We have reformed our patterns and methods of graduation examination of the medical majors. That is the multi-stage comprehensive graduation examination of the clinical interns, which consists of 70% close written test of clinical theories,20% practical test of clinical skills and also oral test of related theories, and 10% writing of the medical documents. It has proved that these measures have improved the interns' attitude toward practice, aroused their initiative and positivity, and led the practitioners to attach more importance to the combination of clinical practice and theories, thus leading to better clinical education.

ObjectiveTo investigate expression of TGF-β1,CTGF and collagen deposition in skeletal muscle during chronic entrapment of peripheral nerve. MethodsFifty rats were separated into two groups,control group and experimental group. At different time points after operation, the right gastrocnemius of 5rats from each group were collected for further analysis such as HE, Masson stain, immunohistochemical staining,RT-PCR and Western-blot. Results It was observed that axon degeneration occurred during chronic nerve entrapment,and which was in line with reports from other groups.Moreover,it had been demonstrated that after nerve entrapment,skeletal muscles may form fibrosis and degeneration consequently.Within this pathological procedure,expression of TGF-β1. CTGF and deposition of collagenⅠ changed rapidly when compared with control group.ConclusionOverall,these results indicated that these factors may be important during skeletal muscle degeneration after chronic nerve entrapment.

Objective To evaluate the cleanliness of frequently touched object surfaces in a hospital and efficacy of intervention measures.Methods Compliance to cleaning of frequently touched object surfaces before and after intervention was surveyed by fluorescence labeling method,SPSS 17.0 statistical software was used to analyze data.Results Before and after intervention,6 800 items in 400 wards were investigated,compliance rates to cleaning of hospital object surfaces before and after intervention were 14.71％ and 54.76％ respectively(P＜0.001);differences in compliance rates to cleaning of object surfaces in common wards and special wards before and after interven tion were both statistically significant(both P＜0.001);after intervention,compliance rates to cleaning of object surfaces in wards and toilets increased significantly compared with before intervention,which increased by 41.57％ and 33.00 ％ respectively,differences were statistically significant (both P＜0.001);after intervention,compliance rates to cleaning of different object surfaces increased by 21.50％-52.00％ (all P＜0.001).Conclusion Scientific and effective intervention measures can improve the cleaning effectiveness of frequently touched object surfaces,which can improve the environmental quality of hospital.

Objective To investigate the value of prospectively electrocardiogram (ECG)-triggered high-pitch coronary computed tomography angiography at 70 kV and 30 mL contrast medium with Stellar detector dual-source CT.Methods 60 patients with the BMI<24.9 kg/m2 were randomized into two groups:Group A (30 cases)with the tube voltage of 70 kV and 30 mL contrast medi-um.Group B (30 cases)with the tube voltage of 100 kV and 50 mL contrast medium.All the patients were performed with a Stellar detector dual-source CT using a prospectively ECG triggered high-pitch spiral technique.The images of Group A were reconstructed with SAFIRE technique,while Group B were with FBP technique.The objective image quality includes CT attenuation,SNR, CNR.And radiation dose was also calculated.The subjective was evaluated by 4-scale point.Independent sample t test was used.Re-sults There was no difference for subjective image quality between the groups,A:(3.38±0.942),B:(3.50±0.682),(t=-0.562, P >0.05).The CT attenuation of the 70 kV group were higher than that of the 100 kV group for all the segments(P <0.01).The SNR and the CNR have no statistically significant difference between the groups (P >0.05).Compared with the 100 kV group,the radiation dose of the 70 kV group was reduced by 76.5% (A:0.19±0.023 mSv,B:0.81±0.101 mSv,P <0.01).Conclusion Using 70 kV with 30 mL contrast medium in Stellar detector dual-source CT coronary angiography for the patients with a normal BMI could obtain qualified diagnostic image with low radiation dose and contrast medium.

Objective To evaluate feasibility and time efficiency of dual-source flash post-processing software (Bone Reading)for reconstruction of bronchial artery.Methods The imaging data of 70 patients with suspected bronchial artery dilatation who underwent bronchial artery-CTA were evaluated by 2 independent radiologists.First,the related contents of bronchial artery such as origination,number, type,route and lumen diameter were evaluated by multiple planar reconstruction (MPR),maximum intensity projection (MIP)and volume rendering technique (VRT).The results and process time were recorded.After a month,the post-processing software(Bone Reading)was used to evaluate the same contents.Results There was very good correlation between both readers for both reading methods without significant differences.There was significant difference of process time between with regular method and with Bone Reading (P<0.05)for both readers.Process time could be decreased by approximately 35%.Conclusion The application of CT software (Bone Reading)is feasible in the CTA of bronchial artery.This method may gain a significant time saving in comparison to regular method.

Abstract: In order to investigate the feasibility of the extract from Cyclocarya paliurus as an additive in cigarettes, the volatile aromatic components were analyzed by gas chromatography-ion mobility spectrometry (GC-IMS), and C.paliurus extract was pyrolyzed to simulate cigarette smoking by TGA-GC/MS. The cracking products of C.paliurus were analyzed in a nitrogen environment, and the possible cracking mechanism of the products was reasonably speculated. The results showed that aldehydes, alcohols, and ketones were the primary volatile aroma components of the C.paliurus extract, comprising 62.28% of the total aroma components. The cracking products of C.paliurus extract varied greatly under different temperature conditions. A total of 79 compounds were identified at 200,360, and 440 ℃, among which 24 aromatic components were clearly identified as having significant effects on cigarette style, including aldehydes, ketones, alcohols, phenols, furans, benzene series, and other natural aromatic substances. Among them, phenols containing a high concentration are mainly formed by compounds containing the structure of guaiacol unit and eugenol unit by side chain cleavage, demethylation, demethoxylation, dehydration, etc. Furan and its derivatives are mainly formed by glycosides or glycoside compounds by breaking glucoside bonds and dehydration.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the effects of sevoflurane on cytosolic phospholipase A₂ (C-PLA₂) and clara cell secretory protein (CCSP) in lung tissues of rabbits with one-lung ventilation (OLV)-induced lung injuries.

METHODSThirty-six healthy Japanese white rabbits were randomized into sham-operated group, OLV group, and OLV plus sevoflurane group subdivided into 4 subgroups with sevoflurane concentrations of 1%, 2%, 3% and 4%. CCSP and C-PLA₂ mRNA and protein expressions in rabbit lung tissues were detected by Western blotting and real-time PCR, and the content of arachidonic acid (AA) was measured using ELISA. The severities of the lung injury were evaluated according to lung wet/dry weight (W/D) ratio and histological scores.

RESULTSIn the OLV group and OLV+ sevoflurane groups, pulmonary CCSP expressions were significantly lower, while C-PLA₂ expression, lung W/D ratios and lung histological scores were significantly higher than those in the sham-operated group (P<0.05). Compared with OLV group, the OLV+sevoflurane groups showed significantly increased expressions of CCSP and reduced C-PLA₂ expression, lung W/D ratios and histological scores (P<0.05). In the 4 OLV+sevoflurane groups, CCSP expressions underwent no significant changes as sevoflurane concentration increased, but C-PLA₂ expressions, lung W/D ratios and histological scores all decreased gradually as the concentrations of sevoflurane increased (P<0.05).

CONCLUSIONOLV can result in down-regulated CCSP expressions and up-regulated C-PLA₂ expressions in rabbit lung tissues. Sevoflurane can protect against OLV-induced acute lung injury possibly by inhibiting C-PLA₂ expression via up-regulation of CCSP expressions or through other mechanisms resulting in down-regulated expression of C-PLA₂.

Animals ; Female ; Lung ; metabolism ; pathology ; Male ; Methyl Ethers ; pharmacology ; One-Lung Ventilation ; adverse effects ; Phospholipases A2 ; metabolism ; Rabbits ; Uteroglobin ; metabolism ; Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury ; metabolism

The transcriptional repressor RE1 silencer transcription factor(NRSF/REST) is an important factor that restricts some neuronal traits in neurons.Since these traits are also present in pancreatic islet cells,NRSF-regulated genes involved in islet function are searched.A NRSE-like motif was analysed in human insulin promoter.The role of NRSE was evaluated by generating a model of insulin-secreting cells that firmly express NRSF.The presence of NRSF led to a decrease in activity of human insulin promoter by stable or transient transfection with human insulin-promoter luciferase.The predicted NRSE-like motif also confers NRSF-dependent transcriptional repression in the context of a surrogate gene promoter.Specific binding activity of NRSF/REST to the NRSE-like motif was confirmed by EMSA.Moreover,the binding activity is competed by consensus NRSE sequence.These data showed that human insulin promoter is regulated by the transcriptional repressor NRSF/REST via the NRSE-like motif.

OBJECTIVETo explore the protective mechanisms of sevoflurane against acute lung injury (ALI) induced by one-lung ventilation (OLV) in view of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX2) and 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX) pathways.

METHODEighteen healthy Japanese white rabbits were randomized into sham-operated group (S group), OLV group (O group) and OLV + sevoflurane group (OS group). COX2 and 5-LOX protein and mRNA expressions in the lungs were detected by Western blotting and real-time PCR, respectively. Prostaglandin I2 (PGI2), thromboxane A2 (TXA2) and leukotrienes B2 (LTB2) in the lung tissues were quantified with ELISA. Histological scores and lung wet/dry weight (W/D) ratios were determined for lung injury assessment.

RESULTSCOX2 and 5-LOX protein and mRNA expressions and the contents of LTB2, TXA2 and PGI2 in the lungs, lung W/D ratio and histological scores were significantly higher while PGI2/TXA2 ratio was significantly lower in O group and OS group than in S group (P<0.05). Compared with those in O group, COX2 and 5-LOX expressions, pulmonary contents of LTB2, TXA2 and PGI2, and lung W/D ratio all decreased significantly but PGI2/TXA2 ratio was significantly elevated in OS group (P<0.05).

CONCLUSIONOLV may activate COX2 and 5-LOX pathways to result in increased production of arachidonic acid metabolites. Sevoflurane protects against OLV-induced ALI probably by reducing AA metabolites and regulating PGI2/TXA2 ratio through inhibitions of COX2 and 5-LOX pathways.

Acute Lung Injury ; etiology ; metabolism ; Animals ; Arachidonate 5-Lipoxygenase ; metabolism ; Cyclooxygenase 2 ; metabolism ; Lung ; drug effects ; metabolism ; Methyl Ethers ; adverse effects ; One-Lung Ventilation ; adverse effects ; RNA, Messenger ; genetics ; Rabbits

OBJECTIVE: To assess the value of chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) for the analysis of 824 samples from miscarriage or stillbirth. METHODS: Copy number variations (CNVs) in the abortic chorionic villi or stillbirth tissues were detected by CMA. RESULTS: All specimens were successfully analyzed, among which 381 (46.2%) were diagnosed with chromosomal abnormalities, which included 312 (81.9%) numerical abnormalities, 66 (17.3%) structural abnormalities and 3 (0.8%) uniparental disomies. Among numerical chromosomal abnormalities, aneuploidies was most common (92.0%), with trisomy 16 and 45,X accounting for 41 (13.1%) and 63 (20.2%) of the cases, respectively. Among the 66 structural chromosomal aberrations, there were 26 (39.4%) CNVs duplications, 20 (30.3%) CNVs deletions, and 20 (30.3%) CNVs duplication and deletions. 33 CNVs were predicted as have a high chance to lead to a disease. CONCLUSION CMA is a reliable, robust, and high-resolution method for the analysis of miscarriage or stillbirth samples. Numerical aberrations, in particular chromosomal aneuploides, are the main cause for spontaneous abortions and stillbirths.
Abortion, Spontaneous ; genetics ; Chromosome Aberrations ; Chromosome Disorders ; diagnosis ; genetics ; DNA Copy Number Variations ; Female ; Humans ; Microarray Analysis ; Pregnancy ; Stillbirth ; genetics