原发性胆汁性胆管炎25-(OH)维生素D、AMA-M2、ALP、IgM相关性研究

目的分析原发性胆汁性胆管炎与25-(OH)维生素D、抗线粒体抗体M2(AMA-M2)、碱性磷酸酶(ALP)、免疫球蛋白M(IgM)间的相关性。方法收集2018年1月至2019年12月28例本院原发性胆汁性胆管炎患者(A组)、20例肝硬化患者(B组)、20例健康体检(C组)进行研究,均检测抗线粒体抗体、25-(OH)维生素D、IgM、ALP等指标,对比研究分析检验结果。结果 (1)A组AMA、AMA-M2阳性率高于B组,差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。(2)三组受检者间25-(OH)维生素D、IgM、ALP水平比较,差异有统计学意义(P0.05);A组与B组间AST水平比较,差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论原发性胆汁性胆管炎与25-(OH)维生素D、AMA-M2、ALP、IgM间有着密切关系,联合检测比单一的指标检测,能更好地为临床争取早期诊断、治疗,提供新的思路和科学依据,建议临床推广应用。     

Vitamin D supplementation and lipid profile: What does the best available evidence show?

Vitamin D supplements have increasingly been used for the treatment and prevention of osteoporosis. Historically, effects of the vitamin on the cardiovascular (CV) system have been proposed and demonstrated in the literature, including benefits on serum lipids. Although observational studies support an association between increased serum vitamin D levels and a favorable lipid profile, interventional studies have shown no effects.     

New vitamin D analogs as potential therapeutics in melanoma

Extensive evidence shows that the active form of vitamin D3 – 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 – plays an important role in cancer prevention, has tumorostatic activity and may potentially be used in therapy for melanoma. Vitamin D3 and its analogs (secosteroids) exert multiple effects on cancer cells, including inhibition of cell growth and induction of differentiation. Activity of secosteroids depends on multiple cellular factors, including expression of the vitamin D receptor. Despite its endogenous origin, the key drawback for the use of pharmacologically effective doses of 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 is its hypercalcemic effect leading to profound toxicity. The solution may lie in properties of vitamin D3 analogs with modified side chains, which demonstrate low calcemic activity but conserve the anti-tumor properties. Noncalcemic vitamin D compounds were found to be potent in multiple studies that mandate further clinical testing. Finally, recent studies revealed alternative metabolic pathways for secosteroids and new targets in the cells, which opens up new therapeutic possibilities.     

CD4~+CD25~+调节性T细胞与颈动脉粥样硬化关系的研究

目前脑血管病已成为危害中老年人健康和生命的主要疾病之一,脑血管病与动脉粥样硬化(AS)密切相关。AS发病机制尚未完全阐明,目前认为与免疫炎性反应有关,CD4~+CD25~+调节性T细胞作为一种免疫负性调节细胞,具有明显的抗AS作用。本文对CD4~+CD25~+调节性T细胞与颈动脉粥样硬化相关性的研究进展进行综述,为CAS及脑血管病的防治提供新的理论依据。     

Comparison of P25 and nanobelts on Kruppel-like factor-mediated nitric oxide pathways in human umbilical vein endothelial cells

Recently, we reported that titanium dioxide (TiO₂) materials activated endothelial cells via Kruppel-like factor (KLF)-mediated nitric oxide (NO) dysfunction, but the roles of physical properties of materials are not clear. In this study, we prepared nanobelts from P25 particles and compared their adverse effects to human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). TiO₂ nanobelts had belt-like morphology but comparable surface areas as P25 particles. When applied to HUVECs, P25 particles or nanobelts did not induce cytotoxicity, although nanobelts were much more effective to increase intracellular Ti element concentrations compared the same amounts of P25 particles. Only nanobelts significantly induced THP-1 adhesion onto HUVECs. Consistently, nanobelts were more significant to induce the expression of intracellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM1) and the release of soluble ICAM-1 (sICAM-1), indicating that nanobelts were more potent to induce endothelial activation in vitro. As the mechanisms for endothelial activation, both P25 and nanobelts reduced the generation of intracellular NO as well as the expression of NO regulators KLF2 and KLF4. Combined, the results from this study indicated that the different morphologies of P25 particles and nanobelts only changed their internalization into HUVECs but showed minimal impact on KLF-mediated NO signaling pathways.