Activation of CD44 induces ICAM-1/LFA-1-independent,Ca2+, Mg2+, —independent adhesion pathway in lymphocyte-endothelial cell interaction

We have established an endothelial cell line KOP2.16 from pooled mouse lymph nodes. Resting lymphocytes avidly bound to KOP2.16 and migrated underneath the cytoplasm. The binding was partly mediated by VLA-4 and VCAM-1, but apparently independent of CD44 since anti-CD44 antibody examined failed to inhibit the binding. However, pretreatment of lymphocytes with anti-CD44 resulted in the rapid appearance of Ca²⁺-, Mg²⁺-independent, LFA-1/ICAM-1-, CD2/LFA-3,VLA-4/VCAM-l-independent lymphocyte binding, indicating that a novel adhesion pathway was induced by the anti-CD44 treatment. Interestingly, the elicited adhesion was observed only when anti-CD44 that block hyaluronate recognition of CD44 were used for lymphocyte pretreatment. Neither hyaluronate itself nor non-blocking anti-CD44 up-regulated the adhesion. Fab fragment of the blocking anti-CD44 did not induce the up-regulation unless cross-linked with a second antibody, indicating that cross-linking of surface CD44 is necessary for induction of a novel adhesion pathway. We propose that the agonistic anti-CD44 antibodies induce a novel adhesion pathway by mimicking ligand binding to CD44 on the lymphocyte surface and that non-hyaluronate ligand(s) is involved in regulation of adhesive function of CD44. Potential involvement of such a regulatory mechanism in lymphocyte homing is discussed.     

HPI毒力岛缺失的EAggEC17-2突变菌株的构建及其功能研究

目的 构建HPI毒力岛缺失的EAggEC17-2突变株，初步研究EAggEC菌株携带的耶尔森菌HPI毒力岛合成铁载体Ybt的功能。方法以EAggEC17-2为出发菌株，irp8基因部分序列作为同源重组的一侧序列，irp5基因序列作为同源重组的另一侧序列，中间插入有氯霉素（Can）抗性基因（cat基因）标记。通过接合转移和同源重组，构建了缺失约24kb的HPI毒力岛功能核心区区域EAggEC17-2的仝岛缺失株EA85。应用流式细胞技术（FACS）检测指示菌株WA-CS irp1：：KN（pC3G3．3N）荧光强度的变化情况，对EA85缺失株和出发菌株进行了合成Ybt的功能比较研究。结果成功构建了EAggEC17-2HPI全岛缺失株EA85。EAggEC17-2菌株具有表达Ybt的功能，而缺失株EA85丧失了合成Ybt的能力。结论EAggEC17-2HPI毒力岛的缺失，使Ybt的合成彻底阻断。EAggEC17-2具有的合成Ybt的功能是由其染色体携带的HPI毒力岛所决定的。     

Visualizing metabolic changes in breast-cancer tissue using 1H-NMR spectroscopy and self-organizing maps

In-vitro NMR spectroscopic examinations of tissue extracts can be combined with appropriate pattern-recognition and visualization techniques in order to monitor characteristic metabolic differences between tissue classes. In the present study, such techniques are applied to a set of 88 breast-tissue samples with the intention of identifying typical differences between various tissue classes. The set contains 49 breast-tumor samples of various tumor grades and 39 samples of healthy tissue. The metabolite compositions of the tissue extracts were investigated using a dual extraction technique and high-resolution (1)H-NMR spectroscopy. The spectra of the hydrophilic and the lipophilic compounds were assigned to three groups according to different malignancy grades of the respective tissue samples. The group characteristics were analyzed using the k-nearest-neighbor method and self-organizing-map visualizations. The results show an increase of UDP-hexose, phosphocholine and phosphoethanolamine concentrations according to the tumor grade. Higher concentrations of taurine were detected in the malignant samples. Myo-inositol and glucose content were elevated in control samples compared with malignant tissue. Both compounds also characterized different subgroups in the pool of unaffected tissue samples depending upon fat content or fibrosis. Several lipid metabolites showed a characteristic elevation with high malignancy.     

高效毛细管电泳法分离多巴胺和5-羟色胺

建立毛细管电泳分离分析多巴胺和 5一羟色胺的方法。采用自由区带电泳法 (CZE) ,4 0mmol/L硼砂缓冲液 2 0PSI气压进样 5s ,定电流 75 μA分离 10min ,二极管阵列PDA检测器检测 ,应用 2 0 0nm检测波长 ,结果显示两种物质完全分离。     

中学生的心理特点及相关因素分析

目的探讨上海市宝山城区初、高中学生的心理特点及相关因素。方法以整群抽样的方法调查了上海市宝山区6所重点和非重点中学的学生共1289名,其中初中组544名,高中组745名,使用自编"中学生成长情况调查表"(共37题),均以"是"、"否"选择作答,由学生当场独立完成并立即收回。结果社会支持和家庭、学校、自身等方面都有较多的因素对中学生成长有重要影响,高中组和初中组部分项目存在显著性差异(P<0.05)。结论现代社会、家庭学校教育背景下中学生的健康成长与良好的社会支持、综合性教育、家长的正确参与密切相关,针对不同年龄阶段的学生应采取不同的教育、干预方式。     

Analysis of sensitization to carboxymethylcellulose: Identification of high risk group using ELISA and histamine release experiment

Objective and Design: Carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) has been considered to be inert and is commonly used as an additive in medicines, foods and cosmetics. However, we experienced a patient who developed an anaphylactic reaction to CMC after an upper gastrointestinal examination using a barium meal containing CMC. Therefore, we examined the incidence of sensitization by CMC in healthy subjects, and categorized the high risk group prone to developing anaphylactic response to CMC.Methods: An ELISA for detecting CMC-specific IgE antibody was developed using serum from the patient as a positive control. In the ten subjects exhibiting high anti-CMC IgE among 387 normal populations, histamine release from isolated leukocytes was performed.Results: Five of ten subjects with a high IgE titer showed a significant CMC-induced histamine release from leukocyte preparations in vitro as observed in the patient, and were classified as high risk group. There was a correlation between sensitization by CMC and that by Japanese cedar pollen. The incidence of sensitization in females was 2.4 fold higher than that in males.Conclusions: The combination of ELISA and histamine release experiment made it possible to identify the high risk group for developing anaphylactic response. The administration of high dose CMC as a suspending agent in barium sulfate or injectable corticosteroids to this group should be avoided to prevent anaphylactic reactions in the clinic.Received 18 August 2003; returned for revision 29 September 2003; accepted by M. J. Parnham 10 December 2003     

基于经验模式分解的心电特征提取算法

本研究应用基于经验模式分解的心电特征提取方法,利用第一本征模函数(intrinsic mode function,IMF)分量对QRS波进行定位,并通过减少分解层数、筛选次数、处理区域等策略实现了快速算法。利用MIT-BIT心律失常数据库的数据进行算法测试,取得较高的检测率,检测速度也有明显提高。实验结果表明,经验模式分解算法在QRS波定位中具有相当的优越性,临床应用中取得了良好的检测效果。     

心理控制源及相关因素对高考学生家长焦虑的影响

目的探讨子女教育心理控制源及相关因素与高考学生家长焦虑情绪的相关关系。方法对保定市两所重点高中的236名高考学生家长共435人,进行了自编一般情况问卷、子女教育心理控制源量表（PLOC）和焦虑自评量表（SAS）测试。结果①高三学生家长中母亲在子女对父母生活的控制（t=-2.264,P〈0.05）因子分上显著高于父亲;不同受教育程度PLOC各因子差异显著（P〈0.01）;经济状况良好的家庭父母PLOC中父母对子女行为的控制因子分显著高于经济状况一般和经济状况较差的父母;②教育成效、父母责任、子女对父母生活的控制、父母对子女行为的控制4个因子得分与焦虑自评量表得分呈正相关（P〈0.05或P〈0.01）。③焦虑与PLOC及相关因素的回归分析表明,性别、受教育程度、父母对子女行为的控制进入了对焦虑的回归方程,对焦虑的预测作用较大。结论高考学生家长焦虑情绪受多种因素影响,并与子女教育心理控制源有关。     

急性高原病患者支气管肺泡灌洗前后肺功能及血气的改变

目的:探讨急性高原反应(HAAR)及高原肺水肿(HAPE)的发病机理。方法:对10例HAAR患者及6例HAPE患者灌洗前和灌洗后进行肺功能和动脉血气检测, 并与10例高原健康者进行对比。结果:HAAR患者及HAPE患者灌洗前动脉血氧分压明显低于对照组, HAAR同HAPE均存在弥散功能障碍;HAPE肺弥散功能(DLCO%)由灌洗前的(76.01±6.29)%, 上升到灌洗后的(103.31±9.23)%;气体转化因子(DLCO/VA%)由灌洗前的(150.30±15.20)%, 上升到灌洗后的(176.04±16.10)%;动脉血氧分压(PaO₂)由(31.73±3.01)mmHg上升到(45.31±3.56)mmHg。而HAAR及对照组灌洗后上述指标差异不显著。结论:HAPE患者肺泡内大量的液体渗出是HAPE病情恶化的主要原因之一。HAAR属HAPE发展的初级阶段, 存在着间质性肺水肿。