Obesity: determinants and therapeutic initiatives.

There are several possible determinants of obesity, including impaired thermogenesis and the differential utilization of fuels in different tissues. Whereas hypometabolism may initiate obesity in some people, once obese, individuals tend to manifest a higher resting metabolic rate because of their greater fat-free mass, exhibit an impaired thermic response to food, and expend more calories than lean individuals for equivalent amounts of activity. As a result, over a 24-h period, obese people generally expend more energy than lean people. A second determinant of obesity is related to fuel utilization and suggests that those predisposed to be obese may have an innate insulin resistance in muscle, leading to decreased uptake, oxidation, and storage of glucose in this tissue. As a result, the glucose is shunted to adipose tissue, where it is stored. With regard to treatment of obesity, emphasis on increased energy expenditure through the inclusion of reasonable amounts of activity is essential. However, this must always be combined with restraint in caloric intake.     

地高辛的体内分析方法应用与进展

目的总结地高辛血药质量浓度监测方法,寻求最适的测定方法。方法对近年来国内外与地高辛监测相关的文献进行检索综述分析。结果地高辛血药浓度测定方法很多,常用方法主要有:FPIA、酶免疫分析法、RIA、CLIA、乳胶免疫抑制法、干化学法、HPLC法等。结论通过比较分析其中RIA、CLIA、EIA和HPLC MS 4种方法更好。     

Revascularization of the renal artery in renovascular hypertension with progressive renal insufficiency

Sixteen patients underwent surgical treatment for severe renovascular hypertension with rapidly progressive renal failure. These patients were assessed preoperatively with the measurement of serum creatinine and blood-urea levels (means 271 +/- 204 mumol/l and 15.6 +/- 10.3 mmol/l respectively), and renal clearances. 5 patients underwent aorto-renal bypass (bilateral in one case) and 11 patients were treated by autotransplantation of the kidney. Operative mortality was 6.2%. Early results were assessed at 1 and 6 months postoperatively. Renal function was normal in 8 patients, improved in 5 (p less than 0.05), unchanged in 1 and worse in 1 by aorto-renal bypass thrombosis. At long-term with a minimum follow-up of 12 months (mean 31 +/- 12 months), the initial improvement in renal function remained steady in 12 patients whilst 1 patient has gone on to hemodialysis. At middle and long-term, 81% of the patients were normotensive without medication or had improved blood pressure (p less than 0.001). These good results confirm the reversibility of renal ischemic lesions and support an aggressive attitude towards the use of revascularization in the surgical treatment of such patients with renovascular hypertension and renal failure.     

Enhanced myocardial necrosis induced in rats by the combined administration of hydralazine and prenalterol

The cardiotoxic effects of hydralazine and prenalterol, given alone and in combination, were assessed in rats and rabbits. Acute myocardial necrosis was induced by a single administration of each drug alone in rats. However, the incidence and severity of lesions were markedly enhanced when both drugs were given in combination. Rats that received the same treatment for 10 consecutive days showed minimal or no acute necrosis, demonstrating the development of a resistance to further cardiotoxic effects of the drugs. Rabbits showed only minimal lesions when either drug was used alone and no enhancement of lesions when they were given in combination. From these data, it is concluded that the possibility of a cardiotoxic interaction exists when these drugs are used in combination and that the heavy rat (500-600 g) is a more sensitive model than the rabbit for studies of this nature.     

过量氟对大鼠肾组织骨桥蛋白表达的影响

目的检测骨桥蛋白(OPN)mRNA和蛋白在氟处理大鼠肾组织中的表达差异和蛋白定位,并探讨OPN与氟中毒肾损害的关系。方法经饮水投氟喂养Wistar大鼠48只,用免疫组织化学法进行骨桥蛋白的组织学检测。提取各组大鼠肾组织mRNA,采用RT-PCR法检测骨桥蛋白mRNA的表达变化。结果免疫组织化学结果表明,骨桥蛋白主要定位于肾组织的肾小管上皮细胞质中,常食和偏食对照组大鼠肾组织OPN蛋白只是散在表达,而常食和偏食加氟组的OPN蛋白表达较相应对照组明显增强(与常食对照组比较,q=18．4,P< 0．05;与偏食对照组比较,q=12．0,P<0．01)。2个投氟组的OPN mRNA表达水平均较相对应的对照组增加,但差异无统计学意义。结论过量氟可促进大鼠。肾组织OPN表达,且随着投氟量的增加,OPN伴随着肾损伤加重而表达增强,提示OPN与氟中毒肾损伤程度密切相关,很可能作为一种氟中毒肾损害的预测标志。     

葡立胶囊与抗骨增生胶囊联用治疗颈椎病的临床研究

目的 了解、观察葡立胶囊与抗骨增生胶囊联用治疗颈椎病对血清SOD含量及疼痛功能评分的影响。方法 对一组神经根型颈椎病患者，用葡立胶囊与抗骨增生胶囊联合应用治疗3个月，测定血清SOD含量及疼痛功能评分变化。结果 颈椎病患者治疗组血清SOD含量与治疗前相比明显升高，疼痛功能评分治疗前相比明显降低。结论 葡立胶囊与抗骨增生胶囊联合应用可明显缓解症状，提高血清SOD活力，延缓颈椎间盘退变，对治疗颈椎病有明显疗效。