Objective To construct transgenic mice tissue-specifically expressing human decay accelerating factor (DAF) on the vascular endothelium for xenotransplantation. Methods Transgenic mice expressing hDAF were generated by microinjection of a hDAF-minigene under the control of the human intercellular adhesion molecule-2 (ICAM-2) promoter. PCR analysis and Southern blot analysis of genomic DNA were used to examine the presence of the transgene in the genome of the offspring, and the expression was detected by RT-PCR and flow cytometry respectively. Immunohistochemical assay was performed to detect the distribution of hDAF on the tissues from these transgenic mice. An ex vivo perfusion model was used to compare hearts from these hDAF mice with wild-type hearts.Results After microinjection of gene, 21 of 133 mice born were shown to be transgenic. Human DAF gene was expressed on the surface of leucocytes in 8 of the 21 hDAF-integrated mice. Expression levels of 8 founders ranged from 70 % to 95 % of that on human leucocytes. Human DAF were strongly expressed on the vascular endothelium of heart, kidney and liver, with little or no positive staining observed on non-endothelial cells. These endothelial-specific hDAF hearts displayed prolonged survival compared to wild-type hearts during perfusion with 20 % human plasma and maintained approximately 20 % maximum work. Conclusions The introduced hDAF gene has been specifically expressed on the vascular endothelium of transgenic mice. The hDAF tissue-specifically expressed on vascular endothelium could enhance xenograft survival.

Objective To investigate the causes,diagnosis and management of Wunderlich syndrome. Methods A total of 19 cases (15 men and 4 women) of Wunderlich syndrome were reported.Their average age was 47 years (range,11-75 years).Imaging examinations (B-ultrasound,IVU,CT,arteriography,MRI) together with laboratory testing and history supported the etiologic diagnosis of tumorous disease (n=10),non-tumorous disease (n=7) and unknown causes (n=2).Surgical management was performed in 9 cases of kidney tumor and 1 of ureter stone with obstructive hydronephrosis.Conservative treatment was adopted in the rest 9 cases.In 2 of the conservatively treated cases,the bleeding artery was embolized because of persistent bleeding. Results In the 9 tumor cases undergoing surgery,pathology confirmed renal cell carcinoma in 7,malignant fibrous histocytoma in 1 and transitional cell carcinoma of the renal pelvis in 1.These 9 cases all recovered after operation and experienced follow-up for 6 months to 3 years.Of them,5 cases died of tumor recurrence and metastasis;3 survived disease-free for 9 months to 2 years;1 had liver metastasis 1 year after operation and survived with tumor for 11 months.One case of ureter stone got significant improvement.The 9 cases undergoing conservative treatment had satisfactory results. Conclusions The main cause of Wunderlich syndrome is renal tumor.The conservative approach appears to be the most acceptable option for the patients with Wunderlich syndrome who have no malignant tumorous cause.

Objective To further improve the accuracy of bone age identification using the time of secondary ossification center appearance and epiphyseal fusion of 7 joints to estimate the age of living individuals.Methods DR films were taken from 7 parts including sternal end of clavical and the left side of shoulder,elbow,carpal,hip,knee and ankle joints of 1709 individuals who came from eastern China,central China and southern China,whose ages were between 11.0 and 20.0 years.From those 7 joints 24 osteal loci were selected as bone age indexes,which could better reflect age growth of teenagers.The characteristics of secondary ossification center appearance and epiphyseal fusion were observed,and the mean and age range of secondary ossification center appearance and epiphyseal fusion were calculated.Results The fusion time of the 24 epiphyses were advanced at different degrees,the most obvious epiphyses the sternal end of clavicle,scapular acromial end,distal end of the radius,distal end of the ulna,iliac crest,ischial tuberosity,the upper and lower end of tibia and fibula.The appearance time of sternal end of clavicle,scapular acromial end,iliac crest and ischial tuberosity epiphyses were all found to be after the age of 12,and the female's age,approximately 1year ahead of schedule in comparison with the male's.Conclusion The relevant forensic information and data for bone age identification should be updated every 10-15 years so as to provide accurate and objective evidence for court testimony,conviction and sentencing.

Objective To understand the pathogens distribution situation in children with acute respiratory tract infection (ARTI) in Bozhou area.Methods A total of 2 846 children with ARTI in our hospital from April 2015 to March 2016 were enrolled to investigate the pathogens distribution.The indirect immunofluorescence assay was performed to detect adenovirus,influenza virus A,influenza virus B,respiratory syncytial virus,parainfluenza virus,mycoplasma pneumoniae,chlamydophila pneumoniae and legionella pneumophila in peripheral blood samples.Results Of all 2 846 cases,1 161 (40.8％) cases were the pathogen detection positive.Among them,the top 3 viruses of highest detection rates were mycoplasma pneumoniae(470,16.5 ％),influenza virus A (252,8.9％) and respiratory syncytial virus (117,4.1％),and 79(2.8％) cases were mixed infection.With age increase,the pathogen detection rate showed the declining trend(x2 =20.724,P=0.000 1).The infections in infants and young children were dominated by respiratory syncytial virus(11.2 ％),which in preschool and school children was dominated by mycoplasma pneumoniae(15.2 ％-25.4 ％).The pathogen detection rate was highest in winter (57.7 ％),and lowest in summer (22.5 ％).Conclusion The prevalence distribution of ARTI pathogens varies with age and seasons.The infection rate in infants and young children is higher than that in other age groups.Mycoplasma pneumoniae,influenza virus A and respiratory syncytial virus are the main pathogens causing ARTI in children of Bozhou area,winter and summer have ARTI high onset,it is notable to strengthen the prevention of infection.

A yeast strain Rhodotorula sp.NJ-298,which was isolated from antarctic sea-ice,could produce carotenoids pigment,and the total production was 1986?g?g~(-1).UV-visible spectrum and LC/MS analysis indicated astaxanthin was the major component of the carotenoids,and HPLC analysis showed its content accounted for 81.9 % of total carotenoids productoin.Maximum astaxanthin production 6506 ?g?L~(-1) was obtained when the yeast was grown at steady-state phase.Optimum temperature for the strain grow was at 8℃,and sodium acetate and peptone were the best carbon and nitrogen sources for the astaxanthin production.Moreover,the pigment had strong activity of scavenging free radicals,and the IC_(50) was 0.40 ?g?mL~(-1) by DPPH assay.

Objective To investigate the cytomegalovirus( CMV) infection in children of Wuhu City. Methods Serum samples from children n=874 were tested for CMV-IgM using commercial ELISA kits. Re-sults The CMV-IgM detective rate of serum samples from 874 children was 4. 46%. The positive rate of CMV-IgM was 4. 89%(26/531cases)and 3. 79%(13/343 cases)in boys and girls,respectively. There was no signifi-cant difference in the positive rate of CMV-IgM between boys and girls(χ2 =0. 37,P>0. 05). The positive rate peaked in children at age of >6 months~1 year(10. 19%). Clinical manifestations included liver dysfunction, neurological diseases,jaundice and pneumonia. Conclusion The positive rate of CMV-IgM in children in local district of Wuhu city is high,which should be given due attention.

Objective To realize the autom ated assessm ent of the levels of epiphysis of distal radius and ulna by support vector m achine (SVM). Methods The X-ray film s of the leftwrist jointswere taken from 140 teenagers aged from 11 to 19 years old as training sam ples. The levels of epiphysis of distal radius and ulnawere divided into five developm ental levels. Each level contained 28 sam ples. A nother 35 cas-eswere selected as independent verifying sam ples. SVM classification m odels of the five developm ental levels of epiphysis of distal radius and ulnawere established. The internal cross validationwas m ade by leave one out cross validation (LOOCV ),while the external validationwas m ade by histogram of orient-ed gradient (HOG), and then the accuracy (PA ) of testing resultswas calculated, respectively. Results The PA of SVM, LOOCV and HOG of distal radius epiphyseal levelwere 100%, 78.6%, and 82.8%, respec-tively;whereas the PA of SVM, LOOCV and HOGof distal ulna epiphyseal levelwere 100.0%, 80.0%and 88.6%, respectively. Conclusion The SVM -based autom atic m odels of the growth stage of distal ra-dius and ulna appear to have certain feasibility, and m ay provide a foundation for software developm ent of bone age assessm ent by forensic medicine.

Objective:To investigate the effect of the new nanomaterials,polyamidoamine dendrimers PAMAM-D,mediated foreign gene human decay accelerating factor(hDAF) for xenotransplantation transfected pig sperm cells.Methods:PAMAM-D/hDAF cDNA compounds were made.The compounds were divided into 0.2 μg,0.4μg,0.6μg,0.8 μg and 1.0μg groups (each group adding corresponding dose of PAMAM-D in accordance with the N/P ratio 10:1,20:1,40:1),then were digested by restriction enzymes.The compounds were incubated with washed pig sperm cells.Then the transfection efficiency was detected by in situ hybridization in the different groups.Results:The PAMAM-D molecule can prevent electrophoretic migration of DNA in the compound.After digested the compounds by restriction enzymes,DNA can not be degraded.The transfection efficiency was different in different groups.Among the total,the efficiency was higher in both groups of 0.4 μg and 0.6μg than that of others.The top was the group of 0.4 μg linear plasmid plus PAMAM-D when the N/P ratio was 20:1(47.5%±O.2%,167% vs control group).Conclusion:PAMAM-D can improve the efficiency of exogenous gene transfeeted pig sperm cells,which can reinforce the stable binding of exogenous DNA to sperm cells.

Objective To investigate the clinical effect of posterior short-segment pedicle screw reduction and fixation without fusion in treatment of thoracolumbar mono-segmental compression fractures.Methods Thirty cases of thoracolumbar mono-segmental compression fractures admitted from January 2009 to February 2010 were assigned to single posterior pedicle screw fixation (screw group,n =15) and posterior pedicle screw fixation with posterolateral fusion (fusion group,n =15) according to random number table.Clinical results in the two groups were assessed based on Cobb' s angle,anterior vertebral body height ratio (％) and Oswestry disability index (ODI) before operation,after operation,prior to the removal of implant and at the latest follow-up.Results All the cases were followed up for average 24 months.Both operation time and blood loss were less in screw group than in fusion group [(76.58 ±12.67) min vs (116.29 ± 17.45) min,P ＜ 0.01 ; (287.54 ± 30.76) ml vs (480.34 ± 100.54) ml,P ＜0.01],whereas there were no statistical differences between the two groups in aspects of Cobb' s angle and anterior vertebral body height ratio before and after operation,prior to the removal of implant as well as at the latest follow-up.Moreover,no statistical difference of ODI was noted between the two groups prior to the removal of implant and at the latest follow-up.Conclusion Posterior pedicle screw fixation without bone grafting achieves similar effects with pedicle screw fixation with bone grafting.

Objective To investigate the prediction of maternal HBV transmission by breast milk of postpartum women with chronic HBV infection.Methods HBV DNA levels in serum and breast milk weredetected by fluorescent quantitative polymerase chain reaction in 64 postpartum women with chronic HBV infection.HBV DNA≥1.0×103copies/ml was defined as positive,and correlation analysis was conducted.Results HBV DNA positive rate was 78.1%and 62.5%in serum and breast milk respectively,with a HBV DNA range of 1.05×103～3.87 ×104copies/ml in breast milk.When HBV DNA in serum was 1.0×105～1.0×107copies/ml,the HBV DNA positive rate in breast milk reached to 94.9%;however,when HBV DNA in serum was 1.0×103～1.0×104copies/ml,the positive rate in breast milk was only 18.2%.Conclusion The HBV DNA positive rate of breast milk in postpartum women with chronic HBV infection is correlated with the HBV DNA levels in serum;and breast-feeding should be avoided for postpartum women with HBV DNA≥1.0×105copies/ml in the serum.So serum HBV DNA detection is necessary in antenatal care for women with chronic HBV infection.