成人与新生儿心脏连接蛋白43表达差异

目的　探讨成人与新生儿心脏连接蛋白 4 3(Cx4 3)表达差异。　方法　应用SP免疫组织化学和图像分析方法 ,观测成人与新生儿心脏Cx4 3的蛋白表达。　结果　 1 新生儿心脏Cx4 3在心房和心室均呈斑点状遍布于心肌细胞侧面连接处和细胞质内 ,闰盘处极少。 2 成人Cx4 3表达在心房肌非均质分布于细胞侧面连接处和端闰盘处 ;心室肌典型地排列在闰盘处。 3 图像分析表明 ,心肌细胞Cx4 3分布密度 ,新生儿心房 <心室 ,成人心房 >心室。成人心房、心室均低于新生儿。　结论　新生儿Cx4 3主要分布于心肌细胞侧连接处 ,成人心房和心室存在差异。Cx4 3分布密度新生儿心房 <心室 ,成人心房 >心室 ;成人心脏低于新生儿。提示 ,Cx4 3有增龄变化。     

Dependence of adaptation of the human vertical angular vestibulo-ocular reflex on gravity

We determined the spatial dependence of adaptive gain changes of the vertical angular vestibulo-ocular reflex (aVOR) on gravity in five human subjects. The gain was decreased for 1 h by sinusoidal oscillation in pitch about a spatial vertical axis in a subject-stationary surround with the head oriented left-side down. Gains were tested by sinusoidal oscillation about a spatial vertical axis while subjects were tilted in 15° increments from left- to right-side down positions through the upright. Changes in gain of the vertical component of the induced eye movements were expressed as a percentage of the preadapted values for the final analysis. Vertical aVOR gain changes were maximal in the position in which the gain had been adapted and declined progressively as subjects were moved from this position. Gain changes were plotted as a function of head orientation and fit with a sine function. The bias level of the fitted sines, i.e., the gravity-independent gain change, was –29±10% (SD). The gains varied around this bias as a function of head position by ±18±6%, which were the gravity-dependent gain changes. The gravity-dependent gain changes induced by only 1 h of adaptation persisted, gradually declining over several days. We conclude that there is a component of the vertical aVOR gain change in humans that is dependent on the head orientation in which the gain was adapted, and that this dependence can persist for substantial periods.     

High-efficiency gene transfer to primary T lymphocytes by recombinant adenovirus vectors

Recombinant, replication-deficient adenoviruses are efficient vectors for gene transfer to a wide range of cell types, with the exception of T lymphocytes. Here, we show that primary T lymphocytes from peripheral blood, cord blood, and the Jurkat T cell line are efficiently transduced by recombinant adenovirus. Nearly 100% infection efficiency of primary T cells is obtained with high multiplicity of infection (MOI) (5000) of recombinant adenovirus coding for lacZ. Similar infection efficiency by adenovirus-mediated gene transfer was obtained at lower MOI (3000) by activating primary T cells with PHA and PMA. Addition of cationic liposomes together with RAdlacZ markedly enhanced the infection efficiency at lower MOI (1000) resulting in over 90% infection efficiency. Primary T cells express low levels of coxsackievirus and adenovirus receptor (CAR), a cell surface receptor for adenovirus fiber attachment, as well as _vβ₃ and _vβ₅ integrins, cellular receptors for adenovirus internalization. This suggests that adenovirus entry to T cells at high MOI is mediated by other mechanisms. In conclusion, these results demonstrate that genes can be efficiently transferred to primary lymphocytes by adenovirus vectors at high MOI or in combination with cationic liposomes.     

A B7-1-transfected human melanoma line stimulates proliferation and cytotoxicity of autologous and allogeneic lymphocytes

B7 co-stimulation is necessary to activate resting T cells upon antigen recognition by the T cell receptor. To see whether expression of B7 may render human melanoma cells able to stimulate T cells, a cloned melanoma line (Me1B6), which did not express B7-1, was transfected with the human B7-1 gene. In proliferation assays, B7-1 transfected cells (Me1B6/B7) showed greater stimulatory activity of allogeneic and autologous peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) compared to parental, non-transfected tumor cells. This effect was also seen when allogeneic CD8⁺ and CD4⁺ subpopulations were used as effectors. In these studies, activation of lymphocytes was B7-1-dependent and HLA classes I and II mediated. The higher proliferation correlated with an increased lytic activity by PBL stimulated with B7-1⁺ tumor cells against the untransfected Me1B6. Furthermore, PBL from a metastatic melanoma patient stimulated by Me1B6/B7 developed an higher lytic activity not only against Me1B6 but also against their autologous, B7-1^? tumor. Finally, after Me1B6/B7 stimulation, PBL released interleukin (IL)-2 and interferon-γ, but not IL-4, suggesting a Th1-mediated response. These data support the use of B7-1 transfected melanoma cells in the therapeutic vaccination of melanoma patients.     

Reversal of toxic and non-toxic effects of digoxin by digoxin-specific fab fragments in isolated human ventricular myocardium

Summary The time course of the reversal of toxic and nontoxic effects of digoxin by digoxin-specific antibody fragments (Fab) was measured in isolated human ventricular myocardium. A concentration of 2×10^–6 mol/l digoxin was used to produce positive inotropy followed by mechanical signs of toxicity. After addition of a 1.5-fold higher molar concentration of digoxin-specific Fab, signs of toxicity disappeared within 30 min and digoxin-induced force of contraction decayed with a monoexponential time course with a half-life of 52 min. This rate of decay was almost identical to that observed for the dissociation of the digoxin-(Na⁺+K⁺)-ATPase complex in human heart cell membranes. It is concluded that (a) digoxin-specific Fab are capable of completely removing digoxin from its binding sites, (b) the maximal rate of removal of digitalis glycosides from the (Na⁺+K⁺)-ATPase is limited by the dissociation rate constant, and (c) there is a close correlation between the degree of binding of digitalis glycosides to the (Na⁺+K⁺)-ATPase and the increase in force of contraction.Abbreviation Fab Fragment antibody binding (digitalis antidote)     

人乳头状瘤病毒16型不同基因疫苗联合免疫的实验研究

目的 探索联合免疫策略在预防和治疗人乳头状瘤病毒16型（HPV16）相关肿瘤中的作用。方法 在C57BL／6动物模型中，观察了表达HPV16基因的融合蛋白L2E7疫苗和重组痘苗病毒mE67疫苗的不同联合免疫方式在预防和治疗HPV16相关肿瘤中的作用。用酶联免疫斑点（ELISPOT）和细胞毒T淋巴细胞（CTL）反应评价它们在诱发机体产生细胞免疫应答中的作用。结果 我们发现以HPV16 L2E7融合蛋白＋佐剂（CpG）初免，用重组痘苗病毒rVVmE67加强免疫的联合免疫方式在C57BL／6小鼠实验中可以有效预防和治疗HPV16相关肿瘤的攻击。ELISPOT可以检测到高水平的E749-57肽特异性，分泌IFN-γ的效应T细胞。CTL检测同样反应出这种联合免疫方式所诱发的CTL细胞可以有效识别并杀伤含HPV16E6／E7的靶细胞。结论 以HPV16L2E7融合蛋白＋CpG初免，用重组痘苗病毒rVVmE67加强的联合免疫策略可以有效防治HPV16相关肿瘤，为进一步研究提供了科学基础。     

Mechanics and Ca2+-sensitivity of human detrusor muscle bundles studied in vitro

Mechanical properties of isolated smooth muscle strips from human urinary bladder were investigated in vitro. Bladder tissue was obtained from tumour-free wall regions of bladders from male patients undergoing cystectomy for bladder carcinoma. In intact muscle strips, activated with high-K⁺ solution, half-maximal force occurred at about 0.9 mm extracellular [Ca²⁺]. The length-active force relation was determined and the muscle strips were fixed for light and electron microscopy at optimal length for active force (I_o). The maximal active force per unit smooth muscle cross-sectional area was 208±49 mN/mm², n= 6. Chemically skinned preparations were obtained by treatment with triton X-100. These preparations had a steep [Ca²⁺]-force relation in the micromolar range which was influenced by calmodulin. The skinned preparations could be maximally activated by irreversible thiophosphorylation of the regulatory light chains. The force-velocity relation was determined in the maximally activated skinned muscle at 22 °C at 0.5 1_o. When the muscle was shortened by 10%, force was reduced by 35% whereas the maximal shortening velocity was little affected.     

Immunohistochemical expression of MAM-3 and MAM-6 antigens in salivary gland tumours

Summary MAM-3 and MAM-6 antigens of human milk fat globule membrane were detected immunohistochemically in 93 cases of salivary gland tumours as well as in normal glands. The antigens were visualized in 10% formalin-fixed paraffin sections. MAM-3 (MoAbs 115G3, 67D11) antigen was distributed in intercalated and striated duct cells of the normal salivary glands, and in luminal tumour cells and squamous metaplastic cells of pleomorphic adenomas. In pleomorphic adenomas the frequency of positive staining with MoAb 67D11 (54/67; 80.6%) was higher than that with MoAb 115G3 (36/67; 53.7%). MAM-6 (MoAbs 115D8, 115F5) antigen was expressed in luminal and lateral borders of serous acinar cells and ductal of the normal glands, and also in luminal borders of tubulo-ductal and glandular structures of salivary gland tumours. Ductal basal cells were characterized by existence of positive staining for MAM-6 antigen, in adenolymphomas MAM-6 antigen was restricted to the basal tumour cells. Some mucous cells of mucoepidermoid tumours were stained specifically with MoAb 115G3, and epidermoid cells of mucoepidermoid carcinomas manifested MAM-6 antigen staining. Immunohistochemical localization of MAM-6 antigen resembled that of epithelial membrane antigen (EMA) detected with MoAb.     

Eye movements induced by lateral acceleration steps Effect of visual context and acceleration levels

 Eye movement responses were obtained from six normal subjects exposed to randomly ordered rightwards/leftwards linear acceleration steps of 0.05 g, 0.1 g or 0.24 g amplitude and 650 ms duration along the inter-aural axis. With the instruction to gaze passively into the darkness, compensatory nystagmus was evoked with slow-phase velocity sensitivity of 49° s⁻¹ g ⁻¹. When subjects viewed earth-fixed targets at 30 cm, 60 cm or 280 cm, eye movements at 130 ms from motion onset were proportional to acceleration and inversely proportional to target distance, before the onset of visually guided eye movements. Our results show that a modulation with viewing distances of the earliest human otolith-ocular reflexes occurs in the presence of pure linear acceleration. However, full compensation was not attained for the nearer targets and higher accelerations. Received: 31 January 1996 / Accepted: 30 September 1996