The "throbbing sign"--an indication of early venous congestion in replantation surgery.

Venous congestion in a replanted or transplanted digit can be detected, even before any obvious color changes, by the "throbbing" elicited by pinching the digit between the thumb and finger of the examiner until the skin blanches. Releasing the pressure slowly, a sensation of throbbing will be felt synchronous with the patient's pulse rate. The sign disappears when venous congestion is relieved or when swelling persists and increases enough to lessen the arterial inflow.     

The relative ethylumbelliferone dealkylase activity characterizing the effect of different inducers on the hydroxylase system in the liver musomes of female mice

d,l-Camphor was detected as a new inducer of hydroxylase in the liver musomes of female mice. After a 2-day inhalation of d,l-camphor, cyt. P-450 and the ethylumbelliferone dealkylase were increased by 250 per cent and the NADPH-cyt. P-450 reductase by 350 per cent. The product [NADPH-cyt. P-450 reductase activity × cyt. P450 concentration] was shown to be a suitable reference parameter for the ethylumbelliferone dealkylase activity in the liver musomes during the treatment with four different inducers. The relative dealkylase activity Q was much decreased during inhalation of cyclohexane or d,l-camphor.

$\text{Q =}\text{mU ethylumbelliferone dealkylase}\text{mU NADPH-cty. P-450 reductase × nmoles cty. P-450/mg protein}$

Obviously these two inducers preferably enhanced cyt. P-450 species with a low dealkylase activity. The Q-values were reproducible. Q was increased by 100 per cent during induction of a MC-sensitive mouse strain with 3-methylcholanthrene, but it was only moderately decreased by induction with phenobarbital. Corresponding to this, methylcholanthrene is known to selectively induce a cyt. P-448 with high dealkylase activity whereas phenobarbital is known to change the hydroxylase specificity in the liver musomes not very much.     

银环蛇毒素对白血病K562细胞株凋亡诱导作用的研究

目的 探讨银环蛇毒素及其若干组分在体外对白血病K562细胞株的凋亡诱导作用。方法 采用阳离子交换层析法分离纯化银环蛇粗毒，应用MTT法、荧光显微镜和流式细胞术等研究毒素对K562细胞株的凋亡作用。结果 除Ⅳ峰毒素外，银环蛇粗毒及分离的部分组分IV峰、Ⅶ峰和Ⅷ峰等毒素的荧光显微图末见特征性的凋亡小体，DNA含量分布组方图中的二倍体峰前末见Gl细胞群。结论 银环蛇毒对K562细胞具有杀伤作用，但并非是细胞凋亡作用，而是致细胞坏死，而粗毒中的某些组分可能具有促K562细胞凋亡作用。     

胆红素对神经突触膜Na^＋,K^＋—ATP酶影响的实验研究

为了研究胆红素的神经毒性作用，对５９只出生２天的ＳＤ大白鼠分别予以腹腔注射不同剂量胆红素制造高胆红素血症动物模型，不连续密度梯度法分离提取脑神经元突触膜，测定Ｎａ＋，Ｋ＋－ＡＴＰ酶活力。结果：随着血清胆红素浓度的逐渐增加，脑组织中胆红素沉积量也逐渐增加，神经元突触膜Ｎａ＋，Ｋ＋－ＡＴＰ酶活力逐渐降低，Ｎａ＋，Ｋ＋－ＡＴＰ酶活力与脑组织中沉积的胆红素量呈负相关（ｒ＝－０．３４，Ｐ＜０．０１）。提示：胆红素对Ｎａ＋，Ｋ＋－ＡＴＰ酶具有抑制作用。     

肾上腺素诱导兔血小板聚集的实践与理论探讨

目的创建以Ａｄｒ诱导兔血小板聚集的方法，并对受体分子特性作初步探讨。方法以高Ｋ＋缓冲液等取代兔ＰＲＰ中血浆，以Ａｄｒ诱导聚集，以Ａｐｙｒ证实结果。结果兔血小板悬浮于高Ｋ＋缓冲液时Ａｄｒ能单独诱导真正的聚集。结论由此推测血小板膜上α２肾上腺素受体分子可能为由两种亚单位组成：促聚亚单位和辅助亚单位。人辅助亚单位当Ａｄｒ浓度高达聚集阈值以上时可被激活，与促聚亚单位结合为活性的二聚体，与Ａｄｒ进一步结合发生聚集作用。兔辅助亚单位则还需要高Ｋ＋方能被激活     

PI3K inhibitors in trastuzumab-resistant HER2-positive breast cancer cells with PI3K pathway alterations

The activation of the PI3K signaling pathway resulting from genetic alterations induces carcinogenesis and resistance to anticancer therapies. Breast cancer is a major malignancy that is associated with dysregulation of the PI3K signaling pathway. PIK3CA mutations and PTEN loss occur in every subtype of breast cancer. PI3K inhibitors are being evaluated in breast cancer after the success of an alpha isoform-specific PI3K inhibitor in estrogen receptor (ER)-positive/HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer. Some preclinical data indicate the potential for PI3K/mTOR targeting in combination with trastuzumab for HER2-positive breast cancer with or without expression of the estrogen receptor. However, the role of this therapy in HER2-positive breast cancer with PIK3CA mutations and/or PTEN loss remains unclear. We examined three HER2-positive, ER-negative breast cancer cell lines to determine the efficacy of a novel alpha isoform-specific PI3K inhibitor in combination with trastuzumab. The results indicated that this combination was effective in PIK3CA-mutant or PTEN-deficient breast cancer cells by inducing apoptosis and inhibiting the expression of downstream proteins. PTEN loss by siRNA modulation in parental HER2-positive cancer cells with PI3K signaling pathway alterations could not confer resistance to alpelisib or GDC-0077 plus trastuzumab. We selected the CK-MB-1 cell line without alterations in the PI3K pathway to demonstrate that PI3K inhibitors plus trastuzumab represented a biomarker-specific treatment. In vivo effects of alpelisib plus trastuzumab were tested and confirmed in a mouse model, showing the combination strategy offered the best opportunity to achieve tumor volume reduction. With known safety profiles, this cytotoxic chemotherapy-free regimen warrants further attention as a biomarker-driven strategy for treating HER2-positive breast cancer.