Objective To discuss the distributional characteristics and drug-resistance of Enterococcus species isolated from urine specimens.Methods 3096 middle-segment urine specimens were collected since January to December in 2011 for culture.The identification of pathogenic bacteria and antibiotics sensitivity tests were carried out with VITEK2-compact combined with GN,AST-GN13,GP,AST-GP67,and antibiotics sensitivity tested performed by K-B and E-test at the same time.The results were determined by CLSI 2011.Results 1248 of 3096 pathogenic bacteria were isolated (40.31％).549 strains of Escherichia coli were detected (43.99％) which was the most common and 159 strains of Enterococcus were detected (12.74％) which was the second most common.The Enterococcus detection rate in woman (15.02％)was higher than that in man (10.35％),in out-patients (15.54％) than the that in hospitalized patients (12.49％),and in the patients of non-surgical departments (13.65％) than those of surgical departments (11.38％).The Enterococcus was absolutely sensitive to tigecycline,and the sensitive rate to vancomycin and linezolid were over 90％.The antibiotics sensitivity was higher for Enterococcus faecalis than that for Enterococcus faecium,and in surgical departments than non-surgical departments.Conclusions The detection rate of Enterococcus in urinary tract infection patients is quite high and varied between sexes and departments.The difference of drug resistance between species is obvious,and the bacteria species should be identified in order to use the antibiotics reasonably to postpone the development of drug resistant strains.

Objective: To investigate the expression of EMS1 in laryngeal carcinoma and its clinical signifi-cance. Method:The expression of EMS1 protein was measured in 40 samples of, 40 samples of para carcinoma tis-sues (which were near to cutting margin of laryngeal carcinoma tissuse over 0. 5 cm) ,and 20 samples of normal la-ryngeal mucosa as controls by Flow Cytometere( Epics-XL Ⅱ ). Results:The quantity and percentage of EMS1 pro-tein expression in laryngeal carcinoma tissues was significantly higher than those in para carcinoma and in normal laryngeal mucosa tissues respectively(P<0. 05). There was no significant expression difference between the para carcinoma tissues and normal laryngeal mucosa tissues. There were positive correlation between the expressions of EMS1 protein and metastasis, pathological grade and clinical stage in laryngeal carcinoma. But there were not rela-tionship with patients' clinical classification, tumor size, smoking history, age and sex. Conclusion: The high ex-pression of EMS1 may contribute to the carcinogenesis and development of laryngeal carcinoma. The expression of EMS1 protein is an important index of judging differentiation, infiltration, metastasis and staging of laryngeal car-cinoma.

Objective To summarize the observation points and nursing experience after minimally invasive ventriculo-atrial shunt. Methods 45 patients after minimally invasive ventficulo-atrial shunt were given preoperative psychological care and preparations, postoperative observation of vital signs, con-sciousness, pupil, with or without intracranial hypertension, inadequate shunt or transitional symptoms, in-fectious symptoms, specific and basic care, awareness of postoperative complications and detailed guidance for discharge and follow-up jobs. Results Half month after shunt 28 cases regained consciousness, 9 cases with alleviated consciousness dysfunction, 8 cases with unchanged consciousness dysfunction, 5 cases with shunt blockage; 3 cases with over-shunt; 5 cases with inadequate shunt, 1 case with blood-borne in-fection, 1 case with shunt exposed, no intracranial infection, air embolism, complications such as endocardi-tis took place. Conclusions Adequate preoperative preparation and close postoperative observation, ef-fective specific care and basic care can increase success rate of ventriculo-atrial shunt and improve the quality of life of patients.

Objective To investigate SCCmec genotypes and drug-resistance profiles of the methieillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis (MRSE) strains isolated from the patients suffered from diabetic foot infections (DFI) in the Tianjin Metabohc Diseases Hospital. Methods After dabridement, specimens of 390 infectious diabetic foot ulcers in the hospital from Jan 2008 to Jun 2010 were collected from the wound basal parts by cotton swab for culture. The disk-diffusion method was performed to examine antimicrobial susceptibility. DNAs of the MRSE strains were extracted, and their SCCmec genotypes were identified by PCR. Results Twenty of the seventy(28.6% ,20/70)Staphylococcus epidermidis strains were mecA posifive. Among the MRSE isolates, 2 ( 10.0% )were SCCmec Ⅱ ,9 (45.0%)were SCCmecⅢ and 9 (45.0%)were SCCmec Ⅳ. None of the isolates were genotyped as SCCmec Ⅰ or Ⅴ. No mater which genotypes they were, all the MRSE isolates were multi-drug resistant. They were resistant not only to β-lactams (including penicillins, cefoxitin and cephems), but also to non-β-lactams (including macrolides, fiuoroquinolones and sulfonamides ) . Resistance to voncomycin and rifampicin were not found in these strains . Conclusion SCCmec Ⅲ and SCCmecⅣ are major genotypes of the MRSE isolates from the infectious diabetic foot ulcers.The SCCmec Ⅳ genotype strains with multi-drug resistant profiles are prevalent in the diabetic foot infections.

Objective:To explore the expression of N-cadherin and its correlations with the clinicopathological features of human ovarian carcinoma.Methods:The expression of N-cadherin in 281 cases of ovarian carcinoma tissues were determined by immunohistochemical method.The correlations of N-cadherin expression with the clinicopathological features of human ovarian carcinoma were analyzed.Results:There was higher expression of N-cadherin in the metastatic lesions than its paired primary lesions (P =0.018).The expression level of N-cadherin in ovarian carcinoma was correlated with the FIGO stage (P =0.034),histological type (P ＜0.001) and tumor grade (P =0.004).Conclusions:High expression of N-cadherin might positively correlate with the invasion and migration ability of ovarian carcinoma cells,which was more common in the the advanced (FIGO Ⅱ-Ⅳ) ovarian carcinoma,high-grade serous carcinoma,and high grade ovarian carcinoma.N-cadherin might be useful in estimating the biological behavior of human ovarian carcinoma.

Objective To observe the effects of methionine enkephalin (M-Enk) on migration of macrophages from mice with impaired liver and its immunomodulatory mechanisms. MethodsLiver of mice was impaired by feeding CCl4 and macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MMIF) was produced by Con A-stimulated spleen lympho- cytes. Inhibition of macrophage migration was measured in reaction system by adding M-Enk. Results Migration of macrophages in both liver-impaired and control group were suppressed by MMIF, but the suppression might be re- versed by adding 1 μmol/L M-Enk (P＜0. 05). M-Enk could significantly inhibit in vitro both of the combination of MMIF with macrophages and production of MMIF from lymphocytes (P＜0. 01). Macrophages from liver-imparied group showed a higher sensitivity compared to the control group (P＜0. 05). ConclusionThe study suggests that opi- oid peptieds play an important role in the modulation of the immune response under stress as liver impairment.

Objective To explore the possible mechanism of action of telomerase in hepatic precancerous lesions, and the regulatory effect of a Chinese medicine prescription HU Qi Shan ( HQS) and its principal drug mistletoe alkali on the telomerase activity in rat liver tissues.Methods Rat model of hepatic precancerous lesions was established by Solt-Farber two-step protocol.The model rats were randomly divided into 5 groups, including the model group, high-dose HQS [8 g/(kg· d)] group, low-dose HQS [4 g/(kg· d)] group, and mistletoe alkali[8 mg/(kg· d)] group.γ-Glutamy-transpeptidase (γ-GT) was analyzed by immunohistochemistry.AFP was detected by immunofluorescence technique.The telomerase activity was detected using a quantitative telomerase detection kit.The expression of NF-κB P65 was detected by immunohistochemistry.The cytoplasmic protein IκB-αwas detected by western blotting.Results After treated with HQS and mistletoe alkali, the areas ofγ-GT-positive foci and number of AFP-positive cells in the liver tissus were significantly decreased than those of the model group ( P<0.05 for both) , the telomerase activity was decreased, the number of NF-κB P65-positive cells was also decreased ( P <0.05 ) , whereas the intracytoplasmic expression of IκB-αproteins was significantly increased ( P <0.05 ) .Conclusions HQS and mistletoe alkali can suppress the telomerase activity.Its possible mechanism may be through inhibition of the over-expressed apoptosis-related genes such as NF-κB P65 and increase the expression of IκB-αdecreasing the telomerase activity.

Objective To investigate the expression of JNK2 in hyperoxic lung injury ,and explore the protective effect of sub-stance P (SP) on hyperoxic lung injury and its mechanism .Methods Sixteen SD rats were divided into four groups with 4 rats in each group :room-air and f 9 g/L saline group (group A) ,room-air and SP group (group B) ,hyperoxia injury group and f 9 g/L sa-line group (group C) ,hyperoxia injury group and SP group (group D) .Rats ingroup B and D were injected with SP 1 × 10-6 mol · L -1 · kg -1 · d-1 intraperitoneally ,group A and group C were injected with an equal volume of 9 g/L saline .The animals were sac-rificed after 14 days of experiment .Lung pathology was examined with light microscopy ,lung wet/dry (W/D) ratio and the level of SP and PCNA and TUNEL in lung were evaluated .The Superoxide dismutase (SOD) ,malondialdehyde (MDA) and glutathione (GSH) level were assayed respectively in lung tissue .The quanlity of JNK2 protein was detected by Western blot analysis .Results Compared with group A ,the high oxygen groups all had different degrees of lung injury ,,while the lung pathological pictures in group D was improved significantly compared with group C .Western blot showed that level of JNK2 in group C was obviously higher than that of group A ;After the intervention ,level of JNK2 in group D was lower than that of group C .The lung W/D retio , TUNEL and PCNA expression and distribution SOD ,MDA and GSH was consistent with the trends of JNK2 protein expression . Conclusion High oxygen stress can activate damage lung tissue JNK 2 activity ;SP protection mechanism of high oxygen lung injury may be induced by cutting high oxygen activation of JNK 2 to inhibit oxidative damage .

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the expression of EMS1 in laryngeal carcinoma and its clinical significance. METHOD: The expression of EMS1 protein was measured in 40 samples of, 40 samples of para carcinoma tissues (which were near to cutting margin of laryngeal carcinoma tissue over 0.5 cm), and 20 samples of normal laryngeal mucosa as controls by Flow Cytometer (Epics-XL II). RESULT: The quantity and percentage of EMS1 protein expression in laryngeal carcinoma tissues was significantly higher than those in para carcinoma and in normal laryngeal mucosa tissues respectively (P<0.05). There was no significant expression difference between the para carcinoma tissues and normal laryngeal mucosa tissues. There were positive correlation between the expressions of EMS1 protein and metastasis, pathological grade and clinical stage in laryngeal carcinoma. But there were not relationship with patients' clinical classification, tumor size, smoking history, age and sex. CONCLUSION The high expression of EMS1 may contribute to the carcinogenesis and development of laryngeal carcinoma. The expression of EMS1 protein is an important index of judging differentiation, infiltration, metastasis and staging of laryngeal carcinoma.
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AIM: To clone and express mouse telomerase reverse transcriptase(mTERT) cDNA and obtain eukaryotic expression vector.METHODS: The cDNA of mTERT was amplified by RT-PCR and PCR.After purification,the gene fragment was cloned into a vector PUC-19.The sequence of inserted mTERT gene fragment was also detected.RESULTS: The recombinant plasmid PUC-19-mTERT was constructed.Positive clones were screened and identified by PCR and digestion with restriction enzyme.The size of gene fragment was(3 369) bp and in accordance with the expected one.CONCLUSION: The mTERT cDNA was obtained and the recombinant eukaryotic expression vector was successfully constructed.The study lays foundation for DCs vaccine modified by mTERT gene for the treatment of tumor.