ObjectiveTo analyze the results of implementing the tutorial system for medical interns, and to put forward some suggestions. MethodsThe medical interns and the doetors selected as tutors were asked to do questionnaires to study the tutorial system's feasibility and effectiveness. Simultaneously, we adopted the Objective Structured Clinical Examination ( OSCE ) to assess its process and resuits. Results74.3％ of the students and 75.5％ of the doctors think that they need the tutorial system,73.2％of the students think that this system can train better clinical skills,67.9％ of the doetors think that they can review the knowledge learned through teaching. Implemented after one year, students' OSCE scores are improved. ConclusionTutorial system for medical interns has achieved preliminary success, and the preparatory work and related-system building need to be further improved.

Six cases of T-cell lyrnphoma associated with reactive histiocytic hyperplasia with hemophagocytosis (HHH) localized primarily to the skin and subcutaneous fat were described. Initial biopsy findings may he misinterpreted as benign panniculitis. Four of which were progressive, recurrent, even fatal (follow-up for 8-36 months). Histologically the lesions of all cases were composed of a mixture of small and medium sized atypical lymphoid cells and benign hemophagocytes infiltrated with neutrophils and eosinophils between fat cells. The mechanism and differential diagnosis of the disease were discussed.

Inhibition of tumor neovascularization (angiogenesis) has become one of the novel therapeutic strategies for tumor, and natural inhibitor of angiogenesis has been highlighted in this field. Thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1), as an important extracellular matrix component which can influence endothelial cell adhesion, migration, and proliferation, is reported to be a potent inhibitor of angiogenesis in vivo. It will be valuable to use its active peptides or small fragments from TSP-1 in antiangiogenesis therapy.

OBJECTIVE: To explore the association of XRCC3 gene polymorphisms and haplotypes with laryngeal. METHOD: We selected 4 tag SNPs (rs12432907, rs861536, rs861537, rs861531, rs861531) for the present study. 310 laryngeal patients and 310 healthy control subject were genotyping. The distribution of genotypes and haplotypes in these two group was compared. RESULT: The distributions of rs12432907 was significantly different between these two groups. The CCAG haplotype frequency was higher in laryngeal group than that in control group. But TCAG and TTAG haplotype frequency was were lower in the laryngeal patient than that those in the control subject. CONCLUSION XRCC3 gene polymorphism was associated with the risk of laryngeal patients.
Case-Control Studies ; DNA-Binding Proteins ; genetics ; Genotype ; Haplotypes ; Humans ; Laryngeal Neoplasms ; genetics ; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide

Wrist-ankle acupuncture is a type of special acupuncture therapy, featured by simple operation, swift efficiency, and few adverse effects. In the recent years, ankle-wrist acupuncture has become more and more popularized in clinic. By retrieving the relevant medical literatures from VIP, CNKI, and Wan Fang databases, this manuscript was to analyze the history of wrist-ankle acupuncture and to review it from both mechanism and clinical reports. Meanwhile, this article also pointed out the existing problems in the research of wrist-ankle acupuncture during the recent years, and expected further standardization and studies.

Lipoxins, metabolites of arachidonic acid , are a strong“braking signal” towards inflammatory reac-tion.Due to their anti-inflammatory and pro-resolving properties , lipoxins have emerged to be the central targets in the re-search on inflammation .The present article reviews the research advances of synthesis , biological effects and the protective role of lipoxins in the diseases of liver , pancreas , stomach and colorectum , thus providing a novel approach for the treat-ment of digestive diseases .

Glutamate is an essential excitatory neurotransmitter which regulates brain functions.An increase in extracellular glutamate could excessively activate ionotropic glutamate receptors,initiate calcium overload,and lead to cell death after cerebral ischemia.Glutamate transporter-1 (GLT-1) is one of the major glutamate transporters expressed predominantly in astrocytes.Astrocytes also express the enzyme glutamine synthetase (GS) which converts the glutamate to glutamine; the latter is then 'recycled' into neurons.Pretreatment with ceftriaxone (CEF),ischemia and intermittent hypobaric hypoxia could lead to neuroprotection by increasing the expression of GLT-1 and regulating the activity of glutamate transporter in brain.

The aim of this study is to clone the mouse T-bet promoter and enhancer, construct and identify the firefly luciferase reporter gene plasmid pGL4.10-TBX21pr-CNS for T-bet transcription regulation study and its function in signaling of multiple sclerosis. The promoter and CNS of T-bet were predicted by bioinformatics assay. The predicted fragment of mouse T-bet promoter plus CNS was amplified by PCR and cloned into pGL4.10. The recombinant plasmid pGL4.10-TBX21pr-CNS was transferred into Escherichia coli DH5α. The positive clone was identified by double digestion with Kpn I and Sfi I and DNA sequencing. Finally, pGL4.10-TBX21pr-CNS was cotransfected with pRL-TK into 293T cells and Jurkat cells, pRL-TK and pGL4.10 as a control. The luciferase activity in 293T cells (P = 0.012 2) and Jurkat cells (P = 0.002 2) was higher than that of the control group. A fragment of 1 028 bp mouse T-bet promoter plus 1 308 bp CNS was successfully cloned and the firefly luciferase reporter gene plasmid pGL4.10-TBX21pr-CNS was constructed. In 293T cells and Jurkat cells, pGL4.10-TBX21pr-CNS has the promoter functions. This work offers a basic material for the research of T-bet transcription.
Animals ; Gene Expression Regulation ; Genes, Reporter ; Genetic Vectors ; Luciferases ; Mice ; Multiple Sclerosis ; Plasmids ; Promoter Regions, Genetic ; T-Box Domain Proteins ; genetics

Objective To investigate the role of endoplasmic reticulum stress ( ERS) in asbestos-induced Alveolar epithelial cell apoptosis.Methods A549 cells were treated with asbestos to observe the expression of ERS proteins and apop-tosis gene by immunofluorescence staining and western blotting.Results Under asbestos exposure, the expression of Bip, GRP94, IRE-1α, BAX and BAK are up-regulated.There is a positive correlativity of the expression of proteins to the ex-posure time of asbestos.Conclusion Endoplasmic reticulum stress takes part in asbestos-induced apoptosis.

Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS)is a powerful tool for routine identification of a variety of microorganisms,including bacteria,yeast and filamentous fungi.Fast,accurate, high-throughput and low-cost characteristics,and gradually used for filamentous fungal infection in the laboratory diagnosis. In the MALDI-TOF MS analysis of filamentous fungi,from sample preparation to obtaining accurate identification results, each step determines whether the medical technician can provide accurate results for the clinician.This review will provide a systematic overview of the applications and prospects of filamentous fungal analysis (including identification,typing,and an-tifungal susceptibility testing)from preparation of the test sample to the MALDI-TOF MS technique,as well as a review of some of its future developments.