Objective To explore the effect of subinhibitory concentrations (sub-MICs) of four antibiotics on pan-ton-valentine leucocidin ( PVL ) expression by Staphylococcus aureus . Methods Eight strains of PVL-positive Staphylococcus aureus were isolated by PCR. The MICs of these antibiotics were determined by constant dilution. then, PVL expression of Staphylococcus aureus was measured at different MICs of these antibiotics by ELISA. Re-sults Clindamycin, linezolid and tigecycline all could reduce the expression of PVL at 1 / 8 MIC ~ 1 / 2 MIC. after 4 and 6 hours of culturing, the relative PVL mRNA expression was reduced about 17% ~ 82% , 8% ~ 85% and 11% ~ 78% by clindamycin, linezolid and tigecycline, respectively. The protein expression of PVL was reduced by 65% and 83% under 1 / 4 and 1 / 2 MIC of clindamycin, and reduced by 40% and 61% under 1 / 4 and 1 / 2 MIC of linezolid, and reduced by 61% only at 1 / 2 MIC of tigecycline. There had no effect of vancomycin on PVL expres-sion. Conclusion The effects of four antibiotics on PVL expression at sub-MICs were different. Clindamycin and linezolid could significantly reduced PVL expression. Tigecycline colud reduced PVL expression only at high sub-MICs. Vancomycin had no effect.

Objective To investigate the antimicrobial resistance of clinical isolated acinetobacter baumannii against the common antimicrobial agents in Huainan and to direct rational medication in clinical.Methods 160 acinetobacter baumannii strains were isolated from 3 hospitals in Huainan from Oct.2010 to Jun.2012.Bacteria identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing were detected by VITEK32 of BioMérieux company.Cefoperazone sulbactam susceptibility was detected by Kirby-Bauer method.Results The drug resistant rate of acinetobacter baumannii against 10 antimicrobial agents was beyond 50.0％ and resistant rate of aztreonam was up to 90.1％.The drug resistant rate of only 4 antimicrobial agents was lower than 50.0％.In these 4 drugs,the lowest drug resistant rate was cefoperazone sulbactam (23.4％) and antimicrobial resistant rate of imipenem and meropenem was 26.0％ and 31.2％,respectively.Conclusion The antibiotic resistance and multiple resistance of acinetobacter baumannii in Huainan is serious.Cefoperazone sulbactam and imipenem are the first drugs for clinical therapy of acinetobacter baumannii infection.

ObjectiveTo study the relationship between the plasma level of asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) and the damage degree of white matter and the changes of cognitive function in patients with cerebral small vessel disease.Methods120 patients with white matter lesions,induced by cerebral small vessel disease,were randomly selected.All patients were divided into group with or without cognitive dysfunction according to the results of MoCA scale.The plasma level of ADMA was detected with high-perfomance liquid chromatography method.Scheltens semi-quantitative evaluation was used to detect the damage degree of white matter.Correlation analysis was used to evaluate the relationship between the plasma level of ADMA and white matter lesions and cognitive dysfunction.ResultsThere were 42 patients with cognitive dysfunction and 78 patients without cognitive dysfunction.The plasma level of ADMA in patients with cognitive dysfunction ( ( 1.57 ±0.56) μg/ml) was significantly higher than patients without cognitive dysfunction ( (0.89 ±0.23 ) μg/ml) (P ＜ 0.01 ).Scheltens semi-quantitative evaluationfor patients with cognitive dysfunction and patients without cognitive dysfunction was 8.01 ± 2.50and 2.49 ± 0.59,respectively.There was significant difference between this two groups (P ＜ 0.01 ).The plasma level of ADMA positively correlated with the damage degree of white matter lesions and the changes of cognitive function.The correlation coefficients were 0.913 and 0.837,respectively ( All P ＜ 0.01 ).ConclusionADMA may be involved in the process of white matter damage caused by cerebral small vessel disease.The detection for plasma levels of ADMA may contribute to the prevention and early diagnosis of patients with cognitive dysfunction caused by cerebral small vessel disease.

Objective To study the influence of progesterone (PROG) on infarct volume and functional outcome and to evaluate the therapeutic value of PROG on cerebral infarction in rats.Methods Health adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into sham-operated (control) group,ischemic group,vehicle-treated group and PROG-treated group.Permanent cerebral ischemia was induced by occlusion of the left middle cerebral artery (MCA) using an intraluminal filament technique.Sham-operated rats were subjected to the same surgical procedure,except that the filament was not advanced to occlude the MCA.Progesterone or 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin was injected intraperitoneally following permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion (PMCAO) of rats.Zea Longa test was used to evaluate their functional outcome at 1d,2d,3d after stroke.TTC staining was used to detect the infarct volume at 3d after stroke.Results The results of Zea Longa test showed that there were no functional deficits in all animals prior to ischemia.There were no significant changes in motor function in sham-operated animals across the 3 days assessment period.Both PROG and vehicle-treated rats experienced significant decline in scores following occlusion.However,PROG-treated rats (3.00 ± 0.63,2.83 ± 0.75,2.00 ± 0.89 )demonstrated a gradual improvement in scores compared with ischemic (4.00 ± 0.89,3.83 ± 0.75,3.16 ± 0.75 )and vehicle-treated rats ( 3.67 ± 1.21,3.50 ± 1.05,2.83 ± 0.76) at different times (P ＜ 0.05 ).TTC staining revealed that PROG administration significantly reduced the total infarct volume in the PROG-treated rats ( ( 15.03± 3.75) ％ ) compared with ischemic ( (23.74 ± 4.48 ) ％ ) and vehicle-treated rats ( ( 24.42 ± 7.07 ) ％,P ＜0.05).Conclusions PROG significantly reduces infarct volume and promotes the recovery of neurological functions after pMCAO,which has good therapeutic value for the rat model of cerebral infarction.

Objective To explore common risk factors of the first acute ischemic cerebral stroke patients′neurological deficits and build a short-term prognosis model. Methods 89 hospitalized patients with acute is-chemic cerebral stroke were chosen for study from September 2014 to December 2015 in the Fifth Affiliated Hos-pital of Zhengzhou University. Our study′s evaluation methods were using the unified questionnaires , the NIHSS score and the mRS scale. Results Traditional risk factors were no significant difference among the three groups (P > 0.05); 6 kinds of hematology indexes such as WBC count had significant difference in NIHSS score (P <0.05) and prognosis(P < 0.05); 6 kinds of hematology indexes such as D-D and the NIHSS score had a signifi-cant effect on prognosis (OR = 1.800, 0.976, 1.112, 1.327, 5.564, 6.456, 1.227); the area under ROC curve was 0.976, which proved the model had a good predictive value. Conclusion Traditional risk factors had no significant difference among the different neurological deficits groups; 6 kinds of hematology indexes such as D-D and NIHSS score on admission had a significant influence on prognosis; the model predicted the short-term prognosis of acute ischemic cerebral stroke more accurately.

Objective To study the effect of knockdown A20 expression on the proliferation, apoptosis and migra-tion of MCF-7 cells and to evaluate the potential value of the A20 gene as the therapeutic target of breast cancer. Methods Synthesized siRNA targeted to A20 gene or negative control siRNA were transfected into MCF-7 cells by using lipofectamine 2000. CCK8 assay, Annexin V and 7-AAD double staining cytometry, Transwell assay were performed to investigate the effect of knockdown A20 mRNA expression on the proliferation, apoptosis, migration of MCF-7 cells, respectively. Results It can inhibit the proliferation and migration as well as promote the apoptosis in MCF-7 cells by knockdown A20 mRNA expression. Conclusion A20 gene plays an important role in the prolif-eration, apoptosis and migration of MCF-7 cells and it could be a potential therapeutic target of breast cancer.

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an important clinical disease, and its global prevalence and mortality rates are high. It is meaningful to investigate the efficacy of integrative respiratory rehabilitation training in quality of life and respiratory physiology of COPD patients in stable phase. Objective: To observe the efficacy of integrative respiratory rehabilitation training in exercise ability and quality of life of COPD patients in stable phase. Design, setting, participants and interventions: Eighty outpatients and inpatients with COPD from Department of Respiratory Medicine, Taihe Hospital, Yunyang Medical College were randomly divided into 4 groups, with 20 patients in each group. The patients in group A only received drug therapy, the patients in group B received traditional qigong training, the patients in group C received modern rehabilitation training, and the patients in group D received integrative respiratory rehabilitation training. Main outcome measures: Chronic respiratory questionnaire (CRQ), 6-minute walking distance and Borg score in each group were examined before and after one-, three-, and six-month and one-year treatment. Results: The 6-minute walking distance, Borg score and CRQ score in group A had no significant changes after treatment (P>0.05). After one-month treatment, there were no significant differences in 6-minute walking distance and Borg score in groups B, C and D as compared with those before treatment (P<0.05). After three-month treatment, 6-minute walking distance and Borg score were improved in groups B, C and D (P<0.05). After six-month and one-year treatment, 6-minute walking distance, Borg score and CRQ score in groups B, C and D were improved as compared with those before treatment (P<0.05), and there were significant differences between group D and any of groups A, B and C (P<0.05). Conclusion: Modern rehabilitation training, traditional qigong training and integrative respiratory rehabilitation training programs all can improve the quality of life and exercise ability of COPD patients, and integrative respiratory rehabilitation training program is better than modern rehabilitation training and traditional qigong training programs. The efficacy of respiratory rehabilitation training is time-dependent, and need long-time adherence to the therapy.

Objective To investigate the distribution and the antibiotic resistance profile of clinical isolates in the First Affiliate Hospital of Anhui Medical University during 2015.Methods Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was carried out according to a unified protocol using Kirby-Bauer method and automated systems.Results A total of 5 524 nonduplicate clinical isolates were collected during 2015,including gram-negative bacteria (3 882,70.3 ％),gram-positive bacteria (1 642,29.7 ％).The prevalence of methicillin-resistant isolates in Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and coagulase-negative Staphylococcus (MRCNS) was 57.6％ and 83.0 ％,respectively.All staphylococcal isolates were susceptible to vancomycin and linezolid.E.faecalis and E.faecium accounted for 46.1％ and 46.8 ％ of enterococcal isolates.Some E.faecalis and E.faecium strains were nonsusceptible to vancomycin or linezolid.The prevalence of extended-spectrum lactamases (ESBLs) positive strains was 62.0 ％ in E.coli,32.2 ％ in Klebsiella and 18.8 ％ in Proteus mirabilis.Enterobacteriaceae strains were still highly susceptible to carbapenem antibiotics,evidenced by lower resistance rate of Enterobacteriaceae strains to ertapenem,imipenetn and meropenem (a11＜22 ％).Conclusions It seems that antibiotic resistance still poses a serious threat to clinical antimicrobial therapy.More attention should be paid to resistance surveillance and rational use of antibiotics.

The content of carboxylate ions in marine sulfate polysaccharide 911 was determined by conductometric titration. In the mean while, the sample was transformed with cation exchange resin,the molar ratio of sufate ions to carboxylate ions was determined. The results showed that conductometric titration is a simple,rapid and accurate method.