Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Antifungal Agents ; therapeutic use ; Female ; Hematologic Neoplasms ; drug therapy ; microbiology ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Mycoses ; complications ; drug therapy ; Pyrimidines ; therapeutic use ; Treatment Outcome ; Triazoles ; therapeutic use ; Voriconazole ; Young Adult

The influenza A virus matrix protein2 gene(M2)which deleted transmembrane region was amplified by overlap extending PCR,and the multiepitope gene of hemagglutinin(HA)was PCR amplified with seven continuous synthesized segments by designing primer.The two gene segments were separately cloned into pMD18T vector to sequence analysis and prokarytic expression vector pET28a+ to construct the recombinant plasmid pET28a+M2dHA.The recombinant plasmid was transformed into E.coli BL21(DE3),and the high expression strain was obtained by screening monoclones.The recombinant protein existed as inclusion bodies,which accounted about 45% of the total cellular protein.The inclusion bodies were washed with 1% Triton X100 solution twice,and dissolved in 8 mol/L urea solution.The solution protein was purified by Ni+2 affinity chromatography,and refolded by dilution renaturation,then purified by Q Sepharose FF cation exchange column.The purity of the protein was over 90% by HPLC analysis.The result of Western blot showed it has good antigenicity and specificity.These results strongly supported for the further study of the broadspectrum influenza virus subunit vaccine.

OBJECTIVETo evaluate the therapeutic effects of percutaneous kyphoplasty (PKP) for the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture (OVCF) with degenerative scoliosis.

METHODSFrom March 2009 to March 2014,121 patients undergoing PKP for the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture (OVCF) with degenerative scoliosis were retrospective analyzed. There were 41 males and 80 females,ranging in age from 56 to 92 years with an average of 73.2 years. Preoperative and postoperative 3 d respectively pain visual analogue scale (visual analogue score, VAS) and Oswestry Disability Index assessed pain and functional recovery of patients and preoperative and postoperative 3 d lumbar lordosis, scoliosis Cobb angle were analyzed.

RESULTSAll the patients were followed up, and the duration ranged from 6 to 24 months, with a mean time of 11 months. All the patients achieved success in operation without serious complications. The operation time ranged from 30 to 65 min with an average of 42.2 min. Local leakage of bone cement was not found in canal. The VAS and Oswestry Disability Index at the 3rd day after operation decreased significantly compared with those of the preoperative (P < 0.05), and the lumbar lordosis and scoliosis Cobb angle also improved significantly compared with those of the preoperative (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONPercutaneous kyphoplasty (PKP) for the treatment of thoracolumbar scoliosis osteoporotic fracture can significantly improve patients spinal deformity, pain relief, which is worth of recommending.

Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Female ; Fractures, Compression ; surgery ; Humans ; Kyphoplasty ; methods ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Osteoporotic Fractures ; surgery ; Scoliosis ; surgery ; Spinal Fractures ; surgery ; Visual Analog Scale

OBJECTIVETo study the relationship of the expression of FOXA1 in the prostate cancer (PCa) tissue with the Gleason score and clinical staging of PCa and with castration-resistant PCa (CRPC).

METHODSUsing the immunohistochemical method, we detected the expressions of FOXA1 and Ki-67 in the pathological sections of 35 cases of PCa and 21 cases of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Then we analyzed their correlation with the Gleason score and TNM staging of PCa and that with CRPC.

RESULTSThe positive expression of FOXA1 was significantly higher in the PCa than in the BPH tissue (P < 0.001) and was positively correlated with that of Ki-67 (P < 0.001) as well as with the Gleason score (P = 0.027) and clinical staging of PCa (P = 0.002), but showed no correlation with CRPC (P = 0.391).

CONCLUSIONThe positive expression of FOXA1 is increased in PCa, most significantly in the advanced stage of the tumor.

Disease Progression ; Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 3-alpha ; metabolism ; Humans ; Ki-67 Antigen ; metabolism ; Male ; Neoplasm Grading ; Neoplasm Proteins ; metabolism ; Prostatic Hyperplasia ; metabolism ; pathology ; Prostatic Neoplasms ; metabolism ; pathology

Actins ; metabolism ; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols ; therapeutic use ; Back ; Desmin ; metabolism ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Fibrosarcoma ; pathology ; Humans ; Infant ; Male ; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local ; Reoperation ; Rhabdomyosarcoma ; drug therapy ; pathology ; surgery ; Vimentin ; metabolism

Objective: To observe the role of rmh-TNF in enhancing the anti-angiogenesis effect of cisplatin on Lewis lung carcinoma in the mice.Methods: Lewis lung carcinoma model was established in C57BL/6 mice.Sixty model mice were randomly divided into 4 groups: control group,rmh-TNF group(1500000 U/kg),cisplatin group(6.15 mg/kg), and rmh-TNF plus cisplatin group.Twelve days after implantation of cancer cells,different drugs were injected intra- tumorallv for 3d.The expression of hypoxia inducible factor-1?(HIF-1?)gene in the tumor was identified by RT-PCR. Immunohistochemistry(IHC)image analysis was performed to determine the vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF) and kinase domain region receptor(KDR)expression and the microvessel density(MVD).Expression of matrix metallo- proteinase-2(MMP-2)was detected by flow cytometry.Results: The MVD values in the control group,the rmh-TNF group,the DDP group and the combination group were(24.76?1.28),(18.95?1.22),(19.53?1.15),(10.43?1.05),respectively,with those of the rmh-TNF and DDP groups significantly lower than that of the control group and higher than that of the combination group(all P

OBJECTIVETo find a better index for detecting myocardial lesion in patients with acute ammonia poisoning.

METHODSCardiac troponin T (cTnT), creatine kinase (CK), creatine kinase-MB isoenzyme (CK-MB), and electrocardiogram (ECG) were determined and compared in patients with acute ammonia poisoning and healthy controls.

RESULTSIn severe ammonia poisoning patients, the levels of cTnT [(1.285 +/- 2.650) micro g/L], CK [(257.636 +/- 362.719) IU/L], CK-MB [(20.909 +/- 19.770) IU/L] were significantly higher than those in healthy control [(0.035 +/- 0.014) micro g/L, (82.050 +/- 36.302) IU/L, (8.350 +/- 2.455) IU/L respectively, P < 0.05]. The levels of cTnT, CK and CK-MB in mild ammonia poisoning patients [(0.039 +/- 0.016) micro g/L, (78.200 +/- 28.401) IU/L and (8.467 +/- 2.669) IU/L respectively], and moderate ammonia poisoning patients [(0.054 +/- 0.043) micro g/L, (99.786 +/- 71.941) IU/L and (9.429 +/- 3.857) IU/L were not significantly different from those of healthy controls (P > 0.05)]. cTnT positive detection rate (68.2%) was significantly higher than CK (36.4%), CK-MB (31.2%) and ECG (31.2%) (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONcTnT is a better index to detect myocardial lesion in severe ammonia poisoning.

Acute Disease ; Adolescent ; Adult ; Ammonia ; poisoning ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Creatine Kinase ; metabolism ; Creatine Kinase, MB Form ; Electrocardiography ; Female ; Heart ; drug effects ; physiopathology ; Humans ; Isoenzymes ; metabolism ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Myocardium ; pathology ; Occupational Diseases ; chemically induced ; diagnosis ; metabolism ; Troponin T ; metabolism

Four kinds of ionic liquids were adopted to analyze the content of rubimaillin and alizarin in Rubia cordifolia roots with ultrasonic-assisted extraction coupled with HPLC. The chromatographic column, Purospher star RP-C18 (4.6 mm x 250 mm, 5 microm), was used. Methanol and 0.4% acetic acid-water as mobile phase with flow rate at 0.85 mL min(-1), gradient elution, detection wavelength at 250 nm, chromatographic column temperature was controlled at room temperature. The result showed that rubimaillin and alizarin had the highest extraction yield when the [ HMIM] PF6methanol solution concentration of 0.6 mol x L(-1) as extraction solvent and the conditions were solid-liquid ratio of 1:80 (g x mL(-1)). Under the optimal extraction conditions, the content of alizarin from 0.01 to 0.04 microg showed a good linearity (r = 0.9999), the average recovery was 97.12%, the content of rubimaillin from 0.41 to 1.35 microg showed a good linearity (r = 0.9999), the average recovery was 98.10%. This experiment adopted environmentally friendly reagent as extraction solvent, the extraction efficiency was improved, and the environmental pollution caused by organic solvent was avoided, the harm of human body aslo was reduced. This method was simple and reliable, its repeatability was also very good, which had an important significance in the study of traditional Chinese medicine active ingredient extraction methods.
Anthraquinones ; analysis ; Chromatography, Reverse-Phase ; methods ; Ionic Liquids ; chemistry ; Pyrans ; analysis ; Rubia ; chemistry ; Ultrasonics

Taking α-asarone as model drug, mono methoxy polyethylene glycol-polylactic acid copolymer (mPEG-PLA) as the drug carrier material to prepare drug-loading nanoparticles by premix membrane emulsification for nasal administration. The prepared nanoparticles were spherical with smooth surface and average particle size of 360 nm. Polydispersity index (PDI) was 0. 030, average drug loading of (11.5 ± 0.045) % (n = 3), and the encapsulation efficiency of (86.34 ± 0.11) % (n = 3). X-ray diffraction and differential scanning calorimetry results showed that, α-asarone existed in mPEG-PLA carrier in amorphous or molecular state, different from simple physical mixture. In the in vitro release test in simulated human nasal cavity, α-asarone apis can be released quickly at close to 94% at 102 h, in line with the first-order kinetics (R² = 0.981 9). mPEG-PLA drug-loading nanoparticles release only 54%, with slow release effect, in line with Riger-Peppas model (R² = 0.967 9, n = 0.630 2), for non-fick diffusion, released by the spread of drugs and skeleton dissolution dual control. This provided the foundation for nasal drug delivery in vivo pharmacokinetic study.
Administration, Intranasal ; Anisoles ; chemistry ; Calorimetry, Differential Scanning ; Nanoparticles ; chemistry ; Polyesters ; chemistry ; Polyethylene Glycols ; chemistry ; Solubility ; X-Ray Diffraction

This paper describes a type of blood pressure monitor we have developed using 8031 chip microprocessor based on oscillometric method and the designs of hardware and software. Comparing the measurement results of oscillometric method with that of direct invasive measurement method, we find that the monitor is very useful in clinical applications. Finally in the paper, some improvements that can be made in the monitor are proposed.
Algorithms ; Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory ; instrumentation ; Equipment Design ; Humans ; Microcomputers ; Oscillometry ; Software Design