The Result of Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients with Metallosis Following a Catastrophic Failure of a Polyethylene Liner

BackgroundWear cannot be completely prevented after total hip arthroplasty. If severe polyethylene (PE) liner wear develops, the so-called catastrophic failure occurs and metallosis develops. We postulated that longevity of the new implant may be affected after revision surgery for metallosis following a catastrophic failure of a PE liner due to the substantial amount of PE wear particles and infiltration of the metal particles in this catastrophic condition.MethodsTwenty-three hips of 23 patients were identified because they showed metallosis during revision total hip arthroplasties performed in Seoul National University Hospital between January 1996 and August 2004. They were followed for at least 6.5 years after the index revision total hip arthroplasty. The clinical and radiological results of revision total hip arthroplasties in these patients were evaluated.ResultsThe median Harris hip score increased from 60 points before revision total hip arthroplasties to 90 points at the final follow-up. Osteolysis was detected at an average of 9.3 years after revision total hip arthroplasties in 13 hips and acetabular cup loosening at average 9.8 years after revision total hip arthroplasties in 9 hips. With radiographic evidence of osteolysis and loosening as the end points, the 15-year survival rates were 28.2% and 56.0%, respectively.ConclusionsThe survival rate of revision total hip arthroplasty in patients with metallosis following a catastrophic failure of a PE liner was low.     

Adjuvant Efficacy of Nutrition Support During Pulmonary Tuberculosis Treating Course: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Background:

Malnutrition and tuberculosis (TB) tend to interact with each other. TB may lead to nutrition deficiencies that will conversely delay recovery by depressing immune functions. Nutrition support can promote recovery in the subject being treated for TB. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of nutrition support on promoting the recovery of adult pulmonary TB patients with anti-TB drug therapy.

Methods:

English database of the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register, PubMed, EMBASE, and Chinese database of CBM, CNKI, VIP, and WANFANG were searched. Randomized controlled trials comparing nutrition support (given for more than 2 weeks) with no nutrition intervention, nutrition advice only, or placebo-control for TB patients being anti-TB treated were included. Two reviewers conducted data extraction, assessed the quality of the studies independently, and any discrepancies were solved by the third reviewer. Data were entered and analyzed by RevMan 5.2 software, and meta-analysis was done using risk ratios (RRs) for dichotomous variables and mean differences (MDs) for continuous variables with 95% confidence intervals (CIs).

Results:

A total of 19 studies (3681 participants) were included. In nutritional support for TB patients, pooled RR and its 95% CI of sputum smears- or culture-negative conversion rate and chest X-ray (CXR) absorption rate were 1.10 (1.04, 1.17) and 1.22 (1.08, 1.39), respectively, the pooled MD and its 95% CI of body mass index (BMI) and time of sputum smears or culture negativity were 0.59 (0.16, 1.2) and − 5.42 (−7.93, −2.92), respectively, compared with the control group. The differences in outcomes of CXR zone affected, TB score, serum albumin, and hemoglobin were not statistically significant (P = 0.76, 0.24, 0.28, and 0.20, respectively) between the intervention group and the control group. No systemic adverse events were recorded.

Conclusions:

During anti-TB course, nutrition support may be helpful in treatment of TB patients by improving both sputum smears- or culture-negative conversion rate and BMI, shortening the time of sputum conversion negative. Whether it can improve the final clinical effect, there still needs high-level quality studies to confirm in the future.     

CpG岛甲基化表型肺癌的分型标记及临床病理特征

目的 比较新的CpG岛甲基化表型(CIMP)筛选标记基因和经典CIMP筛选标记基因在CIMP肺癌筛选中的作用,并分析CIMP肺癌的临床病理特征.方法 取第二军医大学长海医院呼吸科50例肺癌患者的肺癌组织和癌旁组织,提取DNA,进行甲基化转换后,利用甲基化特异性PCR (MSP)对新的CIMP筛选标记基因(SHISA3、CTSL1、C1ORF103和TMEM200B)和经典的CIMP筛选标记基因(CACNA1G、IGF2、NEUROG1、RUNX3)的启动子CpG岛区域进行扩增,采用琼脂糖凝胶电泳分析其甲基化状态.运用SPSS统计软件对结果进行统计分析.结果 肺癌组织发生明显的甲基化,所研究的8个基因甲基化水平均明显高于癌旁组织(P=0.014).其中RUNX3甲基化与淋巴结转移及功能状态(PS)评分有关(P值分别为0.017、0.018).年龄＞60岁的肺癌患者甲基化率高于≤60岁者(P=0.031).吸烟对CTSL1基因甲基化的影响也很大(P=0.018).结论 CpG岛甲基化表型肺癌具有独特的临床病理特征;新的和经典的甲基化基因组合在CIMP肺癌筛选上都具有较高的灵敏度和特异性.     

Quantitative Detection of ID4 Gene Aberrant Methylation in the Differentiation of Myelodysplastic Syndrome from Aplastic Anemia

Background:The diagnosis of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS),especially hypoplastic MDS,and MDS with low blast counts or normal karyotype may be problematic.This study characterized ID4 gene methylation ...     

遵义地区初复治肺结核患者耐药情况的调查分析

目的 比较遵义地区初、复治肺结核患者耐药的差异,并分析产生差异的可能原因.方法 采用比例法对194株痰阳标本进行分离培养、菌种鉴定、耐药性检测;194例涂阳肺结核患者按初、复治分组进行回顾性分析.结果 初治组总耐药率为66.4％、耐多药率2.6％、广泛耐药率1.7％,复治组总耐药率79.5％,耐多药和广泛耐药率分别为37.2％、6.4％,复治组耐药率均明显高于初治组,差异具有统计学意义(P＜0.05);复治患者对一线抗结核药任何耐利福平、异烟肼、链霉素、乙胺丁醇分别为46.2％、56.4％、42.3％、25.6％均明显高于初治患者(5.2％、35.3％、18.1％、4.3％),差异具有统计学意义(P＜0.05);复治患者对二线抗结核药任何耐左氧氟沙星为25.6％明显高于初治患者(6.9％),差异具有统计学意义(P＜0.05).结论 该地区结核病患者耐药率高,尤其是复治患者,可能与治疗不规范、管理不彻底有关;此外,高耐喹诺酮类可能会加重耐药结核病的治疗难度,须给予高度重视.     

Effect of combined intracoronary adenosine and nicorandil on no-reflow phenomenon during percutaneous coronary intervention.

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to clarify the effect of intracoronary administration of combined adenosine and nicorandil on the no-reflow phenomenon. METHODS AND RESULTS: Fifty patients (67+/-10 years, 30 male) with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) who developed no-reflow phenomenon during primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) between June 2001 and May 2003 comprised the study group, which was divided into 2 groups: group I [25 patients, 67+/-10 years, 13 male; adenosine (24 microg/ml) alone in addition to nitrate] and group II [25 patients, 66+/-9 years, 17 male; combined intracoronary administration of adenosine and nicorandil (2 mg/ml) in addition to nitrate]. In-hospital and 6-month major adverse cardiac events (MACE) after PCI were compared between the 2 groups. Risk factors of coronary disease, left ventricular ejection fraction and wall motion score were not significantly different between the 2 groups (p=NS). Time interval from the onset of chest pain to PCI, number of involved vessels, lesion type according to ACC/AHA classification and TIMI flow grade (TFG) were not significantly different in both groups (p=NS). Incidence of thrombosis or dissection after balloon angioplasty, diameter and length of stent, and use of Reopro during PCI were not significantly different. TFG after PCI (2.0+/-0.9 vs 2.6+/-0.6, p=0.024), DeltaTFG (1.5+/-1.1 vs 2.2+/-1.0, p=0.033) and difference in TIMI frame count (TFC) before and after PCI (DeltaTFC) were greater in group II than group I (45.2+/-24.5 vs 63.6+/-23.2, p=0.014). Myocardial blush score 3 was obtained more frequently in group II than group I (44% vs 76%, p=0.014). In-hospital death did not occur in any of group II, but 4 patients of group I died (p=0.043). Two cases of MACE developed in each group and heart failure occurred in 3 (12%) of group I and 1 (4%) of group II patients during the 6-month follow-up (p=NS). CONCLUSIONS: Intracoronary administration of adenosine combined with nicorandil may improve both the occurrence of no-reflow in patients during PCI for AMI and short-term clinical outcome, compared with adenosine alone.     

Cell cycle progression of B-chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells induced to differentiate by TPA

The cell cycle transition and differentiation-associated surface antigen expression was studied in a clone of B cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL) with phenotypic properties similar to those of resting B lymphocytes. Differentiation was induced with TPA (12-O-tetradecanoyl- phorbol-13-acetate) and defined and quantitated by morphological and functional markers. Changes in the cell cycle position were determined by flow cytometry of acridine orange-stained cells. The uninduced B-CLL cells represented a homogeneous population with the same cell cycle position (GO) as resting normal peripheral blood lymphocytes. After five days of TPA stimulation, 56% of the B-CLL cells were found in G1A, 9% in G1B, and 3% in the S + G2/M phase, of which 2% was accounted to proliferating T cells. The cell cycle transition of the differentiating B-CLL cells was also examined using cell cycle-associated surface antigens as markers. HLA-DR and CD23 antigens were present already on noninduced cells. The former had a high constant expression, while the amount of CD23 increased upon induction. The 4F2 antigen was absent on noninduced cells but present on 86% of the induced cells. HH1 (CD37) was expressed by the majority of the cells before TPA treatment and decreased to almost undetectable levels within 24 hours. Two antigens related to late stages of the cell cycle, the interleukin 2 (IL 2; CD25) and the transferrin receptor, were present on about 20% of the induced cells. Experiments with enriched T cells showed that T but not B cells incorporated 3H-thymidine. Taken together these results and previous work on the induction of the protooncogene c-myc and c-fos suggest that this B-CLL clone represents GO cells that undergo differentiation without concomitant proliferation when exposed to TPA.     

结核性毁损肺外科胸膜全肺切除手术后ICU治疗28例分析

目的 提高对结核性毁损肺行全肺切除患者的围手术期ICU的治疗水平.方法 对结核性毁损肺28例患者,于手术后住ICU监测治疗：动态监测生命体征、出血情况、肺功能、血气分析;治疗合并疾病;纤维支气管镜吸痰;应用呼吸机进行无创或有创机械通气,治疗急性呼吸衰竭.结果 20例患者经过ICU加强诊疗,术后顺利恢复;8例患者出现急性呼吸衰竭,经过无创及有创呼吸机机械通气治疗后好转;2例合并胸腔感染、支气管残端瘘患者,其中1例死亡.结论 结核性毁损肺胸膜全肺切除手术后病人的围手术期诊疗中,在动态监测病情、防治手术后应激反应、治疗手术后急性呼吸衰竭等方面ICU有明显优势.