Production of multiple cytokines by cultured human melanomas*

Abstract We screened a panel of 8 primary and 21 metastatic melanoma cell lines for constitutive secretion of cytokines. Melanomas expressed bioactivity for TGF-β (8/25 lines) and IFN (7/12), but not IL-2. Immu-noassays detected IL-1α (4/25), IL-1β (12/25), 1L-6 (13/29), IL-8 (29/ 29), TGF-β₂, (5/12) and GM-CSF (11 /29). but not IL-3, IL-4, TNF-α, or IFN-γ. There was no preferential association of cytokine production with cells cultured from primary versus metastatic disease, and only IL-8 was produced by all lines tested. These data demonstrate that cultured melanomas produce a variety of cytokines which are potentially capable of influencing tumor growth in vivo.     

Variation in serum binding of tertatolol mediated by disease-induced modification of alpha-acid glycoprotein concentration

Summary The serum concentrations of ₁-acid glycoprotein (AAG), albumin (HSA) and non-esterified fatty acids, and the serum binding of tertatolol were measured in four groups of individuals: healthy control subjects (n=24), and patients with inflammation (n=28), and hepatic (n=20) and renal (n=27) insufficiency.Serum binding of tertatolol was increased in patients with inflammation (94.6%), decreased in patients with hepatic insufficiency (88.8%) and it was unchanged in patients with renal insufficiency (92.8%) as compared to controls (92.7%).Multivariate analysis indicated that the changes were mainly related to concomitant changes in AAG concentration, which could account for 57% of intersubject variability in the bound/free ratio, and to a lesser extent in HSA, which accounted for only 4% of the variability in the binding.The data show that the free fraction of the basic drug tertatolol in serum is affected by pathological conditions that cause changes in AAG concentration.     

腓骨肌萎缩症1A型患者和慢性炎性脱髓鞘性多发性神经病患者F波改变的比较

目的：分析比较腓骨肌萎缩症1A型(Charcot-Marie-Tooth1A,CMT1A)患者和慢性炎性脱髓鞘性多发性神经病(chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, CIDP)患者F波改变的特点和原因。方法：收集自2012年1月到2018年12月在北京大学第三医院诊治的CMT1A和CIDP患者各30例,记录临床资料、电生理指标(神经传导速度和F波、H反射)、神经功能等级评分等,部分患者行臂丛和腰丛的磁共振影像检查,分析比较结果。结果：CMT1A患者的正中神经平均运动传导速度为(21.10±10.60) m/s, CIDP患者为(31.52±12.46)m/s,二者差异有统计学意义(t=-6.75,P<0.001), CMT1A患者中约43.3%(13/30)未引出尺神经F波,明显高于CIDP未引出F波的患者比例(4/30,13.3%),χ²=6.65,P=0.010。在可引出F波的患者中,CMT1A组患者的F波潜伏期为(52.40±17.56) ms, CIDP组为(42.20±12.73) ms...     

白内障伴青光眼患者术后胰岛素抵抗及炎症因子水平与视觉质量的关系

目的分析白内障伴青光眼患者术后胰岛素抵抗及炎症因子水平变化与视觉质量的关系。 方法选取47例(47眼)白内障伴青光眼患者为研究对象,均接受超声乳化+小梁切除术治疗。术前、术后7天、术后3个月检测患者客观散射指数(OSI)、点扩散函数(PSF)、调制传递函数截止频率(MTF cutoff)、胰岛素敏感指数及白细胞介素(IL)-1β、IL-10、IL-2水平。采用Pearson法分析视觉质量参数与胰岛素抵抗情况及炎症因子的相关性。 结果与术前比较,术后7天和术后3个月最佳校正视力、MTF cutoff及胰岛素敏感指数升高,且术后3个月更高(P＜0.05);与术前比较,术后7天和术后3个月眼压、角膜内皮细胞计数、PSF、OSI及血清IL-1β、IL-2、IL-10水平降低,且术后3个月更低(P＜0.05)。Pearson分析显示,术前、术后7天和术后3个月,白内障伴青光眼患者OSI与胰岛素敏感指数呈负相关(P＜0.05),与血清IL-1β、IL-2、IL-10水平呈正相关(P＜0.05);MTF cutoff与胰岛素敏感指数呈正相关(P＜0.05),与血清IL-1β、IL-2、IL-10水平呈负相关(P＜0.05);PSF与血清IL-1β水平呈负相关(P＜0.05)。术后7天和3个月,PSF与胰岛素敏感指数呈正相关(P＜0.05),与血清IL-2、IL-10水平呈负相关(P＜0.05)。 结论超声乳化联合小梁切除术对视觉质量的改善可能与胰岛素抵抗及炎症因子变化密切相关。     

芪苈强心胶囊联合尼可地尔对射血分数保留性心力衰竭患者心功能及细胞因子的影响

目的 探讨芪苈强心胶囊联合尼可地尔对射血分数保留性心力衰竭患者心功能及细胞因子的影响。方法 连续入选2019年10月至2020年10月诊断为射血分数保留性心力衰竭的患者共90例,随机分为观察组(45例)与对照组(45例)。对照组给予常规抗心力衰竭药物加芪苈强心胶囊治疗,观察组在对照组治疗基础上,加用尼可地尔治疗。比较两组患者一般临床资料、细胞因子水平、心功能各项指标。随访1年患者心功能情况、细胞因子水平以及不良心脑血管事件(MACCEs)发生情况。结果 两组患者接受治疗1年后脑钠肽(BNP)、左室舒张末期内径、白细胞介素(IL)-1β、IL-6、肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)均降低,射血分数(EF)值较治疗前升高,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。组间对比发现,两组患者入院时基础BNP、细胞因子、超声心能指标(LVEF、左室舒张末期内径、左房内径)差异无统计学意义(P>0.05);接受治疗1年后观察组IL-1β、IL-6、TNF-α、BNP、左室舒张末期内径低于对照组,EF值高于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。随访1年对照组共有7例发生终点事件,观察组共有4...     

HDL-C/ApoA1、MCP-1水平与中青年冠心病患者病变程度及炎症反应的相关性

目的 探讨高密度脂蛋白胆固醇（HDL-C）/载脂蛋白A1(ApoA1)及单核细胞趋化蛋白-1(MCP-1)水平与中青年冠状动脉粥样硬化性心脏病（以下简称冠心病）病变程度及炎症反应的相关性。方法 选取2021年10月—2022年10月在南通大学附属医院和如皋市人民医院就诊的中青年冠心病患者130例作为观察组,其中稳定型心绞痛（SAP）42例,不稳定型心绞痛（UAP）50例,急性心肌梗死（AMI）38例;病变支数：单支病变59例,双支病变39例,三支病变32例;按照狭窄程度分为轻度46例,中度54例,重度30例。另取同期该院冠状动脉CT血管造影或冠状动脉造影正常者130例作为对照组。比较各组HDL-C/ApoA1、MCP-1、肌酸激酶同工酶MB(CK-MB)、肌酸激酶（CK）、心肌肌钙蛋白Ⅰ（cTnⅠ）、白细胞计数（WBC）、超敏C反应蛋白（hs-CRP）、生长刺激表达基因2蛋白（ST2）及Gensini评分。结果 观察组HDL-C/ApoA1低于对照组（P <0.05）,MCP-1、CK-MB、CK、cTnⅠ、WBC、hs-CRP、ST2高于对照组（P <0.05）。AMI和...     

特发性炎性肌病的药物治疗

特发性炎性肌病(IIM)是一组与免疫失调有关的疾病,包括细胞免疫和体液免疫的异常.主要的治疗药物是精皮质激素和免疫抑制剂.对于难治性病例,现有的药物常常无效,这就需要针对IIM的发病机制开发新型的治疗药物.文中就特发性炎症性肌病的药物治疗进行综述,并且阐述了治疗效果的评估标准,讨论了药物治疗中存在的问题和今后的研究方向.     

The role of pneumolysin in pneumococcal pneumonia and meningitis

Diseases caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae include pneumonia, septicaemia and meningitis. All these are associated with high morbidity and mortality. The pneumococcus can colonize the nasopharynx, and this can be a prelude to bronchopneumonia and invasion of the vasculature space. Proliferation in the blood can result in a breach of the blood-brain barrier and entry into the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) where the bacteria cause inflammation of the meningeal membranes resulting in meningitis. The infected host may develop septicaemia and/or meningitis secondary to bronchopneumonia. Also septicaemia is a common precursor of meningitis. The mechanisms surrounding the sequence of infection are unknown, but will be dependent on the properties of both the host and bacterium. Treatment of these diseases with antibiotics leads to clearance of the bacteria from the infected tissues, but the bacteriolytic nature of antibiotics leads to an acute release of bacterial toxins and thus after antibiotic therapy the patients can be left with organ-specific deficits. One of the main toxins released from pneumococci is the membrane pore forming toxin pneumolysin. Here we review the extensive studies on the role of pneumolysin in the pathogenesis of pneumococcal diseases.     

IL-18 Receptor Expression on Epithelial Cells is Upregulated by TNF Alpha

IL-18 is a multifunctional cytokine that augments both innate and acquired immunity and potentiates Th1 and Th2 reactions. We studied the expression of IL-18 receptor (IL-18R) on renal and respiratory epithelial cell lines. Both cell lines upregulated IL-18R mRNA and IL-18R membrane expression in response to TNF alpha and other proinflammatory cytokines. The function of IL-18R was confirmed by induction of IL-8 release from epithelial cells in response to recombinant IL-18. Epithelial cells may represent an important target for IL-18, mainly under inflammatory conditions associated with TNF alpha release.