Objective To explore the effectiveness of defluoridization of water and the morbidity trends in endemic fluoroais areas in Yanqing county of Beijing, in order to provide the basis for the formulation of prevention and control measures. Methods In 2008, stratified random was used to collect water samples to detect the amount of drinking water fluoride in three villages(Gujiaying, Bojiying and Hujiaying) in Yanqing county using ion-selective electrode in both dry and rainy seasons. Sixty-three students in 8 - 12 years old and 664 adults over 16 years of age were determined of urinary fluoride, and examine the prevalence of dental fluorosis. ResultsThe fluorine content in drinking water in the dry and rainy seasons was (0.72 ± 0.12), (0.76 ± 0.18)mg/L, respectively. The median of fluorine content in urine of children was 1.11 mg/L with the range of 0.32 - 4.15 mg/L; the median of fluorine content in urine of adult was 1.42 mg/L with the range of 0.37 - 4.65 mg/L. The detection rate of dental fluorosis in children was 23.81%(15/63), dental fluorosis index was 0.45; the detection rate of dental fluorosis in adult was 54.97% (365/664), dental fluorosis index was 1.70. Conclusions Fluorine content in drinking water meets the national standard in Yanqing county. The morbidity of endemic fluorosis descends in some extent in a result of defluoredization.

Objective To understand current status of brucellosis infection in both human and animal in Yanqing County to get solid scientific basis for controlling the disease and to prevent the spread of epidemic.Methods Cluster sampling method was used in this survey in stock raisers and ELISA and SAT were performed to inspect serologic antibody of Brucella.At the same time an epidemic investigation was carried out,including the basic personal situation,occupational history,vaccination history,clinical symptom,and so on.Resutls In a total of 216 cow raisers whose blood Was detected,27 cases showed positive in titer test of Brucella antibody with a ratio of 12.50%.However,all the antibody carriers did not have any clinical symptoms.In all 2185 cows that were collected for antibody test,1488 cases had positive serological antibody with a ratio of 68.10%.And all the positive COWS also did not have any clinical symptoms.Conclusions The subclinical infection of brucellosis is rather high in Yanqing County's stock raisers.It is self-protection of the stock raisers,epidemic knowledge propaganda,serological surveillance in human and animal,immunize of healthy cows,and eliminate of diseased cows that are urgent in order to keep the public in health.

70% . The patients were mechanically ventilated. VT was set at 10 ml? kg-1 and respiratory rate at 12 bpm. End-tidal PCO2 was maintained at 30-35 mm Hg. End-tidal PCO2, SpO2, ECG and BP were continuously monitored. The respiratory function and mechanics were measured using respiratory monitor CP-100 (BICORE) before and after pneumoperitoneum (intra-abdominal pressure reached 15 mm Hg) and 5,10,15,20,25,30,35 min after vecuronium. The respiratory parameters measured included inspiratory and expiratory VT ( VTi, VTe) , minute ventilation (VE), respiratory rate (RR), peak inspiratory and expiratory flow rate (PIFR,PEFR), PEEP, auto-PEEP, pressure-time product (PTP), inspiratory-time ratio (TI/TTOT ), rate/VT ratio, average airway pressure (PAWM), esophageal pressure (PES), peak inspiratory pressure (PIP), dynamic compliance (CDyn), airway resistance (RAw ) and work of breathing. Results There was no significant difference in the effect of different doses of vecuronium on respiratory function and mechanics including all parameters measured at all time points among the three groups. Mean airway pressure, esophageal pressure peak inspiratory pressure, airway resistance and work of breathing increased significantly but dynamic compliance decreased significantly after CO2 penumoperitoneum. Conclusion Intra-abdominal CO2 insufflation significantly attect respiratory mecnanics. me effect of pneumoperitoneum on respiratory mechanics can not be prevented or attenuated by increasing the dose of muscle relaxant.

To explore the regulation of eIF4E, we screened the protein interacting with eIF4E from human cDNA library by using yeast two-hybrid system. Several clones interacting with eIF4E were identified. One of them was homologous with HUWE1 (HECT, UBA and WWE domain containing 1, also named as ARF-BP1, HECTH9 or HUWE1). Cell co-immunoprecipitation showed that eIF4E could bind to HUWE1 in mammalian cells. We also found that HUWE1 bearing the HECT domain is necessary for its association with eIF4E.
Animals ; Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-4E ; metabolism ; Humans ; Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases ; metabolism

Object To develop an improved RP-HPLC method for determining ferulic acid in the human serum. Methods The determination was carried on RP-HPLC, using Kromasil-C 18column, methanol-water-acetic acid (36.4∶63∶0.6) as mobile phase with a flow rate of 1.0 mL/min and at the detection wavelength of 322 nm, and p-hydroxybenzaldehyde was used as internal standard. The serum sample was deproteinized with acetonitrile to extract ferulic acid. Results The calibration curve showed good linearity over the range of 9.94-159.04 ng/mL (r=0.992 5). RSD was less than 10% within day and day-to-day, the average recovery was 99.77% and the minimal concentration in serum was 5 ng/mL. Conclusion This method, which is simple, rapid, sensitive, reproducible and low toxic, is appropriate for the quantitative determination of ferulic acid in the human serum.

Objective To investigate the changes of average body weight gain and serum biochemical indexes of C57BL/6J mice (B6 mouse) and their offspings after frozen-thawed embryo transfer of B6 mice.Methods The mice were divided into three groups in this study.In the experimental group I (E-I,30 males and 20 females),2-cell embryos after in-vitro fertilization were collected,and cryopreserved by EFS method,then obtained the offsprings after transplantation of the recovered embryos to oviduct of recipient mice (ICR mouse).In the experimental group II (E-II,26 males and 17 females),when the mice from E-I grew to maturity,the offsprings were obtained from natural mating of mice from E-I.In the control group (20 males and 20 females),the offsprings came from conventional feeding and natural mating.The three groups of mice were raised to 16 weeks old,weighing the body weight at a regular time intervals,and the serum biochemical indexes were obtained from 16-week-old mice.Then the changes of average body weight and serum biochemical indexes of the mice were analyzed.Results The average body weight of E-I mice was significantly higher than that of control group at each week-age (P<0.01).The average body weight of E-II female mice was significantly higher than that of the control group in 12-16-week old mice (P<0.01),but the average body weight of E-II male mice showed no significant differences compared with the control group except for few weeks.The serum biochemical indexes of E-I and E-II mice were changed in all items except for AST,TP and Ca.Conclusions There are some effects on the average body weight gain and serum biochemical indexes of C57BL/6J mice and their offspings after frozen-thawed embryo transfer.

Objective To establish a rapid monitoring method of the three common bacteria in mice frozen resources, such as embryo, sperm, etc. Methods To extract DNA of the three positive bacteria( Staphylococcus auerus, Klebsiella?pneumoniae and β?hemolyticstreptococcus) , and establish PCR monitoring method of the three positive strains through designing primer and refining PCR condition. Then extract total DNA of the frozen resources, detect the DNA according to the PCR condition of the three positive bacteria, some samples were detect by fluorescence quantitative PCR at the same time. Results ①successfully establish a PCR detection method of the three positive bacteria, the minimum detectable concentration of Staphylococcus auerus, Klebsiella pneumoniae and β?hemolytic streptococcus is 4?19 × 10 -5 ng/μL, 1?98 × 10 -5 ng/μL and 1?07 × 10 -3 ng/μL. ②Proved that the three bacteria doesn ’ t exist in the sample by normal PCR and fluorescence quantitative PCR methods. Conclusions Establising a rapid monitoring method of common pathogens of frozen embryo and sperm in mice.

OBJECTIVETo explore the mechanism of Shugan Qingzhi Granule (SGQZG) for reducing blood lipids level and anti-atherosclerosis.

METHODSHyperlipidemia rabbit model was established by high-fat diet. Sixty New Zealand rabbits were randomly divided into 6 groups, the model group (A), the high and low dose SGQZG group (B and C), the Chinese medicine control group (D), the Western medicine control group (E), and the normal group (F), 10 in each group. The effect of SGQZG on vascular endothelial functions was determined by biochemistry and radioimmunoassay; activity of oxidized low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL) and tumor necrosis factors CD40/CD40L analyzed by ELISA; and matrix metalloproteinase-2 and -9 (MMP-2 and MMP-9) detected using RT-PCR.

RESULTSAs compared with the model group (Group A) the ox-LDL level was lower in Group B-F, MMP-2 and MMP-9 were lower and TIMP-2 was higher in Group B, C and E, all showed statistical significance (P <0.01).

CONCLUSIONSGQZG may alleviate and regress the genesis and development of atherosclerosis through preventing the adhesion of inflammatory cells, inhibiting proliferation and migration of smooth muscle cells, and reducing the production of extracellular matrix to stabilize the plaque.

Animals ; Atherosclerosis ; blood ; drug therapy ; pathology ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; therapeutic use ; Endothelium, Vascular ; drug effects ; physiopathology ; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay ; Female ; Lipids ; blood ; Lipoproteins, LDL ; blood ; Male ; Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 ; blood ; genetics ; Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 ; blood ; genetics ; Phytotherapy ; Rabbits ; Random Allocation ; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction

The aim of the present study was to explore the changes and roles of dystrophin and membrane permeability in hypoxic training. Seventy-two 8-week-old Sprague Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into 4 groups, normoxic non-train (NC), normoxic train (NT), hypoxic non-train (HC), and hypoxic train (HT) groups. The rats of each group were randomly divided into three subgroups, non-exhaustive, low-speed exhaustive test and high-speed exhaustive test subgroups. Rats in hypoxia groups lived and were trained in a condition of 12.7% oxygen concentration (equal to the 4 300 m altitude). NT and HT groups received 4 weeks of training exercise. Then the rats in all non-exhaustive subgroups were sacrificed, and gastrocnemii were sampled for the measurements of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), succinatedehydrogenase (SDH), malate dehydrogenase (MDH) activities. Moreover, serum LDH activity was analyzed. Low-speed exhaustive test and high-speed exhaustive test subgroups received exhaustive tests with 20 (71% VO2max) and 30 m/min speed (86% VO2max), respectively, and their exhaustive times were recorded. The results showed that, compared with normoxic groups, the weights in hypoxia groups exhibited slower increase. The level of dystrophin in HT group without exhaustion test didn't change significantly. The muscle MDH activities were markedly affected by the different oxygen concentration, training and their interaction (P < 0.05), whereas the muscle LDH activities were only affected by the different oxygen concentration (P < 0.05). Serum LDH activities were affected by the interaction of the different oxygen concentration and training (P < 0.05), showing decreased muscle LDH and increased blood LDH activities. The exhaustion time were markedly affected by the different test speed, training and their interaction (P < 0.05), and also affected by the interaction of the different oxygen concentration and training (P < 0.05), but didn't affected by oxygen concentration. The exhaustive time of HT high-speed exhaustive test subgroup was more than NT high-speed exhaustive test subgroup in 30 m/min exhaustion test. Compared with NT high-speed exhaustive test subgroup, HT high-speed exhaustive test subgroup had an earlier fatigue in the test, but had a rapid recovery. These results suggested that hypoxic training can effectively increase the rats' high-speed exhaustive time. The mechanism may be related to an increase in serum LDH caused by the increased membrane permeability after hypoxic training.
Altitude ; Animals ; Dystrophin ; metabolism ; Fatigue ; Hypoxia ; L-Lactate Dehydrogenase ; metabolism ; Malate Dehydrogenase ; metabolism ; Muscle, Skeletal ; enzymology ; Physical Conditioning, Animal ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Succinate Dehydrogenase ; metabolism

The effect of phenol concentration on the structure and function of microbial communities,which were cultured in different conditions using coking wastewater biofilm as seeding,was investigated by Biolog and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis(DGGE)methods.The less number of bands of cultivated sam-ples on the denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis fingerprint of 16S rRNA gene indicated reduction of di-versity after enrichment and cultivation.Some bands on the DGGE gel were significantly influenced by the phenol concentration in medium.The results of Biolog showed that the original biofilm sample had the highest substrate utility capacity as measured by average well color development(AWCD).But low concen-tration of phenol enriched sample S7 showed more diverse activity on the utility of Carboxylic acids.The principal component analysis(PCA)of Biolog data revealed that the metabolic patterns were similar when using the same phenol concentration,although the sample S7 much less similar to other cultivated samples.These results suggested that the enrichment and cultivation with phenol supplemented decreased the diver-sity and also changed the metabolic function of the microbial community.Lower phenol concentration in-creased the microbial community metabolic activity.The phenol degrading capacity of isolates from each samples indicated that the enrichment and cultivation condition had changed the type and property of cul-truable bacteria.Based on these results,we concluded that the different microorganisms will be isolated un-der different cultivation condition.