Expression of TNFalpha by muscle fibers in biopsies from children with untreated juvenile dermatomyositis: association with the TNFalpha-308A allele

Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is the most common pediatric inflammatory myopathy. In patients with JDM, the A --> G polymorphism in the tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha)-308 promoter region (TNFalpha-308A) is associated with prolonged disease course and increased production of TNFalpha by peripheral blood mononuclear cells (Arthritis Rheum. 43, 2368-2377, 2000). Magnetic resonance imaging directed biopsies from 21 white children with untreated JDM were evaluated for TNFalpha expression. Using monoclonal antibody to TNFalpha, fresh frozen sections were processed by the standard immunohistochemical technique. We investigated the association among the expression of TNFalpha by muscle fibers, disease activity, duration of untreated disease, and the TNFalpha-308 polymorphism. Untreated children with JDM who had the TNFalpha-308A allele had an increased number of TNFalpha stained muscle fibers than children with the TNFalpha-308G allele (P = 0.001). There was no association with disease activity or duration of untreated disease. We speculate that muscle fiber production of TNFalpha provides a microenvironment in which TNFalpha acts synergistically with other mediators to prolong muscle fiber damage.     

恩替卡韦序贯聚乙二醇化干扰素-α与单用恩替卡韦治疗慢性乙型肝炎的临床疗效比较:系统评价与分析

 目的 系统评价与分析恩替卡韦(ETV)序贯聚乙二醇化干扰素-α(Peg-IFN-α)与单用ETV在治疗慢性乙型肝炎患者中的临床疗效。方法 计算机检索PubMed、Embase、Cochrane Library、中国知网、万方数据库,搜索有关ETV及ETV序贯Peg-IFN-α治疗慢性乙型肝炎的随机对照试验研究,应用Stata 16.0软件对符合纳入条件的临床研究进行系统评价与分析。结果 共纳入10篇文献,1 250例患者,其中553例患者采用ETV序贯Peg-IFN-α治疗,697例患者单用ETV治疗,两组患者组间基线特征比较,差异均无统计学意义(均P＞0.05)。ETV序贯Peg-IFN-α试验组的HBsAg转换率、HBsAg清除率、HBeAg转换率、HBeAg清除率均高于ETV对照组,差异均有统计学意义(均P＜0.05)。结论 在慢性乙型肝炎抗病毒治疗中,总体上ETV序贯Peg-IFN-α治疗疗效优于单用ETV。     

重组人干扰素α2b雾化吸入联合远红外止咳贴治疗小儿毛细支气管炎的临床效果

目的观察重组人干扰素α2b雾化吸入联合远红外止咳贴治疗毛细支气管炎的效果。方法选取2018年3月至2020年3月玉林市妇幼保健院收治的80例毛细支气管炎患儿,采用随机数字表法分为观察组与对照组,每组各40例。对照组给予常规综合治疗,观察组在常规综合治疗的基础上给予氧气驱动雾化吸入α2b干扰素联合远红外止咳贴治疗。比较两组治疗后的临床疗效、临床症状消失时间、住院时间以及肺部功能。结果观察组临床总有效率高于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);观察组喘憋消失时间、咳嗽消失时间、肺部啰音消失时间、体温恢复正常时间、住院时间均短于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);观察组治疗后潮气量、达峰时间比、达峰容积比均高于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论雾化吸入干扰素α2b联合远红外止咳贴治疗毛细支气管炎对提高治疗有效率,缩短临床症状消失时间、住院时间,改善肺功能具有重要作用,值得临床推广使用。     

Directional screening and identification of potential cytotoxic components from Achnatherum inebrians by a combination of surface palsmon resonance and chromatography

Objective: To establish a method for directional screening of the cytotoxic components from the medicinal herb of Achnatherum inebrians by a combination of surface plasmon resonance (SPR) biosensor and chromatographic isolation technology. Methods: Under the guidance of bioactive assessment based on binding abilities between objects and the α-Mannosidase (α-Man) target, the active components from different solvents extracts, different polar extraction parts and fractions were screened orderly and directionally using SPR. Components with a high binding ability to α-Man can be precisely oriented in a narrower fractions range and are easy to isolate. Three human cancer cells were used to evaluate the cytotoxic activity of component with the highest affinity to α-Man. Results: Eight compounds were isolated and identificated from A. inebrians for the first time. Deoxyvasicinone possessed the highest affinity to α-Man among them. Moreover, deoxyvasicinone showed good effects on inhibited proliferation of human hepatoma cells HepG2 (IC50 = 5.7 μmol/L), human breast cancer cells MCF7 (IC50 = 7.21 μmol/L) and human lung cancer cells HCC827 (IC50 = 0.75 μmol/L), respectively. In particular, its inhibitory effect on HCC827 was stronger than the positive drug gefitinib (IC50 = 1.65 μmol/L). Conclusion: A comprehensive strategy of directional screening potential cytotoxic components from herb based on biomolecular interaction and chromatography was established. Deoxyvasicinone as an effective anti-cancer component was initially isolated from A. inebrians. It is expected that this screening strategy could provide new perspectives for rapid screening and identification of active components from natural plants with the complex matrix.     

降糖方对糖耐量异常大鼠糖脂代谢及骨骼肌组织IκB-α和NF-κBp65的影响

目的:探讨降糖方对糖耐量异常大鼠糖脂代谢及骨骼肌组织κB抑制蛋白α(IκB-α)、核转录因子肽p65(NF-κBp65)的影响。方法:SD大鼠随机分为正常组、模型组、盐酸二甲双胍组、降糖方低、高剂量组,采用高脂饮食喂养4周,链脲佐菌素(STZ)腹膜内注射建立糖耐量异常大鼠模型,治疗8周后,观察骨骼肌组织病理变化,测定空腹血糖(FPG)、血清胰岛素(FINS)、胰岛素抵抗指数(HOMA-IR)、甘油三酯(TG)、总胆固醇(TC)、低密度脂蛋白(LDL-C)、骨骼肌组织IκB-α mRNA、NF-κBp65 mRNA水平、骨骼肌组织白细胞介素-4(IL-4)、白细胞介素-12(IL-12)、肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)蛋白水平。结果:正常组大鼠骨骼肌组织结构正常,模型组骨骼肌排列紊乱、肌纤维断裂、可见明显炎症细胞浸润;盐酸二甲双胍及降糖方干预后,骨骼肌炎症细胞浸润减少,肌纤维排列趋于整齐。模型组大鼠FPG、FINS、HOMA-IR水平、血清TG、TC、LDL-C水平、骨骼肌IκB-α mRNA、NF-κBp65 mRNA和蛋白水平、骨骼肌组织IL-4、IL-12、TNF-α蛋白水平高于对...     

补气活血止痛汤配合硫辛酸注射液对糖尿病周围神经病变 患者炎症反应和下肢神经功能的影响

目的:探讨补气活血止痛汤配合硫辛酸注射液对糖尿病周围神经病变(DPN)患者的炎症反应和下肢神经功能的影响。方法:选取2018年1月—2019年12月在上海市静安区江宁路街道社区卫生服务中心收治的DPN患者148例,按照随机对照的方法,随机分为对照组(n=74)和观察组(n=74),对照组给予硫辛酸注射液治疗,观察组在对照组的基础上给予补气活血止痛汤治疗,4周为1个疗程,连续用药2个疗程后比较临床疗效。结果:观察组治疗后患者IL-6、IL-1β、TNF-α及CRP水平较对照组显著下降(P<0.05);观察组治疗后左胫神经、右胫神经、左腓总神经和右腓总神经传导速度较对照组显著提高(P<0.05);观察组治疗后TCSS、TSS和NRS评分较对照组临床症状评分下降更明显(P<0.05)。结论:补气活血止痛汤配合硫辛酸注射液可显著降低炎症反应、促进神经传导功能,从而改善DPN患者的临床症状。     

Methods of detecting mature human Ia-like antigen and their metabolic precursors

Ia antigens were shown to be present in the cell almost exclusively as mature alpha beta dimers which split into separate alpha and beta chains after boiling in SDS. In contrast metabolically labelling the cells with [35S]methionine resulted in only free alpha and beta chains being labelled. It is concluded that this widely used type of labelling, although useful for studying intermediate synthesis, should not be used for labelling mature cell surface molecules.     

霍乱弧菌LPS诱导小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞产生TNF的研究

本研究采用霍乱弧菌古典生物型５６９Ｂ菌株及ＥＩ-Ｔｏｒ生物型菌株，以Ｗｅｓｔｐｈａｌ的热酚-水法及高速离心等方法提取ＬＰＳ，血凝法测其效价，并比较不同菌株的ＬＰＳ刺激小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞产生ＴＮＦ的情况。实验表明５６９Ｂ菌株ＬＰＳ血凝效价较高，诱导小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞产生ＴＮＦ的能力较强。     

IL-6、IL-1及TNF对人类骨髓瘤细胞系KM_2、KM_3增殖的影响

细胞因子的异常表达对骨髓瘤细胞的恶性增殖起重要作用。本文研究了IL-6、IL-1及TNF 对人骨髓瘤细胞系增殖的影响。KM_2、KM,均能分泌IL-6,以维持自身的增殖。培养体系中加入抗IL-6抗体可抑制瘤细胞的增殖,这种抑制作用可通过加入重组IL-6而逆转.在培养体系中加入重组IL-6和TNF 均可促进KM_2、KM_3的增殖,而IL-1无此作用。培养体系中加入TNF 培养后,上清中IL-6活性增高。我们的结果提示,人骨髓瘤细胞系KM_2、KM_3存在IL-6自分泌增殖机制,而TNF 可加强这种自分泌作用。