白细胞介素-6与1型糖尿病

白细胞介素-6(IL-6)是一种多效细胞因子,功能广泛,其基因启动子区存在单核苷酸基因多态性,可能影响基因转录,进而影响体内IL-6的水平。研究显示IL-6可能对1型糖尿病的发病发挥作用,而其基因也有可能是1型糖尿病的易感基因。所以,研究IL-6与1型糖尿病的关系有助于更深入的认识1型糖尿病的发病机制。     

Role of Interleukin-6 in Differentiating Interleukin-11 Induced Fever and Early Bacterial Infection

Objective

To evaluate the role of Th1/Th2 cytokines (IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-10, TNF-α, IFN-γ) in differentiating interleukin 11 induced fever with C-reactive protein elevation from early bacterial infection.

Methods

A total of 74 patients were enroled in this retrospective study. Serum Th1/Th2 cytokines were determined using cytometric bead array (CBA) techniques. Whenever the patients had febrile disease or elevated CRP, systemic inflammatory signs, procalcitonin (PCT), blood culture and X-ray examination were done. The patients were assigned into infected and non-infected groups based on the clinical and laboratory findings.

Results

The CRP levels in both the groups were significantly increased, but no statistically significant difference was found (P?=?0.574). IL-6 levels of the infected group were significantly elevated with simultaneously elevated IL-10 levels in a proportion of the patients. IL-6 levels of non-infected patients were normal. IL-6 and IL-10 levels of infected patients were significantly higher than those of non-infected patients (P?=?0.005, 0.015, respectively).

Conclusions

For the patients treated with recombinant human interleukin 11 (rhIL-11), IL-6 and IL-10 measurements can be a useful adjuvant tool for the differentiation of rhIL-11 induced fever with C-reactive protein elevation from early bacterial infection.     

重组人白细胞介素-6对脂肪细胞蛋白质酪氨酸磷酸酶1B、白细胞介素-6及抵抗素基因表达的影响

目的观察重组人白细胞介素-6(rhIL-6)对SW872脂肪细胞蛋白质酪氨酸磷酸酶1B(PTP1B)、抵抗素及IL-6基因表达的影响,探讨rhIL-6对脂肪细胞分泌功能的调节作用。方法体外培养,油酸诱导SW872前脂肪细胞分化为成熟的脂肪细胞,在培养液中加入不同水平rhIL-6(0、1、5、10、20、50μg/L)作用24 h,加入20μg/L rhIL-6后分别作用不同时间(0、4、8、12、24 h)。收集细胞提取总RNA,采用半定量反转录酶聚合酶链反应方法检测SW872脂肪细胞PTP1B、抵抗素、IL-6 mRNA水平。结果rhIL-6 1μg/L作用24 h,对SW872脂肪细胞IL-6 mRNA的表达无影响;随着rhIL-6水平的增加,SW872脂肪细胞IL-6 mRNA的表达水平逐渐增加,但以20μg/L rhIL-6的作用最强(F=233.9 P<0.01);20μg/L rhIL-6作用4 h即可促进SW872脂肪细胞IL-6 mRNA的表达,随着作用时间的延长,其促进作用更加明显(F=247.8 P<0.01)。1μg/L rhIL-6作用24 h,对SW872脂肪细胞PTP1B mRNA的表达无影响;5μg/L rhIL-6即可促进SW872脂肪细胞PTP1B mRNA表达,50μg/L rhIL-6作用24 h,对PTP1B mRNA的表达促进作用更明显(F=515.58 P<0.01);20μg/L rhIL-6作用4 h对脂肪细胞PTP1B mRNA的表达无影响,作用8 h即可促进PTP1BmRNA的表达,随着作用时间的延长其作用更加明显(F=498.62 P<0.01)。不同水平、不同作用时间下,rhIL-6对SW872脂肪细胞抵抗素mRNA的表达无明显影响(F=9.6,10.5 Pa>0.05)。结论rhIL-6以剂量和时间相关的方式促进SW872脂肪细胞PTP1B及IL-6 mRNA表达,对抵抗素mRNA的表达无影响。     

Meconium plug obstruction

We reviewed the final diagnosis and incidence of bowel pathology in neonates presenting with large bowel obstruction that was relieved by the passage of meconium plugs. A retrospective case-note review was undertaken of all patients with a discharge diagnosis of meconium plug syndrome (MPS), meconium ileus (MI), Hirschsprungs disease (HD), or small left colon syndrome (SLCS) from January 1996 to April 2002. Of 21 patients with meconium plug obstruction, eight (38%) had HD, nine had MPS, four had SLCS, and none had MI. However, there was considerable clinical and radiological overlap between MPS and SLCS, suggesting that these terms are imprecise. We found a much higher incidence of HD in babies presenting with meconium plug obstruction than has previously been reported. Overlap between MPS and SLCS suggests that these are not specific diagnoses and that current terminology needs to be changed. All babies with meconium plug obstruction should have HD and cystic fibrosis (CF) excluded.     

Urobilin im Meconium

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