Abstract The inflammatory response of immune cells to target cells and cell-matrix molecules is regulated by several receptor-ligand molecules. As fibrosis develops in ongoing chronic rejection after liver transplantation, it is of interest to analyze patterns of integrin receptors and cell-matrix molecules in order to study the relation between immune cells and the stromal and parenchymal cells. In the present study, we demonstrated the expression of these molecules in chronic rejected human liver grafts using immunohistochemical techniques. The results showed a differential expression and induction of integrin receptors and cell-matrix molecules on resident liver cells, especially on sinusoids, reflecting a state of chronic inflammation and a specific interaction between integrin receptors and cell-matrix molecules. The patterns of induced integrin receptors on graft-infiltrating cells was closely related to the local production of cell-matrix molecules and reflected the final sequence of a stepwise progress of the inflammatory reaction. 相似文献
Maintenance of the body's perfusion by a total artificial heart (TAH) may result in physiological alterations to the circulatory system. Little has been said about modifications to systemic vascular resistances (SVR) during TAH assistance. This paper reports on two patients implanted with a Jarvik - 70 cc TAH, who died after 1 and 3 days, both with an irreversible drop of SVR related to a complete loss of vascular tone but not related to sepsis. Activation of multiple cascades of inflammation, triggered by the extracorporeal circulation (ECC), is maintained during TAH support. Desperately sick patients might not be able to face the vaso-active situations created by the inflammatory response. 相似文献
Objective: To explore the efficacy of Tongkuaixiao Babu plaster (TKXBBP) in treating cancer pain.Methods: In the clinical observation, sixty-five patients with moderate or severe cancer pain were randomly divided into two groups:
32 in the treated group (TKXBBP group) and 33 in the control group (Bucinnazine group). The therapeutic effects in relieving
pain, improving quality of life (QOL), and the rate of satisfaction the patients felt of the two groups were compared respectively.
Results: TKXBBP was effective in treating cancer pain. There wasn’t any statistically significant difference in total effective
rate (P>0.05), but the statistical difference was significant in obvious remission rate (P<0.05) between the treated and control group, and the effect on serious pain shown in the treated group was better than that
of the control group (P<0. 05). The difference in the initiation time of relieving cancer pain was insignificant (P>0.05), while in the remission period, the treated group showed its treatment was obviously superior to that of the control
group (P<0.05). TKXBBP showed better effect in the improvement of QOL (P<0.05) and satisfaction rate, with significant difference between the treated and the control groups (P<0.01).Conclusion: TKXBBPs effect in treating cancer pain was obvious, its application was safe and convenient. It was shown that the external
treatment with this kind of Chinese medicine had great advantage in treating cancer pain. 相似文献
BACKGROUND: Although an elevated blood glucose has prognostic value in cardiovascular disease, few data are available regarding its prognostic value for patients across the spectrum of cardiogenic shock. METHOD AND RESULTS: A total of 81 patients with cardiogenic shock whose blood glucose and adrenaline were measured on arrival at the emergency room (ER) were enrolled in this prospective study. The primary endpoint was death from any cause in hospital. The rate of death was 12.3% (10/81), and the glucose level was lower among patients who were discharged alive than among those who died (8.7+/-3.7 mmol/L vs 13.8+/-6.7 mmol/L, p<0.001). The unadjusted rate of death increased in a stepwise fashion among patients in increasing quartiles of glucose level (p<0.05). The blood glucose level of 9.2 mmol/L had the highest combined sensitivity and specificity for the identification of death. In the multiple logistic-regression analysis for the primary outcome, the adjusted odd ratio for a glucose level of 9.2 mmol/L or more was 5.8 (95% confidence interval, 1.0-32.8, p=0.047). There was a significant positive correlation between the glucose and adrenaline levels (R=0.726, p<0.0001). CONCLUSION: The measurement of blood glucose level on ER arrival provides predictive information for use in risk stratification across the spectrum of cardiac emergencies complicated by cardiogenic shock. 相似文献
Background: Previous work has demonstrated that ongoing hemorrhagic shock dramatically alters the distribution, clearance, and potency of propofol. Whether volume resuscitation after hemorrhagic shock restores drug behavior to baseline pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics remains unclear. This is particularly relevant because patients suffering from hemorrhagic shock are typically resuscitated before surgery. To investigate this, the authors studied the influence of an isobaric bleed followed by crystalloid resuscitation on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of propofol in a swine model. The hypothesis was that hemorrhagic shock followed by resuscitation would not significantly alter the pharmacokinetics but would influence the pharmacodynamics of propofol.
Methods: After approval from the Animal Care Committee, 16 swine were randomly assigned to control and shock-resuscitation groups. Swine randomized to the shock-resuscitation group were bled to a mean arterial blood pressure of 40 mm Hg over a 20-min period and held there by further blood removal until 42 ml/kg of blood had been removed. Subsequently, animals were resuscitated with lactated Ringer's solution to maintain a mean arterial blood pressure of 70 mm Hg for 60 min. After resuscitation, propofol (750 [mu]g[middle dot]kg-1[middle dot]min-1) was infused for 10 min. The control group underwent a sham hemorrhage and resuscitation and received propofol at the same dose and approximate time as the shock-resuscitation group. Arterial samples (20 from each animal) were collected at frequent intervals until 180 min after the infusion began and were analyzed to determine drug concentrations. Pharmacokinetic parameters for each group were estimated using a three-compartment model. The electroencephalogram Bispectral Index Scale was used as a measure of drug effect. Pharmacodynamics were characterized using a sigmoid inhibitory maximal effect model.
Results: The raw data demonstrated minimal differences in the mean plasma propofol concentrations between groups. The compartment analysis revealed some subtle differences between groups in the central and slow equilibrating volumes, but the differences were not significant. Hemorrhagic shock followed by resuscitation shifted the concentration effect relationship to the left, demonstrating a 1.5-fold decrease in the effect-site concentration required to achieve 50% of the maximal effect in the Bispectral Index Scale. 相似文献