Objective:To investigate the levels of serum leptin and their effect on Th 1/Th2 balance and the association between serum leptin levels and clinical manifestations in obese children with asthma.Methods: All 56 children with physician-diagnosed moderate-to-severe persistent asthma and 56 healthy controls were included.The children with asthma and without asthma were divided into two groups,obese (n=28) and non-obese (n=28) by body mass index,respectively.Asthma severity was assessed by the asthma symptom score.Peripheral blood samples were collected to determine the levels of leptin , IFN-gamma and IL-4.The results were correlated with the parameters studied.Results:Serum leptin levels were significantly higher in the obese asthma group than in the non -obese asthma group ,as well as being significantly higher in the children with asthma than in the controls ( P<0.01 ) , whereas IFN-gamma levels were significantly higher and IL-4 levels were significantly lower in the obese asthma group than in the non-obese asthma group( P<0.01 ).In addition, the obese asthma group showed higher asthma symptom scores and significantly lower FEV 1 (% of predicted) than did the non-obese asthma group(P<0.01).There was a significantly positive correlation between leptin ,IFN-gamma and IL-4 levels only in the obese asthma group ( P<0.01 ).Conclusion:Leptin is involved in the pathogenesis of asthma in obese and non-obese children ,and its effect is more pronounced in the former.In the presence of high leptin levels , only obese children with asthma exhibited Th1 polarization,with higher IFN-gamma levels and greater asthma severity.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the treatment of retinal redetachment after vitrectomy and silicone oil tamponade, METHODS: Investigating retrospectively on the treatment effect of 8 cases of redetachment of retina with proliferative vitreoretinopathy(PVR) in which the retinas had been attached formerly after vetrectomy and silicone oil tamponade opertion. The reoperative procedures included pars plana vitrectonly, membranes peeling, retinotomy, inner exchange of the fluid and silicone oil tamponade and subretinal membranes were removed out in 2 eyes. RESULTS: Six eyes had anatomical reattachment postoperatively and another 2 eyes still had inferior shallow retinal detachment. Visual acuity was improved in 6 patients and remained unchange in 2 patients. CON CLUSIONS: The cause of recurrent retinal detachment might be the formation of the proliferative epiretinal and subretinal membranes, and vitrectomy to release the traction of proliferative membranes and full fluid silicone oil exchange should do good to reattachment.

Objective To study the level of expression of RAR?/RXR?mRNA in skin lesions of patients with psoriasis vulgaris.Methods The skin biopsies were collected fro mskin lesions in 20cases of psoriasis vulgaris and 10normal controls.Expression o f RAR?/RXR?mRNA was detected by RT -PCR.Results Expression levels of RXR?mRNA were 0.19760?0.0933in epiderm ides from psoriatic lesions,which were markedly lower than those in normal controls(0.5867?0.0132)(P0.05).Conclusion The results indicate that decreased expression of RXR?mRNA might be related to the pathogen esis of psoriasis.

Objective To study level of the expression of RAR? mRNA in the skin lesions of patients with psoriasis vulgaris. Methods The biopsies were taken from skin lesions in 20 patients with psoriasis vulgaris and the skin of 10 normal controls, and levels of RAR? mRNA were investigated with RT-PCR. Results The level of RAR?mRNA was significanlly lower in the epidermis of patients with psoriasis vulgaris than that in the control(P

OBJECTIVE To investigate the management and sanitation status of the air circumstance in laminar flow operating rooms of grade two and above hospitals in Beijing.METHODS Air surveillance methods,cleaning methods of intakes,cleaning status of pipelines and frequency of renewing filter systems were investigated through interviewing charge nurse of 18 hospitals by questionnaires.RESULTS 50.0% of pipelines had never been cleaned,14.3% of intakes had never been cleaned.Air surveillance method of all hospitals was using sedimentation,with a low sensitivity.The monitoring systems were poor in 50.0% of hospitals.CONCLUSIONS Now there is only requirements of construction standard of clean surgery region,lacking routine regulations and technologies of contamination controlling standard,nor available dynamic contamination controlling system.Potential hazard exists in routine regulations of laminar flow operating room and it demands for making contamination controlling standard urgently in hospitals.

OBJECTIVE To understand nosocomial candidal infection among tuberculosis patients and its drug(sensitivity).(METHODS) Totally 6280 clinical samples from Jan 2002 to Dec 2004 were cultured;and part of(positive) ones were tested their drug sensitivity to FC,FLC,KET and ITC.RESULTS From all cultured samples 2767 Candida strains(positive rate was 44.06%) were isolated.From them C.albicans,C.glabrata,C.tropicalis,C.krusei and other Candida were 2006, 344,206,95 and 116 strains,their positive rate was 31.94%,(5.48%),3.28%, 1.51% and 1.85%,respectively.Their drug sensitivity rate to four drugs were as follows: to FC was 93.73%,to TTC 62.76%,to FLC 51.03% and to KET was 47.59%. CONCLUSIONS The condition of(tuberculosis) patient would become serious due to higher dual infection rate by Candida after too long anti-(tuberculosis) treatment.Among the four kinds of drugs the FC has the best anti-candidal activity.

Objective To identify risk factors and preventive measures of nosoconial infections in patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). Methods Clinical data of 65 NHL patients admitted from January to December 2007 were retrospectively analyzed. Results According to WHO classification (2001), 58 patients were with B-cell lymphoma, 7 were with T-cell lymphorna. All patients received CHOP regimen as initial chemotherapy and 23 of them were with nosecomial infections. Logistic regression analysis demonstrated that age, length of stay, pathological type, bone marrow involvement, levels of serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), beta2-microglobulin and invasive treatment were identified as risk factors of nosocomial infections. Respiratory tract infections and infections with gram-negative microorganisms were the most popular. Conclusion High nosocomial infection rate is found in NHL patients, and control of risk factors may effectively prevent nosocomial infections in NHL patients.

Potassium metabolism in young adult men exercising in the heat for six consecutive days and the effect of potassium deficiency in mice and rats induced by low potassium diet during heat exposure were observed. Increased potassium loss in sweat and lower potassium intake resulted in negative potassium balance. Individuals with a negative potassium balance had lower se- rum potassium levels and higher body temperature after exercise. Potassium deficient mice accomplished less work done (2.372 vs 4.253 Kg.M) but exih-ibited a markedly greater rate of heat gain (1.36 vs 0.87℃/Kg.M) as compared to the controls. The survival rate and cellular energy metabolism also decreasedThese observations suggest that prevention from potassium deficiency must be emphasized during prolonged physical activity under hot environments. According to the linear regression equations between potassium intake and balance, it is proposed that the potassium requirements in mild and medium physical activity in the heat are 40 and 60 mEq/day respectively, and the allowance of potassium in the latter may be 70-80 mEq/day.

1), attributable risk (AR)=13.33%; ⑤Even though the serum specimens were taken from PB patients, the Ab of majouity of patients converted to positive when relapse occurred. In the majority of patients relapsed the levels of IgM-AbL tended to be increasing or pesistently positive. Usually relapse occurred 1-2 years after IgM-AbL was converted to positive. Relapse occurred 11-30 years after the patients were cured. In very rare case downgrading(from tuberculous to borderline leprosy) occurred. ⑥The levels of IgM-AbL gradually decreased in all relapsed patients after effective treatment except one case whose IgM-AbL was persistently positive. Conclusions The above results indicate that the ND-ELISA might be useful in screening early M.leprae infection and in predicting and monitoring the relapse of leprosy, especially in multibacillary patients.

Objective To characterize hotline callers and related factors in Xiamen psychological aids hotline.Methods The data of 8397 callers who had used hotline were recruited from September 2010 to August 2015.During the calling,the callers were interviewed on their demographic characteristics,main counseling problems and suicidal related factors.Results Among the 8397 callers,1304 (15.5％) were frequent callers.Frequent callers had a high proportion of love and interpersonal problems,learning problems,mental illness problems.After adjusted for demographic characteristics,suicidal ideation or behavior (OR=1.417,95％CI:1.083～1.853),prior suicidal behavior 2 weeks before calling (OR=1.453,95％CI:1.058～1.996),symptoms of mental illness (OR=1.909,95％CI:1.188～3.065) were associated with repeated calls among hotline caller.Conclusion Counselor should pay attention to the suicidal related factors in psychological aids hotline to provide better service for hotline caller.