Cerivastatin inhibits fetal calf serunvinduced DNA synthesis in cultured rat mesangial cells

SUMMARY: Inhibition of mevalonate synthesis by several statins has been shown to suppress DNA synthesis in glomerular mesangial cells. In the present study, we investigated the effect of a new statin, cerivastatin, on fetal calf serum (FCS)-induced DNA synthesis of cultured rat mesangial cells. Cultured rat mesangial cells were stimulated by 10% FCS in the presence or absence of cerivastatin and mevalonate. 5-bromo-2-deoxyuridine (BrdU) incorporation was used to assess DNA synthesis. the present study showed that 10% FCS caused marked stimulation of DNA synthesis in the mesangial cells. Cerivastatin inhibited FCS-stimulated BrdU incorporation in a dose-dependent manner. IC₅₀ was approximately 1 umol/L. Exogenous mevalonate, farnesyl pyrophosphate and geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate significantly prevented the inhibitory effect of cerivastatin on DNA replication. It appears that cerivastatin, by inhibiting the synthesis of mevalonate, may suppress DNA synthesis in the mesangial cells.     

Antibiotic resistance: effect of different criteria for classifying isolates as duplicates on apparent resistance frequencies.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of screening specimens and different criteria for exclusion of duplicate isolates when surveillance of antimicrobial resistances is performed. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Trends in resistance were analysed for recent isolates of selected organisms from Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals with the use of various criteria for the exclusion of duplicates, including time since the last isolate and antibiogram pattern, and the effect of excluding screening specimens. RESULTS: There was a significant difference of about 8% in the apparent frequency of methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus in inpatients if the time limit for duplicates was set at 5 rather than 30 days; it was about 10% if a 5 day limit was compared with a 365 day limit. There was also a significant difference, of 6-10%, in apparent resistance frequencies if isolates from screening specimens were excluded. Apparent gentamicin resistance rates in Klebsiella spp. varied between 11% and 28%, and the number of apparent patient isolates of gentamicinresistant organisms varied by up to 35%, depending on the duplicate exclusion criteria chosen. Effects were smaller, though still significant, for vancomycin resistance in Enterococcus spp. There was little effect for amoxicillin or cefuroxime resistance in Escherichia coli isolates from general practitioners, where the proportion of duplicates was small. CONCLUSION: Improved surveillance of antibiotic resistance is needed. However, care needs to be taken in setting the criteria for classifying isolates as duplicates and in comparing results where these criteria may be different or unknown.     

Armadillo IgG and IgM antibody responses to phenolic glycolipid-I during experimental infection with M. leprae

The kinetics of antibody responses of Mycobacterium leprae-infected armadillos to phenolic glycolipid-I (PGL-I) were studied by means of ELISA. The levels of both IgG and IgM antibodies to PGL-I increased with time. Some animals were less susceptible to disseminations of M. leprae infection and lived longer than others. These animals had high absorbance values (greater than 0.7) for IgG anti-PGL-I compared to more susceptible armadillos that had lower absorbance values for IgG anti-PGL-I.     

人resistin基因原核表达载体构建和表达

[目的]构建人resistin基因原核表达载体并观察其表达,为开展对resistin的研究打下实验基础.[方法]酚氯仿一步法从一位2型糖尿病合并胆管癌患者腹壁皮下脂肪组织抽取总RNA,RT-PCR法扩增出re-sistin基因cDNA,经测序后,PCR产物亚克隆入T载体,用EcoRI和KpnI分别酶切重组T质粒和原核表达载体pGENKS,然后resistin基因片段和表达载体通过T4DNA连接酶进行定向连接,用核酸内切酶EcoRI、KpnI酶切和测序方法鉴定出重组表达质粒.重组表达质粒转化大肠杆菌JM109,经1 mmol/LIPTG在32℃诱导表达2 h,裂解细菌,进行PAGE凝胶电泳鉴定融合蛋白的表达.[结果]RT-PCR扩增产物分子大小为327 bp,序列分析表明为人resistin基因完整编码区.PCR产物与T载体连接、转化大肠杆菌后,从细菌质粒中酶切回收了目的片段.重组表达质粒经EcoRI和KpnI双酶切后能产生出327 bp、4 980 bp大小的两个片段,序列分析表明重组表达质粒包含人resistin基因完整编码区,基因编码无移位,PAGE凝胶电泳表明在细菌裂解上清有分子质量为39.5 kD的融合蛋白.[结论]成功构建了人resistin基因原核表达载体,且构建的载体能表达出含目的蛋白的融合蛋白,为下一步研究打下了实验基础.     

肝脏缺血再灌注损伤大鼠嘌呤核苷磷酸酶活性的研究

目的:探讨大鼠肝脏低温保存及常温缺血再灌注过程中,不同保存液中嘌呤核苷磷酸酶(PNP)活性的变化.方法:将大鼠肝脏在3种不同保存液中低温保存不同时限后,用37℃Krebs-Henseleit液连续循环灌注90min,分别于不同灌注时间检测灌洗液中PNP活性的变化.结果:经过8 h的低温保存,再灌注90min后,HTK保存的肝脏中PNP明显高于UW和Celsior;经过16 h的低温保存后,再灌注60min前,HTK保存的肝脏中PNP明显高于UW和Celsior;60min后HTK和Celsior保存的肝脏中PNP明显高于UW;经过24 h的低温保存后,再灌注15min后,HTK保存的肝脏中PNP明显高于Celsior,而Celsior又明显高于UW.结论:随着低温保存和再灌注时间的延长,大鼠肝脏中PNP逐渐增高且UW液的保存效果明显优于HTK和Celsior     

胫后动脉内踝上皮支皮瓣的临床应用

目的　探讨一种修复足踝部软组织缺损的有效方法。　方法　从 1999年 2月～ 2 0 0 2年6月 ,采用胫后动脉内踝上皮支血管为蒂的逆行岛状小腿内侧皮瓣修复足跟后部软组织缺损 2例、内踝部软组织缺损 2例以及踝前与足背软组织缺损 4例。　结果　临床应用 8例 ,皮瓣面积最小为 7cm×5cm ,最大 2 2cm× 7cm ,术后 8例皮瓣全部成活 ,随访 3～ 2 4个月 ,皮瓣感觉恢复 ,质地良好 ,外形不臃肿。　结论　胫后动脉内踝上皮支皮瓣血运可靠 ,手术切取简便安全 ,皮瓣厚薄适中 ,质地好 ,不牺牲胫后血管 ,是一种修复足踝部软组织缺损较好方法。     

用ELISA检测肺癌患者血清中Endostatin的变化

目的建立快速敏感的ELISA方法检测肺癌患者血清内皮抑素(Endostatin)。方法对41例肺癌患者及22例良性肺病患者进行血清Endostatin测定并与20例正常人进行比较。结果肺癌患者体内Endostatin水平高于良性肺病患者和正常人。结论快捷的ELISA检测法可以成为人们在临床及基础研究Endostatin的新方法。     

经阴道超声诊断子宫内膜癌

目的 探讨应用经阴道超声（TVS）诊断绝经前后出血妇女子宫内膜癌的价值。方法 采用彩色多普勒超声诊断仪检测74例阴道异常出血的妇女，其中绝经前28例，绝经后46例，所有患者均取子宫内膜组织行病理对照。结果 TVS检测子宫内膜癌的敏感性、特异性、假阳性率、假阴性率、阳性预测值和阴性预测值，绝经前妇女依次为61．5％，50．0％，14．3％，23．8％，94．1％和54．5％，绝经后妇女依次为97．3％，55．6％，44．4％，2．7％，90．0％和83．0％。结论 TVS检测可作为子宫内膜癌首选的筛查方法，尤其对于绝经后妇女价值更大。     

程序化营养管理对老年腹膜透析患者营养状态的影响

Objective To investigate the role of programmed nutrition management on nutrition status of old patients accepting dialysis via peritoneum.Methods 76 cases of old patients accepting dialysis via peritoneum were subjected to six-month programmed nutrition management.And changes on the subjective global assessment (SGA) and biochemical examination scores were compared in the patients before the management and after the management.Results The differences on the SGA and biochemical examination scores before and after the pragrammed nutrition management had a statiseal meanings (P＜0.01).Conclusions Programmed nutrition management can effectively improve the nutrition condition of old patients accepting dialysis via peritoneum.     

先天性胆脂瘤的MRI诊断

目的：探讨MRI对先天性胆脂瘤的诊断价值。方珐：回顾性分析7例经手术病理证实的先天性胆脂瘤的MRI表现，7例均为脑外型，其中6例胆脂瘤位于桥小脑角区，l例胆脂瘤位于脊髓内．结果：先天性胆脂瘤的绝大多数MRI表现为T1WI呈低信号,T2WI呈高信号，信号欠均匀，且病灶具有“见缝就钻”的特点。增强扫描，病灶无强化，但如合并感染可有轻度强化。结论：MRI的表现及特殊序列FLAIR、SPIR像的相互补充应用对先天性胆脂瘤的诊断及鉴别诊断具有重要意义。