Objective To explore the signification and method of Cut-off verification and gray zone setting in chemiluminescent assay.Methods NCCLS EP-12 A2 document defines that C50 is the analyte concentration of cut off value for immunology qualitative test and C5-C95 interval is the range of analyte concentration that yields 5％ positive results to 95％ positive results for immunology qualitativc test.The C50 and C5-C95 interval of HBeAg in ARCHITECT i2000 were worked out according to the cut off value provided by HBeAg reagent calibrated in ARCHITECT i2000,which were verified to approve the character declaimed by manufactory or not.Gray zone was set and the procedure of cut off verification and gray zone set in chemiluminescent were built; A set of quality control was detected 20 times with two different lot HBeAg reagent kits,S/CO was caculated and compared with t test.Results C50 and C5-C95 interval of reagent (lot 06087L100,96378HN00) were 0.171 PEI U/ml,0.125 PEI U/ml; ＞0.154 PEI U/ml to 0.188 PEI U/ml,0.119 PEI U/ml to ＜0.150 PEI U/ml,respectively.S/CO of negative quality control and positive quality control were (0.550 ±0.038),(2.422 ±0.084) and(0.334 ±0.063),(3.587 ±0.321),respectively.They all approved the character (the sensitivity at cut off was less than 0.5 PEI U/ml)declaimed by manufactory,and the results of S/CO between two lot kits were obvious difference (t =9.944,15.499,P ＜0.01).Conclusion C50 and C5-95 interval can be used to verify cut off value and set gray zone in chemiluminescent assay;They may vary in different lot reagents and they must be verified to approve the character declaimed by manufactory.

AIM: To study the influences of P1 promoter activity of furin gene on the functions of hepatocytes in patients with liver cirrhosis.METHODS: The patients with liver cirrhosis of 180 cases were recruited.The single nucleotide polymorphism(SNP-229 C/T) in P1 promoter of furin gene was genotyped using competitively differentiated polymerase chain reaction.The relationships between the promoter activity based on genotyping and the serum levels of liver enzymes,total bilirubin,albumin and prothrombin were observed.RESULTS: The distribution frequencies of allele C and T were 75.3%(271/360) and 24.7%(89/360).Those of genotypes CC,CT and TT were 62.2%(112/180),26.1%(47/180) and 11.7%(21/180),respectively.The distribution frequencies of the genotypes were not related to the serum levels of major liver enzymes,albumin,total bilirubin and prothrombin,except for alkaline phosphatase and ?-glutamyl transferase.CONCLUSION: The activity of furin promoter exerts no effects on the main functions of hepatocytes,suggesting that furin may be a new therapeutic target for HBV infection.

Objective To explore motivation alteration influencing factors of internet addiction disorder (IAD) undergraduates.Methods The study sampled randomly 793 undergraduates from China University.According to CIAS-R and Young's internet addiction diagnostic criteria,a total of 37 internet addicts were selected.Internet addiction survey was used to study the motivation alteration influencing factors of IAD undergraduates.Results (1) The negative effect of internet using on academy,personal relationship etc.(damage from internet using) had a significant positive correlation with motivation alteration (r =0.672,0.699,0.658,P ＜ 0.01 ; r =0.653,0.673,0.628,P ＜ 0.01 ; r =0.604,0.681,0.703,P ＜ 0.01).(2) Benefit from psychological satisfactory level of internet using had no significant difference with motivation alteration.(3) Self-efficiency of behavioral control on using internet had a significant negative correlation with motivation alteration (r =-0.397,-0.370,P ＜0.05).Conclusion The motivation alteration of IAD undergraduates is influenced by the factors of damage from internet using,sense of achievement,self-efficiency of behavioral control on using internet and so on.

Objective To examine the expression of scinderin in primary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and its paired portal vein tumor thrombus (PVTT) tissues; and to explore its role in the development of HCC and its relationship with prognosis of HCC.Methods Immunohistochemistry was used to detect the expressions of scinderin in tumor-adjacent normal liver tissues,HCC tissues and PVTT tissues from 33 patients.Results The positive expression rates of scinderin in tumor-adjacent normal tissues,HCC tissues and PVTT tissues were 69.7％ (23/33),45.5％ (15/33) and 24.2％ (8/33) respectively.A significantly lower scinderin expression was found in HCC tissues when compared with tumor-adjacent normal tissues (P ＜ 0.05).Also,the expression of scinderin in PVTT tissues was significantly lower than in HCC tissues (P ＜ 0.05).The expression of scinderin in HCC tissues significantly correlated with tumor size,absence of tumor capsule and serum AFP (P ＜0.05).The recurrence-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) of Scinderin-positive patients were significantly longer than Scinderin-negative patients (P ＜ 0.05).Multivariate analysis revealed scinderin expression level to be an independent risk factor affecting RFS and OS after curative resection.Conclusions Scinderin was down-regulated in HCC tissues and PVTT tissues when compared with its paired tumor-adjacent normal liver tissues.The expression level of scinderin correlated with HCC recurrence and prognosis.Scinderin can be used as an indicator of prognosis of HCC patients with PVTT.

T mutation was detected in the 4th propositus at the 9th intron,but any COL1A1 or COL1A2 gene mutation was detected in the third propositus and the other members in the former families.Conclusions The genetic mutation of COL1A1 may result in OI in China,but other mutations may also exist.Moreover,the phenotype was influenced not only by OI genotype,but also by the genetic background,environment and other factors.

The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with portal vein tumor thrombosis (PVTT) is very high,and the prognosis is often unsatisfactory.Currently,some therapy such as radiotherapy or radiation combined with interventional therapy are effective and worth attention.Radiation therapy was divided into external beam radiation therapy and internal beam radiation therapy according to different administration pathway.This article summarized the current situation and prospect of radiotherapy.

Xuefu Zhuyu decoction (XFZYD) is a famous traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) formula, is widely used in the treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in China over one hundred years. But its effect on antioxidant and drug-metabolizing enzymes are unknown. This study was to observe the effects of Xuefu Zhuyu decoction (XFZYD) on the activities of antioxidant and drug metabolism enzymes (DMEs) in liver of rats. Male SD rats, treated with XFZYD at the dosage of 3.51, 7.02 and 14.04 g x kg(-1) per day for 15 days, serum were collected, tissue fluid, cytosols and microsomes isolated from liver tissues were prepared by centrifugation according to the standard procedure, the activities of antioxidant enzymes and drug-Metabolizing Enzymes were determined by UV-V is spectrophotometer. In serum, the activities of AST was not significantly affected by the treatment with XFZYD, at the high- est dose, the levels of ALT, Cr and BUN were significantly decreased (P < 0.05). GPX were significantly increased at the dose of 7.02, 14.04 g x kg(-1) (P < 0.05), CAT were significantly increased at the highest dose (P < 0.05). T-SOD was not significantly af- fected by this treatment. In the liver tissue, GPX was significantly increased at the dose of 3.51, 7.02 g x kg(-1) (P < 0.05), GST, CAT and T-SOD were not significantly affected following this treatment. In cytosols, GST was significantly increased at the dose of 3.51 g x kg(-1) (P < 0.05), T-SOD was remarkable induced at the dose of 3.51 and 7.02 g x kg(-1) (P < 0.05). In microsomes, XFZYD had no significant effect on Cytochromeb5, NADPH-Cytochrome P450 reductase, CYP3A, CYP2E1 and UGT, XFZYD significantly in- duced GST at the dose of 3.51 and 7.02 g x kg(-1) (P < 0.05), and the level of GSH were significantly increased by XFZYD at the dose of 3.51, 7.02 and 14.04 g kg(-1) (P < 0.05). These findings suggest XFZYD can induce the activities of GPX, CAT, SOD, GST and increase GSH level in liver of rats, which indicate XFZYD may have detoxification and antioxidant functions.
Animals ; Antioxidants ; metabolism ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; pharmacology ; Inactivation, Metabolic ; drug effects ; Liver ; drug effects ; enzymology ; Male ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley

Objective To investigate the diagnostic value of twinkling artifact in urinary calcium stones.Methods Calcium oxalate monohydrate,hydroxyapatite and whitlockite stone phantoms were prepared and embedded in porcine kidneys for ultrasound scanning.The length and width of twinkling artifact were measured.The intensity of twinkling artifact and the contrast-to-noise ratio (C/N ratio) of acoustic shadowing were recorded and all the data was analyzed statistically.Results All the stone phantoms generated twinkling artifact and acoustic shadowing.The difference of the intensity,length and width of twinkling artifact and the C/N ratio of acoustic shadowing had statistically significant each composition (P ＜0.01).There was no overlap between 95％ confidence interval of the intensity of twinkling artifact for any two compositions,and any two compositions of stones could be differentiated by the intensity of twinkling artifact (P ＜0.05).The C/N ratio of acoustic shadowing of calcium oxalate monohydrate and whitlockite stone phantoms were higher than those of hydroxyapatite ones (P ＜0.05).The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve displayed that the cutoff value of 1 127 of the intensity of twinkling artifact could be used to diagnose hydroxyapatite stones.The sensitivity,specificity,positive predictive value (PPV),negative predictive value (NPV) and area under the curve (AUC) were 74 ％,68 ％,69.8％,72.3％ and 0.743 respectively.Conclusions Twinkling artifact could be used to differentiate the calcium stones,which will be helpful for clinical treatment.

BACKGROUND:Previous studies have suggested that the risks for coronary atherosclerotic plaque progression and in-stent restenosis are increased in patients with coronary heart disease combined with type 2 diabetes. OBJECTIVE:To explore the predictive factors for in-stent late loss and non-culprit coronary lesion progression in patients with type 2 diabetes mel itus. METHODS:A total of 399 stenting patients were enrol ed, including 179 diabetic patients and 220 non-diabetic patients. The clinical materials, angiography parameters and biochemical markers were col ected. The difference between the two groups was compared, and also we conducted subgroup analysis in the diabetic patients. Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, hemoglobin A1c, fibrinogen and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein were detected at days 3, 120, 210 and 360 after stenting. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Compared with non-diabetic patients, the stent length (P=0.18) was longer and the stent diameter (P=0.002) was smal er in the diabetic patients. The minimal lumen diameters of post-procedure and fol ow-up angiography in the diabetic group were significantly decreased (P=0.001, P=0), and the diabetic patients also showed severe coronary artery stenosis instantly and within the fol ow-up after stenting (P=0.038, P=0.004). The fol ow-up angiography showed that the diabetic patients had more late loss and restenosis (P=0, P=0.097). Furthermore, in the subgroup analysis of diabetic patients, the levels of hemoglobin A1c, fibrinogen and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein were significantly increased in the patients with restenosis and non-culprit lesion progression. These findings indicate that diabetic patients appear to have the higher incidence of restenosis and non-culprit lesion progression. Moreover, hemoglobin A1c, fibrinogen and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein are effective predictors for in-stent late loss and non-culprit coronary lesion progression.

National Natural Science Foundation of China becomes a dominating competitiveness that reflects to hospitals' ability of scientific research in China.Based on application and fund availability of National Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai 6th people's hospital in recent years,this article compared data with other hospital's condition to analyze shortcoming and challenge.It also gave suggestions of selecting a subject,raising rate of support,training outstanding young researchers,enhancing interdisciplinary study,and advancing quality of academic papers.This article would give a reference to promote high-speed,harmonic and sustainable development of scientific research in our hospital.