Objectives To understand the control and prevention status of water-borne endemic fluorosis in Jiangxi Province, in order to provide a scientific basis for evaluate and perfect the strategies in control and prevention of the disease. Methods According to monitoring project of national water-borne endemic fluorosis, three villages were chosen to investigate the status and the fluoride content of fluorosis villages with water-improving and defluoridation projects in Yushui district and Ningdu county of Jiangxi Province. Investigation consisted of the status of dental fluorosis of children aged from 8 to 12 years and adult skeletal fluorosis, as well as fluoride content of drinking water and urinary fluorine. The standard detection methods of domestic drinking water was used for water fluoride content detection, fluoride selective electrode was chosen for urinary fluorine detection, Dean detection method was used to determine dental fluorosis, and diagnostic criteria of endemic skeletal fluorosis was chosen for diagnose of skeletal fluorosis. Results In fluorosis villages with water-improving and defluoridation projects which operated normally, the fluoride content of drinking water was lower than 1.00 mg/L. In fluorosis villages with water-improving and defluoridation projects which never operated normally, the average fluoride content of drinking water was 1.76 mg/L. The detection rate of dental fluorosis of children aged 8-12 years was 12.50%(22/176). A total of 294 adults were examined by X-ray, 3 adults were diagnosed as skeletal fluorosis, and the detection rate was 1.02%. A total of 294 adult urine samples were tested. The urinary fluoride content varied from 0.28 to 7.74 mg/L, and the geometric mean was 1.10 mg/L. Conclusions The illness condition of water-borne endemic fluorosis has been under control effectively. The maintenance of water-improving and defluoridation projects and surveillance were main tasks in control and prevention of the disease in the future.

The training mode of the medical doctoral students in Albert Einstein College of Medicine is relatively perfect. Its advances are mainly embodied in the following three aspects:detailed and comprehensive training in scientific research capabilities, great emphasis on the process control and the strict assurance system in quality control. The above training mode helps Albert Einstein Col-lege of medicine to set up the good medical doctoral cultivation characteristics with the tolerance, competition, flexibility and freedom. To learn from those good traits, great efforts should be made in our medical doctoral cultivation mode to strengthen the role of tutor team, ensure the students' inter-ests, deepen the academic exchanges and meet the various needs of society.

Objective To observe the effects of mirtazapine to improve the life quality of malignant tumor patients with moderate or severe depres-sion. Methods Patients with mood disorders screened by the physician were then graded by the Hamilton Depression Scale(HAMD)under the tu-telage of ward psychological consultant. Fifty patients with moderate or severe depression were selected by psychological doctors and recruited for the study. After obtaining consent,the patients received 15-60 mg/d mirtazapine every night for 9 weeks. According to the Quality of Life Rating Scale (QOL),the scores of these patients were evaluated at the pretreatment,the 3rd week and the 9th week of the post-treatment. Then,the life quality conditions before and after treatment were revaluated. Results The scores of HAMD were 33.16±7.25,28.74±6.24,and 22.58±6.71 at the pretreat-ment,the 3rd week and the 9th week of the post-treatment,respectively. There were significantly different among the HAMD scores at the pretreat-ment,the 3rd week and the 9th week of the post-treatment.(F=30.99,P<0.01). The scores of HAMD were improved significantly between the pre-treatment and the 3rd week of the post-treatment(P<0.05). The scores of HAMD were also improved significantly between the 3rd week and the 9th week of the post-treatment(P<0.05). After treatment by mirtazapine,the appetite,spirit,sleep,fatigue,pain,the reorganization of cancer,the attitude towards treatment,the side effect of treatment and the facial expression were significantly improved(P<0.01). Conclusion Mirtazapine could improve the life quality of malignant tumor patients with moderate or severe depression.

Overexpression of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in esophageal cancer has been related to tumor grade, vascular invasion and metastasis. The level of EGFR expression may be a predictive marker of esophageal caneer's sensitivity to chemoradiotherapy. EGFR inhibitors have been indicated as an effective targeted therapy, and promising results have been observed in phase Ⅱ and Ⅲ clinical trials.

As the third generation platinum antitumor drug with independent intellectual property rights,a number of basic and clinical research shows lobaplatin can effectively inhibit the proliferation of human breast cancer cell lines including triple-negative breast cancer in vivo.Compared with the cisplatinbased regimens,lobaplatin-based regimens have similar efficacy,and better safety profile.It becomes the new treatment option of metastatic breast cancer,and remains to be further study to optimize clinical rational drug use.

Lung transplantation is the unique method to cure pulmonary tuberculosis at final stage. This paper reviewed the history, indication and contraindication, method of donor and recipient selection and donor preservation, operation methods, postoperative complications and protocol for complications to well understand issues in lung transplantation. Moreover, lacking of donors and increasing mortality of patients waiting for transplantation are urgent problems. With technique development, prognosis amendment, and improvement of survival rate and quality of life, donor source becomes important. Many studies have been conducted to explore the application of cadaveric lung, and several animal trials have been successful. In addition, scope of in vivo pulmonary lobes transplantation is increasing. Based on split liver transplantation, split double-lung transplantation is developed. This method utilizes existed donor sources, and provides options for patients waiting for transplantation.

Magnetic resonance imaging(MRI) is a non-invasive imaging technique of biological spin.MRI shows more advantages in imaging of orbital and ocular muscle than B-type sonography and X ray.MRI plays important roles in the study on anatomy of eye muscle,eye movements,survey of strabismus cause,also identification and diagnosis of strabismus.The imaging features,analysis of MRI,application of MRI in several special forms of strabismus were reviewed.

A novel exonuclease protection mediated PCR assay (EPM-PCR) to detect the interaction of protein and DNA at a dioxin-responsive enhancer (DRE) upstream of the CYP1A1 gene in rat hepatic cytosol was established. A double-stranded DNA fragment containing two binding sites was designed and incubated with the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) transformed by 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p dioxin (TCDD) to generate TCDD: AhR: DNA complex which could protect receptor-binding DNA against exonuclease II (Exo III) digestion. With Exo III treatment, free DNAs were digested and receptor-bound DNAs remained that could be amplified by PCR. By agarose gel electrophoreses a clear band (285bp) was detected using TCDD-treated sample, while nothing with control samples. To detect transformed AhR-DRE complex, 2 fmol DNAs and 3 ug cytosol proteins were found to be sufficient in the experiment. Compared with gel retardation assay, this new method is more sensitive for monitoring the Ah receptor-enhancer interaction without radioactive pollution.
Binding Sites ; Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1/*genetics ; Cytosol/metabolism ; DNA-Binding Proteins/chemistry ; Exodeoxyribonucleases/chemistry ; Liver/*metabolism ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon/*chemistry ; Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin/*analogs & derivatives ; Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin/chemistry

The article sums up "the brain and the heart both govern the spirit"from the ancient philosophical basis,ancient anatomy,living and medical practice,the development of TCM viscera picture theory and modern clinical application of the corresponding theories.

Objective To construct pEGFP-N1-TGF-β1 recombinant plasmid and transfect it into primary cultured neonatal piglet type Ⅱ alveolar epithelium cell (AEC-Ⅱ) by using lipofectamine 2000,in order to provide basis of methodology for producing recombinant plasmids for transplantation of transfected AEC-Ⅱ into ALI/ARDS animal model lungs.Methods PCR primers were designed to amplify the human TGF-β1 cDNA fragment from plasmid.XhoI and EcoRI were used for double digesting the empty plasmid pEGFP-N1 and cDNA fragment of human TGF-β1.Then the products of double enzyme digestion by using T4 DNA ligase were connected and transformed into DH5α and cultured over night for 16 hours.The structure of recombinant plasmid was identified by using PCR and base sequencing to verify the correctness of pEGFP-N1-TGF-β1 recombinant plasmid.It was then transfected into primarily cultured AEC-Ⅱ by lipofectamine2000 mediated transfection and cultured for another 48 hour.Plasmid DNA (pEGFP-N1-TGF-β1 recombinant plasmid) and lipofectamine 2000 were added into serum-free DMEM respectively,then DNA suspension and Lipofectamine 2000 suspension were blended together and added into cells.After 24-48 hours later,the expression level of enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) was evaluated under fluorescence microscope.Results The structure of vector was verified as pEGFP-N1-TGF-β1 recombinant plasmid by using PCR and base sequencing.Green fluorescence found in some cells showed that the pEGFP-N1-TGF-β1 recombinant plasmids had been successfully transfected into primary cultured AEC-Ⅱ,however,the transfection efficiency still need tobe further improved such as repeating the transfection procedure once again or using adenovirus mediated transfection method to improve the efficiceny and to transplant the cells into animal lungs eventually.Conclusions pEGFP-N1-TGF-β1 recombinant plasmid was successfully constructed and,for the first time,transfected into primarily cultured AEC-Ⅱ of newborn piglets.This established method should be useful for investigation of therapeutic effect and outcomes of lung with experimental acute lung injury.