Assessment of MUSASHI 1 and MUSASHI 2 expression in spermatozoa and testicular tissue

MUSASHI (MSI) family plays the main role in the spermatogenesis process. The purpose of this study was the assessment of sperm MSI1 and MSI2, and sperm functional tests in infertile men (n = 30) with varicocele and fertile men (n = 30). Furthermore, MSI1 and MSI2 proteins were assessed in testicular tissue of azoospermic men (n = 9) as well as epididymal spermatozoa and testis of mice. Expression of MSI1 and MSI2 was assessed at RNA and protein levels in human spermatozoa. Sperm concentration and motility were significantly lower, while abnormal sperm morphology, lipid peroxidation, DNA fragmentation and protamine deficiency were significantly higher in men with varicocele compared to fertile individuals. Any significant difference was not observed in the expression of MSI1 and MSI2 mRNA between the two groups. Unlike MSI1 protein that was not detectable in humans, the relative expression of MSI2 protein was similar in varicocele and fertile individuals. The expression level of both Msi1 and Msi2 proteins was also observable in mouse spermatozoa. No significant relationship was observed between sperm functional parameters with expression of these genes. The data of this study demonstrated that although MSI1 and MSI2 play important roles during spermatogenesis, their relative expression in spermatozoa was not affected by varicocele.     

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...     

参连合用对代谢综合征患者“肠道菌群-免疫反应”的影响

目的　观察参连联合常规西药治疗对代谢综合征（metabolic syndrome, MS）患者糖脂代谢及肠道菌群-免疫反应的影响。方法　选取 2019年 1月—2020年 8月上海交通大学医学院附属同仁医院收治的54例湿热中阻兼气虚型的MS患者作为研究对象,按照随机数字表法分为对照组（常规西药治疗）与治疗组（常规西药+参连联合治疗）,每组各27例。观察2组治疗前后的血糖、血脂、CRP、IL-6、IL-10水平;采用荧光定量PCR法测定肠道细菌DNA,定量分析肠道主要菌群结构变化。结果　与治疗前相比,2组治疗后肠杆菌含量及空腹血糖、TC、TG、LDL-C、CRP、IL-6水平均下降,乳酸杆菌含量、双歧杆菌含量、HDL-C、IL-10水平均升高,其中2组TG、IL-6水平下降及IL-10水平上升差异均有统计学意义,治疗组乳酸杆菌含量升高差异有统计学意义（P均＜0.05）;治疗组IL-10上升幅度及IL-6下降幅度均大于对照组（P均＜0.05）。结论　参连联合常规西药治疗MS患者可提高其外周血免疫炎性因子IL-10水平,降低IL-6水平,明显升高肠道乳酸杆菌含量,对于探索参连联合常规西医治疗的MS患者“肠道菌群-免疫反应”机制研究具有重要意义。     

鱼油对大鼠细胞膜脂流动性的影响

研究了鱼油对脓毒症大鼠细胞膜脂流动性的影响。结果，正常大鼠肝、心、脾、肺、肾、脑、胸大肌及红细胞膜脂的流动性明显不同。脓毒症组大鼠肝、肺和红细胞膜脂的流动性明显降低（ｐ〈０．０５），肝细胞膜脂相变温度升高，当预先给脓毒症大服用４周鱼油时，肝、肺、肾、脑及红细胞膜的流动性明显增加（Ｐ〈０．０１和Ｐ〈０．０５），肝细胞膜脂相变温度降低。提示鱼油有降低炎症大鼠膜脂相变温度，改善膜脂流动状态的作用，推测鱼     

血脂与体外血栓形成的关系

应用国产ＤＪＨ－Ｉ型调速单型血栓形成仪，对４７４名４５岁以上成人体外血栓形成进行了检测，同时检查血脂水平。另外对部分隐性体外血栓阳性者及正常人的红细胞膜荧光偏振度（Ｐ）和微粘度（η）进行比较。结果表明：隐性体外血栓阳性者中血脂增高者为５７／１０９（５４．１２％），其中一级血栓３２／７５（４２．６％），二级血栓１１／１６（６８．７％），三级血栓１４／１８（７７．７％）。红细胞膜Ｐ和η在隐性体外血栓阳性者与正常人之间有显著差异（Ｐ＜０．０５）。提示：隐性体外血栓检测对临床心脑血管的血栓性疾病的早期预防、治疗有较大的参考价值     

Salt and Mesophase Formation in Aqueous Suspensions of Lauric Acid

The solubility and solution behavior of lauric acid (LA) and its 1:1 acid soap (potassium hydrogen dilaurate) were investigated at 32°C over a pH range of 2.5–8.5 and at varying KC1 concentrations to examine the self-association of this long-chain carboxylic acid under these conditions. LA's solubility in water exhibited the classical pH dependence of a monocarboxylic acid with no evidence of self-association. In 0.1 M KC1 between pH 6.3 and pH 7.3, filtered samples were turbid, suggesting the presence of high molecular weight aggregates (mesophase), which could be removed by ultrafiltration. The apparent LA solubility vs pH profile in ultrafiltered samples was consistent with a solid phase consisting of either the free acid (pH < 6.5) or potassium hydrogen dilaurate (pH > 6.5), again with no evidence of self-association to form low molecular weight species (dimers, etc.). Quasi-elastic light scattering (QLS) studies and mannitol trapping experiments indicated that vesicles were present in samples containing mesophase. The mesophase composition was characterized and a mass-action law for mesophase formation was developed to describe the apparent LA solubility versus pH in the mesophase region in terms of three parameters. The index of cooperativity, , indicated that the mesophase consists of approximately 25 molecules of LA with an acid:anion ratio, , of 1.7. The standard free energy of mesophase formation per mole of monomer was determined to be –6.3 kcal/mol. The aggregate size determined thermodynamically is several orders of magnitude less than that of the mesophase particle size determined by QLS measurements, suggesting that the LA monomer concentration in equilibrium with mesophase may be governed by a small unit domain of the vesicle. These observations may have a bearing on the thermodynamics of self-assembly of lipid bilayer membranes.     

Intraosseous thrombosis in ischemic necrosis of bone and osteoarthritis

It has been proposed that nontraumatic ischemic necrosis of bone (INB) is a result of lipid associated intraosseous thrombosis. A histological study of 15 patients with INB confirmed the presence of intravascular lipid and thrombosis in the vessels of the femoral head. A similar analysis of 11 patients with primary osteoarthritis (OA) showed similar changes at lower levels. These changes were not observed in seven control femoral heads. The possibility that both INB and OA result from intraosseous thrombosis is discussed.