高压氧对大鼠局灶性脑缺血再灌注时神经元特异性烯醇化酶的影响

目的研究高压氧(HBO)对大鼠局灶性脑缺血再灌注(IR)时．大鼠脑梗塞体积．脑组织病理改变及神经元特异性烯醇化酶(NSE)含量的影响。方法用线栓法制备阻断大脑中动脉(MCA)的局灶性脑IR模型。Wistar大鼠30只，随机分为5组：正常对照组(N组n=-6)，缺血再灌注2h 常压空气组(Rt组,n=-6)，缺血再灌注24h 常压空气组(R2组，n=-6)，缺血再灌注2h HBO组(H1组，n=-6)，缺血再灌注24h HBO组(H2组，n=-6)。R1、R2、H1、H2组缺血时间均为2h。R1、R2组暴露于常压空气，H1、H2组暴露于2．5MPa氧气。病理切片用HE染色，用Swanson方法测定脑梗塞体积，用酶联免疫法测定NSE含量。结果H1、H2组与R1、R2组相比，神经元缺血性损害较轻，脑梗塞体积缩小，NSE含量明显下降，差异有统计学意义。结论HBO能减轻缺血性脑损害，保护脑组织。     

Analgesic nephropathy in Hungary: the HANS study.

BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of analgesic nephropathy has improved significantly with modern imaging techniques. We reviewed a large portion of the Hungarian dialysis population to obtain additional insight into the problem. METHODS: Twenty-two participating dialysis units enrolled 1400 patients on renal replacement therapy between 1 January 1995 and 1 January 1998. Patients with no known aetiology (n = 284) were interviewed and studied with renal imaging. We assessed the presence of decreased renal mass combined with either bumpy contours, papillary calcification, or both. The subjects studied were interrogated extensively. RESULTS: Our survey suggested analgesic nephropathy in 47 of 1400 patients (3.3%), 3-fold higher than the EDTA database estimate for Hungary. The analgesics most commonly abused were phenacetin-containing mixtures. The driving symptoms were mainly headache and joint pain. Cardiovascular complications were more common than in the rest of the dialysis population, independent of smoking and lipid values (P<0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Phenacetin should be banned. Our study results support the need for longitudinal cohort and case-control studies in Hungary.     

切开复位内固定治疗跟骨关节内骨折

跟骨骨折多为高处坠落伤所致,损伤机制为偏心负荷引起的剪切、压缩骨折,多累及距下关节面,属关节内骨折。2000-2004年我科采用切开复位内固定治疗跟骨关节内骨折并获得随访20例,取得满意效果。1临床资料本组20例,男15例,女5例;年龄20~60岁。均为闭合性骨折。术前均摄跟骨正侧位     

Kidney Transplantation Substantially Improves Endothelial Progenitor Cell Dysfunction in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease

Endothelial progenitor cells (EPC) are involved in endothelial repair and maintenance. Dysfunction of EPC may contribute to accelerated arteriosclerosis in chronic kidney disease. Kidney transplantation (KTx) improves both survival and endothelial function of dialysis patients. In a prospective study, we tested to which extent KTx changes EPC biology. We studied number and function (migratory activity, adhesion to extracellular matrix proteins and to mature endothelial cells [EC]) of EPC in 20 patients during dialysis and 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after KTx. Twenty-two healthy volunteers served as matched controls. Circulating precursor populations were measured by flow cytometric analysis. Cytokines relevant for EPC mobilization were monitored. Compared to the dialysis state, KTx increased the migration of EPC to approximately 2-fold. Adhesion to fibronectin and to collagen type IV was significantly increased after KTx. An improved adhesion rate of EPC to mature EC was observed. The number of EPC decreased. The amount of precursor populations showed no difference compared to the pretransplant state. Our study shows an improved function of EPC after KTx. This finding indicates an improved potential for endothelial repair which in turn may contribute to enhanced endothelial function and reduced cardiovascular morbidity after KTx.     

Anulus fibrosus in bulging intervertebral disks

In this investigation the association of radial tears of the anulus fibrosus and bulging of the intervertebral disk was studied. An index of disk bulging was measured in sagittal anatomic sections in 149 lumbar disks from 31 cadavers. The indexes of disk bulging were correlated with stages of disk development and the presence of an annular tear. The largest disk-bulging indexes were always associated with radial tears of the anulus. Eighty-four percent of the disks with radial tears had disk-bulging indexes greater than 2.5 mm. Most normal adult disks had an index of less than 2.5 mm. The results challenge the concept that the anulus fibrosus is intact in bulging disks, although ruptured in herniated disks.     

A pathway for the biosynthesis of straight and branched, odd- and even-length, medium-chain fatty acids in plants.

Pathways and enzymes of fatty acid synthase-mediated, long-even-chain (generally C16-C20) fatty acid synthesis are well studied, and general metabolism involved in short-chain (C4-C7) fatty acid biosynthesis is also understood. In contrast, mechanisms of medium-chain (C8-C14) fatty acid synthesis are unclear. Recent work suggests involvement of chain-elongation-terminating thioesterases in medium-chain fatty acid formation in oilseeds and animals. We have shown that iso- and anteiso-branched and straight, odd- and even-length, short-chain fatty acids esterified in plant-trichome-gland-produced sucrose esters are synthesized by using carbon skeletons provided by modified branched-chain amino acid metabolism/catabolism. The principal enzymes involved are those catalyzing leucine biosynthesis in all organisms and those leading to short-chain alcohols in mutant yeasts and alkyl acids in Clostridium species (products often serving as mammalian pheromones). Here we provide evidence that C10-C12 straight medium-chain and C10-C12 branched medium-chain acyl acids of tomato, C6-C8 straight-chain acyl acids of Petunia, and C6 and C8 branched acyl acids of Nicotiana glutinosa are formed by alpha-ketoacid elongation without participation of fatty acid synthase-mediated reactions or -independent thioesterases. This different metabolism suggests greater integration of amino acid and fatty acid metabolism than previously considered and provides other avenues to study and manipulate not only straight even-length but also odd- and even-length straight and branched medium-chain fatty acid biosynthesis.     

Cardioselectivity of alpha-tocopherol analogues, with free radical scavenger activity, in the rat.

MDL74270 (6-acetyloxy-3,4-dihydro-N,N,N,2,5,7, 8-heptamethyl-2H-1-benzopyran-2-ethanaminium, 4-methylbenzenesulfonate) is a quaternary amine analogue of alpha-tocopherol with free radical scavenger properties. Rats were injected iv with [14C]MDL74270 (0.91 mg/kg), and whole blood and heart tissue were sampled. Five min after drug, the heart tissue/blood ratio (T/B) of radioactivity was 3.5, whereas at 1 hr it was 20.1 and remained at this value up to at least 6 hr. After iv administration the t 1/2 of radioactivity in blood was 6.3 hr, but po blood levels could not be quantified. The 0- to 96-hr urinary elimination of radioactivity was 39.9 +/- 5.7% of the dose after iv and only 1.2 +/- 0.4% after po administration, conversely, 44.7 +/- 5.2% was excreted in feces after iv and 79.1 +/- 17.4% after po administration. These results confirmed poor oral absorption of the compound. Tissue distribution of [14C]MDL74270 was compared with that of its tertiary amine analogue [14C]MDL74366 in rat heart, skeletal muscle, brain, and whole blood, after iv administration (1 mg/kg). The heart T/B was above 20, 1-6 hr after [14C]MDL74270, whereas it was less than 2 after [14C]MDL74366. Over the 1- to 6-hr time interval, skeletal muscle T/B varied from 1.8 to 5 compared with 1.5 to 0.6 for [14C] MDL74366. Brain T/B was higher after the tertiary amine compound. Results showed marked cardioselectivity of radioactivity after [14C] MDL74270. Differential centrifugation of heart homogenates showed that radioactivity was equally distributed between the major subcellular fractions studied.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

乳腺癌组织中STAT3激活的意义

目的:分析STAT3在乳腺癌及癌旁乳腺组织中的激活水平与乳腺癌临床分期的关系,探讨STAT3在乳腺癌发病机制中的作用.方法:乳腺癌手术标本36例,免疫组化SP法检测STAT3蛋白在乳腺癌组织中的表达;凝胶迁移电泳率实验测定STAT3在乳腺癌及癌旁乳腺组织中的激活水平.结果:在临床ⅡA,ⅡB和ⅢA期乳腺癌组织中STAT3激活水平均明显高于同期癌旁乳腺组织(P均＜0.01),ⅡA,ⅡB和ⅢA期乳腺癌组织中STAT3激活水平无显著差异(P＞0.05);STAT3蛋白主要表达于细胞质和细胞核.结论:STAT3可能在乳腺癌的发生发展中有重要的作用;抑制STAT3的激活可能成为治疗乳腺癌的一种新的途径.