Ectopic cystic thymoma associated with Raynaud's phenomenon.

Mediastinal cystic tumors are well-marginated round lesions that comprise 12% to 18% of all mediastinal masses. These lesions include a variety of diseases with overlapping radiologic appearances and variable prognoses. Pathological examinations are almost always required for differential diagnosis. We encountered a case of anterior mediastinal tumor discovered in the process of investigation of Raynaud's phenomenon. Taking into account the tumor location, a pericardial cyst was initially suspected. However, the tumor was surgically resected and histopathological examinations demonstrated thymus-like tissue in the cyst walls. Raynaud's phenomenon greatly improved after surgery. These findings suggested that cystic thymoma originated from ectopic thymic tissue and is accompanied by paraneoplastic syndrome.     

A minute small-cell lung cancer showing a latent phase early in growth.

A minute small-cell lung cancer measuring 8 x 5 mm was detected and serially imaged by computed tomography for about a year preceding resection. Although this solid nodule showed a short overall doubling time (76 days), the growth curve included an early phase without apparent growth prior to the phase of rapid growth. Accordingly, lung cancer cannot be ruled out when a small nodule (<10 mm) does not enlarge in the first several months of computed tomographic follow-up.     

图书馆做好读者服务工作之管见

图书馆要做好读者服务工作,只有加强图书馆专业队伍建设,丰富读书活动,优化馆藏结构,创新信息服务,树立“读者第一,服务至上”的理念,才能适应社会的发展,最大限度地满足读者的需求。     

电视纵隔镜手术在肺癌分期中的应用价值

背景与目的　随着新辅助治疗方案的提出,以及人们逐渐认识到CT和PET等检查在肺癌分期中的局限性,纵隔镜手术在肺癌分期中的价值日益受到人们的重视。本研究旨在探讨电视纵隔镜手术在肺癌纵隔淋巴结分期中的应用价值。方法　回顾性总结2001年9月至2004年6月60例经电视纵隔镜检查的肺癌患者的临床资料,其中颈部电视纵隔镜手术52例,胸骨旁电视纵隔镜手术2 例,颈部加胸骨旁电视纵隔镜手术6例。术前所有患者胸部CT均发现纵隔淋巴结肿大(直径大于1.0 cm)。结果　本组60 例患者,经电视纵隔镜检查证实纵隔淋巴结转移(阳性)者42例,未见纵隔淋巴结转移(阴性)者18例。纵隔淋巴结阳性者放弃手术,予以化疗;阴性者中转开胸行肺叶切除或肺楔形切除加纵隔淋巴结清扫,术后病理证实17 例纵隔淋巴结未见转移,1例隆凸后淋巴结可见癌转移(电视纵隔镜检查假阴性)。电视纵隔镜手术敏感性、特异性和准确性分别为97.7%、100%和98.3%。本组术中发生无名动脉撕裂1 例,并发症发生率为1.7%(1/60)。无围手术期死亡。结论　电视纵隔镜手术安全、可靠,可作为明确肺癌分期的常规方法。     

环氧合酶-2反义核酸对膀胱癌细胞恶性表型的抑制作用

目的探讨环氧合酶-2(COX-2)反义核酸对膀胱癌细胞恶性表型的抑制作用。方法采用脂质体介导方法,分别构建转染COX-2反义真核表达载体和空载体的膀胱癌细胞系5637-AS细胞和5637-P细胞,RT-PCR及W estern b lot分析转染细胞COX-2 mRNA及蛋白表达水平。MTT比色实验、Boyden侵袭小室法和裸鼠成瘤实验分别检测转染细胞体外增殖速度、体外侵袭力和体内成瘤性。结果RT-PCR结果显示,5637-AS细胞COX-2/磷酸甘油醛脱氢酶(GAPDH)mRNA比值(0.65)明显低于5637(0.92)和5637-P细胞(0.90);W estern b lot提示5637-AS细胞COX-2/β-actin比值(0.29)明显低于5637细胞(0.46)和5637-P细胞(0.44)。MTT比色实验显示5637-AS细胞较5637-P、5637细胞生长速度减慢,三者倍增时间分别为3.6 d、2.9 d和2.9 d。体外侵袭实验结果表明,5637-AS侵袭细胞数显著低于5637细胞及5637-P细胞(18.20±5.97比45.40±8.12,18.20±5.97比44.10±6.47,P<0.01)。裸鼠成瘤实验中,5637-P、5637细胞接种裸鼠后第5天肿瘤长出,而5637-AS细胞第7天肿瘤长出;30 d后5637-AS细胞接种组瘤体重量(392.15 mg±33.58 mg)明显小于5637细胞(738.26 mg±66.32 mg),和5637-P细胞接种组(698.53 mg±88.76 mg),P<0.01。结论膀胱癌细胞中COX-2过表达与细胞的恶性表型相关,反义技术抑制COX-2表达可以逆转膀胱癌细胞的恶性表型。     

Golgi study on brain of macular mutant mouse as a model of Menkes kinky hair disease

Summary This study was undertaken to elucidate, using the Golgi method, the neuropathological change in the brain of the macular mutant mouse, whose hemizygote (Ml/y) is considered to be a model of Menkes kinky hair disease (MKHD). The hemizygote mice gradually lost weight after 10 days of age and died with emaciation and seizure around day 15. The normal littermate (+/y) was well developed. In the cerebrum, the arborization of pyramidal neurons in the layer V of the Ml/y was the same as that in the +/y on day 10. However, development of arborization in the Ml/y was delayed in comparison with that in the +/y on days 12 and 14. Purkinje cells with several somal sprouts were observed in the cerebellum in both the Ml/y and +/y on day 7. The somal sprouts in the +/y had regressed gradually by day 12, while they were still in the anterior and middle lobes of the Ml/y on day 14. Additionally, the trunks of Ml/y stem dendrites became thicker and a cactus formation was recognized on the branching portion of the dendrites on day 14. Arborization of these abnormal Purkinje cells was distinctly poor compared with that in the +/y. These results suggest that the growth of the neurons is delayed in the Ml/y and simultaneously their cytoskeletal developments are disturbed, especially in the Purkinje cells. There is a close similarity in many respects to the neuropathological change in MKHD.     

Expression of Anion Exchanger 1 Sequestrates p16 in the Cytoplasm in Gastric and Colonic Adenocarcinoma

p16^INK4A (p16) binds to cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 and negatively regulates cell growth. Recent studies have led to an understanding of additional biologic functions for p16; however, the detailed mechanisms involved are still elusive. In this article, we show an unexpected expression of anion exchanger 1 (AE1) in the cytoplasm in poorly and moderately differentiated gastric and colonic adenocarcinoma cells and in its interaction with p16, thereby sequestrating the protein in the cytoplasm. Genetic alterations of p16 and AE1 were not detectable. Forced expression of AE1 in these cells sequestrated more p16 in the cytoplasm, whereas small interfering RNA-mediated silencing of AE1 in the cells induced the release of p16 from the cytoplasm to the nucleus, leading to cell death and growth inhibition of tumor cells. By analyzing tissue samples obtained from patients with gastric and colonic cancers, we found that 83.33% of gastric cancers and 56.52% of colonic cancers coexpressed AE1 and p16 in the cytoplasm. We conclude that AE1 plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of gastric and colonic adenocarcinoma and that p16 dysfunction is a novel pathway of carcinogenesis.     

增强子Ⅰ对乙型肝炎病毒DNA疫苗免疫应答的影响

目的研究乙型肝炎病毒(HBV)自身增强子Ⅰ(enhancerⅠ,ENHⅠ)对HBVDNA疫苗免疫应答的影响。方法采用PCR法以HBVadr亚型全基因DNA序列为模板分别扩增表面抗原(HBsAg)和HBsAg-ENHⅠ基因片段,重组到载体VR1012中,构建两种HBVDNA疫苗,转染COS-7细胞及HepG2细胞并免疫BALB/c小鼠。采用蛋白印迹、ELISA、ELISPOT等方法检测其在COS-7和HepG2细胞内的表达及小鼠的体液及细胞免疫应答效果。结果转染的HepG2和COS-7细胞均表达HBsAg;连接ENHⅠ的HBVDNA疫苗转染HepG2细胞后HBsAg表达量明显升高,两种疫苗转染COS-7细胞表达HBsAg无明显差异;免疫小鼠后第2周产生HBsAb及HBsAg特异性细胞毒T淋巴细胞(CTL),两种疫苗免疫产生的HBsAb及HBsAg特异性CTL无明显差异。结论ENHⅠ可使HBVDNA疫苗转染HepG2细胞表达HBsAg明显增加,对转染COS-7细胞表达HBsAg及接种BALB/c小鼠引起的免疫应答无明显影响。     

老年心力衰竭患者外周血红细胞膜脂流动性的变化及与心功能的相关性

目的观察红细胞膜脂流动性（LFU）在老年充血性心力衰竭（CHF）中的变化及其意义。方法选择CHF患者40例,正常对照者30例,用荧光分光光度计偏振技术测定外周血红细胞LFU。结果CHF组红细胞LFU明显低于正常对照组（P<0.01）;心功能越差,LFU越低（P<0.05和P<0.01）。结论红细胞LFU在一定程度上反映了CHF程度。