Sulpiride in negative schizophrenia: A placebo-controlled double-blind assessment

Twenty-four chronic schizophrenic long-stay hospital patients were identified, who had not received neuroleptic drugs for 8–30 (average 8 months) and met or exceeded a minimum criterion of severity of negative symptoms. They were rendomly alocated to either sulpiride 200 mg twice daily or matching placebo, on a double-blind basis for 12 weeks. The results showed that low-dose sulpiride was significantly better than placebo in relation to improvements in negative symptoms. The changes in social behaviour were complex and not obviously related to symptom improvement; exhibited abnormal behaviour, a major factor in preventing successful return to the community, consistently improved only on the active drug.     

Carbohydrate metabolism in children receiving growth hormone for 5 years

Carbohydrate metabolism was evaluated by fasting and postprandial glucose, insulin, and hemoglobin (Hb)A_1c levels in children with chronic renal insufficiency and various other growth disorders treated with growth hormone. Mean fasting and postprandial glucose remained unchanged throughout the 5-year study period in all four study groups. Median fasting insulin levels rose from lownormal levels into the normal range after 5 years of growth hormone. Average fasting insulin level after 5 years was 10 mU/l. Median postprandial insulin values also rose, yet remained within the normal range at the 5-year mark. Mean Hb A_1c levels remained within low to middle end of the normal range in the patients with growth hormone deficiency, Turner syndrome, and idiopathic short stature. Mean Hb A_1c levels at the 5 years were slightly elevated to 6.3% for the patients with chronic renal insufficiency.     

生物反馈技术治疗慢性盆底疼痛综合征及慢性前列腺炎

目的：评估生物反馈刺激治疗对慢性盆底疼痛综合征(CPPS)及慢性前列腺炎(CP)的效果。方法：评估30例患者治疗前后，前列腺液(EPS)及精液(SF)和临床症状的变化，包括每日排尿次数、尿急、疼痛和生活质量。使用侵入型的生物反馈刺激治疗仪，治疗周期5～15d，每次20min。结果：30例患者中的14例进行了5次生物反馈治疗，10例进行了10次，6例进行了15次治疗(平均每位患者治疗8．6次)，追踪生物反馈治疗后0～2个月，并比较治疗前和治疗后的结果，显示病情有明显好转。结论：生物反馈刺激治疗对CP或CPPS患者能明显改善疼痛、尿频、尿急和生活质量，对CP患者能减少EPS或SF中的WBC。     

咳嗽从肾论治

基于中医有关古代文献和个人的临床经验，作者举例说明咳嗽不仅能从肺治疗，从肾治疗也是行之有效的方法。     

中药灌肠治疗慢性肾功能不全的近期疗效观察

目的探讨以生大黄为主的中药保留灌肠治疗慢性肾功能不全的确切疗效。方法对324例临床确诊为慢性肾功能不全的患者，在内科保守治疗的基础上加用以生大黄为主的中药保留灌肠，每晚1次，4周为1疗程，通过观察治疗前后肾功能的变化评价疗效。结果疗程结束后，氨质血症及尿毒症早期患者的BUN、Ser较治疗前明显降低（P＜0.05），胃肠道症状明显改善。对终末期尿毒症患者的临床症状及肾功能指标改善不明显。结论以生大黄为主的中药保留灌肠对氨质血症及尿毒症早期疗效肯定，对终末期尿毒症病人疗效不佳。     

小剂量FK778对大鼠移植肾慢性排斥反应的预防作用

目的探讨小剂量FK778对大鼠移植肾慢性排斥反应的预防作用。方法应用显微外科技术制作移植肾慢性排斥反应大鼠模型，将肾移植大鼠分为两组。肾移植后第16周开始治疗组大鼠接受FK778每日5mg／kg体重灌胃，对照组接受赋形剂。移植后每4周行24h尿蛋白含量测定，第24周处死大鼠，对移植肾组织行组织学、免疫组织化学及实时定量RT—PCR检测。结果治疗组大鼠蛋白尿、肾组织病理损害程度，淋巴细胞和单核／巨噬细胞浸润程度和对照组比较显著减轻，肾组织生长因子TGF-β基因的表达也减少。结论小剂量FK778能预防大鼠移植肾慢性排斥反应。移植肾组织T淋巴细胞和单核／巨噬细胞浸润减轻，TGF-β生长因子基因表达的减少，可能是其预防同种移植肾慢性排斥反应机制中的重要环节。     

胃幽门弯曲菌感染对胃癌发生影响的探讨

应用Warthin-starry镀银技术检查胃幽门弯曲菌,对中国胃癌高发区及美国胃癌高发区新奥尔良检查了300例具有胃症状的胃粘膜标本。结果发现幽门弯曲菌阳性率为60～62%,并且看到这种细菌的感染与慢性胃炎病变的程度有明显的关系。本文探讨了幽门弯曲菌的感染与胃癌癌前病变的关系。     

Meta-analysis using individual patient data from randomised trials to assess the effectiveness of laparoscopic uterosacral nerve ablation in the treatment of chronic pelvic pain: a proposed protocol

Background  Currently, there are a number of clinical trials, but no international collaboration for collating research on effectiveness of laparoscopic uterosacral nerve ablation (LUNA) for alleviating chronic pelvic pain.
Objective  Meta-analysis was used by collecting individual patient data (IPD) from the existing trials, to provide a comprehensive assessment of the effectiveness of LUNA that will be generalisable in various clinical contexts.
Methods  IPD will be sought and collected from all relevant (both already finished and continuing) randomised trials identified through previous systematic reviews. After obtaining raw data and cleaning the database, analysis will be of all patients ever randomised based on the intention-to-treat principle using endpoints measured at 12 months following randomisation.
Proposal  We will update searches, contact all authors, obtain data in whatever form it can be provided, build a single database, produce results for individual studies, have them verified by original authors, explore of any heterogeneity and reasons behind it and finally pool all raw data in to a meta-analysis using appropriate statistical methods. The project will test the effectiveness of LUNA for women with chronic pelvic pain. It will also motivate collaborating primary investigators to undertake new primary studies to corroborate or improve upon the conclusions derived from the retrospective analysis.