BACKGROUND:Now researches on psychiatric disease and molecular heredity are becoming more and more gradually because of the development of molecular genetics,but conclusions are controversial,and for the time being there are no reports about whether there are regional differences and ethnical differences in the distribution of genotype frequency of 5-hydroxytryptamine 2A receptor gene T102C.OBJECTIVE:Researches on the geographic distribution of genotype frequency of 5-hydroxytryptamine 2A receptor gene T102C of schizophrenics people.DESIGN:Sample survey and observation with schizophrenics selected as subjects.SETTING: Mental Department, Changzhou Peace Hospital.PARTICIPANTS: The experiment was completed in The No.102 Hospital of PLA from January 1999 to August 2003.Totally 177 people of Han nationality (Age: 18-45; Duration of illness: 1 month-20 years) from different provinces and autonomous regions of China in compliance with diagnostic standards of Psychiatric Disease Classification and Diagnosis Standards of China (The 3rd version) were selected as the subjects.METHODS:The blood samples from 117 schizophrenics were given test of polymerase chain reaction(PCR),and the distribution differences of genotype frequency of 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor gene of normal control population from different provinces and autonomous regions were compared. DNA were abstracted by means of phenol chloroform, amplification and cataphoresis test of polymerase chain reaction of target DNA,primer sequence of gene segment amplification of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) 2A receptor gene T102C: 5'-TCT GCT ACA AGT TCT GGC TT-3', 5 '-CTG CAG CTT TTT CTC TAG GG-3'; Reaction system of 50 μL, DNA 0.5 μg,Primer 50 pmol,TagDNA enzyme 2U were added with dNTP to the final concentration of 200 μmol/L.MAINOUTCOMEMEASURES: DNA cataphores is test of schiophrenicanddistributionofgenotypefrequencyof5-hydroxytryptamine 2A receptor gene.RESULTS: The distribution of genotype frequency of 5-hydroxytryptamine(5-HT) 2A receptor gene: A1A1, 0.07-0.03; A1A2, 0.50-0.72; A2A2,0.17-0.29. Correlation analysis of genotype frequency in different regions:A1A1, x2=4.44, P=0.617 1, P ＞ 0.05;A1A2, x2=1.14, P=0.942 2, P ＞ 0.05;A2A2, x2=0.93, P=0.985 7, P ＞ 0.05.CONCLUSION: The geographic distributions of genotype frequency of 5-hydroxytryptamine 2A receptor gene T102C of schizophrenics of the Chinese Han nationality people were comparatively even.

OBJECTIVETo investigate therapeutics for and the pathological basis of combined radiation and burn injuries.

METHODSCombined radiation and burn injuries on mice and rats were inflicted by gamma ray irradiation from a (60)Co source and thermal radiation from a 5 kW bromotungsten lamp.

RESULTSThe dysfunction of myocardium played an important role in the development of early stage shock. Transfusion of irradiated (in vitro, 20 Gy) or stored (4 degrees C, 7 days) blood after irradiation was done to promote the success of allo-transplantation of bone marrow. Decrease of IL-4 mRNA expression was the molecular basis of depression of intestinal mucosa immune and intervention of IL-4 showed an antagonistic effect on enterogenic infection. A new lipid component extracted from burn eschar was documented for the first time and its toxic effects were elucidated. The survival rate of alloskin grafts after removal of burn eschar from the recipient animals was obviously increased in combined injury due to reduction of immune rejection activity by the radiation effect. In contrast, in animal models with simple burn, the alloskin grafts were all rejected within ten days after the procedure. A successful therapeutic result (survival rate: 92% for 30 days and 67% for 100 days) was obtained by comprehensive management of treated animals, while the untreated control animals all died within 3 - 7 days after injury.

CONCLUSIONThe pathogenesis of injury caused by simultaneous radiation and burn is extremely complicated and the treatment is very difficult. A comprehensive management program consisting of several therapeutic measures aimed at key links of the pathogenesis may achieve significantly improved results.

Animals ; Burns ; pathology ; physiopathology ; therapy ; Calcium ; metabolism ; Heart ; physiopathology ; Hematopoiesis ; Mice ; Radiation Injuries ; pathology ; physiopathology ; therapy ; Rats ; Rats, Wistar