Gd-DTPA在MRI中的诊断作用

目的:探讨Gd-DTPA在MRI中的诊断作用。材料与方法:总结分析了被确诊的378例(402人次)患者应用Gd-DTPA增强检查后的效果。对肿瘤、感染、梗塞等病变的强化特点进行了讨论。结果:使用Gd-DTPA后,有23例平扫时误诊的病例得到了纠正,并发现了MRI平扫时未能发现的一些病变,诸如管内型听神经瘤、脑膜炎、脑(脊)膜的转移性病变等。但是,作者还同时发现即使在用了Gd-DTPA之后,仍有多种病变存在鉴别诊断上的困难。结论:合理使用增强检查,将有助于提高诊断的符合率。     

Substance P augments the rate of vasodilation induced by calcitonin gene-related peptide in porcine ophthalmic artery in vitro.

Peptides may function as neurotransmitters liberated antidromically by sensory nerve fibres, provoking vascular responses having potential importance in some neurological disorders. Dose-response relaxation curves induced by substance P (SP) and calcitonin gene related peptide (CGRP) have been studied in porcine ophthalmic arteries in vitro. Both peptides induced vasodilation when tested separately (CGRP much greater than SP). Because of the putative interactions between such peptides in this vascular territory, a computerised system was also used for analysing over time the response to a single addition of either 10(-8) M CGRP, 10(-8) M SP or a combination of 10(-8) M SP + 10(-8) M CGRP. SP did not augment the maximum relaxation induced by CGRP alone, but increased significantly the rate of relaxation during the initial phase of the response. The effect induced by the SP+CGRP combination was stronger than the sum of the individual SP and CGRP-induced relaxations during the first 4 min of the response, which suggests a SP-CGRP synergism in this artery.     

MR imaging, flow and motion.

The present work is intended as a nonmathematical review of the role of flow and motion in nuclear magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. A historical review of MR flow measurement techniques is given, followed by a short overview of flow models in vitro and in vivo. The theory behind the influence of motion on the modulus and phase MR signal information is discussed and effects such as washin/washout, flow-induced signal void, phase offset, and phase dispersion are defined. A simple approach to the concept of MR angiography is given, and methods for quantitative flow measurements such as the phase mapping technique, are surveyed. Aspects of the measurement of diffusion and microcirculation are given, and finally, an overview of the role of MR flow imaging in present and future clinical application is given.     

Mucosal immunity to Pseudomonas aeruginosa alginate in cystic fibrosis.

Patients with cystic fibrosis commonly acquire chronic pulmonary infection with alginate-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The infection remains localized at the mucosal surfaces of the airways. Using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays immunoglobulin concentrations and titers of specific antibodies to purified P. aeruginosa alginate and to P. aeruginosa sonicated antigens were measured in tears, saliva, sputum and serum. CF patients had significantly higher concentrations of IgG, IgA and SIgA in serum and saliva than controls. They also had significantly higher levels of specific antibodies to alginate and sonicated antigen in secretions and serum. Local production of IgA, IgG and IgM antibodies to P. aeruginosa was demonstrated. Only a minor proportion of specific IgA antibodies were present as secretory IgA in tears, saliva and sputum. The ratio of alginate-specific SIgA to specific monomeric IgA in sputum was significantly lower than the similar ratio in saliva, whereas the same ratio for specific P. aeruginosa sonicate antigens was found in saliva and sputum.     

REM sleep behavior disorder and vocal cord paralysis in Machado-Joseph disease.

We evaluated the occurrence of REM sleep behaviour disorder (RBD) and vocal cord abductor paralysis (VCAP) in a group of 9 Machado-Joseph disease (MJD) patients. RBD was diagnosed by clinical history plus audiovisual polysomnography in 4 men and 1 woman (55%). While dreaming, 4 fell out of the bed and the other injured his arms. Laryngoscopy detected bilateral VCAP in 1 patient with stridor who required emergency tracheotomy, and partial vocal cord abductor restriction in 2. RBD and VCAP are two potentially injurious conditions that should be considered part of the clinical spectrum of MJD.     

The Troms? study: physical fitness, self reported physical activity, and their relationship to other coronary risk factors.

STUDY OBJECTIVE--The aim was to investigate the associations between physical fitness, leisure physical activity, and coronary risk factors. DESIGN--This was a cross sectional study of a random sample of men and women, following a population survey. SETTING--The municipality of Troms?, Norway in 1986-1987. PARTICIPANTS--All men born 1925-1966 and all women born 1930-1966 were invited to the survey; 21,826 subjects attended (81% of the eligible population): of these, 297 men and 312 women, randomly selected, attended the present study (attendance rates 94% in men and 89% in women). MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS--Fitness was tested by bicycle ergometry. Physical activity was reported on a questionnaire. Multiple regression analysis was performed with fitness and leisure activity as dependent variables, and coronary risk factors as independent variables. Fitness and leisure activity were positively related (p less than 0.05). Prominent findings for fitness were negative associations with age and smoking (p less than 0.05), and positive associations with body mass index in both sexes (p less than 0.01). HDL cholesterol and systolic blood pressure were significant predictors of fitness in men (p less than 0.01). Smoking emerged as a strong negative predictor for leisure activity in women (p less than 0.01), and a negative relation between leisure activity and total cholesterol was found in men (p less than 0.01). CONCLUSIONS--The study indicates that coronary risk factors are more closely linked to physical fitness than to leisure physical activity.     

Mother's education and perinatal problems in Finland.

This study using nationwide data expands a previous study from one area in Finland. The purpose was to study how perinatal problems (mortality, short gestation, low birthweight and low Apgar scores) vary by mother's social class, which is measured by level of education. Outcomes of all births in the 1987 Medical Birth Register were linked to the 1988 National Education Register with gives the estimated number of years of completed education. In unadjusted analyses, the lowest educational groups (less than 9 years) had the worst results for outcomes other than neonatal mortality. Results in the two highest educational groups (greater than or equal to 13 and 12 years of education) were similar and if anything, better in the second highest group. Excluding twins and adjusting for confounding variables (age, parity, county, urbanization of residence) by logistic regression analysis did not alter the results much. Adjustment for possible mechanisms correlated with social class (marital status, smoking, time of first antenatal visit) decreased the higher occurrence of low birthweight infants in the low educational groups. Reported previous miscarriages were more common in the higher educational groups. Based on the available background characteristics one would expect to have found the usual social gradient in perinatal problems to have persisted between the two highest educational groups. Further studies on factors causing the plateau in the gradient between these groups might be useful.     

化学发光免疫法检测粒细胞抗体IgG的研究

作者以ＡＢＥＩ－ＣｏＣｌ＿２－Ｈ＿２Ｏ＿２作为化学发光指示系统，用固相竞争法检测５８例白细胞减少症患者、４１例无白细胞减少症患者及３２例正常人等的粒细胞抗体ＩｇＧ。判断标准采用正常人血清化学发光强度指数法。实验结果表明，白细胞减少症患者血清中粒细胞抗体阳性率明显高于无白细胞减少症患者（Ｐ＜０．００５）。本法敏感性为４３．１％，特异性为９０．２％，准确性为６２．６％，是一种灵敏而准确的方法，能将粒细胞包被试管在室温下较长时间保存，以供临床监测粒细胞抗体，大大缩短检测时间。