Objective To investigate the possibility of taking bees as laboratory animals and establishing the new rapid ag-ing animal model. Methods The bee model was established under environment of high temperature, lack of oxygen, and vibration. The appropriate conditions for establishing the model were investigated by observing the changes of appearance and measuring the activities of the total SOD and GSH-PX in the whole homogenate of bees. Meanwhile, the changes of biopsy were observed. Results Bees aging model could been set up at the conditions of appropriate temperature, hypoxia and noise. The model has obvious indications of aging, such as reduced activity of SOD and GSH-PX, and obviously pathological changes of brain organization and intestinal tissue. The aging indications are not the most seriously and are suit-able for the studies on drug improving the aging indications. Conclusion Being in the enviroment of high temperature (35 ℃), hypoxia and noise for4 hours, can result in the better bee aging model.

Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of hydrocortisone sodium succinate for treatment of septic shock patients and their prognoses. Methods A prospective case control study was conducted. 49 patients with septic shock in the Department of Emergency of the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University were enrolled from January 2010 to January 2012,and the patients were sequentially divided into two groups,the treatment group(24 cases)and the control group(25 cases),by the difference in odd or even number. All patients in the two groups accepted the conventional treatment. The treatment group additionally received hydrocortisone sodium succinate injection 200 mg,once a day for 5 days. The levels of serum procalcitonin(PCT),C-reactive protein(CRP)were measured in all the patients before treatment and 24 hours,72 hours and 7 days after treatment. The mortalities were compared in 14 days between the two groups. Results The levels of PCT,CRP before and 24 hours after treatment were not statistically significant different from those of pre-treatment in two groups(all P>0.05). PCT and CRP were decreased at 72 hours and 7 days after treatment in the two groups,and on the 7th day the decline was more significant, and compared with the control group,the levels of PCT and CRP in treatment group were reduced more markedly at 72 hours and on the 7th day〔PCT(μg/L):72 hours 9.73±2.10 vs. 12.36±2.56,7 days 5.33±2.05 vs. 8.76±1.78;CRP(μg/L):72 hours 69.12±13.61 vs. 109.68±16.16,7 days 20.16±9.64 vs. 42.32±13.16,all P<0.05〕. But the mortality in 14 days was not statistically significant different between control group and treatment group(52.0%vs. 45.8%,P>0.05). Conclusion The treatment with hydrocortisone sodium succinate can reduce the inflammation of patients with septic shock,thus it has clinical value in the improvement of the disease situation.

Objective:To establish a multidrug resistant human salivary gland adenoid cystic carcinoma cell line.Methods:Human salivary gland adenoid cystic carcinoma cell line ACC-2 was treated by 24-hour-exposure to high dose of Bleomycin(BLM)(20 ?g/ml).Drug sensitivity was evaluated by MTT assay.Cell counting was employed to make the growth curve and to calculate the cell doubling time.Flow cytometry(FCM) was used to study the cell cycle distribution and apoptosis.The colony formation ability was also observed.Results:Multidrug resistant cell line of human salivary gland adenoid cystic carcinoma was established and named ACC-2/BLM.After 10 times repeated exposure to BLM,the resistance index(RI) to BLM,5-Fluorouracil(5-FU),Cisplatin(CDDP),Cyclophosphamide(CTX),Vincristine(VCR) were 7.299,1.03,2.15,1.114 and 5.96 respectively.Compared with ACC-2,the proliferation potential of ACC-2/BLM cells was decreased.The ACC-2 apoptosis cells were much more than ACC-2/BLM cells after 9-day-treatment by BLM at 60 ?g/ml.Conclusion:ACC-2/BLM cell line has multidrug resistant characteristics.

OBJECTIVE:To observe the efficacy of urapidil hydrochloride in control of blood pressure at the perioperative stage of hemorrhagic apoplexy.METHODS:All80patients with hypertensive cerebral hemorrhage were managed with seda?tive,dehydration,hemostasis,and cerebral nerve nourishment,then when the blood pressure still remained high,or the blood pressure was hard to control after the intubation,urapidi hydrochloride was administered by intravenous infusion at the dose of250mg added with250ml of5%glucose infusion,the infusion drip was set at constant speed,with2mg/min as its starting speed,while at the same time the blood pressure and heart rate were monitored and infusion speed was adjusted every10to15min,after the target blood pressure21.2/13.2kPa was obtained,the infusion speed was kept at0.1～0.4mg/min.The blood pressure and heart rate were observed separately before the administration of urapidil hydrochloride and2,5,10,15,20and30min after the administration as well as after the operation.RESULTS:5min after the administration,blood pres?sure decreased remarkably but not to the extent to cause low blood pressure,and the heart rate increased slightly at the same time,generally not over10beats each minute.CONCLUSION:Urapidil hydrochloride decreases blood pressure steadily and safely at a manageable dosage.It can be used to control blood pressure during hemostasis and clearance of hematoma,which reduces the possibility of rehemorrhagia caused by high blood pressure during and after the operation.

Objective To identify and investigate B(A)02 allele in a patient. Methods Serological tests were performed with standard serological methods in a patient with B(A)02 allele. DNA sequences of all seven exons and exon-intron boundaries of ABO gene were analyzed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), direct DNA sequencing and sequencing after gene cloning. In order to analyze the allele, PyMOL software was used to establish 3D model of Glycosyltransferases B (GTB). Results The serological results showed the characteristics of B(A) phenotype. DNA analysis revealed that ABO gene of the individual was heterozygous of B(A)02/O01 allele. 700C>G mutation was identified in B101 allele, which resulted in the amino acid substitution P234A in GTB. Through the analysis of the 3D structure of GTB, it was speculated that the P234A replacement affected the intermolecular forces of the 234 amino acid and Met-266, thus changed the conformation of the donor-binding pocket of GTB,that made GTB capable of recognizing and tranferring the GalNac to the H antigen, which can lead to the formation of the weak A antigen on membrane of red blood cells. Conclusion The P234A replacement can affect the spatial conformation of the specific recognition region conformed by Met-266 and Ala-268 residues, which leads to the antigenicity change of the ABO blood group.

Objective Comparison the coincidence rate in the colloidal gold method and the passive agglu-tination method to detect mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) infection, discuss the clinical value in rapid diagnosis of MP infection in the two methods. Methods Two-hundred patients with MP infection, including 100 cases in the the children group, and 100 cases in the adult group, were detected in MP-IgM antibody in serum with the colloidal gold method and the passive agglutination method. Results The positive rate of MP-IgM antibody with the passive agglutination method were slightly higher than that of the colloidal gold method in the children group (P > 0.05), While the positive rate of MP-IgM antibody with the passive agglutination method in the adult group were signifi-cantly higher than that of the colloidal gold method (P<0.05). When the antibody titer of MP-IgM antibody were 1:60, ≥1:320 in the children group, the coincidence rate of the positive results with the colloidal gold method and the passive agglutination method were 95.40%, 95.30%;When the antibody titer of MP-IgM antibody were 1:80, 1:160,≥1:320 in the adult group, the coincidence rate of the positive results with the colloidal gold method and the passive agglutination method were 0, 61.90%, 63.80%. Conclusions In the pediatric MP infection, for the high an-tibody titer of MP-IgM antibody, the positive coincidence rate with the colloidal gold method can reach clinical diag-nostic requirements. Clinical physicians according to the age and disease process of patients choose the appropriate method in order to realize the simple, rapid and accurate diagnosis of mycoplasma pneumoniae infection.

Correlation between the intrahepatic inflammatory pathogenesis and the TCM theory of liver collateral injury by toxins in patients of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) with insulin resistance (IR) was investigated, to elucidate that removing toxins, dredging collateral and modulating Gan could be one of the effective approaches for inhibiting intrahepatic inflammation mechanism of T2DM with IR.
Chemokine CCL2 ; metabolism ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 ; complications ; metabolism ; physiopathology ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Humans ; Inflammation ; etiology ; metabolism ; physiopathology ; Insulin Resistance ; Liver ; metabolism ; pathology ; physiopathology ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; NF-kappa B ; metabolism

Objective To explore the association between the signal transducer and activator of transcription 4 (STAT4) gene polymorphism and Chinese Han systemic lupus erythematosus patients. Methods Pyrosequencing technique was used to genotype the 3 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in the samples of patients and normal individuals. Results Not only these 3 SNPs, but also the haplotypes composed by them showed significant difference between the SLE patients and normal individuals[rs11889341:P=0.012 02, OR (95%CI)=1.22( 1.044～1.424); rs7574865:P=0.003 454, 0R(95%CI)=1.25(1.076～1.451 ); rs8179673: P=0.004 275, OR (95%CI)=1.274 (1.079～1.505)]. Conclusion rs11889341, rs7574865 and rs8179673 of STAT4 are associated with the pathogenesis of Chinese Han SLE, and the STAT4 gene is a susceptibile gene for SLE in a few racial cohorts.

BACKGROUND: To repair bone defect, histocompatibility, growing characteristics, biodegradation and repairing mechanism of nanometer need to be further studied in clinic. OBJECTIVE: To observe the growing characteristics and histocompatibility of nano-hydroxyapatite (Nano-HA) for repairing jaw defect of rabbits.DESIGN: Randomized grouping animal study.SETTING: Beijing Jishuitan Hospital and Stomatology College of Jiamusi University.MATERIALS: A total of 24 New Zealand rabbits, either gender, weighing 2.5-3.5 kg, were provided by Animal Experimental Center of Jiamusi University. The animal experiment had got confirmed consent from local ethic committee. Nano-HA was provided by Material Engineering College of Jiamusi University and dealt with routine hyperthermia/hypertension sterilization. In addition, hydroxyapatite was provided by Wuhan Industry University, and the diameter was 1.0-2.0 μm.METHODS: The experiment was carried out in the Experimental Animal Center of Jiamusi University from November 2001 to May 2006. All rabbits were randomly divided into experimental group and control group with 12 in each group. Bone defect in the diameter of 1.0 cm was produced on body of mandible. Nano-HA was used to repair the bone defect of rabbits in the experimental group, while hydroxyapatite was used to repair the bone defect of rabbits in the control group. At 1, 4, 8 and 12 weeks after operation, all rabbits were sacrificed. In addition, medical imaging analysis system was used to analyze generative quantity of tissue in the two groups; meanwhile, histological quality and quantity were also analyzed so as to observe histocompatibility and newborn osteogenesis. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Histocompatibility and newborn osteogenesis.RESULTS: With the time passing by, the amount of repairing materials was decreased because of the combination with newborn tissue into bone in bone defect-repaired region in the experimental group. When it was closed to normal bone, the amount was stable. However, bony callus was not able to grow in materials in the control group. Results of correlation analysis demonstrated that materials were negatively straight-line correlation with newborn bone (r = -0.912 0, P < 0.01). During the repairing procedure of bone defect, newborn bone was closely correlative with Nano-HA; while, with the increase of newborn bone, the amount of repairing materials was decreased because of the combination with newborn tissue into bone.CONCLUSION: Nano-HA can combine with newborn bone tissue so as to rapidly generate bone, while it has an excellent biocompatibility.

A possible association between the polymorphism of glucose transporter 9 (GLUT9) rs1 3137343 and hyperuricemia was investigated in Chinese male population and the calculated genotype frequencies and allelic frequencies by PCR method and direct sequencing were reported.Data showed that there was statistical difference in GLUT9 rs13137343 genotype frequencies between hyperuricemia cases and controls(x2 =7.024,P =0.030).