Objective To investigate the correlation between CD40-1C/T gene polymorphism and serum soluble CD40L (sCD40L) expression in cerebral infarction.Methods According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria,select the acute large artery atherosclerosis in patients with cerebral infarction as the case group,select the same period without a history of stroke examination subjects as the control group.Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) technology was used to detect CD40 gene polymorphism and sequencing,double-antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect the expression levels of serum sCD40L.Results A total of 209 patients with large artery atherosclerotic cerebral infarction (case group) and 87 subjects without history of stroke (control group) were included.The CC genotype (31.6％) and C allele frequency (53.8％) of the case group were significantly higher than that of the control group (17.2％,39.1％) (x2 =6.94,10.69,P ＜0.01).Case group serum sCD40L expression level was significantly higher than those in the control group [(3.97 ± 1.20) vs (2.69 ±0.88)] (t =10.19,P ＜0.001).Case group serum sCD40L expression level was different among CC,CT,and TT genotypes (F =19.22,P ＜0.001),serum sCD40L level (4.55± 1.16) of CC genotype in patients was significantly higher than that of CT (3.93 ± 1.17) and TT genotypes (3.27 ± 0.90),serum sCD40L level (3.93 ± 1.17) of CT genotype in patients was significantly higher than the TT genotype (3.27 ±0.90).The serum sCD40L expression level of the control group in the CC,CT,TT has no statistically significant differences among various genotypes [(2.91 ±0.79),(2.67 ±0.89),(2.61 ±0.91),F =0.619,P =0.541).Conclusions CD40-1C/T gene polymorphism is associated with serum sCD40L expression level in cerebral infarction,serum sCD40L level of the CC genotype was significantly higher.

Objective To study the condition for induction and differentiation of callus and propagation of adventitious buds in lamina,stem,and bud of Bupleurum chinese and establish a new method for rapid propagation.Methods In MS media added with different phytohormones,calli were induced from explants of lamina,stem,and floral bud of B.chinese,adventitious buds and adventitious roots were differentiated from calli of stem and floral bud,test-tube plantlets were formed.Results MS Medium added with 2,4-D 1.0 mg/L,KT 0.5 mg/L,and 6-BA 0.5 mg/L was suitable for calli induction of the lamina,stems,and floral buds.In medium added with 6-BA 1.0 mg/L,NAA 0.03 mg/L,CM 15% and CH 500 mg/L,the differentiation rate of floral buds callus was the highest.MS Medium added with 6-BA 1.5 mg/L,NAA 0.05 mg/L and CH 250 mg/L was suitable for propagation of test-tube plantlets,1/2 MS medium added with NAA 0.5 mg/L was suitable for rooting.Conclusion A great deal of test-tube plantlets could be differentiated and propagated rapidly by calli induced from stems and floral buds of B.chinese.Then the regeneration plantlets with normal growth and development are obtained.

Objective To understand the clinical features of candidemia.Methods A retrospective analysis was performed based on the data of 88 candidemia cases treated in Huashan Hospital during the period from 2007 to 2012.The clinical data were re-viewed in terms of species distribution,underlying diseases,clinical manifestations,treatment and outcomes.The prognostic factors were analyzed by chi-square test or Fisher exact probability test.Multivariate analysis was conducted by multiple Logis-tic regression.Results Candida albicans (40/88,45.5%)was the most common pathogen isolated from these candidemia ca-ses,followed by Candida tropicalis (20/88,22.7%),Candida parapsilosis (17/88,19.3%),Candida glabrata (10/88, 11 .4%),and Candida krusei (1/88,1 .1 %).Solid malignancy,diabetes,and surgical procedure were the most frequently identified underlying diseases.Fatal or deteriorative outcome was reported in 28 cases.The attributable mortality was 18.2%. Multivariate prognostic analysis indicated that presence of central venous catheter (OR:6.322,95% CI :1 .055-37.891 ,P =0.044)was independently correlated to increased mortality.Appropriate antifungal therapy was an independent predictor of de-creased overall mortality (OR:0.137,95% CI :0.039-0.480,P =0.002).Conclusions The pathogen distribution of candi-demia has changed slightly.Appropriate antifungal therapy plays a key role in the treatment of candidemia.

Objective To develop a multiple polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique based assay for rapid detection of vanA, vanB, vanD and vanM in high-level vancomycin-resistant enterococci.Methods After analyzing the uncleotide sequence divergence among D-Ala∶D-Lac ligase genes, an multiplex PCR assay for vanA, vanB, vanD and vanM genes in high-level vancomycin-resistant enterococci were designed.By using recombination plasmids containing vanA, vanB, vanD and vanM genes as positive control, and non-vancomycin resistant enterococci (non-VRE) common pathogenic bacterial DNA as negative control, the sensitivity and specificity of the assay were evaluated.Fifty vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) isolates were detected by the assay.Fifty clinical strains of VRE were isolated from 9 hospitals in Shanghai from January 2006 to December 2014.The results were compared with the conventional PCR and sequencing methods.Results The identity of the D-Ala∶D-Lac ligase genes were 60.8%-71.3% of vanA, vanB, vanD and vanM genes.The multiplex PCR assay could identify the genotypes of the positive control samples accurately.No false positive results were found in negative control samples.Among fifty VRE strains detected by the assay, 18 were vanA genotype and 32 were vanM genotype.Comparison of the multiplex PCR assay and sequencing methods revealed sensitivity and specificity of 100%.The detection limit of the assay was 2×10 copies/PCR reaction.The experiment could be done within 3.5 h.Conclusions A multiplex PCR assay is developed to rapid identify the genotype of the high-level vancomycin-resistant enterococci, which can be used for the molecular epidemiology research and detection of VRE.

Objective To study the oxidative stress in diabetic rat pancreas,and the changes of islet function after intervention of Fosinopril.Methods Wistar rats were randomly divided into control group,diabetes group and Fosinopril treated group.The diabetes was induced by feeding the rats from diabetes group and Fosinopril group with high fat diet for 3 weeks and then once intraperitoneal injection of STZ(35 mg/kg),while additionally Fosinopril(5 mg/kg) was given to the diabetic rats in Fosinopril treated group.Blood glucose,body weight,nitrotyrosine levels in pancreatic tissues were detected and the histopathologic changes of pancreatic tissues were observed.Results Nitrotyrosine content was significantly higher in diabetes group than that in control group(P

Objective:To retrospectively analyze the survival outcomes of the surgical management of primary small cell carcino-ma of the esophagus. Methods:The medical records were reviewed for patients diagnosed with esophageal carcinoma and underwent esophagectomy from January 2000 to December 2009 at the Department of Thoracic Surgery of the Henan Cancer Hospital. We fo-cused on the clinical data of patients with small cell carcinoma of the esophagus. The Kaplan-Meier approach with log-rank test was used for survival analysis. Results:A total of 5,062 patients underwent esophagectomy with curative intent at the Department of Thorac-ic Surgery of the Henan Cancer Hospital;among which, 57 (1.1%) were diagnosed with small cell carcinoma of esophagus. The most common surgical approach was trans-left thoracic incision esophagectomy. Cervical esophagogastrostomy was performed for all pa-tients. The most common chemotherapy regimen was EP. The overall 5-year survival rate was 12.5%, and the median survival time was 45 months. Among the various stages, the 5-year survival rate and survival time were 25% and 50 months for Stage I, 5.9% and 43 months for Stage II, and 4.3%and 43 months for StageⅢ. Subgroup analysis showed that cases treated with surgery alone had poorer overall median survival time compared with those cases that underwent surgery plus chemotherapy (23.2 months vs. 60.7 months, re-spectively;P<0.01). Even for Stage I patients, thesurgery plus chemotherapysubgroup was associated with a significantly longer me-dian survival time than the surgery alone subgroup (81.9 months vs. 22.3 months, P<0.01). Conclusion:For patients with primary small cell carcinoma of the esophagus, surgery alone cannot provide the optimal prognosis. Surgery combined with systemic chemother-apy can improve the survival time.

Objective To investigate the clinical and pathological characteristics of bacterial infectious diarrhea.Methods The clinical and pathological characteristics of 2380 cases of bacterial infectious diarrhea in Jinshan Hospital,Fudan University from 1998 to 2007 were analyzed retrospectively.Enumeration data were analyzed by X~2 test.Results Among the 20 169 patients who went to hospital because of diarrhea in 10 years,2380 cases fecal bacterial culture were positive,including Vibrio parahaemolyticus(2247 cases,94.4%),Shigella(99 cases,4.2%),Salmonella (29 cases,1.2%),Vibrio alginolyticus(3 cases),pathogenic Escherichia coli(2 cases).Patients with diarrhea were common from June to 0ctober in each year.The main manifestations of Vibrio parahaemolyticus infection were abdominal pain,diarrhea,nausea,vomit or dehydration.The main manifestations of Shigella infection were fever,abdominal pain and diarrhea.Conclusions The bacterial culture positive rate of stool samples from patients with bacterial infectious diarrhea is not high in Jinshan district.Shanghai.The major pathogens are Wbrio parahaemolyticus and Shigella.

Objective To investigate the effect of continued nursing on postoperative outcomes of discharged patients with chronic suppurative otitis media.Methods Toally 198 discharged patients were randomized into the control group (n=98) and the observation group (n=100).The patients in both groups received normal health education and additionally the continued nursing was used in the observation group for health education by way of phone call follow-up,on-the-spot consultation and QQ consultation.The mastery of related knowledge and skills,incidence of secondary tympanic membrane and readmission rate were compared.Results Six months after discharge,the observation group was significantly better than those the control group in the mastery of related knowledge and skills (P＜0.05).The incidence of secondary tympanic membrane perforation was not statistically significant between the groups(P＞ 0.05).The readmission rate at the second week and the third week between the two groups had no statistically significant difference (P＞ 0.05).However,the readmission rate at the first,second,third and sixth month were statistically different (P＜0.05).Conclusion Continued nursing to the postoperative discharged patients with chronic suppurative otitis media can improve the follow-up rate after discharge and self-nursing capacity,and as a result promote their recovery.

Objective To analyze the 23S rRNA gene partial sequences of common bacteria, and establish molecular biologic techniques to identify bacteria by the difference of gene sequences. Methods Analyzing the sequences of variable region of bacterial 23S rRNA genes, primers and oligonucleotide probes were designed accordingly. Thereafter, bacteria were identified by PCR gel electrophoresis and PCR reverse hybridization. Results There exists significant sequence difference between Gram negative bacteria and Gram positive bacteria and it could be used to differentiate these 2 kinds of bacteria quickly with PCR gel electrophoresis. Meanwhile, sequence variety in different species of bacteria was also observed and PCR reverse hybridization could be used to identify different bacterial species further.Conclusions There exist significant sequence differences among 23S rRNA genes in different common bacteria. By the sequence differences, a specific, sensitive and rapid molecular biologic techniques could be established to quickly identify the pathogens of bacterial infections.

Objective To investigate the changes of plasma ghrelin,growth hormone (GH) and growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH) and gastric ghrelin in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease( COPD ) and to explore their clinical significances.Methods Plasma ghrelin,GH,GHRH,TNFα,IL-6 and C reactive protein (CRP) were measured in 40 COPD patients and 20 controls with chronic bronchitis. Correlated factors of plasma ghrelin,TNFα,IL-6,CRP were analyzed. Body composition was assessed with bioelectrical impedance analysis.The expression of gastric ghrelin in patients with COPD was detected.Results Plasma ghrelin was higher in the underweight patients than in the normal weight patients and in the controls [ ( 1.78 ± 0.46 ) ng/L,( 1.39 ± 0.46 ) ng/L,( 1.36 ± 0.39 ) ng/L,respectively].Plasma GH was lower in the underweight patients than in the normal weight patients and in the controls [(4.12 ±0.83) μg,/L,(5.17 ±0.72) μg/L,(6.49 ± 1.13) μg/L,respectively].Plasma GHRH was lower in the underweight patients than in the normal weight patients and in the controls [ (20.43 ± 4.41 ) ng/L,(23.47 ± 3.97) ng/L,( 27.48 ± 10.06) ng/L,respectively ].Plasma ghrelin was higher in the underweight patients than in the controls ( P ＜ 0.01 ).Plasma ghrelin was higher in the underweight patients than in the normal weight patients with COPD.Plasma ghrelin (log transformed) was negatively correlated with BMI and percentage of body fat in the COPD patients.Plasma GHRH was positively correlated with ghrelin in the underweight patients ( r =0.515,P ＜ 0.05 ),while no correlation was found between plasma G H and ghrelin in the underweight patients (r =0.415,P ＞ 0.05 ).Plasma ghrelin was positively correlated with TNFα and IL-6 in the underweight patients.The gastric expression of ghrelin showed no evident difference between the patients with COPD and the controls.Conclusions The plasma GH in COPD patients may not be correlated with ghrelin.The plasma ghrelin level may be a useful indicator for malnutrition in COPD patients.Plasma ghrelin might be involved in the pathogenesis of CODP by affecting the body energy metabolism.