生长抑素在急性胰腺炎治疗中的临床观察

目的 探讨生长抑素在急性胰腺炎治疗中的作用。方法 将103例急性胰腺炎病人分为A、B两组，其中A组为急性轻型胰腺炎组，B组为急性重症胰腺炎组。在A、B两组内分别设生长抑素组和对照组并对两组之间的胰腺囊肿、胰腺脓肿、胰瘘、肠瘘、腹腔内出血的发病率、死亡率及住院时间进行对比分析。结果 生长抑素治疗组并发症的发生率同对照组比较没有明显改善。在急性重症胰腺炎组中生长抑素组的死亡率同对照组相比有明显降低。结论 生长抑素对于急性胰腺炎特别是急性重症胰腺炎的治疗价值有待进一步深入研究和探讨。     

骨外黏液样软骨肉瘤一例

患者男,5 5岁。因“发现右上腹包块5年,疼痛30d”于2 0 0 2年12月2 4日入院。查体:腹平软,右肋下约10cm处可扪及一包块,无压痛及反跳痛,肝肾区无叩痛,肠鸣音正常。于2 0 0 2年12月30日行右侧腹壁肿瘤切除术,术中见右侧腹壁有一约15cm×10cm×12cm大小灰红色肿物,累及腹膜浅层及肌层,部分区域与大网膜粘连,肿瘤未侵及皮下,压迫右肝前叶,余腹内脏器无异常。肿瘤质硬,边界尚清楚,肿物切面质脆,呈鱼肉状,中央部分坏死。病理检查:灰白灰红色组织1个,大小为15cm×10cm×8cm ,表面有一层纤维包膜,切面淡黄色,鱼肉状,部分区域呈黏液样,可见一8cm×6c…     

The segmented regional volumes of the cerebrum and cerebellum in boys with Tourette syndrome

Neuropathological deficits are an etiological factor in Tourette syndrome (TS), and implicate a network linking the basal ganglia and the cerebrum, not a particular single brain region. In this study, the volumes of 20 cerebral and cerebellar regions and their symmetries were measured in normal boys and TS boys by brain magnetic resonance imaging. Brain magnetic resonance images were obtained prospectively in 19 boys with TS and 17 age-matched normal control boys. Cerebral and cerebellar regions were segmented to gray and white fractions using algorithm for semi-automated fuzzy tissue segmentation. The frontal, parietal, temporal, and the occipital lobes and the cerebellum were defined using the semiautomated Talairach atlas-based parcellation method. Boys with TS had smaller total brain volumes than control subjects. In the gray matter, although the smaller brain volume was taken into account, TS boys had a smaller right frontal lobe and a larger left frontal lobe and increased normal asymmetry (left>right). In addition, TS boys had more frontal lobe white matter. There were no significant differences in regions of interest of the parietal, temporal, or the occipital lobes or the cerebellum. These findings suggest that boys with TS may have neuropathological abnormalities in the gray and the white matter of the frontal lobe.     

Changes of interleukin expression correlate with Helicobacter pylori infection and lymph node metastases in gastric carcinoma.

Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection induces expression of IL-8 and IL-10 in benign gastric epithelium. This study compared the expression of cytokines in CD4+ and CD8+ lymphocyte subsets of peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL), benign mucosal lymphocytes (ML), and tumor infiltrative lymphocytes (TIL) as well as in the benign and malignant epithelial cells of the same patient, with respect to the presence of HP infection, lymph node metastases, and tumor histologic type. The mRNA of the cytokines was measured by a semiquantitative RT-PCR method. The levels were ranked and compared using the Wilcoxon sign-ranked test. Compared with CD8+ ML, the CD8+ TIL expresses higher levels of IL-6 and IL-8 but lower level of IL-4 in patients with lymph node metastases. In patients with HP infection, expression of IL-8 and IL-10 was higher in the gastric carcinoma cells than in the benign epithelial cells while expression of IL-6 and IL-8 were higher in CD8+ TIL than CD8+ ML. Overexpression of IL-8 in HP associated gastric carcinomas suggested that they might have arisen from HP-infected epithelial cells.     

Large duplication in LMBR1 gene in a large Chinese pedigree with triphalangeal thumb polysyndactyly syndrome

Polydactyly and syndactyly are digital abnormalities in limb‐associated birth defects usually caused by genetic disorders. In this study, a five‐generation Chinese pedigree was found with triphalangeal thumb polysyndactyly syndrome (TPTPS), showing an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance. We utilized linkage analysis and whole genome sequencing (WGS) for the genetic diagnosis of this pedigree. Linkage analysis was performed using a genome‐wide single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) chip and three genomic regions were identified in chromosomes 2, 6, and 7 with significant linkage signals. WGS discovered a copy number variation (CNV) mutation caused by a large duplication region at the tail of chromosome 7 located in exons 1–5 of the LMBR1 gene, including the zone of polarizing activity regulatory sequence (ZRS), with a length of approximately 180 kb. A real‐time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay confirmed the duplication. The findings of our study supported the notion that large duplications including the ZRS caused TPTPS. Our study showed that linkage analysis in combination with WGS could successfully identify the disease locus and causative mutation in TPTPS, which could help elucidate the molecular mechanisms and genotype–phenotype correlations in polydactyly.     

钙拮抗剂对出血性休克犬重要器官组织中黄嘌呤氧化酶活性的影响

在休克过程中，体内活性氧代谢与细胞内钙超负荷存在着相互影响。为了研究林克和复苏过程中钙拮抗剂对脂质过氧化的影响，用１７只杂种犬快速放血使平均动脉压为５．３２ｋｐｄ，并维持９０ｍｉｎ。然后回输全部失血。在休克３０ｍｉｎ时，各组别静脉注射（１５ｍｉｎ内）硫氮酮（４０ｇ／ｋｇ·ｍｉｎ￣（－１）），异搏定（１０μｇ／ｋｇ·ｍｉｎ￣（－１）），或等量生理盐水。复苏后１５０ｍｉｎ处死动物，取心、肝、肺、肾、胰和小肠组织备检。结果显示，用硫氮酮和异搏定治疗组，各主要脏器组织中黄嘌呤氧化酶活性和丙二醛含量均显著低于休克对照组。而各检测组织中超氧化物歧化酶活性变化不一。这些资料显示钙拮抗剂抗休克的机制与其阻滞Ｃａ２＋内流，降低组织中黄嘌呤氧化酶活性，抑制脂质过氧化有密切关系。     

Enhanced expression of cathepsin L in metastatic bone tumors.

Cathepsin L is a kind of cystein proteases which are known to facilitate the invasion and metastasis of tumor cells by degrading the components of basement membrane and extracellular matrix. This study was undertaken to investigate the expression of cathepsin L by Northern blot analysis with radiolabeled cDNA specific for cathepsin L in six normal tissues, two osteosarcoma cell lines, MG-63 and Saos-2, six primary bone tumors and six metastatic bone tumors. In six normal tissues, the highest level of cathepsin L was expressed in liver with the descending order of liver > lung > thymus > ovary > kidney > esophagus. One of the two osteosarcoma cell lines established from the primary sites expressed a high level of cathepsin L mRNA. Out of six primary bone tumors, three (50%) expressed cathepsin L mRNA, while all (100%) of six metastatic bone tumors expressed the mRNA. These results demonstrating the higher frequency of expression of cathepsin L in metastatic bone tumors suggest that cathepsin L may participate in tumor invasion and metastasis.     

脐带穿刺术在胎儿先天性心脏病诊疗中的应用价值

目的探讨脐带穿刺在胎儿先天性心脏病诊疗中的应用价值。方法对34例行脐带穿刺的胎儿先天性心脏病例进行回顾性分析。结果34例均穿刺成功,未发生严重并发症。检出染色体异常6例,宫内巨细胞病毒感染1例。结论脐带穿刺术是一种安全有效改善妊娠结局的产前诊疗技术。