BACKGROUND:With the development of technology,electromagnetic irradiation has been applied in many fields;meanwhile,health of people could be threatened by electromagnetic exposure.Reproductive system of males is the major target of electromagnetic irradiation.But under the condition of electromagnetic exposure,the change of testosterone and its mechanism remain unknown. OBJECTIVE:To study the effect of electromagnetic irradiation on steroidogenic acute regulatory protein(StAR) and cytochrome P450 cholesterol side-chain cleavage(P450scc) in the tissues of the testis of the adult rats,and to preliminarily reveal the molecular mechanism of electromagnetic radiation that affects the synthesis of testosterone. DESIGN:A randomized controlled study. SETTING:Department of Nuclear Medicine and Staff Room of Labour Hygiene, Institute of Field Surgery,Daping Hospital of the Third Military Medical University of Chinese PLA. PARTICIPANTS:The study was completed in the Department of Nuclear Medicine and Staff Room of Labour Hygiene, Institute of Field Surgery,Daping Hospital of the Third Military Medical University of Chinese PLA from June 2003 to May 2004.A total of 75 male Wistar rats of clean degree II,weighing 180 to 220 g,were randomly divided into 5 groups:control group,and groups of 3,6,24,72 hours after electromagnetic irradiation with 15 rats in each group. INTERVENTIONS:The rats were exposed to microwave with the peak power of 90 W/cm2 for 15 minutes successively,and all the rats survived the irradiation.The serum contents of testosterone of rats in the groups of 3,6,24,72 hours after electromagnetic irradiation and control group were measured by using radioimmunoassay(RIA) respectively;meanwhile the levels of the StAR and P450scc mRNA in testis tissue were also determined with RT-PCR. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:Serum contents of testosterone in the groups of 3,6,24,72 hours after electromagnetic irradiation and control group;the expression levels of the StAR and P450scc mRNA in testis tissues. RESULTS:The serum contents of testosterone,the StAR and P450scc mRNA levels at the point of 3 hours after electromagnetic irradiation were significantly lower than those in the control group,and they were decreased by 83.1% ,57.3% and 53.6% respectively(P< 0.01).At the point of 6 hours, although those were increased a little, but were still obviously lower than those of the control group, and they were decreased by 52.6%, 17.9% and 29.2% respectively(P< 0.01,0.05) compared with the control group, and were recovered to the normal level at the point of 24 hours, but the contents of testosterone, the StAR and P450scc mRNA levels were significantly reduced again after 72 hours, and they were decreased by 57.6% , 39.5% , 53.5% respectively compared with those in the control group(P< 0.01). CONCLUSION:Electromagnetic irradiation can affect the expression of StAR and P450scc mRNA in the Leydig's cells of the adult rats, thereby decreasing the synthesis of testosterone.

Objective To investigate the antioxidative and antiaging effects of the bioactive extract from Agrocybe aegerita. Method Fruit flies and D-galactose induced aging mice were fed with the bioactive extract from Agrocybe aegerita. The lifespan of fruit fly and spleen index, brain index,SOD activity in serum and lipofuscin level in 1iver of the mice were measured, and its acute toxic effect was studied. Results The bioactive extract from Agrocybe aegerita could significantly increase the mean lifespan and half death time of fruit flies. The percentage of life prolongation was 41.81% compared with the control. Compared to the models, SOD activity in serum,spleen index and brain index of male mice fed with 800mg/(kg.d) of the bioactive extract from Agrocybe aegerita were respectively increased by 42.36%, 33.33% and 17.85%,while lipofuscin content of liver decreased by 50.06%. 20g/(kg.d) of the bioactive extract from Agrocybe aegerita was safe for mouse. Conclusion The bioactive extract from Agrocybe aegerita have obviously antioxidative and antiaging effects with little side effect.

Objective To investigate the clinical features,karyotype,and the prenatal diagnosis for his sibling of a Chinese patient with rare ring chromosome 20 syndrome induced intractable epilepsy.Methods The clinical data of the patient diagnosed in Peking University People's Hospital were collected.The clinical manifestations,chromosome karyotype were summarized.Results The proband,a boy,started to show intermittent tonic seizures or atypical absence seizures and psychomotor retardation from the age of 11 months.Several anti-epilepsy drugs and globulin had been tried without effect.Common karyotype analysis and epilepsy-related genes analysis revealed no abnormality.However,abnormal karyotype 46,XY,r(20)(p13q13.3) in his peripheral blood lymphocytes was found by high resolution chromosome karyotype analysis with 550 G-banding,and the diagnosis of ring chromosome 20 syndrome,type Ⅱ was confirmed.The mother of the patient underwent amniocentesis at the midterm of the second pregnancy.The cultured amniocytes karyotypes were normal.The second child(a boy) of the family was 1 year old without epilepsy and the psychomotor development was normal.Conclusions Ring chromosome 20 syndrome is a rare human chromosome abnormality.The syndrome is associated with epileptic seizures,behavior disorders and mental retardation.Since karyotype testing is not a routine investigation for the patient with epilepsy,the diagnosis of ring chromosome 20 syndrome is usually delayed or misdiagnosed.The karyotype analysis should be considered for the etiological study of the patients with intractable epilepsy with unknown origin.

To determine the content of dendrobine in Dendrobium nobile from different harvest times and plant parts, to research the inherent rule about it. GC with internal standard was used to determine. The content of dendrobine had significant differences in different periods and parts. The dendrobine content is higher in four-year root than in three-year root. The dendrobine content in the upper segment of stem is the highest, secondly is in the middle seg-ment, and in the low segment is the lowest. This offered evidence to determine the most appropriate harvest time and fair use of different parts for D.nobil.

Objective: To explore the impact of body mass index (BMI) on long-term prognosis in patients of acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Methods: A total of 1435 consecutive STEMI patients received PCI in our hospital from 2013-01 to 2013-12 were enrolled. Based BMI (kg/m2), the patients were divided into 3 groups: Normal weight group, the patients with 18.5≤BMI<24.0, n=365, Overweight group, 24.0≤BMI<28.0, n=718 and Obese group, BMI≥28.0, n=352. The impact of BMI on major adverse cardiovascular and cerebral events (MACCE) was observed; weather BMI had predictive value for all-cause mortality and cardiac death was analyzed. Results: All-cause mortality in Obese group was lower than Normal weight group (0.6% vs 3.0%), P=0.027; while the incidences of bleeding, stroke, in-stent thrombosis, blood revascularization, re-myocardial infarction and cardiac death were similar among 3 groups. Multivariate analysis revealed that obesity was an independent predictor for all-cause death (HR=0.201, 95% CI 0.043-0.943, P=0.042), BMI was not the independent predictor for cardiac death. Conclusion: For STEMI patients after PCI treatment, the individuals with obesity had the better prognosis than those with normal weight and overweight. Obesity was an independent predictor for all-cause death and obesity paradox was applicable in such population.

Objective To investigate the clinical, biochemical and genetic features of a Chinese boy with early-onset glo-boid cell leukodystrophy (GLD). Methods The clinical and genetic data of a rare case of early-onset GLD were retrospectively analysed. Results At 2 months after birth, the boy showed progressive psychomotor regression. At 4 months of age when the boy was taken to a doctor, the pyramidal sign was positive. The cranial MRI showed that the body of the lateral cerebral ventri-cles was slightly enlarged and the brain ditch crack of frontal-temporal-parietal lobe was widened and deepened. On his brain CT scan, high signals in bilateral basal ganglia, thalami, cerebellar hemisphere were observed.β-galactosylceramidase (GALC) ac-tivity in the peripheral leucocytes was signiifcantly decreased (3.9 nmol/g protein.h). On his GALC gene, one homozygous novel mutation c.868C>T on exon 8 was found, which resulted in the amino acid change on p.R290C proteins. Conclutions Early-on-set GLD is a rare autosomal-recessive hereditary lysosomal storage disease with a terrible prognosis, in which beta-galactose glu-coside enzyme deifciency is induced by GALC gene mutation. The diagnosis of early-onset GLD is dififcult and should depend on enzyme assay and gene testing.

Objective Proper selection of reconstruction method is the key point to get a successful result in nasal reconstruction.The purpose of the article is to evaluate the results of repairing the partial nasal defect with different surgical strategies.Methods Different surgical methods were used according to the area and type of nasal defects of nasal defects,the different sub-unit of nasal de fects and the different tissue damage levels.Local skin flaps,auricular composite tissue flaps,nasolabial skin flaps and superficial temporal artery pedicle flaps were used in these patients.Results 23 cases suffering from partial nasal defects were repaired with flaps or tissue graft,including 4 auricular composite tissue flap,5 nasolabial skin flap,3 forehead island flap with a pedicle of superficial temporal vessels,7 local flap,and 1 skin graft.After 5-16 months of follow-up,the color and texture around the nose were basically consistent,the appearance of nose was satisfactory,and the postoperative effect turned out fine.Conclusions The method of surgical reconstruction of partial nasal defects should be considered carefully according to the area of nasal defects,sub-unit of nasal defects and the different tissue damage levels.

BACKGROUND:Studies have found that vascular endothelial growth factor and hypoxia inducible factor are involved in the development process of osteoarthritis, but their correlation is rarely reported. OBJECTIVE:To observe the expression and correlation of hypoxia inducible factor-2α and vascular endothelial growth factor in chondrocytes of articular cartilages in human osteoarthritis. METHODS: Articular cartilage specimens were colected from 50 patients with knee osteoarthritis undergoing total knee joint replacement. According to the joint Kelgren-Lawrance (K-L) X-ray grouping classification standard, there were 18 cases of K-LIII level and 32 cases of K-LIV level. Besides, articular cartilage specimens from 10 patients undergoing amputation for legs tumor or traffic accident served as control group. Hematoxylin-eosin staining, Safranin O-Fast Green staining and Mankin scoring were performed to observe and evaluate the histological characteristics of articular cartilages of each group, immunohistochemical staining was conducted to detect the expression of hypoxia inducible factor-2α and vascular endothelial growth factor in chondrocytes of articular cartilages, and their correlations were analyzed. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The Mankin score of K-LIV group was significantly higher than those of K-LIII group and control group. Immunohistochemical staining revealed that the number of chondrocytes with positive expression of hypoxia inducible factor-2α or vascular endothelial growth factor in K-LIV group was significantly higher than that in K-LIII group and control group (P < 0.05). The expression of hypoxia inducible factor-2α and vascular endothelial growth factor increased in chondrocytes of articular cartilages of osteoarthritis patients, and to up-regulate the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor may be the regulatory mechanism of hypoxia inducible factor-2αinthe pathogenesis of osteoarthritis.

Objective To explore the clinical and genetic features in the pedigree of Cb1X type X-linked methylmalonic aciduria. Methods Clinical data of one child with X-linked methylmalonic aciduria diagnosed by blood and urine analysis were analyzed retrospectively. Targeted next-generation sequencing has been performed to detect the mutation of methylmalonic aciduria-related genes. Results The boy started presenting with seizures and severe mental retardation at 2 months of age. At 5 months of age, he had the manifestations of seizures, severe mental retardation, increased methylmalonic acid in urinary, increased propionylcarnitine in blood and increased plasma homocysteine, and met the requirements for the diagnosis of methylmalonic aciduria complicated with hyperhomocysteinemia. No mutation was detected in his MMA-related autosomal genes. However, a hemizygote mutation c.344C?>?T (p.Ala115Val) was identiifed in exon 3 of HCFC1 in X chromosome, which conifrmed the CblX type methylmalonic aciduria. His parents were healthy. His elder brother also manifested severe psychomotor retardation with intractable epilepsy, and died at 6 months of age with unknown cause. His mother carried the same mutation and had slightly elevated urine methylmalonic acid and plasma total homocysteine. His father did not carry the mutation. Conclusion A pedigree of a rare Cb1X type X-linked methylmalonic acidemia is ifrstly diagnosed in China by the new generation sequencing technology.

Objectire:To explore and evaluate the predictors for the prognosis of acute besilar artery occlusion(BAO)and the clinical efficacy of intra-arterial thrombolysis and stenting for BAO.Methods:Intra-arterial thrombolysis was administered with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator or urokinase in 52 patients with BAO within 3 to 48 hours.Stenting was performed in patients whose partial recanalization of residual stenosis＞50%after the thrombolysis.National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale(NIHSS)score was measured before the procedure,and the modifled Rankin scale(mRS)score was obtained at 3 months after the procedure.The clinical data were evaluated with the multivariable stepwise logistic regression analysis and Fisher's exact test.Results:Complete recanalization achieved in 24 patients(46.2%),partial recanalization in 16 patients(30.7%),and non-recanalization in 12 patients(23.1%).mRS scores:22 patients(42.3%)had a favorable outcome,32 survived(61.5%),and 20 died (38.5%).The prognosis of BAO was significantly correlated with the NIHSS score(P＜0.01),therapeutic time window (P ＜0.05) and recanalization level (after the thrombolysis and stenting)(P＜0.01 );the good recanalization after the intra-arterial thrombolysis was significantly correlated with the NIHSS score (P ＜0.01) and therapeutic time window (P ＜0.05).Multivariate analysis showed that the NIHSS score ＜ 14 (P ＜ 0.01 ) and good recanalization could independently predict the favorable prognosis of BAO.Conclusions:The NIHSS score ＜ 14 and good recanalization were the independent predictors for good prognosis of BAO.The rapid and timely treatment of BAO with intra-arterial thrombolysis and stenting is a safe and effective measure.