Different types of acids from fermentation environment or industrial microorganisms exist during fermentation process. Acids may inhibit growth and metabolism of industrial strains, namely acid stress. The tolerance mechanisms of acid stress include regulation of intracellular proton concentration, protection and restoration of intracellular macromolecules, changes in cell membrane composition and acid stress response at whole cell level. Screening and modification methods have been applied to improve acid-stress tolerance of industrial strains for decades. In this review, we provide insights into acid-stress tolerance of industrial microorganisms and address the modification of microbial pathways to improve acid-stress tolerance.
Acids ; chemistry ; Fermentation ; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration ; Industrial Microbiology ; Metabolic Engineering

During sepsis, circulating leukocytes are in a hyper inflammatory state, and with the progress of the inflammation, immune cells may become tolerated. Glycolysis and pentose phosphate pathway are up-regulated but oxidative phosphorylation is suppressed in hyper inflammatory cells, whereas during immune tolerance, glycolysis is often down-regulated. In this review, we will summarize the changes of cellular metabolic pathways in monocytes and macrophages during sepsis. We also review how the metabolism of glucose, amino acids, and fatty acids affect the function of monocytes and macrophages in sepsis. Current literature indicated that metabolism plays a significant role in regulating the functions of immune cells in sepsis, which might be a potential therapy for sepsis and deserved further research.

The metabolic response to stress plays a key role in the adaptive response during critical illness.Multiple mechanisms including the stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system,inflammation,and immune responses were involved.Insulin resistance is one of the main features in metabolic response to stress.Metabolic response to stress was manifested by disorders of energy consumption,such as glucose,lactic acid,lipids,and proteins.The decrease in fat-free body mass and cell mass,relative excess of adipose tissues,and increased extracellular fluid volumes were also involved.Therapeutic interventions,including hormone supplementation,enhanced protein intake,and early mobilization,are considered for prevention and therapy of metabolic response to stress.The review aims to summarize the pathophysiological mechanisms,clinical consequences,and therapeutic implications of metabolic response to stress in critical illness.

Sepsis is a leading cause of death in critically ill patients.The definitions of sepsis and septic shock were introduced in 1991 and last revised in 2001.Since considerable advances had occurred to its pathophysiology and management,an update definitions for sepsis and septic shock were released in February 2016 by the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine.This article is to review the development and limitations of previous versions of sepsis definition,and summarize the sepsis 3.0 definition and its clinical diagnosis criteria.These updated definitions and clinical criteria will play vital roles in providing important reference frame for clinical trials,and facilitating early recognition and timely management of patients with sepsis.

Currently,the research on evaluation of scientific and technological competency at universities is at its preliminary stage.To build an index system suitable for evaluating the competency of local medical colleges is import for its development.We here analyzed the key elements affecting the biomedical competency at local medical universities.Then,we constructed an index system with the Delphi method for the evaluation.Finally,the paper made an empirical research of this index system,which suggested that the evaluation index system is scientific and reliable.

The congenital stricture (idiopathic urethral stricture) mostly lies in the anterior urethra and mainly occurs in boys. Hemangioma is the most common symptom of the idiopathic urethral stricture. Acquired strictures are due to four main causes. latrogenic urethral stricture is mainly caused by performing the transurethral resection, prostate, cystoscopy, prolonged catheterization, hypospadias repair and prostatectomy and so on. Bacteriuria is especially nosocomial with post operative infection in urethral strictures. Virus such as condylomata is another cause. Lichen sclerosis is a chronic progressive inflammatory condition of unknown cause and has the development of urethral strictures. Blunt anterior urethral injury is commonly associated with perineal straddle injury, while posterior urethral injury is accompanied pelvic fracture, penetrating injuries predominantly comes from gunshots involve both anterior and posterior urethra. Urethral injuries in children and females are rare. Here, we mainly investigated the causes of idiopathic and acquired urethral stricture.

Objective:To evaluate the effect of iliac bone graft and radial forearm flap in the reconstrucion of maxilla.Methods:Maxilla defects were reconstructed using iliac bone graft and radial forearm flap in 4 patients.The effects were evaluated clinicaly.Results:In all the 4 cases,palatal defects resulted from maxillectomy were optimally reconstructed with non-vascularized iliac graft and radial forearm flap.The masticatory function of the upper jaw,intelligible speech,swallow and natural facial appearance were recovered.As a result,quality of life of the patients was improved.Conclusion:Iliac bone graft and radial forearm are feasible in the reconstruction of maxilla defects.

Objective To establish experimental radioactive wound model in miniature pig and observe its pathological changes in order to carry out in vivo study of radioactive wound-related diseases.Methods According to the random number table,eight adult Bama miniature pigs were divided into four groups after being anesthetized:normal control and experiment groups exposed to 0,10,20 and 30 Gy respectively using the X-ray linear accelerator.Then a puncher was use to prepare full-thickness skin defects (4 cm in length) in the irradiation site.Wound samples were collected every other week to observe wound healing.RT-PCR was used to measure expressions of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α and transforming growth factor (TGF)-β in wound tissues 35 days after irradiation.At the same time,Western blot was utilized to detect expressions of CD31 and collagen Ⅰ.HE staining was applied to observe histopathological changes of the radioactive wound.Results Skin wounds in normal control group healed in 35 days.Whereas in 20 and 30 Gy experiment groups,the wounds were not healed in 63 days and the healing rate was gradually weakened with the irradiation dose increasing.Expression ratio of TNF-α mRNA was 0.315 ±0.007 in normal control group,0.984 ±0.211 in 10 Gy experiment group,1.140 ±0.088 in 20 Gy experiment group,and 0.471 ±0.030 in 30 Gy experiment group.Expression ratio of TGF-β mRNA was 0.402 ± 0.018 in normal control group,1.707 ± 0.147 in 10 Gy experiment group,1.933 ± 0.078 in 20 Gy experiment group,and 0.968 ± 0.084 in 30 Gy experiment group.Expressions of TNF-α and TGF-β mRNA were significantly increased in 20 Gy experiment group compared to normal control group (P ＜ 0.05).Expressions of CD 31 and Collagen Ⅰ protein were inhibited in 20 Gy experiment group compared to normal control group (P＜0.05).Epithelialization and granulation tissue regeneration in 20 Gy experiment group were impaired.Conclusion An irradiation wound model in Bama miniature pigs can be efficiently and effectively simulated using the 20 Gy X-ray irradiation combined with full-thickness skin defect,and can be used to study the pathophysiology and therapeutic intervention of radioactive wound-related diseases in vivo.

Objective:Studies suggested that some growth factors and their receptors play important roles in the treatment and prognosis of lung cancer.In this study we investigated the expression of epidermal growth factor receptor(EGFR),vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF),and Ki-67 simultaneously in the tissues of aged patients with non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC). Methods:The expression levels of EGFR,VEGF,and Ki-67 in 64 cases of aged patients with NSCLC were detected by immunohistochemistry staining.Results:The positive expression of EGFR,VEGF and Ki-67 in the tissue of lung cancer was 59.4%,57.8% and 92.2%,respectively.It is different significantly while compared with control group of benign tissues.The expression levels of EGFR and VEGF are correlated significantly with the pathologic type,differential degree,TNM stage and lymphatic metastasis.The expression level of Ki-67 is related to differential degree and TNM stage of lung cancer.Conclusion:The method of immunohistochemistry to detect multiple biological markers simultaneously is simple and feasible.It can supply important information for the staging and prognoses of patients with NSCLC,and more than that,it can also provide the theoretic basis for the individualized molecular targeting therapy of NSCLC.

The article introduces the experience of Clinical teaching of anesthesiological undergraduate under "3+2" pattern.We have enhanced the teaching effect by making the detailed teaching plan for overall situation,strengthening clinical guidance and teaching of one by one,educing the students subjective initiative and utilizing kinds of methods to raise the students' comprehensive capacity.