Objective To explore the expression of survivin gene in retinoblastoma (RB) and its relationship with the stages and histodifferentiation degree of RB and the expression of p53?bcl-2 proteins. Methods Expression of survivin, p53 and bcl-2 proteins in 38 RB conventional paraffin samples were detected with survivin, p53 and bcl-2 monoclonal antibodies respectively by immunohistochemical assay. The expression of survivin of normal retina in 6 control samples was observed. Results In 38 cases of RB, positive expression of survivin was found in 20 (52.6%); while none of the 6 normal retinal tissue expressed survivin, which had significant difference between the two group (P0.05). In 38 RB cases, positive expression of p53 was in 25 with the rate of 65.8%, and of bcl-2 in 18 with the rate of 47.4%. The positive-expressed rates were much higher in positive-expressed p53 and bcl-2 group than those in the negative-expressed p53 and bcl-2 group (P

Objective To investigate the resistance of Staphylococcus aureus (S.aureus) to vancomycin and linezolid in Sichuan Province, and provide reference for clinical anti-infection treatment.Methods S.aureus and methicillin-resistant S.aureus(MRSA) from 71 hospitals in Sichuan Province in 2011-2015 were collected, minimum inhibitory concentration(MIC) values of vancomycin and linezolid against S.aureus and MRSA in each year were calculated.Results A total of 51 976 strains of S.aureus were collected in 5 years, 14 361 of which were MRSA, isolation rate of MRSA decreased from 36.02％ in 2011 to 25.56％ in 2015, which showed a downward trend (x2=160.72,P<0.05).From 2011 to 2015, MIC50 of vancomycin against S.aureus were 1, 0.5, 0.5, 1, and 1μg/mL respectively,MIC90 increased from 1μg/mL to 2μg/mL;the mean MIC50 of linezolid was 2μg/mL,MIC90 increased from 2μg/mL to 4μg/mL.Change in MIC50 and MIC90 of vancomycin against MRSA in 2011-2015 were obvious, which increased from 0.5, 1μg/mL to 2μg/mL respectively;the mean MIC50 of linezolid was 2μg/mL,MIC90 increased from 2μg/mL to 4μg/mL.Conclusion The isolates rate of MRSA had a decreasing trend,but there is a upward trend of MIC50 and MIC90 of vancomycin and linezolid against MRSA, bacterial resistance surveillance needs to be strengthened to provide evidence for rational clinical antimicrobial therapy.

Chemotherapy is one of the most important methods of cancer treatment.However,multidrug resistance (MDR) has been the main factors affecting their efficacies.Recent studies show that the amplification of MDR1 gene in tumor cells,the over expression of the related drug resistance protein and the cell cycle and apoptosis pathway in signal transduction are the main causes for the failure of chemotherapy.

The cell killing effects and bystander effects of double suicide gene on pulmonary carcinoma cells were explored. Lung adenocarcinoma cells (A549) were transfected with different titers of adenovirus vector and followed with different concentrations of 5-FC after a recombinant adenovirus vector carrying CD/UPRT gene (Ad-CD/UPRT) was constructed. The cell viability was measured by MTT assay 4 days later. The cell viability was dropped to 30.57 %-8.62 % after 10 MOI of Ad-CD/UPRT transfected and 5-FC (10-1000 microg/mL) administration. Furthermore, Ad-CD/UPRT-infected A549 cells showed a profound neighbor cell killing effect in the same methods. These results suggested that Ad-CD/UPRT/5-FC system can effectively suppress growth of lung adenocarcinoma cells, which may provide a novel and powerful candidate for lung cancer gene therapy strategies.

Objective To observe the effects of 19 kinds of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) aqueous extracts in vitro on the standard and clinical strains of propionibacterium acnes.Methods We collected lesion contents of acne vulgaris patients and conducted anaerobic cultivation of propionibacterium acnes at 35 ℃ for forty-eight hours.After tested by oxygen resistance experiment,Gram staining microscopy,catalytic test,nitrate test and sugar fermentation experiment,ANI anaerobic identification card,and VITEK fully-automatic microbe instrument,the strains were identified as propionibacterium acnes.We used AGAR dilution method to test the MIC values of various TCM aqueous extracts.Results The MIC values of Cortex phellodendri,Scutellaria baicalensis,and Rhiubarb were 25 mg/ml,respectively;the MIC values of Sophora flavescens and Honeysuckle were 50 mg/ml;the MIC values of Forsythia was 100 mg/ml.13 kinds of TCM aqueous extract did not produce bacteriostasis at the highest concentration of 200 mg/ml including Belvedere fruit,Chinese bulbul,Hedyotis diffusa,Houttuynia cordata,Purslane,Yerbadetajo herb,Radix isatidis,Lithospermum erythrorhizon,Folium isatidis,Taraxacum,Semen plantaginis,Angelica dahurica,and Fructus cnidii.Conclusions Aqueous extracts of Cortex phellodendri,Scutellaria baicalensis,Rhubarb,Sophora flavescens,Honeysuckle and Forsythia have good inhibitory effects in vitro on Propionibacterium acnes.

Objective To investigate the incidences, risk factors, genotypes and epidemiology of community-acquired blood stream infection caused by extended spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs)-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumonia strains and to analyze the sensitivity of those ESBLs producing strains to commonly used antibiotics. Methods Forty-two patients who were diagnosed with community-ac-quired blood stream infection caused by Escherichia coli or Klebsiella pneumonia strains in Sichuan Provincial People′s Hospital were recruited in this study. Disc diffusion method was used for the phenotypic confirmato-ry test of ESBLs. Agar dilution method was performed to measure the antimicrobial susceptibility of the ESBLs-producing strains to 13 clinically commonly used antibiotics. Genotypes of the ESBLs-producing strains were identified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) was used to analyze the epidemiology of ESBLs-producing strains. Logistic regression analysis was performed to analyze the risk factors for community-acquired blood stream infection. Results The ESBLs-producing Escherichia coli strains accounted for 56. 3% (18 / 32) and the ESBLs-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strains accounted for 20% (2 / 10). All of the 20 ESBLs-producing strains were sensitive to imipenem, meropenem, ertapen-em, nitrofurantoin and moxalactam. The ESBLs-producing strains sensitive to amikacin, piperacillin-tazobactam and fosfomycin accounted for 95% , 90% and 85% , respectively. Drug resistance rates of the 20 strains to cefotaxime, levofloxacin, ciprofloxacin and cefepime were relatively high accounting for 100% , 80% , 80% and 75% , respectively. Among the 20 ESBLs-producing strains, 7 strains only carried the CTM gene, while the other 13 strains were all positive for two genotypes of ESBLs, mainly identified as TEM+CTM-M-14 and TEM+CTM-15 genotypes. The 18 Escherichia coli strains were classified into 10 ST types, most of which were ST131 type, followed by ST10 and ST38 types. This study indicated that malignant tumor might be a possible risk factor. Conclusion The prevalence of community-acquired blood stream infection caused by ESBLs-producing Escherichia coli strains was becoming increasingly serious. Malignant tumor might be the risk factor associated with the producing of ESBLs in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumonia strains. TEM+CTX-M-14 was the predominant genotype of ESBLs-producing strains and the prevalent clone was ST131 type. Carbapenems and enzyme inhibitor compounds were ideal drugs for the treatment of commu-nity-acquired blood stream infection caused by ESBLs-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumonia strains. This study was limited by the small sample size. Therefore, it is necessary to conduct further resear-ches based on a large number of samples.

The heat shock proteins (HSPs) 70 and HSP 27 expression in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) was studied and the relationship between HSP 70 and HSP 27 with the clinicopathological features of NSCLC was investigated. The expression of HSP 70 and HSP 27 was detected in tumor tissues from 60 patients with NSCLC by S-P immunohistochemistry. The findings were analyzed in combination with the histological types, histopathological differentiation, lymph node metastasis, patients' clinical stages, smoking history and gender. The results showed that of the 60 NSCLC tissue specimens studied, the immunoreactivity of HSP 70 and HSP 27 was detected in 47 (78.3 %) and 43 (71.7 %) specimens, respectively. A positive correlation was found between the overexpression of HSP 70 and HSP 27. The histopathological differentiation, lymph node metastasis, clinical stages and smoking history were correlated to the expression of HSP 70, but not to the expression of HSP 27. No statistical significance was observed in histological types and gender with respect to both HSP 70 and HSP 27 expression. It is suggested that the HSP 70 expression is a powerful and significant prognostic indicator and is related to histopathological differ entiation, lymph node metastasis, patients' clinical stages, smoking history, whereas HSP 27 expression is not.

The cell killing effects and bystander effects of double suicide gene on pulmonary carcinoma cells were explored. Lung adenocarcinoma cells (A549) were transfected with different titers of adenovirus vector and followed with different concentrations of 5-FC after a recombinant adenovirus vector carrying CD/UPRT gene (Ad-CD/UPRT) was constructed. The cell viability was measured by MTT assay 4 days later. The cell viability was dropped to 30.57 %-8.62 % after 10 MOI of Ad-CD/UPRT transfected and 5-FC (10-1000 μg/mL) administration. Furthermore, Ad-CD/UPRT-infected A549 cells showed a profound neighbor cell killing effect in the same methods. These results suggested that Ad-CD/UPRT/5-FC system can effectively suppress growth of lung adenocarcinoma cells, which may provide a novel and powerful candidate for lung cancer gene therapy strategies.

Objective To investigate the effects of specific methyltransferase inhibitor of 5-Aza-2'-deoxycytidine (5-Aza-CdR) on the promoter methylation of E-cadherin (E-cad) gene, protein expression in human cervical cancer SiHa cells, and the cell biological behavior. Methods SiHa cells were treated with 5-Aza-CdR at different concentrations. Quantitative methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction (QMSP) was used to examine CpG island promoter methylation level of E-cad gene before and after treatment. The experimental group of the optimum concentration was selected. The expression levels of E-cad mRNA and its protein in SiHa cells line were detected by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and western blot respectively. Cell adhesion test was used to measure cell adhesion ability and Transwell test was used to detect cell invasion and migration ability. Results E-cad gene promoter methylation index (PMR) of 5-Aza-CdR at 0, 1, 5, 10, 15 μmol/L level was (53.0 ±1.6) %, (50.0 ±1.2) %, (44.0 ±1.4) %, (27.0 ±1.7) %, (15.0±8.2) %respectively, and PMR value decreased gradually with the increase of 5-Aza-CdR concentration. Furthermore, PMR value was the lowest at 15μmol/L, and the difference was statistically significant compared with other 4 groups (P< 0.01). Then 5-Aza-CdR at 15 μmol/L was selected as the following experimental concentration. The expression of E-cad mRNA and its protein in the 5-Aza-CdR group were significantly higher than those in the blank control group (P<0.05). The rates of cell adhesion , cell invasion inhibition and migration inhibition were all increased with significant differences (P<0.05). Conclusions 5-Aza-CdR can upregulate E-cad mRNA and protein expression level in cervical cancer SiHa cells, reduce cell invasion and migration ability, and promote the adhesion of SiHa cells, which has reversed hypermethylation in the promoter region of E-cad gene partly.

Malignant ovariangerm cell tumors (MOGCTs) is second only to epithelial tumor which often occur in young women and young women,with high malignancy and high mortality.Effective treatment is particularly important in clinical practice.The prognosis is improved for valid chemotherapy scheme foun ded in recent years.Surgery still play a crucial role in the therapy of MOGCTs no matter for the primary operation or re-operation.Since the 70s,the comprehensive surgical staging (CSS) has improved the prognosis in patients with malignant ovarian cell tumors.Retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy is an integral part of the complete staging in MOGCT.The paper discusses various aspects of the clinical value of comprehensive surgical staging in MOGCTs.