Bone age and linear skeletal growth of children with cerebral palsy

The aim of this study was to compare the linear growth of children with cerebral palsy (CP) with that of children without CP. The segmental lengths (humerus, ulna, femur, tibia, and spine), recumbent length, body weight, and bone age of 62 children with CP (age range 2.25 to 14 years, mean 7.13 years) were measured and compared with 68 children without CP (age range 1.50 to 12.67 years, mean 6.73 years). The results show that bone-age delay is common in children with CP (68% with a delay of more than 1 year). The linear growth of children with CP is similar to that of children without CP when bone age is used instead of chronological age. There is a strong correlation between segmental lengths and body height. Hence, this study favours using segmental lengths for estimating height in children with CP and using the comparison group as a reference for this purpose. Nutritional and non-nutritional factors on bone-age delay are discussed.     

联合内分泌治疗对前列腺和睾丸的影响

目的 探讨抑那通和缓退瘤联合治疗对正常前列腺,增生的前列腺（ＢＰＨ）和前列腺癌以及睾丸的作用。方法 对１６例接受联合内分泌治疗至少３个月且有治疗前后病理资料的前列腺癌患者的标本进行了系统的病理学检查。对内分泌治疗后的睾丸标本与同龄未接受治疗的进行对照研究。结果 １４例内分泌治疗后的前列腺标本２例未见残存癌灶,９例对治疗有明显的反应;３例对治疗反应差,治疗并未降低前列腺癌的病理分期。３例内分泌治疗后     

严重颅眶损伤的特点和救治

目的探讨严重颅眶损伤的特点和救治。方法回顾分析1990年1月～1997年12月收治的32例严重颅眶损伤患者的临床资料。结果32例严重颅眶损伤的临床特点为：脑损伤局限．意识障碍较轻,嗅神经、视审经损伤多见,脑脊液漏发生率高,颅眶畸形严重。结论应重视院前急救,尽早转送专科医院．除清除颅内血肿外,应注重视神经损伤、脑脊液漏和颅眶畸形手术处理．积极治疗并发症,有利于视神经功能的恢复,并能有效预防脑脊液漏引起的颅内感染．改善面部外观。     

Xanthine oxidase inhibitors from Brandisia hancei

Xanthine oxidase is a key enzyme associated with the incidence of hyperuricemia-related disorders. Repeated chromatography of the enzyme inhibitory part of the water extract of the twigs and leaves of Brandisia hancei (Scrophulariaceae) gave a flavone luteolin, an iridoid glycoside mussaenoside, two beta-sitosterol glycosides daucosterol and beta-sitosterol gentiobioside, and five phenylethanoids arenarioside, brandioside, acteoside, 2'-O-acetylacteoside and isoacteoside. Luteolin and isoacteoside inhibited the xanthine oxidase (XO, EC 1.2.3.2) with the IC50 values at 7.83 and 45.48 microM, respectively. Isoacteoside was found to be the first phenylethanoid that decreased substantially the formation of uric acid by inhibiting competitively xanthine oxidase (Ki value: 10.08 microM). Furthermore, the study suggested that the caffeoylation of the 6'-hydroxyl group of the phenylethanoids was essential for the enzyme inhibitory action.     

Malignant tumors of the nasopharynx

One hundred and twenty patients with malignancy of the nasopharynx were reviewed. The most common presenting symptoms of this disease were cervical mass and hearing loss. Neoplasm occurred three times more frequently in males than in females. Cranial nerve dysfunction was present in 17.5% of patients at the time of initial evaluation. The overall 3- and 5-year determinate survival for the entire series of nasopharyngeal malignancies was 38.9, and 27.0%, respectively. Nonsquamous cell malignancies demonstrated a better 5-year survival (42%) than squamous cell and undifferentiated neoplasms (24%). The presence of cervical metastases offered a poorer prognosis. A 39.6% 5-year survival was recorded for patients without nodal disease. Massive lymphadenopathy or bilateral cervical metastases forecasted an ominous 5-year survival of 13.6%. Control rate was greatest among patients with tumors restricted to one area of the nasopharynx and without regional metastases. The 5-year survival of such patients was 71.4% compared to 13.3% for patients having tumor extension beyond the nasopharynx producing cranial nerve impairment or bone erosion.     

中西医结合治疗急性脑梗塞疗效观察

根据中医血水相关理论 ,拟定活血利水煎为基本方 ,配用西药以防严重并发症 ,治疗急性脑梗塞 85例 ,并设单纯西药治疗组 6 0例作对照。结果表明 ,治疗组的临床疗效较对照组有非常显著性差异 (P <0 0 1) ,中药活血利水煎具有改善血液流变性 ,降高血压、高血糖、高血脂的作用。活血利水为脑梗塞急性期治疗大法     

帕司烟肼介入凝胶体外抗结核活性及安全性研究

目的 观察帕司烟肼凝胶体外抗结核作用和支气管介入的安全性。方法 手工法、仪器法分别测定帕司烟肼及其凝胶的最小抑菌浓度和最小杀菌浓度及家兔经支气管介入的安全性试验。结果 帕司烟肼凝胶对H37Rv标准株、牛型结核分枝杆菌、草分枝杆菌MIC值分别为0．1、0，1、0．4mg／L，MBC值分别为0，2、0．2和1．6mg／L；帕司烟肼凝胶与帕司烟肼单体MIC、MBC值无显著差异；动物实验表明该药应用安全。结论 帕司烟肼凝胶具有与帕司烟肼单体相同的抗结核菌药效，卡波姆基质不影响帕司烟肼的抗菌活性；以卡波姆为基质的帕司烟肼凝胶应用安全。     

Biophysical, histopathological and pharmacological characterization of crotamine isoforms F22 and F32.

Two major crotamine isoforms (F22 and F32) were obtained after three chromatographic steps and were assayed in mouse phrenic nerve-diaphragm preparations. F32 and F22 (0.5 microg/ml, n=4) produced a facilitatory effect, which increased isometric twitch-tension by 300 and 230%, respectively, after a 120 min incubation. At a concentration of 0.1 microg/ml, both isoforms increased the twitch-tension by about 160%. However, when the isoforms were co-incubated (final concentration, 0.5 microg/ml) for 30 min prior to testing, they did not cause the facilitation seen with > or =0.1 microg/ml of each isoform alone. Histologically, F32 and F22 at 0.5 and 1 microg/ml were quantitatively alike in inducing tissue myonecrosis. However, a mixture of the two isoforms (final concentration, 0.5 microg/ml) significantly attenuated the damage seen with either toxin alone. Mass spectrometry analysis showed that the isoforms had the same molecular mass (4.8 kDa) and that they existed as monomers with a highly stable structure. These results indicate that F22 and F32 acted on muscle cells of the mouse phrenic-nerve diaphragm preparation through similar mechanisms. Since the isoforms did not produce the expected summation in the increase in muscle twitch-tension, it is possible that they may have different affinities for the sodium channel subunits.     

Interleukin-6 activates phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase, which inhibits apoptosis in human prostate cancer cell lines

BACKGROUND: A number of recent studies have identified interleukin (IL)-6 as an important regulator of prostate cancer growth. Here, we investigate the potential interaction of IL-6 with phosphatidylinositol (PI)-3 kinase, a key growth regulatory enzyme, in prostate cancer cell lines. METHODS: Tyrosine phosphorylation of p85, the regulatory subunit of PI-3 kinase, in the human prostate cancer cell lines LNCaP and PC-3 was assessed by sequential immunoprecipitation with anti-p85 antibody and immunoblotting with anti-phosphotyrosine. The effects of wortmannin, an inhibitor of PI-3 kinase, and/or IL-6 on cell growth were assessed by MTT assays. DNA laddering experiments were performed to assay for programmed cell death. RESULTS: Tyrosine phosphorylation of p85 is upregulated by IL-6 in both LNCaP and PC-3. IL-6 promotes coprecipitation of p85 with gp130, the signal-transducing component of the IL-6 receptor. Inhibition of PI-3 kinase with wortmannin induces programmed cell death in PC-3 cells. In contrast, wortmannin has no effect on LNCaP growth when used alone; however, combined with IL-6, wortmannin promotes apoptosis in these cells. CONCLUSIONS: PI-3 kinase is involved in IL-6 signal transduction and delivers an antiapoptotic signal in human prostate cancer cell lines.