The proliferation rate of intracranial tumors as defined by the monoclonal antibody KI 67. Application of the method to paraffin embedded specimens

60 intracranial tumors have been studied immunohistochemically to determine the proliferation rate by staining for the monoclonal antibody KI-67, which recognizes a nuclear antigen expressed by cells in proliferation. In gliomas a clear correlation of stained nuclei to the histologically determined degree of malignancy was found: slow growing astrocytomas and oligodendrogliomas had an average proliferation rate of 1%, more malignant forms of 7–10%. Glioblastomas were found to have a growth fraction of 15%. Metastases had an even higher rate of 20% proliferating cells. In meningiomas the proliferation rate was mainly about 1%, but in three cases it was between 5% and 7%. Whether this is indicative for a higher risk of tumor recurrence, remains to be correlated to the clinical course. Hemangiopericytomas had a proliferation rate of 9% and 16%, respectively, the latter recurring within four months. It may be concluded from the results of this study, that investigation of intracranial tumors with KI 67 may be of prognostic value and can possibly contribute to an individualized tumor therapy.     

A群多糖脑膜炎菌苗最适免疫剂量的研究

近些年来对Ａ群多糖脑膜炎菌苗最适免疫剂量进行了一系列现场流行病学及血清学效果的对比研究。首先肯定了我国生产的菌苗与法国Ｍｅｒｉｅｕｘ研究所生产的苗苗在人体接种后观察一年内具有同等杀菌抗体反应。以后在严格对比下观察了国内生产的多糖菌苗接种３０μｇ及５０μｇ一年内的血清杀菌抗体反应。结果完全相同；而全身反应则３０μｇ为５０μｇ剂量的五分之一。在我国８０年代流脑流行地区内确证了３０μｇ免后人群保护率为９９％与国外５０μｇ的保护率（９７．２％）相似。国内连续三年在流行地区内对比观察了３０μｇ、与５０μｇ的流行病学预防效果，其人群保护率相似．与国外（Ｒｅｉｎｇｏｌｄ）．的报告亦相似。最后结论是本菌苗的最适免疫剂量为３０μｇ．不但其预防效果与５０μｇ相同，而且菌苗反应轻微，经济效益高，有利于在发展中国家推广使用。     

江苏省婴儿死亡漏报情况分析

江苏省婴儿死亡报告工作中，出现漏报率为１７．８７％，婴儿死亡漏报率为２５．６１％，农村出生漏报率和婴儿死亡漏报率均高于城市。婴儿死亡漏报中年龄越小，漏报越多；男女性别之间无显著性差异。城乡婴儿死亡漏报的主要死因是肺炎、意外死亡、新生儿窒息和先天畸形。本文还分析了造成漏报的主要原因，并提出了防止漏报的对策和干预措施。     

不同培养基对肠球菌检出率的影响

用pH9.6葡萄糖肉汤、6.5％NaCl琼脂平板、3％—5％羊血琼脂平板三种不同培养基,从同一份样品中分离肠球菌,检出率有显著差别。pH9.6葡萄糖肉汤对检样选择性增菌后,再用6.5％NaCl琼脂平板分离肠球菌,其检出率明显高于现正普遍用于肠球菌初代分离的3％～5％血琼脂平板(P<0.05),也高于单纯使用6.5％NaCl琼脂平板(P<0.05);后两者间无显著差别(P>O.05)。属中种的构成在不同培养基上检出情况也不同。 关键词:培养基 肠球菌 检出率 肠球菌广泛存在于自然界,是水、空气、尘     

我国正常中老年人心率变异分析

心率变异分析（ＨｅａｒｔｒａｔｅｖａｒｉａｂｉｌｉｔｙＨＲＶ）目前被认为是一项预测心性猝死，特别是预测心肌梗死后病人猝死危险性的独立、敏感的指示。目前尚缺乏大样本ＨＲＶ时相分析正常值范围。本研究采用英国ＯＸＦＯＲＤ公司ＭｅｄｉｌｏｇＥＸＣＥＬ长程心电图分析系统，分别用标准差法（Ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄｄｅｖｉａｔｉｏｎ，ＳＤ）和ＨＲＶ指数法（ＨＲＶＩｎｄｅｘ）对１２０名（男：女＝９７：２３）４０一７０岁（平均５７岁，＜６０岁者６６人，≥６０岁者５４人）健康人的２４小时ＨＲＶ值进行测算。其结果为，ＳＤ：１１８．１５±１５．３７ｍｓ．ＨＲＶＩｎｄｅｘ１８．６２±２．３１；中年组（＜６０岁）平均ＳＤ：；１２２．０３ｍｓ．平均ＨＲＶＩｎｄｅｘ：２０．１６；老年组（≥６０岁）平均ＳＤ：１０７。９２ｍｓ．平均ＨＲＶＩｎｄｅｘ：１６．４１。两种方法的结果均显示。ＨＲＶ日间低于夜间，中年人高于老年人，３小时９时ＨＲＶ最低，与晨间冠心病急性发作事件高峰相吻合。本文并对ＨＲＶ的昼夜变化规律及其意义进行了初步探讨。     

Aptitude for physical exercise in a population of female hospital workers

Summary The aim of this study was to evaluate the level of physical capacity in a female hospital population of Paris and its suburbs. A total of 1505 women working in the selected departments filled in a questionnaire concerning their working conditions, life habits and health and also attended a medical examination. The effort test performed consisted in flexing the legs 20 times with the chest held straigt, in 40 s. The heart rates were measured for the first, the second and the third minutes of recovery (first 15 s multiplied by 4). The blood pressure was measured just after the heart rate, for the first and the third minute. Recovery indices have been constituted from the results. The respective weights of anthropometric and sociodemographic risk factors for recovery indices were studied in multiple logistic regression models. The classification enables us to consider about 25%–30% of our population as having a satisfactory physical capacity, about 26%–27% as having an acceptable capacit, and about 24%–27% as having a weak capacity. About 21% of the population presented an excessive pressure reaction and 44% a questionable pressure reaction. Our results concerning the level of physical capacity of the female nursing staff should be taken into account especially in the future planning of work loads and architectural choices, which must avoid excessive physical burdens in relation to this level. An improvement in the level of physical capacity could be envisaged as well.     

等剪切场中剪切率与剪切时间对全血血小板自发聚集性的影响

本文在研究等剪切场中剪切率与剪切时间对全血血小板自发聚集性的影响时发现,随着剪切时间的延长,血小板自发聚集率与剪切率的关系逐渐由正相关转化为负相关;而随着剪切率的增加,血小板自发聚集率与剪切时间的关系也由正相关转为负相关;剪切率在46 S~(-1)或剪切时间在20分钟时,血小板的自发聚集率与剪切时间或剪切率无关。     

Exhaled nitric oxide in healthy children: Variability and a lack of correlation with atopy

Nitric oxide (NO) is a free radical produced by several lung cells via the enzyme nitric oxide synthetase (NOS) and can be easily measured in exhaled air by chemiluminescence analysis. As the iso-enzyme iNOS may be induced by cytokines and endotoxin, NO is elevated in several chronic inflammatory airway diseases. Prior to using exhaled nitric oxide (eNO) as a non-invasive marker of airway inflammation in daily routine, the role of possibly influencing factors such as age, time of the day, smoking exposure and intra-individual variability have to be clarified. NO concentrations were measured in 107 healthy children aged 4–18 years at an expiratory flow of 184 ml/s. Spirometry and a skin-prick test were performed and a questionnaire on family history of atopy, personal symptoms of atopic disease and smoke exposure was completed. For intra-individual variability nitric oxide was measured in six children three times daily on 6 consecutive days. Median eNO concentration was 5.7 p.p.b., and increased significantly with age but did not vary with gender. No correlation was found between eNO and smoke exposure, positive skin-prick test, FEV ₁, MEF₂₅ and time of the day. There was no circadian rhythm found in the six children measured on 6 consecutive days, but the eNO showed an intra-individual coefficient of variation of 25.9%. With the help of a two-compartment model of the lung the alveolar NO concentration was estimated to be 4.1 p.p.b and was shown to be constant with age, whereas the airway part of NO steadily increased with age. When comparing eNO values with standardized measurement techniques, the age of the children and the large intra-subject coefficient of variation have to be taken into account, whereas in healthy children subject-specific factors such as atopic history, gender and skin test reactivity did not affect eNO measurement.