0.05). As compared with Qingkailing group, the body temperature at the 5th day of treatment and WBC at the 3rd day of treatment were significantly decreased (P

Objective To investigate mental health and personality characteristics of supercargoes. Methods Catell 16 Personality Factor Test (16PF) and Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90) were used in 470 supercargoes for quantitative analysis. Pearson correlation analysis, multiple regressions and t test were used for data analysis. Results The participants showed a significantly lower score, although specific items were higher than normal models. There was no difference in different age groups. 16PF were positively correlated with total score of SCL-90, except for gregariousness, intelligence, ambition, fantasy,worldly-wisdom,creativity and independency. All factors in SCL-90 were significantly related with the subfactor (i. e. adaptation and anxiety) of 16PF. Conclusion The mental health of supercargoes may not be optimistic,and the personality problems may have some effects on their mental health.

This paper analyzed the thoughts of Chinese traditional medical ethics through discussing the four aspects: philanthropy and salvation, incorruptibility and uphold justice, proficient in medicine, scholarly and re-fined. It proposed that moral cultivation is very important, which is the basic premise of medical profession.

Objective To investigate characteristics of deceleration capacity (DC) and Tp-e/QT value in different age groups of patients with diabetic autonomic neuropathy, and to analyze their influencing factors. Methods A total of 487 subjects were enrolled in this study, and divided into three groups:patients with diabetic autonomic neuropathy (DM+CAN group,n=287), normal glucose tolerance patients with diabetic autonomic neuropathy (CAN group,n=130) and healthy controls (NC group,n=150).Then the DM+CAN group were further divided into three subgroups according to age tertiles:the lowest tertile group (35.0~47.2 years old,n=91),the middle tertile group (47.3~59.6 years old,n=116)and the highest tertile group (59.7~72.0 years old,n=80).All subjects were underwent 24-hour dynamic electrocardiogram recordings.DC and Tp-e/QT values were calculated,and then the correlation between DC and Tp-e/QT with other indicators was analyzed. Results The levels of WC,SBP,BMI,FPG,HbA1c,FIns and HOMA-IR were higher in DM+CAN group than in CAN group and in NC group (P<0.05 or P<0.01).DC increased and Tp-e/QT decreased from DM+CAN group,CAN group to NC group,and the pairwise comparisons were statistically significant (P<0.05 or P<0.01).DM duration,WC,FPG,FIns,HbA1c,HOMA-IR,hypertension and CHD ratio were higher in the highest tertile group and middle tertile group than in the lowest tertile group (P<0.05 or P<0.01).DM duration and FIns were higher in the highest tertile group than in middle tertile group (P<0.05 or P<0.01).RHR and AHR were lower in the highest tertile group than in the lowest tertile group (P<0.05),and there were no statistical significant difference between the middle tertile group and the lowest tertile group (P>0.05).DC increased [(2.90±0.47) vs (4.22±0.41) vs (4.97±0.35) ms],and the Tp-e/QT decreased [(0.23±0.05) vs (0.18±0.03) vs (0.12±0.02)] from the highest tertile group to the lowest tertile group,(P<0.05 or P<0.01),and the pairwise comparisons were statistically significant (P<0.05 or P<0.01).Multiple stepwise regression analysis showed that age,DM duration,WC,FPG,HbA1c,complicated with hypertension and coronary heart disease (CHD) were risk factors for DC and Tp-e/QT values (P<0.05). Conclusion Together with the increased age,DC level is reduced and Tp-e/QT value increased in patients with diabetic autonomic neuropathy.Dynamic electrocardiogram should be considered in patients with advanced age,long DM duration,high level of WC,FPG,HbA1c,and complicated with hypertension and CHD,in order to prevent the occurrence of cardiovascular events effectively.

After a description of the status quo of information literacy education in domestic colleges and universi-ties and the information literacy courses offered in University of Illinois according to The framework for information literacy in higher education, the information literacy courses offered in University of Illinois according to The frame‐work for information literacy in higher education were analyzed in aspects of their teaching target, teaching contents and teaching methods, with suggestions put forward for domestic information literacy education, including construc-tion of information literacy courses system and implementation of flexible teaching methods.

Objective To investigate the polymorphism of DXS6854 locus in Guangdong Han population. Methods The DXS6854 locus was analyzed by PCR following polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and silver staining. Results Among 189 females and 230 males from Guangdong Han population, 8 alleles were observed with frequencies ranging from 0.0026 to 0.4522. Exact tests demonstrated genotype frequencies in females had no departure from Hardy- Weinberg equilibrium. The discrimination powers for female and male original samples were 0.8633 and 0.7012, respectively. When both mother and her daughter were tested, the probability of excluding a random man as a father was 0.6712. Conclusion The DXS6854 locus is appropriate for individual identification and paternity testing involving a female child.

Acute kidney injury is a serious global health problem and determinant of morbidity and mortality. Recent advancements in the field of stem cell research raise hopes for stem cell-based regenerative approaches to treat acute kidney diseases. In this review, the authors summarized the latest research advances of the adult resident renal progenitor cells (ARPCs) on kidney repair, the role of ARPCs on tubular regeneration after acute kidney injury, the current understanding of the mechanisms related to ARPC activation and modulation, as well as the challenges that remain to be faced.

OBJECTIVETo detect plasma N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in acute Kawasaki disease (KD) and analyze the relationship between NT-proBNP and other bio-markers in order to evaluate if NT-proBNP could be as a useful diagnostic marker to predict the risk of coronary arterial lesions in acute KD.

METHODTotally 106 patients with KD were recruited from January 2012 to April 2014 at Department of Pediatrics of Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology,64 were boys and 42 were girls, their age ranged from 2 months to 8 years and 4 months. Of the 106 cases, 48 had typical KD(TKD) and 58 incomplete KD(IKD). They were divided into two groups according to echocardiography results: coronary arterial lesions (KD-CAL, n = 33) and non coronary arterial lesions (KD-nCAL, n = 73). Forty children whose age and gender matched with respiratory tract infection were selected as control group, 22 were boys and 18 were girls, age range from 7 months to 7 years and 11 months. Plasma NT-proBNP levels were measured by using the enzyme-linked fluorescence analysis (ELFA) at the day of admission, meanwhile blood routine tests, liver function tests, determination of C-reactive protein (CEP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), electrolytes were performed in these patients. Pearson's correlation analysis was used to evaluate the association. The ROC curve analysis was done to identify the threshold of coronary 'arterial lesions.

RESULTThe levels of NT-proBNP were (1 037 271) ng/L in TKD group and (1,325 ± 264) ng/L in IKD group. The levels of NT-proBNP in control group was (125 ± 22) ng/L. Both the levels of NT-proBNP in TKD and IKD group were significantly higher than that of control group (t = 3.360, 3.590; P < 0.05). The level of NT-proBNP in KD-CAL group was (2,775 ± 842) ng/L and that of KD-nCAL group was (830 ± 145) ng/L, NT-proBNP levels of KD-nCAL group was significantly higher than that of control group (t = 3.660, P = 0.007) ; moreover the level of NT-proBNP of KD-CAL group was also significantly higher than that of KD-nCAL group ( t = 3.860, P = 0.005). The levels of total white blood cell count, neutrophil percentage, platelet count, CRP and ESR of KD-CAL group were significantly higher than those of the control group, however there was no significant difference between KD-CAL group and KD-nCAL group. The levels of albumin and Na of KD-nCAL group were significantly lower than those of the control group. Plasma NT-proBNP level in KD group was positively correlated with white blood cell count, neutrophil percentage, and CRP (r = 0.239, P = 0.025; r = 0.359, P = 0.001; r = 0.474, P = 0.001), there was a negative correlation between albumin and Na (r = -0.303, P = 0.015; r = -0.338, P = 0.002). When the level of NT-proBNP was higher than 950 ng/L, the sensitivity for diagnosis of coronary arterial lesions in the KD was 88.1% and the specificity was 89.0%.

CONCLUSIONThe plasma NT-proBNP can be used as a useful parameter in early diagnosis of KD. Plasma NT-proBNP could be used to predict the risk of coronary arterial lesions in KD.

Biomarkers ; Blood Sedimentation ; C-Reactive Protein ; Case-Control Studies ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Coronary Vessels ; pathology ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Male ; Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome ; complications ; Natriuretic Peptide, Brain ; blood ; Peptide Fragments ; blood ; Predictive Value of Tests ; ROC Curve ; Sensitivity and Specificity

In this study, immunotoxin (IT) was prepared by conjugating BAC5 and CT with SPDP. The effects of IT on NPC and its mechanisms were explored using double labeled with radioactive nuclides, immunography and electron microscope technique in vivo and in vitro. The specific concentration of BAC5 in the tumor area showed. The radioactivity rate of tumor/nontumor (T/NT) was up to 10.26. IT had cytotoxic effects both on the cultured CNE-2 cell line and tumor multicell spheroides. In vivo, the preliminary result indicated that IT also had a inhibitory action on the nude mice models bearing human NPC (Reported in another article). Under electron microscope, the necrosis and apoptosis of tumor cells were found. The membranes of most tumor cells were found intacted not or corrosined, some of them had the character of apoptosis, including reduce of tumor cells membrane villi, condensation of cytoplasm and pyknosis or cleavage of nuclear. There were many of apoptosis bodies, which were occasionally phagocytosed by tumor cells. The infiltration of immunocytoes in tumor tissue could be seen. The results indicated that BAC5 can specifically combine with NPC cells and BAC5-CT has the inhibitory effect on NPC in vitro and in vivo, mechanism of which may be related to the effects that ‘warhead' CT dissolute the membrane of tumor cells directly, or/and IT promote the infiltration of immunocytoes so as to induce the apoptosis of tumor cell.

[Objective] To observe the therapeutic effect of Gastritis Prescription Ⅰ(GP Ⅰ, mainly composed of Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae, Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, Herba Taraxaci, Herba Hedyotis Diffusae, Rhizoma Curcumae, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, etc.) in treating chronic atrophic gastritis (CAG). [Methods] Sixty cases of CAG were randomized into GP Ⅰ group (group A, n = 30) and multi-enzymes group (group B, n=30) . The two groups were given the corresponding drugs orally for 14 weeks. Symptoms score, serum gastrin (Gas) level and body surface electrogastrogram (EGG) were detected before and after treatment. [Results] In group A, symptoms such as abdominal distention, epigastric pain, anorexia, loose stool, lassitude, gastric discomfort, acid regurgitation, and belching were much relieved; serum Gas level and post-prandial EGG amplitude were increased ( P