Human Peripheral Eosinophils with Receptors for IgM: Demonstration and Ultrastructural Morphology

Receptors for IgM were detected on peripheral blood human eosinophils by a rosette technique with ox red blood cells coated with the IgM fraction of the specific immunserum. Between 14 % and 43 % (mean 27 %) FcµR positive cells were found after an overnight incubation period at 37°C by using this technique. The specificity of the receptors for IgM was assessed by studying the inhibitory capacity of purified human IgM in the rosette assay. From an ultrastructural point of view, the EA^M rosette-forming cells are mature eosinophlic granulocytes characterized by a nucleus with a variable number of lobes and a certain number of «first type» granules partially or totally devoid of their content.     

Effect of prostaglandin E1 on preservation injury of canine liver grafts preserved in UW solution

This study investigated whether prostaglandin E₁ (PGE₁) could reduce hepatic injury to the liver graft caused by harvesting and 24-h preservation in University of Wisconsin (UW) solution in a canine model. The PGE₁-treated group was intravenously administered 0.5 g/kg per minute of PGE₁ for 30 min before harvesting, as well as a concentration of 1 mg/l PGE₁ in the washout and UW solutions. In both the PGE₁-treated and the control group, all recipients survived for 1 week or more after transplantation. Arterial ketone body ratio (AKBR) remained over 1.0 in the early postoperative period. The PGE₁ group showed significant reductions in guanase, GOT, and LDH during the early postoperative period compared to the untreated control group. Histological examination disclosed partial mitochondrial swelling, hepatocyte vacuolation, and necrosis in the control group, while such abnormalities were rarely seen in the PGE₁ group. These results suggest that PGE₁ can effectively reduce hepatic injury to liver grafts preserved in UW solution prior to transplantation.     

小容量高渗氯化钠溶液/琥珀酰明胶复苏犬失血性休克

目的:研究复合应用高渗氯化钠溶液和琥珀酰明胶对失血性休克犬的血流动力学和氧转运的影响。方法:18只犬麻醉后气管内插管,自主呼吸空气。经股动脉放血至平均动脉压为6.7kPa并维持2h。分为3组,每组6只。氯化钠溶液组:于5min内输入失血量10%的75g·L-1NaCl;高渗氯化钠溶液/琥珀酰明胶组:于5min内输入失血量10%的75g·L-1NaCl/琥珀酰明胶;乳酸钠林格氏液组:于20min内输入2.5倍失血量的乳酸钠林格氏液。结果:3组的血流动力学参数在治疗后都有显著的改善。高渗氯化钠溶液/琥珀酰明胶对血流动力学和氧供的作用时间较HSC持久。高渗氯化钠溶液/琥珀酰明胶组的胶体渗透压明显高于其它两组。各组氧摄取率和血浆乳酸浓度无显著差异。结论:失血性休克早期应用小容量75g·L-1NaCl/琥珀酰明胶可改善血流动力学和氧供需平衡。     

心脏停搏液预处理对大鼠离体心脏缺血性挛缩及再灌注冠脉流量的影响

目的　观察心脏停搏液（ 简称停搏液）预处理对大鼠离体心脏缺血性挛缩的发生及再灌注冠脉流量的影响。方法　选用ＳＤ大鼠离体Ｌａｎｇｅｎｄｏｒｆｆ 逆行灌注模型,观察应用停搏液时心脏缺血性挛缩的发生时间和幅度以及再灌注心脏冠脉流量的改变。结果　停搏液预处理显著增加了心脏缺血再灌注期间的冠脉流量,显著延迟了缺血期间心肌挛缩的发生时间,并降低其幅度。结论　停搏液预处理减轻缺血心肌挛缩的程度,可能是其心脏缺血再灌注损伤的保护作用的机制之一。     

STUDY ON MODIFIED COLD STORAGE METHOD OF RAT LIVERS WITH SELF-MADE HYD SOLUTION

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Thermoresponsive Reversible Unimer Micelles of Amphiphilic Fluorinated Copolymers

Amphiphilic fluorinated copolymers PEGMAx-co-FAy and TEGMAx-co-FAy are prepared by activators regenerated by electron transfer atom transfer radical polymerization (ARGET-ATRP). All polymers present a reversible thermoresponsive lower critical solution temperature-type behavior, and a cloud point temperature (T_c) in the range of 30–60 °C strictly dependent on the length of the oxyethylene side chain, the content of the hydrophobic counits, and the concentration of the solution. Combined small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and dynamic light scattering measurements are used to study the self-assembly behavior in water, organic solvents (tetrahydrofuran [THF] and dimethylformamide [DMF]), and a fluorinated solvent (hexafluorobenzene [HFB]). SAXS confirms the formation of compact-globular single-chain self-folded unimer micelles in water below T_c, which generally presents small hydrodynamic diameters (D_h ≤ 8 nm) as a result of the folding of the hydrophobic perfluorohexylethyl acrylate counits. The copolymers are also able to form reverse unimer micelle in HFB. The copolymers are not able to self-assemble in unimer micelles in THF or DMF solutions, in which they adopt conventional random coil conformations.     

The superiority of UW solution for maintaining ATP concentrations during pulmonary preservation

We evaluated three solutions used for preserving lungs, namely, University of Wisconsin (UW), Euro-Collins (E-C), and low potassium dextran (LPD), by measuring the high energy phosphates in the preserved lung tissue. The left lungs of Sprague-Dawley rats were excised and flushed with 5 ml of one of the solutions at 10°C through the pulmonary artery, after which they were deflated and immersed in the solution at 10°C for 24 h. The tissue adenosine triphosphate (ATP) concentration in mol/g tissue wet weight after 24 h of storage was 2.55 ± 0.48 (n = 7) in the UW lungs, 1.98 ± 0.25 (n = 6) in the E-C lungs, and 1.53 ± 0.32 (n = 4) in the LPD lungs, being significantly higher in the UW lungs than in either the E-C or LPD lungs (P < 0.05). The histopathological findings of the E-C lungs were more deteriorated, with marked interstitial edema, septal hypertrophy, and perivascular hyaline degeneration, than either the UW or LPD lungs. Thus, the findings of this study indicate the superiority of UW solution for lung preservation.     

Pregnancy: Effects of hyperosmolar glucose, prostaglandin-F2{alpha} and 15-methyl-prostaglandin-F2{alpha} on human placental cells in vitro

The objective of this study was to assess the ability of certaindrugs, used for local injection therapy of ectopic pregnancy,to suppress the activities of cultured human placental cells.Placental cells from legal first trimester abortions were preparedby collagenase treatment and density gradient centrifugation.The cells were exposed to hyperosmolar glucose (500 mg/ml),15-methyl-prostaglandin-F₂ (15-m-PGF₂; 10–7 to 10–3mol/l) and prostaglandin-F₂ (PGF₂; 10–5 to 5X10–3mol/l) for 30 min on days 2–4 after seeding. The effectson the secretion of human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG) andprogesterone, as well as on the protein content per culturewell, were measured. Hyperosmolar glucose was the most effectivedrug and caused a marked decrease of the protein content inthe culture wells and a reduction of progesterone secretion.Of the two prostaglandins, only 15-m-PGF₂ affected the viabilityof the cells and reduced the protein content of the wells. Theclinical effectiveness of the two groups of drugs seems to besimilar but certain in-vitro effects are different. Thus invivo they may act on different target tissues. Against thisbackground, the combination of hyperosmolar glucose and prostaglandinsmight be an interesting approach for local injection therapyfor tubal pregnancy.     

Effects of various HTK solution regimens on proteinuria after renal transplantation in dogs

Investigations were carried out by means of an autologous, heterotopic model for kidney transplantation applied to dogs. Duration of cold ischemia was 48 h. Four experimental groups were arranged. During the first 20 min following revitalization of the transplanted kidney, group 1 (HTK solution/80 cm perfusion height) showed a significant glomerular and tubular malfunction. In group 2 (HTK solution/120 cm perfusion height), only four urinary proteins with molecular weights of 25 kDa, 67 kDa, 100 kDa and >100 kDa were found. The excretion of higher molecular proteins receded over the 20-min period of observation. In both group 3 (HTK/aspartate solution) and group 4 (HTK/tryptophan solution) the quantity of excreted glomerular and tubular protein was well above that of group 2. As opposed to the Tryptophan group, a complete restoration of renal function was observed in the Aspartate group after 4 weeks. In general, the standard HTK protective solution delivered with 120 cm perfusion pressure gave the most favorable results, with the lowest levels of proteinuria and a satisfactory recovery of renal function after revitalization.