Follicular dendritic cell accessory activity crosses MHC and species barriers

Productive follicular dendritic cell (FDC)-B cell interactions appear to involve critical ligand-receptor interactions. Immune complexes (IC) on FDC activate complement and provide FDC with a complement-derived CD21 ligand (CD21L), which bind CD21, while antigen in the IC binds on the B cell-BCR. Further, FDC-FcgammaRIIB binds Fc regions of antibodies in IC and reduces coligation of BCR and FcgammaRIIB minimizing an inhibitor of B cell activation. Given that Fc receptors and complement receptors bind immunoglobulins and complement fragments of other species, we reasoned that FDC accessory activity should cross MHC and species barriers. This prediction was tested using memory lymphocytes from OVA-immune mice and TT-immune humans in combination with FDC from murine lymph nodes and human tonsils. Human and murine FDC converted IC into potent immunogens (specific antibody increased from background to thousands of ng / ml). MHC barriers did not restrict this activity and human FDC worked with murine lymphocytes and murine FDC worked with human lymphocytes. Furthermore, stimulation via MHC-dependent allogeneic or zenogeneic mechanisms did not promote antibody production by FDC. Polyclonal responses stimulated by lipopolysaccharide and pokeweed mitogen were also promoted (10 - 100-fold) and anti-CD21 blocked FDC activity. These results substantiate the hypothesis that FDC are necessary for strong recall responses and that FDC-CD21L is critical.     

Association between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and the DXS7 locus

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a prevalent disorder in children. The etiology of this disease is not clear. Genetics studies have suggested the involvement of the dopamine DRD-4 receptor gene and dopamine transporter gene (DAT1). Clinical studies have shown that monoamine oxidase-B (MAO-B) inhibitors are effective in the treatment of ADHD. These findings suggest that monoamine oxidase (MAO) genes might be involved in the origin of ADHD. In the present work, the DXS7 locus of chromosome X, which is closely linked to MAO genes, was selected as a marker to study the possible association between ADHD and MAO genes in the Chinese population. Haplotype-based haplotype relative risk (HHRR) and the transmission disequilibrium test (TDT) methods were employed to analyze the association and the linkage disequilibrium, respectively. Significant association (X(2) = 15.86; 1 df; P < 0.001) and linkage (X(2) = 14.88; 1 df; P < 0.001) were detected between the 157-bp allele of the DXS7 locus and the DSM-III-R-diagnosed ADHD (N = 72) in trios composed of father, mother, and affected offspring. The data suggested that ADHD was associated and in linkage with DXS7 locus.     

血液血管细胞生成素对胎儿骨髓造血和内皮干细胞作用的研究

目的研究人血液血管细胞生成素(hemangiopoietin,HAPO)对胎儿骨髓细胞的作用,探讨其生物学特性。方法采用细胞液体培养、半固体培养、MTT方法、免疫荧光标记流式细胞仪测定、免疫组化、显微镜观察照相等方法。结果在液体培养3周的胎儿骨髓单个核细胞中,HAPO组中出现了大量小而圆的早期造血细胞,其中CD34+细胞含量比对照组高20%,对照组CD34+细胞为1.25×105个,而HAPO组CD34+细胞为3.93×106个。取胎儿骨髓悬浮造血细胞进行半固体培养,对照组不能形成CFU-GEMM,而HAPO组形成CFU-GEMM数达到(11.0±2.6)个;HAPO也协同SCF、IL-3、GM-SCF等生长因子促进集落形成,CFU总数是对照组2.6倍,CFU-GEMM数HAPO组是对照组2.1倍。MTT方法发现,HAPO对胎儿骨髓基质细胞也有促增殖作用,HAPO可使基质细胞增长21%;液体培养的胎儿骨髓基质细胞中,有内皮特异性标志的细胞均增高;在甲基纤维素半固体培养中HAPO使胎儿骨髓内皮细胞的集落数增高,并出现条索状排列的集落,有促进血管形成的趋势。进一步证明HAPO可直接促进CD34+KDR+细胞的增殖。结论HAPO对骨髓造血和血管内皮干细胞均有刺激增殖作用。     

Increase in the number of detectable preoptic glutamic acid decarboxylase 67-immunoreactive cells in immature male rats

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neurons are mainly located in the anterior preoptic area (aPOA) and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is known as a potent regulator of the GnRH neurons. To examine the development of the GABAergic system in the aPOA, immunocytochemistry of glutamic acid decarboxylase 67 (GAD(67)) was performed in immature (postnatal d16, d25 and d30) and mature (postnatal 10 weeks) male rats. All immunocytochemical procedures were simultaneously performed. In the lateral part of the aPOA, the detectable number of GAD(67)-immunoreactive cells was small in the d16 group, but significantly increased in the d25, d30 and mature groups, up to 2.7, 4.8 and 5.7 times the number in the d16 group, respectively. In the diagonal band of Broca (DBB), the number was also small in the d16 group, and significantly increased in the d25, d30 and mature groups upto 1.8, 2.2 and 2.8 times the number in the d16 group, respectively. However, in the cingulate cortex, no significant developmental change was observed. These results suggest that the development of the GABAergic system in the lateral aPOA and the DBB occurs before sexual maturation of male rats.     

慢性肾功能不全患者外周血调节性T细胞的表达

目的：探讨慢性肾功能不全患者外周血调节性T细胞表达水平及意义。方法：采用流式细胞术测定40例慢性肾功能不全患者外周血CD4’T细胞占淋巴细胞（CD45^＋细胞）的比例及CD4^＋CD127^-Treg、CD4^＋CD25^＋CD127^-Treg占CD4^＋T细胞的比例。结果：慢性肾功能不全各组患者外周血CD4^＋CD127^-Treg占CD4^＋T细胞的比例显著低于健康对照组，而CD4^＋CD25^＋CD127^-Treg占CD4^＋T细胞的比例较健康对照组无显著性差异，代偿期患者CD4^＋T占淋巴细胞的比例跟健康对照组相比，没有统计学差异，其余各期均显著高于健康对照组。患者CD4^＋T细胞占淋巴细胞的比例，CD4^＋CD127^-Treg、CD4＋CD25^＋CD127^-Treg占CD4^＋T细胞的比例与血清BUN和Cr值之间没有相关性。结论：慢性肾功能不全患者外周血CD4^＋T细胞数量增高，CD4^＋CD127^＋Treg数量降低，免疫功能异常。     

白细胞图像自动识别系统的研究

我们所用的图像分割方法是在对图像距离变换的基础上,综合区域和边界方法,充分利用图像中包含的信息,实现白细胞图像的分割。根据细胞的形状、纹理、颜色等的特点选取并测定22个特征值,用统计分类的方法设计分类器。通过对560幅图像共831个细胞的测试表明,此系统的识别正确率为96%,经临床专家评估,本系统运用模式识别技术对外周血中的白细胞图像实现自动识别,具有较好的实用价值。     

介入用聚氨酯材料的血液相容性研究

介入导管优良的血液相容性是确保血管内介入技术安全可靠进行的重要因素，我们对自己合成的四种介入导管用聚氨酯材料的血液相容性进行了评价，包括溶血试验、血小板黏试验、动态凝血时间试验和动态血栓形成实验。结果表明，其中的H50-100和H60-100具有优良的血液相容性，完全可以用作介入导管材料。此外，还讨论了聚氨酯结构与血液相容性的关系。     

Treatment plan modification using voxel-based weighting factors/dose prescription

Under various clinical situations, it is desirable to modify the original treatment plan to better suit the clinical goals. In this work, a method to help physicians modify treatment plans based on their clinical preferences is proposed. The method uses a weighted quadratic dose objective function. The commonly used organ-/ROI-based weighting factors are expanded to a set of voxel-based weighting factors in order to obtain greater flexibility in treatment plan modification. Two different but equivalent modification schemes based on Rustem's quadratic programming algorithms--modification of a weighting matrix and modification of prescribed doses--are presented. Case studies demonstrated the effectiveness of the two methods with regard to their capability to fine-tune treatment plans.     

模拟腰椎前路、后路间盘摘除术T12-L5腰段脊柱应力松弛蠕变实验研究

研究了18例新鲜尸体T12－L5腰段脊柱应力松弛，蠕变特性。测定了完整脊柱（正常组）及模拟前路（对照1组），后路手术（对照2组）腰段脊柱的应力松弛和蠕变效应，得出了在恒应变，应力条件下应力－时间曲线及数据，用回归分析的方法处理实验数据，得出了归一化应务松弛，蠕变函数及曲线，对前路间盘摘除术与后路间盘摘除术对脊柱粘弹性的影响进行分析讨论。     

Bilateral simultaneous tubal sextuplets: pregnancy after in-vitro fertilization--embryo transfer following salpingectomy

The presence of a damaged tube has been suggested in recent studies to have a negative effect on in-vitro fertilization (IVF) outcome. Performing bilateral salpingectomy prior to IVF to maximize pregnancy rates may also result in unnecessary surgery. This case is also an example of the occurrence of interstitial pregnancy after salpingectomy. This unusual type of ectopic pregnancy must be kept in mind when evaluating a patient suspected of a possible early abnormal gestation after assisted reproductive technolologies.