Influence of Preparation Factors on the Sustained Release of Nifedipine from Eudragit RL/RS Microspheres

用乳剂—溶剂挥发法制备硝苯地平的丙烯酸树脂缓释微球。微球中药物的释放速度随丙烯酸树脂ＥｕｄｒａｇｉｔＲＬ／ＲＳ比率的增加以及制备时搅拌速率的增加而增大，随内相聚合物浓度的增加及微球粒径的增加而减小，释药５０％所需时间与微球粒径呈良好线性。微球的释药速率也随药物含量的增加（从４．２％到１６．７％）而增大，并快于药物结晶的溶解速率，但药物含量达２６．６％时，微球释药速率明显下降并低于药物结晶的溶解速率。用差热分析和Ｘ射线衍射分析证明，药物含量为４．２，９．４和１６．７％的微球中药物完全是以非晶态分散的，而含药２６．６％的微球中有药物结晶存在。不同微球释药低于７０％时，释放方式均符合Ｈｉｇｕｃｈｉ时间平方根方程。     

Imaging findings of the developing temporal bone in fetal specimens.

PURPOSETo trace the development of the normal fetal temporal bone by means of plain radiography, MR, and CT.METHODSEighteen formalin-fixed fetal specimens, 13.5 to 24.4 weeks'' gestational age, were examined with a mammographic plain film technique, CT, and MR imaging at 1.5 T. Temporal bone development and ossification were assessed.RESULTSThe membranous labyrinth grows with amazing rapidity and attains adult size by the middle of the gestation period. The cochlea, vestibule, and semicircular canals are very prominent and easily recognized on MR images. The otic capsule develops from a cartilage model. Ossification of the otic capsule proceeds rapidly between 18 and 24 weeks from multiple ossification centers that replace the cartilaginous framework. The mastoid, internal auditory canal, vestibular aqueduct, and external auditory canal continue to grow after birth.CONCLUSIONThe study of fetal developmental anatomy may lead to a better understanding of congenital disorders of the ear. Faster MR scanning techniques may provide a method for in utero evaluation of the fetal temporal bone.     

Total synthesis of the four stereoisomers of dihexadecanoyl phosphatidylinositol and the substrate stereospecificity of human erythrocyte membrane phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase

A new and convenient method for the preparation of the four stereoisomers of dihexadecanoyl phosphatidylinositol has been developed. An enantiomeric pair of acid-labile, pentaprotected myo-inositol building blocks was synthesized in high yield and coupled with chiral phenyl dihexadecanoylglyceryl phosphates to give the fully protected phosphatidylinositols. These were subsequently deprotected by hydrogenolysis and self-hydrolysis in aqueous ethanol to give the desired pure products. Comparison of these compounds as potential substrates for a partially purified phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase (EC 2.7.1.67) derived from human erythrocyte membranes revealed that the chirality of the inositol ring is crucial for efficient phosphorylation, whereas the chirality of the glycerol moiety is relatively unimportant. Moreover, the similarity in phosphorylation rates of the naturally occurring mammalian phospholipid, I, and its synthetic stereochemical counterpart, compound 10a, suggests that the enzyme is relatively tolerant to changes in fatty acid composition.     

高效液相色谱-荧光检测法测定血浆总同型半胱氨酸浓度

目的 :建立测定血浆总同型半胱氨酸的高效液相色谱 (HPLC) 荧光检测分析方法。方法 :用TCEP将血浆中各种形式的同型半胱氨酸 (Hcy)还原成总同型半胱氨酸 (tHcy) ,以光胺作内标 ,巯基特异性荧光衍生剂SBD F对Hcy ,胱胺等含巯基化合物进行柱前衍生 ,然后行HPLC 荧光检测。结果 :本方法所检测的Hcy浓度在 2 .5～ 16 0 μmol·L- 1 范围具有良好的线性关系 (r =0 .9975 ) ,Hcy最低检测限 0 .6 2 5 μmol·L- 1 ,批内变异小于 5 .5 % ,批间变异小于 9.0 % ,平均回收率 98.87%。结论 :本法简便、灵敏、精确、稳定     

柴胡及甘草酸对小鼠肝细胞凋亡的影响

目的：研究柴胡（ＲＢ）及甘草酸（ＧＬ）对小鼠肝细胞凋亡的影响。方法：以肝／体重比，肝组织ＤＮＡ含量，组织学改变及原位凋亡细胞ＴＵＮＥＬ反应为指标，观察ＲＢ（１２．０ｇ／ｋｇ）及ＧＬ（５０ｍｇ／ｋｇ）ｉｐ，１次／８ｈ，对撇除苯巴比胺钠（ＰＢ）后引起的小鼠肝细胞凋亡的影响。结果：与对照组Ｃ相比，ＲＢ组小鼠肝／体重比及肝ＤＮＡ含量无明显回落，组织学检查未见明显凋亡改变，ＴＵＮＥＬ反应阴性，ＧＬ组小鼠肝／     

The effect of arteriovenous malformation resection on cerebrovascular reactivity to carbon dioxide

To investigate the cerebral hemodynamic changes associated with obliteration of arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), we studied 26 patients undergoing total microsurgical AVM resection during isoflurane and N2/O2 anesthesia. Detectors were placed 5 to 6 cm from the margin of the lesion and in a homologous contralateral position. Cerebral blood flow (CBF) was measured using the intravenous xenon-133 technique before and after AVM resection, during both hypocapnia and normocapnia at each stage. Intraoperative changes in CBF were related to a risk score system based on the patient's history and preoperative angiograms. Seven otherwise healthy patients undergoing spinal surgery were studied to control for anesthetic effects. Patient demographic and clinical data for the AVM group conformed to the expected strata of a large AVM population. The CBF increased after excision (22 +/- 1 ml/100 g/min before excision to 30 +/- 2 ml/100 g/min after excision; mean +/- SE, n = 25, P less than 0.002) without a hemispheric difference. CO2 reactivity increased slightly after excision (4.2 +/- 0.3% change/mm Hg before excision to 4.7 +/- 0.3% change/mm Hg after excision; n = 14, P less than 0.02). The baseline CBF and CO2 reactivity were not different from the control group. There was a weak correlation between the risk score and the percentage of change in the ipsilateral CBF, with a trend for the patients with the lowest risk to have the lowest CBF changes after resection. There was no relationship between CO2 reactivity and risk grade. None of the patients awoke from anesthesia with unexpected neurological deficits. The highest CBF increases were associated with postoperative brain swelling in one patient and fatal intracerebral hemorrhage in another. Both patients had normal CO2 reactivity before excision. One patient suffered postoperative intracerebral hemorrhage, attributable to technical problems, and had no increase in CBF. We conclude that, with an acute increase in the arteriovenous pressure gradient (and cerebral perfusion pressure) that results from shunt obliteration, there is an immediate global effect of AVM resection to increase CBF. Cerebrovascular reactivity to CO2 remains intact both before and after excision.