Humans ; Occupational Diseases/epidemiology* ; Occupational Health ; China/epidemiology* ; Occupational Exposure

Objective To prepare centromere-associated protein E(CENP-E)polyclonal antibody with specificity by using New Zealand white rabbits.Methods Prokaryotic expression plasmid of pHis-CENPEC410 was constructed by molecular cloning technique and then transformed into competent cells of E.coli BL-21 (DE3).HisCENPEC410 fusion protein was induced by isopropyl β-D-thiogalactoside (IPTG) and purified by affinity chromatography using Ni-NTA beads.The purified protein was used as antigen to immune New Zealand white rabbits to produce spccific polyclonal antibody of CENP-E.The antibodies serum was detected by immunoblotting and co-immunoprecipitation,and the purified antibodies were detected by immunofluorescene staining.Results The results of immunoblotting and co-immunoprecipitation demonstrated that the antibody serum was effective and the purified antibody could be applied to immunofluorescene test.Conclusions CENP-E polyclonal antibody with high specificity and sensitivity was obtained,which lay the foundation for the follow-up study of CENP-E.

In this article we report the results on the synthesis and accumulation of PHAs by Rhodocista pekingensis (strain 3-p), a phototroph that was isolated from wastewater treatment plant. Our results showed that the optimal conditions for PHAs accumulation with strain 3-p were as following: 0.01% Yeast Extract, 0.01% NH 4Cl, Acetate 5 g/L, and medium pH of 7.0～7.2.Under optimized conditions, strain 3-p accumulated PHAs up to 60% of its cellular dry weight. Enzymatic activities of ?-ketothiolase, acetoacetyl-CoA reductase, and PHA polymerase were detected and their activities increased as PHA synthesis initialized. Based on these study, we proposed the metabolic pathway of this strain should be:Acetate (or other fatty acids) - Acetyl-CoA --- thiolase Acetoacetyl-CoA --- reductase D (-)-?-Hydroxybutyryl-CoA ----- PHA polymerase PHAs.

ObjectiveByreportinga fatalcaseof severelupusnephritis(LN) complicated with invasive aspergilluspneumonia and meningitis and reviewing the associated literatures,to provide a way of early diagnosis andproper management for the patients suffering from systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE) and invasive fungus infection(IFI).MethodsThe onset,diagnosis and treatment course of the disease were described and associated literatures werereviewed to analyze and summary the diagnostic methods,common pathogenic bacteria and predisposing factors of SLE patients with IFI.ResultsApplication of IFI guideline for cancer patients and those undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation could be helpful in the early diagnosis and treatment of SLE patients complicated with IFI.The most common pathogen of SLE patient suffering from IFI was cryptococcus neoformans and aspergillus,not candida albicans.The mainpredisposingfactorswerehighlupusactivityandimmunosuppressant.Conclusions Guideline of IFI for cancer patients and those undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is also helpful for the SLE patients complicated with IFI.The most common pathogens of IFI in SLE patients are cryptococcusneoformansand aspergillus.The predisposing factors are high lupus activity and immunosuppressant.

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Animals ; Cell Survival ; Cells, Cultured ; GTP-Binding Proteins ; metabolism ; Isoproterenol ; adverse effects ; Myocytes, Cardiac ; cytology ; drug effects ; metabolism ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-2 ; metabolism

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To enhance the capacity for extending and applying appropriate health technologies in rural areas in China,this paper proposes a supportive policy system that incoperates macro,average and microlevels. Thepolicysystemfocusesonorientation, incentives, regulationsand standardization,and its objectives and measures of each level are described.The policy system will contribute to the sustainable development rural health work.

Objective To compare the blood-saving effect when acute hypervolemic hemodilution (AHH) was performed with hydroxyethyl starch (HES) 130/0.4 dissolved in electrolyte injection (HES-E) and HES 130/0.4 in sodium chloride injection (HES-NaCl).Methods Thirty patients of both sexes,aged 18-60 yr,of American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status Ⅰ or Ⅱ,with body mass index of 18-25 kg/m2,hemoglobin (Hb) ＞100 g/L,hematocrit (Hct) ＞ 35％,scheduled for elective abdominal operations under general anesthesia,were randomly divided into HES-E group and HES-NaCl group using a random number table,with 15 patients in each group.AHH was performed after induction of anesthesia.In HES-E and HES-NaCl groups,HES-E and HES-NaCl 15 ml/kg were intravenously infused over 30 min,respectively,and the infusion was conpleted before skin incision.Immediately after onset of AHH (T1),at 2 h after the end of AHH (T2),and at the end of operation (T3),arterial blood samples were collected for blood gas analysis and blood routine test,and pH value,base excess,HCO3-,K+,Na+,Cl-,Ca2+,Hb and Hct were recorded.Venous blood samples were collected at T1 and T2 for measurement of blood coagulation parameters including prothrombin time,activated partial thromboplastin time and fibrinogen and thrombelastography parameters.The volume of liquid intake and output and requirement for allogeneic blood transfusion were recorded,and the blood volume expansion rate was calculated.Results Compared with group HES-NaCl,no significant changes were found in the total volume of liquid infused,requirement for allogeneic blood transfusion,blood volume expansion rate,blood coagulation parameters at each time point,Hb and Hct (P＞0.05),pH value,base excess,HCO3 and K+ were significantly increased,and Na+ and Cl-were significantly decreased in group HES-E (P＜0.01).Conclusion There is no significant difference in the blood-saving effect between AHH with HES-E and HES-NaCl clinically,but HES-E can maintain homeostasis better.

According to the theory of in vitro radioassay, using TSHAb as binder and 125I-staphylococcal protein A (125I-SPA) as tracer agent, a new method for detecting the abnormal immunoglobulin (aIgG) in the sera of patients with Graves disease (GD) was reported. In the initial study of the method, the most appropriate interacting conditions of TSHAb with aIgG were explored and compared with ELISA using ganglioside (GLS) as a binder. The relationship between aIgG and thyroid-stimulating imunoglobulin(TSI) was probed into. The results showed that TSHAb could interact specifically with aIgG in vitro; but it could not interact with IgG from sera of normal subjects, systemic lupus erythematosis (SLE) patients and diabetic patients. With aIgG as an evaluating index, the mean value in 29 normal subjects was 1. 06?0. 17. When the sera of 72 patients with GD in different clinical stages were studied, the aIgG index was positive in 83% of untreated GD patients (n = 24), in 12% of GD patients in clinical remission (n = 25) and in 82% of relapsed GD patients (n = 23). Very significant difference was observed between normal subjets and untreated and relapsed patients with GD (P