A CASE OF EARLY GASTRIC CANCER ACCOMPANIED BY DIEULAFOY ULCER IN A YOUNG WOMAN

A case of early gastric carcinoma accompanied by Dieulafoy ulcer is presented. The patient, a 26‐year‐old female, visited our emergency room with chief complaints of massive hematemesis and tarry stool. The initial endoscopic examination revealed a superficial depressed lesion with a faded color accompanied by a tiny ulcer with converging folds at the anterior wall of the middle gastric body. Although no active bleeding vessel was found at that time, the patient was admitted to our hospital for further check‐ups and treatment. On the 6th hospital day, she developed massive hematemesis resulting in shock. Urgent endoscopy, this time, disclosed an exposed bleeding vessel at the small ulcer floor previously mentioned, and endoscopic hemostasis was achieved. Since, however, a biopsy at initial examination from the surrounding depressed area proved carcinoma, a partial distal gastrectomy was subsequently carried out. Histological examination of the resected specimen confirmed the diagnosis of carcinoma limited to the mucosa and submucosa along with findings consistent with Dieulafoy ulcer. This is a rare case of combination of early cancer and Dieulafoy ulcer particularly in such a young patient. A review of the literature is also presented.     

PCR-SSP法HLA-A、B基因分型与血清学分型的比较

目的比较聚合酶链反应-序列特异性引物(PCR-SSP)进行HLA-Ⅰ类A、B抗原位点分型的准确性,并探讨血清学分型错误发生的原因。方法用PCR-SSP以及单克隆抗体血清学分型技术对HLA-A、B分型并比较。结果34例样本PCR-SSP基因分型无假阳性和假阴性出现。PCR-SSP法与血清学比较,血清学检出错误或漏检率分别为HLA-A位点23.5%,B位点26.5%。血清学发生错误或易混淆的抗原有:A2和A68、A32和A33,B5、B60和61。结论PCR-SSP法进行HLA-A、B抗原等位基因分型具有分辨率高、特异性强、重复性好、实验过程简捷快速、分型结果较血清学更加准确可靠的优点。     

连接蛋白拟似肽对海人酸致痫大鼠脑电活动的影响

目的观察针对连接蛋白43(CX43)合成的特异性的缝隙连接阻断剂-连接蛋白拟似肽对海人酸致痫大鼠脑电活动的影响。方法建立18只大鼠癫痫动物模型,分连接蛋白拟似肽组、甘珀酸组和对照组(每组6只),在在体上分别局部给予连接蛋白似似肽、甘珀酸和生理盐水,用脑电图仪观测用药前后每组大鼠皮层脑电活动的变化情况。结果连接蛋白拟似肽组及甘珀酸组给药后癫痫的发作次数明显比给药前发作次数减少,癫痫波的平均振幅也明显变小,给药前后比较有显著性差异(P<0.01),生理盐水组给药前后癫痫的发作次数及平均振幅几乎没有变化。连接蛋白拟似肽组给药前后癫痫的发作次数和波幅的变化值与甘珀酸组给药前后癫痫的发作次数和波幅的变化值相比无显著性差异。结论针对CX43合成的连接蛋白拟似肽可以特异性地抑制癫痫的发作。     

多效蛋白在大肠癌恶性化过程中的作用

目的了解多效蛋白在大肠癌中的表达情况 ,以及对大肠癌恶性化的影响。方法采用RT PCR和免疫组化染色 ,对 2 4例大肠癌组织和 19例大肠癌癌旁组织的多效蛋白mRNA表达情况进行分析。结果 2 4例大肠癌组织和 19例癌旁正常组织中表达多效蛋白mRNA的各有 18例。多效蛋白不但表达在肿瘤细胞 ,还表达在其他间质细胞中。大肠癌组织中多效蛋白的表达明显高于癌旁正常组织 (34%vs.9% ,P <0 0 5 )。 (94 % )大肠癌多效蛋白mRNA主要由内源性多效蛋白转录 ,且表达在肿瘤的 4个分期中 ,而人类内源性逆转录病毒 多效蛋白仅融合转录在Ⅲ、Ⅳ期肿瘤上 (31% )。结论多效蛋白尤其是人类内源性逆转录病毒 多效蛋白与大肠癌的恶性化有关。     

Polymorphism in the promoter region of the apolipoprotein AI gene associated with differences in apolipoprotein AI levels: The European Atherosclerosis Research Study

The effect associated with the substitution of adenine (A) for guanidine (G) in the promoter region of the apolipoprotein AI gene (?75 bp) with plasma apo AI and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels was investigated in the European Atherosclerosis Research Study (EARS). This is a study of healthy offspring (cases) of fathers who had suffered premature myocardial infarction (MI) before age 55 years (n = 565) and age- and sex-matched controls (n = 1,078) from 12 European countries, divided into 5 regions based on geography and language. The frequency of the polymorphism was not significantly different among the regions and the relative frequency of the rare A allele was similar in cases and controls (0.159 vs. 0.142) combining data from all regions. Individuals with one or more A allele had significantly higher plasma apo AI levels (P < 0.05) than individuals homozygous for the G allele. This effect was consistent in all regions. The data were analyzed separately in males and females. In females, those with one or more A allele had significantly higher apo AI levels (P = 0.05) than individuals homozygous for the G allele, and this raising effect of the A allele was greater in cases than controls for both apo AI (5.23% vs. 1.56%) and HDL (4.48% vs. 1.89%). In males, the A allele was associated with higher levels of apo AI and HDL, but the effect was much smaller and the differences did not reach statistical significance. In the females, where the effect of the A allele was strongest, the effect on apo AI associated with genotype was evident in non-smokers, and individuals with one or two A alleles had 3.6% higher apo AI and 3.14% higher HDL levels than individuals homozygous for the G allele. However, in the female smokers the raising effect of the A allele was greatly reduced (0.56%). Thus genetic variation in the promoter region of the apo AI gene is associated with differences in apo AI and HDL levels in healthy individuals throughout Europe, but the effect is modulated by gender, environmental factors such as smoking, and a family history of MI.     

上海蓬莱地区龋病调查

目的为了查清蓬莱地区居民口腔健康状况，为制订预防计划提供基线资料，为口腔保健措施及口腔健康教育的监测与效果提供依据。方法采用分层，等比整群随机抽样的方法，所采用的诊断标准为第二次全国口腔健康流行病学调查的标准。结果患龋率分别为：５岁组６３．１％，１２岁组２８．６％，１５岁组３１．８％，１８岁组４３．６％，３５～４４岁组４１．３％，６５～７４岁组６１．８％。结论本次调查发现：①不同年龄组居民患龋率有明显差异。②本地区居民患龋率，龋均与第二次全国流行病学调查上海地区调查结果相比较低     

Undergraduate medical education in obstetrics and gynaecology in the USA and Canada, 1985

Many factors have led to a movement from the emphasis of the 1960s and 1970s on departmental expansion towards an emphasis on cost-effective undergraduate medical education emphasizing the 'art' as well as the 'science' of medicine. In January 1985 a questionnaire was sent under the auspices of the Undergraduate Education Committee of the Association of Professors of Obstetrics and Gynecology to all chairmen of departments of obstetrics and gynecology in the USA and Canada seeking their opinions about these trends and information about the educational programmes in their departments. The information from this study indicates that the chairmen are aware of and responding to this new direction in medical education. A stabilization of teaching staff and clerkship sizes and the emphasis on clinical as well as cognitive evaluation, despite recognition of the cost of the former, shows active interventions towards these ends. An emphasis on education in 'basic' as compared to 'subspecialty' areas which is independent of the subspecialty of the academic chairman also supports this trend.     

固尔苏治疗NRDS前后血管内皮分泌功能的改变

目的 :研究肺表面活性物质 (PS)治疗新生儿呼吸窘迫综合征 (NRDS)前后血管内皮分泌功能变化及可能的治疗机理。方法 :用PS制剂固尔苏治疗 18例NRDS患儿 ,于治疗前 3 0min ,治疗后 1、 6、 12、 2 4h ,用硝酸还原酶法测定NO (一氧化氮 )、放射免疫法测定ET (内皮素 )、 6 K PGF1α (6 酮前列环素 )。结果 :固尔苏治疗后患儿NO、 6 K PGF1α明显升高 ,ET明显下降 ,与治疗前比较有显著性差异 (P <0 0 1)。治疗后 1、 6、 12、 2 4hNO、6 k PGF1α、ET各组间两两比较无明显差异 (P >0 0 5 )。结论 :PS治疗NRDS的机理可能是通过改善血管内皮功能发挥作用 ,为用外源性NO吸入和静注前列环素辅助治疗NRDS提供可能的实验依据。     

Detection of mutations in the p53 gene in human head and neck carcinomas by single strand conformation polymorphism analysis.

Using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based single strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) analysis, we have examined the highly conserved regions of the p53 gene in 58 biopsy samples of head and neck tumors. Mutations were found in 13/58 (23%) tumor specimens, but not in 6 normal tissues. Ten of 13 mutations were due to single base changes and the remaining 3 were 1- or 8-base deletion mutants. These mutations were clustered in exons 5 and 7 and resulted in amino acid changes. Our results seem to indicate that mutations in the p53 gene contribute to a significant number of cases of the head and neck tumors including 20% of nasopharyngeal carcinoma biopsies. The relationship of Epstein-Barr virus or human papillomavirus and p53 gene mutations in this group of cancers was also analyzed and discussed.     

MR imaging evaluation of knee collateral ligaments and related injuries: Comparison of T1-weighted,T2-weighted,and fat-saturated T2-weighted sequences—correlation with clinical findings

The objectives of this study were to compare the ability of T1-weighted (T1W), proton density/T2-weighted (PD/T2W), and fat saturation (FS) PD/T2W magnetic resonance (MR) sequences for depiction of the knee collateral ligaments and related injuries, and to compare MR findings with clinical findings. Ten subjects with normal knee ligaments and 64 patients with suspected collateral ligament injuries underwent coronal T1W, PD/T2W, and FS PD/T2W imaging. Abnormalities ranged from edema surrounding the collateral ligaments (grade I) to complete disruption of ligamentous fibers (grade III). FS PD/T2W images improved definition of the medial collateral ligament (MCL) and lateral collateral ligament (LCL) compared with other sequences in 78% and 81% of patients, respectively. While the apparent grade of collateral ligament injury was similar with all pulse sequences in most patients, depiction of such injury was usually most conspicuous on FS PD/T2W images (MCL, 92% of patients; LCL, 38% of patients). In no patients were clinically diagnosed collateral ligament injuries undetected or understaged with MR imaging. MR findings indicated higher-grade MCL and LCL injuries than did clinical examination in 24 and 15 patients, respectively.