结核病新疫苗研究概况

长期以来,结核病对人类健康构成了严重威胁.随着结核分枝杆菌全基因组测序工作的完成和有效抗原的不断发现,有关结核病新疫苗的研究进展迅速,多种结核病新疫苗已进入临床试验阶段.如何对已接种卡介苗人群、结核分枝杆菌隐性感染人群和免疫缺陷人群进行有效的接种是结核病新疫苗必须解决的问题.基础研究与动物实验、临床试验的相互印证有助于各项研究的深入及结核病新疫苗的改进和择选.     

避孕药物醋酸烯诺孕酮的研究进展

哺乳期妇女出于对婴儿安全的考虑 ,对于避孕药物的选择十分谨慎。醋酸烯诺孕酮的激素特性和药代动力学特点使其在临床试验中避孕率高 ,副作用小 ,尤其对婴儿无影响 ,其皮下埋植剂有希望成为哺乳期妇女避孕的首选药物。本文就醋酸烯诺孕酮的化学结构、激素活性、药代动力学特性、临床有效率、副作用、药物作用机制以及阴道环剂型等方面作一综述。     

Self-assembled nanoparticles of hydrophobically-modified polysaccharide bearing vitamin H as a targeted anti-cancer drug delivery system.

Vitamin H (biotin) was incorporated into a hydrophobically modified polysaccharide, pullulan acetate (PA), in order to improve the cancer-targeting activity and internalization of self-assembled nanoparticles. The biotinylated pullulan acetate (BPA) nanoparticles were prepared by a diafiltration method and the mean diameter was approximately 100 nm. Three samples of biotinylated pullulan acetate (BPA), comprising 7 (BPA 1), 20 (BPA 2), and 39 (BPA 3) vitamin H groups per 100 anhydroglucose units of PA, were synthesized. The critical aggregation concentrations (CAC) of the BPA nanoparticles in distilled water were 3.1 x 10(-3), 4.3 x 10(-3) and 6.8 x 10(-3) mg/ml for BPA 1, BPA 2, and BPA 3, respectively. Adriamycin (ADR) was loaded into the BPA nanoparticles as a model drug. The loading efficiencies and ADR content in the BPA nanoparticles decreased with increasing vitamin H content due to a lower hydrophobicity. The RITC-labeled BPA nanoparticles exhibited very strong adsorption to the HepG2 cells, while the RITC-labeled PA nanoparticles did not show any significant interaction. The degree of the interaction increased with increasing vitamin H content. Confocal laser microscopy also revealed that internalization of the BPA nanoparticles into the cancer cells depended on the vitamin H content.     

Classification of metaphyseal change with magnetic resonance imaging in Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease

Seventy-eight patients (85 affected hips and 71 unaffected hips) with Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease were included in this study to evaluate the metaphyseal change in radiographs and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and to define the type of the metaphyseal cyst according to presence or absence of the epiphyseal involvement. The content of the metaphyseal cyst was evaluated by using T1,T2, proton, and gadolinium-enhanced T1-weighted MRI scans. Among 85 hips, there were no changes in 32 hips, marrow edema in 13 hips, false cyst with epiphyseal involvement in 28 hips, and true cyst without epiphyseal involvement in 12 hips. Granulation tissue was found in the false cysts and water-rich fibrotic tissue was found in the true cysts based on the MRI scans. The metaphyseal change in MRI scans was shown in 71% of groups 3 and 4 and in 35% of groups 1 and 2 according to the Catterall classification, and 52% of group A, 56% of group B, and 86% of group C according to the Herring classification. Of the 30 hips at the avascular stage, 33% showed metaphyseal cyst in MRI scans. Of the 53 hips at the fragmentation stage, 60% showed the metaphyseal cyst.     

胃肠术后1号治疗急性弥漫性腹膜炎的研究

目的　探讨胃肠术后 1号治疗急性弥漫性腹膜炎的疗效。方法　测定 2 0例急性弥漫性腹膜炎患者 (随机分为 2组 :对照组 10例 ,治疗组 10例 )血中乳酸、DAO水平。结果　急性弥漫性腹膜炎患者血中乳酸、DAO呈现不同程度升高 ,经治疗随病情好转 ,血中乳酸、DAO呈现不同程度下降 ,而治疗组血中乳酸、DAO下降幅度显著 ,优于对照组 (P <0 .0 5 )。结论　血中乳酸、DAO在急性弥漫性腹膜炎患者病理过程中起重要作用 ,可作为评估急性弥漫性腹膜炎患者严重程度的指标 ,胃肠术后 1号使乳酸、DAO水平下降 ,促进疾病恢复     

抗膀胱癌免疫毒素BDI-1-PEA特异杀伤肿瘤细胞的研究

新近利用抗原处理细胞(APC细胞)处理制备瘤疫效疗较为肯定,认为天然免疫细胞DC细胞瘤疫更有其应用价值.红细胞也是天然免疫细胞.能否用红细胞处理补体调理过的肿瘤细胞制备瘤苗是值得探讨的.有的学者认为红细胞是T细胞活性的调节器,我们的实验有可能为此提供的依据[Arosa FA, Currpharm Des, 2004, 10(27): 191].     

Is Avoidance of Air Contact Necessary for the In Vitro Evaluation of Thrombogenicity in Mechanical Circulatory Assist Devices?

An effective in vitro protocol for the investigation of thrombogenicity can provide many advantages in the development of mechanical circulatory assist devices. Strict avoidance of air contact with blood recently was proposed for reliable in vitro evaluation. This study was performed to confirm the necessity of avoidance of air contact for the in vitro test of thrombogenicity in a rotary pump. Two sets of mock circuits with the same rotary blood pumps, reservoirs, and connecting tubes were made. In one system, blood came in contact with air while the other did not. The test blood was heparinized at the dose of 1 IU per 1 ml of blood. The tests were terminated at an activated coagulation time of 1.5 times the control value. The levels of hematocrit, platelet, factors VIII and XII, fibrinogen, thromboxane B2, and plasma-free hemoglobin were measured during the procedures. After the experiments, the thrombi formed were observed, measured, and compared with those formed in in vivo circumstances. The tests were repeated 12 times. There were no statistically significant differences between the 2 groups in hematologic parameters and the amounts of thrombi formed. The thrombi observed in both groups showed the same pathologic findings as those formed in vivo with the exception of intermittent multiple air bubbles found in thrombi of the air-contact group. In conclusion, the effect of air contact in the in vitro investigation of thrombogenicity was negligible while the proposed in vitro test models of thrombogenesis in the mechanical circulatory assist device proved to be reliable.     

Prognostic factors for patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia in chronic phase treated with imatinib mesylate after failure of interferon alfa.

We assessed clinical results in 145 patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia in chronic phase who satisfied criteria for interferon-alpha failure and were thus eligible for treatment with imatinib at the Hammersmith Hospital. We used univariate and multivariate analyses to develop a risk score based on features defined after treatment for 3 months. We identified a low neutrophil count and poor cytogenetic response (<35% Ph-negative marrow metaphases) at 3 months as principal independent predictive factors and incorporated them into a three-tier prognostic scoring system for individual patients. For patients in the low-, intermediate- and high-risk groups, the probabilities of survival at 24 months were 100, 82 and 40% (P<0.0001) and progression-free survival 100, 66 and 15% (P<0.0001), respectively. This Hammersmith prognostic scoring system was validated with an independent cohort of patients treated at another UK centre.     

刺五加注射液治疗脑出血的临床评价

30例高血压脑出血患者在常规疗法基础上加用紫外线辐射血液疗法作为对照组,另30例在上述疗法基础上加用刺五加注射液静脉滴注为治疗组。结果治疗组显效率96.7％,总有效率100％,对照组显效率60.0％,总有效率83.3％,治疗组明显优于对照组(P<0.01)。表明刺五加注射液不仅用于缺血性脑梗塞的治疗,而且也可用于脑出血,对出血量在30ml以下的病例,疗效较好。     

银杏内酯药理作用的研究进展

银杏内酯为银杏叶提取物及其制剂中的主要药效成分,为公认的血小板激活因子拮抗剂。综述近10年来银杏内酯药理作用的研究进展,特别是对中枢神经系统和心血管系统的作用,指出了目前存在的主要问题及今后研究的方向,以期对银杏内酯的进一步研究有一定的指导作用。