肿瘤微环境新生血管的病络机制

肿瘤属新生血管依赖性疾病，肿瘤微环境中不完整新生血管，具有升高肿瘤间质液压，加快肿瘤细胞侵袭及转移速度，加重肿瘤细胞恶化程度，抑制免疫细胞免疫应答等多重损害作用。肿瘤微环境新生血管生成及增殖，形态结构病理改变，血管内皮细胞功能异常，与络病学说中的病络过程十分相似，即“络虚”引起“毒损络脉”，络脉生长亢进无度；“结络”“盛络”“横络”“络弛”等病络改变，使新生血管形态结构异常；“络破”引起新生血管功能失常，导致血管高通透性和淋巴管液体滞留。文章通过探讨肿瘤微环境新生血管的中医病络机制，对于明确中药干预肿瘤新生血管的药效方向及机制，提高活血化瘀中药抑制血管生成疗效，具有重要理论指导价值。     

甲状腺相关眼病免疫相关发病机制的研究现状与进展

甲状腺相关眼病（thyroid associated ophthalmopathy，TAO）是Graves病最常见的甲状腺腺外表现，主要表现为上眼睑退缩、水肿、眶周组织红斑和眼球突出，进一步发展可影响患者视力甚至导致失明。TAO的发病机制不完全清楚，由多种因素共同影响，但是目前患者自身免疫的功能异常是TAO的主要发病因素。本文将从细胞免疫、自身抗原和自噬这几个方面阐述TAO免疫相关发病机制研究的现状与进展，为临床工作和相关研究提供参考。     

Fourteen years of litigation claims in cardiothoracic surgery in the United Kingdom National Health Service

Approximately 36 400 cardiac and 23 100 thoracic operations are carried out in the United Kingdom between 2006 and 2015. National Health Service (NHS) resolution, as known as the NHS litigation authority, is one of the essential bodies of the Department of Health. Its purpose is to provide NHS expertise to resolve concerns fair and square share learning for improvement. We aim to evaluate and increase awareness of medicolegal cases in cardiothoracic surgery. Total numbers and details of claims coded by NHS resolution in cardiothoracic surgery from 2004 to 2017 were requested under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The data provided in successful claims is further breakdown into damages paid to the claimant, defence cost, claimant cost paid and the sum of the three. In contrast, unsuccessful claims only include the defence cost. Moreover, data provided also includes further analysis of primary causes and primary injuries for Claims Closed/Settled with damages paid. There were 753 claims recorded from 2004 to 2017, of which 415 (55.11%) were successful. The number of claims has been steadily increasing since 2004, with two significant raises from 2009/10 to 2010/11 (37‐55, 48.64% raise) and 2012/13 to 2013/14 (49‐69, 40.82% raise). The mean successful claim ratio was 69.58% (range, 47.56%‐ 83.33%) There is also a steady increase in the successful ratio from 2004 to 2017. In summary, this is the first study published in relation to litigation claims on cardiothoracic surgery in the United Kingdom. The results have provided insight on claims made against cardiothoracic surgery.     

川陈皮素对糖尿病肾病大鼠AMPK和eNOS表达的影响研究

【摘要】目的 观察川陈皮素对糖尿病肾病大鼠的治疗作用，并从腺苷酸蛋白活化激酶（AMPK）和内皮型一氧化氮酶（eNOS）途径探讨其作用机理。方法 采用高脂高糖饲料喂养+链脲佐菌素（STZ）腹腔注射复制2型糖尿病肾脏损害大鼠模型，模型构建成功后，将其随机分为正常组、模型组、贝那普利干预组以及川陈皮素低、中和高剂量治疗组（n=20）。实验中密切监测大鼠一般情况，治疗期结束后收集尿液检测24h蛋白尿，收集血液检测肾功能指标、抗氧化指标，收集肾脏观察肾脏病理学，同时检测肾脏组织中AMPK及eNOS蛋白和mRNA的表达结果。结果 正常组肾小球正常，无明显病理特征；模型组出现肾小球增大，系膜和肾间质纤维组织增生；贝那普利组和川陈皮素三个剂量组相较于模型组明显减轻。与正常组相比，模型组24h尿蛋白定量、UREA、CREA和MDA明显升高(P＜005)；SOD和GSH明显降低(P＜005)，与模型组相比，贝那普利和川陈皮素三个剂量组24h尿蛋白定量、UREA、CREA和MDA明显降低(P＜005)，SOD和GSH明显升高(P＜005)。与正常组相比，模型组p AMPK、AMPK和eNOS蛋白和mRNA表达均明显降低(P＜005)；与模型组相比，贝那普利组和川陈皮素低、中和高剂量组AMPK和eNOS蛋白和mRNA表达明显升高(P＜005)。结论 川陈皮素可保护肾功能，提高血清和肾脏抗氧化指标，同时增加AMPK和eNOS蛋白和mRNA表达，最终保护糖尿病肾脏损害。     

Do men with normal testosterone–oestradiol ratios benefit from letrozole for the treatment of male infertility?

Research question

Previous studies of aromatase inhibitors on male infertility have focused on men with low testosterone–oestradiol ratio of less than 10. Can aromatase inhibitors improve spermatogenesis in men with idiopathic male infertility with normal testosterone–oestradiol ratio?