Objective To investigate the present situation of water benzo (a) pyrene contamination in China and to make an ecological risk assessment. Methods B(a)P, one of the 16 prior-controlled polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons pollutants selected by US EPA, is used to reflect the potential risk of PAHs, a strong carcinogen. Since the content of B(a)P in water is rather low, the contamination levels in the sediment of domestic water environment are assessed with two ecological assessment standards: risk assessment guidelines of chemical concentrations in marine and estuary sediments and sediment quality guidelines for the protection of aquatic life and probable effects levels for adverse biological effects. Results The contents of B(a)P were 0.06-707.12 ng/g in sediment of rivers and lakes, 7.1-1 492.12 ng/g in surface sediment of seaports, marines, and tidal flats respectively. Conclusion Domestic water environment is generally suffered from B(a)P contamination, but still under the adverse effect level.

Cervical spinal manipulation is considered to be a safe procedure for treating patients with neck pain and muscle-tension headache. Rarely has acute cervical spinal epidural hematoma after spinal manipulation been reported. Here, we report a 16-year-old healthy male adolescent who presented with progressive weakness in the right extremities following acute neck and shoulder pain after spinal manipulation from Acute cervical spinal epidural hematoma with compression of spinal cord. After emergency surgery the patient had full recovery from the profound neurological deficits.
Hematoma, Epidural, Spinal

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Withanolide A is a biologically active secondary metabolite occuring in roots and leaves of Withania somnifera. In the present study, adventitious roots from leaf explants of W. somnifera were induced for the production of withanolide-A by Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain C58C1 to obtain hair roots. Hair roots induction rate reached 30%. The withanolide A was determined by HPLC in different hair roots lines and different parts of W. somnifera. The average content of withanolide A in all hair roots lines were 1.96 times as high as that in wild-plant, the concentration of withanolide A in hair roots (1.783 mg x g(-1) dry weight) were 1.51 times as high as the roots of wild W. somnifera (1.180 mg x g(-1) dry weight), respectively. It is possible to obtain withanolide A from hair roots culture of W. somnifera.
Agrobacterium tumefaciens ; physiology ; Plant Extracts ; analysis ; biosynthesis ; Plant Roots ; chemistry ; growth & development ; metabolism ; microbiology ; Withania ; chemistry ; growth & development ; metabolism ; microbiology ; Withanolides ; analysis ; metabolism

Objective To evaluate the possibility of no-beparin open operation at low costal arch in live donor nephrectomy via retroperitoneal approach. Methods The effects of 134 cases no-beparin operation and 82 eases heparinized operation at low costal arch in live donor nephrectomy via retroperitoneal approach during 2003.5 to 2008.5 in our hospital were retrospective analyzed. Results The kidneys of the donors in two groups were successfully harvested. The operation time varied from 110 rain to 200 rnin, and warm isebemia time varied from lOs to 20s. Delayed graft function (DGF) was oceurred in one ease in each group. There was no signifieant difference in live donor nephreetomy between the two groups(P >0. 05), but the no-beparin group had less bleeding. Conclusion The no-beparin open operation at low eostal arch in live donor nephrectomy via retroperitoneal approach is technieal]y feasible and safe, and has less bleeding, and little influence on the allograft.

Adenocarcinoma, Follicular ; metabolism ; pathology ; Adenoma, Chromophobe ; metabolism ; pathology ; Adenoma, Oxyphilic ; metabolism ; pathology ; Angiomyoma ; metabolism ; pathology ; Biomarkers, Tumor ; metabolism ; Carcinoma, Papillary ; metabolism ; pathology ; Carcinoma, Renal Cell ; classification ; metabolism ; pathology ; ultrastructure ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Humans ; Kidney Neoplasms ; classification ; metabolism ; pathology ; ultrastructure ; Thyroid Neoplasms ; metabolism ; pathology

AIM: To investigate the effect of peribulbar anesthesia on intraocular pressure(IOP)and ocular amplitude pulse(OPA).METHODS: Thirty-two consecutive adult patients with monocular cataract enrolled in this study. IOP and OPA were measured with dynamic contour tonometer(DCT)before and 3, 10 minutes after administration of lidocaine anesthesia. Data were analyzed with software SPSS 11.5.RESULTS: The IOP remained stable in the injected eyes and the non-injected eyes after administration of lidocaine anesthesia. The OPA was significantly decreased after injection of anesthesia agent in the injected eyes. The OPA in the non-injected eyes increased significantly 3 minutes after injection of the anesthesia agent, returning to preinjection level 10 minutes after the injection.CONCLUSION: Peribulbar anesthesia leads to decrease of OPA and shows no effect on IOP in the injected eyes.

AlM: To evaluate the efficacy of intravitreal ranibizumab in idiopathic choroid neovascularization ( lCNV ) , compare the difference of the curative effect between type I and Ⅱof lCNV by optical coherence tomography ( OCT ) , further provide evidence of the to effectiveness of ranibizumab in the treatment of choroidal neovascularization to guide clinical treatment.METHODS:A retrospective analysis on the clinical data who were diagnosed as lCNV between October 2013 and June 2014 in our hospital were carried out. Totally 31 cases ( 9 cases of type I and 22 cases of type Ⅱ) accepted ranibizumab injection voluntarily. All of the patients were evaluated by ophthalmic examination, funduscopy and OCT before and after the injection, classificated according to OCT results. The best -corrected visual acuity ( BCVA) and maximum of edema thickness after ranibizumab treatment at 3mo follow-up were compared. RESULTS: After statistically analyzed, BCVA and maximum thickness of the retinal lesions of 31 patients (type I9 cases, type Ⅱ 22 cases) before and 1, 3mo after treatment had statistical significance. ln different types of retinal lCNV patients, BCVA and maximum thickness of the retinal lesions before and after treatment had no statistical significance. lt was said that ranibizumab intravitreal injection had effectiveness for lCNV, however, there were no significant effectiveness for typeI andⅡ lCNV.CONCLUSlON: Ranibizumab intravitreal injection has obvious effectiveness for lCNV. However, it has no effect on type I and Ⅱ lCNV. lts safety and long - term complications need for further study.

Objective To obtain antibiotic-resistant mutants producing metabolites with antitumor activity from wild-type actinomycete strains without antitumor activity. Methods An actinomycete strain L35-1 was used as an initial strain for obtaining antibiotic-resistant mutants, which is a marine-derived wild-type strain without antitumor activity with an inhibition rate of 2.8% at the 1000 μg/ml of high sample concentration on K562 cells. The antibiotic-resistant mutants both from auto-mutagenesis and chemical mutagen-induced mutagenesis were selected by single colony isolation on antibiotic-containing plates according to the method for obtaining drug-resistant mutants in ribosome engineering. The antitumor activity was assayed by the MTT method using K562 cells for the mutants with aqueous acetone extracts of the whole broth of their fermentation.Results A total of 114 neomycin-resistant (ner) and 68 streptomycin-resistant (str) mutants, all from auto-mutagenesis, was obtained on drug-containing plates. Among them, the 7 ner and 3 str mutants appeared to be bioactive with an inhibition rate above 20% at the 100 μg/ml sample concentration on K562 cells. On the other hand, 41 str and 32 ner mutants from DES-induced mutagenesis and 46 ner mutants from NTG-induced mutagenesis were obtained by mutagen-induced mutation coupled with the single colony isolation on antibiotic-containing plates, among which, one str mutant from DES-induced mutagenesis and one ner mutant from NTG-induced mutagenesis were bioactive with an inhibition rate over 20% at the 100 μg/ml sample concentration on K562 cells. Conclusions The present result has revealed that the wild-type actinomycete strains without bioactivity might become a great source initial strains to obtain bioactive mutants by drug-resistant mutation technique.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the balance function of injured lower limb by dynamic posturography. METHODS: Using the dynamic posturography instrument, the postural evoked responses of sixty-two normal people and two hundred and fifty-eight people with injured lower limb bones and joints were detected. The test was included sensory organization test (SOT) and adaption test (ADT). The results of two groups were compared by t test. RESULTS: Compared with the normal people, the impaired people had significant statistical differences in balance scores of SOT3-SOT6 and proportion score of dynamic proprioception (P < 0.05). There was no obvious decrease in ADT. CONCLUSION The balance function of injured lower limb significantly decreases.
Case-Control Studies ; Humans ; Lower Extremity/physiopathology* ; Postural Balance/physiology* ; Posture/physiology* ; Proprioception/physiology*