Neurogenic bladder after operation of rectal cancer

Of the patients who had had a urodynamic examination during the five year period from 1982 to 1987 in our clinic, 48 patients underwent operations for rectal cancer prior to the study. In 35 of them, the operation mode was known. If the pelvic nerve is damaged by operative modes for rectal cancer, urinary disturbances of severe kinds may occur. In spite of such disturbances, 71.4% of those who had had excision of the low anterior part and 51.9% of those with Miles' operation could be weaned from the clean intermittent self-catheterization and take up spontaneous urination. Even in patients who developed severe dysuria, if catheterized at an early stage, many of them could urinate by abdominal pressure with in several months after operation, without the aid of a catheter. This transition took place mostly within one year after operation. When a patient develops dysuria after radical surgery for rectum cancer, treatment mainly with self-catheterization is an effective method at present.     

Epoxyalkanoyls as novel ACE inhibitors

The epoxyalkanoyl derivatives were designed and synthesized as ACE inhibitors. Coupling of unsaturated carboxylic acids with amino acids and following epoxidation with dimethyldioxirane gave the epoxyalkanoyls with high yield. The inhibitory activity of synthesized compounds on angiotensin converting enzyme was IC₅₀ values of 0.06≈5.5 μM.     

Post-transplantation diabetes is better controlled after conversion from prednisone to deflazacort: a prospective trial in renal transplants

It is well known that long-term use of steroids plays a decisive role in the development of glucose intolerance and diabetes mellitus (DM). Deflazacort, an oxazoline derivative of prednisolone, has been introduced as a potential substitute for conventional steroids in order to ameliorate glucose intolerance. We initiated a randomized study of conversion from prednisone to deflazacort in kidney transplantation (Tx) recipients presenting with pre-Tx or post-Tx DM to ascertain whether or not the switch to deflazacort would ameliorate the diabetic state. Forty-two recipients in the conversion group were compared with 40 patients on prednisone (the control group) in a prospective manner. The dose reduction of insulin or oral blood glucose-lowering agents, the adequacy of glucose control, and the development of side effects were the criteria for evaluating outcome. In the conversion group, patients were switched to deflazacort at a dose ratio of 6 mg deflazacort to 5 mg prednisone. During the mean follow-up period of 13.2 months, neither graft dysfunction nor acute rejection developed in the conversion group. Improvement in blood glucose control in the conversion group was noted. When the conversion group was stratified into pre- or post-Tx DM, promising effects were clearly evident in the post-Tx DM patients. More than 50 % dose reduction of blood glucose-lowering agents was possible in 42.3 % of post-Tx DM patients. In conclusion, it was readily possible to control blood glucose better in post-Tx DM recipients without seriously affecting the immunosuppressive activity after conversion to deflazacort. Received: 20 August 1996 Received after revision: 25 November 1996 Accepted: 6 December 1996     

Compositional sugar analysis of antitumor polysaccharides by high performance liquid chromatography and gas chromatography

Carbohydrate analysis is important in studying structure and activity of complex polysaccharides. New analytical method was applied to get an information on the composition of polysaccharides showing antitumor activity. Monosaccharides were labeled with 7-amino-1,3-naphthalenedisulfonic acid (7-AGA) by reductive amination and separated by HPLC. Five kinds of polysaccharides fromBasidiomycetes were hydrolyzed and analyzed in combination with electrophoresis and HPLC. At the same time, alditol acetate derivatives were prepared and analyzed by gas chromatography. Two different techniques using different derivatization methods showed very similiar results. The monosaccharides fromCoriolus versicolor andLentinus eodes were mainly composed of D-glucose, while those fromGanoderma lucidium andCordyceps militaris were glucose and galactose.Phellinus linteus composed of glucose, galactose, mannose, arabinose and fucose. The HPLC method with fluorescence detector was very sensitive compared to other methods.     

化学中毒与急性缺氧的双因素联合效应的实验研究

目的 研究化学中毒与急性缺氧两因素的联合效应。方法 建立常压常氧、常压缺氧和低压缺氧3种模型，以梭曼(Soman)、氰化钠(NaCN)和4-DMAP(4-dimethylaminophenol)为代表，测定大鼠、小鼠、家猫、PC12细胞、兔血红细胞等在3种模型条件下对毒物药物的行为、生化和生理指标变化。结果梭曼单独作用可导致动物协调运动下降、脑等组织含水率增加、脑组织AChE活性降低、MR下调、NE和cAMP含量增加。急性缺氧单独作用也可引起动物协调运动及自主活动的降低、脑等组织含水率的增加、外周血和脑组织AChE活性升高、MR受体上调、NE和cAMP含量增加、4-DMAP药效升高。化学中毒与急性缺氧同时作用，上述变化更加复杂。结论 化学中毒与急性缺氧两种因素同时作用于机体，对机体产生广泛而复杂的损伤作用。此种作用为两因素的联合效应。缺氧引起的机体功能下降对联合效应的增加部分贡献较大。急性缺氧既可使重要的组织成分发生质或量的变化，也会影响某些抗毒剂的作用强度。     

糖皮质激素在川崎病治疗中作用的循证医学研究

目的 通过循证医学方法研究肾上腺皮质激素在川崎病治疗中的作用.方法 采用循证医学方法,检索国内外5种大型专业数据库,筛选出随机或半随机对照研究的文献,再人工筛查确定适宜文献.通过Meta分析,比较激素与丙种球蛋白治疗川崎病在退热时间和冠状动脉病变发生率方面的差异.结果 初筛得到443篇文献.经过人工检索,8篇文献符合要求而被纳入标准.其中,3篇文献共有49例川崎病患儿接受甲基强的松龙治疗,5篇文献共有406例患儿接受强的松治疗.对照组共有33例接受静脉丙种球蛋白治疗,435例接受阿司匹林治疗.各组间患儿性别、年龄、病程差异无显著意义.①甲基强的松龙组(3篇文献):24例发生冠状动脉病变,对照组18例发生,两组病变发生率差异无显著意义.在退热方面,1篇文献显示甲基强的松龙组发热时间明显较丙种球蛋白组缩短,差异有显著意义;2篇文献显示差异无显著意义.②强的松组(8篇文献):28例发生冠状动脉瘤,阿司匹林对照组11例发生,3篇文献提示强的松组冠状动脉瘤发生率明显高于对照组.强的松组76例发生冠状动脉扩张,对照组75例发生,3篇文献提示强的松组冠状动脉扩张发生率明显高于对照组,2篇文献提示强的松组冠状动脉扩张发生率略低于对照组,但差异无显著意义.结论 目前的研究资料显示,激素治疗与丙种球蛋白治疗川崎病在冠状动脉病变发生率方面尚无差异或增高.在缩短热程上两者差异也不显著.尚可进一步通过更大数量病例的随机对照研究来证实本结果.目前治疗川崎病不主张单独应用激素.     

Outcome after traumatic frontal intracerebral haemorrhage: a comparison of unilateral and bilateral haematomas

Frontal intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) is a common result of cranial trauma. Outcome differences between bilateral and unilateral frontal ICH are not well studied but would be valuable to predict prognosis in clinical practice. Two aims are proposed in this study: first to compare the risk of developing delayed ICH after bilateral or unilateral frontal ICH, and second to determine the variables helpful to predict outcome according to the Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS). Between January 1993 and December 1997, 694 consecutive patients with traumatic ICH were admitted to the Chang Gung Medical Center within 24 h of the trauma. Patients with ICH in sites other than the frontal lobes were excluded. A total of 161 cases (mean age 46.3+/-20.3 years), including 57 bilateral (mean age 52.5+/-18.7 years) and 104 unilateral (mean age 42.9+/-20.5 years) traumatic frontal ICH were studied. Twenty-eight of 57 patients (49%) with bifrontal ICH versus 17 of 104 patients (16%) with unilateral frontal ICH had a further, delayed ICH. In 42 of 45 patients (93%) with delayed ICH, this occurred within 5 days of the initial trauma. Multivariate logistic regression was used to select significant predictors of outcome. We found that delayed ICH (p<0.001), age (p=0.004) and mechanism of injury (p=0.001) explained the worse outcome in patients with bifrontal ICH. The best-fitting logistic regression model included three variables: delayed ICH (p=0.011), initial GCS (p=0.023), and a sum score of clinical and radiological variables (p=0.003). Bifrontal ICH tended to occur in older patients after a fall and was associated with a higher risk of developing delayed ICH or brain stem compression compared to unilateral ICH damage. Using these three variables - delayed ICH, initial GCS, and the sum score - in a logistical regression model is useful to predict outcome in patients with traumatic frontal ICH and may aid patient management.