Anti-gal-C antibody in autoimmune neuropathies subsequent to mycoplasma infection

Four of 82 patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and 1 of 12 with multifocal motor neuropathy (MMN), who previously had had Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections, had serum antibody to galactocerebroside (Gal-C). Two patients with GBS without mycoplasma infection also had anti-Gal-C antibody, whereas none of the normal or the disease controls had it. As Gal-C is a major glycolipid antigen in myelin, anti-Gal-C antibody may function in the pathogenesis of autoimmune demyelinative neuropathies. Mycoplasma pneumoniae appears to be an important preceding infectious agent in autoimmune neuropathies with anti-Gal-C antibody. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

硒和维生素A对支原体肺炎的治疗效果观察

观察硒和维生素A(VA)对支原体肺炎的治疗效果.方法 采用双盲随机对照2×2析因实验设计,选择100例住院支原体肺炎患儿,分为补硒组26例,补VA组23例,补硒和VA组30例以及病例对照组21例,正常组21例.一次补硒量为1mg亚硒酸钠和/或15万单位VA,对照病例组给予常规治疗.结果 与对照组比,治疗后3个补充组的症状和体征缓解天数均有不同程度缩短(P<0.05),补硒组白细胞硒和谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶水平显著上升(P<0.05),补VA、补硒组血清VA水平上升(P<0.01),细胞免疫功能有所改善.结论 硒和VA有协同作用,补充硒或同时加VA,作为辅助治疗支原体肺炎的方法,安全、有效.     

免疫调节剂对小鼠实验性单纯疱疹性角膜炎发病的影响

实验组小鼠腹腔分别注射免疫调节剂胸腺五肽(TP5)或环孢霉素(CsA),对照组注射生理盐水(NS),尔后角膜感染单纯疱疹病毒(HSV),造成小鼠实验性单纯疱疹性角膜炎模型。用裂隙灯显微镜观察小鼠角膜上皮、角膜实质、角膜新生血管、结膜和眼睑的病变变化情况。结果:种毒唇4～6天,TP5组角膜上皮和角膜实质病变比NS组严重,差异有显著性,而CsA无此作用。三组小鼠新生血管形成程度差异无显著性。且均在第8天出现高峰。TP5组和CsA组的结膜和眼睑病变,比NS组严重。因此,在临床上,应根据不同病种和不同情况,慎重使用免疫调节剂。     

泌尿生殖道炎的病原检查研究

目的　探讨泌尿生殖道炎多种病原学检查的意义。　方法　沙眼衣原体 (CT)抗原检查采用金标法 ,解脲支原体 (UU)和人型支原体 (MH)的检查采用培养法 ,奈瑟淋球菌 (NG)的检查采用革兰氏染色法。　结果　 10 0例被检者中 ,一种病原体阳性率 35 % ,两种或两种以上病原体阳性率 2 9% ,总阳性率达 6 4 % ,一种和多种病原体阳性率之间差异无显著性 (χ2 =0 .82 7,P>0 .0 5 ) ;CT检出率为 16 % ,UU检出率为 39% ,MH检出率为 18% ,NG检出率为 30 %。　结论　泌尿生殖道炎患者解脲支原体和淋球菌的感染率较高 ,可同时由多种病原感染引起 ;对于此类患者有必要同时进行多种病原检查     

Immunohistochemical labelling of cytokines in lung lesions of pigs naturally infected with Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae

Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (Mh) is the primary agent of porcine enzootic pneumonia (PEN), a chronic respiratory disease endemic to pig farms, and characterized histologically by infiltration of mononuclear cells in airways and prominent hyperplasia of the bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue (BALT). To gain further insight into the pathogenesis of PEN, cytokine expression in the lung, with particular attention to the BALT, was examined immunohistochemically in pigs naturally infected with Mh. An increase (P < 0.05) in proinflammatory and immunoregulatory cytokines (especially interleukin [IL]-2, IL-4 and tumour necrosis factor [TNF]-alpha, and to a lesser extent IL-1 [alpha and beta] and IL-6) was detected in the BALT, which showed intense lymphoid hyperplasia. IL-1beta and TNF-alpha were also detected in the bronchoalveolar exudate of infected pigs, and IL-6 and IL-8 were demonstrated in mononuclear cells of the alveolar septa. The results showed that in Mh infection, macrophage and lymphocyte activation results in the expression of a number of cytokines capable of inducing lung lesions and lymphoreticular hyperplasia of the BALT.     

Relative contribution of vertical,within-farm and between-farm transmission of Mycoplasma synoviae in layer pullet flocks

ABSTRACT

In this study, the relative contribution of vertical transmission, within-farm transmission and between-farm transmission of Mycoplasma synoviae in layer pullet flocks was quantified using logistic regression analysis. Data from 311 Dutch pullet flocks, of which 172 (55%) were positive for M. synoviae, were included in the study. Also the M. synoviae status of the parent stock of these flocks was included. The M. synoviae status was determined with the M. synoviae rapid plate agglutination test. Data analysis showed that vertical transmission was the most important transmission route for M. synoviae in layers as is demonstrated by an odds ratio of 5.8 (P?=?0.000). A positive association with M. synoviae infections was found for layer pullet flocks on a multi-house farm where at least one other flock was M. synoviae-positive compared to single-house farms (odds ratio 3.1, P?=?0.022), while a negative association was found when no other M. synoviae-positive flocks were present (odds ratio?=?0.2, P?=?0.003). No association was found between M. synoviae status of pullet flocks and poultry farm density. Odds ratios were 0.54 (P?=?0.288) and 0.34 (P?=?0.073), respectively, for medium and highest poultry farm density compared to lowest poultry farm density. This is the first time that the relative contribution of horizontal and vertical transmission of M. synoviae has been quantified. These results can be extrapolated to M. synoviae control in general, and emphasize the importance of M. synoviae control in parent stock and practical channelling.     

Immunologic reactivity of (C57BL/6 × A/Sn)F1 mice in mixed Mycoplasma-virus infection

Mixed infection of hybrid mice, highly resistant to Rauscher virus, with this virus andMycoplasma arthritidis was accompanied by progressive inhibition of populations of splenic rosetteforming (REC) and plaque-forming (PFC) cells and led to induction of malignant erythroblastosis, cytologically identical with Rauscher's leukemia. During mixed infection of the hybrid mice withAcholeplasma laidlawii and Rauscher virus the immune response was almost completely suppressed on the 21st day and considerable splenomegaly was observed, but by the 62nd day of infection the RFC and PFC populations and also the weight of the spleens had regained the control level. The possible role of mycoplasmas in the induction and development of Rauscher's leukemia is discussed.N. F. Gamaleya Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, Academy of Medical Sciences of the USSR, Moscow. (Presented by Academician O. V. Baroyan.) Translated from Byulleten' Éksperimental'noi Biologii i Meditsiny, Vol. 88, No. 9, pp. 327–329, September, 1979.     

妇科门诊患者生殖道支原体感染及耐药性分析

目的:了解妇科门诊患者生殖道支原体感染状况及支原体的耐药性。方法:采用法国BioMerieux 公司的Mycoplasma IST试剂盒,对妇科门诊患者的生殖道分泌物标本进行支原体培养和耐药性检测。结果:受检者中解脲脲原体( Uu)阳性率为60% ,人型支原体( Mh) 阳性率为26 % ;6 种抗生素的药敏试验显示,Uu 和Mh 对红霉素完全耐药,对氧氟沙星耐药在60% 以上,对交沙霉素和普那霉素最为敏感。结论:妇科门诊患者中存在较大比例的支原体感染和携带,且对常用抗生素已产生一定的耐药性,这种状况应引起临床医生的注意     

Prevalence and clinical relevance of Blastocystis hominis in diverse patient cohorts

The pathogenicity of Blastocystis hominis is extensively debated in the medical literature. Therefore, we did a prevalence study to investigate the association between the presence of several intestinal parasites and gastrointestinal symptoms in diverse patient cohorts. The study population consisted of 1216 adults, including immunocompromised patients, institutionalized psychiatric or elder subjects, immigrants from developing countries, travellers to developing tropical countries and controls. Several variables for each risk group were considered. Stools specimens, collected in triplicate, were processed by the same technicians. Clinical data about each subject were provided by standardized questionnaires. The presence of gastrointestinal symptoms were related to the presence of any parasite. In addition, on the basis of microbiological results, five subgroups of subjects were evaluated. The results showed a high prevalence of parasites in all the risk groups. Immunocompromised status, recent arrival from developing countries and the presence of behavioural aberrations were significantly related to presence of parasites. B. hominis was the parasite most frequently detected in each studied group. B. hominis showed a significant correlation with gastrointestinal symptoms only when detected in the group including subjects with a severe immunodepression. Immunodepression seems to be a factor of primary importance of the pathogenic role of B. hominis.