Effects of exposure to microwaves on cellular immunity and placental steroids in pregnant rats.

OBJECTIVES: Microwaves produce various detrimental changes based on actions of heat or non-specific stress, although the effects of microwaves on pregnant organisms has not been uniform. This study was designed to clarify the effect of exposure to microwaves during pregnancy on endocrine and immune functions. METHODS: Natural killer cell activity and natural killer cell subsets in the spleen were measured, as well as some endocrine indicators in blood--corticosterone and adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) as indices of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis--beta-endorphin, oestradiol, and progesterone in six female virgin rats and six pregnant rats (nine to 11 days gestation) exposed to microwaves at 10 mW/cm2 incident power density at 2450 MHz for 90 minutes. The same measurements were performed in control rats (six virgin and six pregnant rats). RESULTS: Skin temperature in virgin and pregnant rats increased immediately after exposure to microwaves. Although splenic activity of natural killer cells and any of the subset populations identified by the monoclonal antibodies CD16 and CD57 did not differ in virgin rats with or without exposure to microwaves, pregnant rats exposed to microwaves showed a significant reduction of splenic activity of natural killer cells and CD16+CD57-. Although corticosterone and ACTH increased, and oestradiol decreased in exposed virgin and pregnant rats, microwaves produced significant increases in beta-endorphin and progesterone only in pregnant rats. CONCLUSIONS: Microwaves at the power of 10 mW/cm2 produced activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and increased oestradiol in both virgin and pregnant rats, suggesting that microwaves greatly stress pregnant organisms. These findings in pregnant rats suggest that--with exposure to microwaves--pregnancy induces immunosuppression, which could result in successful maintainance of pregnancy. This enhancement of adaptability to heat stress with pregnancy may be mediated by activation of placental progesterone and placental or pituitary beta-endorphin.     

微创治疗迟发性脑内血肿(附78例报告)

目的：评价微创治疗迟发性脑内血肿的疗效。方法：采取锥颅穿刺置管 尿激酶灌注引流方法，回顾分析78例迟发脑内血肿的临床资料。结果：78例迟发脑内血肿经微创治疗后存活71例，死亡5例，总死亡率6％。格拉斯哥昏迷指数(GCS)、年龄、瞳孔变化、血肿大小、脑挫伤程度及并发症等6项指标可影响治疗效果。结论：迟发性脑内血肿采取微创治疗具有安全性、少创、经济、恢复时间短、并发症少、死亡率低等优点。是一种有效可靠的方法。     

胆红素对新生豚鼠蜗核损伤的动态研究

目的　探讨听性脑干反应 (ABR)在胆红素所致听力损伤中的监测价值。方法　 2 0只新生 5日豚鼠随机分为胆红素组和对照组 ,胆红素组腹腔注射胆红素 (2 0 0 μg/ g) ,对照组腹腔注射相应体积的生理盐水 (0 1ml/g) ,于腹腔注射前和后 4h、 8h分别记录ABR并观察神经行为状况 ,每组各取 5只于腹腔注射后 4h、 8h分别行蜗核形态学观察。结果　注射胆红素后 ,ABR波潜伏期、波间期呈逐渐延长趋势 ,振幅呈逐渐下降趋势 ,其中波Ⅱ改变出现最早且最明显。用药后 4h ,无明显神经系统症状和形态学改变时 ,Ⅰ -Ⅱ波间期延长及波Ⅱ振幅下降与对照组及用药前比较差异有显著性 (P <0 0 1) ;用药后 8hABR改变更明显 ,同时伴有神经症状和镜下形态学改变 ,蜗核体积及大椭圆细胞截面积显著性减小 (P <0 0 1)。结论　ABR是监测胆红素所致听力损害早期的敏感指标 ,优于耳蜗电图和耳声发射等主要反映周围听觉系统功能状态的电生理技术 ,加强高胆红素血症新生儿的ABR动态监测有非常重要的临床意义     

吉林省38所医院护理工作抽查情况分析

吉林省第一周期的医院评审工作基本结束,为了巩固成果,防止滑坡,吉林省医院评审委员会多次组织专家对38所二三级甲乙等医院护理工作进行现场抽查。对吉林省护理工作的概况及抽查中发现的共性问题进行了分析。同时建议:加强护理人员的职业道德教育;解决护理人员编制不足问题;提高护理人员技术劳务价值;运用激励手段提高护理工作质量。     

急性脑出血患者血清白介素-6和转化生长因子-β1含量的变化及其临床意义

目的探讨急性脑出血患者血清白介素-6(IL-6)和转化生长因子β1(TGF-β1)水平在发病过程中的动态变化及其临床意义.方法采用双抗体夹心法检测30名正常人(对照组)和30例急性脑出血患者病后第1、3、7、14 d的血清IL-6和TGF-β1浓度.结果脑出血组在病程第1、3、7 d血清IL-6水平均比对照组明显增高(均P<0.05),TGF-β1水平均明显减低(均P<0.05),至第14 d血清IL-6、TGF-β1水平均接近正常水平.血清IL-6水平在病程第1 d达到峰值(P<0.05),TGF-β1在病程第3 d为低谷值(P<0.05).大量脑出血患者血清IL-6水平均明显高于中、小量出血患者(均P<0.05).不同出血量患者之间TGF-β1水平的差异无显著性(P>0.05).神经功能缺损程度与血清IL-6水平呈正相关(r＝0.625,P<0.05),与TGF-β1水平无关(r＝0.001,P>0.05).IL-6水平与TGF-β1水平无明显相关性.结论 IL-6、TGF-β1与脑出血的病理过程有密切关系.血清IL-6浓度测定对判断脑出血的病情严重程度有一定意义.