8—Br—cAMP对人视网膜母细胞瘤HXO—Rb44细胞癌基因的表达效应

目的 研究８－Ｂｒ－ｃＡＭＰ对培养的人视网膜母细胞瘤ＨＸＯ－Ｒｂ４４细胞癌基因表达的效应及其与该细胞生长的关系。方法 ｃ－ｆｏｓ ｍＲＮＡ,Ｎ－ｍｙｃ ｍＲＮＡ及ｐ２１ｒａｓ ｍＲＮＡ均以原位杂交ＲＮＡ斑点印迹技术检测,对繁殖细胞核抗原,ｖ－Ｆｏｓ,Ｎ－Ｍｙｃ和Ｐ＾２１ｒａｓ蛋白表达的免疫反应性则采用免疫组化及收白质斑点印迹技术检测。     

儿童角膜穿通伤合并外伤性白内障人工晶体植入术临床分析

本文回顾分析２６ 例 （２６ 眼） ５～１４ 岁儿童角膜穿通伤合并外伤性白内障植入后房型人工晶体的临床结果。对麻醉、人工晶体植入、后囊纤维膜样混浊进行了分析讨论。提示 ８ 周岁以上儿童常能在眼局部麻醉下顺利地完成手术。认为对儿童角膜穿通伤合并外伤性白内障植入人工晶体, 应视眼部伤情及术中情况, 权衡利弊, 区别选择Ⅰ期或Ⅱ期植入。作者观察到, 这类联合手术的后囊纤维膜样改变, 在术后一至二周即在不同程度上有所表现。     

Effect of novel environmental stimuli on rat behaviour and central noradrenaline function measured by in vivo microdialysis

Rationale: Although physically aversive stimuli induce functional changes in central noradrenergic neurones, little is known about the noradrenergic response to environmentally aversive stimuli. Objectives: The first aim was to characterise environmental features that are perceived as stressful by rats. The second was to investigate whether changes in the concentration of extracellular noradrenaline are induced by these environmental features. Methods: A light/dark shuttle-box was used to test rats’ behavioural response to a range of stimuli (novelty, bright light, and the presence of an unfamiliar rat), either before or after microdialysis probe implantation. Changes in the concentration of extracellular noradrenaline in the frontal cortex and hypothalamus in vivo were then evaluated on exposure to these same test conditions. Results: Naive rats spent less time in a brightly-lit test arena than a dark one. However, the behavioural response to the light arena was attenuated by the presence of an unfamiliar rat. Probe implantation intensified the response to the light arena but did not affect behaviour in the dark arena. In the microdialysis studies, there was no change in the concentration of extracellular noradrenaline on transfer of rats to the dark arena but there was an increase in both the frontal cortex (+45%) and hypothalamus (+75%) on exposure to the light arena. A similar increase was induced in both brain regions when the light arena contained an unfamiliar rat. Conclusions: Implantation of a microdialysis probe modifies the behavioural responses to certain environmental stimuli. Regardless of this, the extent to which rats perceive a novel environment as aversive is not the only determinant of the noradrenergic response to such stimuli. However, differences in stimulus controllability in the microdialysis and the behavioural experiments could influence the apparent intensity of the stress. Received: 29 October 1998 / Final version: 19 March 1999     

国产生长激素治疗生长激素缺乏症的疗效观察

了解国产人生长激素（ｈＧＨ）的治疗效果。方法：对１５例未经生长激素治疗的生长激素缺乏症（ＧＨＤ）病人（均经精氨酸和可乐宁两项生长激素激发试验明确诊断,生长激素峰值均小于 １０ μｇ／Ｌ）应用国产分泌型基因重组人生长激素（ｒｈＧＨ）进行治疗,剂量为０．１ｕ／（ｋｇ·ｄ）睡前脐周皮下注射,治疗时间６个月。结果：１５例ＧＨＤ病人６个月身高平均增长（６．３４±０．９４）ｃｍ,生长速度由治疗前的（３．３３±０．４９）ｃｍ／年增加到治疗后的（１２．６８±１．８６）ｃｍ／年。结论：国产人生长激素治疗效果达到国外同类产品水平,而价格仅为进口产品的１／６左右。可安全有效地用于治疗ＧＨＤ身材矮小病人。     

Prevalence of self-reported back pain in school children: A study of sociodemographic differences

The study considers the prevalence of back pain experienced in a nationwide random sample of 2173 Icelandic school children aged 11–12 and 15–16. The study found a 20.6% prevalence of at least weekly back pain. The prevalence of back pain was significantly more frequent among the older children. No gender or class difference was found in the overall sample. Older children from rural areas have significantly more back pain than those living in the city. The need for a thorough epidemiological investigation of the association of back pain in children is emphasized.     

Practical approach to recurrent respiratory infections

Respiratory diseases are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Recurrent respiratory infections in children pose a great challenge to the pediatrician where he has to exercise his clinical acumen and methodical, approach, for correct diagnosis and treatment. It is a fact that children should suffer 7 to 8 upper respiratory infections per year until they are 5 years of age when their immune status reaches adult level. In this situation, it is essential to find out whether the frequencies are abnormal. Whenever a child has the following, problems, then only it needs to be investigated.—(a) repeated bacterial pneumonias; (b) a child less than 3 months old having repeated respiratory infections; (c) a child of 9 months old without a history of exposure infections; (d) infections, complicating into bronchiectasis and; (e) in a child where there is no history of allergy or asthma. Once the problem is established as a true recurrent respiratory infection, the clinician should pose questions—whether it is chronic, acute or recurrent, to find out the site of pathology, seriousness of the problem, response to previous medications, to establish the possible diagnosis which fall into six categories—congenital anamolies, aspiration syndrome, genital disorders, immunological, diseases, immune deficiency disorders and allergic diseases. The author discusses quoting some examples for various categories avoiding non pulmonary causes for recurrent respiratory infections in children.     

Mucoadhesive Polymers in Peroral Peptide Drug Delivery. VI. Carbomer and Chitosan Improve the Intestinal Absorption of the Peptide Drug Buserelin In Vivo

Purpose. To evaluate the effect of the crosslinked poly(acrylate) carbomer 934P (C934P) and its freeze-dried neutralized sodium salt (FNaC934P) as well as chitosan hydrochloride on the intestinal absorption of the peptide drug buserelin. Methods. Buserelin was applied intraduodenally in control buffer, 0.5% (w/v) C934P, 0.5% (w/v) FNaC934P, 1.5% (w/v) chitosan hydrochloride or FNaC934P/chitosan hydrochloride (1:1 (v/v)) mixture in rats. Results. All polymer preparation showed a statistically significant improvement of buserelin absorption compared to the control solution. The absolute bioavailabilities for the different polymer preparations were: control, 0.1%; 0.5% FNaC934P, 0.6%; 0.5% C934P, 2.0%; chitosan hydrochloride, 5.1% and FNaC934P/chitosan hydrochloride (1:1 (v/v)) mixture, 1.0%. The higher bioavailability with chitosan hydrochloride compared to C934P and FNaC934P indicates that for buserelin the intestinal transmucosal transport enhancing effect of the polymer plays a more dominant role than the protection against proteases such as -chymotrypsin. Conclusions. The mucoadhesive polymers carbomer 934P and chitosan hydrochloride are able to enhance the intestinal absorption of buserelin in vivo in rats, and may therefore be promising excipients in peroral delivery systems for peptide drugs.     

Cell, tissue and organ culture as in vitro models to study the biology of squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck

In vitro models are currently being used to study head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Several hundred HNSCC cell lines have been established by various investigators and used to study a broad spectrum of questions related to head and neck cancer. The head and neck model with respect to multistage carcinogenesis is now complete. Several techniques exist for the culture of normal epithelial cells from the upper aerodigestive tract (UADT). The biology of these UADT cells (oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx and larynx) is being studied. Successful culture of premalignant lesions (dysplastic mucosa, leukoplakia, erythroplakia) has resulted in establishment of a limited number of premalignant cell lines and cell cultures. HPV infection of normal oral epithelial cells for immortalization ( premalignant cells) coupled with transformation with carcinogens (malignant cells) has established an experimental model for progression. Two in vivo models for oral carcinogenesis, the 7,12 dimethylbenz(a)anthracene-induced hamster cheek pouch model and the 4-nitroquinoline-N-oxide rat oral model, have been established in culture. Thus, multistage carcinogenesis models have been established from both human tissues and animal models and include cultures of normal, premalignant and malignant cells. Culture techniques for growing dissociated primary tumor cells for short term experimental analysis are being used. The culture of normal or tumor tissue as organ/explant cultures allows for the maintenance of normal cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions, but limits experimentation since these cultures cannot be propagated. Several three dimensional model systems are being used to obtain this histological complexity but allow for experimentation. The ability to culture normal, premalignant and malignant cells coupled with the use of a variety of culture techniques, should allow for the continued growth and experimentation in head and neck cancer research.