EB病毒LMP2A特异性CTL的体外诱导及分析

用EBV LMP2A重组痘苗病毒 (rVV LMP2A )转染人树突状细胞 (DC ) ,转染后的DC分别在第 1、 7、 14天刺激相同MHC背景的T细胞 ,在IL 2作用下诱导LMP2A特异性CTL。用LDH释放法检测CTL杀伤活性 ;流式细胞术 (FACS )检测CTL诱导分化过程中CD3+ 、CD4 + 、CD8+ 、CD5 6 + 等细胞的分群变化 ;RT PCR检测细胞分化过程中FasLmRNA表达 ;生物活性法检测功能性细胞因子IFN γ的分泌。结果显示本法诱导的CTL对靶细胞有特异性杀伤活性 ,第 2次和第 3次DC刺激后杀伤活性有所上升 ;在CTL诱导分化的第 7、 14、 2 1天细胞分群以CD4 + 、CD8+ 细胞为主 ;RT PCR证实所诱导的细胞内有FasLmRNA的表达 ;随细胞培养天数的增加IFN γ分泌增加 ,在第 14天达到较高水平。研究表明重组痘苗病毒载体rVV LMP2A转染的DC刺激T细胞可诱导出EBV LMP2A特异性CTL。     

High density of immobilized galactose ligand enhances hepatocyte attachment and function

Galactosylated surface is an attractive substrate for hepatocyte culture because of the specific interaction between the galactose ligand and the asialoglycoprotein receptor on hepatocytes. In this study, we described a scheme to achieve high density of immobilized galactose ligands on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) surface by first surface-grafting polyacrylic acid on plasma-pretreated PET film under UV irradiation, followed by conjugation of a galactose derivative (1-O-(6'-aminohexyl)-D-galactopyranoside) to the grafted polyacrylic acid chains. A high galactose density of 513 nmol/cm(2) on the PET surface was used in this study to investigate the behavior of cultured hepatocyte. This engineered substrate showed high affinity to fluorescein isothiocyanate-lectin binding. Primary rat hepatocytes, when seeded at a density of 2 x 10(5) cells/cm(2), attached to the galactosylated PET substrate at a similar efficiency compared with collagen-coated substrate. The hepatocytes spontaneously formed aggregates 1 day after cell seeding and showed better maintenance of albumin secretion and urea synthesis functions than those cultured on collagen-coated surface.     

Hyperplastic epithelial foci in honeycomb lesions in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Seventy-two cases of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) were examined from 2856 consecutive autopsy cases at the Japanese Red Cross Medical Center in Tokyo from 1973-1996. Primary lung cancer had arisen in 31 of 72 cases of IPF (43%), significantly higher than the incidence in cases without IPF (8.1%) and in the cases with non-IPF chronic lung diseases (11.9%). Hyperplastic epithelial foci in the honeycomb lesions of IPF cases were significantly more prominent in the lower than in the upper lobe, in cases with or without lung cancer, and they were more prominent in the lower lobe of IPF with than in those without cancer. The length of hyperplastic epithelial foci in the lower lobe of IPF cases was longer than that in interstitial pneumonia-associated with collagen vascular diseases. There was a higher PCNA labeling index of hyperplastic epithelial foci in IPF cases than in cases of interstitial pneumonia-associated with collagen vascular diseases. The PCNA labeling index was almost the same between smokers and nonsmokers with IPF. Overexpression of p53 was observed in hyperplastic epithelial foci in honeycomb lesion of IPF. DNA ploidy analysis of hyperplastic epithelial foci in the paraffin sections of 12 IPF cases revealed aneuploidy patterns in eight cases. These results strongly suggest that accelerated cell proliferation occurs in the honeycomb lesion of IPF, and that regenerative epithelia becomes susceptible to carcinogenic agents in addition to the smoking effect.     

Survey of atopic dermatitis and skin barrier functions in Japanese and Chinese school students]

BACKGROUND: The comparative studies of the prevalence of atopic dermatitis and skin barrier functions in Japanese and Chinese were performed. METHODS: Clinical investigations were performed in 68 elementary school students in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region and 67 students in Yixing, Jiangsu Province in China, and 99 students in Nishinomiya, Hyogo in Japan. Transepidermal water loss (TEWL) and capacitance were measured. Questionary survey about bathing frequency was also performed for students in Lhasa, Yixing and Osaka. RESULT: The prevalence rate of atopic dermatitis was 0% in Lhasa, 2.63% in Yixing, 4.26% in Nishinomiya. TEWL of students in Nishinomiya was higher than that in Yixing and Lhasa. Capacitance of students in Lhasa was lower than that in Nishinomiya and Yixing. The frequency of taking a bath in Lhasa was about 2.2 times per month and fewer than that in Nishinomiya and Yixing. CONCLUSION: There was tendency that the prevalence of atopic dermatitis increased according to increase of TEWL. It was thought that more investigations are necessary whether the development of habitat and environment influence the prevalence of atopic dermatitis and skin barrier function.     

IV型II类反式激活因子基因新变异体的克隆、鉴定和功能测定

为获取有功能的IV型II类反式激活因子基因 (CIITA IV ) ,诱导肿瘤细胞表达MHCII类分子 ,从IFN γ刺激的THP 1细胞中以RT PCR获得CIITA IV ,将其连接到pGEMT easy载体。对所构建的pcDNA3 1 CIITA IV型表达载体进行反复测序后发现 ,所获得的CIITA IV基因存在结构变异 ,在 2 87位插入了 3个核苷酸TAG ,使 2 86 2 88位的AAG改变成为ATAGAG(2 86 2 90 ) ,并引起其他 8个座位核苷酸 (及推导的氨基酸残基 )发生改变。将表达载体转入原先不表达MHCII类分子的HeLa细胞中 ,检测到所获得的IV型CIITA变异体具有诱导人II类分子HLA DR表达的能力。空载体和CIITA IV基因导入的HeLa细胞中 ,DR阳性细胞百分率分别为 0 0 1 %和 37 6 4 %。该基因已从GenBank得到登录号 ,表明这是一个具有诱导HLA DR分子表达功能的IV型CIITA新基因。     

硅凝胶人工晶体的生物相容性

本文参照国内外有关医用高分子材料的生物学评价试验方法,对国产医用级硅凝胶人工晶体作了系统的生物学评价。结果表明:硅凝胶人工晶体对眼及皮肤无刺激作用、无热原、无毒性、体外溶血率小于5％,对细胞生长有促进作用,长期植入皮下时,随植入时间延长,囊壁厚度逐渐变薄,炎性细胞反应30天基本消失。染色体及骨髓多染红细胞未受影响。因此,可以认为硅凝胶人工晶体有良好的生物相容性。     

腰动脉的应用解剖

观察了20具(40例)成人尸体的腰动脉,阐明了腰动脉的数目、起源、走行、口径、长度、起始平面与腹主动脉的夹角及相邻两腰动脉间的距离。为临床上由腰动脉插管进行的选择性脊髓造影术提供了解剖学依据。     

Three-dimensional optical tomographic brain imaging in small animals, part 2: unilateral carotid occlusion

This is the second part of a two-part study that explores the feasibility of 3-D, volumetric brain imaging in small animals by optical tomographic techniques. In part 1, we demonstrated the ability to visualize global hemodynamic changes in the rat head in response to elevated levels of CO(2) using a continuous-wave instrument and model-based iterative image reconstruction (MOBIIR) algorithm. Now we focus on lateralized, monohemispherically localized hemodynamic effects generated by unilateral common carotid artery (CCA) occlusion. This illustrates the capability of our optical tomographic system to localize and distinguish hemodynamic responses in different parts of the brain. Unilateral carotid occlusions are performed in ten rodents under two experimental conditions. In the first set of experiments the normal systemic blood pressure is lowered to 50 mmHg, and on unilateral carotid occlusion, we observe an ipsilateral monohemispheric global decrease in blood volume and oxygenation. This finding is consistent with the known physiologic response to cerebral ischemia. In a second set of experiments designed to observe the spatial-temporal dynamics of CCA occlusion at normotensive blood pressure, more complex phenomena are observed. We find three different types of responses, which can be categorized as compensation, overcompensation, and noncompensation.