Adult ; Antihypertensive Agents ; therapeutic use ; Drug Therapy, Combination ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; therapeutic use ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Hypertension, Portal ; drug therapy ; Liver Cirrhosis ; drug therapy ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Phytotherapy ; Propranolol ; therapeutic use ; Salvia miltiorrhiza ; chemistry

Ear Canal ; Ear Neoplasms ; diagnosis ; Humans ; Myoepithelioma ; diagnosis

Adult ; Drug Therapy, Combination ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; therapeutic use ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; Peripheral Vascular Diseases ; drug therapy ; Phytotherapy ; Takayasu Arteritis ; drug therapy

Objective To investigate the existence and variance of quinolone-resistance genes in a group of pan-drug resistant of Acinetobacter baumannii ( A.baumannii ).Methods Twenty strains of pandrug resistant A.baumannii were isolated from patients registered in Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University from January 2011 to April 2011.Drug target genes to quinolone (gyrA,parC) and quinolone-resistance genes mediated by mobile genetic elements [ qnrA,qnrB,qnrS,aac(6')-Ⅰ b-cr,qepA] were analyzed by PCR and verified by DNA sequencing.Results In all 20 strains of A.baumannii,the sense mutation was found in the quinolone resistance-determining region of the gyrA gene in the form of TCA to TTA at codon 83 (Ser-83-Leu).Moreover,in the quinolone resistance-determining region of the parC gene sense mutation was found in the form of TCG to TTG at codon 80 (Ser-80-Leu) and 3 synonymous mutations were CCC to CCT at codon 40,GTA to GT]T at codon 41 and CGT to CGC at codon 44.And parC gene was a new mutation.However,mutations were not found in quinolone-resistance genes mediated by mobile genetic elements [ qnrA,qnrB,qnrS,aac( 6 ' )-Ⅰ b-cr,qepA ].Conclusion Quinolone-resistance-determining region play a key role in resistance to quinolones in this group of A.baumannii.To our knowledge,this is first report about the emergence of the new mutation of parC gene in China.

BACKGROUND: Studies have found that chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans degradation with chondroitinase canpromote the migration of Müller cells on the retina, but whether it could promote the migration of adipose-derivedmesenchymal stem cells in retinal degeneration rats is unclear.OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans degradation with chondroitinase on adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell treatment for retinal degeneration in rats.METHODS: Human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells were isolated and cultured. A retinal degeneration ratmodel was established followed by administration of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells+chondroitinase into thesubretinal space. The migration of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells and retinal cell apoptosis in rats aftertransplantation were observed.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells could be successfully cultured.The labeling rate of BrdU to the human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells was more than 90.0%. At 7 days aftermodeling, the outer nuclear layer of the retina was collapsed, and a large amount of photoreceptor cells were dissected.The outer nuclear layer was attached to the Bruch''s membrane, and the retina was arched. The central retina andperipheral retina were damaged. In normal rats, the retinal layers were clear, and the photoreceptor cells arrangedregularly; and the retinal pigment epithelium was complete. The migration rate of adipose-derived mesenchymal stemcells in adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells+chondroitinase group was higher than that in adipose-derivedmesenchymal stem cells group (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in the apoptotic rate of retinal cellsbetween the two groups (P > 0.05). These experimental findings show that chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans degradationwith chondroitinase can enhance the migration ability of human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells on the retina.

BACKGROUND:Monofocal and multifocal Toric intraocular lens that have been widely used in clinic exhibit xcelent biological and optical characteristics and have good safety and stability after implantation. OBJECTIVE:To compare the outcomes and rotation stability in patients with cataract and astigmatism after implantation of monofocal and multifocal intraocular lens. METHODS:A total of 210 patients with cataract and astigmatism who received phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation were included in this study. Of them, 105 patients were assigned to monofocal intraocular lens implantation and the other 105 patients to multifocal intraocular lens implantation. Uncorrected visual acuity, best corrected visual acuity, residual astigmatism were reexamined at 1, 3 weeks and 1 month after surgery. The rotation of Toric intraocular lens was determined. The incidence of complications and spectacles- independent rate were recorded. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Visual acuity and residual astigmatism in each group were significantly improved after 1 week of intraocular lens implantation (P < 0.05); furthermore, these two indicators became better over time. Improvement of visual acuity and residual astigmatism in multifocal intraocular lens group was more obvious than that in monofocal intraocular lens group. Postoperative intraocular lens rotation at < 5° occurred in both groups. The intraocular lens rotation degree in multifocal intraocular lens group was higher than that in monofocal intraocular lens group at different time points (P < 0.05). There were no significant differences in incidence of complications and spectacles-independent rates between two groups at 1 month after surgery. These results demonstrate that multifocal Toric intraocular lens provides better visual acuity and residual astigmatism improvement, while monofocal Toric intraocular lens provides better rotation stability.

Filamentous fungi are widely used in industrial fermentation. Particular fungal morphology acts as a critical index for a successful fermentation. To break the bottleneck of morphological analysis, we have developed a reliable method for fungal morphological analysis. By this method, we can prepare hundreds of pellet samples simultaneously and obtain quantitative morphological information at large scale quickly. This method can largely increase the accuracy and reliability of morphological analysis result. Based on that, the studies of Aspergillus niger morphology under different oxygen supply conditions and shear rate conditions were carried out. As a result, the morphological responding patterns of A. niger morphology to these conditions were quantitatively demonstrated, which laid a solid foundation for the further scale-up.
Aspergillus niger ; cytology ; Fermentation ; Industrial Microbiology ; Reproducibility of Results

Since HantavaxTM, formalin inactivated Hantaan virus vaccine (10,240 ELISA units/ml), has been developed in 1990 to prevent against haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) caused by Hantaan or Seoul virus, it has been commercially available in Korea. Twenty-one healthy people were booster shot once and twice after primary basic vaccination with HantavaxTM. Seroconversion rates were measured by immunofluorescent antibody technique (IFAT), enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), high density composite particle agglutination (HDPA), and plaque reduction neutralization test (PRNT). Seroconversion rates of 21 vaccinees at one year after primary basic vaccination were 52.3%, 95.2%, 0.0%, 47.6%, and 28.6%, and 13 vaccinees of one month after 1st booster vaccination were 100%, 100%, 30.7%, 100% and 100% by IFAT, ELISA (IgG, IgM), HDPA and PRNT, respectively. Seroconversion rates declined slightly by twenty months, and they were 84.6%, 92.3%, 0.0%, 84.6% and 69.2% by IFAT, ELISA (IgG, IgM), HDPA and PRNT, respectively. Seroconversion rates of 9 vaccinees at three months after 2nd booster vaccination were 100%, 100%, 0.0%, 100%, and 88.9%, and 16 vaccinees at one year after the 2nd booster vaccination were 87.5%, 93.8%, 0.0%, 87.5% and 81.3% by IFAT, ELISA (IgG, IgM), HDPA and PRNT, respectively. Based on the above result HantavaxTM has proved a vigorous anamnestic response after the 1st and the 2nd booster vaccination and has persisted higher fluorescence, agglutination and neutralizing antibody titers in vaccinees.
Agglutination ; Antibodies, Neutralizing ; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay ; Fever* ; Fluorescence ; Formaldehyde ; Hantaan virus ; Korea ; Neutralization Tests ; Seoul virus ; Vaccination

The aim of this study is to develop a synthetic medium suitable for 13C metabolic flux analysis (13C-MFA) of Streptomyces rimosus. The cell growth rate and oxytetracycline production by S. rimosus M4018 were compared when M4018 cells were growth on the optimized chemically defined media with organic nitrogen sources or inorganic nitrogen sources. First, a synthetic medium contained KNO3 as the main nitrogen source was screened, then optimized by a response surface method. Using this new medium, the oxytetracycline yield was increased from 75.2 to 145.6 mg/L. Furthermore, based on the 13C-MFA, we identified that Entner-Doudoroff pathway does not exist in S. rimosus cells cultured in a chemically defined medium with feed of 100% 1-13C labeled glucose. This study is helpful for subsequent 13C-MFA application of S. rimosus.
Carbon Isotopes ; analysis ; Culture Media ; chemistry ; Metabolic Flux Analysis ; Nitrogen ; chemistry ; Oxytetracycline ; biosynthesis ; Streptomyces rimosus ; metabolism

Thermo-responsive intelligent membranes with linear grafted poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) gates on the inner pore surface were prepared, and experiments were carried out on the thermo-responsive gating characteristics. Plasma-graft pore-filling polymerization was used to graft PNIPAM into the pore of the porous flat membranes. The experimental results showed that PNIPAM-grafted PVDF (PNIPAM-g-PVDF) membranes were featured with thermo-responsiveness due to the thermo-responsive swollen-shrunken property of PNIPAM chains grafted on the inner pore surface of the membrane. At temperatures below the lower critical solution temperature (LCST), the linear grafted PNIPAM chains on the inner pore surface were in the swollen state, and the pores in the membrane were closed; in contrast, the grafted PNIPAM chains were in the shrunken state at temperatures above the LCST, and therefore the pores in the membrane were open. The LCST of the thermo-sensitive gates could be adjusted by adding acrylamide (AAM) in the N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAM) monomer solution, the LCST of the poly(NIPAM-co-AAM) gates increased simply with the increase of the AAM fraction.
Acrylic Resins ; Drug Carriers ; Drug Delivery Systems ; instrumentation ; methods ; Humans ; Membranes, Artificial ; Porosity ; Temperature