Objective To analyze results of bacterial infection distribution and drug sensitivity monitoring in 414 patients with open extremity injuries caused by Wenchuan earthquake so as to provide advices for guiding utility of antibiotics in treatment of patients injured in natural disasters. Methods Bacterial culture of wound secretion substance and drug sensitivity monitoring were done in 414 patients with open extremity injuries. Results There were 12 patients (2.9%) with G+ coccobacteria, 66 (15.9%) with G- bacillus, 2 (0.5%)with G+ bacillus, 6 (1.5%) with multiplicitas infection(5 with dual infection and I with triplication infection). Main pathogenic bacteria were as follows: (1)G+cocco- bacteria including Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus aureus and anthropo-staphylococci ; (2) G- bacillus including Aerobacter cloacae, banmanii, escherichia co]i, aerugo pseudomonas, proteusvul- gaffs and Ewingella americana. (3)G+ bacillus including bacillus subtilis. The drugs with high sensi0tivi- ty to G+ coccobacteria included vancomycin, rifampin, levofloxacin and cidomycin, but those with low sensitivity to G+coccobacteria included penicillin, ampicillin and erythremycin. The drugs with high sen- sitivity to G- bacillus included imipenem, amikacin, levofloxaciu and tenebrimycin, but those with low sensitivity to G-bacillus included ampicillin and piperacillin. Conclusions Patients with open ex- tremity injuries caused by earthquake have rather high bacterial infection rate, involving many kinds of in- fection strains. Therefore, we should do bacterial culture and drug sensitivity monitoring of wound excre- tion substance as early as possible to guide rational use of antibiotics.

Objective To report the result of analysis of 72 cases of facial cutaneous sporotrichosis. Methods Seventy-two patients were included in this study. They were diagnosed as facial cutaneous sporotrichosis according to clinical mainfestations and fungal culture. Histopathological examinations were done in some atypical cases. The patients were treated with combined antifungal agents. Results The lesion forms were varied, in which lymphangitic cutaneous form accounted for 9.72% and fixed cutaneous form accounted for 90.28% respectively. Nineteen cases (26.4%) had a history of skin trauma before the cutaneous lesions. All of the patients were successfully treated with potassium iodide and/or itraconazole, terbinafine for 6-8 weeks. Conclusions The skin lesions and mycological examination are the important evidences for the diagnosis of sporotrichosis. The main form of the facial cutaneous sporotrichosis is the fixed cutaneous form. The misdiagnosis rate is 16% in primary level clinics. Potassium iodide is an effective and inexpensive medicine in the treatment of cutaneous sporotrichosis.

objective To explore the indication of mechanical ventilation and evaluate the effects of mechanical ventilation with the least delay on the Severe cases of hand-foot-mouth disease(HFMD).Methods Retrospective cohort study was conducted among the severe HFMD cases(n=66)admitted to pediatric intensive care unit(PICU)between July 2008 and september 2009.Sixty-six cases were divided into two groups:42 cases(group A,July 5 to October 31,2008)were ventilated with the common mechanical ventilation,24 cases(group B,April 21 to september 30,2009)were ventilated at least delay when the symptoms of neurogenic pulmonary edema appeared.Then the diffcrences on the survival rate and the mortality in the group A and group B were investigated.Results Twenty out of 42 patients died(47.6%),eighteen were cured(42.6%) and four showed improved signs(9.5%)in group A.Twenty-two out of 24 patients were cured(91.7%),two showed improved signs(8.3%)and no death in group B.The clinical effect of group B was much better tllan group A(P<0.001).Conclusion Early mechanical ventilation would improve the survival rate and decrease the mortality of severe hand-foot-mouth disease.

Objective:To investigate the effect of blocking the expression of receptor activity modifying protein 1 (RAMP1 )on calcito-nin gene-related peptide(CGRP)-induced MG-63 cell proliferation.Methods:RAMP1 siRNA was synthesized and screened by tran-scription in vitro.The subcultured MG-63 cells were divided into the following groups:RAMP1 siRNA interference group,empty vector group and blank control group.The mRNA expression and the membrane distribution changes of the calcitonin receptor-like receptor (CRLR)and the receptor component protein (RCP)in MG-63 cells were examined by real-time PCR and immunofluorescence method respectively.Results:RAMP1 and CRLR mRNA and the fluorescence intensity of MG-63 cells decreased after transfection by RAMP1 siRNA(P <0.05).In RAMP1 interference group,the expression of RCP mRNA and the fluorescence intensity were higher than those in the other two groups(P <0.05).After RAMP1 siRNA interference,the proliferation of MG-63 cells was inhibited(P <0.05). Conclusion:RAMP1 siRNA transfection may reduce CRLR expression and inhibite the proliferation of MG-63 cell.

Objective To assess the differences in carotid artery stiffness properties and endothelium-independent dilation (EID)between elderly and young patients,and evaluate the echotracking (ET)system for vascular stiffness at different ages.Methods A total of 79 outpatients with multiple cardiovascular risks were recruited.Clinical data including medical history,height,weight,blood pressure,fasting blood glucose and blood lipid were collected.We evaluated the arterial stiffness parameters of carotid artery and EID using an ultrasonic ET system in 46 elderly subjects,compared with 33 sex-matched non-elderly subjects.The impaired EID function was defined as brachial artery nitroglycerin mediated dilation (NMD)below 4％.Results All stiffness parameters including pressure-strain elasticity modulus stiffness index β (Ep),pulse wave velocity β (PWVβ)and augmentation index (AI)were significantly increased in elderly group compared with the non-elderly group [(138.9±64.7)kPa vs.(100.6±30.8)kPa,(10.9±4.7)vs.(8.2±2.3),and (6.9±1.4)m/s vs.(6.1±0.9)m/s,P＜0.05 respectively],while the exception of arterial compliance (AC)was reduced (0.9±0.3)mm2/kPa vs.(1.0±0.5)mm2/kPa(P＜0.05).The incidence of impaired EID in elderly group was higher than in non-elderly group [56.5％ (26 cases) vs.33.3％ (11 cases),P＜0.05].ET parameters including Ep,stiffness index β,PWVβ,AC and AI were related to age (r=-0.44,-0.45,-0.40,-0.40,0.34,all P＜0.01)； Ep,stiffness index β,PWVβ and AC were also related to impaired EDI (r=-0.38,-0.40,-0.34,-0.29,all P＜0.01).Conclusions Arterial stiffness properties and EID measured by ET system was more serious in elderly with multiple cardiovascular risks than in non-elderly subjects.As a convenient and accurate assessment of stiffness parameters,ET system is optimal option for measuring arterial stiffness and EID in elderly people.

Objective To explore the responses of antigen-specific T cells stimulated by hepatitis B virus(HBV)-specific proteins in chronic hepatitis B patients accepting antiviral therapy. Methods Seventeen patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) accepting antiviral therapy were included in this study. The peripheral blood monocular cell ( PBMC) were separated from the whole blood collected at the three different time of before and one and three months after accepting antiviral therapy. ELISPOT assay was used to detect the frequency and strength of secreting IFN-γ cells of PBMC stimulated by HBsAg, HBcAg and HBeAg. HBV virus loading, HBsAg, HBeAg, ALT and AST in serum were detected at the same time. Results After three months therapy, ALT, TBiL were improved in all patients, and HBV DNA level were dropped and undetectable in 11 cases. The rates of T cell response in patients to HBV specific proteins were 64. 7% , 76. 5% and 82. 4% at the time of before and one and three months after accepting antiviral therapy, respectively. The frequency of responses of antigen-specific T cells stimulated by HBcAg was higher than that stimulated by HBsAg or HBeAg, and the frequency was enhanced after antiviral therapy. The average response magnitude was expressed as spot forming cells (SFC) per million input cells. SFC of T cell responses to HBcAg was also higher than to HBsAg or HBeAg. There was no significant difference in SFC of T cell responses to HBsAg or HBeAg at the time of before and after antiviral therapy, but there were significant difference in SFC of T cell responses to HBcAg at the time of before and after antiviral therapy. SFC of T cell responses to HBcAg was negatively associated with HBV DNA, and no associated with level of ALT in serum. Conclusion The responses of antigen-specific T cells were improved in CHB patients accepting antiviral therapy which associated with the decrease of HBV DNA. It suggested to investigate HBV specific T cell responses was important.

OBJECTIVETo study the order and degree of muscular affection in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) during the course of disease.

METHODSMultiplex ligation dependent probe amplification (MLPA) was used to detect potential mutation of dystrophin gene. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was used to scan the anteromedial aspect of thigh muscles.

RESULTSAll of the 6 patients were found to have deletion or duplication mutations. The order of affection has been gluteus maximus, adductor magnus, quadriceps femoris, rectus femoris and biceps muscle of the thigh, while semimembranous muscle, semitendinosus, sartorius muscle and musculus gracilis are selectively affected and in a decreasing order.

CONCLUSIONMRI can reflect the order, extent and degree of skeletal muscle involvement in patients with DMD, and can reflect pathological changes of damaged skeletal muscle at each stage, which may provide an important means for patient examination and diagnosis. No apparent correlation between the severity of disease and the nature of mutations was noted.

Adolescent ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Dystrophin ; genetics ; Female ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Male ; Muscle, Skeletal ; diagnostic imaging ; Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne ; diagnosis ; diagnostic imaging ; genetics ; Mutation ; Radiography ; Sequence Deletion

Phage display random heptapeptide library was screened with recombinant P37 in this study. The positive phage clones were identified by ELISA and were sequenced, and the amino acid sequences of the polypeptides displayed on phage were deduced. After GST-polypeptides fusion protein was constructed and expressed, its binding to P37 was determined by GST-pull down and Western blot. After 4 rounds of bio-panning, the enriched positive phage clones were identified by ELISA. Eighteen positive phage clones were sequenced and the peptide sequences were as follows. ACAPKPPWLC (12/18), RPLSIDPWSPHL (3/18), RPLSNDPWSPHL (1/18), QNMMSPIEGVRI (1/ 18) and WAPEKDYMQLMK (1/18). The results from GST-pull down and Western blot showed that peptide RPLSIDPWSPHL could interact with P37. The study will be helpful for identifying the protein reacting with P37.
Animals ; Bacterial Proteins ; metabolism ; Base Sequence ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Mycoplasma hyorhinis ; metabolism ; Oligopeptides ; metabolism ; Peptide Library ; Protein Binding ; Swine

This article was aimed to study the general reproductive toxicity in mice in order to give a better evalua-tion of the medicinal plant of pineapple leaves (A nanas comasus L). Adult male and female mice were orally admin-istered with pineapple leaves. And then, each of the male and female mice was put together in one cage for mating. The mating success females were fed continuously. The experimental observation was conducted in pregnancy, fetal development, as well as the offspring of mice. The results showed that in addition to a large dose of pineapple leaves (4 g·kg-1) of the parental male rats having a lower body weight, pineapple leaves did not significantly affect on other parameters. There were no significant effects on pregnant mice and their offspring of mice. It was concluded that the pineapple leaves did not influence the general reproductive function of mice apparently.

Diabetic nephropathy （DN） has become one of the main causes of end-stage renal disease，and its pathogenesis is still unclear. Currently，it is believed to be closely related to kidney injury mediated by various factors such as autophagy disorder under the condition of high glucose，oxidative stress and inflammation. Mammalian target of rapamycin （mTOR） signaling pathway is crucial for protein synthesis and autophagy regulation，which plays an important role in the occurrence and development of DN. In recent years，the research on the prevention and treatment of DN with traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） has made important progress. Plenty of evidence has shown that the active ingredients of TCM can enhance autophagy，improve oxidative stress and inflammation，inhibit cell apoptosis and abnormal proliferation by regulating mTOR signaling pathway，so as to relieve pathological changes in the kidney such as podocyte injury，glomerular basement membrane thickening，mesangial tissue abnormalities and renal tubule dysfunction，thereby reducing proteinuria and improving renal function. All of the above are of great significance for delaying the progression of DN. This article systematically summarizes the research progress of saponins，flavonoids，polyphenols，alkaloids， terpenoids and other active ingredients of TCM intervening in DN through mTOR signaling pathway，in order to provide some reference for further basic research and the development of new drugs.