参附注射液对大鼠缺血再灌注小肠细胞Bax、Bcl-2及c-myc蛋白表达的影响

目的　探讨参附注射液对大鼠缺血再灌注小肠细胞Bax、Bcl 2及c myc蛋白表达的影响及它们与肠细胞凋亡的内在联系。方法　健康SD大鼠 36只随机分为 3组 ,空白对照组 (S组 )、缺血再灌注 +生理盐水组 (IR +NS组 )、缺血再灌注 +参附注射液组 (IR +SF组 ) ,每组 12只。采用钳闭肠系膜前动脉制备小肠缺血再灌注模型。免疫组化检测Bax、Bcl 2及c myc蛋白的表达 ,每组选 2 4个视野分别测量光密度值 (OD值 )。TUNEL法检测凋亡的小肠细胞并计算凋亡指数。结果　IR +NS组BaxOD值明显高于S组 (P <0 .0 1) ,IR +SF组BaxOD值明显低于IR +NS组 (P <0 .0 1) ,且低于S组 (P <0 .0 5 )。IR +NS组Bcl 2OD值高于S组 (P <0 .0 5 ) ,且IR +SF组Bcl 2OD值高于S组 (P <0 .0 1) ,但IR +NS组与IR +SF组比较无显著差异。IR +NS组c mycOD值明显高于S组 (P<0 .0 1) ,且明显高于IR +SF组 (P <0 .0 1)。IR +NS组细胞凋亡指数明显高于S组和IR +SF组 (P <0 .0 1) ,而IR +SF组高于S组 (P <0 .0 5 )。结论　参附注射液增加小肠组织Bcl 2蛋白的表达 ,降低Bax及c myc蛋白的表达 ,抑制小肠细胞凋亡 ,保护缺血再灌注小肠。     

红景天苷对3T3-L1脂肪细胞糖代谢及细胞分化的影响

目的:观察红景天苷对脂肪细胞糖代谢和细胞分化的影响,分析其改善糖代谢的可能机制.方法:检测红景天苷干预的脂肪细胞对 3H-葡萄糖的摄取,对红景天苷干预分化的细胞进行油红O染色后通过比色法分析脂肪细胞分化程度.逆转录多聚酶联反应(RT-PCR)检测脂肪细胞分化相关基因过氧化物体增殖剂活化受体-γ(PPAR-γ)、CAAT/增强子结合蛋白-α(C/EBP-α) mRNA的表达. 结果:红景天苷组葡萄糖摄取率为110.4%,明显高于正常对照组 (P<0.01);红景天苷明显抑制细胞分化及PPAR-γ、C/EBP-α mRNA表达,与对照组比较,P<0.01.结论:红景天苷促进3H-葡萄糖摄取,可抑制脂肪细胞分化,下调分化相关基因的表达.     

Comparison of near heterophoria tests under varying conditions on an adult sample

PURPOSE: This study compared the near phoria measurement using the Bernell muscle balance card with and without prism neutralization, using both trial frame and phoropter correction, and compared with the conventional Maddox rod method. METHODS: Forty young normal Chinese adults had their near phoria measured with trial frame correction using the conventional muscle balance card method (method 1). Any deviation was compensated with a prism bar as an alternative approach (method 2). The conventional Maddox rod method (method 3) was also carried out for comparison. These three methods were repeated with phoropter correction and considered as methods 4, 5 and 6. RESULTS: The phorias obtained from these six methods were not significantly different from each other (repeated measures anova, p > 0.05). More than half of the subjects were exophoric. Although the difference in phoria was not significant, phoria measurement using phoropter correction yielded a greater coefficient of variation. CONCLUSIONS: Near phoria measurement using the muscle balance card conducted with trial frame correction was less variable, and was also more natural and similar to a real reading situation. The use of prism for compensation did not affect the phoria results. Exophoria seems to be more common than esophoria in young Chinese adults.     

黄芪、小柴胡冲剂联合辅酶Q10治疗病毒性心肌炎

目的观察黄芪、小柴胡冲剂联合辅酶Q10治疗病毒性心肌炎(VMC)的临床疗效.方法治疗组(30例)应用黄芪注射液、小柴胡冲剂和辅酶Q10;对照组(30例)用GIK极化液、辅酶Q10和维生素C,两组患者无禁忌证者均给予β-受体阻滞剂,钙拮抗剂和对症治疗.两组疗程均为3个月.结果治疗组临床症状和心律失常总有效率分别为73.3%和86.6%,高于对照组的43.3%和63.3%(p＜0.05).结论黄芪、小柴胡冲剂联合辅酶Q10对VMC有较好疗效,且无明显不良反应.     

LOWER POSTPRANDIAL PLASMA GLUCOSE AND INSULIN AFTER ADDITION OF ACACIA CORIACEA FLOUR TO WHEAT BREAD

Many Australian Aboriginal bushfoods contain slowly digested carbohydrate which elicit low postprandial blood glucose and insulin responses compared to Western foods, such as wheat bread. This study has shown that incorporation of flour made from a slowly digested seed, Acacia coriacea , into wheat bread (18 g/82 g wheat flour) significantly reduces the initial rise in plasma glucose levels ( p < 0.05) and the area under the plasma glucose curve ( p < 0.005) in six healthy subjects. Insulin values were also lowered at 60 minutes ( p < 0.025) and 90 minutes ( p < 0.05). Our findings suggest that Acacia flour, when used to dilute wheat flour in the manufacture of breads, produces a very palatable food which could be useful in the diets of diabetic individuals.     

Large volume injection and infiltration system

Summary A system which can be used for injection or infiltration of large volumes of fluid is described. This consists of a syringe which fills automatically from a reservoir through an inlet/outlet valve.     

Addition of sufentanil to bupivacaine in caudal block effect on stress responses in children

BACKGROUND: The aim of the present randomized study was to determine the effect of adding sufentanil to bupivacaine, compared with bupivacaine alone in caudal block, on the surgical stress response in children. METHODS: The children were premedicated with midazolam 0.5 mg/kg. All children received induction with nitrous oxide and sevoflurane. Anesthesia was maintained with the same volatile agents in the both groups. The children were randomly allocated to two groups. Group I received bupivacaine alone (n = 17) and group II received bupivacaine + sufentanil (n = 16). Caudal block was performed with 0.25% bupivacaine 2 mg/kg (group I) or 0.25% bupivacaine 2 mg/kg with sufentanil 0.5 microg/kg (group II) after induction of anesthesia. Blood samples were obtained after induction of anesthesia (T(0)) to measure baseline concentrations of cortisol, prolactin, glucose and insulin. Additional samples were obtained 30 min after the start of surgery (T(1)), and 60 min after the end of surgery (T(2)). RESULTS: All of the basal values (T(0)) were within the normal ranges of the authors' laboratory for children of this age group and there were no differences between the groups (P > 0.05). In both groups, glucose concentration increased at T(1), compared with T(0) and T(2) (P < 0.05). The glucose concentration was unchanged at T(2) compared with T(0) in both group (P > 0.05). In both groups, prolactin concentration increased at T(1), compared with T(0) and decreased at T(2), compared with T(1) (P < 0.05). Cortisol decreased at T(1) and T(2), compared with T(0) in both groups. (P < 0.05). Insulin concentration remained unchanged at T(0) and T(2), but increased slightly at T(1) in both groups (P > 0.05). There were no significant differences in plasma prolactin, cortisol, glucose and insulin levels between the two groups at T(1) and T(2) (P > 0.05). CONCLUSION: There is no advantage in adding 0.5 microg/kg sufentanil to bupivacaine over bupivacaine alone in the caudal block, with regard to the surgical stress response in children.     

Insulin secretion and glucose tolerance in non-insulin dependent diabetic patients after chronic nifedipine treatment

Summary The effect of nifedipine 40 mg·day^–1 for 3 months on glucose tolerance, insulin and C-peptide secretion after an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), intra-venous glucose tolerance test (IVGTT) and glucagon stimulatory test, has been studied in 8 moderately hypertensive women suffering from non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM).No significant variation in glucose metabolism was noted after nifedipine treatment, except for a slight improvement in insulin secretion after OGTT at the end of the study. There was an increase in cholesterol as a collateral effect.     

Conformation of glycyl residues in globular proteins

Glycine is unique among the amino acids in view of its symmetric nature. While the overall distribution of glycyl residues in the (φ, ø) plane is near-symmetric, there can be certain preferences for the individual conformations. An analysis of the observed glycyl conformations in 70 proteins has been carried out to find the influence of residues adjoining the glycyl residues. For this purpose, the (φ, ø) plane has been divided into two regions: (a) the region in which φ is negative and (b) the region in which φ is positive. The analysis is done in terms of the number of conformations occurring in these regions. It has been found that while the overall percentage distribution of glycyl residues between the positive and the negative φ regions is 54:46, the distribution shows asymmetry when the examples are sorted out in terms of X-Gly and Gly-Y doublets. The asymmetry becomes more prominent when the data are sorted out into triplets X-Gly-Y. Using the available information, it has been possible to designate 25 triplets as P-predominant and 19 as N-predominant. An examination of P-predominant triplets for possible occurrence in β-bends having one of the conformations in the positive φ region shows that only 25% are of this nature. Thus, the P-preference of P-predominant triplets is not an outcome of the bend formation alone and must be an inherent property of these triplets.