Microvascular decompression for hemifacial spasm: postoperative neurologic follow-up and evaluation of life quality

Microvascular decompression (MVD) is an effective and safe treatment in hemifacial spasm (HFS). Postoperative evaluations are usually made by neurosurgeons. Follow-up studies performed by neurologists and postoperative quality of life (QoL) investigations are lacking. All 25 HFS patients operated with MVD in our centre between 2000 and 2004 were evaluated with the recently validated HFS-7 scheme, extended with the item 'sleep disturbance due to HFS' (HFS-8). The patients underwent a careful neurological examination median 3 years after the operation. The evaluation focused on clinical aspects, changes in blood pressure and time until observable effect of MVD. The evaluation of HFS-7 questionnaire and the extended form (HFS-8) showed significant improvement in QoL after MVD. Neurological outcome was in almost all cases excellent or good. Eleven (44%) patients had no neurological deficits at all. Only one patient had serious complications with ipsilateral facial palsy, deafness, balance problems and vertigo. The other patients had minor neurological findings or symptoms. Eighteen (72%) patients experienced early effect within 3 months after MVD; seven (28%) patients had late effect between 6 and 14 months. Median age of the patients with late effect (62.6 years) was significantly higher than in those with early effect (52.7 years).     

血管紧张素(1-7)和依那普利拉对烧伤血清离体灌注大鼠心脏功能的影响

Objective To investigate effects of angiotcnsin ( 1-7 ) [ Ang( 1-7 ) ] and enalaprilat on function of isolated rat heart perfused by burn serum. Methods Eighty SD rats were used to prepare burn serum. Hearts of another 24 SD rats were isolated to reproduce Langendorff perfusion model. The rat hearts were divided into different groups with different perfusion fluids as K-H buffer group, K-H buffer containing 20% burn serum group ( burn serum group) , K-H buffer containing 20% burn serum and 2 μg/mL enala-prilat group (enalaprilat group), and K-H buffer containing 20% burn serum and 1 nmol/mL Ang(1-7) group [ Ang(1-7) group]. The rat hearts were perfused for 30 mins with each of above-mentioned fluids in different groups. Then left ventrieular systolic pressure (LVSP) , left ventricular end diastolic pressure ( LV-EDP) , ± dp/dt max, coronary flow(CF) , level of creatine kinase (CK) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in respective coronary effluent were determined. Results Compared with LVSP ( 11.2 ± 1.0 kPa, 1 kPa = 7.5 mm Hg), +dp/dt max (642±53 kPa/s), -dp/dt max (380±61 kPa/s) and CF level in K-H buffer group, CF, LVSP(5.9±0.8, 8.0±1.1, 8.9±1.3 kPa, respectively), +dp/dt max(275±37, 454±48, 479±63 kPa/s, respectively), - dp/dt max ( 135±35, 219±47, 277±58 kPa/s, respectively ) of burn serum group, those levels in Ang(1-7) group, and enalaprilat group were decreased obviously(P<0.05 or P <0.01 ), but LVEDP, level of CK and LDH in coronary effluent were increased. Compared with those parameters in burn serum group, CF, LVSP, ±dp/dt max of Ang(1-7) group and enalaprilat group were increased obviously(P<0.05 or P<0.01), and LVEDP, level of CK and LDH in coronary effluent were decreased obviously(P<0.01). Conclusions Ang(1-7) and enalaprilat can effectively improve left ventricular function of isolated rat heart perfused by burn serum and mitigate myocardial injury.     

义齿用Ti-6Al-7Nb合金铸件挠度的研究

目的：通过对相同长度、宽度、不同厚度的Ti-6Al-7Nb合金铸件挠度的测量,观察铸件厚度与挠度的关系,为确定Ti-6Al-7Nb合金铸造义齿基托的适合厚度提供实验依据。方法：参照ISO关于义齿基托材料挠度的标准,测量不同厚度Ti-6Al-7Nb合金铸件的挠度,并与纯钛、Ti-6Al-4V合金及Co-Cr合金对比。结果：Ti-6Al-7Nb合金、纯钛及Ti-6Al-4V合金铸件的厚度在0.65mm时可以达到义齿基托挠度的标准;Co-Cr合金在0.57mm时可达到标准要求。结论：在临床制作Ti-6Al-7Nb合金义齿基托时,厚度应不低于0.65mm。     

7β-(6-取代-2-喹诺酮-3-乙酰氨基)头孢菌素的合成

以6-取代-2-喹诺酮-3-乙酸为侧链,用CDI法和潘化酯法与7-ADCA,7-ACA,7-ACT,和7-ACD缩合,合成了16个新的7β-(6-取代-2-喹诺酮-3-乙酰氨基)头孢菌素类化合物,通过溶媒转提,葡聚糖凝胶(Sephadex LH-20)柱层析及离心薄层层析分离精制,得到纯品。初步体外抑菌试验表明:新化合物对革兰氏阳性及某些阴性菌具有高度敏感性。大多数化合物对所试试验菌的抗菌活性与头孢唑啉和青霉素G钠相当,有些比它们还强。     

宫颈癌组织中HPV16 E7序列多态性分析

目的探讨广东地区宫颈癌组织中HPV16肿瘤相关性抗原E7基因序列的多态性.方法采用通用引物PCR直接测序法对宫颈癌标本中的HPV分型,从含有HPV16型的标本中采用自行设计的多重引物通过巢式PCR扩增出HPV16E7,经DNA序列测定法检测其基因变异,进而寻找其热点突变.结果50例宫颈癌组织HPV-DNA的检出率为78%,其中HPV16和HPV18型混合感染18例,单纯HPV16型感染15例.33例含有HPV16型的标本中扩增出25例HPV16E7,其中17例647位核苷酸“T”变异“C”,导致相应的蛋白质由天冬氨酸变异为丝氨酸.结论广东地区宫颈癌组织中HPV16E7DNA序列发生碱基替换的区域主要在647位至846位,热点突变点为Nt647和Nt846.     

Serum markers for fibrosis and plasma transforming growth factor-β1 in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma in comparison with patients with liver cirrhosis

In order to elucidate collagen metabolism in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tissue, we compared levels of different potential markers of collagen metabolism and plasma transforming growth factor-β₁ in patients with HCC and in patients with liver cirrhosis. Serum levels of prolyl hydroxylase and the tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 in patients with HCC were significantly higher than those in patients with liver cirrhosis and increased with the size of the HCC tumour, whereas the serum levels of procollagen type III propeptide and type IV collagen 7S domain were similar in the two groups. In HCC, the increased plasma transforming growth factor-β₁ levels were closely correlated with serum levels of prolyl hydroxylase and the tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1. These findings suggest that, in HCC tissue, the intracellular biosynthesis of collagen is enhanced, whereas the secretion of procollagen is disturbed and the degradation of collagen is suppressed by the excess production of the tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1. The results also suggest that plasma transforming growth factor-β₁ plays an important role in the altered metabolism of collagen in HCC.     

利用T7和PR双启动子的新型表达载体的构建及其应用

构建具有λＰＲ与Ｔ７双启动动子的新型原核表达载体ｐＤＯＧ，以便使用同一载体研究不同诱导条件下，重组蛋白在大肠杆菌中表达，降解以及折叠的情况，从而选择最佳的诱导条件。方法采用ｐＢＶ２２０与ＰＥＴ－３表达载体作为原始材料，将ＰＥＴ－３上包括Ｔ７启动子与Ｔ７ｇ－１０释译起始序列的一段序列克隆到     

不同来源HSP70的氨基酸组成分析

使用ＤＥＡＥ－５２离子交换层析和ＡＴＰ琼脂糖亲和层析方法，从人体肿瘤细胞株，大鼠肝脏和心脏、家兔和小鼠肝脏组织中纯化了主要的热应激蛋白－ＨＳＰ７０，用氨基酸自动分析仪分析它的氨基酸组成。     

Sequestration patterns of transfused rat neutrophilic granulocytes under normal and inflammatory conditions

Abstract: The fate of polymorphonuclear neutrophilic granulocytes (PMN) after their mobilization from the bone marrow of healthy individuals is not clearly understood. It has been suggested that there is a continuous utilization of these cells in widespread, subclinical inflammatory foci, where they are ultimately degraded. The goal of the present experiments was to determine whether an alternative ecotaxis (“homing”) exists, namely sequestration and degradation of PMN by mononuclear phagocytes exposed to the bloodstream in the liver, spleen and bone marrow. Blood PMN were collected from donor rats, labelled with ⁵¹Cr, and injected i.v. into 2 syngeneic rats, one of them having an induced sterile peritonitis. After various time intervals up to 18 h, the rats were killed and exsanguinated. As expected, we found cell-bound radioactivity in the inflamed peritoneal cavities, and also a high amount of radioactivity in liver, spleen, and bone marrow. The bone marrow uptake of PMN appeared to be much lower in the inflammation rats than in the normal controls. These findings were confirmed in PMN transfer experiments using PVG rats congenic for the RT7 alloantigenic system. Here, transfused blood leukocytes were traced with fluorescent, monoclonal HIS41 antibodies and flow cytometry. A possible corticosteroid effect on the bone marrow sequestration could not be substantiated. Uptake and degradation of PMN takes place in organs containing phagocytes exposed to the bloodstream. Sequestration of PMN in the bone marrow is apparently down-regulated in inflammatory states, perhaps increasing the PMN availability to inflamed tissue.     

Relationship between apoptosis and proliferation in secondary tumors of the brain

A correlation between apoptosis and proliferation in astrocytomas and oligodendrogliomas, but not in glioblastomas, has been previously reported. An index for apoptosis and proliferation was established for each tumor in a series of 20 brain metastases, and its correlation was studied using the Spearman rank correlation test. Apoptosis index (AI) ranged between 1 and 78% (mean ± SD: 11.48 ± 16.4). Proliferation index (PI) ranged between 2.4 and 21% (mean ± SD: 8.23 ± 4.8). When the relationship between AI and PI was studied, a clear correlation was found (r: 0.8965, 95% CI: 0.74–0.95; P < 0.0001). Therefore, it is concluded that a clear correlation exists between proliferation and apoptosis in secondary tumors of the brain.