Loss of heterozygosity on chromosome 9q22.3 in microdissected basal cell carcinomas around the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Testing Site, Kazakhstan

A high incidence of skin cancers has been noted around the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Testing Site (SNTS) in Kazakhstan. Recently, basal cell carcinoma (BCC) susceptibility genes, human homolog of the Drosophila pathed gene (PTCH), and the xeroderma pigmentosa group A-complementing gene (XPA), have been cloned and localized on chromosome 9q22.3. To clarify the effect of low-dose irradiation on the occurrence of BCC, we used microdissection and polymerase chain reaction to identify loss of heterozygosity (LOH) at 9q22.3 using BCC samples obtained from this region. Ten Japanese samples were analyzed as controls. LOH with at least 1 marker was identified in 5 of 14 cases from around SNTS, whereas only 1 case with 1 marker was identified among the 10 Nagasaki cases. The total number of LOH alleles from SNTS (8 of 45) was significantly higher than the number from Nagasaki (1 of 26) (P = 0.03). The higher incidence of LOH on 9q22.3 in BCC from around SNTS suggests involvement of chronic low-dose irradiation by fallout from the test site as a factor in the cancers.     

微创DHS内固定与传统DHS内固定治疗老年股骨粗隆间骨折比较研究

目的:对微创动力髋螺钉(dynamic hip screw,DHS)内固定和传统DHS内固定治疗老年股骨粗隆间骨折的效果进行比较.方法:将91例老年股骨粗隆间骨折患者随机分为两组,传统组46例采用传统方式置入内固定物治疗,微创组45例采用微创方式置入内固定物.对两组手术创伤大小、术后并发症、骨折愈合及功能恢复情况进行比较.主要通过考察手术切口长度、出血量、输血量、血红蛋白下降幅度、术后术区肢体肿胀情况、血沉变化等来反映手术创伤大小.结果:两组手术创伤差异有统计学意义,传统组大于微创组(P＜0.05).微创组有2例复位不良,传统组有3例复位不良,两组均无深部血肿发生.传统组围手术期死亡2例,其余患者均顺利出院,获12～30个月随访,平均17.1个月.两组各有1例在随访期间死于其它内科疾病,其余骨折均获愈合.术后平均骨折愈合时间微创组3.6个月,传统组3.8个月.术后1年髋关节功能优良率微创组84.1%,传统组79.1%,两组差异无统计学意义(P＞0.05).结论:微创DHS内固定治疗老年股骨隆间骨折,手术创伤小,有利于围手术期恢复和髋关节功能康复.     

Characterization of a galactose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase gene from the marine red alga Gracilaria gracilis

The metabolism of D-galactose is a major feature of red-algal physiology. We have cloned and sequenced a gene from the red alga Gracilaria gracilis that encodes a key enzyme of D-galactose metabolism, galactose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase (GALT). This gene, designated GgGALT1, is apparently devoid of introns. A potential TATA box, four potential CAAT boxes, and a repeated sequence occur in the 5′-flanking region. The predicted 369-aa peptide shares significant sequence similarity with GALTs from other organisms (human, 47%; Saccharomyces cerevisiae, 49%; Solanum tuberosum, 49%). Southern-hybridization analysis reveals two related, but apparently not identical, GALT genes in the nuclear genome of G. gracilis. Sequence analysis indicates that the GgGALT1 enzyme lacks a rubredoxin “knuckle” motif, which in bacterial and fungal GALTs is involved in binding zinc. An open reading frame encoding a potential peptidyl tRNA hydrolase occurs 179 bp downstream from the GgGALT1 gene. Received: 6 April / 2 June 1998     

骨钉和脱钙骨在骨创伤和骨缺损中的应用

目的：探讨同种异体冻干骨钉固定关节内骨折和脱钙骨移植治疗骨缺损的实用价值。方法：应用骨钉治疗关节内骨折７例，其中股骨头骨折４例，距骨骨折１例，内踝骨折２例；应用脱钙骨皮质骨条、松质骨粒移植治疗四肢骨折骨不连６例、骨良性病变切除术后骨缺损６例。结果：术后随访３～１２个月，骨钉固定者８个月后骨钉与宿主骨融合，脱钙骨皮质骨条和松质骨粒植骨者２～６个月愈合，无一例发生免疫排斥反应，近期效果满意。结论：认为骨钉为临床治疗关节内骨折提供了一种新的内固定材料，避免再次手术取内固定物，脱钙骨皮质骨条或骨粒适宜于骨不连和骨缺损的填充植骨治疗。     

标准位X线片上胸腰椎椎弓根轴线的放射学研究

目的:研究标准正位X线片上T9～L5椎弓根轴线的放射学表现。方法:10具T9～L5脊柱标本,解剖成单个椎体。直视下沿椎弓根轴线置入导针。测量分析下列数据:标准侧位X线片显示导针达到椎体后壁及椎弓根中段时,标准正位X线片导针在椎弓根投影内的距离与椎弓根投影最大横径的百分比。另选4具T9～L5脊柱标本,根据上述数据,X线分步监测椎弓根螺钉植入。结果:标准正位X线片导针位于椎弓根中段时的百分比为(49.16±1.84)%～(51.83±2.53)%,各节段及左右侧椎弓根差异无统计学意义(P>0.05);导针位于椎体后壁时的百分比为(61.13±6.09)%～(74.68±6.13)%,左右椎弓根之间、T10￣T12之间、T9与L1￣L5之间差异分别无统计学意义(P>0.05),T10￣12与T9、L1￣5差异有统计学意义(P<0.001)。植入72枚螺钉,68枚位于椎弓根中心,4枚穿破椎弓根,穿破率5.56%。结论:标准正位X线片导针在椎弓根投影内的比值能间接表达椎弓根轴线,可为经椎弓根手术确定正确的进针轨道提供一种参考。     

股骨远端骨折两种固定方法对比研究

目的 对比应用逆行交锁髓内钉(GSH)和动力髁螺钉(DCS)内固定治疗股骨远端骨折的效果.方法 采用回顾性研究方法对我院自2000年8月～2004年10月治疗的54例股骨远端骨折病例进行对照研究,按A0分类:A1型17例,A2型14例,A3型11例,B1型2例,C1型6例,C2型3例,C3型1例.其中,DCS内固定30例,GSH固定24例.分组统计手术时间,出血量,骨折愈合时间,并发症,膝关节功能.结果 所有病例经5月～2年随访,平均9个月;骨折愈合时间为4.6月(4～9月).DCS固定组平均手术时间1.5小时(1～2.5小时).出血量105 ml(50～200 ml),骨折愈合时间平均4.7月(4～8月),并发症发生5例(发生率16.7%),根据Kolmert膝关节功能评分,优20例,良6例,可4例,优良率为86.6%.GSH固定组手术时间1.8小时(1.5～3.5小时).术中出血量平均120 ml(100～250 ml),平均骨折愈合时间5.1个月(4.5～9个月),并发症发生5例(发生率28%),根据Kolmert膝关节功能评分标准,优15例,良7例,可2例,优良率为91.7%.两组比较,结果无显著差异(P＞0.05) 结论 逆行带锁髓内钉(GSH)及动力髁螺钉(DCS)均是治疗股骨远端骨折的较好方法,但各有其最佳适应症.选择好适应症以及术者技术熟练有利于骨折愈合及关节功能恢复.     

皮质骨圈在椎弓根钉固定系统中支撑作用的生物力学评价

目的：了解脊椎椎弓根钉固定系统在人体皮质骨圈（allograft fusion cage,AFC)植入椎间隙前后对脊柱稳定性的影响。方法：在8具新鲜成年猪离体腰椎标上，以L2－3，L3－R，L4－5节段为实验对象，测试各节段在正常状态下（正常组）、椎间盘切除并Steffee钢板固定（内固定组）、椎间盘切除AFC植入Steffee钢板固定（AFC组）等三种种状态下的轴向压缩刚度。结果：（1）内固定组节段轴向压缩刚度为正常组的14．0％；（2）AFC组节段的轴向压缩刚度明显增加，达到了正常椎间的轴向压缩刚度；（3）在相同轴向压缩载荷作用下，AFC给椎弓根钉受力移位较内固定组明显减小。结论：脊椎椎弓根钉固定系统在AFC椎间植入后，对脊椎稳定性较无AFC植入显著增强，其受力移位明显减小，即可显著减少临床断钉。钢板折弯的机会。     

Cell lines that support replication of a novel herpes simplex virus 1 UL31 deletion mutant can properly target UL34 protein to the nuclear rim in the absence of UL31

Previous results indicated that the herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) U(L)31 gene is necessary and sufficient for localization of the U(L)34 protein exclusively to the nuclear membrane of infected Hep2 cells. In the current studies, a bacterial artificial chromosome containing the entire HSV-1 strain F genome was used to construct a recombinant viral genome in which a gene encoding kanamycin resistance was inserted in place of 262 codons of the 306 codon U(L)31 open reading frame. The deletion virus produced virus titers approximately 10- to 50-fold lower in rabbit skin cells, more than 2000-fold lower in Vero cells, and more than 1500-fold lower in CV1 cells, compared to a virus bearing a restored U(L)31 gene. The replication of the U(L)31 deletion virus was restored on U(L)31-complementing cell lines derived either from rabbit skin cells or CV1 cells. Confocal microscopy indicated that the majority of U(L)34 protein localized aberrantly in the cytoplasm and nucleoplasm of Vero cells and CV1 cells, whereas U(L)34 protein localized at the nuclear membrane in rabbit skin cells, and U(L)31 complementing CV1 cells infected with the U(L)31 deletion virus. We conclude that rabbit skin cells encode a function that allows proper localization of U(L)34 protein to the nuclear membrane. We speculate that this function partially complements that of U(L)31 and may explain why U(L)31 is less critical for replication in rabbit skin cells as opposed to Vero and CV1 cells.     

选择腰椎椎弓根螺钉长度的放射解剖学研究

目的 :探讨在腰椎侧位片及CT片上推算椎弓根螺钉长度的方法 ,为临床提供参考。方法 :随机在 3 0个腰椎骨标本上用 1mm软钢丝在椎弓根最狭窄处缠绕 ,按人字嵴进钉方法打入椎弓根直钢丝 ,拍正侧位片、横断面片及椎弓根CT扫描 ,分别在标本、CT及侧位片上测量椎弓根螺钉长度 ,三组数据比较。结果 :腰椎侧位片上测量的自关节突关节间隙下缘至椎体前缘距离乘以 0 .83即是螺钉长度 ,椎弓根CT扫描测量其长度更为准确。结论 :正常拍照条件下 ,用腰椎侧位片和椎弓根CT片可准确地推算螺钉长度 ,具有临床实用意义。