Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a California State Prison, 1991.

OBJECTIVES: An investigation was conducted to determine whether ongoing transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis was occurring in a California state prison. METHOD: Prison pharmacy records were used to identify cases of active tuberculosis (TB). RESULTS: Ten of the 18 cases of active TB treated at the facility during 1991 were diagnosed at the prison that same year (an incidence of 184 per 100,000). Three inmates were infectious for a total of 7 months while imprisoned. The prevalence of TB skin test-positivity among inmates was 30%, and the incidence of new infection attributable to incarceration was 5.9 per 100 inmates per year. CONCLUSIONS: Transmission of M. tuberculosis may be occurring in the California prison system.     

Attenuation of myocardial injury due to oxygen free radicals(OFR) by pretreatment with OFR or calcitonin gene-related peptide

目的：研究氧自由基（ＯＦＲ）及降钙素基因相关肽（ＣＧＲＰ）预处置对ＯＦＲ所致离体大鼠心脏损伤的拮抗作用．方法：Ｌａｎｇｅｎｄｏｒｆ法灌流心脏，电解ＫＨ液产生ＯＦＲ．结果：ＣＧＲＰ或ＯＦＲ预处置减轻ＯＦＲ所致心脏收缩功能下降，冠脉流量减少和肌酸激酶（ＣＫ）释放增加．蛋白激酶Ｃ（ＰＫＣ）抑制剂Ｈ７可取消ＯＦＲ预处置的心脏保护作用（对照组，ＯＦＲ损伤组，ＯＦＲ预处置组，Ｈ７加ＯＦＲ预处置组及Ｈ７组的ＣＫ释放量分别是１１０±７，２１５±２３，１６９±１４，２４０±３０，１１３±１９Ｕ·Ｌ－１）．结论：ＯＦＲ或ＣＧＲＰ预处置对ＯＦＲ所致心肌损伤具有拮抗作用，该作用与ＰＫＣ激活有关．     

女性不孕与生殖道沙眼衣原体感染的关系初探

为探讨女性不孕与其生殖道沙眼衣原体感染的关系，从１４７例不孕妇女输卵管及宫颈内取样，用聚合酶链反应（ＰＣＲ）检测，并以６０例正常妊娠妇女输卵管内取样作为对照组。结果显示：不孕组输卵管和宫颈的沙眼衣原体感率分别为１５．６６％和２２．４５％，对照组输卵管沙眼衣原体感染率仅为３．３３％，两组比较差异显著（ｐ〈０．０５）；同时显示年轻妇女与工人是感染的高危人群。由此表明不孕妇女生殖道沙衣原体感染是引起不孕     

咳喘患儿气管支气管异物的检出

气管支气管异物是引起小儿咳喘的重要原因之一。本文就X线诊断中的几点体会作了详细介绍,认为X线检查对气管支气管异物的诊断和治疗有极为重要的价值。     

人血浆三尖杉酯碱高效液相色谱测定法

本文建立了在常温常速离心条件下进行样品预处理的人血浆三尖杉酯碱高效液相色谱荧光测定法。本法批内CV%为3.08～3.47%,批间CV%为4.36～5.28%,回收率范围为93.6～95%,标准曲线在12.5～500ng/ml范围内线性良好(r=0.998)。方法简单、快速、准确,适于临床应用。     

Inactivation of human synovial fluid phospholipase A2 by the marine natural product, manoalide

The marine natural product, manoalide (MLD), was investigated to determine if this drug inhibited purified human synovial fluid phospholipase A2 (HSF-PLA2). Utilizing classical Michaelis-Menten kinetics, apparent Km and Vmax values for HSF-PLA2 of 1.34 mM and 0.47 mumol [3H]palmitic acid released/min/mg protein were obtained using dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) as the substrate, and 38.0 microM and 18.8 mumol [3H]arachidonic acid released/min/mg protein with Escherichia coli as a natural substrate. These kinetic parameters were utilized subsequently to evaluate the inhibitory effects of manoalide on HSF-PLA2. Inhibition of HSF-PLA2 by MLD was concentration and time dependent with IC50 values of 0.2 and 0.02 microM for DPPC and E. coli respectively. Dialysis studies and examination of DPPC or E. coli hydrolysis versus enzyme concentration indicate that MLD is an irreversible inhibitor of HSF-PLA2. Substrate specificity was also examined in the absence and presence of MLD using dipalmitoylphosphatidylethanolamine (DPPE) as a substrate. MLD inhibited the hydrolysis of DPPE (greater than 90% inhibition at 2 microM), and preliminary results indicate that DPPC was more readily hydrolyzed than DPPE under the substrate conditions of the assay. While the cellular source of secreted HSF-PLA2 is unknown, these studies indicate that MLD can inactivate secreted phospholipase A2 isolated from patients with inflammatory joint disease.     

Intestinal bacterial metabolism of flavonoids and its relation to some biological activities

Flavonoid glycosides were metabolized to phenolic acids via aglycones by human intestinal microflora producing α-rhamnosidase, exo-β-glucosidase, endo-β-glucosidase and/or β-glucuronidase. Rutin, hesperidin, naringin and poncirin were transformed to their aglycones by the bacteria producing α-rhamnosidase and β-glucosidase or endo-β-glucosidase, and baicalin, puerarin and daidzin were transformed to their aglycones by the bacteria producing β-glucuronidase, C-glycosidase and β-glycosidase, respectively. Anti-platelet activity and cytotoxicity of the metabolites of flavonoid glycosides by human intestinal bacteria were more effective than those of the parental compounds. 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic acid and 4-hydroxyl-phenylacetic acid were more effective than rutin and quercetin on anti-platelet aggregation activity. 2,4,6-Trihydroxybenzaldehyde, quercetin and ponciretin were more effective than rutin and ponciretin on the cytotoxicity for tumor cell lines. We insist that these flavonoid glycosides should be natural prodrugs.     

BCG对膀胱粘膜结构的影响及肿瘤超微病理的研究

应用光镜，透射电镜与扫描电镜技术对２０例浅表膀胱肿瘤ＢＣＧ治疗前后粘膜结构，肿瘤超微结构及Ｈｅｌａ细胞表面结构的影响作了比较研究。结果表明，ＢＣＧ灌注后，膀胱粘膜的结构发生了明显的改变，粘膜层次变薄，粘膜下可见大量单个核细胞浸润，肉芽肿与非干酷淋巴细胞团形成。     

Influence of Age and Sex on the Position of the Conus Medullaris and Tuffier's Line in Adults

Background: The purpose of this study was to analyze the position of the conus medullaris and Tuffier's line in the same patient population, to correlate this position with age and sex, and to determine an objective guide for the selection of a safe intervertebral space during spinal block.

Methods: Magnetic resonance imaging studies of the lumbar spine were reviewed in 690 consecutive patients. The study population consisted of patients older than 20 yr who had been referred for imaging to assess possible causes of low back pain. The position of the conus medullaris was defined as the most distal point of the cord that could be visualized on the sagittal sequence. A line perpendicular to the long axis of the cord was extended to the adjacent vertebra. In the lumbar plain films, the Tuffier's line was defined by drawing a horizontal line across the highest points of the iliac crests. Each vertebral body and intervertebral space was divided into four segments: upper, middle, and lower thirds of a vertebral body, and the intervertebral space. Each segment of a vertebral body or intervertebral space that the lines crossed was identified and recorded. The positions, stratified by decade of age, were compared using analysis of variance. The Tukey test was used for post hoc comparisons. Comparisons between sex were performed with the unpaired t test.

Results: The conus medullaris and Tuffier's line (median [range]) were positioned at L1-lower (T12-upper-L3-upper) and L4L5 (L3L4-L5S1), respectively. The distance between the conus medullaris and Tuffier's line (mean +/- SD [range]) was 12.6 +/- 1.9 [7-18] segments, which corresponded to the height of approximately three vertebral bodies and intervertebral spaces. In no case did Tuffier's line overlap with the conus medullaris. The distance in segments between the conus medullaris and Tuffier's line was shorter with increased age (P < 0.001). The position of the conus medullaris and Tuffier's line was lower in female patients than in male patients (P < 0.001) and higher in patients with sacralization than in those with lumbarization or without transitional vertebra (P < 0.001). The in-between distances were not significantly different regardless of sex or presence of transitional vertebra.     

青年人群血清甲_3型流感抗体检测和流行株的抗原性分析

采集４５０例战士血清标本，分别用国家代表株甲３／济防／１５／９０（Ｈ３Ｎ２）和甲３／北京／３２／９２（Ｈ３Ｎ２）作血清血凝抑制抗体测定，青年对甲３型抗体阳性率为６０％～６７％，其ＧＭＴ为３４～４５。１９９４～１９９５年两年中在军营人群中分离到３株Ｈ３Ｎ２毒株流行株，分别应用国际、国家和地方代表株作抗原性分析，证明流行株与它们之间抗原性有明显差异。本文分离到的３株流行株均上送国家流感中心鉴定，证实为Ｈ３Ｎ２亚型毒株。