肿瘤抑制因子PTEN蛋白在自发性高血压大鼠主动脉平滑肌中的表达

目的：研究PTEN蛋白在雄性自发性高血压大鼠及SD大鼠主动脉中的表达。方法：取18周龄和26周龄雄性自发性高血压大鼠及同龄雄性SD大鼠主动脉石蜡包埋切片，免疫组织化学观察PTEN在主动脉平滑肌细胞中的表达。结果：SD大鼠主动脉平滑肌细胞中存在PTEN阳怀免疫反应产物。自发性高血压大鼠主动脉平滑肌细胞也存在PTEN阳性免疫反应产物，但免疫反应产物的染色强度明显低于SD大鼠。结论：SD大鼠主动脉平滑肌细胞PTEN高表达，自发性高血压大鼠主动脉平滑肌细胞PTEN表达呈下降趋势。提示PTEN可能在自发性高血压大鼠主动脉平滑肌细胞重塑过程中发挥作用。     

分子生物学技术新进展

分子生物技术的发展,衍生出DNA测序、DNA突变以及基因定位和克隆的各种方法.生物芯片则是当代生物技术的最新发展,它对基础研究以及在医学上对疾病分子的探索,开拓了临床新的诊断和治疗手段.该文就这些技术和发展趋势进行综述.     

儿童颈椎间盘钙化症的影像诊断

目的 探讨儿童颈椎间盘钙化症的影像表现及诊断价值，并提高对本病的认识。方法 回顾分析16例儿童颈椎钙化性椎间盘病的影像表现。结果 16例患均行颈椎平片检查，5例行CT扫描并作了三维重建，8例行MRI检查。16例平片均显示了椎间盘钙化灶，均为单发，CT平扫加三维重建显示4例钙化呈卵圆形，1例钙化为不规则形。MRI检查不仅显示了椎间盘内改变还清晰显示了病变相邻椎体边缘信号改变，在T1、T2加权像上呈低信号。结论 平片检查可以显示椎间盘钙化；CT平扫加三维重建能清晰显示了钙化灶的大小、形态；MRI检查在显示受累椎体及周围组织的改变方面明显优于CT和平片。     

寰枢椎侧块关节运动轨迹数学模型的探讨

应用最小二乘法拟合得到寰枢椎侧块关节运动轨迹方程 ,左半部是 :S(x) =-2 3 .2 42 9-8.663 1x-0 .45 91x2 ;右半部是 :S(x) =-19.683 8+ 7.15 5 4x-0 .3 5 2 6x2 。     

胃癌组织p16基因蛋白表达的意义

目的　检测 p1 6基因蛋白在胃癌组织、癌旁组织中的表达及其分布特点 ,分析其与胃癌临床病理学特征及预后的关系 .方法　采用 S- P免疫组织化学法对 53例胃癌组织及 35例癌旁组织进行 p1 6蛋白的定位观察 .结果　各病理类型胃癌组织、癌旁组织均有 p1 6基因蛋白表达 .阳性率分别为 62 .3% (33/53)和 88.6% (31 /35) ,阳性细胞的棕黄色颗粒主要位于细胞核 .胃癌 p1 6基因蛋白表达与性别、年龄、肿瘤部位在统计学上无差异 (P>0 .0 5) ;而与组织学类型、病理分级、淋巴结转移、临床病理分期在统计学上有差异 (P<0 .0 5) .p1 6蛋白阳性者 5年生存率 51 .0 %高于 p1 6蛋白阴性者 2 0 .0 % (P<0 .0 5) .结论　 p1 6基因缺失和表达水平的改变与胃癌发生、发展密切相关 ,检测 p1 6基因蛋白表达可作为辅助临床判断胃癌的生物学行为及推测预后的指标     

现代中医药产业化发展探讨(四)——中医医疗部分

现代中医药产业化发展在经历过一个漫长的过程之后,取得了可喜的成就。回顾了中医药在改革开放以后所取得的成就;对我国中医药目前的现状进行了分析,并根据国家提出的中医药事业“十五”计划的目标和内容进行了进一步的阐述和展望。     

量化健康教育在CCU住院病人健康教育中的应用

医院健康教育是护理人员通过各种教育形式使病人或家属获得预防疾病、促进康复、保持健康知识的护理活动[1]。它有多种教育形式,本文就量化健康教育与随机健康教育效果进行比较。1对象与方法1.1对象2002年1月—2004年1月,知道自己所患病情,能清楚表达自己意愿的200例CCU住院病人为对象。按随机数字表将200例病人分为实验组和对照组。实验组男68例,女40例,年龄(58.7±6.9)岁;初中及以下35例,高中及以上73例;高血压36例,急性心肌梗死13例,不稳定性心绞痛17例,恶性心律失常27例(行起搏器植入术7例),急性左心衰竭15例。对照组男60例,女32例,年…     

Lipid extract from completely sporoderm‐broken germinating Ganoderma sinensis spores elicits potent antitumor immune responses in human macrophages

Ganoderma sinensis has been used widely in Oriental countries for the prevention and treatment of various diseases including cancer. Previous studies have shown that the lipid extract from Ganoderma exhibits direct cytotoxicity against tumor cells. Here, it is reported that the lipid extract from germinating G. sinensis spores, at lower concentrations that have no direct tumoricidal activity, induce potent antitumor immune responses in human monocytes/macrophages. Upon stimulation with the lipid extract, monocytes/macrophages exhibited markedly increased production of proinflammatory cytokines and surface expression of costimulatory molecules. Conditioned medium from stimulated cells effectively suppressed the growth of tumor cells. Apparently, the lipid extract triggered macrophage activation via a mechanism different from that associated with LPS. Moreover, it was observed that the lipid extract could partially re‐establish the antitumor activity of the immunosuppressive tumor‐associated macrophages. These results indicated that in addition to its direct tumoricidal activity, the lipid extract from G. sinensis spores could exert antitumor activity by stimulating the activation of human monocytes/macrophages. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

T-2 toxin induces apoptosis, and selenium partly blocks, T-2 toxin induced apoptosis in chondrocytes through modulation of the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio.

T-2 toxin is one of the mycotoxins, a group of type A trichothecenes produced by several fungal genera including Fusarium species. In the present study, we have investigated the apoptotic effects of T-2 toxin on chondrocytes and the relationship between T-2 toxin induced chondrocyte apoptosis and its influence on Bcl-2/Bax protein and mRNA expression. We have also examined the inhibitory effects of selenium on chondrocyte apoptosis induced by T-2 toxin. We have combined morphological and biological techniques to establish the relevance of apoptosis in human chondrocyte death induced by T-2 toxin. Treatment with T-2 toxin caused accelerated apoptosis in a concentration dependent manner. The apoptosis induced by T-2 toxin involved an increased Bax/Bcl-2 ratio. Bcl-2 mRNA expression remained unchanged in chondrocyte apoptosis induced by T-2 toxin treatment, while Bax mRNA expression increased following treatment with T-2 toxin. Selenium could partly block the apoptosis of chondrocytes induced by T-2 toxin through decreasing the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio. These results suggest that, under our experimental conditions, apoptosis of chondrocytes can be induced by T-2 toxin (1-20ng/mL) via the Bcl-2 and Bax proteins, and the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio may play a critical role in governing the susceptibility to apoptosis induced by T-2 toxin in human chondrocytes.     

Kindergarten children's representation and understanding of written number symbols

Two samples of kindergarten children's representation and understanding of written number symbols were examined in two time points in one academic year. About 85% of Chinese five year olds (mean = 5 years 10 months) were able to use conventional number symbols to represent the quantity of 30 or larger. At the end of the kindergarten year, 94% of Chinese six year olds (mean = 6 years 4 months) were able to use conventional number symbols to represent the quantity of 100 or larger. Some Chinese six year olds had problems in representing written addition and subtraction tasks. Children's ability to represent written number symbols, ability to represent written addition and subtraction formula and their performance on written addition and subtraction were closely related. The performance of children in a university-affiliated childcare center was better than that of the center serving working-class families in Time 1, but the performance reversed at the end of the kindergarten year.