The zinc content in red blood cells has been proved to be a better index than either serum Zn or plasma Zn for nutritional and metabolic studies. A simple direct dilution method followed by AAS determination of Zn has been developed. The optimum dilution ratio is found to be 1 : 19 of deionized water. Recovery of this method is consistantly between 96-97% with a coefficient of variation less than 3%.

Objective: To revise the Griffith Mental Development Scales and establish the norm being suited to the Chinese local conditions. Methods: The standardized sample consisted of 2022 children aged 0 to 7 years old was collected in a stratified and random way according to city rank, age, sex, paternal occupations. Each subject was tested individually and filled in a form. Results: The total sample had better representation. The mean of GQ was about 100, and the distribution of GQ is normal. Item analysis indicated that the item difficulty was about 0.5 and discrimination was from 0.62 to 0.78. A few orders of items were revised. The scorer reliability was 0.953. The test-retest reliability was 0.948. The correlation coefficients were 0.481 to 0.854 among the sub-scales or between sub-scales and General DQ. The result of exploratory factor analysis had three factors. The ratio of variance was 79.8%.Conclusion:Griffith Mental Development Scales have ideal reliability and validity.

[Objective]To study the degradation of nano-nacre powder and the biocompatibility of the composite artificial bone made from this nano-scale powder in vivo.[Method]The nano-nacre powder made through mechanical grinding and the artificial bones made from this powder and PDLLA(poly-D,L-lactide acid) were implanted into the femoral holes and the femoral muscle sacs of rats respectively.Normal micron-nacre powder and the artificial bones made from this powder and PDLLA were implanted as control group,and blank group was set up without implanting anything.X-ray photography was performed immediately and at 2,4 and 8 weeks after operation.The animals were injected with tetracycline for fluorescent mark before being killed.Then,the gross specimens,histological and SEM(scanning electron microscope) observations were performed.[Result]All the observations showed that nano-nacre powder degraded faster than micron-nacre powder,meanwhile,the bone defect recovery was the fastest in this group.Both of the composite artificial bones made from those two kinds of nacre powder had the good connection with the adjacent tissue.[Conclusion]The degradation of nano-nacre powder is faster than that of micron-nacre powder in vivo,and it can promote the growing of new bone.Nano-nacre composite artificial bone also has good biocompatibility.It is a kind of better bioactive degradable material.

Copper and iron, chelated by cupferron and extracted by methyl-iso-butyl-ketone at pH 3.4-4.2, are enriched and the absorption signals of AAS are enhanced by the organic solvent, thus result in a smaller sample requirement (less than 100 mg hair) and a higher sensitivity (almost 20 times the original aqueous solution). The recoveries of zinc, copper and iron for human hair analysis are in the range of 98-106%, and the coefficients of variation are 0.6, 2.5 and 6.5% respectively. The recommended method is simple, easy to manipulate and suitable to medical application.

Objective To investigate the possibility of transfection of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADMSCs) into the insulin-secreting cells in vitro,and assay the secretion of insulin of ADMSCs in high and low glucose environment.Methods The ADMSCs that untransfected were in the control group,the ADMSCs that contained PcDNA3.1 were in the vacant vector group,and the ADMSCs that contained PcDNA3.1-hINS were in the recombinant vector group.After transfection,the recombinant vector group were sub-divided into the 1,6,12,18 days groups.According to the concentrations of glucose,the recombinant vector 18 days group were divided into the high glucose group and low glucose group.Human insulin gene was amplified by RT-PCR,and the eukaryotic expression recombinant vector PcDNA3.1-hINS that contained the human insulin gene was constructed.The ADMSCs were obtained by digestion and centrifugation,and then underwent flow cytometry for identification.The transcription of insulin DNA was assayed by RT-PCR,and the levels of insulin were assayed by ELISA.Glucose test was done in the recombinant vector 18 days group.The measurement data was shown in the format of (x) ± s,the measurement data in multiple groups were compared by randomized analysis of variance,and the comparison among groups was performed by the t test.ResuIts The expressions of CD44,CD90,CD106 were positive,and the expressions of CD34,CD45 and CD11b were negative.No insulin DNA transcription was detected in the control group and vacant vector group.The levels of insulin secreted were (4.7 ± 0.8) mIU/L,(8.8 ± 0.5) mIU/L,(8.9 ± 0.8)mIU/L,(8.6 ± 0.6)mIU/L in the recombinant vector 1,6,12,18 days group,which were significantly higher than (1.3 ± 0.6) mIU/L in the control group and (1.7 ± 0.8) mIU/L in the vacant vector group (t =10.09,32.64,22.20,55.53 ; 9.23,27.56,19.43,51.25,P ＜ 0.05).There were significant differences in the levels of insulin secreted between the recombinant vector 1 day group and the recombinant vector 6,12,18 days groups (t =12.77,12.26,13.93,P ＜0.05).There were no significant difference in the levels of insulin secreted between the recombinant vector 6,12,18 days groups (F =45.67,P ＞ 0.05).There was a significant difference in the level of insulin secreted between the high glucose group and the low glucose group (t =2.03,P ＜ 0.05).The result of the glucose stimulation test was negative.Conclusion The ADMSCs are transfected into insulinsecreting cells in vitro successfully,and the secretion of insulin is stable.Although the secretion of insulin can't change in line with the concentration of glucose,it is a new seed cell for the treatment of diabetes with stem cells.

Robotic catheter minimally invasive operation requires that the driver control system has the advantages of quick response, strong anti-jamming and real-time tracking of target trajectory. Since the catheter parameters of itself and movement environment and other factors continuously change, when the driver is controlled using traditional proportional-integral-derivative (PID), the controller gain becomes fixed once the PID parameters are set. It can not change with the change of the parameters of the object and environmental disturbance so that its change affects the position tracking accuracy, and may bring a large overshoot endangering patients' vessel. Therefore, this paper adopts fuzzy PID control method to adjust PID gain parameters in the tracking process in order to improve the system anti-interference ability, dynamic performance and tracking accuracy. The simulation results showed that the fuzzy PID control method had a fast tracking performance and a strong robustness. Compared with those of traditional PID control, the feasibility and practicability of fuzzy PID control are verified in a robotic catheter minimally invasive operation.
Algorithms ; Computer Simulation ; Fuzzy Logic ; Humans ; Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures ; Robotic Surgical Procedures ; Robotics

Objective To observe the effect of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) on cholesterol gallstones formation in C57BL/6 mice with diet-induced cholesterol gallstone,and then explore the potential mechanism.Methods Fifty C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into 5 groups (10 mice in each group),referring to control group,experimental group,experimental plus DHA group,experimental plus EPA group,as well as experimental plus DHA and EPA group.The mice in control group were fed with regular diet,and the rest of the mice with lithogenic diet (LD).Subsequent to feeding the mice with separate diets for two weeks,EPA and/or DHA (70 mg · kg-1 · d-1) were orally administered for eight weeks,while the LD feeding was continued during this period.After a total of 10 weeks,the mice were dissected to observe the gallstone formation.The levels of serum lipids,total cholesterol (TC) and phospholipids (PL) in bile,and TC in the liver were tested,and the protein expression of HMGCR,SRBI,ABCG5/ABCG8,CYP7A1 and ABCB11genes in the liver of mice was measured.Results Compared with the experimental group,the experimental plus EPA group had significantly lower TC in liver (0.033 ±0.008 mmolo/g) and bile (1.807 ±0.381 mmolo/L),and lower relative protein expression levels of HMGCR (0.545±0.098),ABCG5 (0.418±0.089) and ABCG8 (0.501 ±0.151)in liver (P＜ 0.05).The contents of TC in liver and bile,and the protein expression of HMGCR,ABCG5andABCG8 in liver were 0.048 ± 0.006 mmol/g and 2.662 ± 0.339 mmolo/L,and 1.011 ± 0.213,1.037 ± 0.276 and 1.266 ±0.312,respectively.No significant differences were observed between experimental plus DHA group and experimental group (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusions EPA could prevent the cholesterol gallstone formation in mice by decreasing the expression of HMGCR and ABCG5/8 genes in liver,therefore reducing cholesterol synthesis and blocking cholesterol transport from liver to bile as well as diminishing cholesterol content in the bile.However,the inhibition effect of DHA on cholesterol gallstone formation was not obvious.

Objective To analyze the cosmetic effects and postoperative complications of patients with early breast cancer who underwent oncoplastic breast-conserving reconstruction and traditional breast-conserving surgery.Methods From January 201 2 to October 201 5,we collected a total of 67 patients with early-stage breast cancer who underwent breast-conserving surgery in Affiliated Mindong Hospital of Fujian Medical Univer-sity.Thirty patients who underwent oncoplastic breast-conserving reconstruction were in observation group,and 37 patients who underwent traditional breast-conserving surgery were in the control group.The postoperative complications,cosmetic effects and survival situations in the two groups were compared.Results In the aes-thetic effects evaluation,22 patients (73.33%)and 1 6 patients (43.24%)had good or excellent cosmetic effects,6 patients (20.00%)and 1 4 patients (37.84%)had general cosmetic effects,2 patients (6.67%) and 7 patients (1 8.92%)had poor cosmetic effects in the observation group and control group,with a signifi-cant difference (Z =-2.51 3,P =0.01 2).Four patients (1 3.33%)in the observation group had postopera-tive complications,including that 1 patients had incisional dehiscence followed by incisional wound infection and skin necrosis,and 3 patients had subcutaneous exudates.However,2 patients (5.41 %)in the control group had postoperative complications,including 1 patients with incisional dehiscence,and 1 patients with inci-sional wound infection.There were no significant difference in the occurrence rates of postoperative complica-tions in the two groups (χ2 =0.490,P =0.484).The mean follow-up period was 28 months.We found 1 patients of local recurrence,and 2 patients of metastases in the control group.However,all patients were free of recurrence and metastases in the observation group,with no significant difference (P =0.1 40).Conclusion Oncoplastic surgical technique in the breast-conserving surgery for patients with early-stage breast cancer is a safe and effective procedure,with highly satisfactory cosmetic effects for the majority of patients,which is worth to recommend.

Objective To study the clinical and radiographic characteristics of complicated axis fractures combined with adjacent segment instability and explore reasonable surgical treatment strategy. Methods A retrospective study was performed on 21 patients with axis fractures treated from August 2003 to June 2009. There were 14 males and 7 females at mean age of 34 years. The treatment strategy was based on the fracture type and the stabilities of adjacent atlantoaxial joint and intervertebral C2/3.Treatment strategies included anterior C2/3 interbody discectomy and fusion, anterior cervical plate internal fixation, odontoid screw fixation, posterior C1-2 pedicle screw fixation, cervical lateral mass screw fixation or combined anteroposterior approach. Results All patients were immobilized in a hard collar for thee months and followed up for 6-36 months (average 12 months), which showed bony fusion and cervical stability, with no intraoperative surgery-related complications such as loosening, extrusion or breakage of fixation, vertebral artery injury, nerve damage, cerebrospinal fluid leakage or wound infection. Neurological recovery was observed in five patients. Conclusions For complicated atlas fractures, correct identification of fracture type and instability disturbance of adjacent atlantoaxial joint and C2/3 as well as active treatment can conduce to better effect.

Objective To investigate the effect and mechanism of high concentration glucose on cholesterol absorption of human colon cancer epithelial Caco-2 cells.Methods The experimental study was used.(1) CCK-8 detected cell proliferation:the proliferation rate changes of Caco-2 cells were detected by CCK-8 when different concentrations (12.5,100.0,300.0,700.0,1 000.0,1 388.0 mmol/L) of glucose solution effects on Caco-2 cells in order to ensure the half hindering concentration of glucose concentration on Caco-2 cells.(2)Cholesterol absorption of Caco-2 cells was detected:Caco-2 cells were divided into the cholesterol group,cholesterol plus ezetimibe (cholesterol inhibitor) group and blank control group.Cholesterol group:100 μmol/L cholesterol solution and different concentrations (5.0,25.0,50.0 mmol/L) of glucose solution were added.Cholesterol plus ezetimibe group:100 μmol/L ezetimibe,100 μmol/L cholesterol solution and different concentrations (5.0,25.0,50.0 mmol/L) of glucose solution were added.Blank control group:DMEM culture medium and corresponding concentrations of DMSO were added.The cholesterol absorption amounts of Caco-2 cells were measured.(3) The relative expressions of ATP binding cassette G8 (ABCG8),ATP binding cassette G5 (ABCG5),Nickman-Pick CI Like 1 (NPC1L1) and scavenger receptor class B type Ⅰ (SR-B Ⅰ) were examined by Western blot in the different groups.Caco cells were divided into the glucose group,glucose plus ezetimibe group and control group.The different concentrations (5.0,25.0,50.0 mmol/L) of glucose solution were added into the glucose group,different concentrations (5.0,25.0,50.0 mmol/L) of glucose solution and 100 μmol/L ezetimibe were added into the glucose plus ezetimibe group,and 100 μmol/L ezetimibe were added into the control group.The relative expressions of ABCG8,ABCG5,NPC1L1 and SR-B Ⅰ were detected by Western blot.Measurement data were presented as (x) ±s,repeated measure variance analysis was used to perform variation trend test,and t test was utilized to conduct comparisons among groups.Results (1) CCK-8 results showed:proliferation rates of Caco-2 cells with the glucose solution concentration of 12.5,100.0,300.0,700.0,1 000.0 and 1 388.0 mmol/L were 1.380 ±0.043,1.238 ±0.072,0.736 ±0.035,0.336 ±0.021,0.316 ±0.020 and 0.288 ±0.010,respectively,with a statistically significant difference in the proliferation rates (F =11.019,P ＜ 0.05).The half hindering concentration of glucose solution on Caco-2 cells was 283.54 mmol/L.(2)Cholesterol absorption of Caco-2 cells:① the cholesterol absorption amounts of Caco-2 cells with the glucose solution concentration of 5.0,25.0 and 50.0 mmol/L were 0.282 ± 0.042,0.380 ± 0.063,0.390 ± 0.060 in the cholesterol group and 0.042 ± 0.012,0.197 ± 0.015,0.277 ± 0.029 in the cholesterol plus ezetimibe group,respectively,showing a statistically significant difference between the 2 groups (F =55.566,P ＜ 0.05).②There was a statistically significant difference in cholesterol absorption amounts of Caco-2 cells with different glucose solution concentration in the cholesterol group (F =79.117,P ＜ 0.05).The cholesterol absorption amounts of Caco-2 cells with the glucose solution concentrations of 5.0 mmol/L was lower than that with the glucose solution concentrations of 25.0 mmol/L and 50.0 mmol/L,respectively (t =11.207,11.532,P ＜0.05).There was no statistically significant difference in the cholesterol absorption amounts of Caco-2 cells between the glucose solution concentrations of 25.0 mmol/L and 50.0 mmol/L (t =12.389,P ＞ 0.05).③There were statistically significant differences in cholesterol absorption amounts of Caco-2 cells with the glucose concentration of 5.0 mmol/L and 25.0 mmol/L between cholesterol group and cholesterol plus ezetimibe group (t =10.908,10.644,P ＜ 0.05).(3) The results of Western blot showed:① the relative expression of NPC1L1 protein in Caco-2 cells with the glucose solution concentrations of 5.0,25.0 and 50.0 mmol/L were respectively 0.277 ±0.019,0.558 ±0.015,0.576 ±0.003 in the glucose group and 0.057 ±0.002,0.054 ±0.005,0.077 ±0.005 in the glucose plus ezetimibe group,showing a statistically significant difference (F =482.207,P ＜0.05).② The relative expression of NPC1L1 protein of Caco-2 cells with the different concentration of glucose solution in the glucose group were compared,with a statistically significant difference (F =8.112,P ＜ 0.05).There was a statistically significant difference in the relative expression of NPC1L1 protein in Caco-2 cells with the different concentration of glucose solution in the glucose plus ezetimibe group (F =11.708,P ＜ 0.05).③ The relative expression of NPC1L1 protein in Caco-2 cells with the glucose solution concentrations of 5.0,25.0 and 50.0 mmol/L in the glucose group was statistically different from that in the glucose plus ezetimibe group (t =8.112,11.708,13.920,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion High concentration glucose solution could promote the reabsorption of cholesterol through increasing NPC1L1 protein expression in Caco-2 cells,and increase the risk of suffering from cholelithiasis in diabetes patients.