Observation of nervous tissue in a Wilms' tumor: its histogenetic significance.

A case of Wilms' tumor occurring in a horseshoe kidney is reported in which bona fide nervous tissue containing ganglion cells was observed. This finding cannot be reconciled with the currently held "metanephrogenic blastema" theory of the histogenesis of this tumor. Masson's concept of "neuroepithelial origin" of the Wilms' tumor should be re-evaluated.     

The cholinergic deficit coincides with Abeta deposition at the earliest histopathologic stages of Alzheimer disease

Effective therapeutic intervention in Alzheimer disease (AD) will be most effective if it is directed at early events in the pathogenic sequence. The cholinergic deficit may be such an early event. In the present study, the brains of 26 subjects who had no history of cognitive loss and who were in early histopathologic stages of AD (average Braak stage less than II) were examined at autopsy to determine whether a cortical cholinergic decrement was associated with Abeta concentration or deposition. In the superior frontal and inferior temporal gyri, the choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) activity of plaque-containing cases was significantly decreased (p < 0.05, unpaired, two-tailed t-tests), measuring 70.9% and 79.5%, respectively, relative to plaque-free cases. In the inferior temporal gyrus, Spearman's rank correlation analysis showed that ChAT activity had a significant inverse correlation with Abeta concentration (p = 0.075; r = -0.3552). The results indicate that the cholinergic deficit is established at an early histopathologic stage of AD, before the onset of clinical symptoms.     

山莨菪碱对妊娠高血压综合征子宫胎盘血流影响

目的：观察山莨菪碱对妊娠高血压综合征(妊高征)子宫动脉、脐动脉血流的短期影响.方法：妊高征患者14例给予山莨菪碱10～20 mg加入5%葡萄糖溶液500 mL中,静脉滴注,观察用药前后血压、体重、蛋白尿变化,多普勒超声监测用药前后子宫动脉、脐动脉的收缩期峰值(S)/舒张末期血流速度(D)(S/D),阻力指数(RI)、搏动指数(PI).结果：用药后收缩压及舒张压明显下降(P＜0.05)；水肿、蛋白尿减轻或消退；子宫动脉和脐动脉的S/D、RI、PI均明显下降(P＜0.01).结论：山莨菪碱治疗妊高征能降低子宫、胎盘血流阻力,增加其血流灌注,同时改善孕妇临床症状,有利于母婴预后.     

鼻腔应用丙酸氟替卡松对鼻息肉组织中水通道蛋白-2表达的影响

目的 :探讨鼻腔局部应用丙酸氟替卡松 (FP)喷雾剂对鼻息肉组织中水通道蛋白 2 (AQP 2 )表达的影响及类固醇激素治疗鼻息肉的作用机制。方法 :将 2 6例慢性鼻窦炎鼻息肉患者分为Ⅱ型组 (3期Ⅱ型 14例 )和Ⅲ型组 (Ⅲ型 12例 ) ;Ⅱ型组又分为FP组 (7例 )和对照组 (7例 ) ,Ⅲ型组亦分为FP组 (6例 )和对照组 (6例 )。Ⅱ型组和Ⅲ型组中的FP组术前应用FP喷雾剂喷鼻 7d ,对照组术前鼻腔不予任何处理。术中取 2 6例患者的鼻息肉组织 ,采用SP免疫组化技术检测鼻息肉组织中AQP 2的表达。结果 :Ⅱ型组和Ⅲ型组中的FP组鼻息肉体积明显缩小 ,鼻息肉组织中AQP 2表达的阳性细胞数和面密度值均明显低于对照组 (均P <0 .0 1)。结论 :在FP作用下鼻息肉水肿减轻、体积缩小 ,可能与AQP 2表达减少有关 ,这为类固醇激素治疗鼻息肉作用机制的阐明提供了新的方向     

茎突CT薄层冠状扫描在诊断茎突过长综合征中的价值

目的 探讨“一点一线垂直法”茎突CT薄层冠状扫描在诊断茎突过长中的价值。方法测量72例双侧茎突的长度、方位、形态、厚度、尖端与咽侧壁距离,总结茎突过长病人的临床症状与诊断。 结果 ①41例67侧长度超过3.0cm,符合茎突过长的诊断;②12例12侧茎突虽未超过3.0cm(均在2.5～2.9cm),且茎突方位角>20°、末端与咽侧壁的距离<20mm,并有临床症状的应考虑茎突过长综合征;③按茎突的形态进行分型:锥型(分直锥、弧锥),束状型,分节型,发育不良型。其中分节型与临床症状有密切关系。结论 ①茎突CT薄层冠状扫描能清晰显示茎突的长度、形态、厚度、末端与咽侧壁距离,是诊断茎突过长的一种可靠方法;②“一点一线垂直法”茎突CT薄层冠状扫描无需进行图像重建,可操作性强、简捷易行、便于推广。     

KTP Laser and Neutral Red Phototherapy of Human Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Neutral red (NR) is a cationic, nontoxic vital dye employed as a histologic stain for proliferating cells; it has been used clinically for photodynamic treatment of herpes simplex virus lesions. NR is selectively taken up and concentrated by mitotic cells, an important characteristic for more effective antineoplastic agents. In the present study, UCLA-SO-P3 human squamous carcinoma cells displayed minimal toxicity when incubated with up to 50 μg/ml NR in the absence of light. However, cells incubated with greater than 0.5μg/ml NR followed by exposure to KTP laser light at 532 nm exhibited nearly 100% tumor cell death. The degree of cell toxicity was proportional to NR dose and laser light fluence. This study demonstrates that NR is an excellent cancer cell photosensitizer in vitro, and, after adding additional in vivo preclinical testing, may prove to be a useful agent in photodynamic destruction of head and neck tumors.