Endorcine cells producing regulatory peptides

Summary Recent data on the immunologication of regulatory peptides and related propeptide sequences in endocrine cells and tumours of the gastrointestinal tract pancreas, lung, thyroid, pituitary (ACTH and opioids), adrenals and paraganglia have been revised and discussed. Gastrin, xenopsin, cholecystokinin (CCK), somatostatin, motilin, secretin, GIP (gastric inhibitory beenrevised and discussed. Gastrin, xenopsin, cholecystokinin (CCK), somatostatin, motilin, secretin, GIP (gastric inhibitory polypeptide), neurotensin, glicentin/glucagon-37 and PYY (peptide tyrosine tyrosine) are the main products of gastrointestinal endocrine cells; glucagon, CRF (corticotropin releasing factor), somatostatin, PP (pancreatic polypeptide) and GRF (growth hormone releasing factor), in addition to insulin, are produced in pancreatic islet cells; bombesin-related peptidesare the main markers of pulmonary endocrine cells; calcitonin and CGRP (calcitonin gene-related peptide) occur in thyroid and extrathyroid C cells; ACTH and endorphins in anterior and intermediate lobe pituitary cells, -MSH and CLIP (corticotropoin-like intermediate lobe peptide) in intermediate lobe cells; met- and leu-enkephalins and related peptides in adrenal medullary and paraganglionic cells as well as in some gut (enterochromaffin) cells; NPY (neuropeptide Y) in adrenalin-type adrenal medullary cells, etc.. Both tissue-appropriate and tissue-inappropriate regulatory peptides are produced by endocrine tumours, with inappropriate peptides mostly produced by malignant tumours.     

Pharmacological versus binding analysis of receptor systems: How do they interplay? Myometrial cell receptors for oxytocin as a paradigm

Summary Binding studies in various biological systems frequently indicate the presence of several binding sites for a biologically active ligand. They differ in their affinity for the ligand in question, binding capacity, and Hill coefficient, which suggests differences in the mechanisms of the binding site-ligand interactions. Identification of the true receptors (sites initiating a cellular response) appears to be difficult. Three clusters of binding sites for oxytocin were found on rat myometrial cells. The oxytocin receptor seems to be linked to the medium-affinity site; the cooperation between the high-and medium-affinity sites in eliciting the uterotonic response seems likely, but lacks experimental proof. Dose-response analysis in partially irreversibly inhibited uterus preparations, the method of equipotent doses (Furchgott-Bursztyn method), and structure-activity analysis of oxytocin-like peptides acting as competitive inhibitors of oxytocin, turned out to be suitable for pharmacological analysis of this receptor system.     

Bovine microvascular endothelial cells of separate morphology differ in growth and response to the action of interferon-γ

Five cell types recently isolated from the bovine corpus luteum differed in their epithelioid morphology and their cytoskeleton, but shared common criteria of microvascular endothelial cells^1,2. To give strong evidence for the separate entity, the growth rate of the 5 phenotypically different cells was studied. They were seeded at low density on day 0. Most of these cells were treated with 200 to 1000 U recombinant bovine interferon- (IFN-) for 3 days. The untreated remainder served as controls. Cell counts were made for all cultures on days 4, 7, 10 and 13. morphology: 13 d after treatment with IFN- senescent cells as well as intact cells occurred in cultures of cell types 1 to 4. Cultures of cell type 5 were apparently unchanged and resembled their untreated counterparts. Desminpositive cells in cultures of cell type 2 developed cell processes. Growth rate: In the absence of IFN-, the growth rate was high for cell types 3 and 4, moderate for cell type 1, and low for cell types 2 and 5. The presence of IFN- caused anti-proliferative effects. These were higher for cell types 3 and 4 than for cell types 1 and 2. IFN- could be cytotoxic on cell type 3. In contrast, the cytokine tended to support the cell growth of cell type 5. These findings substantiate the postulate that endothelial cells exhibiting separate morphology in culture also function differently.     

孕激素相关子宫内膜蛋白在胃癌早期诊断、预后中的作用

为使用生物信息学系统分析孕激素相关子宫内膜蛋白(Progestagen-associated endometrial protein, PAEP)在胃癌中的早期诊断和预后预测性能及免疫浸润相关性,该研究构建预测模型ROC曲线和偏差校正曲线检验其性能准确性,并通过细胞实验进一步验证分析结果.生信分析结果显示,与正常组织相比,胃癌组织中PAEP的表达较高,在早期（T1期、N0期、M0期）即有统计学意义（P＜0.001）,且诊断胃癌的准确性较高（ROC曲线下面积为0.889）;PAEP高表达的胃癌患者预后较差（P≤0.001）;TNM分期越晚,年龄越大,PAEP表达越高,胃癌患者生存概率越低,偏差校正曲线接近理想曲线（45°线）,显示预测结果良好;PAEP的表达与胃癌中的中性粒细胞、巨噬细胞的浸润水平呈正相关趋势,与B细胞、中央记忆型T细胞、T细胞呈显著的负相关趋势.qRT-PCR和Western blot结果显示,HGC-27、BGC-823、MKN-45、SGC-7901和AGS细胞中PAEP基因转录水平和蛋白表达水平均显著高于GES-1. 结果表明了PAEP 蛋白可用于胃癌诊断和预后的生物标志物,并进行了实验验证,其机制与免疫有关.     

运动与防癌

在癌发生的诱发阶段和促进阶段均有自由基参与,多数诱癌因素和促癌因素可通过自由基介导癌变过程．适量的运动可以降低自由基水平,坚持运动有助于防癌．     

白芨微球的研制及其肝动脉栓塞实验研究

研究白及微球的制作工艺及其猪肝动脉栓塞和临床患者栓塞的效果。方法：采用乳化－冷凝技术制备白及微球,并通过正交实验,确定制备特定粒径微球的最佳工艺条件。通过股动脉经导管把白及微球注入肝动脉。结果：正交试验结果表明所考察的因素如搅拌速度、油／水比例和白及胶浓度对微球粒径及分布均有显著影响。白及微球呈圆形,粒径分布窄,圆整,分散性好,平均粒径为５４３６μｍ。实验小猪微球栓塞后的肝动脉造影表明白及微球可致肝右支动脉一级、二级分支完全栓塞;病理检查表明梗死区可见肝组织呈肝硬变改变,大量的假小叶形成。微球临床初步应用效果良好。结论：白及微球作为新型肝动脉栓塞制剂在介入栓塞治疗中有较好的作用     

美施康定对癌症疼痛的镇痛效果

本组５４例重度癌痛晚期病人,给予口服美施康定３０～９０ｍｇ每１２ｈ一次治疗,有效率达９６３％（５２／５４）,完全缓解率达８７％（４７／５４）,主要副作用为便秘、恶心、呕吐、嗜睡等     

人非小细胞肺癌rasP^21和CD44的表达及意义

用免疫组化ＬＳＡＢ法检测４６例非小细胞肺癌ｒａｓＰ２１和ＣＤ４４的表达。结果：ｒａｓＰ２１的阳性率鳞癌为５９％,腺癌６３％;ＣＤ４４的阳性率鳞癌为４１％,腺癌６３％。统计学分析证明：不同临床分期的ｒａｓＰ２１表达强度有显著性差异（Ｐ＜００１）;有淋巴结转移与无淋巴结转移的ＣＤ４４表达程度有显著性差异（鳞癌Ｐ＜００１,腺癌Ｐ＜００２５）;ｒａｓＰ２１与ＣＤ４４表达强度两者无相关性（Ｐ＜００５）。结论：ｒａｓＰ２１的表达与预后不良有关,ＣＤ４４的表达与淋巴结转移有关。     

硒水平对食管癌发病率影响的初步研究

对比研究显示食管癌高发区磁县土壤,粮食,水和正常人发硒的质量分数「分别为０．４２＊１０＾－９,０．０８＊１０＾－９,１．２４＊１０＾－９,１．１６＊１０＾－６」最高,中发区临漳县次之「分别为０．１７４＊１０＾－９,０．０４９＊１０＾－９,０．６８＊１０＾－９,０．９７＊１０＾－６」,低发区魏县最低「分别为０．１４８＊１０＾－９,０．０２６＊１０＾－９,０．２４＊１０＾－９,０．９１＊１０＾－６」,     

直肠腔内超声检查对直肠癌的诊断价值

通过腔内超声估价直肠癌浸润情况。方法;疑有直肠癌患者２１例,术前行直肠腔内超声检查。结果;经手术和是证实为直肠癌患者２１例,直肠腔内超声癌灶检出率为９０．５％,超声判断癌灶浸润深度与病理诊断符合率为９４．７％。结论：直肠腔内超声检查是判断直肠癌浸润深度,侵及肠壁周径,纵长长度的理想手段。