磺胺类药物的毛细管高效液相色谱与电色谱研究

目的 研究毛细管高效液相色谱(μ-HPLC)和毛细管电色谱(CEC)分离磺胺类药物,建立药物微分离分析方法。方法 用ODS柱为固定相,甲醇和2 mmol·L^-1磷酸缓冲液（pH 3.0～7.0）为流动相,电压为0～-15 kV,流速为10 μL·min^-1,紫外检测波长254 nm。结果μ-HPLC在甲醇-2 mmol·L^-1磷酸缓冲液（30∶70）,pH 3.0时5种磺胺类药物实现基线分离;CEC在电压为-5 kV,甲醇-2 mmol·L^-1磷酸缓冲液（30∶70）,pH 5.0时5种磺胺类药物实现基线分离。结论电渗流随甲醇含量、缓冲液浓度增加而下降,随pH值、电压的增加而增加;溶质的保留值（k）随甲醇含量、缓冲液浓度、电压的增加而下降,随电压增加下降明显的是TMP,随pH值变化较复杂。在相同条件下对5种磺胺类药物的分离,μ-HPLC需67 min,CEC只需25 min,后者更适合于磺胺类药物的快速分离分析。     

Identification of differentially expressed genes in aflatoxin B1- treated cultured primary rat hepatocytes and Fischer 344 rats

Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), a mutagen and hepatocarcinogen in rats and humans, is a contaminant of the human food supply, particularly in parts of Africa and Asia. AFB1-induced changes in gene expression may play a part in the development of the toxic, immunosuppressive and carcinogenic properties of this fungal metabolite. An understanding of the-role of AFB1 in modulating gene regulation should provide insight regarding mechanisms of AFB1-induced carcinogenesis. We used three PCR- based subtractive techniques to identify AFB1-responsive genes in cultured primary rat hepatocyte RNA: differential display PCR (DD-PCR), representational difference analysis (RDA) and suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH). Each of the three techniques identified AFB1- responsive genes, although no individual cDNA was isolated by more than one technique. Nine cDNAs isolated using DD-PCR, RDA or SSH were found to represent eight genes that are differentially expressed as a result of AFB1 exposure. Genes whose mRNA levels were increased in cultured primary rat hepatocytes after AFB1 treatment were corticosteroid binding globulin (CBG), cytochrome P450 4F1 (CYP4F1), alpha-2 microglobulin, C4b-binding protein (C4BP), serum amyloid A-2 and glutathione S-transferase Yb2 (GST). Transferrin and a small CYP3A-like cDNA had reduced mRNA levels after AFB1 exposure. Full-length CYP3A mRNA levels were increased. When liver RNA from AFB1-treated male F344 rats was evaluated for transferrin, CBG, GST, CYP3A and CYP4F1 expression, a decrease in transferrin mRNA and an increase in CBG, GST, CYP3A and CYP4F1 mRNA levels was also seen. Analysis of the potential function of these genes in maintaining cellular homeostasis suggests that their differential expression could contribute to the toxicity associated with AFB1 exposure.      

Delivery Complications Associated With Prenatal Care Access for Medicaid-Insured Mothers in Rural and Urban Hospitals

CONTEXT: Pregnancy complications affect many women. It is likely that some complications can be avoided through routine primary and prenatal care of reasonable quality. PURPOSE: The authors examined access to health care during pregnancy for mothers insured by Medicaid. The access indicator is potentially avoidable maternity complications (PAMCs). Potentially avoidable maternity complications are often preventable through routine prenatal care, such as infection screening and treatment. The authors examined the risks of potentially avoidable maternity complications among rural and urban hospital deliveries for groups of mothers defined by race or ethnicity. METHODS: Data are from the year 2000 Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS). The stratified sample represents all discharges from 20.5% of community hospitals in the United States. The Nationwide Inpatient Sample identifies hospital locations, but not patients' areas of residence. Analyses, which accounted for the sample design, included calculation of potentially avoidable maternity complication rates by race or ethnicity, chi2, t tests, and multivariate logistic regression. FINDINGS: Within groups defined by race or ethnicity, unadjusted rates for potentially avoidable maternity complications did not differ significantly by hospital location. Holding other factors constant, potentially avoidable maternity complications were less common in rural hospitals than in urban hospitals (odds ratio, 0.78; CI, 0.62 to 0.99). In rural hospitals, African Americans had notably higher risk for potentially avoidable maternity complications than did non-Hispanic whites (odds ratio, 1.72; CI, 1.26 to 2.36). In urban hospitals, risk of potentially avoidable maternity complications was not significantly higher for African Americans. Hispanics and Asians had notably lower risks of potentially avoidable maternity complications in urban hospitals than did non-Hispanic whites. CONCLUSIONS: Providers and policymakers should work to reduce the risks of potentially avoidable maternity complications for African American women in rural areas who are insured by Medicaid.     

How often does routine pediatric EEG have an important unexpected result?

BACKGROUND: Electroencephalogram recordings are requested for the assessment of many childhood disorders. To assess the utility of the EEG in children, we studied how often routine EEG results can be correctly predicted from the EEG requisition. METHOD: Five hundred consecutive initial EEG requests from the IWK Grace Health Centre from two time epochs were examined. All EEGs were 16 channel (10-20 electrode system). Based only on the requisition (patient demographics, referring physician, and reason for EEG), we coded our prediction of the result and then the actual result. When results were discordant from prediction, a judgment was made about the potential importance of the result. RESULTS: Overall, EEG results were correctly predicted in 81%. Prediction for all nonepilepsy reasons was accurate in 91% (n=320) and 96% for paroxysmal nonepileptic events (n=158) but only 59% for epileptic disorders (n=141) (p<0.0001). Neurologists ordered 45% of EEGs, pediatricians 32%, and GP's 17%. Predictions were least accurate for neurologists' requests (p<0.006) however, neurologists were more likely to request EEG for epileptic disorders (p<0.0001). Age of the child and urban versus rural address did not affect the accuracy of prediction. CONCLUSION: Results of routine pediatric EEG for most nonepilepsy reasons appear highly predictable and therefore, possibly of little value to an experienced clinician. When requested for epilepsy, this "ancient" test remains full of surprises.     

女性吸毒人员的吸毒因素、社会化状况及应对措施

目的:了解女性吸毒人员社会化基本状况,并对其应对方式进行分析。方法:问卷调查、个案访谈及对在册病案进行回顾性分析及采用单因素Logistic回归分析。结果:诱发女性吸毒的因素众多,采用单因素Logistic回归分析OR值2 0以上,并有显著性意义的因素有:受教育程度、职业状况、婚姻状况、好奇、同伴影响、感情受挫、寻求刺激和减肥。结论:社会化不足是导致女性吸毒、影响其戒毒和保持戒毒后操守的重要因素,有针对性地对女性吸毒人员实施有效的社会化治疗是必要和有效的。     

Tear of the distal biceps branchii tendon: A new method of ultrasound evaluation

Tear of the distal biceps brachii tendon is an uncommon injury. Ultrasound evaluation of the distal tendon using an anterior approach is often difficult because of technical factors. We describe a new method of ultrasound evaluation of the distal biceps tendon insertion. This involves a posterior approach with the forearm pronated. With pronation of the forearm, the radial tuberosity faces posteriorly, bringing the distal biceps tendon insertion into view. A surgically proven case of distal biceps tendon tear is presented to illustrate our technique.