El Tor型霍乱弧菌L型的某些生物学性状

本研究主要对El Tor型霍乱弧菌(Vibrio cholerae biotvpe eltor,EVC)L型的某些生物学特性如生化反应、抗生素敏感性及超微结构等进行了探讨.研究发现EVC不稳定L型的生化性状与EVC流行株的非常相似,而稳定L型则变化很大.抗生素敏感性试验显示EVC稳定L型对某些作用于细胞壁的抗生素的敏感性减弱,而对大多数作用于蛋白质合成的抗生素的敏感性增强.与流行株相比,EVC稳定L型和不稳定L型的超微结构的改变很明显.此外,本文还讨论了产生这些改变的可能机制.     

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。     

他汀类药物早期干预对急性冠脉综合征患者血脂、高敏C反应蛋白和纤维蛋白原的影响

目的 比较他汀类药物和阿司匹林联合用药与单用阿司匹林对急性冠脉综合征患者血脂、高敏C反应蛋白及纤维蛋白原的影响。方法 所有患者均在急性冠脉综合征发病后72h内开始接受药物治疗，他汀组(40例)应用他汀类药物加阿司匹林治疗8周，对照组(16例)单用阿司匹林治疗，观察两组总胆固醇、低密度脂蛋白胆固醇、高敏C反应蛋白和纤维蛋白原水平的变化。结果 治疗8周后，他汀组各指标显著降低，面对照组仅高敏C反应蛋白水平显著下降。他汀类药物降低高敏C反应蛋白、纤维蛋白原的程度与其降脂作用无关。结论 他汀类药物与阿司匹林联合用药降低高敏C反应蛋白和纤维蛋白原的作用可能优于单用阿司匹林，并与其抗炎作用有关。     

Small-dose oral iron absorption test in anaemic and non-anaemic elderly hospitalized patients

Abstract: The small-dose (20 mg) oral iron absorption test (OIAT) was performed in 76 hospitalized elderly patients and 30 healthy adults. Of the elderly patients, 34 were considered as iron deficient (serum ferritin level <20 μg/L) of whom 23 were anaemic and 11 not anaemic, 21 had the anaemia of chronic disorders (ACD) and another 21 were non-anaemic patients with a normal serum ferritin level. There was a significant inverse correlation between the serum ferritin level as a measure of iron store and the maximum increase in serum iron during a 3-h test (C_max), in the elderly as well as in the healthy adult group. A decision limit of 80 μg/dL for C_max is a good discriminant between absent (serum ferritin <20 μg/L) and adequate body iron stores. Sixty-eight per cent of the patients with a serum ferritin level <20 μg/L but virtually none of the ACD patients, non-anaemic elderly inpatients with normal serum ferritin levels and healthy adults had a C_max level >80 μg/L. Although further investigation is needed before the OIAT can be recommended as a valuable test for evaluating iron absorption, predicting mild iron deficiency and differentiating between different categories of anaemia, it seems worthwile that more effort should be done to validate this simple and safe test.     

战士体内VitB_1、VitB_2储备水平检测

选择南方热区某特种部队战士５２人，分两组分别口服５ｍｇＶｉｔＢ１和ＶｉｔＢ２，收集４ｈ尿液，用荧光法进行负荷试验。结果：ＶｉｔＢ１组，所测２９人中，１５人缺乏，９人不足，２人正常，３人充裕；ＶｉｔＢ２组，所测２３人中，１１人缺乏，１２人不足，反映该部队全年约５％的发病是由于ＶｉｔＢ１、ＶｉｔＢ２缺乏不足所致。其原因为膳食摄入不够     

Active behaviors in the rat forced swimming test differentially produced by serotonergic and noradrenergic antidepressants

This study demonstrated that distinct patterns of active behaviors are produced by antidepressants that selectively inhibit norepinephrine (NE) or serotonin (5-HT) uptake in the rat forced swimming test (FST). A behavior sampling technique was developed to score the active behaviors swimming, climbing and diving, as well as immobility. The rat's behavior was recorded at the end of each 5-s period during the test session. The sampling technique was both reliable, as demonstrated by test-retest reliability and inter-rater reliability, and valid, as shown by comparison to the timing of behavior durations. Five different antidepressant drugs which block monoamine uptake and two 5-HT_1A receptor agonists were shown to decrease immobility in the FST; however, they produced distinct patterns of active behaviors. The selective NE uptake inhibitors desipramine and maprotiline selectively increased climbing, whereas the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) fluoxetine, sertraline and paroxetine selectively increased swimming. The 5-HT_1A receptor agonists 8-OH-DPAT and gepirone also selectively increased swimming. These results show that:1) SSRIs are not false negatives in the FST; 2) at least two behaviorally distinct processes occur in the FST; and 3) enhancement of NE neurotransmission may mediate climbing in the FST, whereas enhancement of 5-HT neurotransmission may mediate swimming.     

Variability of the Schirmer tear test values in a normal Arab population

Background: As in many parts of the world, the Schirmer tear test is the main test used by optometrists in Saudi Arabia for assessing adequacy of tear production. Variability of the test has been reported in different ethnic groups but not in Arabs. This paper looks at the mean and repeatability of the values obtained by the Schirmer test in a normal Arab population Method: The test was performed on the right eyes of 23 young adult Saudi male subjects at five visits over two weeks. Result: Results showed that for each subject the test values were not repeatable, varying widely over the period of evaluation. The mean value was estimated at 10.6 mm and the 95 per cent confidence limits were 7.9 and 13.3 mm. It was also established that the greater the amount of tears, the greater the variability. Conclusion: This study supports the claim that the Schirmer test is not repeatable and hence is unreliable. Therefore, caution should be exercised in employing it for clinical diagnosis. (Clin Exp Optom 1995; 78: 5: 190–193)     

正常人口腔粘膜不同部位表面感觉的测试

目的 建立正常人口腔粘膜不同部位表面感觉的正常参考值，并测试各年龄组感觉值是否存在差异。方法 利用动静两点辨别觉试验，测试90例健康人口腔粘膜不同部位的表面感觉。结果 舌尖感觉功能最好，其次为舌背、舌腹、颊粘膜、口底和硬腭。健康人的口腔粘膜不同部位的表面感觉随着年龄增长有显著性变化。结论 口腔粘膜不同部位感觉辨别力存在差异，健康人口底、舌腹、舌背、颊和硬腭粘膜感觉功能有增龄性变化。     

人大肠癌细胞体外常温及温热环境中药物敏感性试验

用ＭＴＴ比色法对２０例大肠癌患者术后标本在常温及温热环境中进行体外药物敏感性试验，结果显示，某些药物在温热环境中，对癌细胞的杀伤作用有显著提高，此项试验为临床温热化疗法提供了理论依据。     

Pronounced bronchial hyper-responsiveness and asthma severity

Summary. Fifty-six asthmatics from an asthma ward or from an asthma out-patient clinic were challenged with two low concentrations (0–03 and 0–012 mg) of metacholine chloride in order to assess the relationship between pronounced hyper-responsiveness and asthma severity in a clinical setting. Only inhaled bronchodilators were stopped before challenge. Asthma severity was assessed retrospectively and prospectively on the basis of treatment, number of days in hospital, intensive care, number of emergency visits and days on sick-leave. The results show that pronounced hyper-responsiveness (n= 28) is not associated with asthma severity. It is concluded that a single simplified test of pronounced bronchial hyper-responsiveness, performed without taking into consideration the actual state of the disease and without stopping all medication, is of no help in identifying the patients with the clinically most severe asthma and worst prognosis.,