多普勒超声心肌作功指数评价氯沙坦钾对老年高血压患者左室功能的作用

目的 :应用多普勒超声指标心肌作功指数 (MPI)评价氯沙坦钾对老年原发性高血压 (EH)患者左室功能的作用。方法 :38例老年EH患者 ,按照超声心动图左室肥厚 (LVH)的诊断标准分成无LVH(2 8例 )和LVH(10例 )两组 ,给予氯沙坦钾 5 0mg每日 1次口服 ,疗程 2 4周。治疗前后多普勒超声心动图测定左室室壁厚度和收缩、舒张功能 ,根据等容舒张期时间 (IRT)和等容收缩期时间 (ICT)之和与射血时间 (ET)的比值计算MPI。结果 :LVH组患者经氯沙坦钾治疗后左室重量指数 (LVMI)降低 ,但差异无统计学意义。两组患者射血分数 (EF)治疗前后均在正常范围 ,经氯沙坦钾治疗后IRT均显著缩短 [(12 0 .4 6± 2 3.84 )ms∶(96 .4 6± 2 3.19)ms;(12 5 .4 0± 2 5 .81)ms∶(92 .5 6± 2 9.98)ms,P <0 .0 1],MPI降低 [(0 .6 1± 0 .14 )∶(0 .4 4± 0 .12 ) ,P <0 .0 1;(0 .6 0± 0 .14 )∶(0 .4 7± 0 .13) ,P <0 .0 5 ]。MPI与IRT呈正相关 (r =0 .80 ,P <0 .0 1) ,与LVMI不相关 (r =- 0 .0 95 ,P >0 .0 5 )。结论 :氯沙坦钾能提高老年EH患者的左室功能。MPI综合反映心脏的收缩和舒张功能 ,其不受左室构型的影响 ,在高血压患者收缩功能正常的情况下是反映早期左心功能不全的指标。     

氯沙坦钾和盐酸苯那普利对老年高血压患者左室肥厚和左室功能的作用

目的　应用多普勒超声心动图评价氯沙坦钾和盐酸苯那普利对老年原发性高血压患者左室肥厚 (LVH)的逆转作用和应用心肌作功指数 (MPI)评价药物对左室功能的改善作用。　方法　6 9例患者随机分组 ,分别选用氯沙坦钾 5 0mg(38例 )或盐酸苯那普利 10mg(31例 )每天 1次口服 ,疗程 2 4周。治疗前、后测定左室室壁厚度和收缩舒张功能 ,并根据等容舒张期和等容收缩期之和与射血期的比值计算MPI。　结果　LVH患者经盐酸苯那普利治疗后左室重量指数降低 ,由治疗前的(14 6 9± 15 1) g/m2 降至治疗后的 (130 1± 17 5 ) g/m2 ,P <0 0 5。两组射血分数均在正常范围 ,药物治疗后二尖瓣舒张早期E峰加速度均显著增加〔分别为 (5 89 6± 176 9)cm/s2 和 (74 0 8± 2 4 2 7)cm/s2 ,(6 6 4 7± 2 5 7 5 )cm/s2 和 (85 3 6± 2 6 9 1)cm/s2 〕 ,均为P <0 0 1。氯沙坦钾组患者治疗后等容舒张时间和射血时间改善 ,分别为 (12 1 8± 2 4 1)ms和 (95 5± 2 4 6 )ms、(2 5 8 8± 38 7)ms和 (2 95 5± 37 5 )ms,均为P <0 0 1,MPI由 0 6 1± 0 13降至 0 4 5± 0 12 (P <0 0 1)。　结论　盐酸苯那普利对左室肥厚有逆转作用 ,并能改善心肌的松弛性 ;氯沙坦钾能更有效改善老年高血压患者的左室功能。MPI能早期综合     

扩张性心肌病伴心力衰竭患者Tei指数变化的观察

目的了解扩张性心肌病(DCM)伴充血性心力衰竭(CHF)患者Tei指数的变化。方法用GE VVI 7彩色多普勒超声诊断仪测量患者接受心脏再同步化治疗(CRT)前后的Tei指数。结果42例患者治疗前Tei指数(0.65±0.14 Vs 0.32±0.08,P<0.01)和室内十二节段心肌运动达峰时间均差(87±21ms Vs 26±6.8ms,P<0.01)均明显高于对照组;CRT治疗可以明显改善Tei指数(0.65±0.14 Vs 0.41±0.11,P<0.01)和室内十二节段心肌运动达峰时间均差(87±21ms Vs 44±9.6ms,P<0.01)。结论Tei指数不仅可以反映DCM患者的心功能状态,还可用于CRT治疗疗效的监测。     

高血压病患者血清Ⅰ型和Ⅲ型前胶原浓度变化及其临床意义探讨

目的　探讨高血压病 (EH)患者心肌纤维化的无创性检测指标。方法　采用放免法测定 30例正常人和 6 0例EH患者 (伴心肌肥厚者 35例和不伴心肌肥厚者 2 5例 )血清Ⅰ型前胶原 (PCⅠ )和Ⅲ型前胶原 (PCⅢ )的浓度 ,用M型超声测算左室重量指数 (LVMI) ,用多普勒超声测定二尖瓣口舒张早期和晚期最大血流速度 (VE 和VA)。结果　①EH患者血清PCⅠ和PCⅢ均明显高于正常对照组 [(4 6 6 5± 11 0 1)μg/Lvs (34 31± 5 91) μg/L ,P <0 0 5和 (146 0 0± 2 9 35 ) μg/Lvs (96 2 4± 2 1 18) μg/L ,P <0 0 1]。②EH非左室肥厚组血清PCⅢ浓度明显高于正常对照组 [(12 0 6 2± 16 2 3) μg/Lvs(96 2 4± 2 1 18) μg/L ,P <0 0 1],而血清PCⅠ与正常对照组无差别 [(33 73± 6 83) μg/Lvs (34 31± 5 91) μg/L ,P >0 5 ];EH左室肥厚组血清PCⅢ高于非肥厚组 [(16 4 14±2 2 2 8) μg/Lvs (12 0 6 2± 16 2 3) μg/L ,P <0 0 1]和正常对照组 [(16 4 14± 2 2 2 8) μg/Lvs (96 2 4± 2 1 18) μg/L ,P <0 0 1];血清PCⅠ亦高于非肥厚组 [(5 5 88± 12 86 ) μg/Lvs(33 73± 6 83) μg/L ,P <0 0 1]和正常对照组 [(5 5 88±12 86 ) μg/Lvs (34 31± 5 91) μg/L ,P <0 0 1]。③血清PCⅢ与V     

一氧化氮合酶2抑制剂改善大鼠心肌梗死后心功能的作用

目的 :探讨一氧化氮合酶 2 (NOS2 )改善心肌梗死 (MI)后心功能障碍的作用。方法 :选用选择性NOS2抑制剂S 甲基硫脲 (SMT)抑制NOS2。于MI后 4周观察SMT对心功能的影响。结果 :MI组MI后 4周 ,心肌NOS2表达及血浆一氧化氮 (NO)水平均较假手术组升高 [(0 .2 6 1± 0 .0 2 5 )∶(0 .0 92± 0 .0 11)A·μm-2 ,P<0 .0 5 ];(4 6 .6± 4 .2 )∶(30 .6± 2 .1) μmol/L ,P <0 .0 5 ]。SMT干预 4周可使MI后血浆NO水平降低 [(2 6 .6±2 .2 )∶(4 6 .6± 4 .2 ) μmol/L ,P <0 .0 5 ],心室肥厚减轻 ,MI范围缩小 ,心功能改善 [左室舒张末压 (6 .1± 0 .7)∶(11.0± 1.2 )mmHg(1mmHg =0 .133kPa) ,P <0 .0 5 ];中心静脉压 (0 .8± 0 .1)∶(1.6± 0 .2 )mmHg ,P <0 .0 5 ]。结论 :抑制NOS2可以改善MI后心功能。NOS2及其产物NO在MI后心功能障碍的发生发展过程中起促进作用     

双腔起搏器术后患者室壁运动同步性分析

目的分析永久性起搏器植入术后右心室起搏患者的心室间及心室内非同步收缩的特点及影响因素。方法收集永久性起搏器植入术后的患者22例,分为右心室起搏组与对照组。应用定量组织多普勒技术获得患者左心室各节段心肌及右心室侧壁的组织多普勒速度曲线,分别测量各节段自QRS波起始至心肌收缩期峰值速度和舒张早期峰值速度的时限等收缩期同步性指标和舒张期同步性指标,以及运动速度峰值。结果右心室起搏组与对照组两组间可测得的组织多普勒参数左心室壁12个节段收缩期达峰时间[(188.3±46.0)ms比(142.6±33.3)ms]差异有统计学意义(P<0.05),表明在心室起搏组存在左心室壁收缩的延迟。但有关左心室壁12个节段内运动同步性的参数,左心室壁12个节段收缩期达峰时间的标准差[(29.9±18.7)ms比(30.3±20.3)ms]及左心室壁12个节段收缩期达峰时间最大与最小值的差值[(95.6±60.4)ms比(90.0±58.3)ms]两组间差异无统计学意义。结论常规右心室心尖起搏致QRS波增宽,可造成心室间收缩不同步,但不一定会造成左心室内收缩不同步。     

超声检查对肥厚型梗阻性心肌病起搏治疗血液动力学变化的探讨

用超声技术探讨起搏器对肥厚型梗阻性心肌病 (HCM)的作用机理。观察 4例HCM(左心导管和造影检查确诊 )患者的如下指标 :①起搏器置入前、后左室梗阻部位形态及运动变化情况 ;②不同起搏间期对左室心肌各部位收缩期运动顺序的影响 ;③观察自主心律与起搏心律对心功能的影响。结果 :①起搏后左室流出道动力性梗阻减轻 (76 .3± 5 2 .8vs 16 1.5± 47.4mmHg ,P <0 .0 5 )。但起搏后 ,肥厚的心肌收缩期梗阻左室流出道现象依然存在。②双腔起搏时 ,左室心肌激动顺序未见变化 ,但传导时限延长 (6 2 .5± 7.4vs 45 .5± 7.7ms,P <0 .0 5 )。③起搏后左室收缩、舒张诸项指标下降。结论 :起搏干扰心肌传导、激动和收缩的正常过程 ,使得其同步性劣于窦性心律时 ,由此可导致左室收缩压力以及狭窄处压力梯度的下降     

肥胖对高血压左室肥厚的影响

目的 :探讨肥胖对高血压左室肥厚 (LVH)的影响及两者之间的关系。方法 :应用超声心动图检测4 6例高血压肥胖患者左室心肌重量 (LVM)及左室心肌重量指数 (LVMI) ,并与 4 8例高血压非肥胖患者及 19例正常对照者进行比较 ,了解高血压伴肥胖者LVH的发生率和相对危险度。结果 :高血压肥胖患者的LVM明显高于高血压非肥胖者和正常对照者 [(2 30 .18± 6 3.99) g∶(2 0 0 .4 8± 5 9.0 4 ) g和 (16 1.5 8± 38.5 4 ) g ,P <0 .0 5 ,P<0 .0 1];高血压肥胖者的LVMI也较正常对照组明显增加 [(12 7.81± 34.4 4 )∶(98.0 1± 2 1.6 5 ) ,P <0 .0 5 ],但与高血压非肥胖组 (118.86± 33.2 3)相比无统计学差异 (P >0 .0 5 ) ;高血压肥胖患者LVH检出率也较高血压非肥胖者明显增高 (6 0 .9%∶39.6 % ,P <0 .0 5 ) ,前者发生LVH的相对危险度是后者的 2 .37倍。结论 :肥胖对高血压LVH有促进作用。     

利用心肌综合指数评价左束支传导阻滞患者局部舒缩功能

目的 :超声评价左束支传导阻滞 (LBBB)患者左心室局部心肌的收缩和舒张功能。　　方法 :超声测量 15例LBBB患者 (LBBB组 )和 15例正常人 (对照组 )二尖瓣瓣环 ,获得等容收缩期进间(LCT)、射血期时间 (ET)、等容舒张期时间、舒张期的持续时间以及LCT/ET ,评价左心室整体和局部心肌综合指数。此外 ,测量等容收缩期波峰的加速时间、射血期波峰的加速时间、E波的减速时间等。　　结果 :LBBB组较对照组左心室各壁等容收缩期时间明显延长 ,而舒张充盈时间缩短 ,左心室后间隔、下壁、后壁的等容舒张期时间延长 ,LCT/ET增加 ,局部心肌综合指数明显升高 ,左心室后间隔、下壁的等容收缩期波峰的加速时间明显延长 ,E波的减速时间在后间隔、下壁、后壁明显缩短 ,均有显著性差异 (P〈0 . 0 5～ 0 . 0 1)。　　结论 :LBBB时左心室整体和局部心肌综合指数明显异常 ,提示左心室整体和局部舒缩功能受损。利用组织多普勒测量心肌综合指数可以快速、无创、敏感地评价局部心肌的功能     

定量组织速度成像测量二尖瓣环运动速度评价肥厚型心肌病患者左室舒张功能

目的 :应用定量组织速度成像 (QTVI)测量二尖瓣环运动速度评价肥厚型心肌病 (HCM )患者左室舒张功能。方法 :QTVI测量 31例HCM患者 (HCM组 )和 2 0例正常人 (对照组 )二尖瓣环 6个节段 (后间隔和侧壁、前间隔和后壁、前壁和下壁 )舒张早期峰值速度 (Ve)、左房收缩期峰值速度 (Va) ,计算平均Ve、Va和Ve/Va比值。多普勒超声心动图测量二尖瓣口血流快速充盈速度E峰、左房收缩充盈速度A峰 ,计算E/A值和E与平均Ve的比值 (E/Ve)。结果 :HCM患者平均Ve和Ve/Va较对照组明显减低 [(Ve:(3.6 4± 1.4 1)cm/s∶(8.2 1±1.6 9)cm/s,P <0 .0 1;Ve/Va:(0 .92± 0 .5 1)∶(1.5 7± 0 .5 0 ) ,P <0 .0 1;E和E/A较对照组减低 [E :(74 .73±2 6 .5 5 )cm/s∶(84 .0 0± 14 .5 7)cm/s ,P =0 .14 2 ;E/A :(1.12± 0 .4 9)∶(1.6 8± 0 .4 1) ,P <0 .0 1;E/Ve较对照组明显增高 [(2 3.0 3± 7.73)∶(10 .5 3± 2 .6 7) ,P <0 .0 1]。E/A <1者 14例 (4 5 .2 % ) ,Ve/Va <1者 2 0例 (6 4 .5 % ) ;E/A >1的HCM患者其Ve和Ve/Va亦较对照组明显减低 ,E/Ve明显增高。结论 :HCM患者二尖瓣口多普勒血流信号E、A受前负荷和左房收缩性等因素的影响 ,而QTVI测量二尖瓣环运动速度能准确评价HCM患者左室舒张功能。     

The immunoneuroendocrine role of melatonin

Abstract: A tight, physiological link between the pineal gland and the immune system is emerging from a series of experimental studies. This link might reflect the evolutionary connection between self-recognition and reproduction. Pinealectomy or other experimental methods which inhibit melatonin synthesis and secretion induce a state of immunodepression which is counteracted by melatonin. In general, melatonin seems to have an immunoenhancing effect that is particularly apparent in immunodepressive states. The negative effect of acute stress or immunosuppressive pharmacological treatments on various immune parameters are counteracted by melatonin. It seems important to note that one of the main targets of melatonin is the thymus, i.e., the central organ of the immune system. The clinical use of melatonin as an immunotherapeutic agent seems promising in primary and secondary immunodeficiencies as well as in cancer immunotherapy. The immunoenhancing action of melatonin seems to be mediated by T-helper cell-derived opioid peptides as well as by lymphokines and, perhaps, by pituitary hormones. Melatonin-induced-immuno-opioids (MHO) and lymphokines imply the presence of specific binding sites or melatonin receptors on cells of the immune system. On the other hand, lymphokines such as -γ-interferon and interleukin-2 as well as thymic hormones can modulate the synthesis of melatonin in the pineal gland. The pineal gland might thus be viewed as the crux of a sophisticated immunoneuroendocrine network which functions as an unconscious, diffuse sensory organ.     

Changes in connexin43, the gap junction protein of astrocytes, during development of the rat pineal gland

Abstract: The abundance of gap junctions between rat pineal astrocytes formed by connexin43 (Cx43) was studied during development. Levels and distribution of Cx43 were measured by immunoblotting and indirect immunofluorescence, respectively. The amount of Cx43 in cells located within the gland was low until about the 7th postnatal day and increased to adult values between the 14th and 21st days postpartum. Although astrocytes, recognized by their vimentin immunoreactivity, were scarce before birth, they were abundant by the 7th postnatal day suggesting that the low levels of Cx43 found at this age corresponded to a low expression of this protein. Localization of the immunoreactivity to Cx43 and vimentin showed a close correlation, indicating that mature or immature pineal astrocytes form gap junctions made of Cx43. Since Cx43 levels attained their adult values at about the time the innervation and the functional state of the gland reached maturity (2–3 weeks after birth), it is proposed that astrocyte gap junctions are involved in the function of the adult rat pineal gland.     

Response of rat pineal melatonin to calcium, magnesium, and lithium is circadian stage dependent

Abstract: Herein we documented the response of pineal melatonin production to electrolytes known to be effective on pineal function in view of a possible circadian stage dependence. We studied the release of melatonin by perifused rat pineal glands at 2 different circadian stages corresponding to the middle of the light and dark periods, i.e., respectively, 7 and 19 HALO (Hours After Light Onset, L:D = 12:12). The initial efflux rates were, as expected, much higher in the perifusates of glands removed from rats sacrificed during the dark phase than of those removed during the light phase. After 3 hr of perifusion, melatonin release reached similar levels which were found constant up to the 8th hr of perifusion, whatever the circadian stage. Perifusion of the glands with physiological concentrations for the rat of calcium (5.2 mmol/1) and magnesium (1.34 mmol/1) resulted in a stimulatory effect on the pineal glands removed from rats sacrificed in the middle of the dark period (19 HALO), whereas no effects were observed on the pineal glands removed from rats sacrificed during the light (7 HALO). Lithium (0.28 and 0.55 mmol/1) was ineffective on melatonin release in pineal glands removed 7 and 19 HALO. Our results show differences in the initial efflux rates of melatonin and in the response of perifused pineal glands to calcium and magnesium according to the circadian stage.     

Conservative management of perforated duodenal diverticulum： A case report and review of the literature

Duodenal diverticula are a relatively common condition. They are asymptomatic, unless they become complicated, with perforation being the rarest but most severe complication. Surgical treatment is the most frequently performed approach. We report the case of a patient with a perforated duodenal diverticulum, which was diagnosed early and treated conservatively with antibiotics and percutaneous drainage of secondary retroperitoneal abscesses. We suggest this method could be an acceptable option for the management of similar cases, provided that the patient is in good general condition and without septic signs.     

Presence of immunoreactive growth hormone and prolactin in the ovine pineal gland

Abstract: The use of antisera raised against bovine growth hormone (GH) and ovine prolactin (PRL) enabled the detection of related immunoreactive (ir) sequences of proteins in ovine pineal tissue. The isolation of PRL-like ir-material was accomplished using a 0.25 M ammonium sulphate (pH 5.5) extraction followed by ethanol precipitation, whereas the resulting 2.0 M ammonium sulphate (pH 7.0) precipitate contained a GH-like immunoreactivity. Gel chromatography of the GH-like immunoreactivity (Sephadex G-100) indicated the presence of several GH-like fragments ranging in the M_r range of 7,000 to 55,000. Analyses of the PRL-like ir-material found in pineal tissue on HPLC using a TSK 545-DEAE column led to the resolution into a single peak of immunoreactivity. A single peak of activity was also observed following chromatofocusing and hydrophobic interaction chromatography of the ir-peak from the TSK 545-DEAE column. The PRL-like ir-material inhibited the binding of [¹²⁵I]ovine PRL-S14 to anti-ovine PRL antibodies without showing an affinity for binding to anti-rat PRL or anti-bovine GH antibodies. Scatchard analysis of the binding of pineal PRL-like ir-material and pituitary ovine PRL-S14 to liver membranes from day-20 pregnant rats revealed similar affinity constants (K_a of 4.7 ± 0.2 × 10⁹ M^-1). In addition, the replication of Nb 2 Node rat lymphoma cells was stimulated by pineal PRL-like ir-material, an effect known to be specific for lactogenic hormones. The pineal PRL-like immunoreactivity appeared on sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gels as a single major band of M_r 24,000. The functional status of PRL-and GH-like ir-material in the ovine pineal remains to be determined, but evidence is presented that the overall protein synthesis rate of the rat pineal responded to circulating concentrations of PRL.     

Microbiology of human immunodeficiency virus anorectal disease

PURPOSE: Individuals who are seropositive for the human immunodeficiency virus are at high risk for opportunistic infection and anorectal disorders. Little prospective information is available regarding anorectal pathogens in these patients. METHODS: One hundred sixty-three HIV-seropositive patients presented to the colorectal clinic between 1989 and 1992. Forty-seven (29 percent) patients were thought to have an infectious process and were prospectively studied using a standardized multiculture protocol. RESULTS: Mean age was 33 (range, 19–59) years. All were male; high-risk behavior accounted for 87 percent of HIV transmissions. Presenting complaints included anorectal pain (79 percent), pus per anum (28 percent), and blood per anum (26 percent). Examination revealed perianal tenderness (60 percent), condyloma (38 percent), perianal ulcers (38 percent), and anal fissures (34 percent). Sixty-six sets of cultures were performed; 28 patients had one set, 15 had two sets, and 4 had three sets. Thirty-two of these 47 patients (68 percent) had positive cultures including herpes (50 percent), cytomegalovirus (25 percent),Neisseria gonorrhoeae (16 percent), chlamydia (16 percent), acidfast bacilli (2 percent), and others (9 percent). Six of 32 patients with positive cultures had more than one organism cultured. Sixteen (50 percent) patients with positive cultures were treated medically, 8 (25 percent) were treated surgically and 8 (25 percent) were treated with both modalities. Sixty-one procedures were performed on 17 patients for condylomata. Eighteen patients had 20 procedures for abscesses, 50 percent of whom had positive cultures for other than common bowel flora; all improved. Fourteen patients underwent 33 procedures for perianal fistulas.Mycobacterium fortuitum was cultured from one patient who required 13 procedures for abscesses and fistulas. Forty-five (96 percent) patients were followed for an average of 12.5 months ±2.9 SEM (range, 1–94 months). Symptoms were improved or resolved in 22 of 32 (69 percent) patients with positive cultures and in 11 of 13 (84 percent) with negative cultures. CONCLUSIONS: Specific pathogens may often be identified in human immunodeficiency virus-seropositive patients with anorectal disorders if aggressively sought. Although patients without specific pathogens identified may be expected to improve with planned empiric treatment, positive identification allows more directed therapy.