By searching and analizing the related literatures of recent years, the extraction methods, biological activites and application of yeastβ-glucan were reviewed.It is found that there are many kinds of extraction methods, including acid method, alkali method, acid-alkali method, alkali-enzymatic method, autolysis-enzyme-alkali method, induced autolysis-alkali method, microwave assisted alkali-enzyme method, autolysis-ultrasonic coupling method, enzymatic method, etc.There are lots of biological activity study report on yeast β-glucan, envolving the activities of immune, anti-tumor, anti-oxidant, anti-radiation, lowering blood lipid, and regulating intestinal flora as prebiotics, etc.Yeast β-glucan is widely used in animal breeding industry, food industry and cosmetics industry.From the review we can know that seeking efficient, fast, pollution-free yeastβ-glucan extraction methods is the hot research point, and it will have more applications in food and cosmetics industries as good biological response regulator in the future .

DNA extraction is a basic technology of molecular biology. The purity and the integrality of DNA structure are necessary for different experiments of gene engineering. In recent years there have been some new or improved DNA extraction methods appeared. The methods of DNA extraction from animals, plants, microorganisms and marine organisms were summarized in this article.

The most severe adverse effect of lead is neurotoxicity. The brain in development is extremely sensitive to lead. The present paper reviewed the research advances in cell mechanisms of lead neurotoxicity achieved in recent years , namely the competition effect with calcium ion, the impact on neurotransmitter, the lipid peroxidation damage on hippocampus neuron.

Objective: To evaluate the impact of esophagectomy and palliative treatment on short term and long term quality of life (QL) in patients with esophageal cancer. Methods: 88 consective patients treated with radical esophagectomy or palliative treatment were scored by European organization of cancer research and treatment (EORTC), QLQ C30 measurement of QL before treatment and at regular intervals until death or 3 years after operation. The cases were divided into 3 groups and mean scores were obtained from each group. Patients surviving more than 2 years were classified as group 1, with group 2 surviving less than 2 years, and group 3 undergoing palliative treatment. Results: Baseline functional and symptomatic QL scores were similar before treatment in the first and second group, which were higher than scores from the third group. Six weeks after esophagectomy, patients reported worse functional, symptom and global QL scores than before treatment. In the first group, QL scores returned to preoperative level within 9 months. However, improved symptom of dysphagia the second group never regained their former QL scores apart from dysphagia improved after surgery. QL scores of the third group were similar to those of the second group after treatment. Conclusion: Esophagectomy might have a negative impact on patients QL. This effect was found to be transient in the first group but inreversible in the second group. It might seem reasonable for patients in late stage to be treated palliatively.

Objiective To prepare pingyangmycin water-soluble wax stick and to establish its content determination method. Method The formula was optimized by orthogonal experiment and the content of pingyangmycin in wax stick was determined by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Results The formula of pingyangmycin wax stick matrix was optimized as 1 g of alcohol ethoxylate and 1 g of S 40. Pingyangmycin was added when the temperature of the matrix raised to 70℃and stirred for 20 min. The linear range of pingyangmycin determined by HPLC was 34.4~172μg/mL,the regression equations was y=8298.9 x-34996(r=0.9999),and the average recovery of pingyangmycin was 102.67%(n=9). Conclusion The Preparing procedure of pingyangmycin water-soluble wax sticks is simple and stable. The HPLC method for determining the content of pingyangmycin in water-soluble wax sticks is simple, fast and accurate.

Objective To investigate a safe, effective and mini-invasive method in the treatment of recurrent cavernous hemangiomas. Methods Under local or ketamine anesthesia, ethanol was injected into hemangioma to embolize the draining vessels, and 8～16 mg pinyangmycin was then injected into the lesion slowly. After 7～10 days, second injection of pinyangmycin and total 3～5 times were needed as a course of treatment. Results In the 6 cases reported, shrinkage and degradation were observed and finally tumor was disappeared. There was no skin necrosis, no recurrence and other complications in the 1～5 years follow-up period. Conclusion Ethanol embolization and pinyangmycin injection is a safe, simple, mini-invasive, and effective method in treating the recurrent cavernous hemangiomas.

Objective To study the characteristics of toe-to-thumb transplantation in a group of infants who completely lacked the thumb.The mean age was 24.6 months,and the youngest was 10 months old,The operative technique and rehabilitation were studied.Methods In two infants with Ⅲ-Ⅳ? defects of the thumb together with multiple injuries of fingers,the wounds were debrided and toe-to-thumb transplantation was done later.In case 3 Ⅲ? defect of the thumb together with palm injury,one-stage toe-to-thumb transplantation and the palm injury was covered with an abdominal flap were done at the same time.Considering the characteristic physiological structure of a dorsalis pedis and the first metatarsal arteries.In the infant,minimally invasive operation under 10? microscope was employed.A series of early functional exercises was given for the reconstructed thumbs.Results The reconstructed thumbs completely survived,hand function was recovered 3-6 months after the operation.With follow-up for longer than 2 years in 2 cases,it was noted that the reconstructed thumb grew consistent with the wounded hand.The appearance and function thumb were satisfactory.Conclusion Toe to thumb transference was successful in infancy,with the combined technique of minimally invasive and plastic surgery.Reconstruction of the thumbs can be completed in two stages on immediately after injury.The appearance and function can be restored.[

Objective To establish an effective technique in reservation and function reconstruction of a leg, in which all the muscles except gastrocnemius necrosed induced by the delayed necrosis of all the intermuscular vessels, the foot was linked only by skin, fascia and tibia. Methods The leg was linked with foot only by the skin, fascia, caput mediale of gastrocnemius and tibia when all the muscles, intermuscular vessels and fibula were removed. The direct island flap of tibialis posterior artery was cut from the healthy limb and used to cover the 4/5 length and 1/3 circumference of bone-fascia raw surface, then to anastomose the both arteries of the flap and the caput lateral gastrocnemius when dividing the pedicles. As soon as the raw surface healed, fuse the ankle in the functional situation and fix the flexor and extensor tendon in the proper situation. Results With sufficient blood supply from the skin and fascia of the flap, the raw surface healed soon, the severe ischemia pain relieved, and the circulation and sensation recovered gradually. The crutching and walking function of the leg reconstructed at last. Conclusion When all the necrotic intermuscular vessels and muscles except caput mediale of gastrocnemius were removed, the necrosis may be delayed by means of reticular collateral circulation among skin, deep and superficial fascia and tibia of the injured limb. However, the blood supply is very little, the severe ischemia wound and ischemia pain can't be healed. Through the tibialis posterior artery direct island skin flap of the healthy leg to cover the dystrophic wounds, the blood supply of the leg can be improved. As a result, the leg survives and its function is reconstructed, and an eternal axial-pattern artery for the wound leg through arteries anastomosis is rebuilt.

Objective to study the factors of delaying survival of the ankle and foot which were linked with leg only by skin, fascia and tibia after all the infected and inactivated muscles and intermuscular vessels had been removed, and to study the effect of artery blood supply reconstruction to avoid the necrosis and ischemia contracture of the foot. Methods The leg was linked with ankle and foot by the tibia which was covered only by skin and fascia after all the muscles, interosseous membrance, intermuscular vessels and fibula had been removed. And then the artery blood supply for the injured limb was reconstructed by stages. Results The sense of haphalgesia, with normal temperature and color, recovered in the injured limb 7 months after operation, no contracture and deformity happened in the food muscles and joint, and the patient may smooth stand and walk with a stick freely. Conclusion The necrosis and ischemia contracture of foot was delayed by reticular collateral circulation among skin, deep and superficial fascia and tibia of the injured limb, although the blood supply was very little after all the muscles and intermuscular vessels had been removed because of infection and necrosis. Finally the injured limb was reserved successfully by artery blood supply reconstruction. The clinical effect was satisfactory.