Apolipoprotein B-100 gene Xba I polymorphism and cholesterol gallstone disease

The apolipoprotein (apo) B gene Xba I polymorphism is associated with alterations in serum lipids. Disturbances in serum lipids may be a risk factor for cholesterol gallstone disease. However, the relation between the Xba I polymorphism and cholesterol gallstones is unknown. This study was aimed at characterizing the polymorphism of the apo B gene Xba I in patients with gallbladder stones and the association of Xba I polymorphism with serum lipids. Xba I genotypes were measured by PCR-RFLP, and serum lipids assayed in 190 patients with gallbladder stones and 441 control subjects. The frequency of the X+/- genotype (20.63 vs. 7.94%) and X+ allele (10.79 vs. 3.97%) was significantly higher in the patient group than in the control group. Patients with the X+/- genotype had a significantly higher concentration of total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol, and apo B in serum than patients with the X-/- genotype. The X+ allele of the apo B gene is characterized by a higher cholesterol concentration and a higher LDL-cholesterol concentration in serum, and it may be a marker for increased risk of cholesterol gallstone disease.     

Association of genetic polymorphisms and haplotypes in hMLH1 and hMSH3 gene with the risk of papillary thyroid carcinoma

OBJECTIVE: To explore the relationship of the genetic polymorphisms and the haplotypes in hMLH1 and hMSH3 gene with the risk of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) in Chinese Hans. METHODS: A hospital based 1:1 matched case-control study was carried out. The polymorphisms for 204 pairs of PTC cases and healthy controls were identified by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) and allele specific oligonucleotide (PCR-ASO) assays. RESULTS: (1) The PTC risk was marginally increased in the hMLH1 1151TA genotype, with odds ratio (OR) of 2.15 (95%CI: 0.99-4.85); the PTC risk was significantly increased in the mutant genotype 1151TA+AA, with OR of 2.15 (95%CI: 1.02-4.69); (2) The haplotypes of -93G, 1151A, 655A in the hMLH1 gene could increase the PTC risk, with OR of 2.67 (95%CI: 1.16-6.53, P=0.011), compared with the haplotype of -93G, 1151T, 655A; (3) Compared to 3124A, 2835G haplotype in hMSH3 gene, the 3124G, 2835A haplotype could increase the PTC risk marginally, with OR of 3.08 (95%CI: 0.92-13.25). CONCLUSION: The 1151T/A polymorphism in hMLH1 was associated with PTC; both the haplotype of -93G, 1151A, 655A in hMLH1 and the 3124G, 2835A haplotype in hMSH3 were associated with PTC.     

大鼠再生肝对二乙基亚硝胺启动作用的敏感性

目的比较再生肝和正常肝对二乙基亚硝胺（ＤＥＮ）启动作用的敏感性。方法以２／３肝叶切除后８周末的大鼠为实验组,正常大鼠为对照组,作如下比较：肝重、常规组织学检查及３Ｈ－ＴｄＲ掺入试验;用修改的Ｓｏｌｔ－Ｆａｒｂｅｒ模型,通过对ＧＧＴ阳性癌前病灶的体视学测量,观察肝脏对ＤＥＮ的启动效应;在体内和体外（无血清原代培养肝细胞）经ＤＥＮ攻击后,以核酸原位缺口标记方法观察肝细胞ＤＮＡ的损伤程度。结果２／３肝叶切除后８周末的实验组肝脏的修复过程已完成,未见肝细胞继续增生的表现;经ＤＥＮ攻击后,实验组肝癌前病灶在数密度和体积密度上都显著高于对照组;无论在体内或体外接受ＤＥＮ攻击后,实验组肝细胞ＤＮＡ的损伤程度都显著大于对照组。结论即使再生过程已经完成,再生肝仍比正常肝具有较高的致癌敏感性,这与再生肝肝细胞在ＤＥＮ攻击后其ＤＮＡ损伤较重相关。     

Disconnection of the amygdala central nucleus and substantia innominata/nucleus basalis disrupts increments in conditioned stimulus processing in rats

Rats with a neurotoxic lesion of the amygdala central nucleus (CN) in one hemisphere and a 192 immunoglobulin G (192IgG)-saporin lesion of cholinergic neurons in the contralateral substantia innominata/nucleus basalis (SI/nBM) failed to show the enhanced attentional processing of a conditioned stimulus (CS) observed in sham-operated rats when that CS's predictive value was altered. Performance of these asymmetrically lesioned rats was poorer than that of rats with a unilateral lesion of either structure or with a symmetrical lesion of both structures in the same hemisphere. These results implicate connections between the CN and SI/nBM in the incremental attentional processing of CSs, extending previous research that has shown similar effects of bilateral lesions of either the CN or the SI/nBM.     

The nationwide epidemiological study of mental disorders in korea

The lifetime prevalences of DSM-III mental disorders using Korean version of DIS-III are presented. They were studied in 5,100 adults (aged 18 to 65) in household selected by two stage cluster sampling. Comparisons were made between regions, sex and age groups. International comparison with Epidemiologic Catchment Area program was also made.     

常规与微创冠脉搭桥术围手术期血浆S100-B蛋白水平的相关研究

目的: 通过测定体外循环和非体外循环条件下冠脉搭桥术患者血浆S100-B蛋白水平的变化，比较2种手术方式对脑损伤程度有无不同，探讨术中影响血浆S100-B蛋白水平变化的相关因素。方法: 30例择期行冠脉搭桥术的患者，分为体外循环组（CPB group，A组）和微创非体外循环组（non-CPB group，B组）,每组均为15例。于术前、麻醉后、主动脉侧壁钳开放时、术毕时、术后2 h、6 h、12 h和24 h采血测血浆S100-B蛋白浓度。结果： （1） 两组患者血浆S100-B蛋白浓度均在升主动脉侧壁钳开放时显著高于术前，且A组患者血浆S100-B蛋白浓度峰值是B组的3倍多（2.32±0.26 μg/L和0.71±0.14 μg/L）,之后逐渐降低，到术后24 h基本接近正常。（2） 术中患者血浆S100-B蛋白升高水平与体外循环转机时间或心表手术操作时间呈正相关（A组：r＝0.659，P＜0.05;B组：r＝0.584, P＜0.05）。结论： 血浆S100-B蛋白水平可以用来评价2种冠脉搭桥术对脑的损伤程度，术后连续检测对于诊断脑损伤并及时采取相应预防措施具有重要价值;非体外循环微创冠脉搭桥术较常规体外循环下手术更能够有效降低对脑损伤的程度和术后出现神经功能障碍的风险。     

利用表面肌电信号评价肌肉疲劳的方法

表面肌电信号分析是评价局部肌肉疲劳有效的工具。过去由于受信号处理技术的限制,对肌肉疲劳的评价仅局限于等长、恒力收缩。由于适合于非平稳信号分析的频谱估计技术的发展,使得动态收缩条件下的肌肉疲劳评价得以实现,在工效学、康复医学和运动医学等方面开启了新的应用领域。本文论述了利用表面肌电信号评价肌肉疲劳,特别是在肌肉动态收缩期间评价肌肉疲劳的方法,为进一步探讨肌肉疲劳的发生机制提供理论依据。     

蛋白激酶C在卵母细胞成熟、受精和早期胚胎发育过程中的作用

小鼠胚胎发育过程中,蛋白激酶C(PKC)家族在调节卵的活化、完成减数分裂和开始有丝分裂、胚胎的致密,以及囊胚形成过程中都有作用,但其多个亚型的功能还知之甚少.研究表明,已知的十种PKC亚型以及PKC锚定蛋白--活化的磷脂酶C受体(RACK)在小鼠胚胎2-细胞期至囊胚期都有表达.本文归纳了近年来对PKC亚型各自不同的动态分布模式和表达水平的研究,这些研究表明它们在早期胚胎发育的各个时期都至关重要,尤其在胚胎4-细胞期的早期,个别亚型在核内的浓度是瞬间升高的,提示我们这些PKC亚型也许控制着早期小鼠胚胎核的组建以及机能调节.本文对核移植胚胎中PKC的可能作用也进行了分析.