药物导致的变态反应、过敏反应及超敏反应

复杂的药物不良反应如变态反应、过敏反应及超敏反应出现频率较多,而且这3种反应有其共性,也有其差异,不易区 别,以致常有交叉替用,本文拟予探讨。     

RNA干扰及其技术的应用

RNA干扰(RNAi)是细胞内由双链RNA诱导降解与其配对的特定mRNA的过程。细胞内双链RNA在酶的作用下,形成20-25碱基大小的小干扰RNA(si RNAs),由si RNAs进一步掺入多组分核酸酶并使其激活,从而精确降解与si RNAs序列相同的mRNA,抑制该基因在细胞内的翻译表达。介绍了RNA干扰的分子机制、制备方法、以及RNA干扰技术在功能基因组学、微生物学、基因治疗和信号转导等研究领域里的应用。     

高亲和力IgE受体介导的信号传导及其相关的抑制性受体

作者介绍了高亲和力IgE受体介导I型超敏反应,其活化后的信号传导通路,及其相关的抑制性受体方面的研究进展,包括FcγRIIβ、PIR B、SIRPα、CD81及MAFA。对高亲和力IgE受体介导的信号通路和其相关的抑制性受体的研究将有可能发现对抗Ⅰ型超敏反应的新靶点,从而有助于过敏相关疾病的治疗。     

Wnt3a信号通路通过JMJD6的表观遗传修饰参与神经病理性疼痛

目的：探讨Wnt3a通过Jumonji C结构域6( Jumonji C domain 6,JMJD6)的表观遗传修饰在神经病理性疼痛 中发挥作用的机制。方法：将SD大鼠分为4组：Sham组,慢性缩窄性损伤(chronic constriction injury,CCI)组,CCI+阴性慢病毒表达载体(LV-NC)组;CCI+慢病毒过表达载体(LV-JMJD6)组。构建SD大鼠坐骨神经CCI模型和JMJD6慢病毒 表达载体。CCI术后第3天通过鞘内导管给药,按照分组分别给予生理盐水和含慢病毒的试剂(病毒滴度1×108 TU/mL) 各20 μL。监测大鼠的机械缩足阈值(paw withdrawal mechanical threshold,PWMT)和热缩足潜伏期(paw withdrawal thermal latency,PWTL),并运用蛋白质印迹法检测脊髓水平Wnt3a及NR2B蛋白的表达变化,免疫共沉淀检测JMJD6与Wnt3a之间是否存在直接相互作用。结果：与Sham组相比,CCI术后各组大鼠的PWMT明显降低和PWTL明显缩短(P<0.05)。与CCI组和CCI+LV-NC组相比,CCI+LV-JMJD6组的PWMT在术后第10和14天明显升高,PWTL在术后第14 天明显延长(P<0.05)。CCI术后第14天,CCI组及CCI+LV-NC组Wnt3a和NR2B蛋白表达水平较Sham组明显升高,鞘内注 射慢病毒载体后, CCI+LV-JMJD6组的Wnt3a和NR2B蛋白表达水平较CCI+LV-NC组降低(P<0.05)。免疫共沉淀结果显示Wnt3a与JMJD6之间无直接相互作用。结论：Wnt3a参与调节神经病理性疼痛,其作用可能与JMJD6的表观遗传修饰相关,两者可能通过间接相互作用进行调节。     

变异链球菌的微生态学研究进展

随着微生态学的不断发展,医学微生态学的研究越来越受到重视。变异链球菌是人类的主要致龋菌,通过黏附、产酸和耐酸导致牙体组织破坏,从而形成龋齿。本文就变异链球菌的感染传播途径、生物信号传导系统、遗传多态性、致龋性及免疫防龋的研究进展作一综述。     

Zapline‐plus: A Zapline extension for automatic and adaptive removal of frequency‐specific noise artifacts in M/EEG

Removing power line noise and other frequency‐specific artifacts from electrophysiological data without affecting neural signals remains a challenging task. Recently, an approach was introduced that combines spectral and spatial filtering to effectively remove line noise: Zapline. This algorithm, however, requires manual selection of the noise frequency and the number of spatial components to remove during spatial filtering. Moreover, it assumes that noise frequency and spatial topography are stable over time, which is often not warranted. To overcome these issues, we introduce Zapline‐plus, which allows adaptive and automatic removal of frequency‐specific noise artifacts from M/electroencephalography (EEG) and LFP data. To achieve this, our extension first segments the data into periods (chunks) in which the noise is spatially stable. Then, for each chunk, it searches for peaks in the power spectrum, and finally applies Zapline. The exact noise frequency around the found target frequency is also determined separately for every chunk to allow fluctuations of the peak noise frequency over time. The number of to‐be‐removed components by Zapline is automatically determined using an outlier detection algorithm. Finally, the frequency spectrum after cleaning is analyzed for suboptimal cleaning, and parameters are adapted accordingly if necessary before re‐running the process. The software creates a detailed plot for monitoring the cleaning. We highlight the efficacy of the different features of our algorithm by applying it to four openly available data sets, two EEG sets containing both stationary and mobile task conditions, and two magnetoencephalography sets containing strong line noise.     

双黄连注射剂不良反应的原因及分析

目的观察、分析和总结双黄连注射剂的不良反应和应对措施。方法通过查阅1994～2008年期间国内公开发行的医药卫生期刊和国家食品药品监督管理局药品不良反应监测中心《信息通报》有关药品不良反应的资料进行分析。结果11083例双黄连注射剂不良反应的病例报告中出现严重不良反应的有306例,涉及158家企业的产品。性别、年龄段没有明显差异;以用药当天出现不良反应为主,严重不良反应的治愈或好转率〉90%,总死亡率高达5.9%,大多数病例对疾病本身影响不大。结论应根据双黄连注射液出现不良反应的可能原因,采取有针对性的安全防治措施。     

Astrocytes in the damaged brain: Molecular and cellular insights into their reactive response and healing potential

Long considered merely a trophic and mechanical support to neurons, astrocytes have progressively taken the center stage as their ability to react to acute and chronic neurodegenerative situations became increasingly clear. Reactive astrogliosis starts when trigger molecules produced at the injury site drive astrocytes to leave their quiescent state and become activated. Distinctive morphological and biochemical features characterize this process (cell hypertrophy, upregulation of intermediate filaments, and increased cell proliferation). Moreover, reactive astrocytes migrate towards the injured area to constitute the glial scar, and release factors mediating the tissue inflammatory response and remodeling after lesion. A novel view of astrogliosis derives from the finding that subsets of reactive astrocytes can recapitulate stem cell/progenitor features after damage, fostering the concept of astroglia as a promising target for reparative therapies. But which biochemical/signaling pathways modulate astrogliosis with respect to both the time after injury and the type of damage? Are reactive astrocytes overall beneficial or detrimental for neuroprotection and tissue regeneration? This debate has been animating this research field for several years now, and an integrated view on the results obtained and the possible future perspectives is needed. With this Commentary article we have attempted to answer the above-mentioned questions by reviewing the current knowledge on the molecular mechanisms controlling and sustaining the reaction of astroglia to injury and its stem cell-like properties. Moreover, the cellular/molecular mechanisms supporting the detrimental or beneficial features of astrogliosis have been scrutinized to gain insights on possible pharmacological approaches to enhance astrocyte neuroprotective activities.