Objective To observe the effect of Sijunzi Decoction (SD) on the mitochondrial DNA deletion of the aging model mice, and to explore its anti-aging biomolecular mechanism. Methods Kunming mice were divided into 6 groups according to the body weight: normal control group, .model control group, high-, middle-and low-dose SD groups (at the dose of 20, 10, 5 g·kg-1 respectively), and vitamin E group (250 mg·kg-1), 20 mice in each group.The mice models of aging were induced by D-galactose. Water maze test was used to evaluate the learning and memory ability of the aging model mice. The effect of SD on the mitochondrial DNA deletion of the aging model mice was ob-served. Results In the hippocampal mtDNA of model control group and low-dose SD group, there were about 3.87 kb fragment missing. But there was no missing pieces in high-and middle-dose SD groups. Conclusion The anti-aging biomolecular mechanism of SD is probably related to the preventive effect on the mutation and deletion of the mitochondrial DNA in the aging model mice.

Objective To investigate the therapeutic effectiveness of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery(VATS)and thoracotomy for spontaneous pneumothorax in high altitude.Methods 256 concecutive patients diagnosed as having spontaneous pneumothorax in high altitude between July 1997 and August 2007 were analyzed retrospectively.VATS was performed in 158 cases and thoracotomy was performed in 98 cases.The operating time,blood loss during operation,chest drainage time,postoperative hospital stay,the costs of operation,the total costs of hospital stay and postoperative complication were compared between the two groups.Results The operating time in VATS group and thoracotomy group was(55.6?5.8)min and(66.3?5.1)min respectively(t=11.678,P=0.000),the blood loss during operation(40.6?5.8)ml and(120.3?6.5)ml respectively(t=11.678,P=0.000),the chest drainage time(2.6?0.7)d and(3.2?0.8)d,respectively(t =3.024,P=0.000),the postoperative hospital stay(4.8?0.9)d and(5.2?0.6)d respectively(t =4.168,P=0.000),the the costs of operation(9876?687)Renminbi Yuan and(4948?562)Renminbi Yuan respectively(t =44.532,P=0.000),the the total costs of hospital stay(17 028?956)Renminbi Yuan and(13 892?835)Renminbi Yuan respectively(t=21.743,P=0.000),the postoperative complication 12 cases and 38 cases respectively(?2 =21.351,P=0.000).The number of recurrence after operation was not statistical significant difference(?2=0.734,P=0.512).Conclusion VATS is accepted easily by patients and the total curative effect is dominant comparing to standard thoracotomy.The VATS method is the first selection for spontaneous pneumothorax in high altitude.But the defect of VATS is higher in the costs of operation and hospital stay.Decreasing applying the consumptive material of one time can reduce the costs.

This paper introduces a microtiter-plate scanning instrument for medical laboratory equipment,which is controlled by the embedded PC when moving along the X direction and Y direction on the microtiter-plate plane. The designs of the driving circuit and orienting circuit are included in this paper. This instrument has been used in PKU fluorescence laboratory equipment for the newborn baby.

Objective To evaluate the accuracy of CHROMagar Candida medium in identifying common Candida species .Meth‐ods Articles were extensively collected by searching the databases of MEDLINE and EMBase ,the Chinese Biomedical Database (CBM ) ,the Chinese Scientific Journals Database (CSJD) ,the Chinese Journal Full Text Database (CJFD) and through other ways . The qualities of these articles were assessed by using the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies(QUADAS) .At last , summary receiver operating characteristic (SROC) curve was performed by the Meta‐Disc software ,so as to summarize diagnostic accuracy of CHROMagar Candida medium in identifying common Candida species .Results A total of 7 articles meeting all criteria were enrolled in this study .All 7 articles reported the accuracy of CHROMagar Candida medium in identifying the Candida albi‐cans ,the pooled sensitivity and specificity was 98 .3% and 98 .8% respectively ,and area under SROC curve (AUC) was 0 .998 0 .A‐mong them ,6 articles reported the accuracy of CHROMagar Candida medium in identifying Candida tropicalis ,the pooled sensitivity and specificity was 92 .5% and 99 .8% respectively ,and the AUC was 0 .998 3 .Among them ,5 articles reported the accuracy of CHROMagar Candida medium in identifying Candida Glabrata ,the pooled sensitivity and specificity was 98 .3% and 98 .7% respec‐tively ,and the AUC was 0 .996 8 .Conclusion CHROMagar Candida medium could quickly identify clinical common Candida species and results are reliable .

Objective To explore the clinical value of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein(hsCRP) in chronic kidney disease(CKD) and the relationship between hsCRP and the different stages of CKD in children.Methods This study population consisted of patients who was diagnosised as CKD in Beijing Children′s Hospital from Mar.2007 to Feb.2008.The total number of subjects was 62 patients with 35 male and 27 female,the mean age was(8.7?4.0)years old,the course was from 3 months to 10 years.The healthy control group contains 30 healthy children with 16 male and 14 female,the mean age was(7.8?3.2) years old.The serum levels of hsCRP,creatine and ?2-microglobulin(?2-MG) were determined.The glomerular filtration rate(GFR) was caculated.The relationship between serum levels of hsCRP and ?2-MG,blood pressure as well as the renal function in these patients with CKD,stratified according to GFR were evaluated.The relationship between hsCRP and the blood pressure was evaluated.The statistical analysis for the data was done with SPSS 12.0 software.Use the t-test,order and examination and correlation analysis,P

By taking the course of laboratory hematology in Curtin University in Australia as an ex-ample, this paper introduced the characteristics of its teaching mode, teaching contents, teaching methods, assessment methods and laboratory practice. The advantages and disadvantages of education characteristics between Australia and China were compared and analyzed on the training methods and the training objec-tives, respectively. The education characteristics of laboratory hematology in Curtin University provided an important inspiration for our education reform in the field of medical laboratory in the future.

Objective To observe the effects of polysaccharide extracted from Yangwei Mixture on immunologic functions in mice.Method Immuno-suppressant mice model was established by intraperitoneal injection of CTX.The effects of the polysaccharide were observed through phagocytosis test of mice celiac macrophagocyte and serum hemolysin level test as well as lymphocyte transformation test.Result The polysaccharide can obviously increase the percentage of phagocytosis of mice celiac macrophagocyte,accelerate the formation of hemolysin and promote the lymphocyte transformation.Conclusion Polysaccharide extracted from Yangwei Mixture is a good immuno-stimulant,and can counteract the immuno-suppression induced by CTX.

As tremendous genomic data avalanches, exploring biological mechanism by data analysis and theory methods has become important for theoretical biology research. This method is significant for the study of complex gene functions and gene networks. Bowers used higher order logic relationships to decipher protein network organization, which is a systemic method called logic analysis of phylogenetic profiles (LAPP). LAPP is a data modeling and different from traditional computational methods. This computational approach identifies logic relationships of the elements (or components) in complex networks through the logic analysis of their expression data. The method can be used to infer functional relationships of two associated proteins to one another. It is important for discovering the new function mechanism of the protein. The clusters of orthologous groups (COGs) involved in a gene network usually are large groups and therefore LAPP is also an approach for complex gene logic networks. After the establishment of the gene logic network, it is convenient for the regulation of gene through the network. The method can used in many fields, such as species evolution, oncologic diagnosis and so on. LAPP was systematically described and analyzed and recent developments in methodologies and applications were highlighted. Some opinions of them were also given.

Objective To compare the effect of Sijunzi Tang and Yougui Yin on learning-memory ability and free radicals in aging rat model.Methods The aging rat model was induced by intraperitoneal injection of D-galactose.The swimming time and error times in water maze test were observed and the free radicals SOD,MDA,NO,NOS in rat brain tissue were measured.Results Sijunzi Tang could shorten the rat swimming time in water maze test.Yougui Yin could increase SOD level and decrease MDA level in brain tissue of model rat,while Sijunzi Tang could decrease NO and NOS level.Conclusion Sijunzi Tang could improve the rat spatial learning and memory ability,and Yougui Yin could relieve the damage of free radical in brain tissue of the aging rat model.

Objective To investigate the anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects of toothache drop pills. Methods The acute inflammatory models such as xylene-induced ear edema and egg white-induced paw edema and the chronic inflammatory model granuloma induced by cotton pellet implantation were used in researching the inflammatory effects of toothache drop pills. Meanwhile, the analgesic effects of toothache drop pills were observed by hot plate and acetic acid writhing test. Results Compared with the blank control group,the degree of ear swelling in mice in the positive control group, toothache drop pills middle and high dose group (2.56 ± 1.35 mg, 4.26 ± 1.21 mg, 3.23 ± 1.25 mg vs. 8.25 ± 1.21 mg) were lower than the blank control group (P<0.05). 120 minutes after administration,compared with the blank control group, the degree of paw swelling in mice in the positive control group, toothache drop pills middle and high dose group (23.54 ± 9.12 mg, 27.58 ± 9.14 mg, 21.25 ± 8.45 mg vs.39.54 ± 8.89 mg) were lower than the blank control group (P<0.05). Granuloma swelling quality in mice caused by cotton in the positive control group, toothache drop pills middle and high dose group (6.51 ± 2.58 mg, 7.82 ± 1.57 mg, 6.58 ± 3.47 mg vs. 13.58 ± 3.25 mg) were lower than the blank control group (P<0.05). The threshold of pain in mice in the positive control group, toothache drop pills middle and high dose group (20.86 ± 2.58 s, 20.25 ± 2.14 s, 20.75 ± 1.78 s vs.17.21 ± 3.31 s) were increased (P<0.05). The number of mice writhing in the positive control group, toothache drop pills middle and high dose group (23.47 ± 7.57, 28.65 ± 6.54, 24.36 ± 7.78 vs. 40.96 ± 6.58) were decreased(P<0.05). Conclusion Toothache drop pills had obvious anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects.