Treatment of chronic mucocutaneous moniliasis by immunologic reconstitution

The immunological defect in a patient with chronic mucocutaneous moniliasis was characterized. While his Candida skin test was negative. exposure of his lymphocytes to candida extracts in vitro produced an increase in thymidine incorporation. Supernatants from cultures of antigen-stimulated lymphocytes did not contain macrophage migration-inhibition factor (MIF) activity.

Restoration of the immune system with transfusions of immuno-competent allogeneic lymphocytes was accompanied by conversion of the Candida skin test to positive, and MIF production by his lymphocytes. During the period that his immune system remained intact, there was marked clearing of the moniliasis. Eight months following the transfusions, the moniliasis recurred and when restudied, the patient again had negative skin tests and insignificant MIF production.

These observations demonstrate the importance of mediators in the expression of delayed hypersensitivity and provide evidence of a role of cellular immunity in resistance to certain chronic fungal infections.

     

Laminin and fibronectin in adenoid cystic carcinoma.

The distribution of fibronectin and laminin was examined by immunohistochemistry in 11 adenoid cystic breast carcinomas, six adenoid cystic carcinomas of mouth and salivary gland, and six cribriform ductal breast carcinomas. Both proteins were present lining cystic lumina and around tumour islands in all the adenoid cystic breast carcinomas and in five of six salivary gland tumours. Abundant laminin and fibronectin were dispersed among adenoid cystic tumour cells arranged in sheets. One adenoid cystic carcinoma from buccal mucosa showed a transition from a cribriform tumour positive for both fibronectin and laminin to a cribriform tumour negative for fibronectin and laminin to undifferentiated carcinoma. Fibronectin and laminin seemed to disappear simultaneously from tumour cell surfaces. Another adenoid cystic carcinoma from buccal mucosa was negative for fibronectin and laminin from the time of initial biopsy. This was the only tumour that gave rise to disseminated metastases, resulting in the death of the patient within two years of surgery. In cribriform invasive ductal breast carcinomas the linings of cystic lumina were always negative for fibronectin and laminin. Varying quantities were present at the tumour boundaries. We suggest that staining for fibronectin and laminin may be a valuable aid to the diagnosis of adenoid cystic carcinomas and that the absence of these proteins may have important prognostic implications.     

森林脑炎病毒prM-E蛋白在昆虫细胞中的表达及免疫活性测定

目的为了表达森林脑炎病毒prME蛋白,为森林脑炎快速诊断试剂的研制奠定基础。方法经过RTPCR扩增、重组转移载体构建、细菌内转座和昆虫细胞转染,以杆状病毒昆虫细胞表达系统成功地表达了森林脑炎病毒MDJ01株prME蛋白。结果从感染细胞上清中电镜观察到重组蛋白形成的球型颗粒,说明重组病毒感染细胞后产生病毒样表达颗粒(viruslikeparticlesVLPs),并且分泌至细胞外。免疫印迹试验和间接免疫荧光试验表明,表达的重组蛋白能够与抗森林脑炎病毒抗体特异结合,具有良好的抗原性。ELISA和间接免疫荧光染色证实,重组prME蛋白可以作为抗原用于检测患者血清特异性抗体。结论在昆虫细胞中表达的prME具有良好的抗原性,本研究为森林脑炎快速特异诊断试剂研制奠定了基础。     

重组人乳头瘤病毒6型病毒样颗粒的免疫原性分析

目的　研究重组人乳头瘤病毒 6型 (humanpapillomavirustype 6 ,HPV 6 )病毒样颗粒(virus likeparticle ,VLP)的免疫原性。方法　重组杆状病毒在昆虫细胞中表达制备的HPV 6L1VLP(L1 VLP)和HPV 6L1+L2VLP(L1+2 VLP)经鉴定后 ,用于免疫BALB/c小鼠 ,对诱导的体液免疫和细胞免疫反应进行了检测。结果　电镜观察显示L1 VLP和L1+2 VLP二者形态上无明显差异 ,为圆形颗粒 ,直径约 5 0nm ,SDS PAGE和Westernblot分析表明 ,L1+2 VLP中L1和L2蛋白摩尔比例为 4∶1。用ELISA法测定免疫小鼠血清抗体滴度 ,加佐剂L1 VLP免疫组和加佐剂L1+2 VLP免疫组血清针对HPV 6L1VLP的滴度在 1∶10 0 0 0以上 ,高于未加佐剂组免疫血清滴度 (1∶2 0 0 0 ) ,L1+2 VLP免疫诱导出了特异于L2抗原的抗体。血清抗体主要识别HPV 6构象依赖性抗原表位 ,与HPV 11抗原显示出一定的交叉反应 ,而与HPV 16无明显交叉反应。免疫小鼠脾淋巴细胞体外经HPV 6L1VLP再激活后出现了特异性增殖反应 ,3H TdR掺入值与未免疫组之间差异有显著性 (P <0 .0 1) ,L1 VLP和L1+2 VLP两组间差异无显著性 (P >0 .0 5 ) ,L1 VLP和L1+2 VLP免疫组刺激指数 (SI)分别为 6 .4和 6 .2 ,阴性对照组SI为 1.1。HPV 6L1VLP再刺激特异地诱导免疫组脾淋巴细胞IL 2和IL 10分     

Egg-sharing in assisted conception: ethical and practical considerations

The present acute shortage of eggs for donation cannot be overcomeunless adequate guidelines are set to alleviate the anxietiesregarding payments, in cash or kind, to donors. The currentHuman Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) guidelinesdo not allow direct payment to donors but accept the provisionof lower cost or free in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatmentto women in recognition of oocyte donation to anonymous recipients.Egg-sharing achieved in this way enables two infertile couplesto benefit from a single surgical procedure. However, the practicalguidelines related to this approach are ill-defined at the presenttime leading to some justifiable uncertainty. A pilot studywas therefore undertaken in order to establish the place ofegg-sharing in an assisted conception programme. The currentHFEA guidelines on medical screening of patients, counselling,age and rigid anonymity between the donor and recipient werefollowed. The study involved 55 women (25 donors and 30 recipients)in 73 treatment cycles involving fresh and frozen-thawed embryos.Donors were previous IVF patients who, regardless of their abilityto pay, shared their eggs equally with matched anonymous recipients.They paid only for their consultations and tests right up tothe point of being matched with a recipient The sole recipientpaid the cost applicable in egg donation of a single egg collection,although both received embryo transfers. The results indicatethat although the recipients were older than the donors (41.4± 0.9 versus 31.6 ± 0.5 years), and there wasno difference in the mean number of eggs allocated, the percentagefertilization rates, or the mean number of embryos transferred,there were more births per patient amongst recipients than amongstdonors (30 versus 20%). We conclude that providing the donorsare selected carefully, this scheme whereby a sub-fertile donorhelps a sub-fertile recipient is a very constructive way ofsolving the problem of the shortage of eggs for donation. Thereare also the advantages of including a group of women who wouldotherwise be denied treatment Problems related to ‘patientcoercion’ can, in our view, be fully overcome by the applicationof strict common-sense safeguards. The ideal of pure altruismis not without its medical and moral risk. The success of egg-sharingdepends on shared interests and a degree of altruism betweenthe donor, the recipient and the centre. The current HFEA guidelinesshould be applauded for enabling a highly effective conceptof mutual help to develop.     

Immunohistological detection of Legionella pneumophila in lung sections.

Immunohistology was used for the detection of Legionella pneumophila serogroup I in necropsy tissue. Study of pneumonic lung from the recent Stafford outbreak has shown that this technique has a high sensitivity. A retrospective postmortem examination showed that L pneumophila serogroup 1 was an unusual cause of pneumonia in Oxfordshire during the study period. L pneumophila serogroup 1 can be successfully subgrouped, using a panel of monoclonal antibodies on formalin fixed paraffin embedded sections. Immunohistological methods have a potentially useful role in the diagnosis of Legionellosis at postmortem examination and in the epidemiological investigation of individual cases and outbreaks.     

恶性疟原虫FCC1/HN株环子孢子蛋白的原核表达、纯化及其对肝细胞靶向作用的观察

目的从恶性疟原虫FCC1／HN株基因组中扩增得到环子孢子蛋白(circumsporozoite protein,CSP)的全长编码基因,克隆至原核表达载体pET-32c中进行表达纯化,观察重组环子孢子蛋白对肝细胞的结合能力,探讨其作为原发性肝癌基因治疗的靶向分子的可行性。方法根据恶性疟原虫3D7株环子孢子蛋白的编码序列设计一对引物,利用聚合酶链反应(PCR)技术从恶性疟原虫FCC1／HN株基因组中扩增出CSP的全长编码基因,将其克隆到载体pGEM-T中,通过基因测序加以证实;进一步亚克隆至原核表达载体pET-32c中,在大肠杆菌BL21中用IPTG诱导表达,表达产物用Ni2+螯合柱亲和纯化,采用免疫印迹技术(WB)对纯化的融合蛋白进行免疫反应性检测;采用免疫组化(IHC)技术观察重组环子孢子蛋白对不同组织细胞的结合能力。结果从恶性疟原虫FCC1／HN株基因组中成功扩增到1263 bp的全长CSP基因,该基因在原核系统中经诱导表达出一相对分子质量(Mr)约62×103大小的融合蛋白,表达产物以包涵体的形式存在;通过Ni2+亲和柱纯化获得重组CSP融合蛋白;WB表明,重组CSP融合蛋白能被疟原虫阳性血清特异性识别;免疫组化结果显示重组CSP融合蛋白能够与肝癌和正常肝细胞特异性地结合,与其他组织来源的细胞则未见反应。结论CSP是疟原虫子孢子表面主要的蛋白,重组环子孢子蛋白作为原发性肝癌基因治疗的靶向分子具有一定的潜在应用价值。     

外源性五羟色胺大鼠肺出血模型及其与浓度关系

目的　通过外源性五羟色胺 (5 -HT)气管滴入建立新生大鼠肺出血模型及其与浓度关系 .方法　模型制作 :日龄 4～ 5天Wistar二级大鼠 5 0只 ,随机分为 4组 :生理盐水对照组 (A组 )及 3种不同浓度外源性 5 -HT实验组(B、C、D组 ) :经气管导管分别滴入生理盐水和不同浓度 5 -HT ,4小时后处死 ,观察肺大体及组织病理改变 ,将肺出血程度分为 5级 :Ⅰ正常 ;Ⅱ肺水肿 ;Ⅲ点状肺出血 ;Ⅳ局灶性肺出血 ;Ⅴ弥漫性肺出血 ,选择出制作肺出血模型的最佳的浓度 .结果　不同浓度 5 -HT气管内滴入均能引起不同程度肺出血 ,但随着浓度增加 ,B、C、D三组间的肺出血程度无差异 (p >0 .0 5 ) ,其中D组死亡率 30 % ,对照组及B组和C组均无死亡 ,死亡鼠肺为弥漫性出血 .结论　 5 -HT可致大鼠肺出血 ,以 1× 10 -5mol/ml浓度为宜 ,随着 5 -HT浓度增加 ,大鼠死亡率增加 ,但肺出血发生率无差异     

冠状动脉血管直径测量方法的研究

心脏是人体生命活动的重要器官，能否正常工作主要是由心血管系和心传导系决定。冠状动脉是给心脏供血的唯一途径，心肌能否得到足够的营养、保持连续有节奏地运动，完全取决于冠状动脉是否能不断地供给其营养。冠状动脉直径的测量以及血管直径参数对于反映心脏功能和疾病的诊断具有重要意义。文中提出一种新型的、简便的血管直径测量方法，利用计算得到的血管直径，我们就可以判别心血管狭窄位置。