In order to compare the characteristics of ethano l production, a serie s respiratory deficient mutants (rho -) of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and the ir wil d parent strain (rho +) were assayed for ethanol yield, ethanol fermentation ki netics, ethanol tolerance, and activities of ethanol-dehydrogenase. The data i nd icated that: Though the average amount of ethanol produced by mutants rho - a nd by wild rho + strains were similar, some mutants produced a little more amount of ethanol than wild type. The kinetics curve of ethanol fermentation suggested t h at rho - mutants had a little higher ethanol fermenting speeds than wild type . Th e activity of ethanol-dehydrogenase per unit weight of protein of rho - mutan ts c ells were higher than that of wild strain rho +; the activity of ethanol-dehyd rogenase per unit volume of fermentation medium of rho + were higher than that rho - mutants,mainly due to the higher biomass of rho + were higher than that of rho - mutan ts. Some rho - mutants could tolerate higher ethanol concentration than wild rh o + stra in, but some not. If higher ethanol tolerance and higher ethanol yield rho - mu tants were used in fermenting process,higher ethanol yield would be expected,but some problems such as that rho - mutants grew slowly should be considered.

[Objective]To analyze the change of intervertebral disc Von Mises stress on the adjacent segment after "U" shape dynamic fixation for lumbar with finite element method. [Method]The three-dimensional finite element models of the lumbar dynamic fixation and rigid fixation were established by using Mimics11.11 and Abaqus6.51 softwares.Loads used in this study were axial compressive,flexion,extension,lateral bending,and rotation forces.The intervertebral disc Von Mises stress of the adjacent segment was analyzed and compared.[Result]In the same shearing load of 500 N,the intervertebral disc Von Mises stress of the adjacent segment in the dynamic fixation model was lower than rigid fixation model under axial compressive,flexion,extension,lateral bending,and rotation forces,especially at lateral of the intervertebral disc,and there were significant difference between dynamic fixation group and rigid fixation group(P

Objective To investigate the effect of Zhibaidihuangwan combined with clindamycin hydrochloride on serum IL-8, TNF-α, IL-10 levels in periodontitis and its clinical efficacy.Methods A total of 98 patients with periodontitis from our hospital were collected and randomly divided into the control group and the experimental group, 49 cases each group.Patients in the control group were treated on the basis of the foundation therapy with clindamycin hydrochloride, patients in the experimental group were treated with Zhibaidihuangwan on the basis of control group .The periodontal pocket depth, plaque index, gingival index and positive rate of probe bleeding, serum IL-8, TNF-a, IL-10 levels were measured, and the clinical efficacy were compared.Results The effective rate of the experimental group(93.88%) was higher than the control group(79.59%), with statistical significance (P<0.05).The positive rate of probe bleeding in experimental group (38.78%) was lower than control group of two groups(59.18%), with statistical significance (P<0.05).The periodontal pocket depth, plaque index, gingival index in experimental group were lower than the control group after treatment, the TNF-αand IL-8 levels in experimental group were lower than the control group, IL-10 was higher than the control group after treatment, with statistical significance (P<0.05).Conclusion Zhibaidihuangwan combined with clindamycin hydrochloride could reduce periodontitis serum IL-8 and TNF-αlevels, improve the level of IL-10.

OBJECTIVE: To study the changes in physiological indices reflecting resistance to environmental stress and volatile constituents of Lysimachia nummularia Aurea. METHODS: Different concentrations (150, 200, 250 and 300 mmol · L-1) of NaCl solution was used to treat young Lysimachia nummularia Aurea to investigate the effect of saline stress on the seedling growth. The changes of physiological indices including soluble sugars, proline, SOD and so on were assayed. Volatile constituents were analyzed by head space solid-phase microextration (HS-SPME) coupled with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS). RESULTS: With increasing stress intensity, the contents of soluble proteins declined, those of soluble sugars increased gradually, the content of proline reached the maximum value when saline stress intensity was 250 mmol · L-1, and the contents of chlorophyll a and b decreased firstly and rose later above 250 mmol · L-1. MDA content and SOD activity rose gradually under saline stress with increasing stress intensity. POD activity was significantly lower under the saline stress than the control group. CAT activity rose firstly and rapidly declined later. The volatile constituents of L. nummularia fluctuated after saline stress. CONCLUSION: L. nummularia has relatively higher saline resistance by means of active accumulating osmoregulation substances such as soluble sugars, soluble proteins and enhancing capability of antioxidase.

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Objective To evaluate the effect of hydrogen-rich saline on the expression of phosphor-p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p-p38MAPK) during cerebral ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) in rats.Methods Seventy-two adult male Sprague-Dawley rats,weighing 220-250 g,were randomly divided into 3 groups (n =20 each) using a random number table:sham operation group (group S),I/R group and hydrogen-rich saline group (group I/RH).Cerebral ischemia was induced in chloral hydrate-anesthetized rats by 2 h middle cerebral artery occlusion in I/R and I/RH groups.The artery was only exposed but not occluded in group S.At 3 days before operation and immediately after onset of reperfusion,hydrogen-rich saline (0.6 mmol/L) 10 ml/kg was intraperitoneally injected in group I/RH,while the equal volume of normal saline was given in S and I/R groups.Neurological deficits were blindly assessed and scored at the end of 24 h reperfusion.The animals were then sacrificed,and brains were removed for microscopic examination and for determination of the cerebral infarct size (by TTC),brain water content,cell apoptosis (by TUNEL),and expression of p38MAPk and phosphor-p38MAPK (p-p38MAPK) (by immunohistochemistry and Western blot).Apoptosis index was calculated.Results Compared with group S,neurological deficit score,apoptosis index,brain water content and cerebral infarct size were significantly increased,and the expression of p38MAPK and p-p38MAPK was up-regulated in I/R and I/RH groups.Compared with group I/R,neurological deficit score,apoptosis index,brain water content and cerebral infarct size were significantly decreased,and the expression of p38MAPK and p-p38MAPK was down-regulated in group I/RH.The pathological changes of cerebral tissues were significantly attenuated in group I/RH as compared with group I/R.Conclusion Hydrogen-rich saline can reduce cell apoptosis through inhibiting p-p38MAPK expression,thus attenuating cerebral I/R injury in rats.

Brucellosis is an infectious-allergic anthropozoonosis caused by invasion of Brucella.It belongs to category B infectious disease in China.The epidemic situation of brucellosis is raging again in China just like the rest of world.Especially after 2000,brucellosis became one of the fastest growing infectious diseases.By 2012,all Chinese administrative units at provincial levels except Taiwan had reported the cases of brucellosis.In this paper,we analyzed the epidemic features,prevention and control of brucellosis.We elucidated deep social reasons and the root problems,which impede the prevention and control of brucellosis.We have also discovered the important problems,which should be focused on and solved in the process of prevention and control of brucellosis.

Purpose To investigate the distribution of polymorphisms of quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) C609T gene in breast cancer patients, and to analyze the relationship with breast cancer molecular subtype. Methods Genotyping of C609T rs1800566 lo-cus of NQO1 gene in peripheral blood of 248 cases of female breast cancer were detected using high-throughput TaqMan MGB real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR technology, while the detection of ER, PR, HER-2 and Ki-67 in cancerous tissues were used with immu-nohistochemical staining and FISH gene amplification. Results Among 248 cases of breast cancer patients, CC genotype accounted for 27. 42% (68/248), CT genotype accounted for 49. 60% (123/248), TT genotype accounted for 22. 98% (57/248), which con-sistent with Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium law genetic (P>0. 05). 5 cases of HER-2 (++) who did not undergo FISH testing were re-moved, all the rest were done with FISH detection. Luminal A type accounted for 15. 2% (37/243), Luminal B type accounted for 51. 4% (125/243), HER-2 overexpression type accounted for 19. 8% (48/243), basal cell type accounted for 13. 6% (33/243). Compared with patients carrying the CC genotype, ER and PR positive rates in breast cancer patients carrying CT and TT genotype was significantly higher (P<0. 05), while there was no statistically difference on the expression of HER-2 and Ki-67 proteins in two groups (P>0. 05). There was no statistically difference on distribution of C609T polymorphism of NQO1 gene among different molecular sub-types of breast cancer (P>0. 05). Conclusions Here is no relationship between C609T polymorphism of NQO1 gene and breast cancer molecular subtype, miss rate of NQO1 ( CT+TT) in basal cell carcinoma is lower, and its gene polymorphism may provide the reasonable explanation to the heterogeneity of breast cancer molecular subtype.

AIM:To investigate the serum antibody of aquaporin 4 ( AQP4 - Ab ) in positive expression rate and the significance in patients with neuritis.
●METHODS: A total of 98 cases ( 128 eyes ) of patients with optic neuritis were studied to detect the patient′s serum AQP4-Ab positive rate of antinuclear antibodies ( ANAs) from Jan. 2012 to Dec. 2015 in ophthalmology center of our hospital. According to the expression of AQP4 - Ab group, the best corrected visual acuity between the two groups, peripapillary nerve fiber layer thickness (pRNFL), the volume of the macula, macular RNFL ( mRNFL ) , macular core layer volume ( mlNL ) measurement were compared.
●RESULTS:Ninety-eight patients (128 eyes) with optic neuritis cases diagnosed through examination revealed AQP4-Ab positive in 22 patients ( 22%) , negative in 76 patients ( 78%) , ANAs positive in 21 patients ( 21%) , negative 77 patients ( 79%) . Optic neuritis patients with serum AQP4 - Ab positive rate and ANAs positive significant correlation ( r = 0. 707, P < 0. 05 ). After examination revealed AQP4-Ab patients and negative-positive patients with best corrected visual acuity difference was not statistically significance (P>0. 05). After inspection found pRNFL, macular volume measured value AQP4 - Ab positive patients were significantly less than the negative patients, the differences were statistically significant (P<0. 05). AQP4-Ab positive patients and negative patients the mRNFL, mlNL measured values were not significantly different (P>0. 05).
●CONCLUSION:AQP4-Ab and ANAs expression in optic neuritis patients is a significant correlation. AQP4-Ab positive patients with optic neuritis pRNFL thinning of macular volume are decreased compared with negative patients.