Bromodeoxyuridine Labeling Index as an Indicator of Early Tumor Response to Preoperative Radiotherapy in Patients with Rectal Cancer

Purpose Assessment of tumor proliferation rate using Bromodeoxyuridine labeling index (BrdUrdLI) as a possible predictor of rectal cancer response to preoperative radiotherapy (RT). Methods and material Ninety-two patients were qualified either to short RT (5 Gy/fraction/5 days) and surgery about 1 week after RT (schedule I), or to short RT and 4–5 weeks interval before surgery (schedule II). Tumor samples were taken twice from each patient: before RT and at the time of surgery. The samples were incubated with BrdUrd for 1 h at 37°C, and the BrdUrdLI was calculated as a percentage of BrdUrd-labeled cells. Results Thirty-eight patients were treated according to schedule I and 54 patients according to schedule II. Mean BrdUrdLI before RT was 8.5% and its value did not differ between the patients in the two compared groups. After RT tumors showed statistically significant growth inhibition (reduction of BrdUrdLI). As the pretreatment BrdUrd LI was not predictive for early clinical and pathologic tumor response, prognostic role of the ratio of BrdUrdLI after to BrdUrdLI before RT was considered. The ratios were calculated separately for fast (BrdUrd LI > 8.5%) and slowly (BrdUrd LI ≤ 8.5%) proliferating tumors and correlated with overall treatment time (OTT, i.e., time from the first day of RT to surgery). One month after RT, accelerated proliferation was observed only in slowly proliferating tumors. Conclusions Pretreatment BrdUrdLI was not predictive for early clinical and pathologic tumor response. The ratio after/before RT BrdUrdLI was correlated to inhibition of proliferation in responsive tumors. The paper was presented at ECCO 13, October 30 to November 03, 2005 in Paris, France     

精子形态变化对体外受精率的影响

目的:通过对ICSI和IVF受精率的统计,比较精子形态中的精子正常形态率、头部畸形率、畸形精子指数(TZI)和精子畸形指数(SDI)对受精结果的影响。方法:用Krger's严格标准法分别计算每组样本的精子正常形态率、头部畸形率、TZI和SDI值,与受精率进行比较。结果:①IVF组和ICSI组的受精率,与精子正常形态率、头部畸形率、TZI、SDI均无相关性。②IVF组和ICSI组中SDI>1.6和SDI<1.6的受精率、优质胚胎率和临床妊娠率差异均无统计学意义(P>0.05)。③IVF组和ICSI组中精子正常形态率≤15%与精子正常形态率>15%的二组间受精率、优质胚胎率和临床妊娠率的差异均无统计学意义(P>0.05)。结论:精子形态在体外受精时对受精率无影响,不能用精子形态来直接评价体外受精的结果。     

Ventricular rate smoothing for atrial fibrillation: a quantitative comparison study.

AIMS: To quantitatively compare the ventricular rate-smoothing (VRS) effects of different ventricular pacing (VP) protocols for atrial fibrillation (AF). METHODS AND RESULTS: Using a recently developed open-source model that can simulate the ventricular response in AF and VP, the performance of fixed-rate pacing and four previously published VRS algorithms were assessed by the mean RR (mRR), the root mean square of successive RR differences (RMSSD), the percentage of ventricular senses (VS%), and the percentage of short RR intervals (sRR%). All pacing protocols cause rate-dependent reduction of RMSSD, VS%, and sRR% with or without shortening of mRR compared to spontaneous AF. Fixed-rate pacing was more sensitive to the intrinsic rate than the VRS algorithms. The performance was generally comparable between different VRS algorithms, although higher mRR and VS% can be achieved at the expense of larger RMSSD and sRR%. CONCLUSION: The effect of VP on ventricular rhythm in AF depends on both intrinsic rate and the aggressiveness of the pacing protocol. Adequate rate control is necessary for effective operation of the VRS algorithm. Choosing VRS algorithm should balance between the beneficial effects of rate regularization and the negative effects of increasing heart rate and percentage of VP.     

重度充血性心力衰竭患者心率和每搏输出量的凌晨分离现象研究

目的 研究重度充血性心力衰竭患者血流动力学的昼夜节律改变.方法 选择2005年12月至2006年6月在南京中医药大学无锡附属医院心内科住院的重度充血性心力衰竭患者120例为心衰组,同期门诊体检的无心血管疾病者20名为对照组,采用生物阻抗法每小时1次动态监测心率(HR)和每搏输出量(SV).结果 心衰组与对照组HR、SV均存在昼夜节律,但分布规律存在差异,心衰组HR明显快于对照组(P＜0.5),而SV明显低于对照组(P＜0.05);对照组HR与SV呈正相关(P＜0.01),而心衰组HR与SV总体上也呈正相关(P＜0.01),但在凌晨100～400之间,两组HR与SV分布曲线明显不同,心衰组HR与SV分布曲线出现分离现象,HR下降而SV上升,呈负相关(P＜0.01),而同时段的对照组HR与SV则仍呈正相关(P＜0.01).结论 重度充血性心力衰竭患者HR和SV分布的昼夜节律受损,在凌晨100～400之间,HR与SV分布趋势存在分离现象.     

A mathematical analysis of kinetic characteristics of oxidative phosphorylation in the animal brain under hypoxic conditions

The kinetic dependence of the rate of oxidative phosphorylation (ADP/t) on the concentration of exogenous ADP has been mathematically analyzed in the brain mitochondria. This relationship has been approximated by a mathematic model under various vital conditions. We propose an analytical approach to calculating the characteristics of oxidative phosphorylation and predicting the kinetics of oxidative ATP synthesis in brain mitochondria of animals subjected to hypoxia.     

革兰阴性病原菌耐药性变化的分析

目的：了解革兰阴性病原菌耐药水平的变化趋势。方法：对我院1998～2004年从各类临床标本分离出的革兰阴性病原菌的药敏试验结果进行统计分析。结果：病原菌对亚胺培南的总体敏感率始终保持在较高水平,以下依次为头孢他啶(69%)、阿米卡星(66%)和环丙沙星(66%),但是铜绿假单胞菌和不动杆菌对常用抗生素的敏感率呈下降趋势。大肠杆菌、肺炎克雷伯菌和阴沟肠杆菌对亚胺培南的敏感率始终维持很高水平,但对其它各类药物的敏感率大多呈现明显的下降趋势,或维持在较低水平。结论：革兰阴性病原菌耐药水平有增高的趋势。亚胺培南可作为重症患者经验用药的首选药物之一,慎重使用第3代头孢菌素,并尽量避免经验用药。     

降调节对卵子质量的影响

近10余年来，在体外受精一胚胎移植（IVF-ET）周期中应用促性腺激素释放激素激动剂（GnRH-a）进行控制性卵巢刺激（COS）已成为普遍采用的方法，其主要原因是GnRH-a可以促进卵巢内多个卵泡同步发育和成熟，抑制内源性黄体生成素（LH）峰，阻遏卵泡过早黄素化及卵子早熟。由于GnRH-a在IVF-ET进行降调节COS中的应用不同，可将COS方案分为长方案和短方案。[第一段]     

高容血液稀释联合术中控制性降压对腰椎手术病人心率变异性的影响

目的:探讨术前急性高容血液稀释联合术中硝普钠控制性降压对腰椎手术病人心率变异性(HRV)的影响.方法:15例腰椎骨折椎板减压、切复内固定病人,术前输入6%羟乙基淀粉20ml/kg和乳酸林格氏液20ml/kg以实施急性高容血液稀释,术中采用硝普钠微泵输注实施控制性降压,输注速度为0.5～6μg·kg-1·min-1,控制平均压(MAP)在55～65mmHg之间.观察插管后稀释前(T0)、稀释后降压前(T1)、降压后10min(T2)、30min(T3)和停降压后10min(T4)和30min(T5)6个时间点总功率谱(TP)、低频值(LF)、高频值(HF)、LF/HF、标化低频值(Lfnrom)和标化高频值(Hfnorm).结果:以上6个时间点TP、LF、HF、LF/HF、Lfnrom和Hfnorm均无显著变化.结论:术前急性高容血液稀释联合术中控制性降压时心脏自主神经功能稳定.     

佛山市城区集体儿童健康状况调查分析

目的了解佛山市城区集体儿童健康状况,以制定干预措施。方法采用随机整群抽样的方法,抽取本市城区共15间幼儿园,并对各间园所的儿童体检的资料数据进行整理和分析。结果佛山市集体儿童缺点总检出率为71.40%。其中私营幼儿园儿童缺点患病率明显高于事业单位的幼儿园(P<0.05),有显著性差异。儿童骨矿物质测定缺钙的检出率为13.73%。男女儿童无性别差异。结论今后继续加强对幼儿园的管理工作,私营的幼儿园管理工作是我们今后管理工作的重点,做好防治工作,降低患病率,增强儿童的身心健康。     

腹腔镜下处理输卵管积水对体外受精胚胎移植结局的影响

目的探讨腹腔镜下处理输卵管积水对体外受精胚胎移植(in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer, IVF-ET)结局的影响.方法 2002～2005年在我院行IVF-ET伴输卵管积水的53例分3个研究组:①未处理组17例,仅行IVF-ET,未对积水进行处理;②直接切除组17例,行IVF-ET术前在腹腔镜下处理输卵管积水;③失败后切除组19例,IVF-ET失败后腹腔镜下处理输卵管积水后再行IVF-ET.结果未处理组新鲜移植周期妊娠率15.8%(3/19),解冻周期妊娠率10.5%(2/19),平均周期妊娠率13.2%(5/38),累积活胎率17.6%(3/17);直接切除组分别为36.8%(7/19),23.1%(3/13),30.3%(10/32),41.7%(8/17);失败后切除组分别为16.7%(2/12),58.3%(14/24),44.4%(16/36),73.7%(14/19).失败后切除组的解冻周期妊娠率、平均周期妊娠率及累积活胎率均高于未处理组(χ2＝10.374,P＝0.001;χ2＝8.903,P＝0.003;χ2＝11.305,P＝0.001),直接切除组平均周期妊娠率及累积活胎率呈高于未处理组的趋势(χ2＝3.377,P＝0.066;χ2＝3.360,P＝0.067).结论输卵管积水降低IVF-ET的妊娠率,妊娠结局不良,腹腔镜下处理输卵管积水后再行IVF-ET提高妊娠率,获得良好的妊娠结局.