青年人群血清流感抗体水平纵向监测

通过对北京４０５例青年１９９２～１９９４年流感抗体的纵向监测结果表明，３年中Ｂ型流感表现很活跃，抗体分别在１９９３年和１９９４年春出现高峰。Ａ型流感抗体在１９９３年春出现高峰。其中２１８例个体连续３年６次抗体检测，据抗体波动提示：３年中流感３个亚型总的感染频率为４４０％，每个体每年平均为１．４次，其中Ａ１型感染频率最高，每个体３年内平均１．８次；Ａ３型次之为１．５２；Ｂ型为１．０６。流感３个亚型抗体在机体内有６７％～７３％高水平抗体个体可在０．５～１年内下降至≤２０的低水平。２１８例个体中Ａ１型抗体３年内长期低水平者有３％，Ａ３有９％，Ｂ有３８％。     

乙型脑炎、麻疹胎传母体抗体的调查

86对母婴血清标本用间接酶联免疫测定法(ELISA)测定了乙型脑炎抗体,118对用血凝抑制(血抑)试验测定了麻疹抗体。结果发现,脐血乙型脑炎抗体阳性率为79.1％,母血为74.4％,几何平均滴度在脐血显著高于母血(t=5.1857,P<0.01),比值为1.2∶1。脐血和母血的麻疹血抑抗体阳性率分别为86.4％及84.8％,几何均值也是前者高于后者(t=4.0349,P<0.01),比值为1.3∶1。 108份婴儿血清标本测定结果显示,0～3个月婴儿乙型脑炎抗体阳性率为35％,4～9个月仅为13％,10个月及以上的婴儿全部阴性。此结果与近年上海市小于1岁组乙型脑炎发病率最高相一致,提示应考虑提早乙型脑炎疫苗的接种年龄。     

Dopamine differentially regulates dynorphin, substance P, and enkephalin expression in striatal neurons: in situ hybridization histochemical analysis.

Dopamine regulation of the levels of dynorphin, enkephalin, and substance P messenger RNAs in rat striatal neurons was analyzed with in situ hybridization histochemistry (ISHH). Relative levels of peptide mRNA expression in the patch and matrix compartments of the dorsolateral striatum were compared among control rats, rats treated for 10 d with apomorphine, rats with unilateral 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) lesions of the nigrostriatal dopaminergic system, and rats with nigrostriatal dopaminergic lesions followed 2 weeks later by 10 d of apomorphine treatment. Image analysis of ISHH labeling demonstrated that the number of neurons expressing each peptide mRNA remained constant, whereas the relative level of peptide mRNA per neuron changed significantly, depending on the experimental treatment. Dynorphin mRNA expression increased following chronic apomorphine treatment: striatal patch neurons increased to an average of 100% above control values, whereas striatal matrix neurons showed only a 25% increase. Dynorphin mRNA expression decreased following 6-OHDA lesions: patch neurons showed an average 75% reduction in expression, whereas matrix neurons showed no significant change. In animals with 6-OHDA lesions followed by apomorphine treatment, both patch and matrix neurons showed an average increase in dynorphin expression of 300% above control levels. Changes in dynorphin mRNA levels with these treatments were matched by qualitative changes in dynorphin immunoreactivity both in the striatum and in striatonigral terminals in the substantia nigra. Neither substance P nor enkephalin mRNA levels showed a significant difference between the striatal patch and matrix compartments in any experimental condition (in the dorsolateral striatum). Substance P mRNA expression was increased an average of 50% after 10 d of apomorphine treatment and showed an average decrease of 75% following 6-OHDA lesions of the mesostriatal system. There was no significant change in the expression of substance P mRNA in striatal neurons compared to control values in rats with combined 6-OHDA lesion and apomorphine treatment. Enkephalin mRNA expression was not significantly altered by chronic apomorphine treatment but showed an average increase per cell of some 130% above control levels following 6-OHDA-induced lesions of the mesostriatal system. In animals with a 6-OHDA lesion and apomorphine treatment, enkephalin mRNA was also elevated but not significantly above the levels produced by the lesions alone. These data show that the expression of dynorphin, enkephalin, and substance P is differentially regulated by the mesostriatal dopaminergic system and, further, suggests that the mechanisms by which this regulation occurs may be different for the 3 peptide families.     

Magnetic resonance imaging confirmation of resolution of periodontoid pannus formation following C1/C2 posterior transarticular screw fixation.

Chronic odontoid fractures are considered unstable spinal lesions. Chronic instability in this region leads to the development of an inflammatory pannus, which can progress resulting in spinal cord compression radiographically and a myelopathy syndrome clinically. In this report we document three cases of reversal of pannus after C1/C2 transarticular screw fixation of an unstable odontoid fracture. Three patients were identified with chronic odontoid fractures and spinal cord compression due to periodontoid pannus formation. All patients presented with a progressive myelopathy syndrome. All patients underwent preoperative and postoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the craniovertebral junction. C1/C2 transarticular screw fixation was performed for stabilization of C1/C2. Postoperatively there were no complications. Postoperative MRI at 6 months demonstrated resolution of the ventral pannus. Moreover, all patients exhibited improvement of preoperative neurological deficits. MRI is the imaging technique of choice for diagnosis and follow-up of patients with chronic odontoid fractures and ventral pannus. C1/C2 transarticular screw fixation provides a viable method for spinal stabilization in this region. In addition, stabilization can result in resolution of inflammatory pannus formation secondary to instability of the C1/C2 articulation.     

Spontaneous neuronal hyperactivity in the medial and intralaminar thalamic nuclei of patients with deafferentation pain

Electrical activity was recorded from single cells in the thalamus of 10 patients with chronic pain associated with deafferentation. Under local anesthesia, these patients underwent either electrode implantation or thalamotomy for treatment of their pain. In eight of the 10 patients, single units were identified as discharging spontaneously in high-frequency, often rhythmic, bursts. The discharges were of two types: short bursts comprised of two to six spikes with a burst frequency of one to four per second; and long trains of 30 to 80 spikes of similar frequency. Reconstruction of electrode trajectories indicated that recordings were made from the region corresponding to the lateral aspect of the mediodorsal thalamic nucleus, the central lateral nucleus, a small part of the central median nucleus, and the parafascicular nucleus. In the eight patients in whom spontaneous neuronal burst activity was exhibited, it was impossible to study activity evoked by natural cutaneous stimulation due to the continuous spontaneous neuronal discharges. Both animal and human studies have suggested that pain related to deafferentation is accompanied by spontaneous hyperactivity in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord and in the ventral posterior thalamic nuclei. The authors present evidence of spontaneous neuronal hyperactivity in the intralaminar thalamic nuclei of patients with pain related to deafferentation. The findings suggest that spontaneous neuronal discharge in patients with pain related to deafferentation is more widespread in the central nervous system than has been previously appreciated. The results have important implications for the surgical treatment of chronic pain.     

镰旁大型脑膜瘤外科治疗的探讨

目的：探讨影响镰旁大型脑膜瘤手术治疗的相关问题。方法：回顾性分析1994年8月至2001年8月经治的12例镰旁大型脑膜瘤的临床资料及手术经过。结果：12例肿瘤均全切除，无手术死亡。随访预后良好，无肿瘤复发。结论：镰旁大型脑膜瘤的手术应充分利用影像学资料及病人出现的阳性体征进行分析，选择合适的手术径路全部切除肿瘤，同时注重脑功能区及重要血管的保护、瘤基底部大脑镰的切除及周边组织的电灼处理。     

布一加综合征的诊断和治疗(附48例报告)

目的：探讨布一加综合征的诊治经验。方法：回顾分析本院自1993年－2002年，采用超声介入及手术方法治疗48例布加综合征的疗法结果。超声引导下支架术治疗布一加综合征38例，其中内支架术联脾肾分流术治疗5例，支架术联合肠腔分流术治疗8例；腔房人工血管转流术治疗4例，肠腔转流术治疗2例，肠颈转流术治疗2例，经右心房联合破膜2例。结果：随访1个月－9年，平均4．68年，37例获显疗效，2例改善，6例行二次手术治疗，3例死亡。结论：应重视早期诊断和治疗。腔内超声介入方法治疗布一加综合征，简便、准确、安全、疗效肯定；联合分流术解除肝静脉梗阻，可获得满意疗效。     

Flow measurement by the development of phase differences during slice formation in MR imaging

A method for measuring flow based on the shifting of the rephasing pulse following slice selection in partial saturation is described. The technique is based on a partial saturation sequence and retains much of the high signal which is a feature of the use of this sequence. Images obtained while encoding for the flow signal compated with those when not encoding appear very similar.     

Granulocyte antibodies in leukaemic chronic lymphoproliferative disorders

The anti-granulocyte activity of serum from patients with B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) and other lymphoproliferative disorders was investigated. Granulocyte-binding IgG was measured in 34 patients with CLL, 13 patients with hairy cell leukaemia, one patient with prolymphocytic leukaemia, two patients with Sézary cell leukaemia, and seven patients with chronic T-cell lymphocytosis who had a predominance of circulating large granular lymphocytes. Anti-granulocyte activity was absent in CLL and its variants, but present in the majority of granulocytopenic patients with chronic T-cell lymphocytosis. In one of these patients, granulocytopenia was associated with complement-activating IgG granulocyte antibody. Thus, antibody-mediated granulocyte injury appears to be an unusual occurrence in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, but is a frequent complication of chronic T-cell lymphocytosis.