Sonographic diagnosis of early recurrence after inguinal herniorrhaphy: Potential pitfalls

Three patients who presented with scrotal swelling within a few days of inguinal herniorrhaphy are reported. Ultrasonography scans performed in these patients all demonstrated features suspicious of recurrence of hernia. One patient underwent surgical exploration, which revealed only a scrotal haematoma without evidence of recurrent hernia. The other two patients were managed conservatively because clinically the swellings were regarded to be more compatible with haematoma. Both patients had subsequent resolution of the scrotal swelling with no clinical evidence of recurrence of hernia on follow‐up. It is concluded that sonographic diagnosis of recurrence of hernia shortly after inguinal herniorrhaphy can occasionally be misleading.     

Intracellular trafficking of fluorescently tagged proteins associated with pathogenesis in Candida albicans.

Proteins that enter the secretory pathway play important roles in virulence and pathogenesis in Candida albicans, but our understanding of the trafficking of these proteins is in its early stages. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, dominant negative alleles of YPT1 and SEC4 interrupt secretory traffic at pre- and post-Golgi steps, respectively. We therefore used a dominant negative genetic approach to examine the intracellular trafficking of several proteins associated with virulence or azole resistance. When the dominant negative ypt1(N121I) allele of C. albicans was overexpressed, yellow-fluorescent protein (YFP) tagged forms of two plasma membrane transporters (Cdrlp and Ftrlp) and the vacuolar membrane ABC transporter Mltlp accumulated in intracellular structures that appeared related to the ER, but localization of Cdc10p and Int1p was unaffected. When the dominant negative sec4(S28N) allele of C. albicans was overexpressed, Cdrlp and Ftrlp accumulated intracellularly, and localization of Mltlp, Cdc10p and Int1p was unaffected. These results imply that (i) Cdrlp and Ftrlp are transported to the plasma membrane by the general secretory pathway, (ii) Mlt1p enters the secretory pathway but is diverted to the vacuole at an early post-Golgi step, and (iii) like Cdc10p, Int1p does not enter the general secretory pathway.     

工作作为药物及酒精滥用者有效的干预策略和治疗方法

1Introduction Substanceabusecontinuestobeamongthemostsevereso cialandcostlyhealthproblemsdevastatingindividualsandtheir familiesintheUnitedStates.Initssimplestdefinition,sub stanceabuseisthecontinueduseofalcoholorotherdrugsde spiteknowledgeofhavingapersistentsocial,vocational,psy chologicalorphysicalproblemthatiscausedorexacerbatedby theuseofalcoholorotherdrugs(DSMIV TR,1994).All drugsofabuse,includingalcohol,aretoxicandcannegatively impacteverysysteminthehumanorganism.Protractedsub stance…     

Diagnosis of mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes in a Chinese family by PCR/restriction enzyme analysis

The clinical presentation and the biochemical and molecular genetic findings are described in a 13 year old Chinese boy with MELAS (mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes). The diagnosis was initially suspected because of the characteristic clinical features and the strong family history of convulsions. Using polymerase chain reaction—restriction enzyme analysis, the heteroplasmic nt3243 A→G mutation in mtDNA of peripheral blood leucocytes and a muscle sample was demonstrated. The oligosymptomatic relatives were then screened by this method and the degree of heteroplasmy was analysed. This appears to be the first report of a MELAS family in Hong Kong with this described mutation. Molecular genetic techniques are advantageous in the diagnosis of MELAS.     

Body fat in normal adults estimated by oxygen-18- and deuterium-dilution and by anthropometry: a comparison

We estimated body fat in 20 normal adults (10 males and 10 females) from 18O- and 2H-dilution spaces and from the equations of Durnin & Womersley and Pollock, Schmidt & Jackson based on skinfold thickness measurements. Differences between methods for body fat estimation were found to be sex-dependent: subsequent analyses indicated significant differences between methods within each sex. Regardless of sex, the highest fat estimates were obtained with the 18O-dilution method, followed by those obtained with the 2H-dilution method or the Durnin & Womersley equation. The lowest fat estimates were obtained using the Pollock, Schmidt & Jackson equation. The 18O-dilution method and the Durnin & Wormersley anthropometric method are both suitable and appropriate for body fat estimation in adults studied under field conditions.     

IGF-Ⅰ及IGF-Ⅱ受体反义基因对SMMC-7721肝癌细胞株增殖能力的影响

目的；研究胰岛素样生长因子Ⅰ受体、Ⅱ受体（IGF－ⅠR，IGF－ⅡR）反义基因对SMMC－7721细胞体外增殖能力的影响。方法：应用反义技术，在已将IGF－ⅠR反义基因转染入SMMC－7721肝癌细胞株的基础上（获得ⅠR－AS细胞），继续利用IGF－ⅡR反义基因真核表达系统，通过DOTAP^TM脂质体介导的转技术，将IGF－ⅡR反义基因导入该细胞，经G418及潮霉素双重筛选获得稳定表达IGF－Ⅰ,IGF－ⅡR反义基因的SMMC－7721细胞（Ⅰ、ⅡR－AS细胞）。结果：光镜，电镜下反义转染细胞形态学上肿瘤性有一定减弱；在软琼脂培养基中生长能力低下（P＜0．01），反义G418抗性转染细胞克隆形成能力低下（P＜0．05）；在细胞生长曲线上与对照组相比有轻度下降趋势。结论：IGF－ⅠR，IGF－ⅡR反义基因对SMMC－7721肝癌细胞株的恶性增殖有明显抑制作用。     

肥胖患者胰升糖素水平变化及其对空腹血糖的影响

目的　探讨肥胖患者胰升糖素的变化特点及其对血糖的影响。方法　将 82例患者根据体重指数分为 3组 :A组 (BMI <2 4,n =2 3 )、B组 (2 4≤BMI <2 7,n =2 7)、C组 (BMI≥ 2 7,n =3 2 ) ,分别测定胰升糖素、胰岛素、空腹血糖 ,采用单因素方差分析法与Spearman等级相关性分析法进行分析。结果　 3组胰升糖素分别为 (15 6.3± 5 8.6)、(186.7± 67.5 )、(2 2 2 .2± 88.4)ng·L-1,C组与A组比较有显著性差异 (P <0 .0 1) ;3组胰岛素分别为 (15 .4± 4.7)mIU·L-1、(2 0 .6± 9.6)mIU·L-1、(2 2 .3± 10 .6)mIU·L-1,B组、C组与A组比较差异有显著意义 (P <0 .0 5、P <0 .0 1) ;B、C两组胰升糖素与空腹血糖呈正相关。结论　肥胖患者胰岛素、胰升糖素一致性增高 ,胰升糖素的增高是空腹血糖增高的重要因素。     

经内镜鼻胰管引流在重症急性胰腺炎治疗中的应用

目的 :初步总结经内镜鼻胰管引流在重症急性胰腺炎治疗中应用的疗效。　方法 :自 1998年 3月以来 ,在重症急性胰腺炎患者入院后常规非手术监测治疗的同时 ,随机床旁行经内镜置放鼻胰管引流 14例。其中明确合并胆结石 8例。观察每天胰管引流量和入院后第 5天在体温、心率、白细胞计数、血糖、血钙、动脉氧分压和血、尿淀粉酶的变化 ,并与第 1天比较 ,记录治疗结果和住院时间。　结果 :经鼻胰管引流时间为 (7.3± 4 .0 )天 ,前 5天的胰液引流量分别为每天 (2 36 .4± 176 .6 )、(2 87.1± 16 4 .7)、(2 84 .6± 2 16 .4 )、(435 .0± 35 7.8)ml和 (377.8± 2 2 3.8)ml。入院后第 1天和第 5天的体温为 (38.2± 0 .6 )和 (37.2± 0 .8)℃ (P <0 .0 1)、心率为 (10 2 .3± 17.0 )和 (82 .9± 14 .5 )次 /min(P <0 .0 1) ,白细胞计数为 (14 .6± 4 .2 )和 (10 .1± 5 .4 )× 10 9/L(P <0 .0 5 ) ,血糖为 (10 .0± 4 .9)和 (8.6± 3.3)mmol/L(P >0 .0 5 ) ,血钙为 (2 .1± 0 .2 )和 (2 .2± 0 .2 )mmol/L(P >0 .0 5 )　动脉氧分压为 (78.0± 16 .3)和 (113.0± 4 1.6 )mmHg(P <0 .0 1) ,血淀粉酶为 (6 95 .7± 4 4 5 .2 )和 (82 .6± 4 7.1)U/L(P <0 .0 1) ,尿淀粉酶为 (3174 .1± 2 5 4 2 .5 )和(2 86 .8± 2