Objective To observe the expression levels of 8 - hydroxy-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) in patients with different glucose metabolism and its relationship with islet dysfunction.Methods Based on the 75 g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), the patients were divided into 3 groups: normal glucose tolerance (NGT) group (30 patients), isolated impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) group (28 patients), type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) group (28 patients), and 30 healthy subjects were selected as the healthy control group (healthy control, HC) . The triglyceride (TG) and total cholesterol (TC), glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), fasting blood glucose (FBG), insulin resistance index, insulin and c-peptide area under the curve (AUC) were detected, and compared between groups, and the correlation between 8-OHdG and these indexes was analyzed. Results There was no difference in FBG values between NGT group and HC group, the indicators of patients in other groups were higher than HC group,the difference was statistically significant (P<0.01). The values of FBG, 8-OHdG, HbA1C and HOMA-IR of patients in IGT group were higher than NGT group, the difference was statistically significant (P<0.01) . The values of FBG ,8-OHdG, HbA1C and HOMA-IR in T2DM group were higher than IGT group. There were no differences in insulin AUC between NGT group, IGT group and T2DM group (P> 0.05) . 8-OHdG was correlated with FBG, HbA1c, HOMA-IR, C peptide AUC, insulin AUC, and the correlation coefficients were 0.704, 0.713, 0.665, 0.825 and 0.653, respectively, the differences were statistically significant. Conclusions 8-OHdG levels can reflect the status of islet dysfunction,and can be used as an indicator of islet function for diabetic patients.

Objective To assess the clinical value of CT in the identification of the etiology of primary aldosteronism(PA).Methods Seventeen cases who underwent both adrenal vein sampling (AVS)and CT examination were retrospectively investigated.By using results of AVS as gold standard.we evaluated CT in the determination of the etiology of(PA).Results Seven cases showed no abnormalities on CT,and six eases exhibited unilateral or bilateral nodules.Enlarged configuration was found bilaterally in 2 cases and unilaterally in one case.and in another case with contralateral nodules.In 15 cases with bilateral adrenal hyperplasia(BAH)pwved by AVS,7 eases had normal CT ima6ng,5 cases showed CT findings consistent with AVS,and 3 cases showed intermediate findings.Conclusion CT imaging is unreliable in the identification of the etiology of PA,especially in the diagnosis of BAH.

Objective Try to know the prevalence rate of ESBL-s produced by Eseherichia coil in our hospital from 2003 to 2007.Methods Antibiotic susceptibility were determined by K-B disc diffusion.Double-disk synergy tests performed on Mueller-Hinton agar plates was used for ESBL confirmation.Results There was 23.8% of our isolates can produce ESBLs in 2003,25.4% in 2004,31.3% in 2005,36.6% in 2006 and 44.9% in 2007,respectively.The situation of antibiotic resistance is more severe.Conclusion The antibiotic resistance should be well surveyed and the ESBLs must be routinely assayed.

Objective To study the changes of resistin and the relationship between resistin and other indexes in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methods Seventy patients with type 2 diabetics were chosen and divided into three groups according to weight index and 15 healthy persons were chosen as controls. ELISA was adopted to determine resistin concentration. Oxydase method was adopted to measure blood sugar. Radio immunoassay was used to measure insulin level. Results Resistin concentration of patient groups r(23.06±9.34)μg/L ] was significantly higher than that of control group [( 9. 89±4. 47) μg/L, P<0. 01 ]. Resistin was positively related to body mass index (r = 0.4 467) and fat distribution (r= 0. 3 314, P<0.01). Resistin was also positively correlated to the area under the curve of sugar tolerance (r=0. 7 063, P<0. 01), negatively related to the insulin resistance index (r=-0. 4 154, P<0.01), but not related to area under the curve of synchronous insulin release (P>0. 05). And a formula was obtainted : Resistin=- 15. 869 + 0. 339×GAUC+0.790×BMI. Conclusion The level of reslstin in type 2 diabetics is higher. And reslstin is related to other factors. This formula is of great significance for clinical study of diabetic's disor- ders.

Objective:This study was based on digital orthodontic diagnosis work flow for indirect bonding transfer tray model design and three-dimensional (3D) printing, and the aim of this paper was to inspect the dimensional accuracyof 3D printed brackets, which is the foundation of the follow up work and hoped that will illuminate the clinical application of the digital orthodontics work flow.Methods: The samples which consisted of 14 cases of patients with malocclusion from Department of Orthodontics Peking University were selected, including 8 cases with tooth extraction and 6 cases without tooth extraction.All the 14 patients were taken intra-oral scan (Trios 3Shape,Denmark)and cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT, NewTom 3G volumetric scanner, Aperio Service,Italy)shooting after periodontal treatment.STL data and DICOM data were obtained from intraoral scans and CBCT images.Data segmentation, registration, fusion, automatic tooth arrangement, virtual positioning of orthodontic appliance and conversion the coordinates of malocclusion model were all done with self-programming software.The data of 3D printing model with brackets on it were output finally and printed out with EDEN260V (Objet Geometries, Israel) to make indirect bonding transfer tray.Digital vernier caliper was used to measure the length and width of upper and lower left brackets and buccal tubes on those 3D models after removal of surrounding supporting material by ultrasonic vibration and water-spray.Intra-examiner reliability was assessed by using intra-class correlation coefficients (ICC), and one-sample T test was used to compare the measurements with the standard dimensional data of the brackets.Results: There were significant differences which range in 0.04-0.17 mm between the 13 items out of the 19 measurement items.Except for the length of the lower left premolars''brackets, mean values of the other items were greater than the test value.Conclusion: Although the measurement results in the width of brackets and the width and length of the buccal tubes obtained experimentally were slightly larger than the test value,this may not reduce the accuracy of indirect bonding procedure in clinic necessarily.Whether the differences which range in 0.04-0.17 mm would actually affect the retention and positioning of brackets needs to be confirmed by further studies.

Objective To study the changes of resistin, blood fat and hepatic function in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methods Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to determine the content of resistin in peripheral blood. Radio immunoassay was used to determine the content of insulin . Oxydase or chemical method was used to determine blood sugar,and automatic analytical instrument was used to determine blood sugar, blood fat and hepatic function. Results Blood-fasting sugars in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (8.85?3.21 mmol/L) increased significantly (P0.05). Conclusion Disorders of internal environment exist in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Contents of resistin, ALB, and blood fat are higher in the patients than those in the controls.

Objective To introduce the experience of improved posterolateral mini-incision total hip urthroplasty(THA)in treatment of femoral neck fractures.Methods Of 199 patients(207 hips)treated with preliminary THA from October2002 to January 2005,them were46 patients(46 hips)with femoral neck fractures including31 fresh fractures and 15 old ones,which were then treated with posterolateral mini-incision THA.An observation was done on length of incision,operation time,volume of blood loss,drainage volume,hospital stays,postoperative complications,functional recovery and Harris score.Results All patients were followed up for 14-26 months(mean 17.2 months).The final Harris score during follow-up was(84.1±8.6)points in the fresh fracture group and(85.8±7.6)points in the old fracture group.Pestoperative X-ray showed sound position of the prosthesis.There was no statistical difference upon length of incision,operation time,blood loss,drainage volume and hospital stays between fresh fracture group and old fracture group(P＞0.05).Dislocation occurred in one patient in each group.Conclusion Posterolateral mini-incision THA is proved to be successful in reducing surgical trauma,accelerating rehabilitation and decreasing blood loss and complications for patients with femoral neck fractures.

Objective To clone and characterize Profilin encoding genes in Amaranthus spinosus and to analyze the contribution of different amino acids in isoallergens to allergen antigenicity and tertiary structure. Methods The primers were designed according to the core sequences which were obtained by bioinformatic analysis of the known Profilin amino acid sequences, followed by gene cloning from the Ama- ranthus spinosus cDNA pool and subsequent confirmation by double-digestion, colony PCR and DNA sequen- cing. Antigenicity evaluation and tertiary structural modeling of the encoded protein were accomplished by online software MULTIPRED and SWISS-MODEL, respectively. Results Two panallergenic genes, named as PRF7 and PRF23, were acquired from Amaranthus spinosus. Sequence and structure analysis demonstra- ted that there was some discrepancy in tertiary structures of the encoded proteins, besides distinct difference in their amino acid sequences. PRF7 exhibited high homology with panallergen Profilins Q64LH0, with the identities 98%, whereas the homology of PRF23 and Q9XF42 (apple allergen) was 81%. Q64LH0 and PRF23 were modeled as 3nulA (Q42449) and lg5uB (Q9LE18), respectively. PRF23 exhibited distinct0 three dimensional structural difference in certain fragments compared with Q64LH0 and other Profilins. Though the average values of antigenicity displayed no difference between Q64LH0 and PRF23 on whole se- quences, the antigenicity of PRF23 on certain fragments was obviously lower than that of Q64LHO because of the alteration of some amino acids with different characters, implying the cause of lower incidence of hay fe- ver in South China than in North China. Conclusion Based on sequence analysis, antigenicity evaluation and tertiary structural modeling for Q64LH0 and PRF23, we obtained lots of useful information about the contribution of different amino acids to antigenicity and protein structures, thus would facilitate allergen ge- netic improvement by amino acid replacement.

The present study aimed to study the effects of applying mixed probiotics in the feed on growth performance,antioxidant activity and immune function in yellow-feathered broilers.Three hundred sixty yellow-feathered broilers at 10-day-old were divided into 4 groups.Group A was fed with basal diets,group B with basal diets added 50 g/t mixed probiotics,group C with basal diets added 100 g/t mixed probiotics and group D with basal diets added 300 g/t mixed probiotics.Each group included 9 replicates(10 birds per replicates),and the experiment lasted 50 days.Results showed that group D got the highest average daily gain(ADG) of all groups,and compared with the control group A,ADG was increased by 4.11％ (P＜0.05).Group B got the lowest feed-gain ratio of all groups,and the feed-gain ratio was decreased by 4.58％(P＜0.05) compared with the control group A.Group D got significantly increased duodenal villous length,serum antioxidant index and antibody titer(P＜0.05) compared with the control group A.The effects of mixed probiotics on the growth performance,antioxidant activity and immune function were distinct in yellow-feathered broilers,and 100 g/t mixed probiotics was recommended.