Biological properties of interleukin-12 and its therapeutic use in persistent hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infection

Summary. Interleukin (IL)-12 is a pleiotropic cytokine produced by antigen-presenting cells in response to diverse stimuli. IL-12 is a key molecule in the regulation of host's immune responses. In particular, IL-12 influences the balance between the T-helper cells type 1 (TH₁) and type 2 (TH₂); it modulates macrophage responses through the control of interferon-gamma synthesis by TH₁ cells; and, suppresses IgE class antibody production (has a suppressive effect on allergic reactions) and promotes a shift in the IgG subclasses. IL-12 enhances resistance to several infectious diseases, is a powerful antitumor agent in vivo , and acts as a vaccine adjuvant. The biological properties of IL-12 point to the potential therapeutic use in persistent hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infection.     

斑点免疫渗滤法检测丙肝IgG抗体试剂盒的研制

用基因工程重组的丙肝抗原包被于硝酸纤维素膜，建立了检测丙肝ＩｇＧ抗体的斑点免疫渗滤法。与ＥＬＩＳＡ试剂盒进行双盲式同步测定，二法检验结果差异无显著性。渗滤法简便快速，适用于各级医院，有很强的推广价值。     

肾综合征出血热内分泌组织中的病毒抗原、病变及其关系

作者应用免疫细胞化学法研究了HFRS尸检内分泌及其有关组织中病毒抗原的分布,病毒抗原阳性细胞与病变的关系,病变的类型及病毒感染对胰腺内胰岛素表达的影响,所用的一抗有抗肾综合征出血热(HFRS)病毒糖蛋白(G_2),核蛋白(NP)及血凝素(HA)抗原的单克隆抗体(15种)和多克隆抗体(PAb)以及抗胰岛素(INS)单克隆抗体。结果显示,内分泌组织中有两种染色形态的病毒抗原,一种是胞浆弥漫染色的抗原,为G_2,NP或HA阳性,阳性细胞弥漫分布,另一种是以病毒包涵体(IB)形式出现的颗粒性抗原,MAbs染色多为实性,PAb染色多为空泡状。在9例胰腺组织中,有4例几乎在所有腺上皮细胞和少数胰岛细胞均为IB阳性,但PAb染色可在胰岛细胞中显示出空泡状IB。在其它内分泌组织中,IB只在少数细胞中出现。抗原阳性细胞很少出现坏死,但在脑垂体及肾上腺灶性或片状凝固性坏死区域也有弥漫性抗原阳性及IB存在。胰腺组织的胰岛素染色显示,除1例胰岛INS强阳性,其余8例均有明显的INS染色减弱及阳性细胞减少的表现。结果提示,内分泌组织中有两种病变,即以IB为特征的病毒直接感染引起的细胞病变,是病毒的弱致病变作用,该病变可能对细胞的内分泌功能产生影响;另一种病变是组织的灶性或大片性同步性凝固性坏死,是继发于病毒感染后的出血和休克,该病变会     

Expressed-emotion development and course of schizophrenic illness: considerations based on results of a CFI replication

This study examines the correlation between development of expressed emotion (EE) in relatives and course of illness of 99 DSM-III schizophrenic patients. Patients whose relatives were high EE at baseline and at the 2nd CFI approximately 20 months later had a poor prognosis at the very outset of the study and an unfavourable course of illness. They had a higher rehospitalisation rate, more symptoms, lower psychosocial assessment, and a poorer 2-year and even 8-year outcome. Patients from families with a fluctuating EE or a consistently low EE had better courses. Expessed emotion is therefore a valid predictor not only of symptomatic relapses, but also of other important aspects of schizophrenia. The connection between EE index and course of illness seerns not to be simply reactive or causal, but complex and non-uniform.     

消化内镜病毒污染的现状及对策

从乙型肝炎病毒、丙型肝炎病毒和人类免疫缺陷病毒污染情况综述了消化内镜病毒污染的现状，分析了污染的原因以及消化内镜消毒现状。     

重型病毒性肝炎医院感染病原微生物的检测

①目的 了解重型病毒性肝炎病人医院感染病原微生物的分布及耐药情况。②方法 对595例重型病毒性肝炎住院病人进行医院感染的调查分析，并用分离培养法鉴定感染菌，使用E-test法进行耐药谱的检测。③结果 在595例病人中，有182例发生医院感染，感染率为30.6%，感染部位以腹腔为主，占49.7%，共分离出病原菌188株，以革兰阴性杆菌为主，占75.4%，多数感染菌对常用抗生素耐药。④结论 重型病毒性肝炎医院感染发生率较高，应引起足够重视。     

67Ga心肌炎症显像对小儿病毒性心肌炎的诊断价值

目的 :探讨6 7Ga心肌显像对小儿病毒性心肌炎 (VMC)诊断的临床价值。方法 :静脉注射6 7Ga 枸橼酸盐 ,48h、72h后开始显像 ,观察心脏部位放射性浓聚情况 ,并计算心 /肺 (H/L)指数 ,根据H/L指数判断心肌炎性病变的严重程度 (H/L指数 >1.2为阳性 )。结果 :78例病毒性心肌炎患儿中 ,50例阳性 (占 64% ) ,其中急性期阳性率为 84% ,恢复期阳性率为 50 % ,慢性期为 2 9% ,急性期阳性率明显高于恢复期和慢性期 (P<0 .0 5)。结论 :心肌6 7Ga放射性浓聚与心肌炎病变程度呈正相关 ,直接反映了病变心肌的炎症反应情况 ,对诊断VMC有较高的临床价值 ,并对VMC治疗、预后有指导作用     

60例急性病毒性脑炎的临床分析

目的　评价急性病毒性脑炎的诊断与治疗。方法　收集 1993～ 2 0 0 1年 6月的住院病案 60份 ,就临床症状、神经体征、周围血白细胞计数和分类、脑脊液、脑电图、脑CT检查 ,以及单用激素组和激素 +抗病毒毒药组之间的疗效关系进行分析。结果　本组病毒性脑炎可分为六种临床类型 :精神异常 ;持续性剧烈头痛伴呕吐 ;强直 -阵挛性抽搐 ;持续性意识障碍 ;脑神经损害、失语、偏瘫 ;小脑性共济失调。前三型最为常见 ,并且三型之间的临床现象有相互穿插出现的现象。经统计学处理 ,单用激素组与激素 +抗病药物组之间的疗效无显著性差异。结论　急性病毒性脑炎为一种自限性疾病 ,但在没有病毒学检查的情况下 ,尚应和急性播散性脑脊髓炎或多发性硬化作鉴别     

Conformation of Replicated Segments of Chromosome Fibres in Human S-phase Nucleus

Recent statistical analysis of the folding of G0/G1 chromosomes using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) allowed development of a random walk/giant loop model of chromosome structure. According to this model there are two levels of organization of G0/G1 chromosome fibres. On the first level, the fibres are arranged in giant loops several Mbp in size, and within each loop the fibres are randomly folded. On the second level, the loop attachment sites form a chromosome backbone that also shows random folding. Newly replicated segments of mammalian chromosomes may be directly visualized at high resolution in S-phase nuclei using immunofluorescent methods and appear as worm-like fibres. In our earlier study, we analysed conformation of the fibres in human cells blocked for 16 h at the G1/S boundary with 5- fluorodeoxyuridine (FdU) and then released into S-phase by the addition of a DNA prec ursor. However, long treatment of cells with FdU induces very short replicons and may promote apoptosis. In this study we analysed conformation of the fibres in normally proliferating human cells that had not been blocked with FdU for a long time. It has been found that replicated chromosome fibres visualized just after 2 h of incubation of the cells with a non-radioactively labelled DNA precursor behave as flexible polymer chains without major constraints, and that their local conformation in the range of several microns of their contour length may be considered as random. Confocal analysis of human X chromosomes visualized in HeLa cells using FISH with a specific painting probe shows that in S-phase the chromosomes occupy distinct nuclear territories and their apparent size does not differ from that in non-S-phase cells. This observation indicates that the second level of chromosome organization also exists in S-phase chromosomes. It appears, theref ore, that the random walk/giant loop model developed earlier for G0/G1 chromosomes is also valid for S-phase chromosomes.