γδ cells regulate autoimmunity

γδ cells are attractive candidates for mediators of autoimmune disease. They can expand in germ-free mice, probably through recognition of autoantigens, and γδ-cell-deficient mice, unlike mice deficient in αβ T cells or B cells, show no severe defects in the immune response to foreign antigen challenge. A capacity of γδ cells to effect or regulate tissue damage is also plausible, given their ready localization to tissues, and their myriad of effector functions. Added to this, attempts to reconstruct the physiological course of autoimmune diseases with only autoreactive αβ T cells seem invariably to fall short for lack of other unidentified players. γδ cells and their putative ligands have been linked to autoimmune conditions, and recent experiments confirm that γδ cells play a significant role in autoimmune disease in vivo.     

急性上颌窦炎实验动物模型的建立

目的:拟建立急性上颌窦炎的实验动物模型,并探讨窦口的阻塞和致病菌的毒力在急性上颌窦炎的发病机制中的地位。方法:第一天,阻塞单侧窦口,对侧做假手术。次日,注入0.5ml108CFU/ml肺炎链球菌悬浮液。第五天处死动物、观察、分离培养细胞、取材和制作切片。结果:阻塞上颌窦口和注入肺炎链球菌的联合组,鼻部症状明显;进食量减少;鼻窦粘膜水肿、微红,具有较多脓性分泌物,微血管扩张,白细胞浸润;肺炎链球菌的重新分离培养率为100％（与其余组比较具有显著意义P<0.01）。而仅阻塞上颌窦口或仅注入肺炎链球菌或假手术均无明显临床症状及组织病理学改变,细胞培养率也低。结论:窦口的阻塞和致病菌的毒力是上颌窦炎发生发展的重要的条件,其中,窦口的阻塞起着关键性作用;联合阻塞窦口并注入有荚膜的肺炎链球菌能较理想地建立急性上颌窦炎实验动物模型。     

Permeation of human ovarian tissue with cryoprotective agents in preparation for cryopreservation

The recent improvements in the treatment of cancer by chemo- and radiotherapy have led to a significant increase in the survival rates of patients with malignant disease, but at the expense of distressing side effects. One major problem, especially for younger patients, is that aggressive therapy destroys a significant proportion of the follicular population, which can result in either temporary or permanent infertility. Freeze-banking pieces of ovarian cortex prior to treatment is one strategy for preserving fecundity. When the patient is in remission, fertility could, theoretically, be restored by autografting the thawed tissue at the orthotopic site or by growing isolated follicles to maturity in vitro. Recent studies have found good follicular survival in frozen-thawed human ovarian tissue but to optimize the process an effective cryopreservation method needs to be developed. An essential part of such a technique is to permeate the tissue with a cryoprotectant to minimize ice formation and the extent of this equilibration is an important determinant of post-thaw cellular survival. In the current study, we have investigated the diffusion of four cryoprotective agents into human tissue at both 4 degrees C and 37 degrees C. We have also studied the effect of adding different concentrations of the non penetrating cryoprotective agent, sucrose, to the freezing media using the release of lactate dehydrogenase as a measure of its protective effect. At 4 degrees C propylene glycol and glycerol penetrated the tissue significantly slower than either ethylene glycol or dimethyl sulphoxide. At the higher temperature of 37 degrees C all four cryoprotectants penetrated at a faster rate, however concern about enhanced toxicity prevents the use of these conditions in practice. Thus, the results suggest that the best method of preparing tissue for freezing is exposure for 30 min to 1.5 M solutions of ethylene glycol or dimethyl sulphoxide at 4 degrees C; this achieved a mean tissue concentration that was almost 80% that of the bathing solution. We also report that the addition of low concentrations of sucrose to the freezing medium does not have a significant protective effect against freezing injury.      

电脉冲致离体S-180细胞电穿孔的观察与研究

扫描电镜下我们观察到了一定强度电脉冲致 S- 180细胞电穿孔的现象。同时分别改变电压、电容、脉冲个数 ,对 S- 180离体细胞进行电脉冲作用 ,通过苔盼蓝追踪 ,发现在一定的条件下 ,随着对 S- 180离体细胞电穿孔的电压越大、电容越小、脉冲个数越多 ,其穿孔百分率越大。     

复合rhBMP-2的注射型成骨材料修复犬桡骨骨缺损的实验研究

探讨以纤维蛋白胶(fibrin sealant,FS)为载体,复合rhBMP-2\bFGF的注射型骨修复材料,修复犬桡骨节段性缺损的作用,为其临床应用提供实验依据.实验分为:实验组(FS bFGF rhBMP-2)、对照组(FS).于12只成年健康家犬右侧桡骨中上段造成2cm缺损,制成犬桡骨2cm骨缺损实验模型,然后严密缝合皮下组织及皮肤,将实验材料经伤口周围正常皮肤注射到骨缺损处,术后4、8、16、24w进行放射学检查,术后24w,标本进行组织学和骨密度检查,研究其成骨效应.结果表明:实验组骨缺损区在成骨活跃程度、骨密度和再生髓腔结构等方面均显著优于对照组,使骨缺损得到了成功的修复(P＜0.01).以纤维蛋白胶为载体复合rhBMP-2和bFGF的注射型骨修复材料,具有高效的骨修复能力,对犬的骨缺损有很好的修复效果.