A phase II study of continuous infusion recombinant human granulocyte- macrophage colony-stimulating factor as an adjunct to autologous bone marrow transplantation for patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in first remission

Recombinant human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (rhGM-CSF) clearly hastens myeloid recovery in patients with relapsed hematologic malignancies undergoing autologous bone marrow transplantation (ABMT). In efforts to further improve neutrophil engraftment and shorten hospital stay in ABMT patients, rhGM-CSF was administered by a potentially more potent route (continuous infusion) to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) patients with better BM reserve (first remission). Time to myeloid engraftment was compared with that of NHL patients treated in first remission at our institution on a similar ABMT protocol but without growth factor support (controls). Median neutrophil engraftment (absolute neutrophil count, 500 cells/microL) in first remission patients treated with rhGM-CSF was 14 days, compared with 22 days in controls (P = .0001). Hospital stays were also significantly reduced for rhGM-CSF patients (P = .0003). Platelet engraftment did not differ between the two groups. Persistent fever and generalized serositis were the primary toxicities. rhGM-CSF, delivered by this route, was efficacious but more toxic than 2-hour rhGM-CSF infusions previously reported by other investigators. Future alterations in both dose and schedule may retain comparable efficacy yet diminish toxicity.     

北京市新农合大病保险实施效果分析与评价

目的:测算分析北京市新农合大病保险对患者疾病经济负担的减轻作用,对制度实施效果进行评价。方法:按照经济发展水平和大病保险承办方式选取北京市三个区县,再从中选择大病患者较多的2~3个乡镇。通过与大病保险管理者进行访谈,了解其运行现状;对样本乡镇全部大病患者进行问卷调查了解患者主观感受,收到有效问卷497份。利用新农合管理中心信息平台测算患者疾病经济负担。对定量和定性资料分别采用统计分析与主题框架法进行分析。结果:经大病保险报销,三个区县大病患者平均自付费用明显减轻,实际补偿比均有不同程度的提高,但灾难性卫生支出情况无显著改善。结论:应通过提高大病保险起付线与报销比例,拓宽报销目录等举措提高其补偿水平,重点缓解极重患者疾病经济负担。     

Use of clinical findings in the diagnosis of urinary tract infection in women

To develop a decision rule for predicting urinary culture results in patients suspected of having urinary tract infection, we used discriminant analysis to identify the optimum combination of clinical findings. Thirty variables identified in a pilot study were recorded from 248 patients in a second study. Five findings were independent predictors of positive urinary culture: history of urinary tract infection, back pain, microscopic pyuria, hematuria, and bacteriuria. An additive decision rule that assigned one point for each of the five variables was tested in a third group of 258 patients. These scores stratified patients into subsets with increasing likelihood of positive culture. Higher scores identified patients who can confidently be treated without documentation of bacteriuria. If the rule applies successfully to other populations, cost savings could result from identification of patients who do not require quantitative urinary culture to demonstrate significant bacteriuria.     

高血压患者心脏变时性功能不良及其意义

目的:探讨原发性高血压(EH)患者心脏变时性功能不良(CI)及其意义。方法:随机选择EH患者60例,行活动平板运动试验,记录心率、血压变化,运动时间(time)、代谢当量(METs);计算2级运动的心率变时性反应指数(CRI2)、最大心率收缩压二项乘积(RPP)和心肌耗氧量(MV.O2)并与正常对照组40例比较。结果:EH组峰值心率及心率上升幅度小于对照组(148.75±11.81):(154.27±12.05)次/min,(67.44±13.37):(74.12±14.43)次/min,P<0.05;CRI2低于对照组(0.94±0.22):(1.03±0.15),P<0.05;EH组CI的人数共29例(48.33%)明显多于对照组7例(17.5%),P<0.005,其中CRI2<0.8的人数20例(33.33%),CRI2>1.3的人数9例(15%),对照组为6例(15%)、1例(2.5%),两组间有显著性差异P<0.05;表明EH组存在CI;EH组运动时间(time)缩短(8.78±1.87):(9.77±1.88)min,P<0.05;运动贮量(METs)降低(9.21±1.39):(9.82±1.48),P<0.05;而RPP,MV.O2分别高于对照组[(26484.64±3573.49):(24118.39±3060.76),(30.78±5.0):(27.47±4.23)ml/kg.min,P<0.001]。结论:EH患者存在CI,提示有心脏自主神经损害,临床应引起重视。     

犬冠状静脉窦肌袖细胞及其缝隙连接蛋白43和缝隙连接蛋白45的分布研究

目的研究冠状静脉窦肌袖细胞形态走行、分布及其缝隙连接蛋白(Cx)的分布特点,进一步探讨冠状静脉窦肌袖在心律失常中的作用。方法选用新疆成年杂种犬9条,以其冠状静脉窦(CS)为研究标本,分别做Cx43、Cx45免疫组化及HE染色。结果CS的长度为(5．20±0．68)cm,在CS 2．5～3 cm内普遍存在肌袖细胞,CS肌袖纤维以内环外纵的基本模式分布,随着CS窦口向远处延伸,肌袖层分布逐渐减少。在同一横断层或不同层面,肌袖细胞的分布存在呈不均一性。免疫组化证实Cx43在CS表达稀少,Cx45在CS肌袖细胞细胞膜表达丰富,而且随着CS的延伸Cx45表达减少。结论犬CS的肌袖细胞分布存在不均一性,Cx45为其主要缝隙连接蛋白,这似乎可以证明CS具备心脏传导系统缝隙连接蛋白的特点,揭示了CS在更大程度上是一条电传导通道。     

Exploring the utility of whole‐exome sequencing as a diagnostic tool in a child with atypical episodic muscle weakness

The advent of whole‐exome next‐generation sequencing (WES) has been pivotal for the molecular characterization of Mendelian disease; however, the clinical applicability of WES has remained relatively unexplored. We describe our exploration of WES as a diagnostic tool in a 3½‐year old female patient with a 2‐year history of episodic muscle weakness and paroxysmal dystonia who presented following a previous extensive but unrevealing diagnostic work‐up. WES was performed on the proband and her two parents. Parental exome data was used to filter potential de novo genomic events in the proband and suspected variants were confirmed using di‐deoxy sequencing. WES revealed a de novo non‐synonymous mutation in exon 21 of the calcium channel gene CACNA1S that has been previously reported in a single patient as a rare cause of atypical hypokalemic periodic paralysis. This was unexpected, as the proband's original differential diagnosis had included hypokalemic periodic paralysis, but clinical and laboratory features were equivocal, and standard clinical molecular testing for hypokalemic periodic paralysis and related disorders was negative. This report highlights the potential diagnostic utility of WES in clinical practice, with implications for the approach to similar diagnostic dilemmas in the future.     

Levels of Circulating Microparticles in Lung Cancer Patients and Possible Prognostic Value

Background. Endothelial-derived microparticles (EDMPs) and platelet-derived microparticles (PDMPs) have been reported to be increasing in various diseases including malignant diseases. Here, we investigated whether these MPs may be useful biomarkers for predicting lung cancer (LC) disease status, cell type, or metastasis. Methods and Results. One hundred and thirty LC patients were prospectively enrolled into the study between April 2011 and February 2012. Flow cytometric analysis demonstrated that the circulating levels of platelet-derived activated MPs (PDAc-MPs), platelet-derived apoptotic MPs (PDAp-MPs), endothelial-derived activated MPs (EDAc-MPs), and endothelial-derived apoptotic MPs (EDAp-MPs) were significantly higher in LC patients than in 30 age- and gender-matched normal control subjects (all P < 0.05). Additionally, circulating level of PDAc-MPs was significantly lower (P = 0.031), whereas the circulating levels of the other three biomarkers did not differ (all P > 0.1) in early stage versus late stage LC patients. Furthermore, the circulating levels of the four types of MPs did not differ among patients with different disease statuses (i.e., disease controlled, disease progression, and disease without treatment, i.e., fresh case) (all P > 0.2) or between patients with or without LC metastasis (all P > 0.5). Moreover, only the circulating level of EDAp-MPs was significantly associated with the different cell types (i.e., squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, and small cell carcinoma) of LC (P = 0.045). Conclusion. Circulating MP levels are significantly increased in LC patients as compared with normal subjects. Among the MPs, only an increased level of EDAp-MPs was significantly associated with different LC cell types.     

淫羊藿总黄酮调控Wnt/β-catenin信号通路对去卵巢大鼠抗骨质疏松作用研究

目的 通过淫羊藿总黄酮(TFE)对去卵巢大鼠骨组织Wnt/β-catenin信号通路及腰椎骨和股骨生物力学性能影响研究,探讨TFE对去卵巢大鼠抗骨质疏松的可能机制.方法 选用40只90天龄的SPF级SD雌性大白鼠,随机分为4组:对照组、去卵巢组(OVX)组、去卵巢+己烯雌酚(DES)组、去卵巢+淫羊藿总黄酮(TFE)组.实验持续12周后处死全部大鼠,取腰椎骨、股骨分别测量生物力学参数及骨密度.免疫蛋白印迹法检测各组大鼠胫骨骨皮质区p-GSK3-β(thr9)、RANKL、OPG、β-catenin蛋白表达水平.结果 与对照组比较,OVX组大鼠股骨、腰椎骨的生物力学性能及骨密度下降(P＜0.05);DES组、TFE组股骨和腰椎骨的生物力学性能和骨密度较去卵巢OVX组明显改善(P＜0.05);两治疗组的组间差异无统计学意义(P＞0.05).免疫蛋白印迹法提示去卵巢大鼠分别加用TFE、DES治疗后,胫骨蛋白β-catenin、OPG表达上调,p-GSK3-β(thr9)、RANKL表达下调.结论 淫羊藿总黄酮能够改善去卵巢大鼠的骨生物力学性能,上调Wnt/β-catenin信号通路,从而改善骨质疏松.     

三维有限元分析在牙周夹板研究中的应用

牙周炎是口腔常见病、多发病,是牙齿松动的主要原因之一。牙周夹板一直以来是松牙固定的有效手段,它可以将多个牙连成一个整体,形成一个"多根巨牙",共同承担咬合力,有效地分散牙周膜及牙槽骨的应力,为牙周组织的愈合创造有利条件。三维有限元分析法是研究复杂模型应力分布的生物力学方法,近年来广泛应用于牙周夹板的研究中,该方法可以逼真地建立口腔组织结构的模型,并对每种组织的生物力学属性赋值,进而分析在不同几何形态、不同材料以及不同加载条件下牙体及牙周组织的应力分布特点,为临床上松动牙的治疗提供生物力学依据。本文就三维有限元法在不同类型、不同材料以及不同牙周状态下牙周夹板的研究进展进行综述。