The effect on the growth and phenol degradation of the thermophilic strain BF80 by seventeen different metal ions were studied. The results showed that the metal ions certainly affected the growth and phenol degradation of the strain BF80. At the concentration of 0.01%,contrasting to the comparison,the growth and phenol degradation of the strain BF80 were restrained intensively by the metal ions of Cu2+,Zn2+,Co2+,Ba2+,Hg2+,Ni2+,Ag+,Al3+. The metal ions of Cr2+ restrained the phenol degradation of BF80 strongly while Cr2+ restrained the growth of BF80 faintly. The metal ions of Sn2+,Fe2+,Fe3+,Pn2+ restrained the growth and phenol degradation of the strain BF80 at a certain concentration,and the effect of inhibition in-creased with the increase of the concentrations of the metal ions. At the low concentration of Mn2+ or Mo2+,the growth and phenol degradation of the strain BF80 were increased,but if the concentration beyond the 0.1%,the growth and phenol degradation of the strain BF80 were inhibited. At the different concentration of Ca2+ or Mg2+,the growth of the strain BF80 were increased and the phenol degradation were accelerated,but the max rate of phenol degradation by BF80 was not influenced obviously. When the medium was added themixture of metal ions of Mo2+ and Mn2+,the strain BF80 grew better,but the rate of the phenol degradation was lower than that of single Mo2+ and Mn2+.

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Objective To explore the pathogenesis of syringoma in order to cure this disease. Methods The clinical manifestation was observed in 39 cases of syringoma. The serum level of estradiol (E 2), progesterone (Pro), luteinizing hormone(LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) were detected with radioimmunoassay in all the 30 female cases and 25 normal controls. The expression of estrogen and progesterone receptor (ER and PR) was determined in syringoma tissues using ABC method and anti ER and anti PR monoclonal antibodies. Results Syringoma mainly involved middle aged women. The average level of serum E 2 in female patients was (73?28) ng/ml and its control group, (42?19) ng/ml ( P

Objective: To investigate the surgical diagnosis and treatment of chronic stenosis of mechanical prosthetic valve complicated with acute dysfunction, so as to deepen our knowledge on chronic stenosis of mechanical prosthetic valve. Methods: The clinical data of 5 patients with chronic stenosis of mechanical prosthetic valve complicated with acute dysfunction were retrospectively analyzed, and the relevant literatures were reviewed. Results: Re-operation (mechanical prosthetic valve replacement) was performed once the diagnoses were confirmed. The patients recovered well; the cardiac function was obviously improved; and there were no early complications. Conclusion: Chronic stenosis of mechanical prosthetic valve should be strongly suspected when they have symptoms indicating valvular stenosis. Complication of acute mechanical prosthetic valve dysfunction is not difficult to diagnose, and prompt operation is important to save the life of patients.

Objective To analyse the mutation types of the NOTCH3 gene with cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy(CADASIL). Methods Including 4 probands of CADASIL,10 cases of CADASIL and 4 normal members from 3 CADASIL families and 100 healthy controls were recruited. Genomic DNA was extracted from white blood cell. The amplicons were analyzed by the denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC) technique. The positive samples which identified by the DHPLC were sequenced to determine the specific mutation or polymorphism, respectively. Results Three heterozygous missense mutations including Cys90Arg, Arg141Cys, Cys134Tyr located in the exon3 and exon4 were found in the 4 probands and 10 cases of CADASIL among the 3 families. 15 polymorphisms were also found. 2 members individual from family 1 and 2 were found to carry the same pathological mutations as in their proband but without clinical symptoms. They were identified as preclinical patients. Conclusions Mutation detection of NOTCH3 is the molecular genetic mechanical for CADASIL. The exon3 and exon4 are possible hot mutation spots in Chinese patients. The mutation of Cys134Tyr in exon4 is a novel mutation which has not been reported previously in China.

Objective To investigate the prognostic factors and survival of patients with bronchopulmonary carcinoid tumors (BPC) after surgical treatment .Methods The clinical data of 87 patients undergoing surgery for BPC from Jan .2002 to Dec .2008 were reviewed retrospectively .Kaplan-Meier method was used to analyze the survival of the patients .The risk factors such as age , gender ,smoking history ,histological type ,tumor size ,were analyzed by Cox proportional hazards regression model .Results The 1-,3-and 5-year overall survival rates were 85 .1% ,71 .3% and 63 .2% .Univariate analysis revealed that age (P=0 .016) ,smoking history(P=0 .007) ,histological type(P=0 .000) ,tumor stage(P= 0 .000) ,tumor size(P= 0 .006) lymph node metastasis(P=0 .000) ,surgery type (P= 0 .045) and postoperative chemotherapy (P= 0 .000) were prognostic factors .Multivariate analysis showed that histological type(P=0 .008) ,tumor stage(P=0 .000) ,lymph node metastasis(P=0 .033) were independent prognostic factor .Conclusion The survival rate of the BPC patient after surgical treatment is high ,histological type ,tumor stage and lymph node metastasis were independent prognostic factors .

OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of total flavonoids from Alpinia officinarum on gastrointestinal motility.METHODS: Gastric emptying method was applied to observe the effect of total flavonoids from A.officinarum on gastric emptying of normal mice and sthenic gastric emptying induced by pyridostigmine bromide.Effect of total flavonoids from A.officinarum on gastric smooth muscle of rats was observed through in vitro test and small intestine advancement was used to observe the influence of total flavonoids from A.officinarum on intestinal motility.RESULTS: Total flavonoids from A.officinarum had no significant influence on gastric emptying of normal mice,but distinctly inhibited sthenic gastric emptying induced by pyridostigmine bromide(P

Objective To analyze MR imaging manifestations of spinal area lymphoma in order to improve the recognition and understanding of the disease. Methods A group of 45 patients with pathologically or clinically proven spinal area lymphoma were reviewed. Five cases were primary NHL,40 cases were secondary with 9 HL and 31 NHL (27 B-cell type NHL and 4 T-cell type NHL). MR Imaging findings were analyzed and correlated with clinical and pathologic findings. Results (1) Location of lesions: 13 cases were focal type and 32 cases were multifocal type. All of the 5 patients with primary lymphoma were focal type, while 32 of 40 cases of secondary lymphoma were multifocal type. (2) Type oflesions: ①Vertebral destruction: 27 cases manifested as bone destruction with 23 of them had soft tissuemass and the extent of soft tissue masses were larger than that of bone destruction in 18 cases.②Soft tissuemasses: 6 cases manifested as soft masses without obvious bone destruction, of which 5 cases had soft tissuemasses imbedded vertebrae and communicated paravertebral and epidural spaces through intervertebralforamen.③Bone marrow infiltration: 9 cases of secondary spinal lympboma had signal intensity changes ofbone marrow without obvious cortical bone destruction and soft tissue mass. ④ Spinal cord infiltration:3 cases of secondary spinal lymphoma had spinal cord swelling and signal intensity changes. (3) MRIfindings: all lesions of bone destruction and marrow infiltration manifested as hypointense on T1-weightedimages, hypointense, isointense or hyperintense on T2-weighted images and hyperintense on T2-weightedimages with fat-suppression technique. All soft tissue masses were homogeneous hypointense on T1-weightedimages and hyperintense on T2-weighted images. After intravenous injection of contrast media, the lesions ofthe bone and the soft tissue showed mild or moderate enhancement without remarkable cystic degenerationand necrosis. Conclusions Most of the spinal area lymphoma is the secondary B type NHL with complexMRI manifestation. Osteolytic lesion with contiguous paravertebral soft tissue mass imbedded vertebrae whichcommunicated paravertebral and epidural spaces through intervertebral foramen with a mild or moderateenhancement may suggest the diagnosis of this rare disease.

Comparison of assays of immunoreactive insulin (IRI) and specific insulin in evaluating islet β cell function and insulin sensitivity suggested that there were no significant differences in individuals with different glucose tolerance impairment by two assays. The evaluation of islet β cell function using IRI and insulin sensitivity is still valid in clinical practice.

Objective To evaluate the expression of GPR30 and Ki-67 in Non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC) and the relationship between them.The clinicopathological features of GPR30 in NSCLC were also analyzed.The molecular mechanism that estrogen mediated the proliferation of H1299 by activating GPR30 was further studied.Methods The expression of GPR30 and Ki-67 in 80 cases of specimens of NSCLC after surgery was examined using immunohistochemistry method.After 17-β-estradiol(E2) or G-1 added,H1299 cells were counted and the cell cycle distribution was analyzed by flow cytometry.Finally,the activated ERK1/2 and the expression of cyclin D1 and p16 after G-1 treatment in H1299 cells were examined through western blotting.Results Expressions of GPR30 was more in stage Ⅲ or low differentiation tissues or adenocarcinoma (P＜0.05).A positive correlation between GPR30 and Ki-67 was further disclosed (r=0.502,P=0.000).The proliferation of H1299 cells was promoted and more cells entered S-p hase after E2 or G-1 treatment for 3 days,which could be inhibited after G-15 or U0126 pre-treatment for 2 hours.We further discovered that the activated ERK1/2 and cyclin D1 expression increased after G-1 treatment,which was blocked after G-15 or U0126 pre-treatment for 2 hours.The change of p16 was on the opposite.Conclusion A positive correlation existed between GPR30 and Ki-67.GPR30-EGFR-MAPKs signaling transduction pathway was involved in the estrogen-induced proliferation of NSCLC cells.Blocking GPR30 signaling pathway may be a promising new strategy for NSCLC treatments.