Bilateral sequential cataract surgery is very common in clinical,but the ophthalmologists often ignore how to choose the timing of operation and whether the first eye can be used to improve the intraocular lens (IOL) power calculation for the second one.Despite the refinements in IOL selection with the use of third-generation IOL formulas,5％ of eyes still result in a postoperative refractive surprise of ± 1.00 D or more.This paper introduced the methods of using refraction error of the first eye to improve the IOL power calculation for the second eye,and the refractive error of the second eye can be improved by modifying the IOL power to correct up to 50％ of the error from the first eye in details.Because of the variation of the postoperative refractive surprise within a month,the interval of three to four weeks between two eyes cataract surgery is highly recommended.These conclusions may provide the advantageous guidance for us in the selection of IOL in bilateral cataract surgery.

The antimicrobial peptide magainin II is expressed in the skin of the African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis, and exhibits a broad spectrum of antimicrobial activity as well as tumoricidal properties at low concentrations. In addition, magaininII plays a synergistic role during antimicrobial and tumoricidal processes with another antimicrobial peptide PGLa that is also expressed in Xenopus laevis. The optimized cDNA sequence of magainin II and magainin II-PGLa hybrid peptide according to E. coli or Pichia pastoris codon usage frequency were synthesized and sub-cloned into prokaryotic expression vector pGEX and Pichia pastoris secreted expression vector pPIC9k. The resulting recombinant plasmids were named as pGEX-magainin II and pPIC9k-magainin II-PGLa. The GST-magainin II fusion protein was highly expressed in E. coli. Furthermore, magainin II was successfully purified by digestion with PreScission Protease to cleave the GST tag. Additionally, our data obtained from the ELISA revealed that magainin II -PGLa hybrid peptide was successfully expressed in Pichia pastoris. These experiments establish a useful system for further studies of these antimicrobial peptides.
Animals ; Escherichia coli ; metabolism ; Genetic Vectors ; Magainins ; biosynthesis ; genetics ; Peptides ; genetics ; metabolism ; Pichia ; metabolism ; Plasmids ; Recombinant Fusion Proteins ; biosynthesis ; genetics ; Xenopus Proteins ; biosynthesis ; genetics ; Xenopus laevis

Humans ; Leukemia ; Neoplastic Stem Cells ; Stem Cell Research

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the most common diseases and the leading causes of death in China.It is of great importance to detect cardiac markers for early diagnosis,treatment and prognosis of CVD.Point of care testing (POCT) is emerging as a new test mode and development trend of laboratory medicine.Application of POCT technology in cardiovascular field is the fastest growing parts of all POCT.It promotes the application and development of POCT because of the contradiction between the important value of cardiac markers and the needs of quick results in severe CVD.With the technological diversification of POCT,the progressing innovation of test devise and standardized test results with reference to the Central Laboratory (CLT),the application of POCT will be more extensive and promote the development of laboratory medicine together with traditional test mode.

Objective To evaluate the effect of interactive case teaching(ICT) method in teaching hematology.Methods Sixty students were randomly selected from 2009 grade clinical medicine majors in the Third Military Medical University and were divided into experimental group and control group,each group with 30 students.Students in experimental group used ICT； while those in control group used traditional teaching method.Closed book exam was conducted for students in experimental group and control group at the end of the semester； question types of the exam included concept questions (nouns explain,choice,short answer questions) for 70 points,cases analysis question for 30 points,a total of 100 points.Data were expressed as mean ± standard deviation ((x) ±s) and analyzed with SPSS 20.0 independent sample t test.Questionnaire was designed and feedback from students was statistically analyzed.Results There was no statistical differences between experimental group and control group in concept questions (P =0.580),however,in terms of cases analysis question,scores in experimental group were significantly higher than those in control group (P =0.000) ； total scores of experimental group were also significantly higher than those in control group (P =0.016).Feedback showed that the students highly valued the form and effect of ICT.Conclusions Using ICT in teaching hematology can arouse students' enthusiasm for study,cultivate their independent thinking and ability of problem-solving.Meanwhile,ICT can combined theoretical teaching with clinical practice well and improve the quality of teaching.

Objective To explore the influence of vacuum sealing drainage(VSD) technology in snake bite treatment.Methods 108 patients of snake bites need to incision decompression were randomly divided into two groups,VSD group (VSD) 58 cases,conventional group (wound change dressings ordinarily) 50 cases.The secondary suture of time,the number of change dressings,material consumption fees,antibiotics use cost,wound infection rate,in hospital,average length of hospital stay were compared between two groups.Results Compared the VSD group with the conventional group,the secondary suture of time (t =11.743,P ＜ 0.05),the number of change dressings (t =50.661,P ＜ 0.05),material consumption fees (t =9.054,P ＜ 0.05),antibiotics use cost (t =21.515,P ＜ 0.05),wound infection rate (x2 =9.155,P ＜ 0.05),in hospital,average length of hospital stay (t =10.350,P ＜ 0.05) had significant differences.Conclusion VSD technique can be a ideal way to treat snake bites patients and worth popularizing at this stage.

Questionnaire survey of case teaching was conducted among medical marketing majors,the results showed that case method was widely used in the teaching for medical marketing majors and was approved by most students,however,deficiencies still existed including lack of required teaching skills,outdated teaching concept,low-quality cases,inappropriate teaching methods,few participation,etc.To solve these problems,during the preparation and implementation of case teaching,teachers must update their teaching concept,participate in more training programs,improve case qualities,reengineer case activities and evaluate the effects at each phase.

Objective To investigate the correlation between the inflammatory-nutritional index (INI) and recurrence and prognosis in patients with gastric cancer. Methods A total of 78 cases patients of gastric cancer with recurrence and 64 cases without recurrence were enrolled. INI was calculated by the ratio of serum albumin and C-reactive protein. The value of INI predicting recurrence was analyzed using receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC). According to this value, the Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox regression analysis were used to evaluate the effect of INI on prognosis. Results Compared with the control group, the recurrence group showed smaller INI, larger tumors, lower degree of differentiation, deeper invasion and higher TNM stage, the differences were statistically significant (all P < 0.01); The INI significantly predicted the recurrence of gastric cancer, with a sensitivity of 62.5%, specificity of 79.5% and critical value of 0.36 (P < 0.01); Additionally, The pathological features were worse in the low INI group than the high INI group , the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.01); The INI significantly predicted the prognosis of gastric cancer, with a sensitivity of 65.9%, specificity of 66.8% and the critical value of 0.34 (P < 0.01); Obviously, the survival rate was lower in the low INI group than the high INI group (48.8% vs 25.0%, P < 0.01). Furthermore, INI was an independent risk factor for prognosis of gastric cancer (OR = 1.78, 95% CI: 1.34 ~ 2.59, P < 0.01). Conclusion The INI is closely related to the characteristics of gastric cancer, it is an effective marker to predict recurrence and prognosis of gastric cancer.

Objective To study the significance of serum IL-17 level in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS ) before and after rosuvastatin treatment .Methods Forty-eight ACS patients served as group A and 30 stable angina pectoris patients served as group B in this study .T heir blood-lipid level and serum hs-CRP and myocardial enzyme levels were measured and the number of coronary artery branches with lesions was calculated .Their association with serum IL-17 level was analyzed .Patients in group A were treated with rosuvastatin .The serum IL-17 levels were compared in two groups before and 4 weeks after rosuvastatin treatment .Results The serum IL-17 level was significantly higher in group A than in group B before rosuvastatin treatment (34.41 ± 6 .37 ng/L vs 15 .18 ± 3 .11 ng/L ,P<0 .05) and significantly lower in group A 4 weeks after rosuvastatin treatment than before rosuvastatin treatment (16 .71 ± 4 .72 ng/L vs 34 .41 ± 6.37 ng/L ,P<0 .05) .No significant difference was found in serum IL-17 level between the two groups after rosuvastatin treatment (P>0 .05) .Multivariate regression analysis showed that the serum hs-CRP and troponin level and the number of coronary artery branches with lesions were positively related with the serum IL-17 level (P=0 .012 ,0 .008 ,0 .000) .Conclusion Serum IL-17 level in ACS patients can partly reflect the severity of ACS .Early treatment of ACS with rosuvas-tatin can reduce the inflammatory reactions and serum IL-17 level ,and is of great significance in stabilizing the coronary plaques and reducing the incidence of ACS .

Objective To investigate the quality of marriage and sexual function of cervical cancer patients following radical hysterectomy and vaginal extension.Methods Case-control and questionnairebased methods were used in this study.Forty patients of early-stage (Ⅰ b 1 ～ Ⅰ b2) cervical cancer who had undergone vaginal extension following classic radical hysterectomy were included in the observation group,while 40 patients with matching factors and radical hysterectomy only during the same period were included in the control group.The quality of marriage and sexual function were compared with OLSON marriage prolapse and incontinence sexual function questionnaire Shon Fonn (PISQ-12).Results The operation time and postoperative vaginal length in the observation group were higher than those in the control group (P ＜ 0.05 or P ＜ 0.01).The emotional,physical,and total scores during postoperation were lower than those during preoperation (P ＜ 0.01).The emotional,physical,and total scores in the control group were lower than those in the observation group (P ＜ 0.01).The marital satisfaction,husband and wife communication,conflict resolution methods,extracurricular activities and sex scores in the observation group were higher than those in the control group (P ＜ 0.05 or P ＜ 0.01).Conclusions Patients with peritoneovaginoplasty following radical hysterectomy had much longer vagina and less self-perceived short vagina.Vaginal extension following radical hysterectomy does not worsen the pelvic floor symptoms.