Objective Through observing the effect of low-dose T-2 toxin on chondrocyte,to study the molecular mechanism of cartilage damage.Methods The primary chondrocytes were isolated from articular cartilage of d 1-2 Wistar neonate rats through enzymatic digestion.Different doses (0.005,0.010,0.100 μg/L) of T-2 toxin were added after 24 h in vitro culture.The survival rate of chondrocytes was detected with Trypan blue staining.Echylosis (matrix metalloproteinase,MMP1) was analyzed by immunohistochemistry.The damage of articular chondrocyte was observed by transmission electron microscope.Results ①Cell morphology of in vitro cultured chondrocyte:the newly isolated chondrocytes were spherical.After 24 hours,the adherent cells gradually began to stretch the triangle or polygon;the nucleus was large and round;the cell was clear and transparent,containing secretory granules.②Cell proliferation:T-2 toxin had a significant inhibitory effect on chondrocyte proliferation,the higher the concentration of T-2 toxin,the significant the inhibitory effects [0.000 μg/L (control) group:3.45 × 108/L,0.005 μg/L T-2 toxin group:3.45 × 108/L,0.010 μg/L T-2 toxin group:2.06 × 108/L,x2 =9.554,P ＜ 0.05].③Immunohistochemical observation:dysplasia,nucleus condensation and membrane rupture were observed in T-2 toxin treated group,brown staining was observed in all groups at varying degrees.The deepest staining was in 0.005 μg/L T-2 toxin group,with the strongest secretion of MMP1;with increasing doses of the toxin,the damage to cartilage cells was severe,MMP1 secretion was less,staining was weak,and the weakest staining was in the 0.100 μg/L T-toxin group.④Under transmission electron microscopy:in control group,cytoplasm was rich in rough endoplasmic reticulum,nuclear membrane and cell membrane were clear;in 0.005 μg/L T-2 toxin group,the cell nucleus showed pyknosis,organelles were decreased in cytoplasm;in 0.100 μg/L T-2 toxin group,the microvilli was dropped out of cartilage surface,nuclear changes were obvious,and mitochondria was myeloid degeneration;rough endoplasmic reticulum was degranulation and expansion into cystiform,chondrocytes were apoptosis occasionally,the cell nucleus showed pyknosis,and the formation of high-density plaque.Conclusion Low dose of T-2 toxin could damage the primary cultured articular chondrocyte in vitro.The results have showed that there are damaged cytostasis,chondrocyte degeneration,necrosis and apoptosis.

Backgroud Various antihypertensive drugs decreased peripheral arterial pressure similarly,while their effects on central arterial pressure may be at variance.The studies of the effect on central arterial pressure of antihypertensive drugs,especially the effect ? adrenoreceptor blockers was paucity.Objective To investigate the effect of ? adrenoreceptor blocker metoprolol tartrate on central and peripheral arterial pressure in patients with hypertension.Methods Fifty patients with primary hypertension who underwent percutaneous coronary angiography were recruited.Radial arterial and ascending aortal pressure as peripheral and central blood pressure were determined.Patients were chewing 25-50 mg metoprolol tartrate or 10 mg nifedipine during the catheterization.Results After administering metoprolol tartrate,the magnitude of decreases in peripheral arterial pressure were significantly(P0.025).Both peripheral and central arterial pressure decreased significantly after administering nifedipine(P0.025).Conclusion Despite similar decrease of peripheral arterial pressure,the decrease magnitude of central arterial pressure by metoprolol tartrate was significantly smaller than that by nifedipine.

Objective To study the clinical value of serum cardiac troponin Ⅰ (cTnⅠ) in patients with unstable angina pectoris (UAP) and minor myocardial damage.Methods The serum cTnⅠ level of 60 UAP patients (UAP group) were determined.The patients whose cTnⅠ were ≥ 0.1 μ g/L were ascribed to cTnⅠ positive group,and the patients whose cTnⅠ were ＜ 0.1 μ g/L were ascribed to cTnⅠ negative group.The correlation among clinical data,coronary arterial lesions and adverse cardiac events were analyzed.Forty healthy people were selected as control group.Results The positive rate of cTnⅠ in UAP group (35.0％,21/60) was significantly higher than that in control group (0),and there was statistical difference (P ＜ 0.01).The incidence rate of coronary arterial multi-branch lesions and/or severe stenosis in cTnⅠ positive group (19.0％,4/21) was higher than that in cTnⅠ negative group (5.1％,2/39),but there was no statistical difference (P ＞ 0.05).The incidence rate of 90 d adverse cardiac events in cTnⅠ positive group (33.3％,7/21) was significantly higher than that in cTnⅠ negative group (5.1％,2/39),and there was statistical difference (P ＜ 0.01).Conclusions Low-level cTnⅠ demonstrates minor myocardial damage sensitively and specifically.cTnⅠ level detected quantitatively can help to assess prognosis and provide risk stratification of UAP patients.

Objective To investigate the relationship between ST resolution and early prognosis of the patients with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) receiving percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).Methods A total of 80 consecutive patients with STEMI underwent primary PCI within 12 hours.ST segment elevation amplitude sum was measured and compared before PCI and 1 hour after PCI,and the percentage of declining was calculated.According to thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) grading after PCI,the infarction related artery blood flow was recorded and compared.Ten of them who had experienced clear ST resolution (≥30％) before PCI were set aside.Among the other 70 patients,the ST resolution was calculated and the patients were divided into group A (41 cases,ΣSTE resolved ≥50％) and group B (29 cases,Σ STE resolved ＜ 50％).The left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF),serious adverse cardiac events (MACE,including myocardial infarction,or revascularization,malignant arrhythmia,heart failure and death) in two groups during hospitalization was compared.Results The LVEF in postoperative 1 week in group A was higher than that in group B [(51.90 ± 5.06)％ vs.(46.87 ± 4.01)％,P ＜ 0.05].The incidence of in-hospital MACE during hospitalization in group A was lower than that in group B [7.3％ (3/41) vs.24.1％ (7/29)] (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions Degree of ST resolution early after recanalization in acute STEMI patients receiving emergency PCI degree can better reflect the level of myocardial tissue perfusion and indirectly predict cardiac systolic function and in-hospital MACE.It can be used as evaluation index of early prognosis.

With the development of high gravity brewing, yeast cells are exposed to multiple brewing-associated stresses, such as increased osmotic pressure, enhanced alcohol concentration and nutritional imbalance. These will speed up yeast autolysis, which seriously influence beer flavor and quality. To increase yeast anti-autolytic ability, FKS1 overexpression strain was constructed by 18S rDNA. The concentration of β-1,3-glucan of overexpression strain was 62% higher than that of wild type strain. Meantime, FKS1 overexpression strain increased anti-stress ability at 8% ethanol, 0.4 mol/L NaCl and starvation stress. Under simulated autolysis, FKS1 showed good anti-autolytic ability by slower autolysis. These results confirms the potential of FKS1 overexpression to tackle yeast autolysis in high-gravity brewing.
Autolysis ; Beer ; Echinocandins ; genetics ; Glucosyltransferases ; genetics ; Hypergravity ; Membrane Proteins ; genetics ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae ; cytology ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins ; genetics

AIM:To evaluate changes in tear film stability and meibomian gland function and the clinic efficacy of three different artificial tears in patients with preoperative dry eye after phacoemulsification.METHODS:All 90 cataract patients (90 eyes) with preoperative dry eye who underwent phacoemulsification randomly divided into three groups (Group A treated with protein-free calf blood extract ophthalmic gel;Group B treated with sodium hyaluronate eye drops;Group C treated with Vitamin A palmitate eye gel).Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI), Schimer's I test(SⅠt), tear film break time (BUT), corneal fluorescein staining (FL) and meibography were performed for all patients preoperatively and 7, 30 and 90d postoperatively.RESULTS:No statistical differences existed among the three preoperative groups (P>0.05).Except meibomian gland score, there was no statistical significance among preoperatively and 7, 30, 90d postoperatively of the three groups (P>0.05).At 7d postoperatively, SⅠt and BUT of every group were lower than those before treatment, FL scores and OSDI scores were higher than those preoperative (P<0.05);there were no statistical differences among the three groups(P>0.05).At 30d postoperatively, SIt, BUT, OSDI scores in group A and C were better than in group B, which displayed statistical differences (P<0.05);FL scores in group A were significantly better than in group B and C (P<0.05).At 30, 90d postoperatively, SIt, BUT, FL scores, OSDI scores were better than preoperative results, which displayed statistical differences (P<0.05).There were no statistical differences among the three groups at 90d postoperatively (P>0.05).CONCLUSION:Tear film stability and meibomian gland function were affected by phacoemulsification.Topical application of deproteinised calf blood extract eye gel, sodium hyaluronate eye drops and Vitamin A palmitate eye gel all hase a clearly beneficial effect on subjective symptoms.Deproteinised calf blood extract eye gel and Vitamin A Palmitate Eye Gel had more powerful effect on BUT than sodium hyaluronate, however deproteinised calf blood extract eye gel is more effective in superficial punctuate keratopathy.

Objective:To compare the effects of rotational night shifts on the micturition patterns of fe-male nurses.Methods:A total of 58 nurses without lower urinary tract symptoms were recruited,who worked in the Peking University People’s Hospital during January and June in 2014.The nurses aged 20 -43 years were divided into two groups,the night-shift group (n =28)and the non-shift group (n =30).The alcohol or coffee intaking were forbidden.In the night-shift group,nurses had worked on rota-tional shifts for at least 6 months.Their average age was (26.75 ±4.11)years.In the non-shift group, nurses took regular day-time work,whose average age was (27.80 ±5.60)years.A voiding diary was kept for 7 consecutive days at the end of 6 months,starting 2 days before their night duties until 4 days after completion of their night duties.For comparison,the non-shift group with regular shifts completed a 7-day voiding diary.In the 7-day recording voiding diary,the nurses were required to have the normal in-take of liquid about 1 500 -2 000 mL/d.The frequency volume charts of nocturia,the 8-hour interval urine production and frequency were compared between the two groups.Results:Nocturia frequency was increased in the night-shift group [0.5 (0 -2.4)]compared with the non-shift group [0 (0 -2),P =0.02].The volume of nocturia was increased in the night-shift group [125 mL (0 -660 mL)]compared with the non-shift group [0 mL (0 -340 mL),P <0.01].The 8-hour interval indices showed that urine production changed with shift (P <0.01).In the consecutive 7 days,the nocturnal volume of the night-shift group increased on the day after night shift.When the night-shift nurses returned to daytime duty, the volume of urine decreased but nocturnal urine production remained high,and the frequency of noctu-ria also increased significantly (P <0.05).Compared with the 8-hour interval indices,the night-shift group’s voiding volume [(542.35 ±204.66)mL]and voiding frequency (2.24 ±0.69)were more than those of the non-shift group at the afternoon time (from 2 pm to 10 pm).During the 8 h interval night time (from 10 pm to 6 am),the volume of nocturia in the night-shift group [(309.74 ±162.74) mL]was more than that in the non-shift group [(199.38 ±153.98)mL,P =0.01];the frequency of nocturia in the night-shift group (1.31 ±0.52)was increased than that in the non-shift group (0.82 ± 0.55,P <0.01).Conclusion:The rotational shifts affect the micturition patterns of nurses who go through the night shift work,which increases the volume and frequency of the nocturia.

Objective To observe the distribution of the neuropeptides in mouse sublingual gland. Method Using immunohistochemical ABC method. Results The striated duct cells in the sublingual gland showed somatostatin and calcitonin gene related peptide immunoreactivity positive which were in the cytoplasma, but the nucleus negative.Conclusion The striated duct cells in mouse sublingual gland also contained neuropetides; which may play an important role in regulating acinar secretion and blood supply.

Objective:To investigate the clinical efficacy of mechanical solitaire AB stents thrombectomy combined with intra-arterial thrombolysis in the treatment of patient with acute ischemic stroke.Methods:Fifteen patients with acute ischemic stroke admitted into our hospital from August 2014 to August 2016 were treated with mechanical thrombectomy with solitaire AB stents plus intra-arterial thrombolysis.The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score (NIHSS) of all patients were evaluated before and after treatment to compare the clinical efficacy.The prognosis ofpatients between two groups were compared via evaluating modified Rankin score (mRS)and gelasijia coma score (GCS).Results:After mechanical thrombectomy with solitaire AB stents plus intra-arterial thrombolysis treatment,14 patients achieved complete or part recanalization,and 1 patient was terminated treatment due to vital signs instability,and the rate ofrecanalization was 93.3％.The NIHSS score of patients before treatment was 12.93± 4.25,which was much higher than that after treatment (4.33± 1.45,P＜0.05).After follow-up by 3 months,the good mRS scores were obtained in all 18 patients,including 2 patients with mRS score of 2,5 patients with 1,and 8 patients with 0.Additionally,there was no patient with re-obstruction during follow-up period.Conclusion:Mechanical thrombectomy with solitaire AB stents combined with intra-arterial thrombolysis had a good capability and safety in the treatment of patients with acute ischemic stroke.

Background Proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) is a serious complication of diabetes mellitus,and vitrectomy is a main treatment.Exploring the influential factors of blood glucose fluctuation during perioperative duration is helpful for surgery.Objective The aim of this study was to explore glycolic fluctuation and its influential factors in PDR patients.Methods A retrospective cases-observational study was carried out.The clinical data of 100 PDR patients who received vitrectomy in Peking University People's Hospital from March to August in 2013 were collected,including 8 cases with type 1 diabetes mellitus and 92 cases with type 2 diabetes mellitus.The PDR patients were staged as Ⅳ,Ⅴ,Ⅵ based on the criteria of The First National Fudus Conference.The body height,weight,history of hypertension,PDR stage,previous usage of insulin,glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) level,admission blood pressure,blood glucose level in different time points and postoperative body positions were recorded,and perioperative anxiety was scored according to the Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA).Repeated ANOVA was used to analyze blood glucose and anxiety at different time points.Results The linear regression analysis showed that the preoperative blood glucose level was lower in the patients who used insulin during perioperative period(r =-1.64,P＜0.05).HbA1 c level showed the positive correlations with the blood glucose level at different time points(all at P＜0.05).The waiting time for surgery had a positive correlation with the fasting blood glucose in the morning of operative day(r=0.54,P＜0.05),and the postoperative position primarily caused the raise of postoperative right blood glucose(r =1.10,P＜0.05).The anxiety score on admission presented with the positive correlations with the blood glucose levels at admission and 2 hours after breakfast,lunch and dinner on the first postoperative day (r=0.13,0.07,0.05,0.10,all at P ＜ 0.05),and the high anxiety scores at preoperation and postoperation induced the high blood glucose levels at the corresponding time points (r =0.14,0.16,both at P＜0.05).A positive correlation was found between the anxiety score and blood glucose fluctuation values (ρ=0.47,P＜0.01).The blood glucose values were significantly lower in the patients with normal HbA1c than those with high HbA1c (all at P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions Remaining an ideal HbA1c level,establishing a good doctor-patient relationship and administering appropriate sedative drugs can ease the anxiety and improve the glycolic of PDR patients during preoperative duration.