眼脉冲幅度增加提示动脉反流

目的:报道1例因双眼脉冲幅度(OPA)增加发现动脉反流的病例,而后者正是引起OPA增加的原因。设计:病例报道。方法:偶然发现双眼OPA增高,由此发现脉压增高和动脉反流。患者接受动脉瓣膜手术,待动脉脉压恢复正常后评价OPA。结果:动脉脉压高时的双眼OPA为9mmHg,动脉脉压恢复正常后的双眼OPA为3mmHg。结论:动脉脉压增高可以导致OPA增高。眼脉冲幅度增加提示动脉反流@McKee H.D.R.$Hull and East Yorkshire Eye Hospital, Fountain Street, Hull, Uni ted Kingdom @Saldaa M. @Ahad M.A. @张少娟…     

Nuclear Factor κB and Anesthetic Preconditioning during Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion

Background: Volatile anesthetic preconditioning (APC) protects against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury, but the precise mechanisms underlying this phenomenon remain undefined. To investigate the molecular mechanism of APC in myocardial protection, the activation of nuclear factor (NF) [kappa]B and its regulated inflammatory mediators expression were examined in the current study.

Methods: Hearts from male rats were isolated, Langendorff perfused, and randomly assigned to one of three groups: (1) the control group: hearts were continuously perfused for 130 min; (2) the IR group: 30 min of equilibration, 15 min of baseline, 25 min of ischemia, 60 min of reperfusion; and (3) the APC + IR group: 30 min of equilibration, 10 min of sevoflurane exposure and a 5-min washout, 25 min of global ischemia, 60 min of reperfusion. Tissue samples were acquired at the end of reperfusion. NF-[kappa]B activity was determined by electrophoretic mobility shift assay. The NF-[kappa]B inhibitor, I[kappa]B-[alpha], was determined by Western blot analysis. Myocardial inflammatory mediators, including tumor necrosis factor [alpha], interleukin 1, intercellular adhesion molecule 1, and inducible nitric oxide synthase, were also assessed by Western blot analysis.

Results: Nuclear factor [kappa]B-DNA binding activity was significantly increased at the end of reperfusion in rat myocardium, and cytosolic I[kappa]B-[alpha] was decreased. Supershift assay revealed the involvement of NF-[kappa]B p65 and p50 subunits. APC with sevoflurane attenuated NF-[kappa]B activation and reduced the expression of tumor necrosis factor [alpha], interleukin 1, intercellular adhesion molecule 1, and inducible nitric oxide synthase. APC also reduced infarct size and creatine kinase release and improved myocardial left ventricular developed pressure during IR.     

Morphine Enhances Pharmacological Preconditioning by Isoflurane: Role of Mitochondrial KATP Channels and Opioid Receptors

Background: Adenosine triphosphate-regulated potassium channels mediate protection against myocardial infarction produced by volatile anesthetics and opioids. We tested the hypothesis that morphine enhances the protective effect of isoflurane by activating mitochondrial adenosine triphosphate-regulated potassium channels and opioid receptors.

Methods: Barbiturate-anesthetized rats (n = 131) were instrumented for measurement of hemodynamics and subjected to a 30 min coronary artery occlusion followed by 2 h of reperfusion. Myocardial infarct size was determined using triphenyltetrazolium staining. Rats were randomly assigned to receive 0.9% saline, isoflurane (0.5 and 1.0 minimum alveolar concentration [MAC]), morphine (0.1 and 0.3 mg/kg), or morphine (0.3 mg/kg) plus isoflurane (1.0 MAC). Isoflurane was administered for 30 min and discontinued 15 min before coronary occlusion. In eight additional groups of experiments, rats received 5-hydroxydecanoic acid (5-HD; 10 mg/kg) or naloxone (6 mg/kg) in the presence or absence of isoflurane, morphine, and morphine plus isoflurane.

Results: Isoflurane (1.0 MAC) and morphine (0.3 mg/kg) reduced infarct size (41 +/- 3%; n = 13 and 38 +/- 2% of the area at risk; n = 10, respectively) as compared to control experiments (59 +/- 2%; n = 10). Morphine plus isoflurane further decreased infarct size to 26 +/- 3% (n = 11). 5-HD and naloxone alone did not affect infarct size, but abolished cardioprotection produced by isoflurane, morphine, and morphine plus isoflurane.     

Eliminating Intensive Postoperative Care in Same-day Surgery Patients Using Short-acting Anesthetics

Background: A multidisciplinary effort was undertaken to determine whether patients could safely bypass the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) after same-day surgery by moving to an earlier time point evaluation of recovery criteria.

Methods: A prospective, outcomes research study with a baseline month, an intervention month, and a follow-up month was designed. Five surgical centers (three community-based hospitals and two freestanding ambulatory surgical centers) were utilized. Two thousand five hundred eight patients were involved in the baseline period, and 2,354 were involved in the follow-up period. Outcome measures included PACU bypass rates and adverse events. Intervention consisted of a multidisciplinary educational program and routine feedback reports.

Results: The overall PACU bypass rate (58%) was significantly different from baseline (15.9%, P < 0.001), for patients to whom a general anesthetic was administered (0.4-31.8%, P < 0.001), and for those given other anesthetic techniques (monitored anesthesia care, regional or local anesthetics; 29.1-84.2%, P < 0.001). During the follow-up period, the average (SD) recovery duration for patients who bypassed the PACU was significantly shorter compared to that for patients who did not bypass, 84.6 (61.5) versus 175.1 (98.8) min, P < 0.001, with no change in patient outcome. Patients receiving only short-acting anesthetics were 78% more likely (P < 0.002) to bypass the PACU after adjusting for various surgical procedures.     

限制性显示技术在制备丙型肝炎病毒分型芯片探针的应用性研究

目的探讨限制性显示(restriction display,RD)技术在制备丙型肝炎病毒(HCV)分型芯片探针的可行性.方法用限制性内切酶Sau3A I消化HCV1a、1b、2a亚型全长cDNA,所得的限制性内切酶片段与通用接头相连,通过10个选择性引物进行分组PCR,使得各片段得以扩增并分布于10个亚组中,经聚丙烯酰胺电泳(PAGE)结合银染法进行分离.切胶回收后作3次PCR,得到较纯净的HCV cDNA限制性片段.对这些片段做分子克隆,并测序鉴定.结果由HCV 3个亚型1a、2a、1b的全长cDNA得到66个大小相对均一(200～900bp)的限制性片段,平均每个亚型约22个.测序结果表明,属于HCV基因,可以作为HCV分型芯片的探针.结论RD技术能快速收集大量长度适宜、大小均一的病毒基因片段,适合于分型诊断基因芯片探针的收集.     

子宫肌瘤经子宫动脉栓塞术治疗后患者满意度和生活质量调查

目的:评估子宫肌瘤患者经子宫动脉栓塞术(UAE)治疗后临床症状严重程度、健康相关生活质量(HRQOL)的变化及对治疗满意度的调查。设计:对1998～2002年80例经UAE治疗的子宫肌瘤患者进行问卷调查,了解治疗的有效性、治疗前后的临床症状严重程度及HRQOL的变化。主要观察指标:UAE治疗后症状严重程度及HRQOL评分的变化。次要观察指标:患者满意度及子宫体积缩小程度。结果:64例(80.0%)患者完成了问卷,调查时间为UAE后平均32.1月(范围:57.5～6月)。UAE后子宫体积平均缩小26.3%(95%CI19.6～33.0),79例患者中17例(21.5%)于术后平均18.6月…     

睡眠障碍可能是发生男性心肌梗死的一个危险因素

[俄]/ГаФаров ВВ…//Клин Мед.—2006,84(4).—28～30睡眠是机体的自然生理状态,对保持机体各器官和系统的正常功能十分重要;而睡眠障碍则是影响健康的因素之一。根据世界卫生组织专家委员会关于研究睡眠障碍的资料,美国有36%成年人睡眠不正常,有4千万人患慢性     

Effects of Volatile Anesthetics on Glutamate Transporter, Excitatory Amino Acid Transporter Type 3: The Role of Protein Kinase C

Background: Glutamate transporters play an important role in maintaining extracellular glutamate homeostasis. The authors studied the effects of volatile anesthetics on one type of glutamate transporters, excitatory amino acid transporter type 3 (EAAT3), and the role of protein kinase C in mediating these effects.

Methods: Excitatory amino acid transporter type 3 was expressed in Xenopus oocytes by injection of EAAT3 mRNA. Using two-electrode voltage clamp, membrane currents were recorded before, during, and after application of l-glutamate. Responses were quantified by integrating the current trace and are reported as microcoulombs. Data are mean +/- SEM.

Results: l-Glutamate-induced responses were increased gradually with the increased concentrations of isoflurane, a volatile anesthetic. At 0.52 and 0.70 mm isoflurane, the inward current was significantly increased compared with control. Isoflurane (0.70 mm) significantly increased Vmax (maximum velocity) (3.6 +/- 0.4 to 5.1 +/- 0.4 [mu]C;P < 0.05) but not Km (Michoelis-Menten Constant) (55.4 +/- 17.0 vs. 61.7 +/- 13.6 [mu]m;P > 0.05) of EAAT3 for glutamate compared with control. Treatment of the oocytes with phorbol-12-myrisate-13-acetate, a protein kinase C activator, caused a significant increase in transporter current (1.7 +/- 0.2 to 2.5 +/- 0.2 [mu]C;P < 0.05). Responses in the presence of the combination of phorbol-12-myrisate-13-acetate and volatile anesthetics (isoflurane, halothane, or sevoflurane) were not greater than those when volatile anesthetic was present alone. Oocytes pretreated with any of the three protein kinase C inhibitors alone (chelerythrine, staurosporine, or calphostin C) did not affect basal transporter current. Although chelerythrine did not change the anesthetic effects on the activity of EAAT3, staurosporine or calphostin C abolished the anesthetic-induced increase of EAAT3 activity.     

Perflubron Emulsion in Prolonged Hemorrhagic Shock: Influence on Hepatocellular Energy Metabolism and Oxygen-dependent Gene Expression

Background: Liver dysfunction as a result of impaired oxygen availability frequently occurs following hemorrhage and contributes to delayed mortality. Artificial oxygen carriers may improve oxygen supply to vital organs while avoiding the need for allogeneic transfusion.

Methods: Rats were subjected to hemorrhagic hypotension (mean arterial pressure = 35-40 mmHg for 120 min) and were subsequently resuscitated with (1) stored whole rat blood, (2) pentastarch, or (3) pentastarch combined with perflubron emulsion (PFE; 2.7 or 5.4 g/kg body weight), a second-generation artificial oxygen carrier. Recovery of liver adenosine triphosphate, hepatocellular injury, and expression of glutamine synthetase 1, a gene that is induced by exposure of hepatocytes to low partial pressure of oxygen, were studied at 4 h of resuscitation.

Results: Stored whole blood or pentastarch failed to restore liver adenosine triphosphate concentrations after prolonged shock as compared to sham controls and resulted in increased gene expression of glutamine synthetase 1. Addition of 2.7 g PFE/kg restored liver adenosine triphosphate to control, whereas 5.4 g PFE/kg resulted in adenosine triphosphate concentrations significantly above control. Improved hepatocellular oxygen supply was also confirmed by restoration of the physiologic expression pattern of glutamine synthetase 1. Serum enzyme concentrations were highest after resuscitation with stored blood, whereas addition of PFE failed to further decrease enzyme concentrations as compared to pentastarch alone.