The role of fatty acid hydrolase gene variants in inflammatory bowel disease

Background  Recent studies suggest a role for the endocannabinoid system, including fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH), in intestinal inflammation.
Aim  To analyse FAAH expression and the FAAH 385 C/A (p.Pro129Thr; rs324420) single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in-patients with Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC).
Patients and methods  Genomic DNA from 1008 individuals (CD: n  = 435; UC: n  = 167; controls: n  = 406) was analysed for the FAAH 385 C/A SNP. We determined FAAH mRNA expression by quantitative PCR in CD and UC lesions as well as in intestinal epithelial cells (IECs).
Results  There were no significant differences regarding the frequency of this SNP in the three study groups (CD, UC, controls). However, CD patients homozygous for the FAAH p.Pro129Thr polymorphism were more likely to develop a severe disease phenotype associated with fistulas ( P  = 0.03, OR 3.12, 95% CI 1.08–8.98) and extra-intestinal manifestations ( P  = 0.005, OR 4.29, CI 1.49–12.35). In UC, homozygous carriers had an earlier disease onset than wild-type carriers ( P  = 0.01). FAAH mRNA expression correlated with IL-8 mRNA expression in CD lesions ( r  = 0.53). However, pro-inflammatory stimuli did not significantly increase FAAH mRNA expression in IECs.
Conclusion  The FAAH p.Pro129Thr polymorphism may modulate the CD phenotype.     

广东省艾滋病病毒职业性暴露应急系统响应情况分析

目的建立艾滋病病毒(HIV)职业性暴露应急系统,分析应急响应情况。方法回顾性收集和分析2002~2004年报告的广东省各地HIV职业性暴露个案。结果2002~2004年共报告152例HIV职业性暴露个案,其中医务人员占74.34%,干警占13.82%。29.61%是皮肤黏膜接触性暴露,70.39%是创伤性暴露。暴露级别中,一级暴露占57.24%,二级暴露占35.53%,三级暴露占7.24%。94.74%的暴露者进行了暴露后应急局部处理。发生暴露后,只有38.16%的暴露者采用了合理的处理方案。104例(68.42%)进行了预防性服药,但其中仅有27.88%(29/104)的人采用合理的服药方案。48例(31.58%)未进行预防性服药,但其中仅有60.42%(29/48)的人是真正无需预防性服药者。92例暴露者经12个月的随访未发现有感染HIV者。结论广东省HIV职业性暴露应急系统能有效地响应全省HIV职业性暴露事件,但仍需加强对职业性暴露后应急处理技术的知识培训。     

世界华人消化杂志现状及未来发展的目标

0引言《世界华人消化杂志》创刊于1993-01-15,原刊名《新消化病学杂志》,1999-03-25经国家科学技术部和国家新闻出版总署批准更名为《世界华人消化杂志》．《世界华人消化杂志》综合介绍消化病学前沿基础与临床研究的发现,覆盖消化病学领域中经临床实验证明的技术进展．经历了近14 a的发展,本刊在以下几个方面取得了长足的进步．     

Gastric Emptying and Intestinal Transit of Various Enteral Feedings Following Severe Burn Injury

Background  

Burn-induced delayed gastric emptying and intestinal transit limits enteral feeding/resuscitation.     

Pre-S2抗原在乙肝病毒隐性感染中的地位与应用研究

探讨Pre-S2抗原在乙型肝炎病毒的各类隐性感染中的地位及科研、临床应用价值。以乙肝病毒隐性感染者作为研究对象,采用ELISA法,同时检测感染者的Pre-S2抗原和“乙肝血清标志物(HBV M)”,然后进行各类感染者之间的比较、分析。在乙肝病毒隐性感染者人群中,HBeAg阳性者、HBeAb阳性者的Pre-S2抗原阳性率分别为93．10％、60．00％;“乙肝大三阳”、“小三阳”者的Pre-S2抗原阳性率分别为92．31％、62．50％。Pre-S2抗原在判断乙肝病毒复制、隐性感染者血清的传染性强度方面,有很高使用价值和补缺作用;在判断隐性感染者的发展转化方面,亦有重大参考意义。     

Improving placental blood flow in pre-eclampsia with prostaglandin A1.

Prostaglandin A1 is a potent hypotensive, peripheral vasodilator, a weak oxytocic, antiplatelet aggregator. It improves the renal hemodynamics. Its effect on placental circulation was evaluated (expressed as systolic/diastolic ratio and umbilical artery resistance index) in 20 women with severe pre-eclampsia and 10 normotensive pregnant women, by using the Doppler technique. Moreover, another 10 women with severe pre-eclampsia received dextrose 5% as a placebo for comparative purposes. Significant improvements in both parameters studied were observed in the women with severe pre-eclampsia. The beneficial changes differed significantly from the recorded values when using dextrose in pre-eclampsia or prostaglandin A1 in normotensive subjects. Such promising data add another important perspective to prostaglandin A1 in severe pre-eclampsia and may open up new avenues for its use in other situations with compromised placental flow.     

The alkaloids of fungi IV. Alkaloid biosynthesis in Aspergillus flavus

The changes of the composition of the alkaloid fraction of Aspergillus flavus during the different growth phases were studied. The clavines, agroclavines and elymoclavines were formed in comparatively higher yields during the early phase of growth, thereafter their concentration gradually decreased while the production of the peptide alkaloid, ergokryptine, was enhanced. Ergokryptine proved to be the principal product at the late phase of growth. The supplementation of a mixture of acetate and DL-tryptophan to the culture medium stimulated the growth and the formation of lipids and alkaloids.