IL-2和IL-4联合诱导B细胞死亡受体CCR3的表达及其功能研究

目的　研究在IL 2和IL 4作用下 ,趋化性细胞因子受体CCR3在人生发中心 (germinalcenter,GC)B细胞上的表达及其功能特性。方法　采用流式细胞术检测人GCB细胞上CCR3表达和在CCR3配体eotaxin作用下B细胞的凋亡 ,实时定量RT PCR和Northernblot法检测GCB细胞内CCR3mRNA的表达 ,淋巴细胞趋化和黏附试验检测B细胞的趋化和黏附能力。结果　人GCB细胞极低表达趋化性细胞因子受体CCR3,经IL 2和IL 4作用后 ,GCB细胞高表达CCR3,但此时CCR3不能在其配体作用下诱导GCB细胞的趋化和黏附功能 ,而是诱导GCB细胞凋亡。结论　IL 2和IL 4联合诱导人GCB细胞CCR3表达 ,CCR3可能具有死亡受体的功能。     

支气管哮喘患者白细胞介素4和白细胞介素13测定的临床意义

目的:探讨血清中白细胞介素4(IL-4)和白细胞介素13(IL-13)在支气管哮喘发病中的作用.方法:本研究对临床确诊的支气管哮喘46例,与正常对照组46例,分别抽取血清采用 ELISA 法测定其 IL-4、IL-13的含量.结果:支气管哮喘急性发作期病人和对照组正常人血清中的 IL-4水平分别为(460.84±27.11)和(132.97±24.66) ng/L,二组经 t 检验后 P＜0.001.两组 IL-13 的水平分别为(23.76±5.44)和(12.61±2.49) ng/L,二组经 t 检验后 P＜0.001.结论:哮喘病人 IL-4、IL-13 明显高于对照组,提示 IL-4、IL-13 对哮喘发病有一定的调控作用,对支气管哮喘气道非特异性炎症和局部免疫反应起重要作用.     

宫颈鳞癌中erbB3、erbB4基因蛋白表达与细胞凋亡和增殖的相关性研究

目的　探讨原癌基因erbB3、erbB4与细胞凋亡和增殖的关系 ,为该基因作用机制提供新线索。方法　分别采用免疫组化、DNA末端标记技术 (TUNEL法 )和HE染色检测 5 0例宫颈鳞癌中erbB3、erbB4基因蛋白表达及凋亡指数 (AI)和增殖指数 (MI)。结果　宫颈鳞癌中erbB3、erbB4表达率分别为 5 2 .5 %、44 .0 % ,AI、MI值分别为 5 .5 0± 4.10和 4.18± 3 .63 ,随着宫颈癌恶性程度增高、FIGO分期进展、肿瘤体积的增大和淋巴结转移组 ,erbB3、erbB4表达率增加 ,AI、MI值也增高 ,但差异仅在分化程度上有显著性 (P <0 .0 5 )。双变量相关分析显示erbB3、erbB4表达与AI、MI间无相关性 (r3=0 .10 98、0 .12 3 6,r4 =0 .2 15 1、0 .2 5 5 8,P >0 .0 5 )。结论　erbB3、erbB4和AI、MI预示着宫颈癌恶性潜能 ,但不能作为预后有用指标。erbB3、erbB4的作用机制可能不是通过细胞凋亡或增殖起作用     

A prospective study of the association of cerebrospinal fluid monoamine metabolite levels with lethality of suicide attempts in patients with bipolar disorder

Objectives:  Bipolar disorder is a severe illness that is associated with suicidal behavior. A biological predictor of highly lethal suicide attempts in patients with bipolar disorder would be valuable. We hypothesized that cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) monoamine metabolite levels are related to lethality of suicide attempts in bipolar patients and examined the relation between CSF 5-hydroxyindolacetic acid (5-HIAA), homovanillic acid (HVA), and 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol (MHPG) levels and maximum lethality of suicide attempts at baseline and during a 2-year follow up.
Methods:  Twenty-seven bipolar depressed patients participated in the study. Demographic and clinical parameters were examined and recorded. Lumbar punctures were performed and CSF 5-HIAA, HVA, and MHPG were assayed by high-performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection. Following discharge, patients were evaluated after 3 months, 1 year, and 2 years. Each follow-up interview included an in-depth assessment of suicidal behavior during the intervening time period.
Results:  Six subjects made suicide attempts during the 2-year follow-up. Bipolar patients who attempted suicide during the follow-up period had higher aggression and hostility scale scores compared to bipolar subjects who did not make a suicide attempt during the follow-up period. CSF 5-HIAA, HVA, and MHPG levels were negatively correlated with the maximum lethality of suicide attempts during the 2-year follow-up period.
Conclusions:  Our finding is the first observation that CSF monoamine metabolite levels may be predictors of lethality of suicide attempts in patients with bipolar disorder. Further studies are necessary to answer the question whether CSF monoamine metabolite levels are clinically useful biochemical predictors of highly lethal suicide attempts or completed suicides.     

Strain Difference of Susceptibility to 4-Nitroquinoline 1-Oxide-induced Tongue Carcinoma in Rats

Strain difference of susceptibility to 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide (4NQO)-induced squamous cell carcinomas of the tongue among Dark-Agouti, Long-Evans, Sprague-Dawley, ACI/Ms, Fischer 344, Donryu and Wistar/Furth rats was surveyed by evaluating the survival times, incidences and sizes of developed tumors as markers of susceptibility. Administration of 4NQO dissolved in drinking water induced squamous cell carcinomas in various sites of the upper digestive tract mucosa of all the experimental male and female rats of the seven strains. Regarding the mean survival times, Wistar/Furth rats survived much longer than any other strain of rats, and Dark-Agouti showed the shortest survival. The incidence of large, mass-type carcinomas of the tongue of Dark-Agouti rats was higher than in any other strain of rats, while that of Wistar/Furth rats was the lowest. Subsequently the mitotic activity and bromodeoxyuridine incorporation in the tongue epithelium of Dark-Agouti and Wistar/Furth rats were estimated after a short-term administration of 4NQO. There was a pronounced difference between the two strains of rats, because the proliferative responses of the tongue epithelium of Dark-Agouti rats to the 4NQO stimulation were much higher than those of Wistar/Furth rats. These results indicated that there are marked differences in the susceptibility to 4NQO-induced tongue carcinoma among the seven strains of rats, and that Dark-Agouti and Wistar/Furth rats could be useful as models of highly and poorly susceptible strains, respectively, for further genetic analysis.     

The effect of anti-IL-4 monoclonal antibody, rapamycin and interferon-γ on airway hyperreactivity to acetylcholine in mice

Background The role of IgE in airway hyperreaetivity is obscure. Objective In order to clarify the role of IgE in airway hyperreactivity, we investigated the effect of anti-IL-4 monoclonal antibody, rapamycin and interferon-γ on the antigen-induced IgE response, airway eosinophilia and hyperreactivity in mice. Methods Mice were immunized with an antigen (ovalbumin; OA) at intervals of 12 days. OA was inhaled 10 days after the secondary immunization. Twenty-four hours after the last inhalation, airway reactivity to acetylcholine was measured and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) was obtained. Results Three inhalations of antigen caused an increase in the number of eosinophils in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and in airway hyperreactivity to acetylcholine with a significant elevation of serum IgE level. Anti-IL-4 at a dose of 1000 μg/animal and rapamycin at doses between 0.1 and 1 mg/kg inhibited the IgE production, but did not affect the airway eosinophilia or hyperreactivity to acetylcholine. In contrast, IFN-γ clearly inhibited the antigen-induced airway eosinophilia and hyperreactivity, but did not affect the IgE antibody production. Conclusion These results suggest that the inhibition of IgE production does not suppress the onset of airway hyperreactivity and eosinophilia in mice, and that IFN-γ inhibits the antigen-induced airway hyperreactivity, probably due to the inhibition of airway eosinophilia.     

Antioxidant and glutathione-related enzymatic activities in rat sciatic nerve

The present work tries to establish the antioxidant capacity of the peripheral nervous tissue of the rat, in terms of the enzymatic activities present in this tissue that either prevent the formation of activated species as the semiquinone radical (DT-diaphorase), protect against activated oxygen species (superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase), conjugate natural toxic products or xenobiotics (glutathione S-transferases, especially the activity conjugating 4-hydroxy-nonenal), or complete the glutathione system metabolism (glutathione disulfide reductase, γ-glutamyl transpeptidase). All the activities studied are lower in this tissue than they are in liver, except for γ-glutamyl transpeptidase. The relevance of the results obtained and its possible relationship with different neuropathies is discussed. It is concluded that the peripheral nervous tissue is by far less protected than the liver against oxidative damage.     

Leukotriene B4 production in children with steroid-responsive nephrotic syndrome

Leukotriene B₄ (LTB₄) production in polymorphonuclear leucocytes (PMN) was examined in ten children with steroid-responsive nephrotic syndrome (SRNS) before, during, and after steroid administration. Comparison of LTB₄ production was made in 14 children with non-inflammatory disease who were not receiving steroid therapy. No significant change was noted in PMN LTB₄ biosynthesis in children with SRNS throughout any phase of the disease. Furthermore, there was no significant difference in LTB₄ biosynthesis in PMN between SRNS patients before steroid therapy and patients with non-inflammatory disease. These findings suggest that inhibition of LTB₄ production is not involved in the mechanism underlying steroid action in SRNS.     

Endotoxin-induced uveitis (EIU) in the rat: A study of inflammatory and immunological mechanisms

Endotoxin-induced uveitis (EIU) can be produced by systemic injection of endotoxin (ET). It is not clear yet why exclusive ocular involvement occurs in this model. To clarify this question and to establish the sequence of inflammatory events, EIU was induced in Lewis rats by footpad injection of Salmonella ET. Ocular inflammatory response (anterior chamber cells and proteins), aqueous inflammation mediators (thromboxane B₂, prostaglandin E₂, leukotriene B₄ and substance P) and MHC class 2 (Ia) antigen expression in the ciliary body were monitored for 72 hours. Thromboxane B₂ was detected early in the aqueous humor, peaking already 1 hour after ET injection. Prostaglandin E₂ & leukotriene B₄ peaks and a second peak of thromboxane B₂ were recorded 18 hours after ET-injection, at the time of maximal ocular inflammation. MHC-class 2 expression was first detected in the ciliary body stroma at the vascular level 6 hours after ET injection and was massively expressed in the ciliary body epithelium at 18 and 72 hours. It is hypothetized that ciliary body endothelium is particularly sensitive to the effect of ET and is the site of thrombocyte adherence. Vascular damage leads in succession to cellular infiltration, release of inflammation mediators and disruption of blood-ocular barrier. MHC-class 2 expression is a secondary phenomenon and is probably at the origin of additional tissue damage from immune effector mechanisms.     

薄层扫描法测定复脉定冲剂中远志有效成分的含量

采用薄层扫描法对复脉定冲剂中远志有效成分３，４，５－三甲氧基反式肉桂酸乙酯的含量进行测定。方法简单、快速，结果可靠，可作为该制剂的质控标准。