Maternal effects in infant and adult phenotypes of 5HT1A and 5HT1B receptor knockout mice

The influence of the pre- and postweaning maternal environment on the offspring's phenotype was examined in 5-HT1A and 5-HT1B receptor knockout mice (KO1A and KO1B, respectively). We have previously shown that, when born to and raised by homozygous dams of the same genotype, adult KO1A are more anxious than wild-type (WT) mice, and adult KO1B are hyperactive and slightly less anxious than WT mice. We extend our studies here to the behavioral results of the offspring's own genotype, when the dam's genotype is constant, and the effects of the dam's genotype when the offspring's genotype is constant. In Experiments 1 and 2, KO1A-/- pups produced less ultrasonic vocalizations (USV) than controls in an isolation test on postnatal Day 7 when born to and reared by KO1A dams, either -/- or +/-. Heterozygous F1 pups reared by KO1A-/- dams produced more USV and were less anxious in the plus-maze at 2 to 3 months of age than F1 pups born to and reared by WT dams (Experiment 3). F1 pups reared by KO1B-/- dams produced less USV and were more anxious in the plus-maze than F1 pups reared by WT dams (Experiment 4). The results support a role for maternal effects that may comprise direct effects such as the dam's behavior and nutritional care of the pup, and possibly more complex indirect effects through the establishment of idiosyncratic dam-pup dyadic interactions. We recommend that breeding techniques that rely on same genotype (mutant-mutant or WT-WT) breeding pairs not be used to generate offspring when the focus of research is the study of gene function, but rather when familial effects need to be studied.     

Predicting development of sustained unresponsiveness to milk oral immunotherapy using epitope-specific antibody binding profiles

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Stress-induced impairment of inhibitory avoidance learning in female neuromedin B receptor-deficient mice

Neuromedin B (NMB) is a mammalian bombesin (BN)-like peptide that exerts its function via the neuromedin B receptor (NMB-R). The NMB/NMB-R system is involved in stress response, and therefore we examined behavioral properties in female mice lacking NMB-R using a restraint-induced stress paradigm. Thirty minutes of restraint in a wire mesh cage constituted a sufficient stress stimulus for mice as evidenced by elevated blood glucose concentrations in stressed wild-type and NMB-R-deficient mice. Using a one-trial passive avoidance test, stressed NMB-R-deficient mice exhibited a marked reduction in memory performance. NMB-R-deficient mice exhibited elevated spontaneous activity in a novel environment compared to non-stressed mutant mice after 30-min stress, and a similar difference was also observed between stressed/non-stressed wild-type mice. An elevated plus maze test showed that the stress stimulus had no effect on anxiety in either wild-type or NMB-R-deficient mice. Furthermore, pain response of wild-type and NMB-R-deficient mice induced by electric foot shock was not affected under either stressed or non-stressed conditions. These results indicate that impaired memory performance in stressed NMB-R-deficient mice is not a consequence of changes in spontaneous activity, anxiety, or pain response, and suggest that the NMB/NMB-R pathway may play a role in regulating the stress response via the neural system that controls learning and memory.     

基于“互联网+”技术的上海市质子重离子医院资产管理的 探索和实践

针对医院资产管理的现状和难点,将平台中的空间管理同资产管理相结合,进行数据交互和功能拓展,不仅使医院空间和资产同步系统化、数据化,而且汇聚了资产管理全维度数据源,达到优化资源配置、降本增效的实践成果,也为建立基于云数据的资产设备全生命周期管理夯实基础。     

Histologic and microbiological findings of the defunctionalized loop in sleeve gastrectomy with jejunal bypass

BackgroundBariatric surgery produces anatomic changes in the digestive tract that can affect the intestinal microbiome and, in some cases, can cause small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. Since the inception of the sleeve gastrectomy with jejunal bypass (SGJB) in 2004, there has been discussion regarding the possible development of those complications associated with the now abandoned jejunoileal bypass (JIB) procedure.ObjectivesThe primary endpoint was to characterize the bacteriologic and histopathologic findings in the defunctionalized jejunal loop after the SGJB procedure and to analyze the liver profile. The secondary endpoint was to report SGJB conversions or reversions and to review the differences between SGJB and JIB.SettingAcademic medical center.MethodsWe conducted a prospective study of patients who underwent laparoscopy for any reason, having previously had an SGJB. A 5-cm segment at the proximal end of the excluded limb was resected. Luminal liquid and tissue samples were taken from this segment for aerobic and anaerobic cultures, and pathologic examination of the bowel wall was performed to evaluate trophism and signs of chronic inflammation. Other variables were liver function and pre- and postoperative status. Finally, we retrospectively reviewed the causes of revisional surgery in the prospective database.ResultsEleven patients underwent laparoscopy. The median time after SGJB was 14 months (range, 10–144 months). There were no complications from the procedure. Eight (72.7%) of the procedures were cholecystectomies. None of the patients showed histologic alterations or signs of chronic infection. The liquid and tissue cultures were negative. The liver tests and the laparoscopic morphology of the liver were normal in all patients, except in 1 with previously documented liver cirrhosis. The number of SGJB revisions was 19 of 1074 (1.8 %), and all of them were converted to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for severe gastroesophageal reflux.ConclusionsIn this study, we were unable to demonstrate the presence of symptoms or histologic alterations that would suggest that patients undergoing SGJB develop small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in the short- and medium-term follow-up, unlike those who have undergone JIB. The study constitutes an initial step toward establishing what happens to the defunctionalized jejunal limb as a result of this surgical technique.     

成人高分级脑胶质瘤术后放疗设野的探讨

目的：探讨用局部扩大野的设野方法照射成人高分级脑胶质瘤的可行性。方法：经术后病理证实为Ⅲ～Ⅳ级星形细胞瘤５３例,分为实验组（Ａ组,２５例）和对照组（Ｂ组,２８例）,放疗采用常规分割,总剂量ＤＴ５０～６５Ｇｙ,设野方法：Ａ组用局部扩大野,Ｂ组用全脑加局部照射野。随访其放疗后生存期及１、３年生存率,复发率。并行统计学处理。结果：Ａ、Ｂ组的中位生存期分别是１４个月,１５．５个月,１,３年生存率分别是８０     

维甲酸在肺癌放疗中应用的近期临床观察

目的本文报道分析了维甲酸联合放射治疗与单纯放射治疗，对中晚期肺腺癌的疗效及放射治疗期间的毒副反应。方法从１９９４年１月至１９９５年１月收治中晚期肺腺癌２０例，１０例维甲酸加放疗，１０例单纯放射治疗，两组均用直线加速器，常规分割放射治疗，肿瘤量６０～７０Ｇｙ／６～７周，维甲酸加放疗组，放疗前１０～２０分钟口服维甲酸３０～６０ｍｇ／ｍ２。从放疗开始连服４６天为１周期，放疗结束后休息７～１４天重复１个周期。结果维甲酸加放疗组：ＣＲ６０％，ＰＲ２０％，Ｓ２０％；单纯放疗组：ＣＲ４０％，ＰＲ４０％，Ｓ２０％。在治疗过程中观察血象，肝、肾功能、胃肠道反应两组均未发现明显毒反映。结论结果显示放疗加维甲酸治疗中晚期肺腺癌疗效优于单纯放射治疗，其机理在于维甲酸使Ｇ１期延滞和Ｇ２～Ｓ期转换受到抑制，使癌细胞阻断于对放射线敏感的Ｇ１期增加放疗效果，使肿瘤消失变快     

不同模式新辅助治疗食管癌的疗效分析

目的 探讨食管癌不同模式新辅助治疗的疗效分析。方法 回顾性分析2015年1月至2022年5月于安阳市肿瘤医院行新辅助治疗的食管鳞癌(ESCC)患者的资料,共纳入542例患者,其中放化疗(NCRT)组137例,化疗(NCT)组241例,免疫加化疗(NICT)组164例;女性198例,男性344例;≤65岁289例,＞65岁253例。首要研究终点包括主要病理缓解(MPR)率、病理完全缓解(pCR) 率,次要研究终点包括总生存(OS)、无进展生存(PFS)和安全性。生存分析采用Kaplan-Meier方法,并采用Log-rank检验进行组间比较。采用Cox比例风险回归模型进行预后因素分析。结果 NCRT组的MPR率和pCR率分别为66.4%(91/137)和35.8%(49/137),NCT组分别为35.3%(85/241)和6.6%(16/241),NICT组分别为63.4%(104/164)和31.1%(51/164)(χ²=1.67, P＜0.001)。NCRT组的1、2、3年的OS分别为89.8%、82.3%、72.3%,NCT组分别为85.9%、71.4%、61.4%,NICT组分别为91.9%、81.5%、77.8%,差异有统计学意义(χ²=9.20,P＜0.01);NCRT组的1、2、3年的PFS分别为81.5%、67.9%、66.6%,NCT组分别75.9%、61.0%、53.5%,NICT组分别为80.1%、65.5%、65.3%,差异有统计学意义(χ²=4.62,P＜0.05)。多因素分析显示,治疗方式、T分期、N分期是OS的独立影响因素(P＜0.05)。3组不良反应及术后并发症差异无统计学意义(P＞0.05)。结论 与NCT对比,NICT与NCRT有更高的pCR、MPR和生存获益,因此新辅助免疫可作为食管癌术前治疗手段之一,但仍需大型的随机对照研究进一步证实。