Objective To improve the diagnostic level by analysing and the CT features of undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma of liver(UES) in 6 cases all proved by pathology. Methods We retrospectively reviewed the clinical,pathologic,and imaging features in 6 cases.6 cases underwent unenchanced CT scan,5 case enchanced CT Results CT scan revealed a large uniloculated cyst in 3 and multiloculated cyst within hyperdense septations of variable shapes and thickness in 3.The margins of the lesions were well defined. Some solid portions at the periphery or adjacent to the septa were found in all cases. Punctate calcification at the periphery of the lesion was found in 1 case. A thin rim was seen surrounding the cystic tumor in all cases corresponding to the pathologic psedcapsule. The solid portions and the psedcapsule of the tumor had increased attenuation values and the cystic areas showed low attenuation after injection of contrast material. US demonstrated a single echogenic mass within some anechoic spaces of variable size in 4 cases. Conclusion CT scan showed well defined uniloculated or multiloculated cyst within variable amount of solid portions and an enhancing rim and predominantly solid at US. Discrepancy of internal architecture between US and CT was one of the important characteristic of UES.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the incidence of nosocomial infection in ICU patients,risk factors.and measures to prevent infection.METHODS The nosocomial infection of ICU patients in the hospitals from Nov 2005 to Jun 2009 was investigated using the method of target monitoring.The nosocomial infection rate was regulated by the method of ASA.The invasive procedure and the associated infection rate were analyzed.RESULTS Among 833 inpatients in ICU,92 suffered from nosocomial infection,The nosocomial infection rate was 11.04%.and the nosocomial infection rate per day was 4.43% after modified by the method of ASA.The incidence of patients was 5.37%.Totally 145 strains of bacteria were isolated,and the dominant pathogens were Gram-negative bacilli(56.55%).CONCLUSIONS The patients in ICU are susceptible population of nosocomial infection,A.baumannii is the dominating pathogen to cause nosocomial infection in intensive care units.Target monitoring in ICU is an effective surveillance method to reduce the prevalence of nosocomial infection.

Objective To detect the distribution of H.pylori ureA, vacA s1 gene and cagA subtype(ABC, ABD, ABAB, AAD, et al) in patients with digestive diseases in Guangzhou and investigate the relationship with the pathological findings of gastric mucosa.Methods A total of 227 randomly selected gastric mucosa from patients with digestive diseases were enrolled in the research, including 46 without pathological changes, 130 with chronic gastritis, 29 with peptic ulcer, 15 with atrophic gastritis and 7 with gastric cancer.Real-time PCR assay were used to detect Helicobacter pylori ureA gene and vacA s1 gene.EPIYA motifs in the 3′ region of cagA were amplified by conventional PCR followed by subtype sequencing. The conserved gene ureA was used to detect H.pylori infection.Results Among the 227 patients with digestive diseases, 50.7% (115/227) patients were H.pylori positive, in which 91.3%(105/115) carried vacA s1 and 78.3% (90/115) carried cagA. Four types of cagA-EPIYA subtype were detected, including ABC 17.8%(16/90), ABD 78.9%(71/90), AAD 2.2%(2/90) and ABAB 1.1%(1/90).In the non-pathological change group, 32.6% (15/46) were H.pylori positive, in which 28.3% (13/46) carried vacA s1 and 26.1% (12/46) carried cagA;in chronic gastritis group, it was 48.5% (63/130), 43.8% (57/130) and 36.2% (47/130), respectively;in ulcer group, it was 72.4% (21/29), 65.5% (19/29) and 55.2% (16/29), respectively;in atrophic gastritis group, it was 66.7% (10/15), 66.7% (10/15) and 66.7% (10/15), respectively;in gastric cancer group, it was 85.7% (6/7), 85.7% (6/7) and 71.4% (5/7), respectively.The distribution of H.pylori among the 4 groups had statistical significance (χ2=16.72;P<0.01). H.pylori was more prevalent in ulcer, atrophic gastritis and cancer group than in inflammation group and non-pathological change group (χ2=16.02;P<0.01).In patients infected by H.pylori, there was no significant difference in the distribution of vacA s1 gene as high virulence factors among non-pathological change, inflammation, ulcer, atrophic gastritis and cancer group (χ2=2.00;P=0.74), as well as cagA (χ2=3.44;P=0.49) and EPIYA subtypes (χ2=3.66;P=0.45).Conclusions H.pylori infection is significantly associated with the pathological change of gastric mucosa for patients with digestive diseases in Guangzhou, while the relationship with the pathogenicity of H.pylori with high virulence genotype is not significant.More samples and diseases reclassification are needed to make an advanced analysis of the effect of H.pylori with high virulence in gastrointestinal diseases development.

AIM:To study the effects of adiponectin on H 2 O2-induced cell injury and tau hyperphosphorylation in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells.METHODS:Cell viability was determined by MTT assay .H2 O2-induced cell in-jury and morphological changes in the SH-SY5Y cells with or without adiponectin treatment were observed .The level of tau phosphorylation as well as the activities of protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) and of glycogen synthase kinase-3β(GSK-3β) were examined by Western blotting . RESULTS: Adiponectin significantly attenuated H 2 O2-induced cell injury (P<0.01).Adiponectin upregulated the activity of PP2A and decreased phosphorylation levels of tau under the stimula-tion with H2O2(P<0.01).Okadaic acid, a specific inhibitor of PP2A, blocked the protective effects of adiponectin (P<0.01).Adiponectin increased the phosphorylation level of GSK-3βat Ser9 site under H2O2stimulation (P<0.01).CON-CLUSION:Adiponectin protects SH-SY5Y cells against H2O2-induced cell injury and decreases tau hyperphosphorylation by activating PP2A and inactivating GSK-3β.

Objective: To analyze the association of study weariness with self compassion and problem behaviors among left behind adolescents, and to explore the moderating role of self compassion in this association. Methods: By using convenient sampling method, 1 285 middle school students from two ordinary middle schools in a county of Dazhou City, Sichuan Province were selected, including 895 left behind adolescents. Study weariness, self compassion and problem behavior were assessed through questionnaire survey. Results: The scores of self compassion and externalizing behaviors in boys were higher than that of girls, while the scores of internalizing behaviors of girls were higher than that of boys ( t =2.13, 1.98, -2.05, P <0.05); the scores of study weariness and internalizing behaviors among left behind adolescents were higher than those of non left behind adolescents, while the scores of self compassion of nonleft behind adolescents were higher than those of left behind adolescents ( t =2.01, 2.08, -1.99, P <0.05). The scores of externalizing behaviors among only one child and junior high school students were higher than that of non only one children and high school students, while the scores of internalization problem behaviors of high school students were higher than that of junior high school students ( t =1.95, 2.03, -2.02, P <0.05). There was a positive correlation between study weariness and problem behavior ( t =0.37， P <0.01), a negative correlation between self compassion and problem behavior ( t =-0.49， P < 0.01 ), and between study weariness and self compassin ( t =-0.46， P <0.01). Conclusion There is a positive correlation between study weariness and behaviral problems among left behind teenagers. The cultivation of self compassion ability of left behind teenagers should be encouraged and promoted.

Objective To observe the clinical effects of Xie's Feiai No.1 formula on patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and its influence on body immune system, VEGF (blood vessel endothelia growth factor) and CYFRA21-1 (keratoprotein 21-1). Methods 650 cases of advanced NSCLC were randomized into a treatment group and chemotherapy group, with 350 cases and 300 cases in each group respectively. The treatment group was administrated with Xie's Feiai No.1 formula, while the chemotherapy group was treated with chemotherapy ofGP plan/TP plan. Both groups were treated for 2 months. Results The short-term effective rate was 56.57% in the treatment group, which was superior to 44.33% (P<0.01) in the chemotherapy group; Steady rate KPS score improvement was 85.14% in the treatment group, which was also higher than 27.00% (P<0.01) in the chemotherapy group; besides the levels of total T cell, adjuvant T cell and NK cell in the treatment group were higher than the chemotherapy group, while the levels of Ts cell, VEGF and CYFRA21-1 int the treatment group were lower than the chemotherapy group. Long-term efficacy observation showed that the survival rate of 117 cases with advanced NSCLC was 83.59% in one year and 46.27% in three years in the treatment group, both significantly higher than those in the chemotherapy group (P<0.01).Conclusion Xie's Feiai No.l formula can increase NSCLC patients' survival time, improve quality of life, strengthen immunological function and restrain tumor cells' activities.

OBJECTIVETo synthesize a biodegradable non-viral gene carrier with a high transfection efficiency and a low cytotoxicity.

METHODSPoly(ethylene glycol)-block-(poly(L-glutamic acid)-graft-polyethylenimine) was prepared via ammonolysis of poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly (γ-benzyl L-glutamate) with the low-molecular-mass polyethylenimine (600 Da). The synthesized copolymer was characterized by 1H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and gel permeation chromatography. The polyplex micelle from PEG-b-(PG-g-PEI) and plasmid DNA (pDNA) was studied using dynamic light scattering, zeta-potential measurements, and gel retardation assay. The in vitro cytotoxicity and transfection efficiency of PEG-b-(PG-g-PEI) were tested by MTT assay and luciferase assay in HEK 293T cells using PEI (25 kDa) as the control.

RESULTSPEG-b-(PG-g-PEI) could efficiently condense DNA into nanosized particles with positive surface charges when the N/P ratio of polymer and DNA was above 5:1. The zeta potential of the polyplexes was about 25 mV, and the particle size was 120 nm at a N/P ratio of 10. The cell toxicity and gene transfection evaluations showed a lower cytotoxicity and a higher gene transfection efficiency of the copolymer than PEI 25000 in HEK 293T cells.

CONCLUSIONSThe polymer can be used as a potential non-viral gene carrier for gene therapy.

Cell Survival ; Gene Transfer Techniques ; Genetic Vectors ; Glutamic Acid ; chemistry ; HEK293 Cells ; Humans ; Particle Size ; Plasmids ; Polyethylene Glycols ; chemical synthesis ; chemistry ; Polyethyleneimine ; analogs & derivatives ; chemical synthesis ; chemistry ; Polyglutamic Acid ; analogs & derivatives ; chemical synthesis ; chemistry ; Polymers ; Transfection

Objective:To explore the effects of the γ-aminobutyric acid(GABA) neurons and melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) neurons of the nucleus accumbens (NAc)-lateral hypothalamic area (LHA) neural pathway on the rewarding feeding(palatable food sweat condensed milk) in the obesity rats.Methods:Total 142 male Wistar rats of SPF grade were divided into normal diet (ND) group ( n=68) and high-fat diet induced obesity (DIO) group ( n=74) according to the principle of body mass matching. The rats in the two groups were given normal diet and high-fat diet for 8 weeks. Eight weeks later, 6 DIO rats were randomly selected to observe the nerve projection from GABA neurons in NAc to MCH neurons in LHA by fluorogold retrograde tracing combined fluorescence immunohistochemistry. And the expressions of c-Fos and MCH in LHA after ingestion of sweet condensed milk(rewarding feeding) were observed by fluorescence immunohistochemistry (6 rats in each group). GABA receptor agonist Musimol or GABA receptor antagonist Bicuculine was microinjected into the nucleus of LHA to observe the effect of GABA on rewarding food intake in ND and DIO rats ( n=8 in each group), and the changes of rewarding food intake after blocking MCH signal ( n=8 in each group). SPSS 17.0 was used for statistical analysis, two-way ANOVA and post hoc Bonferroni test were used for comparison among multiple groups, and t-test was used for comparison between two groups. Results:After 8 weeks of high-fat diet modeling, the intake of delicious food in DIO rats was significantly higher than that in ND rats((12.52±2.29) mL, (7.45±1.23) mL, t=4.778, P<0.01) after satiety.The results of fluorogold retrograde tracing combined with fluorescence immunohistochemistry showed that GABA neurons in NAc projected nerve fibers to neurons in LHA, and GABA A receptors in some neurons in LHA coexisted with MCH.The results of NAc-LHA pathway on delicious food intake showed that the interaction between rat group and drug intervention was significant( F=9.869, P<0.01). Simple effect analysis showed that the intake of delicious food after microinjection of Musimol into LHA nucleus of ND rats was significantly lower than that of microinjection normal saline ((4.25±1.38) mL, (7.29±1.49) mL, P<0.01), while the intake of delicious food after injection of Bicuculine was significantly higher than that of microinjection normal saline((10.72±2.11) mL, (7.29±1.49) mL, P<0.05). The intake of delicious food after microinjection of Musimol into LHA nucleus in DIO group was significantly lower than that of microinjection normal saline((3.51±1.77)mL, (13.68±2.95) mL, P<0.01), but there was no significant difference between microinjection Bicuculine and microinjection normal saline ((14.83±3.44) mL, (13.68±2.95) mL, P>0.05). The results of blocking MCH signal on delicious food intake showed that the interaction effect between SNAP-94847 and Bicuculine intervention was not significant ( F=1.468, P>0.05). The main effect of SNAP-94847 intervention was significant ( F=15.880, P<0.01)and the main effect of Bicuculine intervention was significant ( F=6.930, P<0.05). After intracerebroventricular injection of MCH receptor blocker SNAP-94847, the delicious food intake of ND rats was significantly less than that of injection normal saline((4.78±1.72) mL, (7.63±2.77) mL, P<0.05), and it was not affected by pre injection of Bicuculine in LHA ((6.24±2.18) mL, (4.78±1.72) mL, P>0.05). In the DIO rats, the interaction effect between SNAP-94847 and Bicuculine intervention was not significant( F=0.006, P>0.05). The main effect of SNAP-94847 intervention was significant ( F=18.46, P<0.01) and the main effect of Bicuculine intervention was not significant ( F=2.059, P>0.05). After intracerebroventricular injection of MCH receptor blocker SNAP-94847, the delicious food intake of DIO rats was significantly lower than that of injection normal saline((6.89±2.11) mL, (12.19±4.36) mL, P<0.05), and it was not affected by pre injection of Bicuculine in LHA ((8.72±2.26) mL, (6.89±2.11) mL, P>0.05). Conclusion:GABAergic signal in NAc can regulate the expression of MCH in neurons of LHA. In the DIO rats, the sensitivity of MCH neurons in LHA to satiety signal decreases and the hedonic feeding increases.

Gastric cancer is a commonly seen cancer in the world, which seriously endangers the life of people. It is known that the strongest risk factor for gastric cancer is Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection. However, only 3% of Hp infection individuals develop gastric cancer and the eradication of Hp cannot prevent the progression of gastric cancer. Currently, new technologies have found a lot of non-Hp bacteria flora in human stomach, which also play an important role in the genesis of gastric cancer. This article reviewed the characteristics of gastric microbial flora in normal controls, chronic gastritis, intestinal metaplasia and gastric cancer.

Objective To compare the difference of cutpoint and clinical significance of HbA1C for the diagnosis of abnormal glucose metabolism in two population groups with different ages.Methods According to oral glucose tolerance test(OGTT),the cutpoint and clinical significance of HbA1C for the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes and impaired glucose regulation(IGR)were investigated in the two population groups.Results The mean HbA1C of 1 064 young subjects in an academy and 1 671 aged subjects in a community were 5.31% ±0.41% and 5.79% ±0.71%,respectively.The cutpoints of HbA1C for diagnosis of diabetes were 5.7%(specificity 86.7%,sensitivity 66.7%)and 5.9%(specificity 73.8%,sensitivity 80.1%)in the two population groups,and 5.6% for diagnosis of IGR (specificity 82.8%,sensitivity 55.8%)and 5.7%(specificity 60.9%,sensitivity 64.3%),respectively.87.8%,78.7%,and 38.5% were diagnosed diabetes by current OGTT criteria at HbA1C levels of ≥5.7%,≥5.9%,and≥6.5%,IGR being 61.6%,39.6%,and 4.1%,and normal glucose tolerance being 24.4%,10.0%,and 0.4%.Conclusion The cutpoints of HbA1C for diagnosis of diabetes and IGR are different in populations with different ages and HbA1C levels.As one of diagnostic criteria for diabetes,HbA1C 6.5% with relatively higher specificity and lower sensitivity must be combined with fasting blood glucose,random blood glucose,and OGTT.