SCG10 mRNA localization in the hippocampus: comparison with other mRNAs encoding neuronal growth-associated proteins (nGAPs)

SCG10 is a nerve growth factor (NGF)-inducible, neuron-specific protein whose expression is tightly correlated with axonal and/or dendritic growth. We have recently shown that the mRNA encoding SCG10 is expressed at significant levels in certain subsets of neurons in the adult rat brain, while its expression is undetectable or negligible in other non-neuronal tissues. Here we show that regional SCG10 mRNA expression in the adult mouse brain is comparable to that in the rat, however, in the hippocampus its expression profile is distinct. In the mouse, SCG10 mRNA is expressed at high levels in pyramidal cells of CA3–CA4 sub-fields of Ammon's horn and at low levels in the CA1–CA2 sub-fields, while it is found rather uniformly throughout the pyramidal cell layer of the rat hippocampus. SCG10 mRNA is not detectable in the dentate gyrus of the mouse hippocampus, although it is expressed in the rat dentate gyrus. Comparison with other mRNAs encoding neuronal growth-associated proteins (nGAPs) such as GAP-43, MAP2, α1-tubulin and stathmin suggests that dentate granule cells express a different repertoire of neuronal growth-associated genes in mouse and rat.     

Infection dynamics and virus-induced apoptosis in cell culture-based influenza vaccine production—Flow cytometry and mathematical modeling

Cell culture-based influenza vaccine manufacturing is of growing importance. Depending on virus strains, differences in infection dynamics, virus-induced apoptosis, cell lysis and virus yields are observed. Comparatively little is known concerning details of virus–host cell interaction on a cellular level and virus spreading in a population of cells in bioreactors. In this study, the infection of MDCK cells with different influenza A virus strains in lab-scale microcarrier culture was investigated by flow cytometry. Together with the infection status of cells, virus-induced apoptosis was monitored. A mathematical model has been formulated to describe changes in the concentration of uninfected and infected adherent cells, dynamics of virus particle release (infectious virions, hemagglutinin content), and the time course of the percentage composition of the cell population.     

微血管密度和p16基因表达对判定肾癌生物学行为的意义

目的 :探讨肿瘤内的微血管密度 (IMD)和 p1 6基因表达与肾细胞癌 (RCC)生物学行为的关系。 方法 :采用免疫组织化学方法 ,对 76例RCC患者的根治性肾切除标本 ,检测第Ⅷ因子相关抗原和 p1 6基因表达 ,分析IMD、p1 6基因表达与RCC分期、分级及预后的相关性。 结果 :IMD随临床分期升高而增加 (P <0 .0 5 ) ,而与分级无明显相关性 (P >0 .0 5 ) ,随访 5年内死亡者IMD明显升高 (P <0 .0 1 ) ;癌旁组织中 p1 6阳性率 (75 .0 % )显著高于RCC组织 (4 8.7% ) ,p1 6阳性表达随临床分期、病理分级升高而降低 (P <0 .0 5 ) ,而与IMD呈负相关性。结论 :IMD是预测RCC恶性行为的一个有用指标 ,IMD和p1 6基因表达可为RCC的疗效和预后判定提供重要的资料。     

p21对缺血-再灌注损伤后肾小管上皮细胞演变的影响

目的 探讨p21对缺血-再灌注损伤（IRI）后肾小管上皮细胞演变的影响。方法 选择低龄（2个月龄）和高龄（12个月龄）p21（＋／＋）和p21（-／-）鼠，建立左肾IRI模型。于IRI后0、1、3、7d及1、3、6个月光镜下观察肾小管组织学变化，采用免疫组化法检测肾小管上皮细胞增殖细胞核抗原（PCNA）表达，组织化学染色观察肾小管上皮细胞衰老相关β-半乳糖苷酶（SA-β-gal）活力，末端脱氧核糖转移酶介导的生物素化脱氧尿嘧啶缺刻标记技术（TUNEL）检测肾小管上皮细胞凋亡。结果 IRI后0d，肾小管以坏死为主，高龄鼠比低龄鼠严重、p21（-／-）鼠比p21（＋／＋）鼠严重（P均〈0．05）。肾小管上皮细胞凋亡在IRI 1d后出现，7d达高峰，且高龄鼠比低龄鼠明显、p21（-／-）鼠比p21（＋／＋）鼠明显（P均d0．05）。低龄鼠IRI后1个月出现SA—β-gal染色阳性的肾小管上皮细胞，而对侧肾此时未见衰老细胞，3和6个月时衰老的肾小管上皮细胞显著增多，且p21（＋／＋）鼠比p21（-／-）鼠明显（P〈0．05）；p21（＋／＋）高龄鼠IRI后0d双肾即可见大量的SA-β-gal染色阳性肾小管上皮细胞，且较p21（-／-）鼠显著增多（P〈O．05），但1d后，p21（＋／＋）和p21（-／-）鼠IRI肾衰老细胞均明显减少（P均〈0．05），1个月后又呈进行性增加，且p21（＋／＋）鼠始终比p21（-／-）鼠严重。高龄和低龄p21（＋／＋）鼠PCNA阳性染色细胞出现的几率差异无显著性（P〉0．05），但低龄鼠细胞增殖能力要强于高龄鼠；而p21（-／-）鼠的细胞增殖能力明显强于p21（＋／＋）鼠，低龄鼠更为显著（P均〈0．05）。对高龄鼠IRI后1d细胞衰老和凋亡进行相关分析显示，二者呈显著负相关Cp21（＋／＋）鼠：r=-0．82，P〈0．001,p21（-／-）鼠：r=-0．76，P〈0．0013。结论 ①IRI可促进正常肾小管上皮细胞衰老的进程；②已经进入衰老状态的肾小管上皮细胞在遭受IRI刺激后，更易走向死亡[坏死和（或）凋亡]；③p21在IRI所致肾小管上皮细胞演变过程中发挥重要的调控作用。     

新辅助化疗对结直肠癌的作用

目的探讨短程5-FU/CF方案新辅助化疗对结直肠癌细胞凋亡、增殖和p53表达以及术后并发症和预后的影响。方法分别采用脱氧核糖核苷酸末端转移酶介导的缺口末端标记法（TUNEL）和免疫组化SP法检测68例患者结直肠癌组织的细胞凋亡指数（AI）和ki-67增殖指数（PI）及凋亡相关基因p53的表达,并比较新辅助化疗组和对照组患者术后并发症的发生情况和预后情况。结果新辅助化疗组肿瘤细胞的AI均数为3.56%,明高于对照组的2.29%（P〈0.01）,PI均数为22.60%明显低于对照组的33.60%（P〈0.01）,p53阳性表达率为28.9%（11/38）明显低于对照组的56.7%（17/30）（P〈0.05）。两组中大肠癌细胞的AI与PI均呈负相关（r=-0.790,r=-0.663）（P〈0.01）。两组术后并发症的发生差异无显著性（P〈0.05）。两组的复发转移率和复发转移平均时间差异有显著性（P〈0.05）。结论短程5-FU/CF方案新辅助化疗可以显著诱导结直肠癌细胞凋亡,并抑制其增殖;降低结直肠癌组织p53的阳性表达率,而不增加术后并发症的发生,能延缓和减少结直肠癌术后的复发转移。     

染色体1pter-p36.21杂合性缺失与瘢痕疙瘩的关系

目的寻找瘢痕疙瘩1pter-36.21中可能存在的肿瘤抑制基因的杂合性丢失(LOH)区域,为发现和定位瘢痕抑制基因提供线索和依据。方法采用聚合酶链反应(PCR)-变性聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳技术,对25例瘢痕疙瘩组织和外周静脉血标本进行微卫星分析。结果瘢痕疙瘩组织在所选的位点上的LOH发生率为60%(15/25),明显高于正常对照组织的4%(1/25,P<0.05),在所选的位点上均未发现微卫星不稳定性(MSI)。D1S243位点、D1S468位点、D1S507位点、D1S199位点的LOH发生率分别为28%(7/25)、40%(10/25)、52%(13/25)、12%(3/25),其中D1S243、D1S468、D1S507的LOH发生率比较具有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论发生在D1S243-D1S468-D1S507位点的LOH存在与瘢痕疙瘩有关的潜在瘢痕抑制基因(SSG),而1pter-36.21上LOH微卫星不稳定性与瘢痕疙瘩发生的关系不大。     

乳腺癌maspin的表达和微血管密度的相关性研究

目的:研究抑癌基因maspin在乳腺癌组织中的表达状况及其与微血管密度(MVD)的相关性;初步探讨maspin的抑癌机制。方法:运用免疫组织化学方法,对57例乳腺癌病例进行回顾性研究,检测乳腺癌组织中maspin和MVD的表达水平;与各临床病理学因素作统计学检验,分析maspin与MVD之间的相关性。结果:乳腺癌组织中maspin基因的表达与TNM分期、组织学分级、肿瘤体积以及总体生存状况呈显著负相关,也与MVD水平呈显著负相关。结论:maspin作为一种较新的抑癌基因,可能是通过抑制肿瘤新生血管形成来抑制乳腺癌的生长、浸润和转移。     

胃癌中hMSH2、p53和PCNA表达的相关性及意义

目的:探讨胃癌中hMSH2、p53和PCNA表达的相关性及意义.方法:采用免疫组织化学SP法,检测胃癌、癌旁和胃炎粘膜中hMSH2、p53和PCNA表达情况.结果:1)3种基因产物在胃癌中的阳性率均显著高于非癌组织,其中,p53和PCNA在低分化癌中的阳性率显著高于高分化癌,有淋巴结转移者显著高于无转移者(P＜0.05).2)胃癌中hMSH2/PCNA及p53/PCNA表达均呈正相关(P＜0.05).结论:hMSH2、p53和.PCNA的异常表达及hMSH2与PCNA之间的相互调节可能与胃癌的发生发展密切相关.     

Does the Farnsworth D15 test predict the ability to name colours?

Background: The Farnsworth D15 test is designed to categorise colour vision deficiency as severe or moderate. The level of difficulty of the test was set so that those who passed it should be able to recognise surface colour codes, such as those used for electrical wiring. The test is widely used to provide advice to patients with abnormal colour vision and is often used for occupational selection when reliable recognition of surface colour codes is required. However, there has been only one previous study of the correlation between performance at the D15 test and the naming of surface colour codes and there has been no study of whether a person who passes the D15 can reliably name surface colours. Methods: One hundred and two people aged 11 to 65 years with abnormal colour vision were recruited from consecutively presenting optometric patients and were asked to name the colours of fabric, paint and cotton thread samples. There were 10 colours in each class of material and the samples were presented in a large (five to 10 degree angular subtense) and small size (2.5 deg and a single thread). The errors made were compared to those made by an age‐matched control group of equal size with normal colour vision. Results: The correlations between the Farnsworth D15 colour confusion index and colour naming errors were 0.62 for the large stimuli and 0.73 for the small stimuli. Its sensitivity and specificity identifymg those who made more errors than the worst performing colour normal person were 0.80 and 0.69 (large stimuli) and 0.75 and 0.71 (small stimuli). A Nagel anomaloscope range of less than 35 scale units provides essentially the same sensitivity and specificity. Conclusions: About 40 per cent of those with abnormal colour vision can name the main colours correctly under good visibility conditions. The D15 test is an imperfect predictor of those who can name surface colour codes correctly but it does provide useful information for general counselling. It is not suitable as a single test for occupational selection because it will pass 20 per cent who cannot name surface colours correctly and fail 30 per cent who can. In occupations in which recognition of surface colour codes is of critical importance, it may be best not to select people with abnormal colour vision because of the lack of a colour vision test that is a perfect predictor of the ability to recognise surface colours.     

E-cadherin和nm23-H1的表达及其临床意义在胰腺癌

目的探讨上皮细胞钙黏蛋白（E-cadherin）和转移抑制基因（nm23-H1）表达与胰腺癌侵袭转移的关系。方法应用免疫组织化学技术SP法，检测31例癌组织中E-cadherin和nm23-H1的表达水平。结合肿瘤的侵袭转移能力、分化程度和分期等进行分析。结果31例胰腺癌组织中E-cadherin和nm23-H1的表达强度均低于对照的胰腺组织；E-cadherin和nm23-H1的表达强度与胰腺癌的远处转移能力密切相关；胰腺癌中E-cadherin和nm23-H1的表达具有明显正相关。结论E-cadherin和nm23-H1的表达水平能反映胰腺癌的侵袭转移能力。两种蛋白的表达水平之间呈明显正相关。联合检测两种蛋白在胰腺癌组织中的表达，对临床判断胰腺癌的预后可能有一定的意义。