Aged ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Silicosis

AIM: To express the DT389-hbFGF (389 amino acid residues of the N-terminus of diphtheria toxin (human basic fibroblast growth factor) fusion protein for potential targeting therapy towards posterior capsule opacification (PCO) after cataract surgery.METHODS: The DNA of inactivated diphtheria bacillus and RNA of 12-week fetal brain cortex were extracted, respectively. The fragments of truncated diphtheria toxin (containing 389 amino acids of N-terminus, DT389) )and full-length human basic fibroblast growth factor(hbFGF) sequence (encoding 18kDa protein) were amplified by PCR. The two fragments were inserted into pGEX-4T-1 prokaryotic expression vector to obtain pGEX-DT389-hbFGF prokaryotic expression plasmid. After sequence analysis, the expressing plasmid was transformed into Escherichia Coli BL21 strain and expression was induced under IPTG. The expressed fusion protein was purified and identified.RESULTS: The gene fragments encoding DT389 and hbFGF were amplified and their gene sequences were confirmed. Hybrid gene expression plasmid pGEX-DT389 (hbFGF was constructed. The fusion protein DT389-hbFGF was expressed and purified.CONCLUSIONS: The successful cloning and expression of DT389-hbFGF immunotoxin provides a foundation for targeting therapy towards posterior capsule opacification.

AIM: To explore the feasibility of combining small pieces of allo-conjunctiva transplantation (ACT) with amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT) to reconstruct ocular surface.METHODS: Bilateral superior bulbar conjunctiva of New Zealand white rabbits were burned by NaOH (1mol/L).After 24h, the right eye (experimental groups Exps) was performed AMT and ACT;the left eye (control groups Cons)was done merely ACT. The viability and function of allografts were identified by PAS staining and scanning electron microscope (SEM) of cytology impression (CI) every week after the operation.RESULTS: In Exps, no obvious rejection was observed.All grafts survived, extended and covered the conjunctival defect. The appearance of grafts, and the shape, number,and function of goblet cells recovered perfectly four weeks after the operation;however, in Cons, obvious rejection was found. Seven grafts were rejected and. symblepharon was observed in those eyes. The appearance of survival allografts were similar to the normal conjunctiva, with similar shape, number and function of goblet cells till the fifth week after the operation. The survival ratet was significantly higher in Exps than in Cons (P ＜0.05).CONCLUSION: ACT based on AMT can be considered a good way to reconstruct ocular surface for large area conjunctiva alkali burns in early-stage.

Abstract: Objective （ ） To investigate the current status of medical radiation protection in medical and health institutions MHI Methods - （ ） in Tibet Autonomous Region. Sixty one MHIs in seven prefectures cities of Tibet Autonomous Region were selected as the study subjects by stratified random sampling. The radiological protection equipment and personal protective ， equipment were investigated and the quality control of radiological equipment and radiation protection monitoring in Results ， radiological workplace were monitored. There were 368 radiation workers in 61 MHI institutions accounting for 4.8% （ ） ∶ ， 368/7 701 of the total number of radiation workers. The ratio of male to female was 2 1 and the average was six people/ institution. The quantity of radiation monitoring equipment and personal protective equipment at all levels of MHI was less than ， 1.00 sets/person. Among them tertiary MHI had the lowest number of personal protective equipment configurations. The （ monitoring qualified rates of radiation equipment quality control and radiation protection in radiation workplace were 73.3% 88/ ） （ ）， 120 and 95.8% 115/120 respectively. The lowes tmonitoring qualified rate of radiation equipment quality control was 55.2% （ ） ， （ ， ）Conclusion 32/58 with digital radiography and the second was computed tomography 84.8% 28/33 . The monitoring ， qualified rate of radiation protection in MHI workplaces at all levels in Tibet Autonomous Region is high. However radiation monitoring equipment and personal protective equipment should be increased.

Objective To analyze the mediating effect of mental resilience on the relationship between work stress and sleep quality in psychiatrists. Methods A total of 221 front-line psychiatrists from four mental health centers in Shannxi Province were selected as the study subjects using convenience sampling method. The questionnaires of Scale for Occupational Stressors on Clinician，Chinese Version of Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Scale were used to investigate the work stress，mental resilience and sleep quality of the psychiatrists. We conducted Bootstrap mediation test to analyze the mediating effect of mental resilience using SPSS PROCESS V3.5 macro program. Results The total score of work stress of psychiatrists was 97.0±17.5，and the medium（P25，P75）of mental resilience and sleep quality scores were 84.0（75.5， 94.0）and 6.0（5.0，9.0）respectively. The detection rate of sleep disorders among psychiatrists was 33.9%（75/221）. The total score of work stress of psychiatrists was negatively correlated with the total score of mental resilience ［rank correlation coefficient（rS ）=−0.34，P<0.01］，and was positively correlated with the total score of sleep quality（rS =0.48，P<0.01）. The total score of mental resilience was negatively correlated with that of sleep quality （rS = − 0.39，P<0.01）. The work stress of psychiatrists had a positive predictive effect on sleep quality［standardized regression coefficient（β）=0.41.P<0.01］，and a negative predictive effect on mental resilience（β）=−0.38，P<0.01）. Mental resilience had a negative predictive effect on sleep quality（β）=−0.24，P<0.01. Mental resilience played a partial mediating role between work stress and sleep quality，and the mediating effect accounted for 22.0% of the total effect. Conclusion Both work stress and mental resilience of psychiatrists can directly affect their sleep quality，and the mental resilience has a partial mediating role in the effect of work stress on sleep quality.

Bardet-Biedl Syndrome ; diagnosis ; therapy ; Child ; Female ; Humans

Arrhythmias, Cardiac ; physiopathology ; Child ; Electrocardiography ; Humans ; Male ; Tachycardia, Ventricular ; physiopathology

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MyD88) expression in laryngeal carcinoma and its clinical significance. METHOD: Fifty-one patients with laryngeal carcinoma were collected, and all patients were confirmed by pathological diagnosis results. The expression of MyD88 protein was detected by immunohistochemical method in laryngeal cancer and its adjacent tissues to investigate the correlation among MyD88 expression, clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis of patients. RESULT: The positive expression rate of MyD88 in laryngeal cancer tissues was 68.6%, significantly higher than that in normal tissues adjacent to carcinoma of which positive expression rate was 11.8%; MyD88 positive rate had nothing to do with laryngeal cancer patients age, sex, differentiation and tumour location (all P > 0.05), but correlated with clinical stage (P < 0.01) and lymph node metastasis (P < 0.05). In addition, the study also found that the expression of MyD88 quantity was inversely proportional with the five-year survival rate. The survival rate of patients with higher expression of MyD88 was significantly lower than that of patients with lower expression (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION MyD88 may be an important participant in the pathogenesis of laryngeal carcinoma, MyD88 targeted therapy may improve the prognosis of patients with laryngeal cancer.
Humans ; Laryngeal Neoplasms ; metabolism ; pathology ; Lymphatic Metastasis ; Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88 ; metabolism ; Prognosis ; Survival Rate

Objective To evaluate the diagnostic value of serum M-type phospholipase A2 receptor(PLA2R) antibody detection for the diagnosis of idiopathic membranous nephropathy(IMN) by meta analysis.Methods By searching the databases of PubMed,Emabse,Wanfang and CNKI from inception to May,2017,all the literatures referred to serum PLA2R antibody for the diagnosis of IMN in both English and Chinese were reviewed and selected according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria.QUADAS was used to assess the quality of eligible studies.Meta-disc 1.4 was used to analyze heterogeneity and pooled effectsize and Stata 12.0 was used to analyze publication bias.Results A total of 20 studies with high quality were included.Heterogeneity test indicated there was no threshold effect.The pooled sensitivity was 0.69 (95 ％ CI:0.67 to 0.72),the pooled specificity was 0.97 (95 ％ CI:0.96 to 0.98) and the summary area under curve was 0.880.Sensitivity analysis indicated that the result was stable.Deek's funnel plot indicated there was no publication bias.Conclusion The sensitivity of detection of serum PLA2R antibody was acceptable for the diagnosis of IMN with high specificity,so more attention on PLA2R antibody should be paid in the clinical practice.

BackgroundIt has been proved that,after being forced,the biological soft tissue has stable biomechanical characteristics.However,there is rare study on corneal biomechanics.Rabbit is a main animal for experimental study in ophthalmology.But the biomechanical study of cornea in normal rabbit has not been reported.ObjectiveThis study was to investigate the biomechanical properties of normal rabbit central cornea and acquire the parameter. Methods Ten rabbits were sacrificed and the whole corneas were obtained and 20 central cornea specimens with 7 mm×5 mm of rabbit were prepared and tested on BOSE electroforce 3220-AT biomechanics machine under the room temperature and suitable humidity environment.Uniaxial tension,stress between strain,relaxation and creep were performed and the curves were drawn.The data was collected by wintest system to evaluate the biomechanical parameters of rabbit corneal tissue. ResultsThe maximum distortion intension of rabbit cornea was (7.7432±0.6099)MPa.After three cyclic loading,the stress gradually attenuated and the stress and strain flattened as the time change with the relaxation rate 30.33％.The deformation of the specimens enhanced with time decrease with the creep rate 24.33％. ConclusionsThe biomechanical characteristics of normal rabbit cornea are revealed in this study,which offer the basis for the experimental research of rabbit model aimed at corneal disease.