ObjectiveTo clone the full-length cDNA of Microsporum canis membrane protein PQ-loop repeat protein(PQ-LRP) gene,so as to investigate the roles of PQ-LRP in the pathogenesis of tinea capitis.MethodsA Microsporum canis strain(A518) from a patient with tinea capitis served as the experimental strain.Rapid cDNA end amplification(RACE) was performed to clone the full length cDNA sequence of PQLRP gene.Bioinformatics methods were used to make a preliminary functional analysis of the gene.Results The cDNA of PQ-LRP gene was obtained with a full length of 1522 bp,including the 5' untranslated region (49 bp),coding region(1080 bp) and 3' untranslated region(393 bp).The coding region encoded a protein precursor including 359 amino acid residues.The cloned cDNA of PQ-LRP gene shared an 81％ nucleotide identity with that of Trichophyton tonsurans and a 79％ nucleotide identity with that of Trichophyton rubrum.Conclusions The full-lengthcDNA of Microsporumcanis membraneproteinPQ-LRP gene hasbeen successfully cloned,which will provide an important basis for further researches into the roles of PQ-LRP in Microsporum canis-associated diseases.

Objective To study the change of the level of plasma D-dimer(DD) in patients with coronary heart disease(CHD)and its significance.Methods 96 CHD patients were divided into various groups according to coronary angiography and clinical manifestation: 26 patients with simple lesions,47 patients with complex lesions,12 patienty with acute myocardial in-farction(AMI),42 patienty with unstable angina pectoris(UAP),19 patienty with stable angina pectoris(SAP)and 23 patienty with normal healthy control subjects.The level of plasma DD was detected.Results Plasma concentrations of DD were higher in patients with complex lesion((0.501?0.209)mg/L)than in those with simple lesions((0.328?0.1)mg/L)(P

Objective To explore the significance of FSH1 in the pathogenicity of M. canis. Methods Thirty M. cam's strains from tinea capitis lesions and 30 M. canis strains from tinea corporis lesions were cultured, passaged, and induced by medium containing skin tissue of scalp or foreskin from children. Semi-quantitative reverse transcription (RT)-PCR was carried out to detect the expression of FSH1 mRNA in the firstand fifth-generation M. canis strains, as well as M. canis strains induced by the skin tissues. Results The mRNA expression of FSH1 was higher in M. canis strains derived from tinea capitis lesions than in those from tinea corporis lesions (P < 0.01), but there was no significant difference between the first-generation and fifthgeneration M. canis strains (P> 0.05). The skin tissue from scalp and foreskin induced a significant elevation in the mRNA expression of FSH1 in these M. canis strains (F = 2025.713, 1833.139, both P< 0.01), and the inductive effect of the scalp tissue was different from that of the foreskin tissue (P < 0.01). Conclusions The FSH1 mRNA expression is different in M. canis isolated from different body sites. Local skin tissue has an inductive effect on the expression of FSH1 mRNA, and the inductive effect of scalp tissue is more apparent than that of foreskin tissue.

Objective To study the chemical constituents of Dioscorea zingiberensis.Methods The fresh rhizome of D.zingiberensis was extracted three times,3 h once with EtOH-H2O at 80 ℃.The EtOH was evaporated under reduced pressure to give a residue which was suspended in water and then was exacted with petroleum ether,ethyl acetate,and n-butanol fraction.The water fraction was isolated by the reversed-phase ODS column chromatography.The chemical structures were elucidated by means of 1H-NMR,13C-NMR,135DEPT,HMQC,and HMBC spectroscopic analyses.Results Three steroidal saponins were isolated from the fresh rhizome of D.zingiberensis.The compounds were identified as:diosgenin-3-O-?-D-glucopyranosyl(1→3)-?-D-glucopyranosyl(1→4)-[?-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1→2)]-?-D-glucopyranoside(Ⅰ),(25R)-26-O-?-D-glucopyranosyl-furost-5-en-3?,22?-diol-3-O-?-D-glucopyranosyl(1→3)-?-D-glucopyranosyl(1→4)-[?-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1→2)]-?-D-glucopyranoside(Ⅱ),and(25R)-26-O-?-D-glucopyranosyl-furost-5-en-3?,22?-diol-7-carbonyl-3-O-?-D-glucopyranosyl(1→3)-?-D-glucopyranosyl(1→4)-[?-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1→2)]-?-D-glucopyranoside(Ⅲ).Conclusion Compound Ⅲ is a novel compound named as zingiberenin H.

Background Genetic mutation remains to be the most common cause of congenital cataract.Whole exon sequencing technology is an ideal method to detect the pathogenic gene mutations.Objective This study was to identify the pathogenic gene in a Chinese autosomal dominant congenital cataract (ADCC) family by whole-exome sequencing.Methods This study complied with Helsinki Declaration and the protocol was approved by Ethic Committee of Peking University Third Hospital.Informed consent was obtained from each subject before any medical examination.A cross-sectional study was designed.A Chinese ADCC family with 4 generations and 48 members were enrolled in Peking University Third Hospital,of which Ⅰ1 and Ⅰ2 died.The periphery blood of 8-10 ml was collected from each member of Ⅱ,Ⅲ and Ⅳ generations for the high throughput sequencing of genes using whole exon trapping and new sequencing technology,and the sequencing results were compared with the data of human HA PMAP8,dbSNP130 and 1000 Genome Project database.The synonymous mutation was filtered after reported common variants,and the false positive results of explicit sequencing were finally excluded by Sanger sequencing and then the candidate genes were identified.The mutation genes were screened to determine the pathogenic gene of this ADCC family.Results Eleven ADCC patients were found in this family,and the patients distributed in each generation with an equal chance for involvement in male and female subjects,which conformed to an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern.All the patients were nuclear cataract.Genome-wide whole-exome sequencing found that major intrinsic protein (MIP) gene was known genes of ADCC in initially identified candidate genes,so the Sanger was used to verify the MIP gene.The heterozygous mutation of MIP gene (chr12:56845250 C ＞ T) appeared to be the pathogenic cause of this ADCC family.The mutation occurred in the splice sites of the gene,resulting in the fourth exon coded-61 amino acids are replaced by leucine,histidine and serine,which lead to the abnormal truncated proteins.Conclusions The heterozygous mutation of MIP gene is the molecular pathogenesis of this Chinese ADCC family.

Nano magnetic microspheres prepared by chitosan and poly acylic acid were applied to purifying superoxide dismutase from blood erythrocyte. Chitosan-polyacyilc acid graft copolymer was synthesized by free radical graft copolymerization with potassium persulfate as inititator. To prepare Fe3O4 magnetic fluids with chemical coprecipitation, chitosan-polyacylic nano magnetic microspheres were prepared with glutaraldehyde as crosslinking agent. Structure of nano magnetic microspheres was detected by FT-IR spectrometer. Particle size and morphology were characterized by JEM-4000EX technology. Chitosan-polyacylic nanometer microspheres have good paticle cize distribution, magnetic responsiveness and protein adsoption. Activity, product yield and activity recovery of SOD after purification reached 6 727 U/mg, 21.1%, and 85.7% respectively. Purification of blood superoxide dismutase by chistosan-polyacylic acid microspheres has its renewable and feasible nature.
Chitosan ; chemistry ; Erythrocytes ; enzymology ; Glutaral ; chemistry ; Magnetics ; Microspheres ; Polymers ; Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared ; Superoxide Dismutase ; isolation & purification

AIMTo analyze the characteristics of publications of Chinese Journal of Applied Physiology between 2000 and 2006, evaluate the academic level and the popularity of the issues, and supplying an evidence for the journal reform.

METHODSWith CNKI and manpower search, by use of literature metrology, a comprehensive analysis of the publications of Chinese Journal of Applied Physiology between 2000 and 2006 was made.

RESULTSThe number of articles published form 2000 to 2006 in Chinese Journal of Applied Physiology was 968, The average number of each issue is 34.57, the average page of each article is 3.11, in the columns, the article about original articles was top of rank (66.22% of the total). In the quotation, the quotation increase year by year (100% in 2004-2006), the number of English quotation is very more (76.52% in average). In the time lag, the longest is 510 days, the shortest if 60 days, the average is 196.51 days. In the fund support, the level is increase by fund support, the article number by fund support is increase too, It is 97 in 2005. In the authors' professional positions and academic degrees, the authors' level is more and more higher. In the authors column, Beijing's author is the top of rank, has 162 persons (16.74% of the total).

CONCLUSIONThe Chinese Journal of Applied Physiology has published high quality articles. It is the one of the most important information resource for the physiological research and the most important medical journal.

Background and purpose:As the development of the completion of the human genome project (HGP), the research focus is turning to the gene function research. At present, the domestic experimental research on the apoptosis of K562 cells induced by antisense olignonucleotides is rare. This study was aimed to investigate the effect of human chronic myelogenou leukemia (CML) bcr-abl fusion gene antisense oligonucletides on autophagy and apoptosis of CMLK562 cells in vitro. Methods:By liposome as the carrier, K562 cells were transfected with the bcr-abl gene antisense olignonucleotides. Hoechst staining method was used to observe the apoptosis inducing effect of different concentrations of oligonucleotides, the expressions of LC3-Ⅱ, autophagy-related protein, were determined by the Western blot method, the cell cycles were determined by lfow cytometry (FCM), and JEM-4000EX electron microscope technology was used to detect the apoptosis morphological changes. The apoptosis was detected by DNA agarose gel electrophoresis. Results:Hoechst staining results showed that the bcr-abl gene antisense oligonucletides signiifcantly promoted the apoptosis of K562 cells in a certain concentration dependent manner. Western blot showed that the expression level of LC3-Ⅱwas obviously higher in bcr-abl gene antisense oligonucletides transfected group than the control group, showing a promoting effect on cell autophagy. FCM test results showed that bcr-abl gene antisense oligonucleotides transfected K562 cells showed obvious cell cycle arrest, visible obvious apoptosis morphology under the electron microscope, and DNA Ladder showed obvious apoptosis fragments. Conclusion:The bcr-abl gene antisense olignonucleotides can signiifcantly induce the cell apoptosis of K562. This study provides a new method for CML therapy.

Objective To understand the correlation between psychological counseling behaviors of accompanying family members and anxiety and depression of inpatients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Methods Used self-designed questionnaires to investigate the behaviors of 45 accompanying family members psychological counseling for their relative hospitalized patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, at the same time, evaluated the anxiety and depression among those 45 hospitalized patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, then analyzed the correlation between the accompanying family members' psychological counseling behaviors and hepatocellular carcinoma in patients' anxiety and depression. Results Among the accompanying family members,53.3%(24/45) were the spouses of the patients. During the accompanying nursing time, there were 20.0%(9/45) accompanying families told to their relative patients less than 2 hours per day, and 80.0%(36/45) told to the patients over 2 hours per day. The proportion of anxiety and depression in the hospitalized patients with hepatocellular carcinoma was 28.9%(13/45) and 77.8% (34/45) respectively. Whether the relationship between the accompanying family members and the patients with hepatocellular carcinoma were spouse relationship was related to the incidence of depression in the patients (χ2=10.470, P=0.005), and whether the time accompanying family members spent in talking with the patients over 2 hours every day was correlative with the incidence of anxiety and depression in the patients (χ2=7.012, P =0.030 andχ2=6.438, P=0.040). The patients who accompanying families told to them less than 2 hours per day suffered a higher depression rate (8/9), and among the patients who accompanying families told to them over 2 hours per day, the lowest rate of anxiety (1/12) was found in the patients who accompanying families told to them around 4.1-6.0 hours per day. Conclusions The patients who are accompanied and cared by their spouses have lower depression rate and lesser depression extent. The accompanying families talk to the patients total 4.1-6.0 hours per day could most favorably reduce the incidence of anxiety and depression in the hospitalized patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.