In total, 607 bedridden patients aged 60 years and over at Tianlin community hospital and four other hospitals or at home-care in Shanghai were investigated with questionnaire, physical examinations and related laboratory tests. Contents of investigation include general situation, medical conditions, 24-hour recall of diet, intake of nutritional supplement preparation, and so on. As compare to the reference for nutrient intake of the elderly set in the Guide to Diet for Chinese Residents (2007), total nutritional intake was obviously insufficient and three nutrients in diet were imbalanced for most bedridden elderly patients. Intake of most nutrients (including proteins, dietary fiber, calcium, iron, zinc, selenium,copper, magnesium, phosphor, retinol equivalent, vitamin B1 , vitamin B2, vitamin C) was obviously low in bedridden elderly patients, with a larger gap from the requirements of the Dietary Guide.

Both sides of the picornavirus genome have 5'-untranslated region (5'UTR) and 3'- untranslated region (3'UTR). This study demontrated that both the 5'-and 3'-UTR can form complex structures, such as stem-loop, clover and pseudoknot structure, These structures play an important role in the regulaton of the replication and translation of the viruses. This article reviewed the progress of research on the structure and function of picornavirus' 3'-UTR over recent years.
3' Untranslated Regions ; Animals ; Humans ; Nucleic Acid Conformation ; Picornaviridae ; chemistry ; genetics ; metabolism ; Picornaviridae Infections ; virology ; RNA, Viral ; chemistry ; genetics ; metabolism

The theoretical basis of the alcohol precipitation process control was provided, the alcohol precipitation was optimized and the relationship equation was got. The monod glycoside, loganin and paeoniflorin were used as the evaluation indexes to determine the impact factors of alcohol precipitation techniques of Liuwei Dihuang decoction by the Plackett-Burman experimental design and the levels of non-significant factors were identified. Then, Box-Behnken response surface methodology was used to research and discuss the critical process parameters influence the effect of alcohol precipitation and draw interaction between key process parameters and the correlation equation with index components. Through the establishment and solving the quadratic regression model of composite score, the optimum preparation conditions of alcohol precipitation techniques of liuwei were as follows: stirring speed was 580 r x min(-1), standing time was 17 hours, alcohol concentration was 34%, the density of Liuwei Dihuang decoction was 1.13. The response surface methodology for optimized alcohol precipitation techniques of Liuwei Dihuang decoction is. reasonable and feasible.
Chemical Precipitation ; Chemistry, Pharmaceutical ; methods ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; chemistry ; Ethanol ; chemistry

Objective To compare the mutation sites in human immunodefieiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) vpr gene via of HIV-1 infected individuals from different regions in China with the previous studies, and to provide information for the further study on the relationship between HIV-1 vpr gene mutations and clinical conditions of the patients. Methods Reverse transcription-polymerasc chain reaction (RT-PCR) and nested PCR were used to amplify HIV-1 vpr gene of 398 HIV-1 infected individuals. The amino acid sequences were analyzed to determine polymorphisms, deviation rate and common mutation sites of HIV-1 vpr gene. Meanwhile, the viral load, subsets of lymphocytes and clinical course of patients infected with mutated HIV-1 were analyzed. Results One hundred and fifty three positive samples which were obtained from 398 HIV-1 infected individuals were available for further analysis. The amino acids sequence typing of HIV-1 Vpr were showed that CRF01 AE was 51.63%, subtype C 24.84%, subtype B 17.65%, CRF03_ AB 3.92% and CRF08 BC 1.31%. Eighty four point three percent of 77th amino acid of HIV Vpr sequence was glutamic acid which was significantly different from what overseas researches reported that the R77Q mutation was correlated with long-term non-progression (LTNP) of AIDS. The mutations of the, 63th, 70th, 85th, 86th, 89th and 94th amino acids of HIV Vpr were likely related to the clinical remission of HIV-1 infected individuals. Conclusions M group is the main type of HIV Vpr typing in China, and CRF01 AE is predominant. Some amino acid mutation sites of HIV-1 Vpr are possibly correlated with clinical manifestations of HIV-1 infected individuals.

This study investigated the mental health status of medical students in China, and analyzed the influencing factors in order to provide evidence for mental health education for medical students. A stratified cluster sampling method was used to recruit medical students from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China. The questionnaire survey on general information and Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90) were used for investigation and analysis. The results showed among the 1137 valid questionnaires, 278 (24.45%) participants had SCL-90 score ≥ 160. The top three mental problems of medical students were obsessive-compulsive disorder, interpersonal sensitivity and depression in terms of the factor score ≥ 2.5 and the number of participants who reflected on the diseases. The third-year medical students had the worst mental health status, and fifth-year medical students had the best mental health status. Students from rural area had more psychological problems than those from urban area; furthermore, students with high professional satisfaction, those who were the single child of the family, non-poor students, and those whose parents had high education level had better mental health status. It was concluded that the mental health of medical students is not optimistic in China. Medical students have some mental health problems of different degrees. Factors that influence the mental health of medical students include academic pressure, professional satisfaction level and family environment.

Objective:To investigate the possibility of using radioiodine labeled framework region(FR)antisense oligonucleotides(ASONs)as an imaging agent or antisense therapeutic radiopharmaceu-tical in lymphoma.Methods:A 18-mer partial phosphorothioate oligonucleotide sequence was synthe-sized and grafted in 5'with a tyramine group which was further radioiodinated.Radioiodination of the tyra-mine derivatized oligonucleotides was performed using the chloramine T method.(1)Normal CD-1 micewere injected via a tail vein with 148 kBq (125)~I-FR-ASON(2-3?g).Animals were sacrificed at the endof 1,2,4 and 24h,and tissue samples were studied.(2)Liposome-mediated 3.33 MBq (131)I-FR-ASON(7-9?g)were injected intralumorally into tumor-bearing BALB/c mice(6 weeks after innculation of10~7 Namalwa cells)meanwhile liposome-mediated (131)~I labeled sense oligonucleotides served as controls.Biodistribution was monitored by sequential scintigraphy and organ radioactivity measurement 24h afterinjection.Percentage of the injected dose per gram of tumor and tumor/non-tumor tissue ratios(T/NT)were calculated tot each group of mice and the difference between two groups was assessed.Results:The5′tyramine group allowed specific and stable radinlabeling of the ASON with radioiodine.The radioactivi-ty reached its peak 1h after injection,and then decreased rapidly in normal mice after intravenous ad-ministration of (125)~I-FR-ASON.The liver,stomach and intestine played an important role in biodistributionand radioactivity counts were low in bone,brain and blood.When (131)I-FR-ASON was injected intratumor-ally into mice grafted with Namalwa cell line,images showed the tracer accumulated in the tumor,Imme-diately after intratumoral administration,only the tumor was visible.Scintiscans performed at the end of 1and 2h showed elimination of the tracer from the tumor to the abdomen and at the end of 24h the tumorwas clearly seen.Percentage of the injected dose per gram of tumor and T/NT ratios for the sense group(control)were significantly lower than those of the antisense group.Conclusion:Radiolabeled Ig FRASON showed high specificity in V1 family B-cell lymphoma,which should be further investigated for nu-clear medicine imaging application and radionuclide antisense therapy.

OBJECTIVEIn aid of MR imaging diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis (AS), MRI findings of sacroiliac (SI) joints in volunteers were compared with those in patients with AS, with special reference to the fat findings.

METHODS18 normal volunteers and 52 AS patients underwent the MRI examinations with the same protocols, i.e., SE T1WI, FSE T2WI, GE T2*WI sequences were taken using a 0.3T imager. All the images were observed and analyzed by two radiologists.

RESULTSSymmetric or patchy distribution fat component either in sacrum and/or ilium was detected in 52.8% of SI joints of volunteers. Thin zone distribution of fat was seen in 35.6% of SI joints of AS patients, which was adjacent to the erosion and sclerosis. In another 25.0% of SI joints of AS patients, the distribution of fat component was found similar to that of the normal volunteers. Cartilage changes were detected in 85.6% of the SI joints of AS patients. In addition, bone erosion, sclerosis and subchondral bone marrow edema were also detected.

CONCLUSIONSubchondral fat infiltration associated with erosion and sclerosis should be considered as sacroiliitis. The knowledge of the characteristics of fat component could be helpful for evaluating sacroiliac joints.

Adipose Tissue ; pathology ; Adolescent ; Adult ; Female ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Sacroiliac Joint ; pathology ; Spondylitis, Ankylosing ; diagnosis ; pathology

OBJECTIVETo compare MR imaging with radiographs in detection of the erosions of the wrists in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

METHODSIn 50 wrists of 25 patients with RA, radiographs of AP projection and MR imaging examination were performed within 1 week. The MRI sequences were SE T1-weighted image, FSE T2-weighted image, and GE T2* weighted image in coronal plane. Gd-DTPA enhanced SE T1-weighted image with same parameters of pre-contrast administration SE T1WI was performed in 25 wrists, which showed prominent lesions in each 25 patients.

RESULTSIn 50 wrists of 25 patients with RA, bone erosions were found by MR images compared to radiographs in 46 versus 14 wrists, respectively. There were 170 sites of carpal erosions found by MR images, while radiographs found only 23 sites of carpal erosions. Among them triquetrum and lunate were the most frequently involved sites. Significant difference (P < 0.001) was statistically found between conventional radiography and MR imaging in detection of erosions of the wrists of RA. MR imaging also permitted demonstrating synovitis and joint effusion in the wrists. Gd-DTPA-enhanced images allowed distinguishing pannus changes from joint effusion.

CONCLUSIONMRI is superior to conventional radiography with respect to detection of bone erosion in wrists. For those whose conventional radiographs show suspected RA, MRI examination should be advised for the early diagnosis.

Adult ; Aged ; Arthritis, Rheumatoid ; diagnosis ; diagnostic imaging ; Female ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Radiography ; Wrist Joint ; pathology

The biological activity of ADCC by anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody was determined by BioGlo™ Luciferase Assay System using Jurkat/NFAT-luc+FcγRIIIa cell line as effector cell and WIL2-S cell line as target cell. The developed method was verified for specificity, precision and accuracy. Anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody showed a dose-response mode by the developed method, and the determination result complied with the following four-parameter equation: y = (A-D)/[1 + (X/C)(B)] + D. The optimized parameters of the method were determined including the antibodies diluted concentration (18,000 ng·mL(-1)), dilution rate (1:5), the ratio of effector cell and target cell (6:1), and induction time (6 h). The values of eight independent tests have passed a statistical test for curve regression analysis, linear or parallelism, which showed the method possessed good specificity. Four different dilute groups of recovery rates sample were determined for 3 times, and the result showed mean relative potencies of (44.39±3.93)%, (72.74±2.78)%, (128.28±7.01)% and (168.19±2.70)% respectively, with a variation coefficient of less than 10%, and the recoveries of (88.78±7.85)%, (96.99±3.70)%, (102.63±5.61)% and (112.12±1.80)% respectively. A novel reporter gene method for determination of biological activity of ADCC by anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody was successfully developed, which showed strong specificity, good reproducibility and high accuracy, and might be used routinely.
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived ; pharmacology ; Antibody-Dependent Cell Cytotoxicity ; Antigens, CD20 ; immunology ; Genes, Reporter ; Humans ; Reproducibility of Results ; Rituximab

Animals ; Conditioning, Classical ; Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory ; Fear ; psychology ; Male ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Stress, Psychological