中药天年饮对衰老大鼠脾淋巴细胞增殖转化能力的影响

目的:观察中药天年饮对衰老大鼠抗氧化能力、脾淋巴细胞增殖转化能力及免疫器官指数的影响。方法:实验于2006-04/07在承德医学院基础医学研究所完成。选择清洁级4月龄雄性SD大鼠40只,按随机数字表法分为4组:正常对照组、衰老模型组、天年饮用药组和阴性对照组,每组10只。正常对照组大鼠常规饲养,自由摄食、饮水。衰老模型组、天年饮用药组和阴性对照组大鼠均采用D-半乳糖连续腹腔注射制备亚急性衰老的大鼠模型。衰老模型组大鼠造模成功后不再做任何处理;天年饮用药组大鼠造模成功后每天用天年饮(由炙何首乌、怀牛膝、肉从蓉、淫羊藿、丹参、茯苓等6味中药组成,经熬制后含生药1.5g/mL,购自承德医学院附属肛肠医院)灌胃(8.1g/kg),共30d;阴性对照组大鼠在造模成功后每天用同等剂量的生理盐水灌胃,时间同天年饮用药组大鼠。造模后30d采用噻唑蓝法检测脾淋巴细胞的增殖转化能力,同时分别检测大鼠血清超氧化物歧化酶活性、丙二醛含量以及大鼠的胸腺指数和脾脏指数。结果:纳入动物40只,均进入结果分析。①衰老模型组大鼠血清超氧化物歧化酶活性低于正常对照组、丙二醛含量高于正常对照组,差异有显著性意义[分别为(1.77±0.16),(2.48±0.22)mkat/L,t=2.613,P<0.05;(447.70±31.20),(267.54±40.82)nmol/L,t=11.088,P<0.01];天年饮用药组大鼠血清超氧化物歧化酶活性高于衰老模型组、丙二醛含量低于衰老模型组,差异有显著性意义[分别为(2.33±0.26),(1.77±0.16)mkat/L,t=-2.258,P<0.05;(276.32±23.30),(447.70±31.20)nmol/L,t=13.917,P<0.01]。②衰老模型组大鼠胸腺指数、脾脏指数和脾淋巴细胞的增殖转化能力(A)低于正常对照组,差异有显著性意义(分别为0.0775±0.0309,0.1239±0.0436,t=2.745,P<0.05;0.347±0.099,0.466±0.108,t=2.568,P<0.05;0.388±0.054,0.470±0.063,t=3.125,P<0.01);天年饮用药组大鼠胸腺指数、脾脏指数和脾淋巴细胞的增殖转化能力(A)高于衰老模型组,差异有显著性意义(分别为0.1130±0.0456,0.0775±0.0309,t=2.238,P<0.05;0.451±0.111,0.347±0.099,t=2.211,P<0.05;0.447±0.061,0.388±0.054,t=2.2902,P<0.05)。结论:中药天年饮可提高机体的抗氧化能力及免疫功能,具有延缓衰老的作用。     

针刺足三里和悬钟治疗缺血性脑卒中

目的:观察针刺足三里、悬钟2穴对缺血性脑卒中脑血管功能的影响,分析其可能的作用机制,并对临床疗效做出评价。方法:选择2004-11/2006-05湖北中医药高等专科学校附属古城医院针灸科、荆州市第五人民医院中医康复科、荆州市第三人民医院中医科3单位缺血性脑卒中患者合适病例160例,采用查随机数字表的方法,将其随机分为对照组和针刺组,各80例。对照组采用现代医学常规干预方法进行治疗:卧床,保持呼吸道通畅,预防感染,控制颅内压、血压,维持水电解质平衡。针刺组在此基础上加针刺足三里、悬钟2穴,采用慢速捻转进针法针刺,留针20～30min,每隔5min行针1次。1次/d。两组患者治疗30d。并以经颅多普勒检测观察缺血性脑卒中患者治疗前后脑血管舒缩反应能力、脑血流自动调节功能、大脑半球侧枝循环代偿功能的变化,同时以治疗前后神经功能缺损程度为指标评价其临床疗效。结果:160例病例全部进入结果分析。①针刺组与治疗前相比,脑血管舒缩反应能力明显加强,差异有显著性意义(t=2.97,P<0.05),且优于对照组(t=2.45,P<0.05)。②针刺组与治疗前相比,脑血流自动调节能力明显改善,差异有非常显著性意义(t=8.01,P<0.01),且优于对照组(t=7.67,P<0.05)。③针刺组与治疗前相比,大脑半球侧枝循环代偿功能得到加强,差异有显著性意义(t=3.15,P<0.05),且优于对照组(t=5.16,P<0.05)。④针刺组与治疗前相比,神经功能缺损积分明显降低,差异有非常显著性意义(t=4.83,P<0.01),且优于对照组(t=5.43,P<0.05)。结论:针刺足三里、悬钟2穴对缺血性脑卒中患者脑血管舒缩反应能力、脑血流自动调节功能、大脑半球侧枝循环代偿功能有明显改善作用,并能促进神经功能的恢复。     

再灌注损伤救援激酶信号转导通路在后处理抗再灌注心肌凋亡中的作用

目的:目前对后处理保护机制的研究还较孤立,缺乏上下游调节机制的联系.通过建立在体大鼠心肌缺血再灌注模型,探讨后处理在整体实验下的抗凋亡效应,以及这种心肌保护作用是否通过再灌注损伤救援激酶(reperfusion injury salvage kinase,RISK)信号转导通路来实现.方法:实验于2006-07/2007-05在首都医科大学病理生理学教研室完成.健康成年雄性SD大鼠32只,均分至以下4组:①心肌缺血再灌注组:结扎冠状动脉左前降支(缺血)45 min,再灌注4 h.②后处理组:在再灌注前,给予10s再灌、10s缺血,连续3个循环.③PI3K抑制剂组:在再灌注前5min经颈静脉注射磷脂酰激醇3激酶(PI3K)抑制剂LY-294002(0.3 mg/kg),余同③组.④MAPKK抑制剂组:在再灌注前5 min经颈静脉注射丝裂原激活蛋白激酶激酶(MAPKK)抑制剂PD 98059(0.3 mg/kg),余同②组.再灌注结束后取左室缺血区,使用Western blotting法检测各组心肌组织中凋亡指标Bax,Bcl-2,Caspase-3表达量变化及RISK通路中Akt,P-ERK 1/2及eNOS表达量变化.结果:32只大鼠均进入结果分析.与心肌缺血再灌注组相比,后处理组心肌凋亡显著减轻,Akt、P-ERK 1/2及eNOS含量显著升高;PI3K抑制剂组心肌凋亡较后处理组严重,Akt、eNOS含量降低;MAPKK抑制剂组心肌凋亡较后处理组严重,ERK 1/2含量降低.结论:后处理对再灌注心肌存在明显的抗凋亡作用,该作用可能与RISK信号转导通路的激活有关.     

Electronic verification of donor-recipient compatibility: the computer crossmatch

Background: This article describes standard operating procedures (SOPs) for a computer crossmatch to replace the immediate-spin crossmatch for ABO incompatibility between patient blood samples submitted for pretransfusion testing and the blood component selected for transfusion. These SOPs were developed following recent changes to the Standards for Blood Banks and Transfusion Services of the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB). Study Design and Methods: SOPs were developed, utilizing currently available software, for pretransfusion testing. The SOP for donor unit processing entails bar code entry of the unit number, component name, and ABO/Rh type; computer entry and interpretation of serologic reactions; warning of discrepancies between bar code-entered blood type and result interpretation; and quarantine of the donor unit in such instances. The SOP for patient sample testing requires bar code entry of specimen accession number, which accesses patient demographics; computer entry and interpretation of ABO/Rh tests; repeat blood typing at the time of crossmatch if only one patient blood type is on record; and warning if there are nonconcordant current and historical blood types. The computer crossmatch SOP requires bar code entry of specimen accession and donor unit numbers; release of group O red cells pending resolution of discrepancies; and immediate-spin crossmatch during computer downtime. Tables validated on- site prompt warning messages and prevent both computer crossmatch and release if blood components of the wrong ABO type are selected. Results: These SOPs meet the requirements of the 15th edition of the AABB Standards. Projected annual time savings at this institution are > 100,000 workload recording units. Further benefits include reduced patient sample volume requirements, less handling of biohazardous material, and elimination of unwanted positive or negative reactions associated with the immediate-spin crossmatch. Release of incompatible blood components when the wrong patient blood type is on record is addressed by requiring the use of group O red cells in the absence of two concordant blood types, one of which must be from a current sample. Conclusion: A combination of existing computer programs and carefully developed SOPs can provide a safe and efficient means of detecting donor-recipient incompatibility without performance of serologic crossmatch.     

研究生一年级学生运动等级与其健康状况的相关性

目的:调查研究生一年级学生的体育锻炼和健康状况,并分析其相关性。方法:调查于2005-09/10完成。选取西南大学和重庆大学2005级研究生一年级学生作为调查对象,共发放问卷190份,男90份,女100份。进行问卷调查,当场收回问卷。问卷内容:①自测健康评定量表:由48个条目构成,1～17为自测生理健康评定子量表(170～0分),19～34为自测心理健康子量表(150～0分),35～47为自测社会健康子量表(120～0分),分数越高代表越健康。②体育活动等级量表:主要调查调查对象上1个月参加体育锻炼的运动量,运动量=强度×时间×频率,强度与频率从1～5等级分别计1～5分,时间从1～5等级分别计0～4分,故运动量最高分为100分,最低分为0分。结果:有效回收176份问卷进入结果分析。①不同性别调查对象在运动等级上的分布情况:研究生一年级男女新生的运动量水平都偏低(男生:31.80±23.19,女生:15.57±15.39),且性别对运动量有显著的主效应(P<0.01),女生在运动量上的得分显著偏低。②调查对象健康状况各维度与运动量的相关性:运动量与总体健康、生理健康、心理健康和社会健康都存在显著相关性(r=0.150～0.238,P<0.05～0.01),生理健康对运动量有显著的预测作用(P<0.05)。③不同运动量等级调查对象的健康量表得分:运动等级对生理健康有显著的主效应(P<0.01),随着运动量的增加,研究生一年级学生的生理健康水平不断提高。结论:研究生一年级学生的体育锻炼运动量与健康水平存在着明显的正相关,随着运动量的增加,生理健康、心理健康及社会健康水平均不断增加。     

Placebo Analgesia: Clinical considerations

Pain is the predominant symptom that prompts patients to seek medical advice and treatment from physiotherapists. Various treatment modalities such as heat and cold, electrical stimulation (Cheing and Hui-Chan, 1999), ultrasound, manipulative techniques, massage and laser treatment have been demonstrated in varying degrees to be clinically effective for managing pain of different pathologies. However, all these treatments could be assumed to have some placebo elements (French, 1994).

From a research design perspective, the presence of placebo response is undesirable and must be controlled as it complicates the demonstration of ‘real' treatment effect. From a clinical perspective, it is intriguing to note that the condition of patients in the placebo control groups did improve considerably in many of these validation studies, although in the majority the improvement was not so marked as in the treatment groups. Conspicuously, some neuro-physiological and psychological aspects of the placebo effects may have clinical use in enhancing the effect of pain treatments and their outcomes.

Unfortunately, although placebo response has been a subject of continuing interest among some physiotherapy researchers and clinicians, information about placebo analgesia and its clinical utility is seldom discussed. The purpose of this paper is to provide clinicians with an overview of the construct and research related to placebo analgesia as well as a discussion of the potential clinical use of certain components of placebo analgesia to enhance pain rehabilitation outcomes in physiotherapy practice.     

Moderate and severe reactions in blood donors

During the period April 1985 to March 1986, 217 blood donors were found to have moderate (syncopal) to severe (convulsive) reactions. This population was compared to 5630 randomly selected donors who did not have reactions. An examination of demographic, physical, and societal/emotional factors was conducted to determine if any were predictive of reactions in donors. The results of the research supported the hypothesis that first-time donors have a higher frequency of reactions (1.7%) than do repeat donors (0.19%). A review of the above predictive factors documented that, with regard to demographic factors, 1) the number of prior donations was inversely proportional to the risk of reaction; 2) the gender of the donor was not predictive; and 3) youth was a predictor of reactions. An analysis of the physical factors revealed that donors who reacted were of lower weight (mean, 153.7 lb) than those who did not (mean, 166.4 lb) and that systolic blood pressure was slightly lower in the group with reactions. Although the difference was significant (3 torr), it was not thought to be significant clinically. In a comparison of a group with systolic blood pressure ranging from 80 to 100 torr and a group with systolic blood pressure ranging from 120 to 140 torr, the first group had a 70-percent higher risk of reaction. Finally, with regard to the last category of societal or emotional factors, the research demonstrates 1) that the ingestion of caffeinated beverages was associated with a reduced risk of reactions; 2) that the food intake of donors who reacred was significantly different from that of those who had no reaction, but this difference was not thought to be clinically significant; and 3) that the duration between registration and the onset of phlebotomy was directly predictive of reaction status. The research indicates that first-time donor status and several specific demographic, physical, and societal or emotional factors are predictors of donor reactions.     

颈动脉内中膜厚度与初诊2型糖尿病视网膜病变的关系

目的:研究发现,糖尿病视网膜病变和动脉粥样硬化终点事件相关。试验拟验证颈动脉内中膜厚度与初诊汉族2型糖尿病患者糖尿病视网膜病变相关危险因素的关系。方法:①试验对象:选择2006-06/2007-06本院住院的初诊2型糖尿病患者187例,男114例,女73例;平均年龄(51±14)岁;平均体质量指数(24.7±4.7)kg/m2。均符合1997年美国糖尿病协会的2型糖尿病诊断标准,排除既往已存在心血管疾病者。患者对治疗及试验均知情同意。根据眼底照相检查结果,将所有受检者分为糖尿病视网膜病变组及非糖尿病视网膜病变组进行统计分析。②试验方法及评估:所有患者询问一般情况,测量颈动脉内中膜厚度以及相关生化指标,对糖尿病视网膜病变相关因素进行单因素及多因素Logistic回归分析。结果:纳入2型糖尿病患者187例,均进入结果分析。单因素Logistic回归分析显示,高血压、糖尿病家族史、颈动脉内中膜厚度、尿白蛋白、低密度脂蛋白胆固醇与糖尿病视网膜病变发生呈显著正相关,多因素Logistic回归分析未见显效因素。结论:单因素回归分析中颈动脉内中膜厚度及其他4项指标与糖尿病视网膜病变相关,而多因素回归分析这些因素未进入主效基因模型。     

Molecular mechanisms of traumatic brain injury: the missing link in management

Head injury is common, sometimes requires intensive care unit admission, and is associated with significant mortality and morbidity. A gap still remains in the understanding of the molecular mechanism of this condition. This review is aimed at providing a general overview of the molecular mechanisms involved in traumatic brain injury to a busy clinician. It will encompass the pathophysiology in traumatic brain injury including apoptosis, the role of molecules and genes, and a brief mention of possible pharmacological therapies.     

Effect of menstrual cycle phase on dopamine D2 receptor availability in female cynomolgus monkeys

Sex differences have been reported in a variety of affective and neurodegenerative disorders that involve dysfunctional dopamine (DA) neurotransmission. In addition, there is evidence for differences in sensitivity to the abuse-related effects of psychostimulants across the menstrual cycle which may result from effects of ovarian hormones on DA function. The goal of the present study was to extend previous work examining menstrual cycle-related changes in DA D2 receptor availability in humans to drug-naive female cynomolgus monkeys (n=7) using the selective D2-like receptor ligand [(18)F]fluoroclebopride (FCP) and a high-resolution microPET P4 scanner. Menstrual cycle phase was characterized by daily vaginal swabs and measurements of serum progesterone levels. PET studies were conducted once during the luteal phase and once during the follicular phase. Regions of interest in the caudate nucleus, putamen, and cerebellum were defined on coregistered MRIs. Distribution volumes were calculated for FCP in each structure and the distribution volume ratio (DVR) for both brain regions relative to the cerebellum was used as a measure of D2 receptor availability. FCP DVRs were significantly higher in the luteal phase compared to the follicular phase in both the caudate nucleus (11.7% difference, p=0.02) and putamen (11.6% difference, p=0.03). These findings extend earlier work in humans and suggest that changes in DA receptor availability may be involved in the variation in symptoms of various neuropsychiatric disorders across the menstrual cycle, including differences in sensitivity to the abuse-related effects of stimulants.