MRI manifestations of peritoneal carcinomatosis.

Three cases of proved peritoneal carcinomatosis were examined by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Air was used to distend the entire gastrointestinal tract via an antegrade method. The findings included seedings along the small intestine, transverse and sigmoid colon, stellate pattern in the mesentery, plaque-like and bulky tumor masses in the mesentery and greater omentum, and focal thickenings along the right subdiaphragmatic parietal peritoneum. Stenosis caused by tumor encasement at the duodenojejunal junction and ileocolic anastomosis were first detected by MRI and later confirmed by barium studies. Ascites was present in all cases. One case showed ascites located only along the left paracolic gutter. This report shows that MRI is also able to demonstrate peritoneal carcinomatosis by using air as a gastrointestinal contrast medium.     

Retrograde air insufflation in MRI: A technical note

Retrograde air insufflation was employed to distend the colon and the ileum in 18 patients and five volunteers for magnetic resonance examination. Good and moderate marking of the ileum was obtained in 18 cases. The colon was nearly completely distended in every case. Intraluminal tumor, mural thickening, and extraluminal lesion were outlined by intraluminal air and surrounding air-distended bowel. This study shows that retrograde air insufflation is a useful method to mark the colon and most parts of the ileum.     

Inhibitory effects of physalin B and physalin F on various human leukemia cells in vitro.

Physalins B and F were isolated and characterized from the ethanolic extract of the whole plant of Physalis angulata L. (Solanaceae). Both physalin B and physalin F inhibited the growth of several human leukemia cells: K562 (erythroleukemia), APM1840 (acute T lymphoid leukemia), HL-60 (acute promyelocytic leukemia), KG-1 (acute myeloid leukemia), CTV1 (acute monocytic leukemia) and B cell (acute B lymphoid leukemia). Physalin F showed a stronger activity against these leukemia cells than physalin B, especially against acute myeloid leukemia (KG-1) and acute B lymphoid leukemia (B cell). From the structural features, the active site seems to be the functional epoxy group for physalin F and the double bond for physalin B located at carbon 5 and 6; the former is much more active than the latter as regards anti-leukemic effects.     

潘库溴铵在婴幼儿、儿童和成年人的药代动力学

研究观察年龄对潘库溴铵药代动力学的影响，选择24例施择期整形外科手术的患者，根据年龄分成三组：1组为5例婴幼儿，年龄0．75－2．95岁；2组为13例儿童，年龄4－14岁；3组为6例病人，年龄16－27岁，静注潘库溴铵100ug/kg后用改良蒌光法测定其血浓度，潘库溴铵的体内过程能用二室开放模型完整描述，年龄愈小，分布容积愈大，血浆清除率愈高，潘库溴铵的血药浓度愈低，V1（中央室分布容积），V2（周边室分布容积），Vdss(稳态分布容积），C1（血浆清除率）和AUC（曲线下面积）在三相间有明显差别，1组的T1／2β和MRT明显比2，3组长，但T1／2α和K21在三组间无明显差别。