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??Clinical study of insulin resistance for patients after selective abdominal surgery CHEN Hong*, LI Fei , JIA Jian-guo, et al. *Department of General Surgery, Xuan Wu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China Corresponding author: CHEN Hong, E-mail: chenhong@medmail.com.cn Abstract Objective To investigate the risk factors of insulin resistance(IR) after selective abdominal surgery and the mechanism of IR induced by surgery. Methods Fourteen-patients including five male and nine female after selective abdominal surgery between March 2006 and June 2006 at Xuan Wu Hospital of Capital Medical University were studied. Fasting blood glucose, fasting plasma insulin, plasma TNF-α and IL-6 were tested for selective surgery patients on one day before, during and one day after surgery. Insulin resistance index (HOMA-IR) and the index of insulin secretion (HOMA-β) were calculated with homeostasis model assessment (HOMA). Insulin receptor and GLUT4 mRNA expression in skeletal muscle were assessed before and at the end of operation. Results Significant differences were found in fasting blood glucose, fasting plasma insulin, plasma TNF-α and IL-6 of pre-operative 1 day, during operation and post-operative 1 day (P <0.001). A significant elevation of HOMA-IR level was found on post-operative 1 day compared to that before surgery in all patients (P <0.001). However there was no significant difference in HOMA-β among the same two points of time (P=0.103). The result of RT-PCR showed that the expression of GLUT4 mRNA in muscle of patients at the end of operation reduced significantly compared with preoperation (P<0.001). ISI showed negative correlation with operative time(r=-0.736,P <0.001), blooding during operating (r=-0.594,P=0.032) and post-operative TNF-α(r=-0.641,P =0.018). R2 of the equation was 0.687. Conclusion Insulin resistance occurs in selective abdominal surgery patients. The defective site was at postreceptor, and the decrease of content and action of GLUT4 may play an important role in its mechanism. To control the intensity of surgery is helpful for decreasing IR.     

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??Diagnosis and treatment of hyperparathyroid crisis??a report of 4 cases BAI Yan-xia*, MA Qing-yong, YAN Li-ying, et al . *Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Medical College of Xi’an Jiaotong University??Xi’an 710061??China Corresponding Author?? MA Qing-yong, E-mail: qyma56@xjtu.edu.cn Abstract Objective To explore the diagnostic and therapeutic method of hyperparathyroid crisis. Methods The clinical data, the operative technique, the therapeutic effect of 4 cases which were treated in First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University from January 2005 to May 2007 were presented. Through reviewing pertinent literature, we discuss the qualitative diagnosis??level diagnosis and operative juncture of primary hyperparathyroidism complicating hyperparathyroid crisis. Results The three patients were healed by promptly exploratory parathyroidectomy and medical treatment. One patient died for complicating of multiple organ dysfunction. Conclusions Promptly exploratory parathyroidectomy after temporal medical treatment is an effective method to rescue the patient of primary hyperparathyroidism complicating hyperparathyroid crisis??The exploratory parathyroidectomy can be successed on preoperative definite diagnosis and accurate localization??frozen section and quickly PTH determination in the operation.     

Evaluation of dysrhythmia in children with muscular dystrophy

Myocardial involvement and dysrhythmia are common findings with muscular dystrophy and are among the leading causes of death. The authors evaluated rhythm and conduction abnormalities in children with muscular dystrophy by electrocardiography, signal-averaged electrocardiography, and Holter monitoring. Twenty-nine patients (mean age, 8 years) and 29 healthy control subjects were included in the study. Sixty-two percent of patients had electrocardiographic abnormalities defined as deep Q waves in V6, tall R waves in V1, and QRS axis deviation. The cardiomyopathy index was significantly greater in the patient group whereas QT and QTc dispersion values showed no significant difference. Holter monitoring revealed premature atrial and ventricular contractions more frequently than normal. However all were classified as Lown I and II. Mean heart rate was significantly higher in the patient group. The electrocardiograms of 41% of the patients showed late potentials. No relationship with these changes and cardiac function was observed. During the study, one patient died whose cardiomyopathy index was longer and had late potentials detected with signal-averaged electrocardiography. In conclusion, standard electrocardiography, cardiomyopathy index, signal-averaged electrocardiography, and Holter monitoring are valuable and reliable monitoring methods in children with muscular dystrophy.     

Primary epithelioid sarcoma of the dura: case report

OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE: Epithelioid sarcomas are rare mesenchymal neoplasms that occur most often in the extremities of young adults. Despite isolated reports of epithelioid sarcomas arising in the head and neck region, these lesions have not been described previously, to our knowledge, in the central nervous system. CLINICAL PRESENTATION: We present the case of an 18-year-old woman with a unique dural sarcoma that arose in the right frontotemporal region. As visualized on magnetic resonance imaging studies, the 4.5-cm tumor focally traversed the cranium to penetrate the galea, the temporal muscle, and subcutaneous tissue. No brain invasion was noted. INTERVENTION: Despite gross total removal and postoperative radiotherapy (59 Gy), a large recurrence was noted 5 months after surgery. Histologically, the partly necrotic tumor consisted of epithelioid and spindle cells showing widespread vimentin and variable cytokeratin as well as epithelial membrane antigen immunoreactivity. Ultrastructurally, the cohesive cells featured various organelles, intermediate filaments, junctions, and filopodia-containing intercellular spaces. CONCLUSION: With the inclusion of epithelioid sarcoma, the spectrum of central nervous system sarcomas continues to expand.     

Neuron-specific enolase levels and neuroimaging in asphyxiated term newborns

The study was designed to investigate the cerebrospinal fluid and serum levels of neuron-specific enolase, along with cranial ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and electroencephalography (EEG), for predicting the clinical state and neurologic outcome of 26 asphyxiated term newborns. The babies were graded according to the Sarnat and Sarnat classification. Cerebrospinal fluid neuron-specific enolase levels of the 18 babies in the whole hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy group were higher than the 8 babies in the "no encephalopathy" group. Cerebrospinal fluid neuron-specific enolase levels of 13 cases in the hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy grade 2 and 3 groups (high-risk group) were higher than both the no encephalopathy and hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy grade 1 groups when pooled. Cerebrospinal fluid neuron-specific enolase levels of the 7 newborns in the hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy grade 3 group were also significantly higher than the 5 in the hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy grade 1 group. The findings of cranial MRI, EEG, and cerebrospinal fluid neuron-specific enolase levels were correlated with each other and the clinical grade of the patients and also were predictive of the neurologic outcome at 1 year of age. Cerebrospinal fluid neuron-specific enolase levels, cranial MRI, and EEG are predictive of outcome of hypoxic-ischemic brain damage in asphyxiated newborns, and this predictivity would increase with the combination of these diagnostic parameters.     

Scarff-Bloom-Richardson (SBR) grading: a pleiotropic marker of chemosensitivity in invasive ductal breast carcinomas treated by neoadjuvant chemotherapy

The Scarff-Bloom-Richardson (SBR) grade, an important prognostic factor in breast cancer, was also associated with cell proliferation, a consistent indicator of response to chemotherapy. The determination of an association between SBR grade and responsiveness would be clinically useful. We explored the influence of SBR grade on response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with invasive ductal breast carcinoma. The present study centered on 431 patients registered onto one of four prospective phase II trials. SBR grading was performed according to the Elston method on needle core biopsies prospectively collected prior to treatment from 290 patients and on residual tumour at surgery from 171 patients. The post-operative grades were then compared with those obtained at diagnosis. Univariate and multivariate analysis were used to evaluate the significance of SBR grade on response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Both statistical analysis revealed that SBR grade III tumours responded better to neoadjuvant treatment than SBR grade I (p<10(-6)). None of the other patient and tumour characteristics tested correlated with response. Moreover, tumour responsiveness was significantly related to changes of the SBR grade (p=7 x 10(-3)). As a conclusion, we showed that SBR grade is a strong predictive factor of response to induction chemotherapy in breast cancer, independently of the type of regimen used. The association between evolution of the histological grade following chemotherapy and response to treatment may prove valuable for clinicians as they make their decision regarding patient therapy.     

Randomized,double-blinded,placebo-controlled trial of early administration of recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor to non-neutropenic preterm newborns between 33 and 36 weeks with presumed sepsis

A randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial was conducted of early administration of recombinant granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (rGCSF) to 40 non-neutropenic, preterm infants between 33 and 36 weeks of gestational age with the diagnosis of presumed sepsis. The treatment group (n = 20) received 5 microg/kg per day of intravenous rGCSF once daily for 3 d and the control group (n = 20) received the same volume of physiological serum. Immediately before the first dose and on the 4th day, plasma levels of GCSF and tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), absolute neutrophil counts (ANC), immature neutrophil count (INC), immature/total neutrophil (I/T) ratios and platelet counts were determined. At study entry, the plasma GCSF and TNF-alpha levels were similar. On day 4, there was no significant change in GCSF levels in either groups, whereas there was a significant decrease in TNF-alpha levels in the treatment group. ANC and INC of the treatment group also increased significantly. The I/T ratio continued at the same level in the treatment group, but decreased significantly on days 4 and 7 day in the control group. The length of time on the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) was significantly shorter in the treatment group. In conclusion, early administration of 3 daily doses of rGCSF (5 microg/kg per day) to non-neutropenic, preterm infants who had presumed sepsis increased circulating ANC and INC, decreased plasma TNF-alpha levels and shortened the length of time on the NICU.     

Daily profiles of arginine vasopressin mRNA in the suprachiasmatic, supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei of the rat hypothalamus under various photoperiods

Daily rhythm of arginine vasopressin (AVP) mRNA levels in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of rats maintained under a short, LD 8:16 photoperiod differed from that of rats maintained under a long, LD 16:8 photoperiod: under the short photoperiod the morning AVP rise occurred significantly later than under the long one. Daily profiles of AVP mRNA in the supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei were not rhythmic and AVP mRNA levels under LD 8:16 did not differ from those under LD 16:8. The data indicate that photoperiod affects selectively the clock driven AVP gene expression in the SCN.