Objective To investigate the effects of controlled hypotension induced with sodium nitroprusside (SNP) or nicardipine on hemodynamics during hip operation and postoperative hepatic and renal function.Methods Twenty ASA Ⅰ or Ⅱ patients aged 20-70 yrs weighing 50-80 kg scheduled for total hip replacement or open reduction and internal fixation of fracture of acetabulum were randomized to receive either SNP (group Ⅰ ) or nicardipine (group Ⅱ ) for induced hypotension during operation. Each group included 10 patients. Radial artery and right internal jugular vein were cannulated for BP and CVP monitoring. The probe of Hemo-Sonic ?100 esophageal supersonic hemodynamic monitor (Arrow U.S.A) was placed in the esophagus and fixed when best signal was obtained. ECG, hemodynamics including MAP, HR, CVP, CO and other parameters, SpO2 and PetCO2 were continuously monitored. Anesthesia was induced with propofol 2 mg?kg-1 , fentanyl 2-3 ?g? kg-1 and vecuronium 0.1 mg?kg-1 and maintained with 1.5% isoflurane and continuous infusion of propofol ( at 4-6 mg?kg-1 ?h-1 ) and intermittent i.v. boluses of vecuronium after tracheal intubation. MAP was reduced to 55-65 mm Hg with SNP (at a rate of 0.5-8.0 ?g?kg-1?min-1 ) or nicardipine (at 1.0-8.0 ?g?kg-1 ?min-1 ) . Intraoperative blood loss and blood transfusion and postoperative drainage from the wound were measured and recorded.Hemodynamic parameters were recorded before hypotension and 15, 30 and 60 min after start of induced hypotension and 15 and 30 min after recovery from hypotension. Hepatic and renal functions were measured before and after operation using total bilirubin, AST, ALT, BUN and creatinine. Results The two groups were comparable with respect to sex ratio (M/F) , age, height, body weight, duration of induced hypotension and operation. MAP and systemic vascular resistance (SVR) were significantly reduced and tachycardia developed during hypotension in both groups. The left ventricular ejection time was significantly prolonged and aortic blood flow (ABF) and cardiac output (CO) were significantly increased and CVP was lowered during hypotension as compared to the baseline values in SNP group. BUN was significantly reduced after operation ( P

Objective: To observe the clinical effects of moxibustion at abdominal acupoints for slow transit constipation (STC) due to yang deficiency of the spleen and kidney. Methods: A total of 52 cases with slow transit constipation in conformity with the inclusion criteria were selected and divided into a control group and an observation group according to their visit order and random digital table, 26 cases in each group. Patients in the control group received routine nursing guide. Besides the same routine nursing guide, patients in the observation group received moxibustion at the abdominal acupoints, once every day. The course of the treatment was 4 weeks in the two groups, and the 3-month follow-up was given after the course was finished, for comparing the clinical symptoms, results of colon transit tests, scores of depression/anxiety scale and nursing satisfaction. Results: The total effective rate was 92.3% in the observation group and 69.2% in the control group, with a significant difference between the two groups. After the treatment and during the follow-up checks, the scores of Chinese medical symptoms in the two groups were remarkably decreased than those before the treatment (all P<0.01); the scores of the observation group were obviously lower than those in the control group (all P<0.01). The discharge rates of the markers in the two groups were remarkably increased than those at the same time period before the treatment; moreover, the discharge rates of the markers at various time periods were remarkably better in the observation group than those in the control group (P<0.01). SDS and SAS scores were remarkably decreased after the treatment in the two groups (P<0.01). In comparison of SDS score between the two groups after the treatment, the difference was statistically significant (P<0.01). In comparison of SAS score between the two groups after the treatment, the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). The nursing satisfaction was 96.2% in the observation group after the treatment, obviously better than that in the control group (73.1%). The recurrence rate was 8.3% in the observation group, remarkably lower than that in the control group (33.3%). Conclusion: Moxibustion at the abdominal acupoints plus routine nursing can remarkably improve the colon transit functions and anxious and depressive emotion in patients with STC, and the therapeutic effects are remarkable. Not only the clinical satisfaction is higher, but the recurrence rate is obviously lower than that of routine nursing.

AIM:To select an optiomal formulation of liposome entrapped alkanin prepared with ethanol injection in the combination of orthogonal design and central composite design/Response surface method.METHODS:Five influencing factors,including ratio of alkanin to liposome and soyabean lecithin to cholesterol,volume ratio of ethanol phase to water phase,soybean concentration and mannitol concentration were chosen as indices by orthogonal design.Then the method utilized the central composite design,which fitted multivariate linear and second/third order nonlinear regression equation,to find out the optimal formulation.RESULTS:Third order regression equation gained made the good prediction about entrapment(85.4%)and alkanin load(5.16%),and exhibited no significant difference between theoretic value and measured value.CONCLUSION:The combination of orthogonal design with central composite design is a feasible and convenient method to optimize the prescription of alkanin-liposome.

Objective To observe the clinical effects of ambroxol on acute stroke-associated pneumonia (SAP).Methods From July 2011 to December 2012,a total of 82 patients with strokeassociated pneumonia (SAP) admitted to our hospital were selected and randomly divided into ambroxol group (n=43,treated with ambroxol in combination with antibiotic therapy) and control group (n =39,treated with antibiotic therapy).The defervescence time,hospitalization time,antibiotic use time,C-reactive protein level,blood oxygen partial pressure,bacterial clearance rate and the total effective rate were compared between the two groups.Results The defervescence time,hospitalization time,antibiotic use time were shorter in ambroxol group than in control group [(3.1 ± 0.8)d vs.(3.8±1.1)d,(11.7±3.7)d vs.(13.6±4.9)d,(5.4±1.7)dvs.(6.6±2.1)d,t=18.60,22.80,23.50,P=0.014,0.008,0.011,repectively].Bacterial clearance rate and the total effective rate were higher in ambroxol group than in control group [90.7％ vs.74.4％,93.0％ vs.74.4％,x2 =3.86,5.34,P=0.05,0.02].There were no significant differences in changes of C-reactive protein level and blood oxygen partial pressure between two groups before and after treatment (all P＞0.05).Conclusions Ambroxol is an effective treatment for acute stroke associated pneumonia,which can shorten antibiotic use time and duration of symptoms and remove bacteria effectively.

Iron uptake mechanism of Vibrio alginolyticus was primarily investigated. V.alginolyticus could survive in the medium with high-concentration iron chelator. The strain of V. alginolyticus isolated from diseased fish produced more siderophore than that from marine environment. The extract of siderophore from V. alginolyticus could stimulate the growth of Escherichia coli mutant AN93. Under iron limitation,the growth rate was decreased and several outer membrane proteins were induced. Adding iron into the iron-limited medium the normal growth could be recovered.

Cell viability of Pichia pastoris was detected by flow cytometry (FCM) with two reagents fluorescein diacetate (FDA) and propidium iodide (PI). Compared with FDA/PI double-stained dot plots and PI single-stained dot plots,the latter could divide dead and living cells into two separate zones,and get the correct proportion. Then PI single-stained method was used to detect the change of cell viability in Pichia patoris fermentation. At glycerol batch and fed-batch phase,little dead cells were detected. At methanol fed-batch phase,cell viability decreased when cell weight increased,and was only 73.8% at 88 h.

Proteolytic degradation has been a severe problem when Pichia pastoris is employed to express recombinant proteins.One alternative method to circumvent this problem is to construct protease gene disruptant.However,the main study of gene disruption is focused on nonrecombinant Pichia pastoris rather than recombinant strain.In our study,we established two different methods to directly disrupt PRC1 and KEX1 gene in recombinant Pichia pastoris.On the basis of this,we further discussed and compared the application and advantages of both methods.

The intracellular hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) content per cell was increased by 7.2-fold in the culture with 1.5% dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) compared with that in the control without DMSO, while the extracellular HBsAg production and specific productivity were only improved by 70% and 3.2-fold, respectively. Electron microscope has been employed to reveal large dilated structures within recombinant CHO cells in the presence DMSO. The dilated structures have a distribution within whole cytoplasm, and some dilated areas were engulfed in the nucleus. These large, dilated structures were not observed in the control. Immunogold labeling was used to discover the accumulated HBsAg was localized within these dilated areas, and some HBsAg-specific labels were detected in the nucleus membrane, owing to the encroachment of the dilated areas upon nucleus. The result could help to reveal the mechanism of intracellular HBsAg accumulation in the presence of DMSO.

The kinase domain of receptor tyrosine kinase(RTK) ErbB2 was expressed fused with GFP in Pichia pastoris. Recombinant expression vector pPIC3.5K was constructed in Escherichia coli TOP10. The right P. pastoris transformants were screened on his-deficient plates and YPD-G418 plates by turns after electroporation of recombinant vector, and then induced by methanol in baffled shake bottles. The strain with highest protein yield was scaled up in a 5 L fermentor. Recombinant protein was analyzed with tyrosine kinase assay after Ni2+ affinity chromatograph. Results showed that the 100 kD recombinant protein with tyrosine kinase activity was successfully expressed in P. pastoris.

The bioreactor production of recombinant Lateolabrax japonicus growth hormone (rljGH) expressed intracellularly by Pichia pastoris was investigated. A strategy of feeding methanol at the exponential rate was established and the effect of specific growth rate on the rljGH production was examined. The results indicated that the average specific production rate increased and the rljGH production duration decreased as the specific growth rate increased. The maximum specific rljGH production (0.58 mg/g WCW) was achieved at a specific growth rate of 0.029/h. The effect of supplementing ammonium sulfate, peptone and yeast ex- tract on the rljGH production was further investigated. The results indicated that the effects of ammonium sulfate and peptone were not significant. Supplementing yeast extract of 2.5 g/L was advantageous for the rljGH production. The duration of the rljGH production was increased to 23 h from 17 h and the fermenta- tion stability of run-to-run could be improved.