新基因Tctex5在雄鼠生殖细胞中的表达

目的探讨雄鼠生殖细胞中是否有Tctex5基因的表达。方法从三株体外培养的雄鼠生殖细胞CRL-1715、CRL-2053和CRL-2196细胞株中提取总RNA和蛋白，采用RT-PCR和Western blot分别从mRNA和蛋白质水平分析基因产物的表达。结果Tctex5基因在CRL-1715、CRL-2053、CRL-2196三株细胞中都有高表达。结论Tctex5基因作为一个未知功能的基因，在雄鼠生殖细胞中有丰富的表达，可能参与了精子发生的功能调节，作为男性正常生育的。个新的标志物，它可能在精子发生中扮演了一个重要的角色，该基因在雄性生殖细胞中的发现可能会对男性不育的诊断与治疗提供新的途径。     

Anti-inflammatory effect of erythropoietin pretreatment on cardiomyocytes with hypoxia/reoxygenation injury and the possible mechanism

Objective： To investigate the anti-inflammatory effect of erythropoietin （EPO） pretreatment on cardiomyocytes exposed to hypoxialreoxygenation injury （H/R） and explore the possible mechanism.
Methods： The cultured neonatal rats＇ ventricular cardiomyocytes were divided randomly into 4 groups, control group （C group）, EPO pretreatment group （E group）, EPO and pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate （PDTC） pretreatment group （EP group） and PDTC pretreatment group （P group）. After 24 hours＇ pretreatment, the cardiomyocytes were exposed to H/R. After pretreatment and H/R, the expression of tumor necrosis factor- α （TNF- α ） gene in all the groups was detected by RT-PCR and Western blot. The nuclear factor- κ B （NF- κB） activity was detected by electrophoretic mobility shift assay （EMSA） and the inhibitor- κB α （Ⅰ- κB α） protein level was detected by Western blot.
Results： The decrement of Ⅰ- κB a protein and the increasing NF- KB activity were found in cardiomyocytes pretreated with EPO before H/R compared to other groups （t=3.321, 4.183, P〈0.01）. However, after H/R, NF- κB activity and expression of TNF- α gene were significantly reduced, Ⅰ- κB a protein expression was increased in cardiomyocytes of E group compared to other groups （t=-3.425, 3.687, 3.454, P〈0.01）. All theses changes caused by EPO pretreatment were eliminated by the intervention of PDTC （an antagonist to NF- κB） during pretreatment.
Conclusions： EPO pretreatment can inhibit the activation of NF- κB and upregulation of TNF- α gene in cardiomyocytes exposed to H/R through a negative feedback of NF- κB signaling pathway, and thus produces the anti-inflammatory effect. This might be one of the ways EPO produces the anti-inflammatory effect.     

Azoospermia in two brothers with Kartagener syndrome:a family history and diagnosis

0This article describes 2 infertile brothers of asoospermia equally associated with co-existing sinusitis,bronchiectasis,and situs inversus and their family history.These two cases were diagnosed as Kartagener syndrome(KS).The patients were not offspring of kin marriages but their family members with scattered bronchi-pulmouary infections were discovered.No one manifests azoospermia,dextrocardia or situs inversus in the paternal family ex-cept two cases reported.No abnormalities were found in their mother-side family.KS should be differentiated from Young's syndrome,cystic fibrosis(CF),and other diseases such as Kallmann's syndrome in male infertility clinic.     

保留脊柱后方韧带复合体腰椎管扩大术的基础研究与临床应用

目的评价保留脊柱后方韧带复合体腰椎管扩大术临床疗效及生物力学特征。方法取8个新鲜腰骶椎标本，根据处理方法，分为3组。A组：8个完整腰骶椎标本进行生物力学测定；B组：A组测试后，切除L3-5 3个全椎板，保留后方韧带复合体，即为保留脊柱后方韧带复合体的腰椎管扩大术（改良术式）；C组：B组测试后，将保留的韧带复合体切除，即为传统术式。3组均行轴向压缩实验、三点弯曲实验及扭转实验。2000年6月-2006年6月，收治309例腰椎管狭窄症患者，行保留脊柱后方韧带复合体腰椎管扩大术。其中男152例，女157例；年龄20～80岁，平均57．2岁。病程3个月～41年。单纯腰椎管狭窄症55例；腰椎管狭窄合并腰椎间盘突出症254例，其中合并L4、5椎间盘突出105例，L4～S1椎间盘突出56例，L5、S1椎间盘突出86例，L2、3高位腰椎间盘突出7例。术后采用JOA下腰痛手术疗效评分标准、患者手术满意度及影像学观察进行疗效评定。结果轴向压缩实验：前屈时，A、B组应变、应力、轴向位移均小于C组（P〈0．01）；轴向刚度大于C组（P〈0．01）。后伸时，A、B、C3组间上述指标差异无统计学意义（P〉0．05）。三点弯曲实验：在相同弯矩下，挠度、倾角、弯曲刚度A、C组及B、C组比较，差异均有统计学意义（P〈0．01），A、B组间差异无统计学意义（P〉0．05）。扭转实验：相同扭角条件，B组承载的扭矩大于C组（P〈0．01）；相同扭矩条件，B组扭角小于c组（P〈0．01），B组扭转刚度大于C组（P〈0．01）。临床应用结果：术中神经根牵拉伤7例；术后脑脊液漏5例，伤口感染4例，经处理后痊愈。309例均获随访，随访时间1～7年。根据JOA下腰痛评分标准，JOA评分平均改善率为86．0％；其中优163例，良112例，可34例，优良率89％。X线片未见椎体不稳。患者手术满意度为87％。结论保留脊柱后方韧带复合体腰椎管扩大术有利于保持脊柱的力学稳定性，疗效佳。     

氨乙基氨丙基聚二甲基硅氧烷改性水性聚酯型聚氨酯的研究

由聚酯二元醇、异佛尔酮二异氰酸酯和二羟甲基丙酸合成聚氨酯预聚体，以氨乙基氨丙基聚二甲基硅氧(AEAPS)为扩链剂，制备了AEAPS改性聚氨酯水分散液。与未改性的聚氨酯水分散液相比，AEAPS改性聚氨酯水分散液的粒径增大，但粒径分布和表面张力基本不变，说明疏水的聚二甲基硅氧烷侧链被包裹于分散颗粒的内部；此外，改性聚氨酯水分散液的冻融稳定性显著增强。AEAPS改性聚氨酯水分散液成膜后，吸水率明显下降，水在膜表面的接触角增加，400℃时热失重下降，具有良好的疏水性和耐热性。     

间隙连接蛋白家族新成员Cx36

Cx36是哺乳动物间隙连接蛋白(connexin,Cx)家族γ亚类的第一个成员,它参与形成间隙连接,介导相邻细胞间的物质和信息的直接交换。间隙连接是神经系统构成电突触的结构基础,参与调控神经冲动信息的传递和复杂神经网络的整合,而Cx36是唯一一个在神经系统中优先表达的Cx,因此成为电生理研究领域的热点。就Cx36的发现过程、结构和定位进行了总结,并着重介绍它在神经系统中的功能和调节机制。     

Clinicopathological Feature and Surgical Outcome of Choledochal Cyst in Different Age Groups: The Implication of Surgical Timing

Background/aims  Surgical resection of choledochal cysts (CC) has become standard treatment. However, surgery is not universally recommended in early infancy and/or asymptomatic patients. In order to investigate the optimal timing of CC excision, we analyzed clinicopathological data and surgical results from different age groups. Material and methods  This retrospective review included 107 patients (77 females, 30 males) who underwent CC resection at the National Taiwan University Hospital between January 1988 and December 2005. Patient demographic, clinical, and surgical data were collected and analyzed. Results  The patients were divided into three groups according to age at the time of surgery: <1 year old (group I, n = 26), 1−16 years old (group II, n = 48), and >16 years old (group III, n = 33). About two thirds of the patients in group I had jaundice, while abdominal pain related to inflammation was the commonest symptom in groups II and III. Group I suffered significantly fewer surgical complications and less severe liver fibrosis than groups II or III. Conclusion  CC surgery in infancy and in asymptomatic patients is safe and may prevent the complications of this condition. The results support a recommendation for early excision.     

血清铁和铁蛋白与肝病患者肝纤维化指标的关系

OBJECTIVE: To study the relationship of serum iron and ferritin with the indicators for hepatic fibrosis and hepatic iron overload. METHODS: Liver tissue specimens were obtained from 41 patients with benign (16) or malignant (25) liver diseases by 1 second liver biopsy, and routine microscopic examination was performed after haematoxylin-eosin (HE) and Perl's Prussian staining. Atomic absorption spectrum, radioimmunoassay and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay were respectively employed to examine the serum levels of iron, ferritin, hyaluronic acid, laminin, human procollagen type , and collagen type . RESULTS: Between patients with benign and malignant liver diseases, significant differences were found in the serum ferritin levels (P < 0.05), but not in serum iron levels (P > 0.05). It was also noted that the levels of the indicators for hepatic fibrosis in patients with benign and early-stage malignant diseases varied significantly from the levels in normal subjects, but these differences were not observed between normal subjects and patients with end-stage hepatic malignancies. Serum iron and ferritin were found to be associated with serum laminin levels (serum iron: r=0.439, P=0.031; serum ferritin: r=0.476, P=0.016), and no iron granules detected in the tissue specimens of hepatocellular carcinoma. CONCLUSIONS: Most of the patients with hepatocellular carcinoma have elevated serum ferritin levels. The serum levels of iron and ferritin are statistically correlated with serum laminin level. Obvious reduction of iron content is typical of hepatic malignant tissues in comparison with the benign tissues, and the reduction in the levels of the indicators for hepatic fibrosis might involve the inhibition of collagen synthesis in the tumor tissues from patients with end-stage hepatocellular carcinoma. Most of the cases of alcoholic fatty liver are complicated by liver iron overload, often marked by serum iron and ferritin levels.     

Effect of curcumin on nitric oxide synthase expression in Iipopolysaccharide-activated microglia cells and the anti-oxidative effect of curcumin

BACKGROUND: It has been demonstrated that curcumin can increase the activities of various anti-oxidase in blood and tissue, effectively eliminate various free radicals, reduce the production of peroxisome, and alleviate oxidative stress reaction. Whether it has the same effect on microglia? OBJECTIVE: To observe the effects of curcumin on the expressions of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) in microglial cell line BV stimulated by lipopolysaccharide (LPS). DESIGN: An observational comparative study. SETTING: Research Room of Biochemistry, Medical College of Nantong University. MATERIALS: Mice microglia cell line BV, iNOS and NF-κB reporter gene plasmids were presented by Dr. Bhat.NR. from the Medical University of South Carolina (USA). Curcumin was produced by the Xi'an Branch of China Chengdu Scholar Bio-Tech. Co.,Ltd.; LPS (E.Coli O26:B6), anti-mice iNOS monoclonal antibody, horseradish peroxidase labeled goat-anti-mice IgG were the products of Sigma Company (USA). METHODS: The experiments were carried out in the Research Room of Biochemistry, Medical College of Nantong University from May 2006 to April 2007. ① Detection of iNOS: The cells were seeded onto 24-well plate at the density of 1×105, After the cells had adhered to the cover glasses, the cells were grouped as negative control group (the primary antibody was replaced by phosphate buffered solution PBS); normal control group (the cells were normally cultured); LPS-treated group (the cells were treated with LPS for 24 hours); curcumin+LPS group (the cells were treated with curcumin for 1 hour and LPS for 24 hours). The expressions of iNOS protein were detected with immunocytochemical staining. ② Determination of iNOS and NF-κB gene activities: According to the introduction of the kit for transfection, iNOS or NF-κB report gene plasmids were transiently transfected with LipofectamineTM2000 liposomes into the cells in the 24-well plate for 24 hours. The cells were divided into normal control group (the cells were normally cultured after transfected with report gene plasmids); blank plasmid group (the cells were normally cultured after transfected with blank plasmids); LPS-treated group (the cells were treated with LPS for 4 hours after transfected with report gene plasmids); curcumin+LPS group (the cells were treated with curcumin for 1 hour and LPS for 24 hours after transfected with report gene plasmids). The content of luciferase in the cell lysis buffer was determined after cell lysis. ③ Determination of SOD activity: The cells were seeded into culture bottle at the density of 1×106, and the divided into four groups, including normal control group (the cells were normally cultured); LPS-treated group (the cells were treated with LPS for 24 hours); curcumin+LPS group (the cells were treated with curcumin for 1 hour and LPS for 24 hours); vitamin C+LPS group (the cells were treated with vitamin C for 1 hour and LPS for 24 hours). The SOD activity was determined with xanthine oxidase and quantitative colorimetric assay. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The expressions of iNOS protein, iNOS and NF-κB, and the activity of SOD were observed. RESULTS: ① Expression of iNOS protein in microglia: The expression of iNOS protein in the LPS-treated group was obviously higher than that in the negative control group (P < 0.01); Those in the curcumin+LPS group were significantly decreased as compared with that in the LPS-treated group (P < 0.01). ② Expressions of iNOS and NF-κB genes: The expressions of iNOS and NF-κB genes in the LPS-treated group were significantly higher than those in the normal control group (P < 0.01); Those in the curcumin+LPS group were significantly lower than those in the LPS-treated group (P < 0.01). ③ SOD activity: The activity of SOD in the LPS-treated group was significantly lower than those in the normal control group (P < 0.01). It in the curcumin+LPS group and vitamin C +LPS group was significantly higher than that in the LPS-treated group (P < 0.01). CONCLUSION: Curcumin could inhibit the expression of iNOS in the activated microglia, and it also has the abilities in eliminating free radicals and antagonizing lipid peroxidation.     

经尿道前列腺汽化电切术后后尿道狭窄的防治(附19例报告)

目的探讨经尿道前列腺汽化电切(TVP)术后后尿道狭窄的防治。方法结合文献,回顾分析19例TVP术后并发后尿道狭窄患者诊治经过。结果19例患者中13例经尿道扩张术治愈,5例行冷刀内切开术 电切术治愈,1例腔内手术失败改开放手术治愈。结论后尿道狭窄为TVP术后常见并发症,多数可用尿道扩张术治愈,对尿道扩张失败者应进行冷刀内切开术 电切术,早期及时处理效果好。