消化道肿瘤血浆胃动素测定及其意义

作者报告经病理诊断消化道恶性肿瘤患者30例及手术切除肿瘤患者15例的血浆胃动素水平,并以健康成人31例作为对照。消化道恶性肿瘤的胃动素水平373.4±123.7ng/L,显著高于正常对照组(162.3±52.3ng/L,P<0.001),而消化道恶性肿瘤患者术前及术后胃动素水平无显著差异。消化道恶性肿瘤患者胃动素水平增高的原因可能是肿瘤刺激神经所致。胃癌和结肠癌细胞可产生胃泌素样物质,它可刺激胃动素的释放。     

桂美辛和山莨菪碱治疗胆绞痛的比较

桂美辛组(男性21例,女性35例;年龄44±12a)治疗胆绞痛56例,剂量300mg, po, tid,显效32例,有效21例,总有效率95％。山茛菪碱组52例(男性18例,女性34例;年龄46±13a),剂量10mg, im, tid,显效、有效分别为9与20例,总有效率56％。2组比较,P<0.01。桂美辛治疗胆绞痛有疗效高、不良反应少的优点。     

胃癌rasP21和nm23基因表达联合检测意义研究

目的总结胃癌组织中rasP21和nm23基因表达联合检测与临床病理学因素及预后的关系.方法60例福尔马林固定,石蜡包埋的胃癌切除标本,采用免疫组织化学方法(SP法)检测基因表达.结果rasP21和nm23表达的分布根据肿瘤大体类型而不同,而且这些基因的表达方式与预后相关--nm23单独表达影响预后,而rasP21和nm23基因一定程度的联合表达可以延长生存期.结论研究提示在rasP21和nm23基因之间有一种相互作用,分析两者的相互关系,将有助于判定胃癌患者的预后.     

女性尿失禁患者尿动力学检查的意义

对６８例女性尿失禁的临床诊断和尿动力学检查结果进行了比较研究。根据病史、主诉、体查和辅助检查而做出的诊断，各型尿失禁之间有１５．０％到２７．８％与尿动力学检查不一致。详细的病史、体检、辅助检查与尿动力学检查结果相结合，才能对尿失禁做出正确的诊断。尿动力学检查对于拟手术的患者或基于临床诊断治疗失败的患者具有重要意义。     

Is it possible to prevent bacterial adhesion onto ureteric stents?

The aim of this study was to determine whether the use of bactericidal coatings or immersion in antibiotic solution reduces or prevents bacterial adhesion onto ureteric stents. Precut segments of full silicone, silver-coated and hydrogel-coated ureteric stents were incubated with two uropathogenic bacterial strains with and without previous immersion in antibiotic solution. Tobramycin, ceftriaxone and ciprofloxacin solutions were used, as these antibiotics are commonly administered for the prophylaxis and treatment of urinary tract infection (UTI). Microbiological analysis showed that immersion of ureteric stents in ceftriaxone and ciprofloxacin yielded a significant reduction of bacterial adhesion, whereas immersion in tobramycin did not. The surface material of the stents had no direct influence on bacterial adhesion. In this experimental study, neither the silver nor the hydrogel coat reduced bacterial adhesion onto ureteric stents whereas immersion in a suitable antibiotic solution significantly reduced and even prevented this phenomenon, probably due to the adhesion of the antibiotic onto the stent surface. Prevention of bacterial adhesion onto ureteric stents is essential to reduce the risk of UTI in connection with these devices.     

下尿路梗阻性肾积水患者逼尿肌功能变化

目的：探讨下尿路梗阻性肾积水患者逼尿肌功能变化。方法：对20例（3．5－73岁）下尿路梗阻导致的肾积水组和10例（13－67岁）无肾积水的对照组进行膀胱压力容积测定与压力－流率测定，并记录不同膀胱灌注量的逼尿肌基础压力。结果：下尿路梗阻性肾积水组逼尿肌－括约肌协同失调（DSD）11例（55％），逼尿肌功能过度活跃5例；而对照组仅发现1例（10％）DSD，未发现有逼尿肌功能过度活跃。下尿路梗阻性肾积水组平均膀胱顺应性显著低于对照组（P＜0．05），而下尿路梗阻性肾积水组平均逼尿肌基础压力，平均逼尿肌最大收缩压和残余尿量均显著高于对照组（P＜0．05），且下尿路梗阻性肾积水组在灌注量逐渐增加时高逼尿肌基础压力发生率逐渐增加。结论：下尿路梗阻性肾积水多伴有逼尿肌功能异常，提示膀胱逼尿肌功能改变与下尿路梗阻性肾积水的形成及发展有一定的相关性。     

泌尿生殖道患者沙眼衣原体和支原体检测及支原体药敏分析

目的　检测皮肤性病门诊泌尿生殖道患者沙眼衣原体 (CT)和支原体感染情况及支原体培养加药敏分析。方法　对5 0 95例泌尿生殖道感染者用金标法检测沙眼衣原体抗原 ,用微量肉汤稀释法检测解脲支原体 (Uu)和人型支原体 (Mh)并进行 8种抗生素的药敏试验。结果　 5 0 95例泌尿生殖道感染者中衣原体阳性 417例 ,总阳性率为 8 2 % ,女性患者阳性率 ( 11 2 % )明显高于男性患者阳性率 ( 6 2 % ) ,有显著性差异 ( χ2 =40 1,P <0 0 1) ;检出支原体 172 8例 ,总阳性率为 3 3 9% ,女性患者阳性率 ( 4 3 0 % )明显高于男性患者阳性率 ( 2 8 0 % ) ,有显著性差异 ( χ2 =114 8,P <0 0 1) ;其中Uu感染 ( 12 5 1例 ,2 4 6% )明显高于Mh感染 ( 71例 ,1 4% )和Uu +Mh混合感染 ( 4 0 6例 ,8 0 % )。Uu对红霉素、罗红霉素、交沙霉素、阿奇霉素、强力霉素、美满霉素、氧氟沙星、环丙沙星的高度敏感率分别为 60 3 %、67 5 %、73 2 %、85 3 %、5 5 7%、40 1%、2 5 6%、2 7%。Uu +Mh混合感染对 8种抗生素均出现不同程度的耐药菌株。结论　湖南地区泌尿生殖道感染患者中 ,衣原体、支原体感染处于国内较高水平。支原体对不同种类抗生素有较高的耐药性 ,特别是Uu +Mh混合感染 ;临床上做支原体培养加药敏试验 ,对指导     

A stratified intraoperative surgical strategy is mandatory during laparoscopic common bile duct exploration for common bile duct stones

Background: Open exploration and endoscopic sphincterotomy (ES) remain the preferred treatment of common bile duct stones (CBDS). The recent spread of laparoscopy has worsened the dilemna of choosing between surgical and endoscopic treatment of CBDS. The aim of this study was to critically evaluate the results of our preliminary experience with laparoscopic common bile duct exploration (CBDE) for CBDS. Methods: Ninety-two consecutive patients were prospectively submitted to laparoscopic CBDE. Surgical strategy included an initial transcystic approach or laparoscopic choledochotomy. Failure of stone clearance was managed by conversion to open CBDE or by postoperative ES. Electrohydraulic lithotripsy and papillary balloon dilatation were selectively used. Stone clearance was assessed by choledochoscopy and control cholangiography. Results: The overall laparoscopic stone clearance in this series was 84% (transcystic route 63% and choledochotomy 93%). Conversion to laparotomy was mandatory in 12% of the patients because of incomplete stone clearance and in 5% because of intraoperative complications. Postoperative ES was required in 4% of the patients, giving an overall surgical success rate of 96%. When indicated (small and limited number of stones located below the cysticocholedochal junction, with a dilated and patent cystic duct) the transcystic route had the lower success rate, the higher complication rate, and the shorter operative time and postoperative hospital stay. When indicated (accessible and dilated common bile duct over 7 mm), laparoscopic choledochotomy had the higher success rate, the lower complication rate, the longer operative time, and the longer postoperative hospital stay, which is related to associated external biliary drainage. The hospital mortality included two high-risk patients (2%) and the complications rate was 15%. Conclusions: Laparoscopic CBDE is safe in selected patients. A stratified intraoperative surgical strategy is mandatory in deciding between a transcystic route and choledochotomy with specific indications for each approach. When feasible, laparoscopic choledochotomy is more efficient and safe than the transcystic route, but it is associated with a longer postoperative hospital stay, which is due to external biliary drainage. Received: 7 May 1996/Accepted: 19 November 1996     

C-terminal tail of β-adrenergic receptors: immunocytochemical localization within astrocytes and their relation to catecholaminergic neurons in N. tractus solitarii and area postrema

β-Adrenergic receptors (βAR) in the medial nuclei of tractus solitarii (m-NTS) and area postrema (AP) may bind to catecholamines released from neurons, whereas only the AP has fenestrated capillaries allowing access to circulating catecholamines. Since varied autonomic responses are seen following βAR activation of the dorsal vagal complex, including the m-NTS and AP, we hypothesized that there might be a cellular basis for varied responses to βAR stimulation that depends pn the differential access to circulating catecholamines. Therefore, we comparatively examined the ultrastructural localization of the βAR in relation to catecholaminergic neurons in these regions. An antibody directed against the C-terminal tail (amino acids 404–418) of hamster β-adrenergic receptor (βAR404) was used in this study. The localization of βAR404 was achieved by the avidin-biotin peroxidase complex (ABC) technique in combination with a pre-embed immunogold labeling method to localize tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), the catecholamine-synthesizing enzyme. Within m-NTS and at subpostremal border, labeling for βAR404 was evident along the intracellular surface of plasma membranes of small, apparently distal, astrocytic processes. Astrocytic processes with βAR404-immunoreactivity formed multiple, thin lamellae around TH-labeled and non-TH neuronal cell bodies and dendrites. βAR404-immunoreactive astrocytes also extended end-feet around blood vessels and surrounded groups of axon terminals that were directly juxtaposed to each other. Some, but not all, of these axons demonstrated TH-immunoreactivity. Fewer βAR404-immunoreactive astrocytes were detected in AP, regardless of their proximity to catecholaminergic processes or blood vessels. The present astrocytic localization of βAR404, together with the earlier, neuronal localization of βAR's third intracellular loop, suggest that the βAR may be substantially different between neurons and astrocytes. The regional difference in the prevalence of βAR404-immunoreactive astrocytes suggests that these receptive sites may either: (i) be preferentially activated by catecholamines released from terminals rather than circulating catecholamines; or (ii) be down-regulated in AP due to blood-born substances, such as catecholamines. The extensive localization of βAR in the border between m-NTS and AP also suggests that catecholaminergic activation of these astrocytes may dictate the degree of diffusion of catecholamines which are of neuronal or vascular origin. The specific localization of βAR404-immunoreactivity to the more distal portions of astrocytes suggests the possibility that astrocytes have restrictive distributions of βAR and that the β-adrenergic activation lead to morphological or chemical changes that are also localized to the distal portions of astrocytes. Additionally, the detection of βAR404 in astrocytes contacting non-TH-immunoreactive neurons suggests the possibility for catecholaminergic modulation of non-catecholaminergic neurons via the activation of astrocytes.     

SCHWANN CELLS AND THE REGROWTH OF AXONS IN THE MAMMALIAN CNS: A REVIEW OF TRANSPLANTATION STUDIES IN THE RAT VISUAL SYSTEM

1. We have used peripheral nerve transplants or cultured Schwann cells grafted in association with different types of polymer to study axonal regrowth in the rat visual system. In some instances the glia were co-grafted with fetal tectal tissue. 2. The studies have two main aims: (i) to determine whether retinal axons can be induced to regrow at a site distant from their cell soma, that is, after damage to the brachial region of the optic tract; (ii) to determine whether retinal axons exposed to Schwann cells retain the ability to recognize their appropriate target neurons in CNS tissue. 3. In brachial lesion studies, Schwann cells were placed in the lesion site in association with nitrocellulose papers, within polycarbonate tubes in the presence or absence of a supporting extracellular matrix (ECM), or within polymer hydrogel scaffolds. Autologous sciatic nerve grafts were also used. Immuno-histochemical studies revealed the presence of regenerating axons within all polymer bridges. Regrowth of retinal axons was also seen, however, growth was not extensive and was limited to the proximal 1–1.5 mm of the implants. 4. In target innervation experiments, two surgical paradigms were developed. In one experiment, a segment of sciatic nerve was autografted onto the transected optic nerve in adult rats and the distal end of each graft was placed adjacent to fetal tectal (target) tissue implanted into the frontal cortex. To date, we have not been able to demonstrate selective recognition of target regions within tectal transplants by retinal axons exiting the sciatic nerve implants. 5. In the second experiment, Schwann cells were mixed with fetal tectal cells and co-grafted to the midbrain of newborn host rats. Schwann cells altered the characteristic pattern of host retinal growth into tectal grafts; in some cases axons were induced to grow away from appropriate target areas by nearby co-grafted Schwann cells. 6. In summary, Schwann cell/polymer scaffolds may provide a useful way of promoting the regrowth of damaged axons in the CNS, however: (i) in adults, at least, their effectiveness is reduced if they are located at a distance from the cell bodies giving rise to regenerating axons; (ii) in some circumstances exposure to a peripheral glial environment may affect the capacity of regenerating axons to recognize appropriate target cells in the CNS neuropil.