ObjectiveTo investigate the effects and mechanism of rosuvastatin on the expression of tissue factor in cultured human monocyte-macrophages cells which was induced by oxidized low density lipoprotein(ox-LDL).MethodsThe human monocyte-macrophages cells were divided into four groups:control group,ox-LDL group,Poly-inosine monophosphate (Poly Ⅰ) group,rosuvastatin group.The expression of LOX-1mRNA and TF mRNA was assayed by RT-PCR.The ELISA was performed to determine the protein concentration of TF.ResultsCompared with control group,the expression of LOX-1 mRNA and TF mRNA was increased in the ox-LDL group[ (3.25156±0.15772) vs (1±0) ; (2.522451±0.138967) vs (1±0) ],and it was in a concentration-dependent manner (P＜0.01).Compared with the expression of LOX-1 mRNA in the Poly-inosine monophosphate group and rosuvastatin group,TF mRNA were decreased in the ox-LDL group[ (2.95139±0.157253) vs(3.25156±0.15772) ; (2.877343±0.156558) vs(3.25156±0.15772) ; (1.811956±0.169699) vs (2.522451±0.138967) ; (1.687701±0.174647) vs (2.522451±0.138967)],and it was in a concentration-dependent manner(P＜0.05).Compared with control group,the expression of TF in the ox-LDL group was increased [(207.7233±1.154701) vs (184.8467±0.871799) ],and it was in a concentration-dependent manner (P＜0.01).Compared with the Poly-inosine monophosphate group and rosuvastatin group [(197.8733±1.505003) vs (207.7233±1.154701) ;(202.9567±2.722744)vs(207.7233±1.154701) ],the expression of TF in the ox-LDL group were decreased,and it was in a concentration-dependent manner (P＜0.05).ConclusionsLOX-1 may be responsible for the expression of TF in human monocyte-macrophages cells induced by ox-LDL.Rosuvastatin is able to down-regulate the expression of LOX-1mRNA in human monocyte-macrophages cells through oxLDL,and TF mRNA and TF expression can be reduced.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the reasons of pediatric nosocomial infection,analyze the possible risk factors,and provide the effective control and prevention strategies. METHODS A total of 18002 patients were investigated in 2007 by prospective study. The data were analyzed via SPSS 11.5 statistical analysis software using mainly descriptive and contrast analysis. RESULTS The nosocomial infection rate was 2.44%. The children were relatively highly infected on both of age from 1-month-old to 1-year-old (3.67%) and stay in hospital over 10 days (7.85%) ,the season in third and fourth quarters (3.13% and 2.64%). The nosocomial infection occurred mainly in respiratory tract and gastrointestinal tract,and more respiratory infections occurred in winter and spring,but more gastrointestinal tract infections occurred in summer and autumn. CONCLUSIONS Pediatric patients are more easy infected of the baby age or the longer stay in the hospital. Pediatric nosocomial infection more occurrs in the summer and autumn. Hospitals should focus on preventing and controlling the respiratory and gastrointestinal infections.

Objective To obtain the Tat-GFP fusion proteins with penetrating activity and labeled with green fluorescence protein (GFP), and to explore the cell membrane penetrating activity of Tat-GFP in MCF-7 cells. Methods The plasmid pET-24a-Tat-GFP was transformed into Escherichia coli BL21 cells. Different concentrations (0.5 and 1.0 mmol · L-1 ) of isopropyl-β-D-thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG ) and cell culture temperatures (22℃ and 37℃)were used to optimize the protein expression.The Tat-GFP proteins in supernatant were purified using Ni-IDA resins. Western blotting analysis was used to identify the Tat-GFP protein, and confocal laser scanning microscope (CLSM ) was used to examine the cell penetration of Tat-GFP protein. Results There was no significant difference in the Tat-GFP protein production induced by 0.5 and 1.0 mmol·L-1 IPTG;however,the low temperature (22℃)-induced BL21 cells expressed more Tat-GFP proteins than that at 37℃ induction.The Western blotting analysis results showed that GFP antibody could specifically recognize the proteins in PVDF membranes in dose-dependent manner;the CLSM results indicated the distribution of green fluorescence in cytoplasm and nucleus of MCF-7 cells.Conclusion The Tat-GFP protein highly expresses in the supenatant of Escherichia coli i BL2 1 cells at low temperature;the obtained Tat-GFP protein with green fluorescence preserves the cell penetrating activity.

Objective To explore the teaching effects of physiology lectures and students' attitude to lectures,their suggestions for contents,forms and other aspects of lectures.Methods Random sampling questionnaire survey was conducted among 500 students of 2008 grade and 2009 grade in Xiangya medical school of central south university.The percentage of the option in the questionnaire was calculated and the findings were directly described.Results All students thought that physiology lectures were necessary.Teachers should arrange lectures which students were interested in,pay attention to inspire thinking and enhance teacher-student interaction.67.6％ of students thought that the knowledge learned from lectures can be used in expanding scientific thinking.Conclusions The lectures are popular among most students,playing an important role in cultivating students' ability of strict scientific thinking.

Objective : To build a model for influenza-like illness（ILI）prediction based on Elman neural network and to provide evidence for early warning of influenza epidemic in Zhejiang Province. Methods : The data of ILI from 11 sentinel hospitals,influenza pathogen detection,meteorological factors and air pollutants in Zhejiang Province from 2013 to 2014 were collected. Time-delay correlation analysis was conducted to select variables for modeling. Based on Elman neural network,data from the 14th week of 2013 to the 44th week of 2014 were used as a training set to establish the model and the data from 45th week to 52nd weeks of 2014 were used as a test set for the model performance. Results : There were ILI reported every week during 2013 and 2014,with a total of 506 391. The percentage of ILI cases per week was（3.07 ± 0.73）%. Ten variables selected by time-delay correlation analysis were the weekly average values of atmospheric pressure（13 weeks in advance）,vapor pressure（11 weeks in advance）,temperature（9 weeks in advance）,SO2（5 weeks in advance）,NO2（5 weeks in advance）,CO（5 weeks in advance）,PM2.5（5 weeks in advance）,PM10（5 weeks in advance）,air quality index（5 weeks in advance）and positive rate of pathogen（1 weeks in advance）. Elman neural network（10-15-1-1）was selected as the optimal model,and the prediction performed well,with 10.58% as the mean error rate and 0.876 7 as the nonlinear correlation coefficient. Conclusion This study demonstrated that Elman neural network including variables of meteorological factors,air pollutants and the positive rate of pathogen performed well on the short-term prediction of ILI incidence.

Objective To analyze the clinical characteristics and treatment strategy of phosphaturic mesenchymal tumors in hips.Methods From May 2017 to November 2017,five patients with phosphaturic mesenchymal tumors in hips,who treated in our hospital were retrospectively reviewed.The clinical manifestations,laboratory inspection,radiological examination,pathological examination and treatment were analyzed.Results Two male cases (40％) and 3 female (60％) were included.The overall age was 49～63 years old (average 54.40±5.37 years old).The course was 19～101 months (average 51.20±32.41months).Four cases of tumor were located in femoral head and 1 case was in femur intertrochanteric region.The maximum tumor diameter was 0.76～1.83 cm (average 1.28±0.39 cm).The early clinical manifestations of the patients were mainly non-specific bone pain or fatigue.The symptoms of the hip were not obvious.All patients had been misdiagnosed.After pathological frac-ture of the hip,the patient suffered from hip pain,thigh pain,fatigue,etc.,or limited hip function.The severe patients had a systemic multiple pathologic fractures.The serum phosphorus was lower than normal in preoperative period and recovered to normal level in 3-8 days after surgery.The postoperative ALP decreased significantly than preoperative in 4 patients and 1 case was slightly higher than preoperative.Preoperative 1,25-(OH)2-D3 and PTH were in normal range.99Tcm-octreotide (OCT) scan or 68Ga DOTA-TATE PET/CT can detect the disease.X-ray,CT and MRI can identify the lesions.The lesions of femoral head were basically under the joint surface,with a nodular change.Part of the tumor was infiltrating and close to the cortex.The pathology was mainly manifested as a large number of thin-walled vessels in the bone trabeculae.There were dense spindle cells or astrocytes between the blood vessels and the atypia is not obvious.Three patients were treated with total hip arthroplasty and two with segmental resection and bone graft.After surgical removal of the tumor,the patient's systemic pain or anemic symptoms were gradually relieved and the joint function was restored.Meanwhile,the bone density was increased.Conclusion The clinical features of the phosphaturic mesenchymal tumors in hips were not obvious.Comprehensive diagnosis should be carried out in combination with the clinical manifestations,laboratory examination,radiological examination and pathological examination.Total hip arthroplasty or segmental resection with bone graft can effectively remove the tumor and achieve good prognosis.

OBJECTIVETo determine whether the level of serum cardiac troponin T (cTnT) was increased in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF).

METHODSThis study consisted of 265 patients with CHF and 75 healthy people. Serum cTnT was measured by electrochemiluminescence immunoassay using an Elecsys 1010 automatic analyzer.

RESULTScTnT concentration was 0.181 +/- 0.536 ng/mL in CHF patients and 0.003 +/- 0.001 ng/mL in controls (P < 0.001). Patients were categorized according to the levels of heart function and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). In the first group consisting of 105 patients with LVEF 35%, cTnT was 0.07 +/- 0.0 5 ng/mL (P < 0.01). In patients with NYHA class I, II, III and IV, cTnT values were 0.062 +/- 0.022 ng/mL, 0.113 +/- 0.121 mg/mL, 0.191 +/- 0.231 mg/ml and 0.384 +/- 0.211 mg/mL, respectively (class I vs class II P > 0.05, class II vs class III P < 0.01, class III vs class IV P < 0.01). A negative correlation was observed between serum cTnT concentration and LVEF in 265 patients with CHF (r = -0.493, P < 0.001).

CONCLUSIONSThis study shows that the level of serum cTnT is increased in patients with CHF and that the increased level indicates the severity of CHF.

Adult ; Aged ; Female ; Heart Failure ; blood ; physiopathology ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Stroke Volume ; Troponin T ; blood ; Ventricular Function, Left

ObjectiveTo investigate the clinical features of infection in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) and bacterial infection and the influencing factors for 90-day survival rate. MethodsThe patients with ACLF who were admitted to The Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital from January 2014 to December 2015 were enrolled, and related clinical data were collected and analyzed, including infection time and site, microbial culture, biochemical parameters and inflammatory markers, and 28- and 90-day prognosis after infection. The t-test or the Mann-Whitney U test was used for comparison of continuous data between two groups, and the chi-square test was used for comparison of categorical data between two groups. The life-table method was used to plot survival curves. The indices affecting prognosis in the univariate analysis were further included in the multivariate logistic regression analysis. ResultsA total of 1074 patients with ACLF were admitted, among whom 609 had bacterial infection, and the incidence rate of bacterial infection was 567%. Among these 609 patients, 16 underwent liver transplantation within 90 days and related data statistics were obtained for the remaining 593 patients. As for infection site, among the patients with infection, 70.15% had abdominal infection, 41.15% had pulmonary infection, 11.97% had sepsis, 5.40% had urinary system infection, 4.89% had thoracic infection, and 8.6% had infection at other sites. Among the patients with infection, 64.76% had infection at a single site. The positive rates of microbial culture of ascites, phlegm, urine, and pleural effusion were 22.70%, 52.82%, 40.63%, and 35.71%, respectively. Escherichia coli was the most common bacterium in ascites and accounted for 43.82%; Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Acinetobacter baumannii accounted for 22.67%, 2400%, and 22.67%, respectively, in phlegm; Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Staphylococcaceae accounted for 33.80%, 29.58%, and 15.49%, respectively, in blood culture. The 90-day survival rate after infection was 38.11% (226/593) in the patients with ACLF, and the multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that age (P=0.006), stage of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) (P＜0001), stage of liver failure (P＜0.001), and acute kidney injury (AKI) (P＜0.001) were independent risk factors for 90-day survival in patients with ACLF and infection. ConclusionThere is a high incidence rate of infection in patients with ACLF. The 90-day survival rate is relatively low, and the presence of AKI, HE stage III or above, and advanced liver failure may indicate poor prognosis.

This study probed the protective effect of recombinant