Good patient care requires accurate and comparable laboratory test results. To achieve standardization, a reference system consisting of a hierarchal framework of validated and reliable analytical methods linked by reference materials must be in place. Supported by national and municipal research programs, construction of reference systems has been pursued and progress been made. Candidate reference methods have been set up or developed for some important tests, and the methods have been used in the calibration or evaluation of routine methods, study of commutability of control materials and characterization of reference materials. Phenomenal roles of reference systems are expected in diagnostic reagent manufacturing, internal quality assurance and external quality assessments.

Objective　To explore the association between th e heparan sulfate proteoglycan gene (HSPG) polymorphism and diabetic nephropathy in Chinese.Methods　A case control study of 326 Chinese s ubjects including 136 type 2 diabetics with or without nephropathy and 190 non- diabetic control was performed.Genotype frequencies of HSPG2 polymorphism were s tudied by PCR-RFLP analysis with BamHI digestion.Results　There was no difference in genotype frequencies or allele frequencies between normal albuminuria and abnormal albuminuria patients.Moreover,there was no assoc iation between diabetic patients and non-diabetic control in allele frequencies as well,but obvious difference in genotype frequencies(0.05＞P＞0.025) was found.Conclusion　Our study showed the lack of association between HSPG polymorphism and diabetic nephropathy in Chinese type 2 diabetics. There may be association between genotype frequencies of HSPG polymorphism and d iabetes in statistics.

Roles of reference method in clinical biochemistry were introduced.Reference method is an important component of the reference system.Reference methods are primarily used for the establishment and assurance of the traceability of measurement results through calibrating and evaluating routine methods and assigning values to reference materials.Calibration biases and non-specificities of routine methods and the commutability of reference materials are the major issues in the standardization of clinical biochemistry.Standardization also requires availability of commutable reference materials.Reference methods are irreplaceable tools to identify the issues and to characterize reference materials.

Objective:To study the chemical components in the root of Asparagus cochinchinensis(Lour.)Merr.Methods:Chemical components of Asparagus cochinchinensis root were isolated by column chromatography on macroporous resin,Sil-gel,Sephadex LH-20,ODS,etc.and the structures of the components were identified by physiochemical and spectral analysis,such as MS,1HNMR,and 13CNMR.Results:The following 5 components were isolated and identified:diosgenin-3-O-?-D-glucopyranoside(Ⅰ),smilagenin(Ⅱ),26-O-?-D-glucopyranosyl-furost-3?,22,26-triol-3-O-?-D-glucopyranosyl(1→2)-O-?-D-glucopyranoside(Ⅲ),26-O-?-D-glucopyranosyl-furost-5,20-en-3?,2?,26-triol-3-O-\[?-?-rhamnopyranosyl(1→2)\]-\[?-?-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→4)\]-?-D-glucopyranoside(Ⅳ),and 26-O-?-D-glucopyranosyl-furost-3?,26-diol-22-methoxy-3-O-?-L-rhamnopyranosy(1→4)-O-?-D-glucopyranoside(Ⅴ).Conclusion:All the 5 compounds isolated from Asparagus cochinchinensis in this study is reported for the first time.

0.025) was found.Conclusion Our study showed the lack of association between HSPG polymorphism and diabetic nephropathy in Chinese type 2 diabetics.There may be association between genotype frequencies of HSPG polymorphism and diabetes in statistics.

specifications are essential for total quality management in laboratory medicine. A consensus among worldwide professionals has been achieved and a hierarchy of strategies for setting analytical quality specifications has been proposed based on their relevance to medical decision-making. Quality specifications derived from biological variations have been widely accepted because of their objectivity and practicability and have more and more been used in the quality management in laboratory medicine.

Objective To study the potential of bFGF to promote human bone marrow derived MSCs to differentiate into cardiomyogenic cells, and its effect on proliferation of MSCs. Methods MSCs isolated from adult human bone marrow were cultured in four different systems. Group A: medium with 5-aza. Group B: medium with bFGF. Group C: medium with 5-aza+bFGF. Control group: medium alone. The morphological changes of MSCs were observed. Then immunocytochemistry staining against ?-actin,cTnT,and Connixin43 was performed. The expression of Nkx2.5, GATA-4 and cTnT was detected by semi-quantitative RT-PCR. The proliferation of MSCs in different groups was measured by MTT. Results The MSCs in both group A and C partially differentiated into myogenic cells and expressed proteins of ?-actin,cTnT,and connixin43. In group A and group C, the mRNA level of Nkx2.5,GATA-4 and cTnT was higher than that of control group. In group B, mRNA level of Nkx2.5 and GATA-4 was higher than that of control group. As compared with the control group, cell proliferation was faster in group B than in group A and C. And the proliferation was faster in group C than in group A. Conclusion bFGF can promote the proliferation of MSCs significantly. When combining with 5-aza, bFGF can promote MSCs to differentiate into cardiomyogenic cells more effectively.

In this study, we constructed a yeast consortium surface-display expression system by using Flo1 as an anchor protein. Endoglucanase II (EGII) and cellobiohydrolase II (CBHII) from Trichoderma reesei, and β3-glucosidase 1 (BGLI) from Aspergillus aculeatus were immobilized on Saccharomyces cerevisiae Y5. We constructed the cellulose-displaying expression yeast consortium (Y5/fEGII:Y5/fCBHII:Y5/fBGLI = 1:1:1) and investigated the enzymatic ability and ethanol fermentation. The displayed cellulolytic enzymes was stabile during the 96-h fermentation. The yeast consortium produced 0.77 g/L ethanol from 10 g/L phosphoric acid swollen cellulose (PASC) within 96 h. The yield (in grams of ethanol produced per gram of carbohydrate consumed) was 0.35 g/g, which correspond to 68.6% of the theoretical yield.
Aspergillus ; enzymology ; Cellulase ; genetics ; Cellulose ; metabolism ; Cellulose 1,4-beta-Cellobiosidase ; genetics ; Enzymes, Immobilized ; genetics ; Ethanol ; metabolism ; Fermentation ; Glucosidases ; genetics ; Mannose-Binding Lectins ; metabolism ; Protein Binding ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae ; genetics ; metabolism ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins ; metabolism ; Trichoderma ; enzymology

Objiective To assess the feasibility of transurethral non-muscle invasive resection or electrocautery of bladder tumor (TURBT) under local anesthesia. Methods Ten patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) history, who were confirmed NMIBC relapse by imaging and cystoscopy were selectively implemented TURBT or electrocautery under local anesthesia. Patients′anesthesia and tolerance under different local anesthesia were observed. Results All surgeries were completed successfully with clear base and without residual tumor. Tumor tissues were pathologically confirmed NMIBC. Patients were well tolerated to local anesthesia. The situation of pain scores were 0 point in 2 cases, 1 point in 4 cases, 2 points in 3 cases and 3 points in 1 case. Conclusions For NMIBC patients with poor surgery tolerance and high anesthetic risk and on the basis of low pressure on the bladder, selectively implementing TURBT or electrocautery under sufficient urethral anesthesia is feasible from the perspective of cancer cure and patients′tolerance.

Objective To investigate the relationships between the parameters of intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM)DWI at 3.0 Tesla and T staging of moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma of rectum.Methods Clinical data and MRI findings including con-ventional imaging and IVIM-DWI were collected in a total of 37 patients with moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma of rectum proven by pathology.The patients were divided into two groups without (staging T1 and T2)or with myometrial invasion (T3 and T4).The D,D? ,f and ADC values of rectal cancer and normal rectal wall were measured and were compared between the lesion and normal rectal wall,between both groups and among different T stages.The relationships of the parameters of IVIM-DWI and ADC values with the T staging of moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma of rectum were analyzed.Results The D,D? ,f and ADC val-ues of rectal cancer were lower than those of normal rectal wall with statistical differences in D,f and ADC values (P <0.05).The differences in D and D? values among different T stages were statistically significant,and LSD Duncan test showed that the differ-ence in D? value between T1 and T4 (P =0.01 7)and between T3 and T4 (P =0.003)and in D value between T2 and T3 (P =0.005) were statistically significant.The D,f,D? and ADC values of noninvasion group and invasion one were (0.93±0.1 6)×10 -3 mm2/s versus (0.77±0.1 9)×10 -3 mm2/s,(27.1±2.94)% versus (24.6 ±4.13)%,(12.6±2.44)×10 -3 mm2/s versus (12.3±3.49)× 10 -3 mm2/s,and (0.95±0.09)×10 -3 mm2/s versus (0.87 ±0.12)×10 -3 mm2/s respectively,and the difference in D value was statistically significant (t=2.5 12,P =0.01 7).Conclusion The parameters of IVIM-DWI and the ADC values are different in rectal cancer and normal rectal wall,and the D value may help to identify the tumor invasion into the muscularis propria.