Objective To study the effects of formaldehyde on the level of microelements in mouse liver and blood and explore the microelements as biomarker in injury induced by formaldehyde.Methods The mice were randomly divided into control,low(1/40LD50),moderate(1/20LD50) and high(1/10LD50) dose groups exposed to formaldehyde by inhalation(n=20),two hours per day for three and six weeks,and than the contents of Cu,Fe,Zn and Mn in mouse liver and blood were measured.Results The contents of Fe,Zn and Mn in liver in high dose group three weeks after exposure and the contents of Fe and Zn in liver in high dose group six weeks after exposure were significantly lower than those in control group(P

Animals ; Antibodies, Monoclonal ; pharmacokinetics ; Iodine Radioisotopes ; pharmacokinetics ; Leukocyte Common Antigens ; immunology ; Male ; Mice ; Radiation Monitoring ; methods ; Rats ; Tissue Distribution

PurposeTo evaluate left ventricular function in patients with non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) by using three-dimensional speckle tracking imaging (3D-STI).Materials and Methods Twenty-eight patients with non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM group) and 30 healthy volunteers (control group) underwent both conventional two-dimensional echocardiography and 3D-STI. Indexes of conventional echocardiography including interventricular septal thickness (IVST), left ventricular posterior wall at end-diastolic thickness (LVPWT), left ventricular diameter, left ventricular volume, end-systolic left ventricular volume, peak velocity of early diastolic mitral valve, peak diastolic of late diastolic mitral valve, outflow tract frequency spectrum of the aortic valve and left ventricular were compared between the two groups to get the pressure difference and velocity time integral of the left ventricular outflow tract. Early and late diastolic peak velocity of mitral annular were calculated and E/A, Ea/Aa, E/Ea were also obtained. 3D-STI indicators including three-dimensional left ventricular ejection fraction (3D-LVEF), sphericity index (SPI) and global area of strain (GAS), global longitudinal train (GLS), global circumferential strain (GCS), global radial strain (GRS) were also compared.Results In HCM group, IVST, LVPWT and E/Ea increased (P<0.01), Ea/Aa and E/A decreased significantly (P<0.01), LVOT-PG and LVOT-VTI increased significantly (P<0.05 orP<0.01). GCS, GAS, GLS and GRS were significant lower in HCM group than those in control group (P<0.01). Local strain values at the level of papillary muscle and apex were decreased, which were significantly decreased at ventricular septum, anterior wall and inferior wall.Conclusion HCM patients have various degree of decreased myocardial contractility. The real time 3D-STI offers a novel way to assess the left ventricular function of patients with HCM.

Objective To evaluate the effect of the standardized training program for resident physicians in Ruijin Hospital,and analyse the problems so as to provide reference to improve the training.Methods Questionnaire surveys were conducted among 113 resident physicians,31 teachers and 43 head nurses in Rujin Hospital by using the simple random sampling and 300.The data was analysed by Kirkpatrick's model in four layers including reaction layer,learning layer,behaviors layer and results layer.Data of reation layer was analysed by ANOVA and data of behaviors layer was compared by paired t-test.Results Reaction layer:the resident physicians' overall satisfaction score for the training is 3.45.Learning layer:all resident doctors participating in the training passed all the exams organised by the hospital.Behaviors layer:Residents made a great progress in many aspects after the standardized training program,and the difference was statistically significant (P＜0.01) according to the analysis of all questionnaires written by residents,clinical teachers and head nurses.Results layer:both the patient complaint rate and the accident rate of the 113 resident physicians was 0 while they all passed the National Medical Licensing Examination and the employment rate was 100％.Conclusions the standardized training program for resident physicians in Ruijin Hospital gets fairly good effect.Resident doctors' quality and ability in many aspects are improved and the overall satisfaction for the training is high,but in salary,benefits and sense of belonging to the hospital,the satisfaction is relatively low.

Objective To investigate the clinical feature of fibercolonscopy in children.Methods Olympus PCF-20 and Olympus(PSD-20) were used for all examinations and treatments after bowel preparation and anesthesia.Pathological change was observed,then took pictures,and biopsy was done.Intestine polyps underwent electrocision.Results Fibercoloscopy was performed on 243 children(male 177,female 66).Age ranged from 1 to 18 years,with an average of 6.74 years.The cecum was reached in 232 of 243 cases.Abnormal findings were seen in 116(47.74%) of the cases.There were large intestine polyps in 87(35.80%) cases.All cases underwent electrocision.One hundred and fifty-seven polyps were removed with satisfactory results.Conclusion Fibercoloscopy is effective and safe in diagnosis and treatment in children with intestine diseases.

Aim To investigate the effect of asiatic acid on apoptosis and autophagy in human glioblastoma T98G cells. Methods MTT colorimetry was employed to assay the cellular proliferating activity. The fluores-cence microscope and Hoechst 33258 staining were used to detect the morphological changes. The cell ap-optosis and autophagy were analyzed by flow cytometry with Annexin-V/7-AAD and MDC staining respective-ly. The expressions of associated proteins were detected by Western blot to analyze the mechanism of apoptosis and autophagy. Results MTT assay showed that the growth of T 9 8 G cells was inhibited by asiatic acid ( IC50 =46. 3 μmol · L-1 ) . Annexin V/7-AAD stai-ning and Western blot revealed that asiatic acid in-duced apoptosis in T98 G cells by reducing the expres-sion of Akt, decreasing the mitochondrial membrane potential, and increasing the expression of Caspase-3. MDC staining and Western blot showed that the per-centage of MDC-positive cells was decreased and the expressions of Beclin-1 , LC3-II and Atgs were inhibi-ted by asiatic acid treatment. 5 μmol·L-1 chloroquine was used to up-regulate the expressions of LC3-Ⅱand Beclin-1 . Asiatic acid-inhibited autophagy was blocked and the total apoptotic rate was reduced remarkably. Conclusion Asiatic acid suppresses T98 G cells pro-liferation by inducing apoptosis and inhibiting cell au-tophagy, and the very role of inhibiting autophagy could promote apoptosis to a certain extent.

Biosurfactants (BSs) are highlighted owing to their multiple advantages in diverse applications. To screen a superior strain that producing a blend-biosurfactant of lipopeptide and glycolipid, the hemolytic activity assay on blood agar plates, the modified oil-red spreading test and MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry identification of the purified products was carried out. Bacillus subtilis THY-7 was selected and its principal products were surfactin and dirhamnolipid. The medium component and culture conditions of THY-7 were optimized by both single factor and orthogonal experiments. After 48 h optimal batch culture in flask, the cell density (OD600) was 37.0 and the product titer was 2.4 g/L, which was 3.4 folds and 3.1 folds of that under original condition, respectively. A fed-batch culture in a 5 L fermentor was further performed coupling with in situ recovery of foam, in which the titer of blend-BS increased to 4.5 g/L at 25 h. Quantification by HPLC and anthrone colorimetry revealed that surfactin and dirhamnolipid accounted for 74% and 22% of the blend-BS, respectively.
Bacillus subtilis ; growth & development ; isolation & purification ; metabolism ; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid ; Culture Media ; Glycolipids ; biosynthesis ; Industrial Microbiology ; Lipopeptides ; biosynthesis ; Surface-Active Agents ; metabolism

Objective:To establish a GC method for the determination of phenol and L-menthol in glycerin Zhiyang lotions. Meth-ods:A Zebron ZB-WAX(0. 32 mm × 30. 0 m,0. 50 μm) capillary column was used with an FID detector. The column temperature was 60℃, maintained for 1 min, and then raised to 160℃ at the rate of 8℃·min-1 , and maintained 10 minutes. The inlet tempera-ture was 180℃, the detector temperature was 300℃, and the carrier gas was nitrogen. Results:The linear range of phenol and L-men-thol was 0. 5-10. 0 mg·ml-1(r=0. 999 9) and 0. 25-5. 0 mg·ml-1(r=0. 999 9), respectively. The average recovery of phenol and L-menthol was 99. 01%(RSD=0. 90%,n=9)and 99. 70%(RSD=0. 98%,n=9), respectively. Conclusion: The method is sim-ple, accurate and reliable, and can be used to determine the concentration of phenol and L-menthol in glycerin Zhiyang lotions.

In this study, the buffering capacity of amphiphilic pH-sensitivity copolymer poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline)-cholesteryl methyl carbonate (PEOZ-CHMC) was evaluated. The ammonium sulfate gradient method was used to prepare doxorubicin hydrochloride (DOX x HCl)-loaded liposomes (DOX-L), and then the post-insertion method was used to prepare PEOZ-CHMC and polyethylene glycol-distearoyl phosphatidyl ethanolamine (PEG-DSPE) modified DOX x HCl-loaded liposomes (PEOZ-DOX-L and PEG-DOX-L). The physico-chemical properties, in vitro drugs release behavior, cellular toxicity and intracellular delivery of liposomes were evaluated, separately. The results showed that PEOZ-CHMC has a satisfactory buffering capacity. The sephadex G-50 column centrifugation method and dynamic light scattering were used to determine the encapsulation efficiency (EE) and particle size of liposomes. The EE and particle size of DOX-L were (97.3 ± 1.4) % and 120 nm, respectively, and the addition of PEOZ-CHMC or PEG-DSPE had no influence on EE and particle size. The zeta potentials of three kinds of liposomes were negative. The release behavior of various DOX liposomes in vitro was investigated by dialysis method. In phosphate buffer solution (PBS) at pH 7.4, DOX x HCl was released from PEOZ-DOX-L in a sustained manner. While in PBS at pH 5.0, the release rate of DOX x HCl from PEOZ-DOX-L increased significantly, which suggested DOX x HCl was released from PEOZ-DOX-L in a pH-dependent manner. The intracellular delivery of liposomes was investigated by confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM). The CLSM images indicated that PEOZ-DOX-L showed efficient intracellular trafficking including endosomal escape and release DOX x HCl into nucleus, as well as the DOX-L and PEG-DOX-L had no this effect. The cytotoxicity of liposomes against MCF-7 cells was detected by using MTT assay. The results showed that antiproliferative effects of PEOZ-DOX-L enhanced with pH value decreased, whereas DOX-L and PEG-DOX-L did not have any significant difference in inhibitions at different pH conditions. Therefore, the problems of the inhibition of cellular uptake of liposomes and the failed endosomal escape of pH-sensitive liposomes by PEG chain can be overcome by the pH-sensitive liposomes constructed by PEOZ-CHMC.

Objective To establish the reference intervals of hemoglobin A 1c( HbA1c ) and fasting plasma glucose ( FPG ) in the first and second trimester of pregnancy in Chongqing , and to evaluate the viability of the combination of HbA 1c and FPG in screening gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).Methods The study retrospectively selected the pregnant women seen at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Daping Hospital between September 2014 and August 2015.The results of FPG during 10-13 pregnant weeks and 75 g oral glucose tolerance test ( OGTT ) and HbA1c during 24-28 pregnant weeks were available.Totally 185 cases were assigned into GDM group , and 269 cases were assigned into normal group based on the American Diabetes Association ( ADA) guidelines.Reference intervals of HbA 1c and FPG in normal pregnant woman were developed .The difference of HbA 1c , FPG and OGTT results between two groups was analyzed.T-student test, NcMemar test,signed rank sum test, ROC curve were used for statistical analysis.Results The reference intervals of HbA 1c and FPG in first and second trimester were 4.58%-5.52%,4.21-5.49 mmol/L and 4.03-5.08 mmol/L.The FPG level in first and second trimester and HbA 1c level in GDM group vs normal group were(5.06 ±0.37) vs(4.85 ±0.32)mmol/L(t=6.569,P=0.000), 5.23(5.11,5.4) vs 4.74(4.54,4.91) mmol/L(z=-14.31,P=0.000)and 5.3(5.1,5.4)% vs 5.2(5.0, 5.3)%( z=-5.79,P=0.000) respectively.The area under receiver operating characteristic curve ( ROC) of HbA1c , and FPG in first and second trimester was 0.655, 0.659 and 0.890 respectively.When the cut-off value of HbA1c was 5.35%, the AUC of the combination of HbA 1c and FPG in second trimester was 0.898, the sensitivity was 0.838,and the specificity was 0.859.The kappa coefficient for identifying GDM between OGTT and the combined method was 0.692(P=0.000).Conclusion HbA1c combined with FPG is of some value in screening GDM.