A promising genetic marker, sag5b, was cloned and expressed and the difference of the genes between highly virulent strain (RH) and less virulent strain(Prugniaud) of Toxoplasma gondii was compared. The PCR-generated product of sag5b was subcloned into T easy vector and plasmid pET28a consecutively. The fusion expression was induced by IPTG and identified by SDS-PAGE and Western blotting. The immunoreactivity of recombinant SAG5B was identical to that of native SAG5B on the membrane of tachyzoites of RH strain. The brains of mice infected with Prugniaud strain of T. gondii were homogenated. Sag1 was successully cloned by PCR from both RH strain tachyzoites and the homogenized brain tissues of mice infected with low virulent strain of Prugniaud,whereas sag5b was only detected in RH strain but not in Prugniaud strain, indicating that sag5b could be used as a genetic marker for differentiation of strain virulence. Expression and vaccination of the virulence-associated gene into mice failed to induce obvious protective immunity against the challenge of RH strain.

Objective To explore the significance of treadmill exercise test (TET) in identifying left main coronary artery(LMD) obstruction from proximal left anterior descending(LAD) obstruction.Methods Patients with positive in the TET of the Central Hospital of Dalian from Jan.2008 to Dec.2013 were enrolled in this study and they were divided into LMD group with 21 cases and LAD group with 35 cases according to the results of coronary angiography.Retrospectively study was conducted to analyze the exercise time,the start time of ST segment change,the lead of ST segment between groups.Results Lead aVR ST segment elevation(≥0.10 mV) was 85.7％ (18/21) in the LMD group and 62.9％ (22/35) in the LAD group.Lead aVR ST segment elevation in the LM group was ((0.16 ± 0.07) mV,higher than in the LAD group ((0.11 ± 0.07) mV ; t =2.614,P ＜ 0.05).Accompany ST segment depression of leads and cumulative ST segment depression were (5.7 ±1.7) pcs and (1.13 ±0.42) mV in LMD group,significantly higher than those of LAD group((4.6 ± ± 1.8) pcs and (0.87 ± 0.32) mV ; t =2.314,2.634,P ＜ 0.05).The occurrence rate of ST segment depression (≥0.10 mV) in leads V2 and V6 were 33.3％ (7/21) and 90.5％ (19/21) in LM group,significantly higher than that in LAD group (11.4％ (4/35) and 62.9 ％ (22/35) ; x2 =3.990,5.105 ;P ＜ 0..05).The start time of ST segment deviation of LM group was significantly earlier than that of LAD group ((199.8 ± 70.8) s vs.(273.7 ± 127.3) s;t =-2.787,P ＜ 0.01).The differences were not statistically significant in terms of the exercise time between groups ((315.0 ± 120.0) s vs.(376.1 ± 110.0) s;t =-1.948;P ＞ 0.05),the rate for achieving target heart rate(33.3％ (7/21) vs.48.6％ (17/35) ; x2 =1.244 ; P ＞ 0.05) and the Duke score ((-11.8 ±7.2) vs.(-8.4 ±6.8) ;t =-1:772;P＞0.05).Conclusion Compare with patients with the LAD disease,ST segment elevation of lead aVR is significantly higher induced by treadmill exercise test in patients with left main disease.Meanwhile,the lead accompanied with ST segment depression is significantly higher,and the start time of ST segment deviation is significantly earlier.

Objective To study the clinical characteristics and outcome of cytomegalovirus(CMV) infection in infants.Methods All data including time of infection,clinical characteristics,laboratory tests and outcome of CMV infections in hospitalized infants were collec-(ted) and analyzed from January,1994 to July,2004.Results In 87 infected infants,congenitally infected newborns,perinatal infection in infants and postnatal infection in infants accounted for 27.6%,62.0%,16.6%,respectively.CMV hepatitis was the most frequent type of disease with the incidence of 41.3%,in which the incidence of splenomegaly was 10.3%.Most of CMV hepatitis infants had a good prognosis with the improved rate 80.5%.Central nervous system abnormality(including abnormal intension of muscle,convulsion,ocular and hearing abnormalities) occurred only in congenital and perinatal infection with the incidence of 20.4%.Generalized infection,the incidence of congenital infection and perinatal infection was 16.7%,1.8%,respectively.It did not occur in postnatal infection.The mortality rate of congenital infection and perinatal infection were 12.5% and 1.85%,respectively.Conclusions CMV infection is the main cause of infant hepatitis and it can also cause neurologic sequelae.The outcome of generalized infection in congenital infection is bad and the mortality rate is high.

The modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is urgent need of the modern theory of TCM, is a consensus. But, How to establish and what kind of modern TCM theory, is far from a consensus. Based on the summarization of the common law in the construction of scientific theory, we are trying to give a answer that are expected to form a consensus. Firstly, we have illustrated the trend that the development of TCM theory should learn from the life and medical sciences theory function and value; Secondly, we have proven that TCM and TCM theory belongs to the traditional medicine and theory and pointed out the limitation of the traditional medicine, TCM and its theory. And then we have revealed the inevitable trend of traditional medicine, TCM and its theory development at home and abroad, logically obtained the inevitable choice of constructing the modern TCM basic theory; Lastly, we have analyzed the different discipline new theory construction process and method at home and abroad and discovered the common five steps rule, put forward three principles and five steps of constructing modern TCM basic theory, demonstrated its important role during the theoretical revolution promoting Chinese Medicine theory from phenomenon description to mechanism clarification and the scientific value of Chinese Medicine theory in the domestic and foreign development trend.

Around the core issue how to evaluate and test hypothesis, starting from the concept of hypothesis and scientific hypothesis, learning form recent progress and understanding at home and abroad, we have analyzed the type of scientific hypothesis, test methods and pre-mortem and post-mortem evaluation criteria in depth, established scientific vision and discipline ruler, explored the awareness level of the Chinese medicine hypothesis, pointed out the problems and gaps. Whereby, we have analyzed and demonstrated brain regulating five internal organs concept of wholism scientific hypothesis, and proven it belongs to the scientific hypothesis. We were confident that these works mentioned above would lead the theoretical reform changing Chinese medicine hypothesis from traditional description to the nature clarification.

Objective To establish diagnosis model and explore related metabolic pathways by analyzing the serum metabolic profile of patients with primary nephrotic syndrome (PNS) through metabolomics.Methods Thirty PNS patients hospitalized in Huai'an First People's Hospital between December 2010 and April 2012 were enrolled.High performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) was employed to detect metabolites in the serum of 30 PNS patients and 30 healthy controls.Metabolic fingerprint profiling and multivariate pattern recognition analysis were combined to establish disease-specific metabolic diagnosis model,and metabolic pathway analysis was performed.Results PNS group and control group could be well separated by principal component analysis (PCA) model as well as partial least-squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) model with Q2 of 0.300.There was well interpretation in PLA-DA model (R2X=0.581,R2Y=0.452).Compared with healthy controls,PNS patients had decreased cholestane 3,7,12,15 alcohol,acyl glycerine,phytosphingosine and tryptophan,and increased sphingomyelin,arginine and glutamic acid (all VIP ＞ 1,P ＜ 0.05).The metabolic disorders pathways of PNS patients included sphingolipid metabolism,arginine and proline metabolism,linoleic acid metabolism and pyrimidine metabolism (all impact ＞0.10 and P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions Metabolomics combined with multivariate pattern recognition analysis may be a new tool for diagnosis and monitoring of PNS.

Objective To investigate the distribution status of coal-burning fluorosis (endemic fluorosis) areas in Luoyang and to provide scientifc evidence for making strategies in prevention and control. Methods In 2006, a household per village was chosen to carry the general survey so as of disease condition, living habits and housing structure among 941 coal-burning pollution fluorine sickness natural villages in Yanshi, Mengjin, Xin'an, Luanchuan counties and Geely area which were under the jurisdiction of Luoyang. In the general survey, the sampled village having a population of more than 500 person was considered as a major survey village, and water fluoride, 8 - 12 year-old child fluorine spot on tooth and the urinary fluoride were surveyed. Water fluoride and the child urinary fluoride determination used the fluoride ion selective electrode method, and the children's dental fluorosis used Dean method. Results The endemic fluorosis of Luoyang existed 742 in endemic fluomsis villages, compared with history, a decrease of 199 in number. Ninety-six point seven per cent( 142 543/147 419) of the households were consuming smoke-free coal. Households using intact kitchens accounted for 93.6%( 137 919/147 419). Of which 63.0%(86 889/137 919) of kitchens were mixed up with bedrooms. Total 125 060 people were using coal- fired furnace for heating, of which 87.8%(109 802/125 060) had smoke-free facilities, 12.2%(15 258/125 060) had none. Among 52 endemic villages with population of more than 500 people surveyed, a total of 183 water samples were collected, 2 had water fluoride exceeding 1.0 rag/L, the highest water fluoride being 1.04 rag/L, averaging 0.39 mg/L Sixteen villages had a prevalence rate of dental fluorosis for children less than 30.00%, accounting for 30.8% (16/52), 36 endemic villages the prevalence of dental fluorosis detection rate of more than 30.00%, accounting for 69.2%(36/52). Twenty-thrce villages had a dental fluorosis index greater than 0.6, severe dental fluorosis was not found. Real-time measurement of 1408 urine samples of children aged 8 - 12 showed that urine fluoride highest value 6.88 nag/L, the minimum value of 0.10 mg/L, geometric mean 1.10 mg/L. The prevalence rate of dental fluorosis for children was 36.06%. Conclusions In Luoyang city, numbers of coal-burning endemic fluorosis villages are less than before, children's dental fluorosis has significantly declined, however some people still use kitchens connecting with bedrooms and lack smoke-free facilities, they need to be educated to change lifestyle and improve furnace to reduce soot fluoride pollution.

AIM: To evaluate the efficacy of combined therapy for amblyopia in children by making use of pattern visual evoked potential ( P-VEP) game.
METHODS: This was a prospective case control study. These asthenopic children were divided into two groups. The control group ( 66 eyes of 49 patients ): occlusive therapy with glasses, cover, precision work, red light treatment and so on, later the stereo vision training was added. The experimental group (72 eyes of 52 patients):conventional methods mentioned above with P - VEP games.
RESULTS: The total effective rate and cure rate of experimental group in 6mo were higher than those of control group. The overall effective rate was 94. 4% in the experimental group and 83. 3% in the control group. There was a statistically significant difference between them (P<0. 05).
CONCLUSION: The comprehensive therapy by making use of P-VEP game is an individualized effective new way in treating amblyopia.

Adult ; Angiomyolipoma ; diagnostic imaging ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Antigens, Neoplasm ; metabolism ; Epithelioid Cells ; pathology ; Female ; Humans ; Kidney Neoplasms ; diagnostic imaging ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Lymphatic Metastasis ; Melanoma-Specific Antigens ; Neoplasm Proteins ; metabolism ; Nephrectomy ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

At present, studies on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) properties are mostly restricted to a single or two kinds of medicinal properties, but deviated from the holism of the theoretical system of TCMs. In this paper, the characteristics of pharmacological effects of different property combinations of TCMs distributing in the stomach meridian were take as the study objective. The data of properties of TCMs distributing in the stomach meridian was collected from the Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China (2005). The data of pharmacological effects of TCMs distributing in the stomach meridian was collected from all of literatures recorded in Chinese Journal Full-text Database (CNKI) since 1980, Science of Chinese Materia Medica (Yan Zhenghua, People's Medical Publishing House, 2006) and Clinical Science of Chinese Materia Medica (Gao Xuemin, Zhong Gansheng, Hebei Science and Technology Publishing House, 2005). The corresponding pharmacological effects of property combinations of TCMs distributing in the stomach meridian was mined by the method of association rules. The results of the association rules were consistent with the empirical knowledge, and showed that different medicinal property combinations had respective pharmacological characteristics, including differences and similarities in pharmacological effects of different medicinal property combinations. Medicinal property combinations with identical four properties or five tastes showed similar pharmacological effects; whereas medicinal property combinations with different four properties or five tastes showed differentiated pharmacological effects. However, medicinal property combinations with different four properties or five tastes could also show similar pharmacological effects. In this study, the medicinal property theory and the pharmacological effects of TCMs were combined to reveal the main characteristics and regularity of pharmacological effects of TCMs distributing in the stomach meridian and provide a new way of thinking and method for revealing the mechanism action of TCMs distributing in the stomach meridian and discovering the pharmacological effects of TCMs distributing in the stomach meridian.
Databases, Factual ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; chemistry ; therapeutic use ; Humans ; Meridians ; Stomach ; drug effects ; Stomach Diseases ; drug therapy