Significance of cytogenetic and fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis in evaluating antichronic myeloid leukemia efficacy of different immune effector cells

We report on the antileukemia effect of interleukin 2 (IL2) on different immune cells from 22 patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). Bone marrow cells from these patients were first cultured in modified long-term bone marrow culture medium for several days, then separately cultured with lymphokine activated killer cells (LAK), cytokine-induced killer cells (CIK), and dendritic cell cocultured CIK (DC-CIK) for another 1-2 days. They were then detected for presence of the Philadelphia chromosome (Ph) by cytogenetic analysis and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). The percentage of Ph-chromosome-positive cells in the bone marrow mononuclear cells after culturing with CIK and DC-CIK was significantly lower than that after culturing with IL2 or LAK. Our results demonstrate that cytogenetics and FISH are useful techniques for the evaluation of the anti-CML effect of immune cells and that CIK or DC-CIK can be appropriate candidates for adoptive immune cell therapy in vivo or for leukemia cell purging ex vivo.     

Molecular cloning and expression of a novel alternative splice variant of BRDT gene

In this study, a human adult testis cDNA microarray was constructed and hybridized with (33)P-labeled human adult testis, embryo testis and sperm cDNA probes, respectively. A novel alternative splice variant of BRDT gene, named BRDT-NY, presumably involved in testicular function was cloned. It was expressed 3.96-fold more in human adult than embryo testis and also expressed in human spermatozoa. Similarly, RT-PCR revealed a differential expression pattern of this gene in human adult testes and fetal testes. The full length of BRDT-NY was 3438 bp and contained a 2883 bp open reading frame, encoding a 960-amino-acid protein. Sequence analysis showed that it has two bromodomains in N-terminal of the protein. Multiple tissue RT-PCR results showed that BRDT-NY was exclusively expressed in testis. mRNA expression of BRDT-NY gene was deleted in some azoospermic patients' testes. These experiments suggested that BRDT-NY gene may have an important role in the process of spermatogenesis and may be correlated with male infertility.     

Rothmund-Thomson syndrome associated with trisomy 8 mosaicism.

This report describes a boy with Rothmund-Thomson syndrome associated with trisomy 8 mosaicism. The patient presented with typical features of Rothmund-Thomson syndrome but some of the features often seen in trisomy 8 mosaics were also observed in him. The possibility that the two disorders might share a common pathogenesis is postulated.     

Preantral follicle culture as a novel in vitro assay in reproductive toxicology testing in mammalian oocytes

The most common genetic disorder in humans, trisomy, is caused predominantly by errors in chromosome segregation during oogenesis. Isolated mouse oocytes resuming meiosis and progressing to metaphase II in vitro have recently been used to assess targets, aneugenic potential and sensitivity of oocytes to chemical exposures. In order to extend in vitro maturation tests to earlier stages of oogenesis, an in vitro assay with mouse preantral follicle cultures has been established. It permits the identification of direct and also indirect effects of environmental chemicals on the somatic compartment, the follicle and theca cells, that may lead to disturbances of oocyte growth, maturation and chromosome segregation. Early preantral follicles from prepubertal female mice are cultured in microdroplets for 12 days under strictly controlled conditions. The follicle-enclosed oocytes resume maturation, develop to metaphase II and become in vitro ovulated within 16 h after a physiological ovulatory stimulus with recombinant human gonadotrophins and epidermal growth factor. These oocytes grown and matured in vitro possess normal barrel-shaped spindles with well-aligned chromosomes. Their chromosomes segregate with high fidelity during anaphase I. The model aneugen colchicine induced a meiotic arrest and aneuploidy in these in vitro grown, follicle-enclosed oocytes in a dose-dependent manner, comparable to in vivo tests. Therefore, preantral follicle culture appears to provide an effective and reliable method to assess the influences of environmental mutagens, pharmaceutical agents and potentially endocrine disrupting chemicals on the fidelity of female meiosis.     

Intergeneration CAG expansion and contraction in a Chinese HD family.

The prevalence of juvenile-onset Huntington's disease (HD) is about ten times lower than adult HD. Here we report a Chinese HD family showing both intergeneration CAG expansion and contraction. The expansion resulted from a paternal transmission which leads to juvenile-onset HD for a 17-year-old Chinese boy (III-5). More interestingly, a contraction was noticed in a maternal transmission (III-3), which changed the CAG repeat from an expanded, disease-causing allele (48 repeats) to a normal or intermediate allele (34 repeats). Of note, the contraction resulted in a deletion of 14 CAG repeats, which is much larger than previously reported contractions. Our results are consistent with previous observations in Western Caucasians that juvenile-onset HD is more likely inherited through the male germline.     

中医药对糖尿病足溃疡相关细胞因子调控作用的研究进展

糖尿病足溃疡是糖尿病严重的破坏性并发症,致残率及致死率逐年增高,严重威胁人类身心健康。中医药治疗糖尿病足溃疡,注重辨证论治与整体观念相结合,不仅能改善中医证候,更能在加速创面愈合的同时减少创面的复发,一定程度上延缓了糖尿病足溃疡的进一步恶化,降低其致残率及致死率。现代研究发现,糖尿病足溃疡难以愈合与各种细胞因子如炎症因子、生长因子、趋化因子等分布异常密切相关;随着现代医学对中医药研究的不断深入,中药单体及复方调控细胞因子治疗糖尿病足溃疡已成为研究热点,该文通过对目前国内外研究现状进行归纳,得出以下总结：(1)芝麻酚、栀子苷、当归补血汤、紫朱软膏等调节肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)、白细胞介素（IL）-1、IL-6、IL-10等炎症因子,抑制创面炎症。(2)白芷、丹酚酸B、四效散、壮药拔毒生肌膏等调节血管内皮生长因子（VEGF）、血小板衍生生长因子（PDGF）、转化生长因子（TGF）、表皮生长因子（EGF）等生长因子,促进创面胶原沉积及血管新生。(3)芍药苷、隐丹参酮、蜂毒、回阳生肌汤等调节CXC趋化因子配体（CXCL）1、CXCL2、CC趋化因子配体（CCL）2、CCL3、基质细胞衍生...     

无呼吸道症状肺癌35例临床分析

目的：探讨完全无症状或无呼吸道症状肺癌的早期诊断。方法：随机抽取1995年2月至2001年3月经临床及病理诊断为肺癌的380例,其中“无症状”肺癌35例进行分析。结果：由于“无症状”肺癌的异位内分泌等作用,致使患者表现为神经科,骨科,皮肤科,消化科,内分泌科学等多学科病变。结论：为了提高“无症状”肺癌的早期确诊率,及早行胸片,CT片,支行镜等相关检查相当重要,定期体检对于早期发现肺癌有重要的意义。     

重度阻塞性肺病患者食管癌切除同期肺减容手术临床探讨

目的　探讨重度阻塞性肺病患者食管癌切除同期肺减容手术 (lungvolumereductionsurgeryLVRS) ,手术方法及预后。方法　 2例重度肺气肿食管癌患者食管癌切除同期一侧肺减容手术 ,切除左肺上叶 1/ 3,下叶 1/ 3,切除一侧肺容量 30 %。术前术后肺功能、呼吸困难指数分级对比。结果　 2例病人均平稳渡过围手术期 ,呼吸困难部分改善 ,指数分级由Ⅲ级上升Ⅱ级 ,肺功能 1s肺活量FEV1增加 16% ,PaO2 增加 1 90kPa( 1 5mmHg)。结论　肺减容手术为部分重度阻塞性肺病患者提供了一种全新的治疗方法 ,为合并其它胸外科疾患 ,如食管癌平稳渡过围手术期 ,以及术后肺功能改善创造了条件     

^32P局部照射预防猪冠状动脉再狭窄研究

目的：评价^32P灌注球囊预防再狭窄的有效性、可行性和安全性。方法：对猪冠状动脉左前降支行过度球囊扩张术后,治疗组以^32P作血管内照射,对照组作假照射。术后35d收获目标血管、检测血管形态、细胞增殖百分比等。结果：治疗组血管腔面积较对照组明显增大（P＜0．01）,新生内膜面积、血管狭窄程度和各层PCNA阳性细胞明显减小（P均＜0．01）。结论：^31P灌注球囊照射预防冠状动脉再狭窄有效、安全而且可行。     

放射治疗高能光子束吸收剂量不同测定规程的比较

目的 :介绍美国医学物理学家协会 (AAPM)最新颁布的高能光子束吸收剂量的测定规程。　方法 :以我院实际使用的剂量仪和电离室按照第 3代规程中推荐的方法测定医用直线加速器 6 MV高能光子束的吸收剂量。　结果 :新规程与第 1代规程比较的差异在 3%左右 ,与第 2代规程相比 ,差异 <1%。　结论 :新一代规程理论严谨 ,表达简明 ,具有更好的精度和最大程度上的应用方便性