简介:ObjectiveAlongwithchangesintheecologysystemandundertheinfluenceofvariousenvironmentalfactors,theincidenceoftumorhasbeenincreasingyearafteryear.Thereisatrendincancertherapytomovetocombinedtherapiesinvolvingsurgery,radiationchemotherapyandgenetherapy.Cancergenetherapyinrecentyearshasbroughtnewopportunitiesfortreatmentoftumor.Itsadvantagesincludelowrateoftolerance,insensitivitytocellcycles,highspecificityandcoverageforbothprimaryandmetastatictumors1,2.However,thisisanewfieldofclinicalresearch.RegardingthecorrelationamongtheSTAT3,CyclinD1andP21genesandtumors,researchhasfocusedontheirexpressionandregulation.Thisarticleprovidesasummaryofrelatedresearch.
简介:miRNA-183family,innormalbiology,isexpressedinaharmoniousandstablemannerintheneurosensoryorgansandcells.StudieshavealsoshownthatmiRNA-183family,indifferentpathways,affectstheneurosensorydevelopment,maintenance,survivalandfunction.Inaddition,ithaspotentialneuroprotectiveeffectsinresponsetoneurosensorydestructivestimulations.miRNA-96mutationcauseshereditarydeafnessinhumansandmice,andthereforeaffectstheinnerearactivityanditsmaintenance.CertainroleshavebeenidentifiedformiR-96inthemaintenanceandfunctionoftheinnerear.Thecomparisonofthetargetgenesoffamily-183intranscriptomesofnewbornandadulthaircellsshowsthathundredsoftargetgenesinthisfamilymayaffectdevelopmentandmaintenanceoftheears.IdentifyingthegenesthatareregulatedbymiRNA-183familyprovidesresearcherswithimportantinformationaboutthecomplexdevelopmentandenvironmentalregulationoftheinnerear,andcanoffernewapproachestothemaintenanceandregenerationofhaircellsandauditorynerve.
简介:Cisplatindamagescochlearhaircellsandspiralganglionneuronsthroughcelldeathsignalingpathwaysthatarenotfullyunderstood.Weusedfocusedapoptosisgenemicroarraystostudyearlychangesingeneexpres-sionincochlearculturesfromP3neonatalratstreatedwithcisplatin(0.2mM).After12hoursofcisplatintreat-ment,morethan50%ofthe96genesonthearrayshowedasignificantdecreaseinexpression,consistentwithwidespreadcelldeath.However,after3hoursofcisplatintreatment,10genesshowedsignificantincreaseinex-pressionintotalcochleartissue.Inexperimentswithsubsetsofcochleartissues,at3h,cisplatininducedincreasedexpressionof12genesinthecochlearsensoryepithelium(basilarmembrane)and11genesinthespiralganglion(tissueofRosenthal'scanal,containingthespiralganglion).Theseincludedpro-andanti-apoptoticgenesin-volvedinthep53signalingpathway,TNFreceptorfamily,NF-kappaBpathway,deathdomainfamily,deatheffec-tordomainfamily,Bcl-2family,CARDfamily,TRAFfamily,andGTPsignaltransduction.Althoughthechangesingeneexpressionshowedanoverlapbetweenbasilarmembraneandspiralganglion,otherchanges,whichmayreflecttheuniqueresponseofeachtissue,werealsoobserved.Pifithrin-αblockedcisplatin-inducedup-regulationofgenesinthep53signalingpathwaywhenassayedbybothsuperarrayandrealtimePCR.Thedataaddtoourunderstandingoftheinvolvementofp53incisplatin-inducedototoxicityandotoprotection,conferredbythep53inhibitorPifithrin-α.
简介:NuclearfactorkappaB(NF-κB)isoneofthebest-characterizedtranscriptionfactorsplayingimportantrolesinmanycellularresponsestoalargevarietyofstimuli,includinginflammatorycytokines,phorbolesters,growthfactors,andbacterialandviralproducts.TheaimofthisstudyistodemonstrateNF-κBexpressioninthemousecochleaanditsenhancementinresponsetolipopolysaccharides(LPS)andkanamycin(KA)treatment.MethodsKAtreatmentconsistedofsubcutaneousKAinjectionsat700mg/kgtwiceadaywithaneight-hourintervalbetweenthetwoinjectionsfor3or7days.ForanimalsintheLPStreatmentgroup,asingledoseof0.3mgLPSdissolvedin0.2mlsterilesalinewereinjectedintobothbullaethroughthetympanicmembraneandkepttherefor3hours.Animalsinthecontrolgroupreceivedsubcutaneoussalineinjectionfor7days.Followingimmmunohistochemichalprocessingwithrabbitpolyclonalanti-NF-κBp65antibodies,cryosectionsofthecochleawereexaminedforexpressionofNF-κBp65invariousstructuresinthecochlea.ResultsNF-κBp65expression,identifiedbypresenceofbrownreactionproductscharacteristicofDABimmunohistochemistry,wasvisibleinthespiralligament,spiralprominence,tectorialmembrane(TM),spiralganglionandnervefibers.RelativelyweakNF-κBp65expressionwasalsovisualizedintheorganofCorti.WithintheorganofCorti,theinnerhaircells(IHC),outerhaircells(OHC),innerpillarcells(IP),outerpillarcells(OP),Deiter'scells(DC),andBoettcher'scellsexhibitedstrongerstainingthantheinnersulcuscells,Hensen'scells(HC)andClaudius'cells.NoNF-κBp65expressionwasseeninthenucleusoftheIHCandOHC.NF-κBp65expressionwasincreasedinanimalsexposedtoLPSorKA,demonstratingsignificantdifferencesinthestainingbetweencontrolanimalsandLPS/KA-treatedanimals.NF-κBp65expressionwasnotsignificantlydifferentbetweenLPStreatedandKAtreatedanimalsorbetween3and7daysinKA-treatedanimals.Conclusio
简介:Background:Currently,thereisasignificantlackofdataconcerninglong-termoutcomesfollowingpaediatriccochlearimplantationintermsofqualityoflife.Thereisaneedforalong-term,prospectivestudyinthisregard.Thisstudyaimsathighlightingthepreliminaryresults,oneyearpostsurgeryofafiveyearprospectivestudy.Methods:TheCochlearTMPaediatricImplantedRecipientObservationalStudy(P-IROS)isaprospective,patientoutcomesregistryforroutinelyimplantedchildren.Thestudycollectsdatausingquestionnairespost-surgeryandatregularintervalsuptofiveyears.Results:AtourCentre,159cochlearimplantsurgeryprocedureswerecarriedoutbetweenJanuary2014andDecember2014.CategoryofAuditoryPerformanceIIscoreincreasedfrom‘0’to‘3’atsixmonthsandto‘5’at12monthsforchildrenaged0—3years,althoughthiswasnotstatisticallysignificant.However,thesametrendwasstatisticallysignificantfortheage3—6yearandage6—10yearbrackets.Thequalityoflifeofthechildimprovedsignificantly.Analysisofcommunicationmoderevealedastatisticallysignificantoverallshifttotheauditory-oralmodefromtotalcommunication.Conclusion:Cochlearimplantationisalife-changingintervention.Theevidenceinsupportofwhatitcanachievesafelyisclear.However,thecostsassociatedwithitraisethequestionifitwillremainaneffectiveoptionforlifeinallchildren.TheCochlearP-IROSisanattempttoanswerthesameoverafiveyearperiod.OurstudyinNewDelhi,sofarconcludesthatcochlearimplantationinapopulationwithlimitedaccesstofundsisveryeffective,oneyearaftersurgery.
简介:ObjectiveToestablishalymphocytelinecapableoflongsurvivalandexpressinghumanNT-3tolayafoundationforfutureanimalandhumancochleargenetransfectionresearch.MethodsWecollectedlymphocytesfromnormalhumanbloodviaFicollfluidandaddedIL-2intotheserumculturemediumtopromotelymphocytegrowth.TheNT3cDNAwasobtainedbyRT-PCRandligatedwiththeeukaryonvectorwhichispIRES-DsRed2usingT4DNAenzyme.TheNT3cDNAgenewastransfectedintothelymphocytelineusingcationicliposome(LP2000).ThelymphocytestransfectedwithNT3-cDNAwereexaminedbyRT-PCRandWestern-blotmethods.ResultsWeestablishedanewmethodtoextendinvitrolymphocytessurvivaltimeandtotransfectNT3intolymphocytes.Thegeneticallyengineeredlymphocyteswerecapableofsurvivingoverrelativelylongtime.PositiveproteinsignalswereobtainedbyWesternblot.ConclusionsUsinglymphocytesastheintermediary,recombinedplasmidpIRES-DsRed2NT3isusedtoestablishalymphocytelinethatexpressesandsecretesNT3.Thiscelllinecanbeusedinfutureanimalgenecochleartransfectionresearchandmayhelpfindanintermediarycelllineforgenetherapyforhumandeafness.
简介:目的研究10号染色体缺失张力蛋白磷酸酶(phosphataseandtensinhomologuedeletedonchromosometen,PTFEN)、磷酸化Akt(P—Akt)及核转录因子-KB(NF—KB)在中耳胆脂瘤上皮中的表达,探讨P13K(phos—phatidylinositol-3-kinase,磷脂酰肌醇-3激酶)-Akt信号通路在中耳胆脂瘤上皮细胞过度增殖机制中的可能作用。方法采用免疫组织化学SP法(辣根酶标记链霉卵白素连接法,streptavidin—peroxidaseconjugatedmethod)检测30例中耳胆脂瘤组织标本与15例正常外耳道皮肤标本中PTEN、P—Akt及NF—KB蛋白的表达。结果PTEN蛋白阳性表达主要定位于上皮细胞核,其在中耳胆脂瘤上皮中阳性表达率为36.7%,明显低于正常外耳道皮肤组的9313%(P〈0.01);P—Akt蛋白阳性表达主要定位于上皮细胞胞质,其在中耳胆脂瘤上皮中阳性表达率为70.0%.明显高于正常外耳道皮肤组的26.7%(P〈0.01);NF—KB蛋白阳性表达定位于上皮细胞核.其在中耳胆脂瘤上皮中阳性表达率为63-3%,明显高于正常外耳道皮肤组的20.0%(P〈0.01)。在30例中耳胆脂瘤上皮组织中,PTEN分别与P—Akt、NF—KB蛋白的表达之间呈显著负相关(P〈0.01),而P—Akt和NF—KB蛋白的表达呈显著正相关(P〈0.01)。结论PTEN、P-Akt和NF—KB在中耳胆脂瘤上皮的异常表达可能在胆脂瘤的发生、发展过程中起重要作用。胆脂瘤上皮中P13K—Akt信号通路的激活可能参与了胆脂瘤上皮细胞过度增殖机制。
简介:目的对云南3所特殊教育学校聋生人群进行系统性的耳聋临床资料分析,为开展耳聋基因的分子流行病学研究提供参考依据。方法了解聋生详细的耳聋病史;进行全身及耳鼻咽喉常规检查;进行纯音听阂测试及声导抗测试,了解聋生双耳听功能和中耳功能状况。结果聋生耳聋前有耳毒性药物用药史者占8.2%,有家族史者占19.5%,综合征性耳聋占5.3%,耳聋病因不明者亦占较大比例;汉族与非汉族聋生在综合征性耳聋和聋前用药史方面无显著差异,汉族聋生有家族史的比例高于非汉族聋生。结论云南省聋生可能的致聋原因有遗传性聋、药物性聋,但大部分聋生病因不明,尚需借助分子生物学理论和技术,从基因水平进行耳聋病因学的深入研究。。
简介:目的考察3~5岁听障儿童的气质特点及其影响因素,为康复训练提供参考依据。方法选取111名3~5岁听障儿童,采用3~7岁儿童气质问卷施测。结果3~5岁听障儿童在气质各维度上的表现倾向不同(P〈0.05),适应度维度得分最高,其次为趋避性、心境、注意分散度和规律性,注意力持久性和反应阂得分最低。儿童性别、主要照顾人及其受教育水平、职业、家庭结构对听障儿童气质的多个维度具有显著影响(P〈0.05),主要表现在反应强度、注意力持久性、规律性、注意分散度、活动量、心境和适应度维度;助听设备和康复时间对听障儿童气质特点影响不明显(P〉0.05)。结论3~5岁听障儿童的气质受家庭、社会环境等多方面因素影响,但在具体特征上有其独特性。
简介:目的检测不同年龄大鼠下丘α-氨基羟甲基恶唑丙酸(α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole—propionicacid,AMPA)受体亚型GluR2/3(Glutmaterecptor2/3)的分布及其与听性脑干反应(auditorybrainstemresponse,ABR)的关系。方法分别测定1,4,9,15周龄SD大鼠ABR反应阈;FITC标记免疫组化方法检测GluR2/3亚型在不同周龄SD大鼠下丘中的分布。结果1周龄SD大鼠检测不到明显的ABR波形.4周龄起能检测到稳定的ABR波形。GluR2/3在不同年龄大鼠下丘神经元中均有表达。1周龄大鼠染色较少,位于胞膜;4周龄时表达强,主要位于胞膜;9周龄时较弱,位于胞膜及胞质;15周龄时可见于胞膜及核周胞质,但胞质较强。4周龄与1、9、15周龄胞膜相比,GluR2/3亚型的表达较强,差异有显著性;1周与9周、15周龄胞膜之间.GluR2/3的表达较弱,差异无显著性。结论出生后GluR2/3在下丘的含量及分布部位均随年龄变化而变化.这种改变可能与下丘的发育相关。
简介:目的考察3-6岁听障儿童语言功能发展的特点。方法利用《听障儿童语言功能评估》对202例3-6岁听障儿童进行跟踪评估,分别在基线期、6个月后、12个月后进行测试;对3次评估结果进行比较,分析不同年龄组之间的差异,并将听障儿童评估分数与健听儿童参考值对比。结果听障儿童的各项语言功能随时间推移极显著提高(P=0.000〈0.01);听障儿童年龄越大,语言功能越强,年龄组之间存在显著差异(P〈0.05);所有年龄段听障儿童基线评估得分均低于3岁健听儿童期望值,康复12个月后,3、4岁听障儿童达到同龄健听儿童期望值,5、6岁听障儿童和同龄健听儿童仍有差距。结论听障儿童的语言功能和健听儿童存在差距,但经过康复可有较大提升,且干预年龄越小,提升速度越快。
简介:目的探讨肿瘤继发性舌咽神经痛的致病机理和外科治疗。方法回顾性分析1993年1月-2002年6月收治的3例桥小脑角肿瘤继发性舌咽神经痛的临床和病理组织学资料。结果3例患者均为女性,分别为桥小脑角的舌咽神经鞘膜瘤、微小血管瘤样脑膜瘤和脉络丛乳头状瘤。主要临床表现是咽部和舌根部疼痛或伴有耳深部疼痛。1例行肿瘤切除及舌咽神经切断术,另2例行肿瘤切除、舌咽神经切断及迷走神经1-2支感觉支切断术,3例均取得满意疗效。3例术后出现轻度声嘶。随访平均2.3年,3例肿瘤及疼痛均无复发。结论桥小脑角肿瘤是引起舌咽神经痛的原因之一。切除肿瘤同时行舌咽神经根及迷走神经1-2支感觉支切断是治疗肿瘤继发性舌咽神经痛的有效方法。