Extended-field and subtotal nodal radiation therapy (RT),developed in the 1960 s,was first reliably curative treatment for early-stage Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). However, the large volume of normal tissue irradiated resulted in significant delayed toxicity, including cardiac disease and second cancers (SC).The 30-year cumulative incidence of heart disease among adult survivors receiving 40-45 Gy of extended-field or mantle RT is approximately 30 ％; the incidence of SC is similar. How to improve disease control while reducing the toxicity of treatment has been a major objective of HL trials. Contemporary involved-field RT (IFRT) and involved-node RT (INRT) reduces irradiated volumes and produces significant reductions in normal tissue dose, and response-adapted therapy may be a means of identifying those patients most likely to benefit from treatment reduction or intensification, and enhanced screening will facilitate early intervention to reduce the clinical burden of late effects. There is a increasing interest in elucidating the genetic correlation of treatment toxicity.

Humans ; Hyperostosis, Cortical, Congenital ; diagnosis ; Infant ; Male

China ; Humans ; Medicine ; methods ; trends ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; trends

Objective To predict and screen the B-cell epitopes on nucleoprotein(NP)of human avian H5N1 virus strain.Methods As NP nucleotide sequences of strain A/GD/01/06(H5N1)were sequenced,B-cell epitopes were predicted by the analysis of the flexible regions of secondary structure for NPprotein and by screening on B-cell epitopes for NP protein with methods of Hydrophilicity Plot by KyteDoolittle,Surface Probability Plot by Emini,and Antigenic Index by Jameson-Wolf.Then a screening method was established by Hierarchical cluster,Bivariate correlate and Quartiles in SPSS13.0.and the variation of amino acids in NP protein was appraised in epitope prediction.Resuits The computer-predicted most possible epitopes for NP protein were located within or nearby its N-terminal 317-326,452-457,467-473,367-370,491-498,375-378,171-177,48-53,245-250.76-104 and so on.NP protein in A/GD/01/06(H5N1)increased a glycoprotein domain(NES368-370)by the substitution of N370S and changed the bio-features.Conclusion Stepwise prediction of the B-cell epitopes for the NP protein based on multiple parameters is helpful for the molecular-immunology and drug-screening,and the substitution of N370 S in NP of A/GD/01/06(H5N1)varied its antigenicity but didn't change the epitope size(SNEN367-370).

Objective To construct an H7N9 vaccine strain by using a previously obtained Vero cell-based high-yield influenza A virus as the donor strain.Methods The recombinant virus strains, 4mut-H7N9 and PR8-H7N9, were respectively rescued with reverse genetics technique by combining the genes en-coding hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA) of H7N9 virus with the 6 internal genes of PR8-4mut or PR8 virus strains.The growth feature of 4mut-H7N9 virus strain was compared with that of PR8-H7N9 vi-rus strain with growth curves and plaque assays.The viral proteins produced by 4mut-H7N9 and PR8-H7N9 virus strains were measured by Western blot and Coomassie blue staining.Results The PR8-H7N9 and 4mut-H7N9 virus strains were successfully rescued.The virus titer of 4mut-H7N9 strain was about 3000 times higher than that of PR8-H7N9 strain at 72 hours after infecting Vero cells.The 4mut-H7N9 virus strain formed plaques of about 1 mm in diameter on Vero cells, while the PR8-H7N9 virus strain only formed pin-point plaques on Vero cells.The levels of viral proteins encoded by purified 4mut-H7N9 virus strain were significantly higher than that of the PR8-H7N9 virus strain as indicated by both Western blot and Coomassie blue staining.Moreover, the 4mut-H7N9 virus strain was less pathogenic than PR8-H7N9 strain in mice, and retained the trypsin dependence for infecting cells.Conclusion The reassortant 4mut-H7N9 vaccine strain as established by reverse genetics technique grew faster and better in Vero cells, suggesting the possi-bility of using it as a candidate vaccine strain whenever facing a potential epidemic of H7N9 virus.

Objective To investigate the effect of biofilm cleaning agents and multienzyme cleaning agents in the cleaning of tubular instruments. Methods About 200 pieces of intramedullary nail used in tibial fracture and intramedullary nailing were selected and divided into multienzyme cleaning group and biomembrane cleaning group according to the order of recovery. According to the random number table method, each group had 100 pieces. The biofilm cleaning group was cleaned with biological membrane cleaning agent, and the multienzyme cleaning group was cleaned with multienzyme cleaning agent. The cleaning effect of luminal instruments was observed by means of microscopy, dipstick test and ATP bioluminescence assay. Result The cleaning quality and biofilm removal effect of the biofilm cleaning group were better than those of the multienzyme cleaning group (P<0.05). Conclusion Cleaning the luminal instruments with biomembrane cleaning agent can improve the cleaning quality and prevent the formation of bacterial biofilm.

Objective To compare the cardioprotective efficacy of Cariporide as an adjunct in different pH cardioplegia. Methods Sixty-four male Sprague-Dawley rat hearts were randomly divided into 8 groups (8 rats in each group): 4 control groups and 4 treated groups with Cariporide as an adjunct to cardioplegia. After control perfusion in Langendorff mode with Krebs-Henseleit bicarbonate buffer (KHB) for 30 minutes, the isolated rat hearts were infused with different pH (pH=6.2 or 7.0 or 7.4 or 7.8, respectively) cardioplegia (without or with Cariporide) for 2 minutes to produce cardiac arrest and subjected to 60 minutes of 15?C arrest. In addition, during global ischemia, cardioplegia was reinfused for 2 minutes every 30 minutes, Sixty minutes after the ischemic arrest, cardioplegia was infused as terminal cardioplegia for 2 minutes, then the hearts were reperfused with Krebs-Henseleit bicarbonate buffer for 30 minutes. The hemodynamic parameters and the level of creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) of coronary venous sinus drainage were measured before ischemia and during reperfusion. Myocardial and mitochondrial ultrastructures were observed under electronmicroscope. Results Application of Cariporide as an adjunct to cardioplegia improved significantly recovery of cardiac function and decreased the level of creatine kinase-MB(CK-MB), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) of coronary venous sinus drainage (P

Air Pollutants, Occupational ; analysis ; Naphthols ; analysis ; Spectrophotometry ; methods ; Workplace

BACKGROUND: Serum creatinine (SCr) is the most commonly used parameter to estimate renal function impairement, but there are some shortcomings. Many factors including age, gender, drug, diet, muscle mass and metabolic rate can influence SCr, leading to an inaccurate estimation of kidney impairment. Studies have shown that cystatin C (CysC) is not affected by factors such as muscle mass, age, gender, diet, inflammation or tumor. The present study was undertaken to compare the sensitivity of CysC and SCr in evaluating renal function impairment at early stage of shock. METHODS: Seventy-one patients aged 38.3±21.4 years, who had been treated at the Emergency Medicine Department of the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University between February 2006 and June 2007, were studied. They were divided into groups A, B, C, and D according to the shock time. Serum sample was drawn from each patient at 1, 2, 3, 4 hours after shock to determine SCr and CysC. CysC and SCr were determined again at 72 hours and 7 days after shock. RESULTS: CysC increased earlier than SCr in the 71 patients, and CysC decreased slower than SCr when shock was corrected. CysC increased at 1 hour after shock. There was a negative correlationship between CysC, SCr and glomerular filtration rate (GFR), especially at early stage of shock. CONCLUSIONS: There is renal injury at early stage of shock. CysC is more sensitive than SCr in assessing renal function at the early stage of shock.

China ; epidemiology ; Humans ; Neoplasms ; epidemiology ; prevention & control ; Registries