颈动脉粥样硬化超声检查在脑梗塞诊治中的应用

目的探讨颈动脉粥样硬化脑梗死的相关性。方法60例脑梗死患，均经头颅CT证实，年龄在48～72岁之间，采用SONELINE VersaPro彩色多普勒超声诊断仪，诊断颈动脉粥样斑块增厚情况及颈动脉狭窄程度。结果有22例颈动脉内粥样斑块合并颈动脉中重度狭窄，占37％；全部22例颈动脉中重度狭窄的病例中有19例同侧有脑梗死，占86％。结论颈动脉超声检查对脑梗死的临床治疗和预防具有重要意义。     

Verbal Working Memory and Atherosclerosis in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease: An fMRI study

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Intimal-medial thickening (IMT) of the carotid wall is an accepted peripheral marker of atherosclerosis. It is associated with increased risk for myocardial infarction and stroke, and lower attention-executive-psychomotor functioning. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between IMT and brain activity during a verbal working memory (VWM) task in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD). METHODS: Thirteen CVD patients underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) during a 2-Back VWM task, and B-mode ultrasound of the carotid arteries. IMT was calculated using an automated algorithm based on a validated edge-detection technique. The relationship between IMT and 2-Back-related brain activity was modeled using partial correlations controlling for age and small vessel disease as measured by white matter signal hyperintensities on MRI (WMH). RESULTS: Higher IMT was associated with lower 2-Back-related signal intensity and in the right middle frontal gyrus, independent of age and WMH. CONCLUSIONS: IMT may be one mechanism contributing to brain dysfunction in CVD. The blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) contrast appears to be highly sensitive to peripheral vascular health as measured by IMT. Future studies should examine the sensitivity and specificity of the BOLD response for predicting cognitive decline in CVD.     

99Tcm-HYNIC-Annexin V动脉粥样硬化显像的实验研究

目的 探讨99Tcm-联肼尼克酰胺(HYNIC)-膜联蛋白V(Annexin V)显像检测兔动脉粥样硬化(AS)病变的价值.方法 5只雄性日本大耳白兔通过免疫损伤血管和12周高脂饮食制备成AS模型(实验组),自兔耳缘静脉按体质量注射99Tcm-HYNIC-Annexin V 37 MBq/kg,分别行活体和离体血管的99Tcm-HYNIC-Annexin V显像.5只未经特殊处理的同种白兔行活体显像作为对照.对实验组兔的主动脉分段后,测定各片段质量和放射性计数,并进行病理学和免疫组织化学检查.采用SPSS 13.0软件对数据进行统计学处理.结果 显像剂注射后2h,实验组兔主动脉可见放射性摄取达峰值,而对照组未见明显的放射性摄取,前者靶/非靶(T/NT)比值(2.70±0.26)明显高于后者(1.30±0.13,t=1.99,P＜0.05).实验组兔的主动脉血管斑块片段放射性摄取(每克组织百分注射剂量率,%ID/g)为(0.075±0.016)%ID/g,明显高于非斑块血管片段[(0.035±0.013)%ID/g,前者是后者的(4.55±0.99)倍,t=4.77,P＜0.001];两者的凋亡细胞指数(AI)分别为(40.53±14.94)%和(11.90±7.09)%,差异具有统计学意义(t=2.54,P＜0.01).所有血管片段的放射性摄取(%ID/g值)与AI呈正相关(r=0.98,P＜0.001).结论 99Tcm-HYNIC-Annexin V可以无创性地检测AS斑块的凋亡.     

脑动脉硬化对视神经血供影响的形态学研究及其临床意义

①目的 探讨视神经动脉起源、数目、分布及相关动脉的病理变化，为视神经因缺血所致视野缺损提供形态学依据。②方法 在体视显微镜扣手术显微镜下对100侧成人脑标本观察视神经动脉来源、数目和分布，对其中年龄50-70岁60侧脑标本的视神经和相关动脉进行病理切片观察。③结果 视神经动脉主要来源于颈内动脉、大脑前动脉争前交通动脉。其中单来源3侧(3％)，双来源68侧(68％)，3来源29侧(29％)。病理切片观察动脉管壁有粥样硬化改变53侧(88．3％)，其中被硬化斑块阻塞眼动脉的3侧(5、7％)。阻塞垂体上动脉的4侧(7．5％)，小动脉管腔狭窄11侧(20．8％)。与小动脉阻塞相对应的视神经切片。可见有神经纤维萎缩、变性等病理改变。硬化的颈内动脉壁压迫视神经可以形成明显的压迹。④结论 50岁以上出现不明原因的周边或中央视野缺损。脑动脉硬化导致视神经供血障碍病因不能除外。     

纤维连接蛋白与动脉粥样硬化的关系

炎症机制在动脉粥样硬化斑块的发生、发展中扮演了重要角色。近年来,不断有研究证实前炎性因子纤维连接蛋白(fibronectin,Fn)密切参与了此过程,并与急性冠状动脉综合征的发生有着极强的关联性。本文就Fn与急性冠状动脉综合征的关系及其应用前景进行综述。     

Low–Density Lipoprotein Apheresis Versus Lipid Lowering Drugs in the Treatment of Severe Hypercholesterolemia: Four Years' Experience

Abstract: Elevated lipoprotein concentrations seem to be linked strongly in a dose dependent manner to an increased incidence of atherosclerosis. A total of 47 patients suffering from severe hyperlipidemia were matched to treatment with LDL apheresis (Baxter, Kaneka, Li–popak; 24 patients, aged 50.2 ±11.5 years), diet, and/or lipid–lowering drugs or with diet and lipid–lowering drugs only (23 patients, aged 48.8 ±11.8 years). After treatment periods of 49.8 ±13.4 months (apheresis group, 2,396 treatment sessions) and 38.6 ± 15.1 months (drug group), the ensuing results revealed significant differences (p <0.0001): –47.3% versus –12.1% for total cholesterol, –46.9% versus –21.8% for LDL, +8.4% versus +0.9% for HDL, –52.0% versus – 13.1% for the LDL/HDL ratio, –36.4% versus –16.2% for triglycerides, and –25.9% versus + 1.5% for lipoprotein (a). In the apheresis group, one patient died of myocardial infarction; in the drug group, there was one nonfatal myocardial infarction and the manifestation of coronary heart disease in 3 cases. There were no severe side effects in either group. All patients in the apheresis group responded to therapy. The present trial suggests that a continuing reduction in serum lipid concentrations may lower, in a dose dependent manner, the risk for development and progression of coronary heart disease. Regarding clinical and laboratory results, LDL apheresis seems to be safe, effective therapy for treatment of severe hyperlipidemia.     

Fibrinogen promotes monocyte adhesion via a protein kinase C dependent mechanism

The accumulation of blood monocytes at sites of predilection of the vessel wall is an early cellular event of atherogenesis. Proteins of the vessel wall may facilitate monocyte adhesion and thus promote their recruitment. It has been shown that the relative content of extracellular fibrinogen increases during lesion development, and this study investigated the contribution of immobilized fibrinogen to monocyte adhesion and the underlying mechanism. Freshly isolated human blood monocytes were cultivated in serum-free RPMI 1640 in tissue culture wells precoated with albumin, fibrinogen, or fibrin. After 16 h the plates were washed and adherent cells enumcrated. Immobilized fibrinogen enhanced monocyte adhesion more than 1.9-fold compared to immobilized albumin or fibrin (P<0.05). Concomitant addition of the protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitors staurosporine or H7 suppressed monocyte adherence to immobilized fibrinogen but exerted no significant effect upon adhesion to any other surface tested. Stimulation of monocytes using phorbol myristate acetate resulted in increased binding of monocytes on fibrinogen but not on bovine serum albumin. When PKC activity was reduced through prolonged incubation with PMA for 16h, a significant reduction of monocyte adhesion on fibrinogen was observed. Peptides containing RGD sequences, which have been demonstrated to be ligands for certain integrins, did not inhibit monocyte adhesion. The data suggest that fibrinogen promotes monocyte adhesion in vitro by a PKC-dependent mechanism. PKC appears to be important not only for the initial cell adhesion but also for sustained binding of monocytes to fibrinogen.Abbreviations BSA Bovine serum albumin - ECM Extracellular matrix - PKC Protein kinase C - PMA Phorbol myristate acetate     

单核细胞流变特性异常在动脉粥样硬化进程中的作用

目的：了解单核细胞流变特性异常在动脉粥样硬化进程的作用。方法：大耳白兔６０只随机分为实验组（ＡＧ）４０只及对照组（ＣＧ）２０只，ＡＧ给予胆固醇ｌｇ．ｄ＾－１只＾－１在喟养的第２，４，８和１２周分别抽血检测单核细胞变形性，膜脂流动性及单核细胞（Ｃａ＾２＋０ｉ。结果：在兔ＡＳ阶段性进程中，单核细胞变形性，膜脂流动性下降趋势，细胞内（Ｃａ＾２＋）ｉ呈上升趋势，膜流动性与细胞内（Ｃａ＾２＋）ｉ呈负相关，变     

纳米颗粒和外泌体靶向载药系统诊治动脉粥样硬化的机遇与挑战

动脉粥样硬化是一种慢性炎症性疾病,粥样斑块慢性聚集并沉积于大中型动脉内膜,导致严重的狭窄和血运障碍,引发组织器官缺血缺氧。纳米药物相对于传统药物在动脉粥样硬化治疗中因其具有独特的优势而广泛受到关注。本文重点综述几种纳米靶向颗粒（系统）和外泌体靶向载药系统在抗动脉粥样硬化研究中的应用,简述代表性纳米材料的合成过程,对其靶向性进行分析,并概述纳米药物的益处和内在挑战。尽管面临着一些需要解决和完善的挑战,但是纳米颗粒和外泌体靶向载药治疗的前景广阔,并有望将其推广应用于临床实践中。     

Arterial response to excimer and argon laser irradiation in the atherosclerotic swine

Injury associated with laser-induced tissue ablation may be reduced by using pulsed energy delivery at low repetition rates, as opposed to using continuous wave energy delivery. This study was designed to examine the similarities and differences between these two systems as regards the healing process, and to examine whether one is superior to the other. In order to test this postulate, the healing response of normal and atherosclerotic aorta were examined after exposure in vivo to argon and excimer (XeCl 308 nm) laser radiation in hypercholesterolemic swine. Swine were fed hyperlipidemic diets for eight months following balloon denudation of the descending aorta. Following general anaesthetic, the descending aorta was isolated and laser burns were made on both normal and atherosclerotic intima using a continuous wave argon laser delivered through a 50 diameter quartz fibre, and a XeCl excimer laser carried through a 1 mm diameter fibre. Energy levels of 3 to 5 J were applied with the argon laser. The pulse duration for the excimer laser was 30 ns and craters were produced using 10 to 60 pulses at a repetition rate of 20 Hz and an energy density of 2 J cm^–2.Forty-eight hours after laser application, craters created by both lasers were filled with thrombus material. Argon burns were surrounded by thermal and acoustic injury which was not seen with excimer burns. Three weeks after laser application all crater surfaces were reconstituted. Unlike the excimer burns, argon craters demonstrated necrosis well beyond the crater margins and were characterized by multinucleate giant-cell reaction surrounding char debris. By nine weeks both excimer and argon laser burns were covered by fibrous tissue but could be distinguished by the fact that char debris and subjacent tissue injury arose with the argon burns.The results suggest that both lasers can be used to remove focal atherosclerotic plaque from arteries without inducing excessive thrombogenicity. Rapid healing is observed with both; however, damage to surrounding tissue is significantly greater with a continuous energy delivery laser as opposed to pulsed energy delivery.Work supported in part by: Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario, Grant-in-Aid No. 5-17