Enterovirus A, Human ; Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease ; virology ; Humans

Objective To explore the clinical significance of dynamic determination of serum procalcitonin(PCT)levels in judgment of infection and prognosis in patients with severe craniocerebral injury.Methods A total of 80 patients with severe craniocerebral injury were selected and they were divided into infection group and non-infection group.Infection group was divided into improved group and non-improved group.Acute physiology and chronic health evaluation Ⅱ(APACHE Ⅱ)score and Glasgow coma scale(GCS)score was compared between infection group and non-infection group.The level of serum PCT,white blood cell count(WBC),C-reactive protein(CRP)and interleukin(IL)-6 was compared on the first,third,fifth day of admission in intensive care unit among these groups.Results Infection group in 48 patients,and non-infection group in 32 patients.There was no significant difference in age,sex and GCS score between two groups(P ＞0.05).APACHE Ⅱ score in infection group was higher than that in non-infection group [(21.71 ± 7.13)scores vs.(15.32 ± 6.17)scores],and there was significant difference (P＜ 0.05).The level of serum PCT on the first day of admission in intensive care unit in infection group was higher than that in non-infection group[(2.15 ± 1.79)ng/L vs.(0.56 ± 0.47)ng/L],and there was significant difference(P＜ 0.05).There was no significant difference in WBC,CRP and IL-6 between two groups(P＞0.05).The level of serum PCT,WBC,CRP,IL-6 on the third day of admission in intensive care unit in infection group was higher than that in non-infection group,and there was significant difference(P＜ 0.05).The level of serum PCT on the fifth day of admission in intensive care unit in infection group was higher than that in non-infection group [(3.09 ± 1.98)ng/L vs.(1.06 ± 0.63)ng/L],and there was significant difference (P＜0.05).WBC,CRP,IL-6 on the fifth day of admission in intensive care unit was(15.13 ±6.32)×109/L,(103.56 ±40.62)mg/L,(230.41 ± 121.83)ng/L in improved group(38 cases),and (18.62 ±8.89)× 109/L,(134.38 ± 34.16)mg/L,(268.73 ± 138.12)ng/L in non-improved group(10 cases),and there were significant differences between two groups(P ＜ 0.05).The level of serum PCT on the first,third,fifth day of admission in intensive care unit in improved group was lower than that in non-improved group,and there was significant difference(P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion The alteration of serum PCT level may be used as one of the effective predictors for infection in patients with severe craniocerebral injury and for their prognosis.

Objective To investigate the activation and role of signal transduction pathway of epidermal growth factor (EGF)-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK) in proliferation of human retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells. Methods Human RPE cells were stimulated with 0.1%,10% foetal calfserum (FCS) and EGF(0.1, 1, 10, 50 and 100 ng/ml)in 0.1% FCS Dulbeco′s modified Eagle′s medium (DMEM) and in 10% FCS DMEM for 3 days, respectively. Immunohistochemical staining and in situ hybridization were used to observe the expressions of EGFR protein and EGFR mRNA,respectively. Activation of MAPK was detected by immunohistochemical method with specific anti-phosphorylated ERK 1/2 antibody. Results The optimal concentrations of EGF were 10 ng/ml in 0.1% FCS DMEM and 1 ng/ml in 10% FCS DMEM. After 3 days of stimulation with EGF, phosphorylated ERK 1/2 staining was detectable in nucleus of RPE cells, whereas cells presented immunostaining for phosphorylated ERK 1/2 in the cytoplasm before stimulation. Conclusions EGF may improve the expression of EGFR protein and EGFR mRNA of RPE cells, and induced MAPK nuclear translocation in a concentration-dependent manner. EGF-EGFR-MAPK signal transduction pathway may play a key role in RPE cells proliferation, and serum exerts an important acceclerating function in the process.

To investigate the efficacy of the formula composed of the herbal drugs to soothe the liver, regulate qi, clarify the heart and eliminate vexation plus acupuncture for general anxiety disorder. Methods: Forty cases in the treatment group were treated with acupuncture plus herbal formula and 38 cases in the control group were treated with oral Doxepin. The assessment was conducted by Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) and the Treatment Emergent Symptom Scale (TESS) before, during and after treatment. Results: The total effective rate was respectively 82.50% in the treatment group and 84.21% in the control group, with a significant difference in SAS assessment (P＜0.01) between the two groups before and after the treatment.There were no significant differences in the curative and remarkable effective rate, total effective rate and SAS assessment between the two groups (P＞0.05), but the side effect was higher in the control group than in the treatment group (P＜0.01). Conclusion: Acupuncture plus herbal formula can have a precise effective effect for extensive anxiety neurosis with mild toxic side effects.

Objective To detect serum bone specific alkaline phosphatase(BAP) and osteocalcin(OC) in children with idiopathic short stature(ISS),and explore the status of osteoblast.Methods Thirty-six cases of ISS in this study were divided into two groups(preaddescence group and adolescence group),50 healthy children as control group.The height,weight and body mass index in every group were measured.Left hand and wrist were measured with CHN way for bone age.Serum BAP and OC were measured by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA).Results BAP and OC in ISS group of preadolescence were(79.90?25.96) U/L,(60.96?18.46)?g/L,and(152.17?35.36)U/L,(76.16?28.03)?g/L in normal children.In the ISS group of adolescence BAP and OC were(108.33?35.20)U/L,(63.82?24.81)?g/L,and(156.30?35.29)U/L,(104.92?28.26)?g/L in normal group.There was significant difference between ISS and control group in both age in the levels of BAP and OC(Pa

Objective To explore the changes of serum nitric oxide(NO) and trace element Zinc in children with pneumonia and their clinical significance.Methods The observing group contained 48 patients with pneumonia in our hospital from Oct.2005 to May 2006,who were collected 3 mL of blood sample on empty stomach on the second day.Twenty-six of them had been collected serum during their convalescence stage.The control group contained 20 children,who were healthy in the same stage.The levels of NO of 48 pneumonia,26 convalescence stage(recovery group) and 20 healthy patients were determined by UV-2100 spectrophotometer.The Zinc in serum was determined by P-E503-mode atomic absorption spectrophotometric analysis antigenic in those patients.Blood viscosity was measured and analyzed with the statistic analysis SPSS 10.0 software.Results The levels of NO in pneumonia children[(57.76?19.41) ?mol/L] were significantly higher than that in control group [(25.09?5.51) ?mol/L] and recovery group[(30.08?8.05) ?mol/L](P_a

Air Pollutants, Occupational ; analysis ; Chromatography, Gas ; methods ; Indenes ; analysis ; Workplace

Adult ; Factor XIII ; antagonists & inhibitors ; Factor XIII Deficiency ; complications ; etiology ; Female ; Humans ; Sjogren's Syndrome ; complications

Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Facial Nerve ; anatomy & histology ; pathology ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Microsurgery ; Middle Aged ; Parotid Neoplasms ; surgery ; Young Adult

Objective To develop and charaterize a series of Poloxamer-and Carbopol-based in situ gel for ophthalmic use as to enhance the ability of drug to retain in eyes and delay drug release.Methods The gel was prepared using Poloxamer 407/188 and Carbopol 974P as gelling agent and viscosity enhancer,respectively.Rheological characteristics were evaluated and behaviour of drug release in vitro was investigated by modified Franz diffusion cells.Results The rheological study indicated that the gel was physically entangled polymer solutions at 20 ℃ and then converted into a network structure with secondary bonds at 35 ℃.The gel released the drug molecules slowly in 4 h.The best fit model was Higuchi matrix model(r=0.992 3).Formulations consisting of Poloxamer 188 and Carbopol 974P were proved to be able to decrease the drug release speed efficiently.The impact on elastic modulus G" of the gel caused by those two were different.Conclusion An in situ gel with suitable sol-gel transition temperature and satisfactory release pattern could be achieved by adjusting the ratio of Poloxamer 407 to Poloxamer 188.The developed formulations have the ability to prolong the ocular residence time,which suggests it may be a new durg delivery system with bright future.