OBJECTIVE: Nocturnal enuresis is a common pediatric problem, the etiology of which is unclear. In recent years, various studies have been published stating that children with nocturnal enuresis exhibit growth and skeletal maturation retardation. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, we included 27 patients (16 boys, 11 girls) between the ages of 6 and 14 years who had presented with primary nocturnal enuresis (PNE) complaints. We included in the evaluation 19 healthy subjects (12 boys, 7 girls), who were the siblings of the children with PNE, as the control group. RESULTS: The patients in both groups were similar in chronological age, bone age, height and weight, with no significant difference between groups (P>0.05). CONCLUSION: The two groups in our study consisted of the same genetic background. Thus, our results were found to be different from the previous studies. We have concluded that there is no direct relationship between enuresis nocturnal and skeletal maturation. 相似文献
DOI [(+/-)-1-(2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodophenyl)-2-aminopropane HCI] is a serotonin (5-HT1C/5-HT2) agonist, with potent cardiovascular effects. The purpose of the present studies was to determine the identity and location of the 5-HT receptor subtype(s) mediating the renin and blood pressure responses to DOI. Injection (i.p.) of DOI to conscious male rats elevated plasma renin activity in a dose-dependent manner. The 5-HT1C/5-HT2 antagonist ritanserin completely blocked the DOI-induced increase in plasma renin activity. In order to distinguish the 5-HT2- from the 5-HT1C- mediated effect of DOI, spiperone was administered before DOI. Low doses of spiperone (0.01 and 0.1 mg/kg, s.c.) significantly reduced the renin response to DOI. Because spiperone has a higher affinity for 5-HT2 than 5-HT1C receptors, these data suggest that DOI stimulates renin secretion through 5-HT2 receptors. To separate central from peripheral 5-HT receptors, we injected DOI into rats pretreated with saline or xylamidine, a 5-HT2 antagonist which does not cross the blood-brain barrier. Xylamidine produced a shift to the right and suppression of the maximal effect of DOI on plasma renin activity, suggesting a role for peripheral 5-HT2 receptors in the effect of DOI. On the other hand, i.c.v. administration of DOI, using doses lower than the peripherally effective doses, caused a significant elevation of plasma renin activity at 200 micrograms/kg. These experiments suggest that DOI's elevation of plasma renin activity has both peripheral and central sites of action.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS) 相似文献
Adrenergic, cholinergic, and a variety of peptide neurotransmitters are known to modulate Ca currents in peripheral neurons. Using a protocol that allows for simultaneous assessment of effects on dihydropyridine (DHP)-sensitive and DHP-insensitive current components, we compared the actions of norepinephrine (NE), bethanechol (BeCh), and neuropeptide Y (NPY) on Ca currents in neonatal rat superior cervical ganglion neurons. Here, we show that these transmitters selectively depress the activity of DHP-insensitive Ca channels. Intracellular application of GTP-gamma-S, an activator of GTP-binding proteins, also exclusively affected the DHP-insensitive current, whereas 1,2-oleoylacetylglycerol (OAG), a protein kinase C (PKC) activator, depressed both the DHP-sensitive and DHP-insensitive currents. Pertussis toxin interrupted the coupling between NE and its effector, whereas three different inhibitors of PKC did not. Thus, we confirmed that the selective actions of the transmitters on Ca current appear to be mediated via GTP-binding proteins, but we found no evidence for direct involvement of PKC and conclude that the observed actions of OAG are distinct from those mediated by the neurotransmitters studied. 相似文献
High serum fluoride (F-) in patients with chronic renal failure (CRF) and
end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is associated with risk of renal
osteodystrophy and other bone changes. This study was done to determine F-
in normal healthy controls and patients with ESRD on haemodialysis (HD) or
peritoneal dialysis (PD). Seventeen healthy controls (12 males, 5 females)
and 39 ESRD patients on dialysis (17 males, 22 females) were recruited in
the study in a community with 47.4 +/- 3.28 microM/l (range 44-51 microM/l)
of F- content in drinking water. Control subjects showed a mean serum F-
concentration of 1.08 +/- 0.350 microM/l. Males in control group showed
slightly higher F- levels (1.15 +/- 0.334, range 0.55-1.9 microM/l) than
females (0.92 +/- 0.370, range 0.6-1.5 microM/l). Mean serum F-
concentration did not correlate significantly with age and sex among
control subjects, whereas such correlation was observed in patients with
ESRD on dialysis. Mean serum F- concentration was significantly higher in
patients on dialysis (2.67 +/- 1.09, range 0.8-5.2 microM/l) than normal
controls. When grouped according to sex, the mean serum F- concentration in
males (3.05 +/- 1.04, range 1.8-5.2 microM/l) was significantly higher than
females (2.38 +/- 1.08, range 0.8-5.2 microM/l). When patients were grouped
according to age, it was observed that F- concentration was significantly
higher in patients with age groups 21-70 (2.86 +/- 1.05) than those with
age group 13-20 years (1.42 +/- 0.531). Thus F- concentration correlated
with age and sex, being higher in males and above 20 years. Despite
appreciable clearance of F- (39-90%) across the peritoneum, patients on
CAPD showed higher serum F- concentration than those on HD (3.1 +/- 1.97 vs
2.5 +/- 1.137 microM/l). Of the total 39 patients on dialysis 39% had their
serum F- concentration above 3.0 microM/l, posing the risk of renal
osteodystrophy.
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Pre-clerking of all patients undergoing elective general surgical operations was introduced at our hospital in an attempt to reduce an unacceptably high operation cancellation rate. A prospective audit has been performed on the effect of this policy on the cancellation rate. Before the introduction of pre-clerking there was a marked seasonal variation in the number of patients who failed to attend for surgery, which could be explained by absence on holiday. This seasonal variation disappeared after the start of pre-clerking clinics, but there has been no reduction in the number of cancellations for medical reasons. 相似文献
Background: Many studies have shown in the efficacy of patient-controlled analgesia (PCA). However, it is not clear whether PCA has clinical or economic benefits in addition to efficient analgesia. The current study was designed to evaluate these issues by comparing PCA with regularly administered intramuscular injections of opioids after hysterectomy.
Methods: This prospective study included 126 patients who underwent abdominal hysterectomy and were randomly assigned to receive PCA or regularly timed intramuscular injections of morphine during a period of 48 h. Doses were adjusted to provide satisfactory analgesia in both treatment groups. Pain at rest and with movement, functional recovery, drug side effects, and patient satisfactory were measured using rating scales and questionnaires. The costs of PCA and intramuscular therapy were calculated based on personnel time and drug and material requirements.
Results: Comparable analgesia was observed with the two treatment methods, with no significant differences in the incidence of side effects or patient satisfaction. The medication dosage had to be adjusted significantly more frequently in the intramuscular group than in the PCA patients. The PCA did not favor a faster recuperation time compared with intramuscular therapy in terms of times of ambulation, resumption of liquid and solid diet, passage of bowel gas, or hospital discharge. The results of the economic evaluation, which used a cost-minimization model and sensitivity analyses, showed that PCA was more costly than regular intramuscular injections despite the fact that no costs for the pump were included in the analyses. Cost differences in nursing time favoring PCA were offset by drug and material costs associated with this type of treatment. 相似文献
X-linked spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA) is caused by a CAG
repeat expansion in the first exon of the androgen receptor (AR) gene.
Disease-associated alleles (37-66 CAGs) change in length when transmitted
from parents to offspring, with a significantly greater tendency to shift
size when inherited paternally. As transgenic mice carrying human AR cDNAs
with 45 and 66 CAG repeats do not display repeat instability, we attempted
to model trinucleotide repeat instability by generating transgenic mice
with yeast artificial chromosomes (YACs) carrying AR CAG repeat expansions
in their genomic context. Studies of independent lines of AR YAC transgenic
mice with CAG 45 alleles reveal intergenerational instability at an overall
rate of approximately 10%. We also find that the 45 CAG repeat tracts are
significantly more unstable with maternal transmission and as the
transmitting mother ages. Of all the CAG/CTG repeat transgenic mice
produced to date the AR YAC CAG 45 mice are unstable with the smallest
trinucleotide repeat mutations, suggesting that the length threshold for
repeat instability in the mouse may be lowered by including the appropriate
flanking human DNA sequences. By sequence-tagged site content analysis and
long range mapping we determined that one unstable transgenic line has
integrated an approximately 70 kb segment of the AR locus due to
fragmentation of the AR YAC. Identification of the cis - acting elements
that permit CAG tract instability and the trans -acting factors that
modulate repeat instability in the AR YAC CAG 45 mice may provide insights
into the molecular basis of trinucleotide repeat instability in humans.
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Arsenic in groundwater and its accumulation in plants and animals have assumed a menacing proportion in a large part of West
Bengal, India and adjoining areas of Bangladesh. Because of the tremendous magnitude of the problem, there seems to be no
way to tackle the problem overnight. Efforts to provide arsenic free water to the millions of people living in these dreaded
zones are being made, but are awfully inadequate. In our quest for finding out an easy, safe and affordable means to combat
this problem, a homeopathic drug, Arsenicum Album-30, appears to yield promising results in mice. The relative efficacies
of two micro doses of this drug, namely, Arsenicum Album-30 and Arsenicum Album-200, in combating arsenic toxicity have been
determined in the present study on the basis of some accepted biochemical protocols. 相似文献