Ivermectin for the chemotherapy of bancroftian filariasis: a meta-analysis of the effect of single treatment

Summary The efficacy and safety of ivermectin in the treatment of filariasis due to Wuchereria bancrofti was assessed by a meta-analysis of the results from 15 published clinical trials. Seven hundred and forty-eight microfilaraemic patients were enrolled in 7 dose-finding and 8 comparative studies. Administered as a single dose, ivermectin induced nearly complete clearance of microfilariae from the blood from the first day to 30 days post-treatment, followed by gradual recurrence of microfilaraemia and increase in its intensity. Higher doses of ivermectin showed greater clearance effects and maintained lower microfilaraemia levels for a longer time. The adverse reactions caused by the drug were flu-like, transient, generally mild and well tolerated by patients. The frequency and intensity of adverse reactions were strongly associated with pretreatment microfilaria counts in the blood, but independent of dose. The findings of the meta-analysis suggest that ivermectin given at a single annual dose of 200 μg/kg body weight or higher, whether or not in combination with DEC, has great potential for therapeutic strategies to control bancroftian filariasis.     

Anatomic and spiral computed tomographic study of the genial tubercles for genioglossus advancement.

OBJECTIVE: To measure and compare Chinese mandibular genial tubercles measured anatomically and with computed tomography (CT). STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Spiral CT scans were taken of 40 adult human skulls; the superior genial spines were measured using anatomic and CT methods. RESULTS: The height and width of the superior genial spines, mandible thickness, and distance from the menton to the inferior and superior margins of the superior genial spines were 5.82 +/- 0.71, 6.98 +/- 1.35, 11.95 +/- 1.59, 11.08 +/- 2.05, and 16.91 +/- 2.30 mm from anatomic measurements and 6.17 +/- 0.71, 7.01 +/- 1.13, 12.19 +/- 1.64, 10.41 +/- 1.55, and 15.73 +/- 2.12 mm using spiral CT, respectively. The anatomic and CT measurements were correlated. CONCLUSION: Spiral CT of the genial tubercles can help locate the osteotomy in genioglossus advancement. SIGNIFICANCE: This study acquired reference data on Chinese genial tubercles demonstrating that CT measurements of the genial tubercles reflect their anatomy, which should allow accurately locate the osteotomy.     

肝内HBcAg与血清学指标的关系及慢性乙型肝炎发病机理的探讨

We detected the presence and distribution of HBcAg in the liver by immunohistochemistry (ABC method) and the presence of HBV-DNA in serum (spot hybridization) and anti-HBe in serum (ELISA) from 59 cases of hepatitis B hospitalized in our hospital, including 47 cases of CAH, 5 cases of CPH, and 7 cases of subacute fulminant hepatitis. 1. HBcAg in the liver was detected in 25 out of 47 cases (53%) of CAH, in 2 out of 5 cases of CPH and in 4 out of 7 cases of subacute fulminant hepatitis. The total percentage was 53% (31/59). 2. There was no positive correlation between HBV replication activity and liver disease activity (P greater than 0.05). Our results did not support the hypothesis that suggests a direct cytopathic effect of HBV. Oppositely, the fact was that the presence, the amount and the patterns of HBcAg in the liver, and the presence of HBV-DNA in serum were predominant in mild CAH compared with those in severe CAH, predominant in CAH without cirrhosis compared with those in CAH with cirrhosis. There was a tendency of inverse correlation between HBV replication activity and liver disease activity. The results above were in line with the concept that HBcAg expressed on the surface of infected hepatocytes may be relevant target for T lymphocyte cytotoxicity. The results have suggested that an immune response to HBV is present, leading to the destruction of most infected cells. 3. There was a positive correlation between HBV-DNA in serum and HBcAg in the liver (P less than 0.005), indicating that HBV-DNA in serum can represent HBV replication.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

肝动脉化疗,栓塞与肝静脉暂时闭塞治疗肝癌

本文报道在10例肝癌患者中运用肝静脉暂时闭塞和肝动脉内灌注化疗、栓塞的方法治疗取得较好疗效。7例甲胎蛋白阳性患者5例下降大于50%,2例转阴。4例肿瘤缩小>50%。2例合并肝动-静脉瘘者成功实行碘油栓塞,1例经治疗后肝动-静脉瘘消失。对肝功能的影响与普通介入治疗相同。消化道反应相对较轻。并可提高肿瘤局部药物浓度,延长药物作用时间。配合肝段动脉或靶血管的插管可进一步提高疗效,减少并发症。     

子宫外蜕膜结节的病理学观察

采用ＰＡＳ、波形蛋白（ｖｉｍｅｎｔｉｎ）、上皮膜抗原（ＥＭＡ）、雌激素抗体（ＥＲ）和孕酮抗体（ＰＲ），对３例卵巢蜕膜结节（其中２例伴有腹膜结节），进行了免疫组织化学染色和光镜观察。结果３例均表达波形蛋白，而上皮膜呈阴性，支持蜕膜样细胞来源于体腔上皮。雌激素受体和孕激素受体显强阳性。说明妊娠期间，雌激素和孕激素的大量存在对异位蜕膜的形成和生长具有决定性的作用。     

五种螯合剂对大鼠体内微量元素影响的观察

观察了５种常用螯合剂对大鼠体内微量元素排出量、组织分布的变化。结果表明，５种螯合剂可不同程度地增加机体必需微量元素Ｚｎ、Ｃｕ、Ｍｇ和Ｃａ经尿液排出量。ＥＤＴＡ和ＤＴＰＡ的影响尤为明显。ＥＤＴＡ和ＤＴＰＡ可使Ｚｎ经尿液的排出量增加１６－５２倍，ＤＴＰＡ使肝脏Ｚｎ含量减少１５．９％（Ｐ〈０．０５），肝脏Ｃｕ含量下降６０％（Ｐ〈０．０５）。ＥＤＴＡ和ＤＴＰＡ注射后，肾中Ｚｎ含量明显增高，相当对照大鼠３．     

血管透明化与粒子图像测速技术在旁路血管内血流流场研究中的应用

探索采用血管透明化技术结合粒子图像测速技术(PIV)来研究搭桥血管内血流流场的可行性.结果显示血管透明化技术能完整地保留搭桥血管段在体内的真实立体几何构形,从而更准确地反应搭桥血管段在体内的血流流场,而PIV能很好地获得血流流场的信息.因此,将血管透明化技术与PIV相结合有可能使我们对旁路搭桥术后血管内膜增生的血流动力学成因进行更深入地研究.     

超声成像的相位偏差校正

由于人体组织的各向异性，超声成像中存在相位偏差。相差制约了超声成像分辨率的进一步提高。互相关及其类似相位估计技术可以用于相差校正，jitter是此类算法的基本限制。并行自适应接收补偿算法可以校正较小的相差，结合互相关技术能够得到比较理想的相差校正效果。