To investigate a therapeutic method for post-herpes neuralgia,.Methods:Seventy-six cases of post-herpes neuralgia were equally divided into the treatment group treated with encircled needing and cotton moxibustion and control group treated with the routine acupuncture. Results:The total effective rate was 94.7% in the treatment group and 78.9% in control group. Conclusion:The encircled needing plus cotton moxibustion had the better therapeutic effect than routine acupuncture in treating post-herpes neuralgia.

Objective:To investigate the adverse drug reactions ( ADR) caused by carbapenem antibiotics and discuss the influen-cing factors to provide reference for the rational use of carbapenems in clinics. Methods:The ADR caused by carbapenems from March 1, 2008 to August 1, 2014 in our hospital were statistically analyzed. Results:Totally 73 cases of ADR were caused by carbapenems. The number of ADR for men and women was similar. The ADR occurred in 80-year-old people with more frequency. The incidence of ADR on the first day of administration was relative high. The ADR were mainly manifested as skin and appendages disorders and nerve system damage. Conclusion: Great attention should be paid to the ADR of carbapenems and the state of patients. The medication should be adjusted in the patients with declined renal function and nerve system basic diseases in order to reduce the damage of ADR.

Iatrogenic vertebral artery injury is a rare complication in cervical spine surgeries,the consequences of which may be catastrophic.With the extensive development of cervical spine surgeries and application of diverse new internal fixations of cervical spine,there is a potential increase of risk of iatrogenic vertebral artery injury,which should be paid attention to.This article reviews the rate,cause and management etc.of iarogenic vertebral artery injury.

Objective To study whether vancomycin dosage 2 g daily in Chinese adult patients would achieve the target serum trough concentration of 10-20 mg/L.Methods The data of 122 adult inpatients under therapeutic drug monitoring while receiving vancomycin were collected from September 2011 to December 2012.The correlation between vancomycin trough concentration and dosage,age,sex,body weight,concomitant medications were analyzed retrospectively.Results Vancomycin trough concentration was below the target concentration in 62.1% of the included patients.Age is an independent risk factor for attainting target concentration.Serum concentration was below target concentration in 70.0% of the patients below 60 years of age.Serum concentration was above target concentration in 62.5% of the patients above 60 years of age.Conclusions Clinicians and pharmacists should assess the dosage regimen of vancomycin cautiously,and age should be considered especially as an independent risk factor.

To observe the protective effect of takepron(lansoprazole)on the gastric mucosal lesion in rats and its mechanisms . Before gastric mucosal lesion was produced in rats with pure alcohol,takepron was administered into the gastric lumen, and N? nitro L arginine methyl ester(L NAME) and L arginine were injected intravenously. Gastric mucosal blood flow(GMBF)was assessed with laser Doppler flowmetry,gastric mucosal and serum NO - 2 /NO - 3 were measured by cadmium granulation reduction and colorimetric method,and the gastric mucosal ulcer index(UI),the degree of tissue necrosis and neutrophil infiltration were observed . The results showed that UI of the takepron group was much lower than that of the control group( P

Objective To construct eukaryotic expression plasmid pEE14.1-dsFv?pr+,and detect the expression of the recombined gene in eukaryotic CHO-K1 cells.Methods The cationic DNA fragment was cloned into the 3' of VH gene by overlapping extension PCR,and the 6?His tab was inserted to the 3' of VL and human IFN-? gene by the same way.The above mentioned recombinant VH and VL genes were inserted into a pCI-GPI vector first,and then cloned into the pEE14.1 vector to construct the recombinant plasmid pEE14.1-dsFv?pr+.Finally,the recombinant plasmid was transfected into the CHO-K1 cells by LipofectamineTM 2000,and the expression was detected by RT-PCR,ELISA and Western blotting.Results The enzyme digestion and sequencing analysis showed that the recombinant plasmid was successfully constructed.RT-PCR showed that only the cells with transfected plasmid can generate the specific 1700bp fragment.ELISA analysis showed that the production of IFN-?expressed in the supernatant of transfected cells was about 1.1ng/ml.Also,Western blotting could reveal the characteristic band of HBsAg dsFv?pr+ protein.Conclusion The antibody targeting to human IFN-?genes has been successfully expressed in a single open reading frame.Changing the electricity of the antibody may provide the necessary condition for the study of the a new type of anti-HBV drug in nanoscale in the future.

Objective To construct the prokaryotic expression plasmid of human prostate stem cell antigen (PSCA),to induce the expression of GST-PSCA fusion protein in E. coli BL21,and to identify the purified recombinant fusion protein. Methods The fragment of PSCA gene was amplified by PCR,and then cloned into the pGEM-T Easy vector. The transitional plasmid Teasy-PSCA was identified by DNA sequencing. The PSCA gene was digested from the plasmid Teasy-PSCA by restrictive enzyme BamH I and Sal I,and then inserted into the pET42a vector which contains a glutathione s-transterase (GST) tag. Following the double restriction enzyme digestion,the recombinant plasmid pET42a-PSCA was obtained and transformed into E. coli BL21 (DE3). The expression of GST-PSCA fusion protein was induced with IPTG. The recombinant fusion protein was purified by passing over a Glutathione Sepharose 4B column,and was identified by SDS-PAGE and Western blotting. Results The length of amplified PSCA gene fragment was consistent with that expected,and the sequence was correct as exemplified by the PSCA gene reported in GenBank. The result of enzyme digestion indicated that the prokaryotic expression plasmid pET42a-PSCA was successfully constructed. After transformation with pET42a-PSCA and induction with IPTG,the recombinant target protein of about 43kD was obtained. The GST-PSCA fusion protein was correctly identified by SDS-PAGE and Western blotting. Conclusions The prokaryotic expression plasmid of human PSCA gene has been successfully constructed. The GST-PSCA fusion protein may express and be purified in E. coli BL21,and it lays a foundation for further study on the anti-prostate cancer gene vaccine.

BACKGROUND: There has been increasing attention in the study of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (ALS)and bone metabolism, which is accompanied by osteopenia and osteoporosis. Interleukin(IL) -6, a cytokine that strongly promotes bone resorption, participates in the regulation of bone metablism.OBJECTIVE: To explore the relationship between changes of bone mineral density(BMD) and serum IL-6 content in AIS.DESIGN: A controlled non-randomized concurrent study involving patients with AIS and and healthy volunteers.SETTING: The clinic and wards of the department of spinal surgery of a university-affiliated hospital.PARTICIPANTS: Thirty-six patients with AIS(6 males and 30 females aged 12 to 18 years) were treated in the Department of Spinal Surgery, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical College of Nanjing University from July to October 2003, who had a Cobb angle ranging from 34° - 109° and curvature of the thoracic spine. Thirty-six healthy adolescent volunteers(7 males and 29 females within the range of 13 - 18 years old) served as the control group.METHODS: The BMD was measured at L2- L4 and the proximal femur;(including the femoral neck, greater trochanter and Ward' s triangle) by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and serum IL-6 determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA).MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: ① BMD of the lumbar spine and femur ② Comparison of serum IL-6 content of all the subjects.RESULTS: The BMD of AIS patients at L2- L4, femoral neck, greater trochanter and Ward' s triangle was 0.79±0. 12, 0.78±0. 12, 0.65± 0. 10, and 0. 69 ± 0. 13 g/cm2, respectively, all significantly lower than the corresponding measurements of the control group(1.09 ± 0. 11, 0.95 ± 0. 11,0. 78 ± 0. 10, and 0. 88 ± 0. 11 g/cm2, respectively, P ＜ 0. 001), whereas the serum IL-6 content in the patients was significantly higher than that in the control subjects ( P ＜ 0. 005). The changes of BMD at the lumbar spine and the three sites of femur were negatively correlated with serum IL-6 in AIS patients( P ＜ 0. 001 ), but not so in the control group( P ＞ 0.05).CONCLUSION: The BMD is decreased and serum IL-6 elevated in patients with AIS, and excessive secretion of IL-6 might be one of the important factors of osteopenia in AIS.

Objective To analyze the prevalence and economic burden of diabetes in Guandu district of Kunming. Methods We used probability proportional to size (PPS) sampling method to select representative sample of 4595 residents aged 18 or over from this district. Each participant received face to face questionnaire interview and physical examination. We applied different methods to measure the direct,indirect and intangible costs of diabetes. Results In the study population, the overall prevalence of diabetes was 6.2%,and females had higher prevalence of diabetes than males (6.2%vs. 5.6%, <0.05) . The DALY/1000 population of diabetes was 3.52, among which males and females were 5.18 and 6.70, respectively. Mean unit direct costs, indirect costs and intangible costs of diabetes were 3464.49 Yuan,84.48 Yuan and 4 045.97 Yuan,respectively. The total economic burden of diabetes was 401.84 million Yuan. Intangible costs represented the largest component of economic burden of diabetes,followed by direct costs. Conclusion The huge economic burden of diabetes has become the cause for concern in Guandu district. Effective measures are needed to reduce the economic burden of diabetes.

Dystonia is a common movement disorder characterized by abnormal gestures and involuntary movement as a result of incoordinate contraction of agonistic and antagonistic muscles.The underlying pathogenesis is very complicated and there are various clinical manifestations.The recent findings in genetics and clinical features of primary dystonia,dystonia-plus syndrome and heredodegenerative dystonia are introduced in this paper.