Objective To study the improving effect of testicular tissue graft on impaired learning and memory in endocrine recession mice,and to explore the possible mechanisms.Method Forty Kunming male mice were randomly divided into four groups by random number table:sham operation group,castration group,androgen (30 mg/kg) control group and testicular tissue graft group.The bilateral testes of mice were cut off to establish castrated mouse model.After modeling,the back subcutaneous muscle layers of castrated mice were implanted on the allogeneic testicular tissue blocks in graft group.Androgen group mice were intragastrically administrated with androgen for three months,and other two groups of mice were given an equal volume of normal saline At the end of treatment,the levels of serum testosterone in each group of mice were measured by ELISA.Learning and memory abilities of the mice were assessed by Morris water maze behavioral test.Morphological changes in the hippocampal CA1 region were observed through hematoxylin-eosin staining (HE).The expression levels of AR and apoptosis-related proteins (Bcl-2,Bax,caspase-3 and caspase-9) in the brain were detected by Westem blotting.Result As compared with castration group,the levels of serum testosterone in graft group were increased significantly (P＜0.01),learning and memory abilities were greatly strengthened (P ＜ 0.01),the morphological structures in hippocampal CA1 neurons were improved,and the expression levels of Bax,caspase-3 and caspase-9 were significantly reduced (P＜0.01),while the expression levels of AR and Bcl-2 had obvious enhancements (P ＜0.01).Conelusion Testicular tissue graft can improve learning and memory ability probably by secreting endogenous testosterone which will bind with androgen receptor in the brain,then regulating the expression of neuronal apoptosis related genes,increasing Bcl-2 protein level and reducing the expression of Bax,caspase-3 and caspase-9 protein,and finally inhibiting neuronal apoptosis.

Objective To evaluate the current knowledge and practice of evidence-based nursing for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and its influencing factors in ICU nurses. Methods Selfadministered structured questionnaire was used in 101 ICU nurses working in one grade three A hospital of Jiangsu province by convenient sampling method. The results underwent statistical description and variance analysis. Results The mean score of knowledge about evidence-based nursing to prevent VAP was (4.75±1.42) (total score=10),the mean score of practice was (3.32±0.32) (total score=4). The influencing factors of knowledge in ICU nurses were different divisions and ICU working years. Different ICU working years resulted in different behavior of nurses. Most nurses considered that nursing work was too busy due to serious condition of patients, which was the principal interfering factor in practice of evidence-based nursing for preventing VAP. Conclusions Further expertise of ventilator-associated pneumonia training and evidence-based nursing education are urgently required. The best-practice guidelines for preventing VAP are more often consummated. Whilst encouraging the reasonable personnel disposition and the essential facilities are priority. Effective fulfillmere in evidence-based practice to prevent VAP may be achieved by broader adjustment of the medical system and the medical cost structure, so that evidence-based nursing for preventing VAP can be put into effect.

Objective To explore causes of fever in patients after the surgery for congenital heart disease(CHD), and put forward corresponding prevention and control measures.Methods Clinical data of patients undergoing sur-gery for CHD in the department of pediatric surgery of a hospital between January and May 2013 were analyzed ret-rospectively,the whole process of operation and postoperative nursing were observed,environmental hygiene moni-toring was performed at the same time.Results 26 patients all had fever after operation,fever in 21 cases (80.77%)was caused by non-infectious factors,5(19.23%)by infectious factors (ventilator-associated pneumonia in 4 cases,type I incision infection in 1 case).6 cases were absorption fever,20 were abnormal fever,difference in patients’age,duration of invasive manipulation (ventilator,urinary catheter,gastric tube)between two groups of patients were all statistically significant (all P <0.05),patients in the absorption fever group were with older age and short invasive manipulation time.Bacteriological detection rate in 26 patients was 76.92% (n=20),a total of 58 specimens were detected,7 were positive (from sputum specimens of 4 patients),5 isolates (71 .43%)were Pseudomonas aeruginosa .A total of 52 environmental specimens were collected for detection,the qualified rate was 80.77% (n =42).Conclusion Non-infectious factors are the main causes of postoperative fever in patients with CHD,health care workers should enhance the awareness of sterilization,standardize all kinds of medical manipula-tion,and reduce postoperative fever.

Object ive To find related risk factors after PEIT under ultrasound .Methods We collected the data of 73 clinical PEIT cases from January 2007 to December 2011 .Univariate analysis found the related risk factors of PEIT.Multivariate analysis identified the independent risk factors .Results Single factor analysis showed that the differences between groups of patient′s sex,age,the positive and negative of serum HBsAg ,tumor location,tumor number in survival rates were not statistically significant;the differences in groups of tumor size , serum AFP levels,with or without portal vein tumor thrombus ,liver function(Child)grade,tumor type in survival rates were significant differences .Multivariate and stepwise regression analysis showed that liver function ( Child) grade,tumor type,tumor metastasis,portal vein thrombosis were factors relevant to prognosis ;all chi-square test,χ2=47.763,P<0.01;likelihood ratio test χ2=450.546 ,P<0.01.Conclusion liver function ( Child-pugh grade),pathological type of tumors,tumor′s metastasis,emboli in portal vein are the risk factors after PEIT .

Objective To construct and express a recombinant plasmid pGEX-Sj 14-3-3-Sj32 of Schistosoma japonicum in Escherichia coli (E.Coli) BL21 (DE3).Methods Sj14-3-3 and Sj32 antigen genes were amplified by PCR from template of plasmids pGEX-Sj14-3-3 and pET28α-Sj32 which were extracted from recombinant bacteria BL21 (pET28α-Sj32) and BL21 (pGEX-Sj14-3-3) stored in Institute of Infectious and Parasitic Disease of the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University.Sj14-3-3-Sj32 fusion gene obtained with gene SOEing was cloned into the vector pGEX-1λT to construct pGEX-Sj14-3-3-Sj32 which was identified by double digestion.The recombinant plasmid pGEX-Sj 14-3-3-Sj32 was transformed into E.Coli BL21 (DE3).The recombinant strains were induced by isopropyl-β-d-thiogalactoside (IPTG),and the expressed products were analyzed and identified by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and Western blotting.Results The 1 750 bp Sj14-3-3-Sj32 fusion gene was successfully amplified by gene SOEing and cloned into the vector pGEX-1 λT verified by restriction analysis,the recombinant plasmid pGEX-Sj 14-3-3-Sj32 was successfully constructed.The molecular mass of the expressed recombinant protein was proximately 73 × 103 as detected by SDS-PAGE.Western blotting confirmed that the expressed protein could be recognized by the immune sera from rabbit infected with Schistosomajaponicum.Conclusion The recombinant plasmid pGEX-Sj14-3-3-Sj32 is successfully constructed and could be highly expressed in E.coli and the expressed recombinant protein has specific antigenicity.

Objective To establish the evidence-based nursing educational programme for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and evaluate the effects in critical care nurses. Methods The evidence-based nursing practice guidelines for preventing VAP from 2008 American Association of Critical Care Nurses was used as training materials,which guided the curriculum design. Seventeen critical care nurses were trained. The difference of the nurses' knowledge and practice was evaluated before and after training by an evaluation scale of nursing quality criteria for preventing VAP. Results After the training,nurses' knowledge and practice of preventing VAP were improved(Z=-3.624,P=0.000). Except the factor score of handwashing,there were significant differences on the factor scores of body position care,endotracheal tube care,enteral nutrition,maintaining the tube cuff pressure,oral care and ventilator equipment management (P<0.01). Conclusion The educational programme of evidence-based nursing for preventing VAP can improve the nurses' knowledge and practice of preventing VAP. Furthermore,it can promote the application of evidence-based nursing for preventing VAP,and thereby to improve the quality of nursing,and provide guidance for the training of critical care nurses and continuing education.

27-O-(E)-p-coumaric acyl ursolic acid( DY-17) from Ilex latifolia is a compound of the monomer. To investigate the DY-17 inducing apoptosis in the human breast cancer cell line, the MDA-MB-231 cells were used as research object in this experiment. The proliferation activity of the MDA-MB-231 cells stimulated with the different concentrations of DY-17 (20, 40 µmol · L(-1)) was detected at different time( 12, 24, 36, 48, 60,72 h) . We surveyed the DY-17 inducing apoptosis of the MDA-MB-231 cells with the fluorescent staining technology. The rate of MDA-MB-231 cells apoptosis and necrosis was determined by flow cell cytometry (FCC). Moreover, expression of JNK, phosphorylated JNK, Bax, PARP shear and caspase-3 shear related to JNK/SAPK pathways were investigated in every group ( control group, EGF group, EGF + DY-17 40 µmol · L(1) group and EGF + SP600125 group) with Western blot. The MTT results showed that, in the presence of DY-17, the proliferation activity of MDA-MB-231 cells decreased in a dose-dependent and time-dependent manner. The apoptosis and necrosis rates of MDA-MB-231 cells with DY-17(20, 40 µmol · L(-1)) groups was respectively 31.86%, 49.91% by flow cytometry and significantly increased compared with control group under Fluores- cence microscopy. Up-regulation of the JNK phosphorylation protein expression was observed in EGF group compared with control group. In addition, markedly decreased the expression of JNK phosphorylation protein were also surveyed in EGF + DY-17 40 µmol · L(-1) group compared with EGF group. The expression of Bax, shear PARP and shear caspase-3 protein in EGF + DY-17 40 µmol · L(-1) group were significantly increased in comparison with EGF group. The results showed DY-17 induced apoptosis of human breast cancer MDA-MB-231 cell line related to down-regulating JNK/SAPK signal pathways.
Apoptosis ; drug effects ; Breast Neoplasms ; drug therapy ; enzymology ; genetics ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Cell Proliferation ; drug effects ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; pharmacology ; Female ; Humans ; MAP Kinase Kinase 4 ; genetics ; metabolism ; Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 8 ; genetics ; metabolism ; Signal Transduction ; drug effects ; Triterpenes ; chemistry ; pharmacology

Objective To construct a recombinant Bifidobacterium bifidum (Bb)vaccine[Bb (pGEX-Sj26GST-Sj14-3-3)] of Schistosomajaponicum (Sj) and analyze the expression of the fusion gene Sj26GST-Sj14-3-3 of Sj in Bb.Methods The recombinant plasmid pGEX-Sj26GST-Sj14-3-3 was electroporated into Bb to construct a recombinant Bb (pGEX-Sj26GST-Sj14-3-3) vaccine.Mter induction with isopropyl-β-D-thiogalactoside (IPTG),double restriction enzymes digestion and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) were used to identify the recombinant Bb (pGEX-Sj26GST-Sj14-3-3),expression of the recombinant protein was analyzed and identified by sodium dodecyl sulfonate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and Western blotting.Results The recombinant plasmid pGEX-Sj26GST-Sj14-3-3 was successfully transformed into Bb identified by double restriction enzymes digestion and PCR.SDS-PAGE analysis showed that the relative molecular mass of the expressed recombinant protein was approximately 67 × 103.The expressed protein could be recognized by the immune sera from rabbits infected with Sj by Western blotting.Conclusions The recombinant Bb (pGEX-Sj26GST-Sj14-3-3) vaccine of Sj is successfully constructed.The fusion gene Sj26GST-Sj14-3-3 can be expressed in recombinant Bb and the expressed target protein shows specific antigenicity.

The prevalence of violence behavior in patients with schizophrenia is higher than that in common population. Data suggest that genetic factors may play a substantial role for the etiology of the behavior. Among the particular gene polymorphisms that have been considered to be involved in violence behavior, the catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene had been the focus of recent research. This article reviews the association research between COMT gene and violence behavior in patients with schizophrenia in several aspects: SNP polymorphism of COMT Val158Met and COMT Ala72Ser, haplotype of COMT gene and DNA methylation of promoter region of COMT gene. The genetic research direction is presented for patients with schizophrenia.
Aggression ; Catechol O-Methyltransferase/genetics* ; Haplotypes ; Humans ; Polymorphism, Genetic ; Schizophrenia/genetics* ; Violence

Abstract: AIDS combined with Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) and disseminated infections of Talaromyces marneffei and Cryptococcus neoformans are rare. This paper summarizes and analyzes the diagnosis and treatment of an AIDS patient with multiple fungal infections for reference. A 79-year-old male patient was admitted to the hospital with "stool habit change for more than 20 days". The white blood cell count was 4.57×109/L, the percentage of neutrophils was 81.8%, the absolute count of CD4+ lymphocytes was 6/μL, and the CD4/CD8 ratio was 0.17. HIV antibody positive was confirmed by CDC. The cerebrospinal fluid and alveolar lavage fluid were positive for Cryptococcus neoformans capsular antigen, and Pneumocystis jirovecii was found by the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid stained with hexamine silver. The cerebrospinal fluid culture was positive for Cryptococcus neoformans, and the blood culture was positive for Cryptococcus neoformans and Talaromyces marneffei. CT showed that bronchovascular bundles in both lungs were more thick, patchy and cable-like high-density shadows were seen in both lungs, and the edges were blurred. Nodular and cable-like high-density shadows were seen in the posterior apical segment of the left upper lobe, with clear margins. Infection of both lungs was considered, and secondary pulmonary tuberculosis occurred in the left upper lobe. After admission, the patient was treated with various anti-bacterial and fungal drugs due to recurrent fever, but the effect was not effective. The fever symptoms of the patient could not be significantly improved, and his condition continued to worsen, and he eventually died. The patient with AIDS complicated with bacterial and fungal infection, especially PJP infection in serious condifiton and has a poor prognosis for rapid development, so clinical attention should be paid to.