不同微生物诱导家蝇幼虫表达抗菌肽的特性

研究不同微生物诱导家蝇幼虫表达的抗菌肽特性.用3种不同的病源菌通过针刺感染的方法诱导家蝇幼虫表达抗菌肽,通过Sephadex G25分离,用Hult mark改进法和抑菌圈测定法作抑菌试验,用毛细管电泳（CE）分析不同微生物诱导得到的抗菌肽样品差异,检测抗菌肽的热稳定性和酸碱耐受性.发现不同微生物诱导产生的家蝇抗菌肽具有广谱抑菌性,但不同样品对不同病源菌抑菌活性有差异,不同测定抑菌效果的方法对抑菌结果有影响,各种抗菌肽样品CE蛋白谱具有明显不同.抗菌肽样品都具有热稳定性和酸碱耐受性.说明不同微生物诱导产生的家蝇抗菌肽类型以及抗菌肽含量与诱导源有关,抗菌肽为家蝇幼虫体内固有成分,诱导增加了抗菌肽的表达量同时刺激新抗菌肽的产生.用志贺氏菌、金黄色葡萄球菌、鼠伤寒沙门氏菌诱导家蝇幼虫可产生较多含量高活性好的抗菌肽.     

Hypoxia‐inducible factor 1α may be a marker for vasculitic neuropathy

Neuromuscular biopsy is still an essential method for diagnosing vasculitic neuropathy, although its diagnostic sensitivity is at most 60%. Our objective was to examine the expression of hypoxia‐inducible factor 1α (HIF‐1α) in peripheral nerves and to evaluate its usefulness in diagnosing vasculitic neuropathy, especially for discrimination from other axonal neuropathies. Forty‐one patients with vasculitic neuropathy consisting of 20 definite, 14 probable and seven possible diagnoses, 15 patients with metabolic neuropathy, five with motor neuron disease and six with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy were included. Nerve biopsy specimens were immunohistochemically examined for HIF‐1α and various cell markers. Distinct immunoreactivity (IR) was observed in nuclei of endoneurial cells in 54% (22/41) of vasculitic patients, while specimens from metabolic neuropathies showed less nuclear IR and the difference of mean density of HIF‐1α‐positive nuclei was significant. Two patients with possible vasculitis who showed HIF‐1α‐positive nuclei in endoneurium, were later confirmed to have vasculitis by skin biopsies. Most of the cells expressing HIF were demonstrated to be Schwann cells. There was a trend in the vasculitic patients with early phase nerve damage to display higher endoneurial HIF‐1α‐IR. HIF‐1α may be an immunohistochemical marker for vasculitic neuropathy, especially when the observed section contains no vasculitic lesions.     

维生素D衍生物联合供者骨髓细胞输注诱导异基因大鼠心脏移植免疫耐受

目的 探讨同种异基因心脏移植后免疫耐受的诱导。方法 建立大鼠颈部异位心脏移植模型，按分组分别给予门静脉输注供者骨髓细胞(DBMC)(B组)、骨化三醇灌胃(C组)、输注DBMC及骨化三醇灌胃(D组)以及环孢素A(CsA)灌胃(E组)。观察移植心脏的存活时间及心肌组织病理改变，测定心肌组织中肿瘤坏死因子及细胞间粘附分子-1 mRNA的表达以及血清钙、磷浓度，进行受者与供者及无关第三品系大鼠脾细胞混合淋巴细胞培养(MLR)。结果 D组移植心脏的存活时间较其它各组显著延长(P＜0．05)；术后7d，C组、D组、E组受者脾细胞均能显著抑制供者及第三方无关供者脾细胞作为刺激细胞引起的MLR；D组手术前后血磷、血钙浓度的差异无显著性(P＞0．05)；各组急性排斥反应的程度，D组最轻；D组肿瘤坏死因子及细胞间粘附分子-1 mRNA的表达受到显著抑制，与对照组(A组)、B、C组比较，差异有显著性(P＜0．05)。结论 骨化三醇灌胃联合DBMC输注可显著延长移植心脏的存活时间，二者具有协同作用。     

Oral mifepristone 600 mg and vaginal gemeprost for mid-trimester induction of abortion: An open multicenter study

This open multicenter study was performed in 20 hospital gynecological units in the UK. The effects of 600 mg oral mifepristone as pretreatment to vaginal prostaglandin induction of second second trimester abortion was studied in 267 women.

The primary efficacy variable was the abortion induction interval, defined as the time taken to expel the fetus from the time of administration of the first prostaglandin pessary. Induction was commenced 36 to 48 hours following mifepristone intake.

The mean abortion induction interval was 7 h. A total of 81.9% of women aborted within 12 h. There was a significant relationship between abortion induction interval and age of gestation, and a significant inverse relationship between abortion induction interval and parity.

Vomiting, pelvic pain, and nausea were the most frequently reported adverse events. Two patients required transfusion and one patient with a uterine scar from a previous cesarean section suffered a ruptured uterus and hysterotomy.     

紫外分光光度法测定SOD活性的应用及其意义

本文对SOD的紫外分光光度法测定进行了实用性研究。结果表明,本文方法具有用血量少,重现性好,快速、灵敏,试剂廉价等优点。西宁地区与平原地区人群的比较测定显示,前者SOD活性明显高于后者(P<0.01)。     

Mechanisms of tolerance during treatment with nitroglycerin patches for 24 h

Objective: We examined the relationship between tolerance development, counterregulatory responses and arterial vasodilating effects evaluated by digital pulse plethysmography. Methods: Twenty patients with stable angina pectoris were exercise tested before, after 2 and after 24 h of open nitrate patch treatment. Results: The effects observed after 2 h of treatment on exercise duration, ST-segment depression, blood pressure and heart rate were lost in most individuals after 24 h. In contrast, the effects on the arterial pulse curves persisted after 24 h, with a mean change from baseline of 29%, compared to 33% at 2 h. After 24 h, a significant decrease in haematocrit and an increase in body weight were observed. The haematocrit changes correlated with the loss of clinical efficacy (r =0.57 for ST-segment depression, and r =0.54 for exercise duration). Conclusion: Clinical nitrate tolerance may be observed despite maintenance of the arterial vasodilating effects, and tolerance is more related to plasma volume expansion as a counterregulatory mechanism. Received: 28 February 1996/Accepted in revised form: 5 July 1996     

肝硬化患者胰岛素释放试验的临床意义

本文报道46例肝硬化患者口服葡萄糖胰岛素释放试验的结果,并与18名正常人和18名原发性糖尿病患者比较。肝硬化患者糖耐量减低者28例(60.9％),其中29例(43.5％)呈糖尿病型耐量曲线。胰岛素释放高峰值在服糖后2h;释放过多和分泌延迟者32例(69.6％),降低者4例(8.7％)。20例肝源性糖尿病患者的胰岛素释放指数明显高于原发性糖尿患者。笔者认为血浆胰岛素和胰岛素释放指数测定对鉴别这两种类型的糖尿病有很大价值。     

Tolerance and dependence to opiates

In the 19th century, investigators recognized that addiction to opiates involves tolerance and dependence. In the United States, the National Academy of Sciences and the Public Health Service initiated systematic investigations into opiate addiction in 1929. Tolerance and dependence to morphine, the prototype for opiate drugs, were the emphasis of human studies for the next fifty years. This presentation highlights salient features of tolerance and dependence learned in these studies and relates these findings to clinical use in treating pain.     

高海拔（2261m）急性习服期大鼠脑内β—EP含量的实验研究（之三）

选用标化成年雄性Wistar大鼠、以放射免疫测定法（RIA），研究了大鼠由平原引入高海拔环境后，在24小时急性司服期，垂体及各脑区内β－内啡肪样免疫活性物质（β－EPLI）的含量变化。结果表明，大鼠引入高海拔环境后脑内β－EP含量发生明显的动态变化。高海拔实验组与平原对照组相比，垂体内β－EP含量降低非常显著（P＜0．01）。纹状体、下丘脑、丘脑、桥延、海马、皮层内β－EP含量增加非常显著（P＜0．01）。中脑内β－EP含量虽然也增加，统计学处理无显著性意义（P＞0．05）。据此推测：大鼠急进高海拔低氧环境后垂体β－EP的分泌与释放受到影响。提示，脑内β－EP参与低氧的应激反应过程，可能作为神经递质和调质，通过神经──内分泌环路在应激反应中起介导作用，β－EP可能为中枢神经系统内调节应激反应的主要应激激素之一。     

模拟高原和返回平原后大鼠心肌血流量的变化

目的：观察缺氧及停止缺氧后对大鼠心肌血流量的影响。方法：３４只Ｗｉｓｔａｒ大鼠，随机分为４组：①平原对照组；②急性缺氧组；③慢性缺氧组；④返回平原组。以放射性生物微球法测定心肌血流量。结果：急性缺氧引起ＰａＯ２、心输出量及氧运送量降低，但左、右心室心肌血流量明显增加；慢性缺氧时右心室收缩压、血球压积、血液粘滞性及右心室生理指数明显增加，而心肌血流量接近正常。停止缺氧３０ｄ后，上述所有指标均与平原以