The first flowering plant genome sequence of Arabidopsis thaliana was completed at the end of 2000.This will greatly promote the studies on systematic identification of functional genes and their expression profiles and the development of technology for functional genomics.

Streptomyces phage ?C31 integrase is a site-specific recombinase and introduce foreign gene to unidirectional recombination.Because of its integration mediated by ?C31 integrase without any cofactors and especially directed integration,it possesses high efficiency and stable expression of foreign gene.These advantages make it an attractive tool for genetic engineering.It has been widely used to transgene integration in mammalians and provides an opportunity to overcome the bottlenecks in the generation of transgenetic animals,such as random integration,low integral rate,low level of expression and so on.The ?C31 integrase will have a wide application in the near future.

Objective To investigate the clinical value of serum iron(Fe),total iron binding capacity(TIBC),serum ferritin(SF), folic acid(FA)and vitamin 12(ViB12 )in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic renal failure(CRF).Methods Fasting blood sam-ples were collected from 72 patients with CRF and 83 normal controls.Then the serum SF,ViB12 and FA contents were measured by the ARCHITECT i2000SR fully automatic chemiluminescence immunoassay analyzer;serum Fe and TIBC were detected by the VITORS FS 5.1 dry biochemical analyzer;RBC,HGB,HCT and MCV were analyzed by the Mindray BC-6800 complete automated blood counter.The detection results were performed the statistical analysis by the SPSS16.0 software.Results The levels of TIBC,RBC,HGB and HCT in the CRF patients were significantly lower than those in the control group(P <0.05);while the SF and ViB12 levels were significantly higher than those in the control group;serum Fe and MCV had no statistical difference compared with the control group(P >0.05);the FA level in the female patients was lower than that in the control group,but which in the male patients had no statistical differences compared with the control group(P >0.05).Conclusion The indexes of anemia associat-ed metabolin in the CRF patients can provide certain reference value for the diagnosis and treatment of chronic renal fail and has cer-tain guidance significance for correcting anemia caused by renal insufficiency.

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Objective To establish a HPLC method for the determination of chlorogenic acid, baicaliin, forsythin and wogonin in Shuanghuanglian oral liquid. Methods The column was VP-ODS C18 (250 mm?4.6 mm, 5 ?m). The mobile phase consisted of acetonitrile-0.2% phosphoric acid with gradient elution. The flow rate was 1.0 mL/min and the detection wavelength was at 278 nm. Results The calibration curves were linear within the range of 0.44～6.60 ?g (r=0.999 1) for chlorogenic acid, 0.52～6.18 ?g (r=0.999 1) for baicaliin, 0.20～2.04 ?g (r =0.999 3) for forsythin (r =0.999 3) and 0.13～1.76 ?g (r =0.999 1) for wogonin, respectively. The average recovery of them were 97.0% (RSD=1.1%), 98.98% (RSD=1.1%), 103.55% (RSD = 1.1%) and 96.49% (RSD = 1.1%), respectively. Conclusion The method is simple, practicable, accurate and rapid. It can be applied to content determination of chlorogenic acid, baicaliin, forsythin and wogonin in Shuanghuanglian oral liquid.

Objective To isolate the anti-tumor protein groups from Pinellia ternata rhizome and investigate the anti-tumor activity of these protein groups on Bel-7402 cell. Methods The total raw protein was isolated with sepharose column chromatography. Methyl-thiazolyl-tetrazolinm (MTT) was used to analyze the effect of Pinellia ternata Protein on inhibiting growth of tumor cells. Apoptosis was detected by flow cytometry (FCM). Results The 30% and 60% (NH4)2SO4 deposition part of total proteins from Pinellia ternata rhizome have no certain relationship between quantity and inhibitory action, but protein peak 3 eluted with 0.05 mol/L or 0.1 mol/L NaCl from 30% (NH4)2SO4 deposition part showed a effect of concentration depending. FCM analysis showed that the protein of 30% (NH4)2SO4 deposition part could induce apoptosis. Conclusion The 30% (NH4)2SO4 deposition part of total proteins from Pinellia ternata rhizome could significantly inhibit Bel-7402 growth and induce its apoptosis.

OBJECTIVE:To develop an HPLC method for the determination of the content of curcumine in Rujiexiao tablets.METHODS:The separation of sample was performed on VP-ODS C18 column (250 mm?4.6 mm,5 ?m).The mobile phase consisted of acetonitrile-0.2% phosphoric acid(61∶39) with a flow rate of 1.0 mL?min-1.The detection wavelength was set at 428 nm. RESULTS:The calibration curve of curcumine was linear within the range of 0.036～0.216 ?g (r=0.999 8) with an average recovery of 98.93%(RSD=0.99%,n=9).CONCLUSION:This method was proved to be simple,reliable and reproducible,and applicable for the quality control of Rujiexiao tablets.

BACKGROUND: At present, international classification of diseases by WHO, cerebrovascular disease classification used in China and TOAST classification used abroad are all based on patho-physiology. There is no report about human cerebral infarction by magnetic imaging types in Beijing and other areas.OBJECTIVE: To analyze retrospectively the subtype distribution of acute cerebral infarction of patients in Beijing by magnetic resonance imaging in order to make Beijing patients with acute ischemic stroke receive more exact and individualized treatment.DESIGN: Retrospective case study.SETTING: Department of Neurology, General Hospital of Beijing Military Area Command of Chinese PLA.PARTICIPANTS: The study was carried out in General Hospital of Beijing Military Area Command of Chinese PLA, Beijing Sino-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Beijing Naval General Hospital and Beijing Jishuitan Hospital between January and December 2004. Totally 602 inpatients with ischemic stroke who received treatment in each hospital were recruited. They were 352 male and 250 female with average age of (65.6±10.2) years.METHODS: The 602 patients with acute ischemic cerebral stroke who received the treatment in the 5 hospitals from Dongcheng, Xicheng,Chaoyang and Haidian districts in Beijing were recruited in the study. According to results of magnetic resonance imaging of brain, the maximal infarction area were determined. The patients were classified as: large infarction: over 1 lobe of brain, ＞ 5.0 cm in diameter; moderate infarction: less than 1 lobe of brain, 3.1-5.0 cm; small infarction: 1.6-3.0 cm; lacunar infarction, ＜ 1.5 cm.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Constitution ratio of MRI classification of patients in each groupRESULTS: Totally 602 patients with ischemic stroke participanted in final result analysis. Among the patients with acute cerebral infarction of 5 hospitals in Beijing, 280 (46.5%) suffered from lacunar infarction, 299(38.1%) from small infarction, 57 (9.4%) from moderate infarction, and 36 (6%) from large infarction. There were significant differences between lacunar infarction and other types (P ＜ 0.01).CONCLUSION: Acute cerebral infarction of patients of Beijing mostly occurs in the type of lacunar infarction. It suggests that small arterial diseases are the major disease type of ischemic stroke in Beijing. This MRI classfication can be used for early classification, treatment guidance, evaluation and prognosis of acute ischemic cerebral stroke.