Immunoexpression of the α subunit of a guanine nucleotide-binding protein (Go) in pulmonary neuroendocrine cells and neoplasms

The α subunit of a GTP-blndlng protein, Go, was investigated in pulmonary neuroendocrine neoplasms and fetal tissues of the lung by an immunohistochemlcal method. Positive immunostaining for the α subunit of Go (Goα) was found predominantly on the cell membrane and found occasionally in the cytoplasm. Typical carcinoids were all positively stained (9/9), and small cell carcinoma showed weaker and less frequent staining (5 positive cases in 10). Atypical carcinoids were variously stained (3/4). The tendency for obvious neuroendocrine differentiation to be immunohistochemically determined in typical carcinoids and not in small cell carcinoma is also true of staining for neuron specific enolase (NSE), chromogranin A (CG-A) and synaptophysin. In the lung, Goα-immunostaining was positive not only in nerve tissues but also in the airway epithelium. In the fetal lung, serial sections immunostained for NSE, CG-A and Goα confirmed that Goα-immunoreactive cells belong to the neuroendocrine cell population. The biological significance of Goα is unclear in normal and neoplastic lung tissues, but Goα is a useful marker of neuroendocrine cells and neoplasms of the lung.     

Inactivation of the p16 gene by hypermethylation and loss of heterozygosity in adenocarcinoma of the lung

We investigated the aberrant promoter hypermethylation of p16, p15 and p14 genes and loss of heterozygosity (LOH) at 9p21-22 in 48 cases of adenocarcinoma of the lung. The frequencies of hypermethylation of genes were as follows: p16, 25.0%; p15, 22.9%; and p14, 18.8%. The frequency of LOH at chromosome 9p21-22 was 60.9%. The frequency of two-hit inactivation of the p16 gene by hypermethylation and LOH was 21.7%. Two-hit inactivation of the p16 gene showed loss of protein expression and was significantly correlated with tumor size, tumor grade and the Ki-67 labeling index. Hypermethylation of the p16 gene was not significantly correlated with hypermethylation of the p15 and p14 genes, both of which are close to the p16 gene locus, suggesting that hypermethylation of these genes occurs selectivity. In conclusion, biallelic inactivation of the p16 gene by hypermethylation and LOH might cause loss of p16 expression and play an important role in the development of adenocarcinoma of the lung. Therefore, controlling and monitoring for hypermethylation of the p16 gene may be partially useful for treatment and early diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the lung.     

200MHz的H面号角环形相控阵系统热疗深部肿瘤的研究

本文提出并研究了一种新型的电磁热疗系统-H面号角环形相控阵系统。推导出了适应性广的理论公式。以肺部CT图为模型,用矩量法计算得到了胸腔横断面内电场分布及吸收功率分布的计算机数值结果。结果表明,在200MHz的电磁波辐射下,适当调节阵列各单元的相位,振幅和位置,肺部肿瘤可得到优化的选择性加热,从而达到最佳的热疗效果。     

Bloom''s syndrome with porokeratosis of Mibeili and multiple cancers of the skin, lung and colon

A 38-year-old Japanese male with Bloom's syndrome (BS) and porokeratosis of Mibelli (PM) developed multiple carcinomas of the skin and lung. There were multiple, spontaneous chromosomal aberrations and frequent sister chromatid exchanges (SCE). Cutaneous delayed-type hypersensitivity reactions were defective and serum IgM was decreased. The lung cancer was treated with radiation, which was effective but caused a severe pulmonary atelectasis and esophageal stricture. The patient expired one-and-a-half years later because of pneumonia. Autopsy disclosed an adenocarcinoma of the colon. The concurrent PM was considered responsible for the occurrence of multiple skin cancers.     

Polyfunctional role of the alveolar brush cells in the rat lung

An investigation by scanning and transmission electron microscopy revealed an increase in the number of vacuoles in the apical part of the cytoplasm in the alveolar brush cells of the regenerating rat lung, hyperplasia of the lamellar complex, and activation of the protein-synthesizing apparatus. Immature surfactant material and secretory granules with an osmiophilic center were found in the cytoplasm of the brush cells. Colchicine, injected intramuscularly into rats six times in the course of the 24 h before sacrifice in a dose of 0.1 mg/100 g body weight, affected neither the number, topography, nor the structure of the bundles of microfibrils present in large numbers in the brush cells. Meanwhile, under the influence of colchicine, some of the microvilli of the alveolar brush cells undergo destruction and resorption. These data on the ultrastructural organization of these cells indicate that they can perform several functions: absorptive, contractile, and secretory.Department of Geographic Pathology, Institute of Human Morphology, Academy of Medical Sciences of the USSR, Moscow. (Presented by Academician of the Academy of Medical Sciences of the USSR A. P. Avtsyn.) Translated from Byulleten' Éksperimental'noi Biologii i Meditsiny, Vol. 88, No. 10, pp. 485–489, October, 1979.     

Dyspnoea in a cross-sectional and a longitudinal study of middle-aged men: The Study of Men Born in 1913 and 1923

In a longitudinal population study, 855 men, born in 1913 andinitially examined when 50 years old, were followed for 17 yearswith measurements of dyspnoea and other variables performedat ages 50, 54, and 67 years. In addition a sample of 226 menborn in 1923 was followed from 50 to 57 years of age. At thelatest examination, four different methods for measuring dyspnoeawere used, one based on questionnaire, one on interview, andtwo on visual analogue scales. The estimates from these methodswere highly intercorrelated, and correlated with measures ofcardiopulmonary function as well. The prevalence of dyspnoeagrade 2 (shortness of breath when walking with someone of thesame age on the level) or more, not counting the mildest formof dyspnoea in these populations, was 2.8%, 3.0%, 5.2% and 10.3%at 50, 54, 57 and 67 years of age, respectively. Dyspnoea gradel (shortness of breath when walking quickly on the level oruphill) was less well related to age. A scoring system to differentiatevarious possible causes of dyspnoea was applied. About one thirdof the dyspnoeic men had signs and symptoms of cardiac disease,one quarter had pulmonary disease, and a quarter had a combinationof both causes. The remaining 20% had no signs or symptoms indicatingcardiopulmonary disease but in the majority of the cases otherplausible causes were found.     

周围型肺癌的螺旋CT增强扫描

目的 :评价螺旋CT增强薄层扫描对周围型肺癌的诊断价值。方法 :2 7例周围型肺癌 ,对结节进行薄层扫描 ,然后以 3 5ml/s肘静脉注射碘对比剂 10 0ml后 40s、2min、5min、8min于相同几个中心层面进行增强扫描。分析结节的强化类型 ,描绘结节的时间 -密度曲线 ,计算结节的最大增强CT值。结果 :根据病灶的强化特点 ,我们将周围型肺癌强化类型分为二型 ,即均匀强化型和不均匀强化型。本组 2 7例肺癌 ,其中 17例 (6 3 % )在注射对比剂后 2min达到高峰 ,另外 10例 (37% )在注射对比剂后 5min达到峰值。本组病例中肺癌最大强化CT值 2 2～ 5 5HU(2 5 / 2 7) ,平均为 (4 1 8± 14 5 )HU。结论 :螺旋CT增强薄层扫描能准确判断病灶增强程度及方式 ,对提高周围型肺癌的诊断准确率有较大帮助。     

Quantitative analysis of distribution and fate of human lung cancer emboli labeled with 125I-5-iodo-2′-deoxyuridine in nude mice

The chemical and radio toxicity of ¹²⁵-5-iodo-2-deoxyuridine (¹²⁵IUDR) on 870127T human lung cancer (HLC) cells grown in tissue cultures and the quantitative analysis of the distribution and fate of ¹²⁵IUDR-labeled 870127T HLC cells in nude mice were evaluated. After 870127T HLC cells were plated and ¹²⁵IUDR was added to the dishes at levels ranging from 0.1 µCi/ml to 5.0 µCi/ml of media, the growth rate of the cells for 24h was similar to that of non-labeled cells. Nude mice were given intravenous injections of ¹²⁵IUDR labeled 870127T HLC cells and killed at various intervals ranging from 5 min to 24 h after injection. Organs were collected, processed, and monitored. The lung contained most of the tumor cells at all intervals and the number of tumor cells in the lung decreased gradually post-injection. The tumor cells died rapidly, and only about 1.5% of all cell survived after 24 h post-injection. This study confirmed that very few surviving tumor cells are needed to cause metastasis.     

Contribution of Monoamine Oxidase(MAO) to the Binding of Tertiary Basic Drugs in Isolated Perfused Rat Lung

The effect of tertiary basic drugs on mitochondrial MAO activity and the effect of MAO inhibitors (MAOIs) on basic drug accumulation in the isolated perfused rat lung were studied to clarify the role of MAO in drug binding to lung tissue. In the perfused lung preparation, the inhibition of MAO by basic drugs correlated well with their lipid solubilities and followed competitive kinetics. The inhibitory rank order (imipramine diphenhydramine > quinine > metoclopramide > procainamide) also correlated with their accumulation in the perfused lung. Moreover, MAOI treatment decreased the accumulation of basic drugs in the lung, and the potency of MAOIs to inhibit drug accumulation in the lung correlated with their MAO inhibitory activity. These results indicate that lung MAO has specific binding sites for basic drugs and may function as a drug reservoir.