Trace element levels in drinking water and cognitive function among elderly Chinese

The relation between trace element levels in drinking water and cognitive function was investigated in a population-based study of elderly residents (n = 1,016) in rural China in 1996-1997. Cognitive function was measured using a Chinese translation of the Community Screening Interview for Dementia. A mixed effects model was used to evaluate the effect of each of the elements on cognitive function while adjusting for age, sex, and educational level. Several of the elements examined had a significant effect on cognitive function when they were assessed in a univariate context. However, after adjustment for other elements, many of these results were not significant. There was a significant quadratic effect for calcium and a significant zinc-cadmium interaction. Cognitive function increased with calcium level up to a certain point and then decreased as calcium continued to increase. Zinc showed a positive relation with cognitive function at low cadmium levels but a negative relation at high levels.     

那法瑞林长效制剂对大鼠垂体功能影响

 目的:观察国产那法瑞林(nafarelin )长效制剂的长效作用及对大鼠垂体功能影响，并探讨其作用部位。方法:采用大鼠间质细胞睾酮 (RICT)法检测血清LH(luteinizing hormone)生物活性水平。结果:那法瑞林长效制剂在体内的持续释药时间为((40.0±6.8)d。单次理植3周后大鼠血LH的周期性分泌高峰及激发高峰均消失。预先理植长效制剂组大鼠血LH在切除双侧卵巢后变化不明显。结论:那法瑞林长效制剂确有长效作用，其通过作用于垂体而抑制大鼠垂体功能。     

THE HUMORAL ANTITUMOR RESPONSES INDUCED BY IL-4 GENE-MODIFIED TUMOR VACCINE

ＴＨＥＨＵＭＯＲＡＬＡＮＴＩＴＵＭＯＲＲＥＳＰＯＮＳＥＳＩＮＤＵＣＥＤＢＹＩＬ４ＧＥＮＥＭＯＤＩＦＩＥＤＴＵＭＯＲＶＡＣＣＩＮＥ１ＹｕＹｉｚｈｉ于益芝ＣａｏＸｕｅｔａｏ２曹雪涛ＺｈａｎｇＭｉｎｇｈｕｉ张明徽ＬｅｉＨｏｎｇ雷虹ＴａｏＱｕｎ陶群Ｄｅｐ...     

GM-CSF/IL-4基因修饰的瘤苗不同的免疫途径诱导不同免疫反应的观察

对细胞因子基因修饰瘤苗的研究表明,IL-2、IL-4、IFN-γ、GM-CSF等一系列细胞因子基因以不同载体转入肿瘤细胞制成瘤苗后皮下免疫小鼠,均可增强机体抗肿瘤免疫力,其机制可能是由于瘤苗分泌的细胞因子促进了免疫细胞对肿瘤抗原的识别、提呈及对肿瘤细胞的杀伤能力.有文献报道,逆转录病毒介导的GM-CSF和IL-4共同转染瘤苗可以有效激发机体抗肿瘤免疫力,为探讨不同途径瘤苗免疫后机体的免疫反应,我们采用皮下、腹腔、脾内、静脉四种途径接种GM-CSF、IL-4基因双重转染的小鼠红白血病细胞FBL-3瘤苗,发现免疫途径不同,所激发的免疫应答类型不同,诱导机体生成的免疫力不同,提示某些瘤苗应用时应选择适当的免疫途径.     

自身免疫性感音神经性聋的内耳代谢与电生理研究

为探讨自身免疫性感音神经性聋（ＡＳＨＬ）的内耳病理生理学机制，采用听觉电生理技术和酶组织化学方法，观察ＡＳＨＬ模型动物的内耳生理功能与组织内主要酶活性的变化。结果示：听视经复合动作电位和耳蜗微音器电位阈值明显升高，内淋巴电位（包括负相）幅值均有不同程度的降低，并与血管纹和内淋巴囊局部组织内Ｎａ＾＋－Ｋ＾＋－ＡＴＰ酶和琥珀酸脱氢酶活性改变之间的相关性。表明自身免疫性内耳损伤，进而造成组织内相关酶代谢     

新生儿窒息多脏器血流动力学研究

目的研究新生儿窒息多脏器损伤的机理，提供早期诊断方法。方法应用美国Ｕｌｔｒａｍａｒｋ－９型彩色超声诊断仪及丹麦ＡＢＬ－５００型血气分析仪等，对新生儿窒息全身性多脏器血流动力学变化进行有对照组的前瞻性研究。结果（１）窒息新生儿脑、肾上腺、肾、肝、脾、胃及肠道等各脏器血液灌流量均减少，尤以舒张期为甚；但各脏器减少的程度不一致。（２）肺动脉压力与阻力增高，严重者可致持续胎儿循环，是病情严重的标志。（３）心脏功能障碍是缺氧缺血性心肌损伤的结果，窒息性心功能障碍表现为舒张功能首先受累，而收缩功能障碍则右室重于左室。（４）低氧血症是新生儿窒息各脏器损伤的病理生理基础，且低氧血症的程度与各脏器血流速度减慢的程度呈高度正相关（ｒ＝０．９３～０．９８，Ｐ均＜０．０１），与左室射血分数降低的程度呈高度正相关（ｒ＝０．９１，Ｐ＜０．０１），与肺动脉压力增高的程度呈高度负相关（ｒ＝－０．９７，Ｐ＜０．０１）。ＱＴ离散度是评价新生儿缺氧缺血性心肌损伤特异而敏感的指标。结论血流动力学紊乱是新生儿窒息各脏器损伤的主要原因，肺动脉压升高是新生儿窒息的重要病理生理变化。超声检测各脏器血流动力学变化，可用于新生儿窒息多脏器损伤的早期诊断     

The role of VCAM-l/VLA-4 in the activation of allogenic T cells by murine macrophages

Vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (VCAM-1) is a member of immunoglobulin superfamily. The principal ligand for VCAM-1 is integrin α4β/VLA-4 (very late antigen 4). It was reported that VCAM-1 was expressed on macrophages and dendritic cells, but little is known about its function on these professional antigen presenting cells (APC). The present study was performed to investigate the expression of VCAM-1 on macrophages and the role of VCAM-l/VLA-4 in the activation of allogenic T cells by murine macrophages. We analyzed VCAM-1 expression on peritoneal macrophages and macrophage cell line J774A.1 by fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS). Using neutralizing antibodies, we further analyzed the role of VCAM-l/VLA-4 interaction in macrophage and allogenic T cell mixed lymphocyte reaction (MLR). We found that VCAM-1 was constitutively expressed on macrophages and its expression level was upregulated by soluble tumor associated antigen (freeze-thaw lysates of FBL-3 leukemia cells) and TNF-a. In MLR assays, we observed that blocking VCAM-l/VLA-4 interaction with anti-VCAM-1 or anti-VLA-4 mAbs caused significant inhibition of the proliferative response and IL-2 production. These results suggest that VCAM-lon macrophages not only facilitates the cell-to-cell contact through adhesive interaction but also plays a role in the costimulation of T cells via its interaction with VLA-4 on the T cells. This work was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China.No. (39730420). This is one of papers of the special issue on gene therapy research (Chin J Cancer Res Vol. 9 No. 4 December, 1997).     

人骨髓中自然抑制细胞对肿瘤细胞体外增殖的抑制作用

自然抑制(NS)活性是一类尚未完全定性的细胞所具有的对多种免疫反应的非特异抑制作用.NS细胞表面不存在成熟B细胞、T细胞及巨噬细胞的表面标记,为此,我们研究了NS细胞和造血干细胞(HSC)间的关系,结果证明,NS细胞是处于增殖周期中的HSC,并证明小鼠NS细胞具有抑制肿瘤细胞增殖的作用.本实验中,我们研究人骨髓中NS细胞的体外抗肿瘤活性,并确定其作用模式和生物学特性.     

骨转移瘤的放射治疗

目的探讨关于骨转移瘤常规分割放疗组与低分割放疗组的止痛效果。方法４８例病人，２８例采用常规分割，ＤＴ２００ＣＧＹ／次，每周５次，ＤＴ３０００～５０００ＣＧＹ；２０例采用低分割照射，ＤＴ４００～５００ＣＧＹ／次，每周２～３次，ＤＴ２５００～３０００ＣＧＹ。结果放疗起到了明显的止痛作用，常规分割放疗组与低分割放疗组止痛效果大致相同，无统计学意义（Ｐ＞０．０５）。结论放疗原则应根据病情及预计生存期长短来决定。对一般情况好，预计生存期长的病人应采取积极的治疗，给予大剂量长疗程的常规分割，而对于那些病情相对较重，行动又不方便，无望长期生存的病人，应采取低分割照射，且见效快，同样起到止痛作用