Therapeutic applications of bone marrow-derived stem cells in liver transplantation for end-stage liver diseases

Today, liver transplantation (LT) is the only established treatment for end-stage liver diseases. The de- velopment of LT, including OLT, cadaveric LT, split LT, living donor LT (LDLT), brings hopes to patients with these diseases. However, increasing donor shortage, rejection and life-long immunosuppression with its side effects are the major limitations of this therapy strategy. Bone marrow-derived stem cells (BMDSCs) are capable of differentiating into hepatocyte-like cells and contribute to liver injury repair. The microenvironment of liver injury caused by rejection, ischemia/reperfusion, loss of liver mass, recurrence of HCV and "small-for-size syndrome" after LT can attract a variety of bone marrow-derived stem cell population to the peripheral circulation and then migration to the injury liver to promote the hepatic function restoration. Additionally, BMDSCs can also take part in the functional regeneration of living donor liver after LDLT. This participation in liver regeneration may be associated to the interac- tion between SDF-1and its receptor CXCR4, involving HGF, IL-8, MMP9, and VEGF/VEGFR-2. BMDSC with its bio-characteristics could maintain the allograft tolerance from different angles and in different ways. In conclusion, BMDSCs transplantation, as a new assistant therapeutic method for LT, will ex- pand the space of LT, and provide more survival opportunities for the patients suffering liver diseases in the future.     

改良低温麻醉阻断循环对肺超微结构影响的实验研究

本组用本地健康杂种犬10只,以改良低温麻醉体表降温方法将食道温度降至24～26℃时,然后阻断循环无体外循环下进行心内直视手术。术中分别在阻断前:阻断后及复苏后取肺组织进行光镜、电镜检查。实验结果表明,阻断时间在60分钟内,心脏跳停80分钟内无明显超微结构变化。而阻断时间65～85分钟,心脏跳停90～115分钟,肺组织的某些超微结构变化是可以复原的,这就为不用体外循环的肺脏手术安全时限提供了初步的理论依据。     

Targeted inhibition of Livin resensitizes renal cancer cells towards apoptosis

Cancer cells are typically characterized by apoptosis deficiency. In order to investigate a possible role for the anti-apoptotic livin gene in renal cell cancer (RCC), we analyzed its expression in tumor tissue samples and in RCC-derived cell lines. In addition, we studied the contribution of livin to the apoptotic resistance of RCC cells by RNA interference (RNAi). Livin gene expression was detected in a significant portion of RCC tumor tissue specimens (13/14, 92.9%) and tumor-derived cell lines (12/15, 80.0%). Moreover, targeted inhibition of livin by RNAi markedly sensitized RCC cells towards proapoptotic stimuli, such as UV irradiation or the chemotherapeutic drugs etoposide, 5-fluorouracil, and vinblastine. These effects were specific for livin expressing tumor cells. We conclude that livin can contribute significantly to the apoptosis resistance of RCC cells. Targeted inhibition of livin could represent a novel therapeutic strategy to increase the sensitivity of renal cancers towards pro-apoptotic agents. Received 30 November 2006; received after revision 22 February 2007; accepted 20 March 2007     

Common Molecular Mechanisms of Mammary Gland Development and Breast Cancer

During its lifetime, the mammary gland undergoes many phases of development and differentiation. Much of this occurs during puberty, when the ductal epithelium expands by branching morphogenesis, invading the surrounding fat pad to form an organised mammary tree. Throughout its existence, the epithelium will go through several cycles of proliferation and cell death during pregnancy, lactation and involution. Many of the signalling mechanisms which control the initial invasion of the fat pad by the epithelium, and regulate its continuing plasticity, can be harnessed or corrupted by tumour cells in order to support their aberrant growth and progression towards invasion. This is true not just for the epithelial cells themselves but also for cells in the surrounding microenvironment, including fibroblasts, macrophages and adipocytes. This review examines the complex web of signalling and adhesion interactions controlling branching morphogenesis, and how their alteration can promote malignancy. Current in vivo and in vitro mammary gland models are also discussed. (Part of a Multi-author Review)     

铝电解过程控制信号的滤波与噪声解析模型的研究

将快速傅里叶变换技术和数字滤波器设计技术应用于铝电解过程控制信号的滤波与噪声解析模型中,在160kA中间点式下料预焙槽上的试验结果表明了模型的有效性。     

微量元素对葡萄叶细胞超微结构的影响

对缺乏锌、硼、钼、锰、铜等微量元素的葡萄叶细胞进行观察表明:细胞核结构异常,叶绿体外被膜不完整,片层膜系统模糊不清,较则排列杂乱,重则趋于瓦解、消失,基质中出现了数量不等的液泡.     

癌痛及其处理对癌症患者生存质量的影响

目的 :探讨癌痛及其处理对癌症患者生存质量的影响。方法 :对 4 8例癌痛患者采用线段分级法(VAS)和 KPS评分法于治疗前后进行评估。结果 :无论是轻度、中度还是重度疼痛 ,均严重影响患者的日常生活、情绪、行走能力、工作、睡眠 ,且随着疼痛程度的加重 ,影响也逐渐加深 ;经三阶梯止痛法治疗后生存质量明显提高 ,治疗前后比较有显著的差异 (P<0 .0 5 )。结论 :疼痛是影响癌症患者生存质量的一个重要因素 ,对癌痛患者应给予必要的止痛治疗 ,以提高患者的生存质量     

HEp-2细胞MPM-2磷蛋白的蛋白质组学分析

MPM-2磷蛋白家族成员在有丝分裂进程中起着重要作用．为了从MPM-2磷蛋白家族层面入手研究细胞周期调控中磷蛋白的重要作用，以人上皮样喉癌细胞株HEp-2为细胞模型，运用双向电泳、免疫印迹以及质谱技术等蛋白质组学的方法对其细胞抽提物中的部分MPM-2磷蛋白进行了分析鉴定，初步确定了乙二醛酶(GlyoxalaseⅠ)、真核翻译起始因子(eIF4B)以及核质蛋白NPM等MPM-2特异识别的细胞磷蛋白，这将有助于进一步研究MPM2磷蛋白家族成员在细胞周期调控中的重要作用．     

醚类汽油添加剂与L-02正常人肝细胞、人血红蛋白的体外作用研究

研究了新型无铅汽油添加剂甲基叔丁基醚（MTBE）、甲基叔戊基醚（TMAE）对正常人肝细胞系L－02的毒性作用，在较高浓度下，MTBE、TAME均对L－02正常人肝细胞的生长有影响，且TAME的毒性作用稍强，另外，用FT－IR法和^1H-NMR法研究了MTBE、TAME与人血红蛋白的体外作用，结果显示，MTBE、TAME与人血红蛋白无明显的直接作用。     

谷氨酸诱导的PC12细胞损伤的研究

采用MTT方法观察一定浓度的谷氨酸对PC12细胞活性的影响，结合凝胶电泳和荧光显微镜观察细胞有无DNA断裂和凋亡形态学改变。结果发现谷氨酸确有兴奋毒作用，细胞死亡机制主要为凋亡。