Perinatal lung development following maternal exposure to methylmercuric chloride

Mercury ingested from dietary sources has potent neurotoxic and teratogenic effects. Initial studies have shown that mercury may also affect fetal lung development. Since these pulmonary effects may play a role in subsequent neonatal morbidity and mortality due to compromising of the development of the lung, mercury effects in fetal and neonatal lung were investigated. Methylmercuric chloride (MMC), 1,000 ppm (15 mg/kg of body weight), was administered via an intragastric tube to timed-pregnant Swiss/Webster mice on day 9 of gestation. Lungs from fetuses on gestational day 18 and from neonates on days 1, 5, or 10 after birth were studied. Significant changes in MMC-exposed lungs compared to controls occurred at postnatal day 1. At this time, lung weight per gram body weight increased, phospholipid content per gram of lung or per microgram of DNA decreased, while DNA per gram of lung increased. Methylmercury appears to have delayed lung maturation. Cuboidal epithelial cells in alveolar tubules contained conspicuous glycogen deposits, and differentiation of alveolar type II cells was adversely affected. These results suggest that prenatal exposure to methylmercury may be detrimental to lung development, specifically to the initiation of surfactant synthesis, by delaying the normal pattern of maturation of the alveolar type II cells within the lungs. Pediatr Pulmonol. 1994; 17:11–21 . © 1994 Wiley-Liss. Inc.     

大鼠卵巢、睾丸人绒毛膜促性腺激素受体的比较研究

以分离的细胞膜为受体制剂，对大鼠卵巢及睾丸人绒毛膜促性腺激素（ＨＣＧ）受体进行比较研究，发现二者的受体结合特性有一定差异；同时将大鼠寒丸膜及睾丸匀浆作对比，友现睾丸膜制剂较睾丸匀浆更能准确地体现睾丸ＨＣＧ受体的真正特性。     

Evaluation of neural fold fusion and coincident initiation of spinal cord occlusion in the chick embryo.

Although it is known that rapid expansion of the vertebrate brain begins near the time that the spinal neurocoel is occluded, it still remains unknown when occlusion occurs in relation to neurulation. Since both morphogenetic events are critical for normal brain growth, it is important to decipher the temporal relationship between the two processes. This study assessed the temporal relationship of the two events with the rationale that if it could be demonstrated that occlusion occurs coincident with the completion of neurulation, then it could be argued that factors shown to direct neurulation could also initiate occlusion. Nearly 600 chick embryos (stages 9- through 12+) were cultured atop egg-agar, the caudal extent of neurulation determined, the cranial five pairs of somites removed and the neurocoels assessed for occlusion. In stage 9- through 10- chicks, neurulation of the spinal cord is incomplete. Stages 10 through 12+ exhibit neurulation and occlusion from the 8th to 19th somites. When lateral tissues were removed in embryos 8 through 10-, the neural folds became dysraphic whereas in embryos stage 10 and older, the folds remained fused dorsomedially and occluded. The only surgical manipulation that was found to prevent occlusion was elimination of the lateral tissues responsible for elevation and closure of the neural folds. Analysis of particular components of the lateral tissues essential for convergence, by treating embryos (n = 75) with chemicals known to degrade tissue-tissue bonds or specific components of the perineural matrix, indicated that more than 75% of the embryos treated with EDTA, EDTA plus Ca2+, trypsin, collagenase, or hyaluronidase exhibited little or no effect on convergence, dorsomedial fusion, and concomitant occlusion.     

A Hemodynamically Responsive Antitachycardia System: Theoretical Bases for Design

Current antitachycardia systems such as the automatic implantable cardioverter/defibrillator (AICD), detect tachyarrhythmias primarily by sensing rate and thereby perform inadequately in differentiating hemodynamically stable from unstable arrhythmias. As a result, these devices may discharge during stable tachycardias (such as sinus tachycardia), causing discomfort to the patient and depleting the device's limited energy supply. If a parameter which could reflect the particular hemodynamic state of a tachycardia were incorporated into the sensing algorithm of these systems, function may be more hemodynamically precise and discharge specificity may be improved.     

51例早孕妇女绒毛超氧化物歧化酶测定结果分析

本文采用改良的邻革之酚自氧化法,对51例无遗传性疾病早孕妇女绒毛细胞进行了SOD活力测定。其比活力为426.2±48.4u/mg蛋白(x±SD),测定值范围为217.2～589.1u/mg蛋白,P95>915.0u/mg蛋白。     

莱菔硫烷对人膀胱癌细胞周期的影响及机制研究

背景与目的:探讨莱菔硫烷对人膀胱癌细胞(T24)细胞周期的影响及作用机制。材料与方法:采用噻唑蓝(MTT)法研究不同浓度的莱菔硫烷对T24细胞生长的抑制作用并测定其半数抑制浓度(IC50);采用流式细胞仪检测莱菔硫烷对T24细胞周期的影响;采用westernblot研究莱菔硫烷对T24细胞中细胞周期蛋白依赖激酶抑制剂P16和P27的表达情况。结果:在较低剂量范围内(≤40μmol/L),随着作用剂量的增加,莱菔硫烷对T24细胞的生长的抑制作用也明显增强。10、20、40μmol/L莱菔硫烷的抑制率分别为(12.5±3.95)%,(25.0±2.50)%、(50.0±5.33)%;在较高剂量(60μmol/L~160μmol/L)时,这种抑制作用不再呈剂量依赖性;莱菔硫烷作用72h后的IC50值为(51.12±7.10)μmol/L;莱菔硫烷能使T24细胞周期阻滞于G0/G1期,20μmol/L莱菔硫烷作用48h后,在G0/G1峰之前出现凋亡峰;20μmol/L莱菔硫烷作用于T24细胞8、12、24h后能明显诱导P27蛋白的表达,作用早期(8h)时能诱导P16蛋白的表达。结论:莱菔硫烷能抑制T24细胞生长并使该细胞周期阻断在G0/G1期,其作用机制主要是通过诱导P27蛋白及早期诱导P16蛋白来实现的。     

人骨形态发生蛋白-2基因转染脂肪源性间充质干细胞的成骨研究

目的 探讨人骨形态发生蛋白-2（hBMP-2）基因修饰的人脂肪源性间充质干细胞（ADSCs）的成骨能力及基因转染对ADSCs成骨分化的生物学调控。方法 流式细胞技术鉴定从人脂肪组织中提取的细胞为间充质来源的干细胞。将ADSCs转染hBMP＋2基因，免疫沉淀＋Western blotting法和酶联免疫吸附试验（ELISA）检测hBMP-2表达，确定hBMP-2表达量及表达稳定性，碱性磷酸酶（ALP）染色、ALP定量测定、钙结节染色及RT—PCR分析hBMP-2基因转染对ADSCs向成骨细胞转化的调控，并将转基因细胞注入裸鼠股部肌内，通过X线及组织学检查观察体内成骨情况。结果 流式细胞术证实从脂肪中提取的细胞为间充质来源的干细胞。转基因后免疫沉淀＋Western blotting法和ELISA法显示转染hBMP-2的ADSCs具有较高且稳定的hBMP-2的表达，转染21d后表达量无明显降低。ALP染色、ALP定量测定、钙结节染色及RT—PCR发现转基因ADSCs向成骨细胞方向发生分化。裸鼠肌内注射转基因细胞后2周即显示有异位骨形成，4周明显增多，对照组无骨组织形成。结论 转染hBMP-2基因的ADSCs在持续稳定高表达目的蛋白的同时，自身向成骨细胞发生分化，并在裸鼠体内形成异位骨。因此，ADSCs有望作为新的基因工程种子细胞。     

''Organoid'' thymoma: a well-differentiated variant with distinctive clinicopathological features

The present paper describes the clinical, histological and immunohistochemical features of five cases of 'organoid' thymoma. The histological hallmark of this lesion is the prominent and diffuse 'organoid' pattern, defined by the presence of several areas of medullary differentiation. These areas, which are strictly reminiscent of the medullary area of the normal thymus, are scattered within a neoplastic tissue resembling the thymus cortex, the overall appearance mimicking that of normal thymus. All cases shared common clinical features; they were non-invasive or minimally invasive tumours arising in young or middle-aged female patients. Although the incidence of 'organoid' thymoma is low (5.2% in our series), our morphological, immunohistochemical and clinical data suggest that this peculiar tumour may represent a well-differentiated variant of thymoma, with low-grade aggressiveness and a distinct clinicopathological profile.     

丙烯酰胺对大鼠胚胎神经细胞分化的影响

用细胞微团培养法研究丙烯酰胺对大鼠胚胎神经细胞分化的影响。结果表明，当细胞培养物中丙烯酰胺浓度大于６０μｇ／ｍｌ时，可明显抑制细胞分化，表现为细胞集落数目减少，细胞表面突起和集落间神经纤维束减少，细胞形态改变。其半数分化抑制浓度（ＩＣｄ５０）为７５μｇ／ｍｌ，半数存活抑制浓度（ＩＣｖ５０）为９０μｇ／ｍｌ，两者较为接近。认为丙烯酰胺对细胞分化的抑制作用可能被其细胞毒作用所掩盖，其致畸作用不可忽视。     

复方肾华治疗大鼠改良慢性血清病肾炎的实验研究

目的　观察复方肾华胶囊对改良大鼠慢性血清病肾炎模型的治疗作用。方法　采取传统大鼠慢性血清病肾炎模型制作方法加上切除大鼠一侧肾脏、隔日饮饲牛血清白蛋白 (BSA)酸化水、腹腔注射大肠杆菌内毒素 (LPS)等措施 ,制作肾炎模型 ,与西药蒙诺作对照 ,观察中药肾华对肾炎大鼠尿蛋白、血生化、凝血指标、肾功能、病理、免疫荧光以及增殖细胞核抗原 (PCNA)表达的作用。结果　肾华胶囊能够显著减轻肾炎大鼠肾脏重量及肾重指数、降低肾炎大鼠尿蛋白、升高血清蛋白、降低胆固醇、甘油三酯、改善肾功能、纠正凝血功能紊乱、减轻肾脏病理改变、减轻免疫荧光变化、减弱PCNA的表达。结论　中药肾华胶囊对大鼠慢性血清病肾炎模型有较好的治疗作用