两种气体灭菌剂灭菌效果及评价方法

目的：探讨医院气体灭菌效果和检测方法，以保证灭菌质量。方法：对本院常用的两种低温气体灭菌剂环氧乙烷和甲醛，采用枯草杆菌黑色变种芽胞生物指示管分别选择不同时间和不同方法进行灭菌效能检测。结果：环氧乙烷全自动灭菌(全过程16h)和甲醛催化法灭菌≥2h均可达到灭菌要求，而甲醛催化法灭菌时间少于2h和甲醛自然挥发法灭菌均达不到灭菌水平。结论：环氧乙烷生物指示管可应用于甲醛气体的灭菌检测；环氧乙烷全自动灭菌和甲醛催化法灭菌可用于不耐热、不耐湿的手术器械灭菌。     

Spectrometric investigations in ocular hypertension and early stages of primary open angle glaucoma and of low tension glaucoma — multisubstance analysis

The approximation of logarithmic difference spectra between the reflectance of the normal fundus and the fundus reflectance in different stages of glaucoma is demonstrated by a model. The influences of fundus pigments like oxihemoglobin, melanin, xanthophyll and rhodopsin as well as the intensity and the exponent of the scattered light are optimized. Glaucomatous alterations in the extinction of these pigments and of the scattering parameters are different in the macula, in the papillo-macular bundle and in the parapapillary region temporal to the optic disc. A lack of oxihemoglobin only in the papillo-macular bundle in first relative losses in the visual field function points to a damaged microcirculation in early POAG. In progressive glaucoma the extinction spectrum of xanthophyll is detectable in the papillo-macular bundle. A decreased intensity of the scattered light and an altered scattering exponent are suggestive of a damage in the nerve fiber layer at early stages of glaucoma.     

In vivo fluorescence spectroscopy and imaging of human skin tumours

The feasibility of using in vivo autofluorescence for the diagnosis of skin cancer was evaluated. In vivo fluorescence measurements were performed on healthy human volunteers, and patients with different types of benign and malignant skin tumours. Fluorescence spectra as well as fluorescence images were acquired. The excitation-emission matrix of normal skin (n=3) showed a broad peak at the shortest excitation wavelength (365 nm) and at 440 nm fluorescence wavelength, smoothly decreasing towards longer excitation and fluorescence wavelengths. Non-melanoma skin tumours (n=31) and control skin excited with 375 nm showed a broad fluorescence band from 400 to 700 nm, peaking around 436 nm. No significant differences in measurements between tumours and the corresponding control sites were found. A large spatial variation in the fluorescence intensity was observed both in the tumours and in the control sites. Standard deviations found ranged from 0.15 to 1.5 times the mean fluorescence. Fluorescence images, excited with 375 nm and taken with an image intensified CCD camera, on eight malignant melanomas and eight benign pigmented lesions did not indicate any fluorescence intensity distribution specific to the malignancy of the lesion. Neither the shape of the fluorescence spectra, nor the spatial distribution of the fluorescence intensity showed any signature specific to the histopathological nature of the lesions investigated. Optical diagnostics of skin tumours using the autofluorescence does not seem to be feasible at the present time.     

选择性绿激光汽化术治疗良性前列腺增生症

目的探讨选择性绿激光汽化术(PVP)治疗良性前列腺增生(BPH)的方法并评价其疗效。方法采用连续硬膜外麻醉,应用PVP治疗180例BPH患者。使用Laserscope公司生产的绿激光系统,平均功率80W,治疗时间20~140min[(42.5±19.4)min)],能量值10.2~54.2万焦耳[(12.4±5.6)万焦耳],术后留置尿管1~5d。结果术后52例出现一过性的终末血尿,12例暂时性尿失禁,18例短暂性排尿困难,3例迟发性出血。随访3~6个月,术后最大尿流率(Qmax)、IPSS评分、膀胱残余尿量(BRU)均较术前明显改善(P<0.05)。结论PVP治疗BPH操作简单,安全可靠,并发症少,恢复快,是治疗BPH的理想方法。     

Infection dynamics and virus-induced apoptosis in cell culture-based influenza vaccine production—Flow cytometry and mathematical modeling

Cell culture-based influenza vaccine manufacturing is of growing importance. Depending on virus strains, differences in infection dynamics, virus-induced apoptosis, cell lysis and virus yields are observed. Comparatively little is known concerning details of virus–host cell interaction on a cellular level and virus spreading in a population of cells in bioreactors. In this study, the infection of MDCK cells with different influenza A virus strains in lab-scale microcarrier culture was investigated by flow cytometry. Together with the infection status of cells, virus-induced apoptosis was monitored. A mathematical model has been formulated to describe changes in the concentration of uninfected and infected adherent cells, dynamics of virus particle release (infectious virions, hemagglutinin content), and the time course of the percentage composition of the cell population.     

Comparison of redox and D29 phage methods for detection of isoniazid and rifampicin resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Rapid, accurate and inexpensive methods are essential to detect drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis and allow timely application of effective treatment and precautions to prevent transmission. The proportion method, the MTT and Alamar Blue redox methods, and the D29 mycobacteriophage assay, were compared for their ability to detect resistance to isoniazid and rifampicin. When tested against a panel of known M. tuberculosis strains, the redox methods and the D29 assay showed good sensitivity and specificity compared to the proportion method, suggesting that they could be useful alternatives for identifying multidrug resistance in M. tuberculosis.     

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。     

Breast cancer surveillance — a cost-effective strategy

Summary The effectiveness of a surveillance program for breast cancer recurrence in extending survival is predicated on two assumptions: 1) most recurrences are detected at an early stage at surveillance visits; and 2) the early treatment of recurrence offers a better chance of cure or longer survival. However, the data suggest that neither of these two assumptions is correct, and that postoperative follow-up of patients with breast cancer is expensive and does not significantly extend survival.This minisymposium was presented December 8, 1992, at the annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, and was sponsored by educational grants from Amgen and from Bristol-Myers Oncology Division.     

Dynamics of ablation plume particles generated during excimer laser corneal ablation

Background and Objective: Although the empirical characteristics of ArF excimer laser corneal ablation have been well documented, the exact ablation mechanisms are not well understood. The present paper reports a quantitative analysis of corneal ablation plumes using in situ time resolved laser light scattering and Raman spectroscopy. Study Design/Materials and Methods: Bovine corneas were used as the ArF excimer laser ablation targets. Light scattering data were recorded from the ablation plume as a function of height above the tissue surface and as function of delay time with respect to the ablative ArF laser pulse. Results: Raman spectra of the ablation plume allow identification of the particles as water. Mean plume particle diameters are found to decrease with height, while the particle volume fractions are relatively constant. The total volume of plume particles correlates well with the total volume of water in the ablated corneal tissue. Conclusion: The finding of a non-evolving plume composed of water spherules, combined with the excellent agreement between total volume of water in the plume and the content of water in the ablated corneal tissue, support the concept of photodecomposition or “cold ablation” for corneal tissue during ArF excimer laser ablation. © 1995 Wiley-Liss, Inc.