表皮生长因子及其受体与流产关系的探讨

采用放射免疫竞争抑制饱和分析法，检测４７例难免流产患者，６５例人工流产及２０例健康非孕妇女血清表皮生长因子（ＥＧＦ）水平；同时采用免疫组织化学法检测流产者胚胎组织中表皮生长因子受体（ＥＧＦＲ）表达程度。结果：人工流产组血清ＥＧＦ水平高于自然流产及非孕妇女，而自然流产与非孕妇女差异无显著性；胚胎组织中ＥＧＦＲ阳性表达率人工流产组明显高于自然流产组。提示：ＥＧＦ通过与其受体结合对妊娠维持、胚胎及胎儿的     

Effects of 6R-L-erythro-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrobiopterin on the dopaminergic and cholinergic receptors as evaluated by positron emission tomography in the Rhesus monkey

Summary The effects of 6R-L-erythro-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrobiopterin (R-THBP) on the central cholinergic and dopaminergic systems in the Rhesus monkey brain were investigated by positron emission tomography (PET) with the muscarinic cholinergic receptor ligands (N-[¹¹C]methyl-benztropine) and dopaminergic receptor ligands selective for D₁ D₂, and D₃ subtypes ([¹¹C]SCH23390, N-[¹¹C]methyl-spiperone, and (+)[¹¹C]UH232, respectively). None of the doses (3, 10, and 30 mg/kg i.v.) of R-THBP used significantly affected the regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF as determined by Raichle's H₂ ¹⁵O method), and 10 mg/kg of R-THBP had little effect on the regional cerebral metabolic rate of glucose (rCMRglc) in the Rhesus monkey brain, as assessed by the graphical [¹⁸F]fluoro-deoxyglucose method. The effect of R-THBP on the muscarinic cholinergic system was dose dependent; while 3 mg/kg of R-THBP did not significantly alter the uptake ratio of N-[¹¹C]methyl-benztropine in several brain regions to that in the cerebellum, 10 and 30 mg/kg of R-THBP significantly reduced the uptake ratio in the thalamus, as well as in the frontal and temporal cortices. None of the doses (3, 10, and 30 mg/kg i.v.) of R-THBP tested affected [¹¹C]SCH23390 (dopamine D₁ receptor) binding. However, the k3 value for N-[¹¹C]methyl-spiperone (dopamine D₂ receptor) binding, which represents the association rate × B_max value, was significantly decreased in the striatum. The uptake ratio of (+)[¹¹C]UH232 (dopamine D₃ receptor) in the striatum to that in the cerebellum was also decreased by administration of R-THBP (3 and 30 mg/kg i.v.). These findings suggest that R-THBP acts on dopamine D₂ and D₃ receptors selectively without markedly affecting dopamine D₁ receptor binding. Furthermore, the changes in cholinergic and dopamine D₂ and D₃ receptors in vivo can not be attributed to a change in rCBF but may depend on the action of R-THBP.Abbreviations R-THBP 6R-L-erythro-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrobiopterin - PET positron emission tomography - rCBF regional cerebral blood flow - rCMRglc regional cerebral metabolic rate of glucose     

癫痫患者的红细胞免疫粘附功能的初步研究

本文用Ｃ（３ｂ）受体花环试验及ＩＣ花环试验分别测定了５０例正常人及５０例癫痫患者的红细胞Ｃ（３ｂ）受体花环率及ＩＣ花环率。结果提示癫痫患者Ｃ（３ｂ）受体花环率（８．４６±３．９８％）明显低于正常对照组（１３．９２±４．３２％）（Ｐ＜０．００１），ＩＣ花环率（５．２２±２．５９％）稍低于正常对照组（５．９０±１．６７％）（Ｐ＜０．０５）。表明癫痫患者的红细胞免疫粘附功能是低下的。文章还对影响正常人及癫痫患者红细胞免疫粘附功能的因素进行了讨论。     

应用结合于内皮细胞的尿激酶预防血栓形成

提纯出受损伤内皮细胞的特异性抗原，再用免疫学方法制得相应抗体，并把它与尿激酶形成结合物。在人工造成血管内皮细胞损伤的动物中，分别用尿激酶结合物、单纯特异性抗体处理，各组动物处死后进行形态学观察。结果显示：在未用尿激酶结合物处理的动物血管内和使用结合物处理的血管内，血栓形成的程度有明显的差别，前者明显，后者轻微。这种方法既能预防血栓形成，又不会产生继发性出血的危险。     

Effect of amyloid peptides on the increase in TrkA receptor expression induced by nicotine in vitro and in vivo

The ability of nicotine to induce a cytoprotective or neuroprotective action occurs through several down-stream mechanisms. One possibility is that the drug increases the expression of tyrosine kinase A (TrkA) nerve growth factor (NGF) receptors. Certain β-amyloid peptides (e.g., Aβ1–42) have been shown to bind with high affinity to α7 nicotinic receptors and thus interfere with a potentially neurotrophic influence. Treatment of differentiated PC-12 cells with nicotine produced a concentration-dependent increase in cell-surface TrkA receptors that occurred concomitantly with cytoprotection. The effect of nicotine was blocked by either of the α7 receptor antagonists α-bungarotoxin (α-BTX) or methyllycaconatine. The cytoprotective action of nicotine also was inhibited by pretreatment with 10–100 nM Aβ1–42. Nicotine also was administered (four injections of 30 μg, spaced evenly over 24 h) to rats by direct injection into a lateral cerebral ventricle. Brain TrkA expression was increased significantly in hippocampus and entorhinal cortex (up to 32% above control), with no changes found in cerebral cortex or hypothalamus. The nicotine-induced increases in TrKA expression in hippocampus and entorhinal cortex were significantly inhibited by 10 μg α-BTX or by 10 nmol Aβ1–42. Therefore, physiologically relevant concentrations of Aβ1–42 can prevent nicotine-induced TrkA receptor expression in brain regions containing cholinergic neurons susceptible to the neurotoxicity associated with Alzheimer’s disease.     

L158,809和西拉普利对体外培养系膜细胞TGF-β1表达和细胞外基质蛋白分泌的影响

目的：观察血管紧张素受体拮抗剂(ARBs)L158，809和血管紧张素转换酶(ACE)抑制剂西拉普利对体外培养人肾小球系膜细胞转化生成因子(TGF—β1)表达和纤维连接蛋白、层粘连蛋白和Ⅳ型胶原分泌的影响。方法：分别在不同葡萄糖浓度(5.6mmol／L和30mmol／L)和药物浓度(1、10、100和500μmol／L)下体外培养人肾小球系膜细胞，分别于24、48和72h后测定细胞增殖。然后将系膜细胞分为低糖(5．6mmol／L)对照组(LG)、高糖(30mmol／L)对照组(HG)、L158，809(10μmol／L)组和西拉普利(10μmmol／L)组，48h后，分别用RT-PCR法测定TGF-β1表达，ELISA和放射免疫法测定细胞上清液中TGF-β1、纤维连接蛋白、层粘连蛋白和Ⅳ胶原浓度。结果：与低糖对照组相比，高糖对照组系膜细胞过度增殖，细胞上清液中TGF-βl、纤维连接蛋白、层粘连蛋白和Ⅳ胶原浓度明显升高，TGF-βlmRNA表达也显升高；而L158，809组和西拉普利组TGF-β1和细胞外基质(ECM)蛋白水平明显低于高糖对照组，且TGF-β1mRNA水平亦表达明显降低。结论：高糖可刺激体外培养系膜细胞过度增殖，TGF-β1表达增高，ECM蛋白分泌明显增加，而L158，809和西拉普利均可抑制高糖环境下上述现象。     

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。     

慢性乙型肝炎病人血清中游离白细胞介素2受体升高的意义

应用放射免疫分析法测定慢性活动性肝炎(CAH)和慢性迁延性肝炎(CPH)病人及健康人血清中游离白细胞介素2受体(fIL2R)水平,CAH和CPH病人的cpm分别是2326±617及1277±397,健康人仅为343±213。结果发现:CAH和CPH病人血清中fIL2R水平均显著高于健康人(P<0.01);CAH病人血清中fIL2R水平高于CPH病人(P<0.01)。提示,慢性乙型肝炎病人血清中fIL2R水平升高可能与其免疫应答异常及炎症活动性有关。     

人胎盘微绒毛膜的制备及其转铁蛋白受体研究

作者分别用差速离心法及蔗糖梯度离心法制备胎盘微绒毛膜(PMM),用受体放射分析法研究了PMM的转铁蛋白受体(TfB),结果表明:两种方法制备的PMM均可用于受体分析,但差速离心法更为简便。测定60例产妇PMM的TfR,其数目为3.53±1.98×10~(12)个位点/mg膜蛋白,最大结合容量为6.33±4.21×10~(-12)mol/mg膜蛋白,Kd值为4.95±3.39×10~(-9)mol/L。受体结合反应体系最适实验条件为,膜蛋白浓度每管50μg,标记物浓度每管50 000cpm,孵育30分钟,B/F分离的聚乙二醇浓度为12％(W/V)。对TfR的特性研究表明:TfR与转铁蛋白的结合具有高度亲和力、高度特异性及可饱和性。     

Polymorphism of renin-angiotensin system genes in progressive IgA nephropathy

Summary: Clinical studies revealed that angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor reduces proteinuria and attenuates progressive decline in renal function in IgA nephropathy. Recent studies by us and others have demonstrated that the homozygote of the D allele (DD) of the ACE insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism is a potential risk factor for poor prognosis in IgA nephropathy, and that this deletion polymorphism predicts the therapeutic efficacy of ACE inhibition on proteinuria and, potentially, on progressive deterioration of renal function in patients with the nephropathy.