Objective To investigate the changes of pulmonary capillary wedge pressure(PCWP) before and after off-pump coronary artery bypass graft(OPCABG) using transesophageal echocardiography(TEE). Methods Mitral valve flow(MVF) and pulmonary veinous flow(PVF) were measured in 46 patients before and after OPCAB using TEE and PCWP was detected by cardiac catheter. The correlations between indices derived from TEE and catheterization-measured PCWP and the differences before and after OPCAB were studied. Results There were obvious differences in the indices derived from TEE and PCWP which could reflect the left ventricular function. The most indices measured in PVF and MVF correlated with PCWP(r=(0.30)-(0.76),P

Objective To investigate the correlation between FA value,ADC value and limb muscle strength score measured by magnetic resonance imaging in patients with ischemic stroke,aims to to analyze the clinical value of magnetic resonance imaging in limb muscle strength.Methods Twenty patients with acute cerebral infarction and treated from June 2015 to Junly 2016 were recruited from This hospital,and the simplified Fugl-Meyer motor function score was observed for all patients within 3 days.Tensor imaging examination was conducted to observe the distribution of nerve fiber bundles,FA value,ADC value changes.Results The FA value and ADC value of the infarct side were significantly different from those of the contralateral side(t=8.70,t=-18.70,P＜0.05);There were significant differences in FA value and ADC value between the infarcted ventricle hind limbs and the contralateral side of the infarcted ventricle(t=-5.16,t=-5.08,P＜0.05).The FA value of the infarcted ventral hind limbs had positive correlation with the simplified Fugl-Meyer motor function score(R=0.863,P=0.013).Conclusion FA value and ADC value of acute infarct and internal hindlimb are lower than FA value and ADC value of contralateral normal white matter.The FA value of internal capsule hind limbs is closely related to the simplified Fugl-Meyer motor function score.

Objective To introduce an improved method for collecting the blood of rat by cardiac puncture .Methods The study se-lected 90 Wistar rats,half male and half female ,and then the rats were anesthetized by intraperitoneally injecting 10％chloral hydrate solution according to 0.3 mL/kg body weight.Then using three-line positioning method to determine the puncture site ,the blood collection needle and blood collection tube were used to collecting the blood ,Finally,the blood volume of each rat was recorded .Results The success rate was cal-culated according to the single blood collection of 5 mL or more,and our 90 rats were collected 90 times,the success rate was about 82.2％. After centrifugation,the total serum was about 260 mL,the average serum separation of each rat was about 2.8 mL.Conclusion The im-proved positioning method of heart blood collection is intuitive and easy to learn ,and the total volume and quality of blood is high ,besides ,the new method has a small surgical trauma and a high efficiency ,which is worth to extend .

Antitubercular Agents ; pharmacology ; Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial ; genetics ; Humans ; Microbial Sensitivity Tests ; methods ; Mycobacterium tuberculosis ; drug effects ; genetics

OBJECTIVETo recombine OspC gene from Borrelia burgdorferi PD91 of China and expressed it in E. coli for early diagnosis of Lyme disease.

METHODSThe OspC gene was amplified from the genome of Borrelia burgdorferi PD91 strain by polymerase chain reaction and recombined with plasmid PET-11D. The recombinant plasmid PET-11D-OspC was identified with PCR, restriction endonuclease analysis and sequencing. The antigenicity was verified with Western Blot.

RESULTSOspC gene was cloned correctly into vector PET-11D. The resultant sequence was definitely different from the published sequence. The recombinant OspC seemed to have had strong antigenicity.

CONCLUSIONThe findings laid basis for the studies on early diagnosis of Lyme disease.

Antigens, Bacterial ; Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins ; genetics ; immunology ; Blotting, Western ; Borrelia burgdorferi Group ; immunology ; Escherichia coli ; genetics ; Humans ; Lyme Disease ; diagnosis ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Recombinant Proteins ; analysis ; immunology

OBJECTIVETo investigate the application of the multiple locus variable numbers of tandem repeats (MLVA) in genotype Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains isolated from Tibet, and to understand the characteristics of genotype and distribution.

METHODS217 M. tuberculosis strains were collected from six regions of Tibet. Twenty tandem repeats loci in the total genome of M. tuberculosis (MTB) were analyzed by PCR and agarose gel electrophoresis method. The characteristics on polymorphism of DNA fingerprinting of 217 MTB strains were analyzed with BioNumerics 3.0 software.

RESULTS217 M. tuberculosis strains detected with 20 MLVA loci were classified to 19 genotypes with 87.6% of the stains belonging to Beijing genotype and the other 18 genotypes were scattered,accounted for 1.38% and 0.92% strains, respectively. Beijing genotype was not significantly associated with the resistance to all of the four drugs and BCG vaccination.

CONCLUSIONIt is concluded that the strains of MTB isolated in Tibet present definite polymorphism and most of the epidemic strains belonged to Beijing family genotype and MTB genotyping. The Beijing genotype was not recognized as the one transferred from some of the drug resistance strains or from BCG vaccination. Being a fast and simple technique, MLVA method, seemed a better molecular typing method and could be used for genotyping in M. tuberculosis and monitoring pathogen.

BCG Vaccine ; DNA Fingerprinting ; Electrophoresis, Agar Gel ; Genotype ; Minisatellite Repeats ; genetics ; Mycobacterium tuberculosis ; classification ; genetics ; Phylogeny ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Tibet

Objective To develop an early-warning indicator system of brucellosis outbreak. Methods The methods of literature review and expert discussion were used to formulate the initiatory framework and indicators, and then Delphi method was used to filter indicators, discuss the boundary of indicators and determine the weighting coefficient. Results The average length of service provided by experts who engaged in prevention and control of brucellosis was (25.10 ± 8.80) years and the positive coefficient of the consultant experts of the two-round results were 95% and 68%, respectively. Kendall coefficients were 0.35, 0.54 and X2R value were 81.31 and 285.27, respectively and P value was all less than 0.01. Five first-level indicators(the host animal, high-risk groups,social environment, index case and the level of previous disease) and 13 secondary indicators were selected to develop the early-warning indicator system of brucellosis outbreak. The weight coefficients of the five first-level indicators were 0.21, 0.22, 0.17, 0.21 and 0.19, respectively. Conclusions The early-waming indicator system of brucellosis outbreak is initially established. We propose to develop the early-warning programs according to local conditions and the indicator system.

OBJECTIVETo explore the socio-behavioral risk factors on acquired drug resistance of tuberculosis (ADR-TB).

METHODSUsing pair matched case control study, 316 ADR-TB samples from 949 cases and 316 controls (pair matched for age and sex) were selected by systematical sampling method and studied through questionnaires. All the study subjects were selected from outpatients of the institute of TB control and prevention,between June 2002 and June 2005 in Sichuan province. Socio-behavioral risk factors were analyzed with conditional logistic regression and estimated with adjusted odds ratios (OR) and confidence interval (CI).

RESULTSData showed that the major socio-behavioral risk factors were associated with low economic status, incomplete DOTS, poor compliance and interruption during treatment with adjusted OR and CI as 5.623 (3.462-9.386), 8.875 (6.136-15.442), 6.467(3.942-10.622) and 4.906 (2.477-10.654) respectively.

CONCLUSIONADR-TB could be controlled by taking effective measures against the socio-behavior risk factors.

Case-Control Studies ; China ; epidemiology ; Directly Observed Therapy ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Odds Ratio ; Patient Compliance ; Risk Factors ; Social Class ; Tuberculosis ; drug therapy ; epidemiology ; prevention & control

The hypervariable short tandem repeat (STR) locus D12S391 was investigated in a Korean population. A total of 14 alleles were detected by size under denaturing conditions in 517 unrelated individuals. To confirm all of the alleles detected in a Korean population, a total of 34 fragments were sequenced. Prior to allele designation, we constructed the allelic ladders containing 11 alleles sequenced in this study. Allele 18 is the most common with a frequency of 0.281 in Koreans, and one variant allele 19.3 which have been confirmed by sequencing, was detected. The observed heterozygosity, the power of discrimination (PD), and the mean exclusion chance (MEC) for the locus D12S391 is 0.781, 0.946 and 0.652, respectively. No deviation from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium was observed in a Korean population (p=0.557). In the 424 meioses in 105 Korean families confirmed using other 17 STR loci, no mutation was detected in locus D12S391. The STR locus D12S391system is useful both for the analysis identification and parternity.
Alleles ; Discrimination (Psychology) ; Gene Frequency ; Genetics, Population* ; Humans ; Meiosis ; Microsatellite Repeats ; Sequence Analysis

OBJECTIVETo define the main genotypes in Guizhou agricultural areas by molecular epidemiologic investigation of 21 Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato of Lyme disease spirochetes and to provide the scientific bases for formulating a preventive policy.

METHODSPolymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique was used to amplify the 23S(rrl)-5S(rrf) intergenic spacer, and amplified products were analyzed by restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) and nucleotide sequencing.

RESULTSThere were two genospecies in the strains: 20 strains belong to Borrelia valaisiana, 1 strain is Borelia sp.

CONCLUSIONBorrelia valaisiana was the main genotype in Guizhou agricultural areas. The harmness of B. valaisiana to human being has been confirmed. In order to efficiently prevent the harmness of agent to the people in Guizhou agriculture areas, we should study the risk further.

Base Sequence ; Borrelia burgdorferi ; classification ; genetics ; China ; DNA, Bacterial ; chemistry ; genetics ; DNA, Ribosomal Spacer ; genetics ; Humans ; Lyme Disease ; microbiology ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length ; RNA, Ribosomal, 23S ; genetics ; RNA, Ribosomal, 5S ; genetics ; Ribotyping ; Sequence Analysis, DNA