人类免疫缺陷病毒合并结核分枝杆菌感染者的抗结核细胞免疫功能

目的 评价HIV合并结核分枝杆菌潜伏感染或合并活动性结核患者的抗结核细胞免疫功能.方法 应用早期分泌性抗原靶蛋白(ESAT)-6和培养滤出蛋白(CFP)-10诱导的结核酶联免疫斑点法对云南地区100例明确诊断的HIV感染者的血液标本进行结核分枝杆菌特异性T淋巴细胞检测,同时应用流式细胞仪检测外周血CD3+CD4+T淋巴细胞和CD3+CD8+T淋巴细胞的绝对计数水平.采用Mann-Whitney检验进行非参数统计分析.结果临床上无活动性结核感染证据的HIV感染者中合并结核分枝杆菌潜伏感染的感染率高达67.6%.HIV合并结核分枝杆菌潜伏感染者的外周血CD3+CD4+T淋巴细胞(532×106/L)和CD3+CD8+T淋巴细胞(473×106/L)绝对计数与单纯HIV感染者(406×106/L和504 × 106/L)相比,差异无统计学意义.HIV合并活动性结核感染者的外周血CD3+CD4+T淋巴细胞绝对计数平均值为189 × 106/L,CD3+CD8+T淋巴细胞绝对计数平均值为293×106/L,均显著低于单纯HIV合并结核潜伏感染组和HIV组(U=168.0,U=163.0;U=147.0,U=374.0;均P<0.01).HIV合并活动性结核感染者的ESAT-6和CFP-10抗原特异性斑点形成细胞数(31/106细胞和82/106细胞)显著低于HIV合并结核分枝杆菌潜伏感染者(92/106细胞和109/106细胞.U=507.0,U=529.5,均P<0.01).结论 我国无活动性结核临床证据的HIV感染人群中有较高的结核潜伏感染率,HIV合并活动性结核感染者的总体细胞免疫应答功能及特异性抗结核免疫应答功能均严重受损.     

HIV感染者/AIDS患者外周血CD38 HLA-DR分子在CD4+ CD8+T淋巴细胞上的表达

目的　观察国内艾滋病病毒 (HIV)感染者 /艾滋病 (AIDS)患者外周血CD38、HLA DR分子在CD+4 、CD+8T淋巴细胞上表达的变化 ,并探讨这些变化的临床意义。方法　用流式细胞仪检测 5 1例正常对照、14例HIV感染者和 3 6例AIDS患者的外周血CD+4 、CD+8T淋巴细胞表面的CD38、HLA DR分子的表达 ,用分枝DNA(bDNA)法检测 11例HIV感染者和 18例AIDS患者的血浆病毒载量。结果　CD+4 HLA DR+细胞百分比显示 ,AIDS组显著高于正常组及HIV组 ;CD+8HLA DR+T细胞百分比显示HIV组与AIDS组间无差异 ,而它们均显著高于正常组。CD+8、CD38+细胞百分比则是AIDS组 >HIV组 >正常组 ,CD+8CD38+、CD+8HLA DR+、CD+4 HLA DR+细胞百分比与病毒载量显著正相关。结论　在HIV感染过程中 ,HLA -DR+、CD38+在CD+4 、CD+8T淋巴细胞上的表达均显著增加 ,反映T淋巴细胞异常激活 ;尤其是CD+8CD38+细胞百分比随着疾病进展逐渐升高 ,预示疾病进展程度。在评价HIV感染者和AIDS患者的免疫状况时 ,不仅要考虑免疫细胞数量和功能的变化 ,还应考虑免疫细胞的激活水平     

T淋巴细胞对HBV反应能力的比较研究HIV感染急性期及慢性期

目的 探索HIV感染急性期及慢性期T淋巴细胞对HBV反应能力的差异.方法 入组合并HBV感染的HIV感染急性期患者10例,合并HBV感染的HIV感染慢性期患者15例,分析HBV DNA与HIV RNA及CD4+T细胞之间的相关性;收集患者的外周血单个核细胞,用HBsAg重叠肽刺激培养后检测CD4+T细胞及CD8+T细胞分泌IFN-γ的能力.结果 HBV DNA水平与HIV RNA水平呈正相关(r=0.502,P=0.011),HBV DNA水平与CD4+T细胞计数呈负相关(r=-0.409,P=0.042).HIV感染急性期患者经HBsAg重叠肽刺激后CD4+T细胞及CD8+T细胞分泌IFN-γ的能力(分别为9.1％±3.9％及4.4％±1.8％)明显高于HIV感染慢性期患者(分别为5.7％±2.5％及2.7％±1.4％).结论 HIV合并HBV感染的患者在HIV感染急性期对HBV的清除能力明显高于HIV感染慢性期,本研究为探究HIV感染不同时期对HBV清除能力差异提供了证据.     

HIV急性期/早期感染者合并HBV感染的临床特征

目的探讨艾滋病病毒(HIV)急性期/早期感染者合并感染乙型肝炎病毒(HBV)的临床特点及实验室特征,进一步明确影响HIV/HBV重叠感染疾病进展的关键因素。方法采用回顾性分析的方法,了解单独HIV急性期/早期感染者(单独HIV感染组)和合并HBV的HIV急性期/早期感染者(HIV/HBV重叠感染组)的初始CD+4T淋巴细胞(简称CD4细胞)计数和病毒载量调定点,以及两组病人感染HIV一年内CD4细胞计数和HIV病毒载量的动态变化,和HIV急性期/早期合并HBV感染的临床特征。结果 20例HIV/HBV重叠感染组的初始CD4细胞计数平均值为(443.55±197.00)个/μL(213~985个/μL),病毒载量调定点(4.34±0.99)Log10拷贝/mL(1.82~5.47Log10拷贝/mL)。30例单独HIV感染组病人的初始CD4细胞计数平均值为(497.37±121.29)个/μL(196~792个/μL),病毒载量调定点(3.87±0.62)Log10拷贝/mL(2.77~5.19Log10拷贝/mL)。HIV/HBV重叠感染组的初始CD4细胞计数明显低于单独HIV感染组,两组比较差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。HIV/HBV重叠感染组的病毒载量调定点明显高于单独HIV感染组,两组间差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论在我国HIV急性期/早期感染者中,HIV/HBV重叠感染者与单独HIV感染者比较,初始CD4细胞计数明显降低,病毒载量调定点明显升高,HIV病毒复制更为活跃。     

慢性乙型肝炎患者外周血中T淋巴细胞亚群和CD4~+CD25~+调节性T淋巴细胞的表达水平与HBV DNA定量的相关分析

目的探讨慢性乙型肝炎(CHB)患者外周血中T淋巴细胞亚群(CD3+T、CD4+T、CD8+T、CD4+/CD8+T)和CD4+CD25+调节性T淋巴细胞(Treg)表达水平与HBV DNA定量的相关性。方法选取2012年7月-12月在兰州市第二人民医院就诊的175例HBV感染者作为研究对象,分为CHB组(63例)、HBV携带者(ASC组)(112例),以同期50例健康体检者作为对照组。采用流式细胞术检测3组患者血清中的CD3+T、CD4+T、CD8+T、CD4+T/CD8+T和CD4+CD25+Treg表达水平,实时荧光定量PCR法检测HBV DNA载量。多组间均数比较采用方差分析,进一步两两比较采用LSD-t检验,计数资料组间比较采用χ2检验;采用Pearson进行相关性分析。结果 CHB患者外周血CD4+CD25+Treg表达水平(30.97±18.78)%显著高于对照组(27.30±17.59)%,差异具有统计学意义(P0.05);与对照组相比,CHB组、ASC组的CD3+T、CD4+T淋巴细胞百分数和CD4+与CD8+T淋巴细胞百分数比值显著降低,差异均有统计学意义(P值均0.05),CD8+T淋巴细胞百分数显著升高,差异均有统计学意义(P值均0.05);ASC组和CHB组CD4+CD25+Treg表达水平与HBV DNA呈正相关(r值分别为0.501、0.682,P值均0.01)。结论 HBV感染者存在T淋巴细胞亚群比例异常,HBV DNA可以促进CD4+CD25+Treg表达水平升高,说明CD4+CD25+Treg和CD4+与CD8+T淋巴细胞比例失衡在乙型肝炎慢性化过程中发挥重要作用。     

茂名地区HIV感染者合并TP HBV和HCV感染及对CD4~+ T淋巴细胞的影响

目的了解茂名地区艾滋病病毒(HIV)感染者合并感染梅毒(TP)、乙型肝炎病毒(HBV)和丙型肝炎病毒(HCV)的现状及对CD4+T淋巴细胞(简称CD4细胞)计数的影响,为艾滋病的有效防控提供参考依据。方法收集2016年4月至2017年10月在茂名市疾病预防控制中心检测CD4细胞数并已确证的HIV感染者564例,检测分析TP、HBV和HCV合并感染情况,并比较治疗6个月后CD4细胞的变化情况。结果在564例HIV感染者中,单一HIV感染、HIV-TP、HIV-HBV、HIV-HCV、HIV-TP-HBV、HIV-TP-HCV、HIV-HBV-HCV和HIVTP-HBV-HCV合并感染率分别为72.7%、11.3%、11.0%、3.0%、0.9%、0.4%、0.5%和0.2%。与单一HIV感染组比较,除HIV-HCV合并感染组在年龄分布上有统计学差异(P0.05)外,其余在性别、年龄、地域分布上,差异均无统计学意义(P0.05)。HIV-TP、HIV-HBV和HIV-HCV合并感染的CD4细胞平均数,比单一HIV感染分别低19个/μL、35个/μL和47个/μL,只有HIV-HBV合并感染组的CD4细胞数与单一HIV感染组比,差异有统计学意义(P=0.022)。结论茂名市HIV感染者合并TP、HBV和HCV感染率较高,HIV合并HBV感染降低了CD4细胞的恢复数,在艾滋病抗病毒治疗前应加强TP、HBV和HCV感染标志物的筛查。     

人类免疫缺陷病毒感染者合并隐匿性乙型肝炎病毒感染的现状调查

目的 调查分析上海地区HIV感染者中隐匿性HBV感染的流行现状.方法 对上海市公共卫生临床中心就诊的HIV感染者在尚未接受抗病毒治疗前采集血标本,检测HBsAg、抗-HBs、HBeAg、抗-HBe、抗-HBc,抗-HCV,CD4+T细胞计数,使用巢式PCR法检测HBV S区.结果 105例(男92例,女13例)HBsAg阴性的HIV感染者中32例(男27例,女5例)HBV DNA阳性;16～30岁年龄组22例,其中5例HBV DNA阳性,31～49岁年龄组44例,其中15例HBV DNA阳性,50～75岁年龄组39例,其中12例HBV DNA阳性;32例中有27例至少一项HBV血清学标志物阳性,5例均阴性.47例合并HCV感染者中有14例HBV DNA阳性,阳性率29.8%;58例未合并HCV感染的HIV感染者中18例HBV DNA阳性,阳性率为31.0%.CD4+T细胞计数平均值145.1个/μ(4～623个/μ1),75例CD4+T细胞<200个/μ1的患者中有26例HBV DNA阳性,约占34.7%,30例CD4+T细胞>200/μ1患者中有6例HBV DNA阳性,阳性率为20.0%.以上各项之间两两相比差异均无统计学意义.结论 HIV感染者中存在隐匿性HBV感染,且与HIV感染者性别、年龄、HBV标志物、是否合并HCV感染及CD4+T细胞计数无明显相关.     

中医药干预对HIV感染者T细胞表面PD-1和Tim-3表达水平的影响

目的探讨中医药干预,对艾滋病病毒(HIV)感染者T细胞表面程序性死亡分子1(PD-1)和T细胞免疫球蛋白及黏蛋白结构域分子3(Tim-3)表达水平变化的影响。方法用流式细胞分析术,分别检测新发感染HIV未治疗者、纯中医药治疗2年的HIV感染者、中西医结合治疗2年的HIV感染者的T细胞亚群计数和T细胞表面PD-1和Tim-3表达。结果单纯中医或中西医结合治疗的HIV感染者,其CD4+T淋巴细胞计数460个/μL,T细胞表面PD-1和Tim-3呈低水平表达;新发感染HIV未治疗者,其CD4+T淋巴细胞计数为507个/μL,T细胞表面PD-1和Tim-3也呈低水平表达,组间比较差异无统计学意义(P0.05)。结论纯中医药或中西医结合治疗HIV感染,一定时间内可以稳定HIV感染者的CD4+T淋巴细胞计数,维持CD4、CD8细胞表面PD-1和Tim-3的低表达,对延缓病程起到积极作用。     

HIV/AIDS合并乙肝病毒感染患者贫血与CD4+ T细胞、TGF-β1的相关性

目的探讨艾滋病病毒(HIV)合并乙肝病毒(HBV)感染患者血清CD4+T淋巴细胞计数、转化生长因子(TGF)-β1含量与血红蛋白(HB)之间的相关性。方法选择25例HIV/AIDS、18例HIV/AIDS合并HBV感染患者,在治疗前检测CD4+T淋巴细胞计数、TGF-β1含量及HB。结果 HIV/AIDS组及HIV/AIDS合并HBV组CD4+T细胞与HB之间均存在正相关性(P<0.05),与TGF-β1存在负相关性(P<0.05);TGF-β1与HB存在负相关性(P<0.05),两组之间上述检测指标比较有显著性差异(P<0.05)。结论 HIV/AIDS合并HBV感染促使CD4+T细胞计数下降明显,TGF-β1增高,贫血进一步加重,三者之间存在相关性,对贫血的鉴别具有一定指导意义。     

人类免疫缺陷病毒感染者混合感染丙型和乙型肝炎病毒后对高效抗逆转录病毒治疗疗效的影响

目的 观察HIV感染者合并HCV和HBV感染后对高效抗逆转录病毒治疗(HAART)疗效的影响.方法 对某地区HIV、HCV共感染患者166例(HIV+HCV组),HIV、HCV和HBV混合感染患者23例(H1V+HCV+HBV组)及单纯HIV感染者178例,给予1年的HAART治疗,观察3组患者病毒学反应、免疫学反应和肝功能动态变化.以流式细胞仪检测外周血CD4+T淋巴细胞;实时PCR定量检测HCV、HIV和HBV病毒载量.结果 单纯HIV感染组、HIV+HCV+HBV组和HIV+HCV组经HAART 1年后,HIV病毒载量分别由治疗前(6.78±1.08)、(6.23±1.34)、(6.54±1.23)lg拷贝/ml下降至(0.53±0.15)、(0.67±0.16)、(0.43±0.11)lg拷贝/ml(P值均＜0.001).CD4+T淋巴细胞计数分别由治疗前的(197±127)、(184±113)、(213±143)个/μl上升至(382±74)、(383±70)、(378±76)个/μl(P值均＜0.001).3组之间各时间点CD4+T淋巴细胞、HIV病毒载量差异无统计学意义.3组患者ALT、AST、总胆红素治疗前后无显著变化,相同时间点组间比较差异无统计学意义.HAART前后,HCV病毒载量差异无统计学意义.结论 HIV感染者混合感染HBV和(或)HCV,不影响HAART的疗效;HAART对HCV复制无抑制作用.     

The immunoneuroendocrine role of melatonin

Abstract: A tight, physiological link between the pineal gland and the immune system is emerging from a series of experimental studies. This link might reflect the evolutionary connection between self-recognition and reproduction. Pinealectomy or other experimental methods which inhibit melatonin synthesis and secretion induce a state of immunodepression which is counteracted by melatonin. In general, melatonin seems to have an immunoenhancing effect that is particularly apparent in immunodepressive states. The negative effect of acute stress or immunosuppressive pharmacological treatments on various immune parameters are counteracted by melatonin. It seems important to note that one of the main targets of melatonin is the thymus, i.e., the central organ of the immune system. The clinical use of melatonin as an immunotherapeutic agent seems promising in primary and secondary immunodeficiencies as well as in cancer immunotherapy. The immunoenhancing action of melatonin seems to be mediated by T-helper cell-derived opioid peptides as well as by lymphokines and, perhaps, by pituitary hormones. Melatonin-induced-immuno-opioids (MHO) and lymphokines imply the presence of specific binding sites or melatonin receptors on cells of the immune system. On the other hand, lymphokines such as -γ-interferon and interleukin-2 as well as thymic hormones can modulate the synthesis of melatonin in the pineal gland. The pineal gland might thus be viewed as the crux of a sophisticated immunoneuroendocrine network which functions as an unconscious, diffuse sensory organ.     

Changes in connexin43, the gap junction protein of astrocytes, during development of the rat pineal gland

Abstract: The abundance of gap junctions between rat pineal astrocytes formed by connexin43 (Cx43) was studied during development. Levels and distribution of Cx43 were measured by immunoblotting and indirect immunofluorescence, respectively. The amount of Cx43 in cells located within the gland was low until about the 7th postnatal day and increased to adult values between the 14th and 21st days postpartum. Although astrocytes, recognized by their vimentin immunoreactivity, were scarce before birth, they were abundant by the 7th postnatal day suggesting that the low levels of Cx43 found at this age corresponded to a low expression of this protein. Localization of the immunoreactivity to Cx43 and vimentin showed a close correlation, indicating that mature or immature pineal astrocytes form gap junctions made of Cx43. Since Cx43 levels attained their adult values at about the time the innervation and the functional state of the gland reached maturity (2–3 weeks after birth), it is proposed that astrocyte gap junctions are involved in the function of the adult rat pineal gland.     

Response of rat pineal melatonin to calcium, magnesium, and lithium is circadian stage dependent

Abstract: Herein we documented the response of pineal melatonin production to electrolytes known to be effective on pineal function in view of a possible circadian stage dependence. We studied the release of melatonin by perifused rat pineal glands at 2 different circadian stages corresponding to the middle of the light and dark periods, i.e., respectively, 7 and 19 HALO (Hours After Light Onset, L:D = 12:12). The initial efflux rates were, as expected, much higher in the perifusates of glands removed from rats sacrificed during the dark phase than of those removed during the light phase. After 3 hr of perifusion, melatonin release reached similar levels which were found constant up to the 8th hr of perifusion, whatever the circadian stage. Perifusion of the glands with physiological concentrations for the rat of calcium (5.2 mmol/1) and magnesium (1.34 mmol/1) resulted in a stimulatory effect on the pineal glands removed from rats sacrificed in the middle of the dark period (19 HALO), whereas no effects were observed on the pineal glands removed from rats sacrificed during the light (7 HALO). Lithium (0.28 and 0.55 mmol/1) was ineffective on melatonin release in pineal glands removed 7 and 19 HALO. Our results show differences in the initial efflux rates of melatonin and in the response of perifused pineal glands to calcium and magnesium according to the circadian stage.     

Conservative management of perforated duodenal diverticulum： A case report and review of the literature

Duodenal diverticula are a relatively common condition. They are asymptomatic, unless they become complicated, with perforation being the rarest but most severe complication. Surgical treatment is the most frequently performed approach. We report the case of a patient with a perforated duodenal diverticulum, which was diagnosed early and treated conservatively with antibiotics and percutaneous drainage of secondary retroperitoneal abscesses. We suggest this method could be an acceptable option for the management of similar cases, provided that the patient is in good general condition and without septic signs.     

Presence of immunoreactive growth hormone and prolactin in the ovine pineal gland

Abstract: The use of antisera raised against bovine growth hormone (GH) and ovine prolactin (PRL) enabled the detection of related immunoreactive (ir) sequences of proteins in ovine pineal tissue. The isolation of PRL-like ir-material was accomplished using a 0.25 M ammonium sulphate (pH 5.5) extraction followed by ethanol precipitation, whereas the resulting 2.0 M ammonium sulphate (pH 7.0) precipitate contained a GH-like immunoreactivity. Gel chromatography of the GH-like immunoreactivity (Sephadex G-100) indicated the presence of several GH-like fragments ranging in the M_r range of 7,000 to 55,000. Analyses of the PRL-like ir-material found in pineal tissue on HPLC using a TSK 545-DEAE column led to the resolution into a single peak of immunoreactivity. A single peak of activity was also observed following chromatofocusing and hydrophobic interaction chromatography of the ir-peak from the TSK 545-DEAE column. The PRL-like ir-material inhibited the binding of [¹²⁵I]ovine PRL-S14 to anti-ovine PRL antibodies without showing an affinity for binding to anti-rat PRL or anti-bovine GH antibodies. Scatchard analysis of the binding of pineal PRL-like ir-material and pituitary ovine PRL-S14 to liver membranes from day-20 pregnant rats revealed similar affinity constants (K_a of 4.7 ± 0.2 × 10⁹ M^-1). In addition, the replication of Nb 2 Node rat lymphoma cells was stimulated by pineal PRL-like ir-material, an effect known to be specific for lactogenic hormones. The pineal PRL-like immunoreactivity appeared on sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gels as a single major band of M_r 24,000. The functional status of PRL-and GH-like ir-material in the ovine pineal remains to be determined, but evidence is presented that the overall protein synthesis rate of the rat pineal responded to circulating concentrations of PRL.     

Microbiology of human immunodeficiency virus anorectal disease

PURPOSE: Individuals who are seropositive for the human immunodeficiency virus are at high risk for opportunistic infection and anorectal disorders. Little prospective information is available regarding anorectal pathogens in these patients. METHODS: One hundred sixty-three HIV-seropositive patients presented to the colorectal clinic between 1989 and 1992. Forty-seven (29 percent) patients were thought to have an infectious process and were prospectively studied using a standardized multiculture protocol. RESULTS: Mean age was 33 (range, 19–59) years. All were male; high-risk behavior accounted for 87 percent of HIV transmissions. Presenting complaints included anorectal pain (79 percent), pus per anum (28 percent), and blood per anum (26 percent). Examination revealed perianal tenderness (60 percent), condyloma (38 percent), perianal ulcers (38 percent), and anal fissures (34 percent). Sixty-six sets of cultures were performed; 28 patients had one set, 15 had two sets, and 4 had three sets. Thirty-two of these 47 patients (68 percent) had positive cultures including herpes (50 percent), cytomegalovirus (25 percent),Neisseria gonorrhoeae (16 percent), chlamydia (16 percent), acidfast bacilli (2 percent), and others (9 percent). Six of 32 patients with positive cultures had more than one organism cultured. Sixteen (50 percent) patients with positive cultures were treated medically, 8 (25 percent) were treated surgically and 8 (25 percent) were treated with both modalities. Sixty-one procedures were performed on 17 patients for condylomata. Eighteen patients had 20 procedures for abscesses, 50 percent of whom had positive cultures for other than common bowel flora; all improved. Fourteen patients underwent 33 procedures for perianal fistulas.Mycobacterium fortuitum was cultured from one patient who required 13 procedures for abscesses and fistulas. Forty-five (96 percent) patients were followed for an average of 12.5 months ±2.9 SEM (range, 1–94 months). Symptoms were improved or resolved in 22 of 32 (69 percent) patients with positive cultures and in 11 of 13 (84 percent) with negative cultures. CONCLUSIONS: Specific pathogens may often be identified in human immunodeficiency virus-seropositive patients with anorectal disorders if aggressively sought. Although patients without specific pathogens identified may be expected to improve with planned empiric treatment, positive identification allows more directed therapy.