Objective To compare methimazole and propylthiouracil affecting liver function by treating hyperthyroidism.Methods Total 80 patients with hyperthyroidism were randomly divided into two groups.Group A (41 cases) was given methimazole,group B (39 cases) was given propylthiouracil.The effect of methimazole and propylthiouracil affecting liver function by treating hyperthyroidism was evaluated by the indexes of thyroid function,liver function,liver damage,and adverse reaction during treatment.Results Before treatment,there were no statistical significance on FT3 and FT4 between two groups.After treatment,the FT3and FT4 were decreased and TSH was increased in two groups (P ＜ 0.05).But there were no statistical significance between two groups.Before treatment,there was no statistical significance on ALT,AST,and GGT between two groups.After treatment,the ALT,AST,and GGT increased in group B and higher than that of group A (P ＜ 0.05).The ALT,AST,and GGT had no change before and after treatment in the group A.During treatment,there were five cases of liver injury in group A and 14 cases in group B.The liver injury rate of group B was higher than that of group A (P ＜ 0.05) and injury time of group B was later than that of group A.During treatment,there was no statistical significance on adverse reaction rate between two groups.Conclusion The efficacy of methimazole was equal to propylthiouracil in treating hyperthyroidism.Compared with propylthiouracil,the methimazole had less injury on liver but induce the liver injury in earlier.It is suggested that the patients should check the liver function regularly during treatment.

To purify the protein encoding the small capsid protein (SCP) of KSHV and analyze its immunogenicity, the carboxyl terminus of orf65 of Kaposi's sarcoma associated-herpesvirus (KSHV) was expressed in a prokaryotic expression system. The expression of recombinant E. coli containing pQE-80L-orf65 was induced by isopropyl-β-D-thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG) and the fusion protein was purified by chromatography. The expressed protein and its purified product were identified by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and showed that 9 kDa was the expected size of the purified orf65 protein. The antiserum was produced in rabbit which was immunized by purified orf65 protein. An ELISA assay was established to analyze the immunogenicity of the purified orf65 protein. The ELISA analysis demonstrated that orf65 protein has strong immune activity, and the immune activity of polyclonal antibody against orf65 was more than 4 fold higher than that in the serum of the non-immunized rabbit. These results demonstrate that purified orf65 protein has very strong immunogenicity and can be used in screening KSHV infection in the general population using ELISA.

The frequency and patterns of hair distribution on the phalanges of the hand were examined in the Chinese people. 646 male and female students from the Dalian medical college and the Dalian No. 20 senior middle school, aged between 18 and 25, were examined. Results obtained are similar to those reported in the literature, i. e. distal phalanges never showed hair, whereas hair existed on the proximal and middle phalanges, though the incidence and arrangement of the hair on those phalanges were variable. As to the incidence of hair on the middle phalanx in the Chinese, it was much lower than that in the white race, a little lower than that in the Bengali, Tibetans of our People′s Republic, and the Japanese, and a little higher than that in the Africans. We also noted an asymmetry of hair distribution on two sides of each phalanx existed on the proximal phalanges as well as on the whole finger. Incidence of hair on male fingers was higher than that on female fingers. Hair distribution on both hands in the same idividual was fundamentally symmetrical.

The anterior abdominal wall of 44 fetuses, ranged from 3-10 months of age were studied. The results obtained were similar to Rizk's description. Each aponeurosis of the abdominal flat muscle was bilaminar, and both the anterior and posterior walls of the rectus sheath were trilaminar. The fibers of all the six aponeurotic layers were oblique and continuous across the mid-line with the corresponding aponeurotic layers of the opposite side to form digastric muscles. Besides, few fibres of the aponeurosis around the umbilicus attached themselves to the deep fascia of the umbilical cord. The linea alba may be considered as rather the intermediate aponeuroses of flat muscles of both sides than as their insertions. The present study showed that the bilaminar arrangement of each of the abdominal aponeuroses and the triiaminar (plywood) arrangement of each wall of the rectus sheath was formed early in fetal period. It is suggested that such arrangement of the aponeuroses of abdominal flat muscles may give the abdominal wall more elasticity and tenacity, and is also convenient for the independent movement of the rectus abdominis muscle.

objective: To produce titanium dioxide hydrogel layer on the pure rough titanium(Ti) surface. Methods: Pure Ti discs( d =15mm) were polished to 600 grind, sandblasted and etched with acid, socked in 60 ℃ 5 mol/L NaOH solution for 24 h and then heated to 600℃ for an hour to get goughening, alkaline and heat treated Ti(RAH). The smooth, rough and RAH surfaces were analyzed with scanning electron microscope(SEM) and energy despersive X ray analysis(EDXA). Results: On smooth surfaces only regular polished grooves could be seen, while holes in different diameters formed on rough surfaces. A porous framework was found on the surfaces of the RAH observed by SEM. EDXA showed that the smooth and rough surfaces were consisted of 100% Ti, while there were a lot ofoxygen and sodium in RAH discs. Apatite formed on the RAH Ti surfaces when it is soaked in simulated body fluid for two weeks. Conclusion: A porous Ti dioxide hydrogel layer forms on the rough titanium substrate during alkaline and heat treatment.

The ORFK8.1 of Kaposi's sarcoma associated-herpesvirus (KSHV) was expressed in a prokaryotic expression system. The expression of recombinant E.coli containing pQE-80L-orf K8.1 was induced by isopropyl-b-D-thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG). The fusion protein was purified by chromatyography. The expressed protein and its purified product were identified by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel eletrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). SDS-PAGE showed that a protein of 26 kDa was visualized as expected. A western blot assay was established to analyze the immunogenicity of purified recombinant 0RFK8.1 protein. The optimal condition of the recombinant ORFK8.1 ELISA assay was confirmed: the concentration of antigen was 5 ug/mL, the dilution of serum was 1:200. We used the ELISA method to investigate the recombinant ORF K8.1 protein's specificity, the data showed that the specificity of ORF K8.1 to detect KSHV was 100%. At the same time, 560 sera samples from Hubei province were detected by using ORFK8.1 ELISA to investigate KSHV seroprevalence in this region. The KSHV seroprevalence in Hubei province is shown to be 6.80%.

Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is causally related to Kaposi's sarcoma (KS),primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) and a proportion of cases of multicentric Castleman's disease (MCD). The ORF73 protein was cloned into pQE80L-orf73 and expressed in E.coli and purified. The expressed recombinant ORF73 was identified by sodium dodecyl sulfatepolyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). A protein of about 27 kDa was expressed as expected. Western Blotting showed that the purified recombinant ORF73 reacted with KSHV positive serum. The immunogenicity of the recombinant ORF73 was further analysed by ELISA and the optimal conditions were determined. The ORF73 ELISA was used to compare the KSHV seroprevalence between Hubei and Xinjiang Han people. The Hart people in Xinjiang have significantly higher KSHV seroprevalence than their counterparts in Hubei (6.7% vs 2.9%, P = 0.005).

As the specific endangered medicinal plant in Xinjiang, resources and distribution of Ferula sinkiangen-sis are important for biodiversity conservation and sustainable development of Chinese medicine resources. The spa-tial distribution and resources of F. sinkiangensis were researched based on low altitude remote sensing and sample investigation. The results showed that the optimum working time for F. sinkiangensis monitoring by low altitude remote sensing was the nearby 5 hills, which covered about 0.88 km2. It was suggested that the fence area should be expanded for protection. According to the results of low altitude remote sensing, the amount of F. sinkiangensis in yellow (diameter exceeding 0.3 m) was about 3 191. However, the sample investigation on amount of F. sinkiangensis in yellow (diameter exceeding 0.3 m) was about 2 752. The error between them was 14%. The monitoring time and range for F. sinkiangensis by low altitude remote sensing were also ensured. It was concluded that low altitude re-mote sensing had the advantage of quickly receiving distribution situation of F. sinkiangensis, which can effectively evaluate dynamic changes of F. sinkiangensis in Xinjiang.

Objective To investigate the association between Has‐miRNA‐149 polymorphism and susceptibility of digestive tract cancer .Methods A systematic search of Pubmed ,EMBASE and Web of Science ,CNKI ,Wanfang was conducted for relevant studies .The odds ratios(OR) and 95% confidence intervals(95% CI) calculated by Stata12 .0 software were used to assess the asso‐ciation between Has‐miRNA‐149 polymorphism and risk of digestive tract cancer .The Q test ,I2 value and funnel plot were conduc‐ted to examine heterogeneity and publication bias ,respectively .Results A total of thirteen eligible studies containing 4 424 cases and 5 290 controls were included in this Meta analysis .There were significant relationships between Hsa‐miRNA‐149 polymorphism and susceptibility of digestive tract cancer (Domina model CT+CC vs .TT ,OR=0 .915 ,95% CI:0 .840-0 .996 ,P=0 .040 ;Hetero‐zygous model CT vs .TT ,OR=0 .880 ,95% CI:0 .803 -0 .965 ,P=0 .007) .In the stratified analysis ,it was found that the risk of colorectal cancer decreased in patients carrying CC/CT genotypes(OR=0 .834 ,95% CI:0 .715-0 .972 ,P=0 .021) ,especially in A‐sians (CT+CC vs .TT ,OR=0 .894 ,95% CI:0 .818-0 .977 ,P=0 .013) ,while that was not found in the Caucasoids .Conclusion Has‐miRNA‐149 polymorphism is associated with the susceptibility of digestive tract cancer .The CC/CT genotypes may decrease the risk of digestive tract cancer ,especially in Asians .

Eighty samples of Epimedium from 29 species and were determined in this study. The content of magnoflorine in leaves range between 0. 003% and 2. 603%. The results showed that the content of magnoflorine was quite stable within species except E. wushanense, E. acuminatum, E. hunanense. Genetic factors might be the main influencing ones. The contents of different parts and different collecting time of the medicinal materials were variable.
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