Objective To introduce a rapid spot test method for nitrite in water to meet the urgent need of nitrite monitoring during accidental pollution. Methods According to the drinking water legislation in Europe (threshold: 0.10 mg/L NO2-), a rapid spot test method for nitrite in water was established by using an optimized composition of reagent mixture and a binary positive/negative response, conducted as follows: a tablet of a mixture of solid reagents containing sulfanilamide, N-(1-naphthyl) ethylene diamine dihydrochloride and sodium chloride was put on a spot test plate of Teflon mould, then, a drop of 30%(V/V) HCl and a drop of water sample were added on the reagent material. Results Under these conditions, all the test samples containing ≥0.10 mg/L NO2- can produce a positive response of the characteristic red-purple color, whereas, the samples will produce a negative response when the level of NO2- was below the limit. The results of real water samples determined with this new method were confirmed by using the photometric method based on the use of the same reagents. Conclusion The method is simple, rapid , accurate, and suitable for field monitoring of nitrite in water.

Animals ; Humans ; Reproducibility of Results ; Selenium ; analysis ; Spectrometry, Fluorescence ; Spectrophotometry, Atomic

Objective To study the effect of small interfering RNA(siRNA) of human papillomavirus(HPV) 18(E6) gene on apoptosis of HPV-related cervical HeLa cell line.Methods siRNA targeting HPV18 E6 mRNA was designed and generated by PCR amplification.The PCR products containing U6 promoter and the siRNA sequence were then transfected into HeLa cells via Lipofectamine()~(TM)2000.Cell viability was determined by MTT assay.Apoptosis was detected by morphological observation and flow cytometry analysis.The expression level of HPV18 E6 mRNA was assayed by RT-PCR.Results The cell growth and viability of(siRNA) transfected group were significantly inhibited(P

Objective To explore the mechanism of Shenkangwan in preventing the development of diabetic nephropathy(DN)through TGF-?1/Smad signaling pathway.Methods The diabetic rat models were established by intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin(STZ)in male Wistar rats and randomly divided into 3 groups:model control group,Capoten group and Shenkangwan group.Another 8 normal Wistar rats served as normal control.After the rats had been treated for 8 weeks,the mRNA expressions of fibronetin(FN)and TGF-?1 were detected by RT-PCR and the protein expressions of Smad 2,Smad 3 by immunohistochemistry in the renal tissues.Results During the past 8 weeks,the blood glucose of the rats in the model control group was all over 16.7 mmol/L and they exhibited the symptoms of diabetes mellitus,such as excessive thirsty,extreme hunger,frequent urination and unusual weight loss.The mRNA expressions of FN and TGF-?1 in rat renal tissues of model control group were significantly higher than those in the rats of normal control group(P

Objective:The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of enteral nutrition on stress response and gut barrier function after surgery for esophageal cancer. Methods: Patients who underwent esophagectomy were divided into two groups. Group PN (28 patients) served as the control group. Group EN (26 patients) received enteral nutrition. Results: The serum total protein, albumin, prealbumin and transferrin decreased after operation, but there were no differences between the two groups. The serum levels of IL-6 were significantly higher on the first and third postoperative days after the operation in two groups (P

Objective: To compare the differences in gene expression between murine intestine intraepithelial lymphocytes (iIELs) and splenic T lymphocytes, establishing the cDNA subtractive library of iIELs, analyzing the iIELs special genes. Methods: The iIELs and splenic T lymphocytes were isolated by density gradient in Percoll and nylon column respectively. cDNA subtractive library of iIELs was established by improved subtractive hybridization. The cDNA was ligated with a different adaptor. After 2 rounds of hybridization and suppression PCR amplification, the PCR products were directly inserted into the plasmid vectors. The ESTs special for iIELs were screened by reverse Northern blot. Results: Fifty ESTs with obvious difference in the cDNA subtractive library of iIELs were screened. These ESTs were squenced and submitted to Genebank. The ESTs were analyzed through BLAST, and 14 genes special for iIELs were obtained. These genes were associated with the pattern recognition of pathogen, cytokine signal transduction and proteinase inhibitors. Conclusion: iIELs are important components of intestine natural immunity, it can recognize the conservative antigens of bacteria and can be affected by cytokines and proteinase inhibitors, leading to unique cellular behavior--more resting and less activation.

Objective　Exploring how to check the proportional hazards assumption of the Cox model,and the solutions to non-proportional hazards between the covariates and the hazard function.Methods　With a example data set of Ⅲc stage ovarian serous cystadenocarcina,illustrating how to use graphical methods to check the proportional hazards assumption of the Cox model.Results　the predictor of post-surgery administering medicine times violated the proportional hazards assumption of the Cox model.Conclusion　when using the Cox model to analyze the predictors of survival time,checking whether the predictors violate the proportional hazards assumption of the Cox model or not should be paid attention to.

Objective To study the clinical effect of surgery combined with antifungal drug in treatment of fungal nose-sinusitis.Methods The clinical data of 108 cases with fungal nose-sinusitis were retrospectively analyzed.All patients were treated with nasal endoscopic sinus surgery.According to whether the patients received antifungal drugs after low-temperature plasma-assisted surgery,the patients were divided into the treatment group and the control group.The treatment group(56 cases) was given antifungal fluconazole after low-temperature plasma-assisted endoscopic sinus surgery.52 cases in the control group were washed by 0.9％ sodium chloride solution after conventional endoscopic sinus surgery.The patients were followed up for 6 months to 2 years,the therapeutic effect and recurrence were compared between the two groups.Results 56 patients of the treatment group,49 cases were cured,7 cases improved,no recurrence.52 cases in the control group,47 cases were cured,improved in 4 cases,ineffective in 1 case,3 cases of recurrence.The recurrence rate of the treatment group was significantly lower than the control group (x2 =4.82,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion The low-temperature plasma-assisted surgery combined with antifungal drug.in the treatment of fungal nose-sinusitis has exact efficacy,and has significant effect on the prevention and reduce the relapse rate,which worthy of clinical promotion.

Objective To explore the current education situation and demand of network teaching for health service management course so as to provide recommendations for improvement.Methods Questionnaire survey was conducted among 232 undergraduates from majors of preventive medicine,stomatology and clinical medicine.Totally 204 valid questionnaires were organized and recorded into database and SPSS 12.0 was employed to make descriptive statistical analysis of the data.Statistical results were used to show the current education situation and demand of network teaching for health service management course.Results 52.94％ (108/204) of the students interviewed were dissatisfied with current teaching mode.87.25％ (178/204) of the students believed the course website would be beneficial for learning.For the construction of the course website,health insurance system,health policy analysis and health organization system were considered both important and difficult.59.31％ (121/204) of the students showed that the course website should be updated at least once a week.Conclusions It is necessary to explore the network teaching mode for health service management course.Teaching reform depending on different professions and curriculums should be carried out for network teaching.

Objective:To evaluate the effectiveness and treatment feature of maxillary incisor extraction in orthodontics.Methods:9 patients underwent orthodontic treatment with maxillary incisor extraction,5 female and 4 male,with an average age of 1 7.2 years at the start,were included.5 patients were treated by extraction of both upper incisors and lower first premolars,4 by extraction of the abnor-mal incisor and the first premolars in the other three quadrants.Cephalometric and Bolton index analysis were carried out.Results:Sat-isfactory treatment results were observed in all patients.Before treatment the predicted Bolton index of the patients of the anterior ratio and the overall ratio were 80.1 4% and 91 .3%,after orthodontic treatment 78.68% and 90.28%,respectively.Cephalometric analysis showed that U1 -NA(mm),U1 -NA,L1 -NB(mm),L1 -NB,U1 -SN,L1 -MP,UL-E and LL-E were decreased(P <0.05).Conclu-sion:Individual treatment plan based on Bolton index analysis and the corresponding techniques and methods,the patients with abnor-mal upper incisors can be effectively treated with the extraction of maxillary incisors.