Microbial lipase,one of important industrial biocatalysts,has been used widely in many industrial and agricultural fields.It is always the research focus to screen,mine and develop the microbial lipases with novel catalytic activity and high stability.This paper introduces briefly the pathways and methods to mine novel microbial lipase resources from six aspects,including extremophile,metagenome,genome database,protein engineering,immobilization,chemical modification,etc.

Microbial lipases are important industrial biocatalysts with the character of stereoselectivity,site selectivity and high catalytic activity with few side effects.They have been used widely in many industrial and agricultural fields.The technology of protein engineering has been successfully applied to improve the activity and stability of microbial lipases,which will raise the competitive capacity of microbial lipase preparations and enlarge theirs application fields.The strategies,the problems and the prospects of protein engineering technology which have been applied to modify the microbial lipases was surveied.

AIM:To investigate the clinical effect of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) drugs combined with laser photocoagulation for diabetic macular edema (DME).METHODS: Totally 94 patients (141 eyes) with DME from June to December 2015 in our hospital were selected and randomly divided into combined group of 47 cases (68 eyes, ranibizumab combined with laser therapy) and the control group of 47 cases (73 eyes, laser treatment).The levels of best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), macular central retinal thickness (CRT), total macular volume (TMV) and macular edema level were compared between the two groups at different time after treatment.RESULTS: The mean values of BCVA in the combined group were higher than those in the control group at 2, 6 and 12wk, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).At 2, 6 and 12wk after treatment, the CRT and TMV values of the combined group were lower than those of the control group, the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).After treated for 12wk, patients with macular edema of combined group was 80.9% in mild level, 17.7% in moderate level, 1.5% in severe level, those of the control group was 60.0%, 31.5%, 5.5%, the difference between the two groups was statistically significant (P<0.05).CONCLUSION: The effect of anti-VEGF drugs combined with laser therapy for DME patients is better than that of single laser therapy alone.

Objective:To stablish of chemiluminescent Southern blot detection system for examining HBV DNA replication intermediates in HepG2.2.15,and analyse the inhibition of HBV replication with three kind of drugs with different targets.Methods:The HBV DNA replication intermediates were extracted and analyzed by Southern blot with HBV probe,which(pTHBV1047) was labelling with digoxigenin.The results of the hybridization were detected by chemiluminescent,and the condition of hybridization was optimized.After treated with lamivudine,Bay41-4109,?-Galcer in different concentration,the HBV DNA from the HepG2215 cells were detected with the system.Results:the sensitivity of the system was 1pg of pTHBV1047,and HBV specific positive signals was detected with the DNA from HepG2.2.15.The three kinds of drugs can inhibit the HBV replication obviously with chemiluminescent Southern blot detection system,the IC50 were 1.53?mol/L,0.41?mol/L,0.01?mol/L.Conclusion:The HBV replication intermediates from the cell of HepG2.2.15 can reflect the antiviral effect accurately with different targets drugs and this mothod would be used in the study of Chinese-midicine.

Animals ; Animals, Newborn ; Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain ; metabolism ; Neuroprotective Agents ; pharmacology ; Nitric Oxide ; biosynthesis ; Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II ; metabolism ; Progesterone ; pharmacology ; Rats ; Rats, Wistar

Objective To explore the treatment-seeking delay time and the main factors associated with decisional delay for Acute Myocardial Infarction(AMI) patients. Methods A total of 150 cases of AMI patient in two hospitals of Shanghai were selected by purposive sampling from January to May 2008. Participates were asked to fdl out the Chinese version of "Treatment-seeking behavior questionnaire for AMI" within 48 hours of hospital admission. Results The median length of time for patients with AMI to make a treatment-seeking decision was 180 minutes , and the mean time was 417minutes, the median time for transportation to seek hospital care was about 30 minutes and in-hospital delay was about 20 minutes, and the mean time was 63 minutes and 37minutes, there were 72% patients delayed to make treatment-seeking decision for more than 1 hour. In the Logistic analysis, educational level, medical insurance and degree of the pain appeared as predictors to decrease the delay for making a treatment-seeking decision. In addition, recurrent MI, AMI attacked at home and was forced to go to hospital appeared to be predictors to influence the decision for making a prompt treatment-seeking decision. Conclusions AMI Patients show significant delay in making treatment-seeking decision, which is mainly affected by the patients' psychological factors and social support system.

OBJECTIVETo study the efficacy and complications of the method for reduction mammaplasty in patients with breast benign diseases.

METHODSFrom November 1980 to December 2001, reduction mammaplasty was performed in 27 patients with breast hypertrophy, ptosis and benign diseases. The operation methods were selected according to the characters of the diseases and the extent of breast hypertrophy and ptosis. 9 patients received reduction mammaplasty using an inferior pyramidal pedicle technique; 16 patients received Mckissock vertical bipedicle technique and 2 patients received the bicyclic incision technique.

RESULTSThe successful rate was 94.2%. Three breasts developed areola necrosis in Mckissock. Symptoms caused by breast hypertrophy and benign diseases were improved apparently.

CONCLUSIONReduction mammaplasty is the best option for the treatment of breast hypertrophy and ptosis with benign diseases. The method of reduction mammaplasty should be taken individually.

Aged ; Breast ; pathology ; surgery ; Breast Diseases ; surgery ; Female ; Humans ; Hypertrophy ; surgery ; Mammaplasty ; methods

OBJECTIVETo investigate the effect of curcumin (Cur) on radiosensitivity of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell CNE-2 and its mechanism.

METHODThe effect of curcumin on radiosensitivity was determined by the clone formation assay. The cell survival curve was fitted by Graph prism 6. 0. The changes in cell cycle were analyzed by flow cytometry (FCM). The differential expression of long non-coding RNA was detected by gene chip technology. Part of differentially expressed genes was verified by Real-time PCR.

RESULTAfter 10 micro mol L-1 Cur had worked for 24 h, its sensitization enhancement ratio was 1. 03, indicating that low concentration of curcumin could increase the radiosensitivity of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells; FCM displayed a significant increase of G2 phase cells and significant decrease of S phase cells in the Cur combined radiation group. In the Cur group, the GUCY2GP, H2BFXP, LINC00623 IncRNA were significantly up-regulated and ZRANB2-AS2 LOC100506835, FLJ36000 IncRNA were significantly down-regulated.

CONCLUSIONCur has radiosensitizing effect on human nasopharyngeal carcinoma CNE-2 cells. Its mechanism may be related to the changes in the cell cycle distribution and the expression of long non-coding IncRNA.

Cell Cycle ; drug effects ; radiation effects ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Cell Survival ; drug effects ; radiation effects ; Curcumin ; pharmacology ; Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic ; drug effects ; radiation effects ; Humans ; RNA, Long Noncoding ; genetics ; Radiation Tolerance ; drug effects

OBJECTIVETo investigate the expressions of nestin and vascular endothehal growth factor (VEGF) mRNAs in rat brain tissue after cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury and their changes in response to Tongxinluo (a traditional Chinese herbal preparation) treatment.

METHODSCerebral ischemia was induced in rats by temporary middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) followed by treatment with Tongxinluo at high and low doses. On days 3, 7, 14 and 21 after MCAO, nestin and VEGF mRNA expressions in the ependyma, subventricular zone (SVZ), and hippocampal subdentate gyrus zone (HDG) in the ischemic hemisphere were quantitatively analyzed using immunohistochemistry and RT-PCR.

RESULTSCompared with the sham-operated group, the rats with cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury showed significantly increased nestin-positive neurons and VEGF mRNA expression in the SVZ and HDG 7, 14 and 21 days after MCAO (P<0.05). Treatment with Tongxinluo, especially at high doses, significantly increased the number of nestin-positive neurons and VEGF mRNA expression in the rats 7, 14 and 21 days after MCAO (P<0.05).

CONCLUSIONFocal cerebral ischemia in rats results in rapid response and proliferation of neural stem cells in the SVZ and HDG in the ischemic hemisphere possibly by increasing VEGF mRNA expression in the adjacent tissues around the ischemic focus. Tongxinluo may enhance the differentiation and proliferation capacity of the neural stem cells after MCAO by inducing the expression of VEGF mRNA.

Animals ; Brain Ischemia ; metabolism ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; pharmacology ; Female ; Intermediate Filament Proteins ; genetics ; metabolism ; Male ; Nerve Tissue Proteins ; genetics ; metabolism ; Nestin ; RNA, Messenger ; genetics ; metabolism ; Random Allocation ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Reperfusion Injury ; metabolism ; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A ; genetics ; metabolism

OBJECTIVEReview and discuss anesthesia and operative approach of resection of the trachea for different tracheal diseases, especially for the resection of long-segment of trachea. At the same time to introduce the method of reconstruction of long-segment of trachea with Zhao's (two-stage procedure with memory-alloy mesh) artificial trachea.

METHODSRetrospective study of 18 cases of tracheal resection, analysis of the relation between the choice of anesthetic and operative approach.

RESULTSGeneral anesthesia through cut open the trachea with local anesthesia in 2 cases, general anesthesia through previous tracheotomy in 2 cases, extracorporeal circulation in 2 cases, general anesthesia through endotracheal tube in 12 cases. There were no anesthetic or operative death. Local resection in 3 cases, segmental resection in 15 cases. The longest segmental resection was 8.0 cm. Primary anastomosis after segmental resection in 8 cases, Reconstruction with Zhao's artificial trachea in 7 cases. Postoperative follow-up was 5 months to 8 years. Four cases died from systemic metastasis or other reasons at 4, 11 and 12 months, respectively.

CONCLUSIONSDifferent methods of anesthetic and operative procedures should be used for different patients. Extracorporeal circulation used for patient with highest dangerous condition, or, for which could be inserted endotracheal tube by tracheotomy with local anesthesia. Conservative local resection performed only for patients with very bad general condition. Segmental resection less than 5 cm long could be reconstructed with primary reanastomosis. Resection longer than 5.5 cm could be reconstructed with Zhao's artificial trachea.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Anesthesia, General ; methods ; Anesthesia, Local ; Artificial Organs ; Extracorporeal Circulation ; Female ; Humans ; Intubation, Intratracheal ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Prosthesis Implantation ; Retrospective Studies ; Thoracotomy ; Tracheal Diseases ; surgery ; Tracheotomy ; methods