Pre-Implantation Multiple Cytokine mRNA Expression Analysis of Donor Lung Grafts Predicts Survival After Lung Transplantation in Humans

While current donor selection with clinical findings is generally effective, the imprecise nature of the assessment forces clinicians to remain on the conservative side. A reliable biological marker would assist donor selection and would improve donor organ utilization. We collected biopsies from 169 donor lungs before implantation. Expression levels of IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, TNF-alpha, IFN-gamma and IL-1beta were measured by quantitative real-time RT-PCR (qRT-PCR). Seventeen cases died within 30 days after transplantation. No donor factor was significantly associated with 30-day mortality. Univariate analysis of the 84 cases for development of the prediction model showed that IL-6, IL-8, TNF-alpha and IL-1beta were risk factors for mortality and IL-10 and IFN-gamma were protective factors. We analyzed the cytokine expression ratios of risk to protective cytokines. A stepwise logistic regression for 30-day mortality demonstrated that a model containing the ratio of IL-6/IL-10 was the most predictive (p = 0.0013). When applied to the remaining 85 cases for validation, the test of model fit was significant (p = 0.039). Using the cytokine ratio, we were able to define three risk groups with striking differences in survival (p = 0.0003). Multi-cytokine analysis of the donor lung graft with qRT-PCR shows significant promise as a strategy to biologically evaluate the donor lung prior to implantation.     

激光荧光检测仪对乳牙合面患龋敏感位点的流行病学研究

目的：定量分析乳牙合面的龋病敏感点位，为指导临床预防和治疗龋病提供依据。方法：采用激光荧光检测仪（DIAGNOdent）检测156名5～6岁儿童共561颗患龋的乳磨牙合面，记录合面龋坏最严重的位点。结果：在上颌第2乳磨牙中，龋坏最严重的位点有60．1％发生在远中窝。在下颌第2乳磨牙中，龋坏最严重的位点有51．2％发生在舌沟；而在下颌第1乳磨牙中，龋坏最严重的位点则易发生在远中窝，占该牙记录位点的34．9％。结论：不同的牙合面患龋严重部位具有统计学规律，提示这些位点是龋坏容易发生和发展的地方，是临床上预防和治疗不可忽略的重要部位。     

反义骨调素寡核苷酸对肾小管上皮细胞骨调素mRNA表达及其胶原凝胶黏附能力的影响

【目的】观察反义骨调素(OPN)寡核苷酸(AS-ODN)对大鼠肾小管上皮细胞(NRK52E)骨调素mRNA表达及黏附能力的影响;比较AS-ODN的游离形式和经阳离子脂质体(DOTAP)包裹形式的反义抑制效果。【方法】用荧光显微镜观察荧光素标记的AS-ODN在细胞中的分布;将寡核苷酸处理NRK52E细胞48h,用TRIzol试剂提取细胞总RNA;用RNA斑点杂交和RT-PCR检测OPNmRNA的表达;将ODN/DOTAP复合物处理的细胞置于胶原凝胶表面,计算细胞的黏附率。【结果】AS-ODN能转移进入胞核中;AS-ODN处理的细胞OPNmRNA表达水平均较低(P<0.05),而顺义或错义寡核苷酸处理的细胞OPNmRNA水平较高,即使30μmol/L浓度也无抑制作用;游离AS-ODN最低抑制浓度为3.75μmol/L,而AS-ODN浓度为0.5μmol/L的AS-ODN/DOTAP复合物具有良好抑制作用;AS-ODN处理的细胞黏附率降低,而顺义或错义寡核苷酸处理的细胞黏附能力较强。【结论】反义骨调素寡核苷酸能特异地抑制大鼠肾小管上皮细胞OPNmRNA表达和黏附胶原凝胶能力;阳离子脂质体能促进AS-ODN的反义抑制作用。     

食管癌3p24等位基因LOH及其扩增产物克隆的研究

目的；研究3p24EAβMD位点与食管癌的关系。为寻找该位点附近可能存在的抑癌基因奠定基础。方法：采用PCR—RFLP法检测45例食管癌患者3p24位点杂合缺失情况。并对该片段进行克隆。结果：在22例食管癌信息个体中共检出9例杂合缺失。并通过序列分析可知变化为点突变。结论：3p24EAβMD较高的杂合缺失率显示该位点附近可能存在潜在的抑癌基因。     

Changes in the human vocal tract due to aging and the acoustic correlates of speech production: a pilot study.

This investigation used a derivation of acoustic reflection (AR) technology to make cross-sectional measurements of changes due to aging in the oral and pharyngeal lumina of male and female speakers. The purpose of the study was to establish preliminary normative data for such changes and to obtain acoustic measurements of changes due to aging in the formant frequencies of selected spoken vowels and their long-term average spectra (LTAS) analysis. Thirty-eight young men and women and 38 elderly men and women were involved in the study. The oral and pharyngeal lumina of the participants were measured with AR technology, and their formant frequencies were analyzed using the Kay Elemetrics Computerized Speech Lab. The findings have delineated specific and similar patterns of aging changes in human vocal tract configurations in speakers of both genders. Namely, the oral cavity length and volume of elderly speakers increased significantly compared to their young cohorts. The total vocal tract volume of elderly speakers also showed a significant increment, whereas the total vocal tract length of elderly speakers did not differ significantly from their young cohorts. Elderly speakers of both genders also showed similar patterns of acoustic changes of speech production, that is, consistent lowering of formant frequencies (especially F1) across selected vowel productions. Although new research models are still needed to succinctly account for the speech acoustic changes of the elderly, especially for their specific patterns of human vocal tract dimensional changes, this study has innovatively applied the noninvasive and cost-effective AR technology to monitor age-related human oral and pharyngeal lumina changes that have direct consequences for speech production.     

哺乳期营养对室间隔心肌细胞发育的影响——游离心肌细胞的形态测量

在心肌细胞分化性生长时期,改变新生鼠的哺乳期营养条件对这些鼠的空间隔心肌细胞将会产生暂时性作用和持久性影响。哺乳期高营养的暂时性作用是增加空间隔心肌细胞的大小和数量;而低营养的暂时性作用则是减慢室间隔心肌细胞的生长。哺乳期高营养的持久性作用是限制室间隔心肌细胞的过度肥大;而低营养则促进成熟鼠的室间隔心肌细胞的过度肥大。     

复合树脂预热的研究现状和临床应用

复合树脂作为临床常用牙科充填材料存在耐磨性差、聚合收缩大和牙本质边缘适应性不佳等问题。近年有研究发现预热可以改善复合树脂的性能,本文就预热复合树脂对其单体转化率、边缘微渗漏、机械性能以及牙髓的影响等方面进行探讨,以供临床参考。     

影像学分型与急性脑梗死患者认知功能关系的研究

目的探讨影像学分型与急性脑梗死患者认知功能关系。方法对136例急性大脑梗死患者于发病后24～72h内行颅脑MRI检查确定梗死部位、测量病灶大小并作出影像学分型，于发病1周内，在患者床前采用简易精神状态检查法（mini—mentalstate examination，MMSE），检测患者的认知功能，并同步进行事件相关电位P300的检测，判断患者认知功能的情况，对比分析应用MRI进行的影像学分型与认知功能关系。结果额叶、颞叶脑梗死患者的MMSE和WAIS—RC评分明显低于顶枕叶和基底节区梗死患者，P300潜伏时明显长于顶枕叶和基底节区梗死的患者，但其P300波幅低于顶枕叶和基底节区梗死的惠者；中梗死和多发性梗死患者的MMSE和WAIS—RC评分明显低于顶枕叶和基底节区梗死患者，B300潜伏时明显长于顶枕叶和基底节区梗死的患者，但其P300波幅低于顶枕叶和基底节区梗死的患者。结论影像学分型与急性脑梗死患者认知功能有相关性。     

昆明地区5219例孕妇TORCH感染情况的调查分析

目的 了解昆明地区已婚育龄妇女TORCH感染情况.方法 于2005年5月至2007年6月期间我室对来我院进行产前检查的孕妇5219例抽取血样,采用ELISA方法对TORCH-IgM抗体进行测定.结果 TOX、CMV、RUV、HSV-Ⅰ及HSV-Ⅱ的阳性检出率分别为2.04%,1.89%,0.97%,0.78%,0.32%.同时,调查发现每年的5月至7月为本地区孕妇TOX、CMV感染的相对高发期;每年的11月至次年的1月为RUV、HSV-Ⅰ的相对高发期;HSV-Ⅱ感染无季节明显差异.结论 提倡对TORCH感染以预防为主,并建议已婚育龄妇女孕前加强筛查工作,早诊断,早治疗.     

A Bayesian iterative transmission gradient reconstruction algorithm for cardiac SPECT attenuation correction

Background  High-quality attenuation maps are critical for attenuation correction of myocardial perfusion single photon emission computed tomography studies. The filtered backprojection (FBP) approach can introduce errors, especially with low-count transmission data. We present a new method for attenuation map reconstruction and examine its performance in phantom and patient data. Methods and Results  The Bayesian iterative transmission gradient algorithm incorporates a spatially varying gamma prior function that preferentially weights estimated attenuation coefficients toward the soft-tissue value while allowing data-driven solutions for lung and bone regions. The performance with attenuation-corrected technetium 99m sestamibi clinical images was evaluated in phantom studies and in 50 low-likelihood patients grouped by body mass index (BMI). The algorithm converged in 15 iterations in the phantom studies. For the clinical studies, soft-tissue estimates had significantly greater uniformity of mediastinal coefficients (mean SD, 0.005 cm⁻¹ vs 0.011 cm⁻¹; P<.0001). The accuracy and uniformity of the Bayesian iterative transmission gradient algorithm were independent of BMI, whereas both declined at higher BMI values with FBP. Attenuation-corrected perfusion images showed improvement in myocardial wall variability (4.8% to 4.1%, P=.02) for all BMI groups with the new method compared with FBP. Conclusion  This new method for attenuation map reconstruction provides rapidly converging and accurate attenuation maps over a wide spectrum of patient BMI values and significantly improves attenuation-corrected perfusion images.