慢性乙型肝炎患者血清维生素E水平与肝组织病理的关系研究

目的 探讨慢性乙型肝炎(CHB)患者血清维生素E水平与肝组织病理的关系.方法 选择66例慢性乙型肝炎患者进行肝穿刺病理学检查,健康对照组10例.化学比色法检测血清维生素E表达水平,同时检测HBV DNA、HBeAg及肝功能.结果 与正常对照组相比,慢性乙型肝炎患者血清维生素E水平明显降低(P<0.01);HBeAg阳性组与HBeAg阴性组比较,血清维生素E水平无明显差别(P0.05).CHB患者血清维牛素E水平与肝脏组织炎症呈负相关关系(r=-0.451,P<0.05),而与肝脏组织纤维化程度无明显相关(r=0.02,P0.05).结论 维生素E作为体内重要的抗氧化剂,参与了慢性乙型肝炎的炎症过程.在肝脏炎症过程中,适当补充维生素E,可能有助于缓解病情.     

中国汉族人群APOE等位基因频率的初步研究

载脂蛋白Ｅ（ａｐｏｌｉｐｏｐｒｏｔｅｉｎＥ，ＡＰＯＥ）基因是一个多功能基因，除调节脂类及脂蛋白代谢之外，近年来还发现它与Ａｌｚｈｅｉｍｅｒ病及Ⅲ型高血脂症等病之间有密切关系。为对上述疾病进行病因学研究，作者采用一步法ＰＣＲ技术对４３８名无亲缘关系的中国汉族健康受试者的ＡＰＯＥ基因进行分型，并计算其基因频率分布，结果表明，中国治疗人群ＡＰＯＥ３种等位基因的频率分别为：Ｅ２＝０．０４００，Ｅ３＝０．８     

Homozygous microdeletion of chromosome 4q11-q12 causes severe limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2E with joint hyperlaxity and contractures

Microdeletion syndromes are commonly transmitted as dominant traits and are frequently associated with variably expressed pleiotropic phenotypes. Nonlethal homozygous microdeletions, on the other hand, are very rare. Here, we delineate the fifth and so far largest homozygous microdeletion in nonmalignancies of approximately 400 kb on chromosome 4q11-q12 in a large consanguineous East-Anatolian family with six affected patients. The deleted region contains the beta-sarcoglycan gene (SGCB), the predicted gene SPATA18 (spermatogenesis associated 18 homolog) and several expressed sequence tags. Patients presented with a severe and progressive Duchenne-like muscular dystrophy phenotype, a combination of hyperlaxity and joint contractures, chest pain, palpitations, and dyspnea.     

Early-onset gastric carcinomas display molecular characteristics distinct from gastric carcinomas occurring at a later age

Gastric cancer is thought to result from a combination of environmental factors and accumulation of specific genetic alterations, and consequently mainly affects older patients (>50 years of age). Fewer than 10% of patients present with the disease before 45 years of age and these young patients are thought to develop carcinomas with a different molecular genetic profile from that of sporadic carcinomas occurring at a later age. Forty early-onset gastric carcinoma resection specimens were characterized for microsatellite instability (MSI) and loss of heterozygosity status using 22 polymorphic microsatellite markers. Twenty-four biopsies were additionally evaluated for the presence of MSI. No MSI was observed in any of the cases analysed. Losses were infrequent, but were most common for the D1S234 (26.1%) and D1S1676 (17.4%) markers, flanking the RUNX3 gene; for the p53ALU (23.1%) and TP53 (15.4%) markers, near the TP53 gene; and for the D16S2624 (17.2%) marker, near the E-cadherin (CDH1) gene. All cases with loss of CDH1, as well as 6/7 cases with loss of TP53, displayed aberrant staining of the corresponding proteins, pointing to a functional role for these proteins in early-onset gastric carcinogenesis. No germline CDH1, TP53 or RUNX3 mutations were detected in any of the cases analysed. No correlation was observed between non-functional E-cadherin and the histological type of the tumours analysed. Finally, Epstein-Barr virus was not detected in any of the cases analysed. On the basis of these results, early-onset gastric carcinomas appear to have characteristics distinct from gastric carcinomas occurring at a later age.     

α2-巨球蛋白基因I1000V多态性与散发阿尔茨海默氏病的关联研究

目的近年来有研究发现α2-巨球蛋白基因(α2-macroglobulin，A2M)Ile1000Val多态与阿尔茨海默氏病(Alzheimer’s disease，AD)发病有关联，但也有相悖的研究结果报道。因此．我们利用较大的样本，观察了A2M基因Ile1000Val多态在广州及成都地区汉族老年人中的分布，并探讨其与散发AD的相关性。方法以广州地区257例散发AD患者和242名正常老年人、成都地区112例散发AD患者和113名正常老年人为对象进行病例一对照研究。用聚合酶链反应一限制性片段长度多态性方法分析A2M基因11000V多态性和载脂蛋白E基因(apolipoprotelnE，apoE)多态性。结果(1)在两地合并样本中，AD患者与对照组中等位基因A2M-1000V的频率分别为7．7％与8．7％，广州与成都地区AD患者与对照组中A2M基因I1000V多态的分布差异无统计学意义。(2)散发AD无论按是否伴有apoE—ε4或按发病年龄分成不同亚组后，A2M基因I1000V多态的分布在病例组与对照组之间差异无统计学意义。结论广州与成都汉族人群中A2M基因I1000V多态与散发AD不具有关联。     

Ras homolog gene family H (RhoH) deficiency induces psoriasis-like chronic dermatitis by promoting TH17 cell polarization

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戊型肝炎病毒归科的形态学证据

采用超簿切片制样及负染色免疫电镜方法，对经细胞培养自戊型肝炎病人分离的８７Ａ株病毒进行了形态及形态发生的研究。结果显示，感染细胞胞浆局灶性空泡液泡病变区明显而普遍；病毒呈晶格样排列，在胞浆内装配成熟，与粗面内质网、病毒性包涵体、微丝等密切相关；病毒毒粒无囊膜，大小约３０ｎｍ呈圆形，表面形态不规整，电致密度不均一，偶见“凹杯形”、“刺突”等表面超微结构；感染细胞核呈现扭曲变形，异染色质趋边等显著受累及病变。其形态及形态发生特征表明其应为嵌杯病毒科新属—嗜肝ＲＮＡ病毒属的成员，而部分核苷酸序列分析也支持其为戊型肝炎病毒。     

Progressive dilated cardiomyopathy in a patient with longstanding and complete prednisone-induced hematological remission of idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome

Summary A female patient is described in whom the diagnosis of idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) with heart disease and peripheral neuropathy was made at the age of 32 years. Although prednisone induced a prompt and longstanding complete hematological remission, progressive and eventually intractable heart failure developed, and the patient died 6 years later. Endomyocardial biopsy at diagnosis showed infiltration with intact and disintegrated eosinophils and Charcot-Leyden crystals. Echocardiographic follow-up (including Doppler-Echocardiography) revealed mitral regurgitation with thickening and impaired motility of the posterior mitral leaflet, as well as progressive dilated cardiomyopathy. At autopsy, a diffuse interstitial fibrosis with patchy prominence in an eccentric hypertrophic and highly dilated heart was found. There were no significant endocardial thickening and no mural thrombi. In contrast to the findings of the initial endomyocardial biopsy, autopsy revealed no eosinophilic infiltrate.In this case, eosinophil-induced heart disease manifested as dilated cardiomyopathy, without endocardial fibrosis as originally described by Löffler. We speculate, that eosinophils have been deposited predominantly in the myocard at an early stage of disease, and — activated locally — secreted their granule proteins producing an initial damage to capillary endothelial cells and myocytes. After prednisone-induced clearance of eosinophils from blood and tissues, progressive, self-perpetuating interstitial fibrosis of the myocard and loss of myocytes eventually resulted in end-stage dilated cardiomyopathy.Abkürzungsverzeichnis HES idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome - UBBC unsaturated vitamin B₁₂ binding capacity - ECP eosinophil cationic protein - MBC major basic protein - EDD end-diastolic diameter of the left ventricle - LA left atrium diameter - LVEDP left ventricular end-diastolic pressure - NIH National Institutes of Health     

人FascDNA的克隆及其在大肠杆菌中表达的研究

为获得高质量及充足的Ｆａｓ蛋白，采用ＰＣＲ技术调整Ｆａｓ基因的开放阅读框架，使之与生物素化蛋白基因阅读框架一致；缺失了ＦａｓｃＤＮＡ基因的起始密码子并增加一个大肠杆菌偏性终止密码子，构建ＦａｓｃＤＮＡ和生物素化融合原核表达质粒ＰｉｎＰｏｉｎｔ－Ｆａｓ。将重组质粒转入大肠杆菌ＨＢ１０１，经５００ｍｍｏｌＩＰＴＧ在３７℃条件下诱导４ｈ，ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ及Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎ印迹检测融合蛋白在大肠杆菌得以高效表达，表达量为细菌总蛋白的１３．８％。用亲和层析树脂对生物素化融合蛋白进行亲和层析纯化，得到Ｆａｓ重组的蛋白，且表达的Ｆａｓ融合蛋白具有抗体结合活性。此蛋白的表达成功将解决Ｆａｓ膜蛋白不易提取的难题，为深入研究Ｆａｓ提供了良好材料来源     

CLONING AND EXPRESSION OF cDNA FOR HUMAN LYMPHO-TOXIN

人淋巴毒素（ｈＬＴ）系由淋巴细胞经抗原或有丝分裂原活化后产生的一类细胞因子，它具有抗瘤、抗病毒活性和许多重要的免疫调节作用，是一种非常有前途的生物制剂。近年来发现的膜相关型淋巴毒素更提示ｈＬＴ可能具有尚未被揭示的免疫调节活性。因此，克隆人ＬＴｃＤＮＡ并在大肠杆菌表达重组ｈＬＴ，对于ｈＬＴ的开发利用和研究其功能都具有重要意义。本实验按照公布的ｈＬＴｃＤＮＡ序列，经计算机分析并结合实验要求设计并合成一对ＰＣＲ引物，采用ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ技术从ＰＨＡ／ＰＭＡ活化２４ｈ的人Ｔ细胞系Ｊｕｒｋａｔ细胞总ＲＮＡ扩增出一５４１ｂｐＤＮＡ片段；经α－互补筛选，质粒小量快速抽提，限制性内切酶酶切鉴定，将该片段定向克隆于ｐＵＣ１８、ｐＵＣ１９质粒载体。限制性内切酶图谱分析和Ｓａｎｇｅｒ双脱氧链终止法序列测定表明：该ＤＮＡ片段与公布的人淋巴毒素ｃＤＮＡ序列完全一致。它包括编码人淋巴毒素成熟肽的全部ｃＤＮＡ序列。再进一步将该ｃＤＮＡ片段克隆于原核表达载体ｐＢＶ２２０，经地高辛标记探针菌落原位杂交筛选，限制性内切酶酶切鉴定方向，筛选出一阳性重组子ｐＢＶ－ｈＬＴ。ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ和Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎｂｌｏｔｉｎｇ分析表明：经温控诱导，该重组菌成功