Early gastric cancer manifested as brain metastasis: Report of a case

A case of early gastric cancer, limited to submucosal layer, which was manifested as cerebral metastasis is presented herein. A 47-year-old man was admitted to Nagaoka Chuo General Hospital with convulsions and a disturbance in consciousness, where a computed tomography (CT) scan revealed a cerebral tumor in the left temporal lobe. The resected tumor was identified as a metastatic adenocarcinoma. Further investigation revealed gastric cancer involving the posterior wall of the cardia. At laparotomy, multiple and small metastases of the liver and a jejunal metastasis were found, and a palliative total gastrectomy was performed. The surgical specimen revealed a protruding, poorly differentiated medullary adenocarcinoma, with invasion of the submucosal layer. The patient died 4 months after undergoing the laparotomy. This case report is presented to make clinicians aware of the possibility that early gastric cancers may present as brain metastasis.     

Correlation between the induction of an immediate early gene, zif/268, and long-term potentiation in the dentate gyrus.

Expression of the immediate early gene zif/268 (also termed NGFI-A, Krox 24, TIS8 and Egr-1) was investigated in awake rats following various long-term potentiation (LTP) induction protocols.zif/268 mRNA (Northern blots) and protein (immunohistochemistry) levels sharply increased following LTP, and followed a time course characteristic of other immediate early genes. When measured across 3 tetanization protocols known to produce differing degrees of LTP persistence,zif/268 induction was found to be more highly correlated with LTP duration than with the magnitude of initial LTP. These data support the hypothesis that the immediate early gene zif/268 plays a role as a third messenger in the cascade of cellular and nuclear events that govern the persistence of LTP.     

应用聚合酶链式反应快速检测嗜肺军团杆菌

嗜肺军团杆菌(LP)所引起的肺炎病死率高,易暴发流行,早期病原诊断困难。本研究应用聚合酶链式反应技术对嗜肺军团杆菌血清1、3、5型中巨噬细胞感染潜能基因(mip基因)的部分编码区域进行特异性扩增,经琼脂糖凝胶电泳、溴乙锭染色检测扩增产物。结果3型LP均出现650bp特异性阳性条带。检测灵敏度为80ng,本研究结果对嗜肺军团杆菌肺炎的早期诊断、及时治疗、降低病死率及控制暴发流行有重要意义。     

应用酶联免疫吸附实验测定流行性出血热早期患者尿内抗原的研究

本文首次报道应用酶联免疫吸附实验(ELISA),测定流行性出血热(EHF)患者尿中抗原,进行早期诊断,取得满意结果,本法系应用免疫的特异性和酶的高效能催化的敏感性相结合的一种方法,因而特异性强、灵敏度高。研究结果表明,7病日内阳性率较高,为93.89%;2病日内阳性率更高,为100%,故有早期诊断价值,本文用阻断实验证实尿中具有特异性抗原。此外,以正常人和其它疾病患者作对照,结果为阴性,证明本法特异性高。本法标本系用尿液,容易收集,方法简便,结果易判断,易于推广应用。     

阴茎折断临床分析

目的 探讨阴茎折断伤的病因和诊治。方法 对2l例阴茎折断伤的临床资料进行回顾性分析。结果 致伤原因以粗暴性交13例，手淫5例，跌伤、撞击伤各l例，拒绝说明原因l例。B超确诊12例，阴茎海绵体造影确诊l例。12h内手术13例，超过12h手术3例，保守治疗5例。12h内手术组有2例发生阴茎白膜硬结，术后性功能正常；超过12h手术组和保守治疗组各有l例和2例并发阴茎硬结、阴茎成角畸形和勃起功能障碍。结论 阴茎折断致伤原因以粗暴性交和手淫为主；B超检查是诊断阴茎折断首选方法；早期手术能减少其并发症的发生；术中采用纵行小切口容易准确找到白膜破裂位置，且创伤小，适于临床应用。     

早期营养对IUGR大鼠糖耐量和胰岛素敏感性的远期影响

【目的】了解宫内发育迟缓(IUGR)和生后早期蛋白质营养不良对IUGR大鼠糖耐量和胰岛素敏感指数(ISI)及胰岛素抵抗指数(IRI)的远期影响。【方法】采用被动吸烟法制作IUGR大鼠动物模型,新生正常鼠仔102只和IUGR鼠仔105只随机分为4组:①正常对照组;②IUGR模型组;③正常大鼠低蛋白饮食组(CLP组);④IUGR大鼠低蛋白饮食组(SLP组)。观察各组大鼠在生后4周(幼年期)、12周(成年期)和48周龄(老年期)时糖耐量和胰岛素释放试验变化。【结果】①SLP组大鼠宫内发育迟缓和生后早期蛋白质营养不良其远期葡萄糖-胰岛素代谢功能受损明显,至48周时空腹血糖(5.2±1.4)mmol/L已升高,胰岛素(31. 2±3.4)mU/L水平明显升高,ISI(1.7±0.4)明显下降,IRI(8.7±1.8)明显升高,与正常对照组[(4.5±1.1)mmol/L,(12.9±1.0)mU/L和2.8±0.2,2.3±0.41比较均有显著性差异(P<0.05或P<0.01)。②CLP组大鼠生后早期单纯蛋白质营养不良的远期影响主要表现为糖负荷后胰岛素对血糖升高的应答分泌反应延迟和糖耐量减低。③IUGR模型组大鼠生后即给予正常营养供给,其葡萄糖-胰岛素代谢紊乱的程度减轻,但仍有糖耐量减低。【结论】在宫内和/或生后早期机体发育的关键时期,蛋白质营养不良将对葡萄糖-胰岛素代谢功能产生长期的不良影响,主要表现为糖耐量减     

解脲脲原体与自然流产关系的探讨

采用聚合酶链反应技术对３２例自然流产患者的宫颈粘液及其中２２例清宫组织进行解脲脲原体（ＵＵ）检测，并与３０例人工流产妇女比较。结果表明：自然流产与ＵＵ寄生于宫颈无关（Ｐ＞０．０５），与宫内感染ＵＵ明显相关（Ｐ＜０．０５）。     

寒冷干燥地区平时火器伤的早期处理

目的　探讨寒冷干燥地区平时火器伤伤情特点与早期救治方法。方法　对 1991年 1月— 2 0 0 2年 12月间 40例火器伤病人的临床救治进行回顾分析。结果　 2 4例枪伤中 ,2 0例一期缝合伤口 ,均一期愈合 ,另外 4例只清创未一期缝合的伤口 ,3例愈合 ,1例感染 ;4例骨折内固定均愈合良好 ,无骨髓炎发生。 16例炸伤病人局部软组织损伤及污染比枪弹伤重 ,14例一期缝合伤口中 ,10例一期愈合 ,4例感染 ,骨折内固定 2例 ,均愈合良好 ,无骨髓炎发生。结论　寒冷干燥地区火器伤早期伤道清创时限可适当延长 ,在平时火器伤的救治中 ,对软组织条件较好的创面 ,早期清创后可一期闭合伤口和骨折内固定 ,这样可减少感染和伤残 ,促进康复     

精子染色质结构分析的临床意义

目的探讨女方不明原因流产和不明原因不孕与其配偶精子染色质性状之间的关系;方法通过精子染色质结构分析(SCSA)对22例不明原因流产和36例不明原因不孕妇女配偶精子,以及20例正常对照者精子进行DNA完整性检测,并比较它们之间的差异;结果对照组与不明原因流产组以及不孕组之间精子DNA完整性存在差异,且差异具有统计学意义(P<0．05),而不明原因流产组与不孕组之间精子DNA完整性比较无明显差异(P>0．05);结论精子染色质结构分析有可能作为不明原因流产和不孕的辅助诊断方法在临床应用。     

A Subset of Patients With Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion Is Deficient in Transforming Growth Factor β-2-Producing “Suppressor Cells” in Uterine Tissue Near the Placental Attachment Site

PROBLEM : To determine if patients with unexplained recurrent miscarriage have a deficiency of decidual immunosuppressor cells that produce transforming growth factor β type 2, as has been found in mice with abortion due to rejection and/or trophoblast failure. METHODS : Decidual biopsy specimens were taken as near to the placental attachment site as possible under ultrasound guidance from first trimester legal termination (control) patients with recurrent miscarriage and non-viable pregnancy, and from patients with sporadic missed abortion. The tissue was tested for TGFβ-2⁺ suppressor cells by in situ hybridization, immunohistochemistry, and analysis of supernatants. RESULTS : TGFβ-2-related suppressor molecules similar but not identical to those identified in pregnant mice were released by decidual lymphoid cells. Fifty percent of 14 recurrent miscarriage patients showed a lack of suppressor cells and 59% were subnormal in comparison to 20 controls and 5 sporadic miscarriage patients, where 80–85% of the patients had detectable suppressor cells. CONCLUSIONS : Suppressor cell deficiency is compatible with a role for rejection and/or trophoblast failure in some patients with recurrent miscarriage. Presence of suppressor cells in most patients with missed abortion (4/5) is compatible with an alternative cause of fetal death, similar to findings reported in genetic fetal death mice.