Objective To analyze and approach the optimizing of ELISA assay for HBV serum markers.Methods To compare the critical value rate of flushing with distilled water,flushing with cleaning tap water and flushing without anything.Results The HBsAg critical value rates of flushing with distilled water,flushing with cleaning tap water and flushing without anything were 0.52%,2.60% and 5.56%.The HBsAb critical value rates of flushing with distilled water,flushing with cleaning tap water and flushing without anything were 5.52%,8.02% and 14.86%.The HBeAg critical value rate of flushing with distilled water,flush-ing with cleaning tap water and flushing without anything were 2.82%,2.92%and 3.55%.Conclusion Flushing with distilled wa-ter or flushing with cleaning tap water can reduce the high critical value rate because of enzyme or developer pollution.Flushing with distilled water exhibits more efficacy than flushing with cleaning tap water.

Adult ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Palatine Tonsil ; pathology ; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive ; pathology ; surgery ; Tongue ; pathology

Purpose To investigate the clinical value of three-dimensional hysterosalpingo-contrast-sonography (3D-HyCoSy) in the assessment of fallopian tubal patency.Materials and Methods Fallopian tubal patency of 33 infertile women was assessed using transvaginal 3D-HyCoSy, and the results were compared with laparoscopically salpingoraphy, the sensitivity, specificity, positive likelihood ratio and negative likelihood ratio of 3D-HyCoSy were evaluated.Results 3D-HyCoSy showed 20 passable fallopian tubes, 10 partially passable fallopian tubes and 36 obstructed tubes, while lapascopically salpingoraphy showed 23 passable fallopian tubes, 7 partially passable fallopian tubes and 36 obstructed tubes. The total coincidence rate of 3D-HyCoSy to assess the fallopian tubal patency was 86.4% (57/66), with the sensitivity of 93.0% (40/43), specificityof 73.9% (17/23), positive likelihood ratio of 7.15, and negative likelihood ratio of 0.20.Conclusion Tubal patency can be efficiently and accurately assessed using 3D-HyCoSy, but patients with obstructed or partially passable fallopian tubes should undergo laparoscopy to clarify.

Coptis chinensis is widely used as Chinese medicine herbs and serious soil problems occur after continual cultivation of this medicinal plant. In the preset experiment, fibrous root extract of C. chinensis (REC) was added into soil to study the effect of REC on microbes and enzyme activity in soil. The results showed that both bacteria and actinomycetes decreased by about 2 times in contrast to fungi, which increased by about 3 folds. Phosphorus bacteria, potassium bacteria, azotobacter, ammonia bacteria, and nitrifying bacteria were also reduced significantly by REC, suggesting the inhibition of nitrogen biofixation and supply, mobilization of phosphorus and potassium, ad plant growth promotion as REC added into soil. There were multiple influences of REC on soil enzyme activities. Invertase activity was stimulated, while urease was inhibited and dehydrogenase unchanged by REC, indicating the interference of biochemical reactions in soil. In addition, type and total content of phosphorus lipid fatty acids (PLFAs) , the signature of microbes, decreased while the ratio of bacterium to fungus PLFAs increased as REC increased in soil, which suggested that fungi increased relatively with bacteria decreased thereby leading to easy occurrence of crop fungus diseases following cultivation of C. chinensis. The decrease in diversity and evenness indexes of microbial community in soil by REC indicated soil ecosystem deterioration and reduction of microbial groups and densities in soil. Therefore, allelopathic chemicals released from the roots of C. chinensis could change microbial community structure and resulted in serious soil problems by continual cropping of this medicinal plant.
Coptis ; Ecosystem ; Plant Extracts ; pharmacology ; Plant Roots ; Soil ; chemistry ; Soil Microbiology

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the expression of hypoxia inducible factor 2α (HIF-2α) in every clinical stage and the pathological grade of epithelial ovarian cancer, and to discuss the role of HIF-2α in carcinogenesis, progression and outcomes of epithelial ovarian tumors. METHODS: Protein expression of HIF-2α in epithelial ovarian tissue from 77 randomly selected specimens was detected by SP immunohistochemistry staining. The relation between the expression of HIF-2α and prognosis of 40 patients with epithelial ovarian cancer was analyzed by Cox regression model. RESULTS: There was positive relation between the positivity rates of HIF-2α and malignant grade, FIGO stage, histological grade and invasive metastasis. The live time of the patients with HIF-2α positive expression was shorter than those with negative expression. CONCLUSION HIF-2α may play an important role in the genesis, development, invasion and metastasis of ovarian cancer and it may possess the vital clinical significance for prognosis evaluation.
Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors ; metabolism ; Carcinoma, Ovarian Epithelial ; Disease Progression ; Female ; Humans ; Immunohistochemistry ; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial ; diagnosis ; metabolism ; Ovarian Neoplasms ; diagnosis ; metabolism ; Prognosis

Objective　To explore the relationship between te lomerase activity and bile duct carcinoma and its significance in clinical diag nosis. Methods　Telomerase activities were examined in 23 cases of bile duct carcinoma, 5 cases of carcinoma adjacent tissues and 5 cases of nor mal bile duct tissues respectively with telomerase PCR-ELISA method. Results　Telomerase activity was detected in 18 of 23 cases (78.3%) of b ile duct carcinoma, and was not found in 5 cases of carcinoma adjacent tissues a nd 5 cases of normal bile duct tissues. The detection rate of telomerase activit y had no correlation with patients' age, sex, tumor site and size but significan tly correlated to metastasis of tumor (P<0.05). Conclusion　The level of telomerase activity was significantly higher in bile duct carcino ma and may be served as one of the clinical marker for malignant neoplasm becaus e of its spsecificity.

Aim To study on the diuretic effect of a phenylphthalazines compound PU1424 and its influence on electrolyte balance, glucose and lipid metabolism, hepatic and renal functions.Methods Male Sprague Dawley rats were randomly divided into solvent control group,PU1424 treated group and HCTZ treated group.Urine was collected per 6 h and blood samples were collected at the end of drug administration.Urinary osmolality was measured by Freezing Point Osmometer;urea concentration was measured by Urea Detection Kit;ion level, blood glucose level, blood lipid level, hepatic and renal function were analyzed by Automatic Biochemical Analyzer.Results Compared to the solvent control group, and urine output of rats treated with PU1424 and HCTZ was increased as 1.52 times and 1.78 times and water intake increased as 1.42 times and 1.56 times respectively.Urine osmolalities were decreased as 61.5% and 50.4% of the control group, and urine urea concentration was decreased as 57.1% and 56.8% of the control group.Urinary electrolytes were decreased by administration of PU1424 and HCTZ compared to the intact plasma electrolytes.The blood glucose levels and blood lipid levels of rats treated with PU1424 had no changes, while the blood glucose and total cholesterol were increased by administration of HCTZ.The urea nitrogen, creatinine, alkaline phosphatase and total protein were intact by administration of PU1424 and HCTZ except the alanine/straw ration increased by HCTZ.Conclusion New diuretic candidate compound PU1424 displays significant diuretic effect with electrolyte balance, blood glucose level, blood lipid level, hepatic and renal function intact.

Objective To investigate the clinical characteristics,surgical treatment and outcome for patients with duodenal stromal tumor.Methods Data of 40 patients with stromal tumor of duodenum were reviewed retrospectively.Results All patients received resection including local resection in 14 cases,segmental resection of the duodenum in 17 cases,and pancreaticoduodenectomy in 9 cases.38 cases were followed-up,and two were lost.The median follow-up was 59 months (range 3-240 mos).The 1,3,and 5-year overall survival rates were 92％,76％ and 68％,respectively.No recurrence was found in very-low-risk tumor (n =1) and low-risk turmors (n =4).The 1,3,and 5-year overall survival rates for intermediate-risk tumors were 95％,80％ and 70％,respectively;and those were 69 ％,31％,and 0 for high-risk tumors,respectively.14 of 33 cases (42％) suffered from recurrence after radical resection for intermediate or high-risk tumors.33 postoperative cases received treatment with Imatinib (Glivec) for more than one year,and one case developed recurrence at 2.5 years after operation.4 patients with synchronous liver metastasis received palliative resection and Imatinib,and two survived more than 1 year.Conclusion Surgery is the first choice for duodenal stromal tumor,and Imatinib should be administered for high-risk disease after surgery.

This study was purposed to investigate the angiogenesis-promoting activities of human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) modified by hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) and the underlying mechanisms. The hMSCs were transfected by recombinant adenoviral vector carrying human HGF gene and seeded onto the chicken chorioallantoic membrane. Three days later, the number of blood vessels was counted and their angiogenic response was compared with those of hMSCs of same generation, recombinant basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and alpha-MEM as control. The expression levels of bFGF, VEGF, angiopoietin-1 and angiopoietin-2 were evaluated by RT-PCR assay. The results showed that gene-modified hMSCs exhibited greatest activity to promote angiogenesis while the angiogenic response was nearly same between groups treated by hMSCs and bFGF, all of which were significantly higher than that observed in control (p < 0.01). RT-PCR analysis revealed that hMSCs constitutively expressed multiple angiogenesis-associated growth factors and their levels seemed up-regulated by HGF gene transfer. It is concluded that HGF gene-modified hMSCs show a potent angiogenesis-promoting function and may be useful in the treatment of ischemic disorders.
Animals ; Cells, Cultured ; Chick Embryo ; Chickens ; Hepatocyte Growth Factor ; genetics ; Humans ; Mesenchymal Stromal Cells ; Neovascularization, Physiologic ; genetics ; Transfection

Objective Exploring clinical prediction value of the ischemia modified albumin (IMA) for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients after the percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).Methods A total of 109 cases of the PCI postoperative patients of ACS at the Panggang General Hospital from January 2010 to July 2012 were included.IMA was determined within 6 hours after admission,and standardized treatment after PCI.After a 6-month follow-up,they were divided into the event group and non-event group according to cardiovascular events occurrence.Results 101 cases were followed-up,including 26 cases of cardiovascular events (25.74％) and 75 cases of no cardiovascular events (74.26％).The left ventricular ejection fraction of the event group [(45 ± 7)％] was significantly lower than the non-event group [(52 ± 10) ％] (t =1.894,P ＜ 0.05).Serum IMA of the event group[(105.51 ± 13.26) U/ml]was significantly higher than the non-event group [(85.18 ± 11.36) U/ml] (t =7.3518,P ＜0.01).After controlling other cardiovascular risk factors,IMA was still independent risk factors for cardiovascular events (OR =1.69,95％ CI: 1.18 ～ 2.13,P =0.01).Conclusions IMA have very good clinical prediction value of cardiovascular events occurrence for ACS after PCI.