Value of serum progesterone for ectopic pregnancy in therapeutic effect monitoring]

OBJECTIVE: To study the value of serum progesterone in selecting the candidate patients with ectopic pregnancy (EP) for methotrexate (MTX) treatment and in monitoring the effect of the treatment. METHODS: Thirty-seven EP patients who were given single-dose intramuscular injection with 50 mg/m2 MTX were divided into success and failure groups according to the effect of the treatment. The serum progesterone concentrations in these patients were measured and compared between the 2 groups, and the receiver-operator curves (ROC) were used to determine the critical serum progesterone levels for assessing the effect of MTX treatment. The time consumed respectively by serum progesterone and beta-human chorionic gonadotrophin (beta-hCG) decreasing to below normal level was also compared. RESULTS: The serum progesterone concentrations of the success group (7.93+/-2.02 ng/ml) were significantly lower than those of the failure group (14.53+/-1.72 ng/ml, P<0.05). The recommended critical level for assessing the effect of MTX treatment for EP patients was 11 ng/ml according to the ROC, and the time for serum progesterone decreasing to below normal level was significantly less than that for beta-hCG. CONCLUSION: Serum progesterone can be used as an index for selecting candidate EP patients for MTX treatment, and also as a good indicator for assessing the therapeutic effect after treatment.     

海水浸泡弹烧复合伤血细菌学与内脏病理学的变化

目的 探讨海水浸泡弹烧复合伤伤后血液细菌学变化与内脏病理学变化之间的关系。方法 建立海水浸泡弹烧复合伤模型后，依模型将15只成年杂种犬随机分为单纯弹烧复合伤组(简称非浸泡组，7只)和海水浸泡弹烧复合伤组(简称浸泡组，8只)，于伤后即刻和4、7、10、20、28h共6个时相点抽取静脉血进行血细菌培养。另于伤后28h和濒死期将动物活杀，取心、肝、肺、肾行病理学观察。结果 浸泡组动物菌血症出现较早且严重。导致菌血症的细菌来源复杂，不仅有肠道菌群，还有海水特有菌群和皮肤常驻菌群。在内脏器官组织病理学上，不仅有不同程度的血液循环障碍及退行性变，还有严重的炎症反应。结论 在海水浸泡弹烧复合伤中，伤后出现的严重菌血症进一步加重了内脏器官损伤。     

WR-2721对γ线照射小鼠胃排空的防护作用

小鼠经γ线1200rad照射后胃排空受到明显抑制,如照前15min腹腔注射WR-2721 5mg或10mg对照后3天胃排空的抑制有明显改善。虽然WR-2721药物本身对胃排空具有一定的抑制作用,但经过24～48h后则可表现出对胃排空有一定程度的改善效应,这可能与该药减轻急性放射损伤的过程有关。     

Research on the etiology of nasal polyps

One hundred and seventy patients with nasal polyps were studied. According to the history, skin tests with inhalant allergens, determination of serum nasal secretion and polyp fluid IgE, and X-ray films of nasal sinuses, it was suggested that 93.5% of them might have complicated with allergic diseases, 87.7% with sinusitis. A relationship between local IgE production and the eosinophil infiltration of polyps existed. This study suggests that allergic process acting locally on the mucous membrane of the nose is the etiologic factor and bacterial allergy probably contributes to the development of nasal polyps. In order to prevent the recurrence after polypectomy, antiallergic management combined with antibiotics and drainage of infected sinuses may be necessary in most cases.     

γ线照后大鼠胃组织乙酰胆碱含量胆碱酯酶活性及平滑肌对乙酰胆碱反应性的变化

本文以大鼠为实验对象,观察了γ线8Gy照后胃组织内乙酰胆碱含量、胆碱酯酶活性及平滑肌对乙酰胆碱反应性的变化。结果表明,照后1/24～l天胃组织内乙酰胆碱含量明显下降,3天趋向正常,5天基本恢复至照前水平。胃组织的胆碱酯酶活性在照后l/24～5天基本无改变。在同一剂量照后1h,胃窦平滑肌对乙酰胆碱的反应与照前近似,l天后开始减弱,3天后明显下降,与正常相比有非常显著差异。