A chloroquine elution technique for platelet serology

The authors describe a prototype elution method employing chloroquine, a quinoline derivative, to elute IgG antibodies from the platelet surface. This chloroquine elution technique is relatively easy to perform and is effective in the removal of alloantibodies from the platelet surface. Eluted alloantibody was immunologically active once the chloroquine was removed from the eluate. The major advantage of this technique is that serologic testing of platelets after elution is possible, as 50 percent of the platelets remain after exposure to hypertonic acid chloroquine solution. Antigens on the platelet surface maintained their antigenicity subsequent to treatment, although measurable reductions in PIA1 reactivity occur. The elution technique was also successful in removing IgG from the platelet surface in patients with diseases involving elevated levels of platelet-associated IgG.     

Anti-Jka, -C, and -E in a single patient, initially demonstrable only by the manual hexadimethrine bromide (Polybrene) test, with incompatibilities confirmed by 51Cr-labeled red cell studies

Published reports have confirmed the superior sensitivity of the manual hexadimethrine bromide (Polybrene) test (MPT) for demonstrating many alloantibodies in vitro; however, the clinical significance of alloantibodies demonstrable exclusively by MPT has not been shown conclusively. A patient with macroglobulinemia experienced chills, fever, hemoglobinemia, and hemoglobinuria following the transfusion of 1 unit of red cells (RBCs) shown to be compatible by the low-ionic-strength antiglobulin (LIS-AG) method. Serologic investigation was negative. Intravascular hemolysis occurred with a second "compatible" unit. Serologic studies were again negative by LIS-AG and ficin-AG methods, but revealed anti-Jka by MPT. Both donors were Jk(a+b-), and 51Cr studies of the second donor's RBCs revealed a t1/2 of less than 30 minutes, with marked intravascular hemolysis. A LIS-AG-compatible Jk(a-) unit was transfused uneventfully, but with no rise in hematocrit. MPT next revealed anti-C; subsequent 51Cr studies with the Jk(a-), Cc donor's RBCs showed a 51Cr t1/2 of 100 minutes with slight intravascular lysis. Four transfusions of Jk(a-), C- blood were uneventful, but 5 days later the patient's hemoglobin declined. The following day, anti-E was demonstrable exclusively by MPT. 51Cr-labeled Jk(a-), C-, E- RBCs had normal 24-hour survival. The patient's hemoglobin rose to 11 g per dl following transfusions of Jk(a-), C-, E- RBCs, and he was discharged. In vitro studies employing the patient's purified IgM paraprotein revealed no interference with alloantibody binding or detection.     

盐酸维拉帕米渗透泵片溶出度与人体生物利用度研究

溶出度按Weibull's分布处理得T_d=5.76 h,T₅₀=3.9 h,零级溶出速度常数K_t=9.9450,平均体外溶解时间MDT=5.391 h。测定8名健康受试者,单剂量口服,得C_max=76.2±16.7 ng/ml,T_amx=8.0 h,t_1/2=9.75 h,MRT=19.41 h,MAT=5.34 h,与Knoll公司SR片相比,F_rel=101.71%;与市售普通片相比,F_rel=96.16%。多剂量口服,得C_max=121.47±34.5 ng/ml,T_max=7.14 h。按Loo-Riegelman方程处理表明体内外显著相关。理论值与实测值基本相符。     

沙尘天气大气颗粒物对学龄儿童最大呼气流速的影响

目的 研究沙尘天气颗粒物浓度与学龄儿童最大呼气流速(PEFR)之间的关系.探讨沙尘天气颗粒物对儿童肺功能的影响.方法 于2006年4月27日-6月5日连续40d对内蒙古包头市1所小学107名四年级小学生进行每日3次PEFR的测定,同时监测和收集每日大气PM2.5、PM1O、NO2和SO2浓度以及气温和相对湿度,通过问卷调查了解儿童年龄、性别、身高、体重、哮喘病史、慢性呼吸系统疾病家族史、被动吸烟等情况.应用线性混合效应模型,在控制了个体特征、气象因素的情况下估计PM2.5和PM10对儿童PEFR的影响.结果 单污染物模型和多污染物模型均显示,PM2.5和PM10的日均浓度与沙尘天气当日及之后3 d内儿童的PEFR日均值都存在明显的负相关(P<0.01),其中以滞后1 d的效应最强.在多污染物模型中调整了NO2和SO2的影响之后,PM2.5和PM10的日均浓度每增加10μg/m3,儿童PEFR在沙尘天气1 d之后的日均值就分别降低0.245和0.121 L/min,有统计学意义(P<0.01).结论 学龄儿童PEFR日均值下降与包头市沙尘天气颗粒物浓度的升高有关.