浅谈针刺手法的基本功锻炼

针刺手法的运用是针灸临床治疗的一个关键环节。针刺手法的基本功锻炼是提高针刺手法操作技术的重要途径。本文详细介绍了针刺手法基本功锻炼的步骤和方法。     

Severe malabsorption in autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidosis-ectodermal dystrophy syndrome successfully treated with immunosuppression

A 15 year old boy with autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidosis-ectodermal dystrophy syndrome suffered recurrent episodes of severe intractable diarrhoea, steatorrhoea, and hypocalcaemia. The only treatment modality, which controlled the malabsorption syndrome, was immunosuppression with intravenous high dose methylprednisolone and oral methotrexate maintenance therapy.     

Toxic cardiogenic shock in a patient receiving weekly 24-h infusion of high-dose 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin

A 54-year-old man was treated with weekly 24-h infusion of high-dose 5-fluorouracil (2600 mg/m2) and leucovorin (100 mg/m2) for metastatic colon cancer. At first, he tolerated the treatment well and no significant toxicity was identified. After a total of eight courses of treatment, a stable disease was observed, but mild shortness of breath was found on occasion. The patient had no previous history of cardiac disease and the heart performance assessed by left ventricular ejection fraction before treatment was normal. Unfortunately, acute pulmonary edema with lethal cardiogenic shock occurred during the ninth course of treatment, in spite of intensive medical treatment. The chest X-ray showed extreme cardiomegaly. Repeated assessment of his heart function by echocardiogram and ventricular ejection fraction revealed a very poor cardiac performance. Toxic cardiogenic shock during weekly 24-h infusion of high-dose 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin is extremely rare. To the best of our knowledge, no case has been reported in the English literature. We report a case and the relevant literature about the incidence, clinical picture and possible pathophysiology on 5-fluorouracil-related cardioxicity is reviewed.      

Immunobiologic, cytogenetic and drug response features of a newly established cell line (SCRC-1) from renal small cell carcinoma

PURPOSE: We describe the establishment and preliminary characterization of a cell line designated SCRC-1, which was derived from a primary renal small cell carcinoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Continuous cultures of a primary stage IVa renal small cell carcinoma and a xenograft in nude mice derived therefrom were characterized by immunohistology, electron microscopy, immunofluorescence/flow cytometry, cytogenetic analysis, and an in vitro drug resistance assay. RESULTS: SCRC-1 cells were reactive with antibodies to NSE, chromogranin-A, bombesin, Bcl-2, CD44s, CD44v6, CD44v7 to 8, vimentin and S100 protein (predominantly beta-subunit), and were unreactive with antibodies to EMA, CD54, EGFR(R1), URO-5, URO-7, URO-8 and URO-10. A similar immunoprofile was also found in both the primary tumor and the xenograft. Cytogenetic analysis revealed the following common clonal aberrations in all 50 metaphases analyzed: 45, XX, t (X;10;18) (p11;p11;q11), -der(18)t(X;10;18), indicating the clonal nature of this neoplasm. SCRC-1 cells showed low drug resistance to cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, gemcitabine and fluorouracil, intermediate resistance to carmustine and mitomycin-C, and extreme resistance to cisplatin. CONCLUSION: We have documented the initial characterization of SCRC-1, which may be the first cell line reported to be derived from a primary small cell carcinoma of the kidney. This cell line can be used for further studies uncovering the biology and histogenesis of this rare cancer and delineating differences among small cell carcinomas of the kidney and other histological types.     

Risk factors for wound infection after cholecystectomy.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Surgical site infection (SSI) after cholecystectomy is a common problem. The aim of this study was to identify the possible risk factors for the development of SSI. METHODS: 545 consecutive patients who received open (125) or laparoscopic (420) cholecystectomy due to gallbladder disease during the years 1998 to 2000 were included in the study. Potential risk factors including clinical features, biochemical data, and operative types were analyzed by univariate and multivariate analysis. RESULTS: The overall incidence of SSI was 4.4% (24/545). The wound complication rate was significantly lower in the laparoscopic group than in the open group (1.4% vs 14.4%, respectively). Factors associated with SSI found by univariate analysis (p < 0.05) included age, gender, acute cholecystitis, white blood cell count, serum albumin, blood glucose and bilirubin level, type of surgery, operative time and positive bile culture. Stepwise logistic regression analysis showed that abnormal blood glucose [odds ratio (OR), 4.7; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.6 to 13.5], positive bile culture (OR, 3.5; 95% CI, 1.2 to 10.4), and open cholecystectomy (OR, 4.3; 95% CI, 1.3 to 13.6) were the most significant predictors of SSI. CONCLUSION: Poor control of diabetes mellitus before surgery, positive bile culture and open cholecystectomy significantly increased the rate of SSI. These findings indicate that better control of diabetes mellitus, and appropriate selection of surgical procedure and antibiotic regimen in the management of high-risk patients may reduce the incidence of postoperative SSI.     

拉米夫定对不同中医证型的慢性乙型肝炎疗效辨析

拉米夫定是一种有效的抗乙肝病毒药物,它对病毒的逆转录酶有明显的抑制作用,可抑制乙肝病毒的复制,降低血液和肝脏中的病毒数量,改善肝脏生化功能和组织学病变,从而提高患者生存质量。为进一步提高拉米夫定治疗慢性乙型肝炎的疗效,本文收集统计了近4年的80例相关病例,从中医辨证的角度,分析应用拉米夫定治疗不同证型的慢性乙型肝炎的疗效。现报告如下。1临床资料1·1一般资料收集本院肝炎科门诊慢性乙型肝炎患者80名,其中男性47名,女性33名,年龄17~64岁,平均35岁。诊断标准依据2000年全国传染病与寄生虫病学会和肝病学会修订的病毒性肝炎诊…     

Neuroprotective strategies in parkinson’s disease: protection against progressive nigral damage induced by free radicals

Brain undergoes neurodegeneration when excess free radicals overwhelm antioxidative defense systems during senescence, head trauma and/or neurotoxic insults. A site-specific accumulation of ferrous citrate-iron complexes in the substantia nigra dopaminergic neurons could lead to exaggerated dopamine turnover, dopamine auto-oxidation, free radical generation, and oxidant stress. Eventually, this iron-catalyzed dopamine auto-oxidation results in the accumulation of neuromelanin, a progressive loss of nigral neurons, and the development of Parkinson's disease when brain dopamine depletion is greater than 80%. Emerging evidence indicates that free radicals such as hydroxyl radicals ((.-)OH) and nitric oxide ((.-)NO) may play opposite role in cell and animal models of parkinsonism. (.-)OH is a cytotoxic oxidant whereas oNO is an atypical neuroprotective antioxidant. (.-)NO and S-nitrosoglutathione (GSNO) protect nigral neurons against oxidative stress caused by 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP(+)), dopamine, ferrous citrate, hemoglobin, sodium nitroprusside and peroxynitrite. MPP(+), the toxic metabolite of 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP), increases the nigral uptake of iron complexes and dopamine overflow leading to the generation of (.-)OH, protein oxidation, lipid peroxidation, and associated retrograde degeneration. In addition to GSNO, MPP(+)-induced oxidative neurotoxicity can be prevented by antioxidants including selegiline, 7-nitroindazole, 17beta-estradiol, melatonin, alpha-phenyl-tert-butylnitrone and U78517F. Similar to selegiline, 7-nitroindazole is a MAO-B inhibitor, which blocks the bio-activation of MPTP and oxidative stress. Freshly prepared but not light exposed, (.-)NO-exhausted GSNO is about 100 times more potent than the classic antioxidant glutathione. Via S-nitrosylation, GSNO also inhibits proteolysis and cytotoxicity caused by caspases and HIV-1 protease. Furthermore, in addition to protection against serum deprivation stress, the induction of neuronal NOS1 in human cells increases tolerance to MPP(+)-induced neuro-toxicity since newly synthesized (.-)NO prevents apoptosis possibly through up-regulation of bcl-2 and down regulation of p66(shc). In conclusion, reactive oxygen species are unavoidable by-products of iron-catalyzed dopamine auto-oxidation, which can initiate lipid peroxidation, protein oxidation, DNA damage, and nigral loss, all of which can be prevented by endogenous and exogenous (.-)NO. Natural and man-made antioxidants can be employed as part of preventative or neuroprotective treatments in Parkinson's disease and perhaps dementia complexes as well. For achieving neuroprotection and neuro-rescue in early clinical parkinsonian stages, a cocktail therapy of multiple neuroprotective agents may be more effective than the current treatment with extremely high doses of a single antioxidative agent.     

不同放疗靶区对食管癌疗效及安全性的影响

目的:分析不同临床靶区勾画对食管癌同步放化疗疗效及安全性的影响,探讨食管癌三维适形放疗的临床靶区范围。方法:2009年1月至2012年1月收治的60例食管癌患者随机分为非预防组和预防组,均接受同步放化疗。非预防组28例,CTV包括原发灶上下外扩3cm、周围外扩0.8-1.0cm及肿大淋巴结累及区;预防组32例,食管癌原发灶CTV外扩同非预防组,根据原发灶部位不同,给予区域淋巴结引流区的预防照射。结果:非预防组和预防组1、2年的生存率分别为67.9%、57.1%和68.8%、50.0%;1、2年局部控制率分别为71.4%、60.7%和71.9%、59.4%;野内淋巴结复发率分别为7.1%、6.3%。非预防组Ⅲ级以上放射性肺炎、放射性食管炎及骨髓抑制为3.6%、7.1%、14.3%;预防组Ⅲ级以上放射性肺炎、放射性食管炎及骨髓抑制发生率为6.3%、12.5%、15.6%。结论:预防组在提高生存率、局部控制率及降低野内淋巴结复发率方面未表现出明显优势,两组疗效相当(P>0.5)。预防组放射性肺炎、放射性食管炎及骨髓抑制发生率均高于非预防组,但两组比较无统计学意义(P>0.5)。预防组肺V10(%)、肺V20(%)、肺V30(%)三项指标均大于非预防组,两者差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。     

针对患者调强放射治疗计划的剂量学验证

目的建立针对调强放射治疗患者的剂量学验证方法。方法对100例患者进行的剂量验证共有3个测量项目一是采用小灵敏体积的电离室在仿人形模体中测量靶区剂量参考点(一般是射野等中心点)的绝对剂量,二是采用胶片测量一个治疗计划的所有射野在仿人形模体内形成的复合剂量分布,三是采用胶片或半导体探测器阵列在干水模体中测量单个射野的强度分布。由于完成全3个测量项目占用机器的时间过长,实际操作时采用自适应的方式,即首先测量靶区剂量参考点的绝对剂量,如果剂量误差在允许范围内,则不再进行其他的测量;如果剂量误差超出允许范围,则增加两个电离室测量点,并采用胶片测量横断面的剂量分布和(或)射野强度分布。结果93%患者的计划可以顺利实施,其他患者的计划需要调整铅门位置或完全重新设计。87%患者计划的剂量误差在临床可以接受的范围内,其他患者的计划需要对射野机器跳数进行修正;修正系统误差后,有96%患者计划的剂量误差在临床可以接受的范围内。结论利用已有的设备条件建立了患者调强放射治疗计划的剂量学验证方法,这种方法随着设备条件的改善和经验的积累还会进一步完善。针对患者的计划进行剂量学验证是很有必要的。