Objective To investigate the changes of myocardial ATPase activity and plasma tumor necrosis factor- alpha (TNF- a) levels in rats with acute craniocerebral injury (ACI).Methods Sixtyfour male SD rats were randomly (random number) divided into sham group and model group.The observation intervals were set at 2 h,6 h,24 h and 72 h after ACI (n =8,at each interval).ACI model was established in rats by free falling objects hitting skull.Plasma levels of cardiac troponin Ⅰ (cTnⅠ) and TNF-αwere determined by using enzyme -linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).And the myocardial Na +-K+ -ATPase and Ca2+ -ATPase activity changes were determined by colorimetric method.Then the pathological change of myocardium with HE staining were observed under light - microscopy.Results Plasma cTnⅠ and TNF-α levels increased (P ＜ 0.05),while myocardial Na+-K+-ATPase and Ca2+- ATPase activity decreased in the rats with ACI (P ＜ 0.05 ); There was a negative correlation between myocardial Na + -K + -ATPase、Ca2 + -ATPase activity and plasma Ievels of cTnI ( r =0.357,r =0.557,P ＜ 0.05),and positive correlation between plasma levels of TNF-α and cTnⅠ ( r =0.920,P ＜ 0.05 ).Vacuolar degeneration and necrosis with inflammatory cell infiltrates of myocardium were observed under light -microscopy.Conclusions ACI can lead to myocardial injury,resulting in increase in plasma cTnⅠ and TNF-αand decrease in myocardial ATPase activity.Decrease in myocardial ATPase and increase in TNF-αmay involve in the pathogenesis of myocardial injury after ACI.

OBJECTIVE:To determine whether bacterial endotoxins test(BET) can replace the pyrogen test for the sodium bicarbonate injection.METHODS:The comparative experiment of tachypleus amebocyte lysate(TAL) and rabbits were studied to determine the sensitivity.RESULTS:The sensitivity of TAL test was 0.125 EU.ml－1, 12 times higher than that of using rabbits.CONCLUSIONS:BET may replace pyrogen test.

Objective To investigate the distribution and antimicrobial resistance of pathogens from lower respira-tory tract in patients in intensive care unit (ICU),so as to provide reference for clinical treatment.Methods Distri-bution and antimicrobial susceptibility of pathogens isolated from ICU patients’sputum obtained through fiberbron-choscope between 2011 and 2014 were analyzed retrospectively.Results A total of 3 454 pathogenic strains were isolated between January 1 ,2011 and December 31 ,2014,the percentage of gram-negative bacteria,gram-positive bacteria,and fungi were 84.11 %,14.50%,and 1 .39% respectively.The detection rates of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp .in 2011 -2014 were 38.46% -73.33% and 26.95% -37.06% respectively. Enterobacteriaceae strains had low resistance rates to imipenem and meropenem (<20.00%);resistance of Acinetobacter baumannii was higher than Pseudomonas aeruginosa ,both had low resistance rates to amikacin(3.32%-37.16%);vancomycin-and linezolid-resistant strains were not found among Staphylo-coccus .In 2011 - 2014,detection rates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)were 42.86% -61 .22%,methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococcus (MRCNS)were 86.96% - 91 .67%;resistance rates of Enterococcus faecium was higher than Enterococcus faecalis ,vancomycin-resistant strains were not found among Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium ;the major fungus was Candida albicans .Conclusion Anti-microbial resistance of pathogens isolated from lower respiratory tract is getting more serious,clinicians should pay attention to non-antimicrobial infection control strategies in addition to rational use of antimicrobial agents.

Background:Myopathy due to smooth muscle cells( SMC)abnormalities is involved in the pathogenesis of diabetic gastroparesis(DGP),however,the relationship between myopathy and advanced glycation end products(AGEs)is not fully clarified. Aims:To investigate the ultrastructural changes of gastric SMC in patients with diabetes mellitus( DM)and the relationship between expressions of contractile proteins and AGEs. Methods:Full-thickness gastric specimens from 30 gastric neoplasm patients undergoing gastrectomy from July 2012 to December 2012 at the First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University were collected. Of them 15 patients had DM( DM group)and the other 15 patients without ( control group). Ultrastructure of SMC was observed by transmission electron microscopy. Expressions of three contractile proteins[ myosin heavy chains( MHC),α-actin and calponin]and Nε-carboxymethyllysine( CML),the key component of AGEs in gastric muscular layer were determined by Western blotting,and expressions of MHC,α-actin and calponin mRNA were determined by real-time PCR. Correlations of mRNA expressions of three contractile proteins with protein expression of CML were analyzed by Pearson correlation coefficient. Results:In DM group,significant ultrastructural changes were found in gastric SMC,including disruption of gap junction,swelling of mitochondria,occurring of lipofuscin in cytoplasm,increase in cell membrane alveolae,and thickening of basal lamina. Protein and mRNA expressions of muscular MHC,α-actin and calponin were significantly lower in DM group than in control group(P all ﹤0. 01),while protein expression of CML was significantly higher in DM group(P ﹤0. 01). In gastric muscular layer of DM group, negative correlations were found between expressions of MHC,calponin mRNA and CML protein(r= -0. 59,P=0. 02;r= -0. 63,P=0. 01),but no correlation was seen between α-actin mRNA and CML protein(r= -0. 49,P=0. 06). Conclusions:Disruption of SMC ultrastructure,decrease in contractile proteins and increase in AGEs are existed in gastric muscular layer of DM patients,and there is a negative correlation between contractile proteins and AGEs. These changes may cause impaired contractility of SMC,and subsequently lead to gastric motility disorders in diabetic patients.

BacKground:The mechanism of diabetic gastrointestinaI dysmotiIity is stiII uncIear. More and more studies showed that gastrointestinaI smooth muscIe derived factors pIay an important roIe in gastrointestinaI dysmotiIity. RecentIy,the roIe of RhoA/ROCK signaIing pathway in diabetic compIications become a research hotspot. Aims:To investigate the possibIe roIe of RhoA/ROCK signaIing pathway in diabetic coIon dysmotiIity by examining the expressions of major signaIing moIecuIes in diabetic coIon muscIe. Methods:NormaI coIon tissue sampIes taken from patients undergoing radicaI surgery for coIonic cancer from Sept. 2012 to Dec. 2013 at the First AffiIiated HospitaI of Nanjing MedicaI University were coIIected. According to gIycated hemogIobin IeveI,the patients were divided into diabetes meIIitus( DM)group and controI group. The expressions of major signaIing moIecuIes in RhoA/ROCK1 signaIing pathway incIuding RhoA,ROCK1,MYPT1 and p-MYPT1 were determined by immunohistochemistry or Western bIotting. Results:Immunohistochemistry showed that expression of RhoA protein in DM group was significantIy Iower than that in controI group(P<0. 05). Western bIotting showed that expression IeveIs of RhoA,ROCK1 and p-MYPT1 proteins were significantIy Iower in DM group than in controI group(0. 62 ± 0. 42 vs. 1. 15 ± 0. 69,0. 54 ± 0. 09 vs. 0. 75 ± 0. 05,0. 70 ± 0. 28 vs. 1. 04 ± 0. 47;P<0. 05),whereas no significant difference in expression IeveI of MYPT1 protein was found between DM group and controI group(0. 94 ± 0. 50 vs. 1. 21 ± 0. 80,P>0. 05). Conclusions:The inhibition of RhoA/ROCK signaIing pathway in diabetic coIon muscIe may have some correIation with diabetic coIon dysmotiIity.

BACKGROUND:Both in vitro and in vivo studies have confirmed that, bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) regulates the differentiation of osteoblasts and chondroblasts, induces heterotopic bone formation, promotes fracture healing, and controls the morphology of skeleton in mammals.
OBJECTIVE:To treat chronic bone defects using particle gun containing BMP2 gene eukaryotic expression plasmid via local injection.
METHODS:A total of 72 healthy New Zealand white rabbits were applied to establish chronic bone defect model in the rabbit radius. According to the length of bone defect, the rabbits were divided into three groups:1.5 cm group, 2.0 cm group, 2.5 cm group. Each group was further randomly assigned into two subgroups:treatment group (BMP-2 gene transfection) and control group (natural y healing). X-ray examinations were performed at 1, 3, 8 and 9 weeks after transfection, and soft tissue between the bone defects was harvested to detect BMP-2 using western blot analysis;and radius specimens were taken for gross observation at the same time points, to evaluate the healing.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1) Gross specimen observation:bone cal us formation in treatment group was general y more than that in control group. (2) Lane-Sandhu X-ray score in treatment group was significantly higher than that in control group at 1, 3, 8, 9 weeks after transfection (P<0.05). (3) BMP-2 concentration in treatment group was significantly higher than that in control group at each time point (P<0.05). The local transfer of particle gun-mediated BMP-2 gene is an effective therapy of chronic bone defect.

Fine needle aspiration cytopathology of the breast is an effective means of distinguishing malignant from benign,and the aspirated sample collections techniques is the primary and key part of fine needle aspiration.Fine needle aspiration cell block has been improved and used on preoperative breast cancer molecular portraits.This paper will provide an introduction to application of specimens collection techniques,application and development of fine needle aspiration cell block on preoperative breast cancer molecular portraits.

Objective:To analyze the clinical effect of different surgical methods on giant-cell tumor of bone (GCTB). Methods:Between January 2007 and June 2012, 37 patients receiving treatment for GCTB were enrolled in this study. These patients included 20 males and 17 females whose ages ranged from 20 to 56 (average=31.6). The prosthesis replacement and nonprosthetic replacement op-eration on the postoperative recurrence, limb function, comprehensive evaluation of the curative effect, as well as morbidity and recur-rence rate among different nations and in the upper and lower limbs of GCTB patients were analyzed. Results:The predilection age of the cases ranged from 20 to 50 years old. The incidence was higher in the Uighur population of Xinjiang, China. However, the recur-rence rate in ethnic difference was not statistically significant (P>0.05). Conclusion:The predilection age of GCTB cases was 20~50 years old, with higher morbidity in Uighur than in Han and other ethnic groups. The morbidity and recurrence rate were higher in the lower limbs than in the upper limbs of patients. The scraping bone graft and bone cement filling, the internal fixation of the scraping bone graft, and the artificial joint replacement of tumor resection were all reliable modes of treatment.

BACKGROUND:In mass spectrometry analysis, the same protein in different samples labeled with isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantitation presents the same mass-to-charge ratio, while in the tandem mass spectrometry analysis, the ion signal shows different mass-to-charge ratio (114-121). Thus the quantitative information of the related proteins can be obtained. OBJECTIVE:To establish the protein spectrum of spinal cord tissue differences proteins after acute spinal cord injury, and to explore the spinal differential protein expression on the molecular level using isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantitation combined with LC-MS/MS mass spectrometry technique. METHODS:Eight Sprague Dawley rats were selected to establish the acute spinal cord injury models using Al en’s method. The rats were randomly divided into 0 hour spinal cord injury group and 8 hours spinal cord injury group, four rats in each group. The spinal cord tissues were col ected after injury, and the spinal cord tissue differences proteins were analyzed with isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantitation technique after acute spinal cord injury. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Total y 220 differential y expressed proteins were identified in this research, the number of up-regulation proteins was 116 and the number of down-regulation proteins was 104. There were 12 differential proteins related to neural regeneration, and among the 12 proteins, there were seven up-regulation proteins and five down-regulation proteins. The various identified differential proteins and significantly expressed nerve growth factors in this experiment can be used as the biomarkers of acute spinal cord injury or used as the strong evidence for the clinical management and monitoring of the injury process and target therapy of acute spinal cord injury, as wel as the effect evaluation.

Objective To investigate the effects of the distribution characteristics of cerebral artery stenosis and the associated risk factors in patients with ischemic cerebrovascular disease.Methods The demographic data and vascular risk factors in patients with ischemic cerebrovascular disease who performed aortic arch and cerebral angiography were analyzed retrospectively.The patients were divided into intracranial lesion,extracranial lesion and extra-and intracranial lesion groups according to the lesion sites.The demographic data and vascular risk factors in all groups were compared.Results A total of 1272 patients were enrolled,and 1028 (80.8％) had cerebral artery stenosis or occlusion,in which 342 (33.3％) were intracranial lesions,330(32.1％) were extracranial lesions,and 356 (34.6％) were extra-and intracranial lesions.The mean age of the intracranial lesion group was significantly lower than that of the other 2 groups (F =41.995,P =0.000).There were significant differences in the constituent ratios of sex (x2 =10.602,P =0.005),hypertension (x2 =11.316,P =0.003),and diabetes (x2 =13.465,P =0.001) among all groups.There were significant differences in the distribution of extra-and intracranial artery stenosis among different age groups (P =0.001).Intracranial lesions were mainly in the youth and middle-aged groups,and extra-and intracranial lesions in the old age group were more common.Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that age,hypertension,diabetes and history of transient ischemic attack were associated with the simple intracranial lesions and extra-and intracranial lesions,and the simple extracranial lesions were only associated with advanced age and hypertension.The 1028 patients with vascular stenosis or occlusion affected 2732 vessels,including 1759 vessels (64.4％) in anterior circulation and 973 (35.6％) in posterior circulation.The mild,moderate and severe stenosis in anterior circulation were most common in extracranial internal carotid artery,and the occlusion was most common in middle cerebral artery.The various degrees of lesions in posterior circulation were most common in extracranial internal carotid artery.Conclusions There were significant differences in patients with cerebrovascular lesions at different sites in sex,age,as well as in the incidences of hypertension and diabetes.Age,hypertension,diabetes and the history of transient ischemic attack were the independent predictive factors for the distribution of cerebral atherosclerotic lesions.