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.,     

应用羧化胶乳凝集试验诊断人、畜布鲁氏菌病的研究

应用以化学交联法制备的布鲁氏菌１６Ｍ抗原－羧化胶乳制剂的羧化胶乳凝集试验（ＬＡＴ）、试管凝集试验（ＳＡＴ）、虎红平板凝集试验（ＲＢＰＴ）以及酶联免疫吸附试验（ＥＬＩＳＡ）、半胱氨酸凝集试验（ＣＹＴ），对在四省布鲁氏菌病疫区收集的部分人、畜血清中布氏菌抗体进行对比检测。结果表明，ＬＡＴ较之ＲＢＰＴ具有更高的特异性；与ＳＡＴ相比，无论阳性或阴性符合率均较一致。另外，ＬＡＴ可检测血清中ＩｇＧ、ＩｇＭ两类布氏菌特异性抗体。因而本试验对人、畜布病的诊断具有特异、敏感和简便的优点，更宜在基层推广应用。     

The desipramine-induced growth hormone response and the dexamethasone suppression test in obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Ten patients with DSM-III-R obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) underwent the desipramine (DMI) growth hormone (GH) stimulation test as well as the dexamethasone suppression test (DST). The results were compared with the responses in a group of matched healthy controls. The GH response to DMI did not differ between patients and controls and 9 of 10 patients showed cortisol suppression in response to dexamethasone. The data suggest that neither alpha 2 adrenergic dysfunction nor DST non-suppression are features of primary OCD.     

改良锂清除试验──一种在人体测量肾小管钠转运功能的方法

在常用的七小时锂清除试验方法基础上，我们观察了实验开始后第四小时血清理浓度与血清理代表浓度的关系，二者密切相关，ｙ＝０．９０９ｘ＋０．１７，ｒ＝０．９５２，Ｐ＜０．００５。应用此方程式，可将原方案中两次取血减为一次。另外，我们还总结出正常人锂清除率和锂排泄分数的参照值分别为８．４～３１．６ｍｌ／ｍｉｎ和９．６％～２６．３％。