原发性口腔鳞癌组织及血清中内皮抑素表达的意义

目的:探讨原发性口腔鳞癌患者组织和血清中内皮抑素表达及与肿瘤分期、分级的关系。方法:采用免疫组化方法检测36例口腔鳞癌和12例正常口腔粘膜组织中内皮抑素表达情况。ELISA法检测36例口腔鳞癌患者术前血清内皮抑素水平,14例健康者血清做对照。结果:内皮抑素主要见于肿瘤组织细胞质。正常口腔粘膜中内皮抑素表达率为7.15%,口腔鳞癌组织中内皮抑素阳性率为76.44%,其中G1、G2、G3级阳性率分别为47.21%、79.17%、90.90%,病理分级间比较差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。口腔鳞癌患者血清中内皮抑素水平(49.62±1.72)ng/mL显著高于健康对照者(5.60±0.37)ng/mL(P<0.05),TNM分期III、IV期肿瘤患者血清内皮抑素水平显著高于I和II期(P<0.05)。结论:口腔鳞癌患者组织和血清中内皮抑素表达显著升高,并与肿瘤分期、分级相关,检测内皮抑素表达有助于判断口腔鳞癌恶性程度。     

食管鳞状细胞癌中HDGF、VEGF表达与微血管形成的关系

目的:研究食管鳞状细胞癌中肝癌衍生生长因子(HDGF)、血管内皮生长因子(VEGF)的表达及其与微血管形成的关系。方法:通过免疫组化SABC法检测和比较68例食管鳞癌、20例切缘正常组织中HDGF、VEGF的表达和CD34标记的微血管密度(MVD),分析HDGF和VEGF表达之间的关系及其与食管鳞癌患者临床病理因素和食管癌组织MVD值的关系。结果:食管鳞癌组织中HDGF(63.2%)和VEGF(72.1%)的阳性表达率均明显高于切缘正常粘膜组织(15.0%、20.0%)(P0.05),食管鳞癌组织和切缘正常粘膜组织中的MVD值分别为35.48±5.75和13.50±2.1(P0.05)。食管鳞癌组织HDGF的阳性表达率仅与其临床分期明显相关(P0.05),而VEGF的阳性表达率与其淋巴结转移、临床分期均显著相关(P0.05),二者在食管鳞癌组织中的表达呈显著正相关(P0.05)。食管鳞癌组织中HDGF、VEGF阳性表达组MVD值均明显高于HDGF、VEGF阴性表达组(P0.05)。结论:HDGF可能通过诱导VEGF的产生,从而促进血管生成,参与食管鳞癌的发生、发展及转移。     

原发性口腔鳞癌组织及血清中内皮抑素表达的意义

目的：探讨原发性口腔鳞癌患者组织和血清中内皮抑素表达及与肿瘤分期、分级的关系。方法：采用免疫组化方法检测36例口腔鳞癌和12例正常口腔粘膜组织中内皮抑素表达情况。ELISA法检测36例口腔鳞癌患者术前血清内皮抑素水平,14例健康者血清做对照。结果：内皮抑素主要见于肿瘤组织细胞质。正常口腔粘膜中内皮抑素表达率为7.15%,口腔鳞癌组织中内皮抑素阳性率为76.44%,其中G1、G2、G3级阳性率分别为47.21%、79.17%、90.90%,病理分级间比较差异有统计学意义（P〈0.05）。口腔鳞癌患者血清中内皮抑素水平（49.62±1.72）ng/mL显著高于健康对照者（5.60±0.37）ng/mL（P〈0.05）,TNM分期III、IV期肿瘤患者血清内皮抑素水平显著高于I和II期（P〈0.05）。结论：口腔鳞癌患者组织和血清中内皮抑素表达显著升高,并与肿瘤分期、分级相关,检测内皮抑素表达有助于判断口腔鳞癌恶性程度。     

慢性高原病血清血管生成因子的变化

目的：慢性高原病（CMS）以红细胞过度增生、肺动脉高压和低氧血症为特征,但对该病的发病机制尚未完全阐明。本研究以CMS患者和高原世居藏族健康人为研究对象,探讨血管生成相关因子在CMS发生、发展过程中的作用。方法：以海拔4380m地区的CMS患者35例（CMS组）和高原世居藏族健康人13名（世居组）为研究对象,西宁地区（海拔2260m）世居健康人17名为对照组,采用固相双抗体夹心ELISA方法测定血清碱性成纤维生长因子（bFGF）、血管内皮生长因子（VEGF）和血小板源生长因子（PDGF）浓度,同时测定血红蛋白（Hb）浓度、红细胞比积（Hct）和动脉血氧饱和度（SaO2）。结果：血清bFGF浓度CMS组（107．26±7．86）ng／L与世居组（37．01±9．16）ng／L和对照组（40．58±5．34）ng／L比较,有显著差异（P〈0．01）;血清PDGF浓度CMS组（630．18±9．89）ng／L与世居组（292．16±6．88）ng／L和对照组（287．68±8．33）ng／L比较,有显著差异（P〈0．01）;血清VEGF浓度CMS组（543．74±6．76）ng／L与世居组（125．51±7．26）ng／L和对照组（76．26±4．60）ng／L比较,有显著差异（P〈0．01）,世居组与对照组比较,也有显著差异（P〈0．01）。CMS患者血红蛋白（Hb）浓度与其血清bFGF、PDGF和VEGF水平均呈正相关（P〈0．01）。血清bFGF、PDGF、VEGF之间亦呈正相关（P〈0．01）。结论：CMS患者血清bFGF、PDGF和VEGF水平显著高于居住在同一个海拔高度的健康人和居住在西宁地区的健康人,提示CMS患者血管生成因子过度表达,血管新生可能是CMS病理生理的重要方面;血清VEGF水平高原健康人高于西宁地区健康人,提示VEGF高表达可能是高原健康人对高原环境适应机制的组成部分;CMS患者Hb浓度与其血清bFGF、PDGF和VEGF水平均呈正相关,提示在CMS患者中,bFGF、PDGF和VEGF可能与红细胞生成有?     

腹腔内贝伐珠单抗辅助卵巢癌术后化疗对患者血清AFP、VEGF、TGF-β1、MIF的影响

目的:研究腹腔内贝伐珠单抗辅助卵巢癌术后化疗对患者血清甲胎蛋白(AFP)、血管内皮生长因子(VEGF)、转化生长因子(TGF-β1)、巨噬细胞移动抑制因子(MIF)的影响。方法:选取2019年1月至2021年2月的210例卵巢癌患者。按照随机数表法分为观察组(n=101)和对照组(n=109),对照组采用化疗治疗,观察组在对照组的基础上,采用腹腔内贝伐珠单抗辅助治疗。对比两组治疗效果,血清治疗前后AFP、VEGF、TGF-β1、MIF水平变化,不良反应,随访生存分析结果。结果:治疗后,观察组总有效率显著高于对照组[89.11%(90/101)vs66.05%(72/109)](P<0.05);血清AFP、VEGF、TGF-β1、MIF水平显著低于对照组[(5.19±1.37)ng/mLvs(10.21±2.38)ng/mL,(22.61±4.32)ng/Lvs(35.76±6.34)ng/L,(168.03±20.18)ng/Lvs(203.76±28.69)ng/L,(4.81±1.01)μg/Lvs(12.79±2.50)μg/L](P<0.05);两组不良反应对比无显著差异(P>0.05);平均生存时间、2年生存率显著高于对照组[(19.23±1.36)月vs(19.23±1.36)月,79.21%(80/101)vs28.44%(31/109)](P<0.05),局部复发与转移显著低于对照组[9.90%(10/101)vs13.76%(15/109)](P<0.05)。结论:腹腔内贝伐珠单抗辅助卵巢癌术后化疗可有效改善患者的临床症状,缓解疾病发展,降低血清AFP、VEGF、TGF-β1、MIF水平,提高患者生存预后。     

氨氯地平联合阿托伐他汀钙对原发性高血压患者血清Fractalkine与内皮功能的影响

目的:研究氨氯地平联合阿托伐他汀钙对原发性高血压患者血清Fractalkine与内皮功能的影响。方法:选择2017年2月至2018年2月在我院接受治疗的原发性高血压患者106例,按照随机数字表随机分为对照组和观察组,对照组使用氨氯地平治疗,观察组以对照组为基础联合阿托伐他汀钙治疗,两组患者均治疗2个月。比较两组临床疗效,观察治疗前后两组血压、内皮功能(ET-1、NO、FMO)及血清Fractalkine水平变化。结果:治疗后,观察组总有效率为94.33%,明显高于对照组81.13%(P0.05);治疗后,观察组收缩压及舒张压水平为(118.43±15.72)mm Hg、(81.32±6.87)mm Hg,明显低于对照组(126.71±17.38)mm Hg、(86.18±5.29)mm Hg(P0.05);观察组血清Fractalkine、ET-1水平为(217.81±76.62)pg/mL、(53.82±6.73)ng/L,明显低于对照组(282.17±83.24)pg/mL、(65.14±7.92)ng/L(P0.05);观察组血清NO、FMO水平为(21.07±1.95)μmol/L、(13.94±0.82)%,均明显高于对照组(18.04±2.02)μmol/L、(11.28±1.04)%,比较差异显著(P0.05)。结论:氨氯地平联合阿托伐他汀钙治疗原发性高血压可显著提高临床疗效,同时可显著降低血清FKN水平,改善其内皮功能。     

125I-UdR提高内皮抑素基因的抑瘤作用

目的:探讨125I-UdR提高内皮抑素基因对大鼠种植癌模型的抑制效应。方法:制作肿瘤株Walker-256细胞大鼠皮下种植癌的动物模型并分为1-4组(对照组、125I-UdR组、Endostatin组和Endostatin+125I-UdR组),每组20只,通过实体瘤内注射,分别给与相同体积生理盐水125I-UdR、内皮抑素基因及125I-UdR和内皮抑素基因混合物,测量肿瘤治疗前体积(V0)和治疗后不同时间体积(Vt),计算10d、20d的肿瘤生长率(f=Vt/V0),观察各组肿瘤在光镜下的变化。结果:各组大鼠10d、20d肿瘤生长率为:(11.03±1.08、27.35±1.08),(4.02±0.79、7.58±2.98),(3.88±0.26、7.02±2.75),(2.72±1.01、2.94±1.26),2、3、4组的肿瘤生长率明显小于1组(P<0.001);2、3组之间肿瘤生长率差别不明显(P>0.05),4组肿瘤生长率小于2、3组(P<0.01)。结论:通过实体瘤内注射的方法给与125I-UdR、内皮抑素基因及两者混合物后,能够明显抑制肿瘤的生长,内皮抑素基因和125I-UdR联合治疗在抑制肿瘤生长方面作用更加显著。     

肺鳞癌患者与健康人血清的差异蛋白质组学研究

为筛选肺鳞癌的血清标志物,采用二维凝胶电泳(2-DE)技术分离I期肺鳞癌患者和健康人的血清蛋白质,PDquest图像分析软件识别差异蛋白质点,电喷雾串联质谱(ESI-Q-TOF MS/MS)鉴定差异蛋白,然后应用蛋白质印迹和免疫组化方法分别检测差异蛋白——结合珠蛋白-2(haptoglobin-2,HP-2)在肺鳞癌患者血清和健康人血清以及肺鳞癌组织和癌旁正常支气管上皮组织中的表达.建立了肺鳞癌患者和健康人血清的2-DE图谱,图像分析软件识别了1O个差异蛋白质点,质谱鉴定了4种差异蛋白;蛋白质印迹分析显示,HP-2在肺鳞癌血清中的表达水平显著高于健康人(P<0.05),但其表达水平与肺鳞癌的临床分期无明显相关性;免疫组化结果显示,HP-2在肺鳞癌组织中的表达水平高于癌旁正常支气管上皮组织(P<0.05).研究结果提示:HP-2是候选的肺鳞癌血清分子标志物,血清中HP-2水平对肺鳞癌诊断可能具有一定的参考价值;肺鳞癌组织中HP-2表达上调可能是患者血清中HP-2表达升高的原因之一.     

不同糖耐量人群血清BED锌指蛋白3 表达水平及其与代谢相关指标的关系

目的:探讨不同糖耐量人群血清BED锌指蛋白3(ZBED3)表达水平及其与代谢相关指标的关系。方法:选取2012年1月到2014年3月在我院就医的115例2型糖尿病(T2DM)患者、97例糖耐量异常(IGT)患者及糖耐量正常(NGT的109名健康体检或志愿者,测定其血清中ZBED3的水平,并分析其与相关的代谢指标的关系。结果:女性群体血清ZBED3水平显著高于男性群体(121.3±33.5 pg/m Lvs 113.9±32.9 pg/m L,P=0.02);超重组血清ZBED3水平显著高于非超重组(132.5±31.4 pg/m L vs 111.4±30.2pg/m L,P=0.00);T2DM组血清ZBED3水平显著高于IGT组和NGT组(143.5±31.2 pg/m L vs 123.7±26.4 pg/m L,97.1±20.3pg/m L,P=0.00)。血清ZBED3水平与体重指数、腰围/臀围比值、体脂百分比、舒张压、收缩压、甘油三酯、空腹胰岛素、空腹血糖及Homa-胰岛素抵抗指数呈正相关(P0.01),与高密度脂蛋白胆固醇成明显负相关(P0.01);且腰围/臀围比值、体脂百分比、舒张压、甘油三酯、糖化血红蛋白及Homa-胰岛素抵抗指数是影响血清ZBED3水平的独立相关因素。结论:T2DM、IGT患者及超重群体血清ZBED3水平明显上升,且与肥胖和T2DM的发生发展密切相关。     

重组人内皮抑素对食管癌细胞生长抑制作用的体外研究

目的:探讨重组人内皮抑素(rhES)对食管鳞癌系KYSE-150及TE1细胞生长的影响。方法:应用四甲基偶氮唑盐(MTT)法,以大鼠成纤维细胞L929为对照细胞,检测rhES不同浓度(0、12.5、25、50、100、200、400、600μg/ml)和作用时间(24h、48h)对食管鳞癌系KYSE-150、TE1和L929细胞的生长抑制作用。结果:大鼠L929细胞经rhES处理后,吸光度A值轻微降低,差异不具有统计学意义(P>0.05),食管鳞癌系KYSE-150、TE1经rhES处理后,吸光度A值明星降低,差异具有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论:rhES明显抑制食管鳞癌系KYSE-150及TE1细胞增殖,且呈时间-剂量依赖性。     

Race and Racism in America and in Anthropology

Race in North America: Origin and Evolution of a Worldview . Audrey Smedley
Anthropology and Race . Eugenia Shanklin     

Degradation and conversion of somatostatin in normal and diabetic rats in vivo and in vitro

Plasma somatostatin-like immunoreactivity in the portal and jugular veins of streptozotocin diabetic rats was compared with that in normal control rats. In the diabetic group, somatostatin levels in the portal (p less than 0.05) and jugular (p less than 0.01) veins were both elevated compared with those in the control group. Moreover, the degree of elevation was greater in the jugular vein than in the portal vein. To further investigate the role of the liver in the clearance of somatostatin-28 in vivo, 2 micrograms of somatostatin-28 was administered as a bolus into the external jugular vein of intact and functionally hepatectomized rats. The mean half-time of somatostatin-28 was significantly longer in intact diabetic rats than in controls (p less than 0.05). The functional hepatectomy did not cause a significant difference in the half-time in diabetic rats but made it longer in control rats. These results suggest that the longer half-time of somatostatin-28 in diabetic rats in vivo is due to its slower hepatic clearance. The hepatic clearance of somatostatin-28 and somatostatin-14 was further studied in vitro using a recirculating liver perfusion method. The hepatic clearance of 1.2 nM of either somatostatin-28 or somatostatin-14 was significantly lower in diabetic rats than in controls (p less than 0.01). This indicates that elevated plasma somatostatin levels in diabetic rats are caused at least in part by decreased hepatic clearance of somatostatin.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

MPD and DNA Bending in Crystals and in Solution

Bending of 15 to 24° is observed within crystal structures ofB-DNA duplexes, is strongly sequence-dependent, and exhibits no correlation with the concentration of MPD (2-methyl-2,4-pentanediol) in the crystallizing solution. Two types of bends are observed: facultative bends or flexible hinges at junctions between regions of G·C and A·T base-pairs, and a persistent and almost obligatory bend at the center of the sequence R-G-C-Y. Only A-tracts are characteristically straight and unbent in every crystal structure examined to date. A detailed examination of normal vector plots for individual strands of a double helix provides an explanation, in terms of the stacking properties of guanine and adenine bases. The effect of high MPD concentrations, in both solution and crystal, is to decrease local bending somewhat without removing it altogether. MPD gel retardation experiments provide no basis for choosing among the three models that seek to explain macroscopic curvature of DNA by means of microscopic bending: junction bending, bent A-tracts, or bent general- sequence DNA. Crystallographic data on the straightness of A-tracts, the bendability of non-A sequences, and the identity of inclination angles in A-tract and non-A-tractB-DNA support only the general-sequence bending model. The pre-melting transition observed in A-tract DNA probably represents a relaxation of stiff adenine stacks to a flexible conformation more typical of general-sequence DNA.     

Update in research and methods in proteomics and bioinformatics

The 3rd International Conference on Proteomics & Bioinformatics (Proteomics 2013)

Philadelphia, PA, USA, 15–17 July 2013

The Third International Conference on Proteomics & Bioinformatics (Proteomics 2013) was sponsored by the OMICS group and was organized in order to strengthen the future of proteomics science by bringing together professionals, researchers and scholars from leading universities across the globe. The main topics of this conference included the integration of novel platforms in data analysis, the use of a systems biology approach, different novel mass spectrometry platforms and biomarker discovery methods. The conference was divided into proteomic methods and research interests. Among these two categories, interactions between methods in proteomics and bioinformatics, as well as other research methodologies, were discussed. Exceptional topics from the keynote forum, oral presentations and the poster session have been highlighted. The topics range from new techniques for analyzing proteomics data, to new models designed to help better understand genetic variations to the differences in the salivary proteomes of HIV-infected patients.     

Parasitism and epibiosis in native and non-native gammarids in freshwater in Ireland

The introduced amphipod crustaceans Gammarus pulex and G. tigrinus are displacing the native G. ducheni celticus in a number of freshwater sites in Northern Ireland. We investigated parasite and epibiont infection in populations in the Rivet Lagan and Lough Neagh where both native and invading species occur. Prevalence of the four parasites and epibionts observed was higher in the native G. d. celticus than in the invading amphipods at both field sites. In Lough Neagh. G. d. celticus individuals suffered higher burdens of the rotifer Embata parasitica and the protozoan Epistylis in comparison with the invading species. These patterns may reflect host specificity by the parasites or may result from different susceptibilities of the native and invading host species. We consider the influence of parasitism on host invasions and resulting species distributions.