一种候选的转移相关基因MTA1在卵巢癌中的表达

目的　为阐明卵巢癌浸润和转移的分子机理 ,我们研究了转移相关基因MTA1在卵巢癌中的表达。方法　应用逆转录多聚酶链反应 (RT -PCR)方法 ,对 4 8例卵巢组织 ,其中 8例正常卵巢 ,2 0例卵巢癌原发灶和 2 0例相配对的淋巴结进行了分析。结果　 7例有转移的卵巢癌原发灶中 ,5例MTA1mRNA过度表达 (T /N比值 >2 ) ,占 71.4 % ,无转移的原发灶MTA1mRNA过度表达为 2 3.1% (3/ 13) ,P <0 .0 5 ;7例有转移的淋巴结中 ,6例过度表达占 85 .7% ,13例无转移的淋巴结中有 2例过度表达 (15 .4 % ) ,P <0 .0 5 ;结论　MTA1基因的过度表达与卵巢癌的淋巴结转移密切相关 ,MTA1mRNA的高表达可能是评价卵巢癌恶性程度的潜在指标。     

热休克蛋白27基因在食管鳞状上皮癌变过程中的表达

目的:研究食管鳞癌、癌旁及正常食管粘膜中热休克蛋白27(HSP27)基因的表达。方法:采用RTPCR方法,定量检测26例食管鳞癌、癌旁及正常食管粘膜中HSP27基因表达水平。结果:以HSP27/GAPDHmRNA灰度比值表示HSP27基因的相对表达量。食管鳞癌、癌旁(不典型增生)和正常食管粘膜中的HSP27/GAPDH灰度比值分别为0.81±0.27、0.90±0.24和1.22±0.39。HSP27基因表达水平在食管鳞癌和不典型增生食管粘膜中的表达量明显低于正常食管粘膜(P<0.05),而HSP27基因在食管鳞癌和不典型增生食管粘膜中的表达量差别无显著性(P>0.05)。食管鳞癌、不典型增生食管粘膜及正常食管粘膜中的HSP27基因表达在不同患者年龄、性别和淋巴结转移之间均无显著性差异(P>0.05)。结论:HSP27基因在食管鳞癌和不典型增生食管粘膜中表达与正常食管粘膜相比明显降低,提示HSP27基因在食管鳞癌的发生、发展过程中有不同程度的表达缺失。因此,提高HSP27基因在食管鳞癌中的表达将来可能会成为一种非常有效的生物学治疗手段。     

10例大肠癌患者外周血中CK20mRNA检测

目的：检测大肠癌患者外周血中的癌细胞，以确定其肿瘤是否有微转移发生。方法：应用逆转录酶链反应(RT-PCR)，检测10例大肠癌患者癌组织和外周血中CK20mRNA的表达。结果：10例大肠癌患者中有5例外周血检测出CK20mRNA，阳性率为50％。结论：外周血中CK20mRNA检测可作为大肠癌病人肿瘤微转移的参考指标，有助于肠癌转移的早期发现和选择更好的化疗方案。     

Specific amygdaloid nuclei are involved in suppression or propagation of epileptiform activity during transition stage between oral automatisms and generalized clonic seizures

Kindling is a model of the neural plasticity that occurs following stimulation to the brain, which can result in epileptogenesis. The amygdala (Am), one of the most sensitive structures from which to induce electrical kindling, is comprised of distinct nuclei that possess differences in threshold for seizure initiation, unique cellular and molecular morphology, and specific neuroanatomical connections within the amygdala and, to other cortical and subcortical brain structures. The aim of this study was to map the spread of epileptiform activity throughout the ipsilateral and contralateral hemispheres during the transition stage between oral automatisms and generalized clonic seizures, by measuring changes in mRNA expression for c-fos, NGFI-A, and BDNF. The stimulating electrode was implanted in either the basolateral (BL) or the lateral (CeL) or medial (CeM) subdivisions of the central nucleus of the amygdala. The rats were kindled once daily using afterdischarge-threshold electrical stimulation until the first forelimb clonic seizure was induced. They were sacrificed 30 min later, and their brains were prepared for in situ hybridization to measure mRNA expression of c-fos, NGFI-A and BDNF. The results demonstrate that: (1) the threshold to elicit an afterdischarge from the BL was lower than that of either the medial (CeM) or lateral (CeL) subdivisions of the Ce, which did not differ from each other; (2) the patterns of mRNA expression for c-fos, NGFI-A and BDNF were highly similar to each other when the stimulation site was the BL or the CeL, and included mainly limbic cortical and subcortical areas ipsilateral to the electrode; (3) c-fos was the only probe to be expressed in the contralateral hemisphere following the first motor seizure, and the pattern of its expression reflected a subset of structures recruited in the ipsilateral hemisphere including the claustrum, insular and perirhinal cortices; (4) unexpectedly, stimulation of the CeM elicited seizures and afterdischarges of shorter duration than those evoked by stimulation of the BL or CeL, and failed to increase mRNA expression for any of the probes in the hippocampus or in the contralateral hemisphere. A neuroanatomical model of Am-induced seizure propagation is proposed suggesting that the Claust–Ins–PRh play a pivotal role during the transition between oral automatisms and generalized clonic convulsions.     

人肝癌及癌旁组织中Smad 4、Smad 7 mRNA和蛋白表达研究

目的 :分析Smad 4、Smad 7mRNA和蛋白在人肝癌组织中的表达并与癌旁组织比较 ,了解Smad 4mRNA和蛋白与肝癌临床病理特征之间的关系。方法 :用原位杂交和免疫组化方法检测 36例肝癌存档病理标本和其中的 2 8例癌旁组织病理标本Smad 4、Smad 7mRNA和相应的蛋白。结果 :Smad 4mRNA和其蛋白在肝癌组织中的表达低于肝癌癌旁组织 ,癌组织表达率分别为 2 8%和 19% ,癌旁组织表达率分别为 86 %和 75 % ,两者之间差别有统计学意义(P <0 .0 1)。Smad 7mRNA和其蛋白表达则相反 ,癌组织表达强 ,表达率分别为 6 6 %和 6 4 % ,癌旁组织表达率分别为14 %和 36 % ,两者之间差别有统计学意义 (P <0 .0 1和P <0 .0 5 )。Smad 4mRNA和蛋白与肝癌患者年龄、性别和肿瘤大小无关 ,但与肿瘤细胞类型、是否转移存在相关性。结论 :Smad 4和Smad 7蛋白作为转化生长因子 - β(TGF β)信号转导途径的下游分子 ,在肝癌组织中表达发生了改变 ,参与肝癌的发生、发展。     

实时定量PCR检测体外诱导条件下小鼠骨髓基质细胞S100mRNA表达水平变化

目的:检测S100 mRNA含量,初步探讨骨髓基质细胞体外诱导条件下向雪旺细胞样细胞分化的可能性。方法:采用差速贴壁的方法分离、培养小鼠骨髓基质细胞。经β-ME,ATRA,Forskolin,bFGF,PDGF,HRG体外诱导后,利用实时定量PCR检测S100 mRNA水平的变化。结果:诱导后,骨髓基质细胞S100 mRNA水平上升,诱导前后水平变化有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论:实时定量PCR检测S100 mRNA含量具有较高的灵敏度和特异性。体外诱导后骨髓基质细胞S100 mRNA表达量增多。     

绒毛及合体滋养层细胞吲哚胺2,3-二氧化酶表达与流产的关系

目的:探讨人早孕绒毛组织吲哚胺2,3-二氧化酶(IDO)的表达与流产的关系。方法:RT-PCR测正常妊娠和难免流产绒毛组织及JAR细胞株IDOmRNA表达;免疫组化分析两组绒毛组织IDO蛋白质表达;Westernblot检测体外培养的合体滋养层细胞IDO蛋白质表达;高效液相色谱法检测细胞培养上清液中有无犬尿氨酸。结果:难免流产组绒毛组织IDOmRNA及蛋白质表达均低于正常组;JAR细胞株不表达IDOmRNA;合体滋养层细胞表达IDO蛋白质;合体滋养层细胞培养上清中有犬尿氨酸。结论:绒毛组织IDO正常表达是维持妊娠所必需;体外培养的人早孕绒毛合体滋养层细胞表达的IDO具有活性。