Objective To detect the patients with IgA nephropathy by glycobiology and immunological technique. Methods An helia aspera lectin ELISA immunoassay was developed to discriminate the aberrantly glycosylated IgA in serum from normal IgA molecules by using HAA lectin, which reacts preferentially with the GalNAc of the terminal sugar chain, and AKP conjugated specific IgA antibody. Results The results given by A 405 nm values from 156 controls, 22 patients with IgAN and 19 patients with uncertain IgAN were 0.22?0.10,0.68?0.17 and 0.38?0.15, respectively. The significance between the controls and the patients with IgAN was observed ( P

By using cup culture, influence of different strains (ammonium-resistant N2-fixing type, wild type, none N2-fixing type) of Klebsiella oxytoca on the growth of rice seedling was compared. It was discovered that ammonium-resistant N2 -fixing bacteria could excrete some plant growth promoting substance, which could be adsorbed by cation resin. It' s activity wouldn't be affected at 80℃. At optimal concentration, the weight of rice root and seedling were increased by

Based on the physiological properties of ammonium-resistant N2-fixingbacterium ( Klebsiella oxytoca NG13/pMC73A), the fermentation technology of it was studied. The basic medium of high-density culture was established, with glucose as carbon source coupled with appropriate nitrogen source and inorganic salts. At the middle and late phase of culture, glucose and ammonia were added to supply carbon source and nitrogen source, stabilizing the pHat 6.5 ~ 6.8. Optimal level of dissolved oxygen was kept by controlling aeration and stirring rate. Bacterium number of Klebsiella oxytoca NG13/pMC73A reached 600 ~ 700 x 10s cfu/mL at the end of culture. Compared with previous technology, bacterium number was increased by more than ten-fold with a comparable culture period.

Objective To evaluate the value of evoked potentials (EP) in diagnoses of minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) for liver cirrhotic patients without overt hepatic encephalopathy (OHE). Methods A blind and self control study was conducted in 114 liver cirrhotic patients without OHE. All patients were tested for MHE by the number connection test-A(NCT-A), digit symbol test (DST), visual evoked potentials (VEP), brain-stem auditoru evoked potentials (BAEP), short latency somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEP), P300 auditory event-related potentials (P300ERP). MHE was identified when the NCT-A or/and DST was abnormal. The positive rate was compared among VEP, BAEP, SSEP and P300ERP for their reliability and validity in diagnosis of MHE. Results Of 114 patients, 60 patients were found with MHE (52. 6%), which was positively correlated with Child-Pugh classifications (r=0. 278, P = 0. 003). The positive rate was found 17.5% in VEP, 29.8% in BAEP, 38. 6% in SSEP and 57. 0% in P300ERP. There was no significant difference in diagnosis of MHE between P300ERP and NCT-A+DST (X2 =0. 432,P = 0. 511). The sensitivity of VEP, BAEP, SSEP or P300ERP for diagnosis of MHE was 13. 3%, 41. 7%, 46. 7% or 73. 3%, respectively, whereas the specificity was 77. 8%, 83. 3%, 70. 4% or 61. 1 %, respectively. The receiver operating characteristic curve revealed that the best sensitivity and specificity for the diagnosis of MHE was P300EERP (area under the curve was 0. 672, 95%CI 0. 572 * 0. 773). The agreement of NCT-A+DST with VEP, BAEP, SSEP or P300ERP was 43. 9%, 61. 4%, 57. 9% or 67. 5%. Conclusions P300ERP is a sensitive and specific method for the diagnosis of MHE. which can serve as a supplement but not instead of NCT-A+DST.

Double-stranded oligomeric nucleotide encoding PEP-1 peptides was synthesized, prokaryotic expression pET15b-pep-1-p27mt recombinant constructed, E. coli BL21 (DE3)pLysS transformed and induced with IPTG to highly express fusion protein PEP-1-P27mt. Fusion protein with an N-terminal His-tag could be purified by Ni2+-resin affinity chromatography and identified by SDS-PAGE and Western blotting. Cultured EC9706 cells treated with PEP-1-P27mt revealed that PEP-1-P27mt was transduced into cells after 15 min and reached maximal intracellular concentrations in 2 h. PEP-1-P27mt of 1 micromol/L final concentration could most strongly suppress the growth. It was suggested that PEP-1 can carry P27mt across membrane, which provides a new biological protocol for using cyclin dependent kinase inhibitors p27mt in suppressing the growth of tumor cells.

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The imaging techniques have been widely used in the diagnosis of chronic osteomyelitis,including plain radiography,magnetic resonance imaging,computed tomography and radionuclide imaging.Plain radiography is useful in the early detection of suspected osteomyelitis,but its sensitivity is low.Due to its high resolution and sensitivity,MRI has been the most widely used but its specificity is relatively poor.CT is mainly recommended for diagnosis of chronic osteomyelitis in complicated anatomic regions.Radionuclide imaging will have prospects of broad application due to its diverse radiotracers and high sensitivity.This paper reviewed the research of imaging modalities in diagnosis of chronic osteomyelitis.

Analgesics are widely used in fracture patients before and after operation.The analgesics frequently used include non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs,as well as central nerve and local medications.Recently,researches report that some analgesics may inhibit fracture healing,which has attracted much attention from orthopedic surgeons.However,there are researchers who hold opposite opinions.Accordingly,this paper reviews the progress in research concerning the effect of analgesics on fracture healing.

Objective To investigate molecular types and drug resistance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Zhejiang province.Methods One hundred and fourty-seven clinical MRSA isolates were collected from 11 grade A tertiary hospitals during January 2009 and December 2010 in Zhejiang province.Minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of 13 antimicrobial agents were determined by agar dilution.Multilocus sequence typing (MLST),staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) typing and spa typing were used to examine the homology of the strains,and drug resistance patterns were compared among different molecular types.Simpson index was used to determine the discriminatory power of three typing methods.Results Fourteen STs were identified in 147 MRSA isolates,of which ST239 (75 isolates),ST5 (24 isolates) and ST59 (23 isolates) were the most prevalent clones.Four SCCmec types (types Ⅱ to Ⅴ) were identified in 141 isolates,and 6 isolates were not typed.SCCmec type Ⅲ was the predominant type (76 isolates),which was followed by type Ⅳ (32 isolates),type Ⅱ (24 isolates) and type Ⅴ (9 isolates).All MRSA isolates yielded 23 spa types,in which t030 (57 strains),t437 (17 strains),t002 (15 strains) and t037 (12 strains) were the predominant spa types.MRSA strains were sensitive to linezolid,teicoplanin,vancomycin and norvancomycin,but were highly resistant to other antibacterial agents,especially in strains carrying clone ST239 or of SCCmec type Ⅲ.The discriminatory power of MLST,SCCmec and spa typing were 0.6885,0.6577 and 0.8165,respectively.Conclusion The predominant clone of MRSA strains in Zhejiang province was ST239-SCCmec Ⅲ-t030-MRSA,and these strains are highly resistant to most antibacterial agents,so that the surveillance of MRSA in hospital should be strengthened.

Osteomyelitis,particularly chronic one,is still a huge challenge to orthopedic surgeons.The current treatment for osteomyelitis centers on sensitive antibiotic coverage and surgical debridement of nonviable tissue.However,treatment failure and recurrence are common.Recently,adjunctive therapies such as hyperbaric oxygenation have been widely applied in treatment of osteomyelitis to promote sanative effect on osteomyelitis.In this review,we will outline the rationales and current status of potential adjunctive therapies in osteomyelitis management.