Ⅰ、Ⅲ、Ⅳ型胶原在肝包虫囊肿周围人体纤维囊壁中的特异性分层表达

探讨Ⅰ、Ⅲ和Ⅳ型胶原在形成肝包虫囊肿周围人体纤维囊壁中的作用及其临床意义。采用免疫组织化学方法检测Ⅰ、Ⅲ和Ⅳ型胶原在40例肝包虫囊肿周围纤维囊壁中表达。Ⅰ、Ⅲ和Ⅳ型胶原在肝包虫囊肿周围纤维囊壁中出现特异性分层表达。靠近虫体侧纤维囊壁中,Ⅰ、Ⅲ和Ⅳ型胶原的表达阳性率分别为500%、375%和400%。靠近肝实质侧纤维囊壁中,Ⅰ、Ⅲ和Ⅳ型胶原的表达阳性率分别为875%、825%和850%。Ⅰ、Ⅲ、Ⅳ型胶原在两层中表达的差异均有显著意义(P<001,P<001,P<001)。肝包虫囊肿周围人体纤维囊壁分层,Ⅰ、Ⅲ和Ⅳ型胶原与肝实质侧纤维囊壁的形成有密切关系。     

骨桥蛋白在肝细粒棘球蚴外囊壁中的表达

目的 研究骨桥蛋白（osteopontin，OPN）在肝细粒棘球蚴外囊壁中的分布及表达。 方法 用免疫组化、免疫荧光双标记法观察60例患者手术切除的肝细粒棘球蚴外囊壁及巨噬细胞中OPN的表达与分布；Von Kossa染色观察囊壁中钙化分布特征。 结果 肝细粒棘球蚴外囊壁中有不同程度OPN表达，75%（45/60）集中分布于近虫体侧纤维囊壁（内层），.3%（5/60）分布于近肝组织侧纤维性囊壁（外层），两者差异有统计学意义（P＜0.01）。在内、外层交界处可见巨噬细胞带，多数巨噬细胞胞浆内有OPN表达。OPN表达阳性的囊壁均合并有不同程度的钙盐沉积，其在囊壁内、外层的分布与OPN的基本一致。 结论 OPN主要分布在肝细粒棘球蚴外囊的内层纤维囊壁。     

Hydatid cyst of the liver: a case report and literature review

Taiwan is nearly free from hydatid disease. We report a case of hydatid cyst of the liver in a 37-year-old man who originally lived in India and had migrated to Taiwan 2 years earlier. He presented with right upper quadrant pain and intermittent low-grade fever. Both sonography and computed tomography (CT) demonstrated a cystic lesion with vesicles at its periphery in segments 6 and 7 of the liver. A hydatid cyst was diagnosed. The patient underwent radical excision of the cyst with total removal without opening the wall. He also received pre- and postoperative oral mebendazole. Pathology showed a hydatid cyst consisting of three layers: the inner single nucleated geminal layer, the middle acellular laminated layer, and the outer pericyst originating from inflammatory and hepatic cells. This case highlights that accurate preoperative diagnosis of hydatid disease can be made from personal history, typical sonography and CT study in non-endemic areas.     

Praziquantel: Neglected drug? Ineffective treatment? Or therapeutic choice in cystic hydatid disease?

The role of praziquantel in hydatid disease has not been well defined. This review evaluates the evidence on the use of praziquantel in treatment of cystic hydatid disease from in vitro and in vivo animal studies, human clinical studies and case reports. Praziquantel may prevent the vesicular evolution of protoscoleces and inhibit the formation of secondary cysts. It may also contribute to the loss of viability of small cysts before cyst differentiation and development of the fibrous adventitial layer. There is some evidence to support a role for the use of praziquantel in combination with albendazole in pre- and post-intervention chemotherapy for hydatid disease. Combined therapy may reduce the risk of disease recurrence and intraperitoneal seeding of infection that develops via cyst rupture and spillage occurring spontaneously or during surgery or percutaneous procedures. At present, there is insufficient published evidence to support a clear recommendation for the use of praziquantel in prolonged chemotherapy for established hydatid disease for which surgery is not indicated or in severe disseminated disease and further work is necessary. Randomised controlled studies to determine the efficacy and optimum duration of praziquantel treatment in combination with albendazole are required so that treatment recommendations for its use can finally be clarified.     

Pleural involvement by hydatid cysts of the lung

Hydatid cyst disease is encountered in Turkey frequently. Rupture of a pulmonary cyst into the pleural cavity is rare, but represents the most serious complication of the hydatid disease. Surgical intervention was carried out in all cases in our clinic when expansion of the lungs could not be achieved. Open ends of the bronchus were closed and the pericyst layer was sutured after the removal of the germinative layer. We here present 5 cases of hydatid cysts with the above mentioned complication.     

Could thymol have effectiveness on scolices and germinal layer of hydatid cysts?

Scolicidal solutions remain indispensable in the treatment of hydatid cyst disease. Properties of an ideal solution would be inexpensiveness and the promotion of a rapid and complete scolicidal effect with an absence of local and systemic side effects. From this point of view, no ideal solution and agents have been described yet. The aim of the present work was to determine the in vitro effect of high concentrations of thymol against protoscoleces, microcyst and cyst of Echinococcus granulosus and to evaluate its possible role as a scolicidal agent during surgery or PAIR. After short exposure times, a rapid effect was observed depending on the parasitic material. After 2 min of exposure to thymol, viability of protoscoleces was approximately 1.3% at a concentration of 250 μg/ml. The protoscolicidal effect is dose and time dependent. The results of the in vitro treatment with thymol were similar in both microcysts and secondary murine cysts. The employment of SEM and TEM allowed us to examine, at an ultrastructural level, the effects induced by thymol on E. granulosus protoscoleces, microcysts and murine cysts. In conclusion, the data obtained clearly demonstrated that thymol caused severe damages to the parasite even after short incubation times. This fact and the lack of toxicity at the evaluated concentrations, allow us to propose it as a possible scolicidal agent during hydatid cysts surgery and/or PAIR.     

Cardiac hydatid cyst revealed by ventricular tachycardia

Hydatid disease is a human parasitic infestation caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus Granulosus. The liver and the lungs are the most common locations. Cardiac involvement is rare and accounts for 0.5–2% of all hydatid disease. We report an unusual presentation of cardiac hydatid cyst revealed by ventricular tachycardia in a patient with a history of cerebral hydatid cyst.     

Hydatid disease of the liver with portal vein invasion mimicking portal vein thrombosis

Hydatid cyst disease is a zoonosis caused by the parasite Echinococcus. It may infest any organ of the body, but it most frequently involves the liver, lungs, and nervous system. Portal vein involvement by hydatid cyst disease is extremely rare with only five cases published in the English literature to our knowledge. We present the ultrasonography (US) and computed tomography (CT) findings of a 77-year-old male with hydatid disease of the liver with portal vein invasion mimicking portal vein thrombosis. Colour Doppler US confirmed the lack of blood flow within the portal vein and stigmata of cavernomatosis. CT clearly demonstrated a communication between the multiloculated lesion and the portal vein and the multiple daughter vesicles obstructing the portal vein. The consideration of this complication will make it possible to distinguish this entity from portal vein thrombosis and, thus, the management of the patients with hydatid cyst disease particulary in endemic regions.     

Interventricular septal hydatid cyst: Transesophageal echocardiography as a therapeutic tool during bypass

Cystic echinococcosis (hydatid disease) arising from infestation with a larval or adult form of the Echinococcus granulosus tapeworm is endemic in certain states of India, but affecting interventricular septum (IVS) solitarily is a scarce phenomenon. We present a rare case of transesophageal echocardiography guided management of IVS hydatid cyst even during cardiopulmonary bypass, which presented with a rather unusual complaint of repeated syncope.     

肝细粒棘球蚴外囊壁钙化相关受体

目的 比较肝细粒棘球蚴病患者钙化外囊壁及非钙化外囊壁上的钙化相关受体BMPRⅡ(骨形态发生蛋白Ⅱ型受体)、IGF1R(胰岛素样生长因子1受体)和ERα(雌激素受体α)的表达差异。方法 钙化外囊壁和非钙化外囊壁茜素红染色,Envision免疫组化法和qRT-PCR分别检测同一细粒棘球蚴病患者钙化外囊壁及非钙化外囊壁上钙化相关受体BMPRⅡ、IGF1R和ERα的表达水平和钙化相关受体的mRNA表达量。结果 与细粒棘球蚴非钙化外囊壁相比较,同一患者钙化外囊壁茜素红染色钙化显著,且差异有统计学意义(χ²=20.369,P<0.01);钙化外囊壁相关受体的表达明显增加,且差异有统计学意义(P<0.05),mRNA表达量明显增高且差异具有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论 肝细粒棘球蚴病患者钙化外囊壁钙化相关受体表达量较高,钙化相关因子通过与受体BMPRⅡ、IGF1R和ERα等结合,引起细粒棘球蚴外囊壁钙化,外囊壁的钙化可以有效地抑制细粒棘球蚴的生长,在细粒棘球蚴病患者临床治疗过程中发挥着重要作用。     

The role of omentoplasty in the surgical management of remnant cavity in hepatic hydatid cyst

Background. Cyst hydatid disease of the liver is still endemic in certain regions of the world. Currently, surgical operation remains the treatment of choice in hydatidosis. The cyst cavity can be managed by using capitonnage, external drainage, introflexion or omentoplasty. Methods. Two hundred and thirty-five patients operated for hydatid cyst between January 1990 and February 2001 were analysed retrospectively. Either omentoplasty, external drainage, capitonnage or introflexion were used to treat residual cyst cavity. Results. Patients were categorised into three groups to evaluate complications: omentoplasty alone (group A), omentoplasty combined with other techniques (group B) and other techniques (group C). The overall mortality rates were <1%. Overall morbidity rates were 8.8% for group A, 19% for group B and 25% for group C, respectively. Mean hospital stay was 7.6 days for group A, 11.9 days for group B and 15.8 days for group C. Discussion. Postoperative surgical site infection, bile fistula, recurrence rate and overall morbidity were seen less frequently in patients who underwent omentoplasty in our series. Mean duration of hospital stay was significantly shorter in patients who underwent omentoplasty operations. Because omentum has a high absorptive capacity and the capability to fill the residual cavity, we recommend omentoplasty to manage patients with hydatid cyst of the liver, whether complicated or uncomplicated.     

细粒棘球绦虫原头节发育成囊过程观察

经体外培养和动物接种观察,原头节发育成囊主要由原头节本身以不同方式囊化,逐渐发育形成角皮层和生发层囊壁。角皮层可在生发层形成前出现。邻接不同原头节形成的角皮层可相互融合成多囊型棘球蚴。原头节在培养基或小鼠体内均可产生后囊,但经培养74天接种50天未见后囊形成角度层。后囊壁经HE和AB、PAS染色呈PAS弱阳性,无细胞核。原头节在培养基和小鼠体内发育成囊过程基本一致。     

Assessment of in vivo complement activation on the Echinococcus granulosus hydatid cyst wall

The larval stage of the parasite Echinococcus granulosus causes hydatid disease. The hydatid cyst is potentially capable of activating host complement, since it is a large, persistent, carbohydrate-rich structure, coated with host immunoglobulins, and localized in the host's internal organs. Nonetheless, in vitro studies have suggested that the cyst surface, the hydatid cyst wall (HCW), is a poor complement activator. In this study, we assessed the occurrence of in vivo complement activation on the hydatid cyst by measuring the levels of two complement activation products, C3d and complexes bearing a C9 activation neoepitope (TCC/MAC), in extracts from HCW of human origin. Low amounts of C3d and TCC/MAC were found in HCW in comparison with their levels in normal human plasma and activated human sera, suggesting that in vivo complement activation on HCW is efficiently down-regulated. This regulation may contribute to limit host inflammation which has been observed to correlate with parasite degeneration and death.     

肝包虫周围纤维囊壁中骨桥蛋白免疫印记与组化分析

目的:研究肝细粒棘球蚴(肝包虫)周围纤维囊壁中骨桥蛋白(osteopontin,OPN)的表达定位．方法:采用免疫印记法检测OPN在肝细粒棘球蚴(n=48)周围纤维囊壁中的表达,并结合免疫组化方法观察其组织学分布．结果:肝细粒棘球蚴周围纤维囊壁经免疫印记分析80％有OPN表达,形态学观察集中分布于近虫体侧纤维性囊壁(内层),与近肝侧纤维性囊壁(外层)比较有显著差异(75％ vs 8．3％, P<0．05)．结论:OPN参与肝细粒棘球蚴周围内层纤维性囊壁肉芽肿反应的调节．     

肝细粒棘球蚴周围纤维囊壁钙化分布及意义

目的 研究肝细粒棘球蚴周围纤维囊壁（外囊）的钙化分布特征并探讨其意义。方法应用特殊染色观察60例肝细粒棘球蚴外囊壁病理形态特点及钙盐沉着的分布特征．并结合病人血清生化指标及CT观察结果进行分析。结果肝细粒棘球蚴外囊壁中钙盐沉着集中分布于近虫体侧内层纤维性囊壁．且形态各异．与近肝侧外层纤维性囊壁比较有显著差异（P＜0．05）；病人血清钙代谢生化指标均为常值,钙化与非钙化组比较均无显著差异（P均＞0．05）；染色可见部分CT未见钙化的囊壁有钙盐沉着。结论 肝包虫周围纤维性囊壁可分为内层和外层，且各自形成机制不同；钙盐沉积量与内层纤维囊壁形成进程有关。     

Augmented bioavailability and cysticidal activity of albendazole reformulated in soybean emulsion in mice infected with Echinococcus granulosus or Echinococcus multilocularis

The anthelminthic drug, albendazole (Abz), was reformulated in a soybean oil emulsion and evaluated as a therapeutic agent for the treatment of Echinococcus granulosus and Echinococcus multilocularis in mice. Abz emulsified with 30% soybean oil (AbzE-30) resulted in higher circulating plasma concentrations of the major bioactive Abz metabolite, Abz sulfoxide (AbzSOX), after oral administration, compared with an Abz suspension. The soybean oil-emulsified Abz compound was also noted to penetrate into the hydatid cyst wall and produced higher hydatid cyst concentrations of AbzSOX. The emulsion was superior to Abz suspension in reducing the size of hydatid cysts caused by E. granulosus protoscolices collected from naturally infected sheep in Urumchi, Xinjiang Uygar Autonomous Region. In contrast, the reformulated compound's ability to reduce E. multilocularis cyst masses was only marginally superior to Abz suspension. AbzE-30 exhibited increased bioavailability and bioactivity in the treatment of murine Echinococcus hydatid cyst infections. The compound has the potential for improving therapeutic outcomes for human echinococcosis.     

高强度聚焦超声辐照后细粒棘球蚴囊壁的病理变化

目的 观察细粒棘球蚴囊壁在高强度聚焦超声（HIFU）辐照后的病理改变。方法 采集感染细粒棘球蚴的新鲜羊肝，选取囊壁较薄、触摸弹性较好的细粒棘球蚴30个。采用随机抽样方法等分为3组，每组10个包囊。对照组，用普通诊断超声照射2 min。处理组1和处理组2分别用150 W和250 W声功率对细粒棘球蚴包囊进行沿囊壁多层面的环形扫描，层面间距为5 mm，扫描速度为3 mm/s，照射时间2～10 min（根据包囊大小）。取出照射后先肉眼观察细粒棘球蚴包囊大体改变，后取囊壁组织分别制作病理切片和透射电镜切片，观察其病理改变。 结果 HIFU（250 W）辐照后，细粒棘球蚴包囊剪开处内囊壁立即发生卷曲，剥离出的内囊颜色变白、变硬、透光度降低。病理切片显示，HIFU辐照后细粒棘球蚴的内囊壁上角皮层与生发层大部分发生分离。电镜观察结果显示，HIFU辐照后细粒棘球蚴的角皮层纤维纹理明显改变，生发层细胞发生裂解性破坏。 结论 HIFU沿细粒棘球蚴囊壁的多层面的环形照射可明显损害细粒棘球蚴囊壁。     

Endoscopic Therapy of Hepatic Hydatid Cyst Disease in Preoperative and Postoperative Settings

The most common and serious complication of hepatic hydatid cyst disease is the communication between the cyst and the biliary tree. The diagnosis and treatment of this condition poses various difficulties. Data from patients who underwent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for hydatid cysts communicating with the bile ducts either in the preoperative or postoperative setting over a 2-year period have been analyzed. In the preoperative group (n=41), jaundice (n=18), biliary colic (n=11), and cholangitis (n=10) were the most common presentations. On the other hand, the most common indication for ERCP in the postoperative group (n=69) was biliocutaneous leaks (n=60) and cholangitis (n=9). All but 2 patients in the preoperative group were treated by endoscopic sphincterotomy and/or extraction of hydatid cyst remnants followed by the placement of nasobiliary drainage catheter for the patients who had filling defects on cholangiogram. Subsequently, these patients were referred for surgery. ERCP was a definitive treatment for the remaining 2 patients. Endotherapy was successful for the patients who developed leak or had cyst remnants following surgery, whereas long-term biliary stenting was required for those who developed bile duct stenosis. There was no ERCP-associated complication, except mild pancreatitis in a single patient and self-limited hemorrhage in 2 patients. ERCP is an efficacious and safe method for the diagnosis and management of biliary complications associated with hydatid cyst disease.     

Endocardial hydatid cyst: a rare presentation of echinococcal infection

A previously well 45-year-old male presented with 20 days ofbeing generally unwell with a fever and dyspnoea on exertion.Transthoracic echocardiography was done and revealed a roundcystic structure (3x3 cm) attached to the tricuspid valve. Multiplesmall calcified particles (daughter cysts) were also seen inthe cyst which was most consistent with the diagnosis of Hydatidcyst. The serology for Echinococcus granulosus antibody waspositive and confirmed the diagnosis. The patient was sent forcardiac surgery and hydatid cyst which was endocardial in location,and adherent to the tricuspid valve leaflets was the intraoperativefinding. The patient improved and was discharged on long-termchemotherapy. The most common cite of cardiac involvement isthe myocardium followed by the pericardium, whereas endocardialinvolvement is extremely rare. In the present study, we demonstrateda very rare case of endocardial hydatid cyst with attachmentto the tricuspid valve.     

Polyarthritis associated with hydatid disease (Echinococcosis) of the liver

Summary A 36-year-old male developed asymmetric polyarthritis during the course of hydatid disease of the liver. Excision of the hydatid cyst was accompanied by full remission of the arthritis without recurrence during the 7-year follow-up period. This sequence of clinical events suggests an eventual cause and effect relationship. A reactive immune mechanism, triggered by a parasite located at a distant site, appears to be responsible for this type of arthritis.