OBJECTIVE: Because the survival rate has increased for extremely low birth weight neonates, many have raised the concern that the rate of developmental disability among survivors will also increase. To address this concern, we analyzed changes over time in survival and major neurosensory impairment in a sample of extremely low birth weight infants born between July 1, 1979, and June 30, 1994. METHODS: The study sample included 513 infants with birth weights of 501 to 800 g who were cared for in either of the two neonatal intensive care units that serve a 17-county region in northwest North Carolina and who were born to mothers residing in that region. At 1 year of age (corrected for gestation), survivors were examined by a pediatrician and were tested using the Bayley Scales of Infant Development. Major neurosensory impairment was defined as cerebral palsy, a Bayley Mental Developmental Index <68, or blindness. A total of 209/216 (97%) of survivors were examined at 1 year of age. Epoch of birth was defined as follows: epoch 1, July 1, 1979 to June 30, 1984; epoch 2, July 1, 1984 to June 30, 1989; and epoch 3, July 1, 1989 to June 30, 1994. RESULTS: Survival rates for epochs 1, 2, and 3 were, respectively, 24/120 (20%), 63/175 (36%), and 129/218 (59%). In contrast, the proportions with a major neurosensory impairment did not increase over time; rates for successive epochs were 6/24 (25%), 17/61 (28%), and 26/124 (21%). Rates of cerebral palsy were 3/24 (13%), 12/61 (20%), and 9/124 (7%); rates of delayed mental development were 4/24 (17%), 12/61 (20%), and 17/124 (14%); and rates of blindness were 2/24 (8%), 0/62, and 5/124 (4%), respectively. CONCLUSIONS: This analysis suggests that the increasing survival of extremely low birth weight neonates since the late 1970s has not resulted in an increased rate of major developmental problems identifiable at 1 year of age. 相似文献
The beta2 integrin (CD 18/CD 11 a, b, c) family of proteins mediate
adherence of leukocytes to vascular endothelium and the associated ligand,
intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1; CD 54), interacts with beta2
integrin proteins to allow transendothelial migration of leukocytes into
sites of inflammation. The present study examines the function of these
proteins in a murine model of acute cutaneous inflammation induced
following topical application of 12-O- tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate
(TPA) to the dorsal epidermis of SENCAR mice and in a model of skin
multistage carcinogenesis. At 24 h following topical application of TPA to
the dorsal epidermis of mice, dermal leukocytes expressed higher levels of
beta2 integrin protein compared with the lower levels of beta2 integrin
protein expression by peripheral blood leukocytes. ICAM-1 protein was
localized to epidermal keratinocytes and vascular endothelium in
TPA-treated skin and to proliferating papilloma cells. Intravenous (i.v.)
injection of either 50 microg anti-beta2 integrin antibody alone or in
combination with anti-ICAM-1 antibody significantly inhibited both
TPA-stimulated neutrophil infiltration into the dermis (P < 0.001) and
myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity (P < 0.03 anti-beta2 integrin antibody; P
< 0.01 anti- beta2 integrin + ICAM-1 adhesion molecule antibodies), but
had no effect on TPA-induced epidermal hyperplasia. In addition, injection
of either anti-ICAM-1 adhesion molecule antibody alone (P < 0.004) or in
combination with anti-beta2 integrin antibody (P < 0.001) significantly
inhibited TPA-induced production of 7,8-dihydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-
OHdG) immunoreactive proteins by epidermal keratinocytes. Beta2
integrin/ICAM-1 adhesion molecules work in concert to regulate migration,
retention and functional activation of leukocytes within the dermis during
TPA-induced skin inflammation and within stromal tissue of papillomas that
form during multi-stage carcinogenesis. Agents that inhibit these
receptor/ligand interactions may be useful in defining the roles of
specific cell populations in cutaneous inflammation and multistage
carcinogenesis and may also have potential as anti-promoting and
anti-progression agents.
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McKeown-Eyssen (Cancer Epidemiol. Biomarkers Prevent., 3, 687-695, 1994)
and Giovannucci (Cancer Causes Control, 6, 164-179, 1995), noting the
striking similarity in lifestyle risk factors for colorectal cancer and
insulin resistance, proposed that the hyperinsulinemia, glycemia and
hypertriglyceridemia associated with insulin resistance promotes colon
cancer. To compare the effect of diet on colon cancer promotion and insulin
resistance in the F344 rat, we assessed the effect of fat, n-3 fatty acids
and energy in pairwise comparisons on average size of aberrant crypt foci
(ACF) and on glucose intolerance in the same animals in a single
experiment. Diets high in fat and energy increased and diets with increased
n-3 fatty acids and calorie restriction decreased both ACF growth and
glucose intolerance compared with control diets. The measures of promotion
of colon cancer and insulin resistance were strongly correlated (n = 98, r
= 0.67, P < 0.001). In addition, both were highly correlated with daily
energy intake (r = 0.62 and 0.66) and were also correlated with basal
(post-prandial) insulin, glucose and triglycerides (r = 0.31-0.53, P <
0.01). We concluded that ACF growth and glucose intolerance are correlated
for a wide range of diets and that increased circulating energy (glucose
and triglycerides) may lead to both colon cancer promotion and insulin
resistance.
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Objective: Describe the use of assistive technology to enhance communication opportunities for older adults.
Methods: A systematic review was conducted in two databases, PubMed and Web of Science, by using two different searches in each. The search was limited to original articles, in English language, including people aged 60 years and older that used any type of assistive technology for communication. The articles found in the initial search were filtered by title, abstracts and the remaining articles were fully read.
Results: Eighteen studies were included in this review after the reading of full-texts. Most of the studies included apparently healthy participants with communication limitations due to aging related changes and the others included people with some pathology that prevent them from normal communication.
Conclusion: Four categories of assistive technology were identified: assistive technology for people with speech problems; robot or videoconferencing systems; Information and Communication Technologies and, other types of assistive technology for communication, such as hearing aids and scrapbooks. Assistive technology for communication of older adults is not only used by people with disabilities that prevent them from usual communication. They are mostly for older adults without a pathological communication problem. 相似文献
The role of defective fibrinolysis caused by elevated activity of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) in promoting fibrin deposition in vivo has not been well established. The present study compared the efficacy of thrombin or ancrod, a venom-derived enzyme that clots fibrinogen, to induce fibrin formation in rabbits with elevated PAI-1 levels. One set of male New Zealand rabbits received intravenous endotoxin to increase endogenous PAI-1 activity followed by a 1-hour infusion of ancrod or thrombin; another set of normal rabbits received intravenous human recombinant PAI-1 (rPAI-1) during an infusion of ancrod or thrombin. Thirty minutes after the end of the infusion, renal fibrin deposition was assessed by histopathology. Animals receiving endotoxin, rPAI-1, ancrod, or thrombin alone did not develop renal thrombi. All endotoxin-treated rabbits developed fibrin deposition when infused with ancrod (n = 4) or thrombin (n = 6). Fibrin deposition occurred in 7 of 7 rabbits receiving both rPAI-1 and ancrod and in only 1 of 6 receiving rPAI-1 and thrombin (P < .01). In vitro, thrombin but not ancrod was inactivated by normal rabbit plasma and by purified antithrombin III or thrombomodulin. The data indicate that elevated levels of PAI-1 promote fibrin deposition in rabbits infused with ancrod but not with thrombin. In endotoxin-treated rabbits, fibrin deposition that occurs with thrombin infusion may be caused by decreased inhibition of procoagulant activity and not increased PAI-1 activity. 相似文献
Unstained human eosinophils exhibit unusually bright autofluorescence, which allows them to be distinguished from other leukocytes using fluorescence microscopy. Eosinophil fluorescence is associated with the cytoplasmic granules of the cells. Eosinophil granule extracts, containing an as-yet-undefined eosinophil fluorescence factor, exhibited excitation maxima at 370 nm and 450 nm, with maximum emission at 520 nm. Eosinophils adhering to opsonized parasites in vitro deposit fluorescent material onto the parasite surface. Eosinophil fluorescence was of sufficient intensity to allow the preparation of viable, highly enriched (greater than or equal to 98%), eosinophil suspensions from peripheral blood of normal and eosinophilic donors using a fluorescence- activated cell sorter. Quantitative studies of eosinophil autofluorescence were performed using flow microfluorometry. Fluorescence intensity of blood eosinophils from normal volunteers and eosinophilic patients varied inversely with the log of the donor's absolute eosinophil count regardless of clinical diagnosis. 相似文献
In five conscious dogs with chronic gastric fistulas we studied the effect of somatostatin solutions on pentagastrin-stimulated acid secretion. Somatostatin was dissolved in 0.154 M NaCl alone or in the same amount of saline to which dog albumin had been added to give a 0.5% solution. Somatostatin produced a dose-dependent inhibition of pentagastrin-stimulated gastric secretion. However, the inhibition was significantly less when somatostatin was dissolved in saline as compared to saline plus albumin. This study suggests that albumin should be added to somatostatin solutions to preserve biological activity, and it confirms previous reports indicating that, without albumin, basic peptides have a tendency to stick to infusion systems. 相似文献