Objective To observe the effect of marin algae polysaccharide derivant on the osteoporotic model of the rats. Methods Forty six-month-old female Wistar rats were selected to duplicate the osteoporotic model induced by retinoic acid and performed with marine algae polysaccharide derivant. The rats were randomly divided into two groups: experiment group treated with 10 mg marine algae polysaccharide derivant10mg per day by oral,control group treated with 10 mg glucose per day by oral.The effect of marine algae poly saccharide derivant on osteoporosis were evaluated by morphometry. Results After intake of polysaccharide,the mean trabecular plate density (Tb.N),the mean trabecular plate thickness(Tb.Th),and the percent trabecular area (Tb.Ar%) of t he experiment group, which were treated by polysaccharide were significantly increased more than that of the control group model(P<0.01). Conclusion These results indicate that polysaccharide can increase bone mass and has a therapeutic and preventional effect on the osteoporotic model of the rats induced by retinoic acid.

The same paraffin-embedded specimen of skin biopsy from each of 29 patients with cutaneous malignant lymphomas (CML) and 7 patients with cutaneous lymphoid infiltrates (CLI) was estimated simultaneously and retrospectively by karyomorphometry and proliferating rate assay. The results showed that the differences in nuclear volumes (NVs), count of argyrophilic nucleolar organizer regions(AgNORs) and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA-PC10) indices (PC10Is) between CML and CLI were statistically very significant. The NVs and PC10Is were correlated to the death rate of patients. NVs were also correlated to AgNORs.

Objective To establish a method for determination of trace lead in drinking water by intermittent flow HG-AFS was developed. Methods The conditions for K3Fe(CN)6-KBH4-HCl system of generation of PbH4 were optimized and interference of coexisting ions were tested. Results The fluorescence signal of blank solution was decreased evidently by treating K3Fe(CN)6 with activated carbon and the detection limit was effectively improved. The interference of coexisting ions could be suppressed in some degrees in the presence of K3[Fe(CN)6]. Under the optimized conditions, the detection limit of this method was 0.10 ?g/L and RSD(n=6) was in the rang 0.4%-3.8%. The recovery rate was 95.0%-112.0%. Conclusion This method was accurate, simple, sensitive and suitable for determination of trace lead in drinking water.

Objective:To translate the English version of Edmonton Frail Scale into Chinese version and to test its reliability and validity.Methods:The translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the English version of Edmonton Frail Scale were generated by Beaton's translation and back-translation method. From April to August of 2019, at the department of geratology of the First affiliated Hospital of China Medical University in Shenyang, a sample of 303 hospitalized elderly adults who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria were selected via convenience sampling method to test its psychometric properties.Results:The scale level content validity index and item level content validity index of the Chinese version of the Edmonton Frail Scale were both 1.0. The criterion validity between the Chinese version of Edmonton Frail Scale and the Tilburg Frailty Indicator was 0.723 ( P<0.01), confirmed by Pearson correlation coefficients. Using the Tilburg Frailty Indicator as an external criterion, the Edmonton Frail Scale showed satisfactory diagnostic accuracy for frailty (area under the curve=0.924). The optimal cut-point for frailty was 6 (sensitivity: 77.6%, specificity: 94.7%). More frail individuals were recognized by the Chinese version of Edmonton Frail Scale among older and female participants than their counterparts( P<0.05). The Cronbach'α of the Chinese version of Edmonton Frail Scale was 0.599, the test-retest reliability within a 7-day interval of the scale was 0.822. Conclusions:The Chinese version of Edmonton Frail Scale presents good validity and reliability and can apply to Chinese hospitalized elderly people.

Objective: To explore a scientific, complicated sampling method and corresponding formulas for sensitive question survey. Methods: Cochran W. G.'s classic sampling theories, two randomized response technique(RRT) models, total probability formulas, and properties of mean and variance were used in this study. Results: Formulas for the estimation of the population proportion and its variance for dichotomous sensitive questions on Greenberg model in cluster sampling and stratified cluster sampling were deduced. Formulas for the estimation of the population mean and its variance for quantitative sensitive question on the additive constant model in cluster sampling and stratified cluster sampling were deduced. Our survey methods and formulas were successfully applied in surveying the pre-marriage sex and cheating in examination in Soochow University. Conclusion: Our survey methods and formulas on two RRT models for sensitive question survey in cluster sampling and stratified cluster sampling have high reliablility.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Female ; Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis ; diagnosis ; therapy ; Humans ; Lymph Nodes ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neck ; Young Adult

The peak of the brain edema after intracerebral hemorrhage usually begins after 3 to 4 days.A large quantity of hemoglobin releases and degrades during this process,and its degradation products iron ion,bilirubin and carbon monoxide,etc play important roles in the process of cerebral edema.They all involve in the formation Of delayed brain edema after intracerebral hemorrhage.The research of hemoglobin and its degradation products is expected to find out a new way for the treatment of intracerebral hemorrhage.

Objective To explore the classical clinical features of mitochondrial encephalomyopathy with lactic acidosis and stroke like episodes (MELAS) syndrome.Methods The clinical data of 1 MELAS syndrome patient was analyzed retrospectively.Results This patient suffered from the symptoms of stroke such as speech disorder and abnormal behavior at the beginning.She had a medical history of maternal family.There were headache and seizure in the process of the disease.The result after a physical examination showed that the patient had hearing loss, visual field defect and decrease of muscle strength.The CT and MRI scan of head showed that the patient had a stroke like lesion which did not follow the distribution of blood vessels.The blood and cerebrospinal fluid examination has ruled out viral and autoimmune encephalitis.The final diagnosis of MELAS syndrome was confirmed by gene analysis.The gene mutation was the m.3243A>G mutation.The clinical symptoms of the patient were comprehensive and the imaging findings were typical.Conclusions Main clinical manifestations of MELAS syndrome are stroke like seizures, epilepsy, headache, dementia, hearing impairment, peripheral neuropathy, myopathy, lactic acidosis, diabetes and so on.Main imaging features of the disease are stroke like lesions, basal ganglia calcification and brain atrophy.

Objective To explore the effects of aspirin on formation and dispersion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P.aeruginosa) biofilm.Methods The broth microdilution method was used to detect the minimal inhibitory concentration(MIC) of aspirin for P.aeruginosa.The anti-biofilm effects of aspirin on P.aeruginosa were determined on the microtiter plates combined with crystal violet staining.The serial dilution method for counting colony number on microtiter plate was used to explore the effects of aspirin on initial adherence of P.aeruginosa.Results The MIC values of aspirin against PAO1,PA18,PA53 and PA67 strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa were 5,2.5,5 and 5 mg/mL respectively.Aspirin significantly inhibited the formation and dispersion of the biofilm of PAO1 and PA18 strains (t =5.65,P ＜ 0.05 and t =5.06,P ＜ 0.05 for inhibition;t =6.45,P ＜ 0.05 and t =6.26,P ＜ 0.05 for dispersion) at the concentration of 2.5 mg/mL.Similar effects were also found in the determination for PA67 and PA53 strains(t =6.45,P ＜0.05 and t =6.26,P ＜ 0.05 for inhibition;t =7.82,P ＜ 0.05;t =9.18,P ＜ 0.05 for dispersion) at aspirin concentration of 1.25 and 0.313 mg/mL respectively.Aspirin inhibited the initial adherence of P.aeruginosa at the concentration of 2.5 mg/mL(P ＜0.05).Conclusion Aspirin could significantly inhibit the initial adherence and biofilm formation of P.aeruginosa and disperse the 24 hour-formed mature bioiflm.

Objective To evaluate the role of syndecan-4 (SDC-4) in inflammatory responses of rats with ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI).Methods Twenty-four healthy male wild type Sprague-Dawley rats and 24 male SDC-4 gene knockout Sprague-Dawley rats,aged 2-3 months,weighing 200-220 g,were assigned into 2 groups (n =12 each) using a random number table:control group (group C)and VILI group.The animals were anesthetized with pentobarbital sodium and tracheostomized.The rats kept spontaneous breathing in group C.The rats were mechanically ventilated for 4 h in group VILI.Blood samples were taken from the femoral artery at the end of mechanical ventilation for detection of arterial oxygen partial pressure (PaO2).The animals were sacrificed after blood sampling.The left lung was lavaged,and the broncho-alveolar lavage fluid (BALF) was collected for determination of the tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α),interleukin-1beta (IL-1β) and IL-18 concentrations (by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) and total protein concentrations (by BCA assay).The right lungs were removed for determination of the wet to dry weight ratio (W/D ratio) and expression of TNF-α,IL-1β and IL-18 mRNA in lung tissues (by real-time polymerase chain reaction) and for examination of the pathological changes (with a light microscope).The lung injury scores were recorded.Results Compared with group C of wild type rats,PaO2 was significantly decreased,W/D ratio and lung injury scores were increased,the concentrations of total protein,TNF-α,IL-1β and IL-18 in BALF were increased,and the expression of TNF-α,IL-1β and IL-18 mRNA in lung tissues was up-regulated in group VILI of wild type rats (P＜0.05),and no significant change was found in the variables mentioned above in group C of gene knockout rats (P＞0.05).Compared with group C of gene knockout rats,PaO2 was significantly decreased,W/D ratio and lung injury scores were increased,the concentrations of total protein,TNF-α,IL-1β and IL-18 in BALF were increased,and the expression of TNF-α,IL-1β and IL-18 mRNA in lung tissues was up-regulated in group VILI of gene knockout rats (P＜0.05).Compared with group VILI of wild type rats,PaO2 was significantly decreased,W/D ratio and lung injury scores were increased,the concentrations of total protein,TNF-α,IL-1β and IL-18 in BALF were increased,and the expression of TNF-α,IL-1β and IL-18 mRNA in lung tissues was up-regulated in group VILI of gene knockout rats (P＜0.05).Conclusion SDC-4 can inhibit inflammatory responses of rats with VILI and is involved in the endogenous protective mechanism.