高效毛细管电泳法测定利多卡因代谢产物单乙基甘氨酰二甲苯胺

目的 :建立一种测定利多卡因代谢产物单乙基甘氨酰二甲苯胺 (MEGX)含量的高效毛细管电泳法。方法 :用50mmol/L硼酸缓冲液 (pH =8.8)为电泳电解液 ,电压 1 2kV ,运行电流 1 8.8～ 2 3 .2 μA ,检测波长 2 1 4nm ,有效毛细管长度 50cm ,管径 50 μm ,氨茶碱为内标 ,展开 1 2min。 8只昆明种小白鼠腹腔注射 0 .2 %利多卡因 4 0mg/kg ,用本法测定其 5h尿液中MEGX累积排泄量。结果 :MEGX迁移时间 7.8min ,氨茶碱迁移时间 1 0 .7min。MEGX含量为 0 .0 62～1 .0mg/ml时 ,其浓度与色谱峰面积线性关系良好 ,r =0 .9991 ,日内、日间变异系数均小于 7.8% ,回收率为98.4 %～ 1 0 1 .6% ,常用 3 0种药物对其无干扰。 8只小鼠MEGX累积排泄量为 ( 2 95.2± 55.2 ) μg ,其中游离型MEGX为 4 4.7% ,结合型为 55.3 %。结论 :该方法简单、快速、灵敏 ,特异性和重现性良好 ,具有较强实用价值。     

Percutaneous removal of residual intrahepatic stones

In the Orient there is a high frequency of residual intrahepatic stones after biliary tract surgery. Percutaneous removal of residual intrahepatic stones was attempted in a group of 74 patients. Stones were exclusively intrahepatic in 57 patients, whereas 17 patients also had stones in the common bile duct. Biliary strictures were present in 60 cases (81%). A combination of techniques was used, including preshaped angulated catheters, irrigation-suction, balloon dilation of strictures, and crushing of large stones. In 36 cases all stones were removed and in 14 cases most stones were removed, for a success rate of 67.6%. Biliary stricture was the factor most often responsible for failure.     

Aneurysmal bone cyst arising in fibrous dysplasia during pregnancy

A case of two secondary aneurysmal bone cysts arising in fibrous dysplasia during pregnancy is reported. Marked radiographic changes were seen in one lesion over a 3-week period. The development of these cysts during pregnancy strongly suggests that the hemodynamic and/or hormonal changes of pregnancy were responsible for their formation.     

Pulsatile masses surrounding vascular prostheses: real-time US color flow imaging

A prospective evaluation of color flow mapping and real-time ultrasound was performed to determine if pseudoaneurysms could be distinguished from other causes of masses surrounding vascular grafts of the lower extremities. Twelve palpable pulsatile masses were imaged. Diagnoses were confirmed at angiography (n = 11), computed tomography (n = 7), aspiration biopsy (n = 5), and operative intervention (n = 6). A swirling pattern of blood flow was seen in six of seven cases of pseudoaneurysm. Lack of flow signals was noted in four of the five collections representing hematoma (n = 2) or infection (n = 2). The seventh case was later shown to be an infected, thrombosed pseudoaneurysm. The single false-positive diagnosis was made early in the series when the flow signals detected were due to transmitted arterial pulsations. The authors conclude that color Doppler flow imaging is useful in the differential diagnosis of pulsatile masses associated with prosthetic grafts. Prosthetic graft pseudoaneurysms have a specific appearance of swirling blood flow arising from a wide neck and are distinguishable from traumatic or iatrogenic pseudoaneurysms of the native vascular tree.     

Type D personality is associated with increased metabolic syndrome prevalence and an unhealthy lifestyle in a cross-sectional Dutch community sample

Background  

People with Type D-Distressed-personality have a general tendency towards increased negative affectivity (NA), while at the same time inhibiting these emotions in social situations (SI). Type D personality is associated with an increased risk of adverse outcomes in patients with cardiovascular disease. Whether Type D personality is a cardiovascular risk factor in healthy populations remains to be investigated. In the present study, the relations between Type D personality and classical cardiovascular risk factors, i.e. metabolic syndrome and lifestyle were investigated in a Dutch community sample.     

Pyroglutamic acid improves the age associated memory impairment

Pyroglutamic acid (PCA) was compared with placebo in a randomized, double blind trial for assessing its efficacy in treating memory deficits in 40 aged subjects. Twenty subjects were treated with PCA and 20 with placebo over a period of 60 d. Memory functions were evaluated at baseline and after 60 d of treatment by means of a battery made up of 6 memory tasks. The results suggest that PCA is effective in improving some verbal memory functions in subjects affected by age-related memory decline.