Hypertension in Jordanian children: a retrospective analysis of 70 cases

Seventy patients, aged 1–20 years, were seen at Jordan University Hospital with high blood pressure (BP) over a 3-year period. BP values ranged from 140 to 230 mmHg for systolic pressure and from 90 to 130 mmHg for diastolic pressure. Essential hypertension was seen in only 6 patients (8.6%); secondary hypertension (n=64 or 91.4%) was due to renal parenchymal diseases (RPD) in 46 patients (65.7%), reno-vascular lesions in 8 (11.4%), renal transplantation in 5 (7.2%), teenage pregnancy in 4 (5.7%), and phaeochromocytoma in 1 patient (1.4%). The aetiologies of RPD were as follows: end-stage renal disease requiring dialysis in 14 patients, acute glomerulonephritis in 14, idiopathic nephrotic syndrome in 10, chronic renal insufficiency in 5, and polycystic kidney in 3 patients. Surgical cure of hypertension was achieved in 5 of the children with reno-vascular lesions and in the patient with phaeochromocytoma.     

Chemical composition and cytotoxic activity of the leaf essential oil of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Eugenia zuchowskiae</Emphasis> from Monteverde,Costa Rica

The leaf essential oil of Eugenia zuchowskiae from Monteverde, Costa Rica, has been obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed by GC–MS. The principal constituents of E. zuchowskiae leaf oil were α-pinene (28.3%), β-caryophyllene (13.2%), α-humulene (13.1%), and α-copaene (8.1%). The leaf essential oil of E. zuchowskiae showed pronounced in-vitro cytotoxic activity against MCF-7, MDA-MB-468, and UACC-257 human tumor cell lines. The major components showed cytotoxic activities comparable to doxorubicin (LC₅₀ 14–70 μg/ml).     

原发性高血压患者微量白蛋白尿与血压及左室重塑的关系

目的探讨原发性高血压(EH)患者微量白蛋白尿(MCA)与血压及左室重塑的关系.方法 84名EH患者按24h尿微量白蛋白值分为微量白蛋白尿组(MCA组)和正常白蛋白尿组(NMCA组),进行动态血压、心脏超声检测,比较两组动态血压值、左室重量指数(LVMI)及左室重塑的特点.结果 MCA组平均收缩压、平均舒张压、脉压、平均动脉压均高于NMCA组(均P＜0.01);MCA组LVMI、左室肥厚与向心性肥厚的发生率均高于NMCA组(均P＜0.01),正常构型率低于NMCA组(P=0.01).LVMI与尿微量白蛋白值、平均收缩压、平均舒张压均呈显著的正相关(均P＜0.05).结论合并有MCA的EH患者血压较高,LVMI较大,左室肥厚与向心性肥厚的发生率较高.MCA与血压及左室重塑密切相关.     

特发性震颤的临床特点分析

目的探讨特发性震颤（essential tremor,ET）的临床特点。方法回顾性分析98例ET患者的临床资料。结果98例ET中男56例,女42例。发病年龄6～72岁,平均43．08±18．18岁。病程1～48年,平均14．04±11．39年。48例（48．98％）患者有阳性家族史。临床主要表现为单症状的姿势性震颤,累及部位依次为手98例（100％）、头38例（38．78％）、下肢28例（28．57％）、咽喉部16例（16．33％）、下颏10例（10．20％）等。64例患者做了饮酒试验,其中58例（90．63％）有酒精反应。84．62％的患者服用盐酸阿罗洛尔治疗有效。结论特发性震颤的临床表现以单症状姿势性震颤为主,手及头部受累明显,多数患者对酒精有反应,盐酸阿罗洛尔治疗有效。     

Hematopoietic turnover index in reactive and neoplastic bone marrow lesions: quantification by apoptosis and PCNA labeling

 In order to determine the dynamics of hematopoietic cell turnover, proliferative activity and incidence of apoptosis (programmed cell death) were evaluated in bone marrow trephine biopsies. Selection of patients (20 in each group) included in addition to a control group, idiopathic thrombocytopenia (ITP), reactive thrombocytosis (TH), secondary polycythemia-smokers' polyglobuly (PG), primary (essential-hemorrhagic) thrombocythemia (PTH), polycythemia vera (PV), and finally acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Apoptosis was demonstrated by the in situ end-labeling technique (ISEL) and proliferative activity by applying the monoclonal antibody PC10 raised against proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA). To assess dynamic features of hematopoiesis, an index was calculated consisting of the ratio between PCNA-positive nuclei and the apoptotic cell fraction. This factor was termed the hematopoietic turnover index (HTI). Morphometric analysis revealed that the HTI was significantly increased in AML and PV. According to cell culture studies both disorders are characterized by either a prevalent proliferation of the myeloid or erythroid cell mass. On the other hand, PG, PTH, and TH showed no relevant enhancement of this index in comparison to the control specimen. In vitro experiment results are in keeping with the finding that PG and PTH are not associated with a significant expansion of the erythroid lineage (CFU-E). Similar to ITP and TH, in PTH megakaryocyte proliferation (CFU-MEG) is the predominant feature of cell turnover. Differences between PTH and TH are in line with the reduced in vitro formation of CFU-MEG in the latter disorder. In conclusion, our in situ study on turnover rates of the bone marrow in various neoplastic and reactive lesions extends previous experimental data on hematopoietic cell kinetics. Received: 10 March 1997 / Accepted: 18 May 1997     

农村地区高血压危险因素的病例对照研究

对四川省农村地区218例原发性高血压(其中包括109例临界高血压)进行配对(1:2)病例对照研究。资料分析采用了条件Logistic回归分析方法。研究结果提示心率、高血压家族史、环境噪声、体重指数(QI)等综合因素与临界高血压和确诊高血压均有显著的联系。心率、体重指数(QI)以及高血压家族史是原发性高血压较稳定的影响因素,心率可作为研究血压的必测指标。环境因素对原发性高血压的影响不可忽视。原发性高血压是遗传因素、环境因素等综合作用的结果。     

高血压病,冠心病患者血浆内皮素水平及其临床意义初探

本文检测了原发性高血压和冠心病患者血浆内皮素水平，结果发现原发性高血压Ⅰ、Ⅱ期组和冠心病心功代偿组血浆ＥＴ值与正常对照组无著差异；高血压Ⅲ期组及冠心病心衰组血浆ＥＴ值明显高于正常对照组，１２例冠心病心衰患者治疗后血浆ＥＴ水平明显降低。提示ＥＴ参与了原发性高血压严重并发症及冠心病心衰的发生和发展。冠心病患者血浆ＥＴ浓度与心功不全程度有关；高血压病患者血浆ＥＴ浓度与血压高低无关。