目的探讨总胆红素、总胆汁酸、前白蛋白三项检测在肝脏疾病诊断中的价值。方法选择不同肝病患者142例,其中急性肝炎患者41例(急性肝炎组);慢性肝炎患者63例(慢性肝炎组);肝硬化患者38例(肝硬化组);并选取50例体检健康者进行研究(健康者...目的探讨总胆红素、总胆汁酸、前白蛋白三项检测在肝脏疾病诊断中的价值。方法选择不同肝病患者142例,其中急性肝炎患者41例(急性肝炎组);慢性肝炎患者63例(慢性肝炎组);肝硬化患者38例(肝硬化组);并选取50例体检健康者进行研究(健康者组)。对患者的前白蛋白(prealbumin,PA)、总胆汁酸(total bile acid,TBA)及总红胆素(total red bile pigment,TB)对于肝脏疾病的诊断阳性率进行判定。结果 PA值在慢性肝炎组的阳性率为86%,肝硬化组为92%,与健康组比较,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);TBA在急性肝炎组的阳性率为93%,在慢性肝炎组、肝硬化组与健康组的比较,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);TB在急性肝炎组与健康组比较,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论 PA、TBA、TB的测定在各种肝脏疾病的诊断和鉴别中起着显著作用,具有很高的临床价值。展开更多
为补充结晶紫中性红胆盐琼脂(violet red bile agar,VRBA)和3M Petrifilm^(TM)大肠菌群快速测试片定量检测大肠菌群的性能数据,文中比较了VRBA和测试片对大肠菌群4种目标菌的分离与定量效果,观察目标菌菌落特征及生长率;同时对4种非目...为补充结晶紫中性红胆盐琼脂(violet red bile agar,VRBA)和3M Petrifilm^(TM)大肠菌群快速测试片定量检测大肠菌群的性能数据,文中比较了VRBA和测试片对大肠菌群4种目标菌的分离与定量效果,观察目标菌菌落特征及生长率;同时对4种非目标菌进行选择性试验;以及进行质控样品和能力验证样品的检测。结果表明,VRBA和测试片的检测性能均可满足大肠菌群的定量检测要求。VRBA定量检测大肠菌群应严格按照国标方法进行,有助于提高检验结果的准确性,避免漏检。基于测试片的快速简便性,建议作为日常检验的辅助手段。展开更多
AIM: To study the factors that may affect survival of cholangiocarcinoma in Lebanon. METHODS: A retrospective review of the medical records of 55 patients diagnosed with cholangio- carcinoma at the American Universi...AIM: To study the factors that may affect survival of cholangiocarcinoma in Lebanon. METHODS: A retrospective review of the medical records of 55 patients diagnosed with cholangio- carcinoma at the American University of Beirut between 1990 and 2005 was conducted. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to determine the impact of surgery, chemotherapy, body mass index, bilirubin level and other factors on survival. RJ^SULTS: The median survival of all patients was 8.57 mo (0.03-105.2). Univariate analysis showed that low bilirubin level (〈 10 mg/dL), radical surgery and chemotherapy administration were significantly associated with better survival (P = 0.012, 0.038 and 0.038, respectively), in subgroup analysis on patients who had no surgery, chemotherapy administration prolonged median survival significantly (17.0 mo vs 3.5 mo, P = 0.001). Multivariate analysis identified only low bilirubin level 〈 10 mg/dL and chemotherapy administration as independent predictors associated with better survival (P 〈 0.05). CONCLUSION: Our data show that palliative and postoperative chemotherapy as well as a bilirubin level 〈 10 mg/dL are independent predictors of a significant increase in survival in patients with cholangiocarcinoma.展开更多
AIM: To examine if the rate of decrease in serum bilirubin after preoperative biliary drainagecan be used as a predicting factor for surgical complications and postoperative recovery after pancreaticoduodenectomy in p...AIM: To examine if the rate of decrease in serum bilirubin after preoperative biliary drainagecan be used as a predicting factor for surgical complications and postoperative recovery after pancreaticoduodenectomy in patients with distal common bile duct cancer.METHODS: A retrospective study was performed in 49 consecutive patients who underwent pancrea-ticoduodenectomy for distal common bile duct cancer. Potential risk factors were compared between the complicated and uncomplicated groups. Also, the rates of decrease in serum bilirubin were compared pre- and postoperatively. RESULTS: Preoperative biliary drainage (PBD) was performed in 40 patients (81.6%). Postoperative morbidity and mortality rates were 46.9% (23/49) and 6.1% (3/49), respectively. The presence or absence of PBD was not different between the complicated and uncomplicated groups. In patients with PBD, neither the absolute level nor the rate of decrease in serum bilirubin was significantly different. Patients with rapid decrease preoperatively showed faster decrease during the first postoperative week (5.5 ± 4.4 μmol/L vs -1.7 ± 9.9 μmol/L, P = 0.004).CONCLUSION: PBD does not affect the surgical outcome of pancreaticoduodenectomy in patients with distal common bile duct cancer. There is a certain group of patients with a compromised hepatic excretory function, which is represented by the slow rate of decrease in serum bilirubin after PBD.展开更多
AIM: To identify the variants in U rase 1 (UGT1A1) gene in Gilbert's syndrome (GS) and to estimate the association between homozygosity for TA insertion and GS in India, as well as the frequency of TA insertion ...AIM: To identify the variants in U rase 1 (UGT1A1) gene in Gilbert's syndrome (GS) and to estimate the association between homozygosity for TA insertion and GS in India, as well as the frequency of TA insertion and its impact among normal controls in India. METHODS: Ninety-five GS cases and 95 normal controls were selected. Liver function and other tests were done. The promoter and all 5 exons of UGT1A1 gene were resequenced. Functional assessment of a novel trinucleotide insertion was done by in silico analysis and by estimating UGT1A1 promoter activity carried out by ludferase reporter assay of appropriate constructs in Hep G2 cell line. RESULTS: Among the GS patients, 80% were homozygous for the TA insertion, which was several-fold higher than reports from other ethnic groups. The mean UCB level was elevated among individuals with only one copy of this insertion, which was not significantly different from those with two copies. Many new DNA variants in UGT1A1 gene were discovered, including a trinucleotide (CAT) insertion in the promoter found in a subset (10%) of GS patients, but not among normal controls. In-silico analysis showed marked changes in the DNA-folding of the promoter and functional analysis showed a 20-fold reduction in transcription efficiency of UGT1A1 gene resulting from this insertion, thereby significantly elevating the UCB level. CONCLUSION: The genetic epidemiology of GS is variable across ethnic interactions among UGT1A1 groups and the epistatic promoter variants modulate bilirubin glucuronidation.展开更多
AIM: To analyze the outcome of patients with severe drug-induced liver disease (DILD) associated with jaundice classified as hepatocellular, cholestatic or mixed liver injury and to evaluate the validity of Hy’s rule...AIM: To analyze the outcome of patients with severe drug-induced liver disease (DILD) associated with jaundice classified as hepatocellular, cholestatic or mixed liver injury and to evaluate the validity of Hy’s rule and the most important predictors for outcome. METHODS: The Adverse Drug Reaction Advisory Committee was set up in 1997 in our hospital to identify all suspicions of DILD following a structured prospective report form. Liver damage was divided into hepatocellular, cholestatic, and mixed types according to laboratory and histologic criteria when available. Further evaluation of causality assessment was performed. RESULTS: From January 1997 to December 2004, 265 patients were diagnosed with DILD,and 140 (52.8%) of them were female. hepatocellular damage was the most common (72.1%), the incidence of death was 9.9% in patients with hepatocellular damage and 9.5% in patients with cholestatic/mixed damage (P < 0.05). There was no difference in age of dead and recovered patients. The proportion of females and males was similar in recovered and dead patients, no difference was observed in duration of treatment between the two groups. The serum total bilirubin (P < 0.001), direct bilirubin (P < 0.001) and aspartate transaminase (AST) (P = 0.013) values were higher in dead patients than in recovered patients. Chinese herbal medicine was the most frequently prescribed, accounting for 24.2% of the whole series. However, antitubercular drugs (3.4%) were found to be the primary etiological factor for fetal DILD. Factors associated with the development of fulminanthepatic failure were hepatic encephalopathy (OR = 43.66, 95% CI = 8.47-224.95, P < 0.0001), ascite (OR = 28.48, 95% CI = 9.26-87.58, P < 0.0001), jaundice (OR = 11.43, 95% CI = 1.52-85.96, P = 0.003), alcohol abuse (OR = 3.83, 95% CI = 1.26-11.67, P = 0.035) and direct bilirubin (OR = 1.93, 95% CI = 1.25-2.58, P = 0.012). CONCLUSION: Death occurs in 9.8% of patients with DILD. Chinese herbal medicine stands out as the most common drug for DILD. While antitubercular drugs are found to be the primary etiological factor for fetal DILD, hepatic encephalopathy, ascites, jaundice, alcohol abuse and direct bilirubin levels are associated with the death of DILD patients.展开更多
文摘目的探讨总胆红素、总胆汁酸、前白蛋白三项检测在肝脏疾病诊断中的价值。方法选择不同肝病患者142例,其中急性肝炎患者41例(急性肝炎组);慢性肝炎患者63例(慢性肝炎组);肝硬化患者38例(肝硬化组);并选取50例体检健康者进行研究(健康者组)。对患者的前白蛋白(prealbumin,PA)、总胆汁酸(total bile acid,TBA)及总红胆素(total red bile pigment,TB)对于肝脏疾病的诊断阳性率进行判定。结果 PA值在慢性肝炎组的阳性率为86%,肝硬化组为92%,与健康组比较,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);TBA在急性肝炎组的阳性率为93%,在慢性肝炎组、肝硬化组与健康组的比较,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);TB在急性肝炎组与健康组比较,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论 PA、TBA、TB的测定在各种肝脏疾病的诊断和鉴别中起着显著作用,具有很高的临床价值。
文摘为补充结晶紫中性红胆盐琼脂(violet red bile agar,VRBA)和3M Petrifilm^(TM)大肠菌群快速测试片定量检测大肠菌群的性能数据,文中比较了VRBA和测试片对大肠菌群4种目标菌的分离与定量效果,观察目标菌菌落特征及生长率;同时对4种非目标菌进行选择性试验;以及进行质控样品和能力验证样品的检测。结果表明,VRBA和测试片的检测性能均可满足大肠菌群的定量检测要求。VRBA定量检测大肠菌群应严格按照国标方法进行,有助于提高检验结果的准确性,避免漏检。基于测试片的快速简便性,建议作为日常检验的辅助手段。
文摘AIM: To study the factors that may affect survival of cholangiocarcinoma in Lebanon. METHODS: A retrospective review of the medical records of 55 patients diagnosed with cholangio- carcinoma at the American University of Beirut between 1990 and 2005 was conducted. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to determine the impact of surgery, chemotherapy, body mass index, bilirubin level and other factors on survival. RJ^SULTS: The median survival of all patients was 8.57 mo (0.03-105.2). Univariate analysis showed that low bilirubin level (〈 10 mg/dL), radical surgery and chemotherapy administration were significantly associated with better survival (P = 0.012, 0.038 and 0.038, respectively), in subgroup analysis on patients who had no surgery, chemotherapy administration prolonged median survival significantly (17.0 mo vs 3.5 mo, P = 0.001). Multivariate analysis identified only low bilirubin level 〈 10 mg/dL and chemotherapy administration as independent predictors associated with better survival (P 〈 0.05). CONCLUSION: Our data show that palliative and postoperative chemotherapy as well as a bilirubin level 〈 10 mg/dL are independent predictors of a significant increase in survival in patients with cholangiocarcinoma.
文摘AIM: To examine if the rate of decrease in serum bilirubin after preoperative biliary drainagecan be used as a predicting factor for surgical complications and postoperative recovery after pancreaticoduodenectomy in patients with distal common bile duct cancer.METHODS: A retrospective study was performed in 49 consecutive patients who underwent pancrea-ticoduodenectomy for distal common bile duct cancer. Potential risk factors were compared between the complicated and uncomplicated groups. Also, the rates of decrease in serum bilirubin were compared pre- and postoperatively. RESULTS: Preoperative biliary drainage (PBD) was performed in 40 patients (81.6%). Postoperative morbidity and mortality rates were 46.9% (23/49) and 6.1% (3/49), respectively. The presence or absence of PBD was not different between the complicated and uncomplicated groups. In patients with PBD, neither the absolute level nor the rate of decrease in serum bilirubin was significantly different. Patients with rapid decrease preoperatively showed faster decrease during the first postoperative week (5.5 ± 4.4 μmol/L vs -1.7 ± 9.9 μmol/L, P = 0.004).CONCLUSION: PBD does not affect the surgical outcome of pancreaticoduodenectomy in patients with distal common bile duct cancer. There is a certain group of patients with a compromised hepatic excretory function, which is represented by the slow rate of decrease in serum bilirubin after PBD.
基金Supported by grants from the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India (to PPM) and the Department of Science & Technology, Government of West Bengal (to AC)
文摘AIM: To identify the variants in U rase 1 (UGT1A1) gene in Gilbert's syndrome (GS) and to estimate the association between homozygosity for TA insertion and GS in India, as well as the frequency of TA insertion and its impact among normal controls in India. METHODS: Ninety-five GS cases and 95 normal controls were selected. Liver function and other tests were done. The promoter and all 5 exons of UGT1A1 gene were resequenced. Functional assessment of a novel trinucleotide insertion was done by in silico analysis and by estimating UGT1A1 promoter activity carried out by ludferase reporter assay of appropriate constructs in Hep G2 cell line. RESULTS: Among the GS patients, 80% were homozygous for the TA insertion, which was several-fold higher than reports from other ethnic groups. The mean UCB level was elevated among individuals with only one copy of this insertion, which was not significantly different from those with two copies. Many new DNA variants in UGT1A1 gene were discovered, including a trinucleotide (CAT) insertion in the promoter found in a subset (10%) of GS patients, but not among normal controls. In-silico analysis showed marked changes in the DNA-folding of the promoter and functional analysis showed a 20-fold reduction in transcription efficiency of UGT1A1 gene resulting from this insertion, thereby significantly elevating the UCB level. CONCLUSION: The genetic epidemiology of GS is variable across ethnic interactions among UGT1A1 groups and the epistatic promoter variants modulate bilirubin glucuronidation.
文摘AIM: To analyze the outcome of patients with severe drug-induced liver disease (DILD) associated with jaundice classified as hepatocellular, cholestatic or mixed liver injury and to evaluate the validity of Hy’s rule and the most important predictors for outcome. METHODS: The Adverse Drug Reaction Advisory Committee was set up in 1997 in our hospital to identify all suspicions of DILD following a structured prospective report form. Liver damage was divided into hepatocellular, cholestatic, and mixed types according to laboratory and histologic criteria when available. Further evaluation of causality assessment was performed. RESULTS: From January 1997 to December 2004, 265 patients were diagnosed with DILD,and 140 (52.8%) of them were female. hepatocellular damage was the most common (72.1%), the incidence of death was 9.9% in patients with hepatocellular damage and 9.5% in patients with cholestatic/mixed damage (P < 0.05). There was no difference in age of dead and recovered patients. The proportion of females and males was similar in recovered and dead patients, no difference was observed in duration of treatment between the two groups. The serum total bilirubin (P < 0.001), direct bilirubin (P < 0.001) and aspartate transaminase (AST) (P = 0.013) values were higher in dead patients than in recovered patients. Chinese herbal medicine was the most frequently prescribed, accounting for 24.2% of the whole series. However, antitubercular drugs (3.4%) were found to be the primary etiological factor for fetal DILD. Factors associated with the development of fulminanthepatic failure were hepatic encephalopathy (OR = 43.66, 95% CI = 8.47-224.95, P < 0.0001), ascite (OR = 28.48, 95% CI = 9.26-87.58, P < 0.0001), jaundice (OR = 11.43, 95% CI = 1.52-85.96, P = 0.003), alcohol abuse (OR = 3.83, 95% CI = 1.26-11.67, P = 0.035) and direct bilirubin (OR = 1.93, 95% CI = 1.25-2.58, P = 0.012). CONCLUSION: Death occurs in 9.8% of patients with DILD. Chinese herbal medicine stands out as the most common drug for DILD. While antitubercular drugs are found to be the primary etiological factor for fetal DILD, hepatic encephalopathy, ascites, jaundice, alcohol abuse and direct bilirubin levels are associated with the death of DILD patients.