Simultaneous detection of fluorescent in situ hybridization and in vivo incorporated BrdU in a human bladder tumour

We have used fluorescent in situ hybridization and simultaneous in vivo bromodeoxyuridine labelling of a solid bladder cancer to examine tumour cell subsets for possible proliferative growth differences. In this dual-labelled preparation, most tumour cell nuclei exhibited monosomy 9, consistent with reported karyotypes of bladder cancer. Incorporated bromodeoxyuridine was visualized with a fluoresceinated antibody in 5-6 per cent of the tumour cells, concordant with S-phase estimates by cell cycle analysis of the flow cytometric DNA histogram. A majority of the bromodeoxyuridine-positive cells also carried the monosomy 9 chromosome abnormality. This is the first report to demonstrate the feasibility of combined in situ hybridization and detection of bromodeoxyuridine incorporated in vivo in human tumour cells in order to provide information on the growth rate of specific subsets of tumour cells identified by chromosomal constitution.     

Urofacial (Ochoa) syndrome

Between 1965 and 1986 we saw 36 children with enuresis and urinary tract infection in association with “inversion” of facial expression when laughing. Urologic work-up of these patients disclosed characteristic findings of mild neuropathic bladder in all cases, with severe urinary tract damage in most of them. The clear association of distortion in facial expression and neuropathic bladder with resultant damage to the genitourinary tract should prompt urological evaluation of individuals with “inversion” of facial expression. About two thirds of the patients also had moderate to severe constipation. We suggest the term urofacial syndrome for this disorder. The occurrence of the disorder in multiple sibs, normal parents, increased parental consanguinity, and equal sex ratio indicate autosomal recessive inheritance.     

Lactate dehydrogenase activity and isoform distribution in normal and hypertrophic smooth muscle tissue from the rat

The lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity and isoform distribution of LDH were investigated in tissue samples from the rat portal vein, aorta and urinary bladder. In addition, samples were obtained from hypertrophic urinary bladder. The total LDH activity per unit smooth muscle volume was higher in the urinary bladder compared to that in portal vein and aorta. Five LDH isoforms, reflecting different combinations of the two polypeptide chains denoted H and M, could be separated by agarose gel electrophoresis. The aorta contained more of the H form compared to the portal vein and urinary bladder. This difference suggests that the aorta, which is a slow smooth muscle, is more adapted for aerobic metabolism than the faster muscles of portal vein and urinary bladder. In the hypertrophic urinary bladder a shift in LDH isoform pattern towards less of the H form was found, which correlates with a better maintenance of contraction in anoxia in this type of hypertrophic smooth muscle.     

Effect of hydrostatic pressure on ADH induced osmotic water flow in toad bladder

The effect of hydrostatic pressure (HP) on antidiuretic hormone (ADH) stimulated osmotic water flow (Jv) across the toad urinary bladder was evaluated. Jv for ADH-stimulated bladders was significantly reduced by an elevation of the serosal HP gradient to 1 cm H₂O. Subsequent elimination of the HP gradient resulted in a recovery of Jv. Serosal HP also caused a reversible increase in sucrose permeability (P sucrose). For ADH-treated bladders fixed with glutaraldehyde during serosal HP exposure, subsequent exposure to a mucosal or serosal HP gradient caused acceleration or inhibition of Jv, respectively. The reduction in ADH-associated Jv with serosal HP was apparently caused by a back-flux of water through a paracellular pathway. Jv and P sucrose were not affected by mucosal HP during ADH stimulation. The results suggest a specific sensitivity of a paracellular pathway to a small serosal HP gradient in bladders with ADH-stimulated water flow. The reversibility of this effect on P sucrose suggests that the elements comprising the apical junctions are dynamic structures capable of recovering at least some of their permeability properties.     

膀胱抗菌机制—粘膜抗菌蛋白初步研究

本文报道以１％乙酸冲洗雌性Ｗｉｓｔａｒ大鼠膀胱和雌性新西兰白兔膀胱，分别获得其膀胱酸溶性提取物。ＡＵ－ＰＡＧＥ分析表明，两种膀胱粘膜酸溶性提取物都有十余条主蛋白带，而不含常见的杀菌物质溶菌酶和防御素样分子。琼脂糖弥散法杀菌试验显示，两种膀胱粘膜酸溶性提取物对致病性大肠杆菌ＭＬ－３５ｐ耐药株都有杀菌活性。进一步采用电泳凝胶琼脂糖弥散法杀菌试验分析，结果表明大鼠膀胱粘膜酸溶性提取物中有两条蛋白带具明显的杀菌活性，我们称这两条蛋白带为ＲａｔＢＰ－１和ＲａｔＢＰ－２。而兔膀胱粘膜酸溶性提取物的杀菌活性亦与两条被称为ＲａｂＢＰ－１和ＲａｂＢＰ－２的蛋白带相关。本文首次提示，在膀胱粘膜内存在抗菌蛋白，可能是膀胱粘膜杀菌作用的分子基础。     

Energy turnover and lactate dehydrogenase activity in detrusor smooth muscle from rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes

Force generation and tissue glucose metabolism were measured in the urinary bladder smooth muscle from rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes (7–8 wk duration). Bladder wet wt was almost 4–fold higher in the diabetic animals compared with the untreated controls. Morphological analysis showed that the growth was associated with hypertrophy of the smooth muscle component in the bladder wall. Force generation of isolated bladder strip preparations was measured in vitro at different ambient oxygen tensions. Activation of intramural nerves, with electrical field stimulation, induced contractions that were unaffected by reduction of oxygen tension down to Po₂ 100 mmHg for both control and diabetic muscle strips. At zero Po₂ force was reduced by approximately 10–20% in both groups. High-K⁺ solution induced ‘tonic’ contractions that were slightly more inhibited by lowering Po₂. At intermediate Po₂ (between 100 and 20 mmHg) the diabetic muscle gave slightly higher force. At zero Po₂ no significant difference could be detected between strips from control and diabetic animals. Oxygen consumption and lactate production in the preparations were determined at a Po₂ of 290 mmHg and related to the volume of smooth muscle. At zero Po₂ lactate formation increased 3- to 4-fold. The metabolic tension cost was lower at zero Po₂ No differences in basal and contraction related metabolic rates could be detected between the two groups under normoxic and anoxic conditions. The maximal activity of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) determined in tissue sampIes was about 2-fold higher in the diabetic bladder muscle. This increased enzymatic activity could thus not be correlated with any altered metabolic properties of the smooth muscle in the urinary bladder from diabetic rats.     

Biosynthetic reactions and ultrastructure of urothelial cells in chronic cystitis and cystopathies

A new form of morphogenesis of pathological process, cystopathy, was distinguished on the basis endoscopy data and morphofunctional analysis of the urinary bladder in chronic cystitis. Cystopathy is characterized by predominance of diffuse degeneration and atrophy of the urothelium, stromal sclerosis, absence of inflammatory cell infiltration, and inhibition of biosynthetic reactions in urothelial cells (compared to chronic cystitis). Cystopathy results from regeneratory and plastic failure. Instability of the bladder epithelium can be a morphological marker of oncological risk.     

Transferrin receptor expression by human bladder transitional cell carcinomas

Summary The expression of transferrin receptors (TFR) by normal and neoplastic urothelial cells was studied in control patients and in patients with transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder. These tumours were graded independently and consisted of 19 grade I, 30 grade II and 19 grade III lesions. TFRs were identified using a monoclonal antibody specific for TFR (OKT9) in an immunofluorescent or avidin/biotin-immunoperoxidase technique on fresh frozen sections. TFRs were not detected on normal urothelium. However, positive staining was found to increase with increasing pathological grade and stage of the tumours, ranging from 31.6% of grade I to 78.9% of grade III tumours and 51.2% of pTa (mucosa only lesions) to 87.5% of pT2/pT2+ (muscle invasion±deeper) primary urothelial malignancies.     

介入联合手术治疗膀胱癌32例疗效分析

目的观察髂内动脉灌注化疗联合手术治疗膀胱癌的疗效。方法对32例中晚期膀胱癌先行介入治疗,再手术切除。结果32例膀胱癌完全缓解(CR)率为71．9％。结论介入治疗中晚期膀胱的手术提供了良好基础,对一部分原本行扩大切除术甚至全切的患实行单纯部分切除术,从而保留了膀胱生理功能,有助于提高患生活质量,延长生命。