心脏手术后的认知功能障碍

大脑功能障碍是指智力下降等不同程度脑功能改变。随着心脏外科的发展，有关中枢神经系统并发症日益受到重视。 1 危险因素 术前已有中风、主动脉近端硬化、贫血与老龄化、高血压和糖尿病等均可使体外循环后中风风险增加。术中发生中风的主要风险因子是体外循环时间和反复地钳夹主动脉。其他如围术期心律失常、低心排综合征等情况也会使体外循环后认知功能障碍增加。     

氯沙坦调节两肾一夹型高血压大鼠血管重塑及其与细胞外信号调节激酶1/2的关系

为探讨特异性血管紧张素Ⅱ受体 1阻断剂氯沙坦调节高血压血管重塑与细胞外信号调节激酶的关系 ,本文采用两肾一夹型高血压大鼠为动物模型 ,术后第 2、4、6周测血压 ,6周后处死大鼠称心脏重量 ,取胸主动脉和肠系膜动脉作形态学观察和计算机图像分析 ,免疫印迹方法检测主动脉中磷酸化细胞外信号调节激酶及总细胞外信号调节激酶的表达。结果发现 ,与假手术对照组相比 ,模型组大鼠血压和心脏与体重之比分别增加 5 0 %和 48%(P均 <0 .0 1) ,主动脉和肠系膜动脉的内径与中膜厚度之比明显减少 (分别为 7.10± 0 .5 9比 9.2 4± 1.17,6.0 0± 0 .89比 8.96± 1.2 3 ) ,中膜厚度明显增加 (分别为 119.47± 10 .77μm比 91.5 5± 14.45 μm ,49.60± 1.0 4μm比 3 7.0 1± 4.85 μm ,P均 <0 .0 5 ) ,主动脉中磷酸化细胞外信号调节激酶的表达显著增强 ;氯沙坦治疗后 ,血压、心脏与体重之比分别下降到 13 2± 9mmHg、0 .3 2± 0 .0 3 (P均 <0 .0 5 ) ,主动脉和肠系膜动脉的内径与中膜厚度之比明显增加 ,中膜厚度明显减小 ,并下调主动脉中磷酸化细胞外信号调节激酶的表达。提示氯沙坦可明显改善两肾一夹型高血压大鼠的血管重塑 ,这种调节可能是通过细胞外信号调节激酶信号途经发挥作用的     

Effect of short daily home haemodialysis on quality of life, cognitive functioning and the electroencephalogram.

BACKGROUND: End-stage renal disease patients have a poor quality of life (QoL), suffer from impaired cognitive functioning, and their electroencephalogram (EEG) shows abnormalities. Conventional haemodialysis (CHD) only partially restores these disorders. Short daily haemodialysis (SDHD) has been reported to improve QoL, but effects on cognitive functioning and EEG have yet to be described. METHODS: Of the 13 patients (11 male, 2 female, age 45.5 +/- 8.1 years), 11 completed the Kidney Disease Quality of Life and Affect Balance Scale questionnaires, 10 underwent neuropsychological testing, and all 13 underwent EEG examination. For the neuropsychological assessments, nine patients (six male, three female, age 45.4 +/- 12.6) who remained on the CHD schedule, served as controls. The dialysis schedule of thrice-a-week for 4 h was changed in the experimental group to six times a week for 2 h (SDHD) over a period of 6 months and back to thrice a week for 4 h. RESULTS: When on SDHD, patients rated several dimensions of health-related QoL as being improved. After resuming CHD, one of these dimensions again decreased and several others worsened even lower than baseline. Cognitive functioning did not change when compared with control data. On the EEG, alpha peak frequency increased slightly when on SDHD but decreased significantly after resuming CHD. CONCLUSIONS: SDHD improves health-related QoL, but has no clear effects on cognitive functioning and EEG. Resumption of CHD after SDHD decreases aspects of QoL and EEG alpha peak frequency but has no effect on cognitive functioning.     

Neuropsychological test for the detection of dementia in elderly individuals: the Nishimura Dementia Test

Background: Progression of the core and accessory symptoms of dementia can be slowed if drug therapies and psychosocial interventions are administered at an early stage. The aim of this study was to develop and standardize a neuropsychological test for the elderly that can detect dementia at an early stage with high sensitivity and can evaluate a wide range of severities of dementia based on assessments of various cognitive functions. Methods: A preliminary test consisting of 23 items and the Nishimura Mental State Scale for the Elderly (NM Scale), which evaluates the mental functions of elderly individuals by observing their actual behaviors in daily life, were administered to 448 elderly subjects. After applying Hayashi’s quantification theory type I to the results, we revised the preliminary test to construct a neuropsychological test for the elderly, which we named the Nishimura Dementia Test (ND Test), and standardized it. Then, we examined its validity and test–retest reliability. Results: Among the 448 subjects, there was a strong correlation between the ND Test scores and NM Scale scores. The ND Test showed a good general agreement rate for the discrimination of the severity of dementia, and good sensitivity and specificity of discrimination of dementia when compared with the actual NM Scale. Using different groups of elderly subjects, the ND Test showed validity and test–retest reliability, and the ND Test scores showed strong correlations with the Revised Hasegawa Dementia Scale scores and the Mini‐Mental State Examination scores. Conclusions: The ND Test is based on assessment of a variety of cognitive functions and can evaluate a wide range of severities of dementia with good validity and reliability.     

Decreased insulin requirement in relation to GFR in nephropathic Type 1 and insulin-treated Type 2 diabetic patients.

AIMS: In the presence of impaired renal function, patients require less insulin mainly because insulin clearance is prolonged. The aim of this study was to evaluate the insulin requirement related to glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in nephropathic Type 1 and Type 2 diabetic patients. METHODS: In a retrospective study we compared insulin requirement in 20 nephropathic Type 1 diabetic patients and 20 insulin-treated Type 2 diabetic patients from the onset of overt nephropathy until the final stage of renal disease. All patients had proteinuria > 0.5 g/24 h and creatinine clearance >/= 80 ml/min per 1.73 m2 at baseline. Creatinine clearance, urinary protein excretion, glycated haemoglobin and the required insulin doses were determined 3- to 6-monthly, basal C-peptide was measured at the beginning and the end of the observation period. The required insulin doses were evaluated at creatinine clearance rates of 80, 60, 40, 20 and 10 ml/min per 1.73 m2 (or at the initiation of dialysis treatment). RESULTS: The insulin requirement of patients with Type 1 diabetes was reduced from 0.72 +/- 0.16 IU/kg per day at a creatinine clearance rate of 80 ml/min, to 0.45 +/- 0.13 IU/kg per day at a creatinine clearance rate of 10 ml/min (decrement of 38%, P < 0.001). The insulin dose required by Type 2 diabetic patients was reduced from 0.68 +/- 0.28 IU/kg per day at a creatinine clearance rate of 80 ml/min to 0.33 +/- 0.19 IU/kg per day at a clearance rate of 10 ml/min (decrement 51%, P < 0.001). The fall in GFR, urinary protein excretion and glycated haemoglobin levels was similar in the two groups. In patients with Type 2 diabetes, C-peptide levels at the beginning and the end of renal function impairment were 2.2 (0.4-7.3) vs. 2.7 (0.1-4.9) ng/ml (NS). The reduction in insulin requirement was approximately the same in patients with an initial C-peptide level < 1.0 and in those >/= 1.0 ng/ml (decrement 57% vs. 46%). CONCLUSIONS: The reduction in insulin requirement in renal insufficiency is similar in Type 1 and insulin-treated Type 2 diabetic patients. In subjects with Type 2 diabetes, the residual insulin secretion has no impact on the reduction in insulin requirement dependent on the GFR.     

血管细胞粘附分子调控造血的研究进展

本文简述了血管细胞粘附分子 (Vascularcelladhesionmolecule 1,VCAM 1)的结构和生物学功能 ,总结了VCAM 1在恶性血液病骨髓基质中的表达和意义 ,探讨了VCAM 1在造血干细胞动员和归巢中的作用 ,指出VCAM 1作用机制的深入研究将对恶性血液病的治疗提供更为有效的方法。     

自体移植脾组织VEGF、KDR表达与血管再生的实验研究

目的 研究自体移植脾组织血管再生及VEGF、KDR表达规律，阐明VEGF、KDR对移植脾组织血管再生的调控作用，为脾脏外科临床及实验研究提供理论依据。方法 健康Wistar大鼠70只，体重100—120g，随机分为7组，每组10只中又设脾切除自体脾移植组5只，假手术组5只，分别于术后7，14，30，60，90，120，180d进行：(1)自体移植脾组织病理学检测；(2)大鼠行主动脉插管灌注墨汁，光镜观测再生血管并采用图像分析测定其密度；(3)免疫组化抗VEGF、KDR抗体染色，图像分析定量，阐明其表达规律及与血管再生的关系。结果 (1)自体脾组织移植术后7d即有血管从大网膜向脾组织内伸展，移植脾组织内血管密度逐渐增大，至术后180d血管再生接近正常；(2)自体脾组织移植术后7d、14d，VEGF、KDR阳性染色细胞密度迅速升高，术后60d达高峰，以后逐渐降低，至术后180d VEGF、KDR阳性染色细胞密度趋向正常。结论 自体脾组织大网膜内移植术是简便有效的脾移植方法；移植脾组织新生血管由大网膜再生而来；术后移植脾组织内VEGF、KDR表达量升高，促进血管形成，血管再生完成后恢复正常水平。     

咪唑安定对低血容量休克鼠静脉血管可容性的影响

目的研究咪唑安定对低血容量休克血管可容性的影响及可能的作用机制。方法血管可容性的变化通过测量注射咪唑安定前后全身平均循环充盈压(Pmcf)来表示。实验鼠分为对照组(n=8),交感神经阻断组(SNSB,n=8),交感神经阻断 去甲肾上腺素组(SNSB NA,n=9),低血容量组(n=5)。静脉注射咪唑安定0.1、0.3、0.5、1.0mg·kg-1后2min测量Pmcf。结果与用药前相比,咪唑安定导致对照组、低血容量组、SNSB NA组平均动脉压明显下降(P<0.05),但对照组呈剂量依存性方式。对照组和低血容量组的Pmcf呈现剂量依存性下降(P<0.05),但SNSB组、SNSB NA组无改变。结论 咪唑安定可引起剂量依存性的静脉血管舒张,而这种作用主要是源于其对静脉血管交感神经张力的抑制。     

脑星形细胞瘤中血管内皮生长因子表达与肿瘤血管形成的关系

目的 研究脑星形细胞肿瘤中血管内皮生长因子(VEGF)蛋白的表达及其与微血管密度(MVD)间的相关性。方法 采用免疫组织化学S—P法检测60例脑星形细胞肿瘤中VEGF蛋白的表达，计数肿瘤MVD，分析其意义及两者间的相关性。结果 VEGF总阳性率为63．3％(36／60例)，其中Ⅱ、Ⅲ、Ⅳ级星形细胞瘤中VEGF阳性率分别为42．1％(8/19例)、71．4％(20／28例)、76．9％(10／13例)。间变性星形细胞瘤和多形性胶质母细胞瘤明显高于弥漫性星形细胞瘤(P＜0．05)；在Ⅱ、Ⅲ、Ⅳ级肿瘤各级别间MVD的差异有显著性(P＜0．05)，而且肿瘤从低度恶性向高度恶性转变过程中，微血管形态由窦状扩张为主变为以芽状和细索状为主，而球状血管丛仅出现在胶质母细胞瘤中。VEGF表达与肿瘤MVD呈正相关(P＜0．05)。结论 联合检测VEGF、MVD可作为判断脑星形细胞瘤恶性潜能的重要生物学指标，同时对了解肿瘤血管形成机制有一定意义。