Plant insect-resistantgenetic engineering hasopened a new way to prevent and cure against the insect pest incrop and wood productions. With the progresses instudies, many insect-resistantgeneswere cloned and characterized. The classification of most insect-resistantgenes from plant, the functionalmechanism and the applications of theplantinsect-resistantgenes, the problems and prospectsforusing the plant insect-resistant genes in genetic engineering was described.

Objective To find out the consumption situation of iodized salt in Baotou, identify problems and take appropriate intervention measures, and to provide scientific basis for further consolidating the results of control measures, strengthening and improving the sustainable elimination of iodine deficiency disorders. Methods Three batches of each quarter, 54 salt samples were sampled in Donghe wholesale division and Qingkun wholesale division in Baotou city salt company during 2008 - 2010; each place of Damaoqi, Baiyun district, and Qingshan district were divided into five sampling areas according to the direction of east, west, south, north, and central position, one school was selected in each district, 30 students aged 8 to 10 from each school were selected, and home salt samples were taken, and salt iodine was tested by direct titration(GB/T 13025.7-1999). Results Qualified rate of wholesale iodized salt was 100%(378/378) during 2008 - 2010, and mean salt iodine was 30.4 mg/kg;qualified rate of household iodized salt was 99.8%(2417/2421 ), and mean salt iodine was 30.4 mg/kg; iodized salt coverage rate was 99.6% (2421/2430) and consumption rate of qualified iodized salt was 99.4% (2417/2430).Conclusions Qualified rate of iodized salt, coverage rate of qualified iodized salt and consumption rate of qualified iodized salt are 90% or more, which has reached the standard of sustainable elimination of iodine deficiency disorders.

A new chromene (1) and six known compounds identified as 6-hydroxymellein (2), 6-hydroxy-5-methylmellein (3) nectriapyrone (4), chermesinone A(5), chermesinone B(6), and pomopxanthone A(7), were isolated in our investigation of the cytotoxic constituents from the fermented rice substrate of endophytic fungus Phomopsis sp. HCCB03519. The structures of these com pounds were elucidated through spectroscopic data analysis. All compounds exhibited inhibitory activities against cancer cell lines. Compound 7 showed stronger inhibition against cancer cells than the positive control 5-Fu.
Antineoplastic Agents ; chemistry ; pharmacology ; Ascomycota ; chemistry ; Benzopyrans ; chemistry ; pharmacology ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Fluorouracil ; chemistry ; pharmacology ; Humans ; Isocoumarins ; chemistry ; pharmacology ; Molecular Structure

Adolescent ; Adult ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Graft vs Host Disease ; therapy ; Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation ; Humans ; Immunosuppressive Agents ; therapeutic use ; Male ; Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation ; methods ; Salvage Therapy ; methods ; Treatment Outcome ; Young Adult

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has a good reputation for preventing or healing diseases in clinic due to its higher efficacy, minor toxicity and abundant resources. Screening bioactive components in TCMs is not only crucial for clarifying their action mechanisms, but also the basis of their safety and quality control. TCM is characterized by multiple components, multiple targets and multiple mechanisms, however the complex composition of TCM makes it difficult to study the therapeutic material basis which has become the bottleneck in the process of its modernization and internationalization. Recently, with the rapid development of modern technologies and the unceasing progress of various disciplines, multidisciplinary approach, such as analytical chemistry, chemistry of TCM, pharmacology, cell biology, systems biology and bioinformatics has been successfully applied to the study of TCM. Multidisciplinary approach realizes the communication and interaction of multi-discipline, and accelerates the research and development of TCM. This review summarizes the application of multidisciplinary approach which may have certain potential of bringing new thoughts to TCM research and provide references for screening and identification of therapeutic material basis of TCMs.
Chemistry, Pharmaceutical ; Computational Biology ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; chemistry ; therapeutic use ; Humans ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; Phototherapy ; Systems Biology

Adult ; Desmin ; metabolism ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Female ; Heart Neoplasms ; pathology ; Humans ; Myxoma ; pathology ; Ovarian Neoplasms ; secondary ; surgery ; Pulmonary Veins ; Sarcoma ; diagnostic imaging ; metabolism ; pathology ; secondary ; surgery ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; Vascular Neoplasms ; diagnostic imaging ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Vimentin ; metabolism

Adolescent ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Humans ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn ; International Cooperation ; Pediatrics ; Practice Guidelines as Topic ; standards ; Sepsis ; diagnosis ; physiopathology

Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is a common disease in males, which is characterized by persistent discomfort or pain in the pelvic region. As currently used drug therapies fail to produce satisfactory results, it is an urgent task to find new and effective methods for the treatment of CP/CPPS. In recent years, many reports are seen on the extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) for CP/CPPS. ESWT can significantly improve the symptoms of pelvic pain and urination disorders in CPPS patients, and its therapeutic effect is attributed to the improvement of angiogenesis and block of pain nerves.
Chronic Pain ; therapy ; High-Energy Shock Waves ; therapeutic use ; Humans ; Male ; Pelvic Pain ; therapy ; Prostatitis ; therapy

DNA Methylation ; Humans ; Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases ; genetics ; metabolism

Objective To evaluate the hypoxia selectivity of 99 Tcm O?labeld MAG3?nitroimidazole complexes with different spacers. Methods Four kinds of 99 Tcm O?labeled MAG3?2?nitroimidazole hypoxia imaging agents with different spacers were synthesized and radiolabeled. The stability and lipid solubility of BzMAG3?2NIEA(1), BzMAG3?2NIPA(2), BzMAG3?2NIHA(3) and BzMAG3?2NIUA(4) were measured. The uptake was investigated by biodistribution experiment using S180?bearing mice. Two?sample t test was used for statistical analysis. Results All 4 99 Tcm O?MAG3 complexes were stable and negatively charged, showing an increasing trend in fat solubility with the increase of spacer length. In biodistribution study, tumor uptake of 99TcmO?1 and 99TcmO?2 with medium? and short?carbon chain were (0.67±0.18) and (0?65±0.18) %ID/g 2 h post injection, which were (0.19±0.03) and (0.39±0.05) %ID/g for 99TcmO?3 and 99TcmO?4 with long?carbon chain (t=2.78-5.88, all P<0.05). Conclusion Molecular structure of spacers has a significant effect on the physicochemical properties and tumor targeting of 99 Tcm O?labeled MAG3?2?nitroimidazole hypoxia imaging agents, such that the medium?and short?carbon chain spacers show the best hypoxia?selective property.