Detection of radiolabelled bone marrow cells bearing surface ace immunoglobulins by combined autoradiography and immunoperoxidase

A method is described for the simultaneous detection of radiolabelled bone marrow cells bearing surface immunoglobulins by combined autoradiography and immunoperoxidase. Bone marrow cells from normal CBA mice prelabelled in vivo with ¹²⁵IUDR or exposed in vitro to [³H]thymidine were incubated with rabbit anti-mouse immunoglobulins under capping conditions, washed, cytocentrifuged and treated with methanol and hydrogen peroxide to destroy endogenous peroxidase. Cells were then covered with peroxidase-conjugated goat anti-rabbit immunoglobulins, washed, treated with diaminobenzidine a and hydrogen peroxide and finally covered with autoradiographic stripping film and exposed for different times. Peroxidase-positive cells were typically capped and those radiolabelled had autoradiographic silver grains overlying the nucleus.     

Ability of rosetting or non-rosetting individual control and inflammatory macrophages to kill Escherichia coli X43 intracellularly

An autoradiographic method combined with a rosette technique was used to assess the bactericidal activity of individual control and inflammatory peritoneal macrophages (PM phi) in the presence or absence of expression of Fc receptor for IgG (FcR). There was a lack of FcR reactivity in a certain percentage of both categories of PM phi exposed to E. coli X43, a bacterium which is readily phagocytosed in the presence of specific antibody. Both rosetting and non-rosetting PM phi were capable of phagocytosing E. coli X43, but inflammatory PM phi showed a marked reduction in their capacity to ingest these bacteria compared with control PM phi. Once ingested the E. coli X43 were killed equally well by non-rosetting and rosetting control and inflammatory PM phi.     

Biosynthesis of two stage-specific membrane proteins during transformation of Plasmodium gallinaceum zygotes into ookinetes

We have studied the synthesis and expression of surface proteins in zygotes of Plasmodium gallinaceum during their transformation to mature ookinetes. The cells were biosynthetically labelled in vitro using [35S]methionine and proteins were immunoprecipitated with rabbit anti-ookinete serum or monoclonal antibodies. Early zygotes (approx. 2 h post-gametogenesis and fertilization) synthesized and expressed on their surface a protein of Mr 26 000 as observed under reducing conditions on polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis in the presence of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS-PAGE) (31 000 under non-reducing conditions) and continued to do so for 8-10 h; thereafter synthesis of the Mr 26 000 protein declined and little or none was synthesized in the mature ookinetes (greater than 20 h post-gametogenesis). Between 3-5 h post-gametogenesis, zygotes also began to synthesize a protein of Mr 28 000 (34 000 under non-reducing conditions). Synthesis and expression of this surface protein continued throughout development; and the Mr 28 000 protein was the predominant surface protein synthesized by the mature ookinete. Mr 26 000 and Mr 28 000 proteins have been designated earlier as PgO-1 and PgO-2 respectively (Carter and Kaushal, Mol. Biochem. Parasitol. (1984) 13, 235-241). Neither protein was synthesized in the gametocytes prior to gametogenesis. Both proteins could be labelled with [3H]glucosamine or [3H]mannose. When zygotes were incubated with [3H]palmitic acid both PgO-1 and PgO-2 bound fatty acids in covalent linkage. The two proteins do not otherwise appear to be structurally related. They were differentially immunoprecipitated by different monoclonal antibodies and gave rise to distinct patterns of peptides following digestion with proteases such as Staphylococcus aureus V-8, trypsin and chymotrypsin.     

The Association between Nutritional Status and In-Hospital Mortality among Patients with Heart Failure—A Result of the Retrospective Nutritional Status Heart Study 2 (NSHS2)

Background: A nutritional status is related to the prognosis and length of hospitalisation of patients with heart failure (HF). This study aims to assess the effect of nutritional status on in-hospital mortality in patients with heart failure. Methods: We conducted a retrospective study and analysis of medical records of 1056 patients admitted to the cardiology department of the University Clinical Hospital in Wroclaw (Poland). Results: A total of 1056 individuals were included in the analysis. A total of 5.5% of patients died during an in-hospital stay. It was found that in the sample group, 25% of patients who died had a BMI (body mass index) within the normal range, 6% were underweight, 47% were overweight, and 22% were obese. Our results show that non-survivors have a significantly higher nutrition risk screening (NRS) ≥3 (21% vs. 3%; p < 0.001); NYHA (New York Heart Association) grade 4 (70% vs. 24%; p < 0.001). The risk of death was lower in obese patients (HR = 0.51; p = 0.028) and those with LDL (low-density lipoprotein) levels from 116 to <190 mg/dL (HR = 0.10; p = 0.009, compared to those with LDL <55 mg/dL). The risk of death was higher in those with NRS (nutritional risk score) score ≥3 (HR = 2.31; p = 0.014), HFmrEF fraction (HR = 4.69; p < 0.001), and LDL levels > 190 mg/dL (HR = 3.20; p = 0.038). Conclusion: The malnutrition status correlates with an increased risk of death during hospitalisation. Higher TC (total cholesterol) level were related to a lower risk of death, which may indicate the “lipid paradox”. Higher BMI results were related to a lower risk of death, which may indicate the “obesity paradox”.     

Efficiency of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation and Transcutaneous Nerve Stimulation on Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Objective

To compare the efficacy of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) and transcutaneous nerve stimulation (TENS) on hemiplegic shoulder pain (HSP).

MNA和NRS2002对老年住院患者营养评估的比较

目的简易营养评价法（MNA）是专为老年人设计的营养评估方法,而营养风险筛查2002（NRS2002）常用于住院患者,本研究探讨哪一种营养评估方法更适用于老年住院患者。方法本研究纳入了179名在内科老年病房住院的≥65岁的老年患者,分别应用MNA简表（MNA-SF）和NRS2002进行营养风险评估,比较两种筛查方法的评估结果以及对临床营养治疗的指导作用,并分析与传统的临床营养指标相关性。结果MNA-SF评估,营养不良危险者55例,营养不良者42例,总的营养风险异常率54．2％,较NRS2002筛查（有营养风险69例,38．5％）差异有统计学意义。MNA-SF筛查的营养不良危险组和营养不良组的营养治疗率分别为29．1％和50．0％,而NRS2002的营养风险组的营养治疗率为49．3％。常用的营养指标体质量指数（BMI）、体质量变化、血清白蛋白和前白蛋白与两种营养评估结果的相关性低（γ=0．09～0．48）,上述指标的异常对营养风险筛查结果无可靠的提示作用。结论内科住院老年患者的营养风险筛查,同一个患者群体MNA-SF可发现较多具有营养风险的患者,而NRS2002筛查结果异常对营养治疗的指导意义更大。常用的营养指标如BMI、血清蛋白不是可靠的营养风险筛查指标。     

伊班膦酸钠联合骨化三醇治疗老年骨质疏松症的临床研究

目的 探讨伊班膦酸钠注射液联合骨化三醇胶丸治疗老年骨质疏松症的临床疗效。方法 选取2016年11月-2017年12月在上海市第三康复医院和第二军医大学附属公利医院收治的123例老年骨质疏松症患者作为研究对象,将患者随机分为骨化三醇组、伊班膦酸钠组、联合组,每组各41例。骨化三醇组患者口服骨化三醇胶丸,2粒/次,1次/d;伊班膦酸钠组患者静脉滴注伊班膦酸钠注射液,2 mg溶于0.9%氯化钠溶液250 mL中,滴注时间大于2 h,1次/3个月;联合组给予伊班膦酸钠注射液联合骨化三醇胶丸,用法用量同上。3组患者均连续治疗12个月。观察3组患者的临床疗效,比较3组患者治疗前后的数字疼痛评分（NRS）、骨密度（BMD）、血磷、血钙、抗酒石酸酸性磷酸酶5b（TRAP-5b）、骨源性碱性磷酸酶（BALP）水平和不良反应。结果 治疗后,骨化三醇组、伊班膦酸钠组、联合组的总有效率分别为82.93%、85.37%和95.12%,联合组总有效率显著优于骨化三醇组和伊班膦酸钠组,差异具有统计学意义（P<0.05）。治疗6、12个月后,3组患者的NRS评分值均显著降低,平均腰椎BMD和平均股骨颈BMD均显著升高,同组治疗前后比较差异具有统计学意义（P<0.05）;治疗6、12个月后,联合组患者的NRS评分值显著低于同期骨化三醇组和伊班膦酸钠组,而平均腰椎BMD和平均股骨颈BMD均明显高于同期骨化三醇组和伊班膦酸钠组,差异具有统计学意义（P<0.05）。治疗后,3组患者血钙、血磷相较于治疗前差异无统计学意义,且联合组患者的血钙、血磷较其他两组差异均无统计学意义。治疗6、12个月后,3组患者TRAP-5b、BALP水平均显著降低,同组治疗前后比较差异具有统计学意义（P<0.05）;治疗6、12个月后,联合组患者TRAP-5b、BALP水平显著低于同期骨化三醇组和伊班膦酸钠组,差异具有统计学意义（P<0.05）。3组患者的不良反应发生情况差异无统计学意义。结论 伊班膦酸钠注射液联合骨化三醇胶丸治疗老年性骨质疏松症具有较好的临床疗效,能够改善骨密度,减少疼痛,维持骨生化指标,具有一定的临床推广应用价值。     

营养风险筛查2002和APACHE Ⅱ与老年危重患者预后的关系

目的:探讨营养风险筛查2002(NRS2002)和急性生理学与慢性健康状况评分Ⅱ(APACHEⅡ)与老年危重症患者预后的关系。方法:根据患者的预后,分为存活组和死亡组,比较2组间NRS2002值与APACHEⅡ值的差别;再根据APACHEⅡ值分为3组,比较3组NRS2002值和病死率的差别;最后以NRS2002值和APACHEⅡ值为自变量进行logistic回归分析,探讨NRS2002评分和APACHEⅡ评分与老年危重症患者预后的关系。结果:158例老年危重症患者中,48例死亡,110例存活,死亡组NRS2002值及APACHEⅡ值显著高于存活组(均P0.01),随着APACHEⅡ值增加,NRS2002值、病死率逐渐升高,各组间比较差异有统计学意义(均P0.05);logistic回归分析显示,NRS2002值和APACHEⅡ值与患者预后呈正相关。结论:老年危重症患者,NRS2002值与APACHEⅡ值越高预后越差。     

Hypersensitivity and hyperalgesia in somatoform pain disorders

Objective

In psychiatry, pain disorders not explained by structural lesions have been classified for decades as somatoform pain disorders, the underlying concept being somatization. In a parallel move, somatic medicine has defined an expanding group of similar pain disorders, known as functional pain syndromes. Functional pain syndromes are characterized by enhanced pain sensitivity. The aim of our study was to investigate the proportion of patients with somatoform pain disorders who also meet the criteria of functional pain syndromes and the extent to which patients with somatoform pain disorders also show enhanced pain sensitivity.

Methods

Data on pain sensitivity in 120 hospitalized patients were obtained by means of two algometric methods. The group of patients with somatoform pain disorders was further divided into two subsets: patients with and those without a co-diagnosis of a functional pain syndrome. Patients with nociceptive pain served as control group.

Results

Of the 120 in-patients selected, 67 fulfilled the criteria of a somatoform pain disorder of which 41 (61%) also met the co-diagnosis of a functional pain syndrome. Patients with somatoform pain disorder differed from controls in that they showed enhanced pain sensitivity, irrespective of whether a functional pain syndrome was concomitantly present (P< .001).

Conclusions

Somatoform pain disorders show considerable overlap with functional pain syndromes, including enhanced pain sensitivity. This suggests the relevance of integrating somatosensory aspects of pain into a modified understanding of somatoform pain disorders.