Cell viability of Pichia pastoris was detected by flow cytometry (FCM) with two reagents fluorescein diacetate (FDA) and propidium iodide (PI). Compared with FDA/PI double-stained dot plots and PI single-stained dot plots,the latter could divide dead and living cells into two separate zones,and get the correct proportion. Then PI single-stained method was used to detect the change of cell viability in Pichia patoris fermentation. At glycerol batch and fed-batch phase,little dead cells were detected. At methanol fed-batch phase,cell viability decreased when cell weight increased,and was only 73.8% at 88 h.

Adult ; CD56 Antigen ; metabolism ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Epstein-Barr Virus Infections ; Herpesvirus 4, Human ; isolation & purification ; Humans ; Killer Cells, Natural ; pathology ; Lymph Nodes ; pathology ; Lymphoma ; metabolism ; pathology ; virology ; Lymphoma, Extranodal NK-T-Cell ; pathology ; Male

Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Female ; Fluorescence ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Mycobacterium tuberculosis ; isolation & purification ; Paraffin Embedding ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; methods ; Retrospective Studies ; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary ; diagnosis ; microbiology ; Young Adult

Objective To study the relationships of plasma myelin basic protein (MBP) and S100B level with periventricular hemorrhage-intraventricular hemorrhage (PVH-IVH) and periventricular leucumalacia (PVL) in preterm infants.Methods There were 385 cases of preterm infants whose gestational age was less than 34 weeks and were admitted in NICUs of Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center of Guangzhou Medical University,Guangzhou Huadu District Maternal and Child Health Hospital and Dongguan Hospital Affiliated to Jinan University from Jan.2010 to Jun.2013,enrolled in the study.The plasma levels of S100B and MBP protein were detected within 24 hours and on the 3rd,7th,14th day after birth.Cranial ultrasound (US) was preformed 2-3 d,1 week,2 weeks,3 weeks and 4 weeks after birth.They also received Cranial MRI examination before discharge or when the correct gestational age reached 40 weeks.According to the exclusion standard 73 cases were excluded.The included 312 cases were divided into 3 groups (no brain damage group,PVH-IVH group and PVL group) according to the result of cranial US and MRI.The differences of the plasma levels of S100B and MBP protein among each groups were compared,and the relationship of the plasma levels of S100B and MBP protein in no brain damage group with gestational age were analyzed.Results The results of cranial ultrasound and/or MRI showed:204 cases had no brain damage (put in no brain damage group),69 cases had PVH-IVH (put in PVH-IVH group),and 27 cases had PVL,12 cases had PVL and PVH-IVH (both put in PVL group).The plasma level of S100B:within 24h and 3 d after birth,the serum levels of S100B in PVH-IVH group were significantly higher than those in no brain damage group (P ＜ 0.05) ; and the plasma levels of S100B in PVL group were significantly higher than those in no brain damage group and PVH-IVH group (all P ＜ 0.05).On 7 d and 14 d after birth,there were no significant differences between PVH-IVH group and no brain damage group (P ＞ 0.05) ;and the plasma levels of S100B of PVL group were still significantly higher than those in no brain damage group and PVH-IVH group (all P ＜0.05).The plasma levels of MBP:within 24 h,3 d,7 d and 14 d after birth,there were no significant differences between PVH-IVH group and no brain damage group (all P ＞ 0.05) ; and the plasma levels of MBP in PVL group were significantly higher than those in no brain damage group and PVH-IVH group (all P ＜ 0.05).Correlation analysis of gestational age and S100B and MBP:the plasma level of S100B in no brain damage group had negative correlation with gestational age (r =-0.483,P =0.006).The plasma level of MBP had no correlation with gestational age (r =-0.295,P =0.105).Conclusions The plasma levels of S100B and MBP increased significantly in preterm infants with brain damage within 24 h after birth,and the plasma levels of S100B and MBP of PVL infants were much higher than PVH-IVH infants.The increased plasma levels of S100B and MBP of PVL infants lasted longer than PVH-IVH infants.The increase of plasma levels of S100B and MBP in preterm infants would have certain clinical significance for judging whether early brain damage and PVL would happen.

Objective To investigate the current situations in stroke-prevention knowledge and influential factors in hypertensive patients from the communities of Guangzhou.Methods 94 hypertensive patients visiting the community health service centers in Guangzhou participated in the survey using stroke-preventing knowledge questionnaire.Results The total score on the stroke-preventing knowledge was(62.70±18.39).By stepwise regression analysis,those female and well-educated scored higher. The score on monitoring the blood pressure was the lowest(43.09±25.77).There were mistakes in medication,physical exercises and living habits.Conclusions The hypertensive patients in the communities in Guangzhou lack of stroke-preventing knowledge.In the stroke-preventing education,those male patients as well as those with less education deserves more attention.

Objective To observe the effect of different analgesic methods including patient controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA) and patient controlled intravenous analgesia (PCIA) on stress response and anxiety in surgical patients with lower limb fracture. Methods A total of 120 surgical patients with lower limb fractures were employed and divided randomly into Groups PCEA, PCIA and C (40per group). All patients were anaesthetized by using combined spinal-epidural anesthesia. After operation, PCEA and PCIA were applied in the patients of Groups PCEA and PCIA, respectively. No analgesic method was employed in the Group C. The dynamic indices including mean blood press (MAP) and heart rate (HR), blood serum cortisol (COR) and blood sugar (BS) were measured at different time points,ie, T0 ( pre-anesthesia), T1 ( the end of the operation), T2 (24 hours after operation) and T3 (48 hours after operation). The visual analogue pain score was conducted at time points of T1, T2 and T3. The measurement of anxiety score was done at pre-operation and at days 1 and 7 after operation. Results There were no significant changes in HR and MAP of Groups PCEA and PCIA (P＞0.05, compared with T0) at every time point after operation. Whereas, HR and MAP of Group C were increased at time points of T1 and T2 (P ＜ 0.05, compared with T0 ), with statistical difference compared with Groups PCEA and PCIA at the same time points (P ＜ 0.05 ). VAS in Group PCEA was lower than that in Group PCIA at time points of T2 and T3 ( P ＜ 0.05). Meanwhile, VAS in Groups PCEA and PCIA was lower than that in Group C (P＜0. 05). COR and BS in Group PCEA were significant lower than those in group PCIA at time points of T2 and T3 (P ＜ 0. 05 ). Meanwhile, COR and BS in Groups PCEA and PCIA was lower than that in Group C (P＜0.05 or ＜0.01 ). Moreover, the changes were more significant in Group PCIA than that in Group PCEA (P ＜ 0. 05 ). The anxiety score in Groups PCEA and PCIA was lower than that in Group C (P ＜ 0.05). Conclusions Two analgesic methods of PCEA and PCIA can provide safe and effective postoperative analgesia and attenuate the stress response and anxiety in surgical patients with lower limb fracture. Meanwhile, PCEA takes more advantages than PCIA.

In order to determine the suitable harvest time of Dendrobium officinale from different regions in Yunnan province, the drying rate, mannose and glucose peak area ratio, extract, contents of polysaccharide and mannose of D. officinale samples collected from six producing areas in Ynnnan province were determined. The results indicate that drying rate and the contents of polysaccharide and mannose arrived the peak from January to April, extract reached a higher content from September to December, and mannose and glucose peak area ratio from October to February of the coming met the requirment of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia. Hence, the suitable harvesting time of D. officinale in Yunnan province is from December to February of the coming year,according to the experimental results and the request of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia.
China ; Dendrobium ; chemistry ; growth & development ; metabolism ; Glucose ; analysis ; metabolism ; Mannose ; analysis ; metabolism ; Time Factors

Objective: To investigate the effect of UGT2B7 A268G and UGT2B7 G211T genetic polymorphism on serum drug concentration of valproic acid (VPA).
Methods:Genetic polymorphisms of UGT2B7 A268G and UGT2B7 G211T were tested in 248 epileptic patients by polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP). Data including basic information, epilepsy type, times and doses of drug, treatment response and liver and kidney functions were collected. Statistical analysis was performed by SPSS 13.0 through multivariate linear regression, one-way ANOVA,χ2 test, and paired T-test.
Results:Based on multivariate linear regression, there was no significant difference between gender, age, or body mass index and VPA, but concentration-to-dose ratios (CDRs) were positively correlated with VPA. hTe genetic polymorphisms of UGT2B7 A268G and UGT2B7 G211T were consistent with Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. UGT2B7-268A>G allele frequency distribution A was 30.05%, and G was 69.95%. Variance analysis showed that serum drug concentration was significantly different in the genotype of AA, AG, or GG (F=5.477, P=0.005). Further analysis of paired T test showed that AA type was significantly different from GG type (P=0.048), and that serum concentration of AA type was much higher than that of GG type, while no signiifcant difference between AA type and AG type, GG type and AG type. UGT2B7 G211T allele frequency distribution G was 77.24%, and T was 22.58%. hTere was no signiifcant difference in standardized serum concentration among genotypes of GG, GT, and TT.
Conclusion:hTis study reveals UGT2B7 A268G genetic polymorphism distribution in Chinese epilepsy population. UGT2B7 A268G plays an important role in VPA’s metabolism, and has certain effect on VPA’s serum concentration. Epilepsy patient with this genotype should be adjusted the dose of VPA to make a therapeutic effect.

We herein reported a 27-year-old woman with a right renal mass for two years. She underwent laparoscopic partial nephrectomy. Immunohistochemical examination of the specimen confirmed the diagnosis of solitary fibrous tumor by revealing its positive staining for cluster of differentiation (CD)34, epithelial membrane antigen (EMA), B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2) and CD99 in the tumor cells. No adjuvant treatment was carried out. The patient was in good health without local recurrence or metastasis during 2 years of follow-up. Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy for renal solitary fibrous tumor is an alternative treatment to radical nephrectomy. It can provide a good outcome. However, further follow-up and more cases of renal solitary fibrous tumor treated with laparoscopic partial nephrectomy are necessary to compare the oncological outcome with radical nephrectomy.