Objective To investigate the effect of point massage on swelling pain alleviation of breast during neonatal maternal separation.Methods 100 cases of parturients with neonaml maternal separation were randomly divided into the experimental group and the control group with 50 patients in each,the control group received routine breast care,the experimental group was given breast point massage from the first day after delivery for consecutive 3 days.Subjective evaluation of breast swelling paill,breast hardness,breast duct smooth and breast filling degree were compared and analyzed on the third day postpartum.Results For the experimental group,the self evaluation of breast pain was significandy lower,while the breast hardness,breast filling degree and breast duct smooth were better on the first 3 days postpartum than the control group. Conclusions Breast point massage Can significantly reduce the level of swelling pain for parturients with neonatal and maternal separation.

Objective To analyze the influences of lacrimal secretion and tear film after interferon-alpha therapy in patients with chronic viral hepatitis.Methods Sixty patients with chronic viral hepatitis who would accept the interferon-alpha therapy,including 30 cases of hepatitis B and 30 chronic viral hepatitis C,visited our department of ophthalmology and were enrolled in this study.All cases received eye examination,including medical history,slit lamp examination,corneal fluorescein staining ( FL) ,tear film break-up time ( BUT) and schirmer test before inter-feron-alpha therapy and two months after the therapy.Results In the 60 cases of chronic viral hepatitis,there were 19 dry eye cases (31.67%) and 41 non-dry eye cases (68.33%).In dry eyes group,9 of them (47.37%) were hepatitis B patients and 10 of them were hepatitis C patients (52.63%) .There was significant difference in FL grade (t=-5.288,P<0.05),BUT (t=5.799,P<0.05),Schirmer Ⅰ(t=5.319,P<0.05) test in hepatitis B before and two months after interferon-alpha therapy.Statistical significance had been found before and two months after therapy in FL grade (t=-9.103,P<0.05),BUT (t=5.682,P<0.05),SchirmerⅠtest (t=4.592,P<0.05). The incidence of dry eye syndrome in hepatitis B patients increased from 26.70%to 53.30%two months after treated with interferon-alpha,while the incidence of dry eye syndrome in hepatitis C patients increased from 33.30% to 60.00% two months after treated with interferon-alpha.Conclusion Dry eye syndrome is one of common complica-tions in patients with chronic viral hepatitis.Interferon-alpha therapy would influence the lacrimal secretion and dam-age tear film,which increased the dry symptoms in patients.We should pay attention to the side effects of interferon-alpha therapy.

Objective To study the expression of signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 (STAT1) in human renal clear cell carcinoma (RCC) and the effect of STATI inhibition on the radiosensi-tivity of RCC. Methods The expression of STAT1 in 34 human RCC samples compared with 12 normal kid-ney tissues was examined by immunohistochemistry method. For in vitro experiments, a human RCC cell line, CRL-1932, was used. Western blotting was performed to evaluate the expression of total and phospory-lated STAT1. Fludarabine and siRNA were respectively used to inhibit the expression of STAT1 in CRL-1932 cells. Clonogenic assay and trypan blue staining assay were used to evaluate the radiosensitivity of CRL-1932 cells. Results The expression of both total and phospborylated STAT1 in human RCC samples was signifi-cantly higher when compared to normal kidney tissues. Similarly, the expression of STAT1 was higher in CRL-1932 cells when compared to fibroblast and Wilm's tumor cell lines. STAT1 expression was inhibited by both fludarabine and siRNA. Radiosensitivity of CRL-1932 cells was enhanced by both fludarabine and siRNA induced STAT1 inhibition. Conclusions STAT1 is over-expressed in both human RCC tissue and cell line. Inhibition of STAT1 can enhance the radiosensitivity of RCC cells.

Objective To investigate Th1/Th2 pattern of response in psoriasis and to study the effects of CTLA4Ig on Th1/Th2 shift in psoriasis. Methods The levels of IL-2, IFN-?and IL-4 were assessed by ELISA in the supernatant of cultured peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from 33 patients with psoriasis vulgaris and 20 healthy blood donors. Cytokine synthesis was induced by activation with phytohemagglutinin (PHA) and staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) with or without CTLA4Ig. Results Levels of IL-2, IFN-?and IL-4 were markedly increased by PBMCs from psoriatic patients incubated with SEB (P

Objective To screen and analyze genes differentially expressed within dermal papillae cells(DPC)with aggregative behavior.Methods Total RNA was extracted from DPC with and without ag-gregative behavior,and double-stranded cDNA were synthesized by using SMART cDNA synthesis.The cD-NA fragments of differentially expressed genes in dermal papillae cells with aggregative behavior were isolat-ed by suppression subtractive hybridization,sequencing,and then subtracted library was set up.Positive clones were screened by PCR method and verified by cDNA dot blot and then analyzed through homologous retrieving.Results A subtractive cDNA library of DPC with aggregative behavior was successfully construct-ed.The results of screening and cloning of the library showed that DPC with aggregative behavior could ex-press genes related to homologous aggregation,regnlation of growth,differentiation and development,and sig-nal transduction proliferation and cycle control,which included known genes(capping protein,paladin,vas-cular endothelial growth factor),hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells(HSPC)related genes(HSPC011and HSPC016)and a new gene.Conclusions The construction of subtractive library of DPC lays solid founda-tion for screening and cloning new and specific genes related to aggregative behavior of DPC.Several genes may cooperatively involve in homologous aggregation,and regnlation of growth of DPC.Among these genes,capping protein and palladin may be closely related to aggregative behavior of DPC,and VEGF and HSPC re-lated clones may be responsible for the status of higher proliferation of DPC.

Objective To construct the eukaryotic expression vector of human telomerase RNA component ( hTR) and study its biological function tentatively .Methods hTR Gene was obtained by PCR from cDNA template , which was reverse transcribed from 293T mRNA and cloned into pCDNA3.0 vector.The recombinant plasmid and empty vector were trans-fected into 293T cells, and hTR expression was identified by qRT-PCR.HepG2 cells that stably transfected with pCDNA3.0-hTR were constructed and identified by qRT-PCR.These cells were used to assess the interaction of hTR with human telomerase revese transcriptase ( hTERT ) and dyskerin .Telomerase activity was also detected in HepG 2 cells transfected with pCDNA3.0-hTR.Results pCDNA3.0-hTR eukaryotic expression vector was successfully constructed by double digestion identification .The inserted fragment was confirmed by sequencing .The expression of hTR in human 293T cells and HepG2 pCDNA3.0-hTR stable cell line was identified.In addition, qRT-PCR and Western blotting results showed that hTR could interact with hTERT and dyskerin , while hTR overexpression could not regulate the telomerase activity in HepG2 cells.Conclusion The eukaryotic expression vector of pCDNA 3.0-hTR is successfully constructed and expressed.This study will contribute to the further study of cancer therapy targeting hTR .

OBJECTIVE To develop a new DNA chip for rapid detection of rpoB,katG and inhA gene mutation in rifampin and/or isoniazid-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated from clinical laboratorial specimen.METHODS We designed 16 oligonucleotide probes specific for detection of the mutant sequences in genes rpoB,katG and inhA.RESULTS Mutations were found in 26 strains(100%) of 26 randomly selected rifampin-resistant M.tuberculosis and 24 strains(80%) of 30 randomly selected isoniazid-resistant M.tuberculosis by DNA chip.CONCLUSIONS DNA chip technology has high sensitivity and specificity in detection of rifampin-resistant M.tuberculosis and may be applied in clinical diagnosis.

Objective To construct the eukaryotic expression vector of PRDX3 labeled with FLAG tag and to study its localization in human tongue cancer cell line SCC15.Methods PRDX3 gene was obtained from the breast library by PCR and cloned into PCDH vector to construct PCDH-FLAG-PRDX3.The plasmid was transiently transfected into 293T cells and the expression was detected by Western blot.Subcellular localization was detected by cellular immunofluorescence.Results The result of double digestion and sequencing showed that PCDH-FLAG-PRDX3 eukaryotic expression vector was constructed.The expression of FLAG-PRDX3 in human 293T cells was positively confirmed by Western blotting.In human tongue cancer cell line SCC15, the result of cellular immunofluorescence showed FLAG-PRDX3 was located in the cytoplasm rather than in the nucleus.Conclusion PRDX3 eukaryotic expression vector labeled with FLAG tag is constructed successfully, which is located in cytoplasm in human SCC15 cells.Construction and identification of PRDX3 could shed light on the function and mechanism of PRDX3 in tongue cancer.

Posthepatectomy liver failure (PHLF) is a major cause of perioperative death after hepatectomy. This article summarizes the current status of research on risk factors contributing to PHLF, prediction methods, preventive measures, and related expert consensus, and it is pointed out that an objective evaluation of liver function before surgery, a reasonable design of the method of liver resection, and accurate operation are the key measures to reduce the incidence rate of PHLF.

OBJECTIVETo evaluate the clinical effects of transpedicular eggshell technique in treating thoracolumbar deformity.

METHODSFrom December 2008 to December 2011,36 patients with thoracolumbar deformity were treated with transpedicular eggshell technique. There were 20 males and 16 females with an average age of 45 years old (ranged from 20 to 58). Among them, 5 cases were congenital hemivertebrae deformity, 12 cases were secondary to tuberculotic deformity, 14 cases were post-traumatic deformity with pain, 5 cases were ankylosing spondylitis. Low back pain, living ability, scoliotic Cobb angle were analyzed according to VAS scoring, Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), radiological examination.

RESULTSAverage operative time was 245 min and average bleeding was 1 900 ml in 36 patients. All patients were followed up more than 1 year and obtained bone fusion at 1 year after operation. Preoperative,postoperative at 1 week and 1 year, VAS scoring was 7.2 +/- 1.4, 2.5 +/- 1.0, 1.8 +/- 0.5, respectively; ODI was (72.50 +/- 10.80)%, (42.50 +/- 11.10)%, (22.50 +/- 7.90)%, respectively; kyphosis Cobb angle was (76.31 +/- 2.52) degrees, (23.66 +/- 1.16) degrees, (23.67 +/- 1.16) degrees, respectively; lumbar scoliosis Cobb angle was (71.86 +/- 4.02) degrees, (30.81 +/- 2.33) degrees, (30.82 +/- 2.32) degrees, respectively. Postoperative at 1 week and 1 year,above data had obviously improved than that of preoperative (P < 0.05); and there was no significant difference in Cobb angle between postoperative at 1 week and postoperative at 1 year (P > 0.05).

CONCLUSIONTreatment of thoracolumbar deformity with transpedicular eggshell technique could obtain effective correcting and clinical results.

Adult ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Orthopedic Procedures ; methods ; Thoracic Vertebrae ; abnormalities ; diagnostic imaging ; surgery ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; Young Adult