Differential risks of subsequent vascular events for transient ischaemic attack and minor ischaemic stroke.

Using a prospective hospital-based registry, 146 patients with transient ischaemic attack (TIA) were compared with 376 patients with minor first-ever ischaemic stroke with respect to the 3-month risk of subsequent vascular events, in order to clarify the distinctions between the disease entities. All patients were enrolled within 48 h of onset. The risk factor distribution for the two groups was comparable, except that the TIA patients had more previous TIAs. Large artery atherosclerosis (34%) and small vessel occlusion (32%) were the main aetiologies in the TIA group, whereas small vessel occlusion (49%) was the major cause in the stroke group. The 3-month risk of combined endpoints of stroke, myocardial infarction, and vascular death for TIA patients was higher than that for the minor stroke group (15.1% vs. 3.2%; hazard ratio 4.6, 95% confidence interval 2.3-9.3 in multivariate analysis). Large artery atherosclerosis and male sex were the other significant predictors. TIA may demand more urgent management than minor stroke. The fact that aetiology is a predictor, highlights the need for rapid diagnostic tests to establish pathogenesis.     

催化动力学法测定人体血清中痕量铜的研究

研究Ｃｕ~（２＋）在稀氨水介质中催化Ｈ_２Ｏ_２氧化苯基荧光酮褪色反应及影响反应速率的动力学因素。据此建立催化动力学法测定痕量Ｃｕ~（２＋）的新方法，其灵敏度为５．０×１０~（－１１）ｍｏｌ／Ｌ，测定范围为（０～２．５）×１０~（－７）ｍｏｌ／Ｌ。操作简便、快速。该法可用于人体血请中痕量铜的测定。     

203例急性脑血管病患者血清脂蛋白(a)水平的研究

目的探讨血清脂蛋白(a)水平与脑血管病的关系.方法采用速率散射比浊法检测203例急性脑血管病患者(脑梗死组151例、脑出血组52例)和83例健康对照组血清脂蛋白(a)水平,并进行比较.结果脑梗死组和脑出血组血清脂蛋白(a)水平(分别为380.72±214.51mg/L和315.59±184.38mg/L)较健康对照组(206.49±115.44mg/L)显著升高(P＜0.01).脑梗死组和脑出血组血清脂蛋白(a)水平的异常率(分别为35.10%和19.23%)较健康对照组(4.82%)有显著升高(P＜0.01).脑梗死组血清脂蛋白(a)水平及其异常率显著高于脑出血组(P＜0.05).血清脂蛋白(a)水平与高血压、糖尿病、心脏病、吸烟等其他脑血管病危险因素无相关性.结论高脂蛋白(a)水平与脑血管病密切相关,是脑血管病的重要独立危险因素.     

Analysis of clozapine response and polymorphisms of the dopamine D4 receptor gene (DRD4) in schizophrenic patients

We have examined the hypothesis that a variable number of tandem repeats in the third cytoplasmic loop of the dopamine D4 receptor influences clinical response to clozapine using a sample of 189 schizophrenic patients. Alleles of the 48-bp repeat, which range from two to ten copies in the normal human population, were analysed by the polymerase chain reaction using genomic DNA as template. Association between these alleles and response to clozapine was tested using the difference in pre-and post-treatment GAS scores as a measure of response. We found no statistically significant variation between genotypic groups and response by analysis of variance. We conclude that the variation of the number of 48-bp repeats alone does not determine response to clozapine. Larger studies are underway to determine if there is a more subtle relationship with sequence variation within the repeats or at other polymorphic sites within the gene that may provide evidence for a component of clozapine's action being at D4 receptors. © 1995 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

肝病患者肝组织中丙型肝炎病毒感染的初步研究

采用直接酶标记法对174例慢性肝炎、重症肝炎和肝癌组织中的HCV抗原进行了检测,HCV 抗原的检出率分别为10.71％、8.10％和2.68％。表明在我国慢性和重症肝病中存在HCV的感染。通过对HCV与HBV 感染关系的研究,发现肝内HBV 标志阳性和阴性者HCV抗原的检出率无明显差异,说明HCV感染与HBV感染之间似无明显关系。     

紫外分光光度法测定SOD活性的应用及其意义

本文对SOD的紫外分光光度法测定进行了实用性研究。结果表明,本文方法具有用血量少,重现性好,快速、灵敏,试剂廉价等优点。西宁地区与平原地区人群的比较测定显示,前者SOD活性明显高于后者(P<0.01)。     

Studies on the mechanisms of Ni2(+)-induced cell injury: I. Effects of Ni2+ on microtubules

Cytoskeletal perturbations have been associated with exposures to a variety of toxic agents as well as a number of human pathological conditions. We have observed dramatic alterations in the organization of microtubules (MT), a major component of the cytoskeleton, in 3T3 cells exposed to Ni2+. Severe perinuclear bundling and aggregation of MT occurred in both a time- and dose-dependent fashion, and this MT damage was reversible upon removal of Ni2+ from the culture media. To understand the mechanism of the Ni2(+)-induced MT change, we investigated the effect of Ni2+ (0.01 to 3.0 mM) on in vitro tubulin polymerization. Ni2+ at lower concentrations (0.01 to 1.0 mM) had little or no significant effect on the kinetics of MT polymerization. In contrast, in the presence of 1.5 to 2.0 mM Ni2+, a significant promoting effect on both the rate and the final extent of polymerization was observed. However, at Ni2+ concentrations higher than 2.0 mM, such stimulatory effect on the rate and the final extent of tubulin polymerization declined. Furthermore, the promoting effects of Ni2+ on MT polymerization were accompanied by a significant decrease in the lag period. Electron microscopic examination of samples of the polymerization product showed that MT, polymerized in the presence of 2.0 mM Ni2+, appeared more numerous and shorter (1.10 +/- 1.02 microns) than those of control (3.81 +/- 2.29 microns; p less than 0.005). This was probably a direct result of an increase in the number of initiation centers in the presence of Ni2+ as a consequence of the decreased critical concentration (7%, p less than 0.05) necessary for polymerization to occur. Our results suggest that Ni2+ may exert its toxic effect on MT in cultured cells by altering the normal kinetics of MT polymerization.     

肺移植急性排斥反应及其控制实验研究

观察了大鼠实验性肺移植术后急性排斥反应的病理改变。异系间移植术后２ｄ，移植肺内小血管及支气管周围出现单核细胞浸润。４ｄ上述细胞浸润波及肺泡壁，导致肺泡壁增厚，肺内小静脉系及毛细血管管腔变窄，血流不畅。术后６ｄ，血液循环严重障碍处，肺泡完全坏死，环抱素Ａ可使上述排斥反应得到明显抑制。     

刺激视上核对大鼠痛阈及电针镇痛的影响

以钾离子透引起的大鼠甩尾反应为痛指标，观察了电和化学刺激视上核（ＳＯＮ）对大鼠痛阈（ＰＴ）和电针（ＥＡ）镇痛的影响。电刺激ＳＯＮ后，ＰＴ明显高于假刺激组（Ｐ＜０．０５～０．００１），电刺激ＳＯＮ后电针足三里，镇痛效应明显提高，并有明显的量效关系。电刺激ＳＯＮ的近旁部位（０．５—１ｍｍ）对ＰＴ及电针镇痛无明显影响。ＳＯＮ内注射Ｌ－谷氨酸（Ｌ－Ｇｌｕ）后痛阈和电针镇痛效应都明显对照组，也有明显的量效关