Cardiac Catheterization ; trends ; Forecasting ; Heart Defects, Congenital ; therapy ; Humans

Heart Defects, Congenital ; therapy ; Humans

Arrhythmias, Cardiac ; therapy ; Biomedical Research ; methods ; standards ; Catheter Ablation ; Child ; China ; Drug Therapy ; Humans

Objective To investigate the prevalence of 16S rRNA methylase genes, armA and rmtB, which mediate high level aminoglycoside resistance, in gram-negative bacteria isolated from 2 hospitals in Dalian and study the mechanism of aminoglycoside resistance.Methods A total of 134 amikacin-resistant clinical isolates of gram-negative bacteria were collected. Two 16S rRNA methylase genes, armA and rmtB, were identified by PCR-based assays. PCR products were extracted for DNA sequencing analysis. armA and rmtB gene mapping were conducted by plasmid extraction, conjugation and transformation. The MICs of amikacin, gentamicin and tobramycin were determined for the positive isolates, transconjugants and the resultant strain of transformation using agar dilution technique. Results Overall armA was identified in 21 strains of Acinetobacter baumannii, rmtB in 5 strains of Escherichia coli and 5 strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae. Plasmid extraction and conjugation experiments were only successful for rmtB-positive isolates. Transconjugant and DH5a (pMDarmA) exhibited high-level resistance to aminoglycosides.Conclusions The 16S rRNA methylase genes, armA and rmtB are identified in Dalian. armA gene is identified in A. baumannii. rmtB gene is located on the plasmid of E. coli and K. pneumoniae. armA and rmtB can induce high-level resistance to aminoglycosides.

Objective To explore the correlation between serum HBV-DNA content and hepatic fibrosis indicators in hchronic epatitis B patients.Methods Serum HBV-DNA content was determined by using real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR and he-patic fibrosis indicators including hyaluronic acid,laminin,procollagen Ⅲ,and collagen Ⅳ which were determined by using chemilu-minescence.Results The logarithm value of serum HBV-DNA content of the 110 hepatitis B patients was 5.32±1.37.Serum hyal-uronic acid concentration was (197.81 ±85.37)mg/mL;procollagen Ⅲ concentration was (142.66 ±30.28)μg/mL.Collagen Ⅳconcentration was (90.34 ±20.53)μg/mL.Laminin was (143.96 ±31.79 )μg/mL.All these indicators were significantly higher than the control group (P <0.01).But there were no significant linear correlation between serum HBV-DNA content and the four hepatic fibrosis indicators(P >0.05).Conclusion The hepatic fibrosis indicators increased significantly in hepatitis B patients but there were no significant correlations between serum HBV-DNA content and the hepatic fibrosis indicators.

There have been increasing reports on liver injury induced by traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and natural medicine in recent years. The risk of liver injury induced by TCMs has attracted more attention at home and abroad. In this paper,epidemiologic characteristics,risk factors,clinical features of TCMs induced liver injury were discussed. The myth about research and safety evaluation of TCMs induced liver injury was analyzed. Based on the property of TCMs and characteristics of their clinical use,this paper proposed the priorities of basic and clinical safety evaluation of TCMs induced liver toxicity. It is hoped that this study may provide reference for scientific evaluation of liver toxicity of TCMs.

Lycopene is an important natural carotenoid,and is widely found in human tissues and blood,with the prevention of many types of cancer,anti-aging effect.It can inhibit the proliferation of cancer cells of oral malignancy,and increasing of gap-junction communication between cells to prevent oral cancer,and also can inhibit the development of colorectal cancer by reducing the activity of matrix metalloproteinase.It plays the role of anti-metastasis through enhancing the expression of anti-metastatic gene nm23-H1.

Recently,many studies find that microRNA plays a key role in the development,diagnosis,treatment and prevention of gastric cancer.It is confirmed that miR-451 can be used as a useful biomarker for the screening of gastric cancer.Studies also show that miR-203 and miR-21 may become diagnostic markers of gastric cancer.MicroRNA can play the role of oncogenes,and also can play the role of tumor suppressor gene,such as miR-141 plays the role of tumor suppressor gene through inhibition of the positive fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 gene expression.

Mitochondria play an important role in energy ( ATP ) production through oxidative phosphorylation pathway and the regulation of cell death by apoptosis. Mitochondrial dysfunction has been implicated in the pathophysiology of a number of neurodegenerative diseases. Glaucoma as a neurodegenerative disorder, mitochondrial oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of glaucoma and the damage of RGCs has received close attention in recent years. ln this article, we reviewed the current evidences and recent advances in the relationship between mitochondrial oxidative stress and the RGCs apoptosis.

Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary ; Humans