Objective To research the precise location algorithm of onset and end of one wave for QRS in ECG. Methods During monitoring the ambulatory electrocardiograph (AECG),it was necessary to design new automatic analysis algorithms. The windows formed by filtering and integrating process could be considered as the fiducially mark. From the window,the apex of Q wave and S wave could be recognized. Results Introducing an auxiliary line from the apex,we could judge the boundary of the Q and S wave with the distance from ECG curve to the line. Conclusion Many cases studies inelicate that the algorithm is of low level locating error,about one sample point,and the accuracy of judgement of S wave boundary is raised obviously compared with the same kind of software in the world.

Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols ; therapeutic use ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; therapeutic use ; Evidence-Based Medicine ; Humans ; Lung Neoplasms ; complications ; therapy ; Neoplasms ; complications ; drug therapy ; Pain, Intractable ; drug therapy ; Phytotherapy ; Stomach Neoplasms ; complications ; therapy

Helicobacter pylori(Hp) is an important pathogenic factor in chronic gastritis,peptic ulcer and gastric cancer.With the extensive use of broad-spectrum atibiotics in recent years,the antibiotic resistence of Hp was increasing,together with many side effets and low patient compliance,so the study of new anti-Hp drugs became a research hotspot.Domestic and foreign scholars had extracted active anti-Hp ingredients from the traditional Chinese drug curcuma,they hope to open a new way for the treatment of Hp infection.This paper was to make a brief overview on the study progress of effect of curcuma on anti-Hp.

Objective:To observe the effect of Pidotimod and Thalidomid to enhance the immune response and protective immunity induced by the epitope Vaccines From W2b2a of Toxoplasma gondii in mice.Methods:Mice were immunized intramuscularly with Pidotimod and pcDNA3-W2b2a,thalidomide and pcDNA3-W2b2a,respectively,then the immune response and the survival time of mouse attacked by Toxoplasma gondii were observed.Results:After the immunization,the level of IFN-γin sera of mice inculated with pcDNA3-W2b2a and Pidotimod,pcDNA3-W2b2a and Freund adjuvant,pcDNA3-W2b2a and Thalidomid were significantly higher than pcDNA3-W2b2a (all P<0.05).After the immunization,IgG,CD4+/CD8+T cell ratio ,proliferation of T cell induced by pcDNA3-W2b2a and Pidotimod,pcDNA3-W2b2a and Freund adjuvant were higher than pcDNA3-W2b2a,pcDNA3-W2b2a and thalidomid ( all P<0.05).After challenged with highly virulent tachyzoites,the mean survival time in immunized groups were significantly longer than control group (all P<0.05).Conclusion:Pidotimod ,Thalidomid adjuvant can increase protective immunity of epitope Vaccines From W2b2a of Toxoplasma gondii in mice.

In the reform of medical microbiology education on medical students of 8-year-education pro-gram, we compared the traditional teaching methods with Problem Based Learning (PBL) method. Through our practice, we have found that the combination of traditional lecture-based learning and PBL seems to better match the students’ way of learning. The lack of basic knowledge of the students hindered their learn-ing effect during the bilateral discussion in the PBL education. We also found that the application of PBL in medical microbiology education is an iterative process and should be promoted step by step. The theoretical level and the innovative ideas of the teachers play a crucial role in the dynamic process of education reform.

Objective To study the protein fingerprinting of carbapenems resistant and susceptible Acinetobacter baumannii (Ab) strains ,investigate the clinical value of affinity distance in carbapenems resistant strains .Methods A total of 22 carbapenems resistant Ab strains and 18 carbapenems susceptible Ab strains were collected ,and bacterial protein fingerprinting was detected by surface-enhanced laser desorption ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (SELDI-TOF-MS) ,differentially expressed proteins was analyzed by Biomarker Wizard 3 .1 .Cluster analysis of differential expressed proteins was conducted on SPSS 19 .0 .Results The protein expression pattern of carbapenems resistant and sensitive Ab strains had significant difference (P< 0 .05) .Cluster anal-ysis showed carbapenems resistance Ab was given priority to with type A ,followed by type B .Conclusion The results of cluster a-nalysis carbapenems resistance of Ab protein fingerprinting could determine the distance of affinity relationship of Ab .It could pro-vide a theoretical basis for the infection and clinical epidemiology of Ab .

T wave alternans in ECG is an important prediction factor for a sudden death. It is crucial in clinic to quantify the amplitude of T wave alternans. However, T wave alternans are highly non-stationary, which makes accurate quantification very difficult. In this study, we proposed a new method to improve the amplitude quantification. We identified T wave alternans by principal component analysis (PCA) with statistical test, and processed the principal components with T wave alternans further by imposing sparse constraint. We evaluated and compared our method against other 4 popular solutions on an international benchmark database. The results including rank correlation coefficient and relative error indicate that this sparse principal component (SPC) based method is better than others.
Algorithms ; Arrhythmias, Cardiac ; diagnosis ; physiopathology ; Death, Sudden, Cardiac ; prevention & control ; Electrocardiography ; methods ; Humans ; Principal Component Analysis ; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted

Objective To study the association of the expression of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) antagonist gremlin and vascular calcification in radial arteries of patients with stage 5 of chronic kidney disease (CKD).Methods Radial arteries of 40 patients with stage 5 of CKD were collected as specimens of the study group,which were trimmed off during arterial venous fistula operations.Splenic trabecular arteries were collected as specimens of the control group,which were removed from 38 patients with simple traumatic splenic rupture.All the arteries were examined histologically for calcification with yon Kossa stain.Expressions of gremlin and BMP-2,-7were detected by immunohistochemistry and their serum concentrations were detected by ELISA.Images of histological sections were semi-quantitatively analyzed by Image-Pro Plus 6.0.SPSS 19.0software was used to perform statistical analysis.Results Significantly positive von Kossa stain was found in radial arteries from 12 of 40 patients (30％) in study group,which located in the layer of medial smooth muscle cells.However,there was no obvious positive stain in control group.Additionally,in study group,significant expressions of gremlin and BMP-2 were detected in those radial arteries of positive yon Kossa stain,which also located in the layer of medial smooth muscle cells.Positive correlations were found among gremlin expression level,BMP-2 expression level and yon Kossa stain intensity.However,the BMP-7 expression intensity in arteries of study group was much weaker as compared to control group.Conclusions Both gremlin and BMP-2 may be involved in the process that the smooth muscle cells of radial arteries in patients with stage 5 of CKD phenotypically transform into osteoblast-like cells.However,BMP-7 possibly prevents this process.

AIM: To evaluate the results of preservative free sodium hyaluronate and basic fibroblast growth factor(bFGF) eye drops in the treatment of dry eyes after eye operation.·METHODS: One hundred and thirty two patients of dryeyes underwent 149 different eye surgeries. The Schirmer test Ⅰ and tear break up time (BUT) were performed prior to surgery and post operatively after 2 weeks and after 4 weeks when the patients were using Oflaxacine, Tobramycin-dexamethasone eye drops. In addition, preservative free sodium hyaluronate and bFGF eye drops were given post operatively. The antibiotic-cortisone eye drops were stopped after the requirted period depending on the type of eye surgery done, and preservative free sodium hyaluronate and bFGF eye drops were stopped after 4 weeks.Then, after 5 weeks Schirmer test Ⅰ and BUT were done.·RESULTS: The Schirmer test Ⅰ and BUT results prior to surgery and after eye surgery showed a statistically significant improvement of the dry eye condition.·CONCLUSION: Usage of preservative free sodium hysluronate and bFGF eye drops help definitely in the management of dry eye after ophthalmic surgery.

Objective To investigate the effects of intestinal microbiota of patients with chronic constipation on the expression of serotonin transporter (SERT) and the bowel movement in mice.Methods Fecal samples of patients with slow transit constipation met Rome Ⅲ criteria and healthy normal controls were collected and made into fecal microbiota solution.Twenty specfic pathogen free (SPF) mice were divided into experiment group and control group.The mice of two groups were both pre-treated with streptomycin to establish the germ-free mice model.The mice of control group were gavaged with mixed fecal microbiota solution of healthy normal controls and the mice of experiment group were gavaged with mixed fecal microbiota solution of patients with chronic constipation.Mice were sacrificed after fed for 15 days.Defecation parameters and ink discharge time of mice were detected.The expressions of SERT mRNA and SERT protein in mice intestinal tissues were detected with real time-polymerase chain reaction and Western blotting.The 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) levels of mice intestinal tissues were evaluated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and double immunofluorescent staining.The methods of t test and Chi-square test were performed for statistical analysis.Results On the 15th day,the total number of the feces within 2 h of the experiment group and control group was 8.55±1.83 and 12.14±2.90,respectively,and the difference was statistically significant (t=3.33,P＜0.05).The weight of feces were (151.90 ± 32.42) mg and (246.72 ± 64.01) mg,respectively,and the difference was statistically significant (t=4.18,P＜0.01).The dry weight of feces were (65.52±11.76) mg and (92.93±23.07) mg,respectively,and the difference was statistically significant (t=3.37,P＜0.05).The water content of feces were (56.63 ± 3.01) ％ and (61.95 ± 3.70) ％,respectively,and the difference was statistically significant (t=3.57,P＜0.05).The defecating time of first black feces of the experiment group and control group were (83.24±11.31) min and (69.06±2.72) min,respectively,and the difference was statistically significant (t=-2.74,P＜0.05).The expressions of SERT mRNA and SERT protein levels in mice intestine tissues of the experiment group were significantly higher than those of the control group (t =2.61,-6.89;both P＜0.05).5-HT level of mice intestinal tissues of the experimental group and control group were (151.69± 10.18) ng/mL and (198.77 ± 25.99) ng/mL,respectively,and the difference was statistically significant (t=-4.13,P＜0.01).Conclusion Intestinal microbiota of patients with chronic constipation may influence the expression of SERT in the mice intestinal tissues,and then decrease the level of 5-HT,slowing the bowel movement in mice.