Discrimination of spinal fracture with various bone mineral measurements

For several different bone mineral measurements and various skeletal sites, we compared capability to discriminate between women in various age decades with and without spinal fracture, and attempted to identify the most effective cutoff level in discrimination of spinal fracture. The subjects were 88 women aged 50–59 years (including 32 with fracture), 95 women aged 60–69 years (including 54 with fracture), and 34 women aged 70–79 years (including 18 with fracture). Spinal trabecular and cortical bone mineral density (BMD) were measured using quantitative computed tomography (CT), and spinal, radial (ultra-distal, 10% distal and 33% distal), and calcaneal BMD were measured by dual X-ray absorptiometry. These BMD values were obtained in each subject on the same day. Three statistical techniques—Student's t-test, the logistic regression analysis, and the receiver operating characteristics (ROC) analysis— were applied and accuracy was calculated using the various cutoff values. The capability to discriminate between women with and those without fracture using these BMD values was different among the three age groups. In women aged 50–59 and 60–69 years, all measurements showed good capabilities for discriminating women with fracture. In women aged 70–79 years, these measurements showed lower capability than in those aged 50–59 and 60–69 years, but among them, the calcaneal and ultradistal radial BMD showed relatively good capability. The 10% and 33% distal radial BMD values were not useful in the detection of the high risk women with fracture. The cutoff BMD values for discrimination of women with fracture varied according to the sites and methods of measurement. For each specific age group, the most suitable measurement methods and the appropriate skeletal sites should be considered, and the effective cutoff values to discriminate those with fracture may differ according to the measurement methods, the skeletal sites examined, and age. Received: 5 February 1996 / Accepted: 18 June 1996     

七种常见舌苔的细胞化学计量诊断研究

以１１７例常见舌苔上皮细胞内ＬＤＨ、ＭＤＨ、Ｇ－６－ＰＤＨ、ＡＣＰ、ＡＮＡＥ、－ＳＨ、ＲＮＡ七种生物大分子物质的定量检测为基础，运用多元逐步回归方法建立正常薄白、虚寒薄白及白厚、薄黄、黄厚、花剥、光剥种舌苔的计量诊断模型，经临床回代检验，其敏感性、特异性、准确度、可用度分别为９３．２％、８１．４％、８７．２％和７５．７％。     

骨质疏松与病理性骨折的相关性研究

目的本研究通过定量CT进行骨密度的测定，分析随着年龄增加骨密度的变化，确定易发生骨折的骨密度标准值，即骨折阈值；并为预防骨质疏松症的发生提供理论依据。方法选择来我院就诊的深圳地区骨折患者男性60人，女性64人，通过X线平片确定为骨质疏松性骨折。用定量CT（QCT）测量椎体横断面中部的松质骨结构，通过软件处理得到L1、L2、L3总的松质骨中骨矿（Ca—HA）密度数值（mg／cm^3）。结果①骨密度值与年龄呈负相关，随着年龄增长骨密度随之降低，按P〈0．05确定易发生骨折的BMD阈值，男性为109．26mg／cm^3，女性为100．19mg/cm^3；②男性和女性间椎体、髋骨骨质疏松性骨折均有显著差别（P〈0．01）桡骨及其他部位骨折男性和女性间无差别（P〉0．05）。结论①男性易发生骨质疏松性骨折的骨密度阈值为109．26mg／cm^3，女性为100．19mg/cm^3；②随着年龄的增大，骨密度的丢失导致骨质疏松。骨质疏松是病理性骨折的病理基础，外力作用是骨质疏松性骨折的诱因。     

胃癌个体危险度及人群筛检数量化评价的研究

目的：建立胃癌个体危险度判定及人群筛检的数量化模型。方法：在人群为基础的胃癌危险因素病例对照研究的基础上筛选出有统计学意义变化，应用概率论、模糊数学等原理和方法对胃癌危险因素和保护因素数量化，建立用于个体胃癌危险度测量和人群筛检的数量化评价方法（数学模型）。采用两种不同的加权系数计算方法，分别确定该数量化方法的判别阈值为0．20和0．17，对63例胃癌患者和693名正常人进行实际判别。结果：灵敏度和特异度均分别达到69％和63％左右，加权系数计算方法不同并不影响实际判别效果。结论：建立的胃癌个体危险度及人群筛检的数量化模型灵敏度和特异度尚理想；方法简便、易行、经济，有利于获得满意的受检率；可用于个体和群体（社区）的胃癌危险度测定。     

The gap between legal rules and practice in advertising non-registered pharmaceutical products : A new method of analysis

The market of non-registered pharmaceutical products is growing fast in number and overall costs, not only in the Netherlands, but also in other European countries. These products often give the impression that the consumer may expect 'an effect as from a drug'. Legally, there is a clear distinction between 'drugs' and 'commodities' in the Netherlands; the question is whether legislation and practice concur. In an investigation we analysed texts of advertisements for non-registered pharmaceutical products published in a popular magazine. A method was developed, based on the legal definition of a drug and jurisprudence, to determine in a qualitative and quantitative way the application of medicinal claims. It transpired that in 65% of the analysed advertisements explicit or implicit claims were made. These products should therefore be subject to drugs legislation. Thus, in the Netherlands there is a gap between legislation and practice in advertising non-registered pharmaceutical products.     

强脉冲光对大鼠皮肤胶原蛋白影响的定量分析

目的　定量分析强脉冲光对大鼠皮肤胶原蛋白含量的影响,进一步明确强脉冲光在治疗皮肤光老化中的作用机制。方法　选择15只SD大鼠,每只选3个部位用强脉冲光治疗,采用同一治疗参数,能量密度34J/cm2 ,分为3个脉冲,脉宽各为4ms、5ms、6ms,脉冲延时为2 0ms及2 5ms。分别切取治疗后第1、3、5、7、15、30天皮肤和未治疗部位皮肤,进行组织学观察。结果　治疗后,第1、3、5、7天皮肤胶原蛋白染色与未治疗部位比较无明显差别,第15天强于未治疗部位,第30天明显强于未治疗部位,免疫组化染色Ⅰ、Ⅲ型胶原明显增多(P <0 .0 0 1)。结论　强脉冲光治疗大鼠皮肤后可引起胶原含量的增加,在实验基础上为强脉冲光的临床应用提供了理论依据。     

Detection of disseminated tumor cells in the lymph nodes of colorectal cancer patients using a real-time polymerase chain reaction assay

Introduction Postoperative treatment for colorectal cancer depends on tumor stage as defined by the International Union Against Cancer (UICC). Adjuvant chemotherapy is not recommended in patients without lymph node involvement (UICC stages I and II). As many as 20–30% of these patients, however, will develop recurrence. Aims and objectives We conducted this study to determine the presence of disseminated tumor cells in the lymph nodes by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (QRT-PCR) for cytokeratin 20 (CK20) in an attempt to provide supplementary information compared to histopathological findings. Materials and methods Using a standard QRT-PCR assay, we examined primary tumors and 391 lymph nodes from 31 patients with completely resected colorectal cancer. Results Of the 31 primary tumors, 29 were positive for CK20 by QRT-PCR. Discussion An examination of the lymph nodes from the 29 patients with CK20-positive primary tumors revealed that 35 (92.1% sensitivity) of the 38 histopathologically positive lymph nodes and 54 (16.7%) of the 324 histopathologically negative lymph nodes were positive by molecular analysis. CK20 expression was detected in 10 (100%) of 10 patients with a histopathologically positive lymph node status (pN1). In 9 (47.4%) of 19 patients with negative histopathological results (pN0), we detected a CK20 mRNA signal in at least one lymph node. Whereas eight patients with histopathologically negative lymph nodes could be upstaged on the basis of the molecular findings, no patient would be downstaged. Conclusion Our results suggest that QRT-PCR for CK20 is a useful tool for the quantitative detection of micrometastases in the regional lymph nodes. We introduce a standardized procedure that integrates a molecular diagnostic technique in the clinical staging.     

Effect of Temperature on the Longitudinal Variability of Quantitative Ultrasound Variables

It is unclear whether longitudinal change in phantom measurements bears any relation to the long-term in vivo instrument performance of quantitative ultrasound devices. Longitudinal quantitative ultrasound phantom data were obtained by measuring the manufacturer-provided phantom at ambient temperature and two different sets of Leeds phantoms at either ambient temperature or following a phantom temperature-control protocol. Measurements were performed using the Achilles Plus bone densitometer. Changes in longitudinal phantom data were compared to in vivo quantitative ultrasound data obtained from seven healthy, young volunteers. A cosinor model with linear trend and Hotelling's T2-test were used to quantify seasonal rhythms and long-term drift in quantitative ultrasound variables. Temperature effects and marked seasonal rhythms on quantitative ultrasound phantom measurements were evident but were far less apparent in vivo. Longitudinal precision of quantitative ultrasound variables was poorer for the manufacturer-provided phantom than for phantoms that were subjected to a temperature-control protocol or for healthy volunteers. This study has shown that longitudinal precision and longitudinal change differs between in vivo and phantom data. Longitudinal quantitative ultrasound measurements for monitoring change in skeletal status cannot, as yet, be properly controlled.     

Axonal transport of dopamine D1 receptors in the rat brain

Binding of a specific dopamine D₁ receptor antagonist,¹²⁵I-SCH 23982, was measured in rat brain sections by quantitative autoradiography at various time intervals, following a knife cut through the striatonigral pathway. Twenty-four hours after lesioning, accumulations of D₁ receptor binding sites were found in sagittal sections both rostral and caudal to the lesion site. No other regions studied (caudate-putamen, nucleus accumbens, olfactory tubercle, and substantia nigra pars reticulata) showed any change in D₁ receptor binding 24h after the lesion. In brain sections obtained 10 days after lesioning, only the substantia nigra pars reticulata had a significant decrease in D₁ receptors ipsilateral to the lesion. These findings suggest the possibility of a presence of bidirectional axonal transport of D₁ receptors in rat striatonigral pathway.     

葡萄糖酸锌糖浆的制备与含量测定方法

本文报告了葡萄糖酸锌糖浆的制法及用二甲橙指示剂法测定含量的方法。结果表明制法简便,含量测定方法准确。