强直性脊柱炎TH亚群激活及T细胞活化状态研究

目的 :研究强直性脊柱炎 (AS)患者TH1 TH2细胞激活状态及T细胞活化状况 ,探讨其发病机理。方法 :运用流式细胞仪 (CBA)法检测 35例AS患者TH1(INF γ、TNF α、IL 2 )、TH2 (IL 10、IL 5、IL 4 )细胞因子水平以及外周血淋巴细胞CD3 、CD4 、CD8 T细胞、B细胞 (CD19 )、NK细胞 (CD16 5 6 )和CD3 HLA DR 、CD4 HLA DR 、CD8 HLA DR T细胞百分率 ,并与健康对照组比较。结果 :AS患者血浆TNF α水平、IL 2水平均显著低于健康对照组 (P <0 0 1,P <0 0 5 ) ,IL 10水平显著高于健康对照组 (P <0 0 5 )。CD3 、CD3 CD8 T细胞百分率显著低于健康对照。CD8 HLA DR T细胞百分率均显著低于健康对照 (P <0 0 5 ) ,CD4 HLA DR T显著高于健康对照 (P <0 0 5 )。结论 :AS患者血浆低水平的TNF α、IL 2和高水平的IL 10提示其体内存在着TH1 TH2平衡的偏移 ;TH1激活程度低下 ,而TH2激活程度增强 ,细胞因子水平的改变尤以TH1细胞因子TNF α改变特别明显。AS患者在多个层面存在细胞免疫功能紊乱     

顽固性咽部溃疡中T淋巴细胞亚群的分布

目的 :检测顽固性咽部溃疡 (recurrentpharyngealulcer,RPU)中T淋巴细胞亚群的分布 ,探讨T淋巴细胞介导的免疫反应在咽部溃疡复发中所起的作用。方法 :应用免疫组织化学SP技术检测RPU组 36例和正常对照组 6例咽部黏膜组织中浸润细胞CD4 、CD8 、HLA DR 的表达 ,并进行统计学分析。结果 :RPU组咽部组织黏膜中CD4 细胞较对照组明显减少 ,CD8 细胞较对照组明显增多 ,CD4 CD8 比值明显下降 (P <0 0 5 ) ;巨噬细胞、T淋巴细胞高表达HLA DR抗原 (P <0 0 5 )。结论 :顽固性咽部溃疡中有大量T淋巴细胞分布 ,且T细胞亚群比例失调 ,显示细胞免疫功能的紊乱在咽部溃疡的形成与复发中起重要作用。     

系统性红斑狼疮外周血单个核细胞CD28/B7分子mRNA的表达

目的 :探讨CD2 8 B7分子在系统性红斑狼疮 (SLE)发病机制中的作用及其临床意义。方法 :应用逆转录 聚合酶链反应 (RT PCR)检测 35例活动期SLE患者和 30例正常人外周血单个核细胞 (PBMC)中CD2 8、B7 1和B7 2mRNA的表达水平。结果 :35例活动期SLE患者PBMC中CD2 8的阳性表达率 (2 2 86 % )明显低于正常人对照组 (70 0 0 % ) ,差异非常显著 (P <0 0 0 1) ;B7 2的阳性表达率 (82 86 % )明显高于正常对照组 (5 3 33% ) ,差异显著 (P <0 0 1) ;活动期SLE组CD2 8的平均表达水平 (0 194 5± 0 2 0 74 )明显低于正常对照组 (0 4 2 38± 0 10 5 3) ,差异显著 (P <0 0 5 ) ;B7 2的平均表达水平 (0 86 75± 0 2 5 75 )明显高于正常人对照组 (0 4 898± 0 30 72 ) ,差异非常显著 (P <0 0 1) ;35例活动期SLE患者中仅有 2例B7 1呈阳性表达。结论 :CD2 8 B7分子的异常表达可能与SLE患者淋巴细胞和抗原呈递细胞 (APC)的功能变化有关。B7 1低水平与B7 2的高水平表达表明 ,SLE患者T细胞的活化可能主要是通过CD2 8与B7 2的交联传递共刺激信号 ,介导以Th2型反应为主的免疫应答反应 ;B7 2的表达水平可能与SLE疾病的活动性有一定的相关性。CD2 8mRNA的低水平表达可能与外周血CD2 8 T细胞凋亡增加或迁移到炎症部     

两次随访的康复期SARS患者T细胞亚群及其相关活化分子的研究

目的 :探讨康复期SARS患者外周血T细胞亚群及其相关活化分子的变化。方法 ::对出院后的SARS患者 ,采用统一调查问卷及实验室检测进行随访研究。两次随访中 ,应用流式细胞仪检测了我院 70余例经中西医结合治疗的康复期SARS患者外周血中CD3 、CD4 、CD8 、CD8 CD2 8 、CD8 CD2 8-、CD3 CD2 5 、CD3 CD6 9 、CD3 HLA DR T细胞的百分率及CD4 /CD8 T细胞的比率的改变 ,并以描述性分析及t检验进行比较分析。结果 :两次随访中 ,CD3 、CD4 和CD8 CD2 8 T细胞的百分率 (均值 )及CD4 /CD8 T细胞的比率 ,均明显低于正常值 (P <0 .0 5 ) ,而CD8 CD2 8-T细胞的百分率则显著增高 (P <0 .0 1)。第 2次随访中 ,检测的CD3 、CD8 、CD3 CD2 5 、CD3 CD6 9 及CD3 HLA DR T细胞的百分率 (均值 ) ,及CD4 /CD8 T细胞的比率 ,与第 1次的相比较差异较显著 (P <0 .0 1) ,其余项目差异均不明显。结论 :随着康复期的延长 ,患者的免疫功能逐渐恢复 ,病毒对T细胞活化的影响逐渐减少。     

恢复期SARS患者T淋巴细胞凋亡相关基因蛋白表达

目的 :探讨SARS的免疫发病机理 ,研究恢复期SARS患者T淋巴细胞凋亡相关基因蛋白表达。方法 :流式细胞仪测定 15例恢复期SARS患者的T淋巴细胞及其亚群和凋亡相关基因蛋白———CD95、Bcl 2、DR5及人冠状病毒 2 2 9E受体—CD13表达 ;并以 10例高危、健康的医务人员为对照。结果 :恢复期SARS患者外周血T淋巴细胞亚群 (CD3、CD4、CD8)均恢复正常 ;CD4 DR5、CD13,CD8 DR5、CD13表达均阴性 ,与对照组无明显差异。但是 ,恢复期SARS患者CD4、CD8阳性细胞仍明显表达Fas和Bcl 2 ,其阳性细胞的百分数较对照组明显增多 (P <0 0 1)。结论 :Fas FasL途径导致T淋巴细胞凋亡可能是SARS患者的免疫发病机理之一 ,而恢复期Bcl 2表达增多对抑制T淋巴细胞的进一步凋亡、T淋巴细胞亚群恢复正常可能具有重要作用。SARS患者T淋巴细胞凋亡不通过Trail DR5 细胞凋亡途径。     

恢复期SARS患者淋巴细胞亚群分布及其与T淋巴细胞Ag-NOR含量相关性的初步分析

目的　通过检测恢复期SARS患者外周血淋巴细胞亚群分布及其与T淋巴细胞核仁形成区嗜银蛋白 (Ag NOR)含量的相关性分析 ,探讨恢复期SARS患者的免疫状态及淋巴细胞亚群与活性状态改变的关系。方法　以流式细胞术检测患者外周血淋巴细胞亚群 ,用KL型免疫图像分析系统检测外周血T淋巴细胞Ag NOR ,对两者进行相关分析。结果　恢复期患者T淋巴细胞总数及CD4 +亚群基本正常 ,而CD8+亚群偏高 ,CD4 +/CD8+降低 ,CD4 +/CD8+<1的比例占 37.4 % ,激活T细胞中以CD8+细胞为主。B细胞比例正常。NK细胞明显低于对照组。重症患者CD4 +、CD4 +/CD8+、CD1 9+CD5+降低及CD8+、CD3+HLA DR+升高。 50岁以上及使用大剂量激素患者CD3+HLA DR+升高。淋巴细胞Ag NOR的含量 (IS % )在正常范围 ,但患者IS值呈偏态分布 ,低于正常范围者占 4 4.99%。淋巴细胞Ag NOR的含量与CD3+、NK、CD3+HLA DR+、CD3+CD2 5+在统计学上具有相关性。结论　恢复期SARS患者免疫功能趋于恢复正常 ,但部分患者的淋巴细胞亚群数量及淋巴细胞活性仍未恢复正常 ,这些病人在临床症状得到改善之后 ,尚需一定时间的观察随访 ,以了解SARS病毒对人体免疫机能的长期影响。     

老年哮喘患者外周血淋巴细胞内IFNγ与IL4的变化

目的　了解老年哮喘患者在不同病期外周血淋巴细胞表达IFN -γ、IL - 4的变化 .方法　应用流式细胞仪 ,测定哮喘急性发作期、缓解期和健康老年人外周血淋巴细胞表达IFN -γ、IL - 4的百分率 .结果　CD3 CD8 淋巴细胞IFN -γ表达率 ,急性发作期组 (10 .5± 4 .6 % )低于缓解期组 (17.5± 3.8% ,p <0 .0 5 )和对照组 (18.4± 5 .9% ,p <0 .0 5 ) ;IL - 4表达率急性发作期组 (2 .6± 2 .2 % )高于缓解期组 (1.3± 0 .9% ,p <0 .0 5 )和对照组 (1.5± 0 .8% ,p <0 .0 5 ) ;CD3 、CD8 淋巴细胞IFN -γ表达率 ,急性发作期组 (31.4± 10 .3% )显著高于缓解期组 (2 0 .2± 12 .3% ,p <0 .0 5 )和对照组 (2 1.3± 10 .4 % ,p <0 .0 5 ) .结论　向Th2偏移的Th1/Th2失衡 ,可能与老年哮喘患者病情发展有关 .     

HIV/AIDS患者CCR5、CXCR4的表达与疾病进展的关系

目的　了解HIV AIDS患者淋巴细胞表面第二受体CCR5、CXCR4的表达 ,分析其与疾病进展的关系 ,探讨HIV感染的免疫基础。方法　收集 33例HIV AIDS患者及 13例健康对照的抗凝全血 ,用流式细胞仪检测第二受体CCR5、CXCR4的表达 ,并分析第二受体表达与病毒载量、CD4 + T淋巴细胞绝对值及T淋巴细胞活化 (HLA DR+ CD38+ )的相关性。结果　艾滋病组CD4 + 、CD8+ T淋巴细胞表面CCR5表达高于无症状HIV 1感染组及健康对照 (P <0 .0 0 1) ;艾滋病组CD8+ T淋巴细胞表面CXCR4表达低于健康对照 (P <0 .0 1)。HIV AIDS患者CD4 + 、CD8+ T淋巴细胞表面CCR5的表达与病毒载量明显正相关 (P <0 .0 1) ;与CD4 + T淋巴细胞绝对值明显负相关 (P <0 .0 1) ,与T淋巴细胞活化(HLA DR+ CD38+ )水平明显正相关 (P <0 .0 0 1)。结论　HIV 1感染者第二受体CCR5的表达与机体对HIV的免疫反应及疾病进展密切相关。     

慢性肾炎患者外周血T细胞亚群和共刺激分子的表达及其意义

为研究慢性肾炎患者外周血T细胞亚群和共刺激分子的表达特点及其在慢性肾炎免疫病理机制中的作用 ,本文采用免疫荧光标记和流式细胞仪分析 ,对 35例慢性肾炎患者外周血T淋巴细胞亚群和共刺激分子CD2 8、 4 1BB等的表达进行研究。结果表明 :(1)慢性肾炎患者T细胞亚群明显失衡 ,表现为CD4减少 ,CD8增加 ,CD4/CD8比值显著降低 ;(2 )共刺激分子CD2 8表达显著低于正常对照组 (CD2 8表达百分率分别为 45 95± 5 6 7和 6 6 42± 4 5 8,P <0 0 0 1) ,且CD4+ CD2 8+ T细胞和CD8+ CD2 8+ T细胞均显著减少。治疗后缓解期患者T细胞亚群失衡明显纠正 ,CD2 8+ T细胞 ,尤其是CD4+ CD2 8+ T细胞显著增多 ,而且CD4+ CD2 8+ T细胞数与患者的 2 4h尿蛋白定量呈负相关 (r= 0 47,P <0 0 1) ;(3)慢性肾炎患者共刺激分子 4 1BB在T细胞中的表达显著高于正常对照组 (表达百分率分别为 30 5 7± 8 12和 0 74± 0 2 8,P <0 0 0 1) ,治疗后的 4 1BB表达水平显著降低 ,而且 4 1BB异常高表达与CD8+ T细胞数呈正相关 (r=0 6 3,P <0 0 5 )。从而表明慢性肾炎外周血T细胞亚群失衡和T细胞活化所必需的共刺激分子CD2 8、 4 1BB异常表达 ,可能在慢性肾炎发生和病变进展中起着重要作用。     

多发性骨髓瘤患者树突状细胞介导的特异性抗瘤活性的体外诱导

目的 :观察U2 6 6 细胞及其可溶性抗原激发的多发性骨髓瘤 (MM)患者树突状细胞 (DC)体外诱导U2 6 6 特异性CTL的作用。方法 :将MM患者外周血来源的单核细胞在rhGM CSF 80 0U ml与IFNα 6 0 0U ml条件下利用无血清技术培养生成DC ,应用丝裂霉素C处理的U2 6 6 细胞及用U2 6 6 细胞制备的可溶性抗原预刺激DC ,然后与自体淋巴细胞共同孵育 5～ 7d以诱生特异性CTL ,采用MTT法检测对U2 6 6 细胞的特异性杀伤效果。结果 :MM患者外周血单核细胞在GM CSF IFNα条件下培养 8d后生成具有典型特征的DC ,高度表达CD86、CD5 4及MHCII类分子HLA DR。应用MTT法检测U2 6 6 细胞及其可溶性抗原激发的DC诱导特异性CTL对靶细胞U2 6 6 的杀伤率分别为 2 1 2 %± 5 4 %和 2 8 0 %± 7 6 % ,对照组未用抗原刺激组都为 11 7%±4 3%。而以抗原直接刺激自体淋巴细胞组为 15 6 %± 4 8%和 13 1%± 5 5 % (P <0 0 1)。结论 :U2 6 6 细胞及其可溶性抗原激发的DC与自体淋巴细胞孵育能诱导抗U2 6 6 特异性CTL。     

Renal dysplasia and asplenia in two sibs

A family is reported in which two sibs, one male and the other female, both died within 24 hours of birth with enlarged polycystic kidneys. Postmortem histology in the second child showed gross renal dysplasia. In both children the pancreas was enlarged, nodular and cystic but the liver appeared macroscopically normal. In the second child, histological examination confirmed pancreatic fibrosis with cystic dilation of ducts, but showed portal fibrosis with bile duct proliferation in the liver.
This combination of findings is very reminiscent of those in a girl and her brother reported by Ivemark et al. (1959). The children reported here also showed absence or hypoplasia of the spleen, cardiac anomalies and other features of the Ivemark syndrome (Ivemark 1955), a quite different, usually sporadic, congenital disorder. It is suggested that the children described here have a distinct lethal congenital disorder, probably inherited in an autosomal recessive manner.     

Schizophrenia in a North Swedish geographical isolate, 1900–1977. Epidemiology, genetics and biochemistry

Over 200 schizophrenic patients belonging to three major and interrelated pedigree complexes have been investigated over the past 30 years in a North Swedish geographically isolated population, presently numbering about 6,000. An intensive investigation of a number of biochemical correlates and genetic markers in a few selected families belonging to one of the major pedigrees has indicated new strategies for the current research program.
Schizophrenia, as defined operationally, is significantly associated with decreased activities of two enzymes (1) blood platelet monoamine oxidase, (2) plasma dopamine-β-hydroxylase, and (3) with the genetic marker Gc² (group specific antigen). Both enzymes are subject to genetic variation. A positive score for linkage between schizophrenia and low plasma DBH activity has been calculated, but, so far, available data are insufficient for discrimination between linkage and partial contribution of genetically controlled low plasma DBH to the pathogenesis of the disease. Alternatively, both mechanisms could be involved.
As a model for continued research, schizophrenia is explained as based on a double dominant-recessive genotype (Aabb), representing a vulnerability which in about 50 % of cases develops into clinical schizophrenia. It is suggested that the dominant mutation (A) operates on or affects MAO activity, and that the recessive genotype (bb) is instrumental in low variates of DBH activity and very likely such variates within the normal range of physiological variation. Moreover, it is suggested that the combined effects of MAO- and DBH-reduced efficiency on the metabolism of e.g. dopamine could be an essential pathogenic mechanism for the schizophrenic illness which is segregating in this population.     

The dominant diseases of modernized societies as omega-3 essential fatty acid deficiency syndrome: Substrate beriberi

About 1900, modern food selection and processing caused widespread $\text{epidemics}$ of the B vitamin deficiency diseases of beriberi and pellagra which, for genetic reasons, often expressed as different diseases ranging from bowel and heart disease to dermatoses and psychoses. But the B vitamins merely help convert essential fatty acids (EFA) into the prostaglandin (PG) tissue regulators and it now turns out that, through hydrogenation, milling and selection of w3-poor southern foods, we have also been systematically depleting, by as much as 90%, a newly discovered trace Nordic EFA (w3) of special importance to primates and sole precursor of the PG3(4) series, even as a concurrent fiber deficiency increases body demand for EFA. Since substrate EFA is processed by many B vitamin catalysts, an EFA deficiency will mimic a $\text{panh}$ypovitaminosis B, i.e., a mixture of $\text{substrate}$ beriberi and $\text{substrate}$ pellagra resembling vitamin beriberi and pellagra but exhibiting as even more diverse $\text{endemic}$ disease. This would consitute a second stage of the Modern Malnutrition and explain why some workers now hold the dominant diseases of modermized societies to be new, nutritionally based, pellagraform yet lipid-related and to range, once again, from heart disease to psychosis. It is an assumption that our dominant diseases are unrelated to each other or are merely revealed by our diagnostic acumen and therapeutic success; and that hydrogenating millions of tons of food oils annually, to destroy the rancidity producing w3-EFA, is safe for $\text{primates}$. Extensive beriberiform disease is reported here in 32 typical cases taken from medical practice which responds strikingly to linseed oil supplements (60% w3-EFA) in confirmation of identical results in Capuchins.     

What will studies of Fulani individuals naturally exposed to malaria teach us about protective immunity to malaria?

There are an estimated over 200 million yearly cases of malaria worldwide. Despite concerted international effort to combat the disease, it still causes approximately half a million deaths every year, the majority of which are young children with Plasmodium falciparum infection in sub-Saharan Africa. Successes are largely attributed to malaria prevention strategies, such as insecticide-treated mosquito nets and indoor spraying, as well as improved access to existing treatments. One important hurdle to new approaches for the treatment and prevention of malaria is our limited understanding of the biology of Plasmodium infection and its complex interaction with the immune system of its human host. Therefore, the elimination of malaria in Africa not only relies on existing tools to reduce malaria burden, but also requires fundamental research to develop innovative approaches. Here, we summarize our discoveries from investigations of ethnic groups of West Africa who have different susceptibility to malaria.     

'Very sore nights and days': the child's experience of illness in early modern England, c.1580-1720

Sick children were ubiquitous in early modern England, and yet they have received very little attention from historians. Taking the elusive perspective of the child, this article explores the physical, emotional, and spiritual experience of illness in England between approximately 1580 and 1720. What was it like being ill and suffering pain? How did the young respond emotionally to the anticipation of death? It is argued that children’s experiences were characterised by profound ambivalence: illness could be terrifying and distressing, but also a source of emotional and spiritual fulfilment and joy. This interpretation challenges the common assumption amongst medical historians that the experiences of early modern patients were utterly miserable. It also sheds light on children’s emotional feelings for their parents, a subject often overlooked in the historiography of childhood. The primary sources used in this article include diaries, autobiographies, letters, the biographies of pious children, printed possession cases, doctors’ casebooks, and theological treatises concerning the afterlife.     

Guidelines for the Validation and Use of Immunoassays for Determination of Introduced Proteins in Biotechnology Enhanced Crops and Derived Food Ingredients

Recent advancements in agricultural biotechnology have created a need for analytical techniques to determine introduced proteins in crops enhanced through modern biotechnology techniques. These proteins are expressed in plant tissues and may be present in food ingredients. Immunoassays are ideally suited for protein detection and may be used as both quantitative and threshold methods. Microplate ELISA and lateral flow devices are two of the most commonly used immunoassay formats for agricultural biotechnology applications. This paper provides general background information and a discussion of criteria for the validation and application of immunochemical methods to the analysis of proteins introduced into plants and food ingredients using biotechnology methods. It is the result of a collaborative effort of members of the Analytical Environmental Immunochemical Consortium. This collaborative effort represents the combined expertise of several organizations to reach consensus on establishing guidelines for the validation and use of immunoassays. Further, the paper offers developers and users a consistent approach to adopting the technology as well as aid in producing accurate and meaningful results.     

Ultracryotomy: development and application (with examples from the yeast cytology) (author's transl)

The preparation steps usually necessary for obtaining ultrathin frozen sections of biological material (chemical prefixation, enclosing, cryoprotective treatment, freezing, sectioning, and post-staining the sections for transmission electron microscopy) are submitted to a critical analysis. The application of cryo-ultramicrotomy, in particularly for cytochemical purposes, is reviewed. Fundamental considerations of chemical prefixation and poststaining are supported by examples from yeast cytology. Furthermore, the efficiency of the cryo-ultramicrotomy (electron optical resolution of ultrastructural details) is demonstrated on yeast cells and protoplasts.     

HLA in North Colombia Chimila Amerindians

HLA-A,-B,-C,-DRB1 and -DQB1 alleles have been studied in Chimila Amerindians from Sabana de San Angel (North Colombian Coast) by using high resolution molecular typing. A frequent extended haplotype was found:HLA-A*24:02-B*51:10-C*15:02-BRB1*04:07-DQB1*03:02 (28.7%) which has also been described in Amerinndian Mayos Mexican population (Mexico, California Gulf, Pacific Ocean). Other haplotypes had already been found in Amerindians from Mexico (Pacific and Atlantic Coast), Peru (highlands and Amazon Basin), Bolivia and North USA. A geographic pattern according to HLA allele or haplotype frequencies is lacking in Amerindians, as already known. Also, five new extended haplotypes were found in Chimila Amerindians. Their HLA-A*24:02 high frequencies characteristic is shared with aboriginal populations of Taiwan; also, HLA-C*01:02 high frequencies are found in New Zealand Maoris, New Caledonians and Kimberly Aborigines from Australia. Finally, this study may show a model of evolutionary factors acting and rising one HLA allele frequency (-A*24:02), but not in others that belong to the same or different HLA loci.     

The case for allele‐specific recognition by the TCR

There is a sharp difference in how one views TCR structure–function–behaviour dependent on whether its recognition of major histocompatibility complex‐encoded restriction elements (R) is germline selected or somatically generated. The generally accepted or Standard model is built on the assumption that recognition of R is by the V regions of the αβ TCR, which is not driven by allele specificity, whereas the competing model posits that recognition of R is allele‐specific. The establishing of allele‐specific recognition of R by the TCR would rule out the Standard model and clear the road to a consideration of a competing construct, the Tritope model. Here, the case for allele‐specific recognition (germline selected) is detailed making it obvious that the Standard model is untenable.