The use of a subperiosteal tissue expander in rib reconstruction of an atrophic mandible

A technique is described that provides adequate coverage for rib grafts used in reconstruction of the atrophic mandible. The flaps are highly vascular and thick because of the fibrous capsule that forms around the tissue expander. A one-stage expansion technique is used that reduces the total time needed for reconstruction.     

Function and regulation of a murine macrophage-specific IgG Fc receptor, Fc gamma R-alpha

Ligand binding specificities of two cloned murine Fc gamma Rs (Fc gamma R-alpha, Fc gamma R-beta [9]) were determined by gene transfer into Fc gamma R negative cell lines. Both receptors were expressed as full-length molecules capable of IgG immune complex binding that was inhibitable by the mAb 2.4G2. The ligand binding profiles of these receptors were indistinguishable whereby both bound immune-complexed mouse IgG1, IgG2a, and IgG2b, but not IgG3. Neither receptor could bind monomeric IgG2a, indicating these receptors to be low-affinity IgG Fc receptors. Accumulation of the Fc gamma R-alpha mRNA can be induced with murine IFN-gamma at a concentration of 200 U/ml in the macrophage-like cell lines RAW 264.7 and J774a. The time course for induction indicates that the mRNA accumulation is transient but does not return to the uninduced level even after 50 h of treatment. Fc gamma R-beta mRNA was not induced by IFN-gamma, rather its expression was down modulated in mouse peritoneal macrophages. Both RAW and J774a cells lines exhibited increased receptor levels after IFN-gamma stimulation as measured by 125I-2.4G2 and ligand binding. In the absence of IFN-gamma, the RAW and J774a cell lines were minimally phagocytic, while P388D1 cells were actively phagocytic. In the presence of IFN-gamma, however, RAW 264.7 and J774a cells were induced to become actively phagocytic. Induction of Fc gamma R-alpha mRNA and protein by IFN-gamma may be part of the process by which macrophages become activated to engulf antibody-coated particles.     

Disorders in early embryonal cellular proliferative properties distort the postnatal formation of nervous, immune, and endocrine regulation systems in a newborn

Disorders in the postnatal nervous, immune, and endocrine regulation systems were revealed in the progeny of rats irradiated during the preimplantation period of embryogenesis. These disorders persist till adult age. The direction of disorders confirms the hypothesis about memorization of changed proliferative properties of embryonal cells during the development of the (pro)endocrine system of a new organism. Memorization results in distortion of postnatal nervous immunoendocrine regulation: hypertrophy of the endocrine component and coadaptive underdevelopment of the nervous and immune components. Translated fromByulleten' Eksperimental'noi Biologii i Meditsiny, Vol. 126, No. 8, pp. 164–166, August, 1998     

花生四烯酸和二十二碳六烯酸对海马神经细胞生长发育的影响

【目的】观察不同浓度花生四烯酸 (AA)和 (或 )二十二碳六烯酸 (DHA)对体外培养海马神经细胞生长发育的影响。【方法】无血清培养液中分别加入不同剂量的AA和 (或 )DHA ,采用噻唑蓝比色试验 (MTT法 )反映各组海马神经细胞存活状况 ,神经元特异性烯醇化酶 (NSE)染色鉴定神经细胞 ,图像分析技术测量神经细胞的胞体大小和突起长度。【结果】培养液中分别添加AA为 4～ 8μmol/L、DHA为 2～ 8μmol/L时 ,神经细胞活力高于对照组 ;当培养液中AA和DHA总浓度为 4μmol/L、比例为 2∶1或 4∶1时 ,神经细胞的活力、胞体面积、最大长径、最大短径和平均突起长度均显著高于单一添加 4μmol/LAA、4μmol/LDHA和对照组。【结论】AA、DHA均具有促进体外培养海马神经细胞生长发育的作用 ;与单独添加AA、DHA相比 ,AA和DHA共同作用的促海马神经细胞生长发育作用更好。     

The significance of arterial hypertension at the onset of clinical lupus nephritis.

The prognostic importance of hypertension at the onset of clinical lupus nephritis is not well established. We studied retrospectively 44 patients with lupus nephritis in order to ascertain the prevalence of hypertension at presentation and to investigate a possible association between hypertension and renal functional impairment. A correlation was also sought between hypertension and histological class of lupus nephritis. Hypertension was graded as mild (diastolic 95-99 mmHg), moderate (100-114) or severe (> 115). Impaired renal function (creatinine > 120 mumol/l) was graded as mild (120-200 mumol/l), moderate (200-350 mumol/l), or severe (> 350 mumol/l). Histological class and the presence of hypertensive renal vascular lesions was recorded. The prevalence of hypertension was 38%. There were 17 hypertensives and 27 normotensives. The incidence of renal impairment was greater in the hypertensives, 47% vs 18.5% (p = 0.04). Mean serum creatinine was also higher higher in this group (p = 0.02). The presence of hypertensive renal vascular lesions identified a high-risk subgroup who had a higher incidence of renal functional impairment and worse renal function than the hypertensive group as a whole. Even at an early stage, hypertension and hypertensive renal vascular lesions correlated well with renal functional impairment. Aggressive treatment of hypertension is therefore essential in early lupus nephritis in order to prevent further deterioration of renal function as the disease evolves.     

眼底荧光血管造影中按摩内关与合谷穴对恶心和呕吐的影响

观察按摩内关和合谷穴对上有底荧光血管造影中恶心和呕吐的影响。眼底荧光血管造影中发生恶心和呕吐的６０例患者随机分为治疗组和对照组。治疗组按摩一侧或双侧内关穴和合谷穴；对照组未进行治疗，在发生恶心患者中，治疗组３０例中发生哎者２例；对照组发生呕吐者９例，两组的发生率有显著差异     

老年人视网膜中央血管在前部视神经的解剖特征

目的：观察老年人前部视神经视网膜中央血管的解剖特征。 方法：通过组织连续切片和计算机影像分析，观察60~82岁老年人的18只眼球标本中无解剖变异的视网膜中央动脉(CRA)15条，视网膜中央静脉（CRV）23条在筛板前、筛板区及筛板后的管径变化。 结果：老年人筛板前、筛板区、筛板后CRA平均面积的均值分别为（12.70,17.40,18.00）×10^-3mm^2_;平均周长的均值分别为0.56，0.56，0.57mm，平均周长之间相比无显著差异。CRV平均面积的均值分别为（7.00，5.40，7.90）×10^-3mm²；平均周长的均值分别为0.44，0.38，0.41mm；CRV平均周长筛板前与筛板区相比，筛板区与筛板后相比均有显著差异。 结论：老年人CRA眼球内外管径一致；CRV在筛板区管径最小。 （中华眼底病杂志，1997，13：213-214）