慢性乙型肝炎肝星状细胞形态改变与肝脏微循环障碍的关系

目的研究慢性乙型肝炎肝星状细胞形态改变与肝脏微循环障碍的关系。方法采用光镜观察肝星状细胞内脂滴数和体密度的变化,同时采用透射电镜观察肝星状细胞超微结构的变化和肝窦微循环结构的改变。结果慢性乙型肝炎肝星状内脂滴数减少,典型肝星状细胞数量减少,过渡型肝星状细胞数量增多,超微结构显示核被膜表面不规则,胞质内粗面内质网明显增多,多扩张,内有中等电子密度的絮状物质,高尔基复合体发达,细胞周围胶原原纤维量明显增多。肝窦内皮细胞窗孔减少变小,有的肝窦内皮细胞内出现WP（Weibel—Paladebody）小体。狄氏腔中胶原纤维沉积增多,肝窦内皮细胞下有基底膜形成。结论肝星状细胞激活后形态改变是肝脏微循环障碍的重要促进因素。     

蛇毒所致微循环障碍的处理

地球上有蛇类２７００余种,其中毒蛇５７０余种;我国有蛇类２０３种,其中毒蛇４７种,包括陆生剧毒蛇３１种和海蛇１６种。对人类危害较大的有陆生剧毒蛇９种和海蛇２种,即蝰蛇科的五步蛇（ＡｇｋｉｓｔｒｏｄｏｎａｃｕｔｕｓＧｕｅｎｔｈｅｒ）、蝮蛇（Ａｇｋｉｓｔ...     

高复制型慢性乙型肝炎血清HBV复制指标与肝脏病变关系的探讨

本文报道５５例高复制型慢性乙型肝炎患者血清ＨＢＶ复制指标与肝脏病变的关系。５５例均为血清ＨＢｓＡｇ、ＨＢｅＡｇ及抗－ＨＢｃ阳性,部分病例血清ＨＢｃＡｇ、ＤＮＡＰ、ＨＢＶ－ＤＮＡ阳性,均作肝穿活检,病理报告ＣＡＨ５例、ＣＬＨ９例、ＣＰＨ４１例,前二者组成Ａ组,代表病变活动组;ＣＰＨ称Ｂ组,代表病变稳定组。结果显示Ａ组各项肝脏病变在ＨＢＶ复制情况下检出率普遍高于Ｂ组;ＡＬＴ异常时肝脏各项病变检出率达８０％以上者Ａ组也多于Ｂ组,而且Ａ组出现４例碎片状坏死、Ｂ组则无,显示乙肝病毒复制程度与肝脏病变活动性、广泛程度、肝功能受损等情况密切相关,因而提示抗病毒治疗的必要性。     

慢性乙型肝炎患者肠道菌群与肝脏生化指标的相关性

乙型肝炎病毒感染引起的慢性乙型肝炎(Chronic hepatitis B,CHB)是一种全球性流行疾病,严重时可引起肝功能衰竭,甚至发展成肝硬化和肝癌.也已发现CHB的发生和发展与肠道菌群的组成和结构的变化密切相关.为进一步探究肠道菌群结构与肝脏生化指标之间的联系,文中随机纳入14名CHB患者和11名健康对照者(Co...     

细胞凋亡及API5与糖尿病性勃起功能障碍的相关性研究

为探讨糖尿病(DM)大鼠阴茎海绵体凋亡情况,以及与API5表达的相关性,采用链脲佐菌素(STZ)诱导建立糖尿病大鼠模型,并使用APO阴茎勃起实验筛选DMED大鼠并检测各组大鼠阴茎海绵体压力(ICP).10周后取大鼠阴茎海绵体组织,通过原位末端标记法(TUNEL)和免疫组织化学法分别检测阴茎海绵体细胞凋亡及API5的表达情况.在该实验中,动物模型血糖浓度:观察组显著高于对照组(P<0.05);体重变化:观察组明显低于对照组(P<0.05);观察组ICP和ICP/MAP均明显低于对照组(P<0.05);观察组大鼠阴茎海绵体组织的细胞凋亡较对照组显著升高(P<0.05);观察组大鼠阴茎海绵体组织中API5蛋白表达较对照组明显减少.通过实验,可了解DM大鼠阴茎海绵体细胞凋亡率增加,这可能是糖尿病性勃起功能障碍的发病机制之一,而API5可能参与了DM大鼠阴茎海绵体细胞凋亡的基因调控.     

慢性乙型肝炎基因治疗若干进展

基因治疗是极具潜力的慢性乙型肝炎治疗策略。具体包括：DNA疫苗、核酶、RNA干扰等。     

冠状动脉微循环障碍及微血管型心绞痛的治疗现状

10%到30%的胸痛患者并无明显的冠状动脉病变(coronary artery disease,CAD),但50%到65%患者的细小冠状动脉血管舒张功能受损,发生冠状动脉微循环障碍(coronary microvascular dysfunction,CMD),即微血管型心绞痛(microvascular angina,MA),目前尚无针对MA的最佳治疗方案。本文综述了既往7篇微血管型心绞痛的治疗方案的临床研究结果,提示西地那非,喹那普利,雌激素和经皮脊髓电刺激对本病有一定的治疗效果,但并未发现L-精氨酸,多沙唑嗪,普伐他丁和地尔硫卓对本病有明确疗效。然而,这7篇研究对冠状动脉微循环障碍的定义不同、采用的治疗方案和效果评价指标存在较大差异,纳入的样本量较小,这些都严重影响了临床研究结果的可靠性。在将来的相关临床试验中需统一冠脉微循环障碍的定义,评估无阻塞性冠脉病变所致胸痛的冠脉微循环障碍以及相应的治疗效果。     

慢性乙型肝炎的中医治疗思路

慢性乙型肝炎是我国比较常见的慢性传染病之一,全球携带慢性乙型肝炎病毒者达到约三点五亿人,对于如何有效的治疗给医务工作者带来了较大的难题。本文作者通过中医疗法治疗慢性乙型肝炎,作出以下几点总结。     

慢性乙型肝炎的中医药治疗概况

慢性乙型肝炎是一种发病率高、病程长、难治愈、易反复的常见病。目前西药治疗效果欠佳,故中医药治疗乙肝成为世界肝病研究的热点。美国的世界肝病权威汉斯·玻柏（Hanspopper）教授生前曾预言：“肝炎根治的希望在中医药”。祖国传统医学在治疗慢性乙型肝炎方面积累了丰富的经验．充分发挥中医药治疗慢性乙肝的优势．就成为一个急待解决的问题。现就国内同道的研究成果和自己的临床体会总结如下。     

肠道病毒与细胞凋亡的关系

肠道病毒可导致多种疾病,严重损害机体健康。为抵抗病毒侵染,宿主会利用细胞凋亡清除被感染的细胞和病毒。肠道病毒在与宿主细胞的斗争中,进化出了平衡细胞凋亡的策略以利于自身的复制和传播。本文讨论了几种肠道病毒调节细胞凋亡的途径,为进一步阐明肠道病毒急性感染相关机制和抗病毒药物的研发提供了理论基础。     

慢加急性乙型肝炎肝衰竭并发症与预后的关系研究

目的探讨慢加急性乙型肝炎肝衰竭并发症与预后的关系,为临床上预后判断和有效治疗提供重要依据。方法回顾性分析2002年7月至2004年12月北京地坛医院收治的206例慢加急性乙型肝炎肝衰竭患者。结果慢加急性乙型肝炎肝衰竭最常见的并发症是肝性脑病(HE)、肝肾综合征(HRS)、消化道出血(GB)和继发细菌感染(SBI),HE组与无HE组好转率分别是6.9%和55.5%,HRS组与无HRS组好转率分别是0和58.9%,GB组与无GB组好转率分别是9.7%和40%,SBI组与无SBI组好转率分别是27.6%和54.1%,以上各组比较P值均≤0.001,差异有统计学意义。结论慢加急性乙型肝炎肝衰竭并发症的出现预后差,临床上预防、早期诊断和有效治疗并发症,能有效改善预后,应引起临床工作者更大重视和关注。     

Detection of elevated caspase activation and early apoptosis in liver diseases

Apoptosis has been implicated in the pathogenesis of many diseases including various forms of liver failure. The apoptotic process is essentially regulated by intracellular proteases, called caspases, which cleave several vital proteins. Despite the rapid elucidation of apoptotic signaling cascades, however, almost no information exists about the activation of caspases in situ. In the present study, a monoclonal antibody was employed which selectively recognized cleavage site-specific fragments of the caspase substrate cytokeratin-18. We demonstrate that this antibody labeled apoptotic hepatocytes in culture and, in addition, could be used to monitor caspase activation in formalin-fixed tissue biopsies. In liver sections of different liver diseases an increased number of early apoptotic cells was detected which were not found in normal tissue. Our data reveal that hepatobiliary diseases are characterized by elevated caspase activation and apoptosis, which can be specifically detected in situ by a cleavage site-specific antibody against cytokeratin-18.     

Abrogation of hepatocyte apoptosis and early appearance of liver dysplasia in ethanol-fed p53-deficient mice

Ethanol consumption represents a major risk factor for cancer development, and a significant fraction of hepatocarcinomas arises in alcoholic liver cirrhosis. Increasing evidence indicates that ethanol acts as a tumor promoter on genetically initiated cells, by increasing the intracellular concentration of reactive oxygen species and promoting tissue necrosis/regeneration and cell proliferation. The tumor suppressor p53 restrains the expansion of carcinogen-initiated cells by inducing cell cycle arrest and apoptosis; accordingly, p53-deficient mice develop spontaneous and chemically induced neoplasms at a much higher frequency than normal mice. In normal mice exposed to a subacute (3 weeks) ethanol intoxication, a significant increase in the number of apoptotic hepatocytes was observed in concomitance with the up-regulation of the mitochondrial superoxide scavenger MnSOD, a reliable indicator of oxidative stress. Cell death occurred in the absence of liver inflammation and necrosis. Ethanol-induced hepatocyte apoptosis was completely abrogated in the p53 null background, suggesting that the tumor suppressor is necessary for hepatocyte death by ethanol. Accordingly, p53 -/- MEF were, unlike wild type cells, completely insensitive up to 0.5M ethanol in the culture medium. Strikingly, marked and widespread signs of dysplasia, with nuclear pleomorphisms and initial loss of normal architecture, heralding malignant transformation, were scored in all the mutant mice exposed to ethanol, but not in the control-fed littermates nor in ethanol-fed normal mice. These observations suggest that p53-dependent apoptosis restrains the tumorigenic effect of ethanol on liver cells, in agreement with the frequent loss of p53 function in HCC, and reveal an unexpected carcinogenic potential of alcohol which appears to be independent from the induction of cirrhosis and hepatocyte regeneration.     

细胞凋亡与疾病的相关性

细胞凋亡是一种由基因控制的细胞自主性死亡过程。细胞凋亡在维持机体内环境的稳定方面起着重要作用。在细胞代谢过程中,一旦出现细胞凋亡失衡,将会导致许多疾病的发生。简单介绍细胞凋亡的基本情况及与疾病的关系。     

慢性重型肝炎患者血浆D-二聚体和纤维蛋白原水平的变化

目的:分析慢性重型肝炎患者血浆D-二聚体和纤维蛋白原水平的变化及其临床意义.方法:应用乳胶比浊法及凝固法分别测定血浆D-二聚体和纤维蛋白原的水平,其中慢性重型肝炎患者40例,慢性肝炎患者28例作为对照组.结果:慢性重型肝炎患者血浆D-二聚体及纤维蛋白原检测异常率分别为62.5％(25/40)、92.5％(37/40),明显高于慢性肝炎组0％(0/28)、28.6％(8/28).慢性重型肝炎患者血浆D-二聚体及纤维蛋白原检测水平分别为3.45± 1.90 μg/mL、1.36± 0.49 g/L,慢性肝炎组患者血浆D-二聚体及纤维蛋白原检测水平分别0.91± 0.47 μg/mL、2.53± 1.02 g/L,组间比较差异有统计学意义.慢性重型肝炎组患者27例死亡,13例好转出院,死亡组患者血浆D-二聚体异常率74.1％ (20/27),检测水平为3.92± 1.76μg/mL,纤维蛋白原异常率100％(27/27),检测水平为1.17± 0.4 g/L;好转组患者血浆D-二聚体异常率38.5％(5/13),检测水平为2.48± 1.88 μg/mL,纤维蛋白原异常率为76.9％(10/13),检测水平为1.74± 0.44 g/L,差别有统计学意义.结论:慢性重型肝炎患者血浆D-二聚体水平明显增高,纤维蛋白原明显下降,并与患者的病情严重程度及预后相关,检测血浆D-二聚体和纤维蛋白原水平可以作为慢性重型肝炎患者病情轻重及预后判断的临床指标.     

Death receptor activation-induced hepatocyte apoptosis and liver injury

The TNFalpha receptor super-family consists of several members sharing a sequence homology in a unique function domain, the death domain, which is located in the intracellular portion of the receptor. These so-called death receptors, including Fas, TNF-R1 and TRAIL-R1/TRAIL-R2, are expressed on hepatocytes. When stimulated by their ligands, FasL, TNFalpha or TRAIL, respectively, the death receptors can activate multiple death domain-initiated apoptosis programs, including both extrinsic and intrinsic pathways. A cascade of caspases is activated, which cleave proteins important for the cell structure and function. Activation of the intrinsic pathway also leads to mitochondrial release of several apoptotic proteins and mitochondrial dysfunction, which kill the cell through both caspase-dependent and caspase-independent mechanisms. Death receptor-induced hepatocyte apoptosis contributes to the development of a number of liver diseases, including viral hepatitis, inflammatory hepatitis, Wilson's disease, alcoholic liver disease, endotoxiemia-induced liver failure and ischemia/reperfusion-induced liver damage. This article comprehensively reviews the mechanisms of induction and regulation of death receptor-initiated apoptosis in hepatocytes, examines how these molecular events affect our understanding of the pathogenesis of these diseases and further discusses the potential therapeutic application of the knowledge. We hope we can provide a cohesive and integrated perspective on the many aspects of these complicated processes.     

Sal B对肝癌细胞株HepG2的促凋亡作用

目的揭示丹酚酸B(Salvianolic Acid B,Sal B)对肝癌细胞株HepG2的杀伤作用。方法用不同浓度的丹酚酸B处理HepG2细胞,37℃培养24h。用RT-PCR检测促凋亡基因Bax的转录水平,并用流式细胞术检测细胞凋亡的水平。结果①100μmol/L、50μmol/L、25μmol/L等浓度的Sal B处理都能使HepG2细胞促凋亡基因bax的转录水平升高,其中100μmol/L处理组最为明显。②不同浓度的Sal B处理都能使HepG2细胞发生凋亡,其中100μmol/L处理组最为明显。结论 Sal B有促进HepG2细胞凋亡的作用。     

The hepatitis B virus protein MHBs(t) sensitizes hepatoma cells to TRAIL-induced apoptosis through ERK2

The TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) has recently been implicated in the death of hepatocytes under infectious but not normal conditions. Infectious agents, such as hepatitis B virus (HBV), may play important roles in regulating the sensitivity of hepatocytes to TRAIL. Our previous studies showed that HBx, a protein encoded by the HBV genome, enhanced TRAIL-induced apoptosis through upregulating Bax. We report here that another HBV protein called MHBs(t) (C-terminally truncated middle hepatitis B surface protein) is also a potent regulator of TRAIL-induced apoptosis. Overexpressing MHBs(t) in hepatoma cells enhanced TRAIL-induced apoptosis. Mechanistic studies reveal that MHBs(t) had no effect on Bax or TRAIL receptor expression or procaspase-8 activation, but selectively enhanced the activation of ERK2 (extracellular signal-regulated kinase 2) and the degradation of procaspases-3 and 9. ERK2 activation is required for the MHBs(t) effect because ERK2 inhibition by its inhibitor PD98059 significantly reversed TRAIL-induced apoptosis of MHBs(t)-transfected cells. These results establish that unlike HBx, MHBs(t) enhances TRAIL-induced hepatocyte apoptosis through a novel mechanism that involves ERK2. Therefore, manipulating the ERK2 signaling pathway may provide new therapeutic opportunities to contain hepatic cell death during HBV infection. Xiaohong Liang and Juan Du contributed equally to this work.