Ideal ecological condition for the growth of Ophiopogon japonicus(L. f) Ker-Gawl. is a warm and moist environment. It is generally planted along the banks of Fujing River,460～520m above sea level. The best soil will be brown and sandy with complicated parent material,rich in mineral,calcium and organic matters,neutral and vivid with bacterial activity. It has a deep soil horizon,shallow water level,loosely composed on the surface while tightly beneath,good permeation for both air and water. Such a concert among soil,water,air,heat and manure will result in a high yield of the plant to satisfy the demand of high quality product.

Objective To investigate the changes in the surface-associated protein expression of streptococcus rnutans (Sm) isolated from clinical samples at pH7.0 and pH5.0. Methods The proteins were extracted from cells at pH7.0 and pH5.0 by Homer method. The proteins were separated by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and two-dimensional gel electrophoresis followed by image analysis. Proteins were identified by matrix-assisted la?ser desorption ionization time of flight mass spectrometry and computer-assisted protein sequence analysis. Results Image analysis revealed that four high expression levels of protein loci and two specific protein loci were existed in two strains at pH7.0. Two high expression levels of protein loci and two specific protein loci were existed in two strains at pH 5.0. Three high expression levels of protein loci and six specific protein loci were existed in Sm593 at pH5.0. Two-component system histidine kinases Lyts and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase were highly modulated, and NADH oxidase were modulated specifically. Conclusion The two clinical isolations in acid have high expression of some special proteins, which are presumed to be the resemblance of acid reaction.The difference of protein expression of two clinical isolations in acid may represent their distinct acid resistance.

Objective: To explore the approaches and ideas of clinical pharmacists participating in drug therapy of patients with brucellosis. Methods: Clinical pharmacists participated in the clinical consultation for one patient with brucellosis. Clinical pharmacists analyzed comprehensively by asking medical history, occupation and contact history in details, adjusting the treatment scheme and performing medical education etc. Results: The consultation comments and suggestions proposed by clinical pharmacists were recognized by clinics, which played an important role in assisting doctors in the rational drug use and significantly improved the medical treatment. Conclusion: Clinical pharmacists should participate in the individualized medication and help clinicians optimize drug therapy, which can improve the safety and efficacy of medication.

Objective To evaluate the value of high-frequency color Doppler ultrasound in the examination of pathological changes in the peripheral joints of patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA).Methods Peripheral joints of 30 consecutive patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (disease duration ＜1year) and 15 healthy volunteers were assessed with ultrasound searching for joint effusion,synovial hypertrophy,tendon lesion and bone erosions.The joints examined including bilateral elbows,wrists,knees,ankles,metacarpophalangeal joints (MCP),proximal interphalangeal joints (PIP) and metatar-sophalangeal joints (MTP).Data were analyzed with t-test and kappa test.Results Joint effusion and/or synovial hypertrophy were found in 471 joints (41.3％).Four hundred and four (35.4％) joints had joint effusion,359(31.5％) had synovial hypertrophy.Power Doppler signals were found in 128 (35.7％) joints with synovial hypertrophy.Periarticular tendon lesions were found in 90(25％) joints of all wrists,ankles and the 2nd to 5th metacarpophalangeal joints.Bone erosions were detected in 27 (2.4％) joints.The most likely involved joint in all peripheral jints was wrist which had the highest positive rate of effusion,synovial hypertrophy,bone erosion and power Doppler signals in the synovial membrane.Other joints which were easily involved with synovitis were knee,ankle,elbow,MTP,MCP and PIP.The positive rate of synovitis was highest in the MTP of all small joints exception the wrist.Synovitis present most frequently in the 2nd MCP of all MCPs,the 3rd PIP of all PIPs and the 2nd MTP of all MTPs.The kappa coefficient between clinical examination and ultrasound in the detection of peripheral joints synovitis was 0.21,showing very poor agreement.Conclusion High-frequency color Doppler ultrasound exa.mination is an effective method in assessing the pathological changes of peripheral joints of patients with early rheumatoid arthritis.It may improve the early diagnosis of RA and useful in assessing disease activity comprehensively.

To investigate the neuronal migration and synthesis of peptidic neurotransmitters in vitro, neuromuscular co-cultures of nodose ganglia and cardiac muscle cells of Wistar rats were established. The living cells of co-cultures were observed with an inverted contrast microscope at different culture age. At 72 h and 96 h of culture age, the neuromuscular co-cultures were examined by Holmes' reduced silver staining technique for observing the neuronal migration. Immunohistochemical staining method was used for investigating the synthesis of peptidic neurotransmitters- substance P (SP) and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP). The neuronal morphorlogical maturation in neuromuscular co-cultures seems at 72 h of culture age in terms of the observation of living cells and Holmes' reduced silver staining technique. SP- and CGRP-immunoreactive neurons were observed in neuromuscular co-cultures at 96 h of culture age but not 72 h. The results indicate that the neuronal morphological maturation can not represent the maturation of neurotransmitter synthesis. The synthesis of neurotransmitters is not maturated in the neuromuscular co-cultures until 96 h of the culture age.

ObjectiveTo evaluate the efficacy and safety of etanercept 50 mg once-weekly treatment of Chinese patients with active ankylosing spondylitis ( AS).Methods Four hundred patients with active AS,enrolled in six medical centers,were randomly divided into either the treatment group or the placebo group in a 3∶1 ratio.The total length of the study was 12 weeks.The first 6-week period was a double-blind placebo controlled treatment period and the second 6-week period was an open-labeled treatment period.During the first 6-week period,300 patients in the treatment group received once-weekly subcutaneous injection of etanercept (50 mg),whereas the 100 patients in the placebo group received placebo injection.During the second 6-week period,patients in both groups received etanercept (50 mg once weekly subcutaneous injection).The primary end point was the percentage of patients achieving the Assessments in Ankylosing Spondylitis (ASAS) 20％ response ( ASAS 20 ) at week 6.Other outcome measures included the percentage of patients achieving ASAS 5/6,partial remission and Bath AS disease activity index 50 ( BASDAI 50) responses at week 12.ResultsA total of 381 patients completed the trial,including 285 patients in the etanercept group and 96 patients in the placebo group.At week 2,the percentage of patients achieving ASAS 20 in the etanercept group was 55.7％,whereas the placebo group was only 17.0％ ( P ＜ 0.001 ).At week 6,77.5％ of patients in the etanercept group achieved ASAS 20 as compared with 32.3％ in the placebo group ( P ＜ 0.001 ).At the end of 12 weeks,the percentage of patients in the etanercept group achieving the ASAS 20 was 89.5％.Improvements of other measures were also significant in the etanercept group.Etanercept was well tolerated and no malignancy and life-threatening events were observed in this study.Most adverse events observed were mild injection-site reactions.ConclusionEtanercept 50 mg weekly treatment of Chinese patients with active ankylosing spondylitis is convenient,fast-acting,highly effective,and well tolerated.

Objective To investigate the mode and effects of clinical pharmacists participating in clinical treatment and providing pharmaceutical care. Methods The clinical pharmacists participated in the treatment of the case of thymoma complicated with pulmonary infection in respiratory intensive care unit (RICU),associated with the myasthenia gravis (MG), pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) and lower extremity deep vein thrombolysis (LEDVT),through adjustment of drug regimen, observation of curative effect,monitoring blood drug concentration and adverse reaction and interaction monitoring,which could give full play to the professional expertise of pharmacy,and contribute to the clinical rational drug use. Results For patients with impaired immune function complicated with pulmonary infection,the opportunistic infections require special attention,during the initial anti-infective therapy.When the patient was unable to tolerate high doses of sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim (SMZ-TMP),the clinical pharmacist recommended to use caspofungin for the combined treatment of pneumocystis pneumonia.When voriconazole and cyclosporine A (CsA) were used at the same time,the blood drug concentration of CsA would be increased,due to drug interactions probably.To solve the problem,clinical pharmacists recommended a temporary reduction in CsA dose. Conclusion Clinical pharmacists use pharmaceutical expertise to help optimize clinical treatment regimens,can improve the safety and effectiveness of drug treatment.

ObjectiveTo evaluate the clinical and radiological efficacy of TNFR Ⅱ -Fc combined with methotrexate( MTX ) in treatment of patients with moderate and severe rheumatoid arthritis.MethodsThree hundred and ninty-six RA patients were randomized into the combined treatment group,the TNFR Ⅱ -Fc only group and MTX only group.All patients were treated for 24 weeks.ACR-N,ACR20,ACR50,ACR70,DAS28-ESR and Sharp score of both hands were measured for efficacy,and the side-effects were analyzed by one-way ANOVA.Results After 24-week therapy,the ACR-N of the combined treatment group [( 12.79±9.24)％-year] was significantly improved than that of the TNFR Ⅱ-Fc only group [(9.56±11.16)％-year,P＜0.05] and that of the MTX only group[(5.08±11.10)％-year,P＜0.05],and the TNFR Ⅱ-Fc group was significantly improved than that of the MTX group(P＜0.05).The ACR20 response rate of the combined group(80.4％) was significantly higher than that of the TNFR Ⅱ -Fc group(71.1％,P＜0.05) and the MTX group(56.7％,P＜0.01 ).The ACRS0 response rate of the combined group(53.6％) was significantly higher than that of the MTX group(30.8％,P＜0.01 ).The ACR70 response rate of the combined group was 27.7％,which was significantly different from that of the TNFR Ⅱ -Fc group (15.8％) and MTX group (7.7％,P＜0.05or P＜0.01 ).DAS28-ESR in the combination group was significantly reduced than those of the TNFR Ⅱ -Fc group and MTX group,and the DAS28-ESR of the TNFR Ⅱ -Fc group was significantly reduced than MTX group.The average total Sharp score of both hands,which demonstrated the radiographic changes,was significantly reduced in the combination group than the MTX group(P=0.03).The total adverse events in the combined group(40.9％) was significantly high than that of the MTX group(28.8％,P＜0.05).Conclusion TNFR Ⅱ -Fc combined with MTX can effectively control the activity of RA and radiological progress.

Objective:To monitor intra-fractional set-up errors in tumor radiotherapy using a real-time intelligent capture system for precision displacement.Methods:A simulated radiotherapy environment was created in both the laboratory and the treatment room. A three-axis ( xyz) displacement platform (LD60-LM) and dial gauges were used as displacement measurement tools. Moreover, a real-time intelligent capture system for precision displacement was developed for displacement monitoring. With 23 patients treated with radiotherapy enrolled in this study, the above system was employed to monitor their intra-fractional set-up errors in fractionated radiotherapy. Descriptive analyses were conducted on the deviations between the data captured by cameras and the actual displacement, obtaining the mean values and standard deviation. Results:The monitoring calibration data from the laboratory revealed displacement differences of ≤ 0.5 mm within 20 mm and a maximum displacement difference of 1.47 mm for 50 mm. In contrast, the calibration result from the treatment room exhibited deviations of ± 0.2 mm on the y- z axes, as displayed by both the left and right cameras, and ± 0.31 mm on the x- z axes, as displayed by the middle camera. During 37 radiotherapy sessions in 23 patients, the monitoring result from the middle camera revealed five deviations exceeding the threshold of 5 mm, with the maximum deviation duration and displacement of 57.2 s and 9.24 mm, respectively. Conclusions:The real-time intelligent capture system for precision displacement based on machine vision can achieve real-time monitoring of set-up errors during tumor radiotherapy. Nevertheless, further improvements and service testing are necessary for this system.

OBJECTIVETo describe the distribution of zinc (Zn) and copper (Cu) in urine samples of generalpopulation in eight provinces of China, to analyze their characteristics of distribution between different region, gender and age-cohorts, and to provide the baseline of themetabolites in the general population.

METHODSFrom 2009 to 2010, 18 120 subjects from the general population aged from 6 to 60 years old were recruited from 24 areas among 8 provinces of China mainland by random sampling. The environmental and physical condition characteristics were collected from questionnaires, and urine samples were collected at the mean time. The levels of Zn and Cu in urine were measured using ICP-MS. Data were analyzed by statistical methods to compare the distribution characteristics of Zn and Cu among populations with different ages and genders.

RESULTSTotally, the median of Cu and Zn in urine were 9.28 and 115.47 µg/L respectively; and the inter-quartile range of Cu and Zn were 2.66-16.09 and 35.32-265.15 µg/L respectively. The median of Cu in male and female were 9.90 and 8.60 µg/L (Z=-5.63, P<0.001), and Zn in male and female were 140.44 and 95.27 µg/L (Z=-14.79, P<0.001). The median of Cu among the groups aged 6-12, 13-16, 17-20, 21-30, 31-45 and 46-60 years old were 9.30, 10.14, 9.67, 9.33, 8.38 and 8.74 µg/L (χ2=70.94, P<0.001), respectively, and the median of Zn 130.83, 132.07, 139.34, 109.3, 78.74 and 109.51 µg/L ((χ2=146.00, P<0.001), respectively.There was statistically significant differences in urinary Cu and Zn levels between male and female, and among the different age groups.

CONCLUSIONThe Cu and Zn levels and distribution in urine among general population between 2009 and 2010 in China were reported in this article. These basic data in China will provide scientific and reliable reference for further scientific research.

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