Objective: To study the gender differences in ERPs recorded during a recognition task for Chinese words. Methods: 15 male and 15 female healthy volunteers received a Chinese words recognition task and the EEG signals were recorded from 20 scalp sites simultaneously. The stimuli were meaningful words consisting of two Chinese characters. Results: Both men and females showed a positive-going parietal old/new effect, but females demonstrated larger P500 amplitudes and shorter P500 latency than males. Furthermore, the parietal old/new effect of males was significantly left-lateralized, while that of females showed more bilateral pattern. Only males elicited obvious frontally distributed old/new effect between 250 and 350 ms, which was negative-going and right-lateralized. Conclusion: Gender differences do exist in the recognition processing of Chinese words. Some of the gender differences could be interpreted as reflecting different strengths and speed of brain activation and others could be interpreted as reflecting the involvement of different neural structures.

Objective: To develop a Chinese version of the Schedule for the Deficit Syndrome(SDS) and examine its reliability and validity. Methods: 123 schizophrenic patients finished the Chinese version of SDS and were subtyped into deficit (n=30) and nondeficit(n=93) groups. In addition, all patients completed BPRS, SANS and SAPS. The reliability analysis of SDS included Cronbach's ?琢 coefficients and mean inter-item correlations and the inter-rater reliability; while the validity analysis included construct validity and criteria validity. Results: The Cronbach's ?琢 coefficient and the mean interitem correlation coefficients of the negative symptoms severity subscale of SDS were 0.8441 and 0.4818, respectively. The inter-rater reliability for categorization was 0.8777. The correlation coefficients of the six negative symptom items with the total score ranged from 0.685 to 0.875,and that among the six negative symptom items ranged from 0.437 to 0.794. The negative symptom items and the total score of SDS were significantly correlated with the anergia factor score from the BPRS and the total score and several subscale scores of SANS, while none of them was correlated with subscale scores and total score of SAPS. Conclusion: The Chinese version of SDS was a reliable and valid measure for the diagnostic classification of deficit and nondeficit schizophrenia.

Objective To explore the risk factors for hepatitis B virus (HBV) intrauterine infection to provide a scientific ev idence for itsprevention.Methods Three hundred and twelve pregnant women of HBsAg positive screened from April 2013 to May 2015 served as the research subjects and were followed up until 6 months after birth.The infantile mothers of HBsAg and/or HBV DNA positive were selected as the intrauterine infection case group,while other mothers served as the control group.The Logistic regression analysis was adopted to analyze the risk factors for intrauterine HBV infection.The questionnaire survey method was used to collect the basic data and time-resolved immunofluorescence assay was used to detect HBsAg.PCR was adopted to measure level of HBV DNA and automatic biochemistry analyzer was used to measure the hepatic functional parameters including ALT,AST,triglyceride and cholesterol.Results The single factor analysis results indicated that HBeAg,HBV DNA,contamination of amniotic fluid and sexual behavior during pregnancy were related to HBV intrauterine infection(P＜0.05).The multiple variate Logistic regression results showed that positive HBeAg(OR=2.76,95 ％ CI=1.19-7.94),positive HBV DNA(OR=9.62,95 ％ CI=2.58-35.33),and sexual behaviors during pregnancy (OR =1.53,95 ％ CI =1.07-6.40) were the risk factors for intrauterine HBV infection.Conclusion Pregnant women with positive HBeAg,positive HBV DNA and sexual behavior during pregnancy may be the high risk factors for neonatal intrauterine HBV infection.

Objective To evaluate prenatal sonograpic findings and clinical value in fetus with congenital portal-hepatic venous shunt.Methods The prenatal ultrasonographic characteristic of ten cases of congenital portal-hepatic venous shunt were analyzed and summarized.Results Three cases had portal vein-left hepatic venous shunt,two cases with portal vein-right hepatic venous shunt,two cases with situs inversus of left right portal vein,and three cases with multiple shunt among portal and hepatic veins.All the 10 cases with portal-hepatic venous shunt had common sonographic features,①Two-dimensional ultrasound revealed the distal hepatic veins.The hepatic vein and portal vein were both visualized on the same plane and connected by an anechoic area.②Vascular signal were noted inside the anechoic area.③Blood flow inside the anechoic area demonstrated by spectral Doppler was similar to that of the portal vein.Conclusions Prental ultrasonography is valuable in the diagnosis of fetal portal-hepatic venous shunt.

Objective To study the mechanics of improved memory alloy fixators for salvage of periprosthetic femoral fracture (PFF) after hip arthroplasty in the elderly.Methods Thirty countrymen fresh cadaveric femurs with no pathological defect,fracture,deformity or tumor were randomly divided into experimental group and control group with 15 femurs in each according to the random number table.A model of Vancouver type B1 periprosthetic femoral fracture following hip arthroplasty was induced.The fracture was treated with modified memory alloy embracing fixators in experimental group;instead general memory alloy embracing fixators in control group.All specimens were tested biomechanically.Results Under the same mechanical loading,the two groups showed respective 30％ and 48％ maximum differences in stress value and displacement.Results in three-point bending test did not differ significantly between the two groups (P ＞ 0.05),but there were significant differences in axial compression and torsion test (P ＜ 0.05 or 0.01).Conclusion The improved memory alloy embracing fixators present better resistance to compression and torsion compared to the general fixators.

Dendritic cells (DCs) are uniquely well-equipped antigen (Ag)-presenting cells. This function of DCs, coupled with their remarkable plasticity, renders them attractive therapeutic targets for immune modulation. Recent data have demonstrated a promising role for pharmacologic treatment as a means of generating potent regulatory DCs. Herein, the evidence that the potential of regulatory DC the-rapy is considerable and that there are compelling reasons to evaluate it in the setting of organ transplantation in the near future are discussed in this paper.

20% increase in serum creatinine over the last 6 months or progression to the range of 176-308?mol/L.Patients underwent abrupt cessation of cyelosporine and sirolimus maintenance at 1-2 rag/day after administration of 4-6 mg as first loading dose.Concomitant immunosuppression remained unchanged during conversion.Results Targeted sirolimus level was 4-8 ng/mL.Serum creatinine was dropped from pre-conversion level of(242.15?73.04)?mol/L to(188.32?58.96)?mol/L and (173.36?58.08)?mol/L at 3rd and 6th month respectively(P

Objective To investigate the clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis of patients with neuroendocrine tumor in stomach and duodenum for early diagnosis. Methods The clinical, endoscopic and pathological data of 20 patients admitted to the PLA General Hospital from Jan. 2012 to Jan. 2015 and diagnosed as gastric and duodenal neuroendocrine tumor were collected for retrospective analysis. The histopathological classification of the disease was made according to the WHO 2010 Classification of the Neuroendocrine Neoplasms. Result Ten male and 10 female patients aged between 35 and 77 (mean 55.5±10.6) years old were recruited in the present study. Tumor located in the stomach in 13 cases, and in duodenum in 7 cases. The maximum diameter of the tumor was 0.2-2.5cm. Endoscopic features included polypoid protrusion, hemispheric submucosal protrusion, and mucosal erosion. All the patients were treated endoscopically, among them, four patients were treated with electrocoagulation and electrosection, 10 by endoscopic resection (EMR), and 6 by endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD). In one patient, surgical excision was done after ESD. Biopsy under gastroscopy and endoscopic ultrasonography were conducive to the diagnosis and treatment. According to the histopathological classification, 19 cases were classified as NET grade 1, and another one as NET grade 2. The follow-up study showed no metastasis and recurrence. Conclusions The early diagnosis and treatment for gastric and duodenal neuroendocrine tumor can lead to satisfactory results.

ObjectiveTo observe whether lipopolysaccharide (LPS) derived fromEscherichia coli (E.coli) can induce apoptosis of murine platelets in vitro.Methods Washed platelet suspension was prepared and adjusted to the final concentration of 3×108/mL. According to the difference in stimulants, samples were divided into control group (non-calcium Tyrode buffer), thrombin-treated group (1 U/mL final concentration and non-calcium TB) and LPS in different concentrations treated groups (1, 10 and 100μg/mL final concentration respectively and non-calcium TB). To each specimental group corresponding stimulus was added and incubated 30 minutes at room temperature. Chemiluminescence was adopted to determine the concentration of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and the activity of cysteinyl aspartate specific proteinase-3 (caspase-3). The percentage of Annexin V positive platelets was determined by flow cytometry to reflect the level of phosphatidylserine (PS) exposure. Mean channel fluorescence (MCF) of platelets was determined by flow cytometry for reflecting the level of mitochondrial inner transmembrane potential (ΔΨm) depolarization.Results Compared with control group, the ATP concentration in thrombin-treated group was decreased obviously [relative light unit (RLU): (5.46±0.14)×105 vs. (6.25±0.26)×105,P< 0.05], Annexin V positive ratio [(50.43±2.45)% vs. (1.58±0.25)%,P< 0.05] and caspase-3 activity [RLU: (26.92±1.60)×103 vs. (1.30±0.10) ×103,P< 0.05] were increased obviously, and platelets MCF was lowered significantly [(8.32±0.58)×104 vs. (13.05±1.10)×104,P< 0.05], suggesting an increase inΔΨm depolarization. After being treated with different concentrations of LPS, ATP concentration, Annexin V positive ratio and caspase-3 activity were increased obviously, platelet MCF was decreased obviously, suggestingΔΨm depolarization was increased in a concentration-dependent manner. Compared with control group, 1μg/mL LPS could increase Annexin V positive ratio [(10.45±1.08)% vs. (1.58±0.25)%,P< 0.05], elevate caspase-3 activity [RLU: (14.06±0.61)×103 vs. (1.30±0.10)×103,P< 0.05], and decrease MCF significantly [(9.48±0.50)×104 vs. (13.05±1.10)×104,P< 0.05]. The ATP concentration, Annexin V positive ratio and caspase-3 activity reached maximum levels after the treatment with 100μg/mL LPS, and they were higher obviously than those of the control group [ATP (RLU): (7.00±0.03)×105 vs. (6.25±0.26)×105, Annexin V positive ratio: (55.35±2.42)% vs. (1.58±0.25)%, casepase-3 (RLU): (32.00±3.75)×103 vs. (1.30± 0.10)×103, allP< 0.05], and platelets MCF reached trough levels, and they were obviously lower than those of the control group [(4.69±0.55)×104 vs. (13.05±1.10)×104,P< 0.05].ConclusionE.coli LPS can induce an increase in ATP, PS exposure,ΔΨm depolarization and activity increase of caspase-3 on mouse platelet in vitro, which indicate that LPS can induce apoptosis of platelets in a concentration-dependent manner.

ObjectiveTo explore the relationship between thrombocytopenia (TCP) induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and coagulation or inflammatory response in mouse.Methods Forty-eight C57BL/6 mice were divided into control group, low-dose, and high-dose LPS treatment groups by random number table method, and each group was subdivided into 4-hour and 24-hour subgroups randomly, with 8 mice in each subgroup. 0.5 mg/kg or 50 mg/kg LPS was injected intraperitoneally in low-dose or high-does group respectively, and equal amount of normal saline was injected in control group. Blood was collected from endocanthal vein at the specified time point, platelet count (PLT) was counted, and the levels of thrombin antithrombin complex (TAT), D-dimer, fibrinogen degradation product (FDP), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) were determined by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).Results Compared with control group, PLT (×109/L) at 4 hours and 24 hours in low-dose and high-dose LPS groups was significantly decreased (4 hours: 660.65±180.48, 568.55±117.99 vs. 1 199.13±110.54; 24 hours:505.63±218.92, 256.33±72.86 vs. 1 229.13±1 189.37, allP< 0.05), and the changes were more obvious in high-dose LPS group compared with those of the low-dose LPS group (allP< 0.05). Factorial analysis showed that the changes in PLT were related with LPS dosage and time (F1 = 135.660,P1 = 0.000;F2 = 12.120,P2 = 0.001). It was also found that there was an interactive effect of the dose of LPS and time on PLT (F = 5.580,P = 0.007). Compared with control group, TAT, TNF-α, and IL-6 at 4 hours and 24 hours in low-dose and high-dose LPS groups were significantly decreased [TAT (ng/L) at 4 hours: 1.10±0.59, 0.22±0.13 vs. 3.47±1.73; 24 hours: 1.18±0.68, 0.39±0.29 vs. 3.19±1.27;TNF-α (nmol/L) at 4 hours: 87.35±12.29, 93.70±5.25 vs. 101.59±10.96, 24 hours: 81.94±8.26, 93.23±4.71 vs. 102.84±10.56; IL-6 (ng/L) at 4 hours: 81.78±7.82, 78.59±9.06 vs. 110.88±9.66, 24 hours: 76.03±9.85, 71.34±3.69 vs. 110.88±10.35, allP< 0.05]. TAT at 4 hours and 24 hours in high-dose LPS group was further decreased, and TNF-αat 24 hours was increased as compared with those of low-dose LPS group (allP< 0.05). TAT, TNF-α and IL-6 were influenced only by different dosage of LPS (TAT:F = 42.350,P = 0.000; TNF-α:F = 14.810,P = 0.000; IL-6:F =81.910,P = 0.000), not time (TAT:F = 0.002,P = 0.967; TNF-α:F = 0.342,P = 0.562; IL-6:F = 2.973,P = 0.092). Changes in TAT was not found to be related with the dose of LPS and its time of action, or levels of TNF-α and IL-6 (TAT:F = 0.236,P = 0.791; TNF-α:F = 0.572,P = 0.569; IL-6:F = 0.774,P = 0.468). The dosage of LPS and time of admission showed no influence on D-dimer (F1 = 2.448,P1 = 0.099;F2 = 0.024,P2 = 0.877). The effect of different doses of LPS and time of administration showed no influence on FDP (F1 = 0.106,P1 = 0.900;F2 = 0.013,P2 = 0.908), and no interactive effects were found (D- dimer:F = 0.002,P = 0.998; FDP:F = 0.582,P = 0.563).Conclusion LPS can induce TCP in mouse, but this effect may not related to the activation of coagulation system and excessive inflammatory response.