血脂监测在防治Ⅱ型糖尿病患者继发动脉粥样硬化中的意义

目的探讨血脂代谢紊乱跟Ⅱ型糖尿病(ⅡDM)患者继发动脉粥样硬化并症的关系。方法采用奥林巴斯Au-640全自动生化分析仪,测定Ⅱ型糖尿病患者和健康对照组的空腹血糖(GLU)、胆固醇(TC)、甘油三酯(TG)、高密度脂蛋白(HDL-C)、载脂蛋白Al(ApoAl)和载脂蛋白B100(ApoBloo),并进行统计、比较并与患者的病情进行对比分祈,并对高血糖、血脂组患者跟踪观察、治疗。结果Ⅱ型糖尿病组同健康对照组比较、Ⅱ型糖尿病患者中有合并症组跟无合并症组、高血糖组跟血糖正常组比较,CHO、TG和ApoBloo的含量均升高(P<0.05),而HDL-C和ApoAI含量降低(P<0.05)。而高血糖、血脂组患者,已经初步出现或在随后的观察中出现了动脉粥样硬化等相关的临床表征,且治疗效果不佳。结论Ⅱ型糖尿病患者血脂的异常,特别是CHO、TG的大幅升高,提示患者在出现动脉硬化性心血管合并症之前,体内已经具备了诱发合并症的生化基础,应早期采取针性治疗和预防措施。     

Localization of a gene for otosclerosis to chromosome 15q25-q26

Among white adults otosclerosis is the single most common cause of hearing impairment. Although the genetics of this disease are controversial, the majority of studies indicate autosomal dominant inheritance with reduced penetrance. We studied a large multi- generational family in which otosclerosis has been inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern. Five of16 affected persons have surgically confirmed otosclerosis; the remaining nine have a conductive hearing loss but have not undergone corrective surgery. To locate the disease- causing gene we completed genetic linkage analysis using short tandem repeat polymorphisms (STRPs) distributed over the entire genome. Multipoint linkage analysis showed that only one genomic region, on chromosome 15q, generated a lod score >2.0. Additional STRPs were typed in this area, resulting in a lod score of 3.4. STRPs FES (centromeric) and D15S657 (telomeric) flank the 14. 5 cM region that contains an otosclerosis gene.      

Involvement of microtubules in Kunjin virus replication

Summary Induction of microtubulin paracrystals (Pc) by Kunjin (KUN) virus occurred after 15 hours post-infection and were often associated with convoluted membranes (cm) and virus particles. Vinblastine sulphate which disrupts microtubulin, had an inhibitory effect on the virus production when added during the viral latent period. When infected samples were extracted with Triton X-100 and analysed by SDS-PAGE, four viral proteins were observed.