Objective To investigate the effects of transcranial electrotherapy stimulation (TES)on patients with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). MethodsA total of 62 patients with GAD were randomly divided into two groups,the study group (treated with TES and venlafaxine) and the control group (treated with venlafaxine only).TES was administered 1 time per day for 14 days,while venlafaxine was administered with oral intake of 75-150mg/d for 4 weeks.The clinical effects were assessed by using Hamilton anxiety scale (HAMA).ResultsThere was no difference between the two groups in average HAMA total scores,psychic and somatic factor scores before the treatments (P ＞ 0.05).The effective rate of study group was significantly higher ( P ＜ 0.05 ) at the end of the 1 st week after treatment than,but similar at the end of the 2nd and 4th week after treatment (P ＞ 0.05 ) to that,of control group,with regard to HAMA total score and psychic factor score.With regard to the HAMA somatic factor score,the effective rate of study group was not significantly different from that of control group at the end of the 1st,2nd and 4th week after treatment (P ＞ 0.05).ConclusionTranscranial electric stimulation in conjunction with venlafaxine may improve the symptoms of anxiety of patients.

Objective: To investigate the physical and intellectual development and mutation characteristics of the phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) gene among 53 newborns with phenylketonuria (PKU), so as to provide insights into the management and genetic counseling of PKU Methods: The medical records of 54 children with definitive diagnosis of PKU and standardized therapy until 2 years at the Center for Neonatal Disease Screening of Shanxi Children' s Hospital from 2018 to 2021 were collected. Newborns' body weight and height developments were evaluated using the World Health Organization growth chart (2006 version), and the intellectual development was assessed using the national criteria of Development Behavior Assessment Scale among Children at Ages of 0 to 6 Years (WS/T 580-2017). The gene mutations were detected among neonates and their children, and the physical, intellectual developments and genetic characteristics of neonates with PKU were descriptively analyzed. Results: The 53 PKU cases included 29 male children and 24 female children, 36 cases with classic PKU and 17 cases with mild PKU, and 30 cases from rural areas and 23 cases from urban areas. The study subjects had a median age of 30 (10) d at initial therapy, and a mean blood phenylalanine concentration of (1 507±685) μmol/L at definitive diagnosis. There were 52 cases with normal height developments (98.11%), and all cases had normal weight and intellectual developments. The mean developmental functional quotient (DFQ) was significantly greater among urban children with PKU than among rural children [(94.92±8.57) vs. (87.65±6.57); t=-3.498, P=0.001], and the mean DFQ was significantly higher among children with mild PKU than among those with classic PKU [(95.55±8.76) vs. (88.57±7.11); t=-3.095, P=0.003]. There were 37 mutations detected in the PAH gene, which were mainly distributed in exons 3, 6, 7, 11, 12 and intron 4. Three high-frequency mutation sites were detected, including c.728G>A, c.611A>G and c.1197A>T, including three novel mutations (c.674C>G, c.1316-2A>C and c.1069T>C). Conclusions Following standardized treatment, the children with PKU have comparable physical and intellectual developments as compared to normal children. c.728G>A, c.611A>G and c.1197A>T were predominant mutations in the PAH gene among these 53 children with PKU, and three novel mutations were identified, including c.674C>G, c.1316-2A>C and c.1069T>C.

Objective To investigate the applicability of clinical grade and a non-contact measurement method in evaluation of underneath eye wrinkles and to compare two methods.Methods A lot of 46 healthy Chinese women were recruited for this study.Underneath eye wrinkles severity was evaluated using clinical grade and a non-contact measurement method.The correlations were calculated for clinical grade and non-contact measurement parameters and age.The non-contact measurement parameters were classified by factor analysis.The correlations between age,clinical grade and factors were analyzed.Results The correlation coefficient between clinical grade in comparison to subject's age was 0.818.The parameters getting from non contact measurement were obviously correlated with age and clinical grade except SEr and SEsc;the correlation coefficients between parameters and age were-0.601 to 0.605;the correlation cofficients between parameters and clinical grade were-0.630 to 0.570.The non-contact measurement parameters could be classified into two factors;one represented wrinkle depth and roughness;the other represented wrinkle width and counts.These two factors were also obviously correlated with age and clinical grade.Conclusions Clinical grade and non contact measurement methods are both applicable in evaluation of underneath eye wrinkles.The parameters getting from two methods are obviously correlated with each other.

Objective To investigate the role of individual dental stent on taste protection in the patients with primary nasopharyngeal carcinoma.Methods Firstly,dosimetric evaluation of the tongue under the circumstance of 10 pairs of patient wearing dental stent or not was done.Secondly,a total of 61 patients were randomized into two arms:29 were in the trial arm and 32 in the control arm.The patients wore dental stent during radiotherapy in trial group,but not in control group.The endpoint was taste dysfunction before radiotherapy,every week during radiotherapy till the completion of radiotherapy,and followed up six months after radiotherapy.Results The mean dose of tip of tongue,body of tongue,base of tongue for patient with dental stent or not were (394.43±24.01) cGy,(986.35±77.15) cGy,(4 401.16±179.01) cGy and (677.03± 110.05) cGy,(2 418.19±414.18) cGy,(4 878.67±387.45) cGy (P value were 0.031,0.007 and 0.284,respectively) separately.By the completion of the radiotherapy,there were 9 (31.03 ％) patients suffering from a taste dysfunction in the trial group and 25 (78.13 ％) in the control group (P ＜ 0.001).Conclusions Individual dental stent has a potential tendency to relieve the taste impairment by reducing the irradiation dose of tongue.

The proliferation difference between Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells (HUVEC) and Human Umbilical Artery Smooth Muscle Cells (HUASMC) in response to the concentration of silver nanoparticles was investigated via MTT, BCA and FCM tests. The obtained experimental data were statistically analyzed and discussed in order to know the causation of the proliferation difference. The results show there is significant difference in proliferation between HUVEC and HUASMC corresponding to the concentration of silver nanoparticles, and such difference can be attributed to the varied adhesion shape and apoptosis of the cells being influenced by nano-Ag content and Fetal bovine serum (FBS) content in culture medium.
Cell Proliferation ; drug effects ; Cells, Cultured ; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug ; Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells ; cytology ; Humans ; Metal Nanoparticles ; chemistry ; Muscle, Smooth, Vascular ; cytology ; Silver ; pharmacology ; Umbilical Arteries ; cytology

Objective To clone and express of Rv0091 encoding protein in Mycobacterium tuberculosis,identify and characterize of the enzyme activities.Methods Construct the Rv0091 prokaryotic expression plasmid,the vector was transformed into E.coli strain BL21trxB.After induced by IPTG,recombinant protein was purified by Ni2+-NTA chromatography and analyzed for purity by SDS-PAGE gels stained with Coomassie Blue.Immunological activity was identified by Western blot.The recombinant protein molecular weight was identified by Mass spectrometry.The enzyme-coupled assay detectes enzyme activity.Results The expression plasmid pET32a-Rv0091 was constructed and expressed in E.coli.BL21trxB,and the optimum expression system was conformed.The purity of the recombinant protein was more than 95％.Western blot analysis confirmed that recombinant protein was one of Mycobacterium tuberculosis proteins.Mass spectrometry identified the relative molecular weight and theoretical molecular weight was basically the same.Enzyme assay showed the recombinant protein able to catalyze the substrate MTA.Enzymatic properties showed that the optimal buffer for the phosphate and Hepes buffer,the poor thermal stability of the enzyme,the optimal temperature of 37℃,optimal pH10-12,when the pH ≤7,the protein denaturation and loss of some vitality.Conclusion The recombinant protein methylthioadenosine nucleosidase(MTAN) was obtained and enzyme activity was detected and plays a key role in the metabolism of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Objective To study the application of extrusion method in inducing liposome membrane fusion or membrane component mixing,and to investigate the effect of different extrusion conditions on liposome membrane fusion rate.Methods N-(7-nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazol-4-yl) phosphatidylethanolamine (N-NBD-PE) and N-(lissamine rhodamine B sulfonyl) phosphatidylethanolamine (N-Rh-PE) labeled 1,2-dioleoyl lecithin (DOPC) liposomes and non-fluorescently labeled DOPC monolayer liposomes were mixed and extruded.The fluorescence changes before and after the extrusion of the mixed liposomes were observed using laser scanning confocal microscope,and the membrane fusion rate of the mixed liposomes was calculated by fluorescence resonance energy transfer method.Besides,the effects of extrusion times,extrusion pressure and temperature on the fusion rate of liposome membrane were studied.Results The results of laser scanning confocal microscopy showed that the distribution density and intensity of the green fluorescence of N-NBD-PE increased significantly after the extrusion of fluorescently labeled and non-fluorescent labeled DOPC liposomes,which confirmed membrane fusion.After 75 times of extrusion treatments,the liposome membrane fusion rate can reach 26％.The number of extrusions,extrusion pressure and temperature had a significant effect on the fusion rate of the liposome membrane.The higher the number of the extrusions,the smaller the extrusion pressure and the higher the efficiency of the liposome membrane fusion were at physiological temperature.Conclusions Extrusion method can induce liposome membrane fusion and membrane component mixing,and the prepared liposome has a narrower particle size distribution,which is expected to be a new method to induce the bilayer membrane fusion of liposome or lipid vesicle.

Objective? ?To?analyze?the?risk?factors?of?delirium?in?patients?in?cardiac?surgery?intensive?care?unit?(CSICU).? Methods? A?prospective?observational?study?was?performed.?Patients?admitted?to?CSICU?of?Fujian?Medical?University?Union?Hospital?from?March?to?August?in?2017?were?enrolled.?The?combination?of?the?Richmond?agitation?sedation?scale?(RASS)?and?the?ICU-confusion?assessment?method?(CAM-ICU)?were?used?to?evaluate?delirium.?The?patient?was?assessed?on?the?second?day?after?CSICU?admission,?twice?a?day,?the?evaluation?was?stopped,?and?the?follow-up??observation?was?terminated?after?the?patient?was?discharged?from?CSICU.?The?patients?were?divided?into?two?groups?according?to?whether?delirium?occurred?in?CSICU.?The?general?and?clinical?treatment?data?(including?condition,?operation,?anesthesia?and?CSICU?treatment)?of?the?two?groups?were?compared.?The?related?factors?of?delirium?were?identified?by?univariate?analysis?and?multifactor?Logistic?regression?analysis.? Results? A?total?of?318?cases?were?included?in?this?study.?Among?them,?93?cases?had?delirium?and?the?incidence?of?delirium?was?29.2%.?It?was?shown?by?univariate?analysis?that?age,?history?of?hypertension,?type?of?surgery,?surgical?procedure,?American?Society?of?Anesthesiologists?(ASA)?anesthesia?classification,?usage?of?propofol,?plasma?transfusion,?red?blood?cells,?platelet?transfusion,?blood?loss,?operative?time,?cardiopulmonary?bypass?(CPB)?time,?myocardial?block?time,?acute?physiology?and?chronic?health?evaluation?Ⅱ?(APACHEⅡ),?duration?of?mechanical?ventilation,?the?length?of?intensive?care?unit?(ICU)?stay,?postoperative?usage?of?diazepam,?midazolam,?fentanyl,?morphine,?chlorpromazine,?etc.?which?were?related?to?delirium,?and?occupation?? (on-the-job?or?self-employed),?medical?insurance?(city?or?provincial?medical?insurance),?education?(primary?to?junior?high?school,?high?school?or?above)?could?reduce?the?risk?of?delirium.?Colinearity?diagnosis?was?performed?on?variables?with?statistically?significant?differences,?and?variables?with?variance?expansion?factor?(VIF)?

As a first generation tyrosine kinase inhibitor, imatinib is the gold standard drug for the clinical treatment of chronic myelog-enous leukemia. However, interindividual differences in resistance and response to imatinib have been widely observed. In vivo and in vitro studies have confirmed that ATP-binding cassette transporters, organic cation transporters, and organic anion transporting poly-peptides have a large effect on imatinib pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. In addition, the gene polymorphisms of drug trans-porters can directly or indirectly influence the intracellular concentration of imatinib, resulting in differences in treatment efficacy among chronic myelogenous leukemia patients. This review profiles the effect of drug transporter gene polymorphisms on susceptibili-ty to imatinib in chronic myelogenous leukemia so as to provide reference to further clinical researches.

Objective To observe the value of myocardial contrast echocardiography(MCE)combined with speckle tracking imaging(STI)for evaluating the protective effect of 2-aminoethoxydiphenyl borate(2-APB)on heart of arsenic poisoned rats.Methods Forty rats were randomly divided into low-and high-dose 2-APB intervention after arsenic trioxide(ATO)poisoned group(2-APBL group and 2-APBH group),simple ATO poisoned group(ATO group),simple 2-APB intervention group(2-APB group)and control group(each n=8).5 mg/kg ATO were intraperitoneally injected in 2-APBL group,2-APBH group and ATO group,while equal dose physiological saline were injected in 2-APB group and control group,respectively.Then 2,4 and 4 mg/kg 2-APB were intraperitoneally injected in 2-APBL group,2-APBH group and 2-APB group,while equal doses physiological saline were injected in ATO group and control group,respectively.MCE and STI were performed,serum myocardial injury markers were tested,sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase(SERCA)was examinated,and finally myocardial pathological examination was performed.The above indexes were compared among groups and between each 2 groups,and correlation analysis was performed.Results Significant differences of left ventricular fractional shortening(LVFS),left ventricular ejection fraction(LVEF),wash in slope(WIS),peak intensity(PI),WIS×PI,area under the curve(AUC),global circumferential strain(GCS)in each layer of myocardium,as well as glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase(GOT),creatine kinase(CK),lactate dehydrogenase(LDH)and SERCA were found among 5 groups(all P＜0.05).The above indexes substantially increased or decreased sequentially ATO group,2-APBL group,2-APBH group and 2-APB group/control group(all P＜0.05).WIS,PI,WIS × PI and GCS of rat endo-myocardium,GSC of mid-myocardium and GCS of epi-myocardium all positively correlated with SERCA(r=0.874,0.893,0.920,0.916,0.848,0.783,all P＜0.05).Conclusion MCE combined with STI,especially WISXPI and GCS of endo-myocardium could be used to evaluate the protective effect of 2-APB on heart of arsenic poisoned rats.