Objective: To observe the efficacy and safety of Xuebijing combined with bronchoalveolar lavage in the adjunctive therapy of severe pulmonary infection.Methods: Totally 110 patients with severe pulmonary infection were randomly divided into the control group and the observation group according to the admission odd or even number with 55 ones in each.The control group was treated with bronchial lavage on the basis of the conventional therapy.The observation group was treated with Xuebijing combined with bronchoalveolar lavage.The treatment efficacy and adverse reactions were observed, and the degree of lung infection and prognosis were evaluated by the clinical application of pulmonary infection score (CPIS) and acute physiology and chronic health Ⅱ (APACHE-Ⅱ) before and after the treatment.The treatment time or symptom improvement time was recorded, and the serum levels of inflammatory cytokines before and after the treatment were detected.Results: The effective rate of the observation group was 60.00%, which was higher than that of the control group (43.64%, P<0.05).CPIS and APACHE-Ⅱ scores in both groups decreased after the treatment, and those of the observation group were lower than those of the control group (P<0.05).The levels of procalcitonin (PCT), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in both groups decreased after the treatment, and those of the observation group were lower than those of the control group (P<0.05).The time of mechanical ventilation, infection control window appearance and respiratory failure correction, pulmonary inflammation disappearance and antibiotics application of the observation group was shorter than that of the control group (P<0.05).The adverse reactions in the two groups showed no statistically significant differences(P>0.05).Conclusion: Xuebijing combined with bronchoalveolar lavage shows better clinical efficacy in the adjunctive therapy of severe pulmonary infection with improved prognosis, shorter treatment time, decreased levels of inflammatory factors and promising security.

Objective:To explore the clinical efficacy and the effects on serum inflammatory factors of carbocisteine and budes-onide in the treatment of asthma. Methods:Totally 186 asthma patients were randomly divided into the observation group (93 cases) and the control group (93 cases). The control group received budesonide combined with the conventional treatment, the observation group was treated with carbocisteine and budesonide, and one week was a treatment course. The efficacy was observed. The airway re-sponsiveness and cough condition was respectively assessed by early respiratory resistance ( Rrsc) and Leicester cough questionnaire ( LCQ) . The improvement of day and night symptoms was observed, and the serum levels of inflammatory factors and the safety were also evaluated. Results:LCQ score of the observation group after the treatment was significantly higher than that of the control group, Rrsc score for day and night symptoms and serum IL-8, TNF-αand IgE levels were significantly lower than those in the control group, and the differences were statistically significant (P<0. 05). The effective rate of the observation group was 86. 02%, which was high-er than that of the control group (77. 42%), while the difference was not statistically significant (P>0. 05). The difference in the in-cidence of ADR between the groups was not statistically significant (P>0. 05). Conclusion: Carbocisteine and budesonide in the treatment of asthma can significantly improve asthma symptoms and reduce cough and inflammatory cytokines with promising safety.

BACKGROUND:Compared with the conventional composite resin materials, large pieces of filing composite resin materials have the features of increasing light-curing depth, decreasing the polymerization shrinkage rate and streamlining operational procedures; however, the properties of different types of large pieces of filing composite resin materials are different. OBJECTIVE:To analyze the hardness and bond strength of four kinds of composite resin materials. METHODS: Large pieces of filing composite resin Tetric EvoCeram Bulk Fil, SDR, as wel as conventional composite resin P60, Z350 were obtained. The vickers microhardness of these four kinds of composite resin materials under the light-curing depth of 2, 3, 4, 5 mm was detected. The shear bond strength between these four kinds of composite resin materials and the dentin was also detected. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The hardness order under different light-curing depths was: P60 composite resin > Z350 composite resin > Tetric EvoCeram BulkFil composite resin > SDR composite resin, there was a significant difference between these four groups (P < 0.05). The light-cured hardness of Tetric EvoCream BulkFil and SDR composite resins was not significantly decreased with the increased cured depth. The shear bond strength of Tetric EvoCeram BulkFil and SDR composite resins was significantly higher compared with the P60 and Z350 composite resins (P < 0.05). These results demonstrate that large pieces of filing resinous materials, Tetric EvoCeram BulkFil and SDR, show better comprehensive mechanical properties and have a higher shear bond strength.

Objective:To develop and study the properties of ion-exchange polyvinyl alcohol-acrylic acid microspheres(PVA-AA-Ms) for embolization.Methods:The PVA-AA-Ms were produced by the method of inverse suspension polymerization.The morphology and particle size were determined by optical microscope;FT-IR was used to investigate the special functional groups of PVA-AA-Ms;the carboxyl content of PVA-AA-Ms was measured by chemical titration;the compression elasticity was examined by texture analyzer(TA-plus).Pingyangmycin(bleomycin A5) was used as model drug to prepare drug-loaded PVA-AA-Ms.Drug loading and entrapment efficiency were measured through UV-spectrophotometer;in vitro drug release characteristic was detected by constant temperature vibration dialysis assay.Results:The PVA-AA-Ms were round and integrated.The average diameter of PVA-AA-Ms was 500 ?m with a range of 150-1 000 ?m.The carboxyl vibration was demonstrated by FT-IR and the content of carboxyl was 8.905 mmol/g.PVA-AA-Ms were mechanically stable with appropriate elasticity.Drug loading and entrapment efficiency were 30 g/L and 99.4%,respectively.The drug release rate was slow in phosphate buffer solution(PBS),88.3% of the drug was released after 24 h and the t50 was 2.19 h.Conclusion:PVA-AA-Ms prepared in this study were supposed to be suitable for clinical embolization according to the physicochemical properties.The high carboxyl content of PVA-AA-Ms which allowed them to load cationic drugs(e.g.,drug with amino group) through ion-exchange mechanism brought broad prospects for combination of embolization and chemotherapy.

AIM:To construct a eukaryotic expression plasmid for enhanced green fluorescent protein(EGFP)and ZNF580 fusion protein,and study its subcellular localization in the transfected MGC803 cells.METHODS:The primers were designed according to the cDNA encoding sequence of ZNF580 full-length open reading frame(1-172aa),ZNF580 amino terminus(1-93aa)and ZNF580 carboxyl terminus(94-172aa).The three cDNA segments of PCR were cloned into pGEM-T vector.Then they were subcloned respectively into plasmid pEGFP-C1(enhanced green fluorescent protein).The subcellular localization of the fusion protein in MGC803 cells transfected with the vector was monitored by autofluorescence microscopy.RESULTS:Restricted enzymes analysis and DNA sequencing showed that the sequences of the pEGFP-ZNF580(1-172),pEGFP-ZNF580(1-93)and pEGFP-ZNF580(94-172)transgenic plasmid were correct.The fusion proteins of EGFP-ZNF580(1-172)and pEGFP-ZNF580(94-172)were localized in the nuclei.CONCLUSION:The recombinant eukaryotic expression vector pEGFP-ZNF580 has been successfully constructed.The nuclear localization signal is within amino acid residues 94 and 172 of ZNF580 carboxyl terminus(C2H2 zinc finger domain).

A low-cost, simple, sensitive detection method of lactate dehydrogense ( LDH) was developed on paper-based microwell arrays microfluidic device. The phenazine methyl sulfate/nitrotetrazolium blue chloride ( PMS/NBT) detection system was used for LDH detection and the colorimetric results were recorded by both Gel Documentation System and a common camera. Under the optimized conditions, the colorimetric intensity showed a linear correlation to the activity of LDH in the range of 10 to 150 U/L with a limit of detection (LOD) of 9. 44 U/L (3σ) by Gel Documentation System;and the linear range was 15-150 U/L by camera with a LOD of 12. 36 U/L (3σ). Foremost, it was found that human serum albumin (HSA) had an effect on the colorimetric enhancement in this detection system. This low-cost, portable paper-based analytical platform could be suitable for the application in the point-of-care with high sensitivity and reproducibility.

Objective To study the effect of Dachengqi decoction on expression of triggering receptor on myeloid cell 1(TREM-1)in septic rats in order to further provide a theoretical basis concerning the mechanism of this decoction for treatment of sepsis. Methods 100 male Sprague-Dawley(SD)rats were randomly divided into five groups:normal control,sham operation,sepsis model,low-dose and high-dose Dachengqi decoction groups (each,n=20). The sepsis models were reproduced by cecal ligated perforation(CLP). The low-dose and high-dose Dachengqi decoction groups were lavaged separately by low dose(5 mL/kg)and normal dose(10 mL/kg)Dachengqi decoction at 2 hours before CLP and after CLP twice per day(interval 8 hours),and the other three groups were lavaged with 10 mL/kg normal saline. Five rats in each group were killed randomly at the time points of 6,12,24,48 hours after CLP;the abdominal aorta blood and the liver tissue were collected. The plasma levels of TREM-1,interleukin-6 (IL-6),tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α)were tested by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA). The expression level of TREM-1 mRNA in the liver was measured by reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Results Compared with normal control group and sham operation group, the plasma levels of TREM-1, IL-6, TNF-α and the expression of liver TREM-1 mRNA were increased significantly in model group. Compared with model group,the above indexes in low-dose and high-dose Dachengqi decoction groups were reduced obviously,the changes being more marked in the high-dose group;the levels of TREM-1,IL-6 at 6 hours after operation and the levels of TNF-αand TREM-1 mRNA at 24 hours after operation in high-dose group were lower than those of low-dose group〔6 hours TREM-1(ng/L):179.19±4.43 vs. 213.86±2.84,6 hours IL-6 (ng/L):136.80±7.70 vs. 162.90±3.87;24 hours TNF-α(ng/L):71.61±5.07 vs. 108.53±6.29,24 hours TREM-1 mRNA:24.33±3.16 vs. 27.22±3.34,all P<0.05〕. Conclusion The partial mechanism of the efficacy of Dachengqi decoction for treatment of sepsis was probably related to the inhibition of TREM-1 expression.

Objective:To develop lipiodol-containing calcium alginate microspheres (LAMs) for embolization,and study the characterization for emoblization and the radiopacity. Methods:LAMs were prepared by dripping method. The preparation of LAMs was optimized by orthogonal experiment which involved effects of three factors (the volume ratio of lipiodol to the external aqueous solution,airflow rate,and the weight pushing the injector) at three levels on the responses to the size,polydisperse index and entrapment efficiency of LAMs. The morphology of LAMs was observed under microscope. The elasticity of LAMs was investigated by texture analyzer. The capability injected through catheter of LAMs was monitored by video spinning-drop tensionmeter. The radiopacity of LAMs was measured by X-ray imaging system after LAMs were injected into vas of a rat. Results:The optimal condition for preparation of LAMs was:the volume ratio of lipiodol to the external aqueous solution was 3∶ 10,airflow rate was 40 g/mL and the weight pushing the injector was 100 g. According to the optimized condition,LAMs were prepared and characterized. The mean diameter of LAMs was (493.9?42.6) ?m,the polydisperse index was 1.02 and the entrapment efficiency was (88.97?1.09)%. The LAMs were with round shape and smooth surface in view of photograph of microscope. The maximum average load was (1.09?0.18) N when LAMs were compressed to 60%. The LAMs were injected through catheter without much difficulty. The radiopacity of LAMs in rats was demonstrated to be visible under X-ray photography system. Conclusion:The radiopaque LAMs developed are suitable for the arterial embolization,with round shape,proper size,good elasticity,easy handling character and visible property under X-ray imaging. The radiopaque embolic agent is supposed to be useful for emoblization therapy.

Objective To understand the underlying mechanism of mites-induced pediatric asthma by bioinformatic analysis on speciifc microRNA (miRNA) array and target gene screening. Methods This is a case control study of 62 pairs of dust mites-induced asthma children with age and gender matched healthy controls. Twelve pairs were randomly selected for miRNA array. The abnormal expression of miRNAs was compared between asthma and control children. The results were validated by RT-qPCR and bioinformatic analysis in remaining pairs of children. Results Six miRNAs (miRNA-151a-5p, 625-5p, 126-3p, 513a-5p, 27b-3p, 22-3p) were signiifcantly down-regulated more than two folds in dust mites-induced asthma children than those in controls. The enriched bioinformatics analysis showed that these miRNAs and their target genes CBL, PPARGC1B, ESR1, ONECUT2, EGFR, SYK, and STAT1 were related to inlfammatory cytokine signaling pathway. Conclusion It is suggested that miR-22-3p, 513a-5p, 625-5p, 27b-3p, and miRNA-target genes form a network through co-regulation to target genes to participate dust mites-induced asthma in children.