Objective To generate brevican knockout mutant mice. Methods The targeting construct to inactivate the brevican gene was made by using the ET cloning technology. The construct was linearized and electroporated into embryonic stem (ES) cells. Homologous recombinants were identifed by PCR after selecting the stable transfectants. The positive clones were then injected into C57BL/6 blastocysts, and the injected blastocysts were transferred into pseudopregnant foster mothers. Heterozygote and homozygote were multiplied by procreation mosaic. Progeny gene type was assayed by PCR. Results A neomycin resistance expression cassette under the control of the phosphoglycerate kinase (PGK) promoter was flanked by a 2.4-kb 5-arm fragment and a4.8-kb 3-arm fragment, thus introducing the NEO gene into exon 3 and deleting the encoding region from exon 3 to exon 8 after homologous recombination. Fourteen clones of gene-targeted ES cells were identified and three male chimeras with a higher than 50% chimeric ratio were produced. Six brevican-null mice were generated after outbred and inbred. Conclusion Genetically modified ES cells have been successfully generated by homologous recombination, and brevican-deficient mouse strain has been successfully generated.

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Objective To study the diagnostic value of MRCP in cholangiocarcinoma.Methods MRCP in 39 patients with cholangiocarcinoma comfirmed by surgery and pathology were performed on a GE 1.5T superconductive MR imaging unit before operations.Results MRCP imagings with diagnostic value were obtained in 39 cases,MRCP accurately showed the obstructive positions confirmed by surgery and pathology in all cases (100%).The qualitative rate of cholangiocarcinoma was 97%(38/39).Conclusion MRCP can not only accurately show the position of cholangiocarcinoma but also make accuracy diagnosis.

Background and purpose:Patients with colorectal cancer are often accompanied by the increase of plasma ifbrinogen concentration. This study aimed to investigate the distribution characteristics of beta-ifbrinogen gene-448G/A, -148C/T, -1420G/A and -854G/A polymorphism and plasma ifbrinogen (Fg) concentration in patients with colorectal cancer. Furthermore, we analyzed their effects on the occurrence and development of cancer.Methods:The level of plasma Fg was quantiifed by using Clauss clotting method.FGBβ gene polymorphisms were identiifed by re-al-time lfuorescence quantitative PCR (RTFQ-PCR) in 194 colorectal cancer patients and 74 healthy controls.Results:The plasma Fg levels in tumor metastasis group and non-metastasis group were signiifcantly higher than that in control group, respectively (P<0.05). Compared with control group, the frequencies of -148T allele and mutation genotype were notably higher in disease group (P<0.05). In all the groups, the plasma Fg levels of those with -148T allele were higher than those without -148T allele (P<0.05). In stageⅣ patients, there was no difference in PFS between -148T wild gen-otype group and mutation genotype group (P>0.05).Conclusion:Plasma Fg concentration in patients with colorectal cancer was signiifcantly raised, which suggests that Fg may play a role in the occurrence and development of colorectal cancer. The beta-ifbrinogen gene -148C/T polymorphism is one of the reasons that cause plasma Fg elevation, but has no correlation with prognosis of patients with stageⅣ colorectal cancer.

The relation between patent applications and published papers in hospitals of Guangdong Province since 2000 on China Intellectual Property Network was analyzed , which showed that the quality and quantity of patents were lower in hospitals of Guangdong Province than in those of Shanghai and Beijing , the quality of patents was re-lated with the medical service level in hospitals, the patent applications were centralized in large class A hospitals of Guangzhou , and inventive patents were those of medical preparations .Suggestions were thus put forward for hos-pitals of Guangdong Province to improve their awareness of patent application, the quality of patents, transformation of patents, cooperation with patent service organizations, research of patent application, and balance of patent dis-tribution in different areas.

Objective To study the effect of amelogenin (AML)on the migration,adhesion and proliferation of periodontal ligament stem cells (PDLSCs).Methods STRO-1 +PDLSCs were selected by Flow cytometer.The transwell system was used to detect the effect of AML on migration of PDLSCs.Cells attachment assay was used to detect the effect of AML on adhesion of PDLSCs.MTT was used to detect the effect of AML on the proliferation of PDLSCs.Results The results of transwell showed that AML could induce the migration of PDLSCs with positive correlation.Cells attachment assay showed that the adhesion of PDLSCs was effected by AML as well,and the effect was in-creased with the extension of incubation time.Results of MTT showed that AML could promote the proliferation of PDLSCs in a dose depend-ent manner.Conclusion AML could increase the proliferation,adhesion and migration potential of PDLSCs.

0.05). The most prominent symptoms were speech retardation and social dysfunction.Conclusion:Early detection of autism in children is a great task in the near future.

Objective Trying to predict the degree of GVHD after partly matched hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Methods Analysis of the relationship between three-dimensional structure differences of donor-patient unmatched HLA and the GVHD levels after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Results GVHD levels were related to donor-patient unmatched HLA structure differences. The HLA structure differences forⅠ - Ⅱ degree GVHD were much smaller than that for Ⅲ - Ⅳ degree GVHD. Conclusion Prediction of GVHD by HLA structure differences is simple, rapid, specific and could help select proper conditioning regimens before transplantation and the proper immune suppressive agents after transplantation.

Objective To investigate the effect of cardiac resynchronization therapy on improving heart function and reversing left ventricular remodeling in chronic heart failure patients. Methods Eleven patients with NYHA class Ⅲ to Ⅳ heart failure, ejection fraction ≤35% and QRS duration ≥130 ms were implanted synchronous biventricular pacemaker. Serial assessment was performed before and up to 1-36 months after pacing. Results There were significant improvement of LVEF、 LVFS; and decrease in MR、 LVED and QRS duration. The NYHA class of heart function was improved from Ⅲ-Ⅳ to Ⅰ-Ⅱ. Six-minute hall walk distances were also improved. Conclusion For patients with NYHA class Ⅲ to Ⅳ heart failure and ventricular conduction delay, cardiac resynchronization therapy could reverse left ventricular remodeling and improve heart function.

It has always been controversial whether a single allergen performs better than multiple allergens in polysensitized patients during the allergen-specific immunotherapy.This study aimed to examine the clinical efficacy of single-allergen sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) versus multi-allergen subcutaneous immunotherapy (SCIT) and to discover the change of the biomarker IL-4 after 1-year immunotherapy in polysensitized children aged 6-13 years with allergic rhinitis (AR) induced by house dust mites (HDMs).The AR polysensitized children (n=78) were randomly divided into two groups:SLIT group and SCIT group.Patients in the SLIT group sublingually received a single HDM extract and those in the SCIT group were subcutaneously given multiple-allergen extracts (HDM in combination with other clinically relevant allergen extracts).Before and 1 year after the allergen-specific immunotherapy (ASIT),the total nasal symptom scores (TNSS),total medication scores (TMS) and IL-4 levels in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were compared respectively between the two groups.The results showed that the TNSS were greatly improved,and the TMS and IL-4 levels were significantly decreased after 1-year ASIT in both groups (SLIT group:P＜0.001;SCIT group:P＜0.001).There were no significant differences in any outcome measures between the two groups (for TNSS:P＞0.05;for TMS:P＞0.05;for IL-4 levels:P＞0.05).It was concluded that the clinical efficacy of single-allergen SLIT is comparable with that of multi-allergen SCIT in 6-13-year-old children with HDM-induced AR.