肺炎衣原体抗体效价与多发性硬化的相关性探讨

目的 探讨肺炎衣原体（Chlamydia pneumoniae）感染在多发性硬化（MS）发病和进展中的作用和致病机制。方法 选取急性期MS患者31例，缓解期MS患者28例及其他神经系统疾病患者30例，健康对照者30名，应用酶联免疫吸附试验测定患者和对照者血清及脑脊液中肺炎衣原体IgG和IgM抗体水平。结果 急性期MS组、缓解期MS组、其他神经系统疾病组和健康对照组的肺炎衣原体血清IgG分别为48．4％、35．7％、30．0％、23．3％；4组IgM抗体效价分别为12．9％、14．3％、20．0％、10．0％，总体比较差异无统计学意义（P〉0．05）；急性期MS组与其他神经系统疾病组的脑脊液IgG和IgM抗体效价分别为0、6．7％和0、0，差异无统计学意义（P〉0．05）。结论 肺炎衣原体的感染或重复感染与MS发病相关不紧密，可能仅为MS的伴随感染。     

阴道毛滴虫与沙眼衣原体共生关系的初步探讨

目的 :为了探讨阴道毛滴虫与沙眼衣原体共生、协同致病的关系 ,对南通市公安局收容教育所非淋菌性阴道炎、尿道炎 (后称非淋患者 )患者以及本市某国营纺织厂同龄纺织女工阴道毛滴虫的寄生情况进行了 6个月以上的连续性观察。方法 :对 2 0 0 1年到 2 0 0 3年期间南通市公安局收容教育所非淋患者 1983例女性和随机抽样国营纺织厂纺织女工 2 84人分别采用生理盐水涂片法镜检阴道毛滴虫滋养体。结果 :非淋患者阴道毛滴虫滋养体的平均阳性检出率为 2 0 .6 8% (41/1983) ,明显高于正常对照组 (1.0 6 % ,3/2 84 ) ,差异显著 (X2 =2 5 .2 9,P <0 .0 0 1) .其中沙眼衣原体感染者 ,阴道毛滴虫滋养体的阳性检出率有增高趋势。结论 :非淋患者中沙眼衣原体感染时 ,其阴道毛滴虫阳性检出率高于其他患者。同时选择部分病例采用单纯抗非淋病治疗和抗非淋病与抗滴虫同时治疗进行比较并跟踪追访 6个月 ,缓解和消除症状后者明显优于前者 ,少数不规范治疗或擅自放弃治疗的人 ,延误病情或使病程迁延而转为慢性 ,给根治来一定的难度。建议注意阴道毛滴虫与沙眼衣原体共同感染协同致病的情况 ,要鉴别病原体 ,联合用药 ,提高疗效。     

免疫荧光法与 Giemsa 氏法检测沙眼衣原体的比较

本文用免疫荧光法与 Giemsa 氏法检测明显沙眼患者,两法阳性率相差无几。但在临床肉眼观察认为正常时,其阳性率分别为24.77%及11.58%(P<0.05),差异有显著意义,表明免疫荧光法检测早期沙眼较 Giemsa 氏法敏感。临床认为正常眼,经实验室检查25.56%为阳性,说明开展沙眼的实验室诊断是必要的。     

泌尿生殖道炎症患者沙眼衣原体感染的临床研究

目的　探讨在泌尿生殖道有炎症表现的情况下沙眼衣原体 (CT)感染的状况。方法　采用C -C快速法。结果　CT在泌尿生殖道炎症时的阳性率显著高于无炎症表现者 (P <0 .0 5) ;男性在有无炎症表现情况下的CT阳性率差异有显著性 (P <0 .0 5) ,而女性差异无显著性 (P >0 .0 5) ;2 1～ 50岁为高发年龄段。结论　CT感染症状隐匿 ,临床无症状者也应注意CT的检测 ,尤其是女性和高危人群。     

肺炎衣原体感染小鼠肺组织免疫组化表现

目的 :通过研究小鼠肺组织免疫组化 ,对肺炎衣原体肺炎的发病机制进行初步的探讨。　方法 :以肺炎衣原体鼻内或静脉接种Icr小鼠 ,在不同时间点处死动物 ,用免疫组化的方法检测小鼠肺炎衣原体肺炎急性期肺组织的病理改变。　结果 :小鼠吸入肺炎衣原体后第 3、7、14天 ,肺组织中肺炎衣原体的免疫过氧化酶染色呈阳性。炎性肺组织阳性染色呈不均一性 ,为局限性分布。肺炎衣原体抗原阳性表达主要在肺泡巨噬细胞、间质细胞以及支气管周围淋巴组织等部位。静脉接种组引起上述类似改变 ,但程度轻 ,肺炎衣原体抗原阳性表达主要集中在肺泡巨噬细胞及间质细胞中。　结论 :免疫组化法检测小鼠肺炎衣原体肺炎急性期肺组织的病理改变 ,有助于肺炎衣原体肺炎急性期的诊断。肺炎衣原体呼吸道局部感染比血行感染的病理改变更为严重     

微量沙眼衣原体组织培养法的建立及临床应用

建立了微量沙眼衣原体组织培养法，并应用于不同人群的生殖道标本的沙眼衣原体培养。结果生殖道沙眼衣原体培养的阳性率：男性尿道炎患者１４７％（９／６１）；正常孕妇３３％（７／２１０）；急性和亚急性盆腔炎女性患者６７％（７／１０４）；性病门诊患者１８２％（４９／２６９）。由于９６孔培养板及倒置荧光显微镜的应用，微量培养法试剂用量少、过程简化；自制的抗沙眼衣原体单克隆抗体大大降低了培养后的染色成本，适用于大宗标本。     

The occurrence of Chlamydia trachomatis in the semen of men participating in an IVF programme

Chlamydia trachomatis is one of the most common causative agentsof sexually transmitted diseases. The authors studied the occurrenceof C.trachomatis in the semen of 184 asymptomatic men participatingin the IVF programme. Twenty-six (14.1%) of the 184 tested werepositive for C.trachomatis, these patients and their wives receivingdoxycycline capsules twice, 100 mg on the first day and 100mg/day for the following 13 days. This treatment was effectivein 88.5% of the cases and in the rest, treatment continued witherithromycin 250 mg four times/day for 2 weeks. The authorscompared the semen parameters (cell count, motility, morphology,bovine mucus penetration and hypo-osmotic swelling test) inthe infected and non-infected groups and observed no significantdifference between these two groups     

Does infection with Chlamydia pneumoniae and/or Helicobacter pylori increase the expression of endothelial cell adhesion molecules in humans?

Objective   To investigate if Chlamydia pneumoniae and/or Helicobacter pylori seropositivity is associated with elevated levels of soluble endothelial cell adhesion molecules (sCAMs) as markers of atherosclerotic activity.
Methods   Immunoglobulin A (IgA) and IgG antibodies to the two bacteria, soluble intercellular cell adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1), soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (sVCAM-1) and E-selectin were measured in coronary heart disease (CHD) patients ( n  = 193) and age- and sex-matched controls ( n  = 193). Two different serological methods were used for the detection of Chlamydia antibodies: Labsystems microimmunofluorescence to detect species-specific C. pneumoniae antibodies and Medac's recombinant enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to detect genus-specific lipopolysaccharide antibodies.
Results   The concentrations of sICAM-1 and E-selectin were higher in CHD patients with positive vs. negative Chlamydia lipopolysaccharide IgA ( P  = 0.044 for both). H. pylori antibodies alone did not predict raised levels of sCAMs, but in CHD patients sICAM-1 was increased with IgA seropositivity to both bacteria compared to double seronegativity ( P  = 0.034). Concentrations of sVCAM-1 were elevated in CHD patients with double IgA seropositivity compared to those with Chlamydia lipopolysaccharide IgA seropositivity alone ( P  = 0.018).
Conclusion   Our results may indicate that C. pneumoniae contributes to increased inflammation in CHD, and that this contribution is even more pronounced when present in combination with H. pylori IgA antibodies.