Objective To introduce a poisoning accident caused by clearing up the disuced bloat pool of green plums. Methods In a certain area in Fujian happened a poisoning accident in which many people poisoned. The site of monitoring was carried out immediately. Results The concentrations of hydrocyanic acid, acetonitrile, methane, and carbon dioxide were very high in the air of the pool. Conclusion The main cause of the poisoning was that the cyanogenic glycosides contained in the nucleolus of the green plums. After broken down, the cyanide was released, and then the cyanide synergistic effect with the asphyxiating gas such as methane and carbon dioxide developed also. Treated the sediment and waste water with bleaching powder and lime, cyanide had been eliminated efficiently.

Animals ; Estrogens ; metabolism ; Gene Expression Regulation ; Humans ; Osteoarthritis ; complications ; genetics ; metabolism ; Pain ; etiology ; Pain Measurement ; Temporomandibular Joint ; pathology ; Temporomandibular Joint Disorders ; complications ; genetics ; metabolism ; Wnt Signaling Pathway

Objective To identify the key factors triggering medical disputes induced by differences in cognition between doctors and patients in order to control the occurrence and development of medical disputes. Methods From 2002 to 2006,the outpatients,inpatients and medical staff of 3 hospitals in Shanghai(class 3 first level general hospital,n=2;class 3 first level special hospital,n=1) were investigated,and random sampling method was employed for the research analysis. Results There were significant differences between doctors and patients in cognition of influential factors triggering medical disputes such as health law,medical services,rights and obligations. Conclusion The differences in cognition between doctors and patients are important causes for medical disputes,and effective prevention and intervention measures must be taken.

Objective Genetic evaluation of relationship between rpoB gene mutation and rifampin-resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB).Methods This study was carded out with 81 clinical isolates and sensitivity test and genotypic analysis by PCR amplification and sequencing of rpoB gene were performed.Results Among these isolates,there were 27 rifampin-resistant and 54 sensitive strains.Of the 27 drug-resistant isolates,20 (74.1%) carried mutations on the amplified fragment of the rpoB gene with 10 mutation types at seven codons including 531 and 526,and two new mutation patterns were recognized.On the uther hand,one mutation (1.9%) appeared in 54 drug-sensitive strains.Conclusion The study shows geographical variation in the mutation types of rpoB gene in M.tuberculosis isolates from Guizhou,China.The result is valuable for the development of fast diagnostic methods.

Adult ; Antibodies, Monoclonal ; analysis ; DNA Nucleotidylexotransferase ; metabolism ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Keratins ; immunology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Prognosis ; Thymoma ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Thymus Neoplasms ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery

Adult ; Female ; Fibroma ; etiology ; Heart Neoplasms ; pathology ; physiopathology ; Humans ; Leiomyoma ; physiopathology

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the characteristics of air-conducted ocular vestibular-evoked myogenic potential (oVEMP) in healthy young people , so as to establish the normative data of young people. METHOD: Fifty-five healthy young subjects were recruited as study participants, 500 Hz air-conducted tone burst was used as stimulation. The threshold of oVEMP in each ear was examined. The latencies of P1 and N1, P1-N1 interval, peak-to-peak of P1-N1 amplitude and asymmetry ratio were measured. Effects of gender on oVEMPs were also exam- ined. RESULT: The typical complex wave of N1 and P1 was observed in all subjects. The threshold of oVEMP examination was(82.23 ± 12.92) dBHL, 95 dBHL air-conducted get the latencies of P1 and N1, P1-N1 interval,peak-to-peak P1-N1 amplitude in these healthy young people were(11.53 ± 0.80)ms, (16.61 ± 0.87)ms, (5.18 ± 11.04)ms, (5.96 ± 2.59)μv, respectively. The peak-to-peak P1-N1 amplitude of male was (6.49 ± 2.67) μv ,the female was (5.21 ± 2.34) μv, there were significant differences between male and female subjects in the wave amplitude (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION Air-conduction induced oVEMP is a new method for vestibular function test. The amplitude of the oVEMP wave was different between male and female. Therefore it is necessary to establish the normal value according to genders.
Acoustic Stimulation ; Eye ; Female ; Head ; Humans ; Male ; Reference Values ; Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials ; Vestibular Function Tests ; Vestibule, Labyrinth ; Young Adult

The objectives of this study were to investigate the effects of the CRISPR/Cas9 system mediated by the HPV pseudotype virus on SiHa cytobiology behavior by cutting the HPV16 E6 gene selectively and to explore the role of this system in the treatment of cervical cancer.After designing specific gRNA sequences targeting HPV 16 E6,generating hCas9-EGFP and E6-gRNA-RFP plasmids,and preparing the pseudovirus of HPV16 carrying E6-gRNA and Cas9 plasmids,we determined the titer of the pseudotype virus using the TCID50 method.We obtained the pseudotype virus of HPV16 carrying E6-gRNA and Cas9 plasmids to transfect cervical cancer SiHa cells.Experimental subjects were divided into control group,empty virus group,E6-gRNA transfected group,Cas9 transfected group and Cas9+E6-gRNA transfected group.The molecular size of the cutting sequence was detected using the T7E1 enzyme digestion method and agarose gel electrophoresis,and the cleavage function of CRISPR/Cas9 on the E6 gene was determined at the same time.RT-PCR and Western blotting were performed to detect the mRNA and protein expression levels of E6 in all the groups;the Transwell cell migration assay was performed to detect the cell migration ability and metastasis in all groups.Heterotopic transplantation tumors were incorporated into mice and were used to investigate the effects of the CRISPR/Cas9 system mediated by the HPV pseudovirus on the tumorigenic ability of SiHa cells by selectively cutting HPV16 E6.The HPV16 pseudotype virus carrying E6-gRNA and Cas9 plasmids could successfully infect SiHa cells,and there were two cutting zones in the Cas9+E6-gRNA transfected group.However,the empty virus group,E6-gRNA transfected group and Cas9 transfected group had no corresponding zone.Compared with those in the control group,the empty virus group,E6-gRNA transfected group and Cas9 transfected group,the mRNA and protein expression levels of E6 in SiHa cells were downregulated in the Cas9+E6-gRNA transfected group (P＜0.01).In addition,the proliferation and migration abilities of SiHa cells were significantly inhibited (P＜0.01).There were no significant differences among the other groups.In contrast to the control group,the HPV pseudotype virus carrying E6-gRNA and Cas9 plasmids could significantly delay the growth of tumor cells of the ectopic tumor transplantation model (P＜0.01).The CRISPR/Cas9 system mediated by the HPV pseudotype virus to knockout E6 gene expression exhibited a clear inhibitory effect on the biological function of SiHa cells,which indicated that knocking out the E6 gene using the CRISPR/Cas9 system mediated by the HPV pseudotype virus had a potential effect of eliminating HPV infection and inhibiting the growth of HPV-related tumors.Taken together,these findings provide insight into a new treatment strategy for the prevention and treatment of hr-HPV infected disease,particularly in HPV-related tumors.

ObjectiveTo investigate the prevalence of syphilis among outpatients in sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics in Guangxi Zhnang Autonomous Region,and to assess the socioeconomic and behavioral factors associated with the infection.MethodsThe outpatients to 14 STD clinics in 8 cities of Guangxi Zhnang Autonomous Region were investigated with questionnaires by their doctors at the first visit.Venous blood samples were obtained from these outpatients and subjected to toludine red unheated serum test (TRUST) to screen for syphilis.Treponema pollidum particle agglutination (TPPA) was performed for TRUSTpositive samples.The epidemiological data were collected by using EpiData software,statistically analyzed by using SPSS13.0 software package.ResultsA total of 10 930 STD outpatients were recruited in the study,and 1297 samples were confirmed to be both TRUST and TPPA positive.The prevalence of syphilis was 11.9％ in all of the outpatients,14.3％ in female outpatients and 10.3％ in male outpatients,13.3％ in the outpatients of Zhuang nationality,and 11.4％ in those of Han nationalily.Multivariate analysis showed that syphilis was independently related to female sex[odds ratio(OR) 2.23,95％ confidence interval(CI) 1.69 - 3.00,P＜0.01 ],low educaiion level (middle school:OR 1.70,95％ CI 1.11 - 2.62,P ＜ 0.05; primary school or illiteracy,OR 1.98,95％ CI 1.13 - 3.46,P＜0.05),annual income of more than 30000 Yuan (OR 1.91,95％ CI 1.18 -3.10,P ＜ 0.01 ),commercial sex workers or having multiple sexual partners(OR 1.54,95％ CI 1.16 - 2.06,P ＜0.01 ).ConclusionsSyphilis serology should be the routine test in STD clinical settings in Guangxi region,and the intervention should be enhanced to control the prevalence of syphilis in high-risk populations.

Objective To investigate the effect of blastocyst quality on the strategy of single blastocyst transfer in frozen-thawed cycles. Methods A retrospective analysis was performed in Reproductive Medicine Center, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on clinical data of single frozen-thawed blastocyst transfer cycles from January 2008 to December 2013. All cycles were divided into four groups (AA, AB/BA, BB, BC/CB) according to the blastocyst score, then the clinical outcomes were compared between groups. And on this basis, the clinical outcomes were further explored when the group of outcomes with single blastocyst transfer wasn′t ideal, which would diverted to transfer two blastocyst. Results In single frozen blastocyst transfer cycles, the clinical pregnancy rate of each group with the blastocyst scored AA, AB/BA, BB, BC/CB were 61.4%(470/765), 51.2%(330/645), 40.5%(407/1 005), 22.9%(60/262), live births rate in each group were 52.2%(399/765), 41.2%(266/645), 30.4%(306/1 005), 13.7%(36/262), and the abortion rate were 13.6%(64/470), 16.7%(55/330), 21.4%(87/407), 35.0%(21/60), separately. This showed that the clinical pregnancy rate and live births rate decreased significantly with the decline of blastocyst quality (P<0.01), but the abortion rate showed significant upward trend (P<0.01). When single blastocyst scored≥BB grade transferred, an acceptable clinical pregnancy rate (>40%) and live births rate (>30%) could be obtained, however, the clinical pregnancy rate of 22.9% and live births rate of 13.7%could only be acquired when blastocyst scored BC/CB only transferred one embryo, which significant lower than those of each group scored ≥BB grade (P<0.01). So, after that, the blastocyst scored BC/CB were further divided into two groups (single blastocyst transferred versus two blastocyst transferred) to investigate, then the result showed that the clinical pregnancy rate [22.9%versus 38.5%(67/174), P<0.01] and live births rate [13.7%versus 30.5%(16/67), P<0.01] were significantly increased in the group of two blastocyst transferred compared with the group of one blastocyst transferred, and the abortion rate was also significantly decreased from 35.0%to 17.9%(12/67;P<0.05). So when two blastocyst scored BC/CB were transferred, the clinical outcomes were similar to the group of one blastocyst scored BB transferred (P>0.05). Conclusions Of single blastocyst transfer in frozen-thawed cycles, the clinical pregnancy rate and liver births rate showed significant upward trend, but the abortion rate showed significant downward trend, with the decline of blastocyst quality. When the blastocyst scored ≥BB grade, the single blastocyst transfer could be considered to be performed.