Objective To investigate the genetic association of complement factor B (CFB)gene polymorphisms with the susceptibility and prognosis of IgA nephropathy (IgAN).Methods Four hundreds and sixty-three Northern Han Chinese patients with IgAN and two hundreds and ninty-six geographically and ethnic matched healthy volunteers were recruited.Peripheral blood was collected from recruited individuals for DNA extracting.After amplified by plymerase chain reaction (PCR),genotyping of the four single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in CFB gene,which were rs4151667,rs12614,rs641153 and rs117314762,were performed by sequencing.Differences of allele and genotype frequencies were analyzed between IgAN patients and healthy controls.Moreover,the association between these SNPs and disease clinical manifestation,pathological features and long term renal outcome in IgAN patients were further analyzed.Results The G allele and GG genotype frequencies of rs117314762 in CFB gene were significantly higher in IgAN patients than that in healthy controls.No difference in allele and genotype frequencies of rs4151667,rs12614,rs641153 between IgAN patients and healthy controls was observed.Furthermore,no association was found between these SNPs in CFB gene and clinical manifestation,pathological features and long term renal outcome of IgAN.Conclusion Association between rs117314762 in CFB gene and IgAN susceptibility suggests that there may be functional variants in CFB gene or its linked genetic region,which needs further exploration.

Objective To evaluate the effects of clinical center-based health management on quality of life (QOL) of patients with asthma. Methods A total of 642 patients who had received standard antiasthma treatment over 3 years in our clinical center from September 2005 up to now were randomly assigned to the good compliance group ( group A, n = 326 ) and bad compliance group ( group B, n = 316 ). A questionnaire was used to estimate the awareness about asthma,medical therapy and disease control. Levels of QOL were compared at 6 months and 1 and 3 years after health education. Results In group A,uncontrolled,partly controlled, and completely controlled asthma were found in 21%, 47%, and 32% participants, respectively. Significant difference of QOL was shown between the 2 groups after the intervention ( P ＜ 0. 05 ). At 6 months, forced expiratory volume in one second ( FEV1 ), percentage of predicted FEV1 ( FEV1 % pre) ,and peak expiratory flow rate ( PEF)were significantly improved in group A ( all P ＜0. 05 ),although acute attack and hospitalization were largely reduced. In comparison with baseline,6 months and 1 year,self-reported QOL, limitation of motion, stimulus avoidance and response, and disease concerns were significantly changed at 3 years. Conclusions Clinic center-based health management could benefit disease control and QOL of patients with asthma.

Objective To explore the influence of self care interaction mode on the health behavior of the patients with thoracolumbar fracture.Methods 127 cases of thoracolumbar fracture were randomly divided into the observation group (62 cases)and the control group (65 cases)according to random digital table method.The patients of the observation group were given self nursing interactive nursing.The patients of the control group were given rou-tine nursing.The comparative study of the following indicators of the two groups of patients:(1)activities of daily liv-ing (ADL);(2)bedridden patient self -care skills of and self -care knowledge assessment;(3)satisfaction,compli-cations,the average length of days and discharged patient telephone visit the initiative.Results The discharge self nursing ability raise,health behavior change,self -care knowledge and self -care skills of the observation group were significantly better than the control group,there were statistically significant differences(P <0.05);after discharge from the hospital,bed incidence of complications (6.5%)of the observation group was significantly lower than the control group (18.1%),the difference was statistically significant (χ2 =4.16,P <0.05)and satisfaction degree (91.7 ±6.5)was higher than the control group (87.3 ±7.5),with statistically significant difference (t =3.59,P <0.05),and the average hospitalization day (16.11 ±7.61 )d was lower than that of the control group (19.95 ± 11.55)d,there was statistically significant difference (t =2.20,P <0.05).Conclusion Self care interactive mode is conducive to mining the self -care ability of patients,improve the self -care ability of patients,and has good social benefits.

Objective To investigate the effect of nursing intervention on deep vein thrombosis after major bone trauma.Methods 59 cases of bone trauma surgery were selected as the research subjects,according to random number table method,they were randomly divided into the observation group and the control group.The patients of the control group received routine nursing care,and the patients of the observation group were given nursing intervention for postoperative deep vein thrombosis on the basis of the conventional nursing care.The pulmonary embolism,deep vein thrombosis and lower extremity swelling occurred rate before and after intervention of venous blood flow velocity, patients hospitalization time and quality of care scores were compared.Results The incidence rates of pulmonary embolism (0.0%),deep vein thrombosis (11.1%)and lower extremity swelling with postoperation (14.8%)of the observation group were significantly less than those in the control group(15.6%,53.1%,46.9%),there was signifi-cant differences (χ2 =4.61,11.54,6.89,all P <0.05).After intervention,the lower extremity venous blood flow velocity of two groups [(20.9 ±5.3)cm/s,(27.5 ±7.4)cm/s]was significantly higher than before intervention [(19.2 ±4.6)cm/s,(19.8 ±5.3)cm/s],there was statistically significant difference (t =1.37,4.40,all P <0.05).The stem prognosis of lower extremity venous blood flow velocity of the observation group [(27.5 ±7.4)cm/s]was significantly higher than (20.9 ±5.3)cm/s of the control group,there was significant difference (t =3.98, P <0.05).The hospitalization time in the observation group (45.2 ±5.4)d was less than (62.3 ±7.5)d in the con-trol group,and the nursing quality score (98.7 ±1.1)was higher than (91.8 ±1.7)in the control group,and the differences were statistically significant (t =9.88,18.12,all P <0.05).Conclusion Comprehensive nursing inter-vention can help improve venous blood flow velocity,reduce the incidence of deep vein thrombosis,shorten the hospital stay,and improve the quality of nursing.

AIM: To investigate whether leukotriene D 4(LTD 4) would stimulates proliferation of cultured human airway smooth muscle (ASMC). METHOD: Human ASMC were isolated and subcultured, varying concentration of LTD 4 were added to the media. Cell counts were obtained, [3H]-thymidine([3H]-TdR) incorporation and inositol 1, 4, 5-trisphosphate (IP 3) accumulation were measured. RESULTS: LTD 4(0.1 nmol?L -1～10 nmol?L -1) increased cell number and also increased incorporation of [3H]-TdR and accumulation of IP 3 in a concentration dependent manner(P

OBJECTIVEThis study aims to identify the effects of corticotomy-assisted orthodontic premolar intrusion andevaluate the changes of root resorption and the alveolar bone.

METHODSBoth sides of the mandible of eight male Beagle dogswere randomly assigned into experimental and control groups. The third (P3) and fourth (P4) premolars were intruded withboth mini-screw implant anchorage (MIA) and corticotomy on the experimental side. By contrast, P3 and P4 were intrudedwith MIA alone on the control side. During pre-operation and after 2, 4, 8, and 12 weeks of orthodontic force applications,cone beam computed tomography was performed on every dog. The distance of tooth intrusion and root resorption of furcation, as well as the apex and height changes of the alveolar bone were measured and analyzed.

RESULTSThe intrusion distanceof premolars on the experimental side was greater than that on the control side (P < 0.05). The root of furcation and apex onboth sides occurred in root resorption, and the root resorption of the apex on the experimental side was lighter than that onthe control side after 12 weeks of force application (P < 0.05). The alveolar bone height decreased, and the height reductiondistance on the experimental side was greater than that on the control side after 8 and 12 weeks of force application (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONCorticotomy accelerates orthodontic molarintrusion and reduces root resorption.

Animals ; Bicuspid ; anatomy & histology ; Bone Screws ; Cone-Beam Computed Tomography ; Dogs ; Male ; Mandible ; Root Resorption ; Tooth Movement Techniques ; Tooth Root

Objective To study the chemical constituents of Abacopteris penangiana.Methods The compounds were separated and purified by various chromatographic techniques and their structures were elucidated on the basis of physiochemical properties and spectroscopic methods.Results Seven compounds were purified and their structures were identified as:(7'Z)-3-O-(3,4-dihydroxy phenylethenyl)-caffeic acid(1),caffeiein B(2),matteucinol(3),protocatechuic acid(4),p-methoxybenzoic acid(5),β-sitosterol(6),and daucosterol(7).Conclusion Compound 1 is a new phenolic acid compound named abacopteric acid,and the other compounds are isolated from the plant for the first time.

AIM:To investigate the effect of potassium treatment on coronary arterial impairment induced by high salt intake.METHODS:Sprague-Dawley rats (4-week-old, n=10 in each group) received distilled water (NS), water containing 1.5%NaCl (HS), or 1.5% NaCl and 0.5% KCl (HS+HP) for 16 weeks.Systolic blood pressure (SBP) was determined by tail plethysmography every 2 weeks.After 16 weeks of treatment, vascular remodeling, superox-ide production, malondialdehyde (MDA) content, and endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) and gp91 expression in the coronary arteries were detected .RESULTS:After 16 weeks of salt loading , the rats in HS group was divided into salt sensitive subgroup and salt resistance subgroup according to the tail-cuff blood pressure .In this experiment , the salt-sensi-tive rats were selected as HS group .In HS group, salt loading significantly increased SBP , serum MDA and gp91 expres-sion, decreased serum NO and eNOS expression in the coronary arteries , and induced the coronary artery remodeling com-pared with NS group .In salt-loaded SD rats , 16-week potassium treatment abrogated the effects induced by salt loading . CONCLUSION:High salt may affect structural and functional changes in coronary arteries by activating oxidative stress . Potassium treatment antagonizes the effect of high salt intake .

A method was developed for the determination of N-acetyl-S-( N-methylcarbamoyl ) cysteine ( AMCC) in human urine by online solid-phase extraction ( SPE )-high performance liquid chromatography ( HPLC ) . The separation of AMCC from the urine matrix was performed on AmoniPac PA Solid phase Extraction ( SPE ) column with 5 mmol/L KH2 PO4 as the mobile phase by left pump. Then the time was controlled to switch the valve to make only the section of sample containing AMCC transferred into the analytic column-Acclaim PAⅡ C18 . The determination was performed using gradient elution of 0. 1% H3 PO4 (containing 5% acetonitrile) and acetonitrile by right pump. The results showed that AMCC present good linear correlation in the range of 1 . 0-100 mg/L with a correlation coefficient of above 0 . 999 , the quantitation limit of the method was 0. 2 mg/L (with the sample inject volume =10 μL), the recoveries of spiked samples were in the range of 82 . 9%-85 . 9%, and the relative standard deviation ( n=6 ) of retention time and peak area were 0. 2% and 4. 0% respectively. Compared with offline SPE-HPLC, the proposed method was convenient, environmentally friendly, efficient and stable, and feasible for the detection of AMCC in 7 human urine samples.