胰岛素样生长因子(IGF)与子宫内膜异位症关系的研究进展

本文对IGF家族的组成、结构、在多种肿瘤中的作用机制及其在内异症中的研究进展作一综述,旨在为内异症的诊治提供新的依据。其中研究较明确的是IGF-I和IGFBP-3。IGF-I促进甾体激素的生成、促进细胞增殖、抑制细胞凋亡,与多种肿瘤的发生有关。IGF-I促进异位子宫内膜生长,与内异症形成有关。IGFBP-3作用与IGF-I相反,可能是通过与IGF-I的结合而实现。     

转基因内皮细胞的构建及其在复合血管上种植的初步研究

目的:为了解决小口径(直径7mm以下)人造血管术后通畅率低下的问题,利用生物-人工复合血管,结合分子生物学手段,将转入血管内皮生长因子(VEGF165)基因的人脐静脉内皮细胞(HUVEC)种植于复合血管内腔面,为解决此临床难题提供新的思路和手段。材料方法:构建VEGF165真核表达质粒pCI-neo-VEGF165,获得正确的质粒用于转染HUVEC。从中科院购买HUVEC(代号:ECV-304),用脂质体介导法将pCI-neo-VEGF165转入细胞,经G418筛选后,计数阳性克隆,以比较脂质体和质粒在不同比例情况下转染效率的高低。实验组按质粒和脂质体比例的不同分为4组:1μg/3μl;2μg/6μl;2μg/8μl;3μg/12μl。ELISA检测瞬时转染后HUVEC培养上清中VEGF的表达。再将VEGF165基因瞬时转入HUVEC,利用自己设计的旋转培养装置,将细胞均匀地粘附、种植于复合血管内腔面。复合血管是人工材料(聚酯)和生物材料(成纤维细胞长入,胶原形成)有机结合而成,是将包有聚酯网的硅胶棒埋入绵羊背部皮下组织,3个月后取出,抽去硅胶棒而得到的。结果:脂质体转染效率以2μg/8μl组阳性克隆数最多;ELISA测定瞬时转染后HUVEC培养上清中VEGF的表达量为532·5±43·1pg/ml。使用旋转培养装置的细胞均匀地粘附于复合血管,未使用者细胞积聚于血管腔面下部;转入和未转入VEGF165基因的HUVEC在复合血管内腔面覆盖面积百分比分别为69·9%±3·5%、43·7%±2·5%,有明显改善。结论:转入VEGF后可促进HUVEC在复合血管上生长,旋转培养装置有利于细胞的均匀粘附。     

Upregulation of VEGF and FGF2 in normal rat brain after experimental intraoperative radiation therapy

The expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and fibroblast growth factor (FGF)2 in the irradiated brain was examined to test how a single high dose radiation, similar to that used for intraoperative radiation therapy given to the normal cerebrum, can affect the vascular endothelium. After a burr hole trephination in the rat skull, the cerebral hemisphere was exposed to a single 10 Gy dose of gamma rays, and the radiation effect was assessed at 1, 2, 4, 6, and 8 weeks after irradiation. Histological changes, such as reactive gliosis, inflammation, vascular proliferation and necrosis, were correlated with the duration after irradiation. Significant VEGF and FGF2 expression in the 2- and 8-week were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay quantification in the radiation group. Immunohistochemical study for VEGF was done and the number of positive cells gradually increased over time, compared with the sham operation group. In conclusion, the radiation injuries consisted of radiation necrosis associated with the expression of VEGF and FGF2. These findings indicate that VEGF and FGF2 may play a role in the radiation injuries after intraoperative single high-dose irradiation.     

Pyogenic granuloma-like reaction in the necrotic, vessels-deprived femoral head of the rat

Osteonecrosis of the femoral head was produced in rats by cutting the ligamentum teres and incising the cervical periosteum. As of the second postoperative week, fibrous tissue pervaded the necrotic epiphyses, macrophages and osteoclasts removed the debris, osteoblasts deposited lamellar-fibred and woven-fibred intramembranous bone, and remodeling began. In 16% of the rats killed during the 2nd postoperative week, the epiphyses contained big fragments of necrotic bone enclosed by densely packed, capillary-sized vessels. Ingrowth of this hypervascularized, pyogenic granuloma-like tissue is presumably due to the presence of excessive growth factors, reflecting an exaggerated pathophysiological reaction within the framework of organization of the necrotic epiphyses.     

Cadherins in the central nervous system

The central nervous system (CNS) is divided into diverse embryological and functional compartments. The early embryonic CNS consists of a series of transverse subdivisions (neuromeres) and longitudinal domains. These embryonic subdivisions represent histogenetic fields in which neurons are born and aggregate in distinct cell groups (brain nuclei and layers). Different subsets of these aggregates become selectively connected by nerve fiber tracts and, finally, by synapses, thus forming the neural circuits of the functional systems in the CNS. Recent work has shown that 30 or more members of the cadherin family of morphoregulatory molecules are differentially expressed in the developing and mature brain at almost all stages of development. In a regionally specific fashion, most cadherins studied to date are expressed by the embryonic subdivisions of the early embryonic brain, by developing brain nuclei, cortical layers and regions, and by fiber tracts, neural circuits and synapses. Each cadherin shows a unique expression pattern that is distinct from that of other cadherins. Experimental evidence suggests that cadherins contribute to CNS regionalization, morphogenesis and fiber tract formation, possibly by conferring preferentially homotypic adhesiveness (or other types of interactions) between the diverse structural elements of the CNS. Cadherin-mediated adhesive specificity may thus provide a molecular code for early embryonic CNS regionalization as well as for the development and maintenance of functional structures in the CNS, from embryonic subdivisions to brain nuclei, cortical layers and neural circuits, down to the level of individual synapses.     

The growth hormone response to apomorphine at 4 days postpartum in women with a history of major depression

We have examined the responsiveness of dopamine sensitive neurones in the postpartum period in woman with a history of major depression who are at high risk of experiencing a recurrence of illness in the postpartum period. Fourteen women were assessed at 36 weeks of pregnancy and during the 3 months following delivery, using the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia, including its change version. They were not depressed at initial assessment. Five of the 14 women went on to experience a postpartum relapse (2 major depressive disorder, 2 generalised anxiety disorder, 1 panic disorder). On the fourth day postpartum, ie before relapse, the growth hormone response to the dopamine agonist apomorphine was measured as an index of the functional state of hypothalamic dopamine D2 receptors. Women who subsequently relapsed had a significantly greater growth hormone response to apomorphine than those who remained well. This was particularly marked in women with anxiety/panic. The development of increased sensitivity of hypothalamic dopamine D2 receptors in the postpartum period appears to predict the onset of depressive and anxiety disorders.     

Brown and Eccles'' Depiction of Vagal Effects: An Old and Widely Used Method Reexamined

It can be shown that the procedure for representing the effect of the vagal innervation of the heart introduced by Brown and Eccles in 1934 distorts the actual course of the inhibitory effect. A corrected procedure is proposed. It is stressed that cycle phase specificity of the stimulation can be studied only by drawing different curves representing the course of the vagal effect for different times of stimulation within the cardiac cycle.     

生长因子作为评价胚胎质量的生物学标记物的研究

目的　研究表皮生长因子 (epidermalgrowthfactor,EGF)、转化生长因子 - β1(transforminggrowthfactor- β1,TGF -β1)、胰岛素样生长因子 -Ⅱ (insulin -likegrowthfactor-Ⅱ ,IGF -Ⅱ )做为评价小鼠胚胎质量生物学标志物的可能性。方法　取小鼠二细胞胚胎 ,分为正常和异常两组 ,体外培养至囊胚期 ,对胚胎的生长发育及着床能力进行形态学观测 ;检测胚胎培养液中三种生长因子的含量 ,研究生长因子含量与胚胎质量间的关系。结果　 1.正常组胚胎培养液中EGF、IGF -Ⅱ的含量显著高于异常组 ,且EGF含量与胚胎生长发育的形态学指标呈正相关 ,但与着床指标相关不显著 ;2 .IGF -Ⅱ与胚胎生长发育及着床指标均呈正相关。 3.TGF - β1的含量两组间差异无显著性。结论　胚胎培养液中EGF、IGF -Ⅱ含量测定可反映胚胎生长发育能力 ,IGF -Ⅱ还可反映胚胎着床能力 ,从而有利于了解胚胎功能状态及生存潜力 ,为胚胎质量的检测提供了一条新的思路