Not an equal opportunity disease – a sex and gender-based review of colorectal cancer in men and women: Part II

This paper reviews the literature on colorectal cancer from a sex and gender-based perspective. Colorectal cancer is a major cause of death in the developed world, with rates increasing in developing countries. Although described by some writers as an ‘equal opportunity’ disease, it presents more risk to men than women. Both biological, or sex-linked factors, and gender-linked factors play a part in the aetiology of the disease, while gender differences in the use of screening and treatment also help shape the mortality gap between women and men for this condition. Without an appreciation of the part played by sex and gender in the risk of colorectal cancer, and without a gender-sensitive approach to screening in particular, it is possible that the mortality gap between men and women for this condition will widen in the future.     

缺血预处理对心脏瓣膜置换手术围术期甲状腺激素代谢的影响及临床意义

目的 :了解缺血预处理对心脏瓣膜置换手术围术期甲状腺激素 (TH)代谢的影响及临床意义。方法 :选取 16例风湿性心脏病 (风心病 )瓣膜置换手术患者 ,随机均分为实验组 (IP组 )及对照组 (C组 ) ,IP组采取缺血预处理方案 ,对照组不采取预处理 ,其余同IP组。分别于术前、转流中 (最低温 )、再灌注后 5min ,停机、术后 2 ,2 4 ,4 8h采取血样 ,测定血清总三磺甲状腺原氨酸 (TT3 )、总四碘甲状腺原氨酸 (TT4)、游离三磺甲状腺原氨酸 (FT3 )、游离四碘甲状腺原氨酸 (FT4)、促甲状腺激素 (TSH)浓度 ,组内各时点与术前 ,两组之间各时点进行配对比较。结果 :TT3 和FT3 水平在转流最低温时降至最低点 ,术后 4 8h仍低于术前 ,但IP组术后 2 4～ 4 8h二者水平明显高于对照组 (均P <0 .0 5 ) ,两组T4,FT4水平术后 2 4h已恢复术至前水平 ,各时点间无明显差异 ;TSH水平术后 4 8h两组均低于术前 ;IP组无严重并发症发生 ,对照组有 2例发生低心排。结论 :风心病瓣膜置换手术围术期呈现低T3 综合征 ;缺血预处理可以减轻瓣膜置换手术围术期低T3 综合征的严重程度 ,有利于心功能的恢复     

女性银屑病患者血清性激素浓度测定

对20例女性、非妊娠期、生育年龄的寻常型、进行期银屑病患者检测了雌二醇(E_2)、孕酮(P)和睾酮(T)的血清浓度。结果为:卵泡期E_2平均值为84±61.6pg/ml,黄体期E_2平均值为164.9±115pg/ml,均显著高于正常平均值(P值分别为<0.001,<0.005);黄体期P平均值为2.67±4.62ng/ml,显著低于正常平均值(P<0.005);T平均值在正常范围,提示银屑病可能与血清E_2和P浓度有关。     

Nicotine discrimination and self-administration in humans as a function of smoking status

Nicotine’s discriminative stimulus effects may be critical to understanding reinforcement of tobacco smoking. It is not known whether regular nicotine exposure produces tolerance or sensitivity to these effects. In this study, male and female smokers (n = 11) and never-smokers (n = 10) were trained to discriminate 20 μg/kg nicotine by nasal spray from placebo (0) on day 1. On day 2, both groups were tested on generalization of this discrimination across intermittent presentations of 0, 3, 6, 12, and 20 μg/kg nicotine in random order. Quantitative and quantal behavioral discrimination tasks, used in previous research, were employed. On day 3, subjects were instructed to self-administer sprays from the 20 μg/kg nicotine versus 0 bottles in a concurrent-choice procedure. All but one subject (female smoker) learned reliably to discriminate 20 μg/kg nicotine from placebo (≥ 80% correct) on day 1. Nicotine-appropriate responding on day 2 was attenuated in smokers versus never-smokers at 20 μg/kg on the quantitative task and at 12 μg/kg on the quantal task, suggesting tolerance. There was no difference in responding at other doses. Smokers also showed attenuated responses on the subjective measure of “head rush”, which was associated with discrimination responding in both groups. Nicotine self-administration was significantly greater in smokers versus never-smokers, who self-administered nicotine below chance levels, and was inversely related to discrimination behavior in never-smokers but unrelated in smokers. Women smokers showed less change in nicotine-appropriate responding across generalization doses, reported less confidence in discriminating training doses during acquisition on day 1, and tended to self-administer less nicotine on day 3. These results indicate that smokers may become tolerant to the discriminative stimulus effects of nicotine, perhaps promoting increased use. Received: 1 October 1996/Final version: 28 January 1997     

大学生手淫的危害、原因与预防

当代大学生手淫行为比较普遍,很多大学生在上大学之前就养成了难以自控的手淫习惯。大学生手淫既影响了他们的身心健康,对他们在校园里健康成长成材也构成了严重的威胁。从思想与心里教育角度引导大学生正确对待手淫,促使他们养成积极健康的生活习惯,对他们将来人生的健康发展及营造和谐的校园风气具有重要的作用。文章论述了当代大学生手淫的根源、手淫危害、诱发因素、手淫动机及预防、矫治措施。     

Significance of Strain and Sex Differences in the Development of 252Cf Neutron-induced Liver Tumors in Mice

Mouse liver tumors occurring in C3H/HeN, C57BL/6N and C3B6F1 hybrid (C3H × C57BL) were studied following ²⁵²Cf fission neutron irradiation. Three strains of mice of both sexes (about 30 mice/group) were irradiated once with ²⁵²Cf at doses of 0,12.5, 50 and 200 cGy. The groups were observed for 13 months after irradiation. The incidence of liver tumors in the non-irradiated controls was 0% in both sexes of CS7BL/6N, 11.7% in males and 0% in females of C3B6F1 and 39.5% in males and 11.4% in females of C3H/HeN mice. In the four strains of mice thus far studied, including B6C3F1 hybrid (CS7BL × C3H) which was previously studied, ²⁵²Cf irradiation has increased the tumor incidence dose-dependently in males and in females, but less effectively in females. The mean number and size of liver tumors were clearly correlated with tumor incidence. The incidence was always highest in C3H/HeN mice of both sexes, followed by B6C3F1, C3B6F1 and C57BL/6N mice. The influence of sex hormones was studied in B6C3F1 mice of both sexes after 200 cGy of ²⁵²Cf irradiation. In males, the incidence of liver tumors was significantly decreased from 55.2% to 23.3% and 25.9% after orchidectomy, and in females it was slightly decreased from 27.6% to 14.8% and 18.8% after ovariectomy. Supplementation of testosterone in orchidectomized mice did not restore the occurrence of liver tumors.     

维丁胶性钙预防关节腔内注射皮质类固醇引起骨关节的损害

目的：采用维丁胶性钙预防关节内注射皮质类固醇对骨关节的损害。方法：４５只健康新西兰白兔，随机分为三组，每组１５只。Ａ组：右膝关节内注射醋酸强的松龙７．５ｍｇ／ｋｇ。Ｂ组：用药同Ａ组，同时每周肌注维丁胶性钙三次，每次１ｍｌ。Ｃ组：右膝关节内注射生理盐水０．３７５ｍｌ／ｋｇ，作为对照。于实验的第３、５、７、９、１１周的第１天，每组取３只动物作髋关节和膝关节Ｘ光照片，并取膝关节及股骨头标本作病理组织学和超微结构检查。结果：Ａ组。用药２次后，Ｘ线照片、病理组织学检查和超微结构观察均有骨关节损害的表现，并随给药次数的增加而加重。Ｂ组。用药６次后才出现轻度病理组织学和超微结构改变。Ｃ组。各项指标均正常。从而证实维丁胶性钙有预防或减轻皮质类固醇所致骨关节损害的作用。结论：在疼痛治疗中，关节内注射皮质类固醇应尽量减少注射次数和延长间隔时间，并同时应用维丁胶性钙肌注有一定预防骨质损害作用。     

大鼠实验性肝硬化时甲状腺激素水平及甲状腺形态学变化的研究

将Wistar大鼠分为三组：肝硬化组，给予四氯化碳等复合因素，给药组，除给CCl4等复合因素外，用赤栀黄合剂灌胃41天；正常组给以一般饮食及饮水。结果，与正常组及给药组相比，硬化组血T3、T4测定值低，甲状腺滤泡中胶质明显减少，滤泡细胞与胶质间空泡增多，滤泡上皮细胞内PAS阳性小滴数日增多。表明在实验性肝硬化期间甲状腺参与了抗疾病的代谢活动，其机理可能是肝硬化时肝细胞合成、转运T3，T4的蛋白质减少。运输中的T3，T4减少，活性甲状腺素不足，从而导致甲状腺代偿性功能活跃。赤栀黄合剂具有保肝，恢复甲状腺素水平的作用。     

卵巢性腺母细胞瘤的病理特点及鉴别诊断

目的:探讨卵巢性腺母细胞瘤的病理特点及鉴别诊断。方法:对2例病理诊断为卵巢性腺母细胞瘤的病例进行临床病理分析。结果:两例均见卵巢性腺母细胞瘤结构。结论:对46XY组型、呈纤维条索状胚条性腺者要特别注意多取材、多切片可以防止漏诊。卵巢性腺母细胞瘤有其特殊的组织形态学特点。纯性腺母细胞瘤为良性,但具有恶性潜能,需与无性细胞瘤、伴环状小管的性索肿瘤及混合性生殖细胞-性索间质性肿瘤相鉴别。     

有抑郁症史者想象力的研究

实验组为45名缓解的内源性抑郁症患(男25例,女20例)。对照组为15名缓解的双相障碍患者(男8例,女7例),71名正常人(男41例,女30例)。利用作者建立的想象结局法发现:实验组想象力总分显著低于正常人组,特别是当涉及不愉快事件的测题时,单项分亦显著低于正常人。双相障碍组总分亦显著低于正常人。实验组有关性内容的比率得分显著低于正常人。