Flow-independent angiography for peripheral vascular disease: Initial in-vivo results

Flow-independent angiography (FIA), an approach that isolates arterial blood using MR relaxation characteristics rather than flow effects, was evaluated for application in peripheral vascular disease (PVD). First, pilot studies were conducted in which FIA coronal projection images were obtained from controls and symptomatic patients with PVD to assess clinical utility. All control images corresponded to the expected leg arterial anatomy with little interference from deep veins (one of five) and muscle (zero of five). Superficial venous signal was less well suppressed in comparison to deep veins (four of five). Images of symptomatic patients were less consistent with difficulty suppressing muscle and deep venous signal in some cases and edema when present. We then compared T2 values for muscle (T2_m, tibialis anterior), arterial blood (femoral and popliteal arteries), and venous blood (femoral, popliteal, and saphenous veins) in controls (n = 8) and symptomatic patients with intermittent claudication (n = 5) or ischemic rest pain (n = 7). Changes in T2 measurements of various tissues accounted for poorer contrast in symptomatic patients. Patients with ischemic rest pain had significantly higher T2_m compared with controls (T2_m = 39.3 ± 2.1 (1 standard error of the mean [SEM]) versus 30.9 ± .4, P < .01). For all measurements, other than saphenous vein, variances were greater in symptomatic patients. To realize the inherent advantages of FIA for this clinical application, additional work on suppression of signals from muscle, veins, and edema is required. One promising approach involves shifting from projection images to three-dimensional acquisitions for improved tissue suppression.     

亚低温配合自由基清除剂治疗脑梗死的临床研究

目的探讨亚低温与自由基清除剂治疗脑梗死的方法和疗效。方法139例脑梗死患者随机分为3组,对照组47例常规治疗;治疗组1:46例采用亚低温治疗;治疗组2:46例给予亚低温配合自由基清除剂治疗。分别评定治疗前后的神经功能缺损评分(NDS)、重要脏器功能指标及预后。结果与对照组相比:亚低温治疗能提高患者治疗有效率(P<0.01),降低NDS(P<0.05)和血乳酸水平(P<0.01),亚低温配合自由基清除剂治疗能显著提高患者治疗有效率(P<0.01),降低NDS(P<0.01)和血乳酸水平(P<0.01),并能显著降低患者肝、肾功能不全和心律失常的发生率(P<0.01 VS对照组);结论亚低温配合自由基清除剂辅助脑梗死的综合治疗可明显改善患者预后、提高患者治疗有效率,降低并发症,值得临床推广。     

芳香烃羟化酶活性与苯并[a]芘中间代谢产物生成关系的研究

100mg香烟烟油,多氯联苯诱导大鼠肝S_9组分中芳香烃羟化酶代谢B[a]P为3-OH-B[a]P的活性分别升高约40,20倍,而代谢B[a] P生成6-OXY-B [a]P自由基产物却仅由多氯联苯诱导的S_9组分作用中才被观察到。     

急性胰腺炎与内皮素、一氧化氮和氧自由基关系研究

目的　研究急性胰腺炎 (AP)与内皮素 (ET)、一氧化氮 (NO)和氧自由基关系。方法　急性胰腺炎 71例 ,应用放射免疫分析法测定血浆ET、NO和超氧化物歧化酶 (SOD) ,并与健康体检者 15例作对照。结果　急性胰腺炎血浆ET、NO明显升高 ,而SOD明显降低 ,与健康对照组比较差异显著 (P <0 0 1) ;且重症胰腺炎的ET和NO增高、SOD降低尤为明显 ,与轻症胰腺炎相比较有统计学意义 (P <0 0 1)。结论　血浆的ET、NO和SOD异常消长在急性胰腺炎发生、发展过程中具有重要作用。     

营养干预对骨髓移植病人抗氧化力及脂质过氧化的影响

目的探讨外源性补充抗氧化性维生素对骨髓移植病人抗氧化力及脂质过氧化的影响。方法将19名骨髓移植病人随机分为实验和对照组,实验组在预处理前给予维生素C(300 mg/d)和维生素E(600 mg/d),对照组不予补充,其余处理两者相同。测定移植前后两组病人的血浆总抗氧化力、丙二醛、全血谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶及红细胞超氧化物歧化酶水平。结果(1)移植前后实验组血浆总抗氧化力、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶和红细胞超氧化物歧化酶值一直处于正常或正常值附近,对照组则低于正常值,两组相比有显著差异;(2)移植后实验组丙二醛值很快降至正常,对照组则一直处于较高水平,两组有显著差异。结论移植前外源性补充抗氧化性维生素可提高骨髓移植病人机体的抗氧化力,减少了脂质过氧化物的产生,有效缓解移植前大剂量放、化疗对病人机体造成的高氧化胁迫压力。     

Retrospective study on stage B prostate cancer in the Hokuriku District, Japan

BACKGROUND: The present study was conducted to investigate how patients with clinically localized prostate cancer were treated in the Hokuriku District, Japan. METHODS: Medical records of 536 patients with stage B prostate cancer were retrospectively reviewed. The patients were diagnosed and treated at four university hospitals and 32 collaborating hospitals in the Hokuriku District. RESULTS: Because their medical records were incomplete and/or they not available for follow up, 79 cases were excluded from this study. Conservative treatment with hormone therapy was used for 248 cases. Radical prostatectomy was performed in 199 cases, only 27 of whom underwent surgical monotherapy. There was no significant difference in disease-specific survival rates between the hormone (69.0%) and surgery group (83.2%) after 110 months. Results of the analysis of disease-specific survival rates according to histologic grade showed that patients with poorly differentiated cancers treated with hormone therapy were the only subset with significant differences when compared against the other patients. CONCLUSION: The value of prostatectomy alone or added was marginal in terms of survival. Only patients with poorly differentiated cancer might benefit from prostatectomy.     

1000例正常人发电子自旋共振（ESR）波谱的饱和特性研究

本文报道1000例正常人发自由基的电子自旋共振波谱饱和功率(ESR-SP)的检测结果。所得正常值的全组中位数为2.496mw;95％上下限分别为2.989及1.720mw。如按性别统计,则女性下限(1.617mw)较男性(1.983mw)为低,(P<0.05)。按年龄分别统计,则40岁以上的中位数(2.376mw)及其下限(2.009mw)高于40岁以下的中位数(2.548mw)及其下限(1.597mw),两者差异有显著性(P<0.05)及极显著性(P<0.01)。因此在使用此正常值指标时,必须注意性别与年龄因素。     

辐照油菜花粉自由基测定

本文采用电子顺磁共振技术测定经Ｃｏ~（６０）γ射线８ＫＧｙ辐照后的油菜花粉中自由基的含量水平。测定结果表明Ｃｏ~（６０）γ射线辐照引起油菜花粉中自由基含量明显升高，但在室温下存放，很快下降至正常水平。     

流行性出血热患者血清超氧化物歧化酶、丙二醛含量变化与其发病机理的关系

本文测定32例健康人和101例流行性出血热(EHF)患者血清超氧化物歧化酶(SOD),丙二醛(MDA)的含量。结果表明EHF患者血清SOD、MDA含量均高于健康对照组,以低血压少尿期升高最为明显。测定中还发现SOD、MDA含量升高与病情变化程度有一定关系。作者认为自由基参与了EHF的发病过程。研究EHF与自由基的关系有助于进一步阐明EHF的发病机理并为其临床治疗提供一定的参考价值。