C4d in Acute Rejection After Liver Transplantation—A Valuable Tool in Differential Diagnosis to Hepatitis C Recurrence

Hepatitis C is the most common indication for liver transplantation. Recurrence of HCV is universal leading to graft failure in up to 40% of all patients. The differentiation between acute rejection and recurrent hepatitis C is crucial as rejection treatments are likely to aggravate HCV recurrence. Histological examination of liver biopsy remains the gold standard for diagnosis of acute rejection but has failed in the past to distinguish between acute rejection and recurrent hepatitis C. We have recently reported that C4d as a marker of the activated complement cascade is detectable in hepatic specimen in acute rejection after liver transplantation. In this study, we investigate whether C4d may serve as a specific marker for differential diagnosis in hepatitis C reinfection cases. Immunohistochemical analysis of 97 patients was performed. A total of 67.7% of patients with acute cellular rejection displayed C4d-positive staining in liver biopsy whereas 11.8% of patients with hepatitis C reinfection tested positive for C4d. In the control group, 6.9% showed C4d positivity. For the first time we were able to clearly demonstrate that humoral components, represented by C4d deposition, play a role in acute cellular rejection after LTX. Consequently C4d may be helpful to distinguish between acute rejection and reinfection after LTX for HCV.     

Hepatic UDP-glucose 13C isotopomers from [U-13C]glucose: a simple analysis by 13C NMR of urinary menthol glucuronide.

Menthol glucuronide was isolated from the urine of a healthy 70-kg female subject following ingestion of 400 mg of peppermint oil and 6 g of 99% [U-(13)C]glucose. Glucuronide (13)C-excess enrichment levels were 4-6% and thus provided high signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs) for confident assignment of (13)C-(13)C spin-coupled multiplet components within each (13)C resonance by (13)C NMR. The [U-(13)C]glucuronide isotopomer derived via direct pathway conversion of [U-(13)C]glucose to [U-(13)C]UDP-glucose was resolved from [1,2,3-(13)C(3)]- and [1,2-(13)C(2)]glucuronide isotopomers derived via Cori cycle or indirect pathway metabolism of [U-(13)C]glucose. In a second study, a group of four overnight-fasted patients (63 +/- 10 kg) with severe heart failure were given peppermint oil and infused with [U-(13)C]glucose for 4 hr (14 mg/kg prime, 0.12 mg/kg/min constant infusion) resulting in a steady-state plasma [U-(13)C]glucose enrichment of 4.6% +/- 0.6%. Menthol glucuronide was harvested and glucuronide (13)C-isotopomers were analyzed by (13)C NMR. [U-(13)C]glucuronide enrichment was 0.6% +/- 0.1%, and the sum of [1,2,3-(13)C(3)] and [1,2-(13)C(2)]glucuronide enrichments was 0.9% +/- 0.2%. From these data, flux of plasma glucose to hepatic UDPG was estimated to be 15% +/- 4% that of endogenous glucose production (EGP), and the Cori cycle accounted for at least 32% +/- 10% of GP.     

新的高强度高选择性阿片μ受体激动剂[11C]-羟甲芬太尼的合成

羟甲芬太尼(I)是一个新的高强度高选择性阿片μ受体激动剂。本文用cis-A-N-[1-(2-羟基-2-苯乙基)-3-甲基-4-哌啶基]-苯胺(II)或cis-N-[1-(苯甲酰甲基)-3-甲基-4-哌啶基]-苯胺(III)作为前体合成了[¹¹C]-羟甲芬太尼,以便用正电子发射断层扫描(PET)来观察μ受体。通过水解cis-A-羟甲芬太尼(I)和cis-N-[1-(苯甲酰甲基)-3-甲基-4-哌啶]-N-苯基丙酰胺(cis-IV)的4-N-丙酰基分别获得II和III。溴乙烷的格氏试剂与回旋加速器产生的[¹¹C]-二氧化碳反应后继而直接加入邻苯二甲酸二酰氯和2,6-二叔丁基吡啶生成同位素标记中间体[¹¹C]-丙酰氯。[¹¹C]-丙酰氯与OH-前体(II)反应后再经HPLC分离纯化直接得[¹¹C]-羟甲芬太尼;[¹¹C]-丙酰氯与酮-前体(III)反应后,再用硼氢化钠甲醇溶液处理,然后进行HPLC分离纯化得[¹¹C]-羟甲芬太尼。两种方法均可获得ll.1～14.8GBq/μmol的特异性放射化学纯[¹¹C]-羟甲芬太尼。总共耗时为40～50min(EOB)。     

“维生素AD、铁营养强化奶的研制”研究报告

目的:研制维生素AD、铁营养强化奶,用于群体有效防治维生素AD、铁缺乏.方法:应用微胶囊技术科学配方成维生素AD、铁营养粉,添加到鲜牛奶中.结果:工业化生产维生素AD、铁营养强化奶.结论:该产品取得了很好的社会效益和经济效益.     

血浆蛋白C、蛋白S与脑梗死的相关性研究

目的研究血浆蛋白C、蛋白S与脑梗死发病的关系。方法对64例脑梗死患者及15例正常对照组进行血浆蛋白C(PC)、蛋白S(PS)检测,并分析其与脑梗死严重程度、年龄及其它脑梗死危险因素之间的关系。结果实验组血浆PC浓度(4.97±1.82μg/ml)与对照组血浆PC浓度(4.74±1.95μg/ml)之间差别无统计学意义;首发组血浆PC浓度(5.28±1.85μg/ml)与复发组血浆PC浓度(4.03±1.40μg/ml)之间差别有统计学意义(P=0.016);实验组血浆PS浓度(7.47±3.87μg/ml)与对照组血浆PS浓度(12.06±3.99μg/ml)之间差别有统计学意义,中老年组血浆PS浓度(6.58±3.33μg/ml)与青年组血浆PS浓度(9.28±4.33μg/ml)之间差别有统计学意义。结论PC降低是复发性脑梗死的危险因素之一;游离PS降低是脑梗死的危险因素;PS水平的降低导致PC功能的降低,进而凝血功能障碍,导致脑梗死的发生。     

HPCE法测定蛹虫草及其培养物中核苷类化合物的含量

目的　建立蛹虫草中核苷类化合物的高效毛细管电泳测定法 ,比较天然蛹虫草及其培养物中核苷类化合物的含量。方法　在HV - 30 1高效毛细管电泳仪上进行定量分析 ,采用石英毛细管柱 ,以pH9.0的 4 0mmol·L-1 硼砂溶液作为电极缓冲液 ;分离电压为 1 6KV ;检测波长为 2 5 4nm。结果　天然蛹虫草中核苷类化合物主要集中在子座部分。人工培养蛹虫草子座和菌丝中虫草素的含量分别是天然蛹虫草子座中的 5 .0 4倍和 1 0 .85倍 ;液体培养蛹虫草菌丝中腺嘌呤、腺苷、尿苷、鸟苷含量均高于固体培养蛹虫草子座。结论　天然蛹虫草及其培养物中核苷类化合物的种类和含量具有较大的差异。高效毛细管电泳法可以用于蛹虫草的定量分析 ,具有分离度高、简便、准确 ,样品消耗少等特点     

硒和维生素A对支原体肺炎的治疗效果观察

观察硒和维生素A(VA)对支原体肺炎的治疗效果.方法 采用双盲随机对照2×2析因实验设计,选择100例住院支原体肺炎患儿,分为补硒组26例,补VA组23例,补硒和VA组30例以及病例对照组21例,正常组21例.一次补硒量为1mg亚硒酸钠和/或15万单位VA,对照病例组给予常规治疗.结果 与对照组比,治疗后3个补充组的症状和体征缓解天数均有不同程度缩短(P<0.05),补硒组白细胞硒和谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶水平显著上升(P<0.05),补VA、补硒组血清VA水平上升(P<0.01),细胞免疫功能有所改善.结论 硒和VA有协同作用,补充硒或同时加VA,作为辅助治疗支原体肺炎的方法,安全、有效.     

Association of angiotensin II type 1 receptor gene polymorphism with essential hypertension

The renin-angiotensin system is involved in control of blood pressure and salt and fluid homeostasis. Genes for components of this system have been of major focus in research on the causation of the common, complex, polygenic trait, essential hypertension (HT). Association of an A→C variant at nucleotide 1166 of the angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT₁R) gene with HT, but an absence of linkage of this locus with this disease, has been reported recently. Since confirmation in a different setting is imperative, we performed a cross-sectional case-control study of the A1166C variant in a well-characterized group of 108 Caucasian HT subjects with a strong family history (two affected parents) and early onset disease. Genotyping was by mismatch polymerase chain reaction/ Bfr I restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis. Frequency of the C¹¹⁶⁶allele was 0.40 in HTs and 0.29 in normotensives. The difference in genotype (χ²= 13, P = 0.0015) and allele (χ²= 5.3, P = 0.02) frequencies between the two groups was significant (odds ratio for CC vs AA+AC = 7.3 [95% CI, 1.9–31.9). The present results implicate the AT₁R gene, or a locus in linkage disequilibrium with the variant tested, in the causation of essential HT.     

衰老红细胞与带3蛋白

循环系统里的成熟红细胞在其生命过程里经历着氧化性衰老，相应细胞组份出现血红蛋白变性、膜蛋白交联、带3蛋白聚集以及带3蛋白降解等多种修饰。这些修饰作为红细胞膜上的衰老信号参与构成衰老细胞抗原，由此启动与IgG自身抗体(主要为带3蛋白抗体)的结合以及补体的沉淀，最终是免疫吞噬系统对异常细胞的识别清除．现就衰老红细胞与带3蛋白的关系作一综述。     

Refractory hemolytic uremic syndrome improved by plasmapheresis using cryosupernatant fraction as a replacement fluid: A case report

A 52-year-old woman who had had 6 months of chemotherapy using mitomycin C and cisplatin for cervical cancer presented with hemolytic uremic syndrome. Conventional plasmapheresis using whole-plasma fraction was ineffective. However, plasmapheresis using the cryosupernatant fraction dramatically improved symptoms of hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia in this case. The activity of factor VIII in the cryosupernatant fraction of plasma as a replacement fluid decreased after removal of cryoprecipitate, indicating effective removal of von Willebrand factor. The pathogenesis of her hemolytic uremic syndrome may have been associated with von Willebrand factor multimers contained in the cryoprecipitate of plasma. Similar use of the cryosupernatant fraction of plasma could not be found in other reports of cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome. Plasmapheresis using the cryosupernatant fraction of plasma may improve refractory hemolytic uremic syndrome.