Iron metabolism and fungal infections in patients with haematological malignancies.

AIM--To determine whether iron metabolism influences the incidence of systemic fungal infection in patients with haematological malignancies. METHODS--The study population comprised 74 patients who had undergone myeloablative chemotherapy. Systemic fungal infections were classified as confirmed (histological confirmation or characteristic septate hyphae) or possible (antibiotic resistant fever which resolved following administration of intravenous amphotericin B, together with either typical radiographic lesions or massive oropharyngeal candidiasis). Parameters of iron metabolism included serum iron concentrations, total iron binding capacity, serum transferrin, and ferritin concentrations and transferrin saturation values. RESULTS--Patients who developed a fungal infection had substantially increased transferrin saturation values and ferritin concentrations at diagnosis together with low serum transferrin and high serum iron concentrations. This profile was present in patients with a fungal infection regardless of the underlying haematological disorder. CONCLUSION--Increased transferrin saturation values and high ferritin concentrations may be additional risk factors for the development of systemic fungal infection in patients with haematological malignancies.     

Lymphoid neoplasms associated with IgM paraprotein: a study of 382 patients

We identified 382 consecutive patients with lymphoid neoplasms associated with serum monoclonal IgM paraprotein and classified each neoplasm according to World Health Organization criteria. Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma/Waldenstr?m macroglobulinemia (LPL/WM) was most common, 225 cases (median serum IgM level, 2.2 g/dL; range, 0.2-10.9 g/dL). For 157 cases, classification and median (and range in g/dL) IgM levels were as follows: chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL; n = 77), 0.9 (0.1-2.1); marginal zone lymphoma (n = 27), 0.5 (0.1-2.4); follicular lymphoma (n = 18), 0.4 (0.1-1.6); mantle cell lymphoma (n = 11), 0.4 (0.2-1.3); diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL; n = 7), 0.5 (0.2-1.0); DLBCL associated with low-grade lymphoma (n = 5), 0.9 (0.4-3.0); angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (n = 4), 0.8 (0.8); and CD5+CD23- low-grade B-cell lymphoma, unclassified (n = 8), 0.5 (0.3-2.9). The results show IgM paraproteinemia was associated most commonly with LPL/WM (58.9%), followed by CLL/SLL (20.2%). Although serum IgM levels greater than 3 g/dL were restricted to patients with LPL/WM, most patients with LPL/WM had paraprotein levels less than 3 g/dL. Thus, serum IgM paraprotein level is not a reliable discriminator in differential diagnosis.     

Antibody response of humans to the circumsporozoite protein of Plasmodium vivax.

We studied the interaction of sera from residents of an area in northern Peru where vivax malaria is endemic with four recombinant DNA-derived circumsporozoite (CS) proteins of Plasmodium vivax. The antigens used in the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay included one Escherichia coli-produced and three Saccharomyces cerevisiae-produced recombinant proteins. Three of the proteins (NS1(81)V20, Vivax-1, and Vivax-2) contain the entire central repeat region of the P. vivax CS protein, and one protein (Vivax-3) contains only two repeat sequences. Vivax-1, Vivax-2, and Vivax-3 contain different lengths of sequences flanking the repeats. A higher percentage of the sera had antibodies to Vivax-2 and Vivax-3, the two proteins containing the longest nonrepeat sequences, than to NS1(81)V20 or Vivax-1. Children less than 5 years of age did not have immunoglobulin G antibodies to NS1(81)V20; however, they had antibodies to Vivax-1, Vivax-2, and Vivax-3. The finding that individuals living in a malaria-endemic area produce antibodies to peptides containing nonrepeat regions of the CS protein emphasizes the need to characterize the immune response to these regions in naturally exposed and experimentally immunized humans.     

雌激素α和β受体在大鼠结膜上皮和Henle腺上的分布

目的阐明雌激素α、β受体在大鼠结膜上皮和Henle腺的分布。方法选择22例青春期SD雌性大鼠上眼睑标本,采用免疫组织化学方法对结膜上皮和Henle腺雌激素α、β受体进行检测;同时采用放射免疫分析技术检测大鼠血清雌二醇的浓度。结果22例大鼠中,19例大鼠的结膜上皮雌激素α受体呈阳性表达,17例大鼠的结膜上皮雌激素β受体呈阳性表达。18例大鼠Henle腺深部的基底细胞雌激素α受体呈阳性表达,17例大鼠的Henle腺深部的基底细胞雌激素β受体呈阳性表达。在所有的大鼠中,Henle腺的杯状细胞雌激素α、β受体均呈阴性表达。雌激素α、β受体在结膜上皮阳性表达率间比较,差异无显著性(P>0.05);雌激素α、β受体在Henle腺深部的基底细胞阳性表达率间比较,差异亦无显著性(P>0.05)。正常大鼠血清雌二醇水平经检测含量为(22.13±3.54)ng/L。结论雌激素及其受体对大鼠结膜上皮、Henle腺深部的基底细胞具有重要的调控作用,但对Henle腺的杯状细胞分泌黏液功能无直接调节作用。     

Epidemiology,characterization, and diagnosis of neuropsychiatric events in systemic lupus erythematosus

Introduction: Neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE) is characterized by a heterogeneity of clinical manifestations. The absence of diagnostic criteria and the lack of clinical trials is a challenge in clinical practice.

Areas covered: A literature review was performed to describe epidemiology, characterization (clinical, immunological, and imaging), diagnosis and treatment of NPSLE. Classification criteria have been the first step towards a uniform definition. More recently, different attribution models have been developed to help to determine if the NP event is due to SLE. Disease activity is a major risk factor for NP events. Cytokines and autoantibodies are associated with NP events, however, only a few studies have identified risk factors for individual NP events.

Expert opinion: Further research needs to search for and validate biomarkers for NPSLE and individual NP events, including neuroimaging findings, attribution models, and serologic markers. This will be a fundamental step in planning randomized control trials in the treatment of NPSLE to improve outcome.     

器官培养在研究人食管上皮癌变中的应用

将组织块置于明胶海绵上,摇摆器官培养,4～6周后成人食管粘膜仍保持良好的结构形态,具有活跃生长的上皮细胞和良好的腺体结构;将组织块贴壁,静置外植块—细胞培养,成人食管粘膜和胎儿食管组织块可存活2～3个月,提供大量生长旺盛的上皮细胞。成人食管癌旁粘膜培养利于观察细胞癌前改变,可能较易于诱发癌变;胎儿食管具有正常背景,利于研究细胞癌变的全过程.二者配合可组成研究人食管上皮癌变的完整体外实验系统。     

浏阳市居民新鲜水果摄入频率与脑卒中发病的关联

目的 了解湖南省浏阳市居民新鲜水果摄入频率情况,探讨新鲜水果摄入频率与脑卒中发病关联。 方法 利用中国慢性病前瞻性研究湖南省浏阳市项目点30～79岁常住居民基线调查数据和随访获得的脑卒中发病数据,利用Cox比例风险模型,在调整混杂因素后,评估新鲜水果摄入频率与脑卒中发病的关联。 结果 共57 288名研究对象纳入分析,浏阳市仅7.38%的研究对象每周有4 d及以上吃新鲜水果 。男性、家庭年收入水平低、文化程度低、吸烟、饮酒人群新鲜水果摄入频率较低(P<0.001)。2015—2019年共随访观察到2 720例脑卒中发病。增加新鲜水果摄入频率对脑卒中的发病有保护作用,与不吃或极少吃新鲜水果相比,每周有4 d及以上吃新鲜水果脑卒中的发病风险降低了28%(HR=0.72,95%CI:0.61~0.85),缺血性脑卒中的发病风险降低了25%(HR=0.75,95%CI:0.60~0.94),出血性脑卒中的发病风险降低了51%(HR=0.49,95%CI:0.35~0.76)。 结论 新鲜水果摄入频率增加能降低脑卒中发病风险。浏阳市居民新鲜水果摄入频率情况不容乐观,针对这一问题,需要采取适当措施以增加居民新鲜水果摄入频率。     

低分子肝素钙抗凝对多囊卵巢综合征所致不孕症患者来曲唑诱导排卵疗效的影响

目的分析低分子肝素钙抗凝对多囊卵巢综合征(PCOS)所致不孕症患者来曲唑诱导排卵疗效的影响。方法选取2014年1月—2019年1月九江市第三人民医院和彭泽县妇幼保健院收治的156例PCOS所致不孕症患者,采用随机数字表分成两组,每组78例。对照组口服来曲唑治疗,观察组采取口服来曲唑联合低分子肝素钙注射液治疗。比较两组的疗效、子宫内膜容受性、凝血功能指标、促排卵结局及不良反应。结果观察组总有效率[94.87%(74/78)]显著高于对照组[80.77%(63/78)],差异有统计学意义(χ²=7.252,P=0.007)。治疗后,观察组子宫内膜厚度、子宫动脉搏动指数(PI)及阻力指数(RI)分别为(9.75±1.03)mm、(1.30±0.26)及(0.58±0.12),对照组子宫内膜厚度、PI及RI分别为(7.48±0.95)mm、(1.71±0.33)及(0.66±0.11),两组比较差异均有统计学意义(t=14.308,8.619,4.340,均P<0.05)。治疗后,两组凝血功能指标比较差异均有统计学意义(均P<0.05)。观察组妊娠率[52.56%(41/78)]显著高于对照组[32.05%(25/78)],自然流产率[2.44%(1/41)]显著低于对照组[16.00%(4/25)],差异均有统计学意义(均P<0.05)。观察组不良反应发生率[16.67%(13/78)]与对照组[12.82%(10/78)]比较差异无统计学意义(χ²=0.459,P=0.498)。结论PCOS所致不孕症患者在应用来曲唑诱导排卵的同时联合低分子肝素钙抗凝治疗能有效改善患者的凝血-纤溶状态,明显提高患者的子宫内膜容受性,改善促排卵结局。     

成都市暴雨洪涝与儿童手足口病关联分析及脆弱人群亚组识别

目的 刻画成都市2011—2017年暴雨洪涝与儿童手足口病(Hand, foot and mouth disease,HFMD)之间的短期滞后关系,并进一步量化在不同性别、年龄亚组中的效应,识别脆弱人群。方法 收集整理成都市2011年1月1日—2017年12月31日的15岁以下HFMD日发病数、气象因子和暴雨洪涝发生情况数据。以暴雨洪涝为关键自变量,运用准泊松分布滞后模型,探讨了暴雨洪涝发生后0~14天的滞后效应。结果 研究发现暴雨洪涝与儿童手足口病呈正相关关系。0~7天和0~14天的累积滞后效应分别为1.11(95% CI:1.01~1.22)和1.21 (95% CI:1.04~1.41)。性别和年龄亚组分析分别表明,男童和3岁以下儿童（<1岁婴儿和1~2岁幼儿亚组）存在单日滞后统计显著的正相关关系,且0~7天和0~14天的累积滞后均显著;女童的单日滞后没有统计学意义,仅0~14天累计滞后统计显著,且效应略低于男童（女童: RR =1.23(1.00~1.51),男童: RR =1.26(1.06~1.51)）;<1岁婴儿0~7天和0~14天的累积滞后效应最强,分别为1.26(95%CI:1.02~1.57)和1.68(95%CI:1.20~2.34)。结论 暴雨洪涝会增加儿童患HFMD的风险,尤其是男童和3岁以下的婴幼儿（对1岁以下的婴儿的影响最大）。利益相关者应充分意识到暴雨洪涝的健康风险。家庭、社区、学校和政府应共同努力,减少暴雨洪涝相关的儿童HFMD。     

妊娠期糖尿病孕妇和糖耐量正常孕妇妊娠压力与社会支持的相关性研究

目的 分析妊娠期糖尿病（GDM）孕妇和糖耐量正常孕妇妊娠压力与社会支持的相关性,对比该相关性在两组间是否存在差异。方法 选取495名GDM孕妇和352名糖耐量正常孕妇,采用一般情况调查表、妊娠压力量表（PPS）和社会支持评定量表（SSRS）进行问卷调查,并运用典型相关分析来研究妊娠压力和社会支持的相关性。结果 GDM组与正常组孕妇都处于轻度压力状态（0.38±0.32分vs.0.38±0.31分, t =0.061, P> 0.05）,且社会支持度均相对较高（40.68±6.88分vs.40.66±6.71分, t=0.042 , P> 0.05）,组间比较显示差异无统计学意义。GDM组和正常组孕妇妊娠压力与社会支持均存在典型相关关系（ λGDM =0.291, F=4.282 ,P<0.01; λ正常 =0.271, F=2.900 ,P<0.01）。GDM组孕妇妊娠压力主要由“确保母子健康和安全”引起,且主观支持的影响较大;而正常组孕妇妊娠压力主要来自于“认同父母角色”,且客观支持的影响较大。结论 应重视孕妇的妊娠压力状态,根据妊娠压力来源的不同可提供有针对性的社会支持,减缓孕期压力,促进母婴健康。