ObjectiveTo explore the effect of ultrasound combined with amniotic fluid chromosome examination in prenatal diagnosis of chromosomal abnormal fetus,so as to provide prenatal diagnosis for the clinical experience.Methods One thousand three hundred and ninety-eight pregnant women were examined by ultrasound combined with amniotic fluid chromosome examination,of which 128 cases were found fetal abnormality by ultrasound,87 cases of the ultrasound abnormal fetus as experimental group,and the other 85 normal fetus were randomly selected as control group.ResultsThe common deformity was found by ultrasound:hydrocephalus with 13 cases, bifid spine with 8 cases,heart malformation with 6 cases,acromphalus with 6 cases,harelip with 6 cases,bifid spine combined with hydrocephalus with 6 cases,meningocele with 5 cases.The rate of fetal chromosomal abnormality in experimental group (70.1％,61/87 ) was significantly higher than that in control group ( 1.2％,1/85 )(P ＜ 0.01 ).ConclusionUltrasound can be used as the diagnosis of fetal chromosomal abnormalitiy,and combined with amniotic fluid chromosome examination can significantly improve the detection rate of chromosomal disorder and improve population quality.

Objective To analyze the relationship between soluble brain proteoglycan (PG) and brain development. Methods SD rats were divided into three groups: new-born, young adult and near-old groups. Soluble brain PGs of each group were extracted with 4 mol?L -1 guanidine HCl and purified by DEAE-sephacel chromatography, their molecular sizes were identified by Sepharose 4B chromatography, and their GAG compositions were characterized by two dimensional electrophoresis. Results The extraction amounts of soluble brain proteoglycans were decreased with age; soluble brain PGs could be divided into four fractions according to molecule size. The percentage of the large size CSPG aggregate increased with age, but its HA declined. The percentage of the small sized fraction containing DSPG declined with age increase. Conclusion Soluble brain PGs change with age and are related to brain development.

AIM: To construct a subtracted cDNA library of differentially expressed genes in human unstable angina lymphocytes. METHODS: Suppression subtractive hybridizations (SSH) were performed between the patients with unstable angina pectoris and stable angina pectoris. Lymphocyte RNA, the obtained forward and reverse cDNA fragments were directly inserted into T/A cloning vector and transformed into E.coli JM 109 to construct a subtractive cDNA library. The inserting fragments were screened by blue and while blot screening and bacterium liqulid PCR. RESULTS: Each subtractive cDNA library contained more than 2000 positive bacteria clones. Most of them distributed between 200-600 bp inserts. CONCLUSION: The library is efficient and lays solid foundation for screening and cloning new and specific expressed genes in unstable angina lymphocyte RNA.

Objective To observe the effects of sevoflurane pretreatment on lung metastasis of mouse Lewis lung cancer (LLC)cells.Methods Mouse LLC cells were inoculated in culture plate. After being cultured for 24 h the cells were randomly divided into four groups:group control (CC), group 1% sevoflurane (SC1),group 2% sevoflurane (SC2),and group 3% sevoflurane (SC3).Cells of group SC1-3 were exposed to 1%,2%,3% sevoflurane for 4 h respectively,cells of group CC were exposed to 95%O 2-5%CO 2 mixture air,and were then cultured for another 24 h.The invasive activity of cells was determined by Transwell assay.The migration of cells was evaluated by wound scratch assay.The expression of MMP-2 and MMP-9 in cells were detected by ELISA.Thirty-two C57BL/6 mice were divided into four groups (n = 8):group control (CM),group 1% sevoflurane (SM1),group 2% sevoflurane (SM2),and group 3% sevoflurane (SM3).LLC cells of group SC1-3 were injected into caudal vein of mouse in group SM1-3 respectively.Cells of group CC were injected into mouse of group CM.Lung metastasis inhibitory rates were evaluated after 3 weeks. Results Compared with group CC,the invasive activity and migration of cells in group SC1-3 were decreased significantly,group SC1 >group SC2 >group SC3 (P <0.05 );the protein expression of MMP-2 and MMP-9 was significantly down-regulated with sevoflurane concentration increased,group SC1 >group SC2>group SC3 (P <0.05).Compared with group CM,lung metastasis inhibitory rates of group SM1-3 were increased significantly,group SM1 < group SM2 < group SM3 (P < 0.05 ). Conclusion Sevoflurane can inhibit the lung metastasis of mouse LLC cells,which maybe through down-regulating the expression of MMP-2 and MMP-9 in mouse LLC cells.

AIM: To investigate the effect of IL-4, CD40L on RANTES production in murine renal tubular epithelial cells (TEC). METHODS: TEC were obtained from mouse, expression of RANTES and CD40 on TEC were measured. RESULTS: (1) Activation of TEC with IL-4 resulted in significant increase in CD40 expression (P

AIM: Centrifuge training can improve forward acceleration (+Gz) endurance. This study was to analyzed the gene expression of rat heart affected by centrifuge, and to research the molecular mechanism of improving +Gz endurance by centrifuge training. METHODS: Differential expressed genes between high+Gz endurance (+16Gz) rats, of test group after trained 12 d and control were screened using suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH) and dot blot hybridization. The obtained expressed sequence tags (ESTs)were used as probes to perform RNA slot hybridization with heart total RNA isolated from each gruop of centrifuge training and high+Gz endurance and low+Gz endurance (+12Gz) rats, respectively. The positive ESTs were sequenced and analyzed using BLAST(nr) at NCBI.RESULTS: Three down-regulated ESTs were obtained from heart samples, all of them are new, and their expression levels were decreasing during centrifuge training. CONCLUSION: Centrifuge training can significantly affect the special gene expressions of rat heart, and the expression changes of these genes may be ralated to the mechainism that +Gz endurance can be improved by centrifuge training.

Objective To study the therapeutic effects of Bizhi pills in mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.Methods KunMing mice were infected by intratail-vein injection with mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv, then treated with saline(A)or Rifampin(B) or Bizhi pills(C).The lungs,hvers and spleens were taken to observe their pathological changes,weighted and performed mycobacterial culture after 4 months of treatment.Results After 4 months of treatment, indexes of the lung in group C were markedly lower than that in group A (P＜0.05),but higher than that in group B,although the differences were not significant.The lesion of lung in group C were similar as that in group B,and were lessen than that in group A.No obvious lesion of lung was observed in 8 mice of group B and C,but the differences were not significant.Swell of spleen was observed in 9 mice in group A,2 mice in group B and5 mice in group C,the differences were significant(P＜0.01).The numbers of bacteria in the lung and spleen of the female mice of C group were remarkably less than that in group A, and decreased 4 times and 10 times respectively compared with group A(P＜0.01),the numbers of bacteria in the lung and spleen of the male mice of C group were less than that in group A, and decreased 3 times and 2 times respectively.However,the numbers of bacteria in the lung and spleen of the male mice of B group was decreased 14 times and 7 times respectively(P＜0.01).Conclusions The therapeutic efficacy of Bizhi pills in mice with mycobacterium tuberculosis infection is significant, but it is not as good as Rifampin.The therapeutic efficacy of Bizhi pills in female mice of mycobacterium tuberculosis infection is better than that in male mice.

To evaluate the consistency of tongue manifestation and pulse condition observed by traditional Chinese medicine clinicians.

Background The study on the classification of fungi is very important for the diagnosis and treatment of fungal keratitis.Identifying the different species of filamentous fungi is a critical factor for the application of anti-fungal drug in treating keratitis.ObjectiveThis report studies the relationship between the genotype of filamentous fungi and the clinical factors.MethodsFifty-two patients with filamentous fungal keratitis determined by clinical and laboratory examination were recruited in Tongren Hospital from January 2006-December 2006.The lesions were graded on the severity of the corneal ulcer and the presence of hypopyon.The filamentous fungal keratitis was treated with topical and systemic administration of anti-fungal drugs or corneal transplantation.The isolates were cultured in potato culture and identified by morphological characteristics based on the Nelson criterion and genotyped by the rDNA ITS method.The clinical data was retrospectively analyzed.ResultsForty-eight species (eubacteria are bacteria,not fungi)of fungus were identified by morphological characteristics,and the filamentous fungi were divided into 4 types based on the phylogenetic relationships within the rDNA ITS of the 52 filamentous fungi.The morphological characteristics and genotype were confirmed in 48 strains of eubacteria and 31 strains of 52 filamentous fungi (90.3%).The 4 groups of fungi were classified by genotype as follows:group 1 represents 22 strains including 20 strains of Fusarium solani and 2 strains of Fusarium oxysporum;group 2 represents 12 strains including 8 strains of Fusarium moniliformis,3 strains of Fusarium proliferatum and 1 strain of Fusarium incarnatum;group 3 represents 5 strains including 1 strain of Fusarium moniliformis and 4 unknown strains;group 4 represents 13 strains including 10 strains of Aspergillus spp.and 3 strains of Alternaria spp.Significant differences were found in the disease duration (P=0.00),inducing cause (P=0.03),ulcer grade (P=0.01)and outcome of the anti-fungal treatment (P=0.035)when compared between group 1 and 2 with group 3 and 4.Conclusion Filamentous fungi that cause keratitis could be correctly identified by sequencing the internal tanscribed spacer of rDNA.There are significant clinical differences among the groups classified by genotype.

The envelope protein(Env) of lentiviruses such as HIV,SIV,FIV and EIAV is larger than that of other retroviruses.The Chinese EIAV attenuated vaccine is based on Env and has helped to successfully control this virus,demonstrating that envelope is crucial for vaccine.We compared Env variation of the four kinds of lentiviruses.Phylogenetic analysis showed that the evolutionary relationship of Env between HIV and SIV was the closest and they appeared to descend from a common ancestor,and the relationship of HIV and EIAV was the furthest.EIAV had the shortest Env length and the least number of potential N-linked glycosylation sites(PNGS) as well as glycosylation density compared to various immunodeficiency viruses.However,HIV had the longest Env length and the most PNGS.Moreover,the alignment of HIV and SIV showed that PNGS were primarily distributed within extracellular membrane protein gp120 rather than transmembrane gp41.It implies that the size difference among these viruses is associated with a lentivirus specific function and also the diversity of env.There are low levels of modification of glycosylation sites of Env and selection of optimal protective epitopes might be useful for development of an effective vaccine against HIV/AIDS.