自杀基因联合中医药疗法治疗肿瘤的设想

自杀基因疗法是一种具有良好应用前景的肿瘤治疗新措施。但如何有效提高疗效是目前仍须解决的关键性问题。由于免疫机制在自杀基因疗法旁杀伤效应中的重要作用，激活荷瘤机体的免疫功能，改善自杀基因抗肿瘤作用的炎症免疫微环境，是提高肿瘤自杀基因疗法疗效的主要策略。中医中药在调节机体免疫状态方面具有肯定的作用，与其他方法比较具有明显优势。因而，将自杀基因疗法与中医中药联合应用，有可能起到提高肿瘤自杀基因疗法疗效，防止肿瘤复发的作用。提出了自杀基因联合中医药疗法治疗肿瘤的新设想，为肿瘤基因治疗提供了一种新的思路和模式。     

肺炎克雷伯菌致婴幼儿腹泻发病动态观察

目的观察肺炎克雷伯菌所致婴幼儿腹泻的发病动态与流行趋势，探索有效治疗措施。方法取腹泻患儿新鲜大便，送作细菌培养，从中筛查出肺炎克雷伯菌所致病例，进行整理分析。结果从大便培养阳性的1005例病例中，筛查出肺炎克雷伯菌322例，占32％，居同期病原菌之首。年龄均在3岁以下，其中1岁以内婴儿占71．7％，夏秋季为发病高峰。结论肺炎克雷伯菌是人体肠道正常寄居菌之一，当机体抵抗力低下时，可致婴幼儿腹泻，成为重要的条件致病菌，其发病的流行因素与年龄、免疫力、季节、喂养方式及抗生素的应用等多种因素有关。近几年来，发病人数呈逐年上升趋势，提请临床儿科医生引起关注。     

2001～2006年广州市已婚育龄妇女妇女病普查普治情况分析

[目的]了解广州市已婚育龄妇女妇女病患病状况，为制订保障育龄妇女生殖健康有效措施提供科学依据。[方法]对2001～2006年广州市妇女病普查普治报表进行分析。[结果]2001～2006年，妇女病检查率平均为50．48％，宫颈细胞涂片率平均为42．56％；妇女病检出率平均为22．82％。妇女病检出率，城区为25．10％，郊区为19．42％（P〈0．01）。宫颈糜烂、子宫肌瘤、宫颈癌检出率分别为9．95％、2．45％、6．40／10万。宫颈糜烂、子宫肌瘤、滴虫性阴道炎的治疗率分别为79．38％、65．58％、86．32％。[结论]广州市已婚育龄妇女妇女病普查率及常见妇女病治疗率较低。     

鲁南地区大气花粉及其致病性探讨

目的 探讨鲁南地区气传花粉的种类，分布，数量及其致病性。方法 采用空气曝片的方法，连续2年收集气传花粉，在光学显微镜下进行阅片鉴定，并将采集到的花粉处理后，制备成花粉变应原疫苗，进行皮肤试验。结果 2年共收集花粉10813粒，18个科属，每年3－5月和8－9月出现飘散高峰。主要致敏花粉是蒿属，Lu草，杨树及松树花粉。结论 鲁南地区的气传花粉主要包括Lu草属，松属，杨属，蒿属，藜属，柳属，榆属，禾本科，地肤，臭椿属，蓖麻属，柏科，核桃，向白葵属，栎属，桦属，银杏属，豚草等，以Lu草，松属，杨属，蒿属，藜属，禾本科花粉量较大，占70％。主要致敏花粉是蒿属，Lu草，杨树及松树花粉。     

心理保健教育对入伍新兵人格特征的影响

目的：探讨心理保健教育对新兵个性特征的影响。方法：采用：采用修订的成人艾森克个性问卷（EPQ）对2180名新兵个性特征进行调查，尔后以《军人精神卫生保健常识》为教材对他们进行心理健康保健教育，三年后对1533名完成者再次进行EPQ调查。结果：新兵及其自身对照级精神质（P）量表分均低于袭氏和艾氏常模，而内外向（E）量表分、神经质（N）量表分和效度（L）量表分均低于袭氏和艾氏常模，新兵内外向（E）量表分高于其自身对照组，而精神质（P），神经质（N）及效度（L）量表分则低于其自身对照组，而中间、外向、倾向外向则高于自身对照组（P＜0．05）；情绪稳定性也以中间型为多（分别为65．27％和68．95％），稳定和中间入伍新兵低于自身对照组，而倾向不稳定和不稳入伍则高于自身对照组（P＜0．01）。结论：心理保健教育对新兵个性特征有积极的影响。     

Toll样受体2胞外域及其氨基端和羧基端片段的克隆与序列分析

目的：为研究TLR2胞外域在肽聚糖诱导的信号转导中的功能，构建TLR2胞外域及其氨基端和羧基端片段真核表达载体。方法：提取HL－60细胞总RNA，以RT－PCR方法获取了TLR2胞外域cDNA片段，将其与pGEM-T Easy载体连接，转化E.coli JM109,建立了TLR2胞外域的cDNA克隆；籍此，又相继克隆了胞外域的氨基端和羧基端片段，然后将这三个片段克隆到真核表达载体pcDNA3中。结果：序列分析表明，与GenBank中的人TLR2全长cDNA序列比较，仅4个碱基不同，同源性为0．998。结论：成功获得了HL－60细胞TLR2胞外域及其氨基端和羧基端片段的克隆。     

Cerebrospinal Fluid Density Influences Extent of Plain Bupivacaine Spinal Anesthesia

Background: The attempts to explain the unpredictability of extent of spinal block provided by plain local anesthetic solutions have resulted in many clinical reports; however, causes of this uncertainty are as yet unknown. Recently, normal values of the human cerebrospinal fluid densities have been studied showing important interindividual variations, especially between females and males. The current study was designed to evaluate as primary endpoint the influence of cerebrospinal fluid density values on the extent of spinal block with plain bupivacaine. The ancillary endpoints were search of factors explaining the interindividual differences in cerebrospinal fluid density values reported and determination of the relation between upper extent and regression of spinal anesthesia.

Methods: Sixty-four consecutive patients undergoing peripheral orthopedic surgery with spinal block were enrolled. Spinal anesthesia was performed in the lateral decubitus position with the operated side upward. Two milliliters of cerebrospinal fluid was sampled before injection of 3 ml plain bupivacaine 0.5%. The patient was immediately turned supine and remained in the horizontal position until the end of the study. Maximal sensory block level and time to sensory regression to L4 were determined for each patient enrolled. Cerebrospinal fluid and bupivacaine densities as well as cerebrospinal proteins, glucose, sodium, and chloride concentrations were measured.

Results: A highly significant correlation between cerebrospinal fluid density and maximal sensory block level was found (P = 0.0004). However, this correlation was poorly predictive (R2 = 0.37). Cerebrospinal fluid density, proteins, and glucose concentrations were significantly higher in men than in women: 1.000567 +/- 0.000091 versus 1.000501 +/- 0.000109 g/ml (P = 0.014), 0.46 +/- 0.18 versus 0.32 +/- 0.13 g/l (P = 0.001), and 3.27 +/- 0.7 versus 2.93 +/- 0.5 mm (P = 0.023), respectively. A highly significant (P = 0.0004) and predictive (R2 = 0.73) inverse correlation was found between maximal upper sensory extent and sensory regression to L4.     

Human microsporidial infections.

Microsporidia are obligate intracellular spore-forming protozoal parasites belonging to the phylum Microspora. Their host range is extensive, including most invertebrates and all classes of vertebrates. More than 100 microsporidial genera and almost 1,000 species have now been identified. Five genera (Enterocytozoon spp., Encephalitozoon spp., Septata spp., Pleistophora sp., and Nosema spp.) and unclassified microsporidia (referred to by the collective term Microsporidium) have been associated with human disease, which appears to manifest primarily in immunocompromised persons. The clinical manifestations of microsporidiosis are diverse and include intestinal, pulmonary, ocular, muscular, and renal disease. Among persons not infected with human immunodeficiency virus, ten cases of microsporidiosis have been documented. In human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients, on the other hand, over 400 cases of microsporidiosis have been identified, the majority attributed to Enterocytozoon bieneusi, an important cause of chronic diarrhea and wasting. Diagnosis of microsporidiosis currently depends on morphological demonstration of the organisms themselves. Initial detection of microsporidia by light microscopic examination of tissue sections and of more readily obtainable specimens such as stool, duodenal aspirates, urine, sputum, nasal discharge, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, and conjunctival smears is now becoming routine practice. Definitive species identification is made by using the specific fluorescein-tagged antibody (immunofluorescence) technique or electron microscopy. Treatment options are limited, but symptomatic improvement of Enterocytozoon bieneusi infection may be achieved with the anthelmintic-antiprotozoal drug albendazole. Preliminary observations suggest that Septata intestinalis and Encephalitozoon infections may be cured with albendazole. Progress is being made with respect to in vitro propagation of microsporidia, which is crucial for developing antimicrosporidial drugs. Furthermore, molecular techniques are being developed for diagnostic purposes, taxonomic classification, and analysis of phylogenetic relationships of microsporidia.     

Fibre type characteristics of the lumbar paraspinal muscles in normal healthy subjects and in patients with low back pain

A knowledge of the alteration in the fibre type profile of paraspinal muscle associated with low back pain is essential for the design of successful rehabilitation programmes. In attempting to compare the muscles of patients with low back pain with those of controls, few previous studies have considered factors such as gender, age, and size of the subjects, each of which can potentially confound interpretation of the results. We obtained samples of lumbar paraspinal muscle during spinal surgery from 21 patients with low back pain and, using the percutaneous biopsy technique, from 21 control volunteers matched for gender, age, and body mass. The samples were subject to routine histochemicsl typcal analysis to determine characteristics of muscle fibre type. Compared with controls, the muscle of the patients had a significantly higher proportion of type-IIB (fast-twitch glycolytic) fibres than type- I (slow oxidatve) fibres. The mean size of a given fibre type did not differ between the patients and the controls. Consequently, the relative area of the muscle iccupied by type-IIB fibres was higher and that by type-I fibres Was lower in the patients. The patients had a greater number of muscle samples with more than 1% type-IIC fibres, and abnormalities that could be described as pathological were more marked in the patients than in the controls. In conclusion, the paraspinal muscles of patients who have low back pain display a more glycolytic (faster) profile; this can be expected to render them less resistant to fatigue.