Clinical and laboratory features of type 1 diabetic children at the time of diagnosis.

The French incidence study has registered all new cases of Type 1 diabetic children under 20 years of age, from a population of 2.32 million, in an exhaustive and prospective manner. Three hundred and forty cases were identified between 1 January 1988 and 31 December 1989, yielding a mean annual incidence rate 7.3 per 10(5). The lowest rate was observed in the youngest age group (0-4 yr: 4.1 per 10(5)) and the highest around pubertal development (10-14 yr: 11.5 per 10(5)). Details of the previous personal and family history, and the clinical and biological pictures of the disease at diagnosis were recorded. Almost 8 per cent of the children had a first-degree relative with Type 1 diabetes. Polyuria, weight loss, fatigue and abdominal pain were the most frequently reported symptoms, which were of median duration 4.4 months. Mean weight loss before diagnosis was 9.4 +/- 6.8 (+/- SD)% of body weight and was not significantly related to age. Ketonuria was detected in 83.8 per cent and acidosis (total CO2 less than or equal to 18 mmol l-1, if measured) in 48 per cent of the cases. Ketonuria and acidosis were significantly more frequent in the younger age group than in the rest of the group (p less than 0.001).     

腺病毒介导的TGF-β1基因转导对小鼠自身免疫性心肌炎的治疗作用

目的:研究腺病毒介导的TGF-β1基因转导对小鼠自身免疫性心肌炎的治疗作用.方法:以猪心肌肌凝蛋白免疫BALB/c小鼠,诱导自身免疫性心肌炎;实验组以腺病毒为载体转移TGF-β1基因,对照组则转移Lacz基因;采用ELISA法测定血浆TGF-β1浓度,间接ELISA法检测肌凝蛋白自身抗体,荧光酶联免疫法检测肌钙蛋白I;从心肌炎细胞浸润程度、血浆肌钙蛋白I水平、血浆肌凝蛋白自身抗体滴度评估TGF-β1转基因治疗自身免疫性心肌炎的作用.结果:实验组血浆TGF-β1浓度显著高于对照组和正常小鼠(P<0.01),对照组和正常小鼠无显著性差异;实验组小鼠心肌炎细胞浸润程度明显低于对照组,血浆中的肌钙蛋白I水平和抗肌凝蛋白自身抗体水平低于对照组(P<0.01).结论:腺病毒介导的TGF-β1基因转导对小鼠自身免疫性心肌炎有明显的治疗效果.     

PPP1R3基因Asp905Tyr多态性与安徽汉族人2型糖尿病相关性研究

目的研究 1型蛋白磷酸酶骨骼肌特异的糖原靶向调节亚单位基因 (PPP1R3) Asp90 5 Tyr多态性与安徽汉族人 2型糖尿病 (T2 DM)相关性。方法选取安徽省合肥地区汉族 T2 DM患者 2 6 2例 ,健康成人 10 4例 ,运用聚合酶链反应限制性酶切片段长度多态性技术 (PCR- RFL P)进行基因型测定。以体质指数 (BMI) 2 5为分割点 ,将病例组和对照组进行分层分析。结果 1PPP1R3基因 Asp90 5 Tyr多态性与安徽汉族人 2型糖尿病没有明显的相关性。 2以 BMI<2 5基因型Tyr/ Tyr组为参照组 ,BMI≥ 2 5携有 Asp90 5等位基因个体的糖尿病发病风险明显增加 (OR=3.6 9;95 % CI:1.38～ 8.89;P=0 .0 0 6 )。结论 PPP1R3基因 Asp 90 5 Tyr多态性可能不是安徽省汉族人 2型糖尿病主要的致病因素。肥胖与 Asp90 5等位基因间的交互作用可增加糖尿病的发病风险。     

垂体瘤的分子生物学研究进展

垂体瘤来源于垂体前叶细胞,是常见的颅内肿瘤.它因其细胞增殖及内分泌特性而表现出各种的生物学行为.以往,对于垂体瘤的研究主要集中在组织学和超微结构上;随着分子生物学的发展对垂体瘤的认识已有了很大的提高.本文从染色体变异、癌基因及抑癌基因的突变、转基因动物模型及基因治疗等方面综述了垂体瘤分子生物学方面研究的进展.     

Time-dependent changes in sensitivity to apomorphine and monoamine receptors following withdrawal from continuous cocaine administration in rats

The effects of withdrawal from continuous administration of cocaine on behavioral sensitivity to apomorphine and monoamine receptor density were examined in rats. Subdermal minipumps that delivered either saline or 20 mg/kg/day cocaine hydrochloride were implanted for 2 weeks. Apomorphine-induced stereotypy (0.5 mg/kg, SC) was examined in separate groups of rats either 4 hr or 7, 28, or 60 days after removal of the minipumps. Transient enhanced sensitivity to apomorphine-induced stereotypy occurred during the course of withdrawal. Animals withdrawn from cocaine for 4 hours did not differ from controls in their sensitivity to apomorphine, whereas animals withdrawn from cocaine for 7 days exhibited an increase in apomorphine-induced oral stereotypy relative to controls. However, the enhanced stereotypy response was no longer evident in animals withdrawn for 28–60 days. The animals were sacrificed after behavioral testing, and their brains were assayed for changes in monoamine receptor density in the frontal cortex, caudate-putamen, and nucleus accumbens. The density of ³H-SCH-23390-labeled D1 receptors was altered in all three regions examined in a time-dependent manner that paralleled the changes in behavioral sensitivity to apomorphine. There was a transient decrease in D1 receptor density that was evident by 7 days following withdrawal from continuous cocaine administration and was no longer evident 28 or 60 days posttreatment. There were no changes in ³H-spiroperidol-labeled D2 receptors, ¹²⁵-pindolol-labeled β-adrenergic receptors, or ³H-ketanserin-labeled 5-HT₂ receptors in any of the regions examined at both 4 hr and 7 days after termination of the cocaine infusion. These findings are discussed in terms of their relevance to developing pharmacologic treatments for withdrawal from cocaine. © 1994 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

CGRP免疫反应神经纤维在大鼠胆总管与十二指肠连接处的分布

用免疫组织化学ＡＢＣ法，研究了降钙素基因相关肽（ＣＧＲＰ）免疫反应神经纤维在大鼠胆总管末端与十二指肠连接处的分布。大鼠的胆总管末端有较丰富的ＣＧＲＰ免疫反应神经纤维，它们多呈串珠（膨体）状，少数为无膨体的细长纤维。ＣＧＲＰ－ＩＲ纤维主要分布肌层及血管周围，在神经纤维的附近可见到含ＣＧＲＰ－ＩＲ阳性颗粒的肥大细胞。本实验为神经免疫调节机制的研究提供了形态学依据。     

Endothelin-1 in children with chronic renal failure

Endothelin-1 (ET-1) was meansured after extraction from plasma of normal adults (5.9±1.9 pg/ml,n=22), normal children (7.1±1.86 pg/ml,n=29), nonhaemodialysed children with chronic renal failure (CRF) (11.1±1.8 pg/ml),n=10), renal graft recipients (9.5±3.4 pg/ml,n=37), haemodialysed children 24 h after a haemodialysis session (20.02±10.9 pg/ml,n=26) and haemodialysed children before and after a haemodialysis session (15.31±10.6 and 13.8±8.5 respectively,n=14). A sensitive and specific radioimmunoassay was used. ET-1 was significantly higher in non-haemodialysed CRF children and in renal graft recipients than in normal children (P<0.001 andP<0.01, respectively) and significantly higher in haemodialysed children when compared with normal children, non-haemodialysed CRF children and renal graft recipients (P<0.001). ET-1 concentrations were similar in normal children and normal adults. ET-1 was inversely correlated with glomerular filtration rate in non-haemodialysed CRF children (r=–0.39,P<0.01) and positively correlated with extracellular volume in haemodialysed children (r=0.435,P<0.03). After haemodialysis, ET-1 increased in 6 and decreased in 8 of the 14 children studied before and after a haemodialysis session.     

Therapeutic effects of liposomal adriamycin in combination with tumor necrosis factor-alpha.

Liposomes as drug carriers in cancer chemotherapy have attracted considerable interest. To enhance the therapeutic effect of Adriamycin entrapped in liposomes (Lip-ADM) on human solid tumors, we investigated the therapeutic effects of Lip-ADM in combination with recombinant human tumor necrosis factor-alpha (rTNF-alpha), which is known to have specific effects on tumor vasculature. rTNF-alpha or saline solution was injected intravenously into nude mice bearing a human colon cancer strain, HC-1, at 1 hour before intravenous administration of Lip-ADM. The significant therapeutic effect of Lip-ADM in combination with rTNF-alpha was demonstrated by the evaluation with tumor growth curve and the actual tumor weights, in comparison with groups of mice treated with saline solution, rTNF-alpha alone, or with a Lip-ADM after saline. Levels of Adriamycin in tumor tissue in the Lip-ADM in combination with rTNF-alpha-treated group were higher than those in Lip-ADM with saline solution-treated group.     

Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus-1-positive Cell Line Established from a Patient with Small Cell Lung Cancer

A stable cell line, KHM-3S, was established from a patient with small cell lung cancer (SCLC), who had a high serum level of soluble interleukin 2 receptors (sIL2-R) and was seropositive for human T cell leukemia virus (HTLV)-l. KHM-3S cells were positive for IL2-R (Tac) and NKH-1, but negative for other lymphocytic markers such as OKT 11, OKT 4, OKT 8, T cell receptor (WT 31), B 1, and B 4. Moreover, the KHM-3S cells were negative for leukocyte common antigen and strongly positive for neuron-specific enolase (NSE). Secretion of sIL2-R and NSE by the KHM-3S line was detected by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Rearrangement of the T cell receptor gene and monoclonal HTLV-1 integration were found by Southern blot analysis of KHM-3S DNA. However, Northern blot analysis showed no T cell receptor mRNA. KHM-3S may be useful for studies on the role of HTLV-1 in carcinogenesis and IL2-R expression in SCLC.