Infectious meningitis with atypical cerebrospinal fluid cells

Cytologic evaluation of the CSF is often difficult when trying to distinguish between truly neoplastic and reactive cells. Several non-neoplastic conditions may be associated with atypical cells in the CSF, a fact the clinician has to consider to avoid inadequate aggressive theraphies. We report here three patients with infectious meningitis (due to Herpes zoster virus in two, and neuroborreliosis in one) and cytologically atypical cerebrospinal fluid lymphocytes. Further characterization showed that the pleocyrosis in these patients was of reactive origin. Cytomorphology is frequently insufficient and histochemical, immuncytochemical and cellular genome analysis techniques may help differentiate atypical reactive cells from neoplastic cells.     

Mass Protection Program of Perinatal Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Japan and Impact of an Optional Booster Vaccination on Its Efficacy

We assessed the efficacy of a government-sponsored mass protection program in Osaka, Japan, for perinatal HBV infection in infants born to HBeAg positive HBV carrier mothers. We also evaluated the impact of optional follow-up procedures in such infants, including an evaluation of anti-HBs response and a booster dose of HBV vaccine for poor responders. The results demonstrated that this mass protection program protected 94.4% of the infants from perinatal HBV infection in the Osaka area. However, the proportion of infants with an unprotective level of anti-HBs was higher in the standard group than in the follow-up group both at 1.0 and 1.5 years of age, which was also the case for HBV events. Furthermore, the present study showed that a booster dose of vaccine in poor responders was very effective in promoting an anti-HBs response. In conclusion, we recommend that a follow-up blood test to confirm a response of anti-HBs to HBV vaccine should be performed at 4–8 weeks after the third injection of HBV vaccine in infants born to HBeAg positive HBV carrier mothers. We also recommend that a booster injection of HBV vaccine should be immediately given to poor responding infants who otherwise are at a considerable risk of developing HBV infection in late infancy.     

丙型肝炎病毒H株包膜蛋白在昆虫细胞中的表达及意义

目的　获得丙型肝炎病毒 (HCV) H株包膜糖蛋白的重组杆状病毒 ,在昆虫细胞中稳定表达包膜糖蛋白 E1和 E2 ,并初步应用于丙型肝炎患者血清抗体的检测。方法　用 PCR方法自 HCV H株扩增出包膜蛋白 E基因 ,构建重组杆状病毒 ,并在昆虫细胞中稳定表达包膜糖蛋白 E1和 E2。免疫荧光及 Western blot方法鉴定表达产物。用表达的 E1和 E2蛋白与 35例丙型肝炎患者血清反应。结果　昆虫细胞中表达的 E蛋白呈现 3种分子大小 ,E1的相对分子量为 2 1× 10 3和 33× 10 3 ,E2的相对分子量为 6 0× 10 3。在 35份感染者血清中 ,有 4例 E1抗体阳性 ,其中 1例检出 E2抗体。在 9例 PCR检测 HCV RNA阳性而抗 HCV检测阴性的血清中 ,有 3例血清与表达的 E蛋白反应。结论　 HCV E蛋白基因可在昆虫细胞中稳定表达 ,表达的 E1和 E2蛋白可用于 HCV患者的血清学诊断     

腺病毒介导的HSV—tk基因治疗大鼠脑胶质瘤实验研究

目的：带有ＨＳＶ－ｔｋ基因的重组腺病毒（ＡｄＨＣＭＶ－ｔｋ）结合核苷类似物（ＮＡ）治疗大鼠Ｃ６脑胶质瘤。方法：用Ｘ－ｇａｌ染色测定ＡｄＨＣＭＶ－ｌａｃＺ转染大鼠Ｃ６胶质瘤细胞的效率。用ＡｄＨＣＭＶ－ｔｋ／ＡＣＶ、ＧＣＶ离体及活体治疗大鼠Ｃ６胶质瘤。结果：ＡｄＨＣＭＶ－ｌａｃＺ感染Ｃ６细胞效率达１００％，ＡｄＨＣＭＶ－ｔｋ感染Ｃ６细胞，在病毒感染复数为１０００时，ＧＣＶ和ＡＣＶ半致死剂量分别为３μｇ／ｍｌ和２０μｇ／ｍｌ，Ａｄ－ＨＣＭＶ－ｔｋ／ＡＣＶ治疗大鼠Ｃ６胶质瘤模型，大鼠生存期超过９０天，而对照组分别为１７．０±１．６天（生理盐水组）、１４．５±１．３天（ＡｄＨＣＭＶ－ｌａｃＺ组），Ｐ＜０．００１。结论：重组腺病毒对靶细胞感染效率可达１００％，ＡｄＨＣＭＶ－ｔｋ用ＧＣＶ的杀伤Ｃ６胶质瘤细胞比ＡＣＶ强，而ＨＳＶ－ｔｋ／ＡＣＶ用腺病毒介导治疗大鼠脑肿瘤疗效显著。     

非鼻咽部T细胞淋巴瘤与EB病毒的相关性

目的：探讨EB病毒（EBV）感染与非鼻咽部T细胞淋巴瘤的关系。方法：用单克隆抗体UCHL-1、L26及EB病毒编码的潜在膜蛋白-1（LMP-1），免疫组化染色确定肿瘤的免疫表型及EB病毒转化蛋白的表达。采用原位杂交方法检测EBV编码的EBERs。结果：21例非鼻咽部T细胞淋巴瘤EBERs5例阳性的（23．8％），其中给内淋巴瘤3例，肺和胃肠淋巴瘤各1例。阳性细胞约占肿瘤细胞的10％～70％。5例EBERs阳性病例中仅1例表达LMP-1，为结内淋巴瘤。结论：非鼻咽部T细胞淋巴瘤可能与EBV的感染有关，LMP-1的阳性率较EBERs低。     

Active production of anti-human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) IgM antibody in HTLV-I-associated myelopathy

We investigated the presence of anti-human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) IgM in sera and cerebrospinal fluid from patients with HTLV-I-associated myelopathy (HAM) by Western blot analysis. Analyses of 36 serum samples revealed that most patients (31/36; 86.1%) had anti-HTLV-I IgM, whereas only four of 23 (17.4%) HTLV-I carriers had it. In studies of cerebrospinal fluid, anti-HTLV-I IgM was detected in 24 of 36 (66.7%) HAM patients, whereas none was detected in nine HTLV-I carriers. The differences were statistically significant (p less than 0.01). These results suggest that persistent active replication of HTLV-I occurs in the central nervous system as well as in the peripheral blood of HAM patients, and may contribute to the development of HAM.     

肝癌患者HBV血清学标志和HBV-DNA的关系

目的 为了探讨肝癌患血清中HBV标志物与HBV－DNA之间的相关性。方法 运用酶联免疫吸附试验和聚合酶链式反应同时检测血清中HBV标志物和HBV－DNA。结果 在427例肝癌患的血清中，HBV－M（＋）为74．0％，HBV－DNA（＋）为44．0％，与正常对照组差异非常显。结论 乙型肝炎病毒的感染与复制仍是肝癌的主要致病因素。     

ABO血型与肝炎病毒感染关系的探讨

目的：探讨ABO血型与肝炎病毒感染的关系，方法：应用疾病关联分析方法对HBsAg和,抗－HCV阳性献血者与同期健康献血者的ABO血型资料进行比较分析。结果：ABO血型与HBsAg和抗－HCV阳性率之间无显著性相关关系（P＞0．05），结论：乙型肝炎和丙型肝炎病毒感染与ABO血型无显著性相关。     

大黄乙醇提取物的体外抗新城疫病毒作用

目的：研究大黄乙醇提取物的抗新城疫病毒（ＮＤＶ）作用。方法：采用体外细胞培养的方法研究大黄乙醇提取物对ＮＤＶ感染的拮抗作用。结果：２０ｇ／Ｌ剂量大黄乙醇提取物对ＢＨＫ２１细胞未有任何毒性作用；０．５ｇ／Ｌ大黄对ＮＤＶ所致ＣＰＥ有明显的抑制作用；大黄可预防ＮＤＶ感染，并对ＮＤＶ的复制动力学有明显影响。结论：大黄乙醇提取物具有明显的抗ＮＤＶ作用。     

Multiple sclerosis patients have reduced HLA class II-restricted cytotoxic responses specific for both measles and herpes virus

It has been previously demonstrated that the generation of measles virus (MV)-specific cytotoxicity (CTL) is reduced in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). By contrast, CTL specific for influenza virus (FLU) and mumps virus is normal. It is uncertain if reduced CTL is limited to MV in MS patients, or if reduced CTL may be found to other viruses as well. Since MV-specific CTL is predominantly restricted by HLA class II molecules, while FLU-specific and mumps-specific CTL have large HLA class I-restricted components, reduced MV-specific CTL may reflect a broader reduction in HLA class II-restricted CTL in patients with MS. To examine this question we studied the generation of CTL specific for herpes simplex virus type I (HSV). HSV-specific CTL, like MV-specific CTL is predominantly restricted by HLA class II molecules. We found that patients with MS had reduced generation of CTL to both MV and HSV. Most, but not all patients who had reduced generation of CTL to one virus also had a similar impairment with respect to the second virus. Some patients, however, had a reduction in the generation of CTL only to MV or to HSV. These findings extend our earlier observations regarding reduced MV-specific CTL in patients with MS to a second HLA class II-restricted virus, HSV. Such a reduction may reflect discrete impairments in immune function to separate viruses, possibly those that are associated with viral persistence, or may reflect a more generalized defect in HLA class II-restricted CTL.