OBJECTIVE To investigae the gene resistant to quaternary ammonium compounds of multiple drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii(MDR-ABA).METHODS The quaternary ammonium compounds qacE?1 gene in 20 MDR-ABA strains were detected by PCR.RESULTS The 20 MDR-ABA strains showed multiple resistance,its sensitivity to imipenm was 65% only.Among twenty strains of MDR-ABA qacE?1 gene were all positive.CONCLUSIONS The results indicate that qacE?1 gene were all carred class 1 integron.The chlorhexidine usage in prevnting hospital infection after surgery should be reevaluated.

Actins ; metabolism ; Angiotensins ; pharmacology ; Animals ; Breast Neoplasms ; blood supply ; drug therapy ; metabolism ; pathology ; Cell Proliferation ; Female ; Fibroblasts ; metabolism ; pathology ; physiology ; Humans ; Interferon-gamma ; therapeutic use ; Neoplasm Invasiveness ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Neovascularization, Pathologic ; Prognosis ; Transforming Growth Factor beta1 ; metabolism

Objective To investigate the expression level of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and its effects on cell proliferation activity and apoptosis in colorectal carcinoma. Methods The expression of COX-2, proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and apoptosis in 60 cases of colorectal carcinoma, 20 cases of colorectal adenoma and 20 cases of normal mucous were studied by the immunohistochemical and TUNEL methods, the apoptosis index(AI)and proliferation index(PI) were defined respectively. Results The positive expression rate of COX-2 in colorectal carcinoma was significantly higher than that in the other groups. Overexpression of COX-2 in colorectal carcinoma was related to its lymph node metastasis and the size of tumor and clinical stages. In the group with COX-2 positive expression, PI was higher than that in the group with COX-2 negative expression; whereas AI was higher in the latter group than in the former group. Conclusions The expression level of COX-2 may have a close correlation with cell proliferation and apoptosis, they may participate in oncogenesis and progression of colorectal carcinoma.

Objective Objective To investigate the clinical application of high-dose-rate(HDR)endobronchial brachytherapy for the treatment of primary lung cancer with atelectasis. Methods A total of 142 cases of lung cancer with atelectasis treated with HDR endobronchial brachytherapy and 71 cases(contr01)treated with extemal irradiation only at onr center of cancer were comparatively studied.1n the treatment group,with the aid of bmnchoscope,brachytherapy was applied 2 or 3 times at the dose of 8 Gy each time to a tissue depth of 1 to 1.5 cm.Cases in the contmlgroup,treated with external irradiation,received 60-70 Gy in total.Results Complete recruitment of atelectasis was observed in 80.28%cases of the treatment group and 64.79%in the control,T11ere Was significant difference between the two groups.Survival rates after 1,2 and 3 years in cases with complete remission of atelectasis in treatment group were 60.68%,44.44%and 23.93%,but 36.00%,28.00%and 16.00%in cases with no remission of atelectasis.Significant difference of one-year survival Was found between the two groups(P

Breast Neoplasms ; metabolism ; pathology ; Cell Polarity ; Epithelial Cells ; metabolism ; pathology ; Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition ; Eye Proteins ; metabolism ; Female ; Humans ; Membrane Proteins ; metabolism ; Nerve Tissue Proteins ; metabolism ; Receptors, Proteinase-Activated ; metabolism ; Tumor Suppressor Proteins ; metabolism

Objective To develop national norms of nursing soft skills, and provide a basis for the evaluation of the nursing soft skills for new nurses.Methods With the stratified cluster sampling, 2816 new nurses were choosed from across China, and nursing soft skills evaluation scale was used to investigate.The general descriptive statistics, reliability analysis and confirmatory factor analysis of sample data were done.Results Developed the total national norms of nursing soft skills for new nurses ( the total soft skills was 150.31 ± 15.47,interpersonal skills was 28.28 ± 3.75, organizational management was 33.74 ± 4.10, self-management was 37.50 ±4.58 ,career sentiment was 28.10 ±3.52 ,cognitive kills was 22.70 ±3.11 ) and established a T-rough and percentiles-rough score conversion tables.The level of nursing soft skills of new nurses was divided into five levels: T-score ＜ 30 was poor for the soft skill, T-score at the 30 to 39 for the somewhat less, T-score at the 40 to 59 for the general level, T-score at 60 to 69 for good,T-score ≥ 70 for the best.Conclusion These norms can be used as evaluating standards of nursing soft skills for new nurses.

Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of several methods in eliminating Mycoplasma contamination in cell culture of human hepatoma-derived cell line C3A. Methods PCR was performed to detect the Mycoplasmas contamination in cell cultures. The contaminated samples were treated by ciprofloxa-cin, heating, Plasmocure or co-culturing with macrophages. Transmission electron microscope ( TEM) and Q-PCR were used to comparatively analyze the cell morphology and gene expression before and after Plas-mocure treatment. Results Plasmocure succeeded in eliminating Mycoplasma contamination, while cipro-floxacin showed temporary efficacy. Heating and co-culturing with macrophages failed to eliminate Mycoplas-ma contamination. No Mycoplasma contamination in the Plasmocure-treated group was observed under TEM and the expression of ALB, TF and CYP3A4 genes were higher than the genes expressed in the contaminated group (P<0. 01). Conclusion Plasmocure treatment was effective in eliminating Mycoplasma contamina-tion in cell culture. Moreover, the cell morphology and gene expression in Plasmocure-treated group were re-stored to normal.

Objective To explore the relationship between insluin resistance(IR)and plasma fibrinogen, blood lipids levels in patients with gestational diabetes mellitus (GMD).Methods Totally 127cases pregnant women in their 24 -28 gestational weeks were divided into GDM group(n =37),gestational impaired glucose tolerance test (GIGT)group(n =30)and normal glucose tolerance(NGT)group(n =60)based on the American Diabetes Associ-ation(ADA)2009 GDMdiagnostic standards.All selected cases's height,weight,fasting blood glucose (FBG),fasting insulin (FIN),blood lipids and fibrinogen(FIB)level were tested,and their body mass index(BMI)and IR index (HOMA -IR)were calculated.Results During the mid -trimester,the levels of BMI,FIB,HOMA -IR,FBG,FIN, triglyceride (TG),cholesterol(TC),low density lipoprotein -cholesterol (LDL -C)in the GDM group were signifi-cantly higher than the GIGT and NGT groups.However,high density lipoprotein -cholesterol (HDL -C)was signifi-cantly lower (F =69.29,98.15,70.32、141.43、61.92,106.06,157.06,90.59,25.25,all P <0.01).FIB was sig-nificantly positively correlated with BMI,FBG,FIN,HOMA -IR,TC,TG,LDL - C (r =0.441,0.682,0.506, 0.599,0.493,0.591,0.633,all P <0.01 ),and negatively correlated with HDL -C(r =-0.419,P <0.01 ).Multiple stepwise regression analysis indicated that BMI,LDL -C,FBG and TG were independent risk factors affect-ing FIB(t =7.683,2.678,3.184,3.844,all P <0.01);FIB,BMI,FBG,FIN and TC were independent risk factors influencing HOMA -IR(t =68.784,3.201,29.702,58.100,2.904,all P <0.01).Conclusion Pregnant women have IR and blood lipid disorders during the mid -trimester,the overexpression of FIB is closely related to it.

Trans-cinnamaldehyde, the main component of volatile oil from cassia twig or Cinnamomum cassia, which is a traditional Chinese herbal medicine. Trans-cinnamaldehyde is a kind olefine aldehyde of organic compounds and has many pharmacological properties, such as anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, anti-bacterial, antidiabetic, anti-obesity, and neuroprotection etc. The compound has preventive and therapeutic effects on the nervous system, cardiovascular, cancer, diabetes and other diseases. Trans-cinnamaldehyde, as a preventive care of nature medicine, has great clinical and market potential. This paper gives a review about the pharmacological effects and mechanism of trans-cinnamaldehyde researched in the latest five years. We hope to provide some basic information for further research on trans-cinnamaldehyde.
Acrolein ; analogs & derivatives ; chemistry ; pharmacology ; Animals ; Cinnamomum aromaticum ; chemistry ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; chemistry ; pharmacology ; Humans

Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of heat-sensitive moxibustion for vascular dementia and explore its mechanism. Methods: A total of 70 patients with vascular dementia were randomized into an observation group and a control group, with 35 cases in each group. The control group was treated with piracetam, and the observation group was treated with heat-sensitive moxibustion on the basis of the treatment of the control group. The treatment lasted for 8 weeks. Before and after the treatment, the mini-mental state examination (MMSE), activity of daily living (ADL) and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) symptom scores were assessed, and the levels of acetyl choline (Ach) and homocysteine (Hcy) were measured. The efficacy was evaluated after treatment. Results: The total effective rate of the observation group was significantly higher than that of the control group (P<0.05). After treatment, the MMSE and ADL scores in the observation group decreased significantly, and were lower than those in the control group (all P<0.05); the TCM symptom score of the observation group decreased significantly (P<0.05), while that of the control group had no significant change (P>0.05); the plasma Ach level in the observation group increased significantly (P<0.05), and the Hcy level decreased significantly (P<0.05), which were statistically different from those in the control group (both P<0.05). Conclusion: Heat-sensitive moxibustion plus piracetam is effective in treating vascular dementia. It can significantly improve dementia symptoms and ADL, which may be related to the correction of plasma Ach and Hcy levels.