ObjectiveTo study streptococcus pneumonia capsular polysaccharide antibodies of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD) in acute exacerbation and the feasibility of vaccination for patients with COPD.MethodsThe COPD in acute exacerbation without respiratory failure (RF)(COPD without RF group),COPD in acute exacerbation with RF (COPD with RF group),asthma (asthma group),healthy elderly examination(elderly examination group) and healthy youth examination (youth examination group) were selected,and each group had 15 cases.The levels of streptococcus pneumonia capsular polysaccharide antibodies IgG,IgM and IgA were measured in all groups.Results There was no significant difference in IgG among the five groups (P ＞ 0.05 ).The levels of IgM in COPD without RF group and elderly examination group were significantly lower than those in COPD with RF group,asthma group and youth examination group (0.554 ± 0.309 and 0.538 ± 0.327 vs.0.810 ± 0.387,0.887 ± 0.278 and 0.852 ± 0.305,P ＜ 0.05 ).Although the level of IgA in COPD without RF group was significantly lower than that in youth examination group(0.532 ±0.297 vs.0.930 ±0.502,P ＜0.05),there was no significant difference among the five groups.Conclusion Patients with COPD should inoculate pneumococcal vaccination.

Objective To study the characteristics of serum lipid metabolism in cadres aged 90 and above.Methods A total of 105 in-patient cadres aged 90 and above were assigned to the longevity group,and another 85 in-patient cadres aged 60 to 80 years were used as controls.Medical history of the participants were retrospectively reviewed,and serum levels of total cholesterol(TC),triglyceride(TG),low-density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL-C),high-density lipoprotein cholesterol(HDL-C),apoB,apoA-I,Lp(a)and body mass index(BMI)were tested.Results Compared with the control group,TC,TG,LDL-C,apoB and non-HDL-C were significantly decreased in the longevity group[3.90 +0.89 vs 4.36 ± 1.06,0.89(0.57)vs 1.16(0.69),2.35 ±0.72 vs 2.70 ±0.88,0.68 ±0.19 vs 0.75 ±0.22,2.69 ±0.79 vs 3.18 ± 1.00,respectively].However,HDL-C/TC and HDL-C/LDL-C were significantly increased in the longevity group [0.32 ±0.084 vs 0.28 ±0.082,0.52(0.22)vs 0.43(0.28),respectively].Lp(a)of the longevity group was higher than that of the control group,although no statistically significant difference was found.BMI of the longevity group was significantly lower than that of the control group.In the longevity group,the percentage of individual who were combined with hypertension,hyperglycemia,hyperlipidemia and overweight/fat was lower (24.8％ vs 43.5％).Conclusions Serum lipid level is relatively lower in cadres aged 90 and above,and those who are combined with hypertension,hyperglycemia,hyperlipidemia and overweight/fat are significantly lower in this populations.

Gene expression profile technology is characterized by high automation, high accuracy and large information volume, which provides a new way for the development of individualized therapies and novel therapeutic targets. Some researches have identified sets of discriminating genes by using gene expression profile technology that can be used for the predietion of response to radiotherapy in human cancers. Some studies also have confirmed the therapeutic tagerts of radiation sensitizer.

Objective To analyse the key influential factors for research performance of medical colleges and provide evidenes for further research management. Methods A questionnaire suvery was carried out in Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine.Through stratified cluster sampling,those who assumed all ranks of projects from 2001 to 2006 in Basic Medical College and some affiliated hospitals were investigated.Two hundred and sixty questionnaires were sent out and 211(81.2%) were reclaimed.Delphi and comprehensive analysis were used to measure the research performance,and multi-Logistic regression was employed to analyze the influential factors for research performance.Results The key influential factors for research performance included research team,research investment,age of researchers,international exchanges and communications,and extra working hours for research.Conclusion To improve the research performance of medical colleges,it is most important to strengthen research team development,expand research investment,promote acedemic exchanges and communications,and initiate dedicated spirit for research work.

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Objective To observe the effects of estrogen on the behavior and the norepinephrine level in the habenular nucleus of depressive rats,and explore the mechanism of estrogen involved in the process of antidepression.Methods Thirty rats were chosen from forty male Wistar rats,which had the similar scores in open field test.The depression models of rats were established by chronic mild stress.Open field test and forced swimming test were performed to detect the behavioral changes between rats with ovary excision(OVX) and with estradiol-treated ovary excision(OV/ER).High performance liquid chromatography(HPLC) was used to observe the changes of norepinephrine level in habenular nucleus.Results After 21-day chronic mild stress,the open field test showed that the vertical motion and cross motion in OV/ER group were increased(P

Objective To evaluate the expression of GPR30 and Ki-67 in Non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC) and the relationship between them.The clinicopathological features of GPR30 in NSCLC were also analyzed.The molecular mechanism that estrogen mediated the proliferation of H1299 by activating GPR30 was further studied.Methods The expression of GPR30 and Ki-67 in 80 cases of specimens of NSCLC after surgery was examined using immunohistochemistry method.After 17-β-estradiol(E2) or G-1 added,H1299 cells were counted and the cell cycle distribution was analyzed by flow cytometry.Finally,the activated ERK1/2 and the expression of cyclin D1 and p16 after G-1 treatment in H1299 cells were examined through western blotting.Results Expressions of GPR30 was more in stage Ⅲ or low differentiation tissues or adenocarcinoma (P＜0.05).A positive correlation between GPR30 and Ki-67 was further disclosed (r=0.502,P=0.000).The proliferation of H1299 cells was promoted and more cells entered S-p hase after E2 or G-1 treatment for 3 days,which could be inhibited after G-15 or U0126 pre-treatment for 2 hours.We further discovered that the activated ERK1/2 and cyclin D1 expression increased after G-1 treatment,which was blocked after G-15 or U0126 pre-treatment for 2 hours.The change of p16 was on the opposite.Conclusion A positive correlation existed between GPR30 and Ki-67.GPR30-EGFR-MAPKs signaling transduction pathway was involved in the estrogen-induced proliferation of NSCLC cells.Blocking GPR30 signaling pathway may be a promising new strategy for NSCLC treatments.

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