Objective To evaluate the efficacy of surgical retrieval of testicular spermatozoa,and to present the preliminary results of the retrieved testicular spermatozoa used in intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) for treatment of non obstructive azoospermic infertility. Methods Forty nine cases of non obstructive azoospermia underwent open testicular biopsy and diagnostic testicular sperm extraction (TESE).Those who had sperms in diagnostic TESE underwent ICSI at least 3 months later. Results Sperms were detected in diagnostic TESE in 12 cases (24.9%). The testicular volume,FSH level and testicular pathology did not accurately predict the presence or absence of sperm in testes.Seven (87.5%) of 8 cases had sperm in re TESE, which were used in their ICSI cycles,resulting in 3 clinical pregnancies. Conclusions The diagnostic TESE should be performed to determine the presence or absence of testicular spermatozoa in testicular failure before ICSI,and the surgically retrieved testicular spermatozoa can be adopted in ICSI for treatment of non obstructive azoospermic infertility.

Objective To study the gene mutation and clinical characteristic of hereditary spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 (SCA7).Methods The SCA7 (CAG) trinucleotide repeat mutations were detected by polymerase chain reaction(PCR) and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis technique in 24 patients with autosomal dominant SCA from 15 families, 20 sporadic SCA patients and 41 normal persons from the same family and 30 healthy persons from different family,the abnormal allele fragments were sequenced by ABI 373 DNA sequencing machine.Results 24 patients with SCA had CAG repeat numbers of SCA 7 allele from 9~18.Normal alleles of SCA 7 had CAG repeat number from 9 to 19. One sporadic SCA patient had one abnormal SCA 7 allele with the CAG repeat expanded to 63 repeats, being confirmed by DNA sequencing.Conclusion CAG expansions were pathogenic cause of SCA 7. The technique of gene mutation detection could provide an effective way for the prediction of asymptomatic and genetic counseling,which was a basis for gene typing.

0.9 mg/L in 6 patients.Kayser-Fleischer ring were found in 85.5 % of all the patients. The abnormal hepatic function in the liver type HLD was more common than that of in the brain type. The liver injury was detectable by B mote ultrasonic wave in different type HLD.MRI examination was taken in 79 patients, 65 of them had showed the symmetry abnormal signs in basal ganglia. Conclusions CP has independent diagnostic values when its content ≤0.08 g/L. Kayser-Fleischer ring is an excellent discriminatory test for the diagnosis of HLD patients with neurological or psychiatric symptom. 24 h urine copper is the best single screening test because it increases over 100 ?g/24 h in all patients who were taken the test. The B mote ultrasonic wave test for the liver and MRI for brain were helpful in detecting the damage in the liver and brain.

0 05) Conclusions Arg778Leu mutation was related to the onset age in patients with WD, but not to patients′ sex, first symptoms and copper metabolic disturbance Arg778Leu mutation is suggested to postpone the onset age of WD patients

Hepatits B virus( HBV) infection is a global epidemic which seriously harms the public health. In spite of the great progress in hepatits B prevention and treatment, there is few ef-fective medicine. Research findings show that liver damage and degree of liver failure are sophisticatedly related to the interaction between HBV and the immune response of host. All these make it important to know the replication mechanism and the contrac-tion process, in order to lay a preliminary solid foundation for studying HBV drug targets and making a new ant-virus strategy. This article aims to summarize HBV viral replication process, while focusing on the latest research findings about drug targets, to find a new kind of anti-HBV drugs, and to explore the under-lying mechanism of effective drugs.

Objective:To perfect and improve the quality standard of Malloti Apeltae Radix. Methods:Microscopic identification was used to identify the transverse section and the powder. The water-soluble and the fat-soluble components were identified by TLC. Rutin was used as the reference in the characteristic chromatogram established by HPLC to determine the relative retention time and rel-ative peak area of each characteristic absorption band. A SPOLAR C18 chromatographic column ( 250 mm × 4. 6 mm,5μm) was used with acetonitrile-0. 4% phosphate solution as the mobile phase with gradient elution, the detection wavelength was set at 328 nm, the flow rate was 1. 0 ml·min-1, and the temperature was 35℃. Results: The microscopic characteristics were obvious. The spots of TLC were round and clear with good repeatability. Five characteristic absorption bands were shown in the fingerprints with the relative retention time within ± 5% of reference value of rutin, and the relative area of peak 3 and peak 4 was not lower than 0. 23 and 0. 66, respectively. Conclusion:The method is convenient, fast and repeatable, and the result is accurate and reliable, which can be used to control the quality of Malloti Apeltae Radix effectively, and as the main index of the quality standard.

Objective To investigate the bacteria identification and clinical features of brucellosis in Qingdao City.Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on the clinical data,including general situation,clinical symptom,bacterial culture and laboratory findings,etc of 34 patients with brucellosis in the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University from April 2010 to November 2014.Results Among the 34 patients,24 were male and 10 were female,aged from 12 to 71.The main clinical manifestations included fever,diaphoresis and arthralgia,and merged multiple organ symptoms.After cultured for 3 to 5 days,16 blood samples were positive,6 tissue samples were positive,with 2 positive in both samples.Thirty-four cases were identified Brucella species.Besides liver parameters abnormality and anemia,elevation of C-reactive protein (CRP) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) were the most common laboratory findings.Patients got better prognosis after antibiotic combination therapy.Conclusions With increasing numbers of brucellosis cases in non-endemic areas,we should pay attention to bacteriological culture and other confirmation tests.On the other hand,techniques such as morphology and growth characteristics of Brucella should be mastered to prevent laboratory infection.

Aim To investigate the effects of rosmarinic acid on H2O2-induced apoptosis in rat VSMCs and its related mechanisms. Methods Flow cytometry was used to determine apoptotic rate of VSMCs. nuclear staining by acridine orange for morphologic change,MTT assay for cell viability and Western blot for expression of Bcl-2,Bax, fas and FasL. Results After being treated by H2O2(0,250,500,750 ?mol?L-1),apoptotic rate of VSMCs was 3.71%?0.56%,17.6%?6.92%,34.9%?2.55 %, and 85.6%?5.22% by FACS analysis,and VSMCs appeared nuclear condense and nuclear fragmentation after being treated by 500 ?mol?L-1 H2O2 for 24 hours,which were typical morphological changes of apoptosis. ① VSMCs treated with 500 ?mol?L-1 H2O2 for 24 hours had a significantly decrease on cell viability compared with control,and the apoptosis rate was increased to 35.7%?1.33%; Bcl-2 protein expression decreased,Bax protein expression increased, Bcl-2/Bax protein ratio decreased and Fas receptor and Fas ligand expression also increased.② Pre-incubation with rosmarinic acid(10, 20, 40 ?mol?L-1)for 30 min enhanced the cell viability, and decreased the apoptotic rate to 31.1%?1.38%,21.2%?1.18%,13.6%?0.51% in a dose-dependent manner. Moreover, Bcl-2/Bax protein ratio increased and Fas and FasL expression decreased. Conclusions ① Rosmarinic acid antagonizes H2O2-induced apoptosis of VSMCs. ② The antagonism of rosmarinic acid on apoptosis may be correlated with an increase Bcl-2/Bax protein ratio and a decrease expression of Fas and FasL protein.

ABSTRACT: Data management has significant impact on the quality control of clinical studies. Every clinical study should have a data management plan to provide overall work instructions and ensure that all of these tasks are completed according to the Good Clinical Data Management Practice (GCDMP). Meanwhile, the data management plan (DMP) is an auditable document requested by regulatory inspectors and must be written in a manner that is realistic and of high quality. The significance of DMP, the minimum standards and the best practices provided by GCDMP, the main contents of DMP based on electronic data capture (EDC) and some key factors of DMP influencing the quality of clinical study were elaborated in this paper. Specifically, DMP generally consists of 15 parts, namely, the approval page, the protocol summary, role and training, timelines, database design, creation, maintenance and security, data entry, data validation, quality control and quality assurance, the management of external data, serious adverse event data reconciliation, coding, database lock, data management reports, the communication plan and the abbreviated terms. Among them, the following three parts are regarded as the key factors: designing a standardized database of the clinical study, entering data in time and cleansing data efficiently. In the last part of this article, the authors also analyzed the problems in clinical research of traditional Chinese medicine using the EDC system and put forward some suggestions for improvement.

Objective 　Determination of Wilson disease gene mRNA expression in human fibroblast cell strain (Me32aT22/2L) by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Methods　Using lipofection reagent, the plasmid vector carrying the Wilson disease gene (pRc/CMV-WD) was transferred into Me32aT22/2L cultured in serum free complement medium. RT-PCR was used to determine WD mRNA expression in Me32aT22/2L. Results　 Wilson disease gene expression was detected in Me32aT22/2L, while no specific signals were detected in untransfected fibroblast. Conclusions　It demonstrated that Me32aT22/2L strain could express the Wilson disease gene, suggesting that Wilson disease gene transfer might develop a new approach to study Wilson disease.