sIL-1R基因重组质粒在山羊颞下颌关节内的表达

目的:观察脂质体携带的可溶性白介素-1受体(sIL-1RI)基因重组质粒注入山羊颞下颌关节(TMJ)上腔后,在TMJ髁突软骨及滑膜组织中的表达,以及在全身其他重要器官组织中的表达,为施行基因治疗TMJ骨关节病(OA)奠定基础。方法:将脂质体携带的sIL-1RI基因重组质粒分别注入6只山羊TMJ的关节上腔。注射后第2、4周,分别处死3只动物。抽取TMJ关节滑液,用ELISA法检测关节滑液中的蛋白表达量。采用q检验,对实验数据进行方差分析和均数间的两两比较。切取完整关节标本以及肝脏、心脏、肾脏和脑组织,免疫组化法检测重组质粒在这些脏器组织中的表达情况。结果:重组质粒pcDNA3/sIL-1RI在山羊TMJ的滑膜细胞、软骨细胞及软骨下组织均有表达。ELISA方法检测结果显示,实验组表达量明显高于对照组(P<0.05)。在山羊肝脏、心脏、肾脏和脑等全身重要组织器官中未见表达。结论:脂质体携带的重组质粒pcDNA3/sIL-1RI,可在山羊TMJ有效地表达,关节外组织未见表达,因此是安全、可行的。     

Localization of interleukin-1 (IL-1) mRNA-expressing macrophages in human inflamed gingiva and lL-1 activity in gingival crevicular fluid

The exact cell type and site(s) involved in interleukin-1 (lL-1) production during gingival inflammation was determined by combining immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization. IL-1 messenger RNA (mRNA)-expressing cells in human inflamed gingiva were identified as macrophages. The rate of IL-α mRNA expression in these macrophages was the same as IL-1 β mRNA expression. The rate of IL-1 mRNA expression was higher in connective tissue furthest from the pocket epithelium, although more macrophages were present at the connective tissue subjacent to the pocket epithelium. The IL-1 activity in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) obtained from inflamed gingiva was higher than that from healthy gingiva and decreased after periodontal therapy. The IL-1 activity in GCF was almost completely abolished by the addition of anti-IL-1α antibody but not by anti-IL-1 β antibody, indicating that IL-1α is the predominant form in GCF. However, the IL-1 activity in GCF was unrelated to the number of IL-1 mRNA-exprerssing macrophages in the same gingival site where the GCF was obtained at the same time. The results suggest that macrophages in the connective tissue subjacent to the oral epithelium contribute to the production of IL-1 but those in connective tissue subjacent to the pocket epithelium play a different role in the generation of gingival inflammation.     

Immunohistochemical localization of very late activation integrins in healthy and diseased human gingiva

The β1-integrins (VLA family) are cellular adhesion molecules (CAM) that play a major role in cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions. The expression pattern of CAM was studied in 5 clinically normal volunteers with healthy gingiva and in 18 patients with clinically different stages of periodontitis. In healthy human gingiva α2. α3 and α6 integrin chains were found in a characteristic distribution, showing a broad continuous expression on the junctional and sulcular epithelium sites. The expression of these integrins was demonstrated primarily on the basal cell layers and in some cells of the stratum spinosum. Inflammatory stages of periodontitis revealed further upregulation of α2, α3 and α6 integrins into the junctional and sulcular epithelial cells, which correlated with the stage of the periodontitis and the extent of the cellular infiltration. α4 and α6 were found to be the predominant β1 integrin chains on inflammatory cells. The amount of δ4 and ş6 positive infiltrative cells increased with the number of inflammatory cells. VCAM-1. the corresponding cell-cell ligand of VLA-4 (α4) was present on the majority of subepithelial vessels in all stages of gingivitis and periodontitis. The α5 subunit was expressed on both endothelium and gingival connective tissue cells. Samples from advanced periodontitis cases showed a higher number of a5 positive mononuclear cells. In comparison to normal epidermis, a human gingival epithelial cells express higher levels of integrins. This expression is further upregulated in advanced stages of periodontitis, indicating changes of the β1 integrin organization.     

Protein free diet feeding: effects on sympathetic activity and salivary evoked secretion in the submandibular gland of the rat

Protein restriction impairs the salivary flow rate and composition in human and rats. The aim of the present work was to establish the effect of low protein (casein 5%) and protein free (casein 0%) isocaloric diets on sympathetic activity and salivary evoked secretion in the submandibular gland (SMG) of the rat. After 21 days, rats fed casein 0% presented: (a) a significant shift to the left of the dose-response curves (DRC) to the autonomic agonists-norepinephrine (NE), methoxamine, isoproterenol (ISO) and methacholine; (b) increased food consumption (p<0.001); (c) decreased body (p<0.001) and SMG (p<0.001) weights maintaining SMG/body (w/w) relation; (d) enhanced submandibular alpha1-adrenoceptor number without changes in the apparent dissociation constant (Kd); (e) increased submandibular NE content (p<0.05) and phosphoinositoside hydrolysis (p<0.001); (f) decreased submandibular tyrosine hydroxylase activity (TH) (p<0.01). Casein 5% feeding increased food consumption (p<0.01) and reduced body weight (p<0.05). This protein restriction increased metacholine-evoked salivation, but it altered neither submandibular sympathetic activity nor sympathetic-induced salivary secretion as compared to the Control group (C) fed a similar diet containing 25.5% protein. Present results suggest that in the adult rat, a protein free diet during 21 days lowers SMG sympathetic and cholinergic activity leading to supersensitivity as revealed by up-regulation of alpha1-adrenergic receptor number and increased autonomic-evoked salivation.     

小型猪一侧失牙及义齿修复后TMJ关节液中IL-1β、TNF-α、TGF—β1含量的变化

目的：检测小型猪一侧失牙及义齿修复后颞下颌关节（temporomandibularjoint，TMJ）关节液中IL-1β、TNF-α、TGF-β1含量，探讨其在颞下颌关节紊乱病中的作用及相互关系。方法：11头小型猪随机分为空白组2头、拔牙组4头和修复组5头，拔牙组和修复组左侧后牙全部拔除，修复组于拔牙后3个月义齿修复；每月采集双侧TMJ关节液，ELISA法测定IL-1β、TNF-α、TGF-β1含量（共6个月）。结果：拔牙组和修复组关节液中IL-1p浓度于第1个月达到最大值，拔牙组于第3个月、修复组于第5个月IL-1β浓度达到最小值；拔牙组于第4个月、修复组于第3个月TNF-α达到最大值；拔牙组和修复组于第3个月TGF-β1浓度达到最大值。结论：IL-1β启动并与TNF—α协同破坏TMJ；TGF-β1在TMJ损伤的修复中发挥重要作用。     

Haemostatic management of intraoral bleeding in patients with von Willebrand disease

OBJECTIVES: To develop plans for the haemostatic management of intraoral bleeding in patients with von Willebrand disease (VWD). SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Thirty-seven episodes of haemostatic management of intraoral bleeding in 19 VWD patients were analysed retrospectively based on the medical records. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: When performing tooth extractions in patients with type 1 or 2A VWD [responsive to 1-deamino-8-D-arginine-vasopressin (DDAVP)], 0.35-0.4 microg kg(-1) of DDAVP should be administered intravenously at three times. In patients with type 2A VWD (unresponsive to DDAVP) or patients with type 2B or 2N VWD, 50-90 U [as ristocetin cofactor (VWF:RCof)] kg(-1) of a factor VIII concentrate containing von Willebrand factor (FVIII/VWF concentrate) should be administered twice in routine extractions, and four to six times in surgical extractions. Gingival bleeding related to primary teeth can be mostly managed by pressure haemostasis alone. However, when treating gingival bleeding caused by marginal periodontitis, it is often necessary to administer 0.4 microg kg(-1) of DDAVP or 40-70 U (as VWF:RCof) kg(-1) of a FVIII/VWF concentrate. As local haemostasis is difficult to achieve in bleeding from the tongue or labial or mandibular haematoma, it is necessary to administer 0.4 microg kg(-1) of DDAVP or 60-80 U (as VWF:RCof) kg(-1) of a FVIII/VWF concentrate. In addition, oral administration of 20 mg kg(-1) day(-1) of tranexamic acid should be combined with the regimens described above.     

The up-regulation of heme oxygenase-1 expression in human gingival fibroblasts stimulated with nicotine

BACKGROUND: Cigarette smoking is a major risk factor in the development and further progression of periodontal diseases. Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) is known as a stress-inducible protein and functions as an antioxidant enzyme. There is limited information on the expression of HO-1 in smoking-associated periodontal disease. OBJECTIVES: The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of nicotine on the expression of HO-1 protein in cultured human gingival fibroblasts in vitro and further to compare HO-1 expression in gingival tissues obtained from cigarette smokers and non-smokers in vivo. METHODS: Western blot assay was used to investigate the effects on human gingival fibroblasts exposed to nicotine. In addition, antioxidants catalase, superoxide dismutase (SOD), and N-acetyl-l-cysteine (NAC) were added to test how they modulated the effects on nicotine-induced HO-1 expression. Gingival biopsies taken from the flap surgery of 20 male patients with periodontal disease (10 cigarette smokers and 10 non-smokers) were examined by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS: The exposure of quiescent human gingival fibroblasts to 10 mm nicotine resulted in the induction of HO-1 protein expression in a time-dependent manner (p < 0.05). The addition of glutathione (GSH) precursor NAC inhibited the nicotine-induced HO-1 protein expression (p < 0.05). However, SOD and catalase did not decrease the nicotine-induced HO-1 protein expression (p > 0.05). The results from immunohistochemistry demonstrated that HO-1 expression was significantly higher in cigarette smokers (p < 0.05). HO-1 was noted in the basal layers of epithelium, inflammatory cells, and fibroblasts in specimens from cigarette smoking. CONCLUSIONS: Taken together, these results suggest that HO-1 expression is significantly up-regulated in gingival tissues from cigarette smokers, and nicotine may, among other constituents, be responsible for the enhanced HO-1 expression in vivo. The regulation of HO-1 expression induced by nicotine is critically dependent on the intracellular GSH concentration.     

Interleukin-1 alpha, interleukin-8 and interferon-alpha levels in gingival crevicular fluid

Cytokines play an important role in the pathology associated with chronic inflammatory diseases. We measured the total amounts [picograms (pg)] and concentrations (pg/μl) of interleukin-1 alpha (IL-lα), interleukin-8 (IL-8) and interferonalpha (IFN-α) in 20 s gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) samples obtained from 2 diseased and 2 healthy sites in 20 subjects with periodontitis, and from 2 healthy sites in 20 subjects without disease. Both the mean amount and concentration of IL-lα were significantly higher (p < 0.001) in diseased sites compared to healthy sites in subjects with disease. The results for IL-8 and IFN-α differed depending on the method of reporting. Whereas the amount of IL-8 was significantly higher (p < 0.01) in diseased sites, the mean concentration of IL-8 was lower compared to healthy sites. The mean amount of IFN-α was similar in health and disease; however, the concentration of IFN-alpha was significantly lower in diseased sites (p < 0.001) corresponding to the significant increase in crevicular fluid volume (p < 0.001). There were no significant differences in the amount or concentrations of the 3 cytokines between healthy sites from subjects with disease and healthy sites from healthy controls. The total amounts of both IFN-α and IL-8 were correlated between healthy and diseased sites in subjects. These data suggest that, while the disease status of a site is the major determinant of the levels of these cytokines locally, subjects with high levels of IL-8 and IFN-α in healthy sites also tend to have high levels of these cytokines in diseased sites. Finally, both the concentrations and total amounts of IL-8 and IFN-α were significantly correlated in diseased sites, suggesting that levels of these two cytokines rise or fall in tandem. The combination of decreased IL-8 and decreased IFN-α concentrations at diseased sites may reflect the reduced anti-bacterial host defense activity at that site.     

熔附条件对牙科复合树脂中SP1 SiO_2表面结构及形态的影响

目的:研究熔附温度和熔附时间对多微孔纳米二氧化硅粒子(SP1 SiO2)表面结构及形态的影响。方法:将SP1SiO2以250℃/h的升温速度分别升至500、650、800、950、1100℃,并分别保持10、30min和3h制作试样,进行表面结构及形态测试。结果:随烧结温度的增高和时间的延长,SP1 SiO2颗粒表面的Si-OH键特征峰值逐渐减弱,条件为950℃、10min和30min,650℃、3h时完全消失;随着熔附温度的升高和熔附时间的延长颗粒增大、粒度分布变窄。结论:熔附温度和熔附时间影响SP1 SiO2颗粒表面的Si-OH含量和颗粒大小、粒度分布。