输尿管镜技术治疗梗阻性急性肾功能衰竭(附13例报告)

目的探讨输尿管镜技术在治疗急性梗阻性肾功能衰竭的应用。方法在输尿管镜直视下置DJ管治疗由结石、血块及晚期盆腔肿瘤引起的急性梗阻性肾功能衰竭13例。结果术后2-7d肾功能恢复正常，无术后并发症。血肌酐和尿素氮均在正常范围，尿量正常。结论应用榆尿管镜技术治疗急性梗阻性肾功能衰竭是一种安全、有效、微创的方法。     

急性心肌梗死患者J波的临床研究

目的　研究心电图有 J波的急性心肌梗死 ( AMI)患者的临床情况。方法　选择住院的急性心肌梗死患者 10 2例 ,心电图有 J波者 5 0例为研究组 ,心电图无 J波者 5 2例为对照组 ,比较两组临床情况。结果　心电图有 J波组比心电图无 J波组发生胸闷 ( 3 0 /5 0∶ 2 0 /5 2 ,P<0 .0 5 )、前壁心肌梗死 ( 2 8/5 0∶ 18/5 2 ,P<0 .0 5 )、合并糖尿病 ( 14/5 0∶ 4/5 2 ,P<0 .0 5 )、超声心动图检查发生舒张功能减低 ( 2 4/5 0∶ 14/5 2 ,P<0 .0 5 )、心电图检查发现室性心动过速 ( 11/5 0∶ 1/5 1,P<0 .0 5 )者多。结论　心电图有 J波者比心电图无 J波者临床情况差 ,易于发生严重心律失常     

Induction of Experimental Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome in PL/J Mice Following Immunization With β2GPI

PROBLEM: Immunization with β₂-glycoprotein I (β₂GPI) induces antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) in normal mice and rabbits. Recently we reported early onset of autoimmunity in MRL/++ mice following immunization with β₂GPI. There is a close association between aPL with thrombosis, recurrent fetal loss, and intrauterine growth retardation. In this study we evaluated the effect of β₂GPI-induced aPL on pregnancy outcomes in an inbred strain of mice (PL/J). METHOD: Three groups of seven-week-old female PL/J mice (12 per group) were studied. Group A was immunized with β₂GPI and group B with ovalbumin; group C was not immunized. After two booster injections, the mice were tested for aPL, anti-DNA by ELISA, and for ANA by indirect immunofluorescence. Platelet count and pregnancy outcomes were studied at the age of 14 weeks. RESULTS: The aPL and anti-DNA levels were higher at 12 and 14 weeks in group A; the optical densities (OD) were 1.72±0.6 and 0.699±0.25 for group A, 0.091 ±0.040 and 0.230±0.47 for group B, and 0.0435±0.003 and 0.119±0.026 for group C (comparing group A with groups B and C combined, P<0.001). ANA titers rose in groups A and B by age, but they were significantly higher at 14 weeks in group A. The mean titers were 1/286, 1/90, and 1/16 for A, B, and C, respectively (P<0.001). The platelet counts were not significantly different among the three groups. The litter size was significantly smaller in group A, as evidenced by the numbers of viable fetuses among the mice that became pregnant in each group: 0.75, 2.45, and 5.5 in groups A, B, and C, respectively. Seven pregnant mice in group A had complete resorption, seven pregnant mice in group B showed focal (partial) resorption areas, and only one mouse in group C had complete resorption of the embryos, as shown by histopathological studies, although the fecundity rate was similar in the three groups. CONCLUSION: Our data suggest a pathogenic role for β₂GPI-induced aPL in the development of experimental models of APS in PL/J mice.     

A fluorometric micromethod for estimation of carnosinase in dried blood samples

Human alkaline phosphatases extracted with butanol from liver, kidney and placenta, and from foetal and adult small intestine each contain fragments with molecular masses within the range of approximately 8 kDa to 20 kDa which can be removed by digestion with bromelain. However, in the case of adult intestine, this fragment (which is presumed to represent a membrane-binding domain) can only be demonstrated in tissue extracted immediately after removal at operation. Similar fragments are also present in foetal intestinal phosphatase in amniotic fluid, and in liver and bone alkaline phosphatases recovered from serum. Again, however, adult intestinal phosphatase from serum differs in the absence of the bromelain-sensitive fragment. These observations indicate differences in the ways in which intestinal and non-intestinal alkaline phosphatases gain access to the circulation, and also have implications for structural studies on intestinal phosphatase extracted post mortem from adult tissue.     

Serum markers for fibrosis and plasma transforming growth factor-β1 in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma in comparison with patients with liver cirrhosis

In order to elucidate collagen metabolism in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tissue, we compared levels of different potential markers of collagen metabolism and plasma transforming growth factor-β₁ in patients with HCC and in patients with liver cirrhosis. Serum levels of prolyl hydroxylase and the tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 in patients with HCC were significantly higher than those in patients with liver cirrhosis and increased with the size of the HCC tumour, whereas the serum levels of procollagen type III propeptide and type IV collagen 7S domain were similar in the two groups. In HCC, the increased plasma transforming growth factor-β₁ levels were closely correlated with serum levels of prolyl hydroxylase and the tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1. These findings suggest that, in HCC tissue, the intracellular biosynthesis of collagen is enhanced, whereas the secretion of procollagen is disturbed and the degradation of collagen is suppressed by the excess production of the tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1. The results also suggest that plasma transforming growth factor-β₁ plays an important role in the altered metabolism of collagen in HCC.     

健康成人135例心率变异性时域分析

目的：探讨国人心率变异时域分析各项指标的正常值。方法：应用清华－西安兰港监测系统对１３５例１８～７９岁健康成人连续２４ｈ动态心电图监测。结果：①心率变异性时域：ＳＤＮＮ、ＳＤＳＤ、ＳＤＡＮＮ、ＲＭＳＳＤ、ＰＮＮ５０分别为１２９．５２±２７．２５ｍｓ；２１．１８±８．２０ｍｓ；１１４．７８±２６．８４ｍｓ；３１．３６±１２．６７ｍｓ；８．５０ ± ７．８０ｍｓ，所测得正常值范围与国内外研究结果相似。②１８～３５岁组、３６～５９岁组，均与≥６０岁组有非常显著的差异（Ｐ＜０．０１，或Ｐ＜０．０５）。③各年龄组男女间ＳＤＮＮ、ＳＤＳＤ、ＰＮＮ５０无显著差异（Ｐ＞０．０５），但ＳＤＡＮＮ男性较女性大（Ｐ＜０．０５）；女性ＲＭＳＳＤ较男性大（Ｐ＜０．０５）。结论：ＳＤＮＮ＞１００ｍｓ；ＳＤＳＤ＞１２ｍｓ；ＳＤＡＮＮ＞８７ｍｓ；ＲＭＳＳＤ＞１８ｍｓ；ＰＮＮ５０＞０．７％可作为ＨＲＶ时域分析参考正常值。     

Extensive allelic sequence variation in the J region of the human immunoglobulin heavy chain gene locus

During the initial stages of B lymphocyte differentiation heavy chain variable (VH), diversity (DH) and joining (JH) gene segments recombine to form a functional heavy chain variable region (VDJ) gene. Evidence for genetic polymorphism of the human JH gene segments has been obtained from mature rearranged VDJ sequences. We conducted an analysis of the published rearranged JH gene sequences and found that the JH alleles present in the two published germ-line JH region sequences were rare (approx. 2%) in the rearranged sequences. As an attempt to explain this discrepancy a 2.5-kb strech of DNA containing all the six heavy chain JH region genes and the most 3' DH gene segment, DHQ52, was amplified by the polymerase chain reaction from 39 individuals and analyzed for restriction fragment length polymorphism. Five new JH region haplotypes were found and sequenced. These new haplotypes contained the coding segment alleles that were frequent in antibody genes. Surprisingly, a high number of interallelic differencies in the non-coding sequence was found between the new and the two previously published haplotypes implying that the haplotypes had been separated early in evolution. In this respect the JH locus resembles HLA loci.     

Elongation of the cytoplasmic domain,due to a point deletion at exon 7, results in an HLA-C null allele,Cw*0409 N

The development of molecular techniques for HLA typing has allowed the identification of genes previously assigned as serologic blank alleles. Lack or poor cell surface expression has been found for molecules coded by HLA-A, -B, -DRB4, -DRB5, and -DPB1 genes. In this report we describe the first HLA-C gene encoding for a null cell surface molecule. HLA-Cw*0409 N shows a point deletion at position 1095 within exon 7. This mutation provokes a codon reading shift, generating a new translation stop codon 97 bp downstream to that described in alleles normally expressed. This new stop codon location implies the presence of 32 extra amino acid residues in the cytoplasmic domain. Transfection experiments suggest that elongation of the cytoplasmic domain in Cw*0409 N would be the cause of cell surface expression failure, although Cw*0409 N heavy chain is able to create stable complexes with beta2-microglobulin. HLA-C fragment length analysis in a small selected group of samples with B44-Cblk haplotypic associations allowed us to identify two additional subjects showing both a serologic silent Cw*04 allele and a point base deletion at the 3' end of the HLA-C gene. This finding indicates that the allele frequency of Cw*0409 N within serologic C blank alleles would be appreciable, although basically restricted to the (A23)-Cw*0409 N-B*4403-DR7-DQ2 haplotype.     

Lysenin: A new tool for investigating membrane lipid organization

Sphingomyelin is a major sphingolipid species in animal cells and is a major lipid constituent of plasma membranes. Recent reports have established important roles for sphingomyelin and its metabolites as second messengers in signal transduction events during development and differentiation. Sphingomyelin is also a major component of sphingolipid, cholesterol-rich plasma membrane microdomains, known as 'lipid rafts'. However, little is known about the organization of sphingomyelin in biological membranes. Lysenin is a recently discovered sphingomyelin-specific toxin. In the present review, we summarize the current characterization of this protein and describe our recent attempt to elucidate the organization of sphingomyelin in cellular membranes using lysenin as a unique tool.