Hippocampal pathology in refractory temporal lobe epilepsy: T2-weighted signal change reflects dentate gliosis.

BACKGROUND: The MR and pathologic features of hippocampal sclerosis (HS) are well described and include volume decrease and T2-weighted signal increase for MRI, and neuron cell loss and gliosis for pathology. OBJECTIVE: To confirm the established correlation between hippocampal volumes and neuron cell counts, and to study the still controversial association between signal change and gliosis. METHODS: The authors studied 44 patients (22 men and 22 women; mean age at surgery, 37 years) with refractory temporal lobe epilepsy. Quantitative assessment of hippocampal volumes and T2 relaxometry, and neuron and glial cell count in the region CA1 and molecular layer of the dentate gyrus was performed. The proportion of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP)-positive glial cells (reactive astrocytes) was indicated. RESULTS: In a stepwise regression, the ipsilateral hippocampal volume was predicted best by the neuron cell count in the dentate gyrus (p = 0.005, r = 0.4). Hippocampal T2 time, however, was predicted best by the glial cell count in the dentate gyrus (p = 0.01, r = 0.4). None of the other cell counts contributed to either model. In the dentate, 31% of the glial cells were reactive astrocytes, whereas in CA1, 5% were reactive. CONCLUSION: The results confirmed the correlation between hippocampal volumes and neuron cell counts. T2-weighted signal increase in the hippocampus was mainly influenced by gliosis in the dentate gyrus, where a high proportion of glial cells show abnormal activity. This activity may reflect changes important in the development of hippocampal epileptogenicity.     

Norepinephrine modulates glutamatergic transmission in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis.

The bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST) and its adrenergic input are key components in stress-induced reinstatement and maintenance of drug use. Intra-BNST injections of either beta-adrenergic receptor (beta-AR) antagonists or alpha2-adrenergic receptor (alpha2-AR) agonists can inhibit footshock-induced reinstatement and maintenance of cocaine- and morphine-seeking. Using electrophysiological recording methods in an in vitro slice preparation from C57/Bl6j adult male mouse BNST, we have examined the effects of adrenergic receptor activation on excitatory synaptic transmission in the lateral dorsal supracommissural BNST (dBNST) and subcommissural BNST (vBNST). Alpha2-AR activation via UK-14,304 (10 microM) results in a decrease in excitatory transmission in both dBNST and vBNST, an effect predominantly dependent upon the alpha2A-AR subtype. Beta-AR activation via isoproterenol (1 microM) results in an increase in excitatory transmission in dBNST, but not in vBNST. Consistent with the work with receptor subtype specific agonists, application of the endogenous ligand norepinephrine (NE, 100 microM) elicits two distinct effects on glutamatergic transmission. In dBNST, NE elicits an increase in transmission (62% of dBNST NE experiments) or a decrease in transmission (38% of dBNST NE experiments). In vBNST, NE elicits a decrease in transmission in 100% of the experiments. In dBNST, the NE-induced increase in synaptic transmission is blocked by beta1/beta2- and beta2-, but not beta1-specific antagonists. In addition, this increase is also reduced by the alpha2-AR antagonist yohimbine and is absent in the alpha2A-AR knockout mouse. In vBNST, the NE-induced decrease in synaptic transmission is markedly reduced in the alpha2A-AR knockout mouse. Further experiments demonstrate that the actions of NE on glutamatergic transmission can be correlated with beta-AR function.     

口咽部感染并发化脓性纵膈炎-附6例临床病例

目的报道口咽部感染并发化脓性纵膈炎（称为下行性坏死性纵膈炎descending necrotizing mediastinitis DNM）的病例资料，供临床作借鉴。方法报道6例口咽部感染并发化脓性纵膈炎病例的临床特点及治疗方法。结果本病的感染多为厌氧茵和需氧茵的混合感染；内脏后间隙是感染由口咽部向纵膈扩散的主要途径；治疗的关键是全身抗菌素应用＋颈纵膈引流。结论DNM是一种发展迅速的致死性炎性疾病。早期的诊断、有效的治疗、多学科协同配合抢救可以大大降低死亡率。     

玻璃体切割联合激光治疗增殖性糖尿病性视网膜病变

目的:观察分析玻璃体切割联合激光治疗增殖性糖尿病性视网膜病变的疗效及充填材料选择.方法:分析426例472眼增殖性糖尿病性视网膜病变的患者行玻璃体切割,膜剥离切除,眼内电凝,激光光凝并根据情况选用眼内充填材料.结果:术后随访6-12个月,448/472眼(占95%)一次视网膜解剖复位成功,除1眼术后合并中央静脉阻塞,1眼合并中央动脉阻塞,8眼视网膜脱离术后复发视力下降外,其余均有不同程度提高.视力0.05以上362眼(76.7%),与术前相比有显著性差异(P＞0.05),46眼视力大于0.2.结论:玻璃体切割手术联合激光治疗是挽救增殖性糖尿病性玻璃体视网膜病变患者最终失明的有效方法.     

尿动力学检查对膀胱颈硬化症逼尿肌功能评价的研究

目的：探讨如何准确评价膀胱颈硬化症逼尿肌功能。方法：对78例膀胱颈硬化症患者进行了尿动力学检查。结果：单纯性逼尿肌收缩力增高者39例，术后疗效不佳的发生率为0；逼尿肌不稳定者31例，术后疗效不佳的发生率为46%；逼尿肌收缩无力者8例，术后疗效不佳的发生率为100%。结论：应用尿动力学检查来评价膀胱颈硬化症逼尿肌功能，对合理选择病倒，指导临床治疗，提高疗效有重要的价值。     

改良W形回肠代膀胱术的疗效观察(附36例报告)

目的 :探讨改良W形回肠代膀胱术的疗效。方法 :对 36例膀胱肿瘤患者行根治性膀胱切除、W形回肠代膀胱术 ,并对术式进行改进。结果 :36例手术时间平均 4 .2h。术后 31例随访 4～ 19个月 ,平均 10 .6个月 ,无严重并发症 ,均无瘤生存。患者一般于术后 3周自主可控性排尿 ,日间尿控率为 10 0 % ,术后 3、6、12个月夜间尿失禁发生率分别为 2 2 .5 %、11.1%及 6 .2 %。术后 6个月尿动力学检查膀胱容量 (36 0± 30 )ml,最大尿流率 (13.6± 2 .6 )ml/s,剩余尿量 (11.5± 5 .8)ml,充盈期膀胱压力明显低于尿道闭合压。新膀胱造影发现新膀胱呈球形 ,完全位于盆腔 ,未见输尿管反流。B超及IVU检查发现原上尿路积水 4例均明显减轻 ,其余未发现输尿管狭窄和上尿路积水征象。无高氯性酸中毒 ,肾功能正常。结论 :改良W形回肠代膀胱术手术时间短 ,操作简单 ,创伤轻 ,并发症少 ;新膀胱容量大 ,内压低 ,顺应性好 ,功能接近于正常膀胱 ,保持原位排尿 ,明显提高了患者术后生活质量 ,值得临床推广应用。     

悬浮阵列技术在研究与临床中的应用

悬浮阵列技术是一种以荧光编码微球为核心,集流式细胞、激光分析、高速数字信号处理等多种技术于一体的多指标并行分析技术平台,可一次同时准确定量检测100种不同的生物分子;具有高通量、高灵敏度,并行检测等特点;常用于免疫分析、核酸研究、酶学分析、受体、配体识别分析等研究.     

钬激光腔内治疗泌尿系结石(附126例报告)

目的：探讨泌尿系结石腔内钬激光治疗效果及安全性。方法：总结钬激光结合腔内泌尿外科技术治疗126例泌尿系结石的临床资料。结果：5例肾结石和11例膀胱结石，均一次碎石成功，109例输尿管结石，单次碎石率为96.3%(105/109)，复杂结石1例数次行输尿管腔镜下碎石。平均结石排净时间2.8周，平均手术时间30min，平均术后住院2d。术中除1例输尿管穿孔外，无其他并发症。结论：钬激光结合腔内泌尿外科技术治疗泌尿系结石，是一种较新的、安全的、有效的方法。     

大鼠正中隆起及垂体结节区生长抑素免疫阳性成分的分布

应用免疫组织化学方法观察了大鼠正中隆起及垂体结节区内生长抑素免疫阳性成分的分布,新发现:在交叉后区的正中隆起前部内侧带,有少量的生长抑素免疫阳性神经元胞体;少量阳性纤维几乎垂直行向腹侧,有的可达脑膜表面。垂体结节区内可见较密集的生长抑素阳性纤维丛,其上可见较多的膨体;一些纤维同样到达腹侧表面。     

Effects of vitamin D and calcium supplementation on falls: a randomized controlled trial.

Specific receptors for vitamin D have been identified in human muscle tissue. Cross-sectional studies show that elderly persons with higher vitamin D serum levels have increased muscle strength and a lower number of falls. We hypothesized that vitamin D and calcium supplementation would improve musculoskeletal function and decrease falls. In a double-blind randomized controlled trial, we studied 122 elderly women (mean age, 85.3 years; range, 63-99 years) in long-stay geriatric care. Participants received 1200 mg calcium plus 800 IU cholecalciferol (Cal+D-group; n = 62) or 1200 mg calcium (Cal-group; n = 60) per day over a 12-week treatment period. The number of falls per person (0, 1, 2-5, 6-7, >7 falls) was compared between the treatment groups. In an intention to treat analysis, a Poisson regression model was used to compare falls after controlling for age, number of falls in a 6-week pretreatment period, and baseline 25-hydroxyvitamin D and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D serum concentrations. Among fallers in the treatment period, crude excessive fall rate (treatment - pretreatment falls) was compared between treatment groups. Change in musculoskeletal function (summed score of knee flexor and extensor strength, grip strength, and the timed up&go test) was measured as a secondary outcome. Among subjects in the Cal+D-group, there were significant increases in median serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (+71%) and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (+8%). Before treatment, mean observed number of falls per person per week was 0.059 in the Cal+D-group and 0.056 in the Cal-group. In the 12-week treatment period, mean number of falls per person per week was 0.034 in the Cal+D-group and 0.076 in the Cal-group. After adjustment, Cal+D-treatment accounted for a 49% reduction of falls (95% CI, 14-71%; p < 0.01) based on the fall categories stated above. Among fallers of the treatment period, the crude average number of excessive falls was significantly higher in the Cal-group (p = 0.045). Musculoskeletal function improved significantly in the Cal+D-group (p = 0.0094). A single intervention with vitamin D plus calcium over a 3-month period reduced the risk of falling by 49% compared with calcium alone. Over this short-term intervention, recurrent fallers seem to benefit most by the treatment. The impact of vitamin D on falls might be explained by the observed improvement in musculoskeletal function.