慢性粒细胞白血病骨髓细胞体外培养净化作用实验研究

目的 :采用 FISH方法直接在干细胞水平对慢性粒细胞白血病 (CML )患者自体骨髓体外培养前后的间期细胞进行 bcr/abl融合基因检测 ,从而探讨 CML 骨髓细胞体外培养对自体骨髓移植物的净化作用。方法 :分离初治的慢性期 Ph+ CML 7例骨髓单个核细胞 (MNCs) ,体外培养 10 d,用免疫磁珠 (MACS)富集培养前后的 CD34+ 细胞 ,通过流式细胞仪检测培养前后 MNCs中 CD34+ 干细胞比例 ,然后用 FISH方法检测其中 bcr/abl融合基因 ,同时分别用正常人细胞及 K5 6 2细胞株作阴性及阳性对照。结果 :(1) 7例患者骨髓细胞培养前后 CD34+ 细胞中 bcr/abl融合基因平均检出率分别为 85 .3%± 4 .9%和 78%± 5 .1% ,有统计学意义 (P<0 .0 5 ) ,(2 )培养前培养体系中 CD34+ 细胞数量为 (6 .0 6 0± 1.5 6 4 )× 10 5个 ,培养后体系中的 CD34+细胞数量为 (5 .974± 1.4 2 4 )× 10 5个 ,两者无明显差异 (P>0 .0 5 )。 (3)在对照组中假阳性率为 2 .5 % ,假阴性率为 2 %。结论 :自体骨髓细胞体外培养对 CML 病人的骨髓肿瘤细胞有一定程度的净化作用 ;FISH技术直接在干细胞水平检测 bcr/abl融合基因 ,且能定量分析 ,较传统方法更适合对骨髓净化进行评价 ,为骨髓净化提供了一种更方便、可靠的评定方法     

Changing health status and health expectancies among older adults in China: Gender differences from 1992 to 2002

Numerous studies document improvements in health status and health expectancies among older adults over time. However, most evidence is from developed nations and gender differences in health trends are often inconsistent. It remains unknown whether changes in health in developing countries resemble Western trends or whether patterns of health improvement are unique to the country's epidemiologic transition and gender norms. Using two nationally representative samples of non-institutionalized adults in China aged 65 years and older, this study investigates gender differences in the improvements in disability, chronic disease prevalence, and self-rated health from 1992 to 2002. Results from multivariate logistic regression models show that all three indicators of health improved over the 10-year period, with the largest improvement in self-rated health. With the exception of disability, the health of women improved more than men. Using Sullivan's decomposition methods, we also show that active life expectancy, disease-free life expectancy, and healthy life expectancy increased over this decade and were patterned differently according to gender. Overall, the findings demonstrate that China experienced broad health improvements during its early stages of the epidemiologic transition and that these changes were not uniform by gender. We discuss the public health implications of the findings in the context of China's rapidly aging population.     

Evaluation of blood flow patterns of true and false lumens in dissecting aneurysms using MR phase-contrast techniques

The magnetic resonance phase-contrast technique for the measurement of flow velocity and volume in true and false lumens was studied in six patients with chronic dissecting aneurysms. Phase-contrast images were obtained at a level perpendicular to the dissecting aneurysms of the descending aorta. As the maximum diameter of aneurysms increased, the ratio of the cross-sectional area of the false to the true lumen increased and the peak average velocity in the true lumen during systole was decreased. This technique proved invaluable for determining prognosis and operability for this condition.     

A placebo controlled trial of remoxipride in the prevention of relapse in chronic schizophrenia

Sixty-two DSM III chronic schizophrenic inpatients were selected for a double-blind, placebo controlled, multi-centre, relapse prevention study of remoxipride, a selective dopamine (D₂)-receptor antagonist. After a 1 month placebo washout, 23 patients had relapsed and were withdrawn. Of the remaining patients 19 were randomised to remoxipride (150–300 mg daily) and 20 to placebo. Their median age was 58 years, 26 were male, and the median duration of illness was 33 years. After 24 weeks a further total of 8 remoxipride and 17 placebo patients had been withdrawn. Excluding three patients withdrawn for reasons other than relapse, the comparative relapse rates were 37% and 75%, respectively (P=0.015). Efficacy analyses using clinical global impression (P=0.04) and change in BPRS scores (P=0.016) were in favour of remoxipride. Extrapyramidal symptoms were minimal in both groups. Treatment emergent adverse events were similar in the two groups. Remoxipride is therefore of potential value as a safe drug which is both effective and well tolerated in the long term management of chronic schizophrenic patients.     

Chronic Ethanol Inhibits Inositol Metabolism in Specific Brain Regions

Many neurotransmitters and hormones in the nervous system transmit signals through receptors coupled to the poly-phosphoinositide (PI) signaling pathway. In this study, an in vivo protocol with (³H]inositol was used to examine the effect of chronic ethanol administration on inositol metabolism and poly-PI turnover in the cerebral cortex, hippocampus, and cerebellum of mouse brain. C57BL/6 mice were given a nutritionally complete liquid diet containing either ethanol (5%, w/v) or isocaloric sucrose for 2 months. Mice were injected intracerebrally with ^rH]inositol; after 16 or 24 hr, they were injected intraperitoneally with lithium (8 mEq/kg body weight) to inhibit the inositol monophosphatase (IP₁) activity. All mice were decapitated 4 hr after lithium injection. Labeled inositol phospholipids accounted for 16 to 23% of total labeled inositol in different regions of control mouse brain, and the percentages in the hippocampus were consistently higher than the cerebral cortex and cerebellum. In control mice, the percentages of labeled IP, after a 4-hr lithium treatment were 11.5%, 9.9%, and 3.7% for cerebral cortex, hippocampus, and cerebellum, respectively. Chronic ethanol feeding resulted in a significant (p < 0.05) decrease in the percent of labeled IP₁ and inositol phospholipids, and this effect was observed in the cerebral cortex and, to a lesser extent, hippocampus but not cerebellum. When ratios of labeled IP₁ were expressed against labeled inositol phospholipids as an index of the poly-PI turnover activity, significant decreases in IP/lipid ratios were observed in the cerebral cortex, but not the hippocampus or cerebellum. Although mice killed 24 + 4 hr after the last ethanol feeding would have experienced an 8-hr period of ethanol withdrawal, compared with the 16 + 4-hr group, no differences in IP/lipid ratios were observed between the two time groups. These results illustrate regional differences in the effect of chronic ethanol on inositol metabolism in the brain, but no difference in poly-PI turnover in brain due to ethanol withdrawal.     

Evaluation of a Swedish version of the Arthritis Self-Efficacy Scale.

There is a great need today for clinically useful instruments in the rehabilitation of chronic pain patients. The Arthritis Self-efficacy Scale measures patients' perceived self-efficacy to cope with the consequences of chronic arthritis. The aim of the present study was to evaluate a Swedish version of the Arthritis Self-efficacy Scale with respect to factor structure and reliability. Twenty-five chronic pain patients and twenty-four rheumatology patients were given a Swedish version of the Arthritis Self-efficacy Scale twice within a three week interval. The three factor structure of the scale was confirmed; Cronbach's alpha for internal consistency ranged between 0.82-0.91 and test-retest correlations ranged between 0.81-0.91, showing that the instrument satisfactorily met psychometric standards.     

Chronic anemia as a complication of parvovirus B19 infection in a pediatric kidney transplant patient

. This is a report of unexplained anemia that persisted for 4 months in an adolescent renal transplant patient receiving immunosuppression that included prednisone, tacrolimus, and mycophenolate mofetil. This patient required monthly blood transfusions for fatigue, palpitations, and hematocrit levels between 15% and 17%. In addition, his posttransplant course was notable for the development of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. While receiving low-dose prednisone, he was switched from tacrolimus to cyclosporin and tapered off insulin injections over the next 2 months. At 4.5 months post-transplantation, further diagnostic evaluation was suggestive of parvovirus B19 infection as the cause for our patient’s chronic anemia. After testing negative for serum-specific parvovirus B19 IgM and IgG antibodies, parvovirus B19 infection was detected in blood by the polymerase chain reaction. Treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin (1 g/kg per day × 2 days) resulted in normalization of both his reticulocyte count and hematocrit within 6 weeks. At 4 months after receiving the immunoglobulin infusion, he has maintained a normal hematocrit level and stable renal function without requiring further blood transfusions. Received August 23, 1996; received in revised form and accepted November 20, 1996     

Peripancreatic lymphoadenopathy and extrahepatic immunological manifestations in chronic hepatitis C

Abstract. The aim of the study was to determine the role of peripancreatic lymph node swelling in systemic immunological alterations during chronic hepatitis C (HC). The prospective study was carried out as a clinical study in a university hospital. Clinical, haematochemical and ultrasonographic findings in 182 patients were studied. Ultrasonography was performed by the same operator and the findings were evaluated blind without the operator knowing the clinical and haematochemical parameters. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) markers, anti-HCV antibodies. LKMl, cryoglobulinaemia, rheumatoid factor and anti-tissue antibodies were determined. Liver biopsy was carried out in 43 of the 182 patients. One or two pathological peripancreatic lymph nodes (PLNs) were present in 30 of the 182 patients and, of the 30, 28 were anti-HC positive. Only one patient in the non-PLN group was positive for anti-HCV, there being statistical significance ( P <0.0001) between the PLN and non-PLN groups. In HCV-positive patients, extrahepatic immunological manifestations were observed (cryoglobulinaemia; positivity to anti-smooth muscle, antinuclear and antimitochondrial antibodies; positivity to rheumatoid factor and LKMl). In five patients the presence of focal lymphocytic aggregates was detected by biopsy, whereas one patient presented typical ocular lesion of Mikulicz's syndrome. Our results may confirm the marked lymphotropism shown by the HC virus and indicate more complex immune system involvement, especially in view of the coexisting signs of immune system involvement related to the presence of intrahepatic cellular aggregates detected in our study. We believe that the peripancreatic adenopathy in chronic HCV hepatitis is an important diagnostic sign and may indicate an involvement of the C virus in the still unexplained extrahepatic immunological disorders.     

儿童慢性轻度哮喘治疗的临床研究

目的　探讨 3～ 8岁儿童慢性轻度哮喘的早期干预治疗方法。方法　将 12 0例 3～ 8岁慢性轻度哮喘患儿随机均分为治疗组 1、2和对照组。治疗组 1:3～ 5岁患儿口服孟鲁司特 (顺尔宁 ) 4 .0mg/d ,5～ 8岁服5 .0mg/d ,疗程 3～ 6个月 ;治疗组 2 :予口服盐酸西替利嗪 2 .5～ 5 .0mg/d ,疗程 3～ 6个月 ;对照组 :口服安慰剂。均于每日睡前服用。结果　与治疗组 2及对照组相比 ,治疗组 1的日间及夜间症状出现率、急性加重发生率、月均 β 受体激动剂使用率、峰值呼气流速 (PEF)变化、嗜酸性粒细胞计数 (EC)下降率的差异有显著性 (P <0 .0 1) ,而住院率、药物不良反应率的差异无显著性 (P >0 .0 5 )。治疗组 2与对照组EC值的差异有显著性 (P <0 .0 1) ,其余指标的差异均无显著性 (P值均 >0 .0 5 )。结论　白三烯受体拮抗剂孟鲁司特单独用于慢性轻型哮喘儿童的早期干预治疗具有疗效好、不良反应小及患儿依从性高的特点