Host cell antigenic profile acquired by HIV-1 is a marker of its cellular origin

Summary HIV-1 acquires cell membrane proteins during budding. The cell membrane proteins (CMP) profile of laboratory HIV-1 strains grown in different host cells was established, by using an immobilized antibody capture (IAC), to verify whether CMPs present on HIV-1 correlate with its host cell origin. HIV-1 grown in different cell lines incorporates cell markers such as CD3, CD19, CD14, CD31 and IL 2-R, according to the distinctive expression of these antigens on the host cells. Furthermore, also T-tropic and monocytotropic HIV-1 strains display host cell specific markers, supporting the hypothesis that virus associated CMPs are a marker of host cell origin.     

铅中毒对小鼠颌小腺神经生长因子mRNA的影响

为观察铅对小鼠颌小腺NGF基因表达的影响,以地高辛素标记人β-NGFcDNA为探针,采用原位杂交的方法,定量分析铅中毒小鼠颌下腺NGFmRNA的变化。给小鼠以0．5％醋酸铅经口染毒,造成小鼠实验性铅中毒模型。铅中毒后小鼠发育迟缓,体重下降。病理切片的结果表明,铅中毒后颌下腺腺导管上皮变薄,腺体萎缩,原位杂交的结果显示：铅中毒后颌下腺颗粒曲管和纹状管的杂交信号减弱,即颌下腺中NGFmRNA减少。     

侧脑室—腹腔分流治疗脑积水62例报告

目的　探讨脑积水的治疗方法和疗效。方法　62例均行侧脑室-腹腔分流术。脑室端从枕角穿入10cm接引流泵,再从皮下隧道引至上腹或左下腹放入腹腔。结果　1～4周后复查,症状完全消失56例,部分改善5例,无变化1例。57例复查CT示:52例脑室恢复正常,4例脑室较前缩小,1例无变化。堵管9例。低颅内压2例,硬膜下血肿2例,经保守治疗痊愈。49例随访1～8年,41例能正常工作学习,5例生活自理,1例植物生存,2例死亡。结论　明确诊断,掌握手术适应症及手术技巧是成功的关键。     

血管紧张素Ⅱ受体拮抗剂——缬沙坦

血管紧张素Ⅱ受体拮抗剂的问世和发展,为抑制肾素-血管紧张素-醛固酮系统寻找到了一类新型药物。它是继β受体阻滞剂、钙拮抗剂、血管紧张素转换酶抑制剂后的又一新的突破,并拓展了抗高血压药的作用途径。其代表药物缬沙坦疗效显著,对AT1受体具高度选择,药效或持续24小时,不良反应极小,具有广阔的应用前景。     

粒系集落刺激因子在恶性淋巴瘤治疗中的作用

观察粒系集落刺激因子（G-CSF）在恶性淋巴瘤治疗中的作用。对52例恶性淋巴瘤患者随机分为二组,27例接受化疗加G－CSF治疗,25例单独应用化疗．并对60岁以上老年患者另行分组进行研究。结果显示．G－CSF治疗组在白细胞和中性粒细胞降低持续时间、患者发热持续时间、化疗总疗程后延病例数及化疗总剂量减少病例数等方面均较对照组显著减少（P＜0.05～0.001）。但临床缓解率和2年生存率两组无明显差异。对60岁以上老年患者,G－CSF治疗可显著加快白细胞和中性粒细胞数的恢复．并明显减少化疗总疗程延及总剂量减少病例数。以上结果提示．G－CSF可有效恢复化疗所致的曰细胞和中性粒细胞减少,确保化疗能足量按时完成．将对恶性淋巴瘤的治疗尤其是老年患者的治疗产生有益作用。     

左室重量与左心功能不全相关性的研究

目的：研究可否用左室重量表达并判定左心功能不全的可能性。方法：将左心功能不全按NYHA标准分成4个级别,每级1组,并设正常对照组,用超声心动图测量同一个病人的左室射血分数（LVEF）和左室重量。用SAS统计软件做方差分析。结果：LVEF与左心功能不全高度负相关（R＝－0．77270）,左室重量与左心功能不全高度正相关（R＝0．73421）。LVEF、左室重量各级指标间差别显著（n＝153,F＝64．85,P＜0．01;n＝153,F＝53．39,P＜0．0001）。各级与对照组比统,LVEF指标从Ⅱ级开始方有显著差别（P＜0．05）;而左室重量指标从Ⅰ级开始就有显著差别（P＜0．05）。结论：LVEF与左室重量指标均与左心功能不全高度相关,但心功能Ⅰ级的病人,左室重量指标更为敏感。     

热休克蛋白70抑制大鼠感染性脑水肿炎症因子的研究

为了探讨热休克蛋白７０（ＨＳＰ７０）对大鼠感染性脑水肿的保护作用,该文采用百日咳菌液所致的大鼠感染性脑水肿模型及将大鼠进行热休克处理,观察脑组织中白细胞介素１－β（ＩＬ－１β）、肿瘤坏死因子－α（ＴＮＦ－α）及一氧化氮（ＮＯ）水平的变化,并应用Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎ印迹分析检测大鼠脑组织的ＨＳＰ７０表达。结果发现感染性脑水肿脑组织ＩＬ－１β、ＴＮＦ－α及ＮＯ浓度均增高,热休克处理可降低以上三者的浓度,Ｗｅ     

大鼠纹状体边缘区神经元中乙酰胆碱激活的离子通道特性

用细胞贴附式膜片钳技术研究了急性分离的新生SD大鼠纹状体边缘区神经元中乙酰胆碱激活的离子通道的特性。发现通道有25PS和60PS两种电导状态,25PS通道为主要类型,因此,本文主要报道25PS通道的特性。ACh激活的单通道电流为快速内向电流,随着超极化程度增加而增加,反转电位约为0mV。通道开放具单个开放和簇状开放,其开放时间均可权指数拟和,单个开放时间常数为0．29ms和1.84ms,簇状开放时间常数为1．96ms和18.24ms。平均关闭时间也可双指数拟和,两个时间常数为1．70ms和54．00ms。通道开放概率为0．012,未表现出电压依赖性。提示纹状体边缘区神经元上存在乙酸胆碱受体离子通道。根据特性证实为烟碱型离子通道。     

一起流行性腮腺炎暴发的调查报告

1999年1月12日至19日,牟平区龙泉镇枣园小学发生一起流行性腮腺炎暴发,累计发病65例,发病率为30.09%(65/216)。以一、二年级发病为主,占总病例数的73.85%(48/65)。男生36例,女生29例。年龄以8～9岁为主,其中8岁31例,占47.69%;9岁24例,占36.92%。发病高峰在15～18日,占70.72%。65例病人均无免疫史。62例病人均有明显的临床症状,如单侧或双侧腮腺肿大、发热、全身不适等,经家庭隔离病人并给予抗病毒及对症治疗,无一例并发症,全部治愈。并对该校空气给予消毒,在校学生逐个查体,学生停课15天,开展卫生防病宣传,疫情得到控制。该校近几年来均有该…     

Molecular characterization of a new excitatory insect neurotoxin with an analgesic effect on mice from the scorpion Buthus martensi Karsch.

Besides the neurotoxins active on mammals, a new excitatory insect selective toxin with a mice analgesic activity was found and purified from the venom of the scorpion Buthus martensi Karsch (BmK) (Ji, Y.H., Mansuelle, P., Terakawa, S., Kopeyan, C., Yanaihara, N., Hsu, K., Rochat, H., 1996. Toxicon 34, 987; Luo, M.J., Xiong, Y.M., Wang, M., Wang, D.C., Chi, C.W., 1997. Toxicon 35, 723.). This peptide (designated as BmK IT-AP) is composed of 72 amino acid residues. Its primary structure was determined by automated Edman degradation of the N-terminal part of the reduced and S-carboxamidemethylated protein and its lysylendopeptidase degraded fragments. Based on the determined sequence, the gene specific primers were designed and synthesized for 3' and 5' RACE (rapid amplification of cDNA ends). Their partial cDNA fragments obtained by 3' and 5' RACEwere cloned and sequenced and the full length cDNA sequence of BmK IT-AP was then completed by overlapping their two partial cDNA sequences. It encodes a precursor of 90 amino acid residues: a signal peptide of 18 residues and a mature peptide of 72 residues which are consistent with the determined protein sequence of BmK IT-AP. The genomic DNA of the peptide was also amplified by PCR from the scorpion genomic DNA and sequenced, which is a first report on the genomic structure of a scorpion toxin specific for insects. Its sequence revealed an intron of 590 bp inserted in the end part of the signal peptide. The peptide caused a fast excitatory contraction paralysis on house fly larvae. Furthermore, the peptide also showed an obvious analgesic effect on mice, as assayed by using a twisting test model. This effect of BmK IT-AP well characterized at molecular level is first reported among the known scorpion insect neurotoxins.