血清保存方法对促甲状腺激素结果的影响观察

目的 :观察血清保存方法对促甲状腺激素 (TSH)结果的影响。方法 :将甲状腺功能正常、异常患者共 10份血清 ,采用不同血清量、不同条件分组保存后测定 TSH。结果 :保存方法对 TSH结果有一定的影响。结论 :用于 TSH血清的保存量要多、要密封管口、低温保存。     

Anthropometry and obesity in myelomeningocele

Anthropometric data on 110 myelomeningocele (MMC) subjects in relation to age, sex, level of lesion and ambulation were studied to investigate growth and the occurrence of obesity in MMC. In 52 subjects, indices of obesity were validated against body composition analysis of total body fat (%BF) using body potassium and body water techniques. Most subjects were short and light compared to reference data and became relatively shorter and heavier with age. Overall trunk growth was not affected by the level of lesion, but sitting height was affected by kyphoscoliosis. Arm spans were similar to reference data, but were significantly greater in wheelchair users. Leg length was greatest in those who walked. Body composition data showed excess adipose in many MMC subjects, this tendency increasing with age. When correlated with %BF determined from body composition analysis, common clinical indices of obesity had variable r values (wt/ht2 0.78; wt/sitting ht2 0.77; upper arm fat area 0.75; triceps skinfold 0.74; wt/arm span2 0.68, with the 4 skinfold method correlating best, 0.82). Anthropometric measures, taken with cognizance of level of disability and mobility, can accurately assess body growth and the occurrence of obesity in MMC. The influence of ambulatory activity in promoting normal growth is emphasized.     

Efficacy of short‐term oral cobalamin therapy for the treatment of cobalamin deficiencies related to food‐cobalamin malabsorption: A study of 30 patients

Background: It has been suggested that oral cobalamin (vitamin B₁₂) therapy may be an effective therapy for treating cobalamin deficiencies related to food‐cobalamin malabsorption. However, the duration of this treatment was not determined. Patients and method: In an open‐label, nonplacebo study, we studied 30 patients with established cobalamin deficiency related to food‐cobalamin malabsorption, who received between 250 and 1000 μg of oral crystalline cyanocobalamin per day for at least 1 month. Endpoints: Blood counts, serum cobalamin and homocysteine levels were determined at baseline and during the first month of treatment. Results: During the first month of treatment, 87% of the patients normalized their serum cobalamin levels; 100% increased their serum cobalamin levels (mean increase, +167 pg/dl; P < 0.001 compared with baseline); 100% had evidence of medullary regeneration; 100% corrected their initial macrocytosis; and 54% corrected their anemia. All patients had increased hemoglobin levels (mean increase, +0.6 g/dl) and reticulocyte counts (mean increase, +35 × 10⁶/l) and decreased erythrocyte cell volume (mean decrease, 3 fl; all P < 0.05). Conclusion: Our findings suggest that crystalline cyanocobalamin, 250–1000 μg /day, given orally for 1 month, may be an effective treatment for cobalamin deficiencies not related to pernicious anemia.     

The Domain of Hypertrophic Chondrocytes in Growth Plates Growing at Different Rates

In this study, we tested the hypotheses that (a) both the domain volume (volume of the cell and the matrix it has formed) and matrix volume of juxtametaphyseal hypertrophic chondrocytes in the growth plate is tightly controlled, and that (b) the domain volume of juxtametaphyseal hypertrophic chondrocytes is a strong determinant of the rate of bone length growth. We analyzed the rate of bone length growth (oxytetracycline labeling techniques) and nine stereologic and kinetic parameters related to the juxtametaphyseal chondrocytic domain in the proximal and distal radial and tibial growth plates of 21- and 35-day-old rats. The domain volume increased with increasing growth rates, independent of the location of the growth plate and the age of the animal. Within age groups, the matrix volume per cell increased with increasing growth rates, but an identical growth plate had the same matrix volume per cell in 21- and 35-day-old rats. The most suitable regression model (R ²= 0.992) to describe the rate of bone length growth included the mean volume of juxtametaphyseal hypertrophic chondrocytes and the mean rate of cell loss/cell proliferation. This relationship was independent of the location of the growth plate and the age of the animal. The data suggest that the domain volume of juxtametaphyseal hypertrophic chondrocytes, as well as the matrix volume produced per cell, may be tightly regulated. In addition, the volume of juxtametaphyseal hypertrophic chondrocytes and the rate of cell loss/rate of cell proliferation may play the most important role in the determination of the rate of bone length growth. Received: 2 December 1996 / Accepted: 24 March 1997     

Studies of the effects of dietary zinc on the immune organs and cellular immunity in the rat

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Postmenopausal HRT is not independent risk factor for dural sinus thrombosis

While a dural sinus thrombosis (DST), is a well-known consequence of the use of oral contraceptives, the role of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in DST was not previously evaluated. We report two postmenopausal women, presenting with DST under HRT. Antiphospholipid antibodies in one case and borderline protein S deficiency in another were diagnosed. Only five cases of DST under HRT were previously reported and in two of them additional prothrombotic risk factors were found. According to these and previous cases, HRT is not an independent risk factor for DST.     

托吡酯对慢性癫(癎)大鼠海马碱性成纤维细胞生长因子表达的影响

目的研究托吡酯（TPM）对慢性癫痫大鼠海马碱性成纤维细胞生长因子（bFGF）表达的影响。方法制作戊四氮（PTZ）慢性癫痫点燃大鼠模型，分为PTZ组、TPM组及正常对照组，每组又以5d、10d、15d3个时间点各分为3小组。免疫组化法观察各组海马CAl、CA3区及齿状回bFGF表达，HE染色观察病理形态学改变。结果（1）行为学观察：PTZ组和TPM组在癫痫发作上无明显差别。（2）bFGF表达：①各组齿状回区bFGF表达：PTZ组和TPM组各时点表达不断增高，与正常对照组比较差异有统计学意义（均P〈0．01），尤以10d及15d时增高更明显，与5d时比较差异有统计学意义（均P〈0．05）。②各组CAl区bFGF表达：PTZ组各时点均有明显表达，且随时间延长而表达不断增高，各时点比较差异有统计学意义（均P〈0．01），与正常对照组比较差异有统计学意义（均P〈0．01）；TPM组在5d时与正常对照组比较差异有统计学意义（P〈0．01），而10d、15d时逐渐下降，接近正常对照组水平。③各组CA3区bFGF表达：5d时3组比较差异无统计学意义。但PTZ组和TPM组在10d时与正常对照组比较差异有统计学意义（P〈0．01），PTZ组在15d时和TPM组及正常对照组比较差异有统计学意义（均P〈0．01）。（3）病理形态学改变：PTZ组和TPM组的海马CAl、CA3区尤其是CAl区可见较多神经元发生变性和坏死，PTZ组更显著。结论PTZ点燃过程中海马bF-GF表达增高，尤其在CAl区，且随时间延长有表达不断增高的趋势。TPM可能通过减少海马神经元损伤而明显下调海马CAl、CA3区bFGF的表达。     

重度妊娠高血压综合征患者胎盘表皮生长因子受体的表达

目的：研究胎盘表皮生长因子受体(EGFR)蛋白及基因的表达在置度妊娠高血压综合征(妊高征)发病中的作用以及对妊高征胎儿生长发育的影响。方法：采用免疫组织化学法和逆转录-聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)技术测定21例重度妊高征患者[分2组，重度妊高征合并胎儿宫内发育迟缓(IUGR)组9例和重度妊高征未合并IUGR组12例]胎盘EGFR的表达，并与15例正常妊娠者(对照组)比较。结果：与对照组相比，重度妊高征患者胎盘EGFR蛋白及其mRNA的表达显著降低(P＜0．01)，重度妊高征合并EGFR组与重度妊高征未合并IUGR组之间胎盘EGFR的表达差异无显著性(P＞0．05)。结论：胎盘滋养层细胞EGFR表达显著降低，可能是重度妊高征发病的重要因素；如果EGFR的低表达发生较早，容易发生IUGR。     

幕上星形细胞肿瘤MRI表现与VEGF、P16、Ki-67相关性研究

探讨星形细胞肿瘤MRI表现与P16、Ki—67、血管内皮生长因子(vascular endothelial growth factor，VEGF)表达的相关性。材料和方法：收集我院术前经MRI诊断并经手术病理证实的幕上星形细胞肿瘤53例，行常规平扫描后静脉注射Gd—DTPA增强成像；同时采用HE染色及链菌素生物素—过氧化酶连接法进行VEGF、Ki—67、P16的免疫组织化学染色，测定它们的表达指数。结果：星形细胞肿瘤的信号不均匀性、坏死、水肿、占位效应、强化程度与VEGF、Ki—67、P16的表达相关，且随着星形细胞肿瘤恶性程度的增高VEGF、Ki—67的表达增加；P16的表达率降低。结论：星形细胞肿瘤的MRI表现与VEGF、Ki—67、P16的表达密切相关，MRI可以间接判断星形细胞肿瘤的某些生物学行为。