54例SARS患者LDH、ALT、CRE和尿液变化及其临床意义

目的　探讨传染性非典型肺炎 (SARS)的部分实验室检查指标及其临床意义。方法　观察 5 4例SARS病例肝、肾功能生化指标 ,心肌酶谱以及尿蛋白 潜血试验 ,分析其特征 ,并和同期 37例普通肺炎 (CP)患者的相应指标相比较。结果　SARS组多项指标与CP对照组相比较有显著性差别。 5 4例SARS患者中 ,36例 (6 6 .7% )ALT升高 ,2 9例 (5 3.7% )出现LDH升高 ,12例 (2 2 .2 % )尿蛋白 潜血试验阳性。 2组CRE均无明显升高 ,差别无显著性 (P >0 .0 5 )。CP组有一定比例的LDH升高 (2 7.0 % ) ,但与SARS组相比差别有显著性 (P <0 .0 5 )。结论　SARS患者的部分实验室检查显示 ,超过半数病例的ALT、LDH出现明显的升高 ,相当一部分患者出现尿蛋白 潜血试验阳性 ,提示该病对肝、心及肾等多器官功能有损害。     

耐碳青霉烯革兰阴性杆菌耐药性及耐药基因blaKPC的分子特征

目的 探讨耐碳青霉烯类革兰阴性杆菌的临床耐药性及耐药基因blaKPC的分子特征。方法 分析2017年1月-2018年12月某院临床检出的耐碳青霉烯类革兰阴性杆菌。通过WHONET 5.6软件对药物敏感试验数据进行统计分析,采用PCR检测碳青霉烯耐药基因blaKPC、blaNDM、blaIMP、blaVIM、blaOXA-48,对PCR阳性产物进行DNA测序,分析耐药基因的分子结构特点。结果 共收集510株耐碳青霉烯类革兰阴性杆菌,其中耐碳青霉烯类肠杆菌科细菌（CRE）420株,耐碳青霉烯非肠杆菌科细菌90株。菌株主要来自重症监护病房（ICU）、神经外科和呼吸科,分别占60.8%、11.8%、5.3%;标本来自痰、脓性分泌物、静脉血、无菌中段尿,分别占66.9%、8.8%、8.2%、6.5%。耐碳青霉烯类革兰阴性杆菌对常用抗菌药物具有较高的耐药性。PCR结果显示,420株CRE中blaKPC、blaNDM、blaIMP的阳性率分别为54.3%（228/420）、1.2%（5/420）、1.4%（6/420）,未检测出blaVIM和blaOXA-48基因,其中肺炎克雷伯菌、产气肠杆菌、大肠埃希菌分别占携带blaKPC CRE的83.8%、11.8%、2.6%;其他少见菌种中也检出blaKPC基因。非肠杆菌科细菌中仅有2株鲍曼不动杆菌检测出blaKPC。DNA测序结果显示,174株携带blaKPC的菌株中173株检测为blaKPC-2、1株检测为blaKPC-1。结论 该地区耐碳青霉烯类革兰阴性菌以CRE为主,其中以携带blaKPC-2的肺炎克雷伯菌占绝对优势,其他菌株中也均有发现。提示临床需重点加强耐碳青霉烯类肺炎克雷伯菌的监测及预防,防控blaKPC的传播流行。     

Gene expression profiles of the rat brain both immediately and 3 months following acute sarin exposure

We have studied sarin-induced global gene expression patterns at an early time point (15 min; 0.5xLD50) and a later time point (3 months; 1xLD50) using Affymetrix: Rat Neurobiology U34 chips in male, Sprague-Dawley rats and have identified a total of 65 (early) and 38 (late) genes showing statistically significant alterations from control levels at 15 min and 3 months, respectively. At the early time point, those that are classified as ion channel, cytoskeletal and cell adhesion molecules, in addition to neuropeptides and their receptors predominated over all other groups. The other groups included: cholinergic signaling, calcium channel and binding proteins, transporters, chemokines, GABAnergic, glutamatergic, aspartate, catecholaminergic, nitric oxide synthase, purinergic, and serotonergic signaling molecules. At the late time point, genes that are classified as calcium channel and binding proteins, cytoskeletal and cell adhesion molecules and GABAnergic signaling molecules were most prominent. Seven molecules (Ania-9, Arrb-1, CX-3C, Gabab-1d, Nos-2a, Nrxn-1b, PDE2) were identified that showed altered persistent expression in both time points. Selected genes from each of these time points were further validated using semi quantitative RT-PCR approaches. Some of the genes that were identified in the present study have been shown to be involved in organophosphate-induced neurotoxicity by both other groups as well as ours. Principal component analysis (PCA) of the expression data from both time points was used for comparative analysis of the gene expression, which indicated that the changes in gene expression were a function of dose and time of euthanasia after the treatment. Our model also predicts that besides dose and duration of post-treatment period, age and possibly other factors may be playing important roles in the regulation of pathways, leading to the neurotoxicity.     

Evaluation of beta-adrenergic receptor subtypes in the human prostate cancer cell line-LNCaP

The present study was undertaken to determine the effects of catecholamines, agonists, and antagonists of beta-adrenergic receptors (AR) in the LNCaP cell line. Changes in cellular cyclic adenosine-3',5'-monophosphate (cAMP) levels were quantified by the use of a 6 cAMP response element (CRE)-luciferase reporter gene assay. LNCaP cells were transiently transfected with this gene construct, incubated in 96-well microtiter plates for 24 hr, and then treated with beta-AR agonists and/or antagonists for 4 hr. The rank order of potency for catecholamines and known beta-AR agonists was terbutaline(3.31 nM)>isoproterenol(8.31 nM)> or =fenoterol(15 nM)=epinephrine(16.2 nM)>norepinephrine(77.5 nM)>BRL-37344 [(R(*),R(*))-(+/-)4-[2-[(2-(3-chlorophenyl)-2-hydroxyethyl)amino]propyl]phenoxy acetic acid, sodium salt] (1000 nM)>dobutamine(1770 nM)>CGP12177 (4-[3-[(1,1-dimethylethyl)amino]-2-hydroxypropoxy]-1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazole-2-one hydrochloride) (inactive). The non-selective beta(1)-/-beta(2)-AR antagonists; propranolol and CGP 12177, at 10(-7)M, inhibited luciferase activity induced by these agonists by 80-96%. Propranolol blocked isoproterenol-induced luciferase responses in a competitive manner (K(B)=1.4 nM). In addition, isoproterenol-activated luciferase expression was blocked more potently by ICI 118,551 [(+/-)-1-[2,3-(dihydro-7-methyl-1H-inden-4-yl)oxy]-3-[(1-methylethy) amino]-2-butanol], a beta(2)-AR antagonist than by ICI 89,406 [(+/-)-N-[2-[3-(2-cyanophenoxy-)]-2-hydroxypropylamino]ethyl-N-phenylurea], a beta(1)-AR antagonist, giving K(B) values of 1.07 and 161nM, respectively. These results suggest that the beta(2)-AR is the major subtype mediating catecholamine-induced cAMP changes in LNCaP cells.