RS1 element of Vibrio cholerae can propagate horizontally as a filamentous phage exploiting the morphogenesis genes of CTXphi.

In toxigenic Vibrio cholerae, cholera toxin is encoded by the CTX prophage, which consists of a core region carrying ctxAB genes and genes required for CTXPhi morphogenesis, and an RS2 region encoding regulation, replication, and integration functions. Integrated CTXPhi is often flanked by another genetic element known as RS1 which carries all open reading frames (ORFs) found in RS2 and an additional ORF designated rstC. We identified a single-stranded circularized form of the RS1 element, in addition to the CTXPhi genome, in nucleic acids extracted from phage preparations of 32 out of 83 (38.5%) RS1-positive toxigenic V. cholerae strains analyzed. Subsequently, the corresponding double-stranded replicative form (RF) of the RS1 element was isolated from a representative strain and marked with a kanamycin resistance (Km(r)) marker in an intergenic site to construct pRS1-Km. Restriction and PCR analysis of pRS1-Km and sequencing of a 300-bp region confirmed that this RF DNA was the excised RS1 element which formed a novel junction between ig1 and rstC. Introduction of pRS1-Km into a V. cholerae O1 classical biotype strain, O395, led to the production of extracellular Km(r) transducing particles, which carried a single-stranded form of pRS1-Km, thus resembling the genome of a filamentous phage (RS1-KmPhi). Analysis of V. cholerae strains for susceptibility to RS1-KmPhi showed that classical biotype strains were more susceptible to the phage compared to El Tor and O139 strains. Nontoxigenic (CTX(-)) O1 and O139 strains which carried genes encoding the CTXPhi receptor toxin-coregulated pilus (TCP) were also more susceptible (>1,000-fold) to the phage compared to toxigenic El Tor or O139 strains. Like CTXPhi, the RS1Phi genome also integrated into the host chromosomes by using the attRS sequence. However, only transductants of RS1-KmPhi which also harbored the CTXPhi genome produced a detectable level of extracellular RS1-KmPhi. This suggested that the core genes of CTXPhi are also required for the morphogenesis of RS1Phi. The results of this study showed for the first time that RS1 element, which encodes a site-specific recombination system in V. cholerae, can propagate horizontally as a filamentous phage, exploiting the morphogenesis genes of CTXPhi.     

骨髓间充质干细胞分化为血管内皮细胞的实验研究

目的 :探讨骨髓间充质干细胞 (MSCs)自体移植后在扩张型心肌病(DCM)微环境中分化为血管内皮细胞的可行性。方法 :以日本大耳白兔为研究对象 ,分离培养扩增MSCs,盐酸阿霉素耳缘静脉注射复制兔DCM模型 ,将 5溴脱氧尿嘧啶 (BrdU)标记的MSCs移植到DCM心肌内 ,4周后观察移植细胞的增殖分化情况。结果 :细胞移植 4周后 ,实验组心肌内有BrdU标记的阳性细胞 ,有一部分参与组成新生血管 ,对照组中没有发现 ,且实验组毛细血管密度大于对照组 ,差异具有显著性 (P<0 .0 1)。结论 :MSCs自体移植到扩张型心肌病后可以分化为血管内皮细胞。     

Insular carcinoma of thyroid--a case report

Insular carcinoma of thyroid (ICT) is a rare tumor, which accounts for 4-6% of thyroid malignancies. ICT arising from follicular cells of thyroid shows a characteristic insular growth pattern characterized by solid nests of tumor cells separated by vessels. A 52-year-old female presented with a huge swelling in midline of the neck with retrosternal extension. The patient was euthyroid. Near total thyroidectomy was done. Grossly, the tumour was involving both the lobes and isthmus of thyroid. Microscopic examination revealed features of insular carcinoma. On immunohistochemistry, tumour cells were positive for thyroglobulin and negative for calcitonin.     

机体不同状态下高压氧暴露后对脑微血流动力作用的差异性

目的 :探讨正常及急性脑缺血损伤动物高压氧暴露后大脑微循环血流动力作用的变化。方法 :成年沙土鼠 61只 ,随机分为 0 .1MPa、0 .2MPa、0 .2 5MPa高压氧暴露组 ,脑缺血损伤组和对照组。实验时动物用urethane麻醉 ,在颅骨顶开窗 ,暴露软脑膜。用阻断双侧颈总动脉造成脑缺血损伤。用LMB 1检测软脑膜细动静脉管径和流速 ,用LDF 3检测脑皮质局部血流量。动物在小型氧舱进行了实验暴露。结果 :动物在 0 .2MPa氧暴露后软脑膜细动脉比暴露前收缩 10 .1% ,细动脉血流速度比高压氧暴露前减慢 0 .58mm/s ,细静脉流速比高压氧暴露前减慢 0 .2 9mm/s ,大脑皮质血流量减少 3 4 % ,有非常显著差异 (P <0 .0 1)。而脑缺血损伤动物暴露于 0 .2 5MPa高压氧 60min ,细动脉可在颈动脉再灌流后血流速度得到一定改善的基础上净增 0 .85mm/s ,细静脉血流速度增加 0 .3 1mm /s ,脑皮质血流量在高压氧暴露后可恢复到或接近脑损伤前水平。单纯脑缺血组在实验观测期间软脑膜细动静脉血液速度和脑皮质血流量均明显减少 (P <0 .0 1)。结论 :机体不同状态 (脑缺血性损伤与正常机体 )高压氧暴露后脑血流动力作用出现的差异 ,可能与机体在不同状态下对氧的反应与需求有关。     

Human Leucocyte Differentiation Antigen nomenclature: update on CD nomenclature. Report of IUIS/WHO Subcommittee

The 7th International Workshop on Human Leucocyte Differentiation Antigens (HLDA7) studied a number of newly characterised molecules relevant to human leucocyte differentiation and function. The HLDA organisation, which devised and continues to maintain the CD nomenclature, is responsible, under the auspices of IUIS and WHO, for the nomenclature of all leucocyte differentiation markers. The 7th Workshop redefined a number of (principally carbohydrate) molecules, and assigned CD names to approximately 80 new molecules. This update lists, in tabular form, the redefined and newly assigned names, together with antibodies, which have been confirmed under Workshop conditions as specific for the new and redefined molecules. The major features of the cellular expression patterns are summarised, and a LocusLink accession number provided to enable the reader to access more detailed information through http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/LocusLink.     

小陷胸汤加味含药血清对人脐静脉内皮细胞分泌NO/ET-1的调节作用

目的:探讨小陷胸汤加味中药方对血管内皮细胞的保护作用。方港:建立ox-LDL损伤人脐静脉内皮细胞株(ECV-304)模型,用小陷胸汤加味含药血清处理模型,并用放免和硝酸酶还原法在药物干预6h和24h后检测细胞上清液中ET-1和NO含量。结果:100 μg/ml的ox-LDL可损伤血管内皮细胞并导致其分泌NO和ET-1功能失调,小陷胸汤加味含药血清通过影响NO/ET-1的分泌而明显改善此失调状态。结论:小陷胸汤加味中药通过调节NO/ET-1水平显著拮抗ox-LDL对血管内皮细胞损害,具有防治AS的作用。     

颅骨缺损状态下区域血流速度变化

目的 :探讨颅骨缺损病理状态下区域血流速度变化。方法 :应用TCD测定不同缺损面积的颅骨缺损病人术前患侧及健侧和术后患侧ICA、ACA、MCA、PCA、BA平均血流速度。结果 :≥ 35cm2 病人患侧颅内血管平均血流速度高于正常 ,而健侧颅内血管平均血流速度正常。 <35cm2 病人患侧及健侧颅内血管平均血流速度均在正常范围。结论 :颅骨缺损病理状态下常可引起区域血流速度改变 ,血流速度改变是指导颅骨缺损修补的重要依据     

核转录因子-κB在缺氧预处理抑制心肌细胞凋亡中的作用

目的 :研究缺氧预处理 (hypoxicpreconditioning ,HPC)对于心肌细胞蛋白激酶C(PKC)和核转录因子κB (NF κB)表达的影响 ,及其在缺氧复氧诱导心肌细胞凋亡中的作用。方法 :在培养的SD乳鼠心肌细胞制作缺氧 /复氧 (H/R)模型 ,以荧光素染料Hoechst3 3 2 5 8测定心肌细胞凋亡率 ;制备心肌细胞蛋白提取物 ,以新PKCε亚型 (nPKCε)特异性抗体测定nPKCε相对蛋白含量 ;以抗NF κB抗体检测NF κB的表达 ;并以PKC抑制剂H7与心肌细胞预孵育后 ,观察H7对于HPC诱导的PKC和NF κB表达上调以及心肌细胞保护作用的影响。结果 :缺氧复氧造成心肌细胞凋亡 ,HPC可以降低心肌细胞H/R后凋亡率 ,并诱导nPKCε和NF κB表达上调 ;PKC抑制剂H7可以消除HPC诱导的PKC、NF κB表达上调和心肌细胞保护作用。结论 :HPC可以提高乳鼠心肌细胞对于H/R的耐受性 ,其机制涉及PKC介导的NF κB表达上调。     

Immune status and uptake of antiretroviral interventions to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 in Africa

The aim of this study performed in Abidjan, C?te d'Ivoire, was to describe the distribution of CD4+ T-cell lymphocytes (CD4) in HIV-1-infected (HIV+) pregnant women diagnosed during prenatal voluntary counseling and testing and to assess whether HIV-related immunodeficiency influenced the acceptance of an antiretroviral (ARV) package (zidovudine beginning at 36 weeks of amenorrhea plus intrapartum nevirapine) to prevent mother-to-child transmission. Between April and June 2002, a CD4 count was systematically performed in all HIV+ women (n=221) in 5 antenatal clinics carrying out voluntary counseling and testing. No difference in CD4 count was found in HIV+ women who did not return for their test result (n=50) and those who were informed of their positive serostatus (n=171) (median CD4 count: 389/mm3 vs. 420/mm3; P=0.19). We also found a lack of difference in CD4 count in those who accepted ARV (n=72) and those who did not but knew their HIV status (n=99) (median CD4 count: 405/mm3 vs. 425/mm3; P=0.47). The overall uptake of the intervention (31.9%) appeared to be independent of the maternal immune status.