Zhonghua yi xue za zhi = Chinese medical journal; Free China ed
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Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi (Taipei) · May 2000
Fluidity and fatty acid components of erythrocyte membranes in diabetic retinopathy.
Recently, numerous anomalies of erythrocyte rheology and function have been reported in diabetic patients. These changes are thought to be related to the alteration of erythrocyte membrane fluidity and may play an important role in diabetic retinopathy (DR). Nonetheless, the principal factors contributing to fluidity change remain undetermined. The influence of erythrocyte membrane fatty acid components on membrane fluidity and retinopathy was evaluated in patients with type 2 diabetes. ⋯ The results suggest that erythrocyte membrane fatty acid components may contribute to alterations in membrane fluidity in patients with type 2 diabetes. Alterations in membrane fluidity may play an important role in the development of diabetic microangiopathy.
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Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi (Taipei) · May 2000
Case ReportsSquamous cell carcinoma of the right upper lung congenital tracheal bronchus.
Tracheal bronchus, directly arising from the abnormal tracheal wall, is a rare congenital anomaly of the airway. Lung cancer developing in a tracheal bronchus is even more rare. A 68-year-old man had a mass shadow over the right upper lung on chest radiography. ⋯ The subsequent pathologic examination of the specimen revealed squamous cell carcinoma with surrounding pneumonitis. Bronchogenic cancers developing in a tracheal bronchus are rarely reported in the English language literature. Surgical resection appears to be the treatment of choice.