Prospective characterization of incident hepatic steatosis in pediatric and adolescent patients after total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplantation

BackgroundHepatic steatosis has been described as a common finding in adults following total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplantation (TPIAT) but it is unknown if this occurs in children and adolescents.ObjectivesTo define the frequency of post-TPIAT hepatic steatosis in a sample of children and adolescents and to identify clinical predictors of incident steatosis post-TPIAT.MethodsIn this prospective study, consecutive participants at least 1-month post-TPIAT underwent a liver MRI with proton density fat fraction (PDFF) and blood draw at our pediatric academic medical center between April 2021 and January 2022. Comparison clinical pre-TPIAT liver MRI or ultrasound and insulin use and graft function data were extracted from the medical record. T-tests were used for the comparison of means across continuous variables between participants with and without post-TPIAT steatosis.ResultsA total of 20 participants (mean: 13 ± 4 years; 12 female) were evaluated. Mean liver PDFF at research MRI was 7.4 ± 6.2% (range: 2–25%). Seven participants (35%) had categorical hepatic steatosis (PDFF>5%) post-TPIAT, five of whom had pre-TPIAT steatosis, reflecting a 13% (2/15; 95% CI: 2–40%) incidence of post-TPIAT steatosis. Participant characteristics were not significantly different between subgroups with and without post-TPIAT steatosis. Mean PDFF at research MRI was not different between graft function subgroups (7.5% optimal/good vs. 7.3% marginal/failure; p = .96).ConclusionOur study shows a moderate prevalence but low incidence of hepatic steatosis in a small sample of children and adolescents post-TPIAT. This study raises questions about a causal relationship between TPIAT and hepatic steatosis.     

A variant of the HL-60 cell line expressing a high level of PTP1C exhibits increased susceptibility to differentiation by phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate

A variant of the HL-60 cell line, HL-60/MCSFR4D2, has been found to express twice the amount of PTP1C as compared to the parental HL-60 cell line by immunoblotting and immunoprecipitation. Differentiation of the variant cells after phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) treatment was examined by the appearance of adherence. In 1% fetal calf serum (FCS), 20% of HL-60/MCSFR4D2 cells exhibited adherence after treatment with 0.5 ng/ml PMA for 48 h, 60% exhibited adherence after treatment with 1.0 ng/ml PMA and 80% exhibited adherence after treatment with 5.0 ng/ml PMA, while HL-60 cells exhibited only a slight response. Furthermore, antisense PTP1C oligonucleotides decreased the PMA-induced adherence of HL-60/MCSFR4D2 cells. These results suggest that the high-expression of PTP1C in HL-60 cells may be involved in the enhancement of susceptibility to macrophage-like differentiation by PMA.     

pp60c-src encoded by the proto-oncogene c-src is a product of sensory neurons

The advent of recombinant DNA technology has led to the identification in the DNA of normal animal cells of over 30 proto-oncogenes that are homologous to retroviral transforming genes. One of these encodes a protein kinase (pp60c-src) of unknown function, that is preferentially synthesized in brain and neural retina. Here the expression of pp60c-src in the peripheral nervous system was examined in sensory neurons from chick dorsal root ganglia with antisera raised against the transforming protein of Rous sarcoma virus (pp60v-src) expressed in Escherichia coli carrying the cloned v-src gene. This antiserum recognizes pp60c-src specifically in normal chicken cells. Western immunoblotting showed that dorsal root ganglia of stage 30 (day 6.5) chick embryos contained elevated levels of pp60c-src. Immunoperoxidase staining of neuron-enriched cultures prepared from chick dorsal root ganglia showed pp60c-src immunoreactivity in cells with neuronal morphology; flat, fibroblastic cells contained no detectable immunoreactivity. Indirect double immunofluorescence with pp60src antibodies and monoclonal antibodies against the 200-kD subunit of neurofilament protein confirmed that the cells expressing pp60c-src were neurons. Ninety-six percent of the neurofilament-positive cells were immunoreactive with pp60src antibodies, and conversely, all pp60c-src-positive cells were immunoreactive with neurofilament antibodies. pp60c-src immunofluorescence appeared to be distributed over the cell body, processes, and growth cones. These results clearly demonstrate that pp60c-src is a product of neurons and is expressed in sensory neurons in culture.     

用99Tcm-HL91评价鼠心肌缺血模型

目的 探讨乏氧心肌显像剂99Tcm-4,9-二氮-3,3,10,10-四甲基十二烷-2,11-二酮肟(HL91)用于诊断实验性缺血心肌的价值.方法 建立大鼠心肌在体缺血再灌注模型,采用体外放射自显影法检测正常对照组(6只)、缺血再灌注组(8只)及无再灌注组(8只)鼠心肌对99Tcm-HL91的摄取.结果 对照组和无再灌注组心肌未见局灶性放射性浓聚,再灌注组心肌非坏死区有较高放射性浓聚,与正常心肌组织的摄取比值为1.634±0.354.结论 99Tcm-HL91表现出较强的亲乏氧组织特性,能较好区分存活和梗死心肌.     

HL－60和抗分化HL－60细胞的基本生物学和细胞遗传学特征比较

对本实验室克隆的人急性早幼粒白血病细胞株ＨＬ－６０及其抗维甲酸分化亚系ＨＬ－６０／ＲＡ进行细胞增殖、细胞周期、分裂中期细胞染色体分布和Ｇ－显带核型分析。发现两者在倍增时间和细胞形态上基本一致。在细胞周期分布上，两者都具有肿瘤细胞的周期分布特征，但ＨＬ－６０／ＲＡ细胞的Ｓ期细胞群少于ＨＬ－６０细胞。两者染色体数量分布比较集中，染色体众数分别为４５±３（ＨＬ－６０）和４５±１（ＨＬ－６０／ＲＡ），呈近二倍体核型，Ｇ－显带核型分析表明两者都接近正常二倍体核型，都含较多的异常染色体。上述结果说明ＨＬ－６０和ＨＬ－６０／ＲＡ细胞的遗传学来源一致。     

99Tcm-HL91乏氧显像在甲状腺结节良恶性鉴别诊断中的应用

目的 评价99Tcm4,9-二氮-3,3,10,10-四甲基十二烷-2,11-二酮肟(HL91)对甲状腺结节良恶性鉴别诊断的临床价值.方法 对58例经触诊或超声检查存在甲状腺结节的患者进行99Tcm-HL91甲状腺早期(10 min)及延迟(4 h)平面显像,应用感兴趣区(ROI)技术计算靶/非靶(T/N)比值并进行比较.组间比较采用成组设计两样本均数t检验,率的比较用χ2检验.结果 患者均经手术或细针穿刺病理检查,其中21例为甲状腺癌,37例为甲状腺良性结节.99Tcm-HL91显像诊断甲状腺癌的灵敏度、特异性和准确性分别为85.7%,94.6%和91.4%,不同甲状腺癌病理类型的显像灵敏度差异无统计学意义(χ2=0.778,P＞0.05),但结节越大灵敏度越高.甲状腺癌与甲状腺良性结节组早期及延迟相T/N比值分别为1.07±0.04,1.25±0.03和0.92±0.10,0.91±0.12,组间在10 min时T/N比值差异无统计学意义(t=1.900,P＞0.05),4 h时T/N比值差异有统计学意义(t=3.885,P＜0.001).结论 用99Tcm-HL91乏氧显像判断甲状腺结节的良恶性有一定的临床价值,显像时间以4 h为佳.     

中药安迪对HL-60细胞分化的诱导作用

目的　探讨安迪粉针剂 (Andi)对 HL- 60细胞分化的诱导作用 .方法　采用人早幼粒白血病细胞株 (HL - 60 )为靶细胞 ,分为不加任何药物的对照组 (C组 )、安迪粉针剂 (Andi)组、阳性对照药维甲酸 (RA)组和苦参 (KS)组 ,进行体外培养和诱导分化 ,观测细胞生长曲线、细胞形态、硝基蓝四氮唑(NBT)还原和吞噬能力等指标 .结果　 2 mg· L-1 Andi可显著地抑制 HL - 60细胞增殖 ,使原始细胞分化为中幼以下的成熟细胞 ,分化后的细胞具有 NBT还原能力和吞噬功能 ;Andi为 68.0 % ,RA为 61 .5% ,KS为 59.0 % ,C组还原能力仅6.0 % (P<0 .0 1 vs C) .其形态的改变和吞噬能力与阳性对照药维甲酸 (RA)和苦参 (KS)相似 ,分别为 52 .0 % ,45.5%和56.5% (P>0 .0 5) ;均明显高于空白对照组 .C组吞噬功能仅7.5% (P <0 .0 1 vs C)其 NBT还原能力与 KS相当 (P >0 .0 5) .结论　 Andi对 HL - 60细胞具有显著的诱导分化作用     

用ROC曲线法分析99Tcm-HL91肺肿瘤阳性显像的诊断效能

目的探讨半定量分析及接受器工作特性(ROC)曲线法在99Tcm-4,9-二氮-3,3,10,10-四甲基十二烷-2,11-二酮肟(HL91)肿瘤阳性显像鉴别肺部良恶性肿块中的价值.方法经CT检查发现肺部肿块的患者50例,均经活组织检查或手术病理检查证实.根据病理检查结果分为恶性组37例和良性组13例.术前行99Tcm-HL91 2 h、4 h平面显像及4 h断层显像,分别使用视觉判断法、半定量分析及ROC曲线法分析显像结果.结果①视觉判断法99Tcm-HL91显像的灵敏度、特异性和准确性分别为97.3%、69.2%和90.0%.②肿瘤/正常肺组织(T/N)比值半定量分析及ROC曲线法恶性组2 h、4 h平面显像及4 h断层显像T/N比值分别为1.52±0.19、1.73±0.28及2.84±0.97;良性组分别为1.20±0.16、1.24±0.20及1.52±0.40.各个时相的曲线下面积分别为0.909±0.056、0.945±0.039、0.953±0.034.从99Tcm-HL91断层显像ROC曲线的界值点找到1个界点(T/N=1.76),以其作为判断良、恶性的诊断阈值,灵敏度、特异性和准确性分别为100%、84.6%和96.0%.③视觉判断法与半定量分析法比较T/N比值半定量分析及ROC曲线法使诊断的灵敏度、特异性和准确性都有提高,尤其特异性.但两种方法间差异无显著性(P均＞0.05).结论半定量分析及ROC曲线法的诊断阈值可进一步提高99Tcm-HL91肺部肿瘤阳性显像的诊断效能.     

60Coγ射线辐照神经移植后神经传导速度观察

目的 探讨变性神经移植后神经传导速度情况. 方法 将30只大鼠分为实验组、对照组和正常组,实验组将60Coγ射线先期辐射处理后的兔自体神经原位再植,对照组切除后不经辐射直接自体再植,正常组不做任何处理.再植术后4月、6月和8月分别对3组大鼠行电生理检查,观察神经传导速度. 结果术后4月实验组的神经传导速度[(47.047±1.203)m/s]与正常组[(92.156±6.456)m/s]、对照组[(54.717±4.139)m/s]比较差异均有统计学差异(P<0.05);而术后6月和8月实验组与正常组、对照组比较,差异无统计学意义(P>0.05). 结论 长段自体神经(约3cm)经60Coγ射线先期处理后再植,神经传导速度可逐渐恢复正常.