Objective To investigate the resistant status and to type the phenotype and plasmid profiles of prevalent gonococcal strains. Methods A total of 98 gonococcal strains isolated from 1998 to 1999 in Zhanjiang was identified systemically. The susceptibilities of 98 strains of gonococci to penicillin,tetracycline and ciprofloxacin were detected by agar dilution method. The β － lactamase production was tested by iodometric method. The plasmids were extracted by alkaline lysis technique. Results The prevalence of gonococcal strains resistant to penicillin, tetracycline and ciprofloxacin were 22.44％ ,45.94％ and 55.12％ ,respectively. There were 6 positive strains for β － lactamase, accounting for 6.12％ (6/98). The most common phenotypes were susceptiblePT、 CMRNGT、 CMRNGPT and TRNG, accounting for 43.86％ ,23.46％ ,10.20％ and 10.20％ ,respectively. The detection rate of plasmids were 91.84％ .Among them, the percentages of 42.5 kb,39.5 kb,7.4 kb and 4.2 kb plasmids accounted for 11.22％ ,41.82％ ,59.16％ and 67.32％ ,respectively.There were 12 types of plasmid profiles(PP), the predominant types were 7.4kb＋ 4.2kb and 39.5kb＋ 7.4kb＋ 4.2kb, accounting for 21.42％ and 17.34％ ,respectively. Conclusion The gonococcal strains resistant to ciprofloxacin are very high in Zhanjiang. The phenotype and plasmid profiles of the strains have characteristic distribution.

Objective To explore the effect of trimetazidine on myocardial structure injury induced by pyran adriamycin and to clarify the protective effect of trimetazidine on. the changes of myocardial structure and its mechanism.Methods 36 Wistar rats were randomly divided into control group,model group and treatment group. The rats in model group and treatment group were injected with pyran doxorubicin 2.5 mg·kg-1 (concentration 2 g·L-1 )by the caudal vein once a week.The rats in control group were injected with equivalent normal saline for 6 weeks.The rats in treatment group were intragastricly infused with trimetazidine 5.4 mg · kg · d-1 one day before making the model.The rats in control group and model group were injected with equivalent normal saline for 8 weeks.At the end of the experiment, the myocardial enzymes in serum of the rats in various groups were measured. The morphology of myocardium tissue was detected by light microscope and electron microscope. Results Compared with model group,the levels of myoglobin,troponin I and alanine transaminase (ALT)of the rats in treatment group were significantly decreased (P<0.05).Under light microscope the myocardium of the rats in model group arranged disorderly, the structure was severely damaged, emyocardial was seen, the myofilament was dissolved;the myocardium of the rats in treatment group arranged in order, the structure was nearly integrated,partial dissolution and fracture were found.Under electron microscope in model group the myocardial muscle bundle dissolved, fractured and disappeared, and the mitochondria was decreased,and the cytoplasmic matrix cavitation was seen;the cardiomyocytes sarcomeres of the rats in treatment group arranged in order,local myofilaments were reduced slightly, the surrounding mitochondria were oval and arranged in parallel between the muscle bundles.Conclusion Trimetazidine has protective effect on the cardiomyocyte injury caused by pyran adriamycin,and its mechanism may be related to decreasing the injury of mitochondria and myocytes.

Objective To investigate the function of helper T lymphocyte cell(Th)1/Th2 cytokine in food allergy development.Methods A total 110 Balb/c mice were randomly divided into 2 groups:control group(40 mice)and food allergy group(70 mice).Food allergy animal models were established by ovalbumin,performed by skin prick test;in positive reaction mice,serum specific IgE,IL-4 and IFN-? were measured by enzyme linked immuosorbent assay(ELISA),and intestinal pathology were performed,and the mRNA expressions of IL-10,TGF-? in intestinal were measured by real-time PCR assay.Results In food allergy group,the mRNA expression of IL-10,TGF? in intestinal decreased(P

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Acute Kidney Injury ; therapy ; Child ; Hemofiltration ; methods ; Humans

Objective To study the clinical significance of the serum angiopoietin-2(Ang-2) in the diagnosis,recurrence,invasion and metastasis of gastric cancer.Methods The serum Ang-2 and carcino-embryonic antigen (CEA) levels in 158 patients with gastric cancer (gastric cancer group) and 30 normal controls(control group) were measured by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA) technique respectively.The serum Ang-2 and CEA levels were also measured 2 weeks after operation in gastric cancer group and reexamined in the recurred gastric cancer patients in 2 years after operation (recurred and metastasis group).The correlation between the serum Ang-2 level and pathologic c haracterization of gastric cancer was evaluated.Results The serum Ang-2 and CEA levels in gastric cancer group [ (331.8 ±64.3),(42.6 ±37.3)μg/L] and recurred and metastasis group [(318.7 ±72.9),(40.5 ±36.7)μg/L] were significantly higher than those in control group [ (187.4 ± 32.7),(4.2 ± 3.1 )μ g/L] (P ＜ 0.01 ),and the serum Ang-2 level 2 weeks after operation [ (211.6 ± 75.1 ) μ g/L ] was significantly decreased to the control group (P ＞ 0.05 ),while the serum CEA level [ (33.4 ± 30.6) μ g/L ] was still significantly higher than the control group (P ＜ 0.01 ).The sensitivity of the serum Ang-2 for diagnosis of gastric cancer was markedly higher than that of the serum CEA (P ＜ 0.01 ).There was correlation between serum Ang-2 and degree of tumor differentiation,TNM pathological staging,lymphatic metastasis,invasion depth and tumor size (p ＜0.01 ),but there was no correlation between serum Ang-2 and tissue classification and location of gastric cancer (P＞ 0.05).Conclusion The serum Ang-2 level is suggested to be a valuable gastric cancer marker and conduce to the diagnosis of gastric cancer,the monitoring of recurrence after operation and evaluation of prognosis.

Objective To study the effect of shenfu injection on the neuron apoptosis in hippocampal CA1 region of newborn with hypoxic-ischemic brain damage(HIBD).Methods The experiment included 2 parts.One was to measure the apoptosis rate by the flow cytometry,and the other was to investigate the expression of Bcl-2 and Bax of neurons in left hippocampal CA1 region.Models of postnatal 7-day Sprague-Dawley(SD)rats with HIBD were established,and were equally divided into 4 groups:sham operation(group S),control group(group C),shenfu injection pretreatment(group P),and shenfu injection treatment(group SF).The neuron apoptosis rate in hippocampal CA1 region in every group was measured at 2 h before and 2,12,24 h,3,7,14 and 28 d after hypoxic ischemic(HI) insult.The expressions of Bcl-2 and Bax were performed by immunohisochemistry.Results The apoptosis of neuron in hippocampal CA1 region in group P and group SF after HI insult was significantly less than that of group C(P

Objective To understand the experience and coping styles of college students with pulmonary tuberculosis.Methods By purposive sampling method,15 tuberculosis college students were selected to do an indepth interview in Xi' an city.The data were analyzed by the thematic framework.Results The experience of students with pulmonary tuberculosis included self-stigma,other students keep them at a distance,being shunned by neighbours and being treated differently by some policise.And the coping styles of them included self-isolation,concealing the disease,not satisfied with the policy and rationalization.Conclusions Health education about pulmonary tuberculosis should be strengthen,and more care should be paid on the pulmonary tuberculosis college students.We should try to make a good learning,living and treatment environment for them so as to promote them to cope tuberculosis more scientifically.

Background: Previous studies showed that combining apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) value with the Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium of Canada (SPARCC) index value might provide a reliable evaluation of the activity of ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and that contrast?enhanced (CE) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is unnecessary. However, the results were based on confirming only a small random sample.This study aimed to assess the role of CE?MRI in differentiating the disease activity ofAS by comparingADC value with a large sample. Methods: A total of 115 patients with AS were enrolled in accordance with Bath AS Disease Activity Index and laboratory indices, and 115 patients were divided into two groups, including active group (n = 69) and inactive group (n = 46). SPARCC, ΔSI, and ADC values were obtained from the short tau inversion recovery (STIR), diffusion?weighted imaging (DWI), and CE?MRI, respectively. One?way analysis of variance and receiver operating characteristic analysis were performed for all parameters. Results: The optimal cutoff values (with sensitivity, specificity, respective area under the curve, positive likelihood ratio, and negative likelihood ratio) for the differentiation between active and inactive groups are as follows: SPARCC = 6 (72.06%, 82.61%, 0.836, 4.14, 0.34); ΔSI (%) = 153 (80.6%, 84.78%, 0.819, 5.3, 0.23); ADC value = 1.15 × 10?3 mm2/s (72.73%, 81.82%, 0.786, 4, 0.33). No statistical differences were found among the predictive values of SPARCC, ΔSI, and ADC. Multivariate analysis showed no significant difference between the combination of SPARCC and ADC values with and without ΔSI. Conclusions: Using large sample, we concluded that the combination of STIR and DWI would play significant roles in assessing the disease activity, and CE?MRI sequence is not routinely used in imaging of AS to avoid renal fibrosis and aggravation of kidney disease.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the role of the extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) pathway in erectile dysfunction (ED) caused by the absence of testosterone (T).

METHODSWe randomly divided 30 eight-week-old healthy male SD rats into groups A (control) , B (castration), and C (castration + androgen replacement). The rats in groups B and C were castrated surgically, and those in C injected with T undecanoate (100 mg/kg) at 1 week after castration, while the others with 0.9% normal saline instead. At 1 month after treatment, we determined the serum T level, intracavernous pressure (ICP), and mean carotid arterial pressure (MAP) of the rats, and detected the expressions of ERK1/2 and endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) by Western blot.

RESULTSThe serum T level was significantly lower in group B ([1.27 ± 0.48] nmol/L) than in A ([17.14 ± 1.07] nmol/L) and C ([16.24 ± 1.90] nmol/L) (P < 0.05), and so were ICP and MAP (P < 0.05). The expression of ERK1/2 showed no statistically significant differences among the three groups (P > 0.05), that of phosphatase ERK1/2 was markedly higher while that of eNOS remarkably lower in group B than in A and C (both P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONAndrogen replacement may improve the erectile function of castrated rats by regulating the ERK1/2 pathway.

Androgens ; therapeutic use ; Animals ; Blotting, Western ; Erectile Dysfunction ; drug therapy ; metabolism ; Hormone Replacement Therapy ; MAP Kinase Signaling System ; Male ; Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 ; metabolism ; Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3 ; metabolism ; Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III ; metabolism ; Orchiectomy ; Penile Erection ; Penis ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Testosterone ; analogs & derivatives ; therapeutic use