HDL or apolipoprotein A-Ⅰ,the major protein of HDL particles,protect host against vascular endothelial dysfunction.HDL binding to scavenger receptor-BI activates eNOS for increasing NO.SR-BI and Endothelial lipase(EL) play a critical role in the regulation of plasma HDL.Incubation of HDL with vascular endothelial cells promotes prostacyclin synthesis.Some proteins such as paraoxonase that cotransport with HDL in plasma,have antioxidant properties.HDL inhibits TNF-? dependent expression of adhesion molecules in vascular endothelial cells and interferes with apoptosis,proliferation and migration of vascular endothelial cells.

OBJECTIVE:To probe into the situation of drug use that goes beyond the scope of package inserts in pediatrics of our hospital and to promote clinical rational drug use.METHODS:A total of 3 142 prescriptions between Mar.and Apr.2006 collected from the pediatric out-patient department of our hospital were analyzed in accordance with the contents of the related drug package inserts.RESULTS:Of the total 3 142 prescriptions,345(11.0%) involved drug use that goes beyond the scope of package inserts,leading the list were prescriptions of infants,accounting for 71.3% of the total.The problems such as age(52.2%) and indication(36.5%) were the main type;respiration system drugs(48.4%) and the antibiotics(40.6%) were the main drug kinds involved.CONCLUSIONS:It's widespread for drug use that goes beyond the package inserts in the pe-diatrics,which conforms to evidence-based medicine and the spirit of philosophy and ethics,but against the principle of law,which thus should be given fully attention in the clinic.

Objective To evaluate the clinical value of combined detection serum anti-HCG and estradiol and progesterone in infertile women.Methods Serum estradiol(E2) and progesterone(P) in infertile women were detected by ECLIA , Anti-HCG were detected by ELISA.Results the levels of estradiol(E2) and progesterone(P) in anti-HCG positive group were significantly lower than those in anti-HCG negative group.Conclusions The combined detection of anti-HCG and estradiol and progesterone were of important clinical value in diagnosis of infertile women.

Objective To assess the significance of urethral sphincter electromyography (US-EMG) and external anal sphincter electromyography (EAS-EMG) for the diagnosis of multiple system atrophy (MSA).Methods US-EMG and EAS-EMG were performed in 9 patients who were diagnosed as MSA.Duration,motor unit action potentials amplitude,polyphasicity,as well as recruited pattern and amplitude during powerful contraction were recorded and analyzed.Results Among 9 patients who were diagnosed as MSA,7 cases showed neural injury by both US-EMG and EAS-EMG.There was significant difference of electromyographic findings between US-EMG group and EAS-EMG group (average volatility (μV):1063.44 ±499.92 vs 634.89 ±265.07; polyphasic wave:0(0,20％ ) vs 57％ (28％,63％ ) ; t =2.567,P=0.033;t =2.833,P=0.012).Conclusions Although US-EMG may be difficult to perform,US-EMG may have the same specificity as EAS-EMG for the diagnosis of MSA,especially for the diagnosis of MSA patients only with urination disorders,who are involved in Onuf neclear according to some of the abnormal indexes.

Objective To analyze diagnostic evaluation of urethral sphincter electromyography (US-EMGs) for patients with multiple system atrophy (MSA).Methods Totally 15 patients who were diagnosed as MSA were examined as treatment group while 17 non-MSA patients were examined as controls.US-EMGs were performed in the both groups.Spontaneous activities when relax,parameters of motor unit potentials(MUPs) mean duration and amplitude,percentage of polyphasic ware,satellite potential,recruitment potentials and amplitude when strong contraction were recorded and analyzed.Results USEMGs changes of various abnormalities were found in 13 cases (86.7％) in MSA group.There were significant differences of electromyographic findings between the MSA group and control group including MUPs mean duration[(12.79 ±3.18)ms vs (9.49 ± 1.51)ms] and amplitude[(828.53 ±459.89) μV vs (378.76 ± 152.26) μV] as well as recruitment potentials [(11.47 ± 21.55) ％ vs (8.23 ± 10.74) ％] and amplitude [(2.19 ± 1.24) mV vs (0.75 ± 0.42) mV] when strong contraction (all P values ＜ 0.05).Conclusions There is certain value of US-EMGs for the diagnosis of MSA.It could be used as a routine electrophysiological method for the patients who are suspected of MSA.It could be a supplement of externalanal sphincter electromyography.

Objective To understand the status quo of medical college students participating in the volunteer service behavior to provide the basis for further promoting and perfecting their volunteer service work .Methods 1 773 students in Chongqing Medical University were performed the inventory survey by the self-designed semi-structured questionnaire .Results 93 .3% of respondents were willing to participate in the volunteer service with the actual participation rate of 75 .8% ,among them only 40 .8% of partici-pants received the related volunteer service training .The differences of the participation rate among different majors had statistical significance(P<0 .01) ,the majors of the clinical medicine and the public health were superior to the nursing major ;the participation items and the age limit of the grade 3 students all were superior to those of the grade 2(P<0 .01);the participation rate and the participation items of the female students were superior to those of the male students (P<0 .05) .The present existing problems in the volunteer service were mainly the imperfection of the organization and management ,insufficient publicity and training ,unitary service mode and lacking fund support ,and so on .Conclusion The medical college students have the high enthusiasm to take part in the volunteer service with the better actual participation rate .The differences exist among different majors ,grades and genders .The colleges and the relevant government administrative departments should strengthen the linkage to co-construct the more perfect or-ganization and management system of the volunteer service system .

Objective To do analysis of sequence and identify a novel HLA-A allele in Chinese hematopoietic stem cell do-nors.Methods A rare HLA-A allele was initially detected by Luminex PCR-SSO typing,then the sample was sequenced by sequence-based typing (SBT)and the group-specific sequencing primer (GSSP)to confirm the mutation allele and locus.Re-sults The sequence of the sample results showed that the allele compared with the highest homologous allele HLA-A*24∶02∶01∶01 was the difference in the exon 3 at position 544 G>A,resulting in an amino acid sequence of HLA-A*24∶02∶01∶01 at position 158 change Ala to Thr.Conclusion This allele is a new HLA-A allele and has been designated as HLA-A*24∶327 by the HLA Nomenclature Committee of World Health Organization (WHO).

Objective To investigate the effects on one hand of training the other with isometric wrist extension and flexion training and its underlying mechanism.Methods Twenty healthy young girls were recruited and randomized into a training group and a control group with 10 subjects in each,using a random number table.The subjects in the training group were accepted isometric training of the wrist extensors and flexors on the right side once every other day,4 days a week for 6 weeks according to a pre-programmed protocol,while those in the control group had no intervention.Peak torque and surface electromyography (sEMG) were recorded and assessed before and after 6 weeks of training.Results In the training group,the average peak torque of right wrist flexion and extension were both significantly higher than before training (within-group comparison) and higher than in the control group (between-group comparison) after 6 weeks of training.The average peak torques of the left wrist in the training group in flexion and extension were (12.9±2.0) Nm and (6.4 ± 1.3) Nm after training,both significantly higher than before the training and stronger than the control group.In the sEMG traces during wrist extension,after training the ascend velocity of the right extensor carpi ulnaris and the integrated area of the left extensor carpi ulnaris in the training group were significantly smaller than before training and in the control group.Conclusion Unilateral isometric resistance training of the wrist muscles can transfer to the contralateral side,probably by altering muscle recruitment.

Objective To investigate the extent of cross-education between the pronation and supination muscles of the right and left forearms after unilateral isometric training.Methods Twenty healthy young girls were randomized into a training group and a control group using a random number table.The training group underwent isometric training of their right forearms for six weeks,while the control group continued ordinary life without exercises.Pronation peak torque (PPT) and supination peak torque (SPT) were assessed before and after the training for both groups.Results The differences in PPT or SPT between the training group and the control group were not significant before the training program.When the training had been completed,however,the average PPT and SPT on right side of those trained of course had increased significantly compared to before training or to the control group.More significantly,the average PPT and SPT on the left side in the training group were also significantly better than before training or in the control group after training.Conclusion Unilateral isometric training of the forearm pronation and supination muscles for six weeks can significantly increase muscle strength bilaterally,indicating good cross-education.

Objective To evaluate the reproducibility of the three-dimensional volume measurement and two-dimensional measurement of pulmonary nodule volume with 64-detector computed tomography.Methods Thirty-three patients with pulmonary nodule who underwent the examination with 64-detector spiral CT(Lightspeed VCT,GE) were included,in whom sixty solid nodules with the diameter less than 3 cm were found.There were 18 women and 15 men.CT images were analysed by two radiologists,respectively,the volumes of pulmonary nodules were measured with ALA software continuously,and two-dimensional measurements which were separated a month apart were also done in the GE AW4.2 workstation independently.Intra-and inter-reader agreement were determined by using Bland and Altman method and the Spearman correlation coefficients,the variability between three-dimensional measurements and two-dimensional ones were identified.Results 57 nodules in 60 were successfully segmented and 3 were segmented incorrectly or unsuccessfully,the ratio of successful segmentation was 95%.Three-dimensional measurements between two readers were highly correlated with r of 0.998,and the r was 0.974 in the two-dimensional measurements.The difference between the two correlation coefficients was significant.The three-dimensional measurements between two readers had completely agreed with each other for nodules that of the diameter