Objective To explore an effective method for preventing and treating oral mucosal complications of radiotherapy for head and neck cancer. Methods Fifty head and neck cancer patients who were receiving radiotherapy were enrolled between March, 2008 and March, 2010. These patients were randomly assigned to the treatment group and the control group. During the radiotherapy, patients in the treatment group were given IL-11 in the form of atomization inhalation,whereas patients in the control group were not. Results IL-1 1 was well tolerated by the patients. It significantly decreased the level of oral mucosal complications and pains and improved patients' appetites ( P < 0.05 ). In addition, the duration of pain was significantly ( P <0.05 ) reduced from 4.5 ± 1.3 days ( in control group) to 2.3 ± 1.0 ( in treatment group), and the healing period was also significantly ( P < 0.05) reduced from 7.3 ± 1.5 days ( in control group) to 4.1 ± 1.7 ( in treatment group). Conclusion IL-11 is effective in preventing and treating oral mucosal complications of radiotherapy for head and neck cancer,relieving associated pains, and therefore improving patients' quality of life.

Objective To ascertain the concentrations of uranium in drinking water around nuclear power plants.Methods A total of 106 water samples were collected from June 2009 to March 2010 in Jiangsu,Zhejiang,Liaoning and Shandong provinces.Inductively coupled plasma-msgs spectrometry(ICPMS)was applied to determine uranium content in local water source and drinking water.The detection limit of U was 0.8 ng/L.The recovery was 100.9%.Results The uranium concentrations in all samples were less than 15μg/L which was the limit given by World Health Organization(WHO).Conclusions The concentration of uranium in water sources was as follows:Liaoning>Shandong>Jiangsu>Zhejiang.The concentration of uranium in drinking water W88 maximal in Shandong Province and minimal in Zhejiang Province.

Objective To ascertain the uranium isotopic ratios in surface water samples around nuclear power plants.Methods Water samples were collected in Jiangsu,Shandong and Zhejiang provinces.An efficient separation procedure for the trace uranium concentrated from surface water by tributyl phosphate (TBP) was used.Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) was applied to determination of low abundance uranium isotopes.Results The 234 U/238 U isotope ratio varied from 4.575 × 10-5to 7.752 × 10-5 and 235U/238U from 7.273 × 10-3 to 7.639 × 10-3.Conclusions The 234U is enriched in the surface water.

Invasive fungal infections (IFI) are a kind of the most severe complications after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), Candida and Aspergillus are common causes. Because of immunosuppressive therapy, ablative conditioning regimen, acute or chronic graft-versus-host disease, long-term treatment of broad-spectrum antibiotics and cytomegalovirus infection, IFI has increased in the past few years. Invasive mould infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in HSCT recipients. Methods for early diagnosis of IFI include clinical and laboratory examinations, as well as characteristic radiography. Voriconazole is the first-line antifungal agent for prevention of IFI. Combination therapy of two antifungal compounds such as azoles or amphotericin B with echinocandins have shown a good effectiveness and may be a promising future strategy for antifungal treatment. In this review, the early diagnosis and treatment of IFI in HSCT recipients are summarized. As for early diagnosis of IFI, the laboratory diagnosis techniques such as GM test, G test and PCR techniques are discussed. As for prophylaxis and treatment of IFI, the prophylaxis treatment, empirical treatment, preemptive treatment, targeted treatment, combined treatment and immunologic treatment are discussed.
Antifungal Agents ; therapeutic use ; Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation ; adverse effects ; Humans ; Mycoses ; diagnosis ; drug therapy

Objective To ascertain the uranium concentrations and uranium isotopic ratios in drinking water in Xilingol League,the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.Methods Drinking water samples were collected in Xilingol League,the Inner Mongolia Autonomous.Region inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) was applied to determine the concentration of uranium and uranium isotope abundance.Results The uranium concentrations in all samples were in the range of 2.73-18.9μg/L,with an average of 8.20 μg/L.Tbe234U/238U isotope ratio varied from 7.513 × 10-5to 3.003 × 10-4 and235U/238U from 7.196 × 10-3 to 7.391 × 10-3.The relative standard deviation (RSD) was less than 0.5％ for234U/238U and 0.2％ for235 U/238U.Conclusions The uranium concentration in samples collected from Dongwuqi was high than 15 μg/L,whih is the limit given by World Health Organization (WHO).The uranium in drinking water originates from the natural environment.The234U is enriched in drinking water.

Objective To evaluate whether Ly294002,suppressing phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase (PI3K)/AKT survival signaling pathway,can change the sensitivity of breast cancer cells to radiotherapy. Methods Breast cancer cultured MCF7 cells treated with:radiation alone;Ly294002;or the combination of radiation and Ly294002.The inhibition of PI3K/AKT by Ly294002 was confirmed by Western blot.Clo- nogenic assay was used quantitatively to measure the mitotic cell death,and caspase-3 assay was used to e- valuate apoptosis.Results 1.Ly29400 could partially inhibit phosphorylated AKT but not radiation,the combination of both could enhance the inhibition of phosphorylated AKT,2.Timing of exposing cells to Ly294002 had some impact on clonogenic survival by radiation,one hour pre-radiation and 10 days post-ra- diation exposing to Ly294002 could maximally sensitize the cells to irradiation,3.Ly29400 combined with radiation could synergistically enhance mitotic death and apoptosis of MCF7 cells,with SER of SF_4 and D_0, being equal to 1.25 and 1.42.Conclusions PI3K/AKT pathway may be a potential target for enhancing the response of breast cancer cells to radiotherapy.

Objective To estimate the uncertainty of measurement in detecting of hepatitis B virus DNA(HBV DNA)by method of fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction(FQ-PCR),and discuss the application value.Methods The process of the detection of HBV DNA by FQ-PCR was analysed to confirm and simplify the sources of uncertainties of measurement,which were obtained by disposing the data of methodology validation,internal quality control(type A evaluation of uncertainty)and external quality assessment(type B evaluation of uncertainty);combined uncertainty and expanded uncertainty were obtained by statistical methods.Results The main sources of uncertainties of measurement were:precision within laboratory,precision between laboratory,method bias.The expanded uncertainty of HBV DNA by FQ-PCR was U=0.62(k=1.96,n=2).The uncertainty caused by method bias was found mostly.Conclusion Expanded uncertainty can be compared in different results of HBV DNA by FQ-PCR,and it provides guide significance for observing the cure effect of anti-HBV and choosing the concentration of quality control.

Salvia miltiorrhiza is a highly valued traditional chinese medicine for the treatment of atherosclerosis-related disorders in china, such as cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in China. The wilt disease is serious in the culture of S. miltiorrhiza. Wilt disease cause biomass of plant shoots and roots is lessened, active components are decreased. To solve these problems, we research the pathogen causing wilt disease of S. miltiorrhiza. The suspected pathogen is identified by morphology and etiological test. The identification was further confirmed by alignment the sequences of internal transcribed spacer (ITS) amplified by PCR. Our result show the wilt disease of S. miltiorrhiza mostly occurred in July and August, which is hot and wetter. The wilt disease rate of S. miltiorrhiza continuous cropping for one year in S. miltiorrhiz stubble is 10%, but the wilt disease rate of S. miltiorrhiza continuous cropping for three years in S. miltiorrhiz stubble is 60%-70%. The root rot of S. miltiorrhiz caused by the wilt disease, so the wilt disease was mistaken for the rot root in production. Morphological characteristics show the pathogen is Fusarium oxysporum. The sequence of ITS wes determined and found by BLAST shared 99% identity to that of F. oxysporum f. sp. cucumerinum. So it comes to the conclusion that the causing agent of wilt disease on S. miltiorrhiza belongs to F. oxysporum.
DNA, Intergenic ; genetics ; Fusarium ; genetics ; isolation & purification ; physiology ; Plant Diseases ; microbiology ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Salvia miltiorrhiza ; microbiology ; Seasons

Objective:To investigate the effect of paraformaldehyde fixation on measuring the protein-protein interaction by fluorescence resonance energy transfer(FRET)to resolve the problem of FRET efficiency calculation in excess-movement cells.Methods:The C terminals of TCR ? chain(TRA)and TCR ? chain(TRB)genes,which were ideal for protein-protein interaction research,were fused with ECFP and EYFP gene respectively by fusion PCR and transferred into target cell.A grou Pcells were fixed in paraformaldehyde(0.5%)for 0.5~1h and another left alive,then these cells were subject to ECFP/EYFP FRET calculation with confocal laser scanning microscope.The ECFP/EYFP FRET efficiencies in live and fixed cell were analyzed and compared.Results:There is no significant statistical difference between the ECFP/EYFP FRET efficiencies of live cell and cell fixed with lower paraformaldehyde concentration and shorter incubation time.Conclusion:fixation with low-concentration paraformaldehyde and short-time incubation has no distinct influence on measuring protein-protein interaction,and facilitated the FRET calculation in excess-movement cells.

OBJECTIVETo study the relationship between compositions of hyperuricemia and metabolic syndrome among residents aged > or =20 years.

METHODSA stratified cluster sampling was conducted with 7887 dwellers recruited and examinaed. Blood samples were then collected for serum detection. Available data was analyzed using SPSS 13.0.

RESULTSThe incidence rates of obesity, hypertension and hyperglycemia for hyperuricemia were 53.4% with OR = 2.568 (95% CI: 2.103-3.137), 38.8% with OR= 2.157 (95% CI: 1.856-2.508) and 21.9% with OR = 1.850 (95% CI: 1.552-2.205) respectively. Along with the increase of uric acid, body mass index changed the most followed by triglyceridemia. The change of hyperglycemia for men and cholesterol for women were not prominent. Conclusion The relationship between compositions of hyperuricemia and metabolic syndrome was close, suggesting that hyperuricemia might serve as one of the compositions of metabolic syndrome and could contribute to the prevention and control of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

Adult ; Aged ; China ; epidemiology ; Female ; Humans ; Hyperuricemia ; complications ; epidemiology ; Incidence ; Male ; Metabolic Syndrome ; complications ; epidemiology ; Middle Aged