Inhibition by indomethacin of spontaneous mammary tumorigenesis in SHN mice

This experiment was designed to examine the effects of indomethacin, a potent prostaglandin synthesis inhibitor, on spontaneous mammary tumors in mice. The growth of established mammary tumors and the appearance of new tumors in multiparous SHN mice were significantly suppressed by the subcutaneous implantation of pellets of indomethacin diluted to 1/12 with cholesterol. Furthermore, the same treatment inhibited normal and preneoplastic mammary gland growth in virgin SHN mice. The pattern of estrous cycles, ovarian structure, and plasma prolactin levels were not affected significantly by the treatment. All results have demonstrated that indomethacin inhibits mammary tumorigenesis of mice primarily by route(s) other than the endocrine system under the present experimental conditions. Indomethacin would be the first agent that appears to inhibit the growth of spontaneous mammary tumors of palpable size in mice.     

Presence of ghost cells and the Wnt signaling pathway in odontomas

BACKGROUND: Although it has been reported that ghost cells are present in odontomas, the generation mechanism of these cells is unclear. To evaluate the presence of ghost cells and involvement of the Wnt signaling pathway, we examined the expression of hard keratins, beta-catenin and Lef-1 in odontomas. METHODS: Sixty-nine cases of odontoma were examined immunohistochemically with the use of antibodies against human hair proteins, beta-catenin and Lef-1. RESULTS: Expression of hard keratins was found only in the cytoplasm of ghost cells in 46 (66.7%) of the 69 odontomas. Compound odontomas (78.8%) showed a higher incidence of ghost cells than complex odontomas (29.4%). Histopathologically, ghost cells were found within odontogenic epithelium adjacent to immature enamel and in the centre of Liesegang-ring-like calcified materials. Expression of beta-catenin and Lef-1 was observed in the cytoplasm and nucleus of odontogenic epithelial cells adjacent to the ghost cells in immature odontomas. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that odontoma is a hard keratin-expressing tumor-like lesion, and that the Wnt signaling pathway may be involved in the formation of ghost cells in odontomas.     

小儿早期睾丸卵黄囊瘤12例报告

目的：提高对小儿早期睾丸卵黄囊瘤的诊断与治疗水平。方法：回顾性分析12例小儿早期睾丸卵黄囊瘤的病例资料。结果：12例患者术前行阴囊B超示睾丸增大，内部回声不均匀，7例可见睾丸内积液改变；甲胎蛋白(AFP)值均明显升高。12例均行根治性睾丸切除术，术后行病理检查确诊。术前、术后均未行化疗，9例随诊5年未见复发，2002年就诊的3例目前未见复发症状。结论：小儿早期睾丸卵黄囊瘤可根据相关检查结果，结合病理检查确诊。治疗方法为行根治性睾丸切除，可不作化疗，预后较好。     

皮肤交界性平滑肌瘤的复发与恶性转化

目的探讨皮肤交界性平滑肌瘤的复发与恶性转化。方法复习2例皮肤交界性平滑肌瘤及其复发恶性转化的临床病理特征、免疫组化表型及相关文献。结果2例病变位于下肢和额部，肉瘤组织平滑肌标记阳性。结论少数病理诊断为皮肤平滑肌瘤的病例，虽然浅表且组织形态良性，但其生物学恶性潜能尚不能确定，部分病例复发后可转变为典型的平滑肌肉瘤。     

NEW METHOD OF STENTING TREATMENT FOR MALIGNANT DUODENAL STENOSIS: USING DOUBLE‐BALLOON ENTEROSCOPY

Recently, a self‐expandable metallic stent has been recognized for treatment of malignant duodenal stenosis. But the complications by stenting are important problems even now. In the present study, we report our new method of duodenal stenting by using of double‐balloon enteroscopy considered safe and effective.     

西罗莫司与未成熟树突状细胞延长小鼠皮肤移植存活时间的协同作用

目的 研究西罗莫司（SRL）对小鼠骨髓源树突状细胞（DC）分化及成熟的影响，观察西罗莫司与未成熟树突状细胞在延长小鼠皮肤移植存活时间中的协同作用。方法 （1）在诱导C57BL／6小鼠骨髓细胞定向分化为DC时加入SRL，通过流式细胞仪检测CD11c、CD86及MHCⅡ类分子表达情况，经脂多糖（LPS）刺激后，再检测各分子表达的变化。（2）通过单向混合淋巴细胞反应（MLR）观察经SRL处理的DC刺激同种异基因小鼠T细胞增殖情况。（3）以C57BL／6小鼠为供者，BALB／c小鼠为受者建立皮肤移植模型。观察皮肤移植前7d经尾静脉注射供者未成熟DC及经胃管连续灌注SRL7d的受者移植皮片存活情况及组织学变化。结果 （1）经SRL处理的DC表面CD11c表达仅有轻度降低，但CD86和MHCⅡ类分子表达明显减少。（2）MLR显示经SRL处理的DC刺激同种异基因小鼠T细胞增殖的能力降低。（3）受者皮肤移植术前联合应用供者未成熟DC和SRL，可减轻移植皮片炎症反应并延长其存活时间。结论 SRL对DC分化的影响不明显，但可抑制DC发育成熟。受者术前应用SRL和未成熟DC可延长皮肤移植的存活时间。     

湿性皮肤再生技术在皮肤擦伤的应用

目的:探导湿性皮肤再生技术治疗皮肤擦伤的疗效。方法:自2000年1月-2005年10月,治疗头面部、躯干和四肢急性皮肤擦伤共353例,其中采用湿润烧伤膏和暴露疗法治疗(新法组)185例,按传统疗法清创治疗(传统组)168例。结果:新法组7天内痊愈116例,占62．7％;14天内痊愈59例,占3713％;总有效率100％。传统组7天内痊愈82例,占48．8％;14天内痊愈58例,占34．5％;另外28例,占16．7％,发生不同程度的创面感染,痂下积脓,需作再次清创,碘伏湿敷或改用MEBO治疗,创面延期愈合,愈后瘢痕增生明显。结论:湿润烧伤膏和暴露疗法治疗皮肤擦伤与传统疗法比较,具有缩短创面愈合时间,愈后不留瘢痕等优点。     

Structural and ultrastructural characteristics of human pineal gland,and pineal parenchymal tumors

We have studied 20 pineal parenchymal tumors (PPT) and 4 normal or cystic pineal glands both by light and electron microscopy and immunohistochemistry with antibodies against glial markers [glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and protein S-100] or neural/neuroendocrine markers [neurofilaments (NF), synaptophysin and chromogranin A]. Light microscopy revealed the cellular organization of pinealocytes in the normal gland and in different morphological types of pineal tumors (typical pineocytomas, PPT with intermediate differentiation, mixed PPT exhibiting elements of both pineocytoma and pineoblastoma and pineoblastomas). Immunohistochemistry showed the presence of GFAP and protein S-100 in interstitial cells in nonneoplastic pineal gland. Cell processes were labeled with anti-synaptophysin and anti-NF antibodies. No immunoreactivity was found for chromogranin A in non-neoplastic pineal gland. In pineocytomas, GFAP and protein S-100 were observed in interstitial cells. Synaptophysin and NF were present in the large rosettes of pineocytomas. Synaptophysin, NF and chromogranin A were present in pineocytomas with a lobular arrangement of cells. Anti-chromogranin A immuno-reactivity was also seen in lobular areas of some PPT with intermediate differentiation. Analysis of normal human pineal gland by electron microscopy showed the presence of vesicle-crowned rodlets (VCR or synaptic ribbons), fibrous filaments (F), paired twisted filaments but few dense-core vesicles (DCV) in normal pinealocytes. Tumoral pineal cells appeared to differentiate either towards a neurosensory pathway characterized by the presence of sensory cells elements (VCR and F), or towards a neuroendocrine pathway, with the occurrence of many DCV. Immunogold labeling demonstrated the presence of chromogranin A in neurosecretory granules.Supported by grants from the Région Rhône Alpes and from INSERM (CJF 90-10)     

Epidermolysis bullosa herpetiformis (Dowling-Meara type) exhibits ultrastructural derangement of tonofilaments and desmosomes

Ultrastructural and immunohistochemical studies of clinically intact skin obtained from three severe neonatal cases of epidermolysis bullosa herpetiformis (Dowling-Meara type) demonstrated disorders in the assembly of keratin intermediate filaments and desmosomes of the keratinocytes. During mitosis, K5- and K14-positive and K1- and K10-negative tonofilaments were disrupted and formed spherical bodies associated with intracytoplasmic desmosomes by invagination of the desmosomes and the adjacent plasma membrane. During the invagination process, destructive changes in the internalized membrane were noted. These were accompanied by gradual loss of reactivity with a monoclonal antibody ZK31, which detected plasma membrane adjacent to the attachment plaques of desmosomes. However, the reactivity of the attachment plaques of the internalized desmosomes for desmoplakins and desmoglein did not decline during the process of internalization. In the suprabasal layers of the epidermis, filamentous substructures and K1 and K10 appeared at the periphery of the spherical bodies. Simultaneously, the desmosomes that were sparsely located in the lower epidermis, increased in number as cell differentiation progressed. Thus, the keratinocytes attained an almost normal appearance with respect to tonofilaments and desmosomes by the time they reached the upper layer of the epidermis. These findings may be relevant to the mechanism responsible for the clinical appearance of the herpetiform blisters in epidermolysis bullosa herpetiformis, which are also characterized by spontaneous involution during childhood or when exposed to high ambient temperatures.Part of this work was presented at the annual meeting of the Japanese Society for Ultrastructural Cutaneous Biology, 12 May 1990, Tokushima, Japan, at the joint meeting of the Society for Cutaneous Ultrastructure Research and the Japanese Society for Ultrastructural Cutaneous Biology, 23–25 May 1991, Vienna, Austria, and at the sixth Conference on Disorders of Keratinization, 6 July 1991, Tokyo, Japan     

Age, fiber type composition and in vitro contracture responses in human malignant hyperthermia

Muscle fiber typing and in vitro contracture tests were performed in 59 patients investigated for susceptibility to malignant hyperthermia (MH). Eighteen patients were found to be susceptible to MH. There was no difference in age or fiber type distribution between MH susceptible and non-susceptible patients. No correlation was found between age and fiber type distribution. Separate analyses for each diagnostic group revealed no relationship between age or fiber type distribution and response to halothane or caffeine. When all caffeine results were pooled, however, there was a significant effect of age on the caffeine specific concentration (the concentration eliciting a contracture of 1 g), but not on the caffeine threshold concentration (the minimal concentration eliciting an increase in tension). It is concluded that age and fiber type distribution have no influence on MH diagnosis, if the protocol of the European MH Group for evaluation of susceptibility to MH is followed.