0.05).No partial side-effect of the medicine were discorvered in the observation process.Conclusion Long-term inspiration of low-dose GCS to treating the babies and infants with asthma has reliable security.

Objective To analyze the advantages of combined analysis of allergen skin prick test(SPT)and phadiatop/specific IgE antibody on the allergen diagnosis in asthmatic children.Methods Inhalant allergen SPT and Phadiatop test were done in 57 asthmatic children.Thirty-three cases of those asthmatic children were measured serum specific IgE antibody against dermatophagoids pteronyssinus.Results Dermatophagoids,molds and pets were the main inhalant allengens in asthmatic children.The positive rates of SPT and Pha-(diatop) in 57 asthmatic children were 86% and 79%,respectively,and the consistence rate between SPT and Phadiatop was 86%.Five cases with negative Phadiatop were confirmed to have molds allergy via SPT and molds specific IgE test.The consistence rate of dermatophagoids pteronyssinus SPT and specific IgE was 97%.Conclusion It is helped to improve the sensitivity and specificity of allergen diagnosis in asthmatic children when doctors combined analyze the results of allergen skin prick test and specific IgE test.

Animals ; Antioxidants ; pharmacology ; Ascorbic Acid ; pharmacology ; Cumulative Trauma Disorders ; metabolism ; Lipid Peroxidation ; drug effects ; Male ; Muscle, Skeletal ; injuries ; pathology ; Oxidation-Reduction ; Oxidative Stress ; drug effects ; Rats

The initial study of the tumour DNA fingerprints using MYO minisatellite DNA probe wascarried out,and then,by means of DNA recombinant techniques,the fragment of MYO min-isatellite DNA probe obtained from plasmid pUC19-MYO was inserted into plasmid pGEM-4Z containing RNA polymerase promotor,thus a sub-clone refferred as pGEM-4Z-MYOwas constucted.That made an offer of the conditions of preparing RNA probe in order to in-cerase the sensitivities of DNA fingerprinting and laid a foundation for raised the efficiency of de-tecting the polymorphism of the minisatellite DNA.

Objective To evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of prenatal ultrasound for detecting fetal cleft lip and palate,and the diagnosis rate of associated congenital structural and chromosomal abnormalities.Methods Thirty one thousand two hundred and forty five singleton pregnant women accepted prenatal examination and delivered in Guangzhou Women & Children' s Medical Center from Jan.2006 to Dec.2010 were recruited in this study.All pregnant women underwent prenatal ultrasound screening during second trimester,and whose fetuses were suspected to be cleft lip and palate were suggested to accept karyotype analysis.All babies delivered received oral examination to diagnose cleft lip and palate.Results Cleft lip and palate was diagnosed in 48 cases (1.5‰,48/31 245).Among which,there were 16 cases (33.3％,16/48) of cleft lip,21 cases (43.8％,21/48) of cleft lip with cleft palate and 11 cases (22.9％,11/48) of cleft palate.Prenatal ultrasound screening suggested 18 cases of cleft lip and 14 cases were comfirmed after birth with the accuracy rate of 77.8％,3 cases were diagnosed to be cleft lip with cleft palate and one cases was misdiagnosed.Prenatal ultrasound screening suggested 18 cases of cleft lip with cleft palate in accordance with the diagnosis after birth.Thirteen cases were normal in prenatal ultrasound screening,but two were diagnosed as cleft lip and 11 were diagnosed as cleft palate after birth.The sensitivity of prenatal ultrasound screening for cleft lip and cleft lip with cleft palate was 86.5％(32/37),and the sensitivity for cleft lip and palate was 66.7％ (32/48),the false positive rate was 2.1％ (1/48).Ten cases (27.8％,10/36) of cleft lip with cleft palate were found to be complicated with other abnormalities.Nine of the 18 cases prenatally diagnosed cleft lip with cleft palate accepted karyotype analysis and 7 were abnormal.Twenty-three of 36 cases with fetal cleft lip and palate in prenatal ultrasound screening were induced.Conclusions Ultrasound screening has a high sensitivity for detection of cleft lip with or without cleft palate,but difficult to detect cleft palate.The risk of combining with chromosomal defects in cleft lip fetus is very low,but might increase once associated with cleft palate.

ObjectiveTo explore the influences of age and duration of status convulsivus （SC） on mitochondrial membrane potential (△Ψm） in hippocampus. MethodsConvulsive seizures for 30 min or 3 h (30 min SC or 3 h SC) were induced in 80 infant (20 d after birth) and 80 adult Wistar rats (IRs ＆ ARs respectively) with lithium-pilocarpine ip. The rats were sacrificed at 6 different time points from the 3rd hour to 7th day after SC termination. The mitochondrial △Ψm in hippocampal cells was determined with flow cytometry. ResultsThe mitochondrial △Ψm in hippocampal cells started to decrease at the 3th hour after SC in both IRs and ARs. The bottom level was reached at the 6th hour after SC ［(6.08±0.43) in IRs and (5.70±0.63) in ARs ) ］. Both of them were significantly lower than that of control group (P<0.01） and began to increase at 12th hour after SC. On the 7th day after 30 minutes SC, the level of mitochondrial △Ψm in IRs increased to the level of control, while the level in ARs was still lower than that of control (P<0.05）. At the 3rd hour, the 3rd and the 7th day after SC, the levels of mitochondrial △Ψm in IRs were obviously higher than those in ARs. Compared with the same time point after 30 min SC, the levels of mitochondrial △Ψm at the 3rd and the 6th hour after 3 h SC were much lower in different age groups (P<0.05）. Except the effect of the age-related difference, there was a positive correlation between the duration of SC and the changes of mitochondrial △Ψm in partial correlation analysis （r=0.71，P<0.05）. ConclusionSevere seizure could induce the mitochondrial △Ψm decreased in hippocampus. Age and duration of SC were important factors associated with the mitochondrial △Ψm decrease. There may be an internal protective response against brain damage in premature brain.

Background Oxidative stress-induced apoptosis of human lens epithelial cells (LECs) is associated with c-Jun N terminal kinase (JNK) pathway.Quercetin possesses the antioxidation by inhibiting the JNK pathway.However,whether quercetin can protect LECs from the oxygen-induced damage is still not proved.Objective This study attempted to invatigate the effects and its mechanism of quercetin against hyperbaric oxygeninduced LECs apoptosis. Methods Human LECs line SRA01/04 was cultivated and passaged in MEM medium containing 10％ fetal bovine serum and 0.5％ non-essential amino acids for 2 hours,with or without 20 μmol/LSP600125 or 1 μmol/L quercetin prior to exposure to hyperbaric oxygen.Each exposure session remained 6 hours in 99％ O2 and 1％CO2 with a pressure chamber at 588 kPa.The viability of human LECs was detected by MTT.Cell apoptosis was assessed by flow cytometer using Annexin V-FITC apoptosis detection.The expression of JNK/p-JNK,c-Jun/p-c-Jun,caspase 3 and caspase 9 were detected by Western blot. Results LECs viability (A570 ) was 0.835 ±0.082,0.450±0.083,0.654±0.079,0.649±0.090 respectively in the blank control group,hyperbaric oxygen exposed group,hyperbaric oxygen+SP600125 group and hyperbaric oxygen+quercetin group.The A570 in the hyperbaric oxygen exposed group was significantly lower than the blank control group ( P =0.000),but those in hyperbaric oxygen + SP600125 group and hyperbaric oxygen+quercetin group were significantly higher than the hyperbaric oxygen exposed group ( P =0.003,0.002 ).The numbers of apoptosis cells were 3.17 ±0.74,19.77 ± 1.44,8.45 ±0.93,7.79 ±0.78 respectively in the blank control group,hyperbaric oxygen exposed group,hyperbaric oxygen+SP600125 group and hyperbaric oxygen+quercetin group.Apoptotic LECs were significantly increased in the hyperbaric oxygen exposed group compared with the blank control group ( P=0.000),but those in the hyperbaric oxygen+SP600125 group and hyperbaric oxygen+quercetin group were significantly reduced in comparison with hyperbaric oxygen exposed group (both P=0.000).In additional,expressions of p-JNK,p-c-Jun,caspase 3 and caspase 9 proteins in the cells were elevated in the hyperbaric oxygen exposed group compared with the blank control group (all P =0.000 ),however,those in the hyperbaric oxygen + SP600125 group and hyperbaric oxygen + quercetin group were declined when compared with the hyperbaric oxygen exposed group( all P＜0.05 ). Conclusions JNK pathway is involved in the apoptotic procedure of human LECs induced by oxygen stress.SP600125 and certain concentration of quercetin can interdict the JNK signal pathway and endogenous apoptosis of LECs and further alleviate hyperbaric oxygen-induced damage of LECs.

Bacterial Infections ; drug therapy ; Child ; Drug Resistance, Bacterial ; Humans ; Microbial Sensitivity Tests ; beta-Lactamases ; biosynthesis

Objective Comparing the effects of steam sterilization on cyclic fatigue of stainless steel files. Meth-ods Fifty instruments of 25# stainless steel K files were randomly divided into 5 groups, which include 10 in each group. Group 1 was the blank control group, group 2 to 5 were subjected to 1, 3, 4, 5 steam sterilization cycles, then the files were tested by a custom-made device to assess cyclic fatigue and the number of cycles of failure (NCF) was calculated. Microstruc-ture of each file’s fracture surface was analyzed by Scanning Electron microscope (SEM). Results NCF in the 5 groups were 4 345.2 ± 384.2,3 937.9 ± 645.4,3 812.9 ± 532.5,3 626.2 ± 380.0,3 625.9 ± 565.6 respectively, and the differences among 5 groups were significantly different(F=2.598, P<0.05). After 4 or 5 times of steam sterilization, cyclic fatigue de-creased if compared with that in control group (P<0.05). Fracture surface in group 1 and group 2 was tough dimple structure and large numbers of regular, deep dimples were distributed on the surface. You could also see micro cavities clearly formed by fracture;Fracture surface in group 4 was dimple structure in brittle intergranular morphology. It is characterized by the presence of thin brittle precipitates, clean and smooth crystal interface, and a great sense of polyhedral stereo. Conclusion After 4 times of steam sterilization, cyclic fatigue strength of 25# stainless steel K files declined, which possessed the poten-tial risk of fracture.

Objective To investigate the changes of the serum levels of necrosis alpha (TNF-o)and interleukin 10( IL-10 )in patients with hypertensive renal damage,and to study the correlation of TNF-α and IL-10 with the hypertensive renal damage. Methods Seventy three patients with primary hypertension were divided into two groups according to their urinary albumin excretion rate(UAER): simple hypertensive group( n = 37 ),hypertensive renal damage group(n =36). TNF-α and IL-10 were measured using radioimmune assay. Thirty normotensive healthy persons were selected as normotensive control group. Results TNF-α were significantly higher and IL-10 significantly lower in patients with essential hypertension than those in normotensive control group(TNF-α: [2.91 ±0.94]μg/L vs [0.98 ±0.35]μg/L,P＜0. 05;IL-10:[ 19.2 ±5.8]μg/L vs [28.6±5. 7] μg/L,P ＜0. 01 ) ,and in patients with hypertension,those with renal damage had higher TNF-α and lower IL-10 than those without( TNF-α: [ 3.75 ± 0. 88 ] μg/L vs [ 1.87 ± 0. 58 ] μg/L, P ＜ 0. 01; IL-10: [ 15. 4 ± 4. 3 ]μg/L vs [ 22. 5 ± 5.9 ] μg/L, P ＜ 0. 01 ), with statistically significant difference between groups ( P ＜ 0. 01 ).TN F-α and IL- 10 were found to have correlations with UAER ( r = 0. 703, P ＜ 0. 001; r = - 0. 613, P ＜ 0. 001 ),but no correlation with the level of blood pressure. Conclusion TNF-α increased and IL-10 decreased significantly in patients with hypertensive renal damage, which indicates that the imbalanced cytokine network may play a role in the pathological mechanisms of hypertensive renal damage.