Objective To investigate and analysis the clinical effect of pramipexole in Parkinson's disease with depression.Methods The patients with Parkinson disease patients with depression were selected in a total of 100 as the research object,and were randomly divided into two groups,the observation group and the control group with 50 cases in each group.The control group was taken conventional treatment,the observation group was given pramipexole based on the conventional treatment methods,the the effects of treatment were observed and compared. Results The MIHD score of the observation group after treated for 12 month (8.26 ±1.96)was lower than the score before treatment (24.91 ±4.6),and the score of the control group after treated for 12 month (11.15 ±2.10)was also lower than the score before treatment (24.48 ±5.34),the difference were all statistically significant(P<0.05). After treated for 12 month,the score in the observation group was lower than that in the control group,and the total effective rate in the two group were 94% and 80% respectively(P<0.05 ).The UPDRS score of the observation group was lower than in the control group,but the difference was not significant(χ2 =14.756,P<0.05).Conclusion Give pramipexole has notable curative effect on the depression disease in patients with Parkinson disease on the basis of conventional therapy method,and has the value of popularization.

1,3-propanediol is an important chemical used as building block for the synthesis of highly promising polyesters such as polytrimethylene terephthalate. A genetically modified Klebsiella pneumoniae LDH526 can use glycerol as sole carbon source and produce 1,3-propanediol with the titer above 90 g/L. A key factor affecting the production of 1,3-propanediol by the mutant K. pneumoniae is the accurate control of the feeding of glycerol. To generate a robust and reproducible fermentation process of 1,3-propanediol, we designed and optimized an automatically feeding strategy of glycerol based on fermentation kinetics. By coupling the substrate feeding rate with easily observed variables -pH and fermentation time, we have achieved self-starting glycerol feeding and dynamic control of the glycerol concentration during the fermentation process. This automated system allowed us to generate a reproducible, consistent and operator-independent process from lab-scale to production scale. The final concentration of 1,3-propanediol was above 95 g/L after 72 h.
Culture Media ; Fermentation ; Glycerol ; Industrial Microbiology ; methods ; Klebsiella pneumoniae ; growth & development ; Propylene Glycol ; Propylene Glycols ; metabolism

Reverse transcription-PCR and methylation-specific PCR (MSP) were used to determine the expression levels of Syk gene and the methylation status of its promoter in tissue samples from 60 patients with cervical cancer, 50 patients with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), and 20 normal controls. We also analyzed the association of the methylation status and expression levels of Syk gene with linicopathological features of patients. The expression rates of Syk gene in 20 normal cervical tissue samples and 18 CIN Ⅰ samples were both 100% ; those of CIN Ⅱ- Ⅲ and cervical carcinoma were 56% (18/32)and 35% (21/60) respectively. Among cervical carcinoma patients, the expression of Syk mRNA was detected in one out of 13 cases with lymph node metastasis (1/13) and in 20 out of 47 cases with no lymph node metastasis (43%). The methylation of Syk gene in promoter region was detected in 34 out of 60 cases of cervical carcinoma (57%) ; while there was no methylation in CIN cases. In 13 cases with lymph node metastasis, 11 were found to have the methylation of Syk gene. The methylation rate of Syk promoter in cervical carcinoma was higher than that of CIN tissue( x~2 = 7. 13, P ＜0. 01 ). The methylation status of Syk gene was correlated with the lymph node metastasis ( P＜ 0. 05 ), but not with other clinicopathological parameters ( P ＞ 0. 05). There was a significant correlation between methylation status and expression level of Syk gene ( P ＜ 0. 05 ). The hypermethylation leads to silencing of the Syk gene in human cervicalcarcinoma. Syk hypermethylation may be associated with oncngenesis, metastasis of cervical carcinoma.

Objective To observe the serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels of procalcitonin (PCT),matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) in children with purulent meningitis and viral encephalitis,and evaluat the differential diagnosis value of PCT and MMP-9.Methods The clinical data of 73 patients with intracranial infection admitted to neurology of Qingdao Women and Children's Hospital from September 2014 to December 2015.Twenty-two patients with pumlent meningitis were se1ected as purulent meningitis group,51 patients with viral encephalitis as viral encephalitis group,and another 20 non-infectious convulsion children as a control group.Samples of 2 ml CSF and 3 ml venous blood from all the subjects were collected within 24 hours after admission.The levels of MMP-9 were detected by Enzymelinked immunosorbent assay (ELISA),and the PCT 1evels were measured by electrochemiluminescence immunoassay.The data in multiple groups were compared with analysis of variance,and by SNK-q test to carry on pairwise comparison among groups.The positive rate significance compared by Chi-square test.Linear correlation analysis was used for correlation analysis.Results Mean serum and CSF levels of PCT in the pumlent meningitis patients group were significantly higher than those in the viral encephalitis group as well as the control group (P ＜ 0.01),but the levels of serum or CSF there were no significant difference between the viral encephalitis group and the control group (P ＞ 0.05);Mean serum and CSF levels of MMP-9 in the pumlent meningitis patients group were significantly higher than those in the viral encephalitis group and control group (P ＜ 0.01),and the levels in patients with viral encephalitis were significantly higher than those in control group (P ＜ 0.01);The increased percentage of the serum and CSF PCT in pumlent meningitis group were significantly higher than in viral encephalitis group (P ＜ 0.01).,but there were no significant difference for MMP-9 (P ＞ 0.05);The PCT level of serum or CSF in pumlent meningitis patients was positively correlated with MMP-9 (r =0.498,P ＜ 0.01),but there was no significant correlation in viral encephalitis group (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusion Detection of PCT and MMP-9 level is valuable in differential diagnosis for the pumlent meningitis or viral encephalitis.

Objective To investigate the protective effects of ethyl docosahexaenoate on brain oxidative injury and edema induced by cerebral ischemic/reperfusion in gerbils. Methods The gerbils were subjected to both common carotid arteries occlusion. The contents of MDA and GSH, the activities of GSH-PX, CAT, SOD and ATPase, the water content and the concentrations of Na + and Ca 2+ were measured. Histopathological examination was also done. Results The pretreatment with E-DHA significantly prevented the raise of MDA level, the decline of GSH content, the activities of GSH-Px, CAT, ATPase and the increases of Ca 2+, Na + and water content. Conclusion E-DHA has protective effect on brain ischemic injury and edema, which may be due to an inhibitory action on hydroxyl radical formation and brain edema.

Objective To observe the changes of serum heart-type fatty acid-binding protein (h-FABP) and brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) for assessing the clinical values in children with chronic heart failure (CHF).Methods A total of 50 patients with CHF,including 22 endocardial fibroelastosis (EFE) cases and 28 dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) cases,were enrolled.Thirty healthy children were enrolled as controls.The concentrations of serum h-FABP and BNP were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA),and the left ventricular end-systolic diameter (LVESD),left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVEDD),left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF),left ventricular fractional shortening (LVFS),and cardiac index (CI) were measured by echocardiography.Results The concentrations of serum h-FABP and BNP in patients with CHF were significantly higher than those in control group (22.68 ±4.18 ng/mL vs.6.31 ± 1.72 ng/mL;565.52±179.64 pg/mLvs.31.22±9.83 pg/mL,all,P ＜ 0.01),and h-FABP and BNP were positively correlated with the degree of heart failure (all,P ＜0.01),and they were both higher in group EFE and DCM than those in control group (all,P＜0.01),but there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups (P ＞ 0.05).The h-FABP concentration in CHF patients was positively correlated with BNP ((r =0.782,P ＜0.01).The h-FABP concentration in CHF patients was positively correlated with LVESD,LVEDD (r =0.626,O.662,respectively;all,P＜0.01),and negatively correlated with LVEF,LVFS,and CI (r =-0.652,-0.636,-0.709,respectively;all,P ＜ 0.01).The BNP concentration was also positively correlated with LVESD,LVEDD (r =0.733,0.689,respectively;all,P ＜0.01),and negatively correlated with LVEF,LVFS,and CI (r=-0.745,-0.612,-0.791,respectively;all,P＜0.01).Conclusions Serum concentrations of h-FABP and BNP can be used as biomarkers to evaluate the severity of chronic heart failure.

Objective To improve the reliability and accuracy of WBC counting in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) ,this article is stud-ying the improved method of WBC counting in CSF by finding out the optimum percentage of CSF specimen with the most suitable concentration of acetic acid .Methods CSF specimen was mixed with different acetic acid at different ratio respectively .WBC counts were performed in 5 minutes on diluted samples of various concentrations .A series of 20 CSF specimens were analyzed via the proposed assay and conventional method .The average value and coefficient of variation (CV) of WBC count of each sample were c compared and analyzed .Results The optimum percentage of CSF sample was obtained at 60∶40 ratio .In this percentage , the maximal WBC count (189/μL) was obtained compared that of conventional method (161/μL) .Moreover ,the CV of the WBC counts in this percentage (7% ) was also lower than that of the conventional method (18% ) .Conclusion The reliability and accur-ancy of WBC counting in CSF was the optimum percentage of CSF specimen and 5% acetic acid was 60 :40 .It may lead to a more reliable ,accurate and standard way of WBC counts in CSF .

A strain, Escherichia coli AC-521, which could efficiently covert glycerol to lactic acid, was isolated from soil samples. A series of morphological and biochemical characteristics and sequence analysis of 16S rDNA reveal that it belongs to Escherichia coli. Through orthogonal experiment of L16(45), the optimum medium compositions were determined as initial glycerol 70 g/L, yeast extract 4 g/L, peptone 7 g/L, (NH4)2SO4 10 g/L, and K2HPO4 2.5 g/L. The 5 L fermenter fed-batch fermentation was performed under optimal conditions, giving 74.5 g/L lactic acid with a yield of 0.87 mol/mol glycerol after 80 hours.

Development of aviation biofuels has attracted great attention worldwide because that the shortage of fossil resources has become more and more serious. In the present paper, the development background, synthesis technologies, current application status and existing problems of aviation biofuels were reviewed. Several preparation routes of aviation biofuels were described, including Fischer-Tropsch process, catalytic hydrogenation and catalytic cracking of bio-oil. The status of flight tests and commercial operation were also introduced. Finally the problems for development and application of aviation biofuels were stated, and some accommodation were proposed.
Aviation ; methods ; Biofuels ; Chemistry Techniques, Synthetic ; methods

Lipase-mediated biodiesel production becomes increasingly important because of mild reaction conditions, pollution free during the process and easy product separation. Compared with traditional immobilized lipase, whole cell biocatalyst is promising for biodiesel production because it is easy to prepare and has higher enzyme activity recovery. Rhizopus oryzae IFO4697 can be used as the catalyst for biodiesel production. To further study the stability of the whole cell biocatalyst is extremely important for its further application on large scale. This paper focuses on the stability study of Rhizopus oryzae IFO4697 when used for the methanolysis of renewable oils for biodiesel production. The results showed that water content was important for achieving high catalytic activity and good stability of the biocatalyst. The optimum water content was found to be 5%-15%. Both particle size and desiccation methods showed no obvious effect on the stability of the biocatalyst. With GA cross-linking pretreatment, the stability of the biocatalyst could be improved significantly. When Rhizopus oryzae IFO4697 repeatedly used for next batch reaction, direct vacuum filtration was found to be a good way for the maintenance of good stability of the biocatalyst. Under the optimum reaction conditions, the methyl ester yield could keep over 80% during 20 repeated reaction batches.
Biocatalysis ; Bioelectric Energy Sources ; microbiology ; Biofuels ; Cells, Immobilized ; metabolism ; Lipase ; metabolism ; Rhizopus ; metabolism ; Soybean Oil ; metabolism