中医灸与人体穴位红外辐射光谱特性研究

本文通过锁相放大技术测到人体不到1cm^2面积的体表红外辐射光谱。通过对这些光谱的归一化处理后发现，不同人体和同一人体的不同穴位，尽管其红外辐射绝对光谱及强度相差很大，但归一化光谱都有相当的一致性与可比性。进一步将人体发射的平均归一化光谱与中医艾条灸、隔姜灸、隔蒜灸及隔附子饼灸点燃过程中的光谱比较发现，后面三种间隔灸与人体自发辐射的光谱有着惊人的一致性，而艾条灸等的光谱却相差甚远。     

The metallothionein-null phenotype is associated with heightened sensitivity to lead toxicity and an inability to form inclusion bodies

Susceptibility to lead toxicity in MT-null mice and cells, lacking the major forms of the metallothionein (MT) gene, was compared to wild-type (WT) mice or cells. Male MT-null and WT mice received lead in the drinking water (0 to 4000 ppm) for 10 to 20 weeks. Lead did not alter body weight in any group. Unlike WT mice, lead-treated MT-null mice showed dose-related nephromegaly. In addition, after lead exposure renal function was significantly diminished in MT-null mice in comparison to WT mice. MT-null mice accumulated less renal lead than WT mice and did not form lead inclusion bodies, which were present in the kidneys of WT mice. In gene array analysis, renal glutathione S-transferases were up-regulated after lead in MT-null mice only. In vitro studies on fibroblast cell lines derived from MT-null and WT mice showed that MT-null cells were much more sensitive to lead cytotoxicity. MT-null cells accumulated less lead and formed no inclusion bodies. The MT-null phenotype seems to preclude lead-induced inclusion body formation and increases lead toxicity at the organ and cellular level despite reducing lead accumulation. This study reveals important roles for MT in chronic lead toxicity, lead accumulation, and inclusion body formation.     

Diagnosis of Kala-Azar by Nested PCR Based on Amplification of the Leishmania Mini-Exon Gene

To diagnose visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar), we have developed a nested PCR method based on amplification of the mini-exon gene, which is unique and tandomly repeated in the Leishmania genome. Nested PCR was sufficiently sensitive for the detection of DNA in an amount equivalent to a single Leishmania parasite or less. We examined the usefulness of this PCR method using bone marrow aspirates and buffy coat cells collected from kala-azar patients who had or had not received chemotherapy in northwest China. We obtained PCR positivity for all of the parasitologically positive bone marrow samples from the patients. Some ambiguities with the primary PCR results were eliminated by the subsequent nested PCR. The buffy coat samples from 7 of 12 patients with splenomegaly were positive by the nested PCR, although only 2 of them were positive for parasites by culture. However, buffy coat samples from nine children, whose splenomegaly has been reduced and clinically cured by antimony treatment, were all negative. Thus, this nested PCR method represents a new tool for the diagnosis of kala-azar with patient blood samples instead of bone marrow or spleen aspirates obtained by more invasive procedures.     

促甲状腺素释放激素对荷瘤鼠NK和IL－2活性的影响

本文采用中性红和噻唑蓝比色法，观察了促甲状腺素释放激素（ＴＲＨ）对荷瘤小鼠脾细胞ＮＫ活性和ＩＬ－２产生能力的影响，并研究其抑瘤效应及机理。结果表明：ＴＲＨ能够明显抑制小鼠Ｓ１８０腹水瘤移植物的生长，抑瘤率为５４．６％；并能明显提高荷瘤鼠ＮＫ活性和ＩＬ－２产生能力。这一结果提示ＴＲＨ是一种重要的抗肿瘤免疫调节因子。     

淫羊藿甙对小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞体外增殖、吞噬和产生NO的影响

无菌分离小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞,制备单细胞悬液,加入不同终浓度的淫羊藿甙孵育4 h后,加入细菌脂多糖LPS(终浓度20 mg/L)48 h后以MTT法检测其增殖;加药孵育4 h后,分别加入直径1μm和2μm的微球(终浓度1×1010/L),5 h后利用流式细胞术(FCM)检测吞噬情况;加入LPS(终浓度20 mg/L)24 h后Griess试剂盒检测巨噬细胞NO的量。结果显示ICA在终浓度1.5、3.0μmol/L时能明显抑制LPS刺激的巨噬细胞增殖(P<0.01)和NO的产生,并促进其吞噬微球的功能。提示ICA可能抑制LPS信号转导从而抑制巨噬细胞增殖,并且通过抑制其活化,下调iNOS有关的炎症因子,使NO减少;对于未活化的巨噬细胞,ICA可能通过上调其吞噬功能,增强固有免疫系统来抵御病原体侵入。     

系统性红斑狼疮临床特征与HLA—DR,DQ基因的相关研究

采用聚合酶链反应结合顺序特异物寡核苷酸（ＰＣＲ／ＳＳＯ）探针杂交方法对ＨＬＡ－ＤＲ，ＤＱ亚区作ＤＮＡ分型，分析了系统性红斑狼疮（ＳＬＥ）的各种临床特征与ＨＬＡ－ＤＲ、ＤＱ基因的关联，结果发现汉族ＳＬＥ中肾脏损害与ＤＲ２相关，而与ＤＲ４呈负相关，口、鼻腔粘膜溃疡与ＤＲ１２相关，未发现ＳＬＥ的其他临床特征与ＤＲ、ＤＱ基因有关，发病年龄小于３５ａ者，ＤＲ２，ＤＱ６阳性率高，而ＤＲ３则多见于发病年龄大于３     

小鼠脑微血管内皮细胞株bEnd.3的细胞特征及基因表达谱分析

目的:对一种小鼠脑组织来源的血管内皮细胞株bEnd.3的主要细胞特征进行研究并做血管内皮细胞生物学功能基因芯片分析。方法:利用倒置显微镜、扫描和透射电子显微镜观察细胞形态特征;免疫细胞化学法显示血管内皮细胞特异性表面标志;ELISA定量检测PGE₂;流式细胞术、MTT法研究增殖和凋亡、血管内皮细胞基因芯片研究正常培养bEnd.3基因表达谱。结果:bEnd.3具备多种典型的微血管内皮细胞(MVEC)特征:细胞呈多边形或梭型、呈铺路石样生长;存在管腔样结构(TLS)和毛细血管样网络,细胞表面有丰富的微绒毛;vW因子、CD34阳性;CD31、CD36、CD105等也有不同程度的表达;细胞高水平分泌前列腺素E₂(PGE₂);多种与正常血管功能密切相关的基因也有不同程度的表达。结论:bEnd.3保留了MVEC的基本特性,可用于心脑血管疾病、肿瘤等重大疾病的发病机制的基础与临床研究。     

企业员工应激源的因素结构研究

目的 :该研究旨在确立企业员工应激源的因素结构。方法 :经过对 394 6名被试的探索性因素分析 ,提出企业员工应激源的 9因素结构。结果 :因素分别命名为职业发展、住房问题、工作特征、社会环境、人际关系、经济收入、子女问题、组织气氛和夫妻关系。结论 :企业员工应激源的 9因素结构获得了验证性因素分析的支持。     

卡巴胆碱抑制肿瘤坏死因子所致微血管内皮细胞通透性增高

目的探讨卡巴胆碱对肿瘤坏死因子-α（tumor necrosis factor-α，TNF-α）诱导的增加微血管通透性的作用。方法采用FITC标记白蛋白漏出法、考马斯亮蓝染色法观察卡巴胆碱对TNF-α诱导微血管内皮细胞通透性，细胞形态和细胞骨架变化的影响。结果与对照组比较，TNF-α明显增加微血管内皮细胞通透性（P〈0．05），诱导细胞皱缩，细胞间隙增大和细胞骨架排列紊乱。给予卡巴胆碱可以明显抑制TNF-α诱导微血管内皮细胞通透性增加，并呈剂量依赖性，同时可以使细胞间隙明显减小，细胞骨架排列有序。结论卡巴胆碱可能通过抑制TNF-α对细胞骨架的损伤，进而抑制微血管通透性增加。     

CⅡTA M1-RNA对MHCⅡ类分子表达的抑制作用

目的探讨MHCⅡ类分子转录激活因子（CⅡTA）的M1-RNA对细胞表面MHCⅡ类分子表达的抑制。方法M1-RNA是核糖核酸酶P的催化活性单位，设计并克隆针对CⅡTA第452、629位点的M1-RNA（分别为M1-452-GS、M1-629-GS）及其相应的CⅡTA靶基因，分别插入pUC19、pGEM-7zf（＋）载体，进行细胞外切割活性筛选。将细胞外切割作甩明显的M1-629-GS亚克隆入psNAV载体（psNAV-M1-629-GS，pA629）并稳定转染ECV304细胞株，流式细胞术检测经典的MHCⅡ（HLA-DR、-DP、-DQ）类抗原表达，RT-PCR检测CⅡTA的mRNA水平。结果pA629阳性ECV304细胞株与对照组比较，HLA-DR、-DP抗原表达分别降低了89．21％及92．31％；同时CⅡTA的mRNA含量降低（P〈0．05）。结论CⅡTA的M1-RNA（M1-629-GS）降低了自身mRNA含量，从而阻止其调控的MHCⅡ类分子的表达。