Effects of Botulinum Toxin Type A on Contouring of the Lower Face

BACKGROUND: Masseteric muscle hypertrophy is an uncommon dition represented as a swelling of the masseter muscle. Recent reports have demonstrated the successful use of botulinum in the treatment of masseteric hypertrophy. OBJECTIVE: This study was a prospective trial to evaluate the effectiveness of botulinum toxin type A (Botox) in the treatment of masseteric muscle hypertrophy according to doses of 10, 20, and 30 U. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-two patients were referred to the dermatologic clinic for the management of masseteric muscle hypertrophy. Ultrasonographic measurements of the thickness of the masseter muscle were performed, and clinical photographs were taken before treatment and 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 9 months after the treatment. RESULTS. The median values of percentage reduction of muscle mass were 10.3%, 16.5%, 23.7%, 24.7%, 21.6%, 16.5% in the 10 U group; 11.9%, 18.8%, 24.8%, 27.7%, 26.7%, and 21.8% in the 20 U group; and 12.0%, 19.4%, 25.0%, 27.8%, 37.8%, and 24.1% in the 30 U group. CONCLUSION. The adequate dose of botulinum toxin type A for treatment of masseteric muscle hypertrophy should be above 20 U. The effect of botulinum toxin type A is maintained for at least 9 months as the treatment of masseteric muscle hypertrophy.     

结直肠癌手术死亡相关因素分析

目的:研究旨在探讨结直肠癌手术死亡相关的临床病理影响因素.方法:回顾中山大学肿瘤防治中心1964年1月至2004年12月经手术治疗的4498例结直肠癌患者的临床病理资料,应用单因素和多因素Logistic回归分析手术死亡的相关影响因素.结果:全组手术死亡者共62例,手术死亡率为1.38%,主要死亡原因为多器官功能衰竭、中毒性休克、心血管疾病、急性肾功能衰竭、吻合口漏等.单因素分析显示,性别、术前基础疾病、术前合并症、腹水、手术年代、手术性质、Dukes分期、术后并发症等为影响手术死亡的因素,而年龄、肿瘤部位、组织类型、病理分级与手术死亡无关.多因素分析表明,术前基础疾病、术前合并症、腹水、手术年代、手术性质、Dukes分期、术后并发症是结直肠癌手术死亡的独立影响因素.结论:术前基础疾病、术前合并症、腹水、手术年代、手术性质、Dukes分期、术后并发症是结直肠癌手术死亡的独立影响因素.     

STUDIES OF HLA-D REGION DNA POLYMORPHISM IN INSULIN-DEPENDENT DIBETES MELLITUS

Restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs) of peripheral leucocyte DNA in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) patients and in controls were studied with Southern blot analysis. IDDM has been reportedly associated positively with the HLA-DR3 and-DR4 in Caucasians, with the HLA-DR3 and-DR9 in Chinese, and negatively with the HLA-DR2 in both Caucasians and Chinese, Using an HLA-DQβcDNA probe, an EcoRI 2.2 kb fragment is found associated with DR2 controls (r = 0.78, P=1×10~(-6)), but not with DR2 IDDM patients, their respective frequencies being significantly different (P=0.02). The authors also report here their new findings that the frequencies of the EcoRI3.0 kb and BamHI3.3 kb fragments are both decreased in the patient group (P=0.0032 and P=0.0018 respectively). This suggested certain kinds of mutation such as partial deletion or others in the IDDM patients might have caused the RFLP pattern change as compared to the normal DNA. RFLPs may provide valuable information in searching for the genetic basis of IDDM.     

Influence of Preparation Factors on the Sustained Release of Nifedipine from Eudragit RL/RS Microspheres

用乳剂—溶剂挥发法制备硝苯地平的丙烯酸树脂缓释微球。微球中药物的释放速度随丙烯酸树脂ＥｕｄｒａｇｉｔＲＬ／ＲＳ比率的增加以及制备时搅拌速率的增加而增大，随内相聚合物浓度的增加及微球粒径的增加而减小，释药５０％所需时间与微球粒径呈良好线性。微球的释药速率也随药物含量的增加（从４．２％到１６．７％）而增大，并快于药物结晶的溶解速率，但药物含量达２６．６％时，微球释药速率明显下降并低于药物结晶的溶解速率。用差热分析和Ｘ射线衍射分析证明，药物含量为４．２，９．４和１６．７％的微球中药物完全是以非晶态分散的，而含药２６．６％的微球中有药物结晶存在。不同微球释药低于７０％时，释放方式均符合Ｈｉｇｕｃｈｉ时间平方根方程。     

香菇多糖注射液对慢性乙型肝炎外周血单个核细胞膜IL—2受体表达的影响

The effects of lentinan on peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) expression of IL-2 receptor in patients with chronic hepatitis B in vitro and in vivo were studied. The expression percentage of IL-2 receptor in 44 patients with chronic hepatitis before treatment was 36.74 +/- 7.74, which was lower than healthy subjects, and was 48.92 +/- 3.79 after 2 months treatment of lentinan, which was approximated the normal control. PBMC from 30 patients with chronic hepatitis B were cultured in vitro with or without lentinan. The percentage of expression IL-2 receptor was 12.81 +/- 2.62 without lentinan and was 35.70 +/- 4.87 in the presence of lentinan. The concentration of lentinan stimulating expression of IL-2 receptor was between 0.2 to 200 g.ml-1. The results suggest that lentinan stimulates expression of IL-2 receptor on PBMC, which is associated with the therapeutic effectiveness of lentinan treatment.     

白内障超声乳化吸出及囊袋内人工晶体植入术

为观察和评价超声乳化白内障吸出术的临床效果、特点、并发病及防治措施，对４１　眼白内障施行超声乳化吸出术及小切口（６ｍｍ）囊袋内人工晶体植入术，并以同期的白内障患者４１眼行现代囊外摘除及后房型人工晶体植入做对照。结果：术后６个月，视力≥１．０者占４３．９％＞０．８者占７０．７≥０．５者占９２．７％，均明显高于对照组（Ｐ＜０．００１），术后平均散光为１．０４±０．８１，１，低于对照组（Ｐ＜０．０１）。白内障超声乳化吸出并囊袋内人工晶体植入术的复明效果优于囊外摘除并后房型人工晶体植入术。     

脐血CD34~+细胞体外短期培养扩增研究

为寻找更有效的体外扩增脐血CD34 + 细胞的造血细胞因子组合 ,采集健康产妇脐带血 ,用免疫磁珠法分选CD34 + 细胞。采用SCF、FLT3 L、TPO和IL 34种具有早期作用的细胞因子的不同组合进行脐血CD34 + 细胞短期无血清液体培养 ,观察培养前后有核细胞、CD34 + 细胞、CD34 + /CD38- 细胞、CFU GEMM、CFU GM和BFU E数量的变化。结果在 3种不同的细胞因子组合中 ,同时应用SCF、FLT3 L、TPO和IL 34种细胞因子培养 7d的扩增效果最好。突出的发现是在这种条件下CD34 + /CD38- 细胞亚群达到平均 1 97.9倍的扩增效果。提示 :SCF、FLT3 L、TPO和IL 34种细胞因子是脐血CD34 + 细胞体外扩增理想的细胞因子组合     

Closed versus open mitral commissurotomy in pure noncalcific mitral stenosis: hemodynamic studies before and after operation

Controversy persists regarding whether the efficacy of closed instrumental mitral commissurotomy compares well enough with that of open commissurotomy to warrant its continued use. The purpose of this study was to compare the results of operation as determined by catheterization studies in 63 patients with pure, severe, and noncalcified mitral stenosis. The patients were randomly assigned to one of two groups: thirty-two patients were operated on by the closed technique (group I) and 31 by the open technique (group II). All patients underwent left-sided and right-sided catheterization before and 4 months after operation. Preoperatively the two groups were statistically similar with regard to major clinical data and hemodynamic findings. There were no deaths at operation or systemic embolism in the two groups. The prevalence of surgically induced mitral regurgitation was similar in the two groups (12.4% versus 12.9%). Pulmonary arterial pressure and arteriolar and total pulmonary vascular resistance decreased significantly in the two groups. Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure decreased from 23.3 +/- 8.5 to 15.8 +/- 7 mm Hg in group I (p less than 0.001) and from 23.7 +/- 6 to 14 +/- 5.8 mm Hg in group II (p less than 0.001). Cardiac index increased from 2.86 +/- 0.84 to 3.14 +/- 0.78 L/min/m2 in group I, but this increase did not reach statistical significance. In group II cardiac index increased from 2.89 +/- 0.6 to 3.6 +/- 0.6 L/min/m2 (p less than 0.005). The mean and end-diastolic transmitral pressure gradients decreased significantly in the two groups, but the decrease was statistically greater in the open mitral commissurotomy group (p less than 0.001). Mitral valve area increased from 0.82 +/- 0.18 to 1.4 +/- 0.40 cm2 in group I (p less than 0.01) and from 0.84 +/- 0.15 to 2.14 +/- 0.53 cm2 in group II (p less than 0.001). The mean increase in mitral valve area was 0.61 cm2 in group I and 1.34 cm2 in group II (p less than 0.001). At exercise, in patients with resting pulmonary capillary wedge pressures of 18 mm Hg or less, cardiac index increased by 36% in group I (23 patients) and 48% in group II (24 patients), because of a smaller mitral valve area in group I (1.61 +/- 0.39 cm2) than in group II (2.45 +/- 0.65 cm2). Thus open commissurotomy improved hemodynamic values to a greater extent than closed commissurotomy at both rest and exercise.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)     

556例遗传咨询病例细胞遗传学分析

目的 :分析染色体异常与临床疾病的关系。方法 :应用细胞培养染色体分析技术对 5 5 6例遗传咨询病例进行细胞遗传学检查。结果 :发现 47例染色体结构或数目异常 ,占受检人数的 8.4% ,其中常染色体异常 39例 ,性染色体异常 8例。此外检出 46例 ,XY女性反转综合征 2例。结论 :反复自然流产和不孕不育夫妇及怀疑 Down综合征者应进行染色体检查