Cognitive decline and depressive symptoms: early non-motor presentations of parkinsonism among Egyptian Gaucher patients

neurogenetics - Evidence about the link between glucocerebrosidase (GCase) and parkinsonism is growing. Parkinsonism was described in adult type 1 Gaucher disease (GD); few case reports described...     

miR-26b通过调节Notch1信号通路参与原发性肝细胞肝癌侵袭的机制研究

目的:探讨miR-26b参与原发性肝细胞肝癌（HCC）侵袭的机制。方法:在细胞培养液中培养人肝细胞系HL-7702和HCC细胞各系Hepb-3、HuH-7、MHCC97-L、MHCC97-H。实时荧光定量PCR法（qRT-PCR）检测miR-26b的表达水平；用miR-26b mimics、miR-26b inhibitors和Notch1-siRNA分别转染HCC细胞；MTT实验检测转染后HCC细胞的活力；采用Western blot检测Notch1受体蛋白表达水平的变化；Transwell小室测定不同处理后的HCC细胞的侵袭能力。结果:人正常肝细胞系HL-7702和HCC细胞系Hepb-3、HuH-7、MHCC97-L、MHCC97-H中的miR-26b相对表达含量随其侵袭和迁移能力的升高而依次下降；抑制miR-26b的表达，Notch1受体蛋白表达明显增高，而此时HCC细胞的侵袭性显著增强；相反，上调miR-26b的表达，Notch1受体蛋白表达明显降低，而HCC细胞侵袭性显著下降；miR-26b可能通过调控Notch1信号通路调节HCC细胞侵袭性。结论:miR-26b通过负调控Notch1信号通路抑制HCC细胞侵袭能力，为HCC侵袭的机制奠定了理论基础，miR-26b可能成为HCC治疗的新靶点。     

Clinicopathological analysis of immunohistochemical expression of CD47 and SIRPα in adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma

The interaction of CD47 and signal-regulatory protein alpha (SIRPα) induces “don't eat me signal”, leading suppression of phagocytosis. This signal can affect the clinical course of malignant disease. Although CD47 and SIRPα expression are associated with clinicopathological features in several neoplasms, the investigation for adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) has not been well-documented. This study aimed to declare the association between CD47 and SIRPα expression and clinicopathological features in ATLL. We performed immunostaining on 73 biopsy samples and found that CD47 is primarily expressed in tumor cells, while SIRPα is expressed in non-neoplastic stromal cells. CD47 positive cases showed significantly higher FoxP3 (P = .0232) and lower CCR4 (P = .0214). SIRPα positive cases presented significantly better overall survival than SIRPα negative cases (P = .0132). SIRPα positive cases showed significantly HLA class I (P = .0062), HLA class II (P = .0133), microenvironment PD-L1 (miPD-L1) (P = .0032), and FoxP3 (P = .0229) positivity. In univariate analysis, SIRPα expression was significantly related to prognosis (Hazard ratio [HR] 0.470; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.253-0.870; P = .0167], although multivariate analysis did not show SIPRα as an independent prognostic factor. The expression of SIRPα on stromal cells reflects activated immune surveillance mechanism in tumor microenvironment and induce good prognosis in ATLL. More detailed studies for gene expression or genomic abnormalities will disclose clinical and biological significance of the CD47 and SIRPα in ATLL.     

High-magnitude mechanical strain inhibits the differentiation of bone-forming rat calvarial progenitor cells

Purpose: Orthodontic tooth movement occurs during the bone remodeling induced by therapeutic mechanical strain. It is important to investigate the relation between the strength of mechanical stress and bone formation activity. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of high-magnitude mechanical strain on bone formation in detail.

Materials and methods: Osteoblast-like cells isolated from fetal rat calvariae were loaded with 18% cyclic tension force (TF) for 48?h. To phenotypically investigate the effect of TF, we measured the number and the size of bone nodules stained by von Kossa technique on day 21 after cell seeding and determined the calcium content of bone nodules on day 14. Furthermore, we examined the gene expression of BMP-2, Runx2 and Msx2, which are important factors for bone nodule formation, on days 1, 4 and 7 after TF loading.

Results: The maximum bone nodule size in the control group was 1620 and 719?μm in the TF group. Furthermore, the mean number of bone nodules sized over 360?μm in the TF group was significantly decreased compared to the control group. The calcium content was also significantly decreased to 42% by TF loading. The mRNA expression of BMP-2, Runx2 and Msx2 was decreased 1 and 4 days after TF loading.

Conclusion: The differentiation of bone forming progenitor cells into bone nodule forming cells was inhibited by TF due to the decreased expression of bone formation related factors such as BMP-2, Runx2 and Msx2.     

N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide predicts hospitalization for ischemic stroke in Japanese hemodialysis patients

Clinical and Experimental Nephrology - The association between N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and stroke in Japanese hemodialysis (HD) outpatients is unclear. Therefore, in...     

脑卒中后抑郁症相关心理社会因素的对照研究

目的 探讨脑卒中后抑郁症相关的心理社会因素,以指导心理干预,提高生活质量。方法 30例卒中后抑郁患者为研究组,42例卒中后无抑郁患者为对照组。以医学应对问卷、社会支持评定量表(SSRS)和Barthel指数(BI)为评定工具,对两组患者分别进行评定。结果研究组面对量表分显著低于对照组(P<0.05),而屈服量表分显著高于对照组(P<0.01)。研究组SSRS评分显著低于对照组(P<0.01)。两组BI评分差异无显著性(P>0.05)。结论 有针对性的心理教育性干预并加强社会支持可能对防治卒中后抑郁起重要作用。     

抗大肠癌噬菌体人单链抗体的初步鉴定及序列分析

目的 :对抗大肠癌细胞的单克隆噬菌体单链抗体进行初步鉴定和测序分析。方法 :采用细胞ELISA ,免疫组化 ,DNA序列测定和计算机分析方法 ,对 5个单克隆噬菌体抗体 (CH2 73,CH2 0 5 ,CH2 0 9,CHA12 ,CH72 3)进行初步鉴定和序列分析。结果 :5个抗体均对人大肠癌细胞、人胚肾上皮细胞和其它某些人肿瘤细胞反应 ,也与人正常肝细胞有弱阳性反应 ,但不与鼠源性的癌细胞和正常细胞反应。细胞免疫组化进一步证实了ELISA结果的正确性。大肠癌免疫组化对大肠癌组织有特异性的结合反应 ,而不与正常大肠组织反应。测序结果为CH2 73ScFv全长 732bp ;V ,D ,J分别属于VH3 30 D1 2 6 JH3 linker V1 13 JL2 ,GenBank序号为AY0 2 8777和AY0 2 8996 ;CH2 0 5全长 36 6bp ,V ,D ,J分别VH1 4 6 D6 13 JH3,GenBank序号为AF35 936 5 ;CH2 0 9,CHA12和CH72 3的ScFv基因完全相同 ,全长 72 3bp ,其VH DH JH与CH2 73ScFv基因中的VH DH JH 完全一致 ,V ,D ,J分别属于VH3 30 D1 2 6 JH3 linker L2 Jκ2 ,GenBank序号为AF36 3774。结论 :噬菌体抗体具有结合人大肠癌组织和细胞的活性 ,为进一步开发临床应用人源抗肿瘤抗体和小分子抗体片段奠定基础     

肾上腺素能β1受体亚型特异性抗体的制备及鉴定

【目的】制备和鉴定 β1受体亚型特异性抗体。【方法】人工合成 β1受体细胞膜外第二环 197 2 2 2位氨基酸序列作为抗原。连接钥孔冒贝血蓝蛋白 (KLH)增加抗原性后免疫兔获得抗血清。通过凝胶双扩散实验和ELISA法鉴定其效价 ;通过免疫荧光法及ELISA法鉴定其特异性 ;通过离体蛙心灌流实验鉴定其药理活性。【结果】该抗血清效价高 (分别为 1∶6 4和 1∶10 6)、特异性强 ,能和心肌 β1受体发生特异性结合 (1∶10 4 ～ 1∶10 5) ,为异丙肾上腺素的非竞争性拮抗剂。 (pD2 ′ =1 6 2 )。【结论】成功制备的 β1受体亚型特异性抗体可能成为进一步研究 β1受体分布、功能和定量的有力工具。     

Increased ratio of saturated to unsaturated C18 fatty acids in colonic adenocarcinoma: Implications for cryotherapy and lipid raft function

Mammalian fatty acid synthase (FASE) overexpression has been shown in a number of human malignancies including colonic adenocarcinoma. Since FASE synthesizes only saturated fatty acids, we hypothesized that cancer cells have a greater proportion of long-chain saturated fatty acids. We studied and found an unequivocal increase in saturated C18 fatty acid (stearic acid) in colonic adenocarcinoma compared to adjacent normal colonic mucosa. The increase is even more striking when measured as a ratio of stearic acid to the unsaturated C18 fatty acids (oleic acid and linoleic acid). This change in fatty acid composition of the cancer cells should significantly alter their physical and biological properties. The increase in relative proportion of saturated fatty acids should make the cancer cells more susceptible to cryodamage and measurement of fatty acid composition of cancer cells may help individualize the temperature for cryotherapy. Also, the lipid alterations may affect the structure and functions of lipid rafts, which may enable the cancer cells to affect signaling mechanisms such as those involved in cell growth and apoptosis. Dietary or therapeutic interventions targeting lipid rafts may thus be an option for cancer treatment.     

蟾蜍灵对白血病小鼠脾脏的保护作用

目的 :研究蟾蜍灵对白血病小鼠脾脏系数的影响 ,探讨其增强机体免疫功能的机制。方法 :建立小鼠L72 12白血病模型 ,以蟾蜍灵腹腔注射给药 ,1次 /d ,连续 7d ,于第 8d将小鼠处死 ,计算脾脏系数。结果 :实验组与对照组小鼠相比差异显著 ,实验组小鼠脾脏系数明显减小 (t检验 ,t =3 70 ,P <0 0 1)。结论 :蟾蜍灵对L72 12白血病小鼠的脾脏具有一定的保护作用