Objective To investigate the effect of the gene polymorphism of cholesterol ester transfer protein (CETP) on the serum lipid levels in renal transplant patients.Methods Serum total cholesterol (TC),triglyceride (TG),low density lipoprotein (LDL),high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDLC),apolipoproteins (Apo A1,B,E) and lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] were measured. Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymophism (PCR-RFLP) was used to detect CETP gene polymorphism in renal transplant recipients.Results Serum levels of TC,TG,HDLC,LDLC,ApoB,ApoE in the renal transplant recipients were increased significantly after transplantation. The allele frequency and the distribution of the TaqⅠ(intron 1) and MSPⅠ(intron 8) genotypes showed no significant difference between the controls and the renal transplant recipients. The serum TG level was significantly higher in renal transplant recipients with the genotype TaqⅠB1/B1 than those in the patients with genotype TaqⅠ B1/B2 and B2/B2. But there was no statistical difference among the serum lipid levels in renal transplant recipients with different MSPⅠgenotypes.Conclusion The serum lipid levels were increased significantly in transplant after transplantation,and the patients with CETP genotype TaqⅠB1/B1 liable to develop hypertrglyceridemia.

Though the study on the simulated testing to the doctors both in China and Japan,we can find out the similarities and differences in these two educational systems,and further analyze the related factors,thus providing the valuable reference to improve the system of medical examination,reform the model of medical education and foster qualified practitioners.

AIM: To study the effect of hydrogen sulfide on wound healing of skin ulcer in diabetic rats . METHODS:Male SD rats were randomly divided into 3 groups, including non-diabetic control (NDC) group, untreated diabetic control ( UDC) group, and treated diabetic administration ( TDA) group.Diabetic rats were induced by intraper-itoneal injection of streptozotocin (STZ).After 1 week, wound healing model was prepared by making a round incision ( 2.0 cm in diameter ) on the dorsal skin in full thickness .The rats from TDA group received 2%sodium bisulfide ointment on the skin ulcer wound , and the animals from UDC and NDC groups received control cream .After 21 d of treatment with sodium bisulfide , blood samples were collected for biochemical analysis , including prothrombin time ( PT) , thrombin time (TT), and fibrinogen (FIB) in plasma, as well as the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and the content of malondi-aldehyde ( MDA) in the serum.White blood cells ( WBC) and lymphocytes were also counted .Granulation tissues from the wound were processed for histological examination and Western blot analysis was used to detect heme oxygenase -1 ( HO-1) and tumor necrosis factor α(TNF-α) expression.RESULTS:Compared with UDC group, sodium bisulfide treatment accelerated wound healing of skin ulcer (P<0.01), and increased the activity of SOD in serum (P<0.01) in the diabet-ic rats.The declined number of WBC and lymphocytes , prolonged PT and TT , and decreased FIB levels in rats treated with sodium bisulfied were also confirmed .Pathological section showed that there were inflammatory cell infiltration , and irregu-lar and loose fibril alignment in the granulation tissue of rats from the UDC group , but there were regular fibril alignment and increased angiogenesis in the granulation tissue of rats from the TDA group (P<0.05).Furthermore, sodium bisulfide treatment raised HO-1 protein expression , and decreased TNF-αprotein expression in the diabetic rats .CONCLUSION:Hydrogen sulfide accelerates the wound healing of skin ulcer in the rats with diabetes .The beneficial effect of H 2 S may be associated with formation of granulation , anti-inflammation , and antioxidation .

In order to investigate the roles of MTA2 in the pathogenesis of ovarian epithelial cancer, the expression of MTA2 in 4 ovarian cell lines were detected by semi-quantitative RT-PCR and Western-blot assays. MTA2 expression in normal, borderline, benign and malignant epithelial ovarian tissues was immunohistochemically examined. The expression of MTA2 mRNA and protein was detected in all of 4 cell lines of ovarian epithelial cancer. The expression of MTA2 mRNA and protein was higher in strong migration cell lines than in weak migration ones. In borderline and malignant ovarian tissues tested, MTA2 staining was dramatically stronger than in normal and benign tissues (P < 0.01). The expression levels in malignant ovarian tissues were significantly higher than that in borderline epithelial ovarian tissues (P < 0.01). The expression of MTA2 was correlated with clinical stage, histopathological grade and lymph node metastasis. It was concluded that the high expression of MTA2 was associated with more aggressive behaviors of epithelial ovarian cancer. MTA2 provides a novel indicator of ovarian cancer.

Objective To study the effectiveness of conventional ultrasonography(US) and color Doppler flow imaging(CDFI) in differentiation of malignant and benign nodules of thyroid gland. Methods One hundred and fifty three consecutive patients with thyroid nodules who were to undergo surgery were examined before thyroidectomy by US and CDFI. The vascular pattern on CDFI was classified as follows: TypeⅠ,absence or little blood flow; Type Ⅱ, rich perinodular blood flow,absence or little inside; Type Ⅲ, marked intranodular and perinodular blood flow. Results On histology, 87 cases(263 nodules) were diagnosed as benign and 66 cases(109 nodules) as malignant. There was no correlation between solitary or multiple thyroid nodules and incidence of thyroid cancer. Differences of the US characteristic between the benign and malignant nodules of thyroid gland showed statistical significance (p

Objective To investigate the effect of apolipoprotein E (ApoE) gene polymorphism on lipid metabolism of renal transplant recipients before and after transplantation. Methods ApoE gene polymorphism was detected by Polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment length polymorphism and serum lipid levels were measured by biochemical method. Results Serum lipid levels in the recipients were increased significantly at 3rd month after renal transplantation, and were ulteriorly elevated at 6 th month and the first year. The patients with higher total serum cholesterol (TC) and triglyceride (TG) levels were only accounted for 2.9 % and 7.6 % respectively before renal transplantation, but for 28.6 % and 46.7 % respectively at 3rd month after renal transplantation ( P

Objective To establish an ion chromatography method to determine the content of galactosamine in heparin sodium sample. Methods The content of galactosamine was determined by the ratio of response value of galactosamine and glucosamine.The determination was performed on an Dionex ICS, and the separation was carried out on a Amino acids capture column (30 mm ×3 mm), Series protect column (30 mm × 3 mm)and analytical column CarboPac PA20 (150 mm ×3 mm).The mobile phase was 14 mM potassium hydroxide solution at a flow rate of 0.4 mL/min; the column tempertature was at 30℃; the injection volume was 10μL.Results Glucosamine hydrochloride had good linearity within the range of 1.013 -16.211μg/mL(Y=2.303 4X+0.824 2,r=0.998 3), the average accuracy was 92.7%, and RSD was 3.2%(n=9), the limit of detection was 0.101 3μg/mL, and the limit of quantitation was 0.337 7μg/mL.D-Galactosamine hydrochloride had good linearity within the range of 0.010 2 -0.162 5 g/mL, (Y=31.157X-0.114 4,r=0.999 3).The accuracy was 102.1%, RSD was 2.4%(n=9).The limit of detection was 0.001 0μg/mL, and the limit of quantitation was 0.003 4μg/mL.The determination of galactosamine in 3 batches of heparin sodium raw material was not detected, (0.02 ±2.1)%, (0.03 ±1.5)%, respectively, which were all lower than the limit value (1%) of United States Pharmacopeia regulation.Conclusion The method for the determination of galactosamine in total hexose amine is successfully developed , which could be used as reference for improvement of the quality standard of heparin sodium.

Objective To estimate the prevalence and risk factors for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in China.Methods Cross-sectional studies relevant to IBS conducted among Chinese were identified through the databases including PubMed,Web of Science,the Cochrane Library,CBM,CNKI,Wanfang data and VIP.Quality of studies was assessed according to the criteria for cross-sectional studies recommended by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality(AHRQ).Analysis of data,publication bias and sensitivity were performed with Stata (Version 12.0).Results A total of twenty-three studies were extracted.No obvious publication bias was detected in all analysis except the effect of depression on IBS prevalence.Pooled prevalence of IBS in China was 6.5％.IBS was more common in women than in men (8.1％ vs 6.8％;OR=1.23,95％CI 1.09-1.38) and high rate in age group between 30 to 59 years (6.9％ ; OR =1.22,95％ CI 1.12-1.32).Intestinal infection history(OR =2.39,95％ CI 1.69-3.38),anxiety (OR =2.95,95 ％ CI 1.94-4.49),depression (OR =1.85,95 ％ CI 1.11-3.09),food allergy (OR =2.80,95％ CI 2.12-3.67) and alcohol consumption (OR =1.15,95％ CI 1.07-1.24) might increase the risk for IBS.There were no significant difference of IBS prevalence between urban and rural areas (OR =0.97,95％ CI 0.72-1.29),neither in different education classes (OR =0.85,95％ CI 0.70-1.03).Sub-group analysis showed IBS prevalence varied apparently with different diagnostic criteria:prevalence defined by Manning was 11.8％ and by Rome Ⅱ and Rome Ⅲ prevalence values were 4.4％ and 8.9％ respectively.Conclusions Pooled prevalence of IBS in China was 6.5％.IBS is more common in age group between 30 to 59 years.Female,history of intestinal infection,anxiety,depression,food allergy and alcohol consumption were risk factors for IBS in Chinese population.

Objective To evaluate the application of three-dimensional measurement and computer-aided navigation system in treatment of orbitozygomatic complex fiacture.Methods Pre-and post-operative three-dimensional measurements were taken by Mimics software to locate the zygomatic bones of 15 patients with orbitozygomatic complex ftacture to determine distance of optical foramen to zygomaticotemporal suture (On-Zm)/ zygomaticofrontal suture (On-Or)/zygomaticomaxillary suture (OnTz),horizontal angle of zygomatic arch,horizontal angle of the zygomatic process,and inferior angel of the frontal process of zygomatic bone.Preoperative design and simulation,intraoperative real time navigation and postoperative evaluation were applied using computer assisted navigation system.Results OnTz,On-Or,and On-Zm was (48.6-±4.5)mm,(42.5±2.2)mm,and (47.5±3.2)mmin the unaffected side,but was (50.4 ± 2.2) mm,(37.2 ± 1.0) mm,and (53.4 ± 3.6) mm in the affected side before operation (P ＜ 0.05).Whereas On-Tz,On-Or,and On-Zm improved to (46.4 ± 3.7) mm,(41.2 ± 1.8) mm,and (46.4 ± 2.5) mm in the affected side after operation,similar with the values in the unaffected side (P ＜ 0.05).Horizontal angle of zygomatic arch,horizontal angle of the zygomatic process,and inferior angel of the frontal process of zygomatic bone was (144.7 ±4.1)°,(132.5 ± 2.3)°,and (112.0 ± 3.4)° in the affected side,with significant differences from (150.3 ± 8.0)°,(141.1 ±4.2)°,and (114.9 ±5.1)° in the affected side before operation (P ＜0.05),but they were improved to almost the normal values (144.6 ± 4.1) o,(132.8 ± 2.0) °,and (111.9 ± 3.6) ° after operation.Satisfactory surgical outcomes,such as three dimensional symmetry and recovery of normal mouth-openingand occlusion,had been achieved.Conclusions Three-dimensional measurement is a quantitative study on the spatial displacement of orbitozygomatic complex.Combined with computer-assisted navigation system with preoperative design and simulation,intraoperative real time navigation and postoperative evaluation,three-dimensional measurement attains the overall management of orbitozygomatic complex fracture.

Objective To evaluate the ultrasonic characteristics of nasal bone absence at 16-34 weeks of pregnancy referring to fetal chromosomal anomalies. Methods The ultrasonic findings of the 20 fetuses with nasal bone absence at second or third trimester in Peking Union Medical College Hospital were reviewed referring to chromosomal karyotyping and labor induction or birth outcomes. Results The ultrasound features of the 20 fetuses including:(1) There were 17 fetuses showed bilateral nasal bones absence. The sonographic features were absence of hyper echo of nasal bone underneath the skin on either sagittal or transverse section. There were 5 fetuses showed multiple abnormalities:Four fetuses showed cardiac abnormalities (three showed atrioventricular septal defect, one showed ventricular septal defect, one showed ventricular septal defect with abnormal great vessels). One fetus showed duodenal obstruction′double bulbs′. The other minor abnormalities including short femur and humerus, increasing echogenetic bowels, aberrant right subclavian artery, mild unilateral ventriculomegaly, mild renal pelvic ectasia, outreached tongue, abnormal gestures of hands. (2) There were 3 fetuses showed unilateral nasal bone absence. The sonographic features were absence of hyper echo of either nasal bone on transverse section but with hyper echo on sagittal section. Two fetuses showed cardiac abnormalities (one fetus showed atrioventricular septal defect, one showed ventricular septal defect). The other minor abnormalities including short femur and humerus, hyper echogenetic bowels, increasing thickness of nuchal translucency or nuchal fold. Twelve fetuses were induced labor but only one had biopsy showed accordant result with ultrasound. (3) Karyotyping results:there were 9 of trisomy 21, 1 of 4p-and 7 of normal karyotype fetuses showed bilateral nasal bone absence. There were 2 of trisomy 21 and 1 of normal karyotype fetuses showed unilateral nasal bone absence. (4) Birth outcomes and follow-up:twelve fetuses induced labor but only one fetus had biopsy. Eight fetuses were born until term and 5 fetuses showed normal in follow-up. The results of twelve fetuses showed concordant with ultrasonic ifndings. Conclusions Characteristics of the nasal bone absence are absence of bilateral or unilateral nasal bones. If we ifnd nasal bone absence in prenatally ultrasound screening, the karyotyping should be recommended in order to detect chromosomal abnormalities especially trisomy 21.