大肠癌及癌旁粘膜p21~(ras)表达及意义

应用免疫组织化学方法对 12 8例人大肠癌及 32例不同距离癌旁粘膜进行研究。探讨 p2 1ras检测的临床病理学意义。结果 ,正常大肠粘膜、大肠癌、近癌旁粘膜、癌旁 1cm、2 cm、3cm及 5 cm粘膜 p2 1ras阳性率分别为 5 .0 % (1/ 2 0 )、5 2 .3% (6 7/ 12 8)、2 4.7% (18/ 73)、18.8% (6 / 32 )、15 .6 (5 / 32 )、9.4% (3/ 32 )及 9.4% (3/ 32 )。癌旁 3cm、5 cm粘膜的p2 1ras阳性率、阳性强度及分布均与正常粘膜相似 ,但癌旁 1cm、2 cm粘膜 p2 1ras阳性率较高且其中 5 0 %表达强度为(+ + )、(+ + + ) ,提示有 p2 1ras过表达现象。 p2 1ras表达与大肠癌临床病理因素无关。结论 :大肠癌中存在 p2 1ras过表达 ,且在癌旁 1cm、2 cm以内粘膜也存在 p2 1ras过表达可能 ,因此建议 ,在临床行大肠癌切除时 ,安全切缘至少在 3cm以上。     

兰西拉光缆工程沿线水源卫生调查

目的 了解青藏线水源水质卫生状况,为施工部队水源选择、洁治消毒提供参考依据。方法 硬度使用ＥＤＴＡ－２Ｎａ进行滴定,其余指标使用８８型检水检毒箱测定。结果施工沿线基本无现成可利用的水源,所调查２２个水源中９个存在生物污染,３个水源氯化物或硫酸盐严重超标;５个水源总铁严重超标。结论 摸清了放工沿线水源水质卫生状况,为部队施工和以后执行任 务时选择水源、进行水质改善提供了科学依据。     

淋巴瘤累及胃结肠韧带的CT表现

目的 探讨非霍奇金氏淋巴瘤（non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma,NHL）累及胃结肠韧带（gastrocolic ligament,GCL）的CT表现及其解剖学基础。方法 回顾性分析26例经病理确诊的累及GCL的NHL病例,着重观察GCL的CT表现。结果 GCL受累主要表现为GCL内淋巴结增大,增大淋巴结呈散在分布,未见淋巴结融合。增大淋巴结表现为均匀强化者25例,均匀强化合并环状强化者1例。有2例显示GCL增厚、局部呈饼状改变,伴有腹腔积液。结论 熟悉GCL影像解剖学特点有助于累及GCL的NHL的CT诊断。     

Repeated Independent Exposures to Domoic Acid Do Not Enhance Symptomatic Toxicity in Outbred or Seizure-Sensitive Inbred Mice

Domoic acid (DA) is an environmental neurotoxin to humans. Thiswork examines whether repeated exposure to subsymptomatic orsymptomatic nonlethal doses of domoic acid leads to enhancedsymptomatic toxicity in ICR outbred and DBA inbred strains oflaboratory mice. A multiple independent exposure paradigm wasdesigned in which doses were administered intraperito neallyevery other day for 7 days to achieve four separate exposuresto domoic acid. We first examined the effect of repeated exposureon serum clearance of domoic acid. Serum domoic acid levelsdid not differ following a single or repeated exposure. We nextexamined the effect of repeated exposure on symptomatic toxicity.The mean toxicity scores did not show a significant differencebetween single and repeated exposures of either subsymptomatic(0.5 mg/ kg) or symptomatic sublethal (2.0 mg/kg) doses of domoicacid. We then examined the effects of repeated domoic acid exposureon a second strain of mouse. DBA mice were chosen based upontheir sensitivity to kainic acid-induced seizures; however,the ICR mice were more sensitive to low-dose domoic acid toxicity,particularly in terms of onset and duration of stereotypic scratchingbehavior. Our results indicate that both strains of mice havecomparable concentration-dependent toxic responses to domoicacid; however, differences exist in the magnitude of the responseand in specific symptoms. The mean toxicity scores did not showa significant difference when a single exposure (1.0 and 2.0mg/kg domoic acid) and repeated exposure of the same dose werecom pared in the DBA mice. This study provides no evidence thatshort-term repeated exposure to domoic acid in laboratory micealters domoic acid clearance from the serum, or leads to a moresensitive or a greater neurotoxic response.     

Comparison of topoisomerase I and II expression in primary brain tumor and lung cancer

Topoisomerase I (TOP I) and II (TOP II) activities and their corresponding levels were analyzed in 27 primary brain tumors and 32 lung cancers (28 NSCLC, 4 SCLC). The TOP I and II activities in primary brain tumors varied from 500-2,000 units/mg and 100-3,000 units/mg respectively. Their corresponding levels varied from <0.01-3.30 (TOP I) and 0.24-8.30 (TOP II) arbitrary units. In lung cancer, the TOP I and II activities ranged from 1,000-4,000 and 500-4,000 units/mg respectively with their levels ranging from 0.30-61.60 and 0.2-14.2 arbitrary units respectively. These parameters were compared in both tumors using the Wilcoxon rank sums test, the difference were statically significance for all four parameters with a p<0.0001 for TOP I and II activities and TOP I levels and p<0.09 for TOP II levels. Using linear regression analysis, there was no correlation between TOP I and II activities and their corresponding levels in primary brain tumor. However, in lung cancer, the relationship between TOP I activities and levels were linear with r(2)=0.2 and p<0.0094, but not for TOP II activity and their levels. There was no relationship between TOP I and TOP II levels in the same tumor for both types of cancer. The future clinical implication of these findings are discussed.     

Complete nucleotide sequence of mouse mammary tumor virus from jyg chinese wild mice: Absence of bacterial insertion sequences in the cloned viral gag gene

Mammary tumors of a newly isolated strain of Chinese wild mouse (JYG mouse) harbor exogenous mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV). The complete nucleotide sequence of exogenous JYG-MMTV was determined on the proviral 5' long terminal repeat (LTR)(partial)-gag-pol-env-3' LTR (partial) fragment cloned into a plasmid vector and the cDNA sequence from JYG-MMTV producing cells. Similarly to the other MMTV species the LTR of JYG-MMTV contains an open reading frame (ORF). The amino acid sequence of the JYG-MMTV ORF resembles that of SW-MMTV (92% identity) and endogenous Mtv-7 (93% identity) especially at the C-terminal region. Thus, a functional similarity in T-cell receptor V beta recognition as a superantigen is implicated among these MMTV species. Analysis of the viral gag nucleotide sequence revealed that this gene is not disrupted by the bacterial insertion sequence IS1 or IS2, which have been reported to be present in the majority of the plasmids containing the gag region. Comparison of amino acid sequences of JYG-MMTV with those of BR6-MMTV showed that over 96% of the amino acids of gag, pol, protease and env products are identical. These results suggest the intact nature of the nucleotide sequence of the near full-length MMTV genome cloned in the plasmid.     

Tumor-associated lymphocytes (TAL) are competent to produce higher levels of cytokines in neoplastic pleural and peritoneal effusions than those found in sera and are able to release into culture higher levels of IL-2 and IL-6 than those released by PBMC

This work was designed to study the proliferative response of tumor-associated lymphocytes (TAL) from neoplastic effusions against autologous tumor cells and the immunophenotype pattern of TAL from neoplastic effusions and that of PBMC of the same patients. We also compared the serum levels of the cytokines interleukin (IL) 1, 2 and 6, tumor necrosis factor- (TNF) and soluble IL-2 receptor (sIL-2R) with those present in neoplastic effusions of the same patients. Moreover, we examined the ability of TAL and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) to produce and release the cytokines and sIL-2R and to express membrane CD25 following their stimulation with phytohemagglutinin (PHA) in vitro. Finally, we compared the cytokines/sIL-2R production and membrane CD25 expression by PHA-stimulated PBMC of the patients with neoplastic effusions with a series of 90 cancer patients without neoplastic effusions and 20 normal healthy subjects. Thirteen neoplastic pleural and eight peritoneal effusions were collected from 11 patients with primary lung cancer, 7 with primary epithelial ovarian cancer, 1 with breast cancer, 1 with pleural mesothelioma, and 1 with pancreatic cancer. The proliferative response of TAL from neoplastic effusions against autologous tumor cells was lower than the response to PHA, IL-2, and anti-CD3, but significant. The percentage distribution of CD3⁺ and CD8⁺ lymphocyte subpopulations was higher in peritoneal than in pleural effusions, while the CD16⁺ subset was higher in pleural than in peritoneal effusions. The percentage distribution of CD16⁺ was significantly lower in pleural effusions than in PBMC of patients with pleural effusions. The CD39 antigen was higher on TAL from peritoneal effusions than on PBMC of the same patients. The levels of IL-1 and sIL-2R in peritoneal effusions did not differ from those measured in the sera of the same patients, while the levels of IL-2, IL-6, and TNF were higher in the peritoneal effusions. The levels of IL-2, IL-6, TNF, and sIL-2R, but not IL-1, in pleural effusions were significantly higher than those found in the sera of the same patients. The amounts of IL-2 and IL-6 produced by TAL were generally higher than those released by PBMC. The secretion of cytokines IL-1, IL-2, and sIL2R by PHA-stimulated PBMC was lower, but IL-1 and IL-6 secretion was higher in cancer patients with neoplastic effusions than in either cancer patients without neoplastic effusions or normal subjects. The CD25 expression on PHA-stimulated PBMC derived from cancer patients with neoplastic effusions was in the same range as that of cancer patients without neoplastic effusions and normal subjects. These findings suggest that TAL may be able to produce cytokines and may be amenable to immune manipulation.Abbreviations FITC Fluorescein-isothiocyanate - IL Interleukin - mAb Monoclonal antibody - MHC Major histocompatibility complex - NK Natural killer - PBMC Peripheral blood mononuclear cells - PHA Phytohemagglutinin - TAL Tumor-associated lymphocytes - TIL Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes - TNF Tumor necrosis factor- - sIL-2R Soluble interleukin-2 receptor     

GAP-43 in the spinal trigeminal and dorsal column nuclei of the newborn and adult man: immunohistochemical distribution and comparison with that of the neuropeptides SP and CGRP

By means of immunohistochemistry the presence of the growth-associated protein GAP-43 and its codistribution with substance P (SP) and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) are studied in the human spinal trigeminal, gracile, and cuneate nuclei at perinatal and adult life stages. The results obtained show that the distribution pattern of GAP-43 in the areas examined varies with age and that the immunohistochemical detectability of the protein persists in discrete subregions of the trigeminal and cuneate nuclei of the adult, where its localization closely matches that of SP and CGRP. It is suggested that neuronal plasticity may be pronounced throughout life in areas of the human nervous system involved in the neurotransmission of protopathic stimuli at the first synaptic level. Discrete subregions of the cuneate nucleus, bearing neurochemical characteristics strikingly similar to those of the substantia gelatinosa of the trigeminal subnucleus caudalis are pointed out.     

Misoprostol Partially Inhibits the Renal Scarring of Chronic Cyclosporine Nephrotoxicity

Chronic cyclosporine (CY) nephrotoxicity is a well-known complication of this immunosuppressive agent, which may, in part, be attributed to abnormalities in renal prostaglandin content. We utilized misoprostol (M), a prostaglandin E(1) analog, in a rat model of chronic CY toxicity at 7 and 28 days to determine effectiveness in prevention of the renal damage. After 7 days, there were no differences in weight change, creatinine clearance, or renal scarring in rats treated with vehicle (V), CY, or CY + M; however, renal procollagen alpha 1(I) mRNA levels were increased in CY versus V rats (p < 0.05). In contrast, after 28 days CY rats had significant reductions in weight gain, glomerular filtration rate, and renal blood flow with increases in renal scarring and procollagen alpha 1 (IV) mRNA levels (all p < 0.05 versus V). Addition of M resulted in partial but significant improvement in GFR, RBF, and procollagen alpha 1(IV) mRNA levels, with lessening of the renal scarring. Skin fibroblasts also were incubated with CY and M to assess impact on procollagen MRNA levels. CY augmented fibroblast procollagen mRNA levels which enhanced by a large dose of M, but inhibited with a moderate dose. These data suggest that M improves renal scarring induced by CY by hemodynamic and/or direct effects.