Dental caries and erosion status of 12-year-old Hong Kong children

Background

We examined the association of alcohol use disorders (AUD) with adherence to and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) outcomes of antiretroviral treatment (ART) for HIV/AIDS patients.

Methods

A cross-sectional multi-site survey was conducted in 468 drug users and 648 non-drug users (age: 35.4 ± 7.0 years; 63.8% male) in 3 epicentres of Vietnam. AUD, ART adherence, and HRQOL were measured using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test - Consumption (AUDIT-C), the self-reported Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), and the World Health Organization Quality of Life instrument (WHOQOL-HIV BREF).

Results

35.0% of drug users were hazardous drinkers, compared to 25.9% of non-drug users. 22.3% of drug users engaged in binge drinking, and 25.9% reported suboptimal ART adherence. Adjusting for propensity scores of AUD, patients who had either at-risk or binge drinking behaviour were about twice as likely to be treatment non-adherent as those who did not have AUD. Hazardous drinkers reported small to medium decrements in the Performance, Physical, Social, Spirituality, and Environment quality of life domains. Binge drinkers had a slightly higher score in Social dimension.

Conclusion

AUD is prevalent and negatively affecting adherence to and HRQOL outcomes of ART services in injection-driven HIV epidemics. Screening and intervention are recommended for AUD, especially during the stable periods of ART. Other social and psychological interventions might also enhance patients’ responses to and outcomes of ART in Vietnam.     

Expression of pertussis toxin adenosine diphosphate-ribosyltransferase in a T-cell hybridoma reduces metastatic capacity

T-cell hybridomas are highly metastatic, and their in vitro invasiveness correlates with metastatic capacity. Invasion is blocked by pertussis toxin (PT), which adenosine diphosphate (ADP)-ribosylates G1-proteins, and we have provided evidence that the PT-sensitive signal stimulates leukocyte function-associated antigen-1 (LFA-1)-mediated adhesion required for invasion. PT pretreatment of TAM2D2 T-cell hybridoma cells reduced metastasis, but only to a limited extent. In the present study, we have transfected the cDNA of the PT ADP- ribosyltransferase S1 subunit into TAM2D2 cells to abrogate G1-protein function permanently. We report here a substantial reduction in the metastatic capacity of two transfectants, S05 and S09, in which 88% and 95% of the G1-proteins was ADP-ribosylated. Two-thirds of the mice injected with S09 cells were tumor-free. Metastasis to the liver was almost completely prevented and less metastases were formed in the spleen and kidneys. Metastasis formation by S05 cells in liver and spleen was much reduced, but in lymph nodes and peritoneal tissues, metastases occurred with a frequency similar to that of controls. We conclude that G1-proteins play an important role in T-cell hybridoma metastasis. We propose that the reduction in metastasis is due to diminished entry of tumor cells from the blood into tissues.     

乙型肝炎病毒基因的整合机制及对宿主的影响

乙型肝炎病毒是导致慢性肝炎、肝纤维化、肝细胞癌的主要病因,目前认为乙型肝炎病毒基因整合在其致病机制中具有重要作用,本文试就该领域内目前研究成果做一综述．     

O等位基因引起ABO基因型与表现型定型差异

保证输血时血清学方面的安全,首要的是对受血者与献血者ABO血型定型,血清学检查通常分两个步骤.正定型通常使用鼠源单克隆抗体检测红细胞表面是否存在A或B抗原.互补的实验即反定型,利用当红细胞上缺乏A或B抗原时,人群可天然产生相对应的抗体的原理,检测血清中是否存在抗-A或者抗-B抗体.确定了受血者红细胞表面的ABO抗原以及血浆中的抗体,便能确定血型,为其提供相合的血液.     

7-(4,7-二取代香豆素-3-乙酰氨基)头孢菌素的合成

本文根据构效关系,设计并合成了17个7-(4,7-二取代香豆素-3-乙酰氨基)头孢菌素衍生物。其缩合方法采用酰氯法、Vilsmeier试剂法及混合酐法。初步体外抑菌试验表明,化合物对革兰氏阳性菌和少数革兰氏阴性菌有较强的抗菌作用。进一步药理试验尚在进行。     

O等位基因引起ABO基因型与表现型定型差异

保证输血时血清学方面的安全,首要的是对受血者与献血者ABO血型定型,血清学检查通常分两个步骤.正定型通常使用鼠源单克隆抗体检测红细胞表面是否存在A或B抗原.互补的实验即反定型,利用当红细胞上缺乏A或B抗原时,人群可天然产生相对应的抗体的原理,检测血清中是否存在抗-A或者抗-B抗体.确定了受血者红细胞表面的ABO抗原以及血浆中的抗体,便能确定血型,为其提供相合的血液.     

自体干细胞移植治疗老年心肌梗死后心力衰竭

目的：实验以移植后3个月、6个月时间超声心动图客观指标评估了自体干细胞冠状动脉内移植治疗老龄心肌梗死后心力衰竭的效果和安全性。方法：选择2004—06／2006—06江苏省苏北人民医院心内科自愿接受干细胞移植的7例心肌梗死后心力衰竭患者，平均年龄69岁，心功能Ⅲ-Ⅳ级，左室射血分数〈50％。药物治疗基础上加用自体干细胞冠状动脉内移植治疗的方法，其中2例骨髓干细胞在体外扩增后获得，5例经粒细胞集落刺激因子皮下注射动员自体骨髓干细胞后分离外周血获得干细胞悬液。将采集的干细胞悬液经0ver-the-wire球囊导管中心腔注入梗死相关动脉。观察自体干细胞动员，培养，采集和回输过程中的不良反应。在移植前、移植后3月、6月应用超声心动图评价左室形态和心功能变化，室壁运动积分指数及6min步行距离。结果：7例患者均进入结果分析。移植3个月后，心功能得到改善，超声心动图检查左室收缩期内径及射血分数变化不大，6min步行距离有所提高，但差异无显著性（P〉0．05）。移植6个月后，患者心功能明显改善，超声心动图检查左室收缩期内径及射血分数和室壁运动积分均有明显提高（P〈0．05），6min步行距离也有明显提高（P〈0．05）。整个过程中未出现严重并发症。结论：自体干细胞冠状动脉内移植治疗老龄心肌梗死后心力衰竭，6个月时超声心动图客观指标评估能够改善患者心功能，且安全。