Comparison of immunohistochemical markers in the differential diagnosis of adrenocortical tumors: immunohistochemical analysis of adrenocortical tumors.

Most adrenocortical tumors (ACTs) can be diagnosed directly by a combination of morphologic features and clinical findings. However, sometimes it may be difficult to distinguish ACTs from other neoplasms such as pheochromocytomas and some metastatic tumors, particularly for small biopsy specimens because they may be morphologically similar. Expression of calretinin has recently been suggested as a valuable immunomarker for the differential diagnosis between ACTs and other tumors; however, its diagnostic value is still under debate. To determine the diagnostic value of calretinin in Chinese patients with adrenocortical and non-ACTs, we employed both polyclonal and monoclonal anticalretinin to characterize the expression of calretinin in adrenal tissues and compared its expression with that of inhibin alpha, Melan-A, cytokeratin, or CD99 by immunohistochemistry in tissue microarrays and standard tissue sections of 414 specimens. Our results revealed that calretinin was expressed by adrenocortical cells, but not by the other cells tested and the percentage of calretinin-positive ACTs reached 99% when stained with polyclonal antibodies, which was higher than that with monoclonal anticalretinin (91.3%), anti-Melan-A (90.3%), antiinhibin alpha (81.6%). In addition, our results also revealed that ACTs were stained by cytokeratin (AE1/AE3) with variable degrees (58.7%). Furthermore, unlike anti-Melan-A that stained all metastatic malignant melanoma, anticalretinin did not recognize other tested tumors. Therefore, immunohistologic staining with polyclonal anticalretinin is more sensitive than other antibodies tested for the diagnosis of ACTs. However, monoclonal anticalretinin appeared to be more specific. Importantly, our data suggested that the fried-egg-like staining pattern, but not the mere cytoplasmic staining, was characteristic of anticalretinin staining in adrenocortical tissues. Notably, a few anticalretinin negative-ACTs were stained by other immunomarkers that we tested. Thus, the combinational characterization of calretinin (either by polyclonal or monoclonal antibody), inhibin alpha, and Melan-A expression is of great significance in the differential diagnosis of ACTs.     

癫痫病人不对称性δ、θ活动的地形图研究

利用BEAM分析技术,以50例正常人为对照,用Z值概率差异地形图,对83例部分性与全面性发作的癫痫病人脑电背景活动的δ与θ不对称性情况进行分析,并与其它结果比较后显示,BEAM对癫痫病人的不对称性δ、θ的检出率达72％,较EEG目测分析敏感,其显示的病变区与EEG目测分析、CT、SPECT结果大多符合,可用作痫灶的定侧定位,亦有助于全面性癫痫与部分性癫痫的鉴别。     

Crossed immunoelectrophoretic analysis of anti-Salmonella typhi antibodies in sera of typhoid patients and carriers: demonstration of the presence of typhoid-specific antibodies to a non-O, non-H, non-Vi antigen

A veronal buffer extract of Salmonella typhi was used as the reference antigen and its corresponding rabbit antiserum as the reference antibody in crossed immunoelectrophoresis to analyze antibodies in sera obtained from typhoid patients and carriers. Four precipitating antibodies were regularly detected. Three were against antigens common to other gram-negative bacteria and one appeared to be typhoid specific. Of the three common antigens, one (antigen no. 7) formed a precipitin resembling in mobility and morphology the lipopolysaccharide antigen seen in crossed immunoelectrophoresis analysis of other gram-negative bacteria. The other (antigen no. 19) was heat labile and antigenically similar to the reported common antigen of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The third (antigen no. 14), also heat labile, was present in members of the family Enterobacteriaceae but not the family Pseudomonas. The typhoid-specific precipitating antibody present in sera of most typhoid patients and carriers but not patients infected with nontyphoid salmonella was directed to a heat-labile, non-O, non-H, and non-Vi antigen (antigen no. 28), probably protein in nature.     

腺病毒载体介导的lacZ基因在NG细胞系及大鼠黑质的表达

本实验用标记基因ｌａｃＺ５型重组腺病毒（Ａｄ５ＣＭＶｌａｃＺ）转染培养的ＮＧ细胞系，Ｘ－ｇａｌ染色检测转染效率．在培养的ＮＧ细胞系，当病毒滴度为２×１０８时，转集率达到５０％，当滴度为２×１０９时，转染率达１００％，有较好的量效关系；固定病毒液度为１０１０，培养２～１６ｈ，细胞的转染率随时间延长而提高，有较好的时效关系。将Ａｄ５ＣＭＶｌａｃＺ注射到大鼠黑质部位后，分别于注射后３～１２０ｄ取脑、切片、Ｘ－ｇａｌ染色，发现黑质局部从第７ｄ开始有部分蓝染，第１０ｄ达高峰，注射局部感染率１００％；９０ｄ时开始下降，持续至１２０ｄ；纹状体等其它部位无蓝染．上述结果提示，腺病毒载体介导的标记基因可在培养的神经细胞系和中脑黑质部位高效表达，为进一步开展中枢神经系统退变性疾病尤其是帕金森氏病的基因治疗奠定基础。     

可切削渗透陶瓷玻璃料对不同堆积密度氧化铝基体的渗透

探讨了可切削渗透陶瓷 (Infiltration of Machinable- infiltrated- ceramic,MIC)渗透玻璃在不同堆积密度氧化铝基体中的渗透情况及渗透后复合体的颜色表达。在 110 0℃保温 2 h,将玻璃渗透到不同堆积密度的氧化铝基体中 ,分别测得其渗透深度和颜色参数。扫描电镜观察玻璃—氧化铝复合体断面。玻璃渗透深度的平方与氧化铝堆积密度有直线负相关关系 ,最小渗透深度为 3.0 92 m m。复合体的颜色系数与氧化铝堆积密度无相关性。渗透复合体在断裂过程中可见 :裂纹偏转、晶体拔出和穿晶断裂。本实验证实 MIC渗透玻璃的渗透性能达到临床要求。渗透后的复合体颜色稳定 ,强度可靠     

ESWL实际焦点位置的理论和数值分析

从理论和数值模拟两个方面分析了ESWL中的非线性的动力学焦点和实际焦点的位置 ,给出三种典型的动力学焦点的数值结果 ,说明非线性动力学焦点和实际焦点一般不是几何焦点 ,指出正确确定实际焦点在ESWL技术中的重要性。     

Association analyses of DNA methyltransferase-1 (<Emphasis Type="Italic">DNMT1</Emphasis>) polymorphisms with systemic lupus erythematosus

The etiology of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is very complex, and genetic factors appear to play a significant role in susceptibility to SLE, in determining the disease expression, and in the autoantibody profiles of individuals with SLE. DNA methyltransferase-1 (DNMT1) is a major enzyme that determines genomic methylation patterns and both maintains methyltransferase and exhibits de novo DNA methylation activity in vivo. In order to clarify the association of DNMT1 polymorphisms with SLE, we scrutinized the genetic polymorphisms in exons and their boundaries of DNMT1, including the –1,500 bp promoter region, by direct sequencing in 24 Korean individuals. Twenty-nine sequence variants were identified: two in 5UTR, six in exons, and 21 in introns. Eight of these polymorphisms were selected for a larger-scale genotyping (n=680) by considering their allele frequencies, haplotype-tagging status, and linkage disequilibrium coefficiencies (LDs) among polymorphisms. The associations between DNMT1 polymorphisms and the clinical profiles of SLE were analyzed. No significant associations with the risk of SLE were detected. However, further analyses of association with autoantibody production among SLE patients revealed that one nonsynonymous SNP, +14463G>C (V120L) in exon 4, was weakly associated with an increased risk of anti-La antibody production (P=0.04), although the significance could not be retained after correction of multiple tests. The DNMT1 variations and haplotypes clarified in this study would provide valuable information for future genetic studies of other autoimmune diseases.     

Effect of adenosine agonists on guinea-pig isolated trachea

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腺病毒编码人TRP2修饰DC诱发抗小鼠黑色素瘤免疫的研究

目的比较腺病毒载体(Ad)介导人和小鼠酪氨酸酶相关蛋白2(tyrosinase-relatedpro-tein2,TRP2)修饰小鼠骨髓来源的树突状细胞(BM-DC)诱发抗小鼠黑色素瘤免疫的差异。方法Ad编码人或小鼠TRP2(AdhTRP2或AdmTRP2)体外感染小鼠BM-DC并体内皮下免疫C57BL/6小鼠,7d后取出被免疫小鼠脾细胞行体内细胞毒性T淋巴细胞杀伤试验(invivoCTL)和细胞内IFN-γ染色(ICS)分析CTL的杀伤活性和IFN-γ的产生;或给免疫后小鼠皮下接种小鼠B16.F10黑色素瘤细胞,观察荷瘤小鼠的成活情况。结果invivoCTL和ICS分析显示,AdhTRP2/BM-DC免疫小鼠,其6hCTL杀伤率为(98.7±1.2)%,IFN-γ产生的CD8+T细胞占总CD8+T细胞的(1.25±0.21)%;而AdmTRP2/BM-DC免疫的小鼠,其6hCTL杀伤率和产生IFN-γ的CD8+T细胞比例分别为(28.6±6.3)%和(0.24±0.06)%。荷瘤试验表明,AdhTRP2/BM-DC免疫小鼠后1周皮下接种106B16.F10细胞,观察3个月100%的小鼠无瘤生长;而接种5×104B16.F10细胞至AdmTRP2/BM-DC免疫1周的小鼠,3个月后小鼠成活率仅为40%。结论Ad介导异种(人)TRP2较自身(小鼠)TRP2修饰的BM-DC更为有效地打破肿瘤免疫耐受、诱导强烈的抗黑色素瘤免疫反应,是一种高效的以DC为基础的肿瘤疫苗。