肝癌组织中HOXA9 mRNA的表达及其临床意义

目的研究肝癌病例癌组织、癌旁组织及非癌肝组织中HOXA9 mRNA的表达及其临床意义.方法标本经10%中性福尔马林固定后常规制作石蜡包埋切片,HOXA9 mRNA行原位杂交检测.结果临床分析发现术后血清AFP值、AFU值、Glo值、PAB值及SHCSP阳性率均有明显减少.癌组织HOXA9mRNA阳性表达评分(1.94±1.69)明显低于非癌肝组织(3.17±1.70),两者有显著差异;癌旁组织HOXA9mRNA阳性表达评分(2.54±1.20)与非癌肝组织及癌组织无显著差异.癌组织、癌旁组织及非癌肝组织三者HOXA9mRNA阳性表达率(54.84%、76.92%、83.33%)无显著差异.除HCC中HOXA9RNA阳性表达评分(1.81±1.78)显著低于MHC(2.75±0.50)外,HOXA9mRNA表达阳性率及阳性评分与癌分化程度、AFP值、SHCSP是否阳性、AFU值、肝硬化有无、转移情况、有无癌栓、大体形态及肿块最大径等临床病理特征均无明显关系.结论本研究结果显示HOXA9mRNA可能与肝癌的发生有密切关系.临床上检测HOXA9mRNA的表达情况对肝癌的早期发现和早期诊断可能有较重要的临床意义,值得深入研究.     

An Integrated Technique for Identification of Differential Genes Expressed in Patients with Cancer

Summary: To develop a method for identification of differential gene expression between different cell populations, several convenient techniques of molecular biology, including subtractive hybridization, suppression PCR, T/A cloning and sequencing, were used to identify genes expressed differentially in CD45^- and CD45^- cells isolated from U266 cell line of multiple myeloma. Our results showed that the levels of abundant genes scale down 20 times through subtractive hybridization.Plasmid DNA from CD45^- cell clones was hybridized with forward or backward cDNA probes synthesized from CD45^- and CD45 cells, respectively. A few of differentially expressed genes reconfirmed by RT-PCR were identified from 500 expressed clones of CD45^- cells. It is concluded that a strategy for gene expression identification developed from conventional molecular biological methods can be used in different laboratories.     

An alternative mechanism of actions for neuroleptic and antidepressant drugs

It has earlier been proposed by the author that the aetiology of schizophrenic symptomatology may be due to the presence of abnormally connected interhemispheric fibres which link specialised functions in the brains of schizophrenics that are not connected in normal subjects, and that the neuroleptic drugs may produce their action through a local anaesthetic-like effect in suppression of conduction in these fibres. This line of thought has been extended here to consider the possible mechanism of action of the neuroleptic drugs in more detail, as well as that of the tricyclic antidepressant drugs which are derivatives of the phenothiazine group. Pharmacological similarities with the local anaesthetics both structurally and functionally have been considered, as well as the effects that these drug groups may have in common with the lithium salts. It has been suggested that these drugs all produce their primary effect on cell membranes, though not necessarily at the synapse, that the time course of their clinical effect may correlate with their incorporation into various cell membranes within the CNS, and that they may thus bring about a fundamental alteration in cell membrane microstructure. The possible role of electroconvulsive therapy has also been considered. The corollary of this argument is that the affective disorders may be genetically determined diseases of cell membrane microstructure.     

Identification of differentially expressed genes in omental adipose tissues of obese patients by suppression subtractive hybridization

To identify differentially expressed genes between obese individuals and normal control, we have undertaken suppression subtractive hybridization （SSH）. Omental adipose tissues were obtained via abdominal surgery for appendicitis in both 13 obese subjects[BMI （body mass index） 〉 30 kg/m（2）] and 13 normal subjects （BMI 〉 18 and 〈 25 kg/m（2））.     

c-myc mRNA在成釉细胞瘤中的表达

目的:研究成釉细胞瘤(AB)和牙源性角化囊肿(OKC)中c-mycmRNA的表达,探讨c-myc在AB和OKC中的发生、发展及其生物学意义。方法:使用原位杂交法检测54例AB、16例OKC和7例口腔正常黏膜(NOM)组织中c-mycmRNA的表达,并将AB按原发、复发、恶变分组,结果使用χ2检验进行统计分析。结果:AB、OKC及NOM组织中c-mycmRNA的阳性表达率分别为81.5%(44/54)、75.0%(12/16)和14.3%(1/7),3组比较有显著性差异(χ2=15.488,P<0.05)。原发组AB中c-mycmRNA的阳性表达率为71.0%,复发组为94.7%,恶变组为100.0%,伴随原发、复发、恶变,差异有显著性(χ2=16.912,P﹤0.05)。结论:c-myc表达在AB的发生、发展中有重要作用;c-mycmRNA的表达与AB的临床生物学行为有关,伴随其生物学行为变化,c-mycmRNA表达增强;提示c-myc有可能成为评价预后的有效指标。     

LRIG1下调原代星形细胞瘤细胞增殖的机制

目的观察LRIGl蛋白表达对表皮生长因子（EGF）促肿瘤细胞增殖作用的影响，探讨LRIGl抑制肿瘤细胞增殖的机制。方法原代培养19例星形细胞瘤细胞，用原位杂交检测LRIGl的表达，用噻唑蓝（MTT）法观察EGF对培养细胞的促增殖作用，并分析培养细胞LRIGl表达和EGF干预后的细胞生长率的关系。结果（75．3±11．6）％的培养细胞表达LRIGl蛋白；EGF促进培养细胞增殖（38．0±14．8）％，EGF促细胞增殖的细胞生长率与LRIGl表达程度呈负相关。结论LRIGl蛋白可能通过抑制EGF—EGFR信号抑制肿瘤细胞的增殖。     

肿瘤转移抑制基因KAI1在喉鳞状细胞癌中表达的研究

目的　探讨肿瘤转移抑制基因KAI1在喉鳞状细胞癌 (简称鳞癌 )中的表达及其与之发生、发展的关系。方法　采用原位杂交方法检测 84例原发性喉鳞癌 (primarylaryngealsquamouscellcarcinoma ,PLSCC)、2 7例喉癌前病变不典型增生 (laryngealprecancerouslesion ,LPL)、10例声带息肉(vocalcordpolyp ,VCP)和 10例正常喉黏膜 (normallaryngealtissues ,NLT)石蜡标本组织细胞中KAI1mRNA的表达。结果　NLT、VCP、LPL和PLSCC 4种组织中KAI1阳性表达的积分吸光度值 ( x±s)分别为 (136 2 0 6 8± 36 6 75 5 )、(1336 74 5± 4 2 85 8 5 )、(90 36 8 8± 2 5 70 1 9)和 (6 7880 6± 2 8189 5 ) ,其中NLT组和VCP组之间差异无显著性 (t=0 14 2 ,P >0 0 5 ) ,NLT组和LPL组之间差异有显著性 (t =4 2 81,P <0 0 1) ;PLSCC组中KAI1表达普遍下调 ,且病理分化G1 2组阳性表达水平高于G3组 ;T1 2病变组高于T3 4组 ;颈淋巴结NO组高于N1及N1以上组 ;临床Ⅰ Ⅱ期组高于临床Ⅲ Ⅳ期组 (P值均 <0 0 1)。KAI1表达与患者性别无关 (P >0 0 5 )。结论　KAI1低表达在喉鳞癌的发生、发展中可能起着重要作用 ,可望作为喉鳞癌早期诊断、评估肿瘤细胞侵袭转移潜能及患者病程发展阶段的指标之一。     

Epstein-Barr virus DNA in Reed-Sternberg cells of Hodgkin''s disease is frequently associated with CR2 (EBV receptor) expression

We studied 44 cases of Hodgkin's disease for the presence of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) DNA, its localization and the expression of the EBV receptor on the tumour cells. EBV DNA was found in 52% (16/31) of the Hodgkin's lymphomas using the polymerase chain reaction. With a very sensitive non-radioactive DNA in situ hybridization technique in combination with immunohistochemistry for CD 30 or CD 15 antigens, EBV DNA was localized to Reed-Sternberg cells and its mononuclear variants. The relationship between the presence of EBV DNA and the expression of the EBV-receptor CR2 (CD 21) on Reed-Sternberg cells was studied using the same techniques and two different monoclonal anti-CD 21 antibodies. CR2 could be detected on a substantial number of the Reed-Sternberg cells in EBV DNA positive Hodgkin's lymphomas (9/12; 75%), whereas in EBV negative cases positivity with anti-CD 21 was rare (1/13; 8%). The results indicate that CR2 expression on Reed-Sternberg cells and the presence of EBV DNA sequences are frequently associated in Hodgkin's lymphomas.     

PLACENTAL CALCIUM PUMP: CLINICAL-BASED EVIDENCE

Placenta can be considered as a pump of calcium necessary for the normal development of the fetus. We believe that the location of this pump is in the placental basement membrane. The calcification of this membrane has been described only in cases of in utero fetal death. In this study we describe for the first time a case of placental calcification in a living fetus. The fetus of a normal 21-year-old pregnant woman showed heart abnormalities but the genetic analysis showed a normal male karyotype. The histology of the placenta demonstrated multiple intravillous linear and granular calcific incrustations The hemtoxylin/eosin stain of the sections revealed basement membrane calcific incrustations and intravillous calcium deposits. We postulate that the fetal circulation in the villi was impaired and the calcium that reached the villi from the mother was deposited at this level.