Suppression of human ovarian carcinoma metastasis by the metastasis-suppressor gene, BRMS1

Metastasis-suppressor genes, by definition, suppress metastasis without affecting tumorigenicity and, hence, present attractive targets as prognostic or therapeutic markers. BRMS1 (breast cancer metastasis suppressor) has recently been identified as a metastasis-suppressor gene for human breast cancer and melanoma. Expression of BRMS1 messenger RNA (mRNA) in multitissue including normal prostate, ovarian, testis, and colon has been detected by northern blot analysis. We hypothesize that the role of BRMS1 in tumor progression may not be limited to breast cancer and melanoma. We previously found that BRMS1 mRNA levels in primary ovarian epithelial carcinomas were significantly lower than that in normal ovarian and benign tumors (P < 0.05), and statistical analysis of BRMS1 mRNA levels revealed that BRMS1 mRNA levels were significantly higher in early tumor stages (I, II) compared with advanced tumor stages (III, IV) in which lymph node or distant metastases were present (P < 0.01). Our data showed that reduced BRMS1 mRNA seems to influence ovarian carcinoma metastatic ability. Therefore, we transfected BRMS1 plasmid into highly malignant ovarian carcinoma cell line, HO-8910PM, and examined cell biologic behaviors including proliferation, adhesion, invasion, and metastasis in vitro and in vivo. BRMS1 expression did not alter the proliferation of HO-8910PM cells in vitro and primary tumor formation in vivo. But, BRMS1 expression significantly suppressed the cell adhesion to extracellular matrix components and in vitro cell invasion in BRMS1-transfected HO-8910PM cells compared to parental HO-8910PM and vector-only transfectants (HO-8910PM-vect). Furthermore, motility of BRMS1 transfectants was inhibited. lung colony formation of intravenously injected BRMS1 transfectants in nude mice was significantly reduced. Also, BRMS1 transfectants form significantly less metastatic to organs of peritoneal cavity in orthotopically implanted ovarian tumor nude models. We further discovered that BRMS1 expression did downregulate expression of an actin-bundling protein associated with cell motility -fascin, which perhaps is the mechanism underlying BRMS1 suppression of metastasis. These data suggested that in addition to its already described role in breast cancer and melanoma, BRMS1 functions as a metastasis-suppressor gene in ovarian carcinoma by modifying several metastatic-associated phenotypes, offering a new target for therapeutic intervention.     

角膜重度碱烧伤羊膜移植治疗实验研究

目的 探讨羊膜移植治疗兔眼重度碱烧伤的机理，为其临床应用提供基础理论依据。方法建立兔眼角膜碱烧伤模型，分别以生理盐水、氯霉素眼药水、氯霉素眼药水和0．1％地塞米松及羊膜移植进行治疗，取伤后1d，3d，7d，14d房水检测TNF-α、IL—1。结果各时段氯霉素眼药水和0．1％地塞米松组和羊膜移植治疗组与生理盐水组和氯霉素眼药水组TNF—α、IL—1的活性和含量明显受到抑制。结论抑制TNF—α和IL—1的生物合成和释放可能是羊膜移植治疗角膜碱烧伤的机理之一。     

路志正教授"知常达变"辨治妇科病经验撷萃

路志正教授从事中医临床多年,不仅对内科杂病有丰富的临床经验,对妇科疾病的诊疗,亦很有特色。笔者于2003年有幸侍诊左右,耳濡目染,略有所得,不揣浅陋,举述验案二则。健脾祛湿行水治疗闭经、不孕患者某,女,32岁,已婚,2003年10月9日初诊。主诉:月经稀少10余年,闭经2年。患者15岁     

植入式心律转复除颤患者的护理及随访

目的总结植入式心律转复除颤器(ICD)安置术的护理。方法2001年7月~2004年6月给予13例ICD患者进行了护理及随访。结果术后有2例患者出现心律失常“风暴”,经处理后未再出现心室颤动。随访患者1~4年,均存活,未发生晕厥等并发症。结论术前重视患者的心理护理,术后密切观察病情,积极预防心律失常“风暴”,并做好ICD健康教育,是ICD手术成功的重要护理措施。     

常温与低温体外循环心脏直视手术对细胞因子及补体的影响

目的探讨常温及低温体外循环心脏直视手术对细胞因子及补体的影响。方法选择先天性和风湿性心脏病患者40例,随机分为常温组及低温组各20例,分别于术晨、体外循环结束时及术后1、4、7、14 d抽取患者静脉血标本,测定血浆TNF、IL-2、C3、C4值。结果两组术前各项检查指标无显著差异。(1)两组术后1~4 d的IL-2水平较术前显著下降,至术后7 d恢复正常。体外循环结束至术后4 d,低温组IL-2显著低于常温组。(2)体外循环结束时以及术后1、4、7 d,常温组TNF水平显著低于低温组。两组体外循环结束时及术后1、4 d均高于术前,常温组至术后7 d、低温组术后14 d恢复正常。(3)体外循环结束时及术后1、7 d,常温组C3水平高于低温组,术后4 d两组无差别;常温组及低温组于体外循环结束时、术后1、4 d均低于术前,至术后7 d常温组恢复正常,低温组至术后14 d恢复至术前水平。(4)两组体外循环结束时及术后1、4 d C4水平均低于术前。体外循环结束时、术后1 d,常温组C4水平高于低温组。结论常温体外循环心脏直视手术对细胞因子及补体的影响显著轻于低温组,因而对术后机体的恢复优于低温方法。     

骨髓转移癌的骨髓象诊断及临床分析

目的 探讨临床表现及骨髓象改变在骨髓转移癌患者诊断中的意义。方法 对41例骨髓转移癌患者的临床资料及骨髓象进行分析，观察主要临床改变。结果 所有病例均在髓片可找到多少不等的成团、成簇的转移癌细胞，且形态学可见明显异常改变。结论 对明确诊断为恶性肿瘤的患者常规骨髓穿刺涂片可早期发现骨髓转移，多部位或多次穿刺涂片可提高阳性发现率。     

子宫黏膜下肌瘤行膨宫泵等离子电切术的手术配合

目的 探讨子宫黏膜下肌瘤行膨宫泵和等离子电切术的配合要点。方法 对30例子宫黏膜下肌摘患者使用膨宫泵和等离子电切手术。结果 30例手术顺利．均1次完成切除，平均手术时间40min，平均住院5d出院,无1例发生并发症。结论 术前心理护理、设备准备，术中正确摆放体位、熟练应用专科器械是护理配合的要点。     

DOWN－REGULATION OF C－MYC ONCOGENE DURING NGF－INDUCED DIFFERENTIATION OF NEUROBLASTOMA CELL LINES

ＤＯＷＮ－ＲＥＧＵＬＡＴＩＯＮＯＦＣ－ＭＹＣＯＮＣＯＧＥＮＥＤＵＲＩＮＧＮＧＦ－ＩＮＤＵＣＥＤＤＩＦＦＥＲＥＮＴＩＡＴＩＯＮＯＦＮＥＵＲＯＢＬＡＳＴＯＭＡＣＥＬＬＬＩＮＥＳＣｈｅｎＪｉｅ（陈杰），ＬｉｕＴｏｎｇｈｕａ（刘彤华）ａｎｄＡｌｏｎｚｏＨＲｏ...     

法莫替丁治疗消化性溃疡60例

60例(男50,女10,年龄43±8a)经内窥镜证实的活动性消化性溃疡患者,口服法莫替丁40mg,qn,疗程2-4wk或延至6-9wk。溃疡愈合率DU2,4,6 wk分别为50％,84％,92％,SU2,4,6,8 wk分别为40％,68％,73％,82％。服药后3,7,14 d上腹痛缓解率DU为50％,80％,100％,SU为40％,75％,95％。未见严重不良反应。故法莫替丁对溃疡病,尤其是DU是一有效和安全药物。