In this paper,the teaching in medical microbiology experiment to the first group of foreign students in our college is analyzed and summarized,which will give us many experiences for later teachering.

Objective To probe the more effective eryotherapy method of lightening acute soft tissue injury.Methods 100 patients having acute soft tissue injury were selected and divided into two groups by random : and experimental group of 50 patients,and a control group of 50 patients.Mirabilite ice pack (icy water) was applied to the patients in the experimental or observed group,and common ice bag of pure water was used to the patients in the control group.The following items were observed,including pains,degree of swelling,swelling value,and detumesceuce rate of the two groups.Results Compared with the control group,the observed group shew that the degrees of pains at 1,24 and 48 hours after the cold compress had a difference of statistical significance (for each of all,P < 0.05).And the degrees of swelling at 48 and 72 hours also had a difference of statistical significance.From the second day after cold compress,the difference between the swelling value of the two groups shew a stastical significance (for each of all,P < 0.05).And the detumescence rate of the observed group was quicker than that of the control group.Conclusions Mirabilite ice pack has a better effect in terms of stopping of bleeding,stopping of pains,and detumescence,than common ice bag of pure water.It can be broadly applied to patients of acute soft tissue injury.

BACKGROUNDPulmonary embolism, a potentially fatal event, occurs more frequently in cancer patients than in the general population. To offer an accurate diagnosis and effective treatment to such patients in China, we analyzed the incidence rate and clinical features of pulmonary embolism in patients with solid tumor hospitalized in the Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) Hospital.

METHODSA retrospective analysis was made of the hospitalized patients with solid malignancies complicated with pulmonary embolism who had been admitted into the PUMC Hospital from January 2002 to December 2008.

RESULTSThe incidence of pulmonary embolism in hospitalized patients with solid malignancies was 0.27% (120/43 967). The median age at diagnosis was 57.5 years. The male to female ratio was 1.0:1.4 (49:71). Patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) constituted the largest proportion of the 120 patients (37.5%), followed by patients with breast (9.2%), ovarian (8.3%), pancreatic (6.7%), and liver cancer (6.7%). Eighty patients (66.7%) had stage IV cancer. Bone was the most common site of distant metastasis (46.3%). D-dimer level was elevated in 90.9% of the 66 tested patients. The incidence of bleeding due to anti-coagulation therapy was 3.6%. Thirty-six (30.0%) of the 120 patients had concurrent deep venous thrombosis in the lower extremities. Seventeen patients developed acute pulmonary embolism within 2 weeks after surgery, 3 of whom died suddenly. Four patients presented with deep venous thrombosis and 1 with pulmonary embolism prior to the identification of malignancy.

CONCLUSIONSPatients with cancer of the lung, ovarian, breast, pancreas, and liver are more likely to be complicated with pulmonary embolism than those with other types of solid tumors. Patients with distant metastasis are at a higher risk of pulmonary embolism. Pulmonary embolism without concurrent deep venous thrombosis is more frequently observed than concurrence of both disorders in the clinical setting.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Anticoagulants ; therapeutic use ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Heparin ; therapeutic use ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neoplasms ; classification ; complications ; diagnosis ; drug therapy ; Pulmonary Embolism ; diagnosis ; drug therapy ; etiology ; Young Adult

OBJECTIVETo evaluate the efficacy and safety of irinotecan combined with xeloda (CAPIRI regimen) in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer after failure of chemotherapy with oxaliplatin.

METHODSTotally 38 patients with metastatic colorectal cancer after failure of chemotherapy with oxaliplatin were enrolled. Patients received xeloda 1 000 mg/m2 orally twice daily on day 1 to 14 and intravenous irinotecan 100 mg/m2 on day 1 and 8 every 3 weeks.

RESULTSThe median age of 38 patients was 58.5 (27-77) years. CAPIRI regimen was used 11.0 (3.0-24.0) months after the diagnosis of metastatic colorectal cancer (CAPIRI regimen as second-line chemotherapy in 33 patients, third-line in 4 patients, and fourth-line in 1 patient). A total of 121 cycles of chemotherapy (median 3.0) were administered. Thirty-four patients were evaluable for response. The overall response rate and disease control rate were 5.9% and 61.8%, respectively. The median time to progression and overall survival were 4.5 months (95% CI, 3.4-5.6 months) and 11.0 months (95% CI, 10.2-11.8 months), respectively. All 38 patients were evaluable for safety. The most common adverse events were leukopenia (73.7%), neutropenia (65.8%), nausea and vomiting (60.5%), and diarrhea (28.9%). The occurrence rates of these grade 3-4 events were 10.5%, 13.2%, 10.5%, and 7.9%, respectively. All adverse events were tolerable.

CONCLUSIONCAPIRI regimen is effective and well-tolerated in Chinese patients with metastatic colorectal cancer after failure of chemotherapy with oxaliplatin.

Adult ; Aged ; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols ; adverse effects ; therapeutic use ; Camptothecin ; administration & dosage ; analogs & derivatives ; Capecitabine ; Colorectal Neoplasms ; drug therapy ; Deoxycytidine ; administration & dosage ; analogs & derivatives ; Female ; Fluorouracil ; administration & dosage ; analogs & derivatives ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Organoplatinum Compounds ; therapeutic use ; Treatment Outcome

In this work, the experimental conditions for two-dimensional gel electrophoresis of subretinal fluids (SRF) matrix metalloproteinases were established. The conditions tested included the composition of lysis solution and lysis method, the composition of rehydration solution and isoelectric focusing program (IEF), the composition of equilibration buffer and equilibration process and the composition of incubation solution and incubation methods. The main equipments used were IPGphor isoelectric focusing system from Amersham pharmacia and PROTEAN II xi cell from Bio-Rad, the gel strips used were the 18 cm long, pH 3 - 8 Linear immobiline DryStrips. Among the 9 samples analyzed, 2 were PVR-A, 2 were PVR-C1, 2 were PVR-C2, 2 were PVR-C3 and the remaining one could not be classified definitely. The new 2-DE MMPs method is better than Gelatin SDS-PAGE zymograhpy method, as it is higher in resolution, sensitivity and reproducibility. The experimental results suggested that the four types of MMPs expressed differently at different stages of PVR. Two of the MMPs isomers have same molecular weight (MW) but different in isoelectic points (pI). The four MMPs are determined to be MMP-1, MMP-2, MMP-9 and MMP-9, with MMP-9 has two active forms. In addition, MMP-9 and MMP-1 may be present in PVR-A samples but not in PVR-C samples, whereas MMP-2 is present in PVR-C but not in PVR-A samples. These results revealed the complex profiles of MMPs' expression in PVR. The new method can be applied to test MMPs expression in tissues, cells and other types of samples with a little modification in the protocol, and can be followed by mass spectroscopic analysis of MMPs.
Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional ; Humans ; Isoelectric Focusing ; Matrix Metalloproteinases ; analysis ; Reproducibility of Results ; Retina ; enzymology

This study was aimed to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of bortezomib combined with autologous peripheral blood hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (autoPBSCT) for patients with multiple myeloma (MM). 5 patients underwent autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Bortezomib treatment was supplied for patients before autoPBSCT and in the conditioning of transplantation, it was also used in maintaining treatment. Patients with transplantation adopted bortezomib plus melphalan conditioning regimen. The number of infused MNC and number of CD34(+) cells were 4.06×10(8) (4.09×10(8) - 4.37×10(8))/kg and 3.98×10(6) (2.49×10(6) - 8.2×10(6))/kg respectively. The results showed that hematopoiesis was reconstituted in 5 patients, with a neutrophil cell count more than 0.5×10(9)/L at day 14 (13 - 25 days) after transplantation and platelet count more than 50×10(9)/L at day 28 (21 - 41 days) after transplantation. Transplantation-associated death was not observed. 5 patients were disease-free survival. In conclusion, treatment of bortezomib combined with autologous peripheral hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is an effective method for patients with multiple myeloma. Use of bortezomib after transplantation might still be favourable to MM patients, for survival prolongation and life quality improvement.
Adult ; Boronic Acids ; therapeutic use ; Bortezomib ; Combined Modality Therapy ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Multiple Myeloma ; therapy ; Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation ; Pyrazines ; therapeutic use ; Transplantation Conditioning ; methods

OBJECTIVETo investigate the genetic polymorphisms of 11 Y-chromosomal short tandem repeats (Y-STR) loci in 484 male individuals from two minority populations, the Hui and Xibe, of Liaoning province, and to evaluate their forensic application values and genetic relationships with other 15 populations of China.

METHODSEleven Y-STR loci in all samples were amplified with PowerPlex Y System, and the PCR products were analyzed by 310 Genetic Analyzer. Cluster analysis and neighbor-joining tree were applied to show the genetic distance among the populations.

RESULTSIn Hui people, 187 haplotypes were identified, and the overall haplotype diversity value was 0.9990. The gene diversity values (GD) for each locus ranged from 0.4783(DYS437) to 0.9679(DYS385a/b); In Xibe people, 237 haplotypes were identified, and the overall haplotype diversity value was 0.9984. The GD value for each locus ranged from 0.3618(DYS391) to 0.9686(DYS385a/b). Comparing with 15 reference populations, the genetic distance between the Hui and Xibe was the nearest (0.0257), and that between the Hui and Yi was the farthest (0.1046), while the genetic distance between Xibe and Korean was also the farthest (0.0978). The NJ tree was similar to the results of clustering analysis and all the 17 populations were clustered into 3 groups.

CONCLUSIONThe genetic distribution of the 11 Y-STR loci in Liaoning Hui and Xibe ethnic groups showed favorable polymorphisms, therefore are suitable for forensic identification and paternity testing in the local area. The study of haplotype diversity among different populations is useful in understanding their origins, migrations and their relationships.

Asian Continental Ancestry Group ; genetics ; China ; Chromosomes, Human, Y ; Ethnic Groups ; classification ; genetics ; Genetics, Population ; Haplotypes ; Humans ; Male ; Minority Groups ; Phylogeny ; Polymorphism, Genetic ; Tandem Repeat Sequences ; genetics

Objective To evaluate the expression and distribution of forkhead/winged helix transcription factor p3 (Foxp3) + regulatory T cells (Treg) in oral lichen planus (OLP) and to explore the role of Foxp3 + Treg cells in the pathogenesis of OLP.Methods Immunohistochemistry double stainings ( CD4+ Foxp3 + and CD25+ Foxp3 + ) were performed on tissue sections of 35 cases of OLP,which was compared with 19 normal oral mucosa controls.A further analysis was carried out on the percentages of CD4+ Foxp3 + cells in CD4+ T cells.Results OLP biopsy samples showed a strong infiltration of CD4+ Foxp3 + Treg cell and CD25+ Foxp3 + Treg.A significantly higher frequency of CD4+ Foxp3 + Treg ( 39.58 ± 11.08 ),CD25+ Foxp3 + Treg (35.50 ± 17.74 ) per high magnification field,could be observed in OLP,compared with control group ( 1.88 ±0.51,2.5 ±0.65 respectively) (P ＜0.01 ).Whereas in OLP group,the proportion of Foxp3 + cells in CD4+T cells[ (21.11 ±8.87)％ ] was significantly lower than that in control group[ (38.89 ±8.84 )％ ] ( P ＜ 0.01 ).Between the erosive OLP group and the reticular OLP group,the quantity of CD4+ Foxp3 + Treg or CD25+ Foxp3 + Treg showed no significant difference.But in the erosive OLP group,the proportion of Foxp3 + cells in CD4+ T cells was significantly lower than that in reticular OLP group (P ＜ 0.05 ).Conclusions The imbalance between regulatory T cells and effector T cells occurs within OLP lesions,which may play a role in pathogenesis of OLP.

OBJECTIVETo study the effect of matrine on Fas, VEGF, and activities of telomerase of MCF-7 cells.

METHODSIn vitro cultured human breast cancer MCF-7 cells were randomly divided into the experimental group and the control group. The matrine solution was added in cells of the experimental group. Equal volume of culture medium was added in cells of the control group or the negative control group. Zedoary Turmeric Oil, the telomerase inhibitor was added in cells of the positive control group. Morphological changes were observed under an inverted microscope. The telomerase activity was detected by TRAP-ELISA. Expressions of Fas and VEGF protein were detected by immunocytochemical assay.

RESULTSMatrine obviously inhibited the growth and induced apoptosis of breast cancer cells. MCF-7 cells were treated by matrine of different concentrations at 24, 48, and 72 h, the telomerase activity gradually decreased along with increased matrine concentration and prolonged action time, showing dose-effect and time-effect positive relations. Matrine could up-regulate Fas protein expression and downregulate VEGF protein expression of MCF-7 cells.

CONCLUSIONMatrine showed obvious effect in inhibiting the growth of MCF-7 cells and promoting the apoptosis, which might be achieved by up-regulating the expression of Fas protein, inhibiting telomerase activity induced apoptosis of breast cancer cells, down-regulating the expression of VEGF protein, and inhibiting the tumor vascular formation.

Alkaloids ; pharmacology ; Apoptosis ; drug effects ; Female ; Humans ; MCF-7 Cells ; drug effects ; Quinolizines ; pharmacology ; Telomerase ; metabolism ; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A ; metabolism ; fas Receptor ; metabolism

BACKGROUNDThe socio-economic burden of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) in Beijing is not fully understood. The study investigated the hospitalization cost in patients with AECOPD and the associated factors.

METHODSA multi-center, retrospective study was conducted in the four hospitals in Beijing including two level III hospitals and two level II hospitals. Patients with AECOPD admitted to the hospitals between January and December in 2006 were enrolled. The hospitalization cost and its relationship with disease severity and treatment were analyzed.

RESULTSTotally 439 patients were enrolled with 294 men (67.0%) and a mean age 73.4 years. The mean hospital stay was 20.7 days. A total of 204 patients (46.5%) had respiratory failure, 153 (34.9%) with cor pulmonale, 123 (28.0%) with coronary artery disease, 231 (52.6%) with hypertension, 70 (15.9%) with cerebrovascular disease and 32 (7.3%) with renal failure. The percentage of drug cost to total cost was the highest (71.2%), followed by laboratory cost (16.7%), therapy cost (9.7%), oxygen cost (7.3%), radiology cost (4.5%), examination cost (4.5%), bed cost (4.1%). Correlation analysis showed that cost was positively correlated with age, hospitalization days, co-morbidities such as respiratory failure and cor pulmonale, hypertension. Three hundred and twenty-one patients were further analyzed. The hospitalization cost increased in patients with non-invasive ventilation (P < 0.01), invasive mechanical ventilation (P < 0.01), ICU stay (P < 0.01), antibiotics (P < 0.05), systemic steroids (P < 0.01), and poor prognosis (P < 0.05). Correlation analysis showed that the hospitalization cost was negatively correlated with percentage forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV(1)%) (r = -0.149, P < 0.05), pH (r = -0.258, P < 0.01), and PaO(2) (r = -0.131, P < 0.05), positively correlated with PaCO2 (r = 0.319, P < 0.01), non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (r = 0.375, P < 0.01) and duration (r = 0.463, P < 0.01), invasive mechanical ventilation (r = 0.416, P < 0.01) and duration (r = 0.511, P < 0.01), ICU stay (r = 0.390, P < 0.01) and duration (r = 0.650, P < 0.01), antibiotics (r = 0.140, P < 0.05) and systemic steroids (r = 0.202, P < 0.01).

CONCLUSIONSAECOPD had a great impact on healthcare resources utilization. Disease severity, use of non-invasive or invasive ventilation, ICU stay and usage of antibiotics and systemic steroids were the major determinants of hospitalization cost. Long-term regular treatment aimed at reducing the frequency of acute exacerbation will lower the social and economic burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Aged ; Female ; Hospitalization ; economics ; Humans ; Length of Stay ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive ; economics ; Respiration, Artificial ; Retrospective Studies