Rapid hypertensinogenic effect of lead: studies in the spontaneously hypertensive rat.

Chronic lead exposure may cause hypertension in normotensive rats. This hypertensinogenic effect has been attributed to perturbations in the renin-angiotensin axis, the contractile response of the vascular smooth muscle, or the intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis as a consequence of the inhibition of Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase activity. In this study we examined the short-term effect of lead exposure on blood pressure, plasma renin activity, vascular contractility, and renal Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase activity and abundance in the spontaneously hypertensive rat. Our data indicate that modest lead exposure caused blood pressure elevation within two weeks in this rat strain that is genetically susceptible to the development of hypertension. This rapid blood pressure-elevating effect did not appear to depend on the mechanisms described in hypertension associated with more chronic lead exposure listed above. This acute model provides an additional approach to the study of lead-induced hypertension.     

High-efficiency stable gene transfection using chloroquine-treated Chinese hamster ovary cells

We describe a highly efficient stable gene transfection procedure for Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells using a modification of the calcium phosphate-DNA coprecipitation method. We have found that treatment of CHO cells with chloroquine increases the efficiency of gene transfer by up to 20-fold (from approx. 0.01% to approx. 0.2%) when transfection is done using the pSV2-neo plasmid. The optimized transfection procedure requires that CHO cells to be incubated with calcium phosphate-DNA coprecipitate and chloroquine (100 µM) for a total of 16 h. By using high-molecular-weight human genomic DNA as a DNA source for transfection, we show that this procedure is equally efficient for stably transferring a much larger gene, such as the 49-kb human hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase gene.     

类黄酮物质抗动脉粥样硬化作用研究进展

人类植物性膳食成分中存在丰富的类黄酮物质，具有多种生物活性。近几年的流行病学研究和试验研究显示，类黄酮物质可以抑制动脉粥样硬化的发生与发展，从而降低心脑血管疾病的发生率和死亡率。本就类黄酮物质抗动脉粥样硬化的作用机制作一综述。     

Fusiform posterior cerebral artery aneurysm treated with excision and end-to-end anastomosis. Case report

A case of a ruptured fusiform aneurysm of the posterior cerebral artery is reported. The aneurysm was excised and end-to-end anastomosis was carried out between the two ends of the posterior cerebral artery. There is no previous report of a posterior cerebral artery aneurysm treated with this technique. The pertinent literature is reviewed and the significance of this technique in the treatment of unclippable cerebral aneurysms is discussed.     

慢性乙肝患者血清细胞因子、乙肝病毒与肝纤维化的关系

目的：探讨慢性乙肝患血清细胞因子（TGF－β，TNF-α，IL-6，IL-8），乙肝病毒（HBV）对肝纤维化（HA，PCⅢ，C-Ⅳ，LN）的影响作用。方法：采用ELISA和RIA方法检测171例慢性乙肝患血清TGF－β，TNF-α，IL-6，IL-8，HLA，PCǚ，C-Ⅳ，LN的水平，HBV－DNA定量检测采用PCR方法。结果：慢性乙肝患血清TGF－β，TNF-α，IL-6，IL-8，HA，PCⅢ，C-Ⅳ，LN的含量均不同程度高于对照组，且随肝损害程度的加重而升高，与肝损害程度呈正相关关系（P＜0．05或P＜0．01）；须血清TGF－β1水平与血清HA，PCⅢ，C-Ⅳ，LN水平具有直线相关关系。HBV－DNA阳性组（Ⅱ组）均高于HBV－DNA阴性组（I组），且在慢性中，重度肝炎间差异显（P＜0．05）。结论：血清TGF－β，TNF-α，IL-6，IL-8参与慢性乙肝的发病机制及肝纤维化的形成，且与病毒复制的活跃程度相关。     

臀、会阴及其周围Ⅲ度烧伤的早期切痂治疗体会

目的　总结臀、会阴及其周围Ⅲ度烧伤的早期切痂治疗的经验。方法　对 3 2例臀、会阴Ⅲ度烧伤患者于伤后 3～ 7d内行切痂 ,嵌皮、大张皮片或皮瓣修复创面的资料进行回顾分析。结果　本组病例皮瓣、皮片大部分成活好 ,外观、功能恢复满意。结论　臀、会阴及周围Ⅲ度烧伤早期切痂治疗可缩短疗程 ,减少外观及功能障碍 ,近远期效果好     

经直肠超声引导前列腺穿刺活检203例临床分析

目的评估经直肠超声引导的前列腺六针穿刺活检在前列腺癌及前列腺其他疾病的诊断和鉴别诊断的价值。方法对指肛检查阳性，血清PSA〉4pg／L及经直肠超声检查前列腺声像图异常怀疑有占位性病变的203人进行经直肠超声引导的前列腺穿刺活检。结果穿刺活检的203例病理结果：良性前列腺增生（BPH）104例占51．24％，前列腺癌（PCa）95例占46．80％，前列腺结核及前列腺平滑肌肉瘤各2例，分别占0．98％。结论经直肠超声引导的前列腺穿刺活检其操作简单，病人痛苦小，并发症少，较安全。在前列腺癌及其他前列腺疾病的诊断与鉴别诊断中有重要的临床价值。     

烧伤病区多重耐药铜绿假单胞菌DNA的脉冲场凝胶电泳分析

目的:了解烧伤病区铜绿假单胞菌(Pseudomonas aeruginosa,PA)感染的分子流行病学特征。方法:采用脉冲场凝胶电泳(PFGE)分型的方法,对15株分离自烧伤临床病人的多重耐药PA染色体组DNA进行分析。结果:15株检测菌株中有9株菌分别属于两种不同的PFGE图谱类型,具有同源性的菌株占测试菌株的60%。结论:导致我院烧伤患者感染多重耐药的PA中有同源性的比例较高,提示在烧伤救治中采取有针对性的措施,防止烧伤病房内的交叉感染对于降低烧伤感染率、提高烧伤救治水平具有重要意义。