Mective To study the correlation of ambulatory arterial stiffness index(AASI)and pule wave velocity(PWV),explore the evaluation of AASI on arterial stiffness and analyze the influential factors of AASI.Method One hundred patients were selected,brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV)of all patients wag measured,simultaneously 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure Wag examined, calculated AASI.AASI and baPWV were analyzed with correlation and regression analysis.Results AASI Wagpositively and signifieandy correlatedwithPWV(r＝0.516,P＜0.01)and age(r＝0.417,P＜0.01). AASIWag negatively correlatedwithbody height(r＝-0.223,P＜0.05).Themultiplefactor stepwise regres-sion analysis showed that the regression of AASl with PWV were great significant.Conclusions AASI is positively and significantly correlated with PWV.It is a novel meagure ofartdrial stiffness.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the distribution and the drug resistance of pathogens in infective cases and to provide a foundation for reasonable application of antibacterials.METHODS The information of all bacterial cultures and susceptibility tests from the inpatients in the year of 2006 was analyzed.RESULTS A total of 336 strains of pathogens were isolated,and the pathogens causing lower respiratory tract infection rated the top(60.7%).The resistance rate of Acinetobacter baumannii was the highest in Gram-negative bacilli.It was 33.3% to imipenem,and more than 66.6% towards the other antibacterials.All Gram-positive cocci were sensitive to vancomycin.The resistance rate of Enterococcus and Staphylococcus aureus was more than 75% to the most antibacterials.CONCLUSIONS Inspecting pathogens and strengthening susceptibility tests are very important in reducing drug abuse,decreasing the resistance rate and raising the cure rate in hospital.

Objective To analyze the volatile composition in the leaves of Sabina chinensis L. Ant. and Sabina chinensis L. Ant. cv. Kaizuca and to study their effects on bacteria. Methods GC-MS was employed in the analysis of volatile composition and four kinds of bacteria were used for testing the sterilization and bacteriostasis of the volatile oil. Results The main substance in volatile oil from the two kinds of plants, Sabina chinensis L. Ant. and Sabina chinensis L. Ant. cv. Kaizuca, was bornyl acetate and the percentage was 38.1% and 46.5% respectively. In addition, in the volatile oil from Sabina chinensis L. Ant. contained 24% of phellandrne and 12.4% of p-menth-l-en-4-o1, as for Sabina chinensis L. Ant. cv. Kaizuca, 30.0% of limonene and 7.9% of ?-pinene were contained. The volatile oil from Sabina chinensis L. Ant. had greater effects of bacteriostasis and sterilization on Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Escherichia coli compared with Sabina chinensis L. Ant. cv. Kaizuca. Conclusion Compared with Sabina chinensis L. Ant. cv. Kaizuca, the effects of sterilization and bacteriostasis of volatile oil from Sabina chinensis L. Ant. are much greater and with a larger spectrum of bacteria.

Objective: To examine the effects of ? carotene and ? tocopherol on LDL oxidation by monocyte derived macrophages from SD rats (in DMEM medium). [WT5FZ]Methods: Macrophages were incubated with LDL in DMEM in which freshly dissoved VE (40,100,200 ?mol/L) and ?C (0.5,1.0,2.0 ?mol/L) had been added. After incubating for 24 h, the mediums were centrifuged to determine TBARS and lipofusin and dienes. [WT5FZ]Results: Supplementation of ? tocopherol significantly decreased TBARS, lipofusin and conjugated dienes production and electrophoretic mobility. Supplementation of ? carotene at 0.5 ?mol/L significantly decreased TBARS, lipofusin and conjugated dienes production and electrophoretic mobility, but other levels showed no effect. Increasing ? carotene concentration to 2.0 ?mol/L in the system increased the lipofusin production compared with control group. ? tocopherol at 200 ?mol/L and ? carotene at 0.5 ?mol/L were the most effective in all dose groups. [WT5FZ]Conclusion: Cell mediated oxidation of LDL can be regulated by antioxidants such as ? tocopherol and ? carotene.

Objective:To investigate the effect of VE and VC at different dietary levels on plasma lipid metabolism, lipid peroxidation and mRNA of scavenger receptor (SR). Methods:Male SD rats, fed purified and cholesterol enriched diet, were divided into five groups(12 rats per group). The experimental groups were fed diets with either VE(150 or 350 mg/kg diet) or VC (1 000 or 2 000 mg/kg diet) respectively. The experiment lasted 56 days. Results:Compared with control group, both VE and low dosage VC could significantly lower the concentrations of total cholesterol(TC), low density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL C), atherogenic index (AI),Apo B and lipoperoxide, and increase the levels of high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL C), and inhibit the expression of SR mRNA..Conclusion:VE and VC can decrease the concentrations of serum TC and LDL C,restrain formation of Ox LDL and expression of SR mRNA.

Objective To find out the expression relation between TP53 and NOTCH1,and to explore their effects in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.Methods Obtained the differentially expressed genes data of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma from 279 samples in TCGA database.Analyzed the co-expression relation between TP53 and NOTCH1 through Pearson and Spearman method.Cbioportal was used to analyze their co-expressed genes.Establish the co-expression network of TP53 and NOTCH1 with String database.The pathway and function of co-expression network was identified through KEGG and DAVID database respectively.Results Among the 279 samples,TP53 and NOTCH1 was co-expressed in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.(Pearson score =0.45;Spearman score =0.41) There were 182 interaction pairs of TP53 and NOTCH1 related co-expressed gene according to the String database.(Pearson and Spearman score ＞ 0.3)These genes were enriched in some pathways such as T cell receptor signaling pathway,cell cycle,cell adhesion molecules and so on.These genes were enriched in some tumor related function including immune response,regulation of transposition,regulation of apoptotic process,cell cycle,regulation of GTPase activity and so on.Conclusion TP53 and NOTCH1 was co-expressed.Through establishing co-expressed network of TP53 and NOTCH1 and bioinformatics analysis,their function and signaling pathway were explored.The data generated from this study could provide a new reference in mechanism research of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

Objective To investigate the effect of the histological changes on rat dorsal root ganglia (DRG) after 125I seed brachytherapy.Methods Twelve adult male Sprague-Dawley rats ( 150-180g each) were randomly divided into 6 groups,125I seeds with different activities of 0 (Titanium shell),14.8,18.5,22.2,25.9 and 29.6 MBq were implanted to 6 groups of rats respectively and the behavioral changes of rats were observed.The rats were killed in different periods after implantation,the morphological changes in DRG and surrounding muscle tissue were observed with an Olympus BX51 optical microscope and then the irradiation doses were estimated.Results After 125I seed implantation,the movement function of rats was not affected and the weight of rats gained after 7 days.After the titanium shell implantation,very few mild swelling was induced in neuroganglion cells that still had clear nucleolus and normal cytoplasm.At 14 days after 18.5 MBq seed implantation,cell swelling was more serious and cell dehydrating,nuclear condensation and nuclear fragmentation appeared after 30 days.At 60 days after 29.6 MBq of seed implantation,nuclear dissolution and cytoplasmic shrinkage were induced in a large number of cells.In general,the severity of fibrosis was aggravated with the time post-irradiation and the dose in the muscles around the ganglion.Conclusions After 125I seed implantation,the injury degree of DRG tissue is dose-dependent,and the 125I seed irradiation would have analgesic effect on releasing intractable pain.

Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of bortezomib-based chemotherapy and MPT regimen in the MM patients who were newly diagnosed or relapsed/refractory. Methods Twenty-seven MM patients were treated with bortezomib-based chemotherapy, median cycles:3 (range 1-5 cycles). Other 30patients received MPT chemotherapy. EBMT and WHO criteria were used to evaluate the therapeutic effects and the adverse effects, respectively. Results Bortezomib group: 21 patients (77.8 %) showed effects after the first cycle chemotherapy and 24 patients (88.8 %) showed effects after the whole therapy. In wich, 15 patients(94.0 %) and 9 patients (82.0 %) were newly diagnosed and relapsed/refractory, respectively. MPT group: 15patients (50.0 %) showed effects after the whole therapy. In wich, 12 patients (44.0 %) were newly diagnosed.And the other 3 were relapsed/refractory patients. The ORR in Bortezomib group was better than MPT group (P ＜0.05). The incidence of peripheral neuropathy, herpes and Ⅲ - Ⅳ grade thrombocytopenia in the bortezomib group was 10 patients (37.0 %), 7patients (26.0 %), 10 patients (37.0 %) respectively,and they were more common than MPT group, but the incidence of Ⅲ-Ⅳgrade anemia was 21 patients (70.0 %) and more comumom in the MPT group. The theraputic efficacy of bortezomib for renal insufficiency and normal renal function patients was similar, and no significant increase in all kinds of adverse effects. In MPT group,there were 4 patients with renal insufficiency, the serum level of creatinine in the 3 patients returned to normal after 5 cycles therapy. Conclusion Bortezomib-based chemotherapy is more effective than MPT regimen in the treatment of MM. The newly diagnosed, relapsed/ refractory and with renal insufficiency patients all can benefit from it. The adverse effects are mild and with better tolerance.

Objective To elucidate the difference between methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)and methicillin-sensitive S.aureus (MSSA)in terms of genotypes and distribution of virulence genes with the clinical strains isolated from Hohhot,and explore the relationship between the changing resistance of S.aureus and the virulence transition.Methods Pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE)and multi locus sequence typing (MLST)methods were employed to do molecular typing for 30 MRSA strains and 30 MSSA strains isolated from inpatients in Hohhot,Inner Mongolia.PCR method was used to profile the distribution of virulence genes among these strains.Results PFGE typing results showed that 60 S.aureus strains were classified into 19 major types.MSSA strains belonged to 16 types,mainly types I and H.MRSA strains mainly belonged to types of K and M.Among the 20 strains with different PFGE types,MRSA strains were mainly identified as ST-239 type.but the prevalence of sec ,seg ,sei,sem,sen,seo,fnbB ,ebpS and cap 5 was higher in MSSA strains than in MRSA strains (P<0.05).Conclusions The clinical strains of S .aureus isolated from Hohhot showed diverse genotyping features.ST-239 was the major PFGE type of MRSA strains.The prevalence of virulence genes was higher in MSSA strains than in MRSA strains. Characteristic cluster is found for specific virulence genes.The results also suggest that acquisition of specific antibiotic resistance may be associated with change of specific virulence feature in S.aureus.

OBJECTIVE:To established a method for determining matrine and oxymatrine in human plasma.METHODS:The plasma was extracted with chloroform-n-butyl alcohol(98∶2) after basification and purified with neutral alumina solid-phase extraction.Then it was eluted with a Lichrosorb-NH2 column and CH3CN-CH3CH2OH-H3PO4(80∶10∶8),detected at ? 220nm.RESULTS:The linear range was 1.25mg～40mg/L and the limit of detection was 0.1mg/L(S/N=2).The average recoveries of matrine and oxymatrine were 106.96% and 105.04%,respectively.RSDs of within-day and between-day were lower than 13% and 7% respectively.CONCLUSION:The present study provides a simple and reliable method for determining concentrations of matrine and oxymatrine in human plasma.