The level of knowledge about different aspects of health of the population served in the Pedro Borras health area in the city of Pinar del Río

A prospective study in order to determine level knowledge of the population about health, before and after the implantation of the Integral Medical Attention Programme to the Family, was carried out at the outpatient services in the "Pedro Borrás" Teaching Community Polyclinic Health Area. Of the population attending to this outpatient area, 917 individuals older than 15 years, were selected at random. These individuals were surveyed at the beginning of the study (November 1986), in order to collect data of main necessary aspects that the population must be acquainted with on health condition and health promotion, and were surveyed again after six months of the performance of the system (May 1987), and results of both surveys were compared and shown in tables with statistical data. The main programmes for health promotion before the implantation of the new system were, known, effectively, by the population in ratios ranging 0.26-0.49. After the performance of the new programme it was observed how the level of knowledge raises to 0.31-0.70, and knowledges on obesity and sedentary habits (0.69) and on prevention of accidents (0.70) becomes significative. We consider all these changes depending on a greater educational work by the physician and nurse in charge of the plan.     

计算机辅助的心血管信号检测和处理系统的研究

【目的】研制一个计算机辅助的心血管信号检测和处理系统。【方法】本系统的硬件设计采用奔腾 Ⅱ / 2 33多媒体微机系统 ,多路模 /数转换器和心电电极、心音传感器、脉搏波传感器及由运算放大器等构成相关的放大器及滤波器。本系统采用可视化编程环境构建系统结构和功能模块设计的方法 ,基于多媒体技术和小波变换原理 ,在 32位Windows平台下 ,利用可视化编程语言VisualC 6 0和多媒体著作工具Authorware等进行系统的软件设计。【结果】本系统能完成心电、心音、脉搏波信号检测和处理 ,并将结果以图、文、声并茂的形式显示、打印或播放 ,还具有病案管理和心音听诊多媒体计算机辅助教学功能。【结论】它是一个新型的多功能心血管信号检测和处理系统。     

Neutrophils as drivers of vascular injury in sickle cell disease

While neutrophils are the main effectors of protective innate immune responses, they are also key players in inflammatory pathologies. Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetic blood disorder in which red blood cells (RBCs) are constantly destroyed in the circulation which generates a highly inflammatory environment that culminates in vascular occlusions. Vaso-occlusion is the hallmark of SCD and a predictor of disease severity. Neutrophils initiate and propagate SCD-related vaso-occlusion through adhesive interactions with the activated and dysfunctional endothelium, sickle RBCs, and platelets, leading to acute and chronic complications that progress to irreversible organ damage and ultimately death. The use of SCD humanized mouse models, in combination with in vivo imaging techniques, has emerged as a fundamental tool to understand the dynamics of neutrophils under complex inflammatory contexts and their contribution to vascular injury in SCD. In this review, we discuss the various mechanisms by which circulating neutrophils sense and respond to the wide range of stimuli present in the blood of SCD patients and mice. We argue that the central role of neutrophils in SCD can be rationalized to develop targets for the management of clinical complications in SCD patients.     

100例重庆市汉族儿童哮喘α1-抗糜蛋白酶基因突变初探

目的：了解儿童哮喘α１－抗糜蛋白酶（α１－ａｎｔｒｉｃｈｙｍｏｔｒｙｐｓｉｎ,α１－ＡＣＴ）基因点突变情况。方法：应用聚合酶链反应（ＰＣＲ）和限制性酶切图谱分析技术,对１００全重庆市汉族儿童哮喘α１－ＡＣＴ基因外显子（ｅｘｏｎ）Ⅱ和Ⅲ进行检测。结果：所有研究对象均未发现Ｂｏｎｎ－１及Ｂｏｃｈｕｍ－１变异体。结论：Ｂｏｎｎ－１和Ｂｏｃｈｕｍ－１变异体与１００全重庆市汉族儿童哮喘发病无平行关系。     

甲硝唑磷酸酯钾的家兔药物动力学研究

:目的 :研究甲硝唑磷酸酯钾 (PMP)及甲硝唑 ((MTZ)在家兔血中的药物动力学参数。方法 :家兔iv和im等量的PMP、MTZ(10 0 μmol/kg)后 ,用HPLC苦味酸内标法测定家兔血浆中PMP和MTZ的浓度。 结果 :家兔iv等量PMP和MTZ后 ,其家兔血中PMP和MTZ药 -时曲线均符合二室开放模型 ,但其PMP释出的MTZ药 -时曲线较MTZ的药 -时曲线稍低 ,前者的AUC为后者的 47 4%。家兔im等量PMP和MTZ后 ,PMP释出的MTZ药 -时曲线为一室模型 ,MTZ的药 -时曲线为二室模型。前者的Cmax较后者低 ,其AUC为后者的38 9%。结论 :家兔ivPMP和MTZ后 ,二者末端的消除速率接近 ;家兔imPMP和MTZ后 ,二者的Tp 相近。     

Nasotracheal enterococcal carriage and resistomes: detection of optrA-, poxtA- and cfrD-carrying strains in migratory birds,livestock, pets,and in-contact humans in Spain

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases - This study determined the carriage rates and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes of enterococci from...     

Gastric Bypass Distal Roux-en-Y Jejunal Interposition with Selective Proximal Vagotomy and Posterior Truncal Vagotomy

Selective proximal vagotomy and posterior truncal vagotomy have been performed in 71 consecutive gastric bypass (GBP) patients from June 1991 to December 1992. Vagotomy was used to prevent or diminish the incidence of marginal ulcer in GBP patients. Anterior and posterior highly selective proximal vagotomy with circular-instrument stapled gastrojejunostomy in patients undergoing GBP distal Roux-en-Y with jejunal interposition had no marginal ulcer complications (minimal follow-up 18 months).     

Modifications induced by dietary lipid source in adipose tissue phospholipid fatty acids and their consequences in lipid mobilization

The aim of the present work was to assess the influence of dietary lipid source on fatty acid phospholipid profiles and on lipid mobilization. Forty male Wistar rats were divided into four groups and fed on high-fat diets which provided olive oil, sunflower oil, palm oil or beef tallow. All rats received the same amount of energy to avoid hyperphagia and differences in energy intake among groups. Phospholipid fatty acids were determined by GC. Lipolysis was stimulated in subcutaneous and perirenal isolated adipocytes by several lipolytic agents, and assessed by the determination of released glycerol. After 4 weeks of feeding, differences in body and adipose tissue weights were not observed. Dietary regimens caused great changes in adipose tissue phospholipid composition: rats fed on palm oil and beef tallow had higher concentrations of saturated fatty acids and animals fed on olive oil or sunflower oil had greater amounts of oleic and linoleic acids, respectively. These modifications did not lead to important changes in adipocyte lipolysis. Significant differences were only observed between palm-oil- and beef-tallow-fed groups when lipolysis was stimulated by isoproterenol in subcutaneous adipocytes. The fact that our feeding protocol did not induce differences in fat accumulation among groups avoids misinterpretations due to adiposity changes. The differences observed between both saturated-fat-fed groups, therefore, should only be attributable to dietary lipids. Despite this effect, the data from this work indicate that some diet-induced changes in adipose tissue fatty acid composition may have little effect on overall function.