Carbon monoxide(CO) has been considered as a fatal gas.Recent researches show that tissues generate carbon monoxide,and carbon monoxide plays a key role in the tissue physiological and pathological processes.The endogenous CO is generated from the decomposition of heme which is catalyzed by heme oxygenase enzyme(HO).Studies show that CO involves in the process of anti-inflammation,anti-apoptosis,regulation of vascular tone,modulation of leukocyte adhesion and platelet aggregation.CO also functions as neurotransmitters.

OBJECTIVE:To provide references for the evaluation of drug suppliers in hospital so as to promote the suppliers to enhance their service level. METHODS: The drug suppliers were evaluated comprehensively with on-time delivery percentage, drug price and post-sale service as evaluation criteria. RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS: The evaluation of drug suppliers can not only raise the service level of the suppliers, but also facilitate a scientific and standardized management of drug supply. However, great importance should be attached to the impartiality and fairness in the evaluation.

AIM: To explore a simple, reliable method for tissue processing and section staining by extracting DNA from the manually microdissectioned specimen, and to identify whether the extracted DNA is useful in the following study at molecule level. METHODS: The experiment was performed at the pathological laboratory of Guangdong Medical College from July 2004 to July 2007. The paraffin imbedding tissue sections of cervical cancer were thoroughly deparaffinized after mounted on slides for a long period of time. The nucleus was slightly stained with hematoxylin and microdissectioned under inverted microscope. The microdissectioned samples were put into EP tubes filled with digestion buffer to split the cells and then the DNA was extracted. During the whole course, PE tubes did not change, and the complicated phenol/chloroform extraction did not perform. The DNA extraction was rapid and simple. RESULTS: The DNA was measured by the spectrophotometer with concentrations from 0.14 to 5.25 g/L and absorbance values of A260/A280 were 1.6-1.8. All samples were amplified with PCR to produce expected length specific target fragment (231 bp). CONCLUSION: Rapid DNA extraction after manual tissue microdissection can produce adequate amount of DNA and maintain good quality of DNA template for PCR. The DNA meets the need of the following molecular experiments.

OBJECTIVE:To improve the management on drug supply in our hospital by using the Six sigma method. METHODS: The quality control of the management on drug supply is achieved by practicing the five steps of Six sigma: concept, measurement, analysis, improvement and control. RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS: Six sigma method did effectively bring down the defect rate of drug supply from 6.66% before the introduction of the method to 0.59% after and raise the degree of satisfaction to the work of medicine provision from 80% before the introduction of the method to 95% after.

Objective To clarify the effective location of propofol in central nervous system (CNS). Methods Forty-two Wistar rats were ramdomized into control group,50 mg/kg propofol,100 mg/kg propofol,150 mg/kg propofol,tail shearing,propofol followed by tail shearing (n=7 in each group). The NOS expressions in the CNS were recorded by NADPH-d histochemistry after anesthesia by intraperitoneal injection of propofol. Results Rather widely stained NOS positive neurons were observed in the control group. In propofol groups,the NOS expressions were decreased significantly as compared with the control group,mainly located in ACB,LS,Pe,VLG,Den,SO,SCh,AVPO,Sol,SuM,BL,PV,LHb and Icj,showing a negative dose-effect relation with propofol. Conclusion Propofol has the determined sites of action in CNS and the decrease of NO synthesis by the inhibition of NOS may play a role in propofol-induced general anesthesia.

Objective To clarify the effective location of propofol in central nervous system (CNS) by detection of the c-jun expression after propofol-induced anesthesia in rats. Methods Wistar rats were randomly divided into 6 groups: normal control (C), low-dose propofol group (50 mg/kg, P 1), middle-dose propofol group (100 mg/kg, P 2), high-dose propofol group (150 mg/kg, P 3), stimulation with tail broken group (S 1), and propofol + stimulation with tail broken group (S 2). The expressions of nucleoprotein JUN in the CNS were detected by immunohistochemisty. Results Rather weakly stained nucleoprotein JUN positive neurons were observed in the supraoptic nucleus, lateral septal nucleus, and lateral habenular nucleus in the control group. In groups P 1, P 2, and P 3, the expressions of nucleoprotein JUN were increased significantly as compared with those in the control group. The expressions were mainly located in the accumbent nucleus, lateral septal nucleus, periventricular hypothalamic nucleus, ventral lateral geniculalaten nucleus, dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus, supraoptic nucleus, suprachiasmatic nucleus, anteroventral preoptic nucleus, nucleus of the solitary tract, supramammillary nucleus, basolateral amygdaloid nucleus, paraventricular thalamic nucleus, lateral habenula nucleus, and islands of Calleja. The expressed positive neuron number was positively correlated with the doses of propofol. Conclusion Propofol anesthesia has the determined sites of action in rat CNS.

Objective To construct a quantizing criterion for evaluation of test paper and to analyze the quality of test papers on examination courses in Guangdong medical college,so as toprovide evidence for quality management of examination.Method The test papers of 97 examination courses from January to June in 2007 in Guangdong medical college were self-checked and checked randomly by expert.Results The score of 97 examination courses self-check was lower than that of inspected randomly by expert,and the superiority rate of self-check courses was higher than that of checked by expert.The mark of the correction of the test paper in self-checked courses was lowest,but the scores of difficulty and analysis and summary of test paper in the courses checked by expert were lower than the other points.The score of public fundamental courses was lower than preclinical medicine courses,clinical medicine and other professional courses.Conclusion A quantizing criterion for evaluation of test paper was constructed which consistent with the circumstance and can be employed for the evaluation of test paper.The quality of majority test paper of examination courses in Guangdong medical college were superior.

The relationship between apoptosis of granulosa cells and follicle development arrest in polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) rats, and the contribution of tumor necrosis factor related apoptosis inducing ligand (TRAIL) in apoptosis of granulosa cells were explored. By using sodium prasterone sulfate rat PCOS model was induced. The apoptosis of granulosa cells in ovaries of rats was observed by TdT-mediated dUTP-biotin nick end-labeling (TUNEL), and the expression of TRAIL protein and mRNA in granulosa cells was detected by using immunohistochemical staining and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) respectively. The apoptotic rate and the expression of protein TRAIL in granulosa cells were significantly higher in antral follicles from the PCOS rats than in those from the control rats (P<0.01, P<0.05). There was no significant difference in apoptotic rate and the expression of TRAIL protein in granulosa cells of preantral follicles between the PCOS rats and the control rats (P>0.05). No apoptosis and the expression of TRAIL protein in granulosa cells of primordial follicles were found in the two groups. The expression of TRAIL mRNA was significantly stronger in granulosa cells from the PCOS rats than in those from the control rats (P<0.01). It was suggested that the apoptotic rate in granulosa cells was significantly higher in antral follicle from the PCOS rats than in those from the control rats. TRAIL played a role in regulating the apoptosis of granulosa cells in PCOS rats.

Objective To investigate the clinicopathologic significance of Y-box binding protein-1 (YB-1)expression in cervical cancer and its correlation with epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Methods A series of 202 samples,including 50 cases of normal cervical tissues,100 cases of cervical intraepithelial neo-plasia(CIN)and 52 cases of squamous cell carcinoma(SCC),were examined YB-1 and E-cadherin by immu-nohistochemical staining. Results The E-cadherin cell membrane immunoreactivity for normal/ CINⅠ,CINⅡ-Ⅲ,and SCC tissues were 100% ,64% and 3. 85% ,respectively( χ2 = 40. 909;χ2 = 119. 088;χ2 =25. 274;P < 0. 05). The negative and aberrant expression of E-cadherin was higher in metastatic SCC (100. 0% ,20 / 20)than that in non-metastatic SCC(68. 75% ,22 / 32)(χ2 = 5. 857,P = 0. 016). 94. 23%(49 / 52)cases of SCC exhibited strong YB-1 cytoplasmic immunoreactivity. The positive rates in normal/ CINⅠand CINⅡ-Ⅲ were 0(0 / 100)and 10. 00%(5 / 50)(χ2 = 72. 591;χ2 = 139. 059;χ2 = 5. 857;P < 0. 05). The cytoplasmic expression of YB-1 was higher in metastatic SCC(100. 0% ,20 / 20)than that in non-metastatic SCC(59. 38% ,19 / 32)(χ2 = 10. 833,P = 0. 001). The rates were 60. 71%(17 / 28)and 91. 67%(22 /24)in early stage SCC and late stage SCC(χ2 = 6. 603,P = 0. 01). Conclusion YB-1 over-expression is as-sociated with the malignant transformation of cervical epithelium,stage progression and metastasis of cervical cancer. The up-regulation of YB-1 is also associated with the down-regulation of E-cadherin,and it may predict the malignant transformation of CIN and distal metastasis of cervical cancer.

BACKGROUND: In vitro isolation and culture of neural stem/progenitor cells will provide a good cell model for the study of neurodevelopment, neurological diseases, and neural transplantation. OBJECTIVE: To study the highly effective method for isolation and expansion of hippocampal neural stem/progenitor cells from newborn mice, and to identify the proliferation and differentiation of hippocampal neural stem/progenitor cells using improved adherent culture method. METHODS: Neural stem/progenitor cells were isolated from the hippocampus of newborn C57BL/6 mice and were expanded for several passages. Combination of polylysine and laminin were used for adherent culture to promote cell attachment. Morphological observation and immunofluorescence cytochemical staining were conducted to detect the expression of neural progenitor-specific marker protein Nestin and proliferation index Ki-67. After 7 days of induction and differentiation, the expression of GFAP, DCX, Tuj1 and S100β was detected by immunofluorescence. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: About 82％ of the cultured neural stem/progenitor cells expressed Nestin, and about 49％ expressed Ki-67. A small number of cells were DCX-positive neurons after induction and differentiation, while most of the cells were positive for GFAP. The ratio of neurons to astrocytes was 1:1.7 identified by Tuj1 and S100β double staining. The neural stem/progenitor cells derived from the hippocampus were efficiently isolated and cultured. The cell proliferation and differentiation abilities were effectively identified after adherent culture, which can provide sufficient cell sources for further experimental research.