血压在前阻力血管中下降最快的原因分析

目的：解释血压在毛细血管前阻力血管中下降最快的原因。方法：利用物理模型简化复杂的心血管系统。结果：全身所有的微、小动脉段“并联”，全身所有的毛细血管段“并联”。结论：微、小动脉段的总流阻最大、使俐血压在微、小动脉中下降最快。     

对成人型多囊肾病家系成员进行症前基因诊断

目的 探讨对中国成人型多囊肾病(APKD)家系成员进行症前基因诊断的方法。方法 应用PCR技术扩增与PKDl位点紧密连锁的微小卫星体DNA遗传标记,进行基因连锁的家系分析。结果 对一个APKD家系中的无临床症状,且B超检查呈阴性结果的6个孩子做出了症前基因诊断:5个孩子(5～15岁)携带PKDl基因;仅1个11岁女孩是正常的个体。结论 能够应用PCR技术对中国的成人型多囊肾病家系成员快速、准确地做出症前基因诊断。     

Linkage studies of psychiatric disorders

Summary Linkage analysis has been successful in identifying the genetic basis of numerous Mendelian diseases. These successes were due in part to the rapid developments in molecular biology, which have yielded a plethora of informative genetic markers. Although there is strong evidence that the manifestation of schizophrenia and bipolar affective disorders is controlled by genes, no evidence for linkage has been established. For psychiatric disorders, the most important limiting factor is likely to be the lack of single loci with very large effects that occur with any relevant frequency. The difficulties of linkage studies in psychiatric disorders are discussed with reference to non-psychiatric genetic diseases for which linkage to genetic markers has been successful. Recommendations for collecting information to clarify the patterns of transmission of the psychiatric disorders are described.     

Two genes for chloramphenicol resistance common to Staphylococci and streptococci

Southern blot hybridization and pneumococcal transformation were used to study the epidemiology at a molecular level of the genes for chloramphenicol resistance (cat) in streptococci and staphylococci. The cat gene of staphylococcal plasmid pC194 showed homology to the cat genes of the chromosomal elements of 5 different strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae and of Streptococcus agalactiae B109. DNA sequence homology was also detected between the cat gene of staphylococcal plasmid pC221 and the cat gene of broad host range conjugative plasmid pIP501, originally isolated from S. agalactiae. Two different cat genes appear to be present in clinical isolates of both streptococci and staphylococci.     

Viridans group streptococci: a reservoir of resistant bacteria in oral cavities

The worldwide spread of erythromycin A-resistant streptococci, including Streptococcus pneumoniae , is of concern. Many studies have demonstrated that the viridans group streptococci can be a reservoir of erythromycin A resistance. Within oral streptoccoci, an important difference in the susceptibility pattern has been noted. The purpose of this short editorial is to highlight the importance of this group of bacteria as a reservoir of resistance to erythromycin A and the possible transfer of resistance to S. pneumoniae and S. pyogenes.     

Renal vascular resistance in normal children – a color Doppler study

To investigate the relationship between age and renal vascular resistance and to establish nomative data of the systolic/diastolic ratio (S/D ratio), pulsatility index (PI), and resistant index (RI) of the renal artery in the normal pediatric population, we studied 252 normal children aged newborn to 13 years (a total of 449 kidneys) with a color Doppler unit. After the normality of the kidney was established, color flow mapping was performed to localize the segmental portion of the renal artery. Flow velocity waveforms were then obtained by pulsed Doppler, and S/D ratio, PI, and RI were calculated. Multiple regression analysis confirmed the age dependence of the S/D ratio, PI, and RI of the renal artery in normal children. Renal vascular resistance continuously declines after birth and stabilizes at the age of 102 – 130 months. Normative data for S/D ratio, PI, and RI of the renal artery in normal children were established for each age group. Since renal vascular resistance decreases with age and stabilizes at 8 – 10 years, we suggest using different normal ranges for each age group when studying renal vascular resistance in pediatric patients. Received October 5, 1995; received in revised form and accepted April 24, 1996     

Hospital outbreak caused by a carbapenem-resistant strain of Acinetobacter baumannii: patient prognosis and risk-factors for colonisation and infection

Between October 2001 and August 2002, 30 hospital patients became infected or colonised by a multiresistant (including to carbapenems) epidemic strain of Acinetobacter baumannii (AbMR) in a hospital outbreak. This study analysed the risk-factors associated with acquisition of this epidemic strain and investigated the prognosis of patients infected by AbMR, with the aim of elucidating factors which lead to mortality. A case-control study of the acquisition of AbMR in patients infected or colonised in the hospital outbreak was performed. Independent risk-factors leading to death were studied by logistic regression analysis. Multivariate analysis of the risk-factors for colonisation/infection with AbMR revealed an independent association with the presence of an arterial catheter (OR, 1.13; 95% CI, 1.03-1.25) and administration of imipenem as monotherapy (OR, 11.12; 95% CI, 2.33-53.09). Multivariate analysis of the prognostic features leading to mortality revealed a significant association with hypotension or shock (OR, 24.63; 95% CI, 1.56-387.56) at the time of bacterial isolation.     

人肝癌裸鼠移植模型阿霉素诱导法建立肝癌多药耐药细胞系

目的:建立人肝癌多药耐药细胞系研究其耐药特性及机制.方法:给予移植人肝癌细胞的裸小鼠腹腔注射阿霉素(ADM)长期诱导,获得多药耐药细胞系BEL-7402/ADM.相差显微镜和HE染色观察细胞,MTT法检测耐药细胞的多药耐药性,流式细胞术检测耐药细胞表面多药耐药基因(mdr)的表达产物P糖蛋白(P-gp)、多药耐药相关蛋白(MRP)及谷胱甘肽硫转移系统(GSH/GST)的表达.结果:BEL-7402/ADM对多种抗癌药物产生耐药,对阿霉素的耐药性提高了20.33倍.BEL-7402/ADM细胞表面P-gp和MRP表达阳性,与对照细胞BEL-7402表达比较,差异十分显著(P<0.01).GSH/GST表达无明显变化.结论:BEL-7402/ADM具有明确的多药耐药性,该模型的建立对研究肝癌多药耐药的产生及逆转具有重要价值.