人参二酶组皂甙对缺血—再灌注脑组织超微结构及NOS的影响

目的：研究人参二醇组皂甙（ＰＤＳ）对大鼠脑缺血－再灌注海马超微结构、皮层和海马一氧化氮合酶（ＤＮＯ）活性的影响。方法：双侧颈总动脉阻断和再灌注建立脑缺血－再灌流模型,电镜技术和ＮＡＤＰＨ－ｄ组织化学技术。结果：电镜观察可见,缺血３０ｍｉｎ再灌注２ｈ大鼠海马超微结构发生缺血性病理改变,ＰＤＳ对缺血脑组织病变化有显著保护作用。ＮＡＤＰＨ－ｄ组织化学实验表明,脑缺血１５ｍｉｎ和再灌注２４ｈ后,皮层海马Ｎ     

人参二酵组皂甙对缺血-再灌注脑组织超微结构及NOS的影响

目的：研究人参二醇组皂甙（ＰＤＳ）对大鼠脑缺血－再灌注海马超微结构、皮层和海马一氧化氮合酶（ＮＯＳ）活性的影响。方法：双侧颈总动脉阻断和再灌注建立脑缺血－再灌流模型,电镜技术和ＮＡＤＰＨ－ｄ组织化学技术。结果：电镜观察可见,缺血３０ｍｉｎ再灌注２ｈ大鼠海马超微结构发生缺血性病理改变,ＰＤＳ对缺血脑组织病理变化有显著保护作用。ＮＡＤＰＨ－ｄ组织化学实验表明,脑缺血１５ｍｉｎ和再灌注２４ｈ后,皮层及海马ＮＯＳ阳性细胞数目显著增多,ＰＤＳ可显著抑制此增多。结论：ＰＤＳ可通过降低脑内ＮＯＳ的活性,减少脑缺血－再灌注过程中ＮＯ的产生,对缺血脑组织产生保护作用     

大鼠尾部痛刺激后脊髓骶尾段一氧化氮合酶的变化

用ＮＡＤＰＨｄ（还原型辅酶Ⅱ）组织化学方法观察大鼠尾部电流致痛刺激后不同时间脊髓骶尾段ＮＯＳ（一氧化氮合酶）阳性神经元的反应变化。同时用ＦＯＳ的免疫组织化学观察痛刺激后ＦＯＳ的表达。本文观察显示：电流致痛刺激后１５ｍｉｎ脊髓骶尾段ＮＯＳ反应明显增强,持续相当长时间,至痛刺激后８小时才逐渐减弱,刺激后２４小时反应强度相当于对照动物。而ＦＯＳ免疫组织化学反应,在痛刺激后３０ｍｉｎ起有少数神经元胞核浅染。由于ＮＯ极易通过细胞膜以弥散方式作用于附近细胞,激活靶细胞的鸟苷酸环化酶,从而引起靶细胞一系列反应。提示ＮＯ可能影响ｃｆｏｓ的表达     

糖尿病大鼠胰岛的一氧化氮合酶(NOS)与胰岛毛细血管三维结构的改变

以还原型辅酶Ⅱ黄递酶（ＮＡＤＰＨｄ）组织化学方法及扫描电镜（ＳＥＭ）,对正常组和糖尿病组大鼠胰岛的一氧化氮合酶（ＮＯＳ）与胰岛毛细血管的三维结构进行了观察。结果表现：正常组胰岛呈弥漫的蓝黑色ＮＯＳ阳性反应产物,但在糖尿病组胰岛的ＮＯＳ反应则明显减弱。ＳＥＭ显示正常组胰岛毛细血管蟠曲呈球状,且血管管径基本一致,而在糖尿病组胰岛中则可见部分毛细血管明显扩张。因此我们认为,糖尿病大鼠的胰岛毛细血管结构和功能均发生了改变。     

高血压大鼠肾动脉内皮的一氧化氮合酶(NOS)活性与表面结构的改变

以还原型辅酶Ⅱ黄递酶（ＮＡＤＰＨｄ）组织化学技术及扫描电镜（ＳＥＭ）,对正常组与高血压组大鼠肾动脉内皮的一氧化氮合酶（ＮＯＳ）及表面结构进行了观察。结果表现：正常组肾动脉内皮细胞胞浆中可见蓝黑色斑块状的ＮＯＳ阳性反应产物,但在高血压组肾动脉内皮细胞胞浆中的ＮＯＳ反应明显减弱。扫描电镜显示高血压组肾动脉的部分内皮轮廓不清且凸凹不平,可见指压样印迹以及红细胞和单核细胞粘附。由此我们认为,高血压大鼠肾动脉内皮的结构和功能均发生了改变。     

大鼠肺内NOS之分布及缺氧对其活性的影响

本文以组织化学方法对大鼠肺内一氧化氮合酶（ＮＯＳ）进行定位研究,并观察了不同时间（８小时～２８天）缺氧时肺内ＮＯＳ活性的变化。结果显示：①正常大鼠各级支气管、肺泡管和肺泡囊上皮细胞呈ＮＯＳ强阳性反应;肺血管内膜呈ＮＯＳ阳性反应。②缺氧８小时,肺血管内膜ＮＯＳ阳性反应开始降低,并缺氧时间越长,ＮＯＳ阳性反应越低、③缺氧１４天时,肺泡间质和肺血管周围炎性细胞呈ＮＯＳ阳性反应;缺氧２８天时,炎性细胞ＮＯＳ阳性反应增强。④缺氧对支气管、肺泡管和肺泡囊上皮细胞ＮＯＳ的活性无明显影响。从而提示一氧化氮不仅对肺具有一定的生理学作用,而且可能参与缺氧时肺的某些病理学过程。     

实验性大鼠肝癌组织中NOS之分布及意义

以酶组织化学方法对实验性大鼠肝癌组织中一氧化氮合酶（ＮＯＳ）的分布进行定位研究。结果显示：原发及转移的肝癌组织癌细胞中ＮＯＳ呈阴性反应,不同类型肝癌组织内未见明显差异,表明ＮＯＳ活性的降低与细胞的恶变相关。提示可作为临床肝癌诊断的一个指标。癌旁肝细胞、Ｋｕｐｆｅｒ细胞及癌组织中的巨噬细胞胞浆呈ＮＯＳ阳性,此处ＮＯ是否属于一种参与活化巨噬细胞杀伤肿瘤细胞的效应分子有待探讨。     

肺血管EDNO及其合酶在大鼠低氧性肺动脉高压形成中的作用

本研究观察了低氧对大鼠肺组织和血管内皮一氧化氮合酶（ＮＯＳ）活性及内皮衍生一氧化氮（ＥＤＮＯ）依赖性舒张反应的影响,以及ＮＯＳ抑制剂（Ｌ－ＮＡＭＥ）对常氧和低氧大鼠肺组织和血管内皮ＮＯＳ活性及颈、肺动脉血压（ＣＡＰｓ、ｍＰＡＰ）的作用。结果表明常氧大鼠肺泡内无肌性血管内皮未见ＮＯＳ活性,其肺血管床对ＥＤＮＯ依赖性舒血管物质ＢＫ没有反应,注射Ｌ－ＮＡＭＥ后大鼠ｍＰＡＰ略有降低,ＣＡＰｓ有所升高。低氧大鼠肺泡内无肌性血管内皮显示ＮＯＳ活性,对ＢＫ的ＥＤＮＯ依赖性舒张反应呈剂量依赖性增大,注射Ｌ－ＮＡＭＥ使低氧大鼠ｍＰＡＰ显著降低（Ｐ＜０．０１）,ＣＡＰｓ显著升高（Ｐ＜０．０５）。提示肺血管ＥＤＮＯ及其合酶在维持正常成年大鼠肺循环低压低阻中的生理作用值得进一步探讨;低氧引起肺血管内皮ｅｃＮＯＳ活性增加和ＥＤＮＯ生成增多可能起到限制肺动脉压过度升高的调制作用,也可能对肺血管内皮产生毒性作用,反而促进肺动脉高压的发生和发展。     

补肾益气活血方对胎儿宫内生长迟缓胎盘组织一氧化氮合酶活性的影响

为了探讨补肾益气活血方对胎儿宫内生长迟缓（ＩＵＧＲ）胎盘组织一氧化氮（ＮＯ）生成的影响,本文对正常孕妇、ＩＵＧＲ患者及补肾益气活血中药治疗后患者各１２例,采用ＮＡＤＰＨ黄递酶法研究了一氧化氮合酶（ＮＯＳ）在胎盘组织的分布,应用化学发光法测定胎盘组织ＮＯＳ活性。结果表明：正常孕妇胎盘绒毛合体滋养层细胞ＮＯＳ呈强阳性反应,绒毛干血管壁呈阳性反应,终末绒毛毛细血管壁呈阴性反应;ＩＵＧＲ患者绒毛合体滋养层细胞和绒毛干血管壁ＮＯＳ染色明显变浅,而终末绒毛毛细血管壁呈阳性反应;中药治疗后合体滋养层细胞和绒毛干血管壁ＮＯＳ染色明显加深。ＮＯＳ活性测定中药组较ＩＵＧＲ未治疗组显著增高,与正常孕妇相比其差异无显著性。结果提示：ＮＯ参与ＩＵＧＲ的病理生理过程,补肾益气活血方通过增强ＮＯＳ活性促进胎盘组织ＮＯ的产生     

止血带休克时主动脉舒缩功能与一氧化氮合酶活性的关系

目的：为探讨止血带休克发生过程中血管舒缩功能的改变及意义,以及与血管一氧化氮（ＮＯ）产生的关系。方法：采用Ｒｏｓｅｎｔｈａｌ方法复制大鼠止血带休克（ＴｏＳ）模型,分别测定对照组和ＴｏＳ组大鼠血浆中,主动脉孵育液中亚硝酸盐（ＮＯ－２）含量及主动脉组织中ｃＧＭＰ含量,一氧化氮合酶（ＮＯＳ）活性,同时观察了主动脉血管环舒缩功能的改变。结果：ＴｏＳ大鼠离体主动脉环对去甲肾上腺素的反应性降低;其血浆和主动脉孵育液中ＮＯ－２明显增加;主动脉ｃＧＭＰ含量增多;主动脉血管总ＮＯＳ活性加强,其中主要是诱导型ＮＯＳ（ｉＮＯＳ）活性增加。结论：ＴｏＳ大鼠主动脉ＮＯＳ活性加强,产生ＮＯ增多,造成血管低反应性。     

Effect of epidermal growth factor on intestinal adaptation after allogeneic small bowel transplantation in rats

We reported that epidermal growth factor (EGF) stimulated graft adaptation in a rat model of syngeneic small bowel transplantation. However, graft rejection is a severe problem with clinical small bowel transplantation, because small intestinal wall contains large amounts of lymphoid tissue. Studies were performed to investigate the effect of EGF on allogeneic graft adaptation after small bowel transplantation in rats treated with an immunosuppressant FK506. The transplanted animals received intraperitoneally EGF or saline (untreated) after surgery and were examined for analysis one week later. EGF-treated group markedly enhanced the water absorption and induction of sodium glucose cotransporter (SGLTI) as compared with EGF-untreated group. EGF-treated group also increased the mucosal crypt depth and its cell proliferating rate, although there was no significant difference in the mucosal villus height between the two groups. These results indicate that EGF accelerates intestinal allograft adaptation in part by the recovery of mucosal structure and function after small bowel transplantation in rats. EGF may have relevance to promote graft function in clinical small intestinal transplantation.     

Human Hepatocyte Growth Factor (hHGF)-Modified Hepatic Oval Cells Improve Liver Transplant Survival

Despite progress in the field of immunosuppression, acute rejection is still a common postoperative complication following liver transplantation. This study aims to investigate the capacity of the human hepatocyte growth factor (hHGF) in modifying hepatic oval cells (HOCs) administered simultaneously with orthotopic liver transplantation as a means of improving graft survival. HOCs were activated and isolated using a modified 2-acetylaminofluorene/partial hepatectomy (2-AAF/PH) model in male Lewis rats. A HOC line stably expressing the HGF gene was established following stable transfection of the pBLAST2-hHGF plasmid. Our results demonstrated that hHGF-modified HOCs could efficiently differentiate into hepatocytes and bile duct epithelial cells in vitro. Administration of HOCs at the time of liver transplantation induced a wider distribution of SRY-positive donor cells in liver tissues. Administration of hHGF-HOC at the time of transplantation remarkably prolonged the median survival time and improved liver function for recipients compared to these parameters in the other treatment groups (P<0.05). Moreover, hHGF-HOC administration at the time of liver transplantation significantly suppressed elevation of interleukin-2 (IL-2), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interferon-γ (IFN-γ) levels while increasing the production of IL-10 and TGF-β1 (P<0.05). HOC or hHGF-HOC administration promoted cell proliferation, reduced cell apoptosis, and decreased liver allograft rejection rates. Furthermore, hHGF-modified HOCs more efficiently reduced acute allograft rejection (P<0.05 versus HOC transplantation only). Our results indicate that the combination of hHGF-modified HOCs with liver transplantation decreased host anti-graft immune responses resulting in a reduction of allograft rejection rates and prolonging graft survival in recipient rats. This suggests that HOC-based cell transplantation therapies can be developed as a means of treating severe liver injuries.     

Th17细胞及白细胞介素-17在肝移植急性排斥反应中的意义

目的探讨Th17细胞及相关因子白细胞介素-17（IL-17）在肝移植急性排斥反应中的变化及意义。方法收集2011年1月至2012年12月大连医科大学附属第二医院肝移植手术患者28例,根据移植肝组织穿刺活检病理诊断结果将肝移植的28例患者分为急性排异反应组6例和无排斥反应稳定组22例,15名健康体检者作为对照组。急性排斥组及稳定组在移植术后3 d和7 d,行肝穿刺活检病理检查;同时检测受检者外周血Th17细胞,受检者血清中IL-17水平。结果移植肝穿刺活检病理诊断显示急性排斥组随着移植时间延长,排斥反应逐渐增强。肝组织出现典型的细胞免疫性病理损伤,术后7 d肝脏汇管区、肝实质、小静脉壁、胆管上皮内及小叶间胆管被大量的淋巴细胞及嗜中性粒细胞包绕及浸润,胆管上皮细胞内空泡形成、上皮细胞凋亡。病理改变明显比术后3 d严重;急性排斥组患者术后3 d和7 d外周血Th17细胞比例及血清中IL-17含量较稳定组和对照组均明显增多（P〈0.05）,且Th17细胞及IL-17在术后急性排斥期7 d值均明显高于3 d（P〈0.05）。结论 Th17细胞及IL-17在肝移植急性排斥反应的发生、发展中可能起着促进作用,外周血Th17细胞及IL-17的检测有可能成为肝移植急性排斥反应的早期诊断指标。     

The Ratio of Circulating Regulatory T Cells (Tregs)/Th17 Cells Is Associated with Acute Allograft Rejection in Liver Transplantation

CD4⁺CD25⁺FoxP3⁺ regulatory T cells (Tregs) and Th17 cells are known to be involved in the alloreactive responses in organ transplantation, but little is known about the relationship between Tregs and Th17 cells in the context of liver alloresponse. Here, we investigated whether the circulating Tregs/Th17 ratio is associated with acute allograft rejection in liver transplantation. In present study, thirty-eight patients who received liver transplant were enrolled. The patients were divided into two groups: acute allograft rejection group (Gr-AR) (n = 16) and stable allograft liver function group (Gr-SF) (n = 22). The frequencies of circulating Tregs and circulating Th17 cells, as well as Tregs/Th17 ratio were determined using flow cytometry. The association between Tregs/Th17 ratio and acute allograft rejection was then analyzed. Our results showed that the frequency of circulating Tregs was significantly decreased, whereas the frequency of circulating Th17 cells was significantly increased in liver allograft recipients who developed acute rejection. Tregs/Th17 ratio had a negative correlation with liver damage indices and the score of rejection activity index (RAI) after liver transplantation. In addition, the percentages of CTLA-4⁺, HLA-DR⁺, Ki67⁺, and IL-10⁺ Tregs were higher in Gr-SF group than in Gr-AR group. Our results suggested that the ratio of circulating Tregs/Th17 cells is associated with acute allograft rejection, thus the ratio may serve as an alternative marker for the diagnosis of acute rejection.     

Ultrasonographic findings of functioning renal allografts in the cynomolgus monkey (Macaca fascicularis)

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to describe the findings of serial ultrasound investigations of functioning and histologically normal renal allografts in the cynomolgus monkey. METHODS: Ten cyclosporine (Neoral) treated cynomolgus monkeys underwent renal allograft transplantation with bilateral nephrectomy, seven of which were examined serially with ultrasound. Ultrasound findings were compared to serum creatinine, and the results of histology from allograft biopsy on day 150 post-transplantation. RESULTS: Allografts increased in volume up to one and a half to twice that of their original volume and appeared morphologically similar to native kidneys. Allograft ureters were dilated postoperatively but decreased in size with time. Other than in two cases of ureter complications, the resistive index (RI) was normal in functioning grafts. CONCLUSIONS: Elevations in RI, as well as graft enlargement and increased cortical thickness, were related to graft pathology, but not necessarily to rejection histologically. The ultrasound findings of functioning grafts and of surgical complications after renal allograft transplantation in the cynomolgus monkey were similar to those in humans.     

IVIg Treatment Reduces Catalytic Antibody Titers of Renal Transplanted Patients

Catalytic antibodies are immunoglobulins endowed with enzymatic activity. Catalytic IgG has been reported in several human autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. In particular, low levels of catalytic IgG have been proposed as a prognostic marker for chronic allograft rejection in patients undergoing kidney transplant. Kidney allograft is a treatment of choice for patients with end-stage renal failure. Intravenous immunoglobulins, a therapeutic pool of human IgG, is used in patients with donor-specific antibodies, alone or in conjunction with other immunosuppressive treatments, to desensitize the patients and prevent the development of acute graft rejection. Here, we followed for a period of 24 months the levels of catalytic IgG towards the synthetic peptide Pro-Phe-Arg-methylcoumarinimide in a large cohort of patients undergoing kidney transplantation. Twenty-four percent of the patients received IVIg at the time of transplantation. Our results demonstrate a marked reduction in levels of catalytic antibodies in all patients three months following kidney transplant. The decrease was significantly pronounced in patients receiving adjunct IVIg therapy. The results suggests that prevention of acute graft rejection using intravenous immunoglobulins induces a transient reduction in the levels of catalytic IgG, thus potentially jeopardizing the use of levels of catalytic antibodies as a prognosis marker for chronic allograft nephropathy.     

Location and time-dependent control of rejection by regulatory T cells culminates in a failure to generate memory T cells

Adaptive CD25(+)CD4(+) regulatory T cells (Treg) can be induced following exposure to alloantigen and may function alongside naturally occurring Treg to suppress allograft rejection when present in sufficient numbers. However, the location of the Treg as they function in vivo and the mechanisms used to control donor-reactive T cells remains ill-defined. In this study, we used a CD8(+) TCR transgenic model of skin allograft rejection to characterize in vivo activity of donor-reactive Treg cells during induction of transplantation tolerance. We demonstrate that, initially after skin transplantation, Treg attenuate the priming of donor-reactive naive CD8(+) T cells in the lymphoid tissue draining the graft site. However, with time, peripheral suppression is overcome despite the continued presence of Treg, resulting in the priming of donor-reactive CD8(+) T cells and graft infiltration by the resultant effector T cells and induction of a "Tc1-like" intragraft gene expression profile. These intragraft effector CD8(+) T cells are then prevented from eliciting rejection by Treg that simultaneously infiltrate the skin allografts, resulting in a failure to generate donor-reactive memory CD8(+) T cells. Overall, these data demonstrate for the first time that donor-reactive Treg can suppress allograft rejection using distinct mechanisms at different sites in vivo with the overall outcome of preventing the generation of donor-reactive memory T cells.     

The role of cyclosporin in prolonging survival in vascularized bone allografts

It is known that experimental vascularized bone allografts are subject to host rejection. To be useful clinically, this rejection response would need to be controlled. Cyclosporin is a potent immunosuppressant whose precise role in vascularized bone allograft transplantation has not been established. Using a proven reliable vascularized knee allograft model in inbred rats, cyclosporin was used postoperatively both continuously and short term (14 days after transplant) at 10 mg/kg per day as recipient treatment. Across a strong histocompatibility barrier, continuous cyclosporin was required for long-term graft survival. Short-term therapy delayed rejection for 4 to 6 weeks. However, across a weak histocompatibility barrier, short-term therapy was as effective as continuous therapy in achieving long-term graft survival. The implication is that a limited course of cyclosporin may be clinically successful in sustaining vascularized bone allograft survival, provided the genetic disparity between graft and host has been minimized by genetic matching techniques.     

Changes in the electrical activity of myocardial fibers following heart transplantation to under the skin of the ear in mice]

Intracellular rest and action potentials (RP and AP, respectively) of mouse heart graft were reduced on the 3rd--4th days after the transplantation as compared with the intracellular potentials of newborn mice. Beginning from the 5th--6th days there occurred a gradual increase of the intracellular potentials of amplitude. The firt 7--8 days, both in the case of allograft and heterograft, the changes in the intracellular activity were the same. Then in heterograft there occurred a repeated reduction of the RP and AP amplitude of the graft myocardial fibers, this apparently being connected with the development of the rejection reaction. In the allograft samples the amplitude of the intracellular potentials approached by the end of the first month after the graft with RP and AP values of the recipient's myocardial fibers.