血色病肝脏铁过度沉着症1例

1.病例资料：患者，男，48岁。以“乏力、多饮、多尿、多食，伴消瘦4个月，加重1周”入院。既往有乙型肝炎和地中海贫血病史30年，无输血史，无血色病家族史，曾行“脾脏切除”治疗。查体：慢性贫血面容，全身皮肤黄染有散在色素沉着，巩膜黄染，双手肝掌，男性乳房发育；肼右肋下3cm，剑突下5cm，质硬；腹部未触及肿块。     

Preservation of Bile Ductules Mitigates Bile Duct Loss

The finer branches of the biliary tree (FBBT) contain a regenerative compartment. We hypothesized that preservation of the FBBT together with its microvasculature will lead to recovery of biliary damage and prolonged preservation of bile ductules during the development of chronic liver allograft rejection. The interlobular bile ducts, portal bile ductules and extraportal biliary cells with and without microvessels were studied in sequential biopsies in five patients who fulfilled the Banff criteria of early chronic rejection (CR) (imminence group). Biopsies of CR patients (n = 12) served as controls. Biopsies were double immunostained with CD34 (microvessels) and cytokeratin 7 (biliary structures). Proliferation and proangiogenic activity were assessed with Ki67 and VEGF-A immunostaining. Severe damage of bile ducts in the imminence group did not progress to significant bile duct loss. This was associated with a high proliferative activity in all biliary structures and preservation of the microvascular compartment. VEGF-A expression was increased in all but the reperfusion biopsies. In conclusion, both regenerative activity of the FBBT and an intact microvascular compartment are associated with less damage of the biliary tree and could therefore be prerequisites for biliary regeneration.     

螺旋CT双期增强扫描与病灶延迟期扫描在肝癌诊断中的应用

目的：研究螺旋CT动脉期、门脉期及病灶延迟期扫描在肝癌诊断中的应用，以进一步选择理想的扫描时期和方案。方法：对48例肝细胞性肝癌患者行平扫及增强扫描，造影剂注射速率为3ml/s，然后开始动脉期、门脉期及病灶延迟期扫描。统计各期的病灶检出数，观察病灶在不同时期的特征。结果：动脉期、门脉期及病灶延迟期的病灶检出率分别为91.9％、76.9％、78.8％，动脉期和门脉期、病灶延迟期之间均有显著差异，而门脉期和病灶延迟期之间无差异。结论：在肝癌的检出方面动脉期价值最大，而门脉期和延迟期之间无差异。双期扫描（动脉期加门脉期）可作为肝癌CT诊断的常规技术，对不典型病例，病灶延迟期很有必要，有助于病灶的定性。     

Clinical safety of enamel matrix derivative (EMDOGAIN®) in the treatment of periodontal defects

Abstract The aim of the present clinical trial was to test tolerability during 2 treatments with EMDOGAIN® in a large number of patients. An open, controlled study design in 10 Swedish specialist clinics was chosen, with a test group of 107 patients treated with EMDOGAIN® in connection with periodontal surgery at 2 surgical test sites per patient. The procedures were performed 2 to 6 weeks apart on one-rooted teeth with at least 4 mm deep intraosseous lesions. A control group of 33 patients underwent flap surgery without EMDOGAIN® at I comparable site. In total 214 test and 33 control surgeries were performed. Serum samples were obtained from test patients for analysis of total and specific antibody levels. 10 of the patients had samples taken before and after the first surgery. 56 other samples were taken after one treatment with EMDOGAIN®, and 63 after 2 treatments. None of the samples, not even from allergy-prone patients after 2 treatments, indicated deviations from established baseline ranges. This indicates that the immunogenic potential of EMDOGAIN® is extremely low when applied in conjunction with periodontal surgery. Comparison between the test and control groups demonstrated the same type and frequency of post-surgical experiences, i.e., reactions caused by the surgical procedure itself. Clinical probing and radiographic evaluation was performed at baseline and 8 months postsurgery. About half of the patients (44 test and 21 control) were also evaluated after 3 years. There was a significant difference between the test and control results at 8 months post surgery. and this difference had increased further at the 3 year follow-up. The 2.5–3 mm increase in attachment and bone level after treatment with EMDOGAIN® was of the same magnitude as seen in the studies with split-mouth design aiming for lest of effectiveness of EMDOGAIN®.     

An analysis of astrocytic cell lines with different abilities to promote axon growth

The adult mammalian central nervous system (CNS) lacks the capacity to support axonal regeneration. There is increasing evidence to suggest that astrocytes, the major glial population in the CNS, may possess both axon-growth promoting and axon-growth inhibitory properties and the latter may contribute to the poor regenerative capacity of the CNS. In order to examine the molecular differences between axon-growth permissive and axon-growth inhibitory astrocytes, a panel of astrocyte cell lines exhibiting a range of axon-growth promoting properties was generated and analysed. No clear correlation was found between the axon-growth promoting properties of these astrocyte cell lines with: (i) the expression of known neurite-outgrowth promoting molecules such as laminin, fibronectin andN-cadherin; (ii) the expression of known inhibitory molecules such tenascin and chondroitin sulphate proteoglycan; (iii) plasminogen activator and plasminogen activator inhibitor activity; and (iv) growth cone collapsing activity. EM studies on aggregates formed from astrocyte cell lines, however, revealed the presence of an abundance of extracellular matrix material associated with the more inhibitory astrocyte cell lines. When matrix deposited by astrocyte cell lines was assessed for axon-growth promoting activity, matrix from permissive lines was found to be a good substrate, whereas matrix from the inhibitory astrocyte lines was a poor substrate for neuritic growth. Our findings, taken together, suggest that the functional differences between the permissive and the inhibitory astrocyte cell lines reside largely with the ECM.     

人睫状神经营养因子结构和功能的研究

制备高活性的重组人睫状神经营养因子，并研究其生物学功能。方法：应用大肠杆菌表达ｈＣＮＴＦ，用片段插入和法研究其结构与功能关系；切断大鼠骨神经，局部及皮下给予ＣＮＴＦ，应用辣根过氧化物酶逆行追踪技术显示再生轴突通过修复部位的胞体。结果；ｈＣＮＴＦ分子中α－螺旋结构的维持对其生物活性十分重要Ｃ端松散地其生物活性贡献不大，Ｄ螺旋中后段可能与生物活性有密切关系；     

己酮可可碱预处理对大鼠供肝冷缺血损伤影响的实验研究

目的　探讨已酮可可碱预处理供者及肝脏对供肝冷缺血损伤的影响。方法　Wistar大鼠按处理方法的不同分为 4组 :对照组、供者预处理组 (实验 1组 )、供肝预处理组 (实验 2组 )、供者及供肝联合预处理组 (实验 3组 ) ,预处理使用己酮可可碱。各组动物均在供肝冷保存 6h后行原位肝移植 ,门静脉血流恢复后第 30min、3h及 2 4h取门静脉血测定肿瘤坏死因子 (TNF α)、丙氨酸转氨酶(ALT)、天冬氨酸转氨酶 (AST)及谷胱甘肽S转移酶 (GST)的水平。结果　门静脉复流后 30min、3h时血清TNF α水平 ,各实验组明显低于对照组 ,实验 3组显著低于实验 1组及实验 2组 (P <0 .0 5) ;30min及 3h时血清GST水平 ,各实验组明显低于对照组 (P <0 .0 5) ,实验 3组显著低于实验 1组及实验 2组 (P <0 .0 5) ;30min及 3h时血清ALT水平 ,各实验组明显低于对照组 ,实验 3组显著低于实验1组及实验 2组 (P <0 .0 5) ;2 4h时前述各指标各实验组明显低于对照组 ,实验 3组显著低于实验 2组 (P <0 .0 5) ;30min时血清AST水平 ,各实验组明显低于对照组 ,实验 3组显著低于实验 1组及实验 2组 (P <0 .0 5)。结论　己酮可可碱预处理对供肝的冷缺血再灌注损伤有一定的保护作用     

Effect of desympathization on repair of the resected thyroid gland in adult rats

Department of Biology, Izhevsk Medical Institute. (Presented by Academician of the Academy of Medical Sciences of the USSR D. S. Sarkisov.) Translated from Byulleten' Éksperimental'noi Biologii i Meditsiny, Vol. 107, No. 3, pp. 353–356, March, 1989.     

Changes in glial fibrillary acidic protein mRNA expression after corticospinal axotomy in the adult hamster

We examined changes in the expression of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) mRNA during Wallerian degeneration in the corticospinal system of the adult Golden hamster following axotomy. GFAP is the product of a type III intermediate filament (IF) gene that is expressed specifically in mature astrocytes. A well-studied component of a complex response termed reactive astrogliosis that occurs after various types of CNS injury is the increased production of astrocytic processes filled with GFAP-containing IFs. While increased expression of GFAP during reactive astrogliosis has been well established at the protein level, little is known about whether or not changes in GFAP mRNA levels occur after CNS injury. In the present study we used in situ hybridization methods to examine this issue. A 35S-labeled mouse GFAP cDNA probe was used for in situ hybridizations of sections of the brain stem obtained 2, 7, and 14 days after unilateral transections of the corticospinal tract in the caudal medulla. Film as well as emulsion autoradiography showed a dramatic increase in GFAP mRNA labeling associated with the degenerating corticospinal tract. GFAP mRNA levels were already dramatically increased in the injured corticospinal tract by 2 days post axotomy and remained elevated at 14 days. Interestingly, in addition to the robust increase in GFAP mRNA levels specifically associated with the degenerating tract, a diffuse increase in GFAP mRNA labeling was observed throughout the grey matter of the brain stem at 2 days post-axotomy, but not after this time. Immunoblotting and immunocytochemical experiments verified that the increased GFAP mRNA levels in the degenerating corticospinal system were accompanied by an increased expression of the protein. These results demonstrate that an increase in GFAP mRNA levels occurs during Wallerian degeneration in the CNS and suggest that increased expression of the GFAP gene is a major contributor to CNS scarring that results after direct traumatic injury.     

激活素A对人肝星状细胞系LI 90细胞增殖的影响

目的：检测激活素（ACT）A对肝星状细胞（HSC）系LI90细胞增殖的影响。方法：采用基因重组人ACT A（0．025－250ng/ml）、转化生长因子－β1（TGF－β1）、镦泡抑素（FS）处理体外培养的人HSC系LI90，采用四唑盐比色法（MTT法）检测其对细胞增殖的影响。结果：ACT A浓度在0.025-250ng/ml范围内，均可刺激LI90细胞增殖，0.025-25ng/ml浓度范围内的ACT A作用轻微，而250ng/ml的ACT A作用明显增强（P＜0．01）；相反，TGF－β1（2．5ng/ml）对LI90细胞增殖无明显影响；0．315ng/ml FS与浓度为0.25ng/ml的ACT A共同孵育可阻断ACT A促进LI90增殖的活性（P＜0．05），而0．315ng/ml FS单独作用对LI 90细胞生长明显影响。结论：ACT可促进HSC增殖，在肝纤维化发病机制中发挥重要作用。