Marrow regeneration after mechanical depletion

The origin of marrow regeneration after mechanical depletion was reinvestigated in mouse chimeras. The results were compatible with the local origin of stem cells from remnants of incompletely removed marrow, but not with their origin from a common precursor of both bone and hemopoietic cell lines. In transplanted femurs depleted by a modified technique of in vivo evacuation of marrow, hemopoietic regeneration failed to occur. The presence of hemopoietic stem cells in the Haversian canals was thus excluded. The demonstration of ample hemopoiesis with minimal bone formation in nondepleted controls in which bone marrow initially became necrotic provided new evidence that osteogenesis was not a prerequisite of hemopoietic regeneration.     

复方益康唑滴耳液的制备及质量控制

目的：制备复方益康唑滴耳液并测定其含量。方法：以甘油和乙醇作为溶煤进行配制。采用双波长分光光度法在波长263.8nm和247.9nm处测定硝酸益康唑含量，在波长295.1nm处测定甲磺酸左氧氟沙星含量，并观察了该滴耳液的稳定性和刺激性。结果：硝酸益康唑和甲磺酸左氧氟沙星的平均回收率分别为99.6%(RSD=0.5%)和101.6%(RSD=0.4%)，刺激性小，稳定性好，结论：本制剂制备工艺简便，质控方法准确可靠，性质稳定，适应临床应用。     

红霉素环11,12-碳酸酯的体外抗菌活性研究

目的评 价红霉素环11，12-碳酸酯的体外抗菌活性。方法 采用琼脂平皿二倍稀释法测定国产和进口红霉素环11，12-碳酸酯对临床分离致病菌的体外抗菌作用，并与红霉素、罗红霉素、克拉霉素、地红霉素、阿奇霉素和乙酰螺旋霉素进行了比较。结果 国产和进口红霉素环11，12-碳酸酯对579株临床分离菌的抗菌活性相近，对革兰氏阳性菌和厌氧菌的抗菌活性比红霉素强2～8倍，优于罗红霉素、克拉霉素、地红霉索、阿奇霉素、乙酰螺旋霉素，但对革兰氏阴性菌的抗菌活性稍弱于阿奇霉素。红霉索环11，12-碳酸酯对金葡菌显示抑菌作用，对化脓链球菌在2～4倍MIC浓度时显示杀菌作用；红霉素环11，12-碳酸酯抗金葡菌和化脓链球菌的活性随着pH的增加而增强，接种量和血清浓度对国产红霉素环11，12-碳酸酯抗金葡菌和化脓链球菌的活性无明显影响。结论 红霉素环11，12-碳酸酯具有较强的体外抗菌活性，国产红霉素环11，12-碳酸酯抗菌活性与进口相近，优于红霉素、罗红霉素、克拉霉素、地红霉素、阿奇霉素和乙酰螺旋霉素。     

RP-HPLC法同时测定骨水泥释放液中头孢呋肟与头孢拉啶的浓度

目的 采用RP-HPLC法同时测定骨水泥中头孢呋肟与头孢拉啶的释放量。方法 以Irregular-H C₁₈柱(4.6mm×150mm)为固定相;甲醇-水(20∶80,含冰醋酸0.109mol/L)为流动相,pH值调至3.00;检测波长254nm。结果 测得头孢呋肟的线性范围为0.1～4.0μg·ml^-1,r=0.9999,头孢拉啶的线性范围为0.1～7.0μg·ml^-1,r=0.9998,日内日间RSD<5%。结论 方法简单、快速、准确。     

手术加皮下埋藏腹腔化疗泵联合化疗治疗晚期上皮性卵巢癌的疗效观察

目的：对晚期上皮性卵巢癌患者行手术及术中皮下埋藏腹腔化疗泵联合化疗，并对其疗效进行评价，以期对治疗提供帮助。方法：1995年8月～1997年8月收治的卵巢癌患者中24例行手术及术中皮下埋藏化疗泵，术后采用CAP方案联合化疗。顺铂50～70mg／m^2腹腔灌注，阿霉素40～60mg／m^2、环磷酰胺600～800mg／m^2静脉注射，平均4～5周为一疗程，总疗程6～12个。结果：Ⅲ期患者总有效率为77．8％；3年生存率50．0％，5年生存率25．0％。结论：彻底的手术加腹腔泵灌注腹腔化疗及静脉化疗是治疗晚期上皮性卵巢癌的有效途径，可提高患者的生活质量及生存率。     

Evaluation of neurodevelopmental outcome in highrisk infants in Australia

An understanding of the neurodevelopmental outcome of long-term survivors of neonatal intensive care is essential for the informed management of preterm or high risk infants. This annotation looks at the current status of neonatal follow-up services in Australasia and highlights problems in the collection and interpretation of data. It suggests that we should work towards achieving a consensus on standard definitions and test regimes and on national data collection.     

Adult height in patients with childhood onset atopic dermatitis

Cross sectional studies have reported impaired growth in children with atopic dermatitis. If this growth impairment is irreversible, it would be expected to adversely influence final height attainment. The standing heights and other anthropometric parameters were assessed in 35 adults with onset of atopic dermatitis before 5 years of age and a control group of 35 adults with adult onset contact dermatitis or psoriasis. There was no significant difference in the standing height SD score, mid-parental height SD score, sitting height SD score, subischial leg length SD score, nor body mass index between the atopic dermatitis and control groups. The standing height SD score was not significantly different among: (a) patients with atopic dermatitis affecting less than 50% of their body surface area and those with greater than 50% affected; (b) patients using the four different potency topical corticosteroids; and (c) patients with atopic dermatitis without asthma and those with coexisting asthma. It is concluded that short stature is not a feature of our group of adult patients with onset of atopic dermatitis before 5 years of age, continuing into adulthood, and severe enough to require specialist care. This suggests that if growth impairment occurs in childhood, it is likely to be temporary and reversible.     

INDUCTION OF APOPTOSIS OF HUMAN LEUKEMIA CELLS BY α-ANORDRIN

AnordrinisacontraceptiveagentwhichwasfirstdevelopedinChina.Previousstudyshowedthataisomerofanordrin(ANO)exhibitedantitumoreffectbothinvilroandinvivo.l'2Itwasalsofoundthatatsmalldoses,ANQcouldinducedifferentiationofhumanpromyelocyticleukemia.HL-60cells.3However,themechanismofitsaniitumoractivitywasstillnuclear.Inthiswork,wefurtherinvestigatedthetumor-inhibitoryeffectofANOtoexplorethepossiblemechanismsofitsaction.MATERIALSANDMETHODSDrugANOwasproducedbyShanghaiNo.19PharmaceuticalF…     

Hydrogen peroxide inhibits gap junctional intercellular communication in glutathione sufficient but not glutathione deficient cells

Cell to cell communication via gap junctions is essential in the maintenance of the homeostatic balance of multicellular organisms. Aberrant intercellular gap junctional communication (GJIC) has been implicated in tumor promotion, neuropathy and teratogenesis. Oxidative stress has also been implicated in similar pathologies such as cancer. We report a potential link between oxidative stress and GJIC. Hydrogen peroxide, a known tumor promoter, inhibited GJIC in WB-F344 rat liver epithelial cells with an I50 value of 200 microM. Inhibition of GJIC by H2O2 was reversible as indicated by the complete recovery of GJIC with the removal of H2O2 via a change of fresh media. Free radical scavengers, such as t-butyl alcohol, propylgallate, and Trolox, did not prevent the inhibition of GJIC by H2O2, which indicated that the effects of H2O2 on GJIC was probably not a consequence of aqueous free radical damage. The depletion of intracellular GSH reversed the inhibitory effect of H2O2 on GJIC. The treatment of glutathione- sufficient cells with H2O2 resulted in the hyperphosphorylation of connexin43, which is the basic subunit of the hexameric gap junction protein, as determined by Western blot analysis. TPA, a well-known tumor promoter, also inhibits GJIC via hyperphosphorylation of GJIC, which is a result of protein kinase-C activation. However, H2O2 also induced hyperphosphorylation in GSH-deficient cells that had normal rates of GJIC. Therefore, the mechanism of GJIC inhibition must be different from the TPA-pathway and involves GSH.      

Dietary polyamines promote the growth of azoxymethane-induced aberrant crypt foci in rat colon

We have examined whether dietary polyamines influence the formation and initial growth of azoxymethane (AOM)-induced aberrant crypt foci (ACF) in rat colon. Effects of a combination of dietary polyamines at three dose levels (putrescine: 50, 280, 740 nmol/g; spermidine: 10, 261, 763 nmol/g; spermine: 1, 31, 91 nmol/g) in the polyamine-poor AIN-76A diet were studied in animals in two different experimental situations: animals treated with AOM alone and animals treated with AOM + difluoromethylornithine (DFMO), a specific inhibitor of endogenous polyamine synthesis. In both experimental situations, dietary polyamines enhanced the growth of ACF, expressed as the number of large ACF (foci with three or more aberrant crypts, ACF > or = 3), whereas the formation of ACF, expressed as the number of ACF, was apparently not altered. In animals treated with AOM alone, maximal growth enhancing effect on ACF was nearly obtained with the median level of dietary polyamine. In rats fed a low polyamine diet, basic AIN-76A, DFMO reduced the growth of AOM-induced ACF by 83%. This inhibitory effect of DFMO was counteracted by dietary polyamines in a dose- dependent manner, and it was abolished at the highest level of polyamines. In conclusion, it was demonstrated that dietary polyamines are able to enhance the growth of AOM-induced ACF. Further, dietary polyamines reversed the DFMO-caused inhibition of ACF growth, probably by compensating for the DFMO-reduced endogenous polyamine synthesis.