负载膀胱癌冻融抗原对树突状细胞分泌IL-12的影响

目的 探讨负载膀胱癌冻融抗原对树突状细胞（DCs）分泌IL-12的影响。方法 反复冻融法获得膀胱癌细胞株BIU-87细胞抗原；联合应用重组人的GM-CSF、IL-4和TNF-α体外诱导健康志愿者DCs并负载膀胱癌肿瘤抗原；用ELISA法检测第3、6和9天培养细胞的上清液，评价DCs分泌IL-12 p70的能力。结果 联合应用重组人的GM-CSF、IL-4和TNF-α可在体外诱导出DCs；经ELISA方法检测，不同时期的DCs分泌IL-12的量不同，而且负载抗原DCs较未负载抗原DCs有更强的分泌能力（P〈0．05）。结论 IL-12 p70的分泌量受DCs的成熟状态及某些刺激信号的影响，膀胱癌冻融抗原是其刺激信号之一。     

Granulomatous balanoposthitis after intravesical Bacillus-Calmette-Guerin instillation therapy

We report a rare case of granulomatous balanoposthitis after intravesical Bacillus-Calmette-Guerin (BCG) instillation therapy in a 58-year-old man, which followed transurethral resection (TUR) for recurrent bladder cancer, when his anterior urethra was slightly narrow and his foreskin was with phimosis. Intravesical BCG instillation therapy was started for prophylaxis of recurrent bladder cancer after TUR. Multiple painless firm papules on glans penis, edema in the foreskin and low-grade fever appeared after the seventh instillation, for which the single antituberculous agent isoniazid (300 mg/day) was administered. Biopsy of the papules on glans penis and foreskin revealed granulomatous balanoposthitis. Low-grade fever normalized and the papules disappeared within 1 week. The patient continued chemotherapy with isoniazid for the next 12 months. There was no recurrence of bladder cancer or balanoposthitis for 15 months and to date.     

Investigation and treatment of urinary incontinence

Female urinary incontinence is a common but underreported condition. Initial investigation and treatment can in most cases be undertaken without urodynamic or other detailed tests. History by the use of validated symptom and quality of life questionnaires is key to the initial investigation. Initial treatment includes pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) regardless of the type of incontinence; lifestyle interventions and bladder retraining, anticholinergics and serotonin/noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors (e.g. duloxetine) are also included depending on the type of symptoms. In mixed incontinence the predominant symptom should be treated first. When this initial treatment is ineffective, further investigation should be offered prior to specialised treatment. Urodynamics should be considered for all patients prior to surgery. Imaging and cystoscopy to exclude pathology, for example in elderly patients with an overactive bladder, are also necessary. Newer surgical interventions should be offered after careful consideration of the risk:benefit ratio for each individual woman and the amount of evidence that is currently available to support their use.     

Effect of distension on adrenergic innervation of the rat urinary bladder

Summary The effect of distension on adrenergic innervation was investigated in the rat urinary bladder. Bladders were distended for 3 h by forced diuresis and ballon obstruction, and specimens were taken from the bladder dome, body and neck for the demonstration of glyoxylic acid-induced fluorescence of catecholamines. Depletion of catecholamines started after 10 h and was almost complete after 2 days. The fluorescence had recovered part way after 5–7 days and was practically normal after 21 days. Small, intensely fluorescent (SIF) cells in the ganglia continued to leak catecholamines throughout the 21-day study period. The primary clinical success of distension therapy for the treatment of unstable bladder may be at least partly due to a reversible disturbance in the function of the adrenergic nerves, which have an excitatory alpha-adrenergic dominance in such cases, but the persistent leakage from SIF cells raises the question of whether distension causes prolonged disturbances in bladder function.     

Trigone sensitivity testing is a measure of exteroceptive function

The trigone sensitivity test, a complementary test to cystometry, has been proposed as a method for distinguishing certain clinical disorders. Pressure is applied to the trigone region of the bladder by pulling upon a Foley catheter with the balloon inflated and the amount of force needed to induce an urge to void is recorded. Although the trigone sensitivity test has been proposed as a test of exteroceptive function, it is possible that deeper receptors, perhaps proprioceptors, are actually responsible for the awareness of the urge to void during the study. The present investigation compared the trigone sensitivity test with provoked detrusor contraction in 107 patients. The findings indicate that variations in the two responses occur independently of each other. It is concluded that different neural pathways are responsible for the two functions. The hypothesis that exteroceptive and not proprioceptive nerves are being measured during trigone sensitivity testing is supported by these findings.     

VEGF在膀胱移行细胞癌中的表达及意义

目的：探讨膀胱移行细胞癌中血管内皮生长因子（VEGF）的表达及其与临床病理指标的关系。方法：应用免疫组化方法对40例膀胱移行细胞癌及15例正常膀胱组织中VEGF进行检测。结果：正常膀胱移行上皮均为阴性表达；膀胱移行细胞癌中VEGF阳性表达24例，表达率为60％（24／40），明显高于正常膀胱组织（P＜0.01），其中VEGF表达阳性率随膀胱癌病理分级、临床分期上升而升高，表达强度也随之增强（P＜0.01）。结论：VEGF表达对膀胱移行细胞癌生物学行为有重要影响，VEGF有可能可作为判断膀胱癌生物学行为、转移潜能及预后指标。     

使用新型倒刺电极的骶神经调节治疗神经源性膀胱的初步临床结果

目的探讨应用新型倒刺电极（Tined-lead）对神经源性膀胱患者行S骶神经调节（SNM）的初步疗效。方法对5例神经源性膀胱患者采用新型倒刺电极，在X线监测下将电极植入S3骶神经孔，进行SNM。术前、术后详细记录排尿日记，用影像尿动力学方法评估患者的膀胱尿道功能。结果患者1（隐性骶裂）术后排尿次数和排尿量分别改善22％和49％；患者2（隐性骶裂）术后排尿次数、排尿量和残余尿量分别改善0．7％、11％和46％；患者3（隐性骶裂）术后排尿次数、排尿量和残余尿量分别改善0．4％、18％和44％。患者4（脑外伤）术后漏尿次数和漏尿量分别改善36％和54％。患者5（高位截瘫）术后间歇导尿次数和导尿量分别改善42％和54％，尿动力学参数改善37％～45％。结论用新型倒刺电极进行SNM为神经源性膀胱的治疗提供了一条新的可供选择的微创方法。     

膀胱癌的MRI诊断价值

目的:总结膀胱癌的MRI征象,探讨MRI对膀胱癌分期的作用及鉴别诊断要点。方法:对探讨经手术与病理证实23例膀胱癌的MRI回顾性对比分析。其中男性,19例,女性,4例,年龄50~90岁,平均年龄70岁。18例行MRI增强检查。结果:膀胱三角区及膀胱后侧壁是最常见好发部位,表现为膀胱壁突向腔内肿块和(或)膀胱壁局限性不规则增厚;肿瘤平扫T1WI等或略高信号,T2WI呈高信号,Gd-DTPA动态增强早期肿块显著强化。根椐肿瘤生长方式可分为:①小结节型,②广基肿块型,③浸润型。MRI对膀胱癌定位、定性诊断正确率分别为95.7%(22/23)、91.3%(21/23);术前MRI诊断与TNM分期符合率为82.3%(19/23),MRI较病理分期偏高。结论:膀胱癌的MRI表现具有独特性。T1加权主要用于肿瘤的定性诊断,T2加权主要用于肿瘤的术前分期;MRI检查多方位、多序列成像,是显示膀胱癌最理想的检查方法。