Objective To investigate the relationship between apoptosis of peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLCs) and impaired immunity by assessing the apoptosis and expression of Fas and Bcl-2 in PBLCs of patients with secondary syphilis. Methods Flow cytometry (FCM) was used to detect PBLC apoptosis as well as Fas and Bcl-2 expression in 33 patients with secondary syphilis and 30 normal controls. Results The Fas expression on PBLCs and CD4+ cells was significantly higher in patients than that in controls (P 0.05). The apoptosis levels were significantly higher in PBLCs and CD4+ cells in patients than those in controls (P 0.05). In patients group, the apoptosis levels of both PBLCs and CD4+ cells had a positive correlation with the Fas expression (r = 0.68, P

GRP78,as endoplasmic reticulum resident chaperone,is highly induced by a variety of tumor microenvironmental stresses,such as hypoxia and glucose deprivation.GRP78 is implicated in tumor cell proliferation,apoptosis,invasion,metastasis and angiogenesis.Recent evidence indicates that GRP78 levels is correlated with pathological grade,stage and prognosis for the majority of solid tumors.In addition,GRP78 plays an important role in drug tolerance and knockdown of GRP78 has been shown to sensitize malignant cells.GRP78 could not only be a good biomarker to predict cancer progression and chemo-responsiveness,but also an appealing target for the development of a more selective chemotherapy.

Objective To explore the effect of Schisandrae Sphenantherae on proliferation and differentiation of rat osteoblast in vitro. Methods Using the method of serum pharmacology, osteoblast was isolated from calvaria of newborn SD rats by means of modified sequential collagenase digestion and incubated in RPMI 1640 medium. The cell morphology was observed under a phase contrast inverted microscope. MTT assay, ALP activity, mineral node count were detected to determine the status and activities of proliferation and differentiation. Results In 10%, 15% concentration groups after cultured 48 h and 5%, 10% after cultured 72 h, 75% ethanol extracts of Schisandrae Sphenantherae significantly stimulated the proliferation (P

Objective To isolate and purify polysaccharide from Angelica sinensis by ultrafiltration technology. Methods Extract of polysaccharide of Angelica sinensis was ultrafiltrated with different aperture membrane, the separation parameters on membrane separation efficiency of polysaccharide of Angelica sinensis were optimized by and orthogonal test. Results Polysaccharide of Angelica sinensis was separated with 200, 100, 50, 20 kD membrane. The contents of polysaccharide was 30.47% before ultrafiltration. The main component of Angelica sinensis polysaccharide was the fraction with 200 kD (65.42%). The optimum condition of ultrafiltration was obtained as follow:one times of extract volume, 35 ℃, 0.3 MPa. Conclusion The technology was simple and available, and the content of Angelica sinensis polysaccharide was higher.

Objective To investigate the effects of mirror therapy supplemented with motor imaging training on the upper extremity functions of hemiplegic stroke patients and on their ability in the activities of daily living (ADL).Methods Forty-four stroke patients were divided into a control group and an experimental group with 22 patients in each.All were given routine rehabilitation treatment.In addition,the experimental group was given 30 minutes of mirror therapy daily supplemented with 15 minutes of motor imaging training.The control group was given routine occupational therapy.All the patients were assessed with Brunnstrom staging,the functional test for the hemiplegic upper extremity-Hong Kong (FTHUE-HK) and the Barthel index (BI) scale before therapy and after 6 weeks.Results After 6 weeks of treatment,both groups showed significant improvements in upper limb function,hand function,and ADL ability.There were significant intra-group differences and significant differences between the experimental and control groups in terms of Brunnstrom staging,FTHUE-HK scores and BI scores.Conclusions Mirror therapy supplemented with motor imaging training can benefit patients suffering hemiplegia in improving their upper limb functioning and their ADL ability.

Objective To investigate the characteristics and clinical significance of ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potential (oVEMP) and caloric test in Meniere disease (MD) at different hearing stages.Methods Fifty-five patients(52.8±15.8 years old) with MD were divided into stage 1(9 cases,48.8±13.8 years old), stage 2(9 cases,46.0±16.3 years old), stage 3(23 cases,50.3±13.5 years old) and stage 4(cases 14, 53.5±16.2 years) respectively according to the pure tone audiometry.They were evaluated by oVEMP and caloric test.Results The abnormal rates of oVEMP were 55.6%, 66.7%, 78.3%, 78.6%,and caloric tests were 22.2%, 33.3%, 78.3%,and 85.7% respectively in stage 1, 2, 3, and 4 MD patients.The amplitudes of oVEMP in stage of 1, 2, 3, and 4 MD patients were 4.3±4.0 μV,3.5±2.3 μV,2.5±2.4 μV,and 1.3±0.5 μV,respectively.Conclusion The abnormal rates of oVEMP and caloric tests in MD patients increased with the degree of hearing impairment and the amplitudes of oVEMP were decreased, suggesting that utricle and horizontal semicircular canal injuries were aggravated.

Objective By studying the different blood volume blood donors machine adopt platelet product aggregation,platelet content,the machine adopt circulating volume,etc,analysis of different blood volume machine adopt donors on appropriate conditions.Methods The base material of randomly selected 307 blood donors,through blood related index in the study of circulating volume,blood volume,gender,platelets,Hct,Pct count before collection,machine adopt of platelet aggregation and the relationship between the acquisition time;different blood volume,blood platelet count grouping machine adopt the different of platelet aggregation rate,different amount of platelets collect blood volume group,the comparison of blood circulation.The use of statistical software SPSS 17.0,data analysis,analysis including multiple regression analysis,chi-square test,t test,etc.Results 1)The lower count of platelets,Hct,Pct count before collection,the longer the acquisition time,and gender and Pct has nothing to do with the acquisition time the longer the acquisition time,the higher the machine adopt the possibility of platelet aggregation.2)Low blood volume and low platelet count group,machine mining platelet aggregation rate is higher.3)Machine adopt donors of blood volume is higher,the machine adopt the platelet collection amount,the more and the less blood circulation.Conclusion According to the different blood volume blood donors check-up indicators,further carries on the reasonable analysis,optimized machine mining scheme,especially to reasonable arrangement of low blood volume blood donors,so as to improve the quality of platelet collection.

Objective To assess the application of Xpert MTB/RIF assay in rapid diagnosis of tuberculous lymphadenitis.Methods Lymph node samples were collected from 1 02 clinically diagnosed patients with lymph node tuberculosis and 65 patients with other lymph node diseases from Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine during January 201 4 and February 201 5. Xpert MTB/RIF,pathological examination and mycobacterium tuberculosis culture were conducted in all specimens of two groups.Taking clinical comprehensive diagnosis as the gold standard,the diagnostic sensitivity,specificity,positive predictive value,negative predictive value and diagnosis efficacy of three detection methods were assessed.The sensitivity of Xpert MTB/RIF in determining rifampicin resistance was analyzed using drug susceptibility testing as gold standard.Results The mean detection time of Xpert MTB/RIF was (2.2 ±0.2)h.Among 1 02 patients,Xpert MTB/RIF achieved higher sensitivity (96.1 %, 98 /1 02 ) than pathological examination (76.5%,78 /1 02 ) and mycobacterium tuberculosis culture (33.3%,34 /1 02)(χ2 =1 6.558 and 87.91 9,both P <0.01 ).Among 65 patients with other lymph node diseases,the specificity of all three detection methods was 1 00%.The receiver-operating-characteristic curve analysis demonstrated that diagnostic performance of Xpert MTB/RIF was better than that of other two methods.In 8 patients resistant to rifampicin confirmed by drug susceptibility testing,Xpert MTB/RIF detected 6 resistant-resistant patients.Conclusion Xpert MTB/RIF shows higher sensitivity and specificity in diagnosis of lymph node tuberculosis with the advantages of easy and rapid performance.

Objective To explore the clinical effect of anteromedial thigh perforator flap for repairing soft tissue defect in lower extremity.Methods From January 2009 to December 2012,12 patients with soft tissue defect of lower extremity were treated with free anteromedial thigh perforator flap.Among them,there were 5 cases of wound in front of tibia,4 cases of dorsal foot wound,3 cases of heel wound;the wound size was 3.0 cm ×3.5 cm-7.0 cm × 9.5 cm;3 cases were repaired with free perforator flap of descending genicular artery,2 cases with free anteromedial thigh perforator flap,and 7 cases with medial vastus muscle perforator flap.Results All the transplants survived.Among them,1 case of anteromedial thigh perforator flap and 1 case of descending genicular artery perforator flap appeared vascular crisis postoperative.After anticoagulation and antispasmodic treatment aggressively,the flaps survived.One case of descending genicular artery perforator flap necrosis in edge,and then were cured by changing dressing.Twelve cases were followed up 6-12 months after operation (average 8.6 months),and the texture of flaps were good,the appearance appropriate ;7 sensation of 5 free flaps after nerve anastomosis came back to S; the donor sites in all cases were sutured directly and healed,leaving only the linear scar,and no effect on function.Conclusion The anatomy of anteromedial thigh perforator flap is constant,and the operation is convenient.The clinical result of repairing soft tissue defect of lower extremity is satisfying.

Objective To systematically evaluate the diagnostic value of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) in the investigation of bile duct anatomy of liver transplantation living donors.Methods A search in Cochrane library,MEDLINE,EMBASE,CBMdisc (China Biology Medicine disc) was performed to identify relevant English and Chinese-language abstracts,supplemented by Springer,OVID,Sciencedirect full text database,etc.Criteria for inclusion were based on validity criteria for diagnostic research published by the Cochrane collaboration.With Meta analysis package for Stata10.1,heterogeneity of the included articles was tested,which was used to select proper effect model to calculate pooled weighted sensitivity and specificity,positive likelihood ratio,negative likelihood ratio. Summary receiver operating characteristic (SROC) curve was performed and the area under the curve (AUC) was calculated. Finally,sensitivity analysis was performed.Results Seventeen articles with 34 studies were included.Heterogeneity analysis revealed heterogeneity between studies and the source was MRCP imaging methods spotted by meta-regression analysis. Subgroup analysis according to MRCP imaging methods showed homogeneity within subgroups.The pooled sensitivity,specificity,positive likelihood ratio,negative likelihood ratio,diagnostic odd ratio of breath-holding thick slice MRCP,3D MRCP,the combination of the prior two methods,contrast enhance MRCP were 0.89,0.78,4.1,0.14,29; 0.92,0.80,4.5,0.10,45;0.95,0.82,5.2,0.06,85; and 1.00,0.76,4.1,0,1228,respectively with fixed effect model analysis.The area under the SROC curve was 0.83,0.92,0.96 and 0.99 respectively.Conclusion The combination of thick slice and 3D MRCP is a practical and effective method with good sensitivity and specificity to investigate bile duct anatomy of living liver transplantation donors,which fully meets the requirements of the preoperative assessment of bile duct structure.