Objective To evaluate the value of measurement of the width of pars compacta of substantia nigra(SNc) and SNc's ratio to midbrain diameter in diagnosing Parkinson's disease(PD) and differentiating PD from vascular parkinsonism(VP) on routine MRI.Methods The width of SNc, midbrain diameter, and SNc's ratio to midbrain diameter were measured in 60 patients with PD (38 patients with Hoehn-Yahr stage Ⅰ～Ⅱ, 14 patients with Hoehn-Yahr stage Ⅲ, and 8 patients with Hoehn-Yahr stage Ⅳ), 60 patients with VP (26 patients with Hoehn-Yahr stage Ⅰ～Ⅱ, 20 patients with Hoehn-Yahr stage Ⅲ, and 14 patients with Hoehn-Yahr stage Ⅳ), and 60 age-matched heathly control subjects by means of routine axial T 2-weighted MRI. The results of measurement were analyzed and compared.Results Significant reduction was found in the width of SNc and SNc's ratio to midbrain diameter in PD compared those in VP and control subjects(P

Objective To investigate the value of ~(99m)Tc-HL91 hypoxia imaging,~(99m)Tc-MIBI tumoraffin and computered tomography(CT) in the diagnosis of lung cancer.Methods The ~(99m)Tc-HL91 hypoxia imaging,~(99m)Tc-MIBI tumoraffin and CT were performed in 50 patients with lung neoplasm confirmed by pathology.Results There was not significant difference in the sensitivity of three imaging examination methods.The specificity of ~(99m)Tc-HL91 hypoxia imaging was obviously higher than that of ~(99m)Tc-MIBI tumoraffin and CT.The accuracy of ~(99m)Tc-HL91 hypoxia imaging was higher than that of ~(99m)Tc-MIBI tumoraffin,and had not significance difference with that of CT.The sensitivity,specificity and accuracy of the combination of three imaging examination methods in the diagnosis of lung cancer were 96.9%,100% and 98%,respectively.Conclusion The ~(99m)Tc-HL91 hypoxia imaging is valuable in diagnosing lung cancer and the diagnostic accuracy may be further improved with the combination of ~(99m)Tc-MIBI tumoraffin and CT.

The serine protease HtrA2/Omi is released from the mitochondrial intermembrane space following apoptotic stimuli.Once in the cytosol,HtrA2/Omi has been implicated in promoting cell death in caspase-dependent or caspase-independent pathway.On the other hand,HtrA2/Omi can refold and degrade misfolded proteins in the mitochondria during cell stress.

Objective To analyze the curative effects in hyperthyroidism radioiodine treatment which using different methods to measure thyroid weight in order to calculate therapeutic dose.Methods 265 hyperthyroidism underwent radioiodine treatment,then they were divided into 4 groups.Calculating therapeutic dose was done according to SPECT tomography,nuclear plane imaging,ultrasonography and palpation to measure thyroid weight.We Compared and analyzed the curative effects after 6 months.Results The curative effects of 4 groups had obviously difference(P

Objective To investigate the clinical value of 99m Tc-HL91 hypoxia imaging in the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer. Methods 99m Tc-HL91 hypoxia imaging was performed in 72 patients with primary lung cancer. The qualitative analysis and semi-quantitative analysis of the early and delayed images were also performed. 65 patients underwent chemotherapy were divided into 2 groups by the T/N value of delayed images, and the curative efficacy in both the two groups was compared. Results The sensitivity of 99m Tc-HL91 hypoxia imaging for diagnosing lung cancer was 86 1% in early imaging and 98 6% in delayed imaging. The results of semi-quantitative analysis in different pathological types of lung cancer hadn’t obvious difference. The curative efficacy of the patients with low uptake was better than that of the patients with high uptake in 65 patients underwent chemotherapy, difference of which had significant(P

Objective To construct the recombinant streptolysin O antigen(SLO) prokaryotic expression plasmid and establish its best expression condition in Escherichia coli .Methods The DNA fragment encoding SLO was amplified from streptococcal ge-nomic DNA template by PCR ,and then incorporated into pET-32a(+ ) vector to construct pET-32a(+ )-SLO recombinant plas-mid .pET-32a(+ )-SLO was transformed into Escherichia coli BL21(DE3) and SLO protein was expressed and purified by isopro-pyl-β-D-thiogalactoside(IPTG)-induction and auto-induction ,respectively .Results The results of DNA electrophoresis and DNA sequencing showed that pET-32a(+ )-SLO recombinant plasmid was constructed successfully .When IPTG at different concentra-tion was used ,SLO expressed as inclusion body and its expression efficiency was low .Under auto-induction condition ,SLO ex-pressed as partly soluble manner ,and its expression efficiency increased .Conclusion The prokaryotic expression plasmid pET-32a (+ )-SLO is constructed successfully and the best condition for SLO expression and purification from Escherichia coli culture is es-tablished ,which lay the foundation for further basic and clinical application research with SLO .

This study descriptively illustrated the definition of certified hand therapist, eligibility requirement and accreditation system based on the official guidelines from American Society of Hand Therapists (ASHT), Hand Therapy Certification Commission (HTCC) and Handbook of Certified Hand Therapy Examination. Besides, this exam was compared with National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE) and Occupational Therapist Registered Examination (OTR Exam). The testing domains and contents may help the domestic teaching faculty to standardize the course syllabi, promote divided development of physical therapy and occupational therapy in a specialized manner, and ex-erted positive impact for promoting establishment of the hand specialists and accreditation system of China itself.

Occupational Therapist Registered (OTR) Exam is established and managed under the national certification body for occupa-tional therapy professionals-National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT). The OTR Exam is designed based on reg-ular practical analysis on the entry-level front-line occupational therapists in the United States, conducted by the Certification Examination Development Committee (CEDC). The panel will follow four steps, including drafting the exam blueprint, designing the questions, rounds of discussion and validation and finally putting the questions into confidential question bank for random selection by computer during exam. The OTR Exam is featured by its close relevance and update with clinical status of the States, high-standard professional requirement based on broadest public consensus within the profession as well as its evidence-based and scientific procedure throughout the designing process, which may benefit the development and standardization of Occupational Therapy Profession in China.

BACKGROUND:The polymorphisms of dopamine receptor in promoter region wil affect the expression of the receptor, thereby affecting the dopaminergic neurotransmitter, final y lead to related diseases.
OBJECTIVE:To construct the dual luciferase reporter vector containing human DRD1 promoter region and determine its activity, which could provide the basic tool for studying the transcriptional regulation of DRD1 gene.
METHODS:DRD1 promoter sequence was amplified by PCR using the human blood genomic DNA and cloned into pGM-T vector. After sequencing, the correctly constructed vectors were ligated to the firefly luciferase reporter plasmid pGL3-Basic. The cloned pGL3-Basic vectors were transfected into HEK293 using cationic liposome method. In the meanwhile, PGL3-Basic vector with no promoter was co-transfected with pGL3-TK plasmid as negative control group. The relative fluorescence intensity was measured by chemiluminescence.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1) Recombinant luciferase reporter gene vectors were confirmed by restriction analysis and sequencing. (2) Compared with the negative control group, the HEK293 cel s transfected by recombinant vectors presented transcriptional activity. (3) In conclusion, luciferase reporter gene vectors containing DRD1 promoter region are successful y constructed and can provide the basic tool for further study on the transcriptional regulation of DRD1.

Objective To observe the positive rate of plasma cytomegalovirus DNA(CMV‐DNA) level after allogenic hema‐topoietic stem cell transplantation (allo‐HSCT) ,analysis and explore the risk factors related to CMV infection .Methods Choose 30 patients who had performed allo‐HSCT in our department from July 2012 to September 2014 .PCR were used regularly to detect the plasma CMV‐DNA levels in these patients .The regular monitoring times were as follow :the first month(once a week) ,the second to third month(twice a week) ,the fourth to sixth month(once a month) after allo‐HSCT respectively .The positive rates were coun‐ted in every period .Results Thirteen patients had CMV infection ,and the infection rate were 43 .3% .In the first month ,there were 4 cases (13 .3% )whose plasma CMV‐DNA levels were positive ,however ,the positive cases in the second month ,the third month , the fourth month ,the fifth month and the sixth month were 11(36 .7% ) ,2(6 .7% ) ,0 ,2(6 .7% ) and 0 respectively .Statistical data showed that it was in the second month after allo‐HSCT that the CMV‐DNA positive rate was higher than other periods .The anal‐ysis suggested that the positive rate of CMV‐DNA related to the administration of rabbit anti‐human thymocyte globulin(ATG) ,ba‐siliximab ,and the occurrence of acute graft versus host disease(GVHD) ,there were no relationship among gender ,age ,risk stratifi‐cation of primary disease ,HLA condition ,preparative project ,recovery time of neutrophile granulocyte .Conclusion It is necessary and beneficial to monitor blood CMV‐DNA level regularly and take treatment early to avoid CMV related comobidity after allo‐HSCT .