Objective:To investigate the craniofacial features in patients with cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD).Methods:The facial features,cervical vertebral bone age and skeletal abnormalities of 8 patients with CCD were studied by analyzing facial photos,cephalo-metric and panoramic radiographs.Results:4 patients were in the early growth stage and the other 4 in the late period of development. The bossing forehead and inclined eye fissure were observed in all patients,but underdevelopment of midfaces were not obviously pres-ented in younger patients.Morphological abnormalities of craniofacial bones,such as ascending ramus,coronoid process,nasal bones and disappearence of gonial angle were observed in all patients.Conclusion:Some craniofacial malformations in patients with CCD may be presented earlier than underdeveloped midface,which can be helpful for early diagnosis of CCD.

OBJECTIVEIn order to get the method for improving the salt resistance of Lycium ruthenium seeds and seedlings under NaCl stress, the seed germination and physiological characteristics of L. ruthenium seedlings was studied.

METHODSeveral physiological indexes of L. ruthenium seeds under NaCl stress, such as the germination rate (Gr), germination vigor (Gv), germination index (Gi), vigor index (Vi), and relative salt damage rate were measured. Other indexes of the seedlings like relative water contents (RWC) , chlorophyll contents, soluble protein contents, electrolyte leakage, the contents of malondialdehyde (MDA), and peroxidase (POD) were also measured.

RESULTNaCl at lower concentration could promote the seed germination but inhibit the seed germination at higher concentration. After the treatment by CaCl2 at the different concentrations, all germination indexes were increased. With the increase of salt concentration, the relative water contents and the contents of chlorophyll were decreased, the content of MDA and electrolyte leakage were increased. The change trend of POD activity showed the first increase and then decrease with the increase of salt concentration, which was similar to that of the soluble protein. After the treatment by CaCl2, relative water contents, chlorophyll and POD activities were decreased more slowly, and also electrolyte leakage and MDA contents increased slowly.

CONCLUSIONThe CaCl2 could significantly alleviate the damages to the seeds and seedlings of L. ruthenium under NaCl stress, and promote the salt resistance to the seeds and seedlings of L. ruthenium.

Calcium ; pharmacology ; Germination ; drug effects ; Lycium ; drug effects ; metabolism ; physiology ; Seedlings ; drug effects ; metabolism ; physiology ; Seeds ; drug effects ; metabolism ; physiology ; Sodium Chloride ; metabolism

OBJECTIVETo establish a PCR-based neutralization assay of hepatitis B virus (HBV), which may be applied for detecting neutralizing antibodies against HBV and used as an in vitro model to screen new HBV vaccines.

METHODSImmune serum was mixed with HBV stock. The mixture was incubated and then inoculated onto Hep G2 cell monolayers. After adsorption, washing and incubation, HBV DNA was extracted from the cells and detected by PCR. The neutralization effect was determined based on the PCR results.

RESULTSTwo HBV stocks suitable for the neutralization assay were selected from 18 serum samples collected from patients with hepatitis B. The neutralization assay was optimized in the conditions of using 10 infectious doses of the HBV stock and incubating the cell culture for 24 hours prior to PCR detection. Four immune sera obtained from mice immunized with commercial HBV vaccine and 2 serum specimens from mice immunized with 2 new HBV vaccine candidates definitely blocked the in vitro HBV adsorption. However, 4 sera obtained from normal mice and 2 sera from mice immunized with 2 hepatitis E virus vaccine candidates did not show any neutralizing activity.

CONCLUSIONThe established new PCR-based in vitro HBV neutralization assay is a simple, rapid and economic assay. It may be used as a model for primary evaluation for HBV vaccine candidates prior to primate assay.

Animals ; Cell Line, Tumor ; DNA, Viral ; genetics ; Hepatitis B ; blood ; immunology ; Hepatitis B Vaccines ; immunology ; Hepatitis B virus ; genetics ; immunology ; isolation & purification ; Humans ; Immune Sera ; blood ; immunology ; Immunization ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; Neutralization Tests ; methods ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; methods ; Reproducibility of Results

Objective To evaluate the role of standard CPR training in Beijing Olympics medical volunteers by compared with the no-traimng medical personnel.Method Performance qualities of CPR was evaluated in the 44 medical vohmteers,who worked in a Beijing Olympic Venue.They received the training On standard CPR for 6 monthes,and served as training group.The performance of another 72 emergency medical workers from first-class hospitals without the training on stand CPR within 1 year(control group) Was compared with training group.Phillips QCPR3535 monitor was used to measure the compression frequency,depth and chest re-expand between the compression and the operation time via the sternal chest compression pad fitted with an accelerometer.Personal practical results of 5 circles of CPR operation were recorded in a table and the numbers ofpractical. Compression in one minute were counted.Data Were analyzed with chi-quare test and t-test.The parameters ofthe influence fac.tor(gender,age,hand placement,hand skill,compression posture and standard training)were brought into logistic regression analysis.Results Compared with the control group,the qualification rate of general CPR performance in the training group was much higher(86.4%vs.31.9%),and the compression cpmlification rates of the chestcompression,depth and chest re-palld betweenthe compression wcfe higher(88.6%,93.2%,95.5% vs.40.3%,43.0%,86.1%,P<0.01),the duration of ventilation in each operationstion was shorter[(6.38±1.3)vs.(7.57±1.6),P0.05],pratieal compressionn flberin oneminutewas not different[(77.2±3.5)vs.(77.8±12.2),P>0.05)],the ratios of the duration of compression to that of ventilation was higher(2.6:1 vs.2.1:1).Logistic analysis showed that hand skill,compression posture and standard CPR trainings were high correlated with the CPR performance qualities(P<0.05).Conclusions The performance quahty of training group is much higher thanthat ofcontrol group.The standard and continuous CPR training is elfecfive in improving the quality of CPR operation.

Objective To express EV71 VP1 in prokaryotic expression system,initially evaluate the ability of blocking EV71 infection and the neutralizing activity of its polyclonal antibody.Methods Construct the prokaryotic expression plasmid pET30a (+)-VP1.Induced expression in Transetta (DE3) with IPTG and identified by Western blot.After purified with HisBind Protein Purification Kit,its ability of blocking EV71 infection and the neutralizing activity of its polyclonal antibody were analyzed.Results Plasmid PET-30a(+)-VPI was constructed successfully and the objective protein was expressed effectively.The ELISA titer of the polyclonal antibody was 1:3200 while neutralizing titer was 1:16 and the recombination protein lost the ability of blocking EV71 infection.Conclusion The recombination protein can stimulate mice to produce antibodies and the polyclonal antibody shew neutralizing activity but the recombination protein lost the binding activity to receptors probably due to the wrong advanced structure.

A.Conclusion The inhalation of yellow phosphorus and its compounds in rats may induce intoxication of rats with manifestations of ALI/ARDS.Xuebijing injection and decadron have therapeutic effects on such intoxication,then Xuebijing injection combined with both decadron can decrease decadron dosage.

Objective To evaluate the clinical application and safety of CT-guided pereutaneous transthoracic biopsy in the diagnosis of mediastinal masses.Methods Thirty three cases were undertaken CT- guided percutaneous transthoraeie biopsy with automatic biopsy gun and then the sampling specimens were undergone histological examination.The accuracy of puncture,diagnostic correctness and complications were analyzed.Results The operations were performed successfully in all 33 cases(100%),the definite pathologic diagnosis were made in 28 out of 33 cases(85%)and no complications occurred.Conclusion As for midiastinal masses,CT-guided percutaneous transthoracic biopsy is a feasible,successful,efficient interventional diagnostic method with high accuracy in localization,puncture,diagnosis and few complications, which should he recommended in clinical use more widely.(J Intervent Radiol,2007,16:852-854)

To discuss the quantitative management and assessment of clinical internship of medical laboratory science. Instruments of the quantitative management and assessment of integrated clinical abilities have been established to enhance management of internship and to improve the quality of internship training.

[ Objective] To explore the variation features of contrast enhanced ultrasound ( CEUS) quantitative parameters and its correlation with tumor microvessel density ( MVD ) , after the treatment of living liver cancer using high intensity focused ultrasound ( HIFU ) . [ Methods ] A group of 30 New Zealand white rabbits were made into VX2 liver cancer models, that were randomly divided into control group ( n =15, not HIFU treatment) and treatment group ( n =15, HIFU treatment).CEUS was performed, then obtaining ascending slope(AS),arrival time(AT),time-to-peak(TTP),peak intensity ( PI) ,area under curve ( AUC ) .And correlation analysis was performed with MVD obtained by immune histochemical method. [ Results ] Compared with those in the control group, AS, PI, AUC were significantly decreased in treatment group (P <0.05) and so was MVD (P <0.05).AT,TTP were significantly delayed than those in the control group (P<0.05).The AS, PI, AUC of CEUS quantitative parameters were positively correlated with MVD (P<0.05).The AT, TTP respectively showed a negative correlation with MVD ( P<0.05) . [ Conclusion] CEUS quantitative parameters of liver cancer tissue have high correlation with MVD.It can reflect the microvessel structure change of the liver cancer tissue and help to judge the curative effect and prognosis of HIFU for liver cancer.

OBJECTIVETo develop a simple method for genotyping of hepatitis E virus (HEV) and to investigate HEV genotype distribution in Nanjing area.

METHODSTwenty-seven full HEV sequences currently-available in GenBank were analyzed with MegAlign and MapDraw programs of DNA STAR software. Degenerate primers were designed and applied to amplify a fragment in HEV ORF1 region. HEV genotypes were determined by the size of the PCR products and by single restriction endonuclease analysis.

RESULTSThe PCR products of HEV genotype 1 and 2 were 275 bp and 269 bp in size. Distinctively, the PCR products of genotype 3 and 4 were 317 bp and 314 bp in size. Moreover, the PCR products of genotype 1 could be digested by Nae 1, but the products of genotype 2 could not. Distinctively, the PCR products of HEV genotype 3 could be digested by Not 1, but the products of genotype 4 could not. Six HEV reference strains standing for different HEV genotypes were clustered into their own types as predicted. Within 43 HEV IgM-positive clinical specimens collected in Nanjing, 19 were HEV PCR-positive and identified as genotype 4.

CONCLUSIONA simple method of PCR combined with single restriction endonuclease analysis is developed for HEV genotyping. This assay allows rapid identification of a large number of HEV isolates directly from clinical specimens. Among patients with hepatitis E in Nanjing, most were infected with HEV genotype 4.

DNA Restriction Enzymes ; metabolism ; DNA, Complementary ; genetics ; metabolism ; Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific ; metabolism ; Genotype ; Hepatitis E ; blood ; genetics ; immunology ; Hepatitis E virus ; genetics ; Humans ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; methods ; RNA, Viral ; genetics ; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction