Objective:To observe the impact of compound glycyrrhizin combined with triamcinolone acetonide on clinical effects and immune function in the patients with oral lichen planus ( OLP) . Methods:Totally 100 patients with OLP were randomly divided into the control group (50 cases) and the study group (50 cases). The control group was locally injected with triamcinolone acetonide, and the study group was treated with compound glycyrrhizin tablets additionally. The treatment course was 4 weeks. Visual analogue scale ( VAS) and REU scoring system were used to assess pain and symptoms of OLP, the clinical effects and cellular immune function were compared, and the adverse reactions were recorded as well. Results:After the treatment, the VAS score and REU score respec-tively lower than those for the control group, and there were differents between the two groups (P<0. 05). The total effective rate was 84. 0% in the study group, which was higher than that in the control group (66. 0%) (P<0. 05). The percentage of CD3+ and CD4+ cells was increased, that of CD19+ cells and the ratio of CD4+/CD8+ were decreased, and there were significant differences be-tween the two groups (P<0. 05). The adverse reactions in both groups were mild. Conclusion:Compound glycyrrhizin combined with triamcinolone acetonide is effective for OLP and can improve the immune function in the patients.

Objective To explore the contamination of water samples from centralized air conditioning system and other domestic environment by legionella. Methods One hundred and eighty-six samples were collected from 75 sampling sites located among centralized air conditioning system, shower bath and humidifiers. The serology identification and semi-nested PCR were used to identify legionella in water samples. Results The positive rate was 8.60% (16/186) for legionella and 8.06%(15/186) for Legionella pneumophila among water samples respectively. Legionella and Legionella pneumophila were found in cooling water and condensate of centralized air conditioning system and water from shower bath in different degree. Water samples from cooling tower of centralized air conditioning system showed the highest positive rate for legionella and Legionella pneumophila. Conclusion Cooling water and condensate of centralized air conditioning system and water from shower bath present the risk of contamination by legionella. It should be paid more attention to prevent legionnaires' disease.

Objective To strdy the purifying efficiency of two types of a certain brand of ozone air cleaner to decontaminate gases of formaldehyde and benzene in simulated rooms air.Methods Formaldehyde and benzene were sprayed in the space of simulated tested rooms according to the concentration of 0.4mg/m3 respectively:then the tested rooms were airtightened for 0.5 h till the end of natural volatilization and the concentrations of tested chemicals in room air becoming stable.The air sampling was carried out by personal samplers with hydroxybenzene absorbents and active carbon sampling tube at the 30th minute,1st hour and 2nd hour after the running of two types of air cleaners.Results The temperatures and relative humidities of the simulated tested rooms were 12.4℃～14.8℃ and 36.3%℃～48.2℃ respectively.At the 30th minute,1st hour and 2nd hour after the starting of air purifying cleaner,the purifying efficiencies of air cleaner with single-slice pottery were 9.24%,44.42%and 55.99% for benzene, and 3.19%,6.79%,10.41% for formaldehyde respectively,the purifying efficiencies of air cleaner with double-slice pottery were 58.81%,62.74% and 72.99% for benzene,and 6.57%,7.53%,11.20% for fomaldehyde respectively.Conclusicn These two types of air cleaners presented a certain purifying efficiencies to hazardous gases such as benzene and formaldehyde in indoor air.The air cleaner need run continuously to maintain the prifying efficiencies dew to the continual release of partial hazardous gases of formaldehyde and benzene in indoor air adsorpted on wall surface.

Clinician-scientists are doctors who perform laboratory-based or clinically oriented research and have direct patient contact.Not only do they play a critical role in the research and practice of translational medicine,but also they are the educators of the next generation of clinician-scientists.However,clinician-scientists are vanishing.It is urgent to train new clinician-scientists who can be engaged in clinic work,research,and also education.Thus,in order to correct understand the importance of the work of clinical scientists,from multi angle analysis of clinical scientists training problems that may be encountered in the process,the active improvement of the education system and condition,and sustained and efficient guidance to the outstanding seedlings are advocated.Besides,aspiring candidates are also encouraged to seek ideal guidance and support through their career,arrange their work reasonably,strengthen their cooperation and the management ability,and strive to grow into excellent clinician-scientists.

Objective To assess the cleaning effect of central air conditioning ventilation systems. Methods During 2006—2007, the quality of 15 central air conditioning ventilation systems from 5 hotels in Tianjin were assessed before and after cleaning and disinfection. Results Before the central air conditioning ventilation systems being cleaned and disinfected, the medians of the dust in central air conditioning ventilation system, the aerobic bacterial counts in dust, the fungus counts in dust, the aerobic bacterial count in ventilation system, and the PM10 were 60.67 g/m2, 40 cfu/m2, 14 cfu/m2, 1 074 cfu/m3, 304 cfu/m3 and 0.09 mg/m3 respectively. After that, the medians were 0.26 g/m2, 0 cfu/m2, 0.2 cfu/m2, 219 cfu/m3, 121 cfu/m3 and 0.07 mg/m3 respectively. The eligible rates were 20%(3/15), 87.8%(36/41), 82.9%(34/41), 18.3%(11/60), 66.7%(40/60) and 65.7%(23/35) before the systems being cleaned and disinfected, by comparison, they were 100%(15/15), 100%(41/41), 100%(41/41), 91.7%(55/60), 96.7%(58/60) and 100%(35/35) after being cleaned and disinfected. Before the systems being cleaned and disinfected, the eligible rates of hemolytic streptococcus in ventilation systems, Legionella pneumophila in cooling water and condensed water were 100%(39/39), 80%(4/5) and 100%(5/5), after that, they were all 100%. Conclusion Cleaning and disinfecting is an effective way to improve the hygiene quality of central air conditioning ventilation systems. For protecting the people health, central air conditioning ventilation systems should be cleaned and disinfected regularly.

Though the mechanisms involved in the induction of pancreatic islet β cell dysfunction and apoptosis under diabetes conditions are still not clear, previous studies have shown that triggered or aggravated endoplasmic reticulum stress and oxidative stress play essential roles in impairment of β cell functions, especially the JNK pathway which can be activated by both of them.

AIM: To elucidate the effect of ginsenoside Rb1 (Gs-Rb1) on the glucose metabolism to improve the viability of the cardiomyocytes under hypoxia, and whether hypoxia-inducible factor 1α(HIF-1α) and/or AMPKαare involved in the process.METHODS: The neonatal rat cardiomyocytes were cultured, and randomly divided into control group, hypoxia (1% O2 , 94% N2 and 5% CO2 ) group, Gs-Rb1 (200 μmol/L) group, Ara-A (500 μmol/L) group, Gs-Rb1 +Ara-A group, YC-1 (5 μmol/L) group, Gs-Rb1 +YC-1 group, Ara-A +YC-1 group and Gs-Rb1 +YC-1 +Ara-A group.After the intervention for 8 h, the cell viability was analyzed by MTT assay.The protein levels of AMPK, HIF-1αand glucose transporter-4 (GLUT-4) were determined by Western blot.The activities of heterophosphatase (HK), phos-phofructokinase (PFK) and lactic dehydrogenase (LDH) were measured by ELISA.RESULTS: Gs-Rb1 significantly im-proved the viability of hypoxic cardiomyocytes, which was significantly inhibited by YC-1 and Ara-A.In addition, YC-1 and Ara-A had a synergistic effect.Gs-Rb1 increased the protein levels of AMPK and HIF-1αin the hypoxic cardiomyo-cytes, which was significantly inhibited by Ara-A and YC-1.Gs-Rb1 significantly increased the expression of GLUT-4 on the cytomembrane of hypoxic cardiomyocytes, which was significantly inhibited by YC-1 or Ara-A, especially Ara-A +YC-1.Gs-Rb1 significantly increased the activities of HK, PFK and LDH, all those were significantly inhibited by YC-1 or Ara-A.Besides, YC-1 and Ara-A had a synergistic effect.CONCLUSION: Gs-Rb1 improves the viability of hypoxic car-diomyocytes, which may be related to the regulation of glucose uptake and enhancement of glycolysis by synergy of both
HIF-1αand AMPK.

Objective To evaluate the function of afferent neuronal pathways (ANP) from the lower urinary tract (LUT) in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) by use of sympathetic skin response (SSR). Methods Twenty-one patients with SCI (13 cases of incomplete injury, and 8 cases of complete injury) were recruited as a SIC group and 8 healthy volunteers as a control group. SSRs of all subjects were evoked by means of electrical stimulation (ES) of the median nerve and perineal region,as well as bladder filling (BF), while SSRs of the right palm and sole were recorded using surface electrodes. Results SSRs induced by ES of the median nerve and perineal region, and also by BF in the control group were recorded. SSRs of palms and soles could be recorded by using ES of the median nerve in patients with incomplete SCI, who had desire to void. However, SSRs could not be evoked in 3 of 13 patients with incomplete SCI but without sensation of perineal skin. In 8 patients with complete SCI but without sensation of trunk skin and bladder, SSRs of palms and soles could not be induced during ES of the median nerve if injuries were located over T_3, and SSRs of palms were recorded when the injuries were located between T_(4~9), while SSRs of palms and soles were evoked if injuries were located under T_(10). However, SSRs of palms and soles could not be evoked by ES of perineal region and BF in all patients. Conclusion SSRs, evoked by BF, could concord with the subjective sensation of the subjects from the LUT, and reflect the integrity of ANP from LUT. There is difference between somatosensory and viscerosensory ANP.

P53 protein plays a crucial role in inhibition tumor development.It will accumulate in cells in the condition of DNA damage,oncogenes activation or stress.As a nuclear transcription factor,P53 can transactivate the genes which correlate with apoptosis,cell cycle control and other procedures. Current research reveals P53 outside the nucleus can induce apoptosis and inhibit autophagy which contributes to its function of tumor suppression.The study of the extranuclear function of P53 is beneficial to further understanding the mechanism of P53 in the genesis and development of tumor.

Objective To investigate the role of ASPP2 (apoptosis stimulating protein 2 of p53,ASPP2) in starvation-induced autophagy and apoptosis of colorectal cancer HCT116 p53-/-(p53 gene deletion) cell line.Methods The study included three experiment groups:green fluorescent protein adenovirus (rAd-GFP) infection group,autophagy inhibitor LY294002 treatment group and ASPP2 adenovirus (rAd-ASPP2) infection group.Celluar autophagy and apoptosis were induced by coculturing with serum-free medium for 0 h,24 h,48 h.Apoptosis level was detected by Calcein/PI uptaking test.Autophagy level was observed under the fluorescence microscope via transfection with cerise fluorescent protein autophagy plasmid CFP-Lc3.Results In control group,starvation for 24 hours significantly promoted autophagy of HCT116 cells (0 h:1.04 ±0.24; 24 h:12.17 ±0.86,P ＜0.05),while apoptosis was not increased (0 h:2.01％ ±0.06％; 24 h:3.23％ ±0.34％,P ＞0.05).With 48 h starvation,autophagy(0 h:1.04 ±0.24; 48 h:21.09 ±3.32) and apoptosis(0 h:2.01％ ±0.06％ ; 48 h:30.20％ ±3.18％)of HCT116 increased (P ＜ 0.05).With the use of LY294002 apoptosis induced by 24 h starvation significantly increased (rAd-GFP group:3.23％ ± 0.34％ ; LY294002 group:15.68％ ± 1.24％,P ＜0.01),but aopotosis under 48 h starvation decreased (rAd-GFP group:30.20％ ± 3.18％; LY294002group:25.44％ ± 3.01％,P ＜ 0.05).With ASPP2 transfection,autophagy under 24 h starvation significantly declined (rAd-GFP group:12.17 ± 0.86,ASPP2 group:1.45 ± 0.45,P ＜ 0.01),and apoptosis increased(rAd-GFP group:3.23％ ± 0.34％ ; ASPP2 group:10.45％ ± 0.81％,P ＜ 0.05).Both autophagy (rAd-GFP group:21.09 ± 3.32; ASPP2 group:29.93 ± 3.48) and apoptosis (rAd-GFP group:30.20％ ±3.18％ ; ASPP2 group:36.72％ ±2.74％) were higher than that in controls under 48 h starvation (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions ASPP2 probably promotes apoptosis of colorectal cancer cells by two-way regulated autophagy.