胰岛素受体介导主要信号传导途径与胰岛素抵抗的治疗进展

目的:了解胰岛素受体介导的主要的信号传导途径与胰岛素抵抗的关系,总结胰岛素抵抗的药物治疗方法。方法:主要选择被Medline收录的外文文献和在国内核心杂志上发表的有关文献,就其内容进行分析、分类、归纳及总结。结果:胰岛素受体、胰岛素受体底物、磷脂酰肌醇-3-激酶及葡萄糖转运蛋白4信号传递关键分子受损是导致胰岛素抵抗的主要原因。α糖苷酶抑制剂、双胍类、噻唑烷二酮类药物等纠正胰岛素信号传导通路中的障碍,增加靶组织对胰岛素敏感性的措施,都是胰岛素抵抗的治疗方法。结论:胰岛素信号转导途径的任何一个环节受损均可导致胰岛素抵抗。影响胰岛素受体介导的信号传导的新药开发将成为改善胰岛素抵抗的新趋向。     

The Angelina Jolie effect: how high celebrity profile can have a major impact on provision of cancer related services

Introduction

It is frequent for news items to lead to a short lived temporary increase in interest in a particular health related service, however it is rare for this to have a long lasting effect. In 2013, in the UK in particular, there has been unprecedented publicity in hereditary breast cancer, with Angelina Jolie’s decision to have genetic testing for the BRCA1 gene and subsequently undergo risk reducing mastectomy (RRM), and a pre-release of the NICE guidelines on familial breast cancer in January and their final release on 26^th June. The release of NICE guidelines created a lot of publicity over the potential for use of chemoprevention using tamoxifen or raloxifene. However, the longest lasting news story was the release of details of film actress Angelina Jolie’s genetic test and surgery.

Methods

To assess the potential effects of the ‘Angelina Jolie’ effect, referral data specific to breast cancer family history was obtained from around the UK for the years 2012 and 2013. A consortium of over 30 breast cancer family history clinics that have contributed to two research studies on early breast surveillance were asked to participate as well as 10 genetics centres. Monthly referrals to each service were collated and increases from 2012 to 2013 assessed.

Results

Data from 12 family history clinics and 9 regional genetics services showed a rise in referrals from May 2013 onwards. Referrals were nearly 2.5 fold in June and July 2013 from 1,981 (2012) to 4,847 (2013) and remained at around two-fold to October 2013. Demand for BRCA1/2 testing almost doubled and there were also many more enquiries for risk reducing mastectomy. Internal review shows that there was no increase in inappropriate referrals.

Conclusions

The Angelina Jolie effect has been long lasting and global, and appears to have increased referrals to centres appropriately.     

基于AD7707芯片的数据采集系统设计

1 系统实现 1.1 系统框图低频信号进入AD转换通道,转换后的数据通过DSP的SPI接口传送到DSP,随后存储在扩展存储器内,以便后续的信号分析处理. DSP的SPI接口完成数据接受和发送等任务. 电源和时钟模块分别为AD芯片和DSP提供电源和独立的时钟信号.     

Acute and long-term effects of massive balloon dilation on the aortic wall and vasa vasorum

To investigate the acute and long-term effects on the vasa vasorum after massive overdilation, canine aortic segments were dilated with Gruentzig balloon catheters to more than 100% over normal size. In the acute study, the significant lumen increase was the result of intimal and medial rupture with stretching and thinning of the adventitia. In these areas, the vasa vasorum were stretched and severed, causing adventitial hemorrhage. In the chronic study, areas of previous subtotal wall rupture with adventitial thinning were repaired by scar tissue. This repair included formation of a neomedia, hyperplasia of the adventitia, and proliferation of the vasa vasorum. No progression of luminal dilatation was seen. This study showed that in subtotal aortic wall rupture, even a severely damaged adventitia is capable of preserving the lumen from further dilatation and rupture until healing. Blood flow to the damaged vessel wall was reestablished by revascularization via capillary budding in the aortic wall.     

甲基莲心碱对豚鼠心房生理特性及异丙肾上腺素和Ca2+量—效反应的影响

甲基莲心碱1～100μmol/L浓度依赖性地抑制豚鼠左心房收缩性,延长功能性不应期,降低兴奋性;30μmol/L甲基莲心碱能明显提高肾上腺素诱发左心房自律性的阈浓度。对异丙肾上腺素量—效反应的影响,不同于β-受体阻滞剂普萘洛尔,表现为非竞争性拮抗作用,对Ca²⁺量—效反应的影响,与抗钙剂维拉帕米类似,呈竞争性和非竞争性双重拮抗作用。     

Neu／c─erbB─2癌基因在颊粘膜上皮良性及恶性病变中的表达及其定量研究

目的：观察Ｎｅｕ／ｃ－ｅｒｂＢ－２癌基因在颊粘膜上皮良性、癌前以及癌变状态下的表达，并确立图像分析系统定量的方法．方法：用三种抗Ｎｅｕ抗体，通过微波暴露抗原，进行标准化的ＥｌｉｔｅＡＢＣ染色，并通过半定量及图像分析系统确立Ｎｅｕ基因在不同标本病变中的表达．结果：Ｎｅｕ基因在恶变组有高表达（６３．５％），以转移和复发的病变反应强度最高．此外，在癌前病变中也有较高的表达（５６．３％）．结论：本研究建立的免疫组化定量方法检测Ｎｅｕ基因表达的系统精确、可靠、重复性好，选取的指标可充分反映Ｎｅｕ基因表达的量以及细胞的阳性表达率．结果证实了Ｎｅｕ基因与口腔鳞癌的癌变关系密切，在癌变的早期以及转移和复发的病变中有较高的表达．     

Early sequelae of gunshot wounds to the spine: radiologic diagnosis

During a 6-month period, 11 consecutive patients who had delayed neurologic deterioration after sustaining a gunshot wound to the spine were prospectively evaluated clinically, radiologically, and surgically. The patients had dysesthetic burning pain in an anesthetic area, hyperhidrosis, flexor spasm, and additional motor deficit above the level of cord injury 2-22 weeks after injury. Radiologic evaluation consisted of plain radiography of the spine and metrizamide myelography followed by computed tomography. A syringomyelic cavity was found in seven patients, an arachnoid cyst in three, and osteomyelitis in one. Seven of these patients also had cord atrophy. Postoperatively, dysesthetic pain was relieved in all the patients. There was no recurrence during a 2-year follow-up. These results emphasize the need for immediate radiologic investigation in patients with gunshot wounds of the spine who have further deterioration superimposed on their initial deficit.     

Extrarenal abnormalities in Tc-99m-DTPA renal blood flow studies

We observed extrarenal abnormalities during renal flow scintigraphy and retrospectively reviewed 90 patient studies to determine the types and frequencies of such abnormal findings. For each routine Tc-99m-DTPA renal flow study, we obtained nine 2-second sequential images, which included the heart, abdominal aorta, spleen and kidneys. Eighty abnormalities, observed in 62 patients, were divided into three categories: aortic, 37 cases (aneurysms, ectasia, thrombosis, tortuosity, and abruptly decreased flow); splenic, 40 cases (enlarged, small, or absent spleen); and miscellaneous, 3 cases (hepatic arterialization and very slow circulation). Other correlative studies including Tc-99m sulfur colloid-spleen scintigraphy, ultrasonography (US), CT, aortography, and surgical and/or autopsy findings were available for corroboration in 56 of 80 lesions.