AlM:To investigate the features on prolonged central serous chorioretinopathy ( CSCR ) by optical coherent tomography ( OCT ) and to provide the basis of deciding the pathogenetic condition and prognosis. METHODS: Eighty - five patients who had been diagnosed with CSCR were grouped by suffering time as below: 32 patients suffered longer than 6mo as the prolonged and 53 patients with CSCR cured within that time. The imaging features of OCT were compared between the above groups.RESULTS:The incidence rate of neuroepithelial serous detachment extent above 500μm associated with pigmentary epithelial detachment in suffering eye and pigmentary epithelial damage in contralateral eye was significantly different between two groups. However, the incidence rate of neuroepithelial serous detachment extent above 4 000μm was not significant difference.CONCLUSlON:OCT could display clearly the change of every layer of retina with simplicity and visibility, which supplies us a new horizon to diagnose and trace CSCR. We could decide the pathogenetic condition and prognosis in accordance with the features of OCT, to provide references for the diagnosis and treatment of CSCR.

Objective To investigate the clinical distribution characteristics of persisters isolated from the chronic infected pa-tients,so as to provide scientific basis for effective clinical measures to prevent,control and treat persister-associated chronic infection.Methods Clinical microbial samples cultured from Jan.2013 to Dec.2014 were analysed by WHONET5.6.Four bacteria species with the highest isolation rate were performed for screening of chronic infection.Concentration of bacteria were detected by viable plate count method and then the growth curve were drew of each sample under the presence of anti-biotics.Persisters were comfirmed according to the specific growth curve under the presence of antibiotics.Results Four highest isolated bacteria species of the clinical samples were Escherichia coli (1 3.2%),Klebsiella pneumoniae (9.6%), Pseudomonasaeruginosa (8%)and Staphylococcusaureus (6.6%).862 chronic infection samples were generated out of 14 216 microbial samples and 41 persisters (4 strains of Escherichia coli,23 strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae,8 strains of Pseudomonasaeruginosa and 6 strains of Staphylococcusaureus)were isolated finally.Conclusion With such a comprehen-sively retrospective analysis of the hospital clinical microbial samples,can tell that the ratio of persisters in chronic infection was not high.And chronic infections are mostly caused by gene-mutated drug-resistant bacteria.However,the isolation rate of Klebsiella pneumoniae was relatively high,of which more attention should be payed to the prevention and control.

Objective To explore the effects of adrenomedullin(AM) on human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) and possible mechanisms involved. Methods The HUVECs were selected to be a model and the following aspects were studied: (1) Effects of high glucose (30 mmol/L) on the endothelial dysfunction induced. (2) The role of protein kinase C (PKC)? and PKC? in the endothelial dysfunction induced by high glucose and the effects of AM. The translocation of PKC? or PKC? in a single HUVEC was observed by laser-scanning confocal microscope and the expressions analysis was conducted quantificationally by Western blotting. HUVECs were cultured and divided into 3 groups: (1) Matched control group; (2) High glucose group (30 mmol/L glucose); (3) AM (10~(-9), 10~(-8), 10~(-7) mol/L) + highglucosegroupHUVECswereincubated with AM for 48 h. Results (1) High glucose could induce HUVECs dysfunction: increased apoptosis, decreased NO concentration and increased sICAM level of HUVECs. AM reversed the above changes of HUVECs induced by high glucose. (2) It was observed that AM inhibited the translocation of PKC? from plasma to nucleus in HUVECs induced by high glucose and the translocation of PKC? from nucleus to plasma and membrane in HUVECs. (3) AM inhibited the increasing expressions of PKC? in HUVECs induced by high glucose. The expressions of PKC? in high glucose group were not different from that of the control. Conclusion AM appears to correct the endothelial cell dysfunctions induced by high glucose. The inhibition of PKC? and PKC? seems to play some roles during the process.

Objective The study is intended to examine changes in prefrontal cortex ATP concentrations over time in PCPA induced insomnia rats,and to examine the intervention effects of Suanzaoren decoction.Methods SD rats randomly assigned to normal control,control,model,SZRD control,SZRD treatment,5-HTP,and 5 HTP + SZRD groups.PCPA was injected intraperitoneally over three days to induce the insomnia model.One day after induction,at the fourth,fifth,sixth,eighth,and tenth days after experiment,subjects from each group were examined for prefrontal cortex ATP concentration using the HPLC method.Results Prefrontal cortex ATP concentrations in the PCPA Model group at the fourth,fifth,sixth,eighth,and tenth days were declined significantly compared with the Control group (P＜0.01).Compared with the PCPA Model group,the SZRD treatment group showed significant (P＜0.05) increase at the fourth,fifth,sixth,and eighth days after assay,and a significant increase (P＜ 0.01) on the tenth day.A comparison of the Control group with the Normal control group,and a comparison among the SZRD control group,the 5 HTP,and 5-HTP+SZRD groups showed no significant differences in prefrontal cortex ATP concentrations.Conclusion SZRD with 5 HTP itself has no significant effect on normal rats prefrontal cortex ATP levels,SZRD role of the prefrontal cortex appear to the ATP after PCPA caused insomnia.

AIM: To explore the effect of liquorice on airway inflammation and Th_1/Th_2 imbalance in chronic asthma. METHODS: The chronic asthma model was established by intraperitoneal ovalbumin. The effect of liquorice on mice model of chronic bronchial asthma was observed, and the levels of serum IFN-? and IL-4 were tested by ELISA. RESULTS: Decreasing inflammatary cells infiltration in pulmonary tissue slices of tiny bronchial wall together with increasing serum IFN-? and decreasing serum IL-4 levels. CONCLUSION: Liquorice can adjust Th_1/Th_2 imbalance and inhibit the airway inflammation.

Objective To establish a CLCN3/MMTV-PyMT double transgenic mouse model of spontaneous breast tumor with simultaneously overexpressing ClC-3.Method CLCN3 transgenic mice were crossed with MMTV-PyMT spon-taneous mammary tumor model mice.The genotype was determined by PCR.The expression of ClC-3 in tissues was detec-ted by immunofluorescence and Western blot.Results CLCN3 and MMTV-PyMT transgenic mice were bred and CLCN3/MMTV-PyMT hybrid mouse model was successfully established.The ClC-3 expression in CLCN3/MMTV-PyMT hybrid mice was higher than that in the MMTV-PyMT mice, assessed by immunofluorescence and Western blot analysis.Conclu-sions Transgenic mouse models of spontaneous breast cancer with simultaneously overexpressing ClC-3 are successfully es-tablished.The double transgenic mice provide a good animal model for further research of ClC-3 in tumor growth and metas-tasis.

Objective To study the clinical application of quantitative ultrasound(QUS) which evaluate skeletal status of children and adolescents.Methods Subjects were children and adolescents aged 0-18 years old.Tibia/radial bone strength was obtained using QUS.Children who were younger than 2 years old only were measured at midpiece of tibia,and children who were older than 2 years old were measu-red at midpiece of tibia and radius.At the same time,calcium in peripheral blood was measured by the method of atomic absorption.Results 1.Radial and tibial bone strength presented nonlinear growth with age in healthy children and adolescents.2.Bone strengths of different anatomic-sites were different and the disparity rate of evaluation at different anatomic sites was 30.1%.3.The bone strength of the children who had some risk factors that could induce decrease of bone strength or had some diseases of bone metabolism was lower than healthy children.Composition of low bone strength children was 71.1% in high risk children,and was 47.9% in those who had some symptom or physical sign of calcium deficiency.4.Composition of low bone strength children was 44.2% in those who had normal peripheral blood calcium,and composition of normal bone strength children in those who had low peripheral blood calcium was 59.7%.The 2 methods had no correlation.Conclusions QUS is a quite useful technique in evaluation skeletal status of children and adolescents,and is sensitive for high risk children.It is necessary to measure radius and tibia,and consider blood calcium and bone strength to evaluate practical level of calcium and nutritional state of children.

Objective To explore the mediating effect of cognitive emotion regulation strategies between emotional intelligence and loneliness. Methods 542 university students were surveyed by the Chinese version of Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire ( CERQ) ,the Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire and UCLA Loneli?ness Scale,and the correlation analysis was conducted by using SPSS17.0. The path model was set up and its path analysis was conducted by using AMOS17. 0. Results Positive cognitive emotion regulation strategies ( 28. 64 ± 5.90) were positively correlated with emotional intelligence(2.38±0.27, r=0.346, P<0.05) and negatively correla?ted with loneliness(42.29±7.88, r=0.301, P<0.05);Path analysis showed that the estimates of indirect and direct effects support the hypothesis respectively(P<0.05). Conclusion Positive cognitive emotion regulation strategies serve as partial mediators between emotional intelligence and loneliness.

Objective To assess the value of combination of susceptibility weighted imaging (SWI)and dynamic susceptibility-weighted contrast-enhanced (DSC) perfusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in astrocytoma grading.Methods SWI and DSC scans were performed in 82 patients with pathologically confirmed astrocytoma.The patient group consisted of grade Ⅱ (15),grade Ⅲ (10),and grade Ⅳ (57).The intratumoral susceptibility signal intensity (ITSS) and relative cerebral blood volume (rCBV) max were used to determine the grade of astrocytomas by Kruskal Wallis test,Welch test,Spearman correlation coefficients,Pearson correlation coefficients,and receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC)statistic methods.Results There were no ITSS in 14 cases of low-grade astrocytomas,the degree of ITSS were grade 1 to 3 in anaplastic astrocytomas,the degree of ITSS were grade 3 in all of the glioblastomas,the degree of ITSS were significant difference in all grades (H =71.96,P ＜ 0.01).rCBV max in grade Ⅱ,grade Ⅲ and grade Ⅳ astrocytomas were 1.26 ± 0.42,3.59 ± 2.09 and 8.34 ± 1.16 respectively,rCBV max were significant difference in all grades (F' =681.72,P ＜ 0.01).ITSS showed significant correlation with rCBV max (r =0.72,P ＜0.01) and tumor grades (r =0.89,P ＜0.01),and rCBV and tumor grades showed significant correlation (r =0.78,P ＜ 0.01).Area under the ROC curve application SWI,DSC,SWI and DSC in differentiation of the grade Ⅱ and grade Ⅲ astrocytomas were 0.99,0.93,1.00,differentiate grade Ⅲ from grade Ⅳ were 0.70,0.94,0.94,and differentiate high-grade from low-grade astrocytomas were 1.00,0.99,1.00.Conclusions ITSS is helpful to determine the grade of astrocytomas.The use of SWI in combination with DSC may improve the diagnostic accuracy of astrocytoma grading.

Objective To investigate the characteristics of persisters isolated from the chronic infected patients and clarify the relationship between the infection time and persistence as well as antibiotic drugs,so as to provide scientific basis for clinical effective measures to prevent,control and treatment of persister-associated chronic infection.Methods The tolerant ability of the 41 persisters (4 strains of Escherichiacoli,23 strains of Klebsiellapneumoniae,8 strains of Pseudomonasaeruginosa and 6 strains of Staphylococcusaureus)under differet kind and concentration of antibiotics and nutritional deficiencies cindi-tions were detected.In addition,analysis of the homologous strains isolated from the same patients with different infection time was performed.Results The study found that with the increase of concentration of antibiotics,the proportion of persis-ters would gradually decrease.The tolerance ability of the same persister strain to different antibiotics was dissimilar,and different species persisters also had various tolerance ability to the same kind of antibiotics.Persisters were more able to withstand the lack of nutrition.What’s more,there is no significant difference between the resistant ability of the homolo-gous strains isolated from the same patients with different infection time (P>0.05).Conclusion Persisters have different a-bility to stand the kill of different kinds and concentration of antibiotics and they can even be completely removed when ex-posed to sufficiently high concentrations of antibiotic.