Objective To investigate the clinical features,treatment and prognosis of Vibrio vulnificus infection in patients with characteristic skin lesions.Methods Clinical data on 23 cases of Vibrio vulnificus infection with characteristic skin lesions collected from 1996 to 2008 in Second Affiliated Hospital Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical College,were analyzed retrospectively.Results There were 23 patients including 15 males and 8 females.Of them,15 had a history of chronic type B viral hepatitis or alcoholic liver disease;17 ate raw oysters before the onset.A rapid onset Was observed in all of these patients,and initial symptoms were dominated by swelling and pain of,as well as bullae and hemorrhagic bulla in lower extremities.Vibrio vulnificus was isolated by culture from blister fluid of 13 patients,from both blood and blister fluid of 9 patients,and from necrotic tissue of 2 patients.Histopathologic examination revealed vacuolar degeneration and necrosis of cells,interstitial neutrophilic infiltrates,and vasculitis.Bacteria were seen in infiltrated neutrophiles.Electromicroscopy showed numerous round or arcuated microorganisms and bacterial flagella in hypodermal cells.Seven patients diagnosed from May 1996 to May 2000 died from this infection,and survival WaS observed after treatment only in 2 out of 6 patients collected from July 2000 to October 2003 and 6 out of 10 patients from May 2004 to October 2008.Conclusions Early recognition of skin eruptions and timely management are essential for the control of Vibrio vulnificus infection and for the improvement in survival among pafients infected with this bacterium.

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Objective To study the effect of methotrexate on the neointimal formation after arterial balloon injury. Methods Male rabbits were randomized into four groups: MTX 0.5 mg/kg per week, MTX 1.5 mg/kg per week, MTX 5 mg/kg per week and the control. Drugs were administered by intramuscular injection. Rabbit carotid arteries were harvested 2 and 4 weeks after injury. Results Histologically, the intimal areas were reduced significantly in MTX treated animals compared with the controls. The VSMC proliferation in injured vessels was identified by immunostaining for proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA). In comparison, PCNA-positive cells in both intima and media were significantly reduced by treatment of MTX. But MTX did not enhance reendothelialization in the injured carotid arteries as determined by Evans blue stain.Conclusion Low dosage of MTX could attenuate neointimal formation after arterial injury by inhibiting VSMC proliferation.

Effects of glucose concentration and pH\|control upon production of exopolysaccharides of Grifola frondosa was studied.The results showed that glucose at concentration of 5% was favorable to exopolysaccharides production,and the pellets benefited from the controlled start pH as well as the controlled final pH of 3 5～4 0 to produce exopolysaccharides.Attempt on the exopolysaccharides production with recycled pellets in the saccharoid solution was also made in this work.

AIM: Screening of phage antibodies against HBsAg from the constructed phage display library and sequencing of the positive clones.METHODS: RNAs were extracted from blood lymphocytes of a HBsAg-immunized volunteer. Then cDNAs were synthesized by RT-PCR. To construct the phage antibody display library, cDNAs of Fd fragments and ? chains of the antibodies were amplified through PCR and were inserted into vector pComb3H. Three rounds panning against coated HBsAg showed the specific enrichment of phage antibody. Positive clones were selected and sequenced.RESULTS: A phage antibody display library was constructed after amplifing of Fd fragments and ? chains of IgG1. Three Fab antibodies from the library were selected and sequenced. The result of sequencing showed that two of the three antibodies had the same Fd fragment and all of the three had the same light chain. CONCLUSION: The phage antibody display library was constructed successfully and three specific antibodies (Fab fragments) have been obtained from it.

Histone deacetylase 3 (HDAC3) is an epigenetic modification enzyme that plays a crucial role in the development and progression of diabetes and its complications. Studies have reported that increased HDAC3 activity is associated with pancreatic β-cell dysfunction in type 1 diabetes, while in type 2 diabetes, HDAC3 affects insulin resistance and signaling by regulating the metabolism of the liver, adipose tissue, and muscle. Additionally, HDAC3 plays a key role in diabetic complications such as cardiomyopathy, retinopathy, and nephropathy. Selective inhibition of HDAC3 has the potential to improve insulin sensitivity, reduce chronic inflammation, and enhance pancreatic cell function, offering a promising new therapeutic strategy for diabetes and its complications.

OBJECTIVE:To bring the computer network into full play in effectively monitoring therapeutic recipe for patients to realize individualized administration of drugs.METHODS:According to the phasic characteristics of forming recipe, a local network model for monitoring therapeutic recipe has been set up.RESULTS & CONCLUSION:By computer and local network monitoring, the quality of prescription can be improved and individualized administration of drugs will further be achieved.

Objective To investigate the impact of the modified cast impression technique on distal-extension alve-olar ridge morphology of partially edentulous casts and the restoration outcome of removable partial dentures (PRDs). Meth-ods Fifty-four patients with mandibular free-end dentition defect were selected. Impressions were taken from each patient using both modified cast technique and conventional technique. Coronary cross-sections of the casts were scanned from dis-tal to mesial extension;the images were compared to reveal morphological differences. And the relationship between these differences and location of the cross-sections were analyzed. After the patients were evenly divided into two groups per paired design, the impressions were taken using the respective modified cast and conventional impression techniques to pre-pare RPDs. The subsequent comparisons between the two groups included frequency of adjustments during the adaptive phase, masticatory efficiency of the denture at ending of the adaptive phase and visible movement of the extension base dur-ing mastication. SPSS 16.0 software was used for statistical analysis. Results The number of pixels in the same cross-sec-tion was less in the impression taken with modified cast technique than that with conventional technique. And their differ-ence is of statistical significance (P ＜ 0.01). The difference in the number of pixels (D) was negatively correlated with the number of cutting and grinding, and N (location of the cross-sections). In addition, there were statistically significant differ-ences in frequency of adjustments during the adaptive phase (times:1.12 ± 0.77 vs 3.41 ± 0.82), masticatory efficiency of the denture (0 vs 18.5%) and visible movement of the extension base during mastication (96.3%vs 74.1%) between the modified cast group and conventional group. Conclusion Morphology of distal-extension alveolar ridge of the casts differs signifi-cantly between the impressions obtained with modified cast technique and the impressions obtained with the conventional technique;the difference increases with greater distance to the distal surface of the terminal abutments. The restoration out-come of RPDs is significantly better with the modified cast impression technique than with the conventional impression tech-nique.

Objective To evaluate the methylation status of RASSF2A in epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) tissues and plasma, and to explore the correlations in two kinds of samples with clinicopathological characteristics. Methods The frequency of methylation of the RASSF2A gene in tissues and corresponding plasma samples from 60 EOC patients, 20 patients with benign ovarian tumors and 10 patients with normal ovarian tissues were detected respectively. The methylation-specific PCR was used to determine the methylation status. Results The frequency of aberrant methylation of RASSF2A was 58.3% (35/60) in EOC tissues and 43.3%(26/60) in corresponding plasma samples respectively, however, such hypermethylation was not detected in the benign ovarian tumors and normal ovarian samples, and there was significant difference between them (P<0.05). Besides, RASSF2A methylation levels in serum of EOC patients correlated reasonably well with methylation status in tumor samples (r=0.739, P=0.000). No significant differences were observed between the promoter hypermethylated status of the RASSF2A and clinicopathological characteristics (P>0.05). Conclusions The promoter methylation of RASSF2A gene is an early and frequent epigenetic event in EOC. Detection of promoter hypermethylation in plasma specimens can help the early diagnosis of EOC.

Objective To investigate the effect of remote ischemic postconditioning on brain injury after asphyxial cardiac arrest-resuscitation in rats.Methods Sixty-nine male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into 3 groups (n =23 each) using a random number table:sham operation group (group S),asphyxial cardiac arrest-resuscitation group (group CA-CPR),and remote ischemic postconditioning group (group RIPost).The animals were anesthetized with intraperitoneal 1％ pentobarbital 40 mg/kg,intubated and mechanically ventilated.Asphyxia was induced by occlusion of the tracheal tube and resuscitation was started 8 min later.In RIPost group,RIPost was produced by 3 cycles of 15 min occlusion of the right hind femoral artery-15 min release of the right hind femoral artery after restoration of spontaneous circulation (ROSC).Neurological deficits were evaluated and scored at 24 h,72 h and 7 days after ROSC.Neuron specific enolase (NSE) concentration in serum was assessed at 48 h after ROSC by ELISA.At 3 days after ROSC,the number of viable neurons in hippocampal CA1 region was recorded (by N issl's staining).Morris water maze test was used to quantify spatial learning and memory deficits after ROSC.Results Compared with group S,the neurological deficit score at each time point and the number of viable neurons in hippocampal CA1 region were significantly decreased,the NSE concentration in serum was increased,the escape lantency was prolonged,and the target quadrant residence time percentage and distance percentage were decreased in CA-CPR and RIPost groups.Compared with group CA-CPR,the neurological deficit score at each time point and the number of viable neurons in hippocampal CA1 region were significantly increased,the NSE concentration in serum was decreased,the escape lantency was shortoned,and the target quadrant residence time percentage and distance percentage were increased in group RIPost.The damage to neurons in hippocampal CA1 region was significantly mitigated in group RIPost as compared with group CA-CPR.Conclusion Remote ischemic postconditioning can reduce brain injury after asphyxial cardiac arrest-resuscitation in rats.