TFF2、ERa和ERβ在子宫内膜癌中的表达及其临床意义

目的:研究三叶因子2(Trefoil factors2,TFF2)及雌激素受体ERa,ERβ在子宫内膜癌、子宫内膜不不典型增生及正常子宫内膜组织中的表达并探讨其临床意义。方法:应用免疫组化法对14例正常子宫内膜组织、22例子宫内膜不典型增生及82例子宫内膜癌病例中TFF2,ERa和ERβ的蛋白表达进行检测,观察在不同子宫内膜组织中TFF2,ERa和ERβ蛋白的表达情况。结果:TFF2在正常子宫内膜中的阳性表达率为85.7%(12/14),在不典型增生组织中的阳性表达率72.7%(16/22),在子宫内膜癌中的阳性表达率为57.3%(47/82),TFF2蛋白表达强度在正常、不典型增生和内膜癌组间比较有统计学差异(P<0.05)。TFF2蛋白表达与肿瘤的分化程度,肿瘤的分期和淋巴结转移有关(P<0.05),与浸润程度无关。ERa在正常子宫内膜中的阳性表达率为92.8%(13/14),在不典型增生组织中的阳性表达率为86.4%(19/22),在子宫内膜癌中的阳性表达率为53.7%(44/82),ERa蛋白表达强度在正常,不典型增生和内膜癌组间比较有统计学差异(P<0.05),ERa蛋白表达与肿瘤的分化程度和浸润程度有关(P<0.05),与肿瘤的分期和淋巴结转移无关。ERβ在14例正常子宫内膜组织中ERβ蛋白阳性表达率为78.6%(11/14),在子宫内膜不典型增生中的蛋白阳性表达率为72.7%(16/22),在82例子宫内膜癌组织中ERβ蛋白阳性表达率为48.8%(40/82),ERβ蛋白表达强度在正常、不典型增生和内膜癌组间比较有统计学差异(P<0.05),ERβ蛋白的表达与肿瘤的分化程度、浸润程度有关,与肿瘤的分期和淋巴结转移无关。结论:TFF2、ERa和ERβ在正常子宫内膜、子宫内膜不典型增生、子宫内膜癌中的表达逐渐降低,为进一步研究在子宫内膜癌诊治中的作用提供依据。     

I型子宫内膜癌组织中HIF-1α、Snail与E-cadherin的表达及临床意义

目的 探讨I型子宫内膜癌组织中HIF-1α的表达,以及调控Snail和E-cadherin对肿瘤侵袭性生物学行为的影响.方法 采用免疫组化方法,结合组织芯片技术,检测124例I型子宫内膜癌、28例内膜不典型增生、35例正常内膜组织中HIF-1α、Snail和E-cadherin的表达水平,分析三种蛋白表达之间的相关性及与临床病理因素的关系.结果 I型子宫内膜癌组织中HIF-1α、Snail和E-cadherin的表达率分别为61.3%、46.8%、36.3%,与正常内膜和不典型增生内膜组织相比,有显著统计学差异(P<0.01).HIF-1α表达与病理分级、肿瘤肌层浸润和淋巴结转移明显相关(P<0.05).Snail表达与FIGO分期、淋巴结转移明显相关(P<0.05).E-cadherin的缺失与肿瘤肌层浸润和淋巴结转移显著相关(P<0.01).I型子宫内膜癌组织中HIF-1α和Snail的表达呈明显正相关(r=0.214,P=0.017),而Snail和E-cadherin的表达存在负相关关系(r=–0.203,P=0.024).结论 HIF-1α可能通过上调Snail的表达和抑制E-cadherin的表达在I型子宫内膜癌发生、侵袭和转移中发挥重要作用.     

Ⅰ型子宫内膜癌组织中HIF-1α、Snail与E-cadherin的表达及临床意义

目的探讨I型子宫内膜癌组织中HIF-1α的表达,以及调控Snail和E-cadherin对肿瘤侵袭性生物学行为的影响。方法采用免疫组化方法,结合组织芯片技术,检测124例I型子宫内膜癌、28例内膜不典型增生、35例正常内膜组织中HIF-1α、Snail和E-cadherin的表达水平,分析三种蛋白表达之间的相关性及与临床病理因素的关系。结果 I型子宫内膜癌组织中HIF-1α、Snail和E-cadherin的表达率分别为61.3%、46.8%、36.3%,与正常内膜和不典型增生内膜组织相比,有显著统计学差异(P<0.01)。HIF-1α表达与病理分级、肿瘤肌层浸润和淋巴结转移明显相关(P<0.05)。Snail表达与FIGO分期、淋巴结转移明显相关(P<0.05)。E-cadherin的缺失与肿瘤肌层浸润和淋巴结转移显著相关(P<0.01)。I型子宫内膜癌组织中HIF-1α和Snail的表达呈明显正相关(r=0.214,P=0.017),而Snail和E-cadherin的表达存在负相关关系(r=–0.203,P=0.024)。结论 HIF-1α可能通过上调Snail的表达和抑制E-cadherin的表达在I型子宫内膜癌发生、侵袭和转移中发挥重要作用。     

子宫内膜癌C-erbB-2和TTF-1的表达及其与预后的关系

目的:探讨子宫内膜癌组织中C-erbB-2和TTF-1的表达及其与患者临床预后的关系。方法:应用免疫组化S-P法检测正常子宫内膜组织、子宫内膜不典型增生组织、子宫内膜癌组织中C-erbB-2与TTF-1的表达,并分析二者与子宫内膜癌临床病理特征及患者临床预后的关系。结果:子宫内膜癌组织、子宫内膜不典型增生组织、正常子宫内膜组织中C-erbB-2的阳性表达率分别为56.65%、36.67%、16.67%(P0.05),TTF-1的的阳性表达率分别为33.75%、53.33%、70.00%(P0.05)。C-erbB-2的阳性表达与子宫内膜癌的临床病理分期、组织分化、肌层浸润及有无淋巴结转移呈显著正相关(P0.05),与其病理类型无显著相关性(P0.05)。TTF-1的阳性表达与子宫内膜癌的病理分期、组织分化、肌层浸润深度负相关(P0.05),但与有无淋巴结转移及病理类型均无显著相关性(P0.05)。C-erbB-2和TTF-1在子宫内膜癌组织中表达无明显相关性(P=0.303)。子宫内膜癌中C-erbB-2阳性表达者五年生存率(80.90%)显著低于C-erbB-2阴性表达者(93.80%)(P0.05),TTF-1阳性表达者五年生存率(87.70%)略高于TTF-1阴性表达者(85.70%),但差异无统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:子宫内膜癌组织中C-erbB-2的表达显著上调,而TTF-1的表达明显下调,二者表达异常均参与了子宫内膜癌的发生和发展,且C-erbB-2的表达上调与子宫内膜癌患者的不良预后相关。     

Claudin-7和β-catenin在正常、增生和恶性子宫内膜组织中的表达和意义

目的恶性肿瘤转移过程与细胞间粘附作用的丧失密切相关。本研究旨在探讨细胞间粘附分子claudin-7和β-catenin在正常、增生和恶性子宫内膜组织中的表达及其在子宫内膜癌中的临床病理意义。方法应用免疫组化检测30例正常增生期子宫内膜、27例非典型增生子宫内膜和43例子宫内膜癌组织中claudin-7和β-catenin的表达情况,统计分析它们与子宫内膜癌病理分级、临床分期、浸润深度及淋巴结转移等指标之间的关系,并对二者表达之间的关系进行探讨。结果在正常增生期子宫内膜、非典型增生子宫内膜和子宫内膜癌中,claudin-7的表达依次减低,阳性率分别为96.7%,66.7%和39.5%,三组之间具有显著差异（P〈0.05）;β-catenin在非典型增生子宫内膜和子宫内膜癌组织中的异位表达率分别为40.7%和74.4%,均显著高于正常增生期子宫内膜（3.3%）（P〈0.01）,子宫内膜癌组织中β-catenin的异位表达率显著高于非典型增生子宫内膜（P〈0.01）。在子宫内膜癌中,claudin-7的表达与临床分期、浸润深度和淋巴结转移有关（P〈0.01）;β-catenin的异位表达与病理分级、临床分期、浸润深度和淋巴结转移有关（P〈0.01）;Claudin-7的表达和β-catenin的异位表达呈显著负相关（r=-0.813,P〈0.01）。结论Claudin-7和β-catenin的异常表达与子宫内膜癌的发生发展有关,并且在此过程中claudin-7逐渐缺失以及β-catenin的异位表达可能对肿瘤的侵袭和转移产生一定作用。     

CXCR4和NF-κB在子宫内膜癌中的表达及其临床意义

目的:检测CXCR4和NF-κB在子宫内膜癌中的表达并探讨其在肿瘤发生发展中的作用机制。方法:用免疫组织化学SP法测定不同子宫内膜组织中CXCR4和NF-κB的蛋白质表达情况,并分析两者表达的相关性,所选标本包括20例正常子宫内膜蜡块、30例子宫内膜不典型增生石蜡标本、60例子宫内膜癌。结果:CXCR4的阳性表达率在子宫内膜癌中为73.33%、在不典型增生子宫内膜中为43.33%,在正常子宫内膜中为25.00%;NF-κB在子宫内膜癌、不典型增生子宫内膜和正常子宫内膜的阳性表达率依次为:63.33%、36.67%、15.00%,差异均具有统计学意义(P0.05)。CXCR4和NF-κB两个因子与淋巴结有无转移、年龄、肌层浸润情况无相关性,但与癌组织分化级别相关。两个因子在子宫内膜癌中的表达具有明显的相关性(r=0.341,P=0.008)。结论:CXCR4和NF-κB在子宫内膜癌组中的阳性表达率明显升高,且两者成正相关,两个因子在诱发子宫内膜癌的发生中可能起协同作用。     

凋亡抑制蛋白Survivin在增生性子宫内膜及子宫内膜癌中的表达

目的　研究凋亡抑制蛋白Survivin在正常子宫内膜、增生性子宫内膜及子宫内膜癌中的表达 ,探讨Survivin蛋白在子宫内膜癌发生发展中的作用及其作为预后判断因子的可行性。方法　应用免疫组织化学S P法 ,检测 15例正常子宫内膜、 2 6例增生性子宫内膜及 33例子宫内膜腺癌中Survivin蛋白的表达 ,并结合临床病理特点进行分析。结果　Sur vivin蛋白的阳性表达率在正常子宫内膜 ,增生性子宫内膜及子宫内膜癌中呈上升趋势。正常子宫内膜仅在增生期有微弱的表达 ,而分泌期及绝经期子宫内膜表达全为阴性 ;而Survivin在子宫内膜癌中及不典型增生中的阳性表达率分别为87 88%和 70 0 % ,均明显高于正常内膜 (P <0 0 5 ) ,且两者的过表达率均高于单纯和复合型增生及正常内膜 (P <0 0 5 ) ,但子宫内膜癌中与不典型增生中的Survivin表达率及过表达率均无明显差异。子宫内膜癌中Survivin的表达强度与组织学分级及手术病理分期明显相关 (P <0 0 5 ) ,但与肌层浸润无关。结论　Survivin作为凋亡相关因子和细胞周期调节因子 ,可能参与了与子宫内膜癌的发生发展 ,其过度表达与预后不良相关 ,其检测可为子宫内膜癌的早期诊断、辅助治疗及预后判断提供理论依据。     

基质金属蛋白质酶12在子宫内膜癌中的表达及其意义

目的通过研究基质金属蛋白质酶12（MMP-12）在子宫内膜癌中的表达,探讨其与子宫内膜癌浸润转移的关系。方法应用链霉菌抗生物素蛋白——过氧化物酶免疫组织化学方法（S—P法）和蛋白质印迹（Western—blot）对42例子宫内膜腺癌、12例子宫内膜不典型增生及12例正常子宫内膜组织中的MMP-12的表达进行检测,并分析其与子宫内膜癌临床病理特征之间的关系。结果MMP-12蛋白主要表达于子宫内膜癌细胞胞浆中,在问质中有少量表达。MMP-12在子宫内膜癌、子宫内膜不典型增生的阳性表达率与正常子宫内膜相比差异有显著性（P〈0．05）,但子宫内膜癌与子宫内膜不典型增生中的MMP-12阳性表达率之问差异无显著性（P〉0．05）。MMP-12在子宫内膜癌细胞中病理分级为G3、G2强阳性率分别为80．00％及57．14％,均高于G1者的（17．39％）（P〉0．05）;不同肌层浸润深度（〈1／2、≥1／2）者的强阳性率分别为42．86％及53．85％,均高于无肌层浸润者的0％（P〈0．05）;有淋巴结转移者高于无淋巴结者（P〈0．05）;手术病理分期Ⅰ、Ⅱ、Ⅲ期者的强阳性率分别为24．14％、57．14％及83．34％,随着手术病理分期的升高,MMP-12表达强阳性率之间差异有显著性（P〈0．05）。结论MMP-12在子宫内膜癌中的表达随着病理分级的升高、肌层浸润程度的加深以及手术病理分期的升高而增强。     

白蚁与动物及微生物的共生类型及其机制

综述了白蚁螱客的主要种类、共生关系及相关机制的研究进展。白蚁螱客中,已报道的动物种类达170种。在与动物的共生关系中存在偏利共生（宾主共栖和异种共栖）、互利共生和无关共生三种;在与微生物的共生关系中,存在与内生菌（原生动物、细菌、真菌和放线菌）和外生菌（蚁巢伞菌等）间的互利关系。指出了白蚁与螱客研究中存在的问题,给出了解决方案,并提出了今后可能的研究热点或方向,为白蚁的综合利用（如纤维素酶）及今后研究物种间的协同进化提供了基础资料。     

New amino-dithiaphospholanes and phosphoramidodithioites and their rhodium and iridium complexes

New sulfur derivatives of phosphoramidite ligands were synthesized and the impact of the sulfur unit on the spectroscopic properties of their rhodium and iridium complexes was investigated. The new ligands Bn₂NPSCH₂CH₂S^a(P-S^a) (Bn = benzyl, 4), Bn₂NPSCHCHS^a(CH₂)₃C^aH₂(P-S^a)(C^a-S^a) (6) and Bn₂NP(4-XC₆H₄OMe)₂ (X = S, 7a; X = O, 7b) were converted to the rhodium and iridium complexes trans-[Rh(CO)Cl(L)₂] (L = 4, 6, 7), [RhCl(COD)(L)] (L = 4, 6, 7), [IrCl(COD)(7a)] and [IrCl₂Cp∗(6)]. For comparison, some phosphoramidite complexes of these formulations also were synthesized. The new metal complexes were spectroscopically analyzed. For the carbonyl complexes, the ν_CO IR stretching frequencies were lower than for the corresponding phosphite and phosphoramidite ligands. The ¹J_PRh coupling constants for the rhodium complexes with the new ligands were also smaller than for the respective phosphoramidite and phosphite complexes. Finally, the ¹J_PSe coupling constants of the selenides of the new ligands were lower than those of the phosphoramidite ligands but higher than for PPh₃. The spectroscopic data reveal that the new thio ligands 4, 6 and 7a are more electron donating than phosphites and phosphoramidites but less electron donating than PPh₃.     

Astrocytes and Synaptosomes Transport and Metabolize Lactate and Acetate Differently

Astrocytes transport the monocarboxylate acetate, but synaptosomes do not. The reason for this is unknown, because both preparations express monocarboxylate transporters (MCT). The transport and metabolism of lactate, another monocarboxylate, was examined in these two preparations, and the results were compared to those for acetate. Lactate transport is more rapid in astrocytes than in synaptosomes, but of lower affinity (Kms of 17 and 4 mM, respectively). Lactate (0.2 mM) is metabolized to CO2 more rapidly in synaptosomes than in astrocytes (rates of 0.37 and 0.07 nmol x mg protein(-1) x min(-1), respectively). The reason for this is unclear, but cellular differences in lactate dehydrogenase isotype expression may be involved. Acetate is metabolized to CO2 more rapidly in astrocytes than in synaptosomes (rates of 0.43 and 0.02 nmol x mg protein(-1) x min(-1), respectively). This is likely due to cellular differences in the expression of monocarboxylate transporter subtypes.     

Rapporteur report: Basics and technology and metrology and standards

The first and second sessions of the Workshop focussed on the basics of ultrasound and infrasound, their applications in both industry and medicine, and metrology and protection standards for ultrasound applications.     

Relative and combined effects of ethanol and protein deficiency on strontium and barium bone content and fecal and urinary excretion

To elucidate accumulation of minerals in human iliac arteries with aging, the content of minerals was analyzed by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry. Bilateral common, internal, and external iliac arteries of 16 men and 8 women, ranging ages from 65 to 93 yr, were examined. It was found that an extremely high accumulation of calcium and phosphorus occurred in the common iliac artery at old age, being higher than that of the internal and external iliac arteries. It should be noted that the accumulation of calcium and phosphorus is the highest in the common iliac artery among the human arteries examined to date. Regarding sexual differences, the content of calcium and phosphorus in the common and internal iliac arteries was higher in women than in men, whereas their content in the external iliac artery was lower in women than in men.     

Prostaglandin and thromboxane production by human and guinea-pig macrophages and leucocytes

The ability of partially purified human and guinea-pig haematogenous cell populations, when cultured in vitro, to metabolise arachidonic acid (AA) has been studied. Supernatants from 24 hour cell culture have been subjected to analysis for products of AA metabolism by gas chromatography with electron-capture detection.The cell types studied were human peripheral blood monocytes (both glass adherent and non-adherent), neutrophils, eosinophils and leukemic leucocytes; thoracic duct lymphocytes and lung alveolar macrophages. From the guinea-pig, induced and non-induced macrophage or neutrophil enriched peritoneal exudate populations, lymph node cells, peritoneal eosinophils and peripheral blood platelets were examined. Supernatants were assayed for the presence of PGE₂, PGD₂, PGF_2α, TXB₂ and 6-keto-PGF_1α. In all types studied PGE₂ and TXB₂ were the major products formed. The identification of PGE₂ and TXB₂ was confirmed by GC/MS with multiple ion monitoring.The results have been compared with other reports and their possible significance discussed in relation to the proposed role of prostaglandins as mediators and modulators in immunopathology.     

Chemokines and cytokines: axis and allies in asthma and allergy

Allergic asthma can be precipitated by many factors. For the atopic person, fungus, pollen, dust mites, cockroach antigens, and diesel exhaust are all agents that may trigger an allergic attack. Cytokines and chemokines are integral mediators of fungal asthma. From the earliest time points, they recruit and activate the cells required for the clearance of fungus as well as being critical factors involved in the immunopathology of this disease. In the final analysis, it is clear that these mediators can act to the benefit or the detriment of the host.     

Oxidation and nitration of ribonuclease and lysozyme by peroxynitrite and myeloperoxidase

In spite of the many studies on protein modifications by reactive species, knowledge about the products resulting from the oxidation of protein-aromatic residues, including protein-derived radicals and their stable products, remains limited. Here, we compared the oxidative modifications promoted by peroxynitrite and myeloperoxidase/hydrogen peroxide/nitrite in two model proteins, ribonuclease (6Tyr) and lysozyme (3Tyr/6Trp). The formation of protein-derived radicals and products was higher at pH 5.4 and 7.4 for myeloperoxidase and peroxynitrite, respectively. The main product was 3-nitro-Tyr for both proteins and oxidants. Lysozyme rendered similar yields of nitro-Trp, particularly when oxidized by peroxynitrite. Hydroxylated and dimerized products of Trp and Tyr were also produced, but in lower yields. Localization of the main modified residues indicates that peroxynitrite decomposes to radicals within the proteins behaving less specifically than myeloperoxidase. Nitrogen dioxide is emphasized as an important protein modifier.