Microtox technology is one of quick toxicity test methods for determining the poisonous or toxic substances in the environment by luminous bacteria as a indicator organism.This paper reviewed the appearance and development of microtox technology.Besides,we expounded the methods and stepwise technique map and addressed key questions of microtox technology for the evaluation of the comprehensive toxicity of Chinese medicinal materials.In conclusion,microtox technology is a promising method from a vantage point of the toxicity detection of Chinese medicinal materials.

Objective To study the association between the CTLA-4 gene polymorphism and Graves disease.Methods A total of 120 unrelated patients with Graves disease southern Han nationality of China were recruited from clinics in the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism,the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University from 2001 to 2003.Ethnically matched 123 control subjects with no history of autoimmune disease were from Guangdong.We investigated the polymorphism of the cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen 4 gene on chromosome 2q33.1 microsatellite markers of CTLA4 were chosen,this was done by PCR amplification of marker sequences using fluorescently labeled primers and subsequent analysis of the PCR products on ABI prism 377.Results Twenty alleles were observed in the population,with sizes ranging from 84 to 144 bp.There was no significant difference when compared with controls in the distribution of the genotypes(?2=21.428,P=0.208).This investigation indicated that the gene of CTLA4 was not susceptible gene for Graves disease.Conclusion This study suggests that CTLA4 gene may not be susceptible gene to Graves disease for the Chinese southern Han population.

Objective To know the awareness level of patient-controlled epidual analgesia in labor related knowledge,and to provide evidence for health education,develop a comprehensive intervention program to reduce the rate of cesarean section.Methods Investigation on knowledge of patient controlled epidural analgesia during labor for a total of 400 pregnant women on Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Taiyuan City,MCH Hospital of Shanxi Province by questionnaire.Compared different characteristics of the pregnant women's scores about control epidural analgesia childbirth knowledge by nonparametric test,knowledge score of multi-factor analysis by multiple linear regression analysis.Results The maximum score of pregnant women-controlled epidural analgesia delivery knowledge was 13,the minimum score was 0,the median score was 4,range interquartile was 5.Different pregnant women with different age,education level,number of weeks of gestation,pregnancy,family income,and condition of parnatal care had different scores of knowledge of patient-controlled epidural analgesia,the difference was significant,P＜0.05.Multiple linear regression analysis showed that:pregnant women's education,gestational age,the average monthly household income can be explained by maternal knowledge score of 61.4％ of the variation.Conclusions The level of pregnant women-controlled epidural analgesia childbirth knowledge is low,we need to strengthen the natural childbirth education,and take a variety of modes of propaganda and increase their level of knowledge,enhance confidence of natural childbirth in pregnant women,so as to achieve the purpose of reducing cesarean section rate.

Objective To investigate the significance of DNA ploidy analysis in diagnosis of atypical squamous cell of undetermined significance ( ASCUS).Methods From Jan.2009 to Jul.2011,875 women with ASCUS confirmed by liquid based thin layer cytology technique underwent DNA ploid analysis in Hubei Maternal and Child Health Hospital.Among 294 women underwent high risk HPV detection.All subjective were examined colposcopy directed biopsy at day 3 to 10 after menstruation.Results Among 875 ASCUS cases,553 cases with histologically as chronic cervicitis (63.2％),165 cases with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) Ⅰ (18.9％ ),45 cases with CIN Ⅱ (5.1％),79 cases with CIN Ⅲ (9.0％) and 33 cases with cervical invasive cancer (3.8％) were confirmed by colposcopy.Totally 532 cases were observed with DNA heteroploid,and 343 were not observed with DNA heteroploid.When DNA heteroploid negative and more than or equal to three ploid were used to predict CIN Ⅱ or more severe cervical diseases,the sensitivity,specificity,positive predictive values and negative predictive values were 98.7％ and 90.3％,47.5％ and 46.1％,29.1％ and 40.8％,99.4％ and 92.1％,respectively.The amount of heteroploid cells ＞2.5c and ＞ 5c among every 100 detected cells in chronic cervicitis and CIN Ⅰ,CIN Ⅱ,CIN Ⅲ and cervix cancer were respectively 2.53 ± 1.99 and 0.10 ±0.07,2.24 ± 1.69 and 0.20 ±0.11,4.10 ± 1.91 and 0.28 ±0.19,7.97 ±7.33 and 1.27 ± 1.23,8.99 ±7.33 and 0.36 ±0.33,there was no statistical difference in amount of heteropolid cells between ＞ 2.5c and ＞ 5c at group of chronic cervicitis and CIN Ⅰ,CIN Ⅲ and cervix cancer (P ＞ 0.05).However,the amount of heteroploid cells at ＞2.5c and＞ 5c at group of chronic cervicitis,CINⅠ,CIN Ⅲ and cervical were higher than that of CIN Ⅱ significantly (P ＜0.05).Among 294 cases with high risk (HR) HPV detection,216 cases were HR-HPV positive,and 78 cases were HR-HPV negative.The pathology result by colposcopy at group of negative heteroploid,heteroploid ＜ 3,or ≥ 3 showed statistical distribution (x2 =115.2775,P ＜ 0.01).ConclusionDNA ploidy analysis can be used for ASCUS diagnosis,which can avoid excessive biopsy under colposcopy,in the mean time,CIN and cervical cancer could decrease missed diagnosis.

Objective To study the repeat pregnant women′s awareness level of delivery mode knowledge after cesarean section, in order to provide a basis for making effective intervention programs and reduce the cesarean delivery on maternal request rate. Methods Investigated on the knowledge of delivery mode after cesarean section for 330 repeat pregnant women on Maternal and Children Healthy Hospital of Shanxi Province by questionnaire. Results This study investigated 330 repeat pregnant women, recycling effective questionnaire 318, and the recycling effective rate was 96.4%. Different pregnant women with different education level, the number of weeks of gestation, the doctors′recommendations on the delivery had different scores of knowledge of delivery mode after cesarean section. The difference was significant (P < 0.05). The Multi-factor Logistics regression analysis showed that the repeat pregnant women′ s education and the doctors′recommendations on the delivery are associated with the scores of knowledge of delivery mode after cesarean section (P<0.05). The more higher level of their education, and if the doctor had provided the advice of delivery mode to repeat pregnant women before, the more higher scores the repeat pregnant women got. Conclusions The level of the knowledge of delivery mode after cesarean section is low. It′s time to take appropriate health education intervention strategies to reduce the rate of cesarean delivery on maternal request.

Objective Acute necrotizing pancreatitis (ANP) may cause lung injury.This study explores two factors that are associated with lung damage from ANP,the expression of tumor suppressor factor CYLD and nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB).Methods 72 adult Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into 3 groups:sham operation,ANP,and GdCl3 treatment groups (n=24 for each group).A retrograde injection of 5％ sodium taurocholate into the biliopancreeatic duct of rats induced ANP,and the animals were killed 1,3,6,and 12 hours after the ANP induction.AMs were harvested by bronchoalveolar lavage technique,and TNF-a and IL-1β levels in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) were evaluated.Lung tissue was checked with histological examinations,and the activity of NF-κB and CYLD in AM were measured by western blot.Results TNF-α and IL-1β secreted by AM were gradually elevated,peaked on the sixth hour,had maximums of (491.3 ±20.3)ng/L and (178.83±11.32)ng/L respectively,and decreased on the twelfth hour.The levels of TNF-α and IL-1β in the ANP group were significantly higher than the sham operation group (P＜0.05),and the GdC13 group levels were obviously lower than ANP group.In the sham operation group,the expression of NF-κB was low and CYLD was high.In the ANP group,when compared to the sham operation group,the expression of NF-κB rose after 3 hours and continued to rise with time progression (P＜0.05).In contrast,CYLD protein expression in the ANP group dropped after 3 hours and continued to gradually decrease (P＜0.05).The CYLD and NF-κB protein expression in GdCl3 groups had similar trends as the ANP group.GdCl3 group CYLD levels began to rise at 6 hours (P＜0.05),and NF κB levels began to fall at 1 hour (P＜0.05).The expression of NF-κB and CYLD possessed a negative correlation in both the ANP and GdCl3 groups (r =-0.918,r=-0.723,P＜ 0.01).Conclusions Therefore,in acute lung injury associated with acute pancreatitis,CYLD expression decreased with evident phases,such as a decrease in levels after 3 hours,and NF κB expression increased.Also,GdCl3 may be responsible for upregulation of CYLD expression and downregulation of NF-κB expression,and confirmed that CYLD had a negative effect on NF-κB.Perhaps GdCl3 could be used in the future to ameliorate the lung injury associated with ANP.

Objective To evaluate the performance of homocysteine(Hcy)test kit produced by a domestic company and to inves-tigate its feasibility in clinical application.Methods A series of methodological evaluation experiments including the accuracy,re-peatability,stability and linear range of the Hcy reagent kit were carried out on the Olympus Au640 biochemistry analyzer.Results The experiments showed that the relative biases of detection results of normal value quality control serum and pathological value quality control serum were 0.2% and 4.9%,respectively,which were far less than 15% of the reagent instruction.The intra-assay coefficients of variation(CV)of normal and pathological quality control serum were 2.6% and 2.3% respectively,which were less than 5% of the reagent instruction.While the inter-assay CV of normal and pathological quality control serum were 4.4% and 4.1% respectively,which were less than 10% of the reagent instruction.The experiments for the linear range evaluation showed that R 2 was 0.997 in the concentration range of 0 -66 μmol/L,which suggested that the correlation between expected value and measured value was very well.Otherwise,the slope rate b1 of 0.979 9 and the intercept b0 of 0.151 8 were both showed that the de-tection results of Hcy reagent were linear in the concentration of 0-66 μmol/L.Conclusion The performance of Hcy kit produced by a domestic company is very good in the performance indexes of accuracy,repeatability,stability,and linear range and suitable for the clinical application.

Objective To investigate and analyze application of syndrome-differentiated nursing care in the hospitals of TCM in Hunan. Methods A self-designed questionnaire was used to investigate and analyze 485 nurses-in-charge or higher positions in 116 hospitals of TCM in Hunan. Results 90.93% of nursing staff hold that syndrome-differentiated nursing care benefits patients' health; 32.37% of nurses were not familiar with syndrome-differentiated nursing care, and the rate of familiarity was higher among the nurses in municipal and provincial hospitals of TCM than those in county and district hospitals of TCM; hospitals of TCM that carry out syndrome-differentiated nursing care exceeding 70% accounted for 12.37%, with municipal and provincial hospitals of TCM higher than county and district hospitals of TCM. Conclusions Application of syndrome-differentiated nursing care in the hospitals of TCM is of concern. Reform of management model, training system, regulations and laws is needed to encourage nurses' application of syndromedifferentiated nursing care.

Objective To compare the image quality, radiation dose and diagnostic accuracy on film-screen, digital radiography (DR) and computed radiography (CR) mammography. Methods Three different kinds of mammography machines (film-screen, DR and CR) were tested to make sure they were qualified and comparable. Radiographies were taken on Mammo-152 phantom and ACR phantom using filmscreen, DR and CR systems with the same radiation dose. Next, radiographies were taken on two phantoms using DR and CR systems with classic mode or AEC and the radiation dose was recorded. The images were numbered and scored by eight independent experienced radiologists under the same reading condition according to ACR method. Statistics was performed with the randomized complete-block design variance analysis. The diagnostic accuracy of three kinds of mammography methods were compared with Kappa test in clinical cases who had pathologic results. Results The spacial resolution of film-screen system was the highest (7.0-8.0 Lp/mm) and that of CR was the lowest (2.5 Lp/mm). When the radiation dose was increased (27. 0%-30. 0% ), the resolution was improved with DR ( +11. 0% ) but almost no change with CR ( +1.5%). The radiation dose of DR was the lowest on ACR phantom. The delineation of mass was better on film-screen than on CR, but the delineation of fibers and speck was better on CR. When the radiation dose of CR was increased (25. 0% ), the delineation of fibers and speck on CR was similar to that on DR and the delineation of mass was similar to that on film-screen. There was a good correlation between the mammography diagnosis and pathological results (film-screen is 50/56, DR is 83/90 and CR is 61/69,P < 0. 01 and Kappa value > 0. 75) . The diagnostic accuracy of three mammography systems had no statistical difference [film-screen 89. 3% (50/56), DR 92. 2% (83/90) and CR 88. 4% (61/69),Pearson X 2=0. 722 ,P =0. 697]. Conclusion Film/screen system has the highest space resolution and DR has the lowest radiation dose. Three mammography systems have the same diagnostic accuracy for breast disease.

AIM: To investigate the process of human bone marrow stromal cells (hBMSCs) differentiation into neural-like cells and to determine the role of 26S proteasome in neuronal differentiation. METHODS: Purified hBMSCs were treated with β-mercaptoethanol (β-ME) for 1 day and retinoic acid (RA) for 3 days, followed by growth factor (10 μg/L bFGF or 20 μg/L NGF) for another 3 days. Immunofluorescence was performed to detect the expression of nestin (a neural precursor cells marker), Tuj1 (a premature neuronal marker), and neurofilament (NF, a mature neuronal marker) at all stages of induced differentiation. Immunostaining and RT-PCR were used to analyze the expression of 26S proteasome during neuronal differentiation of hBMSCs. To further confirm the role of 26S proteasome in hBMSCs differentiation, cells were treated with β-ME/RA and then followed by protesome inhibitor MG132 and growth factor. Immunostaining was performed to detect NF-positive cells. RESULTS: Quantification results showed that the untreated cells were almost never positive for nestin, Tuj1 and NF. After treated with β-ME/RA, the numbers of nestin-positive cells (34.41%±1.27%) and Tuj1-positive cells (27.79%±1.27%) were increased. Notably, the numbers of NF-positive cells were significantly increased to 56.72%±2.4% after induction with β-ME/RA/GF. Immunofluorescence analysis showed that undifferentiated hBMSCs cells were weakly stained by antibody against 26S proteasome, but the numbers of cells with high-intensity of 26S proteasome were increased after treated with β-ME/RA. The RT-PCR result of 26S proteasome further confirmed that the mRNA level of the cells differentiated by β-ME/RA (1.33), as well as by β-ME/RA/GF (1.77), was significantly increased compared to the undifferentiated cells. Moreover, hBMSCs incubated with protesome inhibitor MG132 significantly decreased the numbers of NF-positive cells (37.59%±1.52%). CONCLUSION: After induction with β-ME/RA/GF, hBMSCs can be differentiated into neural-like cells, which is concomitant with the increase in 26S proteasome expression. Inhibitor of 26S protesome prevents hBMSCs differentiation, suggesting that 26S proteasome may be involved in the differentiation of hBMSCs into neural-like cells.