Objective:To explore the approach to analyzing simple effect on factorial design with SAS.Methods:The mean square of error coming from factorial design was considered as standard error(SE),and simple effect analysis under Contrast statement in GLM was conducted by designing the contrast coefficient matrix of the parameter,and SAS program was realized based on an example of 3-way factorial design.Results:he procedures of designing the contrast coefficient matrix of the pa-rameter were achieved.Conclusion:It is convenient and feasible to conduct simple effect analysis under Contrast statement by constructing design matrix.

Objective To investigate the effects of loop electrical excision procedure(LEEP)on pregnancy of patients with cervical epithelial neoplasia(CIN).Methods 83 patients with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade II~III have been diagnosed.Cervical loop trip were 38 cases for all of the observation group,did not undergo cervical loop were 45 cases for all the control group.observed pregnancy.Results There are significant differences in premature delivery between two groups(P0.05).Conclusion Reasonable 1oop electrical excision procedure will not increase the risk of pregnancy.

Objective To investigate mRNA expression levels of cathepsin B,cathepsin L and uPA in non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) samples,and analyze the relationship between three genes and clinicopathological factors.Methods Real-time fluorescence quantitative RT-PCR was used to quantify the relative expression levels of cathepsin B,cathepsin L and uPA mRNA in 39 NHL patients without chemotherapy or radiotherapy and 15 patients with lymph node reactive hyperplasia.Relationship between their expression and clinico-pathological factors was analyzed.Results mRNA expression levels of cathepsin B,cathepsin L and uPA in NHL group were significantly higher than those in the control group (0.403 vs 0.128,0.209 vs 0.057,0.459 vs 0.031,all P ＜ 0.05).The mRNA expression levels of cathepsin B,cathepsin L and uPA were correlated with each other in NHL.The mRNA expression levels of cathepsin B,cathepsin L and uPA in advanced staged NHL were markedly higher than those in early staged NHL (0.453 vs 0.341,0.204 vs 0.085,0.372 vs 0.196,all P ＜ 0.05).mRNA levels of cathepsin B,cathepsin L and uPA were higher in NHL patients sensitive to chemotherapy than in those resistant to chemotherapy(0.401 vs 0.556,0.085 vs 0.205,0.316 vs 0.499,all P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions The high expression of cathepsin B,cathepsin L and uPA could be detected in NHL,and their expression has a close relationship with the biological behavior characters of NHL.The dynamic examination of cathepsin B,cathepsin L and uPA may be used as clinical auxiliary diagnosis and prognosis of NHL.

Objective To investigate whether efflux mechanism is involved in azole resistant Candida albicans strains isolated in China. Methods We compared rhodamine 6G uptake and glucose induced efflux between azole sensitive and azole resistant strains to elucidate resistance to azole due to efflux pump, then measured mRNA level of efflux gene cdr1 and cdr2 by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT PCR). Results Rhodamine 6G moved from extra into the intracellular compartment in both azole resistant and azole sensitive strains quickly when in glucose free incubation condition. However, efflux of rhodanmine 6G was enhanced significantly in azole resistant strains and decreased in azole sensitive strains while adding glucose in the media. The mRNA level of efflux gene cdr1 and cdr2 was higher in clinical azole resistant strains and fluconazole induced resistant strains than strains reverted from resistance to sensitivity. However, all such strains had higher efflux gene expression than azole sensitive strains. Conclusions Efflux mechanism is associated with the resistance to azole in Candida albicans strains isolated in China. Fluconazole can induce efflux pumps expression leading to resistance to azole but the resistance to azoles can be reversed after withdrawing fluconazole.

MicroRNA is a type of endogenous noncoding small molecular RNA with a length of 19-25 nucleotides. MicroRNAs are involved in almost all key biological processes, such as cell proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, and hematopoiesis, via repres-sion of target gene expression. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common type of pediatric cancer. It is a heterogeneous disease with different clinical signs, morphology, immunophenotype, and cytogenetics. Currently, several microRNAs have implicated aberrant expression in ALL and play an important role in cancer initiation and development. MicroRNA expression pattern is associated with clinical feature, prognosis, and treatment. Therefore, microRNAs could act as a novel marker to help scientists learn about the pathogenesis of ALL and to provide more effective treatment options.

Heart disease is the major disease that threaten human health. ECG is an important tool for the diagnosis of cardiac disease. As traditional ECG measurement devices have many disadvantages, a non-contact ECG measurement system was designed. With the non-contact electrode based on capacitive coupling, the signals were collected and then they were amplified and filtered. The conditioned analog signal was converted to digital data which was sent to the mobile terminal through bluetooth. Finally, the ECG data was analyzed to extract the key ECG parameters. The results showed that the precise ECG signals can be got with the non-contact electrode and the key ECG parameters can be acquired accurately.
Electrocardiography, Ambulatory ; instrumentation ; Electrodes ; Equipment Design ; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted

Application of a number of philosophical ideas is instructive in eliminating the opposition on the doctors'right to inform and the patients right to being informed,building a harmonious relations between doctors and patients and correctly understanding and carrying out the informed consent.

Objective To observe the expression changes of renal tissue Bax,Bcl-2 and caspase-3,to wxamine the correlation between the ratio of Bax to Bcl-2,caspase-3 and renal tubular cells apoptosis,and to investigate the role of caspase-related signal pathway.Methods Forty-eight male Wistar rats were randomly divided into three groups: control (CN,n=8),exhaustive swimming (ES,n=24) and inula britannica (IB,n=16) group.The rats of CN were quiet without swimming.The rats of ES swam to exhaustive state and were sacrificed at immediately(ESI),6 hour (ES 6 h) and 24 hour (ES 24 h) after exhaustive swimming respectively.The rats of IB took orally inala britannica at the dose of 25 ml/kg body weight at 24 h before swimming and then swam to exhaustive state.The rats of IB group were sacrificed at 6 hour (IB 6 h) and 24 hour (IB 24 h)after exhaustive swimming.The animal model of overtraining-induced acute kidney injury was developed by exhaustive swimming.The renal cell apoptosis was measured by the method of TUNEL.The expressions of Bax,Bcl-2,caspase-3 in renal tissue were observed by immunohistochemistry.The expression of caspase-3 protein was examined by Western blotting.The correlation between the ratio of Bax to Bcl-2 and caspase-3 was analysed by Pearson method,and the correlation between the ratio of Bax to Bcl-2,caspase-3 and renal tubular cell apoptosis was analysed by Spearman method.Results The number of renal tubular apeptotic cells was increased progressively in ESI to ES 24 h rats by TUNEL (P＜0.05).Immunohistochemistry staining showed that the ratio of Bax to Bcl-2 and caspase-3 in renal tubular cells were increased progressively at 0 h,6 h and 24 h after exhaustive swimming compared with control group (P＜0.05).The change of renal tissue caspase-3 was also revealved by Western blotting analysis.The ratio of Bax to Bcl-2 and caspase-3 in renal tubular cell was correlated positively (r=0.865,P＜0.05),The ratio of Bax to Bcl-2,and caspase-3 was also correlated positively to renal tubular cell apoptosis (r=0.674,r=0.837,P＜0.05) in ES rats.Pretreatment with inula britannica inhibited the up-regulation of the ratio of Bax to Bcl-2,caspase-3 and cell apoptosis in renal tubular cell induced by exhaustive swimming.Conclusion Overtraining can induce renal tubular cells apoptosis through activating caspase-related signal pathway by impairing the balance of Bax and Bcl-2,which may be one of the important molecular mechanisms of overtraining-induceed renal tubular cells apoptosis.

The research progresses of iron homeostasis and the diagnosis of hereditary iron overload in the 56th American Society of Hematology (ASH) annual meetings were reviewed.Over the last 2 decades,the discovery of mutations in genes leading to hereditary disorders of iron overload,iron deficiency,and iron maldistribution had accelerated our understanding of human iron homeostasis.This article provided an updated overview of the human iron cycle,regulation of iron homeostasis,how perturbations in these homeostatic mechanisms led to iron overload disease and strategies for the diagnosis of hereditary iron overload.

Progress of guidelines for quantifying iron overload in the 56th American Society of Hematology (ASH) annual meetings was reviewed.This article reviewed the use of historical data,serological measures,and MRI to estimate somatic iron burden.Before chelation therapy utilization,transfusional volume was an accurate method for estimating liver iron burden,whereas transferrin saturation reflected the risk of extrahepatic iron deposition.Liver biopsy was invasive and plagued by sampling variability.In the current study,we recommended annual liver iron concentration to be measured by MRI for all patients on chronic transfusion therapy.And it was important to measure cardiac T2* by MRI every 6-24 months depending on the clinical risk of cardiac iron deposition.Recent validation data for pancreas and pituitary iron assessments was also presented,while the further confirmatory data was suggested before these techniques could be recommended for routine clinical use.