Bedeutung der Fibroblasten-Chemotaxis für Wundheilung und Tumorzellevasion

Summary Fibroblast are responsable for the synthesis of the structural proteins of the connective tissue. A further property of these cells, their migratory ability, could be analyzed in the last years. A special form of migration is chemotaxis, which can be quantitatively measured in a modified Boyden chamber in-vitro. Using this method chemoattractive substances could be characterized, which are able to stimulate fibroblasts and tumorcells to chemotactic migration. Furthermore it could be proved, that benign and transformed cell lines react in a different manner towards these chemoattractive substances. The in-vitro results allow some hypotheses about both fibroblast migration in wound healing or chronic inflammation, and the mechanisms of tumor cell evasion in the tumor surrounding tissue or the metastasizing process in other organs.

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Abkürzungen PDGF platelet derived growth factor - LTB₄ Leukotrien B 4 Mit Unterstützung der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft Me 766/1–3     

The caudate lobe of the liver

Summary The caudate lobe of the liver is an independent segment straddling the right and left lobes of the liver. It is divided into 2 parts, right and left, indicated eternally by the caudate and papillary processes. It is now possible to unvestigate it by ultrasonography and computed tomography, allowing its surgical excision for tumoral disease of the superior biliary confluence.

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Le lobe caudé du foie

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Résumé Le lobe caudé du foie est un secteur indépendant à cheval sur les foies droit et gauche. Il est séparé en 2 parties droites et gauches, marquées extérieurement par les processus caudé et papillaire. Son exploration est actuellement possible (échographie et tomodensitométrie), ce qui autorise son exérèse chirurgicale (pathologie tumorale du confluent biliaire supérieur).

     

人颈动脉粥样硬化斑块环氧化物酶-2及Ⅰ型前列腺素合成酶的表达

目的探讨环氧化物酶-2(cyclooxygenase type 2,COX-2)及Ⅰ型前列腺素合成酶(membrane associated prostaglandin E-1,mPGES-1)在人颈动脉粥样硬化斑块中的表达变化及作用机制。方法收集24例人颈动脉粥样硬化斑块标本和10例肠系膜动脉标本做对照组,应用免疫组织化学及逆转录PCR方法测定COX-2及mPGES-1mRNA表达水平,Western印记方法检测COX-2及mPGES-1的蛋白表达水平。比较不同程度动脉粥样硬化组织间COX-2、mPGES-1 mRNA表达水平及蛋白表达水平。结果颈动脉粥样硬化斑块组的免疫组织化学染色检测COX-2和mPGES-1呈阳性表达,斑块组COX-2 mRNA和mPGES-1 mRNA表达与对照组相比上调,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);COX-2及mPGES-1 mRNA上调水平相关(P<0.05);颈动脉粥样硬化斑块的COX-2蛋白表达上调水平与对照组相比差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);颈动脉粥样硬化斑块COX-2、mPGES-1 mRNA及蛋白表达水平与病理损害程度有关,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论COX-2及mPGES-1基因表达水平上调可能是进展性动脉粥样硬化损害的关键因素。     

Routine mortality monitoring for detecting mass murder in UK general practice: test of effectiveness using modelling.

BACKGROUND: The Shipman Inquiry recommended mortality rate monitoring if it could be 'shown to be workable' in detecting a future mass murderer in general practice. AIM: To examine the effectiveness of cumulative sum (CUSUM) charts, cross-sectional Shewhart charts, and exponentially-weighted, moving-average control charts in mortality monitoring at practice level. DESIGN OF STUDY: Analysis of Scottish routine general practice data combined with estimation of control chart effectiveness in detecting a 'murderer' in a simulated dataset. METHOD: Practice stability was calculated from routine data to determine feasible lengths of monitoring. A simulated dataset of 405,000 'patients' was created, registered with 75 'practices' whose underlying mortality rates varied with the same distribution as case-mix-adjusted mortality in all Scottish practices. The sensitivity of each chart to detect five and 10 excess deaths was examined in repeated simulations. The sensitivity of control charts to excess deaths in simulated data, and the number of alarm signals when control charts were applied to routine data were estimated. RESULTS: Practice instability limited the length of monitoring and modelling was consequently restricted to a 3-year period. Monitoring mortality over 3 years, CUSUM charts were most sensitive but only reliably achieved >50% successful detection for 10 excess deaths per year and generated multiple false alarms (>15%). CONCLUSION: At best, mortality monitoring can act as a backstop to detect a particularly prolific serial killer when other means of detection have failed. Policy should focus on changes likely to improve detection of individual murders, such as reform of death certification and the coroner system.     

Changes in agent variability and time course of disease incidence during a year (as exemplified by dysentery)

The vulnerability of epidemic process during the period of minimum annual incidence of the disease is validated. Biological properties of Shigella sonnei are studied and their variability examined using the index for evaluation of the mean number of variations for a sign. Minimum agent heterogeneity coincides with minimum incidence of disease and maximum heterogeneity with its seasonal rises.     

颈静脉孔区的显微解剖及定位标志研究

目的:研究颈静脉孔区的显微外科解剖,探讨寰椎横突(TPA)、头侧直肌、二腹肌沟、颈静脉突等解剖标志在颈静脉孔区病变手术中的定位意义。方法:成人头颈标本15例,男13例,女2例,红色乳胶灌注颈总动脉和椎动脉。手术显微镜下(×3～×30)逐层显露颈静脉孔区结构,明确该区显微解剖特征、相关的解剖标志及其定位意义。结果:颈静脉孔区多数重要的解剖结构均可以TPA为参照标志予以明确。二腹肌后腹位于其浅层。TPA的后方为枕下三角,三角内有椎动脉、椎静脉丛和颈1神经通过。头侧直肌起始于TPA的外表面,止于枕骨颈静脉突的下表面,可作为确定颅外颈静脉孔的解剖标志。茎突位于TPA的前方,颈内静脉、迷走神经、副神经、舌下神经穿行于茎突与TPA之间,颈内动脉位于颈内静脉的前内侧。二腹肌、颈静脉突、颈动脉嵴对定位面神经、颈静脉孔及舌咽神经等结构具有重要意义。结论:颈静脉孔区解剖结构复杂,利用寰椎横突、头侧直肌、二腹肌沟、颈静脉突等解剖标志有助于明确此区域重要的解剖结构,避免术中不必要的损伤。     

中国激光杂志社期刊封面设计的实践与思考

【目的】 总结科技期刊封面设计流程管理模式并探讨其中的相关问题,为同行提供经验借鉴。【方法】 从版面、设计风格等方面对科技期刊封面图片的特征进行归纳。以中国激光杂志社期刊封面为例,总结封面设计流程管理模式,探讨封面设计过程中的相关问题。【结果】 期刊应对封面的主题策划、生产流程、版权保护等方面进行有效的流程管理。此外,就封面设置及风格、元素文化、版权意识、与设计公司合作等问题进行思考总结。【结论】 科技期刊可通过合理的封面设计流程,将科技与艺术融合,更准确地传播前沿科技成果,并弘扬中国传统文化。     

医院重大建设工程项目全过程跟踪审计成果转化探析

以湛江中心人民医院迁建工程项目为例,剖析项目全过程跟踪审计的各层级关系和作用。医院重大建设工程项目审计成果的生成和转化,要以国家审计为主导、社会审计为补充、内部审计为保障,齐抓共管,闭环整改,达到全过程跟踪审计的预期效果。     

Bayesian semiparametric joint modeling of longitudinal explanatory variables of mixed types and a binary outcome

Many prospective biomedical studies collect longitudinal clinical and lifestyle data that are both continuous and discrete. In some studies, there is interest in the association between a binary outcome and the values of these longitudinal measurements at a specific time point. A common problem in these studies is inconsistency in timing of measurements and missing follow-ups which can lead to few measurements at the time of interest. Some methods have been developed to address this problem, but are only applicable to continuous measurements. To address this limitation, we propose a new class of joint models for a binary outcome and longitudinal explanatory variables of mixed types. The longitudinal model uses a latent normal random variable construction with regression splines to model time-dependent trends in mean with a Dirichlet Process prior assigned to random effects to relax distribution assumptions. We also standardize timing of the explanatory variables by relating the binary outcome to imputed longitudinal values at a set time point. The proposed model is evaluated through simulation studies and applied to data from a cancer survivor study of participants in the Women's Health Initiative.