[Endothelial adhesion molecules ICAM-1, VCAM-1 and E-selectin in patients with acute coronary syndrome]. / Moléculas de adhesión endoteliales ICAM-1, VCAM-1 y E-selectin en pacientes con síndrome coronario agudo.

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: The acute inflammatory response is an important phenomenon in the pathogenesis of myocardial damage during acute coronary syndrome. Endothelial dysfunction has been found in unstable angina and acute myocardial infarction, although the results are controversial. The purpose of this study was to determine the levels of the soluble endothelial adhesion molecules ICAM-1, VCAM-1 and E-selectin, in patients with unstable angina and acute myocardial infarction, compare the results in both groups, and analyze their relation with the degree of myocardial injury. METHODS: Serum concentrations of ICAM-1, VCAM-1, and E-selectin were measured in 37 control subjects and 43 patients (32 with acute myocardial infarction and 11 with unstable angina). Measurements were made at the time of admission and ten days later using commercial enzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assay (ELISA) kits (R&D Systems, UK). RESULTS: There was a significant increase in E-selectin (p < 0.05) in patients with unstable angina at admission and ten days later. In contrast, patients with acute myocardial infarction showed no significant differences in E-selectin compared with the control group at admission or ten days later. A significant increase in VCAM-1 levels was demonstrated in both groups of patients and ICAM-1 levels in acute myocardial infarction, but the concentrations of VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 in both groups of patients at admission and ten days later did not differ significantly. There was no relation between soluble endothelial adhesion molecule levels and the severity of myocardial damage estimated by cardiac enzymes or electrocardiographic changes. CONCLUSION: This study indicates that serum levels of E-selectin, measured at time of admission and ten days later, could be a marker for unstable angina and might be useful in the differential diagnosis with myocardial infarction.

Título y concentración de IgG anti D en la enfermedad hemolítica del feto y el recién nacido / Anti-D IgG titer and concentration in the hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn

La predicción prenatal de la enfermedad hemolítica del feto y el recién nacido (EHFRN) y la severidad de esta, por métodos no invasivos, es de gran importancia para la adopción temprana de medidas que eviten o minimicen el daño fetal. Se realizó un estudio retrospectivo de datos de las historias clínicas y resultados de laboratorio de 14 mujeres Rh D negativas, en el que se analizó la relación entre los títulos de anticuerpos IgG anti D séricos, determinados por la prueba de anti-inmunoglobulina indirecta durante los 3 trimestres del embarazo y la afectación del feto-neonato por EHFRN. Se introdujo un método inmunoenzimático para medir la concentración de IgG anti D en los sueros conservados en el laboratorio, correspondientes al final del último trimestre del embarazo. Se concluyó que las variaciones de los títulos de anticuerpos entre los trimestres I-II y I-III son valiosas para la predicción de afectación fetal-neonatal. La concentración de IgG anti D fue mayor de 4 Ul/mL en todos los casos con afectación clínica y aumentó de acuerdo con la severidad de la enfermedad. Se propone introducir este método en el seguimiento de embarazadas Rh D negativas.

The prenatal prediction of the hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn and the severity of this disease by non-invasive methods is highly important for the early adoption of measures that avoid or minimize fetal damage. We made a retrospective study of medical histories data and lab results of 14 Rh D-negative women in which the relationship between serum anti-D IgG antibodies titers, determined by indirect antiglobulin test during the three pregnancy trimesters, and the effects of the hemolytic disease on fetus and newborn was analyzed. An immunoenzymatic method was introduced to measure anti-D IgG concentrations in lab-preserved sera collected at the end of the last pregnancy trimester. It was concluded that the variations of antibody titers from the first to the second trimester and from the first to the third trimester are useful for the prediction of fetal-neonatal effects. Anti-D IgG concentration was higher than 4 Ul/mL in all the cases with clinical affection and increased with the severity of the disease. This method is proposed to be introduced in the follow-up of RhD negative pregnant women.

Evaluación nutricional y estadio sexual en alumnos de 11 a 12 años de edad / Nutritional evaluation and sexual study in student aged 11 - 12 years

Se realiza un estudio en un grupo de alumnos de séptimo grado pertenecientes a al escuela de Enseñanza Media "Enrique José Varona" del municipio 10 de Octubre, en Ciudad de la Habana, en el curso escolar 1982 a 1983. Se estudian 35 niñas y 26 varones escogidos al azar del grupo de referencia. Se informa que las variables antropométricas se obtuvieron como función de los pliegues cutáneos tricipital y subescapular, el peso y la talla. Se indica que el peso en grasa se obtuvo con la aplicación de la fórmula de Dugdale y Griffiths. Se expresa que los valores fueron utilizados para hallar el porcentaje del peso corporal en grasa, con el cual se clasificó a los estudiantes en 4 categorías: se consideraron como obesos los varones con más del 25