Significance of beaten copper appearance on skull radiographs in children with isolated sagittal synostosis

Aims and Objectives The significance of beaten copper appearance (BCA) on skull radiographs in children following surgery for isolated sagittal craniosynostosis has not been studied. This study was designed to look for any correlation between BCA and symptoms suggestive of intracranial hypertension in this group of patients. Materials and Methods Forty-eight consecutive children, who were operated for isolated sagittal synostosis from1987 to 2000 and had postoperative skull radiographs, were included. Patients were divided into: (a) BCA group (n = 20), consisting of children who had beaten copper appearance on skull radiographs at last follow up, and (b) Non-BCA group (n = 28), consisting of children who did not have this finding. Records were reviewed to look for symptoms suggestive of intracranial hypertension, such as headache, head banging, and irritability. Results Median age at surgery was 4.8 months for BCA group and 4 months for the non-BCA group. Follow up ranged from 4 to 156 months with a mean of 36.2 months. Total of 28.6% (n = 6) of the children with follow up radiographs done at ≤18 months of age had BCA. The incidence of BCA increased to 83.3% in children with skull radiographs performed after 48 months of age. In 18 (90%) children, the BCA was ‘diffuse’ with 5 (25%) children having the maximum possible score of 8. In the BCA group, 45% (n = 9) had symptoms compared to 10.7% (n = 3) in the control group (p = 0.0068). Conclusions This study suggests a significant number of children with BCA on radiographs develop symptoms suggestive of raised ICP following surgical treatment in infancy and prolonged follow up may be warranted in this group of patients.     

久强脑立清对自发性高血压大鼠重要器官的保护作用

目的探讨久强脑立清 (JNQ )对自发性高血压大鼠 (SHR)重要器官心、脑、肾组织形态学的影响。方法动物分为 4组 ,Wistar大鼠对照组、SHR组、SHR服用JNQ高剂量组 (0 5 3 0g/kg)和低剂量组 (0 2 65 g/kg) ,给药 5周。采用尾脉搏测压法测定动物血压 ;动物经组织灌流后 ,低温下快速取出心、脑、肾 ,固定于 10 %福尔马林中 ,4℃保存 ,常规组织切片 ,HE染色。结果给药前各组SHR的血压明显高于对照组 (P <0 0 1) ,给药 3周和 5周后血压未见明显下降。组织病理结果显示 ,未治疗组SHR心肌细胞肥大 ,肌束间小动脉壁增厚 ,官腔变窄 ;大脑皮层血管管腔狭窄 ,管壁增厚 ,血管周围间隙增大 ;肾小球萎缩 ,有玻璃样变。上述病理性改变在经JNQ治疗 5周后得到不同程度的改善 ,以高剂量组明显。结论SHR经JNQ治疗 5周后血压未见明显降低 ,但对重要器官心、脑、肾的病变有较明显改善作用     

初诊高血压病患者心理、个性和行为特征对控烟效果的影响

目的 观察初诊高血压病患者心理、个性和行为特征对控烟效果的影响.方法 对84例初诊高血压病吸烟患者行控烟治疗,连续3个月后评价控烟效果,并采用A型行为问卷、艾森克个性问卷(EPQ)及症状自评量表(SCL-90)对其进行测评.结果 控烟效果佳者38例,占45.24%;控烟效果差者46例,占54.76%.前者A型行为问卷、EPQ问卷(除外内外向性维度)评分均显著优于后者(P＜0.05,P＜0.01);SCL-90除偏执、阴性项目外,其余项目评分均显著优于后者(P＜0.05,P＜0.01).结论 A型行为类型、神经质和精神病性人格特征及负性情绪是影响控烟效果的重要因素,对此类患者实施控烟的同时予以针对性心理干预可望获得事半功倍的效果.     

Comparative study of renal sodium transport between ouabain-hypertensive rats and ouabain-nonhypertensive rats

Objective: To compare renal sodium transport, using fractional excretions of lithium(FELi) as a marker of proximal tubule sodium reabsorption, between hypertensive and non-hypertensive ouabain-treated rats and further to elucidate the role of ouabain in pathogenesis of hypertension. Methods: Thirty male Sprague-Dawley rats weighting 180-200 g were randomly divided into normal control group and ouabain treated group. Rats were infused with 1 ml/kg·d normal saline or 27. 8μg/kg·d ouabain in-traperitoneally once a day respectively. Systolic blood pressure (SBP), heart rate and body weight were recorded weekly. Rats were sacrificed 6 weeks after treatment. Blood and 24-hour urine sample were collected to measure the serum and urinary concentration of sodium, trace lithium and creatinine. Endogenous creatinine clearance rate(Ccr), fractional excretions of sodium (FENa), fractional excretions of lithium (FELi) and fractional reabsorption of sodium in the postproximal tubules (FDRNa) were calculated. Ouabain levels of plasma and renal tissue, plasma renin activity, angiotensin I and aldosterone concentration were determined. Results: 65% of the ouabain-treated rats achieved significantly higher SBP after 4 weeks, compared with that of the saline control groups or self baseline (P<0. 01). But in the other 35% of the ouabain-treated rats, their SBP was similar with control group during the experiment (P>0. 05). The body weight, heart rate and food intake between the 3 groups were no significant differences (P> 0. 05). FELi and FDRNa were significantly lower in ouabain-hypertensive group compared with ouabain-non-hypertensive group and control group(P<0. 01 and P<0. 05). The FEu and FDRn, of ouabain-nonhyper-tensive groups were similar with control group(P>0. 05). Ccr and FENa were comparable between the 3 groups (P>0. 05). Plasma and renal tissue ouabain levels, plasma renin activity, angiotensin I and aldosterone contents in ouabain-hypertensive rats were comparable with ouabain-nonhypertensive rats. Conclusion: Increase of proximal tubule sodium reabsorption play an important role in the pathogenesis of ouabain-hypertensive rats. The change of renal sodium transport may result from regulation to renal Na+ , K + -ATPase by ouabain.     

青光眼术后早期眼内出血的原因分析

目的分析青光眼术后早期眼内出血的原因，以预防眼内出血的发生。方法对261例（共493只眼）手术治疗的青光眼病人进行回顾性分析。结果术后早期发生眼内出血者17例，共17眼（前房出血6例，眼底出血11例），年龄均在68岁以上。其中闭角型青光眼术前持续性高眼压14眼，新生血管性青光眼3眼；伴糖尿病者6例，伴高血压者5例。结论青光眼术后早期发生眼内出血的主要原因是术前顽固性高眼压。其次与高龄和是否伴有糖尿病、高血压有一定关系。     

血管内皮生长因子与妊娠高血压综合征发病的关系

目的　探讨血管内皮生长因子 (VEGF)在妊娠高血压综合征发病中的作用。方法　分别采用酶联免疫吸附试验检测 40例妊高征孕妇的血清VEGF水平 ,免疫组化检测胎盘及蜕膜组织VEGF及CD3 4表达情况 ,35例正常孕妇作对照。结果　①妊高征组孕妇的外周血VEGF水平及胎盘组织MVD明显低于正常妊娠组 (P <0 0 5 ) ;②两组胎盘绒毛滋养叶细胞和蜕膜组织中均有VEGF阳性表达 ,胎盘组织强阳性表达高于蜕膜。与对照组比较 ,其胎盘组织VEGF强阳性表达的轻度妊高征无显著性差异 ;而中度和重度妊高征与对照组相比 ,则明显降低 ,差异显著 (P <0 0 5 )。各组孕妇蜕膜组织中VEGF的表达强度和差异无显著性。③孕妇外周血VEGF水平与新生儿出生体重 (r =0 2 9,P <0 0 5 )和胎盘重量 (r =0 34,P <0 0 1)均存在直线正相关关系。结论　妊高征患者血清VEGF水平和胎盘组织MVD降低 ,胎盘组织VEGF表达明显下降 ,都可能在妊高征的发病中起一定的作用。     

原发性高血压患者的亚临床炎症状态

目的　探讨炎症与原发性高血压之间的关系。方法　采用超敏感的方法检测血清超敏感C反应蛋白 (hsCRP)水平 ,采用ELISA法检血清肿瘤坏死因子 (TNF) α、白介素 (IL) 6水平 ,比较 6 0例正常人 (对照组 )及 10 9例原发性高血压患者 (病例组 )之间炎症标志水平的差异 ,分析炎症标志与原发性高血压患者各临床指标之间的关系。结果　对照组血清hsCRP浓度为 0 .18～ 4 .14mg/L ,中位数为 0 .6 2mg/L ;病例组为 0 .18～2 2 .0 0mg/L ,中位数为 1.17mg/L ,病例组显著高于对照组 (P <0 .0 5 )。病例组中 ,hsCRP水平与收缩压 (SBP)、体重指数 (BMI)、腰臀比 (WHR)、空腹胰岛素 (FI)、胰岛素抵抗指数 (HOMA IR)等临床指标均呈等级相关性 (P<0 .0 5 ) ,以hsCRP作为应变量 ,以相关临床指标作为自变量 ,进行多元回归分析 ,BMI、SBP进入方程。高血压病患者的炎症细胞因子TNF α、IL 6均与BMI相关 (r值分别为 0 .2 2 0、0 .2 2 9,P <0 .0 5 ) ,IL 6与SBP显著相关 (r =0 .2 34,P <0 .0 5 )。结论　原发性高血压患者存在亚临床炎症状态 ,SBP增高及肥胖是可能的促进炎症因素。     

食管癌贲门癌伴门脉高压症16例外科治疗分析

目的：分析16例食管癌贲门癌伴门脉高压症的围术期处理及外科治疗体会。方法：16例中根据肝功能Child分级A级11例，B级5例，其中3例行食管癌贲门癌根治同时行脾切除术。16例中6例行食管癌根治颈胃吻合术，3例行左侧副胸弓上食管胃吻合术，7例行弓下食管胃吻合术。结果：16例中1例死于肝性脑病，15例痊愈出院。术后并发症7例。其中3例同时行脾切除，病情改善明显。随访7个月至5年，失访3例；术后1、3、5年生存率分别是81.2％、56．2％及33．3％，无1例死于消化道出血。结论：对于食管癌贲门癌伴门脉高压症患者手术是首选方法；改善肝功能、纠正低蛋白血症及脾功能亢进是关键，合并脾亢患者应同时行脾切除术。     

动脉导管未闭合并肺动脉高压堵闭术

目的 :评价动脉导管未闭 (PDA)合并肺动脉高压堵闭术的临床应用价值。方法 :本组 1 4例PDA合并肺动脉高压患者实施了蘑菇伞堵闭术 ,术前常规进行导管检查和主动脉弓造影。结果 :术前肺动脉压 67.0± 2 4 .6/37.8±8 9mmHg,主动脉压为 88.5± 1 4 .6/46 .5± 1 1 .3mmHg。术后 30min肺动脉压降为 49.8± 1 3 .3/2 0 .2± 1 2 .3mmHg(P <0 0 0 1 ) ,动脉压升至 95 .6± 1 8.4/58.0± 1 2 .1mmHg(P <0 .0 5)。成功率 1 0 0 % ,无严重并发症。结论 :经导管堵闭术治疗PDA合并肺动脉高压 ,是一种疗效好 ,创伤小的介入治疗 ,值得推广。     

生长激素抗肝纤维化的作用及其机制

目的　探讨重组人生长激素 (rhGH)对肝硬化大鼠在肝功能、门静脉高压等方面的治疗作用及其可能的机制。方法　雄性SD大鼠建立肝硬化模型 ,随机分组 ,分别给予NS、rhGH (333ng/KgBW ,ip ,qd× 7d)处理。 结果　rhGH处理前后肝硬化肝组织GHR的配体结合容量 [fmol/mg ,(31± 4 )vs .(4 0± 7) ]及其mRNA量 (iOD ,pixel)均显著升高 (2 3± 3)vs.(4 2± 8) ;P <0 0 5 ,肝硬化大鼠血清白蛋白 (g/L )显著升高 (2 9± 4 )vs .(37± 7) ;P <0 0 5、ALT活性 (U/L)显著降低 (89± 15 ,6 9± 7;P <0 0 5 ) ,肝硬化肝组织丙二醛含量 (nmol/mg)显著降低 (18 7± 3 2 ,12 0± 2 2 ;P <0 0 5 )、超氧化物歧化酶活性 (U/mg)显著升高 (82 4± 10 8,10 2 9± 76 ;P <0 0 5 )、胶原纤维相对含量 (% )显著降低 (2 2 30± 3 86vs.14 70± 2 0 7;P <0 0 5 ) ,肝硬化大鼠的门静脉压 (cmH2 O)亦显著降低 (14 4± 2 0vs.9 3± 1 5 ;P <0 0 5 )。结论　药理剂量的rhGH能够促进肝硬化大鼠的白蛋白合成、改善肝细胞功能 ,有助于抑制肝组织纤维化、缓解门静脉压力。