An anti-CD44 antibody does not enhance engraftment of DLA-identical marrow after low-dose total body irradiation

920 cGy total body irradiation (TBI) is adequate for consistently successful engraftment of marrow from dog leukocyte antigen (DLA)-identical littermates; however, the dose is inadequate to ensure a marrow graft from DLA-nonidentical unrelated donors. Such mismatched grafts are successful only after 1800 cGy, given in three fractions. While anti-T-cell reagents enhance engraftment of DLA-identical littermate marrow after 920 cGy, they fail to be effective in the DLA-nonidentical setting. However, a monoclonal antibody (mAb) to CD44, S5, was found to be very effective in enhancing engraftment of DLA-nonidentical marrow. The current study asked whether mAb S5 was also effective in the setting of DLA-identical littermate transplants. To this purpose, the TBI dose was lowered to 450 cGy, a dose after which 70% of such grafts failed. Four dogs were treated with antibody S5, 0.2 mg/kg on days −7 though −2 (per previously published protocol), given 450 cGy TBI followed by marrow grafts from their DLA-identical littermates. All four dogs rejected their grafts; two of these died from marrow aplasia, and two survived with endogenous marrow recovery. This result was not statistically significantly different from that in 17, historical (n = 5) and concurrent (n = 12), control dogs where 11 of 17 animals rejected. Even if ten experimental animals were transplanted and all six remaining dogs engrafted, the results still would not have been significantly different from control. This result is in contrast to the successful engraftment promoted by pretreatment with antibody S5 of DLA-nonidentical unrelated dogs, consistent with the notion that different host cells are involved in graft rejection in the two disparate histocompatibility settings.     

Effects of smoking and drinking on excretion of hippuric acid among toluene-exposed workers

Summary In order to investigate possible effects of smoking and drinking on the metabolism of toluence in occupational settings, 206 toluene-exposed men (mean age: 31.4 years) in shoemaking, painting, or surface-coating workshops together with 246 nonexposed control men (36.8 years) were studied for the time-weighted average intensities of exposure to toluene, hippuric acid concentration in shift-end urine samples, and the two social habits of smoking and drinking. The mean daily consumptions of cigarettes and ethanol were about 20 pieces and 10 g among smokers and drinkers, respectively. The geometric mean toluene concentration among the exposed subjects was about 20 ppm, with a maximum of 521 ppm. Regression analysis after classification of the subjects by smoking and drinking clearly demonstrated that the two social habits, when combined, markedly reduce the hippuric acid level in the urine of workers exposed to was a significant association between smoking and drinking habits, which hindered separate evaluation of the effects of the two habits on toluene metabolism. Comparison of the present results with the findings reported in the literature, however, suggested that the observed effects may be attributable to smoking rather than to drinking habits.     

肾脂肪肉瘤(附三例报告及文献复习)

本文报道三例肾脂肪肉瘤,并结合文献复习,讨论了其病理,临床表现、影像学特征、诊断和治疗。     

糖对椰酵假单胞菌产毒性能的影响研究

以半固体ＬＡ和营养琼脂为基础培养基，分别加入葡萄糖、蔗糖、可溶性淀粉、甘油等４种成分，研究糖分对椰酵假单胞菌产毒性能影响。结果表明，椰酵假单胞菌在营养琼脂和ＬＡ半固体基础培养基上基本不产毒或产毒量很低，而葡萄糖和甘油的加入使椰酵假单胞菌的产毒能力大幅度提高，产毒量不低于在马铃薯葡萄糖琼脂（ＰＤＡ）中，提示了糖代谢在椰酵假单胞菌生长和产毒过程中的重要作用。建议将ＬＤＡ（含葡萄糖的ＬＡ，新设计）半固体做为一种新的椰酵假单胞菌产毒培养基，有利于实验室研究及不同实验室间的质量控制     

脊髓手术中体感诱发电位监测的临床研究

报告３０例脊髓手术中体感诱发电位（ＳＥＰ）连续监测的临床研究结果。ＳＥＰ记录包括脊髓ＳＥＰ（ＳＳＥＰ）和皮层ＳＥＰ（ＳＣＥＰ）。麻醉药物对ＳＥＰ有一定程度影响，ＳＣＥＰ相对较大。认为，至少术中ＳＥＰ潜伏期延长不超过８％和波幅降低不超过５０％，不会引起术后并发症，超过该范围由于病例较少，尚不能肯定与预后的关系，需进一步探讨。     

Conjunctival involvement of lymphomatoid granulomatosis

Lymphomatoid granulomatosis is an angiocentric and angiodestructive lympho-proliferative disorder involving multisystems but rarely conjunctiva. We present a 62-year-old Chinese female with lymphomatoid granulomatosis who had an ulcerative conjunctival nodule. Conjunctival biopsy revealed pathological findings important for diagnosis and indicating progression of disease severity. To our knowledge, this is the first report to demonstrate pathological findings characteristic of lymphomatoid granulomatosis with conjunctival involvement.     

外伤后迟发性颅内血肿延误诊治20例分析

外伤后迟发颅内血肿是指伤后初次头颅CT检查时未发现颅内血肿,而于1～3 d后再次检查时发现者.     

改良超滤对婴幼儿心脏手术输血的影响

目的　观察改良超滤技术在婴幼儿体外循环心血管手术中对输血及术后出血的影响。方法　 6 0例接受体外循环下心血管手术的先天性心脏病患儿 ,均分为对照组 (不接受任何超滤 )、常规超滤组 (CUF组 )和改良超滤组 (MUF组 )。观察术中库血用量、血浆用量、血球压积的变化及术后2 4h出血量 ,并用SSPS/PC进行统计学处理。结果　MUF组库血用量、血浆用量、术后 2 4h出血量显著低于对照组和CUF组 (P <0 0 1) ,且滤出水量明显多于CUF组 (P <0 0 1)。结论　在婴幼儿心血管手术中 ,改良超滤可有效排出体内水分 ,提高血球压积 ,明显减少输血及术后出血 ,是节约用血的重要手段之一。