OBJECTIVE To define the regularity of survival ability of HIV in natural environment,and prevent(infection) through contacting with positive body fluids during daily life or medical work.METHODS Having been diluted by sterile water or 10% serum RPMI 1640 medium,HIV was exposed to 4℃,room temperature(20-26℃) or 37℃ for different period of time.TCID_(50) of these samples was detected.Non-pathological samples were blind passaged for three generations.RESULTS HIV infective ability persisted more than 35 days both in(water) and medium at 4℃;whereas it persisted 7-14 days in water,14-21 days in medium at room temperature and 37℃.CONCLUSIONS HIV has higher resistance in natural environment.To prevent accidental spreading of HIV,HIV positive liquids and contaminants staffs should be treated carefully.

Objective To investigate the iodine nutrition level of vulnerable people in Inner Mongolia after adjustment of iodized salt standard and to provide theoretical bases for scientific iodine supplementation. Methods In 2013, 3 cities were selected from eastern, central and western parts of Inner Mongolia in accordance with the random number table, 3 or 4 counties were selected from each target city, 5 units according to their sub-area position of east, south, west, north and center were selected from each county, and then 1 township was selected from each unit, 5 groups of target population including school children aged 8- 10, women of childbearing age, pregnant and lactating women and infants each at least 10 people were investigated in each township. Edible salt samples from their homes and urine samples were collected. The direct titration method among the generic methods of iodide testing for salt production industry (GB/T 13025.7-2012) was used to determine the salt iodine level, and As3+-Ce4+catalytic spectrophotometry using ammonium per sulfate digestion (WS/T 107-2009) was used to test the urinary iodine level. Results Totally 3 300 samples of edible salt from local residents had been examined and median iodine was 26.20 mg/kg. The median of urinary iodine was 190.6μg/L of 1 289 school-age children;was 183.6μg/L of 621 women of childbearing age; was 178.2 μg/L o f 876 pregnant women; was 178.6 μg/L of 664 lactating women and was 167.7μg/L of 599 infants. Conclusion After adjustment of iodized salt standard, iodine nutrition level is suitable in all vulnerable people.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the protective effect of pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC) on erythrocytes during canine cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB).

METHODSTwelve adult healthy dogs undergoing CPB were randomly divided into the control group (n = 6) and the PDTC group (n = 6). In the PDTC group, PDTC 30 mg/kg was administered intravenously before CPB. Dogs in the control group was intravenously administering with normal saline. The levels of interleukin (IL)-1beta, IL-8, malondiadehyde (MDA), free hemoglobin (F-HB) in plasma, erythrocyte adenosine triphosphate (E-ATP), and erythrocyte superoxide dismutase (E-SOD) were determined before CPB, 30 and 60 minutes after aortic cross-clamping (AC), and 30 and 60 minutes after declamping (DC).

RESULTSIn the control group, plasma levels of IL-1beta and IL-8 significantly increased after CPB (P < 0.01). In the PDTC group, plasma levels of IL-1beta and IL-8 significantly increased after CPB (P < 0.05, P < 0.01). Plasma levels of MDA and F-HB significantly increased (P < 0.01) and the E-ATP level and E-SOD activity significantly decreased after CPB (P < 0.01) in both two groups. The E-ATP level and E-SOD activity in the PDTC group at 30 and 60 minutes after AC and 30 and 60 minutes after DC were significantly higher than those in control group (P < 0.01). However, the levels of IL-1beta, IL-8, MDA, and F-HB at 30 and 60 minutes after AC and 30 and 60 minutes after DC were significantly lower in the PDTC group than those in control group (P < 0.01).

CONCLUSIONPDTC can protect erythrocytes by alleviating lipid peroxidation and inflammatory response during CPB.

Animals ; Cardiopulmonary Bypass ; methods ; Dogs ; Erythrocytes ; drug effects ; metabolism ; Hemoglobins ; metabolism ; Interleukin-1beta ; blood ; Interleukin-8 ; blood ; Lipid Peroxidation ; drug effects ; Malondialdehyde ; blood ; Pyrrolidines ; therapeutic use ; Random Allocation ; Thiocarbamates ; therapeutic use

OBJECTIVETo assess the alterations in myocardial energy metabolism and lipid peroxidation during canine cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), and to investigate the interventional effects of pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC) pretreatment.

METHODSTwelve adult healthy dogs undergoing CPB were randomized into control group (Group C, n=6) and PDTC group(Group P, n=6). In Group P, 30 mg/kg PDTC was administered intravenously before CPB and in Group C animals were given physiological saline instead of PDTC. The contents of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-PX), malondialdehyde (MDA) and mitochondrial swelling degree (MSD) of myocardium were determined before CPB, 60 min after aortic cross-clamping (AC) and 60 min after declamping (DC). Hemodynamics was monitored before CPB, 30 min and 60 min after DC.

RESULTContents of ATP, SOD and GSH-PX in Group P at 60 min after AC and 60 min after DC were higher than those in Group C (P<0.01). MDA and MSD in Group P at 60 min after AC and 60 min after DC were significantly lower than those in Group C (P<0.01). Hemodynamics of Group P was recovered at 30 min and 60 min after DC.

CONCLUSIONPretreatment with PDTC is effective in improving antioxidation capacity of myocardium and ameliorates myocardial energy metabolism.

Adenosine Triphosphate ; metabolism ; Animals ; Antioxidants ; pharmacology ; Cardiopulmonary Bypass ; Dogs ; Female ; Glutathione Peroxidase ; metabolism ; Male ; Malondialdehyde ; metabolism ; Myocardial Reperfusion Injury ; metabolism ; prevention & control ; Myocardium ; metabolism ; Pyrrolidines ; pharmacology ; Random Allocation ; Superoxide Dismutase ; metabolism ; Thiocarbamates ; pharmacology

OBJECTIVETo develop a technology for production of recombinant SAG1 of Toxoplasma gondii(T.g) in batches.

METHODSTwelve healthy mongrel dogs undergoing CPB were randomly allocated into control group (group C, n=6) and PDTC pretreatment group (group P, n=6). In group P, the dogs received intravenous injection of PDTC at 30 mg/kg before CPB, while in group C, normal saline was given instead. The myocardial tissues were obtained before CPB, 60 min after aortic cross-clamping (AC) and 60 min after declamping (DC) for determining the myocardial contents of adenine nucleotides (ATP, ADP, AMP, TAN, EC) and malondialdehyde (MDA) and evaluating the total anti-oxidation capacity (T-AOC) and mitochondrial swelling degree (MSD). The heart rate (HR), mean arterial pressure (MAP) and cardiac output (CO) were monitored before CPB, 30 min and 60 min after DC.

RESULTSIn both groups, the myocardial contents of ATP, TAN, EC and T-AOC decreased while MDA content and MSD increased after AC as compared to the values before CPB (P<0.01). In group C, ATP, TAN, EC and T-AOC decreased while MDA content and MSD increased after DC as compared to the values before CPB (P<0.01). At 60 min after DC, the dogs in group P showed no significant variation in the contents of ATP, TAN, EC, MDA, T-AOC or MSD (P>0.05). ATP, TAN, EC and T-AOC were significantly lowered while MDA and MSD increased at 60 min after AC and after DC in group P in comparison with the measurements in group C (P<0.01). HR, MAP and CO of group P recovered rapidly at 30 min and 60 min after DC as compared with those in group C (P<0.01).

CONCLUSIONCPB can induce serious energy exhaustion and delay in the recovery of energy metabolism. PDTC pretreatment can substantially ameliorate myocardial energy depletion and protect the myocardial mitochondria to attenuate myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury.

Animals ; Antioxidants ; pharmacology ; Cardiopulmonary Bypass ; Dogs ; Energy Metabolism ; drug effects ; Female ; Male ; Myocardial Reperfusion Injury ; metabolism ; prevention & control ; Myocardium ; metabolism ; Postoperative Complications ; metabolism ; prevention & control ; Preoperative Care ; methods ; Pyrrolidines ; pharmacology ; Random Allocation ; Thiocarbamates ; pharmacology

BACKGROUNDAnxiety and fear frequently causes an aversion to applying a face mask and increases difficulty during pediatric induction. There is at present little study of this problem. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of the combination of mask preconditioning and midazolam pretreatment on mask acceptance during pediatric induction and on postoperative mask fear.

METHODSOne hundred and sixty children were randomly assigned into four groups: the mask preconditioning group (MaG), the midazolam pretreatment group (MiG), the mask/midazolam combination group (Ma/MiG), and the saline group (SaG). The Modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale (m-YPAS) was employed to assess the anxiety in the operation room (OR). A Mask Acceptance Score (MAS) was measured during inhalational induction and the incidence of mask fear (MAS ≤ 2) was evaluated postoperatively.

RESULTSThe MaG and Ma/MiG groups had the highest mask acceptance scores but there were no differences between these two groups (P < 0.05). The average anxiety level of children entering the OR was much lower in the MaG and Ma/MiG groups than in the SaG group (P < 0.05). During induction, the anxiety level increased in the SaG and MaG groups but decreased in the MiG and Ma/MiG groups (P < 0.05). At the postoperative third day, the incidence of mask fears was as high as 23% in the SaG group, 15% in the MiG group, but only 2.5% in the MaG and Ma/MiG groups.

CONCLUSIONSThe single use of mask preconditioning has a better influence than midazolam for increasing mask acceptance during inhalational induction and reducing postoperative mask fear, reducing the anxiety level during induction, improving induction compliance and shortening the total mask time. A mask preconditioning and midazolam combination did not increase mask acceptance during inhalational induction, reduce mask fears postoperatively, improve induction compliance, nor shorten the total mask time. But it can better reduce the anxiety level during induction.

Anxiety ; prevention & control ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Fear ; drug effects ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Masks ; Midazolam ; therapeutic use

OBJECTIVETo culture and amplify the young rabbit's bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) in vitro, and to observe the effect of hypothermia on the cells' growing behavior and biological function.

METHODSBMSCs were acquired from the rabbit' tibia bone marrow and induced to mature osteoblasts in vitro. The cultured cells growing well in vitro were preserved in liquid nitrogen. The anabiotic cells having cryopreserved for 1 week were chosen as the experimental group, and the routine 7th generation as the control group. Their biological function in comparion by the examination of morphological changes, cells' proliferation ability, colone forming ratio, synthesis ability of ALP and protein, mineralized nodes forming ability were observed.

RESULTSAs contrast to the control groups, the anabiotic cells also grew and proliferated well in vitro except a little more slowly than before. They had the similar general shape in all the time segments, but a little differences in cells' ultrastructure. The experimental groups also had the typical characters of mature osteoblasts, and high abilities of the synthesis of ALP and proteins. The statistic data showed that these two groups had no significant difference (P > 0.05).

CONCLUSIONThe cryopreserved osteoblasts had the same biological functions and the similar growing behaviors as before. These results suggest that it is practical to use the cryopreserved osteoblasts for further study on bone tissue engineering.

Animals ; Bone Marrow Cells ; Bone and Bones ; Cell Differentiation ; Cell Proliferation ; Cells, Cultured ; In Vitro Techniques ; Osteoblasts ; Rabbits ; Tissue Engineering

OBJECTIVETo explore the impact of microwave radiation on GC-2spd cells.

METHODSWe exposed cultured GC-2spd cells to microwave radiation at the average power densities of 0, 10 and 30 mW/cm2 for 15 minutes and, from I to 24 hours after the exposure, we observed the changes in cell proliferation, histology and ultrastructure, cell apoptosis, and cAMP content by MTIT, light microscopy, electron microscopy, flow cytometry and ELISA.

RESULTSCompared with the control group, the GC-2spd cells showed a significant decrease in proliferation ability at 1 -24 hours after 10 and 30 mW/cm2 microwave radiation, except at 12 hours after 30 mW/cm2 radiation (P <0.05 or P <0.01), with reduced length and number of cell enation and increased intra cytoplasm vacuoles. The rate of cell apoptosis (%) was significantly increased in the 10 and 30 mW/cm2 groups at 6 hours (4.56 +/- 2.09 vs 14.59 +/- 1.09 and 8.48 +/- 1.73, P <0.05 or P <0.01) , with agglutination and margin translocation of chromatins and obvious dilation of endo cytoplasmic reticula. The cAMP content (nmol/g) in the GC-2spd cells was remarkably reduced in the 10 and 30 mW/cm2 groups at 6 and 24 hours (2.77 +/-0.24 vs 1.65+/- 0. 17 and 1.96+/-0.10, 3.02 +/-0.47 vs 2.13 +/-0.33 and 1.69 +/-0.27, P <0.05 or P <0.01).

CONCLUSIONMicrowave radiation at 10 and 30 mW/cm2 may cause injury to GC-2spd cells, which is manifested by decreased content of intracellular cAMP, reduced activity of cell proliferation, and increased rate of cell apoptosis.

Animals ; Apoptosis ; radiation effects ; Cell Line ; radiation effects ; Cell Proliferation ; radiation effects ; Male ; Mice ; Microwaves ; adverse effects ; Spermatocytes ; radiation effects

OBJECTIVETo observe the characteristics and difference of gene expression in the pituitary adenomas and para-tumor normal pituitary tissues.

METHODSUsing serial analysis of gene expression (SAGE), two SAGE libraries were generated. Forty clones from each SAGE library were sequenced, and the results were analyzed by SAGE2000 software and compared with the SAGE map at NCBI.

RESULTSA total of 655 gene tags, representing 43 genes, were extracted from the 40 sequence files of the para-tumor normal pituitary tissues and 737 gene tags, representing 53 genes, were extracted from the 40 sequence files of the pituitary adenomas. Of these tags, 13 were not reported before. The genes related to pituitary hormone secretion and energy metabolism were highly expressed in the two kinds of tissues. Some growth factors and cytokines were also expressed, including those involved in the immunological system. But there were also much difference of gene expression in the two tissues. Thirty-one and five tags were only detected in para-tumor normal pituitary tissues and pituitary adenomas, respectively.

CONCLUSIONSGenes involved in hormones secretion and energy metabolism were highly expressed in the pituitary adenomas and para-tumor normal pituitary tissues. Many growth factors and cytokines were also expressed in pituitary. There was also much difference of gene expression in the two kinds of tissues. SAGE can be used not only in understanding the quantity information of gene expression, but also in finding new genes.

Adenoma ; genetics ; metabolism ; Base Sequence ; Cloning, Molecular ; Expressed Sequence Tags ; Gene Expression ; Gene Expression Profiling ; methods ; Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic ; Gene Library ; Humans ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis ; Pituitary Gland ; metabolism ; Pituitary Neoplasms ; genetics ; metabolism

Objective s To investigate the effects of preoperative smoking and smoking cessation time on preoperative peripheral blood inflammatory indexes and postoperative hospitalization outcomes in male patients with lung cancer and surgery therapy.Methods We retrospectively enrolled 637 male patients who underwent curative-intent lung cancer resection between January 2014 and December 2016. Patients were classified as the current smokers, the never smokers, and the ex-smokers based on their smoking history, and the ex-smokers were allocated into five subgroups according to their smoking cessation times (CeT): CeT≤6 weeks, 6weeks10years. The preoperative peripheral blood white blood cells (WBCs), albumin, neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR), intraoperative blood loss, 30-day mortality, in-hospital days, hospitalization costs, intensive care unit (ICU), admission days and placement time of closed thoracic drainage tube were compared among different groups.Results There were significant differences in WBC (=5.275, <0.001) and albumin (=2.470, <0.05) among patients of current smokers, ex-smokers with different smoking cessation time, and never-smokers. The blood WBC count in current smokers (7.7×10 /L) was significantly higher than that in ex-smokers (7.0×10 /L)and never-smokers (5.9×10 /L) (=-2.145, <0.05; =-6.073, <0.01, respectively). The level of peripheral blood albumin in current smokers (41.1 g/L) was lower than that in ex-smokers (42.1 g/L) and never-smokers (43.2 g/L) (=2.323, <0.05; =3.995, <0.01, respectively). The level of peripheral blood NLR in current smokers (3.7) was higher than that in ex-smokers (3.1) and never smokers (2.8) (=-1.836, <0.05; =-2.889, <0.01, respectively). There was no significant difference in WBC, albumin and NLR among five subgroups of different smoking cessation time. No significant difference was observed in intraoperative blood loss, 30-day mortality, hospitalization costs, hospital stay, ICU stay and placement time of closed thoracic drainage tube among groups either. Conclusion Smoking increases the preoperative inflammatory indexes in peripheral blood of lung cancer patients. Smoking cessation has beneficial effect on reducing levels of these inflammatory indexes, which may be not impacted by the time length of smoking cessation. Therefore, lung cancer patients should be encouraged to quit smoking at any time.