Objective To establish an improved hemisection model of spinal cord injury(SCI)in rats with less severe injury and increased sur-vival rate. Methods Female Sprague-Dawley rats(n=20)were randomly divided into 2 groups:standard and improved hemisection model of SCI. Basso-Beattie-Bresnahan(BBB)scores were carried out to determine the hindlimb locomotor function at 1 d,3 d,1 week and 2 weeks post SCI,respectively. In addition,duration of operation,blood loss,location of posterior midline,and success rate of spinal cord exposure during the second surgery were used as the main parameters to evaluate the significance of the new model. Results Compared with the standard hemisection model,the improved hemisection model of SCI exhibited shorter duration of operation,less blood loss,higher BBB score,more accurate location of posterior midline,and higher success rate of spinal cord exposure during the second surgery. Based on the improved hemisection model of SCI, transplantation model of scar tissue in spine cord was then successfully constructed with a success rate above 70%. Conclusion The improved hemisection model of SCI shows significant advantages in many aspects related to the operation,which is applicable to the study of SCI,especially the non-acute SCI.

Problem-based learning (PBL) is a teaching method which is tutor-guided,student-centered,learning in the procedure of solving problem and solving problem in the procedure of learning.Compared with traditional teaching methods,PBL has advantages in culturing the ability of the students,improving the ability of analyzing and solving problem and combining multiple disciplines and it plays an important role in culturing applicable and innovative talents.Attention should be paid to teacher training,learner supervision,strict selection of curriculum and supplement of extra relevant courses.Furthermore,the characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine must be highlighted so as to achieve the best teaching effects.

To explore new agents of quinolone derivatives with high antibacterial activity, 7-(4-alkoxyimino-3-methyl-3-methylaminopiperidin-1-yl)quinolones were designed and synthesized, and their activity against gram-positive and gram-negative strains was tested in vitro. Sixteen target compounds were obtained. Their structures were established by 1H NMR, HRMS and X-ray crystallographic analysis. Compounds 14k and 14m-14o show good antibacterial activity against the tested five gram-positive strains and five gram-negative strains (MIC: 0.25-16 micromg x mL(-1)), of which the most active compound 14o is 8-fold more potent than levofloxacin against S. pneumoniae (MIC: 4 microg x mL(-1)), and comparable to levofloxacin against S. aureus, S. epidermidis, E. faecalis and E. coli (MIC: 0.25-1 microg x mL(-1)), but generally less potent than gemifloxacin.

Objective To explore whether dithiothreitol(DTT)is helpful for PreScission Protease to cut off the GST from GST?CT3 protein. Meth?ods The pGEX?6P?3/CT3 recombinant plasmid was transfected into Escherichia coli BL21,and the GST?CT3 fusion protein was purified by B?PER method. PreScission Protease was applied with 10 mmol/L DTT to cut off the GST,then the SDS?PAGE was performed for identification of the CT3 protein. Results Without DTT,it was very difficult for PreScission Protease to cut off the GST from GST?CT3 protein. However,in the pres?ence of 10 mmol/L DTT,PreScission Protease could cut off the GST easily as identified by SDS?PAGE. Conclusion 10 mmol/L DTT can help Pre?Scission Protease to cut GST from GST?CT3 protein,so as to achieve high concentration of CT3.

Aim Modelorganismzebrafishwasusedto study metabolites and metabolite profile of the gallic acid and protocatechuic acid of effective fractions of Polygonum capitatum,and discuss the feasibility and rationality of the model organism zebrafish in the study ofdrugmetabolism.Methods Thetwocomponents were exposed to model organism zebrafish after 24 h of solution treatment by using ultra-high performance liq-uid chromatography-quadrupole-time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry technology (UHPLC-Q-TOF MS ) method with mass defect filter (MDF ),and the data was treated with data mining software(Metabolite Tool-sTM).Results Afterzebrafishmetabolism,themain reactions of gallic acid and protocatechuic were methyl-ation sulfated. In addition to the two parent com-pounds,six phase II metabolites were identified,in-cluding four methyl sulfate products and two sulfation products.Conclusions Themetabolismofthegallic acid and protocatechuic acid of effective fractions of Polygonum capitatum by zebrafish presents phase Ⅱmetabolites,which is highly consistent with the meta-bolic mechanism of rats.Thus it indicates the rationali-ty of the methods.At the same time,it also provides the experimental basis for clarifying the substance basis of the drug.

Purpose To explore the value of window width adjustment in diagnosing the invasiveness of lung adenocarcinoma manifested as ground glass opacities on high-resolution CT, and to provide guidance for the diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma in different types. Materials and Methods The preoperative CT data of 102 preinvasive lesions and 107 invasive lesions of lung adenocarcinoma were analyzed retrospectively. Among 102 cases of preinvasive lesions, 25 were atypical adenomatous hyperplasia (AAH), 77 were adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS). Among 107 cases of invasive lesions, 78 were minimally invasive adenocarcinoma (MIA), and 29 were invasive adenocarcinoma. The lesions were ground glass opacity (GGO) on lung window while were invisible on mediastinal window. The window width was adjusted constantly until the lesions were invisible with the fixed mediastinal window level (40 HU). When the lesions became invisible, the window width was compared and the best cut-off was found on ROC curve in the two groups. Results The window width of lesions between preinvasive lesions and invasive lesions was different (Z= - 6.203, P<0.05). Window width was a good indicator for the invasiveness of pulmonary adenocarcinoma (area under the ROC was 0.748, P<0.05), and the window width of 1303 HU was the best cut-off for preinvasive lesions and invasive lesions (sensitivity was 56.9%, specificity was 86.0%. Conclusion Window width may be useful for the diagnosis of the invasiveness of the GGO of lung adenocarcinoma on HRCT. The lesion disappearing when the window width is larger than 1303 HU is more likely to be preinvasive; while the lesion disappearing when the window width is smaller than 1303 HU is more likely to be an invasive one.

Objective To investigate the imaging features of perivascular epithelioid cell tumor of liver (PEComa),and to improve the diagnostic level of the disease. Methods A retrospective analysis of imaging manifestations was performed on 11 cases of hepatic hemangioma confirmed by surgery and pathology. All patients underwent CT and MRI examination before PET/CT examination ,then received operation. Results Eleven cases were solitary hepatic lesions ,10 of which were located in the right lobe of the liver ,and 1 in the left. The lesions were round or quasi-circular and the diameter ranged from about 13.5cm to about 1.8 cm,with an average of 5.7 cm. CT plain scanning showed that the liver was slightly lower density ,with clear boundary. The smaller lesions were homogeneous density,while the larger ones were not,and the lower density area was visible. Enhancement of peripheral lesions in the arterial phase was enhanced. The lesions in the portal vein were not uniformly enhanced , and visible separation was found in large lesions. In the delay phase ,the lesions were significantly decreased or slightly lower. MRI plain scan showed the lesion T1WI showed moderate signal or slightly low signal ,and large lesion signal was not uniform,and T2WI lesions showed slightly high signal while DWI lesions high signal and the enhanced features were similar to those of CT. PET/CT examination showed that visible radioactive uptake of abnormal concentration or uneven concentration were found in lesions with diameter larger than 3.0 cm,and the maximum SUV value ranged from 12.2 to 3.6,with an average value of 5.7. Lesions with diameter less than 3.0 cm showed a slight concentration of radioactive uptake and the highest SUV value was 4.7,with an average value of 2.9. The only 11.8 cm lesion showed no significant radioactivity ,which was as the same as that of normal liver tissue. Delayed PET/CT imaging(1 hour)showed that SUV values of all lesions were decreased in varying degrees. Conclusion PET/CT imaging of perivascular epithelioid cell tumor of liver has its characteristics. The combina-tion of PET/CT imaging and routine imaging examination will benefit the improvement of diagnosis level obviously.

G (E165E) in exon 1 of KRT6A gene, were found in this patient. Conclusions A novel single nucleotide polymorphism of KRT16 gene which can result in the change of amino acid sequence is firstly reported and some known single nucleotide polymorphisms in KRT16 and KRT6A genes are also found in this study.

In the process of designing genechip probe for detecting pathogenic microorganism, the selection of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) combination is of great importance. At present, there is no automatic design method. This work is hard and the result is not always well. A new approach for selecting SNP combination is presented in this paper. Genetic algorithm is used to search optimal solution on the basis of classification ability of SNP combination, which is evaluated by the rough set theory. Other related experimental parameters are also incorporated. Experimental results show that the method can find out the best SNP combination pattern efficiently and accurately, thus demonstrating the reliability of this new method for designing the genechip probe.
Algorithms ; Base Sequence ; Brucella ; isolation & purification ; Humans ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis ; methods ; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide ; Salmonella enterica ; isolation & purification

Objective To construct a recombinant plasmid vector containing the distal fragment of the distal C-terminus (dDCT) of the Cav 1.2 channel,and express,extract,and purify dDCT protein and characterize its biological activity.Methods dDCT cDNA was ligated into the pGEX-6p-1 vector to create a recombinant plasmid that was subsequently transformed into Escherichia coli BL21 competent cells.Expression of GST-dDCT fusion protein from this plasmid was induced with isopropy-β-D-thiogalactoside,and the resulting protein was purified using glutathione-sepharose 4B beads.The biological activity of dDCT was analyzed by GST pull-down assay.Results The recombinant plasmid was verified by restriction enzyme digestion and sequencing.The concentration and purity of the dDCT protein,which was extracted by ultrasonication,were high enough to detect dDCT activity.The binding of dDCT to CT1 was determined to be concentration-dependent.Conclusion The recombinant dDCT plasmid was successfully constructed,providing the fundamental basis for future studies on mechanisms of Cav 1.2 channel autoregulation.