血管内皮生长因子与白细胞介素12在急性白血病不同时期血清中的变化

目的:由于造血干/祖细胞发生基因突变,子代细胞增殖失控等导致的恶性血液病。血管内皮生长因子和白细胞介素12参与这一发生发展过程,检测不同时期其在急性白血病患者静脉血中的水平,有利于认知与血管新生及体液免疫的相关性。方法:随机选择2005-06/2006-04在吉林市中心医院住院的急性白血病患者25例,均经FAB分型或免疫学分型确诊,患者知情同意,并经医院伦理委员会批准。将患者分为:①初诊未治组10例。②复发组5例。③完全缓解组10例。并设9名健康查体者为正常对照。应用定量酶联免疫吸附实验测定受试者血清中血管内皮生长因子和白细胞介素12的水平,在评定白细胞介素12水平时,将初诊未治组与复发组合并为初诊复发组:①两组的发病机制相似。②两组病例数较少,单独观察没有统计学意义。结果:25例患者和9名健康对照者均进入结果分析。①初诊未治组血管内皮生长因子含量高于完全缓解组及正常对照组(P均<0.05)。②正常对照组白细胞介素12水平与初诊复发组、完全缓解组之间差异均具有显著性意义(P均<0.05)。③正常对照组血管内皮生长因子含量与白细胞介素12之间存在负相关(r=-0.9644P<0.05)。④初诊复发组、完全缓解组血管内皮生长因子和白细胞介素12含量之间均无相关性(r=-0.0883,-0.3593,P均>0.05)。结论:急性白血病患者血清中血管内皮生长因子和白细胞介素12含量与临床病情变化有关,可以作为诊断和预测急性白血病发生和复发的指标。     

A study of confidential unit exclusion

The effectiveness of the confidential unit exclusion (CUE) procedure recommended by the Food and Drug Administration has been questioned by the blood banking community. The purpose of this study was to determine whether donors were informing the blood center correctly regarding the disposition (transfuse or do not transfuse) of their donated blood. A letter explaining the confidential study and requesting permission to send the participant a questionnaire noting his or her self-exclusion choice was mailed to 230 donors who had chosen transfuse and 276 donors who had chosen do not transfuse. After consent was obtained, participants were sent a second packet and asked to indicate whether they had chosen correctly and, if not, to identify reasons for that incorrect choice. A seven-word terminology quiz made up of words from the CUE form was also enclosed. All participants who had chosen transfuse indicated that this was the correct choice. Approximately 50 percent of those who had chosen do not transfuse indicated that this was an incorrect choice; the most common reason was that "I was not paying attention." The most frequently misunderstood term was "confidential." Donors who chose do not transfuse had a significantly higher rate of error on the terminology quiz (p less than 0.01) than did those who chose transfuse.     

Oral cyclophosphamide versus chlorambucil in the treatment of patients with membranous nephropathy and renal insufficiency

We treated patients with idiopathic membranous nephropathy (iMGN) and renal insufficiency, using: (i) (n = 15) monthly cycles of steroids (1 g methyl-prednisolone i.v. on three consecutive days, followed by oral prednisone 0.5 mg/kg/day months 1, 3 and 5) and chlorambucil (0.15 mg/kg/day months 2, 4 and 6); or (ii) (n = 17) oral cyclophosphamide (1.5-2.0 mg/kg/day for 1 year) and steroids in a comparable dose. The groups were comparable in age, renal function and levels of proteinuria. During the 6 months preceding treatment, serum creatinine levels increased from 148 +/- 50 to 219 +/- 73 mumol/l in the chlorambucil group and from 164 +/- 86 to 274 +/- 126 mumol/l in the cyclophosphamide group. Median (range) follow-ups were: chlorambucil 38 months (8-71); cyclophosphamide 26 months (5-68) (NS). Renal function improved in both groups, but the improvement was short-lived in the chlorambucil group; 12 months after starting treatment, mean serum creatinine was 6.3 mumol/l lower in the chlorambucil group and 121 mumol/l lower in the cyclophosphamide group (p < 0.01). Four chlorambucil-treated patients developed ESRD, and five needed a second course of therapy, whereas only one cyclophosphamide-treated patient developed ESRD (p < 0.05). Remissions of proteinuria occurred more frequently after cyclophosphamide treatment (15/17 vs. 5/15; p < 0.01). Side-effects necessitated interruption of treatment in six patients on cyclophosphamide and in 11 on chlorambucil (p < 0.05). In our patients, oral cyclophosphamide was better tolerated than oral chlorambucil. The suggested greater efficacy of the oral cyclophosphamide regimen needs to be ascertained by longer follow-up.      

成纤维细胞生长因子Ⅱ型受体功能获得型点突变影响小鼠颅底软骨发育

目的:对比野生型小鼠和成纤维细胞生长因子Ⅱ型受体(fibroblast growth factor receptor2,fgfr2)基因S252W突变型小鼠颅底软骨的生长发育情况,探讨fgfr2功能持续增强对小鼠颅底软骨发育的影响。方法:实验于2004-03/2005-04在解放军第三军医大学大坪医院野战外科研究所创伤中心实验室,创伤、烧伤与复合伤国家重点实验室完成。①fgfr2 小鼠和C57BL/6J小鼠交配后取F1代,利用聚合酶链反应方法进行fgfr2突变型小鼠基因型的鉴定,得到野生型和fgfr2受体功能获得型点突变型两组小鼠。②标本取材及处理:分别在两组实验动物中,取胚胎期16d(E16)、胚胎期17d(E17)、新生2d(P2)、新生8d(P8)的小鼠的颅底作为标本。一部分体积分数为0.75的乙醇溶液固定。另一部分标本行40g/L多聚甲醛固定,150g/L乙二胺四乙酸溶液脱钙,常规石蜡包埋、切片。③阿尔辛-茜素红骨架染色显示颅底整体骨骼的发育情况。软骨组织染为蓝色,骨组织染为红色。④脱钙骨切片后进行苏木精-伊红染色。未脱钙骨切片后进行Calcein染色,荧光显微镜下观察钙化组织的情况。⑤使用地高辛RNA标记试剂盒按照产品说明制备Col 10(Collagen 10)地高辛标记的互补RNA探针,对颅底软骨联结进行检测软骨分化标志基因表达情况的原位杂交。⑥组织切片染色结果使用SPOT Advanced软件进行数码拍摄。结果:①实验小鼠颅底发育的大体情况:fgfr2受体功能获得型点突变小鼠从胚胎后期开始就表现出短颅现象。②阿尔辛蓝-茜素红骨架染色、Calcein染色和苏木精-伊红染色显示,fgfr2受体功能获得型点突变小鼠出生后颅底软骨联结没有出现提前融合的现象,但是颅底软骨生长发育差,软骨细胞增生区、肥大区缩短。突变小鼠的颅底软骨发育障碍导致颅底骨组织的生长发育也出现障碍。③原位杂交:Col10在野生型和突变型小鼠颅底软骨的表达部位未见明显差异,但是这个软骨细胞分化标志基因的表达强度降低。结论:fgfr2 S252W点突变能够引起小鼠颅底软骨联结处的软骨细胞发育异常,导致颅底骨骼发育畸形。fgfr2可能具有调控软骨细胞系发育的功能,从而可能在骨骼发育、骨折修复等方面发挥重要作用。     

Progress in laparoscopic anatomy research: A review of the Chinese literature

The development of laparoscopic surgery has generated the new field of study, laparoscopic anatomy. This article reviews the reported literature on laparoscopic anatomy and explores how it has evolved along with advances in abdominal surgery. In addition, the principal concerns in current laparoscopic anatomy research are discussed, including: (1) types of special adjacent anatomical structures; and (2) special surgical planes and anatomical landmarks. Understanding of systematic laparoscopic anatomy can pr...     

Exploring the oral bacterial flora: current status and future directions

Oral Diseases (2010) 16 , 136–145 Objective: The oral cavity forms an indispensable part of the human microbiome, for its unique and diverse microflora distributed within various niches. While majority of these organisms exhibit commensalism, shifts in bacterial community dynamics cause pathological changes within oral cavity and distant sites. The aim of this review was to appraise the current and emerging methods of detecting bacteria of the oral cavity paying particular attention to the cultivation independent methods. Design: Literature pertaining to cultivation based and cultivation independent methods of oral bacterial identification was reviewed. Methods: The specific advantages and disadvantages of cultivation based, microscopic, immunological and metagenomic identification methods were appraised. Results: Because of their fastidious and exacting growth requirements, cultivation based studies grossly underestimate the extent of bacterial diversity in these polymicrobial infections. Culture independent methods deemed more sensitive in identifying difficult to culture and novel bacterial species. Conclusion: Apart from characterizing potentially novel bacterial species, the nucleic acid sequence data analyzed using various bioinformatics protocols have revealed that there are in excess of 700 bacterial species inhabiting the mouth. Moreover, the latest pyrosequencing based methods have further broadened the extent of bacterial diversity in oral niches.     

A review of studies of parent-child communication about sexuality and HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa

Parent-child sexuality communication has been identified as a protective factor for adolescent sexual and reproductive health, including HIV infection. The available literature on this topic in sub-Saharan Africa is increasing; however a systematic review of studies has not been conducted. This article reviews the literature in the area of parental or caregiver and child communication about sexuality and HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. A review of peer reviewed literature published between 1980 and April 2011 was conducted. Communication process studies investigating the frequency, content, style, tone of discussions, preferences, as well as associations with and barriers to sexuality communication are reviewed. In addition, studies which examine behavioral associations with parent-child sexuality communication, and intervention studies to improve parent-child sexuality communication are examined. The findings from process studies suggest wide variation in terms of frequency of discussions, with a range of socio-demographic and other factors associated with sexuality communication. Overall, findings demonstrate that discussions tend to be authoritarian and uni-directional, characterized by vague warnings rather than direct, open discussion. Moreover, parents and young people report a number of barriers to open dialogue, including lack of knowledge and skills, as well as cultural norms and taboos. Findings are less clear when it comes to associations between parental communication and adolescent sexual activity and contraception use. However, nascent indications from intervention research suggest positive findings with increases in frequency and comfort of discussions, among other outcomes. Gaps in the research are identified and discussed with implications for future studies.     

抗病毒药物2,5,6-三取代-4(3H)嘧啶酮衍生物的合成及诱导干扰素活性

In order to search for more ideal antiviral drugs,21 substituted pyriiT1idinone derivatives were designed and synthesized,among which 11 were not reported before. The cheinicalstructures were characterized by elemen tal and spectral analysis. The serum interferon - inducing activity was tested in mice. All 2-amino-5-bromo-6-substituted-4-(3H)pyrimidinone compounds were shown to have interferon inducing activity.The corresponding substituted pyrimidine thiones were less active.The new compounds of 6-sulfophenyl derivatives are soluble in、water, but the interferon-inducing activity are not higher than the original compound of ABPP.     

抗病毒药物2，5，6-三取代－4（3H）嘧啶酮衍生物的合成及诱导干扰素活性

抗病毒药物２，５，６-三取代－４（３Ｈ）嘧啶酮衍生物的合成及诱导干扰素活性刘新泳，徐丽君（山东医科大学药学系济南２５００１２）取代嘧啶酮类化合物是一类小分干扰素诱导剂，有抗病毒、抗肿瘤、杀菌抑霉、诱导干扰素和白介素、免疫调节等多种生物活性（１）。目前?..     

新型缩氨基硫脲衍生物——氨基巯三唑Schiff碱的合成与抗菌活性

设计合成了新型缩氨基硫脲衍生物4-氨基-3-(呋喃-2)-5-巯基-1,2,4-三唑及其十种不同醛的Schiff碱衍生物,并进行了抑菌实验。结果表明:Schiff碱化合物结构中的甲亚胺基是该类化合物的活性功能基。苯环上更换不同的取代基对其活性有一定的影响,其中化合物4-(5-硝基亚糠基氨基)-3-(呋喃-2)-5-巯基-1,2,4-三唑(Ik)抗菌活性最高且抗菌谱最广;化合物4-亚水杨基氨基-3-(呋喃-2)-5-巯基-1,2,4-三唑(Ib)具有较强的抑霉活性。