简介:ObjectiveChronictinnitusisahighlyprevalentconditionandhasbeenhypothesizedtoresultfromaninnatedisturbanceincentralnervousserotonergictransmission.Giventhefrequentcomorbiditywithmajordepressionandanxiety,wearguethatcandidategenesforthesedisordersarelikelytooverlap.Thepresentstudyaddressesthegeneencodingforthe5-HT1Areceptorasaputativeriskfactorfortinnitus.MethodsIn88subjectswithadiagnosisofchronicsubjectivetinnituswhounderwentadetailedneurootologicalexamination,theentire5-HT1AgenewasamplifiedusingoverlappingPCRproducts.Ampliconswerecustomsequencedbidirectionallyandwerescreenedforvariantsinmultiplealignmentsagainstthehumangenomereference.ResultsWeidentifiedasynonymousC>Texchangeatresidue184(Pro)in7/88subjects,butdetectednomissensevariantsinthepopulationunderstudy.Specifically,thefollowingresidueswerefullyconserved:16(Pro),22(Gly),28(Ile),98(Val),220(Arg),267(Val),273(Gly),and418(Asn).DiscussionThepresentdatacountagainstthecausationofchronictinnitusbyachangeinthe5-HT1Areceptor'saminoacidsequence.However,theallelefrequencyforthe184Prominorallele(0.04)reachedtwicethefrequencyreportedincontrolcohortsfromthesameethnicity.Additionalinvestigationsareinvitedtoclarifytheroleofthe5-HT1Apolymorphisminlargersamples,andtocontrolforcomorbidaffectivedisorders.
简介:1病例报道患者,男,44岁。因右面部肿块1个月于医院就诊,行CT检查发现右侧上颌窦肿块,于2015年9月4日入院。右侧面部颧骨下方可触及约4cm×4cm×3cm的略韧肿块,无压痛。鼻腔检查未见异常,颈部无异常。CT显示右侧上颔窦前壁大小约3cm×2cm×2cm肿块,内有钙化斑块(图1)。
简介:摘要目的通过观察超顺磁性壳聚糖质粒(pDsVEGF165Red1-N1)明胶微球(SPCPGM)与磷酸钙骨水泥的复合支架在外加振荡磁场下修复颅骨缺损的作用,探讨其成骨效果。方法将50只新西兰大白兔随机分为5组,并制成颅内颅骨缺损模型,分别植入超顺磁性壳聚糖质粒明胶微球(SPCPGM-VEGF165)/多孔磷酸钙骨水泥(CPC)复合支架、超顺磁性壳聚糖明胶微球((SPCPG)/多孔磷酸钙骨水泥(CPC)复合支架、多孔磷酸妈骨水泥(CPC)支架,经振荡磁场处理。于术后2周、4周、8周、12周时通过大体、X线检测、组织切片观察血管化及成骨情况,图像分析系统分析、求积仪测量对骨缺损处成骨情况进行测定,评估各组成骨的情况。结果在振荡磁场下超顺磁性壳聚糖质粒明胶微球(SPCPGM-VEGF165)/多孔磷酸钙骨水泥(CPC)复合支架组支架开始降解吸收速度、血管化、成骨作用优于对照组。结论在振荡磁场下超顺磁性壳聚糖质粒明胶控释微球局部控释增加了持续作用时间,同时促进了质粒VEGF165细胞转染,从而促进新生骨血管化及成骨的作用,可用于颅骨缺损修复。
简介:ObjectivesToinvestigatetheexpressionofhistamineH1receptors(H1R)inthevestibularnucleusofbrainsteminratsandtheroleofH1Rinmotionsickness(MS).MethodsAtotalof24healthySprague-Dawleyratsweredividedrandomlyintofourgroups(n=6each)whichdeterminediftheanimalswouldreceiveinductionofMSordrug(promethazine)treatment:MS(-)/Drug(-);MS(+)/Drug(-);MS(-)/Drug(+at0.25mg);andMS(+)/Drug(+).MSwasinducedbycomplexmotionstimulationandtheconditionedtasteaversionwasusedasabehavioralindicatorofMS.Thevolumeof0.15%sodiumsaccharinsolution(SS)intakewithin45minutesaftermotionstimulationwasmeasured.H1Rinthevestibularnucleuswasexaminedbyimmunofluorescencestaining.TheexpressionofH1Rproteininbrainstemtissueatvestibularnucleuslevelwasdetectedbywesternblot.ResultsThemeanSSintakevolumeintheMS(+)/Drug(-)group(8.8ml)wassignificantlylessthanthatoftheMS(-)/Drug(-)group(15.1ml)(P<0.01).ThemeanSSintakevolumeoftheMS(-)/Drug(+)group(14.8ml)wassimilartothatoftheMS(-)/Drug(-)group.ThemeanSSintakevolume(9.6ml)oftheMS(+)/Drug(+)groupwasmorethanthatoftheMS(+)/Drug(-)group(P<0.01),butlessthanthatoftheMS(-)/Drug(-)grouporMS(-)/Drug(+)group(P<0.01).ImmunofluorescencestainingshowedpositiveexpressionofH1Rinthevestibularnucleusofbrainstemandtheexpressionwasenhancedbymotionstimulation.WesternblotanalysisshowedthatH1Rproteinexpressedinthebrainstemtissueatvestibularnucleuslevelandtheexpressionalsoincreasedsignificantlyaftermotionstimulation.TheMS-inducedincreaseofH1Rwasnotaffectedsignificantlybypromethazine.ConclusionsH1RsexistinthevestibularnucleusinratsandH1Rexpressionisup-regulatedbymotionstimulation,butnotaffectedbypromethazine.ThefindingsindicatethatthehistaminergicsystemisinvolvedinMS.Promethazine,asanH1Rblocker,mayplayitsanti-MSrolebycompetingthebindingsiteon
简介:目的研究腺病毒携带Math1-EGFP基因经完整圆窗膜途径及鼓阶打孔途径导入耳蜗后对听功能和转导效率的影响,为内耳基因治疗提供实验基础和理论依据。方法健康成年白色红目豚鼠40只,雌雄不限,体重250—300g。随机分成四组,完整圆窗膜组12只,鼓阶打孔组12只,各组分别设对照8只。实验组(24只)导入重组腺病毒携带的Math1基因及增强型绿色荧光蛋白基因(enhancedgreenfluorescentprotein,EGFP),对照组(16只)导入人工外淋巴液,所有动物均以左耳作为导入耳。术前及术后分别行听性脑干反应(ABR)检查。分别于术后5天、14天取双侧耳蜗标本做基底膜铺片观察基因表达情况。结果完整圆窗膜组导入耳ABR阈值,术后5天各频率与术前比较无显著性差异(P〉0.05);鼓阶打孔组导入耳ABR阈值,术后5天在2kHz、4kHz与术前比较无差异(P〉0.05),8kHz较术前增高(P〈0.05),16kHz、20kHz较术前明显增高(P〈0.01),术后14天在16kHz、20kHz较术后5天时明显好转(P〈0.01),但较术前仍有增高(P〈0.05)。转导成功率鼓阶打孔组为91.6%,优于完整圆窗膜组的50%。两种转导途径对目的基因在耳蜗内的表达部位和表达时间没有显著影响。结论完整圆窗膜途径及鼓阶打孔途径在转导成功率及听功能保护方面各有优劣。完整圆窗膜途径因其对耳蜗的损伤极小,在临床应用方面具有更好的发展前景。
简介:恶性肿瘤是一类细胞周期疾病,几乎所有癌基因、抑癌基因的生物学效应,最终都会集到细胞周期机制上来。细胞周期蛋白D1(CyclinD1)作用于细胞周期的G1→S期调控点,为G1期的限速步骤。研究CyclinD1与头颈部恶性肿瘤发生发展的关系,对了解头颈部恶性肿瘤的发病机制以及基因疗法的开展提供依据。本文对CyclinD1在头颈部恶性肿瘤发生发展中的作用做一综述。
简介:FragileXsyndromeisthemostcommonformofinheritedmentalretardationaffectingupto1in4000individuals.ThesyndromeisinducedbyamutationintheFMR1gene,causingadeficiencyinitsgeneby-productFMRP.ImpairmentinthenormalfunctioningofFMRPleadstolearningandmemorydeficitsandheightenedsensitivitytosensorystimuli,includingsound(hyperacusis).ThemolecularbasisoffragileXsyndromeisthoroughlyunderstood;however,theneuralmechanismsunderlyinghyperacusishavenotyetbeendetermined.Astheinferiorcolliculus(IC)istheprincipalmidbrainnucleusoftheauditorypathway,thecurrentstudyaddressesthequestionsunderlyingtheneuralmechanismofhyperacusiswithintheICoffragileXmice.AcuteexperimentswereperformedinwhichelectrophysiologicalrecordingsoftheICinFMR1-KOandWTmiceweremeasured.ResultsshowedthatQ-valuesforWTweresignificantlylargerthanthatofFMR-1KOmice,indicatingthatWTmiceexhibitsharpertuningcurvesthanFMR1-KOmice.WealsofoundtheratioofthemonotonicneuronsintheKOmicewasmuchhigherthantheWTmice.TheseresultssuggestthatlackofFMRPintheauditorysystemaffectsthedevelopmentalmaturationandfunctionofstructureswithintheauditorypathway,andinthiscasespecificallytheIC.ThedysfunctionobservedwithintheauditoryneuralpathwayandinparticulartheICmayberelatedtotheincreasedsusceptibilitytosoundasseeninindividualswithfragileXsyndrome.OurstudymayhelponunderstandingthemechanismsofthefragileXsyndromeandhyperacusis.