Acupuncture Therapy ; Defecation ; Female ; Humans ; Ileus ; physiopathology ; therapy ; Middle Aged

Objective To investigate the correlation between 8 single nucleotide polymorphisms(SNPs) of FOXO3A gene and human longevity in Bama county.Methods Genotyping of FOXO3A gene was performed by TaqMan-PCR technique for 177 longevous peolpe(aged 90-110) from Bama longevity area and 148 healthy controls(aged 48-89) from Bama non-longevity area.Results Minor allele frequencies of 5 known FOXO3A SNPs(rs2764264,rs9400239,rs13217795,rs2802288 and rs2802292)in cases were significantly higher than those in controls(P5%).Frequency of haplotype 'AG'in cases was significantly higher than that in controls,and frequency of haplotype 'TTTGTC'in cases was significantly lower than that in controls(P

Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) is a novel nucleic acid amplification method, which amplifies DNA with high specificity, sensitivity, rapidity and efficiency under isothermal conditions using a set of four specially designed primers and a Bst DNA polymerase with strand displacement activity. The basic principle, characteristics, development of LAMP and its applications are summarized in this article.

Objective To study the correlation between the ADC value and Fenh value,Senh value based on DWI and DCE-MRI, by measuring them in sacroiliac joint bone marrow of healthy volunteers.Methods 21 healthy volunteers performing the sacroiliac joint MR were involved.ADC value based on DWI,and TIC based on DCE-MRI were measured.The relationship of ADC values with Fenh,Senh values and peak to time,Tmax values were analyzed.Results The differences of the measured ADC values on both sides of the sacroiliac joint bone marrow region were not statistically significant (P>0.05).There were three types of TIC curve,8.3% (7/84)Ⅰ type,8.3% (7/84)Ⅱ type,83.3% (70/84)Ⅲtype;Fenh,Senh average values were within 20% 0.05).There was a positive correlation between ADC value and Fenh value in bone marrow region of sacroiliac joint.Conclusion This study determined the average value of ADC and Fenh,Senh in normal sacroiliac joint bone marrow area,the positive correlation between ADC value and Fenh value is a new thought and may be a new method of diagnosising the early disease of sacroiliac joint.

OBJECTIVE:To optimize the inclusion process of the volatile oil of Pogostemon cablin and Acorus tatarinowii in Xiaoyu anshen capsule.METHODS:The inclusion process was carried out by saturated water solution method.And the inclusion process was optimized by orthogonal experiment with the inclusion ratio and yield of the volatile oil as indexes taking the ratio of volatile oil to ?-CD,the temperature and the time of inclusion as factors.The physical phase of the inclusion complex was detected by differential scanning calorimetry(DSC).RESULTS:The optimum inclusion process was established as follows:the ratio of oil to ?-CD=1∶8;the ratio of water to ?-CD=10∶1;the inclusion time was 1h and the inclusion temperature was 50 ℃.The inclusion rate was as high as 90%.The DSC revealed that a new physical phase has been formed for the inclusion complex.CONCLUSION:The intermolecular inclusion complex with good stability and high yield of volatile oil could be obtained from the optimized inclusion process.

Objective To investigate the immunofluoresce nt and immunoblotting features of paraneoplastic pemphigus(PNP).Methods Sera were tested by indirect immunofluorecence(IIF)and immunoblotting(IB)in four patients with PNP.Results Binding of IgGand C3to the intercell ular spaces of epidermis was found in IIF with rat bladder as substrate.The titers decreased after the excision of tumo rs.The autoantibodies also bound to sub-strates of the epithelia of human ski n,rat tongue and esophagus in those p atients.The patients' sera recogni zed 210kD and 190kD antigens from human kera tinocyte extracts with IB analysis.Conclusions IIF with rat bladder as substrate can be used a screening test for PNP.PNP tends to involve epithelia of mucosa.The results of IB test m ay confirm the diagnosis of PNP of the 4p atients.[

Adult ; Arsenic Poisoning ; etiology ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Organotin Compounds ; poisoning ; Water Pollution ; Young Adult

Efforts on directed evolution of sortase A to optimize its catalytic properties have been undertaken and shown the promise. To facilitate screening of sortase A mutants with expected catalytic properties, a novel ligation efficiency monitoring system, including reporter substrates GFP-LPETG and GGGYK-Biotin, was developed. GFP-LPETG, wild type sortase A, and a recently reported high activity sortase A mutant were prepared recombinantly from Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3). Taking advantage of the newly designed reporter system, the ligation efficiency catalyzed by wild type and mutant form of sortase A could be sensitively monitored via SDS-PAGE directly. Consistent with previous report, the mutant sortase A displayed much higher catalytic activity compared to wild type enzyme, indicating the new reporter system is easily and fast handled and sensitive. The application of this reporter system into systemic screening will facilitate future directed optimization of sortase A.
Aminoacyltransferases ; genetics ; metabolism ; Bacterial Proteins ; genetics ; metabolism ; Biocatalysis ; Biotin ; Cysteine Endopeptidases ; genetics ; metabolism ; Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel ; Escherichia coli ; Genes, Reporter ; Ligation ; Mutant Proteins ; genetics ; metabolism

OBJECTIVE:Taking metoprolol succinate sustained-release tablets as an example,to explore the value of speckle tracking imaging in therapeutic efficacy evaluation of CHF drugs. METHODS:68 CHF patients who had never underwent regular treatment were given Metoprolol succinate sustained-release tablets and anti-heart failure agents for 3 months. NYHA classification, resting heart rate(RHR),6 min walk distance(6MWD)and conventional echocardiographic measurements were tested before and 1 and 3 months after treatment. Dynamic image were collected in the apical 2-chamber view,apical 4-chamber view and left ven-tricular long axis plane for speckle tracking imaging offline analysis. The left ventricular global longitudinal strain (LVGLS) were measured. After 3 months of treatment,CHF patients were divided into standard group(group A,RHR 55-60 times/min)and non-standard group (group B,RHR>60 times/min) according to resting heart rate. The improvement of above indicators were com-pared between 2 groups,and that of LVGLS was also compared. RESULTS:After 1 month of treatment,RHR,LVEDd,LVEF and LVGLS of group A were improved significantly,compared with group B,with statistical significance (P<0.05). After 3 months of treatment,there was statistical significance in above indicators between 2 groups(P<0.05). In group A,RHR,6MWD and LVGLS improved significantly after 1 month of treatment,there was statistical significance,compared with before treatment (P<0.05);there was statistical significance in above indicators after 3 months of treatment,compared with before treatment and after 1 month of treatment (P<0.05). In group B,RHR and 6MWD improved significantly after one month of treatment;there was statistical significance,compared with before treatment(P<0.05);there was statistical significance in significant improvement of each indicator between after 3 months of treatment and before treatment (P<0.05);only there were statistical significance in RHR and NYHA grading,compared with after one month of treatment(P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS:Speckle tracking imaging can early reflect the left ventricular function improvement of CHF patients after anti-heart failure treatment,especially in patients with RHR control standard earlier and more significant. Speckle tracking had good clinical application value in the follow-up treatment of heart failure as routine evaluation index.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the correlative factors that would affect the prognosis of geriatric lower respiratory infection.METHODS A total of 101 geriatric patients diagnosed as lower respiratory infection were enrolled in emergency ICU.The laboratory tests such as blood chemical tests,C-reactive protein,and troponin T(cTnT)were obtained twice 2 hours and 24 hours after admission,respectively.Other parameters including general condition,clinical outcomes as well as APACHE Ⅱ and SIRS scores within 24 hours were recorded.RESULTS The ages,cTnT and SIRS score were negatively correlated to clinical outcome.CONCLUSIONS The ages,SIRS scores and cTNT levels are independent prognostic factors in geriatric lower respiratory infection.