By complexation reaction with water-soluble carboxymethyl chitosan and Ca 2+ ?Fe 2+ ?Zn 2+ in solution,the metal complexes of Ca 2+ ?Fe 2+ ?Zn 2+ were preparated.The effects of various factors:reaction time,etmperature,substitution degree of carboxymethyl group,ionic strength and pH value on the reaction were investigated.The results showed that the optimum reaction condition was pH 5~7,time 10 min,the complex capacity of CMCS for metal ions increasing with the substitution degree of carboxymethyl group,decreasing with the ionic strength of solution.

We have evaluated the plague epidemic situation in the Three Rivers Source Region,Qinghai Province in recent 20 years to provide the basis for revising the plague prevention countermeasures.We have analyzed the time distribution and the plague epidemic situation between animals and human beings during twenty years in the Three Rivers Source Region,Qinghai Province by describing epidemiology.The animal plague in the natural source of Marmot plague was extremely serious in the Three Rivers Source Region during the past 20 years.It mainly distributes in Yushu State and Tanggula County,Germu City and the serious season ran through the whole period of marmot camp ground activities and the peak was between June and August.Human plague epidemic took place between May and October each year and reached its peak between July and September.The peak covered about 41.67％ at most.It mainly endemic distributes in Nangqian and Xinghai Country.During the past 20 years,we have totally found 14 human plague epidemics in the Three Rivers Source Region,among which 48 cases took place and there were deaths of 17 cases.The fatality rate was 35.42％.The lung type was the majority among 48 cases,which startde with the glandular type.During the past 20 years the plague epidemic has been active and the animal plague epidemic broke out continuously in the Three Rivers Source Region,Qinghai Province.The variety of animals and insects infected the plague epidemic was increasing.The human plague epidemics is most serious with high fatality rate,but it is on the decline as a whole.

Objective To study the effect of black granule capsules(BGCs) on growth of transplanted mouse hepatocarcinoma cells, cell proliferation cycle and apoptosis.Methods KM mouse were subcutaneously inoculated with Hepatocarcinoma cells (H22) and randomly divided into the model control group, the positive control group, the low, medium and high does of BGC group after 24h. The positive control group received intraperitoneal injection with 30 mg/kg cyclophosphamide. Mice of BGC groups were intragastricaly with different dosage of BGC (400, 800, 1 600 mg/kg). The model control group received intragastricaly with normal saline. The drugs were administrated once a day for seven days. The tumor inhibition rate was calculated at 24 h after the last administration. Flow cytometry was used to detect changes of cell cycle and apoptosis in harvested H22 tumor cells.Results The group of high does showed significant inhibitory effect on the growth of transplanted H22 tumor cells withthe inhibitory rate 38.78% (male) and 43.57% (female). Compared with model control group, groups of different dosages decreased time of G0-G1 phase (58.06% ± 9.65%, 55.10% ± 5.89%, 61.36% ± 15.95%vs. 74.47% ± 2.63%), increased tiem of Sphase (33.96% ± 11.90%, 32.67% ± 4.04%, 33.89% ± 9.82%vs. 14.37% ± 4.92%), and increased the apoptosis rate (31.12% ± 1.85%, 31.89% ± 2.16%, 40.64% ± 0.55%vs.21.75% ± 2.64%).Conclusion BGC has antitumor effect on mouse hepatocarcinoma H22 tumor cells, and its mechanism was to regulate cell proliferation cycle and induce the apoptosis.

Six thousand and forty-four subjects in Jiangsu community were enrolled to investigate the relationship between subclinical thyroid dysfunction and blood pressure. It was shown that subclinical thyroid dysfunction, including both the subclinical hyperthyroidism and subclinical hypothyroidism, had no relationship with increased blood pressure.

Objective:To investigate the clinical characteristics and therapeutic methods of coronary artery aneurysm (CAA).Methods:The clinical data and coronary angiography of 32 patients confirmed by coronary angiography as coronary aneurysm in Shenzhen Hospital of Southern Medical University and Shenzhen People′s Hospital were collected. They were followed up, and the different therapeutic methods were analyzed.Results:Thirty-two cases (1.8%) of coronary artery aneurysms were found in 1 778 patients undergoing coronary angiography. The main sites of coronary ectasia were right coronary artery, anterior descending branch and circumflex branch, and the left main branch was rare. Among the patients with coronary artery aneurysms, there were 25 patients with coronary artery stenosis. All the 32 patients were given anticoagulant, antiplatelet, improvement of coronary spasm and statin therapy, among whom 2 patients were treated with stent implantation and 6 patients were treated with coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and ligation of coronary aneurysm. During the follow-up (average 15 months) of 1 patient, acute myocardial infarction reoccurred, and coronary angiography indicated that the stenosed coronary segments after artery ectasia was occluded because of thromboembolism. In the remaining patients, there were no major cardiovascular events such as angina pectoris, acute myocardial infarction and sudden cardiac death.Conclusions:Coronary artery aneurysm is not a rare heart disease. Coronary thromboembolism, thrombosis and vasospasm are the main causes of angina pectoris and myocardial infarction. Anticoagulant, antiplatelet, antispasmodic drugs and suitable coronary artery bypass can significantly improve the clinical prognosis of patients with coronary artery aneurysm.

Objective To compare the effects of rat proinsulin gene therapy via intraportal infusion and intramuscular injection blood glucose level in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rots. Methods (1) Recombinant eukaryotic cell expression plasmid of rat proinsulin gene pCMV/proiusulin was transferred into streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats by intraportal infusion and intramuscular injection to observe the effect of rat proiusulin gene therapy in diabetic rats. The treatment group by intraportal infusion (group A) and the group by intramuscular injection (group C) were given pCMV/proinsulin naked plasmid DNA 100 μg, while the control groups by intraportal infusion (group B) or by intramuscular injection (group D) were treated with similar amount of pCMV DNA. Normal group and diabetes mellitus group were also observed at the same time. (2) Blood glucose level was tested and serum insulin was determined by radioimmunoassay. RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry were used to detemine proinsulin mRNA and protein expressions in liver and skeletal muscle and protein. Results (1) The blood glucose levels in two treated groups were both decreased. In group A, levels of blood sugar decreased about 7 mmol/L and glycemie control was maintained for 3-4 weeks. Serum insulin levels step up significantly after pCMV/proinsulin gene therapy. The blood glucose level in group A was significantly lower than those of group B and DM group (P<0.05), while the serum insulin level was higher than those of two groups (P<0.05). In group C, blood glucose levels decreased about 4 mmol/L and glycemic control was maintained for 1-2 weeks. Meanwhile, the concentrations of insulin increased markedly after gene therapy. The blood glucose in group C was significantly lower than those of group D and DM group (P<0.05), while the serum insulin level was higher than those of two groups (P<0.05). (2) Proinsulin mRNA and protein expressions could be detected in either hepatic cell of group A or skeletal muscle cell of group C, not in group B and group D. Conclusion Proiusulin genetherapy via intraportal infusion or intramuscular injection lowers significantly blood glucose in diabetic rats, and thus offers a potential approach to treatment of diabetes.

The residents who had lived for at least 5 years and aged over 20 years old were sampled from urban to rural districts of Jiangsu Province with a stratified cluster sampling technique. B mode ultrasonography and thyroid function determination were carried out in 6 128 persons. The location, diameter, number, boundary, and calcification in thyroid nodules were described by using 7.5 MHz/50 mm transducer of thyroid ultrasonography. TSH was measured by chemiluminescence immunoassay. Free triiodothyronine(FT3)and free thyroxin(FT4)were measured when TSH was abnormal. The crude prevalence of thyroid nodules was 21.12% in total population, 14.55% in male, and 25.24% in female. The standardized prevalence was 15.69%, 11.20%, and 20.40%, respectively. The prevalence was lower in male than in female, and increased with age(P＜0.05). Thyroid nodules in Jiangsu Province were highly prevalent and more attention should be paid to the follow-up, early diagnosis, and treatment.

Objective:To investigate the contents of soil metal elements in the plague high incidence area and resting area in the plague natural foci of Qingnan region in Qinghai Province, and to compare and analyze the differences of the contents of soil metal elements between the two areas.Methods:A total of 69 soil samples were collected from 11 sites in the plague high incidence area (Yushu Prefecture) and resting area (Guoluo Prefecture) in Qingnan region, including 39 samples from high incidence area and 30 samples from resting area. The contents of 12 soil metal elements, such as iron (Fe), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), barium (Ba), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), manganese (Mn), lead (Pb), rubidium (Rb), titanium (Ti), vanadium (V) and zinc (Zn), were measured by X-ray fluorescence spectrometry and SPSS 20.0 software was used for Spearman correlation and other statistical analysis.Results:The contents of Fe and Ca in the soil of the plague natural foci of Qingnan region were relatively high. The contents of 12 soil metal elements in the high incidence area were significantly higher than those in the resting area ( P < 0.01 or < 0.05). There were statistical significant differences in the contents of Mg, Ca, Ba, Mn, Pb and Zn in the soil among the sample plots of the plague high incidence area ( P < 0.01 or < 0.05). There were statistical significant differences in the contents of Fe, Mg, Ca, Rb and Ti in the soil among the sample plots of the plague resting area ( P < 0.05 or < 0.01). Except for Mg and Ca, Fe was positively correlated with other metal elements in the high incidence area and resting area ( P < 0.01 or < 0.05), and Fe was strongly positively correlated with Rb, Ti and V ( r = 0.780 - 0.838). Mg was only positively correlated with Ca in the high incidence area and resting area ( P < 0.01). Ca was negatively correlated with Mn, Pb, Rb, Ti, V and Zn in the high incidence area, and with Rb and Zn in the resting area ( P < 0.01 or < 0.05). The rest of the metal elements were mostly positively correlated in the high incidence area and resting area. Conclusions:The contents of Fe and Ca are rich in the plague natural foci of Qingnan region in Qinghai Province. There are correlations among most soil metal elements in the high incidence area and resting area. The correlation between the contents of soil metal elements in the plague natural foci and the epidemic of plague is worth further exploring.

Objective:To understand the spatial distribution of small mammals in the areas of natural focus disease in Qinghai Province, and to identify captured small mammals at the molecular level using mitochondrial cytochrome C oxidase subunit I (COI) gene as molecular marker.Methods:In 2009 - 2016, the distribution of regional spatial, elevation distribution and ecological environment type of captured small mammals were analyzed in 16 cities (counties) of 6 prefectures in Qinghai Province. The partial COI gene fragment sequence (about 650 bp in length) was obtained by PCR amplification, which was further analyzed through homology comparison, genetic distance and phylogenetic analysis.Results:Totally 1 631 small mammals were captured that had belonged to 30 species of 21 genera, 7 families, 3 orders. Among them there were 926 rodent animals that had belonged to 25 species of 19 genera, 5 families, accounting for 56.78%. There was the largest number in Golmud (313 animals), the highest distribution of small mammals was found at the elevation of 2 800 - < 3 000 m (532 animals), the largest number of small mammals was found in the sandy grassland (612 animals). COI genes of 292 small mammals were successfully amplified, and the homology was consistent with the target sequence. The results showed that the intraspecific genetic distance ranged from 0.01% to 2.90%, interspecific genetic distance ranged from 4.00% to 12.00%, intergenus genetic distance was 13.00% - 21.00% and interfamily genetic distance was 22.00% - 25.00%. The interspecific genetic distance was significantly greater than the intraspecific genetic distance. Neighbor-Joining tree showed that the same species were clustered into a single branch with high support form a total of 20, with a confidence level of 98% to 100%.Conclusions:The spatial distribution of small mammals is influenced by geographical factors such as region, elevation and ecological environment in Qinghai Province. Molecular identification can make up for the shortcomings in morphological identification.

Objective:To discuss the displacement characteristics of Garden type III femoral neck fracture and investigate the reliability, validity and clinical value of the frontal Garden index in assessing the displacement degree of Garden type III femoral neck fracture.Methods:The pelvis X-ray films of 98 patients with Garden type III femoral neck fracture treated at Luoyang Orthopedic-Traumatological Hospital of Henan Province (Henan Provincial Orthopedic Hospital) from October 2010 to October 2018 were collected, including 47 males and 51 females; aged 19-89 years [(64.9±16.2) years]. Three-dimensional data of the hip with 64-slice CT were available in 21 patients. Each patient′s frontal Garden index was measured three times by three senior doctors, which was repeated twice in turn. The distribution characteristics of the frontal Garden index were statistically described. The reliability of the frontal Garden index was tested by Spearman correlation coefficient and Kappa coefficient, including test-retest reliability and intra-rater consistency. The contact area of fracture ends and upper-shift distance of the femoral neck were calculated based on three-dimensional CT data of the hip in 21 patients. Correlation analysis of the contact area of fracture ends and upper-shift distance of the femoral neck with the frontal Garden index was performed by multiple correlation analysis to assess the validity of the frontal Garden index.Results:The Frontal Garden index of 98 patients with Garden type III femoral neck fracture was (136±15) °, with the minimum value of 90 ° and maximum value of 159 °, and was found to be normally distributed ( P>0.05). Spearman correlation coefficient of the test-retest reliability was 0.93, 0.97 and 0.95, respectively (all P<0.01). Kappa coefficient of the intra-rater consistency was 0.87, 0.91 and 0.86, respectively (all P<0.01). The frontal Garden index was positively correlated with the contact area of fracture ends ( r=0.80, P<0.01), and was negatively with the upper-shift distance of the femoral neck ( r=-0.77, P<0.01). Conclusions:The displacement degree of Garden type III femoral neck fracture shows diversity and normal distribution. The frontal Garden index can credibly and effectively measure the displacement degree of Garden type III femoral neck fracture, which may help to choose the treatment plan.