胆总管的矢状断层解剖研究

在３０套成人腹部连续矢状断层标本上，胆总管与下腔静脉主要出现于Ｒ２－Ｒ３断层；胆总管胰腺段与胰头的关系有部分包埋，完全包埋及胰腺后型；十二指肠大乳头集中出现于Ｒ３断层；胆总管的行程有４种形式。文内还探讨了矢状断层里胆总管各段的毗邻及识别标志。     

肝癌肺癌患者的头发分析

本文通过２８例正常人及２８例癌症病患者的头发的分析，得出癌症病患者的头发区别于正常人的头发的特征是：癌症病患者的头发中含有微量元素Ａｓ、Ｎｉ、Ｍｎ。     

肺动脉高压的发病机制、治疗进展

肺动脉高压是多种因素导致的内皮功能受损所致,病理机制的研究进展为治疗开辟了新思路,提出了如钾离子通道开放剂、内皮素受体拮抗剂、蛋白激酶C抑制剂、PDE-5抑制剂和血栓素抑制等治疗方法.     

Separate and variably shaped chromosome arm domains are disclosed by chromosome arm painting in human cell nuclei

Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) with microdissection probes from human chromosomes 3 and 6 was applied to visualize arm and subregional band domains in human amniotic fluid cell nuclei. Confocal laser scanning microscopy and quantitative three-dimensional image analysis showed a pronounced variability of p- and q-arm domain arrangements and shapes. Apparent intermingling of neighbouring arm domains was limited to the domain surface. Three-dimensional distance measurements with pter and qter probes supported a high variability of chromosome territory folding.     

Prenatal diagnosis and characterization of an unbalanced whole arm translocation resulting in monosomy for 18p

Monosomy for the short arm of chromosome 18 is one of the most frequent autosomal deletions observed. While most cases result from terminal deletion of 18p, 16% of cases reported were as a result of an unbalanced whole arm translocation resulting in monosomy 18p. The origin and structure of these derivative chromosomes were reported in only a few cases. We report the prenatal diagnosis and characterization of a new case of monosomy 18p as a result of an unbalanced whole arm translocation. Amniocentesis was performed at 15 weeks of gestation on a 34-year-old woman initially referred for advanced maternal age. Holoprosencephaly was identified by ultrasound at the time of amniocentesis. Karyotype analysis showed an unbalanced whole arm translocation between the long arm of one chromosome 18 and the long arm of one chromosome 22, 45,XX,der(18;22)(q10;q10), in all metaphases. In effect, the fetus had monosomy for 18p. Parental karyotypes were normal, suggesting a de novo origin for the der(18;22). Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis was performed with alpha-satellite probes D18Z1 and D14Z1/D22Z1 to identify the origin of the centromere on the der(18;22). Signal was observed with both probes, indicating that the centromere was composed of alpha-satellite DNA from both constituent chromosomes. Genotyping of the fetus and her parents with chromosome 18p STS marker D18S391 showed only the paternal 187 bp allele was present in the fetus, indicating that it was the maternal chromosome 18 involved in the der(18;22). This case and previous reports show that de novo unbalanced whole arm translocations are more likely to retain alpha-satellite sequences from the two chromosomes involved.     

Proximal tubular epithelial cell integrins respond to high glucose by altered cell-matrix interactions and differentially regulate matrixin expression

Thickening of the tubular basement membrane (TBM) occurs in diabetic nephropathy, but the effects of high glucose on the functional aspects of proximal tubular epithelial cells are not clearly understood. In the present study, we examined the effects of elevated glucose concentrations on (a) integrin expression by human proximal tubular epithelial cells (HK-2) and integrin-mediated interactions with type IV collagen (colIV) and laminin, major components of TBM; (b) the expression of matrixins/matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), which is regulated by integrins; and (c) the expression of tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs). HK-2 cells cultured in 25 mM glucose underwent a reduction of the expression of alpha3, beta1, alpha(v)beta3, and alpha5 integrin subunits, with a concomitant increase of the alpha2 subunit, compared with cells grown in 5 mM glucose. Adhesion experiments demonstrated that high glucose led to increased cell adhesion on either colIV or laminin. Experiments of competition of adhesion using anti-integrin antibodies indicated that HK-2 cells in 5 mM glucose used mainly alpha(v)beta3 and alpha5beta1 integrins to adhere to colIV, whereas in 25 mM glucose they additionally used alpha2beta1. In the case of laminin, a beta1-mediated adhesion was observed when HK-2 cells were in 5 mM glucose, whereas in 25 mM glucose, alpha2beta1 and alpha(v)beta3 were also involved. Elevated glucose concentrations resulted in decreased expression of MMP-9 and MMP-2, whereas an increase in TIMP-1 and a decrease in TIMP-2 expression were observed. We also examined which integrins mediated the expression and secretion of matrixins MMP-2 and MMP-9. Ligation of alpha3beta1 with mAbs resulted in induction of MMP-2 expression and secretion, whereas antibody ligation of alpha(v)beta3 led to down-regulation of MMP-9. The above data implicate integrins of proximal tubular epithelial cells in the regulation of MMPs and in the development of TBM thickening in diabetic nephropathy.     

Genomic structure and evolution of the ancestral chromosome fusion site in 2q13-2q14.1 and paralogous regions on other human chromosomes

Human chromosome 2 was formed by the head-to-head fusion of two ancestral chromosomes that remained separate in other primates. Sequences that once resided near the ends of the ancestral chromosomes are now interstitially located in 2q13-2q14.1. Portions of these sequences had duplicated to other locations prior to the fusion. Here we present analyses of the genomic structure and evolutionary history of >600 kb surrounding the fusion site and closely related sequences on other human chromosomes. Sequence blocks that closely flank the inverted arrays of degenerate telomere repeats marking the fusion site are duplicated at many, primarily subtelomeric, locations. In addition, large portions of a 168-kb centromere-proximal block are duplicated at 9pter, 9p11.2, and 9q13, with 98%-99% average sequence identity. A 67-kb block on the distal side of the fusion site is highly homologous to sequences at 22qter. A third ~100-kb segment is 96% identical to a region in 2q11.2. By integrating data on the extent and similarity of these paralogous blocks, including the presence of phylogenetically informative repetitive elements, with observations of their chromosomal distribution in nonhuman primates, we infer the order of the duplications that led to their current arrangement. Several of these duplicated blocks may be associated with breakpoints of inversions that occurred during primate evolution and of recurrent chromosome rearrangements in humans.     

大鼠中缝大核突触囊泡在电针后的变化及其图象分析

应用透射电镜和图象分析方法,对电针后大鼠中缝大核突触前终扣内突触囊泡的数量以及突触前终扣内容物的量的变化进行了研究。结果表明:电针后,中缝大核突触前终扣内圆形清亮囊泡和颗粒囊泡的数量明显减少,突触囊泡聚集并向突触活性带集中。图象分析结果:电针后,突触前终扣内容物的量较对照组明显减少,而且内容物分布不均匀并在突触膜附近集中。本实验为针刺镇痛的理论研究提供了形态学依据。