Cerebral hemorrhage is a common type of stroke, it is characterized by high morbidity and mortality.Many studies have shown that alcohol consumption is associated with the risk of intracerebral hemorrhage, and alcohol consumption is one of the independent risk factors for cerebral hemorrhage.This article reviews the relationship between alcohol consumption and the risk of intracerebral hemorrhage, the influence of heavy alcohol drinking on intracerebral hemorrhage, and the possible mechanism of chronic alcohol consumption associated with hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage.

Humans ; Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms ; Hypopharynx ; pathology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue

Objectives To investigate the prevalence of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and risk factors in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Methods The biochemical indices, blood pressure and left ventricular mass index (LVMI) in pa-tients with CKD were retrospectively analyzed. The risk factors of LVH were analyzed using Logistic regression. Results In 125 CKD patients, 32.00%were at 4th stage and 68.00%were at 5th stage. The estimate glomerular ifltration rate (eGFR) and hemo-globin (Hb) level were signiifcantly higher in CKD patients at 4th stage than in those at 5th stage. The intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH), serum phosphorus and LVMI were signiifcantly lower in CKD patients at 4th stage than in those at 5th stage (P<0.01). LVH was detected in 33.60%CKD patients. The eGFR and Hb level were signiifcantly lower in CKD patients with LVH than in those without LVH. The iPTH, serum phosphorus, systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure were signiifcantly higher in CKD patients with LVH than in those without LVH (P<0.05). Logistic regression analysis indicated that only hypertension, hyperphosphatemia, moderate and severe anemia were the risk factors of LVH. Conclusion Control of hypertension, hyperphos-phatemia and anemia is the key to prevent LVH in CKD patients.

Objective:To develop a real-time PCR assays based on TaqMan chemistry for the identification of recombinant baculovirus and determination of virus physical titers in Bac-to-Bac system.Methods:The recombinant baculovirus containing human IL-18 gene was produced using Bac-to-Bac system.A 10-fold series diluted primary viral stocks were used for plaque assay and DNA extraction.Bacmid(baculovirus plasmid) was 10-fold series diluted and served as standards.Real-time PCR amplification of the IL-18 gene was performed in triplicate for each diluted recombinant virus.At the same time,plaque assays were performed using overlay agarose method.Results:The standard linear(101 to 108 copies) from quantitation was achieved with the standard curve.We also find that the "vg/ml" titer value is generally about 10 times than "pfu/ml" titer of the same recombinant virus stock.Conclusion:A TaqMan real-time PCR method is established to identify the recombinant baculovirus and determine the "vg/ml" titer of virus.The method is rapid and quantitative over a wide range of virus titers.

OBJECTIVE To establish a method for detecting adenovirus type 7 by cells culture combined with real-time fluorescent RT-PCR.METHODS After purified adenovirus was dissociated from nasopharyngeal secretion in A549 cells,ADV7 E1A genes were detected by real-time RT-PCR assay and sequence analysis of cells infected with 0.1,0.5,5.0 and 10.0 MOI ADV7 at 3,6,12 and 24 h postinfection.Then the adenovirus in nasopharyngeal secretion was detected with the similar method.RESULTS Early transcription of E1A genes of adenovirus type 7 could be detected by real-time RT-PCR at 3 h postinfection with 0.5MOI virus;or at 6 h postinfection with 0.1MOI virus;Early transcription of E1A genes could be detected at 6 h postinfection in nasopharyngeal secretion.CONCLUSIONS The method by cells culture combined with real-time fluorescent RT-PCR is sensitive,specific and rapid.It can be applied in clinics for diagnosis of adenovirus type 7 infection.

Objective To explore the therapy efficacy for children with primary nocturnal enuresis by meta-analysis on the efficiency of alarm treatment versus desmopressin.Methods PubMed, Central, Elesvier, CNKI and some other databases were browsed to obtain all randomized controlled trails(RCT) and to compare the therapy between alarm treatment and desmopressin.Data extraction and quality evaluation were done by methods recommended by Cochrane center.The results of short-term and long-term efficacy and compliance were analyzed by Review Manager 5.0.Results Fifty-four RCT were retrieved and 11 RCT were included in the study.There was no statistical difference between alarm treatment and desmopressin when analyzing by no wetting episode,wetting no more than 1 night per month,wetting nights' decrease over 90％ or wetting nights decrease over 50％.By 3-month follow-up after treatment stopped,alarm treatment significantly reduced the wetting nights to over 50％ or less than 1 night per month than desmopressin.By 6-month follow-ups after treatment stopped, there was no difference between alarm treatment and desmopressin when analyzed by wetting no more than 1 night.The relapse rate of desmopressin was higher than that of alarm treatment (P =0.007).However, the withdrawal and abandonment rate of alarm treatment was higher than that of desmopressin(P ＜0.000 01).Severe adverse effects were not found in both of the treatment groups.Conclusions There is no statistical difference between alarm and desmopressin therapy in short-term treatment.The efficiency of alarm device is better than that of desmopressin in long-term treatment.The follow-up of alarm treatment lost more than that of desmopressin.Desmopressin is better than the alarm treatment in compliance but has higher recurrence rate.

Objective:To express and purify a new fusion protein harboring human epidermal growth factor receptor(EGFR) binding domain and Interleukin-18(IL-18), as well as preliminary assay biological activity of recombinant proteins.Methods:Fusion protein was expressed in insect cells Spodoptera frugiperda cell (Sf9) by using Bac-to-Bac system, and an abbreviation purification procedure was used to purify fusion protein. IFN-?induction assay and EGF Receptor competitive test was used to determine fusion protein's biological activity.Results:SDS-PAGE and western blot assay showed that purified EGF-IL-18 fusion protein had high purity in 20 kD as expected and had the same antigenic specificity as human IL-18. IFN-?induction assay and EGF Receptor competitive test showed that fusion protein induced production of IFN-?in human PBMC and bound with tumor cells.Conclusion:EGF-IL-18 fusion protein has been successfully expressed and purified in insect cells and shows potential to apply in targeting therapy for tumor.

Electromagnetic Fields ; Magnetic Fields ; Microwaves ; adverse effects ; Television

Objective To investigate the methods of reducing radiation dose in CT coronary angiography through optimizing individualized scan dosage protocol.Methods Two hundred patients (group A)underwent coronary CTA examination which was performed with fixed 120 kV and variable mA according to their BMI.The mA was set as 150-300 mA(BMI ＜ 18.5 kg/m2),300-500 mA (18.5 kg/m2 ≤ BMI ＜ 25.0 kg/m2),and 500-800 mA(BMI ≥ 25.0 kg/m2).When all examinations were finished,a linear regression was employed to analyze the correlation between mA and BMI,body surface(Suf),image noise(SD)respectively.The results of the analysis were used to formulate a regression equation,which was further used to establish a table list for quick search on how much mA that individualized coronary CTA scan would need.Another 200 patients(group B)enrolled for the individualized scan were scanned under new protocol that previous study established.The tube voltage was 100 and 120 kV.The tube current was variable according to the data in the table list.One-way ANOVA and Kruskal-wallis H test were used for statistics.Results Regression equation between mA and BMI,Suf,SD was:mA =17.984 × BMI + 169.149 × Suf-2.282 × SD-361.039.The SD(group A:32.08 ± 5.80,group B:28.60±4.47),dose index volume(CTDIvol)[group A:(41.97 ± 11.37)mGy,group B:(33.18±10.07)mGy],effective dose(ED)[group A:(10.91 ±3.07)mSy,group B:(8.83 ±2.72)mSv]had significant differences between the two groups(F =43.45,63.71,49.07 respectively,P ＜0.01 for all).The SD and ED results obtained in group B were better than those in group A.Conclusion Better performances were obtained when BMI combined Suf was used as a new individualized protocol than when BMI was used only,which means good image quality and lower radiation dosage in coronary CTA examination.