计算机程序化的初均速法测定双黄连注射液的稳定性

用计算机程序化的初均速法,测定了双黄连溶液中3种主要成分——绿原酸、黄苓甙、连翘甙的活化能及室温贮存期。该方法简便、快速、结果准确。对临床应用有一定价值。     

Adalimumab for psoriasis patients who are non-responders to etanercept: open-label prospective evaluation

Background  Targeted biologic therapies have made a significant impact on the treatment for moderate to severe psoriasis. In the United Kingdom, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence recommends etanercept, a human recombinant tumour necrosis factor (TNF) receptor fusion protein, for moderate to severe psoriasis patients who have failed conventional therapies. There is, however, no data available on the role of other TNF antagonists for patients who have failed etanercept. Adalimumab, a fully human, anti-TNF monoclonal antibody, is approved for treatment of moderate to severe psoriasis.
Objectives  To assess the efficacy and safety of adalimumab (40 mg weekly) in psoriasis patients who were non-responders to high-dosage etanercept (50 mg twice weekly).
Methods  All patients attending a tertiary referral service for severe psoriasis who were non-responders to high-dosage etanercept [i.e. failed to achieve ≥ 50% improvement in Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI 50) after 12 weeks of treatment] were considered for open-label adalimumab therapy for 12 weeks. Details on clinical course, PASI, Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) and adverse events were recorded at baseline and weeks 2, 4, 8, and 12.
Results  Four of five patients in this study had reached at least PASI 50 by week 12. Of these, two patients achieved a 75% improvement in PASI (PASI 75). No serious adverse events were reported.
Conclusions  Initial data from this open-label prospective evaluation suggests that weekly adalimumab therapy is an effective treatment for patients with severe psoriasis who had failed to respond to at least 3 months of high-dosage etanercept.     

Murine hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells: I. Enrichment and biologic characterization

Murine bone marrow cells were fractionated by fluorescence-activated cell sorting into Rh123lo Lin- c-kit+ Ly6A+, Rh123hi Lin-c-kit+ Ly6A+, and Lin- c-kit+ Ly6A- populations within which most, if not all, of the hematopoietic activities of the marrow resided. The Rh123lo Lin- c- kit+Ly6A+ cells, which consist exclusively of small- or medium-sized lymphocyte-like cells, are highly enriched for long-term hematopoietic in vivo repopulating cells. The enrichment factor for these cells from the marrow was estimated as 2,000-fold. The Rh123hi Lin- c-kit+ Ly6A+ cells, although also highly enriched for day-12 spleen colony-forming units, were relatively depleted of long-term in vivo repopulation capacity. Most, if not all Lin- c-kit+ Ly6A- cells were Rb123hi. In contrast to both Rh123lo and Rh123hi Lin- c-kit+ Ly6A+ stem cell populations, the Lin- c-kit+ Ly6A- cells can be stimulated to proliferate in vitro in the presence of single cytokines, which is a characteristic of committed progenitor cells. No marked synergistic interactions between individual cytokines were observed with this cell population. Both Rh123hi Lin- c-kit+ Ly6A+ mature stem cell and Lin- c- kit+ Ly6A- progenitor cell populations displayed in vivo repopulation kinetics resembling those of the putative short-term hematopoietic repopulating cells.     

Increased detection of hepatitis C virus infection in commercial plasma donors by a third-generation screening assay

BACKGROUND: Routine screening of blood donations with second-generation hepatitis hepatitis C virus (HCV) assays has substantially reduced the occurrence of posttransfusion hepatitis. However, following the development of third-generation assays, several studies indicated that these assays may identify HCV-infected individuals who are not identified by second-generation assays. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: The sensitivity of a third-generation HCV enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA-3) was compared with a second-generation ELISA (ELISA-2) in a side-by-side study of 9936 commercial blood donors. ELISA-reactive specimens were subjected to supplemental analysis by third-generation recombinant immunoblot assay and polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS: ELISA-3 demonstrated greater sensitivity than ELISA-2, detecting 1 additional recombinant immunoblot assay-positive specimen per 2000 tested. ELISA-3 also detected 1 additional HCV-infectious polymerase chain reaction-positive unit among approximately 10,000 units screened. CONCLUSION: The incremental sensitivity achieved with ELISA-3 can be expected to eliminate approximately 20 infectious donations per week among those made by commercial donors in the United States. In accordance with previous studies, most of the improved sensitivity of ELISA-3 derives from its increased detection of anti-c33c (NS3), rather than from the inclusion of HCV antigen NS5.     

k阿片受体激动剂抑制大鼠吗啡戒断症状的发生

用多次注射吗啡的方法造成大鼠对吗啡的依赖，给大鼠脊髓蛛网下腔（ｉ．ｔ．）注射ｋ（ｋａｐｐａ）阿片受体激动剂Ｕ－５０，４８８Ｈ（２．５、５、１０μｌ）或ｋ受体拮抗剂ｎｏｒ—ＢＮＩ（１．２５、２．５、５μｌ／１０μｌ）后，用纳洛酮（ＮＸ）催瘾，观察并记录四种戒断症状：湿科（ｗｅｔｓｈａｋｅｓ）、咬牙（ｔｅｅｔｈｃｈａｔｔｅｒｉｎｇ）、逃跑企图（ｅｓｃａｐｅａｔｔｅｍｐｔｓ）、体重丢失（ｗｅｉｇｈｔｌｏｓｅ）。结果表明Ｕ—５０，４８８Ｈ可以明显减轻湿抖、咬牙和逃跑企图，并呈量效关系；ｎｏｒ—ＢＮＩ则使温抖、咬牙和体重丢失三种症状明显加重，也呈量效关系。上述结果表明，激活脊髓。受体对吗啡戒断症状有明显的抑制作用，阻断Ｋ受体则加重戒断症状。     

Parathyroid hormone resistance and B cell lymphopenia in propionic acidemia

The mechanisms of hypocalcemia, recurrent infections and hypogammaglobulinemia associated with metabolic decompensation of propionic acidemia due to propionyl-CoA carboxylase deficiency have not been defined. A 7-week-old infant with this disorder presented with severe hypocalcemia and B cell lymphopenia during an episode of metabolic acidosis and hyperammonemia. Hypocalcemia (1.1 mmoll ¹) was associated with elevated serum intact parathyroid hormone (122 ng 1 ¹), hyperphosphatemia, hypophosphaturia and hypercalcuria, indicating parathyroid hormone resistance. B cell lymphopenia (20 cells μl^-1) was associated with transient neutropenia, anemia and subsequent hypogammaglobulinemia (IgG < 294mgdl^-1, IgM < 8mgdl^-1, IgA < 8mgdl ¹), while T cells were normal. Parathyroid hormone resistance and B cell lymphopenia resolved following treatment with hemodialysis, diet and carnitine. These complications may be due to interference with parathyroid hormone renal tubular action and B cell maturation/proliferation by accumulated organic acids.     

National birthweight percentiles by gestational age for twins born in Australia

OBJECTIVE: To develop national charts of birthweight percentiles by gestational age and infant sex for liveborn twins born in Australia. METHODOLOGY: National data on live twin births to non-Indigenous Australian-born mothers during 1991-94 were derived from perinatal data collected by midwives in each State and Territory. RESULTS: During 1991-4 there were 20,075 liveborn twin infants. Of these births, missing data included: birthweight 36 (0.2%) births, gestational age 95 (0.5%) births, and sex (missing or indeterminate) 13 (0.06%) births. These births were excluded from the study. An additional 0.6% births were excluded because the recorded birthweights were extreme outliers for the recorded gestational ages. Forty-seven per cent of live twin births were preterm (< 37 weeks). At all gestational ages, the median birthweight of male twins was higher than that of female twins. At model gestational age of 38 weeks, the difference in the median birthweight was 130 g. CONCLUSIONS: The charts produced as a result of the study provide birthweight percentiles by gestational age for twins based on national data in Australia. They provide current population norms for the use of Australian clinicians and researchers.     

Switch of cadherin expression as a diagnostic tool for Leydig cell tumours

Leydig cell tumours comprise about 3% of all testicular tumours. The pathogenesis of Leydig cell tumours is still poorly understood. We investigated testis with Leydig cell hyperplasia and Leydig cell tumours for their expression pattern of P‐ and N‐cadherin. We could show a switch of expression of P‐ and N‐cadherin in Leydig cell hyperplasia and Leydig cell tumours in comparison with normal Leydig cells. Cadherins could be established as a new immunohistochemical marker for this testicular tumour entity; their possible role in tumour genesis will be discussed.