Objective To investigate whether the extact of ginko biloba (EGb761) can protect the retinal ganglion cells (RGC) after acute high intraocular pressure induced retinal ischemia-reperfusion injury. Methods Thirty Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into three groups. The negative control group, positive control group, treatment group were given normal saline 5 mL/kg, 1% erigeron breviscapus (vant) hand-mazz (EBHM) 5 mL/kg, 1% EGb761 5 mL/kg, respectively 2 hour after injury and every day after operation. Retinal ganglion cells were retrograde labeled by injection of 3% fluorogold (FG) into both side of superior colliculus 5 days before the death of the rats. Results The average survival rate of retinal ganglion cells were 61.46%, 72.73% and 76.20% in negative control group, positive control group and treatment group respectively. Conclusion EGb761 has neuroprotective effect on retinal ganglion cells in acute high intraocular pressure induced retinal ischemia-reperfusion injury.

Objective To investigate whether ?OH radical species present in the acid oxidation-potential water (AOW). Methods Electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy (EPR) coupled with the spin trapping technique was used for determination of ?OH radicals. Results A seven-line spectrum characteristic of 5, 5-dimethyl-2-pyrrolidone-N-oxyl (DMPOX) was formed at first, at 60 min the spin adducted DMPO-OH with four-line spectrum characteristic and at 120 min, no spectrum was observed. Conclusion ?OH can be detected in AOW at 60 min and it may come from the interaction of active substance in the AOW.

Surgical excision and postoperative radiotherapy are widely accepted therapeutic modalities for sinonasal teratocarcinosarcoma (SNTCS). Previous studies have shown that intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) is safe and effective for the treatment of some sinonasal malignancies. We hypothesize that use of IMRT for SNTCS may result in clinical benefits. We report here two cases of SNTCS that were treated by IMRT. One patient was given extensive IMRT involving elective neck irradiation. Follow-up examinations revealed no recurrence and metastasis 3.5 years after IMRT. Another patient simultaneously suffered from multiple systematical diseases and was administered involved-field radiotherapy. He was found to have a marginal recurrence during the follow up and eventually died 8 months after disease diagnosis. It was suggested in this study that appropriate use of IMRT for the treatment of SNTCS may achieve excellent local control.

Given the Ebola outbreak in West Africa and the risks of spread to other regions, a rapid, sensitive and simple method for the detection of the Ebola virus (EBOV) is of great significance for the prevention and control of Ebola. We developed a simple colorimetric isothermal multiple self-matching initiated amplification (IMSA) for rapid detection of the Zaire subtype of the Ebola virus (EBOV-Z). This method employed six primers that recognized seven sites of the EBOV-Z nucleoprotein gene for amplification of nucleic acids under isothermal conditions at 63 degrees C for 1 h. Amplification products were detected through visual inspection of color change by pre-addition of hydroxyl naphthol blue dye. Relative sensitivity was validated by detection of serial tenfold dilutions of virus-like particles containing the partial EBOV-Z nucleoprotein gene and mock clinical sample. Specificity of IMSA was validated by detection of the plasma of 30 healthy volunteers, the dengue virus, and Japanese encephalitis virus. IMSA had comparable sensitivity to Reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR), and cross-reaction with human plasma or other viruses was not observed. Reverse transcription-isothermal multiple self-matching initiated amplification (RT-IMSA) was also evaluated and compared in parallel with the commercial RT-qPCR kit for detection of EBOV-suspected samples of human blood in Sierra Leone. Sensitivity and specificity of the RT-IMSA was 91.4% and 100%, respectively. These data suggest that RT-IMSA is a valuable tool for the detection of the EBOV with the distinct advantages of simplicity and low cost compared with RT-qPCR.
Colorimetry ; methods ; DNA Primers ; genetics ; Ebolavirus ; genetics ; isolation & purification ; Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola ; diagnosis ; virology ; Humans ; Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques ; methods

To identify novel transcripts and sRNA in genome of B .melitensis by transcriptome sequencing ,total RNA were extracted from B .melitensis culture and rRNA were removed .After the addition of adaptor ,RNA was reversely transcribed into cDNA ,which were then subjected to PCR amplification and sequencing .The generated reads were mapped to genome se‐quence of B .melitensis strain 16M .With the mapping results ,novel transcripts and sRNA were identified by bioinformatics methods .Sequencing results analysis showed that genome sequence was covered with the reads with good quality .A total of 773 genes were extended in their 5′and/or 3′ends of their original locations .Sixteen novel transcripts and 241 sRNAs candi‐dates were identified .RT‐PCR showed that some of the sRNAs were differentially expressed under stress conditions .In B . melitensis genome ,there is novel transcript which is not predicted .The sRNA does exist in B .melitensis and were expressed under different conditions .

Surgical excision and postoperative radiotherapy are widely accepted therapeutic modalities for sinonasal teratocarcinosarcoma (SNTCS).Previous studies have shown that intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) is safe and effective for the treatment of some sinonasal malignancies.We hypothesize that use of IMRT for SNTCS may result in clinical benefits.We report here two cases of SNTCS that were treated by IMRT.One patient was given extensive IMRT involving elective neck irradiation.Follow-up examinations revealed no recurrence and metastasis 3.5 years after IMRT.Another patient simultaneously suffered from multiple systematical diseases and was administered involved-field radiotherapy.He was found to have a marginal recurrence during the follow up and eventually died 8months after disease diagnosis.It was suggested in this study that appropriate use of IMRT for the treatment of SNTCS may achieve excellent local control.

ObjectiveTo investigate the infection of mouse norovirus (MNV) in experimental mice raised under natural conditions from 19 biological companies in Beijing. MethodsThe mice used in this study were randomly selected from mice produced by 19 companies, and 14 mice of each strain and batch were combined into one cage, totaling 1 396 cages of 19 544 mice. The fecal samples from BALB/c, C57BL/6, ICR, KM, and BALB/c-nude mice were collected. TaqMan probe fluorescence quantitative PCR method was used to detect MNV infection of mice with MNV-1 primer, and whether the mice were infected with MNV was determined according to cycle threshold (Ct value). The chi-square test was used to analyze the difference of positive rate among the fecal samples from the five types of mice. The Ct values of the positive samples were statistically described; the non-parametric test was used to analyze the differences in Ct values among the five types of mice. Results A total of 1 396 fecal samples were collected. The positive rates of fecal MNV detection in BALB/c, C57BL/6, ICR, KM, and BALB/c-nude mice were 17.65%, 39.33%, 10.57%, 18.32% and 27.4%, respectively. According to the chi-square test results, the positive rate of fecal in C57BL/6 mice was higher than that in BALB/c, ICR, and KM mice (all P<0.05), and the positive rate of BALB/c-nude mice was higher than that in ICR and BALB/c mice (P<0.001, P＜0.05) . The viral load of BALB/c-nude or C57BL/6 mice was generally greater than that of KM mice (P<0.05). ConclusionMNV-1 primers can be applied to the detection of MNV infection in mice. The positive rate of MNV in five types of experimental mice in Beijing ranges from 10% to 40%, among which C57BL/6 mice and BALB/c-nude mice have higher positive rates of MNV than the others.