Objective To evaluate the expression of vitamin D receptor (VDR) in rectal cancer and mucosa adjacent to cancer. Methods The VDR expression of tumor tissue,mucos a 2cm apart from tumor and normal mucosa was detected by imunohistochemistry, mi crospectrophotometer and computer image analysis in 21 cases of rectal carcinoma . Results The VDR expression in rec tal tumor (2.4?0.7) significantly decreased compared to that of the norma l mucosa (6.0?0.6)(P

BACKGROUND:Due to anisotropic CT volume data, triangular meshes extracted from bone CT images often contain staircase surface, which wil affect the subsequent medical diagnosis. OBJECTIVE:To reconstruct patient-specific bone model based on digital geometry processing technique. METHODS:Firstly, registration was performed in image registration algorithm based on mutual information for bone CT slices, and then contours were extracted by image segmentation and a stack of contours were converted into point clouds. The normals of point clouds were estimated based on Gaussian weighted principal component analysis and the noise from point clouds was removed by trilateral filtering. Final y, bone triangular meshes were constructed by adaptive spherical cover. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:In this paper, the proposed method could generate smoothing bone surface meshes, triangular mesh shape which was formed by the rules and adaptive distribution, for finite element analysis, computer aided manufacturing and three-dimensional printing to provide accurate three-dimensional models.

Objective To observe the effects of exogenous adrenomedullin(ADM)on expressions of IL-4 and IFN-γ following mechanical renal trauma in the rats. Methods A total of 104 healthy adult plain grade Wistar rats were,randomly divided into four groups,ie,normal control group(eight rats),simple trauma group(32 rats),prevention group(32 rats,injected with ADM before trauma)and treatment group(32 rats,injected with ADM after trauma).The experimental model of rat with mechanical renal trauma was prepared by striking the ridge of the left rib area with free dropping forrous hammer in all groups except for the control group.Ten minutes before and after mechanical renal trauma,ADM ly.All rats were sacrificed by draining out all the blood in their hearts at 1,6,12 and 24 hours after mechanical renal trauma.Then,the renal tissues were removed and fixed with 10% formalin for observing the positive expressions of IL-4 and IFN-γ by means of SABC staining. Results Compared with the simple trauma group,the positive expression of IL-4 in the prevention group Wag observed at 1 hour,gradually increased at 6 and 12 hours and reached the peak at 24 hours after mechanical renal trauma,with statistical difference(P<0.05).The positive expression of IL-4 in the treatment group WaS increased at one hour and reached the peak at 6 hours after mechanical renal trauma,with statistical difference(P<0.05).Compared with the simple trauma group,the IFN-γ expression in the prevention group was,increased at 6 and 24 hours but decreased at 12 hour,while that in the treatment group was decreased significantly at 1,12 and 24 hours.Compared with the normal control group,the IFN-γ expression in the treatment group was significantly decreased at 1 and 12 hours.The IFN-γ expression in the treatment group was lower than that in the prevention group at every time points,with statistical difference(P<0.05). Conclusions Preventive and therapeutic administration of exogenous ADM can enhance the expression of IL-4.IL-4 and IFN-γ play an antagonistic role in repair ofthe renal injury.The primary role of exogenous ADM is the dynamic regulation of IFN-γ expression.

OBJECTIVE: To summarize the biocharacteristics, separation and purification as well as the culture technique of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell, which has the potentiality of multiple cellular differentiations, locatedinduced differentiation of bone and cartilage, cellular carrying tray and application in bone tissue engineering.DATA SOURCES: Relative articles were retrieved through Medline database according to the key words of "mesenchymal stem cell, tissue engineer" in English between January 1990 and December 2004. Meanwhile,relative articles were also retrieved in Chinese journal full-text database and Wanfang database with the same key words in Chinese between January 1994 and December 2004.STUDY SELECTION: Articles were retrieved first to select those references which were related to the aspects of biology, isolation and culture of mesenchymal stem cell in tissue engineering. Representative and lated references were included; however, researches on non-bone tissue engineering and repetitive studies were excluded. The rest of articles were looked up for their full text.DATA EXTRACTION: There were 78 articles on mesenchymal stem cell in tissue engineering. Among them, 31 papers were included; the otherbut 47 papers including 13 articles of similar contents and 34 studies on nonbone tissue engineering were excluded.DATA SYNTHESIS: Mesenchymal stem cell mainly existed in bone marrow and could differentiated into multiple tissue cells and increase in vitro.① There were three methods for separation, purification and culture of mesenchymal stem cells: density gradient centrifugation, flow cytometry and adherent screening method. Other scholars obtained cell strain of mesenchymal stem cell through single-cell cloning technique, but this way was more difficult to obtain multiple seed cells. At present, density gradient centrifugation was widely used. ② Mesenchymal stem cell could differentiate into bone cells and cartilae cells through adding inductor into eligible culture medium. Ideal scaffolds could carry and retain the vitality of cells, support rapid endogeny of vessels and be benefit for observing new bone formation under X ray. New bone might be absorbed and replaced in bone rebuilding and form or increase conductive bridging of host bone. Functions of differentiated cells could be maintained by the interaction between scaffolds surface and cells, and the histocompatibility was well. ③ Mesenchymal stem cell was an kind of ideal target cells for gene therapy. It could shift growth factor or cytokine and express foreign protein after multiple desintegration in vitro. It was successful in bone tissue engineering.CONCLUSION: Modern tissue engineering which is presented by stem cells develops quickly at present, but tissue engineering of mesenchymal stem cell starts just now. Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell is characterized by easily materializing, potentiality of multiple tissue differentiation, stable genetic background, non-rejection in implant button and high proliferation. All properties determine that it will be a useful thing in cell and gene therapy as well as tissue engineering.

AIM: To investigate the expression of TCR V? subfamily in T cells in patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). METHODS: The TCR V? 24 subfamily genes were amplified in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from 5 cases with ITP using RT-PCR, to observe the usage of TCR V? repertoire. 10 normal individuals served as controls. RESULTS: Only 4-11 V? subfamily in T cells were identified in ITP cases. The frequent expressions of V? subfamilies were V?2 (100%), V?3 (100%), V?19 (80%) and V?21 (80%), while the expression of V?4, V?6-12, V?17, V?20 and V?24 were not detected. All 24 V? subfamilies were detected in samples from normal individuals. CONCLUSION: The restricted expression of TCR V? subfamilies is one of the T-cell immune features in patients with ITP, indicating that it may be related to the disorder of cellular immune function in ITP.

Objective To design a multifunctional laryngeal mask development and can be used in clinical tracheobronchial foreign body removal, surgical lung lavage, lung surgery to stop bleeding and lung biopsy. Methods Three-way Laryngeal Mask is improved base on the traditional laryngeal mask, it adds a three-way channel(adapter), one end(port) of the threeway channel connected with the laryngeal mask, another end covered the seal cap from which can insert the fiberoptic bronchoscope or endoscope, one another end is a 15mm standard interface for connecting with the respiratory machine or anesthetic machine. The fiberopticscope or other kinds of endoscope will be inserted from the end of seal cap through the laryngeal mask body, the glottis enters trachea to bronchus. The standard end can be connected with the respiratory machine, in the process of operation can adjust the ventilation by manual control or machine-controlled. Results Through the clinical application testing, the use of the multifunctional laryngeal mask for all lung diseases surgery is successful completely, the degree of satisfaction is 100% and the effect of ventilation is excellent. Conclusion The multifunctional laryngeal mask can be widely used in the clinical various lung disease operation with safe, reliable, effective and advantages of fewer complications, which significantly expand the traditional use of laryngeal mask and considerably increase the security of anesthesia and operation.

AIM: To investigate clonal expansion and specific cytotoxicity of TCR V? subfamily T cells from acute myelogenous leukemia M_ 2a subtype (AML-M_ 2a)patients and normal individuals induced by AML-M_ 2a cells, respectively. METHODS: Complementarity determining region 3(CDR3) of TCR ? with variable region genes was amplified in autologous or allogeneic T cells from mixed lymphocyte and tumor culture (MLTC) using RT-PCR. The positive products were further analyzed to identify the clonality of T cells by genescan. The specific cytotoxicity of T cells was analyzed by MTT. RESULTS: T cells from both M_ 2a patients and normal individuals after MLTC showed high response to M_ 2a cells with 4-17 TCR V? subfamily dominant utilization, one or two clonal expansion of T cells were identified in some predominant TCR V? subfamilies. Difference of distribution and clonal expansion of TCR V? subfamily T cells were related to source of T cells and the phase during MLTC. Compared with LAK cell, most of T cells from MLTC were CD3+CD8+T cells with higher and more specific cytoxicity to the induced cells, M_ 2a cells, but not HL60 or K562 cell line. CONCLUSION: Clonal expansion of TCR V? subfamily T cells stimulated selectively by M_ 2a cells may be a specific immune response of autologous and allogeneic T cells to M_ 2a cells associated antigen. The T cells induced by M_ 2a cells have the ability of specific cytoxicity to the AML-M_ 2a cells.

This study was aimed to verify the effects of staged sequential therapy on expressions of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) and its inhibitor TIMP-1 within lung tissues in asthmatic rats with the airway remodeling, by applying a series of tests such as the immunohistochemistry, western blot and real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR. SD rats were randomly divided into 7 groups, which were the asthmatic group (Group X), the normal group (Group Z), the No. 1 sequential therapy group (Group A1), the No. 2 sequential therapy group (Group A2), the No. 3 sequential therapy group (Group A3), the montelukast group (Group M), and the budesonide group (Group B). The asthmatic model was established in each group except Group Z, by sensitization with both ovalbumin (OVA) and aluminium hydroxide via injection at the 1st, 8th and 15th day in a 22-day duration, followed by OVA aerosol inhalation every other day for 8 weeks for asthma activation. At the 8th day after the asthmatic model was established, Group A1 was orally given Ma-Xing Er-Chen Tang (MXECT) during acute phase while given normal saline (NS) during catabasis and stable phase; Group A2 was given MXECT during acute phase, and given modified Jin-Shui Liu-Jun Jian (JSLJJ) during catabasis as well as given NS during stable phase; Group A3 was given MXECT during acute phase, and given modified JSLJJ during catabasis as well as given Liu-Wei Di-Huang (LWDH) Powders during stable phase;Group M was given salbutamol via aerosol inhalation after stimulation, while orally given montelukast during catabasis and stable phase; Group B was given salbutamol via aerosol inhalation after stimulation, while given inhaled budesonide during catabasis and stable phase; Group X was given NS. After the 7-week intervention, the immunohistochemistry, western blot and real-time quantitative PCR were applied to analyze the location and quantitative expression of MMP-9 and TIMP-1, so as to find out the biological mechanism on expressions of MMP-9 and TIMP-1 in lung tissues of asthmatic rats from molecular levels to gene levels. The results of immunohistochemistry, western blot and real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR showed as follows. Compared with Group Z, the contents of MMP-9 and TIMP-1 increased significantly within lung tissues in Group X. Compared with Group X, the contents of MMP-9 and TIMP-1 decreased within lung tissues of asthmatic rats in each treatment group. It was concluded that the expression of MMP-9 and TIMP-1 elevated during asthma. TCM staged sequential therapy can regulate the ratio between MMP-9 and its inhibitor so as to block the airway remodeling, by decreasing the expression of MMP-9 and its inhibitor within lung tissues in asthmatic rats. This is one of the important action mechanisms.

Objective:? -Hemolysin of Staphylococcus aureus,which was expressed in E.coli BL21(DE3) with recombinant pET32a+-?-HL plasmid,was purified with gel filtration chromatography(GFC),and then the engineered subunit vaccine was developed. The immunity effectiveness of this vaccine was evaluated on mouse models.Method:The purified fusion protein was analyzed in SDS-PAGE,and subjected to the evaluation of its median hemolytic dose potency(HD50) was finally analyzed with rabbit erythrocyte. Protein concentration was determined by the method of Bradford. Antibody titers were evaluated on ELISA,and then challenged to gain the immunity protect index.Results:There is an expected protein band with molecular mass of 53kDa in SDS-PAGE,and the concentration is 0.1278mg/ml. The hemolysis activity is 8012.5 HU/mg. There are specific antibodies acquired in blood-serum from mice after vaccined and the antibody titers rising until it has arrive the max,then following down.Conclusion:The purified fusion protein has good fineness and hemolysis activity,the antibody titers initiated by the protein vaccine go with regulation and the immunoprotection is satisfied.

A Staphylococcus aureus strain, designated zfb, was isolated from a clinical bovine mastitis case of a dairy cow. Staphylococcus aureus zfb can have resistance to methicillin and no lipase contrast by ATCC 25923. The production of the capsule was assessed by the diffuse colonial morphology in serumsoft agar. A mouse infection model was used to determine the LD50 and the invasiveness of SA zfb. The LD50 of SA 25923 to experimental mice was 10-2.5/mL, and the LD50 of SA zfb to experimental mice was 10-4.33/mL. The purpose to detect characteristics of SA zfb makes it an interesting candidate for the preparation and assay of an avirulent mutants against staphylococcal infections and further investigate on pathogenic mechanism.