Chitinases are ubiquitous chitin-fragmenting hydrolases, however until a few years ago that chitinase like proteins have been found in mammalian. A silica-induced bronchoalveolar lavage protein (iSBLP58) with fibroblast growth promoting activity in silicotic rat, which had high sequence homology with members of the mammalian chitinase protein family has been previously purified and characterized. Bioinformatics analysis showed that several human EST clones from pooled colon, kidney or stomach matched the rat protein sequence. Thereafter clone from human kidney RNA samples with several pairs of primers was managed and a set of sequences was obtained, whose cDNA and amino acid sequences have high similarity with each other and several human chitinases in GenBank. Comparison with human genome sequence suggests that these molecules may be from variant transcripts of same a Pre-mRNA. Here the characterization of these sequences is reported.

As a kind of effective treatment,continuous blood purification (CBP),still left some risk factors in critically ill children.The risk factors include catheter-related complications such as bleeding and mispractice at the acute phase,long-term complications such as catheter infections,tube jam;complications occurred in the process of CBP such as low blood pressure,hypothermia and abnormal coagulation;metabolic complications such as lost syndrome and imbalance syndrome.CBP should be implemented safely and effectively in pediatric field by mastering the skill proficiently,continuously monitoring vital signs,tackling complications and accidental episodes.

AIM: To confirm the existence of the endothelial progenitor cells in human cord blood and to study its differentiation and development process. METHODS: The mononuclear cells in human cord blood were isolated using lymphocyte separation solution. Then the mononuclear cells were cltured in MCDB131 containing 20% fetal bovine serum. The effects of 5 ?mol/L dexamethasone,the extract from bovine brain,insulin and hypoxanine on the proliferation and differentiation of the adherent cells were observed. The morphology of the adherent cells were examined twice daily by inverted phase contrast microscope. CD34 and CD14 expression were determined by FACS. Immunohistochemistry was used to confirm the expression of factor Ⅷ. RESULTS: The proliferative endothelial progenitor cells existed within the CD34 - adherent mononuclear cells of human cord blood. Dexamethasone and hypoxanine decreased the number of spindle-shaped cells and caudated cells. Bovine brain extract,insulin and FCS enhanced the number of spindle-shaped cells and caudated cells. CONCLUSION: The existence of endothelial progenitor cells within the CD34 - adherent monouclear cells of the human cord blood was observed and these cells were able to differentiate into endothelial-like cells in vitro.

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation(ECMO)is a salvage treatment for severe respiratory or circulatory failure, which is refractory to conventional management.Critical care ultrasound can be used in each phase of pediatric ECMO treatment, such as ECMO initiation, cannulation, complications management, weaning and so on, which may provide valuable information for pediatricians.

Objective To review the results of operative treatment of the distal radius fractures. Methods The group of 12 cases were classified accorded to universal classification. There was 1 case of type Ⅲ, 3 cases type ⅣA,2 cases type ⅣB, 5 cases type ⅣC and 1 case type ⅣD. Five of them were checked preoperatively by spiral CT and three dimensional evaluation. They were given respectively treatment by external fixation, by volar or dorsal buttress plate, with or without percutaneous K wires. Results The average period of follow up was 12 months. 9 cases were excellent and 2 cases were good. The excellent and good rate was 91.7%. Conclusions Operative interventions for intra articular fractures of distal aspect of the radius should be considered when non operation management failed. The spiral CT and three dimensional evaluation can reveal enough information about the fracture preoperatively. The proper operative method should be chosen according to the fracture type.

Treatment of chronic osteomyelitis has become a difficult problem in clinical medicine due to its extended pathological process,high occurrence of complication and recurrence of disease.The major pathogenesis mechanism is Gram-negative bacteria infection,such as staphylococci.LPS is an important substance found in the cell wall of Gram-negative bacteria and administration of LPS to skeleton relevant cells in vitro could simulate the pathological characteristics of osteomyelitis patients.The results of quantitative real-time PCR and Western blot showed that CHI3L1 was up-regulated obviously in the infected bone tissues of osteomyelitis patients and LPS-stimulated osteoblasts.Analysis of the luciferase activity of NF-?B reporter gene vector revealed that LPS could activate NF-?B.Bay11-7082,an inhibitor of NF-?B activation,suppressed the elevation of CHI3L1 expression induced by LPS.Pre-incubation of osteoblasts with anti-TNF-? antibody or silencing TNF-? receptor expression by siRNA inhibited the induction effect of LPS on CHI3L1.Inhibition of NF-?B activation also prevented up-regulation of TNF-? induced by LPS.In conclusion,LPS stimulated TNF-? expression through activating NF-?B,then TNF-? induced CHI3L1 expression.It was demonstrated for the first time that CHI3L1 expression is promoted in osteomyelitis and LPS-treated osteoblasts and investigates the molecular mechanism of LPS-induced CHI3L1 expression in osteoblasts.

Sepsis is a complex systemic inflammatory response syndrome caused by invasion of a varie-ty of pathogenic bacteria. The disease spectrum includes sepsis, severe sepsis, septic shock and multiple organ failure. Mitochondria are referred to as “power plants”, providing energy for viscera to maintain normal func-tion. Immune disorders,the activation and release of a series of inflammatory factors,anomalies of intracellular signal transmission and oxidative stress in sepsis can induce mitochondrial dysfunction. Recent research suggests that mitochondrial autophagy also plays a certain role in mitochondrial dysfunction. This article reviews the mechanism of mitochondrial functional damage during the pathogenesis of sepsis.

0.05).The clinical outcomes were evaluated according to improvement HSS knee joint function scoring,and the score showed an average of 87.5 points (range,71-97).[Conclusion]The dual-incision technique resulted in accurate fracture reduction with low tissue complication rate,and the medial and lateral plating treatment achieved improved stabilization which enabled mobilization of the knee joint to start immediately after surgery.Medial and lateral plating treatment with dual incisions is a safe and effective technique for Schatzker type Ⅴ tibial plateau fractures.

Objective To investigate the expression of type Ⅱ collagen in the articular chondrocyte of osteoarthritis (OA) patients and normal human. Methods The samples of articular cartilage were obtained from the patients undergoing total joint replacement, including 8 primary OA patients, 8 secondary OA patients and 9 normal subjects. Type Ⅱ collagen expression in chondrocyte was detected by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Results The expressin of type Ⅱ collagen mRNA in normal OA group was higher than that in primary OA group and secondary OA group with a statistical difference (P=0.014), while there was no statistical difference between primary OA group and secondary OA group(P=0.716). Conclusions The reduction of type Ⅱ collagen expression leads to the change of collagen directly and possibly plays an important role in OA, which is the common pathway of the occurrence of both the primary and secondary OA.

Objective To study the expression of Nuclear factor E2 related factor 2 (Nrf2) ,Superoxide Dis‐mutas 1 (SOD1) ,and Heme Oxygenase- 1( HO -1) factors related to Nrf2 signaling pathway in noise-induced cochlear injury of rats .Methods A total of 30 SD rats were randomly and equally assigned into the following 2 groups :noise group and normal control group .The rats in noise group were exposed to an 115 dB SPL continuous steady white noise for 12 hours ,then 1 day ,3 days ,and 7 days later ,the rats receveid the ABR and DPOAE testing after noise exposure .Both RT -PCR and Peggy Sue trace protein detection techniques were used to detect gene ex‐pression in Nrf2 /Keapl-ARE signaling pathway and the protein levels by cochlear tissue sampling after noise ex‐posure 7 days later .Results The ABR thresholds in the noise group was higher than those of in normal control group after noise exposure 1 ,3 ,and 7 days later (P<0 .05) .The DPOAE values of noise group were significantly lower than those of normal control group (P<0 .05) .The up -regulation of expression of Nrf2 ,SOD1 ,HO -1 mRNA(1 .11 ± 0 .05 ,1 .45 ± 0 .12 ,1 .15 ± 0 .03) in noise group were higher than those of in the normal control group after noise exposure 7 days later (1 .00 ± 0 .02 ,1 .10 ± 0 .12 ,0 .92 ± 0 .08) ,and the differences were statistically sig‐nificant (P<0 .05) .And in Peggy Sue trace detection system ,we also found SOD1 ,HO -1 protein levels in noise group were higher than those of in normal control group .Conclusion After the noise -induced cochlear injury in rat ,Nrf2 expression in the cochlea increased and up-regulatd expression of downstream gene and protein content such as antioxidant enzymes SOD1 and HO-1gene by regulating Nrf2 /Keapl-ARE signaling pathway ,which may be involved in protection against oxidative stress injury in noise-induced cochlear injury of rat .