肾移植术后肺部真菌感染的诊治

目的　探讨肾移植术后肺部真菌感染的诊断与治疗。　方法　回顾性分析 4 3例肾移植术后肺部真菌感染患者的临床资料。男 35例 ,女 8例 ,平均年龄 32岁。发病时间平均为术后 5 9d。　结果　 4 3例患者中 ,白色念珠菌 16例 ,克柔念珠菌 4例 ,近平滑念珠菌 2例 ,曲霉菌 4例 ,毛霉菌 3例 ,新型隐球菌 1例 ,奴卡菌 2例 ,其中 14例有细菌、巨细胞病毒混合感染。 11例培养阴性。氟康唑10 0mg/次 ,3次 /d ,连续 10d ,治愈 2 3例 ;两性霉素B脂质体 5 0mg/d ,连续 10d ,治愈 17例 ;死亡 3例。　结论　肺部真菌感染是肾移植术后的严重并发症 ,死亡率高。早期诊断与治疗效果良好。     

Characteristics and course of bone mineral densities among fast bone losers in a rural Japanese community: the Miyama Study

The aim of this study was to clarify and compare the temporal course of bone mineral density (BMD) between fast bone losers and normal residents in Miyama Village, a rural Japanese community. BMD was measured over a 10-year period in a cohort study in Miyama Village, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, to provide information on rate of bone loss in the mature and elderly population. Subjects (n=400) were selected by sex and age stratum from the full list of residents born in 1910–1949, with 50 men and 50 women in each age decade. Baseline BMD of the lumbar spine and proximal femur was measured using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry in 1990, 1993, 1997 and 2000. In the cohort, 171 men and 189 women completed the follow-up survey performed in 1993. After calculating the rate of bone loss between 1990 and 1993, the greatest tertile from the distribution of bone loss was categorized as fast bone losers, with the remainder considered as normal subjects. Changes in BMD were compared between normal subjects and fast bone losers over the 10-year period. Mean rate of change for BMD at both lumbar spine and femoral neck in fast bone losers recovered to levels similar to those in normal subjects over 7 years of observation. By contrast, BMD at the lumbar spine and femoral neck decreased steeply over the 10-year period in both groups, and mean BMD for fast bone losers was significantly lower than that of normal subjects (P<0.05). These differences were apparent only at the lumbar spine in both men and women, even after adjusting for age. These results indicate that fast bone loss is a transient phenomenon rather than a fixed status, although individuals who have been categorized as fast bone losers at some stage continue to display low BMD in the lumbar spine.     

Correlation between levels of serum immunoglobulin、complement and immunopathology in glomerular disease

目的 探讨肾小球疾病免疫球蛋白、补体水平与免疫病理的相关性.方法 112 例肾小球疾病患者,14 例健康人测定血清免疫球蛋白及补体,112 例肾小球疾病患者,112 例患者行肾活组织病理检查.结果 112 例肾小球疾病患者 IgG 升高 11 例(9.82%),降低 29 例(25.89%),IgA 升高 33 例(29.46%),降低 2 例(1.79%).IgM 升高 7 例(6.25%),降低 3 例(2.68%),三种免疫球蛋白的变化有显著差异(x2=70.587,P=O.000);C3 减低 29 例(25.89%),C4减低 32 例(28.57%),两者比较无显著差异(X2=0.203,P=0.653).免疫荧光阳性率依次为C3(50%)>lgA(49.11%)>IgG(40.18%)>lgM(21.43%)>C4(14.29%)(x2=49.303,P=0.000);免疫荧光 IgA 阳性者血清 lgA 水平较阴性者高(P=0.042),C3、CA阳性者血清 C3、c4 水平较阴性者低(P=0,P=0.007),IgG、IgM 阳性者血清 IgG、lgM 水平与阴性者比较无差异(P=0.136,P=0.383).结论 肾小球疾病存在体液免疫紊乱,测定血清免疫球蛋白、补体及行肾组织免疫病检有助于了解体液免疫状况,估计疾病活动度,判断疗效,但两种检查之间无明显的相关性,可相互补充,不能相互替代.     

Seizures induced by aminooxyacetic acid in mice: pharmacological characteristics

Systemic (s.c.) administration of aminooxyacetic acid (AOAA) in mice triggered clonic convulsions with a CD50 (convulsive dose) of 68 mg/kg (range 54-86). AOAA also induced clonic convulsions in mice subjected to intracerebroventricular administration of the drug with a CD50 of 0.04 mumols (range 0.028-0.06). At the onset of convulsions induced by systemic AOAA (CD97;150 mg/kg), the GAD activity in the frontal cortex and hippocampus was not affected. GABA mimetic drugs, progabide and gabaculine, had no effect on convulsions induced by AOAA. Convulsions induced by systemic administration of AOAA were blocked by diazepam, phenobarbital, and valproate. Ethosuximide, trimethadione, acetazolamide, diphenylhydantoin, and carbamazepine remained ineffective. L-Phenylisopropyladenosine was also found to protect mice against AOAA-induced convulsions, whereas atropine and baclofen had no effect. The seizures induced by intracerebroventricular administration of AOAA (CD97; 0.1 mumols) were blocked by coadministration of preferential N-methyl-D-aspartate antagonists, D-(-)-2-aminophosphonoheptanoic (AP7), 3-[+/-)-2-carboxypiperazine-4-yl)-propyl-1-phosphonic (CPP), and kynurenic acid (KYNA); preferential quisqualate/kainate antagonists, 6-cyano-7-nitro-quinoxaline-2,3-dione and gamma-D-glutamylaminomethylsulphonic acid, remained inactive in the range of dosages sufficient to block seizures induced by quisqualic acid or kainic acid. The antagonistic action of antiepileptic drugs effective against seizures induced by excitatory amino acids (diazepam and valproate), and drugs acting on excitatory amino acid receptors (AP7, CPP, and KYNA) upon seizures induced by AOAA suggests an involvement of excitatory neurotransmission in the convulsant action of the drug.     

Gold complex research in medical science. Difficulties with experimental design

Despite the use of gold complexes in modern medicine for over 100 years and the use of gold complexes in the management of rheumatoid disease for more than 60 years, the definitive mechanisms of action for efficacy and for toxicity have not been established. Gold is a group 1b metal in the periodic table with several oxidation states but it is only Au(I) which is active in the biological milieu. Gold sodium thiomalate is not only a polymeric structure, but also has the chiral ligand, thiomalic acid. Gold sodium thiomalate thus can exist in several different physical states which may have different biological activity. In addition the pharmacokinetic profile of gold complexes has been of little value in the understanding of either the mechanism of action, efficacy or toxicity for both the injectable and the oral gold complexes. Many authors have misinterpreted research data on the activities of gold complexes because they compared gold complexes of different structures, and gold complexes which exist at different pH. Experimental work in our laboratory has identified that gold sodium thiomalate is a mixture and can exist as either a yellow or a colourless solution. These have some similar but several different biological activities. Many factors contribute to the lack of understanding of the action of gold complexes. Some of these factors are related to the wide variation in physical structure and biological activities exhibited by these compounds.     

Case of acute urinary retention as a result of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

Abstract:   A 19-year-old woman presented at our hospital with acute urinary retention in September 2005. She had experienced the same chief complaint twice previously. She had used non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs before acute urinary retention. The results of physical examinations were unremarkable, and her neurologic signs were not remarkable. The basic laboratory test values were all normal and a psychiatric assessment indicated that her symptoms were not psychogenic. Magnetic resonance imaging was carried out, but revealed only a slight bulging in the L3/L4/L5 disk. Water cystometry showed acontractile detrusor. We made a diagnosis of acute urinary retention as a result of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs because of her use of such drugs before the development of symptoms on multiple occasions. This patient was regularly followed up as an outpatient, and she could void smoothly in February 2006. This is the first report which acute urinary retention associated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in Japan.     

Improved Performance of Hip DXA Using a Novel Region of Interest in the Upper Part of the Femoral Neck: In Vitro Study Using Bone Strength as a Standard of Reference

We tested the hypothesis that bone mineral density (BMD) and bone mineral content (BMC) in proximal human femur specimens in the upper neck region of interest (ROI) and femoral neck axis length (FNAL) provide a significantly better prediction of femoral bone strength than standard ROIs in vitro. BMD and BMC were measured in 110 proximal femur specimens using a standard dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scanner. The analysis included a new ROI in the upper neck as well as the standard ROIs. FNAL was obtained from the scan images. The specimens' failure-load was measured in a mechanical loading device, simulating a fall on the greater trochanter. For the standard ROIs, correlations between failure-load and BMD ranged from R2 = 0.64 (shaft ROI) to R2 = 0.70, p < 0.001 (femoral neck). Prediction of strength by BMD did not significantly differ from those of BMC (R2 ranging from 0.65 to 0.75, p < 0.001). In the upper neck ROI, for both BMD and BMC correlations with failure-load were higher (R2 = 0.76 and 0.81, respectively; p < 0.001). A lower, yet still significant, correlation was found between FNAL and bone strength (R2 = 0.23, p < 0.001). Normalization of failure-load with respect to FNAL did not significantly increase the correlations with densitometric measures. This study provides in vitro evidence indicating that among the ROIs of the proximal femur the newly defined upper neck ROI provides the best prediction of bone strength. Only a weak association was observed between failure load and FNAL.     

不同充填材料应用于山羊经皮椎体成形术的组织学研究

目的:研究聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯(PMMA)、磷酸钙人工骨(CPC)和复合重组人骨形态发生蛋白-2的磷酸钙人工骨(rhBMP-2/CPC)在山羊骨质疏松症模型上行经皮椎体成形术(PVP)后的组织学表现。方法:6～8岁雌性山羊8只,均行双侧卵巢切除术,术后4个月建立骨质疏松症模型。在C形臂X线机监视下,随机选取8只山羊的L2-L6的两节椎体行PVP,分别充填PMMA、CPC和rhBMP-2/CPC,保证每只山羊的两节穿刺椎体的充填材料各不相同,术后4个月处死所有动物,取出椎体,组织学观察。结果:8只山羊16个椎体的PVP均成功,共出现4个椎体的渗漏。肉眼观察:PMMA与松质骨界限清晰,一个椎体取材时交界面出现破碎和脱落现象;而CPC和rhBMP-2/CPC与椎体内松质骨界限不清,互相融合生长。HE染色光镜观察:PMMA与骨小梁松散结合,界限明显,未见PMMA吸收和新生骨形成;CPC均匀分布于骨小梁和骨髓组织内,有CPC吸收现象,同时可见有新生软骨样团块形成,并有新生骨组织形成向其中心长入;rhBMP-2/CPC除了CPC的表现外,可见成骨活动活跃。结论:在组织学上,rhBMP-2/CPC和CPC均具有降解活性和骨传导活性,优于PMMA。rhBMP-2/CPC还具有诱导成骨活性,可能成为PVP中强化骨质疏松性椎体的首选充填材料。     

过量氟对大鼠肾组织骨桥蛋白表达的影响

目的检测骨桥蛋白(OPN)mRNA和蛋白在氟处理大鼠肾组织中的表达差异和蛋白定位,并探讨OPN与氟中毒肾损害的关系。方法经饮水投氟喂养Wistar大鼠48只,用免疫组织化学法进行骨桥蛋白的组织学检测。提取各组大鼠肾组织mRNA,采用RT-PCR法检测骨桥蛋白mRNA的表达变化。结果免疫组织化学结果表明,骨桥蛋白主要定位于肾组织的肾小管上皮细胞质中,常食和偏食对照组大鼠肾组织OPN蛋白只是散在表达,而常食和偏食加氟组的OPN蛋白表达较相应对照组明显增强(与常食对照组比较,q=18．4,P< 0．05;与偏食对照组比较,q=12．0,P<0．01)。2个投氟组的OPN mRNA表达水平均较相对应的对照组增加,但差异无统计学意义。结论过量氟可促进大鼠。肾组织OPN表达,且随着投氟量的增加,OPN伴随着肾损伤加重而表达增强,提示OPN与氟中毒肾损伤程度密切相关,很可能作为一种氟中毒肾损害的预测标志。     

选择髂内或髂外动脉吻合对移植肾的影响

目的 探讨肾移植动脉重建选择髂外或髂内动脉时移植肾血流参数、肾脏功能和血管并发症的差异。方法 135例初次肾移植患者随机分为2组，2组患者平均年龄、HLA错配数目、淋巴细胞毒试验、冷／热缺血时间差异均无统计学意义（P〉0．05），术后免疫抑制剂应用方案相同。应用髂外动脉端侧吻合66例，髂内动脉端端吻合69例。随访3个月，比较2组患者肾脏功能、彩色多普勒肾脏血流参数和血管并发症发生率。结果 髂内动脉、髂外动脉组2组患者术后3个月时肾功能监测指标（Cr：118．41 vs123．68μmol／L），移植肾主肾动脉、段动脉、大叶间动脉血流及阻力指数差异无统计学意义（P〉0．05）。结论 肾移植动脉重建选择髂内外动脉对移植肾功能及血液流变学无明显影响，动脉选择应根据患者具体情况决定。