兔眼辐射损伤后角膜和晶体上皮细胞DNA含量的定量分析

利用改良Feulgen染色和图像分析技术对不同剂量6 0 Coγ射线 (0、 10、 2 0和 30Gy)和照后不同时间 (3、 15天和 1、 3、 6个月 )的兔眼角膜和晶体上皮细胞的DNA含量进行了定量分析。结果表明 ,各剂量组DNA含量的MOD和IOD值降低 ,与对照组相比均有明显差异 (p<0 0 1) ,提示辐射能引起角膜及晶体上皮细胞核中DNA含量发生规律性变化 ,因此角膜及晶体上皮细胞DNA含量测定可以作为眼辐射损伤的指标之一 ,为其诊断提供实验依据。     

高场强电磁脉冲对Jurkat细胞IFN-γ和IL-4蛋白表达的定量分析

目的 :研究电磁脉冲 (EMP)辐照对白血病肿瘤细胞株Jurkat细胞分泌细胞因子IFN -γ和IL - 4的影响 ,探讨EMP对Jurkat细胞损伤机制。方法 :Jurkat细胞经EMP照射后即刻、1h、 6h、 12h、 2 4h、 4 8h、 72h共 7个时相点 ,细胞悬液甩片 ,4 %多聚甲醛 4℃固定 ,自然晾干 ,进行SP法的IFN -γ和IL - 4蛋白免疫组化染色。在光镜 10× 4 0倍视野下 ,应用CMIAS-H图像分析仪对阳性细胞的图像分析参数积分光密度值 (IOD)进行统计分析。结果 :免疫组化结果表明 ,场强 6× 10 4 V/m的电磁脉冲能使Jurkat细胞IFN -r表达持续性减少 ,差异非常显著 (P <0 0 1) ,而IL - 4变化不明显 (P >0 0 5 )。结论 :EMP辐照后Th1型的细胞因子IFN-γ明显减少 ,而Th2型的细胞因子IL - 4未见显著变化 ,提示 :EMP辐照后机体中受到影响的主要是细胞免疫 ,而体液免疫功能未受到明显影响     

The attitudes of cancer patients and their families toward the disclosure of terminal illness.

PURPOSE:To ascertain the attitude of cancer patients and their families toward disclosure of terminal illness to the patient. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We constructed a questionnaire that included demographic and clinical information and delivered it to 758 consecutive individuals (433 cancer patients and 325 families that have a relative with cancer) at seven university hospitals and one national cancer center in Korea. RESULTS: 380 cancer patients and one member from each of 281 families that have a relative with cancer completed the questionnaire. Cancer patients were more likely than family members to believe that patients should be informed of the terminal illness (96.1% v 76.9%; P <.001). Fifty percent of the family members and 78.3% of the patients thought that the doctor in charge should be the one who informs the patient. Additionally, 71.7% of the patients and 43.6% of the family members thought that patients should be informed immediately after the diagnosis. Stepwise multiple logistic regression indicated that the patient group was more likely than the family group to want the patient to be informed of the terminal illness (odds ratio [OR], 9.76; 95% CI, 4.31 to 22.14), by the doctor (OR, 4.00; 95% CI, 2.61 to 6.11), and immediately after the diagnosis (OR, 3.64; 95% CI, 2.45 to 5.41). CONCLUSION: Our findings indicated that most cancer patients want to be informed if their illness is terminal, and physicians should realize that the patient and the family unit may differ in their attitude toward such a disclosure. Our results also reflect the importance of how information is given to the patient.     

Intravenous RNA interference gene therapy targeting the human epidermal growth factor receptor prolongs survival in intracranial brain cancer.

PURPOSE: The human epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) plays an oncogenic role in solid cancer, including brain cancer. The present study was designed to prolong survival in mice with intracranial human brain cancer with the weekly i.v. injection of nonviral gene therapy causing RNA interference (RNAi) of EGFR gene expression. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: Human U87 gliomas were implanted in the brain of adult scid mice, and weekly i.v. gene therapy was started at day 5 after implantation of 500000 cells. An expression plasmid encoding a short hairpin RNA directed at nucleotides 2529-2557 within the human EGFR mRNA was encapsulated in pegylated immunoliposomes. The pegylated immunoliposome was targeted to brain cancer with 2 receptor-specific monoclonal antibodies (MAb), the murine 83-14 MAb to the human insulin receptor and the rat 8D3 MAb to the mouse transferrin receptor. RESULTS: In cultured glioma cells, the delivery of the RNAi expression plasmid resulted in a 95% suppression of EGFR function, based on measurement of thymidine incorporation or intracellular calcium signaling. Weekly i.v. RNAi gene therapy caused reduced tumor expression of immunoreactive EGFR and an 88% increase in survival time of mice with advanced intracranial brain cancer. CONCLUSIONS: Weekly i.v. nonviral RNAi gene therapy directed against the human EGFR is a new therapeutic approach to silencing oncogenic genes in solid cancers. This is enabled with a nonviral gene transfer technology that delivers liposome-encapsulated plasmid DNA across cellular barriers with receptor-specific targeting ligands.     

Clinical analysis of 276 cases of non-palpable TO breast cancer

Objective Discussion of diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of non-palpable TO breast cancer. Methods Between 1978 and 1997, 9,980 female patients with operable breast cancer were treated surgically, of which 276 were determined to have TO breast cancer. Most TO breast cancers could be detected promptly with careful examination of presenting symptoms, such as nipple discharge, local thickening of the breast, nipple erosion, nipple retraction and postmenopausal mastalgia, while 12 cases were detected by routine mammography of the contralateral breast. Results All patients were treated surgically and their tissue subjected to histopathological examination. Most cases (73.0%) were noninvasive or early invasive carcinoma. Axillary lymph nodes metastases were found in 7.69% of 234 mastectomy cases. Conclusion The survival rate was significantly increased if the tumor was in an early stage. The 5-, 10-, 15-years survival rates were 98.1%, 94.6% and 90.3%, respectively.     

Marimastat对裸鼠原位种植人胃癌生长和转移抑制的实验研究

目的 探讨基质金属蛋白酶抑制剂Marimastat对胃癌生长和转移的抑制作用。方法 采用人胃腺癌细胞株SGC—7901完整组织块棵鼠原位种植，建立胃癌转移模型。移植7天后开始腹腔内注射Marimastat，隔天1次，剂量为0mg/kg(对照组)、10mg/kg、30mg/kg、60mg/kg(治疗组)，共用8周，第9周处死动物，测量原位肿瘤大小、抑瘤率、肿瘤微血管密度(MVD)、MMP—9的高表达率、观察肿瘤转移情况。结果 治疗组原位肿瘤瘤重明显较对照组轻，肿瘤肝脏转移、腹膜转移、肿瘤组织微血管密度和肿瘤组织MMP—9高表达率与对照组比较，均有显著性差异(P＜0．05)，且与Marimastat剂量呈正相关。结论 Marimastat对体内胃癌的生长及转移均有抑制作用。     

急性白血病WT1基因的表达及其临床意义

目的　探讨WT 1基因表达水平与急性白血病 (AL)预后的关系及在微小残留病 (MRD )检测中的意义。方法　采用荧光定量RT PCR法 (FQ RT PCR ) ,测定 40例不同类型及处于不同疾病阶段 (2 6例初治、5例复发、9例CR >3年 )的AL患者WT1基因的表达。结果　对照组WT1基因均为阴性。 40例AL患者中有 2 6例WT 1基因表达阳性 ,阳性组与阴性组CR率分别为 3 4.6%和 78.5 % (P <0 .0 5 )。其中初治、复发与CR >3年的患者 ,WT 1阳性基因拷贝数的平均值分别为 4.14× 10 3 拷贝 /ml、8.5 8× 10 3 拷贝 /ml和 7.87× 10 1拷贝 /ml。CR后WT 1基因表达水平明显下降 ,复发后又显著升高。结论　FQ RT PCR实验方法客观准确 ,WT1基因的表达水平与AL患者的化疗效果及预后密切相关 ,可以作为检测MRD的标志     

大肠癌组织中Survivin表达与血管生成、细胞增殖的关系

目的　探讨大肠癌组织中Survivin表达与血管生成、细胞增殖的关系。方法　采用原位杂交方法和免疫组织化学方法 ,对 46例大肠癌、2 2例大肠腺瘤和 10例大肠正常组织进行SurvivinmRNA和PCNA检测 ,并计数微血管密度 (MVD)。结果　大肠癌组织中SurvivinmRNA、PCNA指数和MVD均显著高于大肠腺瘤和大肠正常组织 (P <0 .0 5 )。SurvivinmRNA表达阳性组中 ,MVD和PCNA指数均明显高于SurvivinmRNA阴性组 (P <0 .0 5 )。结论　Survivin在大肠癌组织中表达上调 ,并与血管生成和细胞增殖关系密切 ,提示Survivin对大肠癌的发生发展起重要作用     

大肠杆菌胞嘧啶脱氨酶基因的克隆及其真核表达载体的构建

目的 克隆大肠杆菌胞嘧啶脱氨酶(CD)基因，构建真核表达载体，本研究拟探索该基因在肿瘤基因治疗中的应用基础。方法 根据GenBank数据库提供的CD基因核苷酸序列，设计并合成一对引物，采用PCR方法，从大肠杆菌基因组DNA中扩增出CD基因，并与pcDNA3．1定向连接，构建受控于人巨细胞病毒启动子的重组真核载体pcDNA3．1-CD，并用限制性内切酶、PCR和DNA测序进行鉴定。结果克隆了大肠杆菌CD基因，并构建了真核表达载体，经限制性内切酶酶切、PCR扩增和DNA测序证实了其正确性。结论 pcDNA3．1-CD真核表达载体构建成功。     

三维适形放疗治疗35例恶性梗阻性黄疸

目的：观察三维适形放射治疗恶性梗阻性黄疸的疗效，探讨其更有效的治疗方法。方法：1998年10月—2000年12月，对35例恶性梗阻性黄疸患者行三维适形放疗，每次3—4Gy，每周5次，总共10—12次。结果：所有病例均完成治疗，病灶完全缓解率(CR)8例，占24％，部份缓解(PR)22例，占63％，无变化5例，占13％，总有效率87％。29例黄疸均有不同程度消退，没有严重的并发症发生。一、二年生存率分别为70％、21％。结论：三维适形放疗对恶性梗阻性黄疸有较好的疗效，绝大多数患者均能耐受，是治疗恶性梗阻性黄疸的一种有效方法。