p53 Protein expression in laryngeal squamous cell carcinomas bearing wild-type and mutated p53 gene

We performed an immunohistochemical analysis to investigate the expression of p53 protein in a panel of 18 laryngeal squamous cell carcinomas, 15 primary tumours and three in relapse, previously analysed by us for the presence of p53 gene mutations. Dysplastic and/or normal surrounding mucosa was evaluated in 15 different tumours. The results of our study are the following: (1) expression of p53 protein was observed in one out of five tumours positive for p53 gene mutations (20%) and in 10 out of 13 (80%) negative cases; (2), p53 protein over-expression was frequently observed in normal and/or dysplastic mucosa surrounding either wild-type (7/11) or mutated p53 tumours (2/4); (3), p53 immunoreactive cells showed a pattern of distribution in normal and mildly/moderately dysplastic mucosa (basal layers), different from that in severely dysplastic mucosa (whole thickness). These data further support the hypothesis that p53 protein over-expression may be a marker of the earliest phases of multistep tumorigenesis in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma.     

Daily nutrient intake represents a modifiable determinant of nutritional status in chronic haemodialysis patients.

BACKGROUND: In maintenance haemodialysis patients, daily food intake is changeable; however, its relationship with nutritional status is unexplored. This study aimed to evaluate the isolated, long-term effect of daily nutrient intake on nutritional status in haemodialysis patients. METHODS: We performed a prospective 1-year controlled study in 27 chronic haemodialysis patients, without recognized risk factors for malnutrition. Each day for 1 week, four times in the year, we measured protein nitrogen appearance, and assessed dietary protein (DPI) and energy (DEI) intake from dietary diaries. We compared the nutritional outcome of patients spontaneously reducing nutrient intake below the threshold of 0.8 g/kg body weight/day for DPI and 25 kcal/kg body weight/day for DEI during the week (LOW, n = 8), with controls at adequate nutrient intake (CON, n = 19). An interventional 6-month study was then carried out in LOW to verify the cause-effect relationship. RESULTS: All patients showed a day-by-day reduction of whole nutrient intake during interdialytic period, which was mostly relevant in the third interdialytic day (L3). During the 1-year study, even in the presence of adequate dialysis dose and normal inflammatory indexes, body weight (68.0 +/- 5.5 to 65.8 +/- 5.9 kg), serum albumin (3.96 +/- 0.07 to 3.66 +/- 0.06 g/dl) and creatinine (9.2 +/- 1.1 to 8.1 +/- 0.7 mg/dl) significantly decreased in LOW but not in CON. Diaries evidenced in LOW a reduced number of meals at L3 that was explained by the fear of excessive interdialytic weight gain. During the interventional study, daily DPI and DEI increased at L3; this was associated with a significant increment of body weight, and serum albumin and creatinine levels. CONCLUSIONS: In maintenance haemodialysis patients the persistent, marked reduction of daily nutrient intake, even if limited to a single day of the week, is an independent determinant of reversible impairment of nutritional status.     

免疫磁性捕获ELISA法检测甘草中甘草蛋白的研究

目的 制备甘草蛋白免疫磁性微球，并建立快速、精确的免疫磁性捕获ELISA法检测甘草蛋白。方法 采用种子聚合法合成聚苯乙烯磁性微球，并以兔抗甘草蛋白IgG抗体致敏，制备特异性捕获甘草特征蛋白的免疫磁性微球。以生物素标记抗体为示踪抗体，结合辣根过氧化物酶标亲和素建立ELISA检测系统，用于甘草药材和含甘草中成药中甘草蛋白的分析。结果 利用该方法对甘草药材和中成药中甘草蛋白抗原检测，检测灵敏度达到10ng／mL。结论 免疫磁性捕获ELISA检测技术方便、快速、准确，为生药的品种鉴定及中成药的质量控制提供一种新方法。     

毛喉萜对人肝癌细胞增殖影响的实验研究

目的　探讨毛喉萜 (Forskolin)的抗肝癌作用。方法　采用克隆形成、MTT比色法观察毛喉萜对SMMC 772 1细胞的作用 ,并利用免疫细胞化学方法检测其对rasp2 1、p5 3蛋白表达的影响。结果　毛喉萜可明显抑制SMMC 772 1细胞的增殖 ,其抑制率与剂量呈正相关 (P <0 .0 1 ) ,经毛喉萜处理后 ,rasp2 1、p5 3蛋白表达均有明显下降。结论　毛喉萜能明显抑制肝癌SMMC 772 1细胞增殖 ,其作用可能与降低rasp2 1、p5 3蛋白表达有关。     

抗醛糖还原酶单克隆抗体的制备与特性鉴定

目的:制备抗醛糖还原酶(AR)的单克隆抗体(mAb),并与本室制备的抗醛糖还原酶相似蛋白(ARL-1)mAb进行比较。方法:经RT-PCR获得AR基因,将基因插入pGEX-4T-1(His)6C中,构建重组质粒pGEX-4T-1(His)6C-AR,以重组质粒转化E.coliRosetta诱导表达GST-AR蛋白。以纯化的GST-AR蛋白免疫BALB/c小鼠,采用杂交瘤技术制备mAb。应用间接ELISA和Western blot方法对mAb进行筛选和鉴定。使用Clustalx和Antheprot软件,比较AR与ARL-1的同源性,表达GST-dAR[80~142氨基酸(aa)],与ARL-1差异较大;并分析AR的抗原性,表达GST-dA1(1~79aa)、GST-dA2(80~99aa)、GST-dA3(111~142aa)、GST-dA4(143~316aa)。利用AR全长及截短蛋白,采用Western blot分析制备的抗AR mAb识别AR抗原的部位。结果:获得3株稳定分泌抗AR mAb的杂交瘤细胞系ARB3、AR7B3G4和ARF10。3株抗GST-AR的mAb均为IgG1(κ型),腹水mAb效价为1∶4×105,细胞培养上清mAb效价为1∶1×104,3株mAb均可与胎盘组织中的AR蛋白起反应,而与GST-ARL-1和GST蛋白无交叉反应。它们分别为抗GST-dA1、GST-dA3和GST-dA4蛋白的mAb。结论:成功地制备了3株特异性抗AR mAb,可分别识别AR的1~79、111~142、143~316位氨基酸。将它们与抗ARL-1mAb联合应用,将有助于进一步研究AR与ARL-1蛋白的功能,并为深入探讨AR、ARL-1与相关疾病的关系及进行大规模的流行病学调查提供了有力的工具。     

膜表达热休克蛋白70真核表达载体的构建及其对肿瘤细胞的转染

目的构建普遍适合性的膜表达热休克蛋白70(HSP70)的真核表达载体,修饰并建立HSP 70表达并结合在细胞膜表面的肿瘤细胞.方法RT-PCR法从人胚肾中获取HSP 70的cDNA,扩增成带酶切位点的目的基因.选择载体pDisplay,将目的基因插入载体多克隆酶位点中.DNA测序证实后,以脂质体转染的方法,将载体转染到黑色素瘤细胞.用G418抗性筛选获得阳性克隆.结果酶切电泳和DNA测序证实载体构建正确;目的基因的上游带信号肽序列,下游带跨膜序列.RT-PCR产物电泳、Westem Blotting、激光共聚焦显微镜和流式细胞术证实大量HSP 70表达并结合在转染的黑色素瘤细胞膜表面.结论成功地构建了膜表达HSP 70的真核表达载体;转染到黑色素瘤细胞后,细胞膜表面表达丰富的HSP70.转染细胞可以进一步制备新型瘤苗.     

全主动脉弓替换术中顺行性脑灌注时血流变化观察

目的　利用前瞻性随机对照方法比较全主动脉弓替换术中单侧顺行性脑灌注 (ASCP)和双侧ASCP时视网膜中央动脉、球后血管血流变化和血S1 0 0蛋白浓度变化。方法　 1 6例全主动脉弓替换术患者随机分为单侧AS CP和双侧ASCP组 ,每组各 8例。两组均行术前术后颅脑计算机体层摄影 (CT)。术中采用经眼球超声监测视网膜中央动脉及球后血管血流。术中术后动态测定血S1 0 0蛋白浓度。结果　两组各有 1例出现短暂性神经功能异常。ASCP过程中单侧组右侧视网膜中央动脉可探及血流 ,左侧视网膜中央动脉不可探及 ,双侧组两侧视网膜中央动脉均可探及血流。所有患者球后动脉均可探及血流。两组间各阶段血S1 0 0蛋白浓度无显著性差异 (P >0 .0 5 )。结论　在基底动脉环完整 ,存在有效侧支循环条件下 ,单侧灌注操作较为简便 ,双侧灌注在ASCP期间两侧脑灌注较为均衡 ,但两种灌注方法对S1 0 0蛋白浓度的影响无显著性差异。     

Bleeding from foveolar hyperplasia developing on a gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the stomach

A 52‐year‐old Japanese woman who presented with gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding underwent a proximal gastrectomy for a gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) with a foveolar hyperplasia at the apex of the tumor, 4.5 cm in size, located in the upper body of the stomach. Although GIST are often asymptomatic and are found only incidentally, clinical symptoms such as bleeding, abdominal pain, or obstruction, occasionally lead to a premorbid diagnosis. When submucosal tumors present GI bleeding, the source of the bleeding usually is an ulceration of the mucosa over the tumor. However, in the present study, it was thought that the bleeding originated from the region of foveolar hyperplasia.