The Protective Effects of Up-Regulating Prostacyclin Biosynthesis on Neuron Survival in Hippocampus

Cellular arachidonic acid (AA), an unsaturated fatty acid found ubiquitously in plasma membranes, is metabolized to different prostanoids, such as prostacyclin (PGI₂) and prostaglandin E₂ (PGE₂), by the three-step reactions coupling the upstream cyclooxygenase (COX) isoforms (COX-1 and COX-2) with the corresponding individual downstream synthases. While the vascular actions of these prostanoids are well-characterized, their specific roles in the hippocampus, a major brain area for memory, are poorly understood. The major obstacle for its understanding in the brain was to mimic the biosynthesis of each prostanoid. To solve the problem, we utilized Single-Chain Hybrid Enzyme Complexes (SCHECs), which could successfully control cellular AA metabolites to the desired PGI₂ or PGE₂. Our in vitro studies suggested that neurons with higher PGI₂ content and lower PGE₂ content exhibited survival protection and resistance to Amyloid-β-induced neurotoxicity. Further extending to an in vivo model, the hybrid of PGI₂-producing transgenic mice and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) mice showed restored long-term memory. These findings suggested that the vascular prostanoids, PGI₂ and PGE₂, exerted significant regulatory influences on neuronal protection (by PGI₂), or damage (by PGE₂) in the hippocampus, and raised a concern that the wide uses of aspirin in cardiovascular diseases may exert negative impacts on neurodegenerative protection.

Our study intended to understand the crosstalk of prostanoids in the hippocampus, a major brain area impacted in AD, by using hybrid enzymes to redirect the synthesis of prostanoids to PGE₂ and PGI₂, respectively. Our data indicated that during inflammation, the vascular mediators, PGI₂ and PGE₂, exerted significant regulatory influences on neuronal protection (by PGI₂), or damage (by PGE₂) in the hippocampus. These findings also raised a concern that the widely uses of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in cardiovascular diseases may exert negative impacts on neurodegenerative protection.

     

复发性口疮(RAU)与唾液免疫球蛋白、补体及溶菌酶活性关系的实验研究

本文对９９例复发性口疮患者，分别在初诊治疗前（发作期）和治疗后３月未发作时进行唾液ＳＩｇＡ、ＩｇＧ、ＩｇＭ、Ｃ３、Ｃ４及溶菌酶含量和活性检测，并以４５名健康学生唾液相应成份作为正常对照。实验结果表明：复发性口疮患者治疗前唾液ＳＩｇＡ、ＩｇＧ、ＩｇＭ、Ｃ３、Ｃ４及溶菌酶含量和活性，均远远低于正常人唾液相应成份（Ｐ＜０．０１）；复发性口疮患者治疗后，其唾液ＳＩｇＡ、ＩｇＧ、ＩｇＭ、Ｃ３、Ｃ４及溶菌酶含量和活性，均较治疗前有显著提高（Ｐ＜０．０１），其中ＩｇＧ、Ｃ４及溶菌酶含量和活性恢复较明显，与正常人唾液相应成份相似（Ｐ＞０．０５）。     

胸腔腹膜后联合入路行肾动脉上型腹主动脉瘤手术的配合

对6例肾动脉上型腹主动脉瘤患者在全身麻醉下经胸腔腹膜后联合入行手术动脉瘤切除加人工血管重建术,手术效果满意,患者均存活至今。提出巡回护士做好充分的物品准备,为患者安置好上半身45°侧卧位,阻断动脉瘤远、近端前进行全身肝素化,术中密切观察生命体征;器械护士备好阻断钳、血管缝合线、人造血管,术中及时传递手术器械是手术配合的要点。     

动物模型中人骨形态发生蛋白2重组腺病毒活性观测

目的:利用基因工程技术构建人骨形态发生蛋白2重组腺病毒,并进行体内表达,测定活性;为深入开展的基因治疗研究创造条件。方法:实验于2000-05/2002-06在西安交通大学第一附属医院骨科实验室完成。应用PCR技术扩增出人骨形态发生蛋白2全长基因,体外同源重组构建重组腺病毒后,随机将30只SD大鼠分为治疗组和对照组,每组15只,将纯化后的重组腺病毒50μL注入SD大鼠股部肌肉陷窝病损处,通过组织学染色、X射线片对动物模型的组织变化进行观测。结果:6周后治疗组可见明显骨诱导形成,2周时治疗组碱性磷酸酶活性明显高于对照组,重组腺病毒治疗组有明显的诱导成骨活性。结论:应用于动物实验中目的基因表达,并具有生物学活性。本研究是在骨缺损基因治疗的一次尝试,且人骨形态发生蛋白2重组腺病毒的构建成功,也为国内骨科疾病基因治疗的进一步研究提供了基础。     

碘伏治疗鼻咽癌放疗后口腔溃疡的护理

放射治疗(简称放疗)是目前治疗鼻咽癌的首选治疗方法,而大剂量的放疗对口腔黏膜有直接损伤作用,特别是同时接受化学疗法的病人,极易发生口腔溃疡,影响进食。加之病人免疫力降低,易发生严重感染,从而影响病人的正常治疗,导致治疗中断乃至失败。自2001年7月—2005年7月作者采用碘     

The utility of repeated computed tomography to track a foreign body penetrating the esophagus to the level of the thyroid gland

Objective

Foreign body (FB) ingestion is a common problem in otolaryngology. One uncommon complication of FB ingestion is penetration to the level of the thyroid gland. To our knowledge, only 21 such cases have been reported in the literature. Here, we report a case of an esophageal FB penetrating to the level of the right thyroid gland.

Case report

The patient was a 38-year-old woman in whom an esophageal FB penetrated to the level of the right thyroid gland. We traced the path to the thyroid gland using repeated computed tomography (CT) scans and demonstrated the importance of multiplanar reconstruction in locating the FB and formulating a precise surgical plan.

Conclusions

To our knowledge, this is the first report of repeat CT scans being used to demonstrate the migratory route, over time, of a FB penetrating through the esophagus to the level of the thyroid gland. Our results suggest that multiplanar reconstruction may play a key role in the precise diagnosis of a FB at the level of the thyroid gland and may help surgeons choose the best approach for removal.