Repression of the embryonic myosin heavy chain phenotype in regenerating chicken slow muscle is dependent on innervation.

Ventricular-like and fast myosin heavy chains (VL-MHC and FMHC) are transiently expressed during slow skeletal muscle development. The influence of innervation on repression of these MHC isoforms is investigated over an 84-day time course in: (1) normal anterior latissimus dorsi (N-ALD) muscles, (2) regenerating ALD (R-ALD) muscles, (3) denervated ALD (D-ALD) muscles, and (4) regenerating and denervated ALD (RD-ALD) muscles. Western blotting demonstrates that the VL-MHC is expressed in R-, D-, and RD-ALD muscles, but not in N-ALD muscles. Expression of the VL-MHC is transient in R-ALD muscles. In contrast, VL-MHC expression persists in RD-ALD muscles, and appears with time in D-ALD muscles. FMHC was not detected in N-ALD muscles by Western blotting. Two FMHCs are seen in R-ALD and RD-ALD muscles, and in 13-day embryonic ALD muscles. The slower migrating FMHC (FMHCA) comigrates with developmentally regulated FMHCs in fast pectoralis muscle, while the faster migrating FMHC (FMHCB) comigrates with the faster migrating FMHC in embryonic ALD muscle (13 days in ovo). FMHCB decreases in amount over the time course in R-ALD muscles, while FMHCA persists. In contrast, substantial levels of both FMHCs persist in RD-ALD muscles, and appear with time in D-ALD muscles. The cellular distribution of MHCs is followed by immunocytochemistry. Regenerating cells expressing VL-MHC and FMHC are replaced by a mature population in R-ALD muscles. Some of the mature myofibers in R-ALD muscles express FMHC, but not VL-MHC. In RD-ALD and D-ALD muscles, both regenerating and mature muscle cells are seen which express VL-MHC and FMHC. Our results indicate that innervation is required for the repression of VL-MHC and FMHCB during regeneration of slow muscle.     

Transitional mucosa at anastomosis. A cause of local tumor recurrence in patients with rectal cancer after anterior resection.

Transitional mucosa adjacent to colorectal cancers is essentially characterized by an excess of sialomucins at the expense of the normally predominant sulphomucins in epithelial cells lining the intestinal crypts which presents the early stage of oncogenic transformation of colorectal epithelium. The presence or absence of sialomucins at the resection margins was studied histochemically using the high iron diamine-alcian blue(HID-AB) stain in 64 rectal cancer patients in Dukes' B stage who underwent curative anterior resection. The correlation was revealed between the presence of sialomucins at the resection margins and subsequent development of local tumour recurrence. Fourteen of 27 patients (51.9%) with sialomucins predominant pattern at either resection margin developed local recurrence compared with 4 of 37 patients (10.8%) with sulphomucins predominant pattern (P less than 0.001). It is suggested that determination of the transitional mucosa around anastomosis in patients treated for the rectal carcinoma by anterior resection appears to identify those with a higher risk of local recurrence.     

健康和病变人声带振动特性声门图

本文用多功能声门图仪测定了健康受试者(男46名,女34名)和不同喉病患者(男134名,女87名)声门图的波形及其特征参数。根据测出的正常声门图及其参数分布研究了恶性喉病变、声带麻痹、喉内关节病变、功能性声门发声障碍、声带息肉、声带小结、喉炎和早期喉病的临床声门图表现及其与声带振动模式变异之间的关系,并探讨了上述病变声门图的鉴别诊断指标和用声门图对喉病手术治疗、药物治疗和功能治疗的疗效进行定性和定量评价。研究结果证实:声门图方法能准确、定量、灵敏地反映声带振动模式及其变异;在喉病诊治中具有重要的应用价值。     

伴严重增殖性玻璃体视网膜病变视网膜脱离的玻璃体手术及失败原因探讨

本文报导采用现代玻璃体手术结合巩膜扣带、空气或硅油填塞治疗81例伴严重增殖性玻璃体视网膜病变(PVR)视网膜脱离的手术效果.经过6～28个月(平均14个月)的随访,视网膜完全平伏者54例,成功率66.7%,对极严重的PVR D(?)(闭斗状脱离)也取得50%的成功率.硅油填塞初步应用于极严重病例尤其是巨大裂孔的治疗,取得明显的效果.本文病例术后视力提高者50例,不变19例,下降12例,术后视力在0.05以上者共34例.认为玻璃体手术结合其它技术是伴严重PVR手术治疗的有效方法,提出进一步提高PVR治疗成功率的方法:彻底清除增殖膜及寻找一种有效抑制膜增殖而对眼内其它组织无毒性的药物。指出旧的PVR分级法存在的不足,推荐用于硅油研究的PVR新的分级法.     

Preexpanded distant "super-thin" intercostal perforator flaps for facial reconstruction without the need for microsurgery.

BACKGROUND: Concept of the 'super-thin perforator flap' was introduced in 1994 by authors. Since then, various types of 'super-thin perforator flaps' were applied successfully especially for contour sensitive reconstruction such as face and neck. METHODS: Eleven patients requiring large flaps who presented with extensive disfiguring facial scar (male: seven cases, female: four cases). On the consideration of flaps' colour, texture and thickness requirements, the authors selected 'super-thin' anterior intercostal perforator flaps (AICP, range from 4 x 14 cm to 25 cm x 9 cm) for reconstruction purpose. First, tissue expanders (volume range from 800 cc to 1200 cc) were carefully inserted under the AICP. After the flaps were expanded for 2 months, distant scars were removed and the covering super-thinned flaps were transferred into recipient site. Two weeks later, pedicles in the anterior chest were cut down and flaps were transferred to replace all the left scars. RESULTS: Flap were survived without any complications. The colour, texture and thickness of the transferred flap were satisfactory, shrink of flaps were not observed after long term follow-up. The authors present a method of facial reconstruction that has the advantages of creating a large amount of thin tissue of both good colour and texture, without the need of microsurgery and few disadvantages of donor-site morbidity. The disadvantages are three-staged procedures, complications of tissue expansion and uncomfortable compulsory posture for patients. In our opinion, this is an alternative method of choice for reconstructing all large defects in the lower two-thirds of the face.     

枯草杆菌BF-7658α-淀粉酶生产菌株所产蛋白酶热稳定性研究

我国α—淀粉酶(EC3.2.1.1)生产是用枯草杆菌BF—7658菌株,它产生的酶是个复杂酶系。其中混杂的蛋白酶未见酸性蛋白酶。发酵液经热处理后,测蛋白酶活力。结果,碱性蛋白酶耐热性比中性蛋白酶强。发酵液经55℃,30分钟热处理后,碱性蛋白蛋残存活力与室温(20～25℃)下碱性蛋白酶活力相差不显著(P>0.05),而中性蛋白酶则相差显著(P<0.05)。用电泳法观察发酵液蛋白酶电泳谱型,显示两条蛋白酶区带。     

宫颈癌的治疗进展

官颈癌是最常见的妇科恶性肿瘤之一,其发病率及死亡率仅次于乳腺癌。对官颈癌的治疗,除应力求根除疾病,提高生存率外,还应尽可能争取保留患者的生殖内分泌功能,特别是对年轻的患者。为提高宫颈癌患者的治疗效果,化疗已成为中、晚期的重要治疗手段。