Propionic acidemia: report of a case that is successfully managed by peritoneal dialysis and sodium benzoate therapy

Propionic acidemia is a rare hereditary disease which is an autosomal recessive disorder. Defect of propionyl CoA carboxylase results in abnormal accumulation of propionate and its metabolites which interfere the pathway of glycine cleavage and the urea cycle. This organic acidemia is characterized by a wide spectrum of clinical and biochemical findings, including recurrent vomiting, difficult feeding, lethargy, hypotonia, metabolic ketoacidosis, hyperglycinemia and hyperammonemia during the acute episodes. We present a male newborn infant who sustained this disorder and was managed successfully with blood exchange transfusion, peritoneal dialysis, supplemented with sodium benzoate and sodium bicarbonate therapy. Urine gas chromatography disclosed significant elevation of propionate and its metabolites which subsided 2 days after peritoneal dialysis. Special designed formula was then given with restriction of protein intake and supplement with sodium benzoate and sodium carbonate. Prenatal genetic counseling is necessary in further pregnancy. Diagnosis can be obtained when propionyl CoA carboxylase activity is low in cultured amniotic fluid cells or chorion villi sample or when there is abnormally high methylcitrate level in amniotic fluid.     

原发性肝癌栓塞化疗后血清AFP浓度与疗效关系的探讨

目的 :分析 5 5例原发性肝癌经肝动脉插管栓塞化疗 (Transcatheterhepaticarterialchemo -embolization ,TAE)后血清AFP浓度与疗效的关系。方法 :通过动脉插管和血管造影 ,采用不同的化疗药物对肿瘤组织进行局部注入。用放射免疫法测定AFP浓度。结果 :TAE后血清AFP浓度降低与疗效有关 ,AFP≥ 4 0 0ng dl组有效率为 12 % ,AFP <10 0ng dl组有效率为 85 7%(P <0 0 1) ;TAE治疗后血清AFP浓度仍大于 4 0 0ng dl组癌肿转移率明显高于AFP <10 0ng dl组 ,而 2年生存率明显低于AFP <10 0ng dl组 (P <0 0 5和P <0 0 1)。结论 :TAE后血清AFP浓度的检测可反映肝癌介入治疗后疗效、预后及生存率     

Microvascular corrosion casting of normal tissue, transitional mucosa and adenocarcinoma in the human colon.

The microcirculatory architecture of normal tissue, transitional mucosa and adenocarcinoma of the human colon was investigated with microvascular corrosion casting (MVCC) combined with scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The study showed that the capillaries within the normal mucosa were arranged in a regular hexagonal pattern around the mucosal glands and that the microvessels of transitional mucosa mostly had lost the typical hexagonal pattern and become slightly wider in diameter. The microvessels in the tumor periphery were increased in number and disorganized, and presented large variation in morphology with claw-like formations, widened sinuses, diverticula and appendixoid patterns. Microvessels were lacking in the central areas of tumors. These morphological alterations may serve as additional indicators of tumor development.     

环丙沙星与氧氟沙星注射液治疗细菌性感染的疗效观察

以乳酸环丙沙星（ＣＰＬＸ）注射液和氧氟沙星（ＯＦＬＸ）注射液随机分组治疗各种细菌性感染４０例及４２例，并以注射用头孢噻肟钠（ＣＴＸ）治疗４９例作对照。三组平均年龄、体重、疗程及病情程度相比无显著性差异，具可比性。病种分布以消化道感染最多，共８１例，占总数的６１．８％。三组１３１例病人细菌阳性率为９４．７％。一疗程ＣＰＬＸ组、ＯＦＬＸ组、ＣＴＸ组治愈率分别为８７．２％、８３．３％、７１．４％，有效率     

中药黄精中的新生物碱

中药黄精中的新生物碱孙隆儒１）王素贤李铣（沈阳药科大学天然药物研究室，沈阳１１００１５）黄精为百合科黄精属植物黄精（ＰｏｌｙｇｏｎａｔｕｍｓｉｂｉｒｉｃｕｍＲｅｄｏｕｔｅ）的根茎，具有补气养阴、ＦｉｇＳｔｒｕｃｔｕｒｅｏｆｔｈｅｃｏｍｐｏｕｎｄ健脾、...     

T cell adhesion to extracellular matrix molecules secreted by endothelial cells cultured on a substrate of type IV collagen

T cell emigrating from the bloodstream into lymphoid organs or sites of inflammation in the connective tissue must adhere to, and traverse, the subendothelial basement membrane (BM). The goal of the current investigation was to develop a method to study the adhesion of T cells to endothelial cell (EC)-derived extracellular matrix (ECM) as a model for the interaction of T cells with the subendothelial BM in vivo. To be certain that we were truly measuring T cell adhesion to ECM molecules secreted by the EC, it was necessary to culture the EC on a substrate to which T cells could not attach. Non-tissue culture-treated microtiter plate wells which had been coated with type IV collagen (tIVC), a major constituent of BM in vivo, were found to be suitable for this purpose since EC, but very few T cells, adhered to such wells. After incubating the EC on a substrate of tIVC in non-treated wells for a period of 48 h, the EC were gently removed from their underlying ECM and T cell adhesion to that ECM was examined. Using this system, it was observed that approximately 15-40% of human peripheral blood T cells specifically adhered to ECM molecules produced by the EC. This method should be useful as a model for the interactions of T cells and other leukocytes with the vascular BM in vivo.     

鼻腔粘膜吸收庆大霉素功能的研究

用静脉内、肌肉内及鼻腔内三种给药途径给１０只狗按５ｍｇ／ｋｇ用４０ｍｇ／ｍｌ的庆大霉素，并使用双波长色谱扫描法测定０～１８０分钟血清庆大霉素的浓度，比较其生物利用度。发现鼻内给药的生物利用度为静脉注射的８０．５％，肌肉注时为４２％。鼻腔用药后１０～３０分钟血清浓度达到高峰，范围在３．７～６．６μｇ／ｍｌ，半衰期长达３小时左右，表明鼻粘膜对庆大霉素有良好的通透性，可使其迅速吸收入血，并能在血中长时间维持有效浓度。     

旋毛虫、卫氏并殖吸虫及华支睾吸虫之间共同抗原的研究

目的鉴定旋毛虫、卫氏并殖吸虫及华支睾吸虫之间的共同抗原,避免血清学诊断这3种寄生虫病时的交叉反应。方法应用十二烷基硫酸钠-聚丙烯酸胺凝胶电泳(SDS-PAGE)和免疫印渍(Western blot)对旋毛虫肌幼虫、卫氏并殖吸虫成虫及华支睾吸虫成虫可溶性抗原中的蛋白组分进行研究。结果旋毛虫肌幼虫、卫氏并殖吸虫成虫及华文睾吸虫成虫3者相同蛋白带的分子量为108、65、53、43、42、31、25、16 kDa。免疫印渍结果表明,旋毛虫和卫氏并殖吸虫抗原中分子量为 65、58、53kDa的蛋白带均与旋毛虫感染的大鼠、小鼠及患者血清、肺吸虫感染的大鼠和患者血清发生反应;旋毛虫和华支睾吸虫抗原中分子量为108kDa的蛋白带均与旋毛虫感染的大鼠、小鼠及患者血清、肝吸虫病患者血清发生反应;而3种可溶性抗原中的53kDa与本实验中所有寄生虫感染的动物和患者均有交叉反应。结论 65、58、53 kDa蛋白为旋毛虫和卫氏并殖吸虫的共同抗原,108kDa蛋白为旋毛虫和华支睾吸虫的共同抗原,而53 kDa蛋白为这3种寄生虫的共同抗原。     

膀胱肿瘤化学防治的研究进展

膀胱癌是泌尿外科最常见的恶性肿瘤织一 ,由于复发率较高 ,死亡率逐年上升 ,防止肿瘤发生、发展和侵袭转移是降低膀胱癌高复发率和死亡率的关键。随着人们对膀胱肿瘤发生的分子生物学机制研究的深入 ,相关生物学标志物的相继问世以及某些化学药品和食品防癌作用的发现 ,尤其是癌症化学防治取得的一定的成功 ,使得防止和逆转膀胱肿瘤癌前病变成为可能 ,为此 ,本文对膀胱肿瘤化学防治近年的研究进展进行综述 ,为预防和控制膀胱肿瘤提供指导