Objective To study the pathogenic characteristics of hepatic depression syndrome (HDS) through clinical epidemiologic survey. Methods By using the method of epidemiologic cluster sampling, the cases complicated with HDS from the hospitalized cases from January 2000 to December 2001 of the First Affiliated Hospital, the Second Affiliated Hospital and the Third Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of TCM, and survey forms were fiUed. The data was counted and analyzed by using SPSS statistical analysis software. Result By the method of epidemiologic survey, the pathogenic characteristics of HDS were demonstrated as follows: universality-HDS could occur in many dieases, complexity-HDS often changed into other syndromes, orientation-HDS often influenced the function of spleen and stomach. Conclusion The method is an effective way to study pathogenesis of TCM. It is objective, truthful and consistent with the clinical situation.

Mutations of BRCA1 and BRCA2 are closely related to developing of breast cancer andovarian cancer. There are a great diversity of founder mutations of BRCA1 and BRCA2. Their types and fre quency are greatly different in populations from different geographic regions and ethnicities. In particular ethnicgroups, founder mutations show a high frequency due to a founder effect. Compared with the expensive wholegenomic scan, screening of founder mutations which could provide information for the prevention and treatmentof related cancer is more convenient and easy to popularize with low cost.

Body-surface electrogastrogram signals can be adopted in studies of gastrodynamics characteristics and diagnoses of functional gastric diseases. Fundamental theory of denoise by wavelet introduced, wavelet transfer is applied to the denoise of body-surface electrogastrogram signals. The high-frequency noise is eliminated through wavelet, and thus the SNR and the resolution ratio of the signal are increased.

Objective To calculate the probability of nurses in a city experiencing adverse event and investigate nurses′cognitive and attitude of adverse event reporting ,and to improve the adverse event reporting system for care .Methods Three hundred and seventy five nurses were selected from 15 hospitals in our city and investigated by questionnaire survey .Results There were not statistically significant difference in the probability of nurses experiencing adverse event among all the different levels hospitals (P>0 .05) .There were statistically significant difference among three factors influencing the probability of nurses experiencing adverse event ,including professional title ,different age ,length of service(P<0 .05) .There were statistically significant difference of actively reporting the adverse event among nurses with different length of service (P<0 .05) .Conclusion Nurses′cognitive and attitude to‐wards adverse events report is positive .The length of service ,punishment environment and management expectation are the factors influencing the executive intention of adverse events .Investigating safety problems from the systematic perspective and improving adverse events reporting system could get more information and synthetically analyze the information to avoid nursing risk events e‐ventually .

In this study, serum adiponectin and resistin levels were determined in 46 patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), and their correlation with serum sexual hormones and insulin resistance (IR) were examined. The subjects included 26 obese patients with body mass index (BMI)>25 and 20 non-obese patients with BMI[Symbol: see text]25, with 25 obese and 25 non-obese healthy volunteers without PCOS serving as controls. Serum adiponectin and resistin levels in all subjects were measured, and endocrinal and metabolic indices were also analysed. Our results showed that the serum adiponectin levels in both obese and non-obese PCOS groups were significantly lower than their controls, while the serum resistin levels in obese and non-obese PCOS group were significantly higher than in their controls (P<0.001). The serum adiponectin level was significantly lower and serum resistin level significantly higher in the non-obese PCOS group as compared with the obese control group (P<0.05). Serum adiponectin level was negatively correlated with FIN, HOMA-IR, LH and LH/FSH (P<0.05), but serum resistin level was positively correlated with FIN, HOMA-IR, LH and LH/FSH (P<0.05). We are led to conclude that PCOS patients have obvious IR, low serum adiponectin and high serum resistin, and adiponectin and resistin might play important roles in the pathogenesis of IR in PCOS patients.

Objective To explore effect of daily clearance and improvement mode application in man-agement of clinical nursing responsible group. Methods 200 patients from hand and foot surgery department of our hospital between January to June, 2007 were included into the control group, and 200 patients who were in hospital between July to December, 2007 were included into the experimental group. Then quality of care and satisfaction of patients were compared respectively between the two groups to study application effect of daffy clearance and improvement mode. Results After six months application of daily clearance and improvement mode, significant difference was seen in the two groups. Condusions Application of daffy clearance and improvement mode in management of clinical nursing responsible group is an effective method in nursing supervision.

BACKGROUND: Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADSCs) can be induced toward the chondrogenic lineages with chondrogenic medium contained transforming growth factor-β_1(TGF-β_1). However, it remains concerned about the disadvantage with use of TGF-β_1 in vitro, which can induce chemotaxis, activate inflammatory cells, cause local defect and want an ideal matrix to deliver proteins. Therefore, with advanced gene-delivery techniques, TGF-β_1 can be long-lasting expressed by transduced stem cells, which is very useful for Chondrogenic Tissue Engineering.OBJECTIVE: To master the method of construction and transfection of eukaryotic expression vector for rat transforming growth factor-β_1 and to study the possibility of gene transfection to ADSCs with this vector.METHODS: Recombining DNA techniques were applied to construct recombinant plasmid pcDNA3.1-TGF-β_1. And this plasmid was verified by restriction endonuclease mapping and DNA sequencing; Then the plasmid with TGF-β_1 gene or not was transfected into ADSCs by use of LipofectamineTM2000. After infection, transduced ADSCs were diluted and cultured with neomycin (G418). Gene transfer efficiency compared on the basis of green fluorescent protein expression was assessed.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Digestion of the plasmid with double restriction endo- nuclease XboⅠand Hind Ⅲ showed about two specific electrophoretic strips (1.35 bp and 5.4 kb), and the sequence of the rat TGF-β_1 gene in recombinant was concorded with that reported in Genbank. There were 80 percent of the cells which were transduced, and the expressions of mRNA and protein of TGF-β_1 in ADSCs were discovered positively. These indicated that the eukaryotic expression vector for rat TGF-β_1 (i.e. pcDNA3.1-TGF-β_1) , which is able to transfect the ADSCs, can be constructed through genetic recombination.

BACKGROUND:Previous studies have suggested that the risks for coronary atherosclerotic plaque progression and in-stent restenosis are increased in patients with coronary heart disease combined with type 2 diabetes. OBJECTIVE:To explore the predictive factors for in-stent late loss and non-culprit coronary lesion progression in patients with type 2 diabetes mel itus. METHODS:A total of 399 stenting patients were enrol ed, including 179 diabetic patients and 220 non-diabetic patients. The clinical materials, angiography parameters and biochemical markers were col ected. The difference between the two groups was compared, and also we conducted subgroup analysis in the diabetic patients. Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, hemoglobin A1c, fibrinogen and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein were detected at days 3, 120, 210 and 360 after stenting. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Compared with non-diabetic patients, the stent length (P=0.18) was longer and the stent diameter (P=0.002) was smal er in the diabetic patients. The minimal lumen diameters of post-procedure and fol ow-up angiography in the diabetic group were significantly decreased (P=0.001, P=0), and the diabetic patients also showed severe coronary artery stenosis instantly and within the fol ow-up after stenting (P=0.038, P=0.004). The fol ow-up angiography showed that the diabetic patients had more late loss and restenosis (P=0, P=0.097). Furthermore, in the subgroup analysis of diabetic patients, the levels of hemoglobin A1c, fibrinogen and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein were significantly increased in the patients with restenosis and non-culprit lesion progression. These findings indicate that diabetic patients appear to have the higher incidence of restenosis and non-culprit lesion progression. Moreover, hemoglobin A1c, fibrinogen and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein are effective predictors for in-stent late loss and non-culprit coronary lesion progression.

In this study, serum adiponectin and resistin levels were determined in 46 patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), and their correlation with serum sexual hormones and insulin resistance (IR) were examined. The subjects included 26 obese patients with body mass index (BMI)＞25 and 20 non-obese patients with BMI≤25, with 25 obese and 25 non-obese healthy volunteers without PCOS serving as controls. Serum adiponectin and resistin levels in all subjects were measured, and endocrinal and metabolic indices were also analysed. Our results showed that the serum adiponectin levels in both obese and non-obese PCOS groups were significantly lower than their controls, while the serum resistin levels in obese and non-obese PCOS group were significantly higher than in their controls (P＜0.001). The serum adiponectin level was significantly lower and serum resistin level significantly higher in the non-obese PCOS group as compared with the obese control group (P＜0.05). Serum adiponectin level was negatively correlated with FIN, HOMA-IR, LH and LH/FSH (P＜0.05), but serum resistin level was positively correlated with FIN, HOMA-IR, LH and LH/FSH (P＜0.05). We are led to conclude that PCOS patients have obvious IR, low serum adiponectin and high serum resistin, and adiponectin and resistin might play important roles in the pathogenesis of IR in PCOS patients.

Analyzing the digital characteristics (chaotic and spectral features) of fetal and pregnant woman's heart period signal (HPS) can assess the autonomic nervous system function. Extracting and analyzing HPS of fetal and pregnant woman in perinatal period were realized by using the method of visual programming. The subjects were in supine position. Electrocardiography-signal (ECS) from the leads placed at symphysis pubic bone to inferior border of abdominal wall was acquired. ECS was preprocessed by wavelet filter. The sophisticated technique developed by our laboratory was used to analyze the digital characteristics of HPS. The system could be used to assess fetal and pregnant woman's autonomic nervous system function, furthermore, sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous function could be evaluated respectively and quantificationally. The system also could be used to prognosticate fetal distress. The digital characteristics of fetal and other age groups' HPS, which vary with age, suggest the physiological process of development, mature and senility of autonomic nervous system; based on it, we could find the way of anti-senility. Some digital parameters of fetal HPS stand between those of newborn and adult, which may imply that fetal autonomic nervous regulation is influenced by mother's nerve and endocrine system.
Adult ; Autonomic Nervous System ; embryology ; physiology ; Electrocardiography ; Female ; Fetal Heart ; physiology ; Heart ; physiology ; Humans ; Parasympathetic Nervous System ; physiology ; Pregnancy ; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted