Reduction of adhesion formation in rabbits by intraperitoneal administration of lazaroid formulations

Adhesion formation is a major source of postoperative morbidity and mortality. In this study, the ability of a variety of lazaroid formulations [the antioxidant 21-aminosteroid PNU74006F (tirilazad) and the non-steroidal 2-methylaminochroman derivative PNU83,836E] to reduce i.p. adhesion formation in three rabbit models was examined. In initial studies, PNU83836E was administered via Alzet miniosmotic pump to the site of injury. In the sidewall and double uterine horn models, PNU83,836E was administered via Alzet miniosmotic pump for the entire postoperative interval. In the sidewall model, there was a dose- dependent reduction in the area of the sidewall injury that was involved in adhesions. In the double uterine horn model, PNU83,836E was administered via Alzet miniosmotic pump to the area of injury for 1, 2, 3 or 7 days. Administration for as little as 24 h after surgery significantly reduced the extent of adhesion formation and the reduction was increased if it was administered for longer. Further studies were conducted in which various lazaroid formulations were administered as a bolus at the end of surgery. In both the sidewall and double uterine horn models, administration of either PNU83,386E (in citrate buffer) or PNU74006F (in cyclodextrin or lipid emulsion vehicles) at the end of surgery reduced adhesion formation. Administration of a bolus of PNU74006F 10 min prior to initiation of surgery with or without additional treatment at the end of surgery further increased its efficacy in the reduction of adhesion formation. Administration of a minimum of 1.5 mg before and after surgery (3 mg total) was required for maximal efficacy. These studies demonstrate that pre- and postoperative administration of either a steroidal (PNU74006F) or non-steroidal (PNU83,836E) lazaroid intraperitoneally reduced the formation and reformation of postoperative adhesions in three animal models.      

Relation between raised concentrations of fucose, sialic acid, and acute phase proteins in serum from patients with cancer: choosing suitable serum glycoprotein markers.

Serum concentrations of fucose, sialic acid, and eight acute phase proteins were measured in single specimens from patients with cancer in order to determine whether the raised concentrations of protein bound sugars commonly found in cancer correlate with increased concentrations of the acute phase proteins. Strong positive correlations were found only with alpha 1-acid glycoprotein, alpha 1-antitrypsin, and haptoglobins. Changes in protein bound sugars and acute phase proteins were also examined in relation to patients' disease states. Serum fucose was raised more often in patients with advanced disease than in those in whom the spread of the tumour was more restricted; increased sialic acid concentrations, however, were found with a similar frequency in both these groups. Combined use of fucose and sialic acid values gave a high degree of marker positivity which could be only slightly improved on by including measurement of acute phase proteins. The combined use of serum fucose and sialic acid concentrations may have value in monitoring patients with cancer: the sialic acid provides an index of the acute phase response and the fucose a measure of the tumour spread.     

冠心病家族史青少年载脂蛋白E、B的基因多态性

目的 探讨青少年载脂蛋白E(apolipoprotein E，apoE)、apoB基因多态性对冠心病的遗传易感性。方法 应用聚合酶链反应—限制性片段长度多态性技术，对244名健康汉族大学生(冠心病家族史阳性者109人，阴性者135人)的apoE、apoB XbaI、apoB 3’可变数目串联重复序列(variable number of tandem repeat ，VNTR)基因型进行分析。结果 阳性组的e4、x^ 、VNTR—B(hypervariable element，HVE＞38)等位基因频率显著高于阴性组(P＜0．05)，且与血总胆固醇、低密度脂蛋白—胆固醇、aPoBl00水平升高有显著相关(P＜0．05)。结论 apoE的e4、apoB Xba I的x^ 、apoB3’VNTR的VNTR—B可能为冠心病的重要遗传标记。     

难治性便秘综合治疗及影响因素的评价

目的评价综合治疗对难治性便秘的疗效及影响因素。方法将84例难治性便秘分为非重叠组和重叠组。应用个体化综合治疗4周,观察便秘症状评分变化及总有效率,分析IC患者的重叠症状和心理障碍状态对疗效的影响。结果(1)84例便秘患者中,重叠组和非重叠组分别占40.5%和59.5%。(2)重叠组和非重叠组的总有效率分别为50.0%和78.0%(P<0.05)。(3)对37例IC患者的心理测试调查显示,59.4%(22/37)有心理障碍状态,重叠组和非重叠组伴有心理障碍状态对治疗的总有效率分别为4.8%和31.5%(P<0.05)。结论适合个体化的综合治疗使多数难治性便秘缓解症状,但伴有重叠症状,尤其心理障碍状态则影响疗效。     

Functional properties of crossed spinocerebellar tract neurones with cell bodies in the S1 segment.

Functional properties of a crossed spinocerebellar tract with cell bodies located in laminae VII and IX of the S1 segment were investigated using intracellular recording. The neurones were found to be excited by group I and II muscle afferents and afferents of skin, joint and interosseus nerves. Volleys from group II muscle afferents and cutaneous afferents evoked inhibition in these cells. It is concluded that S1 spinocerebellar neurones convey a similar type of information to that of dorsal spinocerebellar tract and ventral spinocerebellar tract neurones but integrate it in a different way.     

CGS 22745: A selective orally active inhibitor of 5-lipoxygenase

CGS 22745, and aralkyl hydroxamic acid, inhibited 5-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (5-HETE) and leukotriene B₄ (LTB₄) synthesis in guinea pig leukocytes (IC₅₀=0.6M). The compound did not appreciably affect cyclooxygenase (ram seminal vesicles), 12-lipoxygenase and thromboxane synthase (human platelets) or 15-lipoxygenase (human neutrophils). CGS 22745 inhibited A23187-induced formation of LTB₄ in blood (IC₅₀'s of 4.3, 0.56 and 3.2 M for human, dog and rat, respectively). At 1 mg/kg i.v. in dogs, it caused 96% inhibition of A23187-stimulated LTB₄ formationex vivo after 5 min. Its effective biological half-life was >160 min. In dogs at 3 and 10 mg/kg p.o., CGS 22745 inhibitedex vivo A23187-stimulated LTB₄ formation at 3 hr by 48% and 97%, respectively. The inhibition persisted up to 6 hr (26% at 3 mg/kg; 49% at 10 mg/kg). CGS 22745 (3, 10 and 30 mg/kg p.o.) inhibited exudate formation, mononuclear cells and PMN accumulation in a dose-dependent manner during the late phase (48 and 72 hr) of carrageenan-induced pleurisy in the rat.     

Effects of lung volume on parasternal pressure-generating capacity in dogs

Previous studies have suggested that the optimum length for force generation of the parasternal intercostal (PS) muscles is well above functional residual capacity (FRC). We further explored this issue by examining the pressure-generating capacity of the PS muscles as a function of lung volume in anaesthetized dogs. Upper thoracic spinal cord stimulation (SCS) was used to electrically activate the PS muscles. Changes in airway pressure and parasternal resting length (LR) during airway occlusion were monitored over a wide range of lung volumes during SCS. To assess the effects of parasternal contraction alone, SCS was performed following phrenicotomy and section of the external intercostal, levator costae and triangularis sterni muscles. With increasing lung volume, there were progressive decrements in the capacity of the PS muscles to produce changes in airway pressure. The relationship between PS pressure generation and lung volume was similar to a previous comparable assessment of the external intercostal muscles. The PS muscles shortened during passive inflation and also shortened further (by > 20 % of LR) during SCS. Total shortening (passive plus active) increased progressively with increasing lung volume. Our results indicate that the capacity of the PS muscles to produce changes in airway pressure (a) falls progressively with increasing lung volume and (b) is similar to that of the external intercostal muscles. We speculate that the fall in PS pressure-generating capacity is related, in part, to progressive reductions in end-inspiratory length.     

实施员工关爱计划保障医务人员职业安全与健康

医务人员的身心健康和执业满意度直接影响医疗服务质量。复旦大学附属华山医院从员工需求切入,建立并实施员工关爱计划:横向包括身心健康、社会支持、个人成长与职业生涯发展等;纵向贯彻危机前、危机中、危机后三级援助体系。实践后,员工满意度、社会支持水平、幸福感有所提升,职业倦怠阳性率有所下降。员工关爱计划在管理理念、方案完善、人才培养等方面还有待进一步改进。     

脑卒中肺部感染危险因素及血清免疫炎性因子的预测价值

目的基于主成分分析(PCA)-决策树模型分析脑卒中肺部感染的危险因素及血清免疫炎性因子的预测价值。方法回顾性分析2014年12月-2019年12月江西省上饶市人民医院确诊的176例脑卒中患者,根据是否发生肺部感染,分为感染组40例和未感染组136例。记录患者临床特征,检测血白细胞(WBC)计数、血清C-反应蛋白(CRP)、降钙素原(PCT)和可溶性白细胞介素-2受体(SIL-2R)水平。采用Logistic回归和卡方自动交叉检验(CHAID)模型分析影响脑卒中后肺部感染的危险因素;受试者工作特征曲线(ROC)分析血WBC、CRP、PCT、SIL-2R预测肺部感染的价值。结果脑卒中肺部感染与患者年龄、卒中类型、是否合并糖尿病、吸烟史、吞咽困难、意识障碍、侵入性操作有关(P<0.05);感染组患者血WBC、CRP、PCT和SIL-2R水平高于未感染组(P<0.05);糖尿病、侵入性操作、CRP和PCT均为影响脑卒中患者肺部感染的独立危险因素(P<0.05);PCA-ROC分析显示,血WBC、CRP、PCT、SIL-2R和联合预测主成分1(PC1)的曲线下面积(AUC)分别为0.670、0.816、0.854、0.686、0.918;PCA-卡方自动交互检测(CHAID)模型分析显示,WBC、CRP、PCT、SIL-2R和PC1预测肺部感染的准确率为77.33%、84.72%、86.90%、79.02%和89.24%。结论血清PCT水平可用于预测脑卒中患者肺部感染的发生,临床可重点关注合并糖尿病、意识障碍和侵入性操作的患者。     

卵巢子宫内膜异位症和卵巢良性肿瘤患者血清CA125和唾液酸测定的临床意义

目的 探讨血清CA125和唾液酸（SA）对卵巢子宫内膜异位症及卵巢良性肿瘤的诊断价值。方法 对30例卵巢巧克力囊肿、30例卵巢良性肿瘤和15例正常妇女采用放免法测定血清CA125值,比色法测定血清SA值。结果 卵巢巧克力囊肿组血清CA125均值明显高于良性肿瘤组及正常对照组（P＜0．01）,而血清SA增值三组间无显著性差异（P＞0．05）。结论 血清CA125测定对巧克力囊肿有辅助诊断价值,且有助于与卵巢良性肿瘤的鉴别。