The cerebrospinal fluid transferrin/tau proteins. A study by two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (2D) and agarose isoelectrofocusing (IEF) followed by double-antibody peroxidase labeling and avidin-biotin amplification

The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) transferrin/Tau proteins were studied by two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (2D) followed by immunoblotting and by agarose isoelectrofocusing (IEF), and subsequent double immunofixation, peroxidase staining and Avidin-Biotin Complex (ABC) amplification. The pattern of the Tau protein was similar but not equal to that of the transferrin (Tf). When a genetic variant of Tf was present in the serum, the same variant was also observed in the corresponding CSF Tf and in the Tau fraction. After neuraminidase treatment, both serum and CSF Tf moved to the Tau position on IEF and 2D. On 2D, no desialized precursors of the Tau proteins were detected, whereas the Tf precursors were always detected. No synthesis of the Tau globulin in the brain can, therefore, be inferred. In CSF not treated with neuraminidase, Tf is the only sialoglycoprotein clearly desialized, showing that the Tau fraction cannot be generated by neuraminidase action at CSF level. In fact, the treatment of serum and CSF proteins with neuraminidase produced a clear shift in the isoelectric mobility of all sialoglycoproteins. We clearly demonstrate that the Tau globulin is the result of neuraminidase activity not located in the CSF compartment. We suggest that Tf could be desialized by the action of neuraminidase at the brain level and then be "washed" into the CSF. Brain utilization of Tf, meeting the brain iron requirement, seems likely.     

多元文化需求就医服务体系构建及应用

目的调查外籍患者多元文化服务需求,构建就医服务体系,探究应用效果。方法采用“外籍患者多元文化服务需求问卷”,对某院2020年1月-6月372例外籍就诊患者进行调查,识别其多元文化服务需求,建立就医服务体系。结果外籍患者对语言交流的需求度最高（98.39%）,对医院环境的需求度最低（65.59%）。应用基于多元文化需求的就医服务体系后,外籍患者在语言交流、专业知识、隐私保护、饮食习惯、就诊流程、社交礼仪、医务人员服务态度和医院环境等方面的满意度均得以提高（P＜0.05）。结论多元文化服务需求调查在外籍患者就医服务体系构建中具有重要作用,有助于提高外籍患者就医满意度。     

Selected Topics in the Pathology of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands in Children and Adolescents

The goals of this chapter in keeping with the overall general themes of this special edition will be (1) to highlight aspects of development of the thyroid and parathyroid glands with particular focus on the role and contribution of the neural crest (or not) and how this may impact on the pathology that is seen, (2) to emphasize those lesions particularly more commonly arising in the pediatric population that actually generate specimens that the surgical pathologist would encounter, and (3) highlight more in depth specific lesions associated with heritable syndromes or specific gene mutations since the heritable syndromes tends to manifest in the pediatric age group. In this light, the other interesting areas of pediatric thyroid disease including medical thyroid diseases, congenital hypothyroidism, anatomic variants and aberrations of development that lead to structural anomalies will not be emphasized here.     

云南省跨境婚姻家庭艾滋病、梅毒和乙肝检测现状分析

目的 了解云南省中-缅、中-老、中-越跨境婚姻家庭艾滋病、梅毒和乙肝检测情况,为完善跨境婚姻家庭预防母婴传播相关服务政策提供科学依据。 方法 对目前居住在云南省边境地区的中国籍和跨境婚姻家庭进行调查和访谈,收集一般人口学特征、最近一次怀孕期间三病检测情况等信息。经整理后,使用构成比和率对指标进行计算,使用卡方检验、秩和检验比较中国籍和跨境婚姻家庭各项检测服务状况。 结果 外籍媳妇主要以农民、文盲/小学、无经济收入的少数民族为主。配偶检测率,老挝籍低于当地中国籍媳妇（〖XC五号.EPS;P〗=7.87,P=0.005）,缅甸籍、越南籍与当地中国籍没有差异;缅甸籍高于老挝籍和越南籍（〖XC五号.EPS;P〗=41.84,P＜0.001）。三病检测点知晓率,缅甸籍媳妇低于当地中国籍媳妇（〖XC五号.EPS;P〗=6.11,P＜0.03）,越南籍、老挝籍与当地中国籍没有差异;老挝籍高于缅甸籍和越南籍（〖XC五号.EPS;P〗=44.03,P＜0.001）。获得预防母婴传播相关知识比例,三个外籍媳妇均低于当地中国籍（〖XC五号.EPS;P〗=19.84,P＜0.001;〖XC五号.EPS;P〗=7.52,P=0.006;〖XC五号.EPS;P〗=4.38,P=0.036）。 结论 边境地区针对跨境婚姻家庭开展艾滋病、梅毒和乙肝预防母婴传播相关工作取得实效,三病检测情况与当地中国籍基本一致,但在其他服务利用上仍存在一定差距,外籍媳妇孕早期三病检测率及其配偶检测率、相关预防母婴传播知识获取还有待提升,需要运用更加有效的服务管理模式来促进三病检测可及性的进一步提高。     

Nondomain biopolymers: Flexible molecular strategies to acquire biological functions

A long-standing assumption in molecular biology posits that the conservation of protein and nucleic acid sequences emphasizes the functional significance of biomolecules. These conserved sequences fold into distinct secondary and tertiary structures, enable highly specific molecular interactions, and regulate complex yet organized molecular processes within living cells. However, recent evidence suggests that biomolecules can also function through primary sequence regions that lack conservation across species or gene families. These regions typically do not form rigid structures, and their inherent flexibility is critical for their functional roles. This review examines the emerging roles and molecular mechanisms of “nondomain biomolecules,” whose functions are not easily predicted due to the absence of conserved functional domains. We propose the hypothesis that both domain- and nondomain-type molecules work together to enable flexible and efficient molecular processes within the highly crowded intracellular environment.     

Vanishing Psammoma Bodies in the Anterior Pituitary of the Human Newborn: An Immunohistochemical and Histometric Study

Adenohypophyses of human newborns contain characteristic psammoma bodies. Their numbers are maximal within 2 weeks of the neonatal period and diminish thereafter. They are very rare in infant pituitaries, seeming to disappear by shrinkage in that there is a significant direct correlation between their number and size. The bodies were found to contain a high concentration of endogenous peroxidase, thus suggesting that the enzyme may be responsible for their disappearance. A statistical majority of psammoma bodies were located within follicular lumens. By immunohistochemistry, the follicular epithelium surrounding psammoma bodies showed immunoreactivity for various pituitary hormones. Light microscopy demonstrated that adenohypophysial cells surrounding psammoma bodies contain randomly, scattered granules or globules exhibiting peroxidase activity. Extrusion of such granules into follicular lumens may play a role in the genesis of the concretions. The conspicuous lamellar nature of the calcified psammoma bodies suggests that waves of calcium deposition occur during their morphogenesis. Despite histologic similarities, the histochemical characteristics of this type of psammoma body differ from those in other organs as well as from the calcification encountered in prolactin (PRL)-producing pituitary adenomas.     

Neuropathological findings of an autopsy case of adult β-galactosidase and neuraminidase deficiency

Summary An autopsy case of a Japanese male with familial -galactosidase and neuraminidase deficiency is reported. The clinical picture was characterized by adult onset, a gargoyle-like face, cerebellar ataxia, myoclonus, convulsions, retinal degeneration and cortical blindness.Histopathologically, most neurons seemed to have become degenerated in the whole cerebral cortex. Moreover, the calcarine cortex appeared spongy with depopulation of nerve cells. Stuffed neurons or neuronal storage changes were found throughout the brain, especially in the motor nuclei of the spinal cord and brain stem.The inclusions in the stuffed neurons revealed various profiles on the electron microscope. They were composed of membranous lamellar and/or multilamellar structures, often accompanying vacuoles and reminiscent of lipofuscin-like profiles.     

迁移性咽和颈段食管异物4例

目的：探讨迁移性咽和颈段食管异物的临床特征、诊断及治疗方法。方法：对位于腔壁内的异物，应尽量选用内镜下切开黏膜取出；若异物已移至腔外，则采用颈侧切开术。结果：4例患者均顺利取出异物，3例无并发症发生，1例声带麻痹。结论：颈部薄层CT扫描是证实异物迁移的重要手段，并对手术时定位异物有重要价值；食入异物出现迁移者，可产生致命性并发症，应及时处理。     

肾恶性横纹肌样瘤临床病理分析及超微结构观察

目的:探讨肾恶性横纹肌样瘤(MRTK)的临床病理表现及超微结构特点。方法:用光镜、免疫组化及电镜等方法观察其病理组织学特点、免疫组化表达及超微结构。结果:光镜的典型特点是肿瘤细胞弥漫性排列,呈圆形、椭圆形及不规则形,胞质丰富,嗜酸性,部分胞质内可见透明状小体,细胞核圆形或椭圆形,核膜厚,核仁清楚,有的细胞核呈空泡状。部分核偏向一侧似浆细胞样。细胞内外见红染的包涵体。免疫组化显示肿瘤可表达多种抗原。电镜观察特异性表现是胞质内见中间丝及圆形不规则形纤维状或轮状小体。结论:肿瘤细胞弥漫排列呈浆细胞样,免疫组化多方向表达,可向神经性、上皮性、肌性等方向分化。电镜下胞质内中间丝及纤维轮状小体是特异性诊断标志。     

食管异物摘取术的麻醉选择

为探讨食管异物摘取术的麻醉方法，提高手术效果，对７２例食管异物患者采用强化表面麻醉法和气管内插管麻醉法进行了手术和对比观察。７２例异物均取出顺利，无严重并发症发生。资料显示：两种麻醉各具优越性，前者适用于年龄较大的儿童和成人，后者适用于食管异物并呼吸困难的小儿。