MSCT支气管动脉三维成像对中心型肺癌的血供研究

目的：探讨多层螺旋CT(MSCT)三维支气管动脉成像在中心型肺癌中的影像学表现．为显示中心型肺癌的血供来源及介入治疗提供理论依据。方法：对18例中心型肺癌的患者行MSCT造影增强检查，采用实时螺旋薄层CT扫描，在独立工作站行支气管动脉三维重建，使用不同的旋转轴观察支气管动脉的空间解剖细节。结果：其中6例(33．33％)中心型肺癌的支气管动脉三维图像能够清晰显示出支气管动脉的起源、走行的路径(肺内段和纵隔段)和血管直径等。有肺动脉明显狭窄截断的病例支气管动脉显示率最高，且明显增粗，表明此类肺癌的血供来源主要以支气管动脉为主。三维成像中以容积再现(VR)技术显示最佳。结论：MscT三维支气管动脉成像能够准确、直观地显示支气管动脉的空间解剖特点，为中心型肺癌的血供研究及介入治疗提供理论基础。     

Longitudinal decline in pulmonary function in atopic cough and cough variant asthma

OBJECTIVE: Cough variant asthma and atopic cough are different clinical manifestations of eosinophilic airway inflammation presenting with isolated chronic non-productive cough. The aim of this study was to examine the longitudinal change in pulmonary function in cough variant asthma and atopic cough. METHODS: Longitudinal change in FEV1 was prospectively examined in 20 patients with cough variant asthma, 14 patients with atopic cough and 271 asymptomatic healthy subjects. All were lifetime non-smokers. Of the 20 cough variant asthma patients, 13 were taking long-term inhaled corticosteroid therapy (ICS) (beclomethasone dipropionate 615 +/- 58 micro g/day) and the other seven were not. Spirometry was taken at first visit, after cough was almost completely relieved on therapy, and at least once every year for 5 or more years afterwards. RESULTS: The slope of longitudinal change in FEV1 was not significantly different among cough variant asthma patients (- 0.029 +/- 0.007/year), atopic cough patients (- 0.021 +/- 0.022/year) and asymptomatic subjects (- 0.028 +/- 0.002 L/year). In patients with cough variant asthma, the slope in patients not taking inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) was 0.032 +/- 0.007 L/year, which was not significantly different from that in patients taking ICS (- 0.027 +/- 0.010 L/year). CONCLUSION: Pulmonary function decline is not greater in cough variant asthma than atopic cough and the normal population, and long-term ICS has no effect on the decline in cough variant asthma.     

变应原突变体在支气管哮喘免疫治疗中的应用

特异性免疫治疗（SIT）是对明确了变应原的变态反应性疾病的一种有效的治疗方法。重组变应原及其衍生物的技术的进步大大提高了生产用于治疗变应性疾病的新型疫苗的能力。本文将就用定点突变技术获取的重组变应原突变体在支气管哮喘免疫治疗中的应用做一综述。     

可溶性白细胞介素-2受体与支气管哮喘

支气管哮喘是常见病和多发病，多种细胞因子参与了支气管哮喘的发病过程。发作期支气管哮喘患者血清可溶性白细胞介素—2受体(SIL—2R)水平明显增高。本文就这方面的进展作一综述。     

脉冲震荡法与常规通气在支气管激发试验中的对比研究

目的：探讨用脉冲震荡法(Impulse Oscilbmetry IOS)测定呼吸阻力在支气管激发试验中的诊断价值。方法：对72例门诊及住院就诊有自觉症状，临床怀疑为支气管哮喘而不能确诊的患者进行支气管激发试验，用IOS测定5～35赫兹震荡频率时的粘性阻力(R5-R35)，5赫兹时的周边弹性阻力(X5)，共振频率(Fres)，阻抗(Zre)，与常规通气一秒量(FEV1)，呼气峰流速值(PEF)，1秒率(FEV1／FVC％)进行对比研究。结果：支气管激发试验阳性组患者FEV1比试验前FEV1基础值降低20％的同时呼吸阻力明显增加，且阻力增加较FEV1下降出现早，部分支气管激发试验通气功能阴性的患者而阻力增加。结论：脉冲震荡法为一种新型肺功能测定方法，用于支气管激发试验可大大减少以往常规通气测定中的不足，对支气管激发试验阴性的患者在鉴别诊断上增加了新的内容。     

Probiotic-induced suppression of allergic sensitization and airway inflammation is associated with an increase of T regulatory-dependent mechanisms in a murine model of asthma

BACKGROUND: Microbial intestinal colonization in early in life is regarded to play a major role for the maturation of the immune system. Application of non-pathogenic probiotic bacteria during early infancy might protect from allergic disorders but underlying mechanisms have not been analysed so far. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the current study was to investigate the immune effects of oral application of probiotic bacteria on allergen-induced sensitization and development of airway inflammation and airway hyper-reactivity, cardinal features of bronchial asthma. METHODS: Newborn Balb/c mice received orally 10(9) CFU every second day either Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG or Bifidobacterium lactis (Bb-12) starting from birth for consecutive 8 weeks, during systemic sensitization (six intraperitoneal injections, days 29-40) and airway challenge (days 54-56) with ovalbumin. RESULTS: The administration of either Bb-12 or LGG suppressed all aspects of the asthmatic phenotype: airway reactivity, antigen-specific immunoglobulin E production and pulmonary eosinophilia (mean: 137 vs. 17 and 13 cellsx10(3)/mL, respectively). Antigen-specific recall proliferation by spleen cells and T-helper type 2 cytokine production (IL-4, IL-5 and IL-10) by mesenteric lymph node cells also showed significant reduction, while TGF production remained unchanged. Oral LGG administration particularly suppressed allergen-induced proliferative responses and was associated with an increase in numbers of TGF-beta-secreting CD4+/CD3+ T cells in mesenteric lymph nodes (6.5, 16.7%) as well as nearly 2-fold up-regulation of Foxp3-expressing cells in peribronchial lymph nodes. CONCLUSIONS: Neonatal application of probiotic bacteria inhibits subsequent allergic sensitization and airway disease in a murine model of asthma by induction of T regulatory cells associated with increased TGF-beta production.     

IL-12表达障碍与支气管哮喘关系研究进展

支气管哮喘是由Th2介导的Ⅰ型变态反应,与内源性IL-12生成不足有关,该文综述了IL-12的生物学效应、IL-12表达障碍与支气管哮喘的关系以及IL-12、重组IL-12（rIL-12）在支气管哮喘治疗方面的应用前景。IL-12与Ⅰ型变态反应关系密切,内源性IL-12表达不足使支气管哮喘患者免疫系统向Th2方向偏移,在过敏原或病毒等外因的刺激下发生支气管哮喘。用IL-12对支气管哮喘进行免疫治疗已在动物实验中取得了显著效果,将IL-12、rIL-12或IL-12的内源性诱生物应用于人体的方法也在不断探索中并取得了一定效果,基于IL-12的治疗方法可能为支气管哮喘等变应性疾病的免疫治疗开辟新的途径。     

Nasal lavage leukotrienes in infants with RSV bronchiolitis

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) bronchiolitis is a very common infection in infants and, after the acute phase, a number of patients develop a reactive airway disease that lasts for years. Although the pathogenesis of the lung damage after RSV bronchiolitis is still largely unknown, previous studies suggest that leukotrienes may play an active part in it. The aim of this study was to measure leukotriene levels in the nasal lavage fluid (NLF) collected in infants during RSV bronchiolitis and 1 month later. Cysteinyl leukotrienes (Cys-LTs) and leukotriene B(4) (LTB(4)) were measured in the NLF of 22 infants with their first episode of RSV bronchiolitis and 16 healthy infants. A second NLF sample was collected to measure leukotriene levels 1 month after the acute disease. NLF Cys-LT levels were significantly higher in infants with RSV bronchiolitis than in healthy controls [950 pg/ml (285.5-2155.9) vs. 110.5 pg/ml (66.5-451.3), p = 0.01], and they remained so a month after the acute infection (p = 0.02). A subanalysis showed no difference in Cys-LTs concentrations, either between bronchiolitis infants with and without a family history of atopy, or between those with and without passive exposure to cigarette smoke. No significant difference was found between the LTB(4) levels measured in the bronchiolitis cases and the control children. Cys-LTs are significantly increased in the NLF of infants with acute RSV bronchiolitis, and remain so at 1-month follow-up, suggesting a possible role of these eicosanoids in the pathogenesis of the disease.