Objective To determine the serum 25 hydroxy vitamin D3[25(OH)D3]levels in chil-dren with bronchial asthma and its relationship with lung function,fraction of exhaled nitric oxide( FeNO). Methods Totally 112 children with asthma aged 6 years to 14 years old were selected as the study group, meanwhile 78 healthy children aged 6 years to 14 years old were selected as the control group,serum 25 ( OH)D3 was determined using the electrochemical luminescence method. Lung function was measured, which included peak expiratory flow( PEF),forced expiratory volume in one second( FEV1 ),percentage of PEF in predicted value( PEF% pred),percentage of FEV1 in predicted value( FEV1% pred). FeNO of the study group was measured. The relationship between serum 25( OH)D3 and PEF% pred,FEV1% pred,FeNO were all analyzed. Results The proportion of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency in the study group were higher than those in the control group(χ2 =7. 78,P﹤0. 01). The values of PEF% pred and FEV1% pred were decreased with the decreasing of the 25(OH)D3 levels(F=28. 12,29. 56,P﹤0. 05),FeNO values were in-creased with the decreasing of the 25(OH)D3 levels(F=15. 65,P﹤0. 05). Conclusion Vitamin D defi-ciency or insufficiency is related to asthma in children. It is associated with the decrease of lung function,and can increase the level of airway inflammation in children with asthma.

The cortexes were obtained from new-born rats and dissociated to single cells by triturating. The cells were cultured in neural stem cell (NSC) culture medium (DMEM supplemented with bFGF, EGF and B27) and formed primary neurospheres after 7 days. Single cells dissociated from neurosphere were cultured in 96-well plates and formed single-cell cloning neurosphere 7 days later. The primary and single-cell cloning neurospheres were both positive for the immunofluorescent staining of nestin and were identified as NSC. It was proved that NSC can be expanded in vitro and provide seed cells for neural tissue engineering.
Animals, Newborn ; Cell Separation ; Cells, Cultured ; Cerebral Cortex/*cytology ; Culture Media ; Neurons/*cytology ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Stem Cells/*cytology ; Tissue Engineering

Objective To explore the interleukin-4 (IL-4),interleukin-6 (IL-6),interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) levels in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) of children with refractory mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia,and the features of bronchoscopy.Methods A total of 47 children with refractory mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia were selected as the observation group,28 children with bronchial foreign body in GAN zhengyan were chosen as controls during the same period.ELISA method was used to detect the IL-4,IL-6,IFN-γ levels in the BALF,and compared them in these two groups.The bronchoscope features of the observation group were observed.Results The IL-4,IL-6,IFN-γ levels in the BALF of children in the observation group were (8.3 ± 3.1) pg/mL,(62.3 ± 18.4) pg/mL,(76.5 ± 21.9) pg/mL,and they were significantly higher than those of the controls (3.1 ± 1.2) pg/m L,(30.0 ± 1.5) pg/m L,(31.3 ± 24.9) pg/mL (P ＜0.05,respectively).In the observation group,the bronchial mucosa congestion and edema were observed in all patients,there were variable amounts of mucus secretions.There were other changes include:microtubule reductus (68.1％),bronchial mucosal follicle-like hyperplasia (38.3％),mucosal erosions (8.5％),airway inflammatory stenosis,mucus plug blocking (59.6％),granulation proliferation (14.9％),bronchial obliteration (4.3％) Conclusions The IL-4,IL-6,IFN-γ levels in the BALF of children with RMPP significantly increased.This indicates a significant local inflammatory response in children with RMPP.Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia (MPP) has certain features of bronchoscope,these features are helpful to the diagnosis and treatment of MPP.

Objective To study the characteristics and regularities of somatotype of Bai ethnicitty children and adolescents in Hu ’ nan.Methods The somatotype growth of 1525 Bai children and adolescents ( male: 748, female:777) was evaluated by the Heath-Carter anthropometric method.Results The mesomorphy of male was bigger than that of female, and endomorphy of female was bigger than that of male .The primary somatotype in male was mesomorph and ectomorph , and it was central and ectomorph in female .The somatotypes developed from balanced mesomorph , ectomorphic mesomorph , mesomorph-ectomorph , mesomorphic ectomorph to mesomorph-ectomorph in male; however , in female from central, balanced ectomorph , central, endomorph-mesomorph to mesomorphic endomorph .Conclusion The somatotypes are very different between males and females of Bai ethnicity children and adolescents .The somatotype of males is slender with less fat and more muscular , however , they are plumper with more body fat and shorter stature in females .Bai ethnicity children and adolescents have less muscular , less fat and shorter stature than Mongolian and other populations .

This paper briefly reviews the latest progress in the analyses of the technologies for artificial hip joints; and in the researches directed to the features of UHMWPE debris obtained from all kinds of experimental conditions, to the wear process and wear mechanism, and to the factors which influence the wear mechanism. Furthermore, the signification of debris atlas was illustrated. Finally, future directions to be furthered were considered and envisaged. It is suggested that emphases be laid on the relationship between the UHMWPE debris feature and the wear mechanism, and be laid synergistic effects of biochemical environment and loading environment so as to establish the predictive wear models of artificial hip joints.
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip ; adverse effects ; Equipment Failure Analysis ; methods ; Foreign Bodies ; etiology ; prevention & control ; Humans ; Particle Size ; Polyethylenes ; adverse effects ; analysis ; Prosthesis Failure

Objective To find some risk factors correlated with test anxiety of middle school students,and to find out influencing pathway for test anxiety. Methods 647 middle school students were investigated with Sarason' Test Anxiety Scale (TAS), Achievement Motivation Scale (AMS), Coping Style Scale for School Students ( CSS), Eysenck Personality Questionnaire( EPQ), Egma Minnen av Bardndosnauppforrestran(EMBU) and Family Environment Scale-Chinese Version(FES-CV). Statistics were done with version of SPSS14.0,and data were analyzed by Pearson correlation, multiple linenear stepwise regression and path analysis. Results The rates of test anxiety respectively was mild 25.97% ,moderate 45.65% ,severe 28.38%; there were no significant different between the male and female students anxiety ( 16.71 ± 6.44,17.01 ± 7.02, t = 1. 469, P = 0.334). Test anxiety positively correlated with Achievement motivation, reach motivation of competition, endurance, escape, expos, deny the fantasy,family conflicts,parental punished severely,excessive interference,objective deny,overprotective of father.( r 1-16 :0. 214,0. 135,0. 254,0. 216,0. 308,0.472,0. 492,0. 168,0. 249,0. 537,0. 282,0. 102,0. 238,0. 185,0. 233,0.301,0.273; P 1-16 = 0. 000 ～ 0. 030) , and negatively correlated with Problem-solving, rationalizing interpretation, family cohesion, informative, entertaining, emotional expression, organization, parental warmth and understanding ( r1-9: -0. 121, -0. 134, -0. 178, -0. 215, -0. 221, -0. 101, -0. 298, -0. 136, -0. 168; P 1-9 =0.000 ～0.007). Enter test anxiety regression equation is the reached motivation of competition,emotional expose,organization, psychosis, Neuroticism, parent's warm and understanding , mother's refuse and deny ( t 1-7: 2.496,2.521, -2.687, -2. 150,3.503,2.237,2.259; P1-7 =0.001 ～0.038). Conclusion Test anxiety is commonly find in middle school students. Test anxiety is affected by some paths that are personality,achievement motivation,emotional coping style,family environment and parental education methods.

Objective To find out parental locus of control and mental health affecting students test anxiety. Methods The samples were from 5 middle schools including 1000 students,and their parents. They were investigated with the general life scales, Sarason's test anxiety scale, Symptom checklist 90 (SCL-90)and Parenting Locus of Control Scale(PLOC). Results The ratio of test anxiety: the mild was 28.8%, moderate was 45.0%, severe was 26.2% ,and felt anxiety was 55.8%. Ratio of test anxiety was higher in the boy students (X2=9.284, P =0.010) ,and heavier(F:16.42±6.70; M:15.18 ±6.51, t=2.716, P=0.007). Student test anxiety was significantly positively correlated with their parental mental health (r fatherl～11=0.166～0.272, Pfather l～11= 0.000;r mother 1～11=0.182～0.242, P mother 1～11= 0.000); Student test anxiety positively correlated with the effectiveness cof parents education, father's belief on the fate, eontrol of fathers for their children, locus of control from fathers (r1～5=0.075～0.143; P1-5=0.000～0.030);felt anxiety positively correlated with self-expect ,pressure from their mothers,over take care attitude from their parents,self-pressure from their parents( r1～6=0.068～0.230; P1-6=0.000～0.050) ,and negatively correlated with respect attitude of parents for their child, Marital relations,Communication time between the students and their parents,attitude of mother for learning( r1-7=-0.074～-0.140;P1～7=0.000～0.034). Felting test anxiety was served as a dependent factor, some factors enter the regression equation,and they were somatization of father, psychotic mother, the pressure from parents, mother over expectations, self-expectations ,the child control from student's father by Logistic regression analysis ( OR1～16=0.675～3.029;P1-6=0.000～0.007). Conclusion Students test anxiety is a common problem in male and female students. Mental health and locus of control from students' parents show test anxiety has somatization of father, psychotic mother, the pressure from parents, mother' expectations,self-expectations, the control of father for the child 6 risk factors.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the frequency of p16 and p15 gene methylation in multiple myeloma (MM), and its relationship with bone marrow cell apoptosis and clinical outcome.

METHODSTwenty-two patients with MM were studied to detect p16 and p15 gene methylation. Methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction (MSP) was used to detect gene methylation, and terminal transferase-mediated dUTP nick end-labeling (TUNEL) was used to detect cell apoptosis.

RESULTSp16 and/or p15 gene methylatoin was detected in 10 of 22 patients (45.4%). There were 3 patients with p16 gene methylation, 9 patients with p15 gene methylation, and 2 patients with both genes methylation. The incidence of methylation of p15 gene was higher than that of p16 gene (P < 0.05). The patients with p16 and/or p15 gene methylation had a delayed cell apoptosis, poor response to chemotherapy, and a short over-all survival (OS).

CONCLUSIONThe methylation of p16 and/or p15 gene plays a key role in MM apoptosis pathogenesis. The patients with both p16 and p15 gene methylation had a poor prognosis.

Apoptosis ; Cell Cycle Proteins ; Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p15 ; Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16 ; genetics ; DNA Methylation ; DNA, Neoplasm ; genetics ; Gene Silencing ; Genes, p16 ; Humans ; Multiple Myeloma ; genetics ; pathology ; Prognosis ; Transcription Factors ; genetics ; Tumor Suppressor Proteins

The cortexes were obtained from new-born rats and dissociated to single cells by triturating. The cells were cultured in neural stem cell (NSC) culture medium (DMEM supplemented with bFGF, EGF and B27) and formed primary neurospheres after 7 days. Single cells dissociated from neurosphere were cultured in 96-well plates and formed single-cell cloning neurosphere 7 days later. The primary and single-cell cloning neurospheres were both positive for the immunofluorescent staining of nestin and were identified as NSC. It was proved that NSC can be expanded in vitro and provide seed cells for neural tissue engineering.
Animals ; Animals, Newborn ; Cell Separation ; Cells, Cultured ; Cerebral Cortex ; cytology ; Culture Media ; Neurons ; cytology ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Stem Cells ; cytology ; Tissue Engineering

Objective To discuss the personality characteristic and personal social attributes of junior middle school students of online violent games addictive disorder (VOGAD).Methods From August to December at 2008,6000 students were randomly drown from 8 junior middle schools in Dalian ,then they were investigated with the self-made internet game survey form and the Chen internet addiction scale (CLAS).149( 2.5% ) internet game addicts were screen out from 6000 students, and were divided into the violence and entertainment game addicted group ( 66 students in per group,and the male is 55, female is 11 ).Average age was ( 14.36 ± 0.81 ) years old.No-play game group 66 students were mach according to the sex and the age.All objects were evaluated with Eysenck personality questionnaire (EPQ) and Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory Abbreviation Form (MMPI-AF).Results There were significant different during the 3 groups in psychoticism (50.60 ± 5.10;50.40 ± 6.30; 46.81 ± 4.62 ), neuroticism ( 51.74 ± 5.70; 49.03 ± 6.85; 49.25 ± 6.09 ) , manifest anxiety (55.29 ±9.58;45.11 ±8.31; 43.24 ±8.32) ,dependence (58.90 ±9.09; 55.97 ±8.63; 54.05 ± 11.39) ,and social responsibility ( 37.47 ± 12.41; 43.25 ± 11.24 ;46.34 ± 14.37 ) (F1-5 = 10.32,3.83,36.17,4.11,8.23; P 1-5 ＜ 0.05 ).Except of the social responsibility (P＞ 0.05 ) ,above results all suggested higher scores in the VOGAD group than other two groups (P1 ＜ 0.05 ).Conclusion The results suggest higher scores in the psychoticism, neuroticism, dependency, manifest anxiety in VOGAD group, and lower Re in online violence game addict students.