Glucosylceramide synthase(GCS) plays an important role in ceramide metabolism and can block apoptosis signal pathway which is mediated by ceramide. Recently, studies have demonstrated that overex-pression of GCS exists in various muhidrug resistant cancer cell lines and is related to drug resistant pheno-type. A possible connection between GCS and P-gp is also suggested. Moreover,the level of GCS can be down-regulated to increase tumor cells sensitivity by chemical inhibitor and RNA interference. Thus, inhibition of ac-tivity and expression of GCS is a new mechanism of reversing muhidrug resistance.

Protracted bacterial bronchitis (PBB) is a common cause of children chronic cough,especially in those aged 1 ～ 6 years.It is defined by the presence of persistent wet cough for longer than 4 weeks,but lacks of symptoms or signs of other alternative diagnosis of chronic cough.It shows a normal or near-normal chest radiograph,a intense neutrophilia in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid(BALF),and a chronic purulent bronchitis under bronchochoscopy,and usually resolves after two-week course of appropriate oral antibiotic (usually amoxicillin-clavulanatc).So far,PBB hasn't been fully recognized by most pediatricians,and often been unrecognised or misdiagnosed as asthma.In this paper,pathogenesis,diagnosis and treatment are reviewed.

The mental health state of the 256 fourth-year medical students of Kunming Medical College was preliminarily analyzed by requiring. The students fill in the inquiry sheets (questionare) in a question-and-answer way. The ages of these 136 male and 120 female students ranged from 19 to 23 years old, and the self-desiged 109 items of the investigation were induced into 8 aspects related to the mental health such as the outlook on life etc. The result showed that these are differences between the mental health state of the senior medical students and the traditional ideas, morality, manners of education etc. Some initial points of view were put toward.

Objective To explore the protective effect of Ligustrazine on pulmonary fibrosis caused by hyperoxia in neonatal rats.Met-hods Eighty Sprague-Dawley(SD)clean neonatal rats,which were less than 12 hours old,were enrolled in this study.The neonatal rats were randomly divided into 4 groups:air-exposed control group(group A);air-exposed plus Ligustrazine-treated group(group B);hype-roxia-exposed control group(group C);hyperoxia-exposed plus Ligustrazine-treated group(group D).The neonatal rats of group B and group D were intraperitoneally injected with Ligustrazine[30 mg/(kg?d)] in solution of normal saline(NS),group A and group C were intraperitoneally given the same dose of NS.On 14th day,10 rats of each group were randomly chosen and then killed,the pulmonary pathological changes were observed by HE staining under light microscope.The area percentages of collagen fibers were measured by Masson staining and imaging analysis.The degree of pulmonary fibrosis was evaluated by the area percentages of collagen fibers and hydroxyproline content.The results were analyzed by SPSS 13.0 software.Results On the 14th day of the exposure,the histopathologic examination demonstrated broadened lung interstitium and reduced alveolar quantity and lung fibrosis were developed in group C;Ligustrazine treatment obviously alle-viated the changes of lung histomorphology.The newborn rats in group C had lower body weight compared that of with group A,B(Pa0.05).Conclusion Early use of Ligustrazine can decrease the severity of the pulmonary fibrosis of neonatal rats exposed to hyperoxia.

With more than 20 years of development, Pichia pastoris system has been extensively used both on a lab and industrial scale. This review outlines the progress made on P. pastoris from aspects of protein expression, molecular engineering tools and methods, and biochemical production. This review also provides perspectives on the current challenges and future directions of this important system.
Bioengineering ; Industrial Microbiology ; Pichia

AsoneoftheCdc25phosphatasefamilymembers,Cdc25Cplaysanimportantroleinregu-lating mitosis of eukaryotic cells.In eukaryotic cells,CDK1-cell cycle protein B (CyclinB)compound mainly control the process of G2-M.The activity of Cdc25 C is the key in cell cycle into M phase.It activates CDK1-cyclinB complexes to promote cells from G2 to M phase .Improving Cdc25 C activity can promote the G2-M phase transition,and remove the G2-M phase retardation induced by ionizing radiation,preventing the damaged DNA from repaired into the phase of cell division,resulting in cell death caused by excessive cell proliferation, thus enhance radiosensitivity.

Objective To investigate the clinical effect and safety of compound glycyrrhizin combined with bozhi glycopeptide in treatment of erythema nodosum.Methods Sixty-four patients with erythema nodosum were divided into treatment group (36 cases) and control group (28 cases) by random digits table method.The patients in treatment group were given compound glycyrrhizin 120 mg,intravenous drip,once a day;and bozhi glycopeptide 4 ml,intravenous drip,once a day.The patients in control group were given compound glycyrrhizin 120 mg,intravenous drip,once a day.The clinical efficacy and recurrence were compared between 2 groups.Results The total effective rate in treatment group was significantly higher than that in control group [86.1％ (31/36) vs.57.1％ (16/28)],there was statistical difference (P ＜ 0.05).Follow-up for 3 months,the rate of recurrence in treatment group was significantly lower than that in control group [16.1％(5/31) vs.8/16],there was statistical difference (P＜ 0.05).Conclusion Compound glycyrrhizin combined with bozhi glycopeptide can effectively control the erythema nodosum,and has no significant adverse reactions,reduces the rate of recurrence,and it is worthy of promotion and application.

Purpose: To observe the curative effect of acupuncture on female climacteric syndrome.Methods: Guanyuan (CV 4), Zhongji (CV 3), Zigong (Ex-CA 1), and Sanyinjiao (SP 6) were selected as main acupoints to treat 30 cases of female climacteric syndrome according to TCM principle of aiming mainly at the kidney in the treatment of this disease. Results: The total effective rate from acupuncture treatment of this disease was 90%. It was found in the patients that serum endocrine hormones changed significantly after acupuncture as compared with before it (P＜0.05). Conclusion: It is preliminarily considered that acupuncture has a comprehensive regulating effect on neuroendocrine system and can restore the dysfunctional vegetative nervous and endocrine systems to a stable state,removing or reliving various clinical symptoms in women's climacteric.

Nephroblastoma is one of the most common solid tumours in children,and the gene expression is closely related to the tumorigenesis,development and prognosis.The treatment regimens have been constantly updated,which includes the preoperative chemotherapy,nephron-sparing surgery and targeted therapy of cancer stem cells,aiming to maintain the excellent survival for children being treated for Wilms tumor,while minimizing therapy-related toxicity.This paper reviews the gene expression and treatment on wilms' tumor.

Objective:To study a set of system for supplying oxygen monitoring and control in networking. Methods: Oxygen monitoring devices, which are laid up the entrance of clinical department, include signal monitoring and control. Electromechanical actuator consists of oxygen valve and oxygen solenoid valve;Sensor group consists of a pressure sensor, an oxygen concentration sensor and a gas flow sensor;The design circuit includes signal acquisition and data processing, communication and the master circuit board, oxygen dedicated solenoid valve control driver circuit board. Results:The center monitoring technology for oxygen supplying in hospital can monitor oxygen pressure, concentration and flow of all clinical departments. Meanwhile, the monitoring center can be timely warned when oxygen pressure and concentration are lower than normal value. If firing appeared in ward, oxygen supplying can be closed by remote automatic or manual oxygen monitoring control device. Conclusion:This monitoring system can ensure quality and security of oxygen supply, and achieve remote monitoring and alarm of oxygen supply, and improve the level of oxygen supply management.