Child ; Child, Preschool ; Humans ; Infant ; Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome

Objective To investigate the mechanism of resistance of clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to carbapenems.Methods Fifty-eight strains of imipenem-and meropenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa were isolated.Modified K-B technique was adopted in the susceptibility test by adding ?-lactamases inhibitors and efflux pumps inhibitors to M-H agar plates.The refined three-dimensional extract test was used to detect ?-lactamases.The genes of metallo-enzyme IMP,VIM,as well as outer membrane porin D2(OprD2) were analyzed with polymerase chain reaction.Results Among the 58 strains of carbapenems-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa,53 produced over-expressed active efflux and continuously produced large amont of AmpC enzyme,15 of which were accompanied by the loss of OprD2,and 1 of which were accompanied by extended spectrum ?-lactamases(ESBLs).Among the 5 strains which neither produced over-expressed active efflux nor ?-lactamases,only 1 was found with OprD2 gene deletion.Metallo-enzyme was not detected in any of the 58 strains.Conclusion The mechanism of resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to carbapenems was mainly the production of the over-expressed active efflux combined with the continuous production of large amount of AmpC enzyme.Sixteen of the strains were accompanied by the loss of OprD2 gene.

Objective To investigate whether the splenic metastasis of B16 melanoma cells in C57BL/6 mice occur through the blood.Methods Cultured B16 melanoma cells were collected,adjusted into 1?10~7/ml and inoculated into the left armpit of C57BL/6 mice,200 ?l each.After 15 days,the mice were sac- rificed and metastasis was examined in various tissues and organs by HE stain.1.5 % Evan Blue(EB),2 ml/kg, was administered to normal C57BL/6 mice through the tail vein,and the region stained blue was compared with that of metastasis.Results All of 12 mice inoculated were burdened with melanoma.Splenic metastasis occurred in 9 of them,among which 3 were accompanied by lung metastasis,and all of 9 mice showed differ- ent degree of local lymph node metastasis.The dorsal 1/4 part of the positive spleen was stained black by the metastatic tumor cells.Under the microscope,distribution of the metastatic tumor cells in the spleen was scat- tered,their growth inhibited,and maturation accelerated.The region stained blue by EB also located at the dorsal 1/4 part of the spleen,which was almost the same as the positive part of metastasis.Conclusions Metastasis of B16 melanoma cells in C57BL/6 miee occurs earlier in the spleen than in other organs,and this metastasis is achieved most possibly through the blood.

OBJECTIVETo Study the effect of anti-aging and its mechanism of total saponins of Wu-He Dipsacus asper on skin of mice-aging model.

METHODSForty-eight mice were randomly divided into blank control group, model group, low-Dipsacus group, medium-Dipsacus group, high-Dipsacus group and positive control group( n = 8) . The mouse model of skin aging was established by nape subcutaneous injection of 5% D-galactose (0.025 mL/(g · d)), the mouse of low-Dipsacus group, medium-Dipsacus group, high-Dipsacus group were administered with total saponins of Wu-He Dipsacus asper (50 ml/(kg · d), 100 mL/(kg · d), 200 mL/(kg · d)), the mice of the positive control group were administered with vitamin E(50 mg/(kg · d)) for 42 d. The content of hydroxyproline (HYP) and lipofuscin (LF) were measured in skin of each group mice, the activity of catalase (CAT) glutathione peroxidase ( GSH-Px) superoxide dismutase (SOD) and the content of malondi- aldehyde (MDA) were determined in serum and skin of each group mice.

RESULTSCompared with blank control group, the content of HYP decreased significantly and the content of LF increased significantly in skin, the activities of CAT, GSH-Px and SOD decreased significantly and the content of MDA increased significantly in serum and skin of model group; Compared with model group, the content of HYP increased significantly and the content of LF decreased significantly in skin, the activities of CAT, GSH-Px and SOD enhanced significantly and the con- tent of MDA decreased significantly in serum and skin of low-Dipsacus group, medium-Dipsacus group, high-Dipsacus group and positive control group; Compared with low-Dipsacus group, the content of HYP increased significantly and the content of LF decreased significantly in skin, the activities of CAT, GSH-Px and SOD enhanced significantly and the content of MDA decreased significantly in serum and skin of high-Dipsacus group and positive control group; The activity of SOD in serum and skin had a significant positive correlation with the content of HYP, and a significant negative correlation with LF in skin.

CONCLUSIONTotal saponins of Wu-He Dipsacus asper have obvious effect of anti-agng on skin of mouse-aging model , its mechanism is closely related to oxidative damage.

Animals ; Dipsacaceae ; chemistry ; Disease Models, Animal ; Mice ; Oxidative Stress ; Saponins ; pharmacology ; Skin Aging ; drug effects

Purpose: To enhance one's ability to diagnose intracranial microcystic meningioma. Methods: Fifteen cases of intracranial microcystic meningioma have been studied either clinicopathologically, or ultrastructurally or immunohistochemically. Results: The results indicate that electron microscopy and immunohistochemically are very helpful for the diagnosis of the tumor. There was no predilection as to location, however the tumor was more common on the base of skull. Vacuole-like structure and/or vesicular dilatation could be seen in the cytoplasm and capillaries could be observed in between the spindle cells by light microscopy. Under electron microscopy, the processes separated from each other and formed into a cystic structure, and bundles of collagenous fiber could be found in it. In immunohistochemistry, the stains with vimentin and epithelium membrane antigen (EMA) were positive. Conclusions: Intracranial microcystic meningioma has some characteristics under the microscope, immunohistochemistry is helpful in its diagnosis, and election microscopy can confirm this diagnosis.

Objective To investigate the gene polymorphism of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) among the Han nation and its role in the pathogenesis of IBD. Methods Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) were used to analyze the gene polymorphism of TNF? and TNF? in 131 cases of IBD. Results The genotype frequency and allelic frequency of TNF?-308 in ulcerative colitis (UC) patients (15.5% and 8.7% ) were significantly higher than those in control subjects (4.1% and 2.0% respectively, P

Objective:To study the expression level of peripheral blood mircoRNA-155 and the variation characteristics of CD4+T cell percentage and to expound the clinical significance of mircoRNA-155 quantitative test and CD 4+T cell percentage cytological test.Methods:Fluorescent quantitative PCR had been used to detect the expression level of mircoRNA -155 in the peripheral blood.Flow cytometry had been used to detect the cell percentage of the peripheral blood T lymphocyte subset CD 3+T cell,CD4+T cell and CD8+T cell.The mircoRNA-155 expression levels and the cell percentages of CD 4+T were tested respectively in the selected 40 patients with atopic dermatitis ,30 patients with skin eczema and 30 healthy controls.Finally,the differences of the above groups were counted and analyzed .Results:The relative expression levels of mircoRNA-155 of the atopic dermatitis group were higher than those of the eczema group and the normal control group ( P<0.05 ).The CD4+T cell percentage of the atopic dermatitis group was higher than those of the eczema group and the normal control group ( P<0.05 ) .Conclusion: The expression level of the peripheral blood mircoRNA-155 in the patients with atopic dermatitis is increased significantly and CD 4+T cell percentage in the patients is raised as well.Consequently ,the clinical detection of miRNA-155 and CD4+T cell shall be of great significance .

Objective To separate the SO-Rb 50cells antigen corresponding to the monoclonal antibody of anti-retinoblastoma. Methods The antigen corresponding to the monoclonal antibody of anti-retinoblastoma was separated elementarily by ion-exchange chromatography, and was identified by dot-blotting using the monoclonal antibody of anti-retinoblastoma. The target protein band of the antigen was separated in light of sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Results A special unmixed band of SO-Rb 50cells antigen was separated with the relative molecular weight of 83?103. Conclusion The antigen corresponding to the monoclonal antibody of anti-retinoblastoma could be separated from SO-Rb 50cells.

Objective To study the production of ?-lactamase in multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and to guide the proper use of antibiotics in clinical practice. Methods The modified three-dimensional extract test was employed to detect ?-lactamase in 30 multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains screened from antimicrobial susceptibility test in our hospital,and isoelectric focusing electrophoresis was performed on the enzyme-producing strains. Results No metalloenzyme was detected in all the 30 strains.Twenty-six strains produced ?-lactamase,among which 25 continuously yielded large amount of AmpC enzyme and the other one both AmpC enzyme and extended-spectrum ?-lactamases(ESBLs).86.7% of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa produced enzyme. ConclusionThe majority of the multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in our hospital yielded large amount of AmpC enzyme in a continuous way.The modified three-dimensional extract test can eliminate some interference such as the decrease of outer membrane permeability and overexpression of efflux pump,facilitating the effective and accurate detection of ESBLs in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Actinomycosis ; pathology ; Female ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Tongue Diseases ; microbiology ; pathology