Objective To investigate the reliability of appraising biofilm of Klebsiella with silver staining method.Methods Apply improved flat culture to make biofilm of Klebsiella,adopting silver staining method and scanning electron microscopy to observe and appraise.Results Observation with general optical microscope after silver staining to appraise biofolm is identical with that using scanning electron microscope.Conclusions Silver staining method used to appraise biofilm of Klebsiella is reliable and simple.

Objective evaluate the mechanism that bacteria growing in biofilm always resist to antimicrobial agents,and to provide the theoretical basis for selecting antimicrobial agents in clinic.Methods Model of klebsiella pneumoniae bacterial biofilm were built up with the modified flat-board method and identified with the method staining with AgNO3 and confocal scanning laser microscopy.We used imipenem to induce the ESBLs production of BF bacteria.ESBLs production was performed by the standard disk diffusion method.Results The isolation rate of ESBLs producting strains in klebsiella planktonically planktonically were 20.0%(8/40).The isolation rate of ESBLs producting strains in klebsiella biofilm were 42.5%(17/40).The isolation rate of ESBLs producting strains in klebsiella biofilm being induced by imipenem were 65.0%(26/40).The isolation rate of group A and group B,groupB and group C was different from each other significantly with the statistic method of ?2-test.Conclusion One of the main reasons that klebsiella and escherichia coli resist to antibiotics is the synergetic effect of BF and ESBLs.

Objective To investigate the significance of the expression levels of humans telomerase reverse transcriptase(hTERT) gene in peripheral blood mononuclear cells with lung cancer patients. Methods From Mar.2002 to Feb.2005,the expression levels of hTERT were detected in 30 lung cancer patients and 15 normal humans by quantitative measurement with RT-PCR. Results The expression levels of hTERT mRNA in lung cancer patients (0.906?0.112) were significant as compared with those health controls(0.407?0.104). Conclusion It is effective to diagnose lung cancer by the quantitative measurement with RT-PCR for the expression levels of hTERT mRNA.

Objective To investigate the relationship between IPF and IL 8.Method Apply ELISA method to determine IL 8 produced by PBMCs in 24 IPF patients and 15 healthy persons.Result IL 8 produced by PBMCs in PIF patients was (265 66?35 32)ng/L,which was higher than that in healthy group (180 09?32 46)ng/L(P

Objective To investigate the effect of azithromycin,erythromycin and roxithromyein at varying concentration on the β-lactamase produced in the biofilm of Klebsiella pneumoniae.Methods Models of Klebsiella pneumoniae were built up with the modified flat-board method and identified with the confocal scanning laser microscopy.Thirty Klebsiella pneumoniae were incubated at 37 ℃for 24 h,and allocated into 7 groups:biofilm (group A),by 1 MIC azithromycin (group B1),by 1/8 MIC azithromycin (group B2),by 1 MIC erythromycin (group C1),by 1/8 MIC erythromycin (group C2),by 1 MIC roxithromycin (group D1),and biofilm induced by 1/8 MIC roxithromycin (group D2),with 200 μ1 each.The β-lactamase activity in each group was quantitated.Results The β-lactamase activity in group A,group B1,group B2,group C1,group C2,group D1 and group D2 was 0.6534,0.3196,0.4260,0.5028,0.5108,0.6524 and 0.6470 U/mg respectively.The β-lactamase activity in group B1,group B2,group C1 and group C2 was lower than that in group A,and statistically significant difference was observed (P＜0.05).The B-lactamase activity in group D1 and group D2 was similar to that in group A,and no statistically significant differences was observed between them (P＞0.05).The β-lactamase activity in group B1 was lower than that in group B2,and statistically significant difference was observed (P <0.05).No statistically significant difference was observed between group C1 and group C2 (P＞0.05).Conclusion Azithromycin at higher concentration exerts better effects on biofilm formation than other macrolides.

AIM:To study the effect of ?1-adrenergic agonist on alveolar fluid clearance in hypoxic rat lungs. METHODS: Rats were exposed to 10% oxygen. Alveolar fluid clearance (AFC) and lung water content (TLW) were calculated in rats exposed to hypoxia for 24 h and 48 h. Isotonic 5% albumin in solutions with different pharmacological agents were instilled into the distal airways in the hypoxia exposed and room air-exposed rat lungs, and the AFC was examined. RESULTS: As compared with the room air-exposed rats (17.50%?2.66%), AFC in the rats exposed to 10% oxygen was not decreased (18.70%?3.19%), AFC in the rats exposed to 10% oxygen for 48 h was decreased (8.59%?2.60%). Denopamine, a ?1-adrenergic agonist, increased AFC significantly in the rats exposed to room air and hypoxia. The potency of 10-5 mol/L denopamine was similar to that of 10-5mol/L terbutaline. The denopamine effect was partly blocked by inhibitors of sodium transport amiloride and ouabain (AFC were 11.80%?2.79% and 8.53%?2.17%). CONCLUSION: Denopamine, a selective ?1-adrenergic agonist, stimulates alveolar fluid clearance in rats exposed to hypoxia through the active sodium transport, and may have therapeutical effect on pulmonary edema after acute lung injury.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the mechanism that bacteria growing in biofilm(BF) always resist to antimicrobial agents,and to provide the theoretical basis for selecting antimicrobial agents in clinic. METHODS Model of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli bacterial biofilm was built up with the modified flat-board method and identified with the AgNO_3 staining and confocal scanning laser microscopy.We used imipenem to induce the ESBLs production of BF bacteria.ESBLs production was performed by the standard disk diffusion method. RESULTS The isolation rate of ESBLs producing strains in Klebsiella and E.coli planktonically was 20.0% and 22.5%,respectively.The isolation rate of ESBLs producing strains in Klebsiella biofilm and E.coli was 42.5% and 47.5%,respectively.The isolation rate of ESBLs producing strains in above two biofilms and(E.coli) biofilm being induced by imipenem was 65.0% and 70.0%,respectively.The isolation rate of groups A_1 and B_1,groups B_1 and C_1,groups A_2 and B_2,groups B_2 and C_2 was different from each other significantly with the statistic method of ?~2 test. CONCLUSIONS One of the main reasons that Klebsiella and E.coli resist to antibiotics is the synergetic effect of BF and ESBLs.

Objective To investigate the relationship of matrix metalloproteinases(MMP?3 and MMP?9)and the tissue inhibitor TIMP?1 with left ventricular hypertrophy(LVH)in patients with primary hypertension. Methods Totally 140 patients with primary hypertension and 132 healthy controls were included. Matrix metalloproteinase?3(MMP?3),matrix metalloproteinase?9(MMP?9)and tissue inhibitor metalloproteinase?1 (TIMP?1)were measured. All subjects were taken echocardiography examination ,then left ventricular mass index(LVMI)was calculated. Re?sults MMP?3,MMP?9,TIMP?1(488.32±100.32 vs 314.59±99.78;340.56±43.21 vs 290.15±33.98;389.16±57.53 vs 243.45±62.31;P<0.001) and LVMI(113.7±9.9 vs 88.3±10.4,P<0.001)in patients with primary hypertension were significantly higher than those in controls. In a multiple stepwise regression analysis with LVMI as the variable,it was found that age,SBP,MMP?3,MMP?9 and TIMP?1 were main determinants for LVMI (r2=0.78,P<0.001). 3. Patients with primary hypertension were divided into two subgroups according to LVMI,i.e.,hypertension with LVH (group A)and hypertension without LVH(group B). SBP,MMP?3,MMP?9 and TIMP?1(178±31 vs 166±25;490.14±99.13 vs 405.56±53.12;340.56±43.21 vs 290.15±33.98;393.45±47.69 vs 301.58±39.57;P<0.05)of group A were significantly higher than those of group B. Conclusion MMP?3,MMP?9 and TIMP?1 are influencing factors for LVH in patients with primary hypertension.

Objective To explore the clinical characteristics and related factors of Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection in gastric stump lesion.Methods Eighty-nine patients with subtotal gastrectomy gastrointestinal symptoms underwent gastroscope,the clinical data were retrospectively analyzed.The relationship between gastric Hp infection and different operation reasons,different operation,different degree of inflammation,postoperative time,the existence of bile reflux was assessed.Results There were 29 cases of gastric Hp infection,the positive rate of Hp was 32.6％ (29/89).There were no significant difference between different preoperative disease such as duodenal ulcer (bleeding/perforation),gastric ulcer (bleeding/perforation),gastric cancer,leiomyosarcoma and HP infection (P ＞0.05).There was no significant different positive rate of Hp infection between Billroth Ⅰ and Billroth Ⅱ after operation (P ＞0.05).The rate of Hp infection increased with the degree of inflammation (moderate to severe) in gastric stump and anastomotic inflammation.There were significant difference [gastritis severity of inflammation:27.3％ (12/44) vs.57.1％ (16/28),anastomotic inflammation:25 ％ (10/40) vs.50％ (18/36),P ＜ 0.05] ;there was significant difference between two groups of more than 10 years [43.9％ (18/41)] and less than 10 years [22.9％ (11/48)] of Hp infection rate (x2 =4.433,P =0.035) ; the positive rate of Hp infection in group of no bile reflux under gastroscopy were higher than the group of bile reflux,there was significant difference [22.2％ (10/45) vs.43.2％ (19/44),x2 =4.449,P =0.035).Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that,the degree of inflammation (severe) and bile reflux was associated with gastric Hp infection,inflammation (severe) was the dominant risk factor [OR =1.24,95％ CI:1.22-1.56,P =0.01],with bile reflux were protective factors [OR =0.76,95％CI:0.58-0.99,P =0.04].Conclusions Hp infection can promote and aggravate the gastric remnant mucosa inflammation,Hp infection and bile reflux can lead to gastric mucosa pathological changes,there can be independence pathogenic factors,also can cause at the same time,regulate the eradication of residual gastric Hp infection is very important,also deal with the residual stomach regular line of gastroscope and Hp,histologic examination.