脑内源性β-内啡肽对应激诱发促肾上腺皮质激素和催乳素释放的调节

在预先埋植第三脑室导管和预置颈外静脉导管的SD大鼠中,脑室内微量注射β-内啡肽抗血清,并与脑室内注射正常兔血清的大鼠对比。看到注射β-内啡肽抗血清后,ACTH和催乳素因限制性应激的释放,分别被抑制了46.1％和71.2％。说明中枢内源性β-内啡肽可能是ACTH和催乳素在某种应激时相伴释放的重要调节因素之一。     

复方中药注射液对小白鼠艾氏腹水癌细胞膜表面的(Na~+-K~+)-ATP酶和微绒毛影响的电镜观察

本实验应用电镜细胞化学和扫描电镜技术,观察到小白鼠艾氏腹水癌细胞在复方中药注射液的连续作用下,膜表面(Na~+-K~+)-ATP酶活性减弱,微绒毛减退等变化,同时观察到该复方中药注射液对癌细胞增殖的抑制作用,抑瘤率可达87%,癌细胞增殖和(Na~+-K~+)-ATP酶活性及微绒毛的多少有平行关系。讨论了该复方中药抑制癌细胞增殖与膜表面(Na~+-K~+)-ATP酶活性和微绒毛变化的关系。     

非典型肺炎病人免疫功能分析

目的 :动态监测非典型肺炎 (SARS)病人免疫功能 ,为临床诊疗提供帮助。方法 :采用回顾性及随访研究方法 ,对本院收治 10 3例SARS病人分别在入院初期、中期、高峰期、恢复期和随访时作C反应蛋白 (CRP)、免疫球蛋白、补体、纤维蛋白原 (Fib)、血沉 (ESR)、和CD4、CD8等免疫功能检查 ,并进行描述性分析及方差分析。结果 :从发病初期至恢复期CRP、Fib、ESR均有程度不同的升高 ,以CRP异常率最高。总蛋白、白蛋白、白蛋白 /球蛋白比值在疾病过程呈下降趋势。在SARS疾病过程中和随访时存在免疫球蛋白变化、补体消耗和CD4、CD8细胞减少。结论 :SARS病人免疫功能可能低于正常人。其免疫功能的检测有利于协助诊断和疗效判断     

妊高征患者胎盘血循环中血管舒、缩物质水平的改变及意义

目的　通过测定胎盘部位子宫静脉血中一氧化氮 (nitricoxide,NO)及内皮素 (endothelin ,ET)的浓度 ,并与外周血中同类物质的对比 ,了解妊高征时胎盘血管的病变程度及其与外周血中血管活性物质浓度改变的关系。方法　分别于剖宫产手术前及手术中抽取胎盘部位子宫静脉血和外周静脉血 ,应用硝酸根还原酶与Griess反应相结合的方法测定NO ;应用放射免疫分析法测定ET。结果　妊高征组胎盘部位子宫静脉血中NO2 -/NO3 -为 (70 2 6± 12 6 0 ) μmol/l,外周血清NO-2 /NO-3 为 (6 5 5 2± 14 88) μmol/l,二者之间无显著差异。妊高征组外周血浆ET水平为 (5 3 72± 15 2 8)ng/L ,胎盘部位子宫静脉血浆ET水平为 (5 2 80± 14 19)ng/L ,两者之间无显著性差异 (P >0 .0 1)。与正常晚孕组比较 ,妊高征组血中ET、NO-2 /NO-3 水平均显著增高 (P <0 .0 1)。结论　妊高征患者的子宫、胎盘循环系统血管舒、缩物质平衡失调 ,血管内皮系统的功能亦遭到破坏 ;妊高征患者胎盘血循环ET、NO水平升高 ,但与外周血中ET、NO水平的升高无关。     

Methodologic study of direct preparation for chromosome analysis of human solid brain tumors.

Human malignant glioma grown in athymic nude mice (NHG-1) and three freshly resected human solid gliomas were used in the study of factors influencing the direct preparation (DP) for chromosome analysis of human solid tumors. The results showed that: 1) the length of time after the blood supply was obstructed was a major factor in reducing the success rate of DP, i.e., a 2-hour delay resulted in a significantly lowered metaphase number and after 4 hours almost no metaphases could be seen; 2) preserving tumor cells at 4 degrees C may prolong the time limit to about 4 hours; 3) culture medium (RPMI 1640 and Eagle MEM) and bovine calf serum concentration (0%, 10%, 20%, and 30%) did not influence the success rate significantly; 4) colchicine concentration (0.025 micrograms/mL, 0.05 micrograms/mL, 0.1 micrograms/mL) and time of treatment (30 min, 90 min, or 180 min) mainly affected the quality of chromosomes observed but had little effect on the quantity of metaphases that might be obtained. Based on these results, we had a success rate of more than 80% in 72 xenografts and 22 human brain tumors.     

Association of hepatitis B viral precore mutations with fulminant hepatitis B in Japan

We studied the precore DNA sequences of hepatitis B viral genomes in five patients with fulminant hepatitis B and in five with acute self-limited hepatitis B from Japan. Using the polymerase chain reaction, three to four independent HBV DNA clones from each patient were obtained and analyzed. We demonstrated that patients with fulminant hepatitis B carried HBV genomes with a G to A mutation at nucleotide positions 1898 (five of five patients; 18 of 18 clones, 100%) and 1901 (five of five patients; 12 of 18 clones, 66%) in the precore region. The first mutation results in an in-phase stop codon (TAG) in the precore open reading frame and the absence of HBeAg production. In contrast, a G to A mutation was found in 6 of 16 clones (37%) in position 1898 and in 0 of 16 clones (0%) in position 1901 from patients with acute self-limited hepatitis. We concluded that both of the precore mutations are commonly associated with fulminant hepatitis B and may contribute to the pathogenesis of fulminant hepatitis. A hypothetical model for the biological significance of these two mutations is proposed.     

Frequency and spectrum of p53 mutations in gastric cancer — a molecular genetic and immunohistochemical study

The p53 tumour-suppressor gene plays an important role in gastric carcinogenesis. In an analysis of the spectrum of mutations of the p53 gene seen in 56 primary gastric carcinomas of various types and grades of differentiation, the entire coding sequence (exons 2–11) of the p53 gene was screened by single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis and direct genomic sequencing of polymerase chain reaction products. Intragenic restriction site polymorphisms and the probe YNZ22 were used for the detection of loss of heterozygosity (LOH) of the p53 gene locus on chromosome 17p. p53 overexpression was studied with the anti-p53 antibody CM-1. A total of 21 somatic alterations of the p53 gene were found. Twenty were base-pair substitutions, and one was an eight base-pair deletion. Six tumours with p53 mutations revealed LOH. Abnormalities in p53 expression were found in 17 tumour samples, of which 16 had gene mutations. The spectrum of mutations observed was consistent with the predicted spectrum for dietary mutagens associated with the metabolism of nitrogenous compounds, resulting in deamination of nucleic acids. Our findings suggest that p53 could be a primary target for mutations associated with dietary carcinogens in gastric carcinogenesis.     

Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection amongst intravenous drug users in rural communities

The prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection amongst a group of intravenous drug users (IVDUs) resident in West Suffolk (East Anglia, England) was investigated and compared with the prevalence of infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). In addition, both the level of HCV persistence, as defined by detection of viral RNA, and the HCV genotypes present in this population were determined. It was found that HCV antibodies were present in 59% of those tested; by comparison 22% had antibodies to HBV and 1% antibodies to HIV. HCV RNA was found in 44% of those with HCV antibody. HCV genotype 1 was the most prevalent within this population although both genotypes 2 and 3 were also represented. © 1995 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

基于遗传算法的经颅磁刺激线圈阵列设计与场分布计算

为解决经颅磁刺激的兴奋点定位问题提出了以圆环面聚焦线圈阵列实现电磁聚焦的方案。而后,使用经过改进的自适应遗传算法对注入阵列各单元线圈电流的大小和相位进行了优化,在目标区域内很好的实现了电磁聚焦。通过计算,显示了线圈阵列在优化后的电流组态下产生的磁场和电场在计算区域内的分布和二维等高线图,表明了该聚焦线圈阵列可在目标区域产生具有良好聚焦性能的电场和磁场分布,并具有可同时聚焦至多个目标的能力。