大鼠降结肠上皮γ-氨基丁酸及谷氨酸脱羧酶的表达特征

目的:检测γ-氨基丁酸(gamma-aminobutyricacid,GABA)和谷氨酸脱羧酶(glutamicaciddecarboxylase,GAD)在大鼠降结肠上皮的表达及分布特征,并探讨GABA与上皮细胞分化增殖的关系.方法:用免疫荧光及激光共聚焦显微扫描技术,检测GABA、GAD65及GAD67在大鼠降结肠上皮中的表达,并以麦芽凝聚素组织化学染色与免疫荧光结合的双重染色显示GABA和GAD65表达细胞的分布特征.同时,用RT-PCR和原位分子杂交方法检测GADmRNA的表达.此外,用3H-胸腺嘧啶放射自显影法显示降结肠上皮的增殖带.结果:RT-PCR显示降结肠黏膜中GAD65及GAD67mRNA均阳性,原位杂交显示阳性杂交信号主要分布在上皮细胞的隐窝和腔面,且GAD65信号较GAD67强.GABA及GAD65免疫反应阳性细胞主要分布在降结肠的腔面和隐窝的上1/3上皮细胞的胞质,而GAD67阳性细胞仅分布腔面,此外,GABA及GAD65阳性染色也见于黏膜固有层.双重染色显示杯状细胞中GABA及GAD65均阴性.3H-胸腺嘧啶标记阳性细胞主要在隐窝的中下段.结论:GABA及GAD65分布在大鼠降结肠上皮的成熟带及功能带,GABA系统可能参与上皮细胞的分化与增殖的调节.     

Angiotensin II plays an important role in maintaining blood pressure in postmenopausal women receiving hormone replacement therapy

BACKGROUND: We investigated the role of angiotensin (Ang) II in maintaining blood pressure (BP) by administering a small dose of candesartan, an Ang II type 1 receptor antagonist, in postmenopausal women receiving long-term hormone replacement therapy (HRT). METHODS: A single dose of 2 mg of candesartan was administered orally to 13 normotensive postmenopausal women receiving HRT (continuous combined conjugated estrogen and medroxyprogesterone acetate orally; HRT group) and 13 normotensive postmenopausal women not receiving HRT (control group). Both BP and heart rate (HR) were measured at baseline and at 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 h after administration. Plasma renin activity (PRA) and Ang I, Ang II, and bradykinin concentrations were measured at baseline and 4 h after the administration of candesartan. RESULTS: Candesartan lowered the BP and raised the HR in both groups. However, the decrease in BP was significantly greater in the HRT group than in the control group (P < .05), whereas no significant difference in the change in HR was observed between the two groups. In the HRT group, significant increases were found in PRA, Ang I, and Ang II (all P < .05) and a significant decrease in bradykinin (P < .01) with candesartan treatment. In the control group, candesartan as associated with an increase in PRA (P < .05) but not in Ang I, Ang II, or bradykinin. CONCLUSIONS: Based on our study results, Ang II plays an important role in maintaining BP in normotensive postmenopausal women receiving HRT. Maintenance of BP may be dependent on the balance between the hypertensive effect of Ang II and the hypotensive effect of bradykinin.     

Effect of pirenzepine on aminopyrine uptake by isolated guinea pig parietal cells

The inhibitory action of pirenzepine on acid secretion of isolated guinea pig parietal cells was investigated by the aminopyrine method. Pirenzepine markedly inhibited acid secretion of isolated parietal cells induced by carbachol in a dose-dependent manner but showed no inhibition on acid secretion stimulated by histamine. These results may suggest a direct action of pirenzepine on muscarinic receptors in parietal cells.     

EUS and K-ras analysis of pure pancreatic juice collected via a duodenoscope after secretin stimulation for diagnosis of pancreatic mass lesion: a prospective study

BACKGROUND: The early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer remains problematic. This prospective study assessed the utility of a combination of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and genetic analysis of pure pancreatic juice in the diagnosis of pancreatic mass lesions. METHODS: One hundred seventy-six patients with suspected pancreatic disease were enrolled and underwent ultrasonography (US), computed tomography (CT), endoscopic retrograde choleangiopancreatography (ERCP), and EUS. Pure pancreatic juice was collected endoscopically after secretin stimulation. K-ras point mutations at codon 12 in the juice were assayed by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism. RESULTS: Thirty-six (20%) patients were found to have solid pancreatic masses including 19 with cancer (7 patients, 相似文献   

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of the epithelial repair in IBD

Inflammatory bowel diseases such as ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease frequently cause epithelial damage in the intestine. In general, the intestinal epithelium is able to rapidly repair itself by the restitution, proliferation, and differentiation of epithelial cells when such tissue damage occurs. However, severe and continuous inflammation could disturb the intrinsic repair system, resulting in refractory ulcers in the intestine. In this review, we will describe the recent findings of the cellular and molecular mechanisms regulating the regeneration process of the intestinal epithelium. Furthermore, we will propose bone marrow cells as a novel source of cells to regenerate the damaged intestinal epithelium. Bone marrow cells are the only cells of extra-gastrointestinal origin that are shown to contribute to the regeneration of the intestinal epithelium. Further studies of these cells and molecules may lead to a novel therapy for the repair of damaged intestinal epithelium.     

Familial gastrointestinal stromal tumor with hyperpigmentation: association with a germline mutation of the c-kit gene

We describe 2 siblings with multiple gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) and cutaneous hyperpigmentation. Both had a point mutation of the c-kit gene. The patients were sisters who had exhibited cutaneous hyperpigmentation since their late teens, but the diagnosis of multiple gastrointestinal submucosal tumors was not made until they were 41 and 45 years old. Histologic examination showed that these tumors were GISTs expressing CD34 and Kit protein. Both patients died of GISTs. Single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis showed a mutation of c-kit in tumor DNA extracted from paraffin-embedded specimens. Direct sequencing analysis showed that the point mutation occurred at codon 559 of exon 11 (Val-->Ala). The same single-point mutation was detected in DNA extracted from peripheral leukocytes obtained from the younger sister and her 2 children (who had similar general hyperpigmentation) as well as in DNA from a skin biopsy specimen taken from the older sister. The germline mutation at codon 559 of the c-kit gene found in the present familial GISTs differed from that in a previously reported case of familial GISTs. We propose that GISTs caused by a germline mutation of the c-kit gene should be referred to as GIST-cutaneous hyperpigmentation disease.     

Insulin and glucagon response of the diabetic Chinese hamster in the Asahikawa colony

The relationship between pancreatic hormone content and pattern of hormone release has not been completely elucidated because of heterogeneity in diabetes. Accordingly, this study was performed to establish the relationship, using spontaneously diabetic Chinese hamsters in the Asahikawa colony, a newly discovered experimental model resembling insulin-deficient diabetes in humans. As a result of investigations of insulin and glucagon responses to glucose or arginine in vivo and in vitro using isolated islets obtained by the collagenase procedure, a decreased insulin response and paradoxical glucagon response to glucose, and an excessive glucagon response to arginine were found in the diabetic animals. While the yield of isolated islets tended to decrease, a decreased pancreatic insulin content and increased pancreatic glucagon content were found as the diabetic state advanced. It may be suggested, therefore, that the relationship between pancreatic hormone content and pattern of hormone release in diabetic animals in the Asahikawa colony is based on the disruption of islets, disruption or dysfunction of B-cells and hyperplasia or hypertrophy of A-cells by some cause genetically determined.