascular malformation, consisting of a venous vessel bridgeing the right inferior petrosal sinus and the anterior spinal veins, was found in the posterior fossa. The vessel presented a ring-like course around the right trigeminal root, and it was parallel and dorsal to the basilar artery. The malformation was associated with cutaneous and hepatic angiomas and peri-osteal lipomas. It had been clinically silent for 52 years, when it thrombosed causing death. The authors think that, within a general mesenchymopatic state, this is a result of the persistence of an embryonal cerebral venous pattern.     

特发性甲状旁腺功能低下（附13例分析）

本文观察分析了13例特发性甲状旁腺功能低下患者、查PTH6例。患者血清中除有本病低血钙、高血磷的固有特征外，其它微量元素也有改变，如血清镁值减低。这与文献[1]的报道相符。碱性磷酸酶2例明显升高。磷廓清率S例降低。肾小管磷重吸收率5例升高。放免甲功：抗甲状腺微粒体2例升高。T细胞亚群1例低于正常值。本病有家族性，与遗传有关。     

天然水中三卤甲烷前体活性结构的研究

通过实验证实，可用腐植酸（ＨＡ）代表天然水中三卤甲烷（ＴＨＭｓ）的前体。单一模拟化合物（含一个活性空位碳原子的间苯二酚，三个活性空位碳原子的间苯三酚，及甲基酮类化合物的丙酮酸钠）氯化后氯信形成的规律与氯化ＨＡ的不一致。而间苯二酚与丙酮酸钠的混合物（１：４Ｗ／Ｗ）能很好地反映出ＨＡ中活性结构的特性。为今后研究ＴＨＭｓ的形成提供了一个可资定量比较的ＴＨＭｓ前体。     

Interaction between thiol-modifying agents and P1075, a KATP channel opener, in rat isolated aorta

In vascular smooth muscle, openers of ATP-dependent potassium channels (K _ATP channels), such as P1075 (N-cyano-N’-(1,1-dimethylpropyl)-N’’-3-pyridylguanidine), produce relaxation. In this study we have investigated the effects of thiol-modifying agents on the binding of P1075 and on the ⁸⁶Rb⁺ efflux stimulating and vasorelaxant effects of the opener in rat aortic rings. The increase in ⁸⁶Rb⁺ efflux induced by P1075 was taken as a qualitative measure of K⁺ channel opening. The hydrophilic SH-group-oxidizing substance, thimerosal (1 to 100μM), abolished specific binding of [³H]-P1075 with an IC₅₀ value of 7.6±1.2μM; at 30μM, the half time for inhibition was 38min. Two other thiol-oxidizing agents, PMB (4-hydroxy-mercuribenzoic acid) and DTBNP (2,2’-dithio-bis(5-nitropyridine)), inhibited binding up to 86% and 44%, respectively. The disulphide bond reducing substance, DTT (1,4-dithiothreitol, 0.1 to 1mM), reduced [³H]-P1075 binding by up to 20% and partially reversed the inhibitory effect of thimerosal. In ⁸⁶Rb⁺ efflux experiments, thimerosal (3 to 100μM) concentration-dependently increased basal efflux but inhibited P1075-stimulated tracer efflux with an IC₅₀ value of 7±1μM. The inhibitory effect occurred with a half-time of approximately 8min and was essentially reversed by DTT. In rings precontracted with noradrenaline, thimerosal inhibited the vasorelaxant effect in a noncompetitive manner, shifting the concentration-relaxation curves to the right and reducing maximum relaxation.The data show that oxidation of thiol groups interferes with the binding of the K _ATP channel opener, P1075; concomitantly, the ⁸⁶Rb⁺ efflux stimulating and the vasorelaxant effects are inhibited. Reduction of disulphide bonds by DTT has only minor effects on the action of P1075. Collectively, the results suggest that intact thiol groups are essential for the functioning of the K_ATP channel in rat aorta. The different kinetics governing the inhibition of opener binding and of opener-stimulated ⁸⁶Rb⁺ efflux suggest that the SH-groups involved in the two processes differ in their accessibility to thimerosal and/or in their reactivity. Received: 7 April / Accepted: 9 July 1997     

Asymptomatic autoimmune chronic active hepatitis in a male adolescent

We report a 12-year-old boy presenting with smooth muscle antibody-positive auto-immune chronic active hepatitis. Suspicion of the diagnosis arose after a routine blood test which revealed abnormal liver function tests. In spite of the presence of cirrhosis and patchy necrosis on liver biopsy, our patient never showed any clinical feature of impaired liver function. This observation demonstrates that auto-immune hepatitis may exist for a long time before clinical symptoms appear and probably explains why some cases of auto-immune hepatitis finally present as fulminant liver failure.     

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON MICRO-VASCULAR ANASTOMOSIS IN INFECTED WOUNDS

The effect of established infection with penicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus on m'icrbarterial anastomosis was studied in an experimental model. The infection was treated with wound debridement and systemic antibiotics before the surgical procedure. It was found that the anastomotic patency rate of microarte-rial repair was 95.1%. The presence of established infection, if properly treated, should not be a contraindication to microarterial surgery.