Objective To investigate the clinical characteristics and choices of management of neonatal testicular torsion (NTF).Methods Between January 2013 and December 2015,the clinical data of 7 cases of neonatal testicular torsion who were confirmed by surgery and pathological examination in the department of pediatric surgery of our hospital was retrospectively reviewed.Of the 7 NTTs (4 in right,2 in left and 1 in both sides),the median age and onset time of NNTs was 3 d (1-21 d) and 1 d (1-21 d),respectively.The presentation of NTTs included swelling of scrotum,scrotal mass and discoloration of scrotum.Features of ultrasonography included enlargement of testicular volume,echo heterogenicity or enhancement of testis,and decreased or disappeared testicular blood flow.Results All NTTs were performed by surgery and confirmed by pathological examination.In the operation,5 patients with extravaginal torsion (1 bilateral) and 2 with intravaginal torsion were detected.The degree of twisted testis was from 270° to 720°(average 438.8°) and resection rate for necrosis testis was 87.5％ (7/8).The median time of follow-up was 12 months (3-36 months),and none of testis underwent re-torsion and the findings of testicular ultrasonography was not abnormal.Conclusions The presentation of neonatal testicular torsion is non-specific.Once the scrotum shows discoloration,swelling,or enlargement of testis,testicular torsion is suspected.Urgent surgical exploration is recommended in order to make an effort to save the testis.

It is common in bacterial genomes of the integration of prophages. As an important participant of the vital movement of their hosts, prophages affect closely the biological properties of the hosts. Therefore, if we want to comprehend a bacterial genome fully, it is essential to recognize and understand accurately prophages in it. This article is a compendious review about the classification, distribution, identification, evolution of prophages and the interaction with their hosts.

Persister cells are dormant or slowly grown variations in microbial populations .They are highly tolerant to antibiot-ics but the tolerance are not inherited as the genetic resistance , when persisters are inoculated to fresh medium , most bacteria are still susceptive to antibiotic , while only a small fractiont become persisters again .Persisters are believed to be closely related to clinic bio-film forming and the recurrence and recalcitrance of chronic infections .Different persisters have been found in Escherichia coli , Pseud-omonas aeruginosa , Staphyococcus aureus , Mycobacterium tuberculosis , Candida albicans and so on , and a few mechanisms about per-sisters formation have been studied .This article reviews the current progresses of research methods and achievements on persisters from different levels .

Objective To investigate the effect of transplantation of islet allograft with Bcl-2 gene transfection on diabetic rats. Methods Among 26 Wistar rats, 22 were built as model of diabetes, and were divided in to 3 groups. Islet cells expressing Bcl-2 by adenovirus-mediated Bcl-2 gene transfection were transplanted through the portal vein of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. The function and rejection of the transplanted islet allograft were evaluated by analysis of blood glucose level and histological examination after transplantation. Results 48h after transplantation, the level of blood glucose was significantly decreased in both transfected and untransfected islets transplantation groups. The euglycemia period of transfected islet cells transplantation group was longer than that of the untransfected islet cells transplantation group (16.4?4.3d vs 6.8?2.2d, P

Objective To search for the optimal processing procedure and physico-chemical properties of Endothelium corneum amylase. Methods After dried under 50 ℃ ,amylase was extracted from Endothelium corneum with phosphate-buffered saline. The amylase activity was examined at different temperature,pH and different metal ions,and amylase isozyme was discerned on PAGE. Results The optimal pH,optimal temperature,and optimal substrate concentration for amylase activity were 8.67,50 ℃ and 1.8 g/mL,respectively. Under the experimental conditions,the amylase Km was 0.92 (starch was used as substrate of amylase). Four metal ions tested,including Ca2+,Fe2+,Zn2+,Mn2+,could inhibit the amylase activity to some extent. Furthermore,it showed one amylase isozyme band using PAGE,suggesting only one amylase isozyme existing in the Endothelium corneum tentatively. Conclusion The effects of metal ions should be considered in the process of Endothelium corneum amylase.

Objective To investigate the apoptosis in gastric cancer induced by trichosanthin, and the relationship between this apoptosis and expression of bcl2. Methods In in vitro experiments, morphologic test and TUNEL staining method were used to quantitatively and qualitively detect the apoptosis status of gastric adenocarcinoma cell line SGC7901 before and after the trichosanthin treatment. Immunohistochemical staining method and Northern Blot hybridization were used for detecting expression status of apoptosisrelated genes bcl2, before and after trichosanthin treatment. Results When SGC7901 cells were treated with trichosanthin (0.1 ?g/ml, 36 h), they presented some typical apoptotic morphologic changes observed by fluorescent staining. These morphologic changes include nuclear condensation, nucleosomal fragments forming a lunate body under nuclear membrane, etc. When SGC7901 cells were treated with trichosanthin at the concentration 0.1 ?g/ml for 36 h,42 h and 48 h, respectively, TUNEL staining showed a significant increase of apoptotic index (AI), from 3.78%?1.11%, 3.98%?1.12%,3.85%?1.08%, respectively, to 11.30% ? 2.33%, 10.22% ?2.00%,11.18%?1.85%(P

Objective To construct the recombinant plasmid with a human peptide antibiotic hPAB-? gene and to make it expressed in E. coli. Methods To replace the CNBr cleavage site in plasmid pFAST-hPAB-? (CNBr), a pair of primers containing the hydroxylamine cleavage site were designed, and the amplified PCR fragments were cloned into pFAST-HTa plasmid to produce pFAST-hPAB-? (HA), which was then transformed into E. coli DH10B. The constructed plasmid was identified by Ehe Ⅰ/Hind Ⅲ digestion and direct DNA sequencing. An Ehe Ⅰ/Hind Ⅲ digested fragment from pFAST-hPAB-? (HA) was subcloned into pQE32-CP to construct pQE32-CP-hPAB-?, which was transformed into E. coli JM109. The bacteria containing the expression plasmid were induced to express the fusion protein by IPTG. SDS-PAGE was carried out to analyze the molecular weight, expression quantity and expression form of the target fusion protein. After captured by Ni-NTA affinity column, the fusion protein was subjected to hydroxylamine cleavage analysis. Results An expected 230bp fragment was obtained by digesting pFAST-hPAB-? with Ehe Ⅰ/Hind Ⅲ. After this fragment was cloned into pQE32-CP, the recombinant plasmid was confirmed to contain the correct target sequence by DNA sequencing. The recombinant plasmid pQE32-CP-hPAB-? could express a desired protein with a relative molecular weight about 27kD, and its expression level reached 43 percent of the total bacterial proteins. The inclusion bodies were lysed by 8mol/L urea, and the fusion protein could then be captured by Ni-NTA column and cleaved by 2mol/L hydroxylamine at pH9.0. Conclusion The recombinant plasmid pQE32-CP-hPAB-? has been successfully constructed, and it can express the desired hPAB-? fusion protein in E. coli JM109 at high level. These results provide the foundation for future research.

Aortic Diseases ; Aortic Valve ; Aortic Valve Stenosis ; Calcinosis ; Humans ; Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II

AIM:To establish a HPLC method for determinaton of sodium ferulate (SF) in Beagle dog plasma and to study the pharmacokinetics of SF tablets. METHODS: Sodium ferulate in plasma was extracted with ether,separated on a Kromasil C_ 18 column (150 mm?4.6 mm,5 ?m) and the peak height ratio of sodium ferulate to the internal standard tinidazole was measured.Plasma concentration of SF was determined using acetonitrile-water-acetic acid(20∶79.2∶0.8) as the mobile phase and the flow rate was 0.8 ml/min.SF was detected at 320 nm. RESULTS: SF and the internal standard were separated completely under the condition described above.SF was linear in the range of 0.02～50 ?g/ml(r=0.9995).The accuracy,precision and sensitivity were eligible for analyse of bio-pharmic samples. CONCLUSION:A sensitive and accurate HPLC method for the quantitative determination of SF in the plasma of Beagle dog is developed and it is applicable to the determination in plasma and pharmacokinetic study of SF.