Experimental chronic dermatophytosis in human skin grafted to nude mouse: inoculation of Trichophytons and histopathological evaluation

Two strains of T. rubrum and one strain of T. mentagrophytes were inoculated into human skin grafted onto BALB/c nude mice by the needle puncture method. Infection was established in 1 of the 10 animals inoculated with fluffy colony type T. rubrum, 2 of the 10 animals inoculated with powdery colony type T. rubrum, and 7 of the 10 animals inoculated with granular colony type T. mentagrophytes, suggesting that the skin grafts are infectible by anthropophilic and zoophilic strains of dermatophytes. T. rubrum infection continued for a maximum of 9 weeks and T. mentagrophytes infection for more than 11 weeks. In the animals inoculated with T. mentagrophytes, fungal elements were localized in the stratum corneum of the human skin grafts. In the acute stage, microabscesses consisting of neutrophils were observed under the stratum corneum in contact with fungal elements; in the chronic stage, epidermal thickening and infiltration, mainly consisting of histiocytes and a smaller number of lymphocytes, was noted in the upper and middle dermis. Ultrastructural findings from the parasites were similar to those of dermatophytosis in man. This experimental system should be useful as a model of chronic dermatophyte infection in the human skin.     

Regulation of fluid intake in dogs following water deprivation

Whereas water loss in land living animals occurs continuously, water intake takes place discontinuously. At the normal operating set point of plasma osmolality, urine is more concentrated than plasma due to secretion of vasopressin. Thus animals operate around a state of mild dehydration. As water loss occurs, the severity of dehydration and thirst increase in intensity and at some point water intake occurs. Sufficient water is consumed to return plasma osmolality to the normal operating set point. Food intake and water balance are interdependent as food provides the osmoles which determine obligatory renal solute excretion. When dry food with the same osmotic content was substituted for canned food (water content 74%), dogs increased water intake from 24.2 +/- 4.3 to 62.2 +/- 8.8 ml/kg. Urine output and urine osmolality were unchanged, as under conditions of normal hydration, near maximal urine concentration is achieved. Changing water intake is the only available variable to maintain water balance. During water deprivation, the major renal mechanism appears to be natriuresis. In rehydration, satiety mechanisms ensure appropriate water intake and renal sodium conservation restores sodium balance.     

The inclusion of an omental flap in pancreatoduodenectomy

A technique for reducing the morbidity and mortality of pancreatoduodenectomy by using an omental flap to protect the anastomoses and splanchnic vessels exposed during dissection is described herein.     

血管内覆膜支架置入治疗降主动脉夹层动脉瘤

目的 :介绍血管内覆膜支架置入治疗降主动脉夹层动脉瘤的初步经验。材料与方法 :本组 6例 Debakey 型的慢性降主动脉夹层动脉瘤患者行血管内覆膜支架置入治疗。经股动脉将 Talent覆膜支架置于夹层动脉瘤裂口处 ,支架张开使覆膜支架固定于裂口附近的主动脉壁上将裂口封闭并阻断血流。结果 :6例病人均获得成功 ,手术和临床成功率 10 0 %。 1例患者术中出现内漏 ,置入第二枚支架后漏口封闭。平均随访 7个月 ,所有患者内膜裂口全部完全封闭 ,假腔内血栓形成无内漏 ,假腔均明显缩小。结论 :血管内覆膜支架置入治疗主动脉夹层动脉瘤具有安全可靠 ,患者术后恢复快的优点     

Pre-Implantation Multiple Cytokine mRNA Expression Analysis of Donor Lung Grafts Predicts Survival After Lung Transplantation in Humans

While current donor selection with clinical findings is generally effective, the imprecise nature of the assessment forces clinicians to remain on the conservative side. A reliable biological marker would assist donor selection and would improve donor organ utilization. We collected biopsies from 169 donor lungs before implantation. Expression levels of IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, TNF-alpha, IFN-gamma and IL-1beta were measured by quantitative real-time RT-PCR (qRT-PCR). Seventeen cases died within 30 days after transplantation. No donor factor was significantly associated with 30-day mortality. Univariate analysis of the 84 cases for development of the prediction model showed that IL-6, IL-8, TNF-alpha and IL-1beta were risk factors for mortality and IL-10 and IFN-gamma were protective factors. We analyzed the cytokine expression ratios of risk to protective cytokines. A stepwise logistic regression for 30-day mortality demonstrated that a model containing the ratio of IL-6/IL-10 was the most predictive (p = 0.0013). When applied to the remaining 85 cases for validation, the test of model fit was significant (p = 0.039). Using the cytokine ratio, we were able to define three risk groups with striking differences in survival (p = 0.0003). Multi-cytokine analysis of the donor lung graft with qRT-PCR shows significant promise as a strategy to biologically evaluate the donor lung prior to implantation.     

牙槽裂植骨改善唇腭裂患者鼻底塌陷畸形

分析唇腭裂患者牙槽裂植骨与改善鼻底塌陷畸形的关系。方法：对同一术者所行牙槽裂植骨术的单侧唇腭裂患者48例进行临床研究，结合X线片及面部正侧位照片探讨植骨成功与否与鼻底塌陷畸形改善的关系。结果：植骨成功组的患侧鼻底塌陷畸形的改善较未成功组有明显差异，明显高于未成功组。结论：牙槽裂植骨成功后患侧鼻底塌陷畸形可以得到明显改善。     

接枝环氧树脂水分散液的合成、分离与表征

控制不同的反应条件,采用甲基丙烯酸、苯乙烯与环氧树脂在丙二醇丁醚/正丁醇溶剂中接枝共聚,合成了粒径在87～104nm范围的环氧树脂水分散液。通过环己烷/乙醇和丙酮两步萃取,对接枝共聚产物进行分离,用FTIR表征,并估算了接枝共聚物的组成。实验结果表明,所制备的粒径为纳米级的环氧树脂水分散液,具有良好的机械稳定性、冻融稳定性及贮存稳定性。ξ电位测定表明,产物在pH>8的条件下更为稳定。     

健康儿童血浆游离氨基酸与体格生长的研究

本文采用丹酰氯聚酰胺薄层分析法研究了65名3～7岁健康儿童的血浆游离氨基酸,研究其与体格生长的关系.结果表明:赖氨酸,甘氨酸,羟脯氨酸,与年龄别身高、体重和身高别体重百分位成正相关.并有显著意义.异亮氨酸.赖氨酸.甘氨酸在营养优组中显著高于差组.提示血浆游离氨基酸对健康学龄前儿童的体格生长发挥重要的生理作用.     

The use of coaxially aligned freeze-thawed skeletal muscle autografts in the repair of the cauda equina — in the sheep

Summary The aim was to develop a model for study of nerve regeneration in nerve roots above the level of the dorsal root ganglion and to investigate the use of freeze-thawed muscle autografts for repair of nerve roots at this level.Four adult sheep were used for the experiment. A laminectomy was performed at the lumbosacral junction and the S2 root identified. Both the dorsal and ventral S2 roots were divided unilaterally within the dura and a freeze-thawed muscle graft was inserted into the nerve gap.When assessed at 6 months an action potential was recordable from the ventral root in one sheep. Histological examination of the nerve roots showed evidence of regeneration across the graft in the ventral roots of all the sheep and the dorsal roots of some.This preliminary work indicates a capacity for regeneration of the cauda equina and that freeze-thawed muscle can support this. It provides a useful model for further study of nerve root repair.     

Surgical treatment of acne scarring by using skin grating knife

Summary A method of dermaplaning for acne scarring using a skin graft knife is described. This surgical technique cannot be considered as a form of dermabrasion. Its advantages are reported.