Benign giant cell tumor of bone with osteosarcomatous transformation (”dedifferentiated” primary malignant GCT): report of two cases

 It is not uncommon for sarcomatous transformation of giant cell tumor (GCT) of bone to occur after radiation, but rarely does malignant transformation occur spontaneously, with less than 15 cases reported up to 1995. Only four of these cases have been documented in detail. We report two additional cases of GCT of bone spontaneously transforming or ”dedifferentiating” into osteosarcoma without radiation therapy. The first case is absolutely unique and most interesting in that the dedifferentiation process occurred in one of multiple GCT lung metastases 6 years after successful eradication of a primary tibial tumor. The right lung was resected due to development of a large tumor, and at pathologic examination, demonstrated several small nodules of conventional GCT and a much larger, 14-cm mass composed of a mixture of GCT and high-grade osteosarcoma. The second case involved a physician, who had a large tumor in the sacrum with vague symptoms for 8 years. Open biopsy revealed conventional, benign GCT of bone with a secondary aneurysmal bone cyst. Complete curettage 2 weeks later revealed, in addition to areas of conventional, benign GCT a second component of very high grade osteosarcoma. Both patients died less than 1.5 years from diagnosis. This report of osteosarcomatous transformation of a conventional GCT of bone strengthens the theory that there is a mesenchymal cell line in GCT that may spontaneously tansform to sarcoma.     

紫外线照射充氧自血回输疗法治疗多形性红斑临床及甲皱微循环观察

采用紫外线充氧自血回输治疗多形性红斑的治疗组总有效率为１００％，对照组为４０％；甲皱微循环改善率治疗组为１００％，对照组为７５％，组间差异均有非常显著性（Ｐ＜０．０１）．观察证明，紫外线照射充氧自血回输疗法是治疗多形性红斑的一种好方法．     

Regulation of neurotransmitter enzyme by quisqualate subtype glutamate receptors in cultured cerebellar and hippocampal neurons

The possible involvement of ionotropic and metabotropic quisqualate (QA) receptors in neuronal plasticity was studied in cultured glutamtergic cerebellar or hippocampal cells in terms of the specific activity of phosphate-activated glutaminase, an enzyme important in the synthesis of the putative neurotransmitter pool of glutamate. When cerebellar of hippocampal neurons were treated with QA, it elevated the specific activity of glutaminase in a dose-dependent manner. The half-maximal effect was obtained at about 0.1 μM, the maximum increase was at about 1 μM, but levels higher than 10 μM QA produced progressive reduction in glutaminase activity. In contrast, QA had little effects on the activities of lactate dehydrogenase and aspartate aminotransferase and the amount of protein, indicating that the increase in glutaminase was relatively specific. The QA-mediated increase in glutaminase was mimicked by the ionotropic QA receptor agonist -amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA; EC₅₀, about 0.5 μM), but not by the metabotropic QA receptor agonist trans-(±)-1-aino-cyclopentyl-1,3,dicarboxyalte (t-ACPD; up to 0.5 mM). The specific ionotropic QA receptor antagonist 6-cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione (CNQX) inhibited QA- and AMPA-mediated increases in glutaminase activity in a dose-dependent manner, whereas other glutamate receptor antagonists, -2-amino-5-phosphonovalerate, γ- -glutamyl aminomethyl sulphonic acid and γ- -glutamyl diethyl ester were ineffective. The elevation of neurotransmitter enzyme was Ca²⁺-dependent. The increase in Ca²⁺ influx essentially through the activation of L-type voltage-operated Ca²⁺ channels, and not the mobilization of internal Ca²⁺ stores, was responsible for these QA receptor-mediated long-term plastic changes in hippocampal and cerebellar neurons.     

Velocity and flow quantitation in the superior sagittal sinus with ungated and cine (gated) phase-contrast MR imaging

Normal blood flow and velocity in the superior sagittal sinus were measured in 30 patients. A fast two-dimensional ungated phase-contrast (PC) pulse sequence was compared with a peripherally gated cine PC technique for velocity and flow quantitation. The same imaging parameters were used for both methods. Measured values for mean velocity and flow obtained with the two methods were compared by using regression analysis and t testing. For blood flow, the correlation coefficient was 0.976. For velocity measurements, r was 0.950. Mean flow was 285 mL/min ± 19 with the ungated PC method and 281 mL/min ± 19 with the cine PC method. The mean velocities measured with the two methods were 12.94 cm/sec ± 1.1 and 13.59 cm/sec ± 1.1, respectively. There was no significant difference (paired t test) between the methods for mean flow or velocity data. This was true even though flow in the superior sagittal sinus is moderately pulsatile, as shown with the cine PC technique. The ungated PC method provided these data in 13 seconds versus 3.5 minutes for the cine PC method.     

原发性骨小细胞肿瘤的病理形态和免疫组化分析

目的：探讨免疫组化染色及病理形态在原发性骨小细胞肿瘤鉴别诊断中的意义。方法：对39例骨的小细胞肿瘤[其中尤因肉瘤/外周性原始神经外胚层肿瘤（EW/PNET瘤）22例、小细胞骨肉瘤6例、间叶性软骨肉瘤3例和恶性淋巴瘤8例]，观察其病理形态并作免疫组化分析，所用抗体O13、NSE、S-100、Actin和LCA。结果：EW/PNET瘤20/22例为O13阳性。NSE:EW/PNET瘤16/22例和1例骨肉瘤阳性。7例EW/PNET瘤、1例骨肉瘤及3例间叶性软骨肉瘤均有S-100阳性。所有恶性淋巴瘤的LCA均为阳性。骨肉瘤均见骨样基质，间叶性软骨肉瘤可见分化较好的软骨岛。结论：O13的染色对于EW/PNET瘤有诊断意义。小细胞骨肉瘤的成骨和间叶性软骨肉瘤的软骨分化为形态上的诊断要点。     

大鼠下丘脑后部谷氨酸的释放及动脉血压改变时对其释放的影响

应用推一挽灌流方法和高效液相色谱荧光检测技术，研究清醒、自由活动大鼠下丘脑后部内源性谷氨酸的释放及外周动脉血压改变时对其释放的影响。在基础条件下，谷氨酸释放1800-3200fmol／min,用50mmol／LK~+流时，释放量增加。外周i·v苯肾上腺素（15μg／kg／min），持续灌注9min，动脉血压上升7．1±0．9kPa，其释放比给药前增加1倍；当动脉血压下降（控制性动脉失血．3ml／100g,wt）血压下降3.5±0．5kPa，谷氨酸的释放略有减少，当血压恢复接近正常时，其释放明显增加。结果提示：大鼠下丘脑后部谷氨酸可能参与对外周动脉血压的调节。     

An Analysis of Chromosome on Sterility Caused by Azoospermia or Oligospermia

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Persistence of Mammary Artery Branches and Blood Supply to the Left Anterior Descending Artery

Background. Partial harvesting of the left internal mammary artery (LIMA) is a widespread technique used during minimally invasive coronary operations performed through a left anterior small thoracotomy. The influence of persisting LIMA branches was investigated to evaluate their effect on the blood flow of the left anterior descending artery.

Methods. Thirty patients, 15 with totally (group A) and 15 with partially (group B) harvested LIMAs, were evaluated. All the patients underwent postoperative angiography, during which a flow map of the LIMA was performed. The average peak velocity and the diastolic-to-systolic peak velocity ratio were recorded. The LIMA graft flow pattern was recorded in the proximal and distal thirds of the artery. Intramammary adenosine (12 to 14 μg) was injected and the average peak velocities before and after injection were calculated.

Results. The average peak velocity was similar in both groups in the proximal and distal thirds of the LIMA (25 ± 7 and 26 ± 5 cm/sec, respectively, in group A versus 27 ± 5 and 25 ± 5 cm/sec, respectively in group B; p = NS). The diastolic-to-systolic peak velocity ratio was similar proximally (0.78 ± 0.3 in group A versus 0.69 ± 0.3 cm/s in group B; p = NS), but not distally (1.72 ± 0.1 in group A versus 0.97 ± 0.3 in group B; p < 0.0005). The LIMA graft flow reserve was similar both proximally and distally (2.6 ± 0.6 and 2.5 ± 0.3 cm/s, respectively, in group A versus 2.6 ± 0.5 and 2.6 ± 0.3 cm/s, respectively, in group B; p = NS).

Conclusions. The persistence of LIMA branches does not influence the blood flow of the left anterior descending artery after acute adenosine-induced myocardial hyperemia. If a left anterior small thoracotomy is used in left anterior descending artery direct revascularization, complete LIMA harvesting is not mandatory and depends on the personal preference of the surgeon.     

黄芪多糖对LAK细胞毒的增强作用

本文采用乳酸脱氢酶(LDH释放法研究了黄芪多糖(APS)对淋巴因子活化的杀伤细胞(LAK)的增强作用。结果表明:APS具有明显的增强LAK细胞毒作用,有效剂量范围为0.001mg/ml～0.01mg/ml,在0.01mg/ml呈最大的增强作用,为原LAK细胞毒性的3倍。同时也证实黄芪水煎剂本身也具有一定的增强作用。     

喉癌患者染色体对致突变剂诱发畸变的敏感性研究

采用平阳霉素作为诱变剂，对２８例喉癌患者和２３例正常人做外周血淋巴细胞染色体对诱变剂敏感性研究，结果显示喉癌患者的染色体总畸变率、每细胞染色单体断裂率（ｂ／ｃ值）和细胞畸变率分别为１．９８％±０．０５％，０．５７％±０．３５％和４２．８％±１２％。正常人则分别为０．９４％±０．０４％，０．２８％±０．１２％和２７％±１２％。经统计学处理，喉癌患者组与正常人组的差异有高度显著性。并结合实验结果探讨了染色体对致突变剂的敏感性与患喉癌风险的关系。