索拉非尼和沙利度胺对肝癌患者血清中VEGF-C、VEGF-D及微血管密度的影响

目的：探讨索拉非尼和沙利度胺这两种不同的化疗药物,对肝癌患者血清中VEGF-C、VEGF—D及微血管密度的影响。方法：将患者分成3组,每纽16例。对照组采用常规治疗并服用安慰剂;索拉非尼和沙利度胺这两个组患者中,前者服用索拉非尼400mg／次,2次／d,治疗6个月;后者服用沙利度胺每日服200mg,每周增加200mg／d,直至最大剂量每日600mg,至少服用4月。ELISA检测患者血清中VEGF-C、VEGF-D;免疫组织化学检测肝癌组织中微血管密度。结果：对照组患者血清中VEGF-C的水平为210ng／ml,索拉非尼组患者血清中VEGF—C的水平为132ng／ml,而沙利度胺组患者血清中VEGF—C的水平为186ng／ml。与对照组相比,索拉非尼组和沙利度胺组患者血清中VEGF—C的水平均降低。对照组患者血清中VEGF—D的水平为322ng／ml,索拉非尼组患者血清中VEGF—D的水平为217ng／ml,而沙利度胺组患者血清中VEGF—D的水平为256ng／ml。与对照组相比,索拉非尼组和沙利度胺组患者血清中VEGF—D的水平均降低。索拉非尼组患者血清中VEGF—D的水平明显低于沙利度胺高（P〈0．05）。对照组肝癌组织MVD为（44．32±5．16）个,索拉非尼组患者肝癌组织MVD为（21．75±1．49）个,而沙利度胺组患者肝癌组织MVD为（34．78±2．31）个。结论：多靶点化疗药物索拉非尼对肝癌患者血清中VEGF—C、VEGF—D及微血管密度的影响最大,深入探讨其作用机制．可为其肝癌患者提供新的化疗方案。     

两种联合切口手术治疗眶-上颌-颧骨复合体骨折的对比研究

目的：对比研究冠状-睑下缘-口内联合切口手术与冠状切口联合口腔前庭沟切口手术治疗眶-上颌-颧骨复合体骨折的治疗效果。方法：选取2006年10月-2010年12月眶-上颌-颧骨复合体骨折患者136例,69例患者行冠状-睑下缘-口内联合切口手术,67例行冠状切口联合口腔前庭沟切口手术,分别命名为A组和B组,比较两组患者治疗效果,治疗效果用甲级、乙级和丙级表示。结果：A组治疗效果甲级、乙级、丙级分别为65．2％、30．4％、4．4％,B组治疗效果甲级、乙级、丙级分别为46．3％、29．8％、23．9％,A组治疗效果优于B组;A组术后并发症少于B组。结论：冠状-睑下缘-口内联合切口手术比冠状切口联合口腔前庭沟切口手术更好地治疗眶-上颌-颧骨复合体骨折,治疗效果好,并发症少,能更好地实现颧骨复位。     

酵母转录因子Gal4研究进展

胁迫应答基因的转录激活是细胞应答胁迫作用的关键步骤。转录激活因子与启动子顺式作用元件结合是胁迫应答基因转录激活的关键环节。进化保守的Gal4是半乳糖代谢相关基因的转录激活因子。酵母Gal4通过其N端的DNA结合结构域识别并结合启动子UAS,通过其C端的激活结构域与转录因子作用,起始RNA聚合酶Ⅱ复合体的组装和转录。该过程不仅受转录调控因子Gal80和Gal3的调节,还与Gal4二聚体的形成有关。概述了酵母半乳糖代谢相关基因转录激活因子Gal4的研究进展。     

尿样在SELDI技术中的优化研究

目的：建立表面增强激光解吸离子化飞行时间质谱（SELDI．TOF／MS）技术检测尿液样本的方法。方法：采用SELDI技术及弱阳离子交换表面蛋白芯片（CM10）对糖尿病病例组和正常对照组的尿液样本进行分析,从尿液标本的采集、样品保存、上样浓度的控制、实验仪器的内外校准、实验结果重复性验证与分析等方面进行实验条件的优化。结果：反复冻融3次以上的样品经SELDI检测的出峰数量和峰强度情况较差;以1：1或1：2的浓度作倍比稀释后的样本经芯片检测得到的蛋白峰强度和蛋白数量最优;对两组样本重复检测3次,蛋白丰度的平均变异系数（CV值）分别为0．121和0．095;两组样本共检测到202个蛋白峰,其中差异表达蛋白29个,在肝纤维化组中表达上调13个,表达下调16个。结论：初步建立了SELDI技术检测尿液样本的方法,提高了SELDI技术检测尿液样本的质量。     

湖南地区汉族人群p53基因第72位密码子多态性与宫颈鳞癌的相关性

目的：探讨宫颈组织p53基因第72位密码子的多态性及分析第72位密码子的多态性与湖南地区汉族人群宫颈鳞癌的相关性。方法：采用PCR方法扩增101例正常宫颈和150例宫颈鳞癌石蜡组织p53基因第72位密码子基因,回收目的片段进行测序。采用SPSS11．5软件分析p53基因第72位密码子的多态性。结果：p53第72位密码子基因测序结果显示,在宫颈鳞癌组织中Arg／Arg、Pro／Pro、Arg／Pro所占比例分别为40．66％、16．67％、42．67％;在正常宫颈组织中Arg／Arg、Pro／Pro、Arg／Pro所占比例分别为47．53％、7．92％、44．55％。统计学分析结果显示,Arg／Arg和Arg／Pro基因型在宫颈鳞癌和对照组中的表达差异没有统计学意义（P〉0．05）;Pro／Pro基因型在宫颈鳞癌组中所占比例显著高于正常宫颈组织（P〈0．05）。结论：p53基因第72位密码子Pro／pro基因型是湖南地区女性发生宫颈鳞癌易感因素。     

老年晚期非小细胞肺癌患者对放化疗的耐受性研究现况

近年多组大规模的随机对照研究已经证实：放化疗对于老年晚期NSCLC患者好于最佳支持治疗（BSC）,放化疗组的有效率、中住生存期、一年生存率显著高于BSC组,但老年人伴随着年龄的增长器官功能衰退、药代酶活性下降等生理因素,常合并其他疾病等原因,其药效学和药动学也随之发生变化,老年NSCLC放化疗的潜在毒性危险可能增加,治疗耐受性较差,综合治疗可能带来较多的并发症,甚至高的治疗相关死亡率。中医学认为化疗副反应主要表现为气血亏损、脾胃失调及肝肾虚损等症候群,放疗副反应的症候群以热象较重,属热毒之邪耗气伤阴,进而灼津烁血以致气血、肌肤、脏腑受损的火郁、燥结、热毒症候较多。中医药在减轻放化疗的毒副作用、提高老年患者对放化疗的耐受性等方面有明显优势。     

响应面法优化灵芪菌质多糖固态发酵条件

采用单因素试验和响应面分析法优化灵芪菌质多糖固态发酵条件.优化后发酵条件为:采用药性固体发酵培养基,初始pH6.5,接种量10.16ml/100g,发酵温度30.65℃,相对湿度59.54％,发酵周期28d.利用此优化条件进行灵芪菌质多糖发酵,灵芪菌质多糖含量可达9.12±0.09mg/g,较优化前8.06±0.07 ...     

Novel peptides based on HIV-1 gp120 sequence with homology to chemokines inhibit HIV infection in cell culture

The sequential interaction of the envelope glycoprotein of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) with CD4 and certain chemokine coreceptors initiates host cell entry of the virus. The appropriate chemokines have been shown to inhibit viral replication by blocking interaction of the gp120 envelope protein with the coreceptors. We considered the possibility that this interaction involves a motif of the gp120 that may be structurally homologous to the chemokines. In the amino acid sequences of most chemokines there is a Trp residue located at the beginning of the C-terminal α-helix, which is separated by six residues from the fourth Cys residue. The gp120 of all HIV-1 isolates have a similar motif, which includes the C-terminal part of a variable loop 3 (V3) and N-terminal part of a conserved region 3 (C3). Two synthetic peptides, derived from the relevant gp120 sequence inhibited HIV-1 replication in macrophages and T lymphocytes in sequence-dependent manner. The peptides also prevented binding of anti-CXCR4 antibodies to CXCR4, and inhibited the intracellular Ca(2+) influx in response to CXCL12/SDF-1α. Thus these peptides can be used to dissect gp120 interactions with chemokine receptors and could serve as leads for the design of new inhibitors of HIV-1.     

Over-expression of human lipoprotein lipase in mouse mammary glands leads to reduction of milk triglyceride and delayed growth of suckling pups

Background

The mammary gland is a conserved site of lipoprotein lipase expression across species and lipoprotein lipase attachment to the luminal surface of mammary gland vascular endothelial cells has been implicated in the direction of circulating triglycerides into milk synthesis during lactation.

Principal Findings

Here we report generation of transgenic mice harboring a human lipoprotein lipase gene driven by a mammary gland-specific promoter. Lipoprotein lipase levels in transgenic milk was raised to 0.16 mg/ml, corresponding to an activity of 8772.95 mU/ml. High lipoprotein lipase activity led to a significant reduction of triglyceride concentration in milk, but other components were largely unchanged. Normal pups fed with transgenic milk showed inferior growth performances compared to those fed with normal milk.

Conclusion

Our study suggests a possibility to reduce the triglyceride content of cow milk using transgenic technology.     

Abnormal brain default-mode network functional connectivity in drug addicts

Background

The default mode network (DMN) is a set of brain regions that exhibit synchronized low frequency oscillations at resting-state, and is believed to be relevant to attention and self-monitoring. As the anterior cingulate cortex and hippocampus are impaired in drug addiction and meanwhile are parts of the DMN, the present study examined addiction-related alteration of functional connectivity of the DMN.

Methodology

Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging data of chronic heroin users (14 males, age: 30.1±5.3 years, range from 22 to 39 years) and non-addicted controls (13 males, age: 29.8±7.2 years, range from 20 to 39 years) were investigated with independent component analysis to address their functional connectivity of the DMN.

Principal Findings

Compared with controls, heroin users showed increased functional connectivity in right hippocampus and decreased functional connectivity in right dorsal anterior cingulate cortex and left caudate in the DMN.

Conclusions

These findings suggest drug addicts'' abnormal functional organization of the DMN, and are discussed as addiction-related abnormally increased memory processing but diminished cognitive control related to attention and self-monitoring, which may underlie the hypersensitivity toward drug related cues but weakened strength of cognitive control in the state of addiction.