Studies on the function and regulation of low－affinity glucocorticoid receptor

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心肌缺血再灌注损伤时细胞核被膜钙泵活性特征的研究

目的　研究心肌缺血再灌注损伤时Ca2 + 、ATP、ADP和AMP对细胞核被膜钙泵 (Ca2 + ATPase)活性的调节。方法　采用大鼠心肌缺血再灌注模型 ,密度梯度分离纯化细胞核 ,定磷法测定Ca2 + ATPase活性。结果　与正常大鼠相比 ,缺血再灌注损伤动物血浆MDA和FFA显著升高 (P <0 0 1) ;细胞核Ca2 + ATPase活性下降 ,对Ca2 + 亲和力降低 ;ADP、AMP对核Ca2 + ATPase活性的影响明显减弱 ;ATP对Ca2 + ATPase的作用在 [ATP]小于 1 0mmol L时 ,与正常细胞Ca2 + AT Pase活性无显著差异 ,浓度增至 2 0mmol L时 ,活性低于正常细胞 ,ATP浓度继续增加 ,核Ca2 + ATPase活性快速增加。结论　心肌缺血再灌注损伤时Ca2 + 、ATP、ADP、AMP对心肌细胞核Ca2 + ATPase活性的影响发生了明显改变 ,其病理生理意义值得进一步探讨。     

Evaluation of maternal plasma creatine kinase activity as a marker of abnormal early pregnancy

We have tested the value of maternal plasma creatine kinase activity for diagnosing ectopic pregnancies obtained after in-vitro fertilization and embryo transfer. Plasma creatine kinase was assayed in 57 patients: 20 normal, 23 miscarriages and 14 ectopic pregnancies, for a total of 240 samples. All values were in the lower part of the normal range except only one in a miscarrying patient. A statistically significant difference was observed for a cut-off value of 45 IU/l between normal and ectopic pregnancies. However, for this cut-off point, the measurement of plasma creatine kinase activity had a sensitivity of 0.50 and a specificity of 0.76 for the diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy. The positive predictive value was 0.69. Creatine kinase activity measurements are thus of no practical value in this particular population, in which an early and specific marker of ectopic implantation would be of paramount interest. The association of human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG) determinations and ultrasound scanning of the pelvis still remain the best paraclinical support for an early diagnosis of ectopic implantation.      

计算机在医学领域中的应用及展望

对计算机在医学文献检索、医学统计软件包的编制、疾病诊断、医院管理等医学领域中的应用作了简要的综述，并对未来的发展进行了预测。     

Further phenotypic evidence that nodular, lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin's disease is a large B-cell lymphoma in evolution

Five cases of nodular, lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin's disease (nLP HD), in which an association with (n = 3) and transformation to (n = 2) large cell lymphoma (LCL) were found, were studied with monoclonal antibodies against B-, T-, and Reed-Sternberg (R-S) cell-associated antigens and epithelial membrane antigen (EMA) on paraffin sections. Both lymphocytic (L) and histiocytic (H) cells of nLP HD and lymphoma cells of LCL expressed multiple B-cell-associated antigens (detected by LN-1/CDw75, L26, MB2, DBB.42, DBA.44, DND.53, DNA.7 antibodies) but did not react with antibodies against T-cell-associated (MT1, UCHL1/CD45RO) (one exception for CD45RO in LCL) and R-S cell-associated (Leu-M1/CD15, Ber-H2/CD30) antigens. EMA was expressed by L and H cells in all cases and conserved in LCL cells, emphasizing the frequent expression of EMA by the diagnostic cells of nLP HD. An antibody (BNH9) against blood group-related antigens (H and Y oligosaccharide antigens) that does not normally react with lymphoid cells was found to be reactive with few L and H cells in two of five and most LCL cells in four of five cases. The finding might be indicative of abnormal activation of lymphoid cells. The data reinforce current implications that nLP HD is a B-cell malignancy in evolution and that it is not truly representative of Hodgkin's disease in terms of biological and clinical behavior.     

Different clinical types of degenerative aphasia

The authors report 3 cases of slowly progressive aphasia with different language disturbances: anomia, pure word deafness and Broca's aphasia. All patients were independent in daily life activities. Insight, judgement and overall behaviour were intact. There was no major disturbance of other cognitive functions, but psychometric tests showed mild deficits suggesting widespread involvement. CT scans and magnetic resonance imaging showed focal dilatation of the left sylvian fissure. A positron emission tomographic study showed left perisylvian hypometabolism. A review of the literature yielded an increasing number of cases of this degenerative syndrome affecting dominant hemisphere language areas. Our cases confirm the clinical heterogeneity of degenerative aphasia. Postmortem neuropathological examinations are rare and many causes are found: Pick's disease, Alzheimer's disease or aspecific gliosis.