International Standard for Medical Laboratories Accreditation demanded monitoring the quality of the total testing process (TFP).Recently, the errors in the analysis phase had been effectively controlled, while the errors in pre-and post-analytical phases still remained comparably high, and became the major factors influencing the TTP quality.Thus, monitoring and improving the quality of the extraanalytical phases became the major challenge.Monitoring the TTP quality required the laboratory staff to extend the quality management to the influential elements outside the laboratory.In addition, it also prompted the organizers of external quality assessment (EQA) in China to provide a quality assurance program for extra-analytical phases.The International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC) had developed a model of quality indicators.The Q-Probes and Q-Tracks programs of the College of American Pathologists provided a good practice of monitoring and improving quality for the extraanalytical phases.Based on the related international guidelines, the QIs system was established for quality management and control in clinical laboratory, so as to manage EQA of extra-analytical phases.

Objective To observe the effect of Chinese Medicines with the function of antioxidation on lupus nephritis(LN)pa- tients.Methods The 25 LN patients consisting of renal function normal group(15 cases)and renal failure group(10 cases)were treated with Huang Qi(Radix Hedysari)and Shu Dihuang(Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata)as main ingredients for 6 months in suc- cession.Changes of symptom,systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity index(SLEDAI),activity index(AI),lipid peroxide (LPO),superoxide dismutase(SOD),glutathione peroxide(GSH-Px),malondialchehyche(MDA),nitric oxide(NO),blood and urine routine examination,24-hour urine protein quantity,liver and kidney function,anti-double-stranded DNA(anti ds-DNA),complement 3(C_3)and complement 4(C_4),after treatment were observed.Results SLEDAI and AI scores were remarkably different from those before treatment(P

Objective To investigate the relationship between the change of HDL level and the severity in patients with sepsis.Methods The levels of HDL were measured in 68 patients with sepsis who were divided into light,middle and heavy group by APACHEⅡscore after final diagnosis of 0,1,2,3,7,14.28 days.Results The levels of HDL in patients with sepsis were lower than those of the normal:the levels of HDL began to decrease at 0 day,got to lowest point after 3 days,and up-regulated gradually after 7 to 28 days.The levels of recovery were the highest in light group,and the lowest in heavy group.Conclusion The levels of HDL in patients with sepsis are low,which is related with the severity of sepsis.

Objective To investigate the significance of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2),vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF) protein expression and angiogenesis in hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC).Methods Tissue sec- tions from 40 HCC patients were examined immunohistochemically for protein expression of COX-2 and VEGF.Mi- crovessel density(MVD) was counted by endothelial cells immunostained by anti-CD34 antibody.Results The ex- pression of COX-2 protein in well differentiated HCC was stronger than that in moderately differentiated HCC and poorly differentiated HCC(P

Objective To explore the influence of helicobacter pylori(Hp) on gastric motor function in children with chronic gastrictis.Methods Forty-seven children with chronic gastrictis were classified into Hp positive and negative groups according to Hp and histology exa-mination.Each child underwent gastric emptying test of solid by using nuclide method and electrogastrogram(EGG) examination.These cases with Hp-positive acceptted these triple eradication therapy[clarithromycin 15 mg/(kg?d),amoxicillin 50 mg/(kg?d),omeprazole 0.8 mg/(kg?d)]for 2 weeks,and underwent EGG examination again after eradicating Hp.Results The half emptying time(GET_1/2)in Hp-positive gastric group were significantly longer than those in Hp-negative group(t=6.403 P

Objective Using the frozen human-pooled serum samples,with values assigned by the enzyme reference procedure in laboratory network to explore the way of quantity value transfer from enzyme reference measurement system to routine ones.Methods The study is about quantity value transfer.The frozen human-pooled serum sample was assigned by the enzyme reference laboratory network including six domestic reference procedure laboratories,namely Beijing Chaoyang Hospital affiliate of Capital University of Medical Sciences,Beijing Aerospace general Hospital,Beijing Shijitan Hospital affiliate of Capital University of Medical Sciences,Peking Union Medical College Hospital,Beijing Leadman Biochemistry Co.,Ltd.and Sichuan Maker Biotechnology Co.,Ltd.,which used the reference measurement procedures of creatine kinase (CK) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) from the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC).First,the assigned serum was used to calibrate or verify trueness of routine measurement systems from the 49 laboratories of tertiary hospitals in Beijing in Feb,2013 by Beijing Centerfor Clinical Laboratories.Second,the assigned serum and two levels of patient samples were tested in duplicate by laboratory 's measurement systems after calibration with manufacturer's calibrator and with assigned serum.During this procedure,all laboratories data were collected.Harmonization of results was observed after calibration with the assigned serum according to the statistics.Results After calibration,the interlaboratory coefficients of variation (CVs) of two patient samples were decreased from 4.67％ and 5.96％ to 1.86％ and 1.47％ for CK and from 5.72％ and 5.04％ to 3.67％ and 3.62％ for LDH.For peer group of A and B instrument,after calibration,both CVs of the assigned serum and two patient samples were less than 2％ for CK,and less than 4％ for LDH ; For C instrument group,which was not calibrated with the assigned serum,the biases were-4.75％ for CK and-13.1％ for LDH,while the biggest CVs were 3.64％ for CK and 7.57％ for LDH.For peer group of reagents,after calibration,the CVs were decreased from 1.60％-4.44％ to 0.23％-1.62％ for CK and from 0.93％-6.07％ to 1.06％-2.72％ for LDH.Conclusions It is one of the feasible ways for quantity value transfer by using the frozen human-pooled serum samples,which were assigned by the enzyme reference laboratory network for calibration or verification.It can effectively solve the problem of trueness and harmonization of enzyme testing results.In addition,for those measurement systems which are not applicable for this calibration.

Objective Study on the traceability of serum enzyme ass ays by testing enzyme reference material in clinical laboratories. Methods 50 laboratories were involved in this survey. One enzyme reference material was send to each participate lab. The reference material was tested by use of routine method and the results were recorded. All lab data were processed with computer. Results Compare with the target values, the bias of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), creatine kinase (CK) and lactate dehydrogenase (LD) assays were 6 3%, 5 5%, -5 9% and -5 0% respectively, the bias of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) assays was -36 6. The inter laboratory coefficient variation of the amylase assay was 29 2%. Conclusions The results of enzyme assay in clinical laboratories could be traced to the international reference material.

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Objective: To explore the expression and gene amplification status of human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2) in the different stages of invasive urothelial bladder carcinoma. Methods:Tumor tissues from 49 patients with different stages of invasive urothelial bladder carcinoma were tested by immunohistochemical staining for HER2 and HER2 gene fluorescence in situ hybridization. Results:The number of male patients was higher than that of females. The positive rate of HER2 protein expression was higher in the patients with the higher stage of invasive urothelial bladder carcinoma. However, no gene amplification was observed in all patients. Twelve patients had ployploid chromosome 17. More ployploids were observed in the patients with the higher stage of inva-sive urothelial bladder carcinoma. Conclusion:The increase in the protein expression of HER2 in the invasive urothelial bladder carci-noma patients was not caused by gene amplification. Other transcriptional and post-transcriptional mechanisms were probably involved in the regulation of the HER2 protein.

AIM: To study the effect of natural killer(NK)-cells on graft-versus-host disease(GVHD), graft rejection, engraftment and reconstituting of hematopoiesis in mouse allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. METHODS: Lethally irradiated BALB/c(H-2 d) mice were transplanted with C57/6j(H-2 b) bone marrow containing donor peripheral T cells and/or NK cells. Recipients CD 34 + cell counts and the expression of H-2K b+ cell were detected by flow cytometry, peripheral white blood cell(WBC) was detected by auto-cytometry, and the recipients survival rates, GVHD, engraftment and hematopoiesis recovery were then observed. RESULTS: In the group of transplanted with NK cells infusion, the incidence of GVHD was evidently lessened, the survival rates, WBC and CD 34 + cell counts and the expression of H-2K b+ cell were significantly high than that without NK cells infusion. CONCLUSION: In mouse allogeneic bone marrow transplantation, alloreactivity NK cells prevent GVHD, reduce graft rejection, and promote engraftment and reconstituting of hematopoiesis. [