Histometric study of root resorption on human premolars following experimental replantation

Abstract – A histometric method was applied for evaluation of root resorption in 57 experimentally replanted teeth and 22 controls. Representative axiobuccolingual sections were selected for measurement of resorptions at a magnification of × 40. The frequency of root resorption in the control teeth was low. In replanted teeth marked resorptive activity elicited by the trauma appeared after 2 wk. The extent of active resorptions increased until the third postoperative week. On an average 14% of the root periphery was affected at this stage. After the sixth postoperative week progressive cement deposition took place in the resorption lacunae. Incidental ankylosis of the periodontal membrane also occurred from this observation time but there was no increase among the long-term groups.     

Fetal cardiac screening by three- and four-dimensional ultrasound

Objective. The objective of our paper is to show that the spatio-temporal image correlation (STIC) and tomographic ultrasound imaging (TUI) is very convenient and helpful for the fetal screening of complex congenital heart defects (CHD).

Methods. Ultrasound examinations were performed using a Voluson 730 EXPERT or PRO system (GE Medical system, Kretztechnik, Zipf, Austria), and the transabdominal probe (RAB 4-8 MHz or 1-5 MHz) was used to acquire the STIC volumes. Various complex CHD including heterotaxia, ventricular septal defect (VSD), atrio-ventricular septal defect (AVSD), tetralogy of fallot (TOF), transposition of great artery (TGA), hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) were examined between 20 weeks and 35 weeks. After routine cardiac screening and examination by two-dimensional ultrasound, three- and four-dimensional ultrasound were performed by gray-scaled and color flow mapping. After the examination detailed analysis of CHD were performed by STIC and TUI.

Results. In the case of heterotaxia, STIC and TUI was useful for the detection of stomach and cardiac apex in the different slices. In the case of VSD and AVSD, they were useful for the exact determination of septal defect location. In the cases of TOF, TGA and HLHS, they were helpful for observation of outflow tract and exact diagnosis.

Conclusion. In the screening of complex CHD including heterotaxia, VSD, AVSD, TOF, TGA and HLHS, STIC is very useful and powerful tool.     

孕妇血清AFP、uE3和β-hCG水平与严重胎儿缺陷的关系

①目的 探讨孕中期血清甲胎球蛋白（AFP），游离雌三醇（uF3)和β绒毛膜促性腺激素（β-HCG）水平与严重胎儿缺陷的关系。②方法 用ELISA方法对832例16-21周妊娠妇女血清AFP、UE3和β-hCG进行检测，以筛查阳性病人。③结果 14例胎儿被确诊为异常，其中唐氏综征2例，无脑儿3例，脊柱裂3例，唇腭裂1例，腹裂肠外翻1例，孕中期自然流产2例，死胎1例，葡萄胎1例，总检出率为1.68%，假阳性15例，占被检人数的1.80%。④结论 以上3种生化指标联合检测可作为产前诊断严重胎儿缺陷的有效方法。     

胎儿主要肢骨发育时间表──超声骨龄

用Ｂ超检测正常妊娠中的胎儿。选择受精龄为１２至３８整周（ｃｏｍｐｌｅｔｅｄｗｅｅｋ）的胎儿２９７例。测量其主要肢骨（干）长度。并将所测数据进行统计学处理。结果表明胎儿肢骨的生长发育与胎龄有显著的正相关关系。     

Terminal transverse limb defects and early chorionic villus sampling: Evaluation of 4,300 cases with completed follow-up

Data from 4,300 consecutive cases following prenatal diagnosis by transcervical (TC) CVS (n = (1,570) and transabdominal (TA) CVS (n = 2,370) were evaluated. In the follow-up study only infants examined by a physician were included. Gestational age varied between 8.5 and 11.6 weeks (mean 10.3 weeks) for TC-CVS and between 9.3 and 20 weeks (mean 12.3 weeks) for TA-CVS 98% of TC-CVS was performed at 9–10 weeks, 80.7% of TA-CVS procedures were carried out at 12–15 weeks. Selective termination took place in 97 cases of TC-CVS (6.1%) and in 72 cases of TA-CVS (2.6%). Another 8 Women had a termination for psychosocial reasons, resulting in 4,123 (1,469 TC, 2,645 TA) continuing pregnancies. The overall fetal loss rare <28 weeks was 5.4% (n = 80) for TC-CVS and 2.6% (n = 70) for TA-CVS. The overall incidence of congenital abnormalities after birth was 0.9%. Two terminal transversal limb defects were detected in the TC-CVS group (0.14%) against one (0.04%) in the TA-CVS group. © 1993 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

Specific Changes of Urinary Excretion of Cross-Linked N-Telopeptides of Type I Collagen in Pre- and Postmenopausal Women: Correlation with Other Markers of Bone Turnover

Urinary excretion of cross-linked N-telopeptide of type I collagen (NTx) has been reported to be a specific marker of bone resorption [18]. We assessed a new immunoassay for NTx as an indicator of changes in bone resorption caused by spontaneous menopause and compared cross-sectionally the levels of urinary NTx, hydroxylysylpyridinoline (HP), lysylpyridinoline (LP), hydroxyproline (OH-Pr), other serum biochemical indices, and lumbar spine and proximal femur bone mineral density (BMD). Eighty-one Japanese women aged 22–77 participated in this study; 36 were premenopausal and 45 were postmenopausal. Urinary HP, LP, and NTx stayed at low levels in the premenopausal period and rose 21%, 30%, and 67% in the postmenopausal period, respectively. The rise in LP and NTx was statistically significant (P < 0.01), suggesting that NTx is mostly released from bone matrix when bone resorption is accelerated. When premenopausal women were divided into two age groups and postmenopausal women were divided into two groups according to years since menopause (YSM) there were significant differences in LP and NTx between women <4 YSM and women aged <40 and those women aged 41+ (P < 0.01 and P < 0.05, respectively). A significant 110% increase in urinary NTx and a 48% increase in urinary LP were observed in postmenopausal women compared with age-matched premenopausal women aged 45–55. All biochemical markers other than serum PTH correlated significantly with each other (r = 0.243–0.858, P < 0.05–0.0001). Urinary NTx inversely correlated with lumbar spine BMD. When postmenopausal women were divided into three groups, the correlation between bone resorption and formation markers in women 0-1 YSM was greater than in women 2–10 YSM and in women 11 + YSM, indicating that resorption and formation are coupled at the early postmenopausal period. We conclude that urinary NTx is responsive to changes in bone metabolism caused by estrogen deficiency and may be a more sensitive and specific marker than HP, LP, or OH-Pr in the early postmenopausal years. Received: 15 February 1995 / Accepted: 18 October 1996     

胚鼠黑质细胞悬液移植于帕金森病模型鼠侧脑室的实验研究

将胚鼠中脑腹侧组织制成细胞悬液移植于帕金森病(PD)模型鼠侧脑室,动态观察受体鼠在移植前后的行为变化。移植后16周应用诱发荧光及免疫细胞化学等方法,对移植物在受体鼠脑内的存活及生长情况进行了研究。结果,受体鼠旋转行为明显改善,侧脑室内可见黄绿色荧光细胞及酪氨酸羟化酶(TH)免疫反应阳性细胞,有的发出突起伸向室管膜及迁于尾核区.提示:移植的胚鼠黑质细胞生长良好,似作为触液神经元发挥其作用。     

Dietary Xylitol Retards the Ovariectomy-Induced Increase of Bone Turnover in Rats

The effects of 10% dietary xylitol supplementation in ovariectomized rats were studied on the degradation of bone organic and inorganic structures. The osseal concentrations of hydroxyproline, pyridinoline, and deoxypyridinoline were analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography. Bone resorption was measured in [³H]tetracycline-prelabeled rats by urinary excretion of ³H, and by the amount of ³H preserved in bone. Bone trabeculation was measured by a computer image analyzer from sections stained by the method of von Kossa. The amount of collagen in bone organic fraction was lower in ovariectomized rats as compared with the sham-operated controls. This most likely is partly a consequence of an increased resorption, and partly a consequence of a higher proportion of immature periosteal bone in the ovariectomized animals, leading to a higher ratio of noncollagenous protein to collagen. The number of pyridinium crosslinks was lower in proportion, indicating no selective changes in the structure of collagen. Dietary xylitol significantly retarded the ovariectomy-associated decrease in the relative amount of collagen and the number of its mature crosslinks. Ovariectomy doubled the excretion of ³H and caused a significant decrease in the amount of ³H preserved in bone; both these changes were significantly retarded by the 10% dietary xylitol supplementation. Ovariectomy significantly decreased the volume of bone trabeculae, but this effect was also significantly inhibited by the xylitol supplementation in the diet. In conclusion, these findings suggest a dietary xylitol-induced normalizing effect on the rate of bone turnover in ovariectomized rats. Received: 12 February 1996 / Accepted: 20 August 1996     

脐动脉血流速波、产前胎心监护及脐动脉血气分析与新生儿结局的对比研究

测定１１５例足月妊娠者（正常妊娠６２例，高危妊娠５３例）脐动脉血流速波（ＵｍＡＳ／Ｄ），同时作产前胎心电子监护（ＮＳＴ），其中３７例于分娩时抽取脐动脉血作血气分析。对上述三种方法预测新生儿结局的效果进行比较。结果表明：ＵｍＡＳ／Ｄ、脐动脉血的ｐＨ值较ＮＳＴ对新生儿结局不良有较好的预测性，异常ＵｒｎＡＳ／Ｄ与新生儿酸中毒有密切关系。     

脐静脉灌注提高分离人胎肝细胞纯度

应用脐静脉灌注冲洗人胎儿肝脏,胰蛋白酶消化后经光镜及扫描电镜观察,证实可获得纯度为90%以上的肝实质细胞,培养上清液可测出胎甲蛋白活性,证明胎肝细胞具有生物学活性,为应用人肝细胞培养进行生理生化及药理方面的实验研究,提供一种新的获取人肝细胞的方法.