痧病的诊治体会

痧病在中医院校的教科书上并无专门的论述,而在春夏之季的农村则尤为常见。痧病有其临床表现特征,在治疗上也有许多简、便、验、廉且易行的方法。笔者在农村从事医疗工作多年,深感有必要对此加以研究或整理,使人们有一正确的认识。兹就痧病的诊疗谈谈个人的一点体会。1典型病例案1:刘某,男,24岁,学生,1997年7月25日初诊。因身重、肢体酸痛、胸闷1周而求诊。1周前因劳动时淋“毛毛雨”,感觉乏力,身重,全身肌肉酸痛,胸闷,饮食不振,纳谷乏味,微恶风寒,头胀痛,头重,颈项不适,大小便正常。前医诊为“风寒湿型感冒”,应用西药速效伤风胶囊及中药荆…     

Shape of the myopic eye as seen with high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging.

We have obtained multislice magnetic resonance (MR) images of the eye and calculated ocular dimensions along the three cardinal axes: antero-posterior (A-P), equatorial, and vertical. We found no difference in the shape of hyperopic (average refractive error: +3.72 D) and emmetropic eyes, both of which had an equatorial diameter longer than the A-P and vertical diameters. Myopic eyes (average refractive error: -6.54 D) were larger than hyperopic eyes, and most had the same spheroelliptical shape as that of the emmetropic and hyperopic eyes. The results suggest that during myopic progression an overall enlargement or a radial volume expansion has occurred.     

Stimulation of tumor growthin vitro andin vivo by suramin on the VX2 model

Suramin is an antitrypanosomal compound with confirmed efficacy against several human malignancies. It is generally assumed that its mechanism of action includes the interaction with different growth factors, unlike most of the anticancer drugs. Its anticancer activity has not been testedin vivo against squamous cell carcinoma. The purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy and toxicity of suraminin vivo andin vitro on the VX2 tumor model at therapeutic monitored plasma concentrations. We determined the pharmacokinetics of suramin in rabbits, and modelized its administration in order to obtain plasma concentrations between 150 and 300 μg/ml throughout the treatment course of 3 weeks. Under these conditions, antitumor effects of suramin were evaluatedin vivo by comparing liver tumor involvement in suramin-treated and control rabbits. Liver involvement was quantified by image analysis andin vitro effects were also determined at the same concentrations.In vivo, suramin promoted liver tumor growth significantly (p<0.05), compared to untreated controls.In vitro, suramin significantly stimulated tumor cell growth at concentrations above 200 μg/ml (p<0.01). Suramin may have stimulatory effects on tumor growth in squamous cell carcinoma at relevant plasma drug concentrations. Caution should be taken in further trials in patients with squamous cell carcinomas.     

Prognostic role of alveolar-arterial oxygen pressure difference in acute pulmonary embolism.

BACKGROUND: This study investigated the utility of the alveolar - arterial oxygen pressure difference (AaDO (2)) in predicting the short-term prognosis of acute pulmonary embolism (PE). METHODS AND RESULTS: This study retrospectively enrolled 114 consecutive patients with acute PE, diagnosed by either spiral computed tomography or high probability ventilation - perfusion lung scans. During the first 24 h of admission, all patients had initial artery blood gas collected under room air. Patient exclusion criteria were chronic lung disease, septic emboli, and moderate and low probability lung scans. Patients were assigned to 2 groups based on either 30-day death or a 30-day composite event. Receiver operating characteristic analyses was used to determine the AaDO(2) cut-off value for predicting primary and composite endpoints. Statistical analysis demonstrated significant differences in AaDO(2) between the 30-day composite endpoint group and the 30-day composite event-free survival group (p=0.012). The AaDO(2) had a strong trend between the 30-day death group and the survival group (p=0.062). The best cut-off value for AaDO(2) was 53 mmHg and using this, the positive predictive value for 30-day death was 25% and the negative predictive value was 92%. For the 30-day composite endpoint, the positive predictive value for AaDO(2) was 35%, and the negative predictive value was 84%. In this study, thrombocytopenia was also an indicator of poor prognosis for patients with acute PE. CONCLUSION: The AaDO(2) measurement is a highly useful and simple measurement for predicting short-term prognosis in patients with acute PE. It has high negative predictive value and moderate positive predictive value for 30-day death and 30-day composite event. Aggressive thrombolytic treatment strategies should be considered for patients with an initial poor prognostic parameter (ie, AaDO(2) >or=53 mmHg).     

茶碱和双丁酰-cAMP对巨噬细胞水解酶影响的细胞化学观察

本文通过细胞体外培养,细胞化学定量分析等方法,观察了茶碱和双丁酰-cAMP对C_(57)BL/6J小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞酸性磷酸酶、α-醋酸萘酚酯酶的作用和影响.卡介苗活化的巨噬细胞与固有巨噬细胞相比,其酸性磷酸酶、α-醋酸萘酚酯酶活性明显升高.卡介苗活化的巨噬细胞在茶碱或双丁酰-cAMP作用下。酸性磷酸酶、α-醋酸萘酚酯酶活性明显受到抑制.茶碱或双丁酰-cAMP对固有巨噬细胞的酸性磷酸酶、α-醋酸萘酚酯酶无抑制作用.     

围手术期肠外营养支持在胃癌根治术的应用

1986～1988年的胃癌扩大根治术221例及根治性全胃切除术19例非肠外营养(N-TPN)支持为对照组,与1991～1993年的198例及61例施行TPN治疗为实验组进行对比。N-TPN组术后并发症总发生率为7.2％,TPN组则为2.0％;全胃切除术并发症发生率分别为31.6％和4.9％(P<0.01)。吻合口瘘发生率N-TPN组分别为2.7％和10.5％,而TPN组则均为0.0％(P<0.01)。膈下脓肿发生率N-TPN组为31.6％和15.8％,而TPN组则为1.5％和3.3％(P<0.05)。但本研究是回顾性的,所以要有待进行前瞻性的、对照的、随机的大范围研究。     

Effect of estradiol on accelerated atherosclerosis in rabbit heterotopic aortic allografts.

Migration and proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells are early and major events in the formation of atherosclerotic lesions. We report on an aorta transplant model in rabbits wherein myointimal proliferation is inhibited by 17-beta-estradiol. The abdominal aortas of outbred white New Zealand rabbits were harvested and allografted to the carotid artery of the recipient. The animals, which were fed either a normal or a high-cholesterol (0.5%) diet, were killed 3 weeks later. The degree of myointimal proliferation was measured with a digitized system attached to a light microscope. The myointimal hyperplasia was expressed as the cross section area of the intima/the area of the intima + the area of the media x 100. Transmission electron micrographs were obtained for all vessels. Intimal thickening was shown mainly to consist of proliferating smooth muscle cells. The cholesterol diet resulted in significantly higher serum total cholesterol levels compared to animals on a normal diet (p < 0.0001) but did not affect serum high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol or serum triglyceride levels. The cholesterol diet was also associated with a greater but not significant amount of intimal thickening. Treatment with 17-beta-estradiol significantly decreased both serum triglyceride concentration (p < 0.05) and myointimal thickening (p < 0.01) in cholesterol-fed animals. Transmission electron microscopy showed that the endothelial cells appeared structurally normal in the estradiol-treated animals. Further, estradiol prevented the appearance of vacuolized macrophages. Thus estradiol may decrease myointimal thickening by preserving the endothelium and preventing macrophage appearance in the intima.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

Chemical constituents of Isodon albopilosus (C.Y. Wu et H.W. Li) Hara]

Five compounds have been isolated from the stems and leaves of Isodon albopilosus. On the basis of spectroscopic and chemical data, they were identified as macrocalyxin C, stearic acid, beta-sitosterol, ursolic acid and beta-sitosterol-beta-D-glucoside, respectively.