Objective To analyze the related factors of medical order compliance in patients with chronic prostatitis. Methods 482 patients with chronic prostatitis were investigated by using the National Institutes of Health chronic prostatitis symptom index(NIH-CPSI)、Eysenck personality qusetionnaire( EPQ)and the self-de-signed medical order compliance questionnaire and the patients' disease characteristics and personality were also analyzed.The related factores of medical order compliance in patients were analyzed through hierarchical multiple regression analysis. Results Patients with chronic pwstatitis were younger and their disease condition was seri-ous. Their personality was introverted. They had many psychological problems, such as anxiety, depression, sus-pect, et al. All these were related with patients' compliance. Conclusions Attention should be paid to the patients' personality, and psychotherapy should be given to patients with introverted personality to improve pa-tients' compliance,so that the treatment effect will be increased for patients with chronic prostatitis.

Objective Chitosan has been widely studied in the fields of biomedical materials and tissue engineering,due to its good water solubility,biocompatibility,biodegradability,film-forming property,hemostasis,wound healing and anti-inflammatory effects.Flies maggot shell contains much chitosan,which is one of the excellent raw materials.The aim of this study is to provide integral biological assessment on chitosan trauma dressing.Methods Chitosan samples were subjected to physicochemical analysis (relative molecular mass,degree of deacetylation,and content of heavy metal),bacteriostatic test,skin sensitization,cytotoxicity tests as well as hemolysis test according to national standard of China.Results The relative molecular mass of chitosan was 266 ku,the degree of deacetylation of chitosan was 75％,and the content of heavy metal was less than 10-5.The cytotoxicity level was evalnated at the first level which indicating the low cell toxicity.Skin sensitization test showed that no sensitization reaction was practically detected.The hemolysis rate was 0.769％,which was less than 5％,indicating zero hemolysis.Conclusions Chitosan has good character,which may meet the requirements of biological and medical application.

Objective To investigate the correlation between Gab2 expression and platinum drugs chemotherapy resistance by detecting the expression of Gab2 in ovarian cancer.Methods Immunohistochemical and Western blotting techniques were used to detect the expression of Gab2 in 107 specimens of serous ovarian tumor tissue and 12 specimens of normal ovarian tissues resected during bladder cancer radical operation in the department of gynaecology of our hospital from January 2011 to June 2015.The correlation between Gab2 expression with clinical stage and effect of combined chemotherapy based on platinum drugs was analyzed.Results The Gab2 expression level in ovarian cancer tissue was significantly higher than that in normal ovarian tissue,moreover had a relation with the FIGO clinical stage,the expression level of Gab2 increased with the increase of clinical stage,the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05);61 cases were sensitive to chemotherapy,46 cases were resistant to chemotherapy,the Gab2 expression level in the patients with chemotherapy resistance was significantly higher than that in the patients with chemotherapy sensitivity,the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).Conclusion Gab2 may become one of effective indexes for predicting platinum drugs chemotherapy sensitivity.

Adult ; Calcinosis ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Humans ; Inhibins ; metabolism ; Male ; Orchiectomy ; S100 Proteins ; metabolism ; Sertoli Cell Tumor ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Testicular Neoplasms ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Testis ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Vimentin ; metabolism

Objective To investigate the effect of early enteral nutrition combined with probiotics on the nutritional status of patients with severe head injury. Methods Thirty-five patients with severe head injury were randomized into early enteral nutrition group ( control group, n = 18 ) and early enteral nutrition combined with probiotics group (observational group, n = 17). All the patients received enteral nutrition via nasogastric tube within 24-48 hours following admission. Hemoglobin, lymphocyte count,plasma concentrations of total protein, albumin, prealbumin, cholinesterase, and fasting blood glucose were determined before enteral nutrition and at days 8, 15, 21 after enteral nutrition. Arm circumference (AC), triceps skinfold thickness (TSF) and ann muscle circumference ( AMC ) were measured at the same time points. Gastrointestinal reactions as well as the time to first defecation were recorded. Glasgow coma scale (GCS) was assessed. Results There was no difference in terms of hemoglobin, lymphocyte count, plasma concentrations of total protein, prealbumin, and GCS score at each time point between the two groups ( P ＞ 0. 05 ). At day 8 after enteral nutrition, the patients in the observational group exhibited significantly lower level of fasting blood glucose than those in the control group (P ＜ 0.05 ). At day 15,the concentration of plasma cholinesterase in the observational group was significantly higher than that in the control group ( P ＜ 0. 05 ). At day 21, the observational group showed a tendency in increase of plasma albumin level in comparison with the control group( P = 0. 054), and the decrease of AC and AMC was obviously lower than that in the control group ( P ＜0. 05 ) compared with pre-enteral nutrition. The observational group showed less gastro-oesophageal reflux and constipation as well as earlier time to first defecation compared with the control group ( P ＜ 0. 05,0. 01 ). Conclusion Compared with the ordinary enteral nutrition, the enteral nutrition combined with probiotics can attenuate metabolic disorders and improve the nutritional status of the patients with severe head injury.

Escherichia coli BA002, in which the ldhA and pflB genes are deleted, cannot utilize glucose anaerobically due to the inability to regenerate NAD+. To restore glucose utilization, overexpression of nicotinic acid phosphoribosyltransferase (NAPRTase) encoded by the pncB gene, a rate-limiting enzyme of NAD(H) synthesis pathway, resulted in a significant increase in cell mass and succinate production under anaerobic conditions. However, a high concentration of pyruvate was accumulated. Thus, co-expression of NAPRTase and the heterologous pyruvate carboxylase (PYC) of Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris NZ9000 in recombinant E. coli BA016 was investigated. Results in 3 L fermentor showed that OD600 is 4.64 and BA016 consumed 35.00 g/L glucose and produced 25.09 g/L succinate after 112 h under anaerobic conditions. Overexpression of pncB and pyc in BA016, the accumulation of pyruvic acid was further decreased, and the formation of succinic acid was further increased.
Anaerobiosis ; Escherichia coli ; enzymology ; genetics ; metabolism ; Fermentation ; Genetic Engineering ; Glucose ; metabolism ; Industrial Microbiology ; Lactococcus lactis ; enzymology ; NAD ; metabolism ; Pentosyltransferases ; biosynthesis ; genetics ; Pyruvate Carboxylase ; biosynthesis ; genetics ; Succinic Acid ; metabolism

Objective To investigate the clinical status of 1242 patients with diabetic kidney diseases (DKD) during their first hospitalization,and to analyze the risk factors of prognosis,so as to provide reference for clinical practice. Methods Retrospective case-control study was performed.Clinical data of 1242 patients diagnosed as DKD in first hospitalizaton from January 2003 to December 2008 were reviewed,and patients were followed up to realize the prognosis.Multiple regression analysis was carried out to screen the risk factors. Results Most of the patients were Mogensen stage Ⅳ or Ⅴ in their first hospitalization,accounting for 77.2％.24.8％ of cases was complicated with cardiocerebrovascular diseases.Scr of 36.6％ patients was higher than 176.8 μmol/L.One way ANOVA indicated that diabetes course,hemoglobin,serum albumin,Scr and Charlson index were significantly different among Mogensen stage Ⅲ, Ⅳ,Ⅴ patients.Logistic regression showed that age,albumin,Scr,cardiocerebrovascular diseases and Chalson index were risk factors for death in DKD patients (OR =1.057,0.908,1.002,2.006,1.371),but sex,diabetes course and hemoglobin were not risk factors,which was in accord with the resuh from 416 non-dialysis patients.Multiple linear regression analysis revealed serum albumin level was positively correlated with survival in non-dialysis DKD patients (P=0.003).The mean survival time was only 1.2145 year in 162 non-dialysis dead patients. Conclusions DKD patients in our hospital refer quite late,usually with poor conditions and complications.Most of DKD patients are Mogensen stage Ⅳ or Ⅴ in the first hospitalization.Age,serum albumin,Scr,cardiocerebrovascular diseases and Charlson index are risk factors of death,while gender,diabetes course and hemoglobin are not significantly correlated with death.In addition,serum albumin is positively correlated with survival time.Early diagnosis and management of risk factors are crucial for improving the prognosis of DKD patients.

Aim To develop an in vitro high throughput drug screening system based on reporter gene assay for identification of novel compounds with PXR, FXR and LXRα agonist activity. Methods The expressions of exogenous PXR, FXR and LXRαgene in HEK293, HepG2 and LS174T cells were examined by Real-Time quantity PCR. pSG5-hPXR and pGL3-XREM-CYP3A4, pEGFP-N3-hFXR and EcRE-TK-Luc, pCMX-FLAG-hLXRα and pGL3-XREM-CYP3A4 were cotransfected into cells and the optimal ratio of three plasmids was determined. The dose-response relationship between the positive drug and the fold induction was determined. The specificity of the model was ex-amined, and the repeatability was also determined by Z′ value. Results ① The PXR, FXR and LXRα mRNA expression in HEK293 cell is low among three different cells. ②reporter gene vector and expression plasmid ratio of 1∶ 1, 2∶ 1 and 2∶ 1 were proved to be suitable for highest relative luciferase activity for PXR, FXR or LXRα agonist screening model. ③ The relative luciferase activity was induced by Rif, CDCA or T0901317 in a dose-dependent manner. ④Only Rif, CDCA or T0901317 could significantly increase the relative luciferase activity in PXR,FXR or LXRα agonist screening model, no effect of other nuclear re-ceptors agonist was observed, and the values of Z′-factor for PXR, FXR and LXRαagonist screening model were 0. 58, 0. 66 and 0. 63, respectively. Conclusion An in vitro PXR, FXR and LXRα agonist high-throughput screening models are devel-oped with acceptable specificity and repeatability, and the mod-els can be used to screen PXR, FXR and LXRα agonist.

Objective:To investigate the effect of scutellarin on P-gp protein expression and activity in Caco-2 cells. Methods:Scutellarin(25,50 and 100 μmol·L-1 )was incubated with Caco-2 cells respectively for 24 h,48 h and 72 h. The expression of P-gp was determined by western blot assay and the activity of P-gp was determined by Rhodamine-123 assay. Results:P-gp protein ex-pression levels were significantly increased by scutelarin. After the incubation for 24 h with scutellarin,P-gp protein expression was up-regulated 2. 34-,2. 65-and 2. 00-fold in Caco-2 cells. After the incubation with scutellarin for 48 h,P-gp protein expression was up-regulated 2. 70-,4. 66-and 3. 13-fold. After the incubation with scutellarin for 72 h,P-gp protein expression was up-regulated 2. 82-, 2. 62-and 1. 84-fold. The intracellular accumulation of rhodamine-123 was significantly decreased by scutellarin,indicating that the ef-flux transport activity of P-gp was increased by scutellarin in Caco-2 cells. Conclusion:Scutellarin can significantly up-regulate P-gp protein expression and increase the efflux transport activity of P-gp in Caco-2 cells.

Cerebral ischemia is one of the most common diseases treated by acupuncture therapeutics. Recent studies indicated that acupuncture treatment by needling the conception and governor vessels had positive effects in promoting neural regeneration in patients after cerebral ischemia injury. Acupuncture intervention could continuously promote the proliferation and differentiation of the neural stem cells in the brain, obviously up-regulate expression of growth factors, accelerate angiogenesis and inhibit apoptosis. Hence, it is necessary to present an exhaustive review on the mechanisms. The present review gives a detailed description of pathological changes of cerebral ischemia and acupuncture intervention applied to the conception and governor vessels, and proposes research prospects in the future.