Inflammatory pseudotumor of the lung — fibrous histiocytoma type

A 7 1/2-year-old girl with an inflammatory pseudotumor of the lung is presented. The nature of the lesion was not recognized pre-or intraoperatively. The lesion was rubbery, yellowish, and well-defined but not encapsulated. Histologically, a spindle-cell lesion with a storiform pattern and chronic inflammatory-cell infiltrate was seen. The immunological and ultrastructural studies supported an inflammatory origin. The lesion corresponds to the fibrous histiocytoma variant of inflammatory pseudotumor of the lung, as defined recently by Matsubara et al. [17]. This must be distinguished from rare benign neoplasms of the lung such as benign fibrous histiocytoma, leiomyoma, Schwannoma, and histiocytosis.     

特布他林对海水淹溺型肺水肿兔肺组织炎症反应的抑制作用

目的探讨特布他林对海水淹溺型肺水肿兔肺组织炎症反应的影响。方法36只机械通气的麻醉新西兰兔随机分成正常组（N组）、对照组（C组）和特布他林治疗组（T组）。C组和T组经颈动脉注入4ml／kg的配方海水，20min后C组经颈动脉注入2ml生理盐水，而T、组则注入0．15mg／kg特布他林，N组除未注入配方海水外，其余处理同C组。观察肺泡灌洗液（BALF）中TNF-α计量和中性粒细胞计数，取部分右下肺常规病理学检查，并分别用RT-PCR和ELISA检测肺组织中TNF-α、IL-1β和IL-8的mRNA表达及蛋白含量。结果病理学观察显示C组的肺组织内有大量的炎性细胞浸润，肺泡隔断裂、肺泡破裂、相互融合、肺泡大量萎陷，肺泡内有出血及透明膜形成。T组的上述改变轻于C组。T组肺组织内TNF-α、IL-1β和IL-8的mRNA表达及蛋白含量均显著低于C组（P〈0．05），BALF中TNF-α和中性粒细胞计数减少。结论特布他林可以抑制海水淹溺型肺水肿兔肺组织的TNF-α、IL-1β和IL-8，从而减轻肺组织炎症反应。     

重性抑郁障碍患者躯体症状与脑源性神经营养因子和炎性因子的相关性研究

背景 大量证据表明抑郁障碍患者的躯体症状的风险比正常人高,但躯体易感性的机制尚不明确。部分研究认为前者脑源性神经营养因子前体(ProBDNF)、炎性因子水平比正常人高,而这是否与伴随的躯体症状有关还没有明确的结论。目的 探讨重性抑郁障碍(MDD)患者躯体症状与脑源性神经营养因子(BDNF)、炎性因子的特征及其相关性。方法 选取2019年2月至2020年12月山西医科大学第一医院精神卫生科门诊或住院部MDD患者59例与同期社区招募的健康志愿者32例作为研究对象。根据躯体化症状自评量表(SSS)将MDD患者分为伴躯体症状抑郁障碍(SD)组37例(SSS总分>36分)和不伴躯体症状抑郁障碍(NSD)组22例(SSS总分≤36分),32例健康志愿者为健康对照组(HC组)。收集临床资料,包括性别、年龄、受教育年限、17项汉密尔顿抑郁量表(HAMD-17)评分、SSS评分、BDNF、ProBDNF与炎性因子[C反应蛋白(CRP)、白介素4(IL-4)、白介素6(IL-6)、白介素10(IL-10)、白介素18(IL-18)、白介素23a(IL-23a)、高迁移率族蛋白B1(HMGB1)、肿瘤...     

血清炎性因子在骨折延迟愈合患者富血小板血浆治疗中的变化

探讨血清炎性因子在骨折延迟愈合患者富血小板血浆治疗中的变化。方法 选取2020年4月—2021年4月我院收治的98例骨折患者,均予以富血小板血浆联合钢板内固定手术治疗,根据术后6个月内是否发生骨折延迟愈合分为延迟愈合组（37例）和正常愈合组（61例）。分别于骨折后1、4、8、12周采集患者血清样本,采用酶联免疫吸附法检测血清人可溶性细胞间粘附分子-1（sICAM-1）、人可溶性血管细胞粘附分子-1（sVCAM-1）、肿瘤坏死因子-α（TNF-α）等炎症因子水平,并绘制ROC曲线,评估其对骨折延迟愈合的预测价值。采用酶联免疫双抗体夹心法检测血清骨钙素（BGP）、Ⅰ型胶原氨基端肽原（PINP）、碱性磷酸酶（ALP）、胰岛素样生长因子-1（IGF-1）等骨生化代谢指标水平,并采用Pearson分析骨生化代谢指标与炎症因子的关系。结果 骨折1周时,两组患者血清sICAM-1、sVCAM-1、TNF-α等炎症因子水平比较差异无统计学意义（P＞0.05）;骨折4、8、12周时,延迟愈合组患者血清sICAM-1、sVCAM-1、TNF-α等炎症因子水平均高于正常愈合组（P＜0.05）,且随着时间推移,两组患者血清sICAM-1、sVCAM-1、TNF-α水平先升高后降低,但延迟愈合组炎症因子水平波动较正常愈合组更明显（P＜0.05）。骨折1周时,两组患者血清BGP、PINP、ALP、IGF-1等骨生化代谢指标水平比较差异无统计学意义（P＞0.05）,且两组各时间点血清ALP水平比较差异无统计学意义（P＞0.05）; 骨折4、8、12周时延迟愈合组患者血清BGP水平逐渐升高并高于正常愈合组,血清IGF-1水平逐渐升高但低于正常愈合组,骨折8、12周时延迟愈合组患者血清PINP水平低于正常愈合组（P＜0.05）。Pearson相关性分析结果显示,血清sICAM-1、sVCAM-1、TNF-α等炎症因子水平与血清BGP呈正相关（r=0.523,P＜0.001）,与血清IGF-1呈负相关（r=-0.467,P＜0.001）。ROC曲线分析结果显示,骨折8周时,血清炎症因子水平诊断骨折延迟愈合的曲线下面积高于0.7,提示其具有较好诊断价值,且联合检测对骨折延迟愈合诊断的灵敏度更高（P＜0.05）。结论 延迟愈合骨折患者血清sICAM-1、sVCAM-1、TNF-α等炎症因子指标水平随骨折时间增加呈现先升高后降低变化,炎症因子指标水平波动明显,且术后8周时血清炎症因子对预测骨折延迟愈合具有一定参考意义     

基于骨免疫微环境探讨补肾活血方防治绝经后骨质疏松症的研究进展

骨质疏松症（OP）是我国人群中最常见的多发病,好发于绝经后的老年妇女,增加了患者骨折的风险。绝经后骨质疏松症（PMOP）是一种以骨量减少和骨折风险增加为特征的全身性疾病,主要是绝经后雌激素水平显著降低导致的。除了雌激素缺乏对骨骼的直接负面影响外,绝经后妇女免疫状态的改变间接导致骨骼的持续破坏,因为绝经后妇女通常表现出慢性低级别炎症表型,细胞因子表达和免疫细胞谱发生改变。PMOP已严重危害我国女性健康。补肾活血方是一种应用广泛的补肾活血中药,近年来,随着我国临床医师与患者越来越重视中医药,补肾活血方被应用于多种疾患,包括骨科的多种疾病,其对PMOP的防治效果亦明显。该文基于骨免疫微环境,以骨代谢对PMOP产生影响为基础,论述补肾活血方的作用机制。     

Takayasu arteritis: Follow-up studies for 20 years

We reviewed retrospectively 126 (5 male, 121 female) patients suffering from Takayasu arteritis who had been treated in our clinics from 1971 to 1990. The patients' ages ranged from 19 to 80yrs old (1990) with a mean age of 48.7 ± 11.8 years. HLA typing analysis in 98 patients revealed that 45 patients (47%) were confirmed as carrying the Bw52 antigen, a high result that is statistically significant as compared with that in healthy Japanese. Arteriograms (performed in 75 patients) revealed that 28 patients (37%) were affected in the aorta and its main branches by this disease (type IV by Nasu's classification) and 23 patients (31%) were affected only in the main branches (type I). The C-reactive protein (CRP) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) improved significantly from 2.55 ± 0.28(+) and 57.0 ± 5.69 mm/hr to 0.53 ± 0.12(+) and 31.2 ± 3.45 mm/hr, respectively after treatment including steroid and antiplatelet therapy (P < 0.01).=" patients=" with=" bw52=" exhibited=" more=" severe=" inflammatory=" conditions=" than=" those=" without=" bw52.=" lung=" scintillations=" performed=" in=" 81=" patients=" showed=" pulmonary=" arterial=" lesions=" in=" 50=" patients=" (62%).=" echocardiograms=" revealed=" aortic=" regurgitation=" (ar)=" in=" 44=" patients=" (35%),=" with=" a=" significant=" difference=" noted=" between=" the=" bw52=" positive=" group=" and=" the=" bw52=" negative=" group=" [29/40=" (73%)=" versus=" 11/47=" (23%),=">P < 0.001].=" patients=" with=" bw52=" were=" prescribed=" higher=" doses=" of=" steroids=">P < 0.05)=" for=" longer=" periods=">P < 0.01)=" than=" those=" without=" bw52.=" of=" 11=" patients=" who=" died=" during=" our=" study=" period,=" 7=" died=" of=" cardiac=" complications,=" all=" of=" whom=" were=" suffering=" from=" ar.=" hla=" analysis=" performed=" in=" 6=" of=" these=" 7=" patients=" revealed=" that=" all=" carried=" the=" bw52=" antigen.=" in=" conclusion,=" the=" retrospective=" survey=" revealed=" that=" patients=" carrying=" the=" bw52=" antigen=" showed=" more=" severe=" inflammatory=" conditions=" and=" progressed=" more=" rapidly=" to=" complications=" and=" the=" fatal=" morbid=" condition,=" as=" compared=" with=" those=" without=" bw52.=" this=" suggests=" the=" important=" role=" of=" gene=" disequilibrium=" with=" this=" hla=">     

Single-Cell RNA Sequencing of Tumor-Infiltrating NK Cells Reveals that Inhibition of Transcription Factor HIF-1α Unleashes NK Cell Activity

1. Download : Download high-res image (191KB)
2. Download : Download full-size image

     

Evaluation of stromal metalloproteinases and vascular endothelial growth factors in a spontaneous metastasis model

This study aims to investigate MMP2 and MT1-MMP protein as well as VEGF-C and VEGF-D mRNA expression in tumor cells and distant organs considered to be targets for metastasis in a tumor spontaneous metastasis model previously described. Cultured tumor cells, able to express pro-MMP2, MMP2, pro-MMP9, and MT1-MMP, develop tumor growth and metastasis, mainly in the liver and spleen, when they are injected in the mammary pad gland of Wistar rats. Immunohistochemical studies of tumor masses showed small groups of tumor cells staining for MT1-MMP but not for MMP2. In the liver, tumor metastatic foci and a stromal positive staining for both MMP2 and MT1-MMP were shown. The spleen and lymph nodes, with only scattered metastatic cells, did not show MMPs immunostaining. Using RT-PCR, a significantly higher VEGF-C and VEGF-D gene expression was shown in the liver of tumor-bearing rats respect to normal rats, whereas spleen and lymph nodes did not show significant differences in mRNA VEGF-C/D levels. Taken together, our results suggest that the stroma microenvironment of target organs for metastasis has the ability to produce MMPs and VEGFs that facilitate the anchorage of tumor cells and promote tumor cell growth and angiogenesis.     

Infection of stromal and hemopoietic precursor cells with lentivirus vector <Emphasis Type="Italic">in vivo</Emphasis> and <Emphasis Type="Italic">in vitro</Emphasis>

We developed a method for gene transfer into mesenchymal stromal cells. Lentivirus vector containing green fluorescent protein gene for labeling stromal and hemopoietic precursor cells was obtained using two plasmid sets from different sources. The vector was injected into the femur of mice in vivo and added into culture medium for in vitro infection of the stromal sublayer of long-term bone marrow culture. From 25 to 80% hemopoietic stem cells forming colonies in the spleen were infected with lentivirus vector in vivo and in vitro. Fibroblast colony-forming cells from the femoral bones of mice injected with the lentivirus vector carried no marker gene. The marker gene was detected in differentiated descendants from mesenchymal stem cells (bone cavity cells from the focus of ectopic hemopoiesis formed after implantation of the femoral bone marrow cylinder infected with lentivirus vector under the renal capsule of syngeneic recipient). In in vitro experiments, the marker gene was detected in sublayers of long-term bone marrow cultures infected after preliminary 28-week culturing, when hemopoiesis was completely exhausted. The efficiency of infection of stromal precursor cells depended on the source of lentivirus. The possibility of transfering the target gene into hemopoietic precursor cells in vivo is demonstrated. Stromal precursor cells can incorporate the provirus in vivo and in vitro, but conditions and infection system for effective infection should be thoroughly selected. __________ Translated from Kletochnye Tehnologii v Biologii i Meditsine, No. 1, pp. 25–28, January, 2007     

三七总皂甙对红系祖细胞增殖调控机理的研究

采用造血祖细胞体外培养和造血生长因子检测等实验血液学技术，研究三七总皂甙对小鼠红系祖细胞调控的生物学机理。结果表明：三七总皂甙对正常或骨髓抑制一贫血模型小鼠的红系祖细胞增殖有明显促进作用。三七总皂甙亦可提高阿糖胞苷所致祖细胞的“自杀”率；经三七总皂甙诱导制备的脾细胞，Ｌ细胞培养上清液和红系祖细胞的直殖具有较高刺激活性。