Influence of TAT-peptide polymerization on properties and transfection activity of TAT/DNA polyplexes.

Use of bioactive cationic peptides as gene carriers is limited by instability of their DNA complexes in vivo and by the loss of their biological activity due to undesired interactions of their bioactive parts with the DNA. To overcome the two major limitations, biodegradable high-molecular-weight form of TAT peptide (POLYTAT) sensitive to cellular redox-potential gradients was synthesized in this study by oxidative polycondensation. Physicochemical and transfection properties of DNA polyplexes based on POLYTAT were investigated and compared with polyplexes based on TAT polymer prepared by in situ template-assisted polymerization. Physicochemical properties of TAT-based polyplexes were affected by the molecular weight and method of polymerization of the TAT peptide. All TAT-based DNA polyplexes exhibited reduced cytotoxicity when compared with control polyethylenimine (PEI) polyplexes. Polyplexes based on both high-molecular-weight TAT polypeptides exhibited increased transfection efficiency compared to control TAT peptide but lower than that of PEI polyplexes. The evidence shows that transfection activity of TAT-based polyplexes is strongly dependent on the presence of chloroquine and therefore suggests that TAT polyplexes are internalized by an endocytosis. Overall, high-molecular-weight reducible polycations based on bioactive peptides has the potential as versatile carriers of nucleic acids that display low cytotoxicity and can prove to be especially beneficial in cases that require surface presentation of membrane-active or cell-specific targeting peptides.     

三种实验性IgA肾病模型的比较

目的探讨建立一种理想的IgA肾病（IgAN）动物模型方法。方法分别采用葡聚糖G200、大肠杆菌外膜蛋白和金葡菌的细胞膜20肽抗原决定簇诱导小鼠IgA肾病模型。用分子生物学和病理学方法对3组IgAN模型小鼠进行鉴定和比较。结果（1）葡聚糖组尿蛋白增高，伴有血尿；免疫荧光显示部分肾小球大量IgA沉积；光镜下肾小球系膜细胞增多，肝和脾可见弥漫性的粉染物质沉积；电镜下肾小球系膜区少量低电子密度的致密沉积物，肝和脾可见淀粉丝样物质沉积。（2）大肠杆菌外膜蛋白组尿蛋白增高，伴有血尿；免疫荧光显示肾小球有少量IgA沉积；光镜下肾小球系膜细胞轻度增多，间质炎细胞浸润明显；电镜下肾小球系膜区无电子致密沉积物。（3）金葡菌细胞膜20肽抗原决定簇组尿蛋白增高，伴有血尿；免疫荧光显示多数肾小球均可见大量IgA沉积；光镜下肾小球系膜细胞增多，伴系膜基质轻度增生；电镜下肾小球系膜区和基底膜的内皮细胞下可见高电子密度的致密沉积物。结论金葡菌细胞膜20肽抗原决定簇组诱导的IgAN模型从临床表现和病理学变化与人IgAN极其相似，是3种IgAN模型中最理想的IgAN模型。     

Fabrication of porous hollow silica nanoparticles and their applications in drug release control.

Preparation and characterization of porous hollow silica nanoparticles (PHSN) for controlled release applications were investigated. Through orthogonally designed experiments, the optimal synthesis conditions for the preparation of PHSN were obtained and the produced PHSN were characterized by BET, SEM, TEM and IR. Scanning and transmission electron microscopy images revealed their hollow shell-core structure and also demonstrated that the size and shape of PHSN are determined by the templating CaCO3 nanoparticles. The produced PHSN were applied as a carrier to study the controlled release behaviors of Brilliant Blue F (BB), which was used as a model drug. Being loaded into the inner core and on the surfaces of the nanoparticles, BB was released slowly into a bulk solution for about 1140 min as compared to only 10 min for the normal SiO2 nanoparticles, thus exhibited a typical sustained release pattern without any burst effect. In addition, higher BET of the carriers, lower pH value and lower temperature prolonged BB release from PHSN, while stirring speed showed little influence on the release behavior. It showed that PHSN have a promising future in controlled drug delivery applications.     

深低温冷冻肌腱细胞活性的研究

目的研究深低温冷冻方法对肌腱细胞活性的影响,比较程序性降温和普通深低温冷冻法对腱细胞活性的影响.方法纯种SD大鼠24只（出生21 d）,随机分为3组,取双侧跟腱.新鲜肌腱对照组（A）,常规深低温冷冻组（B）,程序性降温深低温冷冻组（C）.采用相同的方法对3组肌腱细胞进行细胞培养.相差显微镜观察原代和传代后细胞的生长,绘制细胞的生长曲线,考察细胞的活性;对细胞进行成纤维细胞染色、胶原染色和对细胞进行形态观察（扫描电镜）;水解法定量分析细胞培养基中羟脯氨酸浓度的变化,检测细胞合成胶原的能力.结果原代细胞培养时A组细胞的生长速度快于B组和C组（P＜0.01）,C组细胞的生长速度快于B组（P＜0.01）,这种生长速度的差异在细胞传代后消失.细胞的形态学和组织学符合成纤维细胞形态.3组细胞培养基中羟脯氨酸浓度变化的差异无统计意义（P＞0.05）.结论经深低温冷冻处理的肌腱中仍存在具有活性的腱细胞,但数量显著少于新鲜肌腱中活细胞的数量.应用计算机控制程序性慢速降温方法处理的肌腱其活细胞的数量有所提高,但仍低于新鲜肌腱中活细胞的数量.     

股静脉置管在小儿重症烧伤救治中的应用

目的:为保障MEBT／MEBO的疗效,探讨股静脉置管在小儿重症烧伤中的应用价值。方法:回顾接受MEBT／MEBO治疗的36例小儿重症烧伤患者,总结分析采用股静脉置管进行输液治疗的操作特点、穿刺结果、并发症及护理经验。结果:36例小儿重症烧伤均一次穿刺成功,迅速建立了静脉输液通道,满足了液体量补充。结论:股静脉置管能够有效维持小儿重症烧伤体液循环及静脉药物的供给,有助于MEBT／MEBO的顺利实施。     

布-加氏综合症介入放射学治疗

目的　探讨布 -加氏综合征不同类型的介入放射学治疗效果。方法　 1例患者经下腔静脉造影后采用球囊成形术 ,其余 3例均造影后行球囊成形 支架置入术。结果　 1例膜型梗阻经球囊成形术后治愈 ,2例节段型梗阻患者经球囊成形术后分别置入“Z型支架 ,1例肝静脉型置入wallstent支架治愈。结论　介入放射学在诊治布 -加氏综合征方面是一种独特、有效的方法。     

EEG source imaging: correlating source locations and extents with electrocorticography and surgical resections in epilepsy patients.

SUMMARY: It is desirable to estimate epileptogenic zones with both location and extent information from noninvasive EEG. In the present study, the authors use a subspace source localization method (FINE), combined with a local thresholding technique, to achieve such tasks. The performance of this method was evaluated in interictal spikes from three pediatric patients with medically intractable partial epilepsy. The thresholded subspace correlation, which is obtained from FINE scanning, is a favorable marker, which implies the extents of current sources associated with epileptic activities. The findings were validated by comparing the results with invasive electrocorticographic (ECoG) recordings of interictal spike activity. The surgical resections in these three patients correlated well with the epileptogenic zones identified from both EEG sources and ECoG potential distributions. The value of the proposed noninvasive technique for estimating epileptiform activity was supported by satisfactory surgery outcomes.     

系统性红斑狼疮女性患者血清CA125,CA199化学发光法测定的临床应用

目的 :探讨系统性红斑狼疮 (SLE)女性患者血清肿瘤标志物CA12 5 ,CA199含量变化及临床意义。方法 :用化学发光法测定 30例正常女性和 38例SLE女性患者血清中CA12 5 ,CA199含量。结果 :正常组CA12 5含量为 11.14± 6 .4 8U/ml,CA199含量为 3.75± 2 .89U/ml;SLE组CA12 5 ,CA199分别为 2 2 .5 6± 2 0 .4 6U/ml,9.5 7± 9.34U/ml。SLE患者CA12 5 ,CA199阳性率分别为 2 1.1% ,7.89%。结论 :SLE患者血清CAl2 5 ,CA199含量较正常组增高 (P <0 .0 5 )。CA12 5 ,CA199在SLE女性患者中可出现阳性 ,对临床诊断SLE有一定价值。     

甲壳素涂层PGLA神经导管修复兔面神经缺损的实验研究

目的:探讨甲壳素涂层PGLA神经导管修复兔面神经缺损的效果。方法:成年雄性新西兰兔24只,无菌条件下切断双侧面神经下颊支,制成15mm的兔面神经下颊支缺损模型。左侧用甲壳素涂层聚丙交脂-乙交脂共聚物[poly(L-lactide-co-glycolide),PGLA]神经导管修复;右侧用翻转自体神经修复作为对照。术后5周、10周和14周行大体观察、电生理检查、组织学、电镜观察评价修复效果。结果:术后5周观察到神经导管中有新生轴索通过,再生神经发育不成熟;右侧自体神经修复近段有髓神经纤维均匀疏散分布,远段未见明显再生神经束形成。术后14周左侧再生神经已通过神经导管长入远端,电生理检查结果表明自体神经修复侧再生神经质量优于神经导管修复侧,差异有统计学意义(P<0.01)。自体神经修复再生纤维密度优于神经导管修复侧,差异有统计学意义(P<0.01),但自体神经修复侧近段神经髓鞘部分空泡样变性及脱髓鞘改变,远段再生神经纤维束形成少,面肌联带运动程度较导管修复侧严重。结论:甲壳素涂层PGLA神经导管能有效修复周围神经缺损,有望替代自体神经移植。     

老年股骨粗隆间骨折的分类与手术方法的选择

回顾性分析1990年1月-2001年12月手术治疗219例老年股骨粗隆间骨折患者的诊治情况,探讨其骨折分类与治疗方法的选择.……