马桑内酯致痫后大鼠海马生长抑素mRNA表达的变化

为探讨马桑内酯致痫与生长抑素的关系，用原位杂交组织化学法研究了马桑内酯致痫后大鼠海马生长抑素ｍＲＮＡ阳性神经元的变化，结果表明：致痫组大鼠ＣＡ１，ＣＡ２区及齿状回生长抑素ｍＲＮＡ的反应明显增强，以上各区的中，小神经内生长抑素ｍＲＮＡ神经元的数目及强度明显高于正常对照组，两者有显著性差异。     

Antigen-Induced Activation of Hypothalamic Cells (assessed by expression of the c-fos gene)

The aim of the present work was to study the activation of the expression of the c-fos gene (by in situ hybridization) in cells from rat (Sprague Dawley) hypothalamic structures 0.5, 2, 6, and 16 h after i.v. injections of tetanus toxoid (200 g/kg). Tetanus toxoid was selected as the antigen because it does not induce any general non-specific body reactions. Control animals received i.v. doses of apyrogenic physiological saline. The number of c-fos mRNA-positive cells in all the hypothalamic structures studied was insignificant 30 min after injections of tetanus toxoid. c-fos mRNA-positive cells were seen in the posterior, lateral, and anterior hypothalamic fields and in the dorsomedial and ventromedial hypothalamic nuclei 2 h after injections of tetanus toxoid. The intensity of c-fos mRNA expression decreased in the posterior, lateral, and anterior hypothalamic fields 6 h after injections of tetanus toxoid. The maximum number of c-fos mRNA-positive cells in the anterior field and the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamic induced by tetanus toxoid, as compared with reactions to administration of physiological saline, were seen at 6 h. Administration of tetanus toxoid and physiological saline did not active the synthesis of c-fos mRNA in the arcuate or supraoptic nuclei at any time point. The number of c-fos mRNA-positive cells returned to baseline by 16 h after tetanus toxoid injections. Thus, this study revealed the temporospatial pattern of activation of hypothalamic structures in response to exposure to an antigen.     

检测膀胱肿瘤Survivin蛋白及其mRNA表达的临床意义

目的为明确Survivin作为膀胱肿瘤患者的肿瘤诊断和监测标志物的可能性,我们检测了Survivin在膀胱肿瘤和非肿瘤患者病变组织的Survivin蛋白及其mRNA表达情况。方法从我科住院病人和膀胱镜检患者中获取31例膀胱癌患者(实验组)和24例非肿瘤患者(对照组)的组织标本,用免疫组织化学法(IHC)和RT-PCR检测Survivin蛋白和基因在肿瘤组织和非肿瘤组织中的表达情况。并对结果行相应的统计学分析。结果IHC检测实验组和对照组Survivin蛋白的阳性率分别为74%(23/31)和4%(1/24),χ2检验P<0.001,IHC的阳性率与肿瘤的分级分期有一定的关系;实验组和对照组RT-PCR检测Survivin mRNA的表达阳性率分别为90%(30/31)和4%(1/24),χ2检验P<0.001。结论膀胱肿瘤组织Survivin蛋白和基因的表达量高于对照组,因此,Survivin有望成为膀胱瘤高危人群筛选,肿瘤诊断和监测的工具之一。