血清内皮素-1作为早期放射性肺损伤标志物的探讨

目的:探讨内皮素-1(ET-1)作为一种早期放射性肺损伤诊断及病情变化的血清学标志物的可能性。方法:将190只雌性SD大鼠随机分为正常对照组(C组)和实验组,即:放射组(R组)、氟代他汀(Flu)干预组(Flu组)、维甲酸干预组(Ra组)及地塞米松(Dex)干预组(Dex组)。实验组大鼠麻醉固定后,用直线加速器全胸照射15Gy1次,剂量率为2Gy/min,距离为1m。从照射后次日开始,Flu组经胃灌服Flu(20mg·kg-1·d-1),Ra组灌服Ra(20mg·kg-1·d-1),Dex组灌服Dex(3.33mg·kg-1·d-1),C及R组均灌服等量的生理盐水。各组分别于照射后5、15、30、60d,将大鼠分批断头或经心内穿刺取血,分离血清;同时切取肺组织,用放射测定法(RIA)分别测定ET1,层黏连蛋白(LN)及透明质酸(HA)的水平;同时观察肺部的病理变化。结果:与C组相比较,R组大鼠血清ET-1的水平于照射后第5天开始升高(P<0.05),尔后随着放射性肺损伤的加重逐渐升高,于照射后60d检测达高峰。R组大鼠血清LN的水平于照射后30d开始升高,HA于照射后60d开始升高。R组大鼠血清ET-1水平的升高明显早于其他各组,且同放射性肺损伤的病理变化的程度相关。结论:血清ET-1可作为放射性肺损伤早期诊断及动态监测病情变化的一种标志物。     

Hypersensitivity pneumonitis in rabbits. Modulation of pulmonary inflammation by long-term aerosol challenge with antigen

Immunized rabbits that were aerosol challenged for 2 to 3 wk with pigeon dropping extract, an etiologic agent of hypersensitivity pneumonitis, developed chronic pulmonary inflammation associated with cell-mediated immunity in bronchoalveolar cells. However, prolonged aerosol challenge for 12 wk resulted in the diminution of pulmonary inflammation (modulation) and the loss of demonstrable cell-mediated immunity. This was probably not due to loss of sensitized lymphocytes that mediated pulmonary inflammation. Furthermore, rabbits undergoing modulation when they were challenged with an unrelated antigen were refractory to the development of pulmonary inflammation for at least 9 wk. After this refractory period, animals reimmunized and aerosol challenged with pigeon dropping extract displayed an anamnestic response and produced pulmonary lesions that were strikingly similar to the histopathology of human hypersensitivity pneumonitis.     

PET脑显像及其他显像技术在放射性脑损伤诊断的对比性研究

目的 探讨^18F－脱氧葡萄糖（FDG）正电子发射型计算机断层显影（PET）脑显像和其他医学影像方法对早期诊断放射性脑损伤的价值，以达到预防、减少脑放射损伤的目的。方法 静脉注射^18F-FDG后行脑显像，获得横断面、冠状面、矢状面断层显像。所有病人均进行CT检查。结果 20例正常人脑PET显像图像可见大脑皮质各叶、基底神经节、丘脑及小脑放射性分布均匀对称。12例完成头颈部恶性肿瘤放疗后有临床症状者均检出不同程度局灶性脑组织葡萄糖代谢下降，显像阳性率100％；其中10例鼻咽癌放疗后PET结果提示放射脑损伤病灶共23处，最常见于颞叶病灶13处、脑干4处、小脑4处以及顶叶2处。2例脑胶质细胞瘤放疗病人，PET结果提示病灶：顶叶2处、颞叶1处、枕叶1处。12例放疗后病人CT检查仅10例提示放射性脑损伤。结论 PET脑显像能准确、早期诊断脑放射损伤，是头颈部恶性肿瘤肿瘤放疗后的非常重要的监测手段。     

Case of postradiation osteosarcoma with a short latency period of 3 years

Osteosarcoma is one of the neoplasms that may occur following exposure to radiation. A case of osteosarcoma arising in the craniofacial bone with a short latency period of 3 years after radiotherapy for maxillary squamous cell carcinoma is described. A 64-year-old-man underwent right partial maxillectomy and chemoradiotherapy due to squamous cell carcinoma of his right maxillary sinus. Histologically, the tumor was composed of moderately differentiated squamous cell carcinoma with a component of spindle cell carcinoma. Three years later, osteosarcoma developed in the craniofacial bone within the irradiation field of the first tumor. Detailed histological examination demonstrated that there was no component of osteosarcoma in the first tumor or squamous cell carcinoma in the second tumor. Radiation-induced osteosarcoma usually occurs after a long latency period of more than 10 years after the radiotherapy. In this case, osteosarcoma was possibly a radiation-induced osteosarcoma with a short latency period of 3 years.     

IL-2对辐射损伤后小肠上皮细胞生长影响的实验研究

目的: 观察电离辐射对体外培养的IEC -6细胞株生长的影响及IL- 2对其损伤后增殖和恢复的作用, 并进一步探讨肠黏膜免疫与肠上皮辐射损伤及修复的关系。方法: 用 4、8、12Gy的γ射线照射IEC- 6细胞株, 并于照后 3、6、9、12h及 1、2、3d, 用MTT比色法、光镜、电镜、DNA凝胶电泳和流式细胞术等, 检测受照射后IEC- 6细胞的增殖活力、形态和死亡方式的改变; 用不同浓度IL 2 ( 25×103、5×104、1×105U/L)处理 8Gyγ射线照射的IEC 6细胞, 并于照射后 3、6、9、12、24h, 采用MTT比色法检测其增殖活力的变化。结果: 在 0~12Gy的范围内, IEC 6细胞的增殖活力随γ射线照射剂量的增加而降低。8. 0γ射线照后 24h, 凋亡的IEC- 6细胞明显增多, DNA凝胶电泳显示有梯状带形成。IL- 2可促进照射后的IEC- 6细胞增殖且呈一定的剂量 效应关系, 尤以1×105U/L组的作用更明显。结论: 在一定剂量范围内, γ射线照射可降低IEC 6细胞增殖活力, 且存在剂量 效应关系;可导致IEC 6细胞发生凋亡。IL- 2可促进受照射的IEC- 6细胞增殖, 增强其抗辐射的作用。     

Chromosome neighborhood composition determines translocation outcomes after exposure to high-dose radiation in primary cells

Radiation exposure is an occupational hazard for military personnel, some health care professionals, airport security screeners, and medical patients, with some individuals at risk for acute, high-dose exposures. Therefore, the biological effects of radiation, especially the potential for chromosome damage, are major occupational and health concerns. However, the biophysical mechanisms of chromosome instability subsequent to radiation-induced DNA damage are poorly understood. It is clear that interphase chromosomes occupy discrete structural and functional subnuclear domains, termed chromosome territories (CT), which may be organized into ‘neighborhoods’ comprising groups of specific CTs. We directly evaluated the relationship between chromosome positioning, neighborhood composition, and translocation partner choice in primary lymphocytes, using a cell-based system in which we could induce multiple, concentrated DNA breaks via high-dose irradiation. We critically evaluated mis-rejoining profiles and tested whether breaks occurring nearby were more likely to fuse than breaks occurring at a distance. We show that CT neighborhoods comprise heterologous chromosomes, within which inter-CT distances directly relate to translocation partner choice. These findings demonstrate that interphase chromosome arrangement is a principal factor in genomic instability outcomes in primary lymphocytes, providing a structural context for understanding the biological effects of radiation exposure, and the molecular etiology of tumor-specific translocation patterns.     

Effect of irradiation on the formation of hemodynamic pulmonary edema

Experiments on 233 albino rats showed that large doses of ionizing radiation, causing marked leukopenia, increased the resistance of animals to pulmonary edema under the influence of adrenalin. This effect was particularly marked on the fourth day after irradiation. Relatively small doses (under 100R) and also irradiation separately of the head, thorax, or abdomen, on the other hand facilitated the development of pulmonary edema.Department of Pathological Physiology, Yaroslavl' Medical Institute. (Presented by Academician of the Academy of Medical Sciences of the USSR N. A. Fedorov.) Translated from Byulleten' Éksperimental'noi Biologii i Meditsiny, Vol. 86, No. 9, pp. 280–282, September, 1978.     

Heavy-ion-induced mutations in the gpt delta transgenic mouse: comparison of mutation spectra induced by heavy-ion,X-ray,and gamma-ray radiation

Heavy-ion radiation accounts for the major component of absorbed cosmic radiation and is thus regarded as a significant risk during long-term manned space missions. To evaluate the genetic damage induced by heavy particle radiation, gpt delta transgenic mice were exposed to carbon particle irradiation and the induced mutations were compared with those induced by reference radiations, i.e., X-rays and gamma-rays. In the transgenic mouse model, deletions and point mutations were individually identified as Spi(-) and gpt mutations, respectively. Two days after 10 Gy of whole-body irradiation, the mutant frequencies (MFs) of Spi(-) and gpt were determined. Carbon particle irradiation significantly increased Spi(-) MF in the liver, spleen, and kidney but not in the testis, suggesting an organ-specific induction of mutations by heavy-ion irradiation. In the liver, the potency of inducing Spi(-) mutation was highest for carbon particles (3.3-fold increase) followed by X-rays (2.1-fold increase) and gamma-rays (1.3-fold increase), while the potency of inducing gpt mutations was highest for gamma-rays (3.3-fold increase) followed by X-rays (2.1-fold increase) and carbon particles (1.6-fold increase). DNA sequence analysis revealed that carbon particles induced deletions that were mainly more than 1,000 base pairs in size, whereas gamma-rays induced deletions of less than 100 base pairs and base substitutions. X-rays induced various-sized deletions and base substitutions. These results suggest that heavy-ion beam irradiation is effective at inducing deletions via DNA double-strand breaks but less effective than X-ray and gamma-ray irradiation at producing oxidative DNA damage by free radicals.     

HLA class II haplotypes associated with pulmonary interstitial lesions of polymyositis/dermatomyositis in Japanese patients

To elucidate the immunogenetic background of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) such as polymyositis (PM), dermatomyositis (DM) and any overlapping subsets, with other collagen vascular diseases, HLA class I antigens and class II alleles were determined and compared from individuals with various clinical and serological features of IIM, including pulmonary interstitial lesions (PI). Seventy-three Japanese patients with myositis (32 PM, 18 DM, 23 overlapped subsets) and 62 healthy unrelated controls were enrolled onto the study. Statistical differences between groups were determined by the Fisher's exact probability test. Serum fluorescent antinuclear antibody, rheumatoid factor (RF), anti-SS-A/Ro antibody, anti-Jo1 antibody and anti-U1 RNP antibody were examined using routine methods. PI was detected by chest X-ray and/or computed tomography. In patients with DM, the frequency of the HLA-DRB1*1302-DQA1*0102-DQB1*0604 haplotype was significantly higher than in the healthy controls (42.1% vs 17.7%), and in the patients with PM (42.1% vs 9.4%). Furthermore, the frequency of the HLA-DRB1*0405-DQA1*03-DQB1*0401 haplotype was higher in the PM patients with PI than in the controls (50.0% vs 17.7%), and PM without PI (50.0% vs 5.5%). These results suggest that in terms of HLA class II association, Japanese DM and PM, and PM with and without PI, belong to different clinical groups.     

Novel Fluorinated Polymer by Radiation‐Induced Polyaddition of Bisperfluoroisopropenyl Terephthalate with 1,4‐Dioxane

Radical polyaddition of bis(α‐trifluoromethyl‐β,β‐difluorovinyl) terephthalate [CF₂?C(CF₃)OCOC₆H₄COOC(CF₃)?CF₂] (BFP) with 1,4‐dioxane (DOX) was investigated under γ‐rays radiation from a ⁶⁰Co source to produce higher molecular weight polymers compared to those yielded by benzoyl peroxide initiation. Prior to polyaddition, the addition reactions of 2‐benzoxypentafluoropropene [CF₂?C(CF₃)OCOC₆H₅] (BPFP) with tetrahydrofuran (THF) and DOX, and BFP with THF were examined in order to develop probable polyaddition reaction conditions. The polymer bearing 1.5 × 10⁴ as a molecular weight was obtained under the feed molar ratio of DOX/BFP = 16 with an irradiation dose of 2 000 kGy at 40 °C, which is a much higher molecular weight compared to that yielded by benzoyl peroxide.