Acetylcholine ; pharmacology ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Cell Membrane ; Epithelial Cells ; cytology ; Gastric Mucosa ; cytology ; drug effects ; metabolism ; Humans ; Receptors, Nicotinic ; drug effects ; metabolism ; Stomach Neoplasms ; metabolism

Acetylcholine ; pharmacology ; Adenocarcinoma ; metabolism ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Gastric Mucosa ; cytology ; drug effects ; metabolism ; Humans ; Receptors, Cholinergic ; metabolism ; Stomach Neoplasms ; metabolism

Objective To probe the pathogenesis of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) and their resistance to antibiotics of children in pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Methods A clinical trial in 308 VAP episodes of 134 patients in PICU receiving mechanical ventilation was made. The pathogens and their drug resistance were analyzed. Results A total of 498 pathogen strains were isolated by bacterial culture. The major pathogenic bacteria in VAP were the gram-negative bacilli accounting for 416 strains (83.5%); the gram-positive bacteria were 66 strains (13.2%), staphylococcus aureus 35 strains (7.0%); methicillin-resitant staphylococcus aureus 22 strains (4.4%); staphylococcus epidermidis 19 strains (3.8%); methicillin-resitant staphylococcus epidermidis 11 strains (2.2%); all staphylococcus were sensitive to vancomycin; the fungi were 16 strains (3.2%). Among pathogens, the most common pathogens associated with VAP were klebsiella pneumoniae 155 strains (31.1%), aci netobacter baumanii 56 strains (11.2%), pseudomonas aeruginosa 54 strain (10.8%), escherichia coli 39 strains (7.8%) and staphylococcus aureus 35 strains (7.0%). Their multiple drug-resistance to antibiotics was serious. Drug sensitivity tests indicated that the gram-negative bacilli had lower drug-resistance to such antibiotics as imipenem, amikacin, piperacillin/tazobactam, ceftazidime, cefepime, cefoperazone/sulbactam, ciprofloxacin and amoxycillin/clavulanate. Drug sensitivity tests indicated that the gram-positive bacilli bad lower drug-resistance to such antibiotics as vancomycin, cefazolin, rifampicin, cefaperazone/sulbactam and bad higher drug-resistance to penicillin G and amoxycillin/clavulanate. Polymicrobial pathogens were more isolated in late-onset VAP than those in early-onset VAP. Conclusions The major pathogens in VAP are gram-negative bacilli and there are often multiple drug-resistant and fungus infection was common. It was suggested that the adequate initial empiric antimicrobial treatment should base on the surveillance of etiology and resistance.

Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell ; chemistry ; pathology ; Female ; Head and Neck Neoplasms ; chemistry ; pathology ; Humans ; Immunohistochemistry

Objective To explore the changes and significance of blood sugar,C-reactive protein(CRP)and blood gas in children with infantile pneumonia associated with systemic inflammatory response syndrome(SIRS).Methods Levels of blood sugar,blood gas and CRP were measured in 72 children with pneumonia associated with SIRS(divided as Group A),at the same time,the measured results in Group A were compared to those in children with pneumonia of non-SIRS(Group B)and normal children(control group).Results There was insignificantly higher than control group(t=3.274,P0.05),the levels of blood sugar and CRP in Group A were all significantly higher than those in Group B(t=9.9498,P

OBJECTIVETo explore the efficacy and safety of prostatic arterial embolization (PAE) in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia ( BPH) in high-risk aged males.

METHODSWe retrospectively analyzed the clinical data about 21 high-risk BPH patients aged 77-91 (mean 80) years treated by PAE.

RESULTSPAE was successfully performed in all the 21 patients, with the operation time of 90-120 min. At 2 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months after surgery, the International Prostate Symptom Scores (IPSS) were 18.3 ± 3.1, 9.8 ± 2.7, 9.4 ± 2.5, and 10.1 ± 2.2, the quality of life scores ( QOL) were 4.6 ± 1.4, 4.3 ± 1.2, 4.6 ± 1.1, and 4.9 ± 0.6, the maximum urinary flow rates ( Qmax) were (12.5 ± 2.5), (15.8 ± 2.4), (16.6 ± 2.2), and (16.3 ± 1.8) ml/s, and the postvoid residual urine volumes (PVR) were (35.0 ± 3.4), (13.0 ± 3.3), (10.0 ± 3.0), and (8.0 ± 2.5) ml, respectively, markedly improved as compared with the baseline (IPSS: 24.5 ± 3.7, QOL: 5.7 ± 1.6, Qmax: [8.3 ± 2.1] ml/s, and PVR: [98.0 ± 11.0] ml), with statistically significant differences in IPSS, QOL, Qmax, and PVR (all P < 0.05). The maximal velocity of blood flow in the prostate was obviously decreased and the prostate volumes were (74.4 ± 4.8), (42.5 ± 4.4), (38.3 ± 4.0), and (36.7 ± 3.5) cm3 at 2 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months, respectively, also significantly reduced in comparison with (84.3 ± 5.4) cm3 preoperatively (all P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONPAE is a safe and effective option for the treatment of BPH in high-risk aged males.

Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Arteries ; Blood Flow Velocity ; Embolization, Therapeutic ; methods ; Humans ; Male ; Prostate ; blood supply ; Prostatic Hyperplasia ; therapy ; Quality of Life ; Retrospective Studies ; Treatment Outcome ; Urination

Fungal polyketide synthases are responsible for the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites such as pigments, mycotoxins, and they are very important in pharmacology , food science and agriculture. The recent advances in the methods for the isolation and manipulation of multiple classes of polyketide synthase genes from fungi were introduced. It is useful for discovery of novel fungal polyketide synthase gene clusters. These methods can also be useful for revealing the genetic potential of fungi to produce multiple types of bioactive polyketide.

A simple,reliable RPHPLC method on ODS column with UV detector for deter-mination of the anticoagulant rodenticide coumatetralyl in animal tissue was developed.1,1′-Bi-(2-Naphthol)was used as an internal standard to check the process ofexperiments.The mean recoveries from the spiked rabbit liver were around 90% atthe levels of 0.4-16mg/kg.The coeffecint of variation of 5 determination was 3.2%.The results showed that this method has a satisfactory reproducibility.The methodis practical for examining poisons in poisoning cases.

Nine Rabbits were orally administrated with a single dose of 25mg/kg,100mg/kgcoumatetralyl to establish poisoning model.Poisoning sympton and pathological changes were observed.Coumatetralyl content in main internal organsand muscle was determined by RPHPLC method.The results were discussed.