Changes in hepatic lymph vessels in endotoxaemia.

This study was undertaken into rats to investigate changes in the hepatic lymph vessels and the space of Disse in endotoxaemia and to examine their relationship with the development of endotoxin-induced hepatic injury. Lymph stasis, namely dilatation of the lymph vessels and oedema, developed rapidly in the medium-sized portal canals, the large portal canals, and the liver hilum after endotoxin injection, but not in the small portal canals. Such changes reached their maximum 4-8 h after endotoxin injection and had recovered markedly by 16 h after the injection. The space of Disse remained within normal limits during this period. These findings suggest that the intrahepatic lymph stasis in endotoxaemia may be caused by a reduction in the pumping activity of the extrahepatic and the intrahepatic large lymph vessels rather than by an increase of lymph formation in the liver lobules. There was no evidence suggesting a direct relationship between the disturbance of hepatic lymph flow and the development of hepatic injury in endotoxaemia.     

Use of laboratory data to identify risk factors of giant coronary aneurysms due to Kawasaki disease

BACKGROUND: Although some laboratory findings are known to be indicators of the risk of giant coronary aneurysm formation among Kawasaki disease patients, an appropriate cut-off point to predict aneurysm formation is not clear. METHODS: One hundred and five patients with giant coronary aneurysms were selected from the 15th and 16th nationwide surveys of Kawasaki disease in Japan. A total of 2936 patients without Kawasaki disease were recruited from a single hospital as a control group. Odds ratios were calculated for six laboratory data with specific values as cut-off points. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were observed to determine the most appropriate laboratory tests and cut-off points. RESULTS: Hematocrit, leukocyte count, neutrophil proportion, and hemoglobin had one or more peaks of odds ratio for specific cut-off points, but they did not have a clear cut-off point for the predictor according to the receiver operating characteristic curves. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) increased the risk of giant coronary aneurysms continuously so no clearly appropriate cut-off point was identified. Serum sodium concentration of 135 mEq/L had a peak of odds ratio, and those with <135 mEq/L had the highest odds ratio (4.78). This value seemed appropriate with a sensitivity of 78% and specificity of 57%, although the predictive positive value was as small as 5%. CONCLUSION: The author's propose that a serum sodium concentration of <135 mEq/L at the patient's first visit to hospital may be a predictor of giant coronary aneurysms due to Kawasaki disease.     

乳腺癌前哨淋巴结活检的临床意义

目的 评价应用蓝染料示踪剂识别乳腺癌前哨淋巴结（sentinel lymph node,SLN)的可行性和SLN预测腋窝淋巴结（axillary lymph node,ALN)转移的准确性。方法 应用专利蓝对42例临床腋窝淋巴结阴性的乳腺癌患者进行SLN定位和活检术。结果 37例找到SLN，SLN检出率88.1%，SLN的成功定位与患者的年龄有关。SLN预测ALN状态的准确率为93.8%，假阴性2例。结论 蓝染料示踪法定位乳腺癌SLN是成功率较高的方法，且操作简单，花费少，SLN活检能够准确预测腋窝淋巴结的转移状况，在将来治疗腋淋巴结阴性的乳腺癌中，这一技术可以免除患者接受不必要的腋淋巴结清扫术。     

结直肠癌淋巴结转移与部分肿瘤分子标志物表达的相关性研究

目的 探讨部分肿瘤相关分子标志物免疫组织化学的表达与结直肠癌淋巴结转移的相关性.方法 应用免疫组织化学技术检测65例结直肠癌手术标本Ki-67、p53的表达情况,对照手术所见和手术标本的病理检查结果 ,研究这些肿瘤相关分子标志物与肿瘤的生物学特性如浸润和淋巴结转移等的关系.结果 65例结直肠癌手术标本Ki-67、p53免疫组织化学的表达与肿瘤肠壁浸润深度无明显相关性(P＞0.05).Ki-67的表达及Ki-67标记指数的表达与淋巴结转移及Dukes分期有明显的相关性(P＜0.01);p53标记指数的表达与淋巴结转移有相关性(P＜0.05),与Dukes分期有明显的相关性(P＜0.01).结论 作为反应细胞增殖活性的肿瘤相关分子标志物Ki-67,其免疫组织化学的表达程度可间接反映结直肠癌淋巴结转移状况,可能成为反映淋巴结转移的一个标志物.     

伴淋巴结鳞状细胞癌转移的梭形细胞肌上皮癌临床病理分析

目的 探讨伴淋巴结鳞状细胞癌转移的梭形细胞肌上皮癌病理特征、诊断和鉴别诊断,提高对该肿瘤的诊断水平.方法 对1例颌下腺梭形细胞肌上皮癌及颈清扫淋巴结进行组织形态学和免疫组化观察,并结合文献复习.结果 肿瘤主要由梭形细胞构成,细胞排列紧密,异型性明显,分裂相易见伴大片坏死及玻璃样变.经广泛取材,见到少许小管样结构及小灶状鳞状细胞癌成分.颈清扫淋巴结可见鳞状细胞癌转移.免疫组化显示,梭形肿瘤细胞:SMA、Desmin灶状阳性,p53强阳性,CK(AE1/AE3)、S-100、CD34、GFAP、CD10、HMB45均为阴性;淋巴结转移癌成分CK(AE1/AE3)阳性、SMA阴性.结论 肌上皮癌属于罕见的恶性肿瘤,梭形细胞为主的肌上皮癌,其淋巴结转移癌的形态可以与肿瘤主体细胞的形态截然不同.根据组织学特点,结合免疫组化及电镜观察,可以作出明确诊断及鉴别诊断.     

急性下壁心肌梗死时缓慢性窦房结功能紊乱的临床表现与治疗

目的：讨论急性下壁心肌梗死患者缓慢性窦房结功能紊乱的发生率。临床意义及转归。方法：对260例急性下壁心肌梗死患者的临床状况及心电图进行连续观察分析。结果：发生缓慢性窦房结功能紊乱者共50例。其中窦性心动过缓36例（13.85%,36/260)，窦房阻滞8例（3.08%,8/260)。窦性静止6例（2.31%,6/260)。结论：急性下壁心肌梗死患者缓慢性窦房结功能紊乱发生率较高，且多标志病情较严重。     

The Cardiac Pacemaker Current if

Pacemaker Current if. Since the hyperpolarization-activated current, if, was originally associated with the diastolic depolarization phase of action potential in the sinoatrial (SA) node in 1979, its central role in the generation and control of pacemaker activity has become increasingly clear through a series of experimental findings, some of which have substantially modified the pre-existing theories of cardiac pacemaking and its modulation by the autonomic transmitters. Thus, the pacemaker current of Purkinje fibers, formerly described as a deactivating pure potassium (K) current, was found to be in fact, like the nodal if, inward and activating on hyperpolarization. Furthermore, in SA node cells, as well as mediating rhythm acceleration induced by catecholamines, if was found to underlie the slowing effect of low acetylcholine (ACh) concentrations, in contrast with the generally accepted hypothesis that activation of a K conductance is the main process responsible for cardiac slowing. A final, atypical property of if recently demonstrated concerns the activating action exerted on if by intracellular cAMP. Unlike that on other voltage-gated, cAMP-modulated cardiac channels, this action is independent of phosphorylation and involves a direct binding of cAMP to if channels. (J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, Vol. 3, pp. 334–344, August 1992)     

下肢静脉高压症顺行性静脉造影的诊断意义

本文对临床上有下肢静脉高压症的56例病人,共76条下肢,进行了顺行性静脉造影的X线研究。其中对12条下肢做了经皮腘静脉造影检查。作者认为:(1)下肢静脉高压除因下肢静脉血栓形成外,下肢深静脉瓣膜功能不全是其另一个主要原因。(2)经皮腘静脉造影是检测下肢深静脉瓣膜功能的有效、准确的方法。(3)下肢静脉造影的联合应用,在检查下肢静脉高压中具有科学性和准确性。