肝癌特异性超抗原SEA(D227A)基因表达载体的构建与表达

目的：构建受AFP顺式作用元件调控的超抗原表达载体，将SEA(D227A)特异性的表达于AFP阳性肝癌细胞膜表面。方法：PCR扩增AFP基因启动子、增强子、linker—CD80tm和SEA(D227A)。将上述片断插入逆转录病毒载体pLXSN的多克隆位点，构建AFP基因顺式作用元件调控的肝癌特异性减毒超抗原表达载体(pLXSN SEA(D227A)—linker—CD80tm)。通过脂质体介导，以表达载体转染表达或不表达AFP的肿瘤细胞系，用RT—PCR和间接免疫荧光染色，检测SEA的表达。结果：成功地将AFP基因的启动子、增强子、linker—CD80tm和SEA(D227A)克隆到逆转录病毒载体pLXSN的多克隆位点，酶切鉴定和DNA序列分析无误，RT—PCR和间接免疫荧光法检测证实，SEA(D227A)能在AFP阳性的肝癌细胞膜特异性表达。结论：AFP顺式作用元件修饰的超抗原表达载体的构建，为下一步用其强化肝癌的免疫治疗奠定了基础。     

腹主动脉瘤应力模型的建立及其应用

本研究用螺旋CT扫描腹主动脉瘤获得的断层图像合成腹主动脉瘤几何模型，通过设定瘤壁组织生物力学参数和边界条件，使用有限元分析的方法分析腹主动脉瘤瘤壁的应力分布。结果标明，本例腹主动脉瘤应力峰值位于远端分叉部位，瘤体应力峰值位于后壁，均小于瘤壁的承受极限。本研究所得结果对腹主动脉瘤应力模型有助于分析个体化腹主动脉瘤的破裂部位和生长方向，对研究疾病进程提供依据。     

Application of Scanning Acoustic Microscopy for Assessing Stress Distribution in Atherosclerotic Plaque

Scanning acoustic microscopy (SAM) was equipped to assess the acoustic properties of normal and atherosclerotic coronary arteries. The SAM image in the atherosclerotic lesion clearly demonstrated that the sound speed was higher than that in the normal intima, and that the variation of elasticity was found within the fibrous cap of the plaque. Young's elastic modulus of each region was calculated and the finite element analysis was applied to derive the stress distribution in these arterial walls. In a case of normal coronary artery, the stress was dominant in the intima and the distribution was rather homogeneous and in a case of atherosclerosis, high stress was concentrated to the relatively soft lesion in the fibrous cap overlying lipid pool. SAM provides information on the physical properties, which cannot be obtained by the optical microscope. The results would help in understanding the pathological features of atherosclerosis. © 2001 Biomedical Engineering Society. PAC01: 8764-t, 8763Df, 8719Xx, 8719Rr     

Cellular site of active K absorption in the guinea-pig distal colonic epithelium

 The mammalian distal colon, which is composed of different cell types, actively transports Na, K and Cl in absorptive and K and Cl in secretory directions. To further characterize the K absorption process and to identify the cells involved in K absorption, unidirectional Rb fluxes and luminal Rb uptake into different epithelial cell types were determined in isolated guinea-pig distal colon. Net Rb absorption (1.5–2.5 μmol·h^–1·cm^–2) was not influenced by inhibition of Na transport with amiloride or by incubating both sides of the epithelium with Na-free solutions, but was almost completely abolished by luminal ouabain, ethoxzolamide or by incubating both sides of the epithelium with Cl-free solutions. Luminal Rb uptake, blockable by luminal ouabain, preferentially occurred in columnar surface and neck cells, to a lesser extent in surface goblet cells and to an insignificant degree in lower crypt cells. Employing a luminal Rb-Ringer (5.4 mM Rb) the Rb concentration increased within 10 min in columnar surface and neck, surface goblet and lower crypt cells to 70, 32 and about 10 mmol·kg^–1 wet weight, respectively. The presence of 5.4 mM K in the luminal incubation solution reduced Rb uptake almost completely indicating a much higher acceptance of the luminal H-K-ATPase for K than for Rb. The increase in Na and decrease in K concentrations in surface and neck cells induced by luminal ouabain might indicate inhibition of the basolateral Na-K-ATPase or drastic enhancement of cellular Na uptake by the Na-H exchanger. Bilateral Na-free incubation did not alter Rb uptake, but bilateral Cl-free incubation drastically reduced it. Inhibition of net Rb absorption by ethoxzolamide and inhibition of both Rb absorption and Rb uptake by bilateral Cl-free incubation support the notion that cellular CO₂ hydration is a necessary prerequisite for K absorption and that HCO₃ leaves the cell via a Cl-HCO₃ exchanger. Since ouabain-inhibitable transepithelial Rb flux and luminal Rb uptake rate by surface and neck cells were about the same, Rb(K) absorption seems to be accomplished mainly by columnar surface cells. Received: 4 August 1997 / Received after revision: 12 November 1997 / Accepted: 4 December 1997     

下颌颏部骨折内固定的三维有限元模型及边界约束的建立

通过Pro／E和ANSYS建立下颌骨颏部骨折内固定的三维有限元模型，并模拟了各种功能状态下的边界约束。使用计算机图像处理软件对CT扫描图像进行预处理，然后采用自编程序获取下颌骨解剖结构的三维坐标数据，用ANSYS建立下颌骨的三维有限元模型。采用数值化建模软件Pro／E建立小型接骨板-螺钉固定体系统的实体模型。模拟下颌骨颏部正中骨折坚强内固定治疗，建立该内固定治疗的有限元模型。通过改变各组咀嚼肌力的大小，进行了三种咬合状态的边界约束。获得了形态逼真、相似性好的下颌颏部骨折内固定后的三维有限元模型，并模拟了各功能状态下的边界约束，为后期的生物力学分析奠定了基础。     

基于敏感性定理的EIT重构算法仿真研究

为了研究性能更好的EIT图像重构算法，我们对基于敏感性定理的EIT图像重构算法进行了计算机仿真研究，并与几种常用图像重构算法进行比较，提出对基于敏感性定理的EIT图像重构算法的改进措施。     

Molecular characterization and determination of the coding capacity of the genome of equine herpesvirus type 2 between the genome coordinates 0.235 and 0.258 (theEcoRI DNA fragment N; 4.2 kbp)

The complete DNA nucleotide sequence of theEcoRI DNA fragment N (0.235 to 0.258 viral map units) of equine herpes virus type 2 (EHV-2) strain T400/3 was determined. This DNA fragment comprises 4237 bp with a base composition of 55.23% G+C and 44.77% A+T. Nineteen open reading frames (ORFs) of 50-287 amino acid (aa) residues were detected. ORF number 10 is located between the nucleotide position 2220 and 2756 coding for a protein of 179 amino acid residues. This protein shows significant homology to the cytokine synthesis inhibitory factor (CSIF; interleukin 10) of human (76.4%) and mouse (68.5%), and to the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) protein BCRF1 (70.6%). The existence of an interleukin 10 (IL-10) analogous gene within the genome of the EHV-2 was confirmed by screening the genome of nine EHV-2 strains using specific oligonucleotide primers corresponding to the 5 and 3 region of this particular gene by polymerase chain reaction. In all experiments an 870 bp DNA product was amplified. The specifity of the amplified DNA fragments obtained from individual EHV-2 strains was confirmed by DNA-DNA hybridization experiments. The DNA sequence analysis of the amplified DNA products of the EHV-2 strain LK was carried out. This analysis revealed the identity of the corresponding IL-10 gene (540 bp) of this strain to the IL-10 gene of EHV-2 strain T400/3. The presented data indicate that the EHV-2 genome harbors a viral interleukin 10-like gene. This is further evidence that the IL-10 gene can be present in the genomes of members of the Herpesviridae family.     

Contrasting patterns of hepatitis C virus infection in two regions from Tunisia

This report is a population-based study describing the pattern of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in two distinct regions in Tunisia. The study included a total of 11,507 individuals sampled in 1996 from both genders, all age groups, urban and rural settings belonging to 2,973 families. HCV infection was assessed by commercial enzyme immunoassay (EIA) and immunoblot assays and detection of HCV RNA by PCR. HCV genotypes and subtypes were determined by sequencing in the 5'-untranslated region (UTR) viral genomic region and the INNO-LiPA HCVII genotyping kit. Genetic relatedness between HCV strains was assessed by sequencing of a portion of the NS5B region. HCV prevalence was significantly higher in the North-Western region than in the Southern one: 1.7% versus 0.2% (P < 10(-3), chi(2) = 8,506). There was no difference in positivity according to gender or living in rural or urban settings; the only significant risk factor was advanced age. HCV prevalence among household contacts of HCV positives was not significantly higher than the prevalence in the whole study population. These results indicate a heterogeneity in the geographical distribution of HCV in Tunisia. An increased HCV transmission occurs in the North-Western region with large predominance of genotype 1b (88%) and low contribution of intrafamilial transmission.     

血清中Zn,Cu,Mn,Cr和Se微量元素与口腔恶性肿瘤的关系

本研究测定与肿瘤关系密切的微量元素Ｚｎ、Ｃｕ、Ｍｎ、Ｃｒ和Ｓｅ在口腔颌面部正常者与良、恶性肿瘤患者血清中含量共９１例。结果表明微量元素Ｚｎ、Ｃｕ、Ｍｎ、Ｃｒ和Ｓｅ在口腔颌面部肿瘤与其它部位肿瘤一样有明显变化。用模式识别方法以微量元素作为指标，对良恶性肿瘤进行鉴别诊断，有一定的临床意义。     

内骨架一体化小腿假肢的生物力学研究

一体化假肢是以聚合物为材料从接受腔到假腿一体成型的新型下肢假肢，它比传统型假肢更经济、美观、轻便，具有较大的应用前景。目前的相关研究主要集中在设计与制作及少量的临床研究方面。由于一体化假肢与传统型假肢在结构上的差异，有必要对其进行应力分析。本研究的目的是开展内骨架一体化假肢的生物力学研究，本研究基于内骨架一体化小腿假肢的真实几何构型，建立三维有限元模型，计算该模型在模拟Heel OH步态时相的载荷作用下的应力分布；在保持该模型的几何形状不变的情况下，建立了三个不同壁面厚度的一体化小腿假肢的有限元模型，分析壁面厚度对一体化小腿假肢应力分布的影响；通过分别赋予模型四种不同高分子聚合物的材料力学特性值，分析不同材料的一体化假肢的应力分布特点；分别对模型施加与正常步态的五个典型时相对应的载荷，分析一体化小腿假肢在各步态时相的应力分布特点。本研究结果对一体化假肢设计有指导价值。