Objective To evaluate the performance of Mindray TSH chemiluminescence immunoassay ,including imprecision , limit of detection ,functional sensitivity ,interference ,cross-reaction ,and calibration consistency .The purpose was to confirm Mind-ray TSH assay meets the criteria of IFCC standardization and harmonization of thyroid functional tests .Methods The CLSI guide-lines defined in EP documents have been followed to measure the limit of detection ,functional sensitivity ,specificity ,imprecision and calibration consistency of Mindray TSH immunoassay on CL2000i system .Results Limit of detection was 0 .001 5 μIU/mL ,func-tional sensitivity was 0 .013 μIU/mL ,the correlation coefficient of linearity was 0 .999 in the range of 0-98 .95 μIU/mL .Mindray TSH calibrator C0 spiked with luteinizing hormone (LH) up to 500 mIU/mL ,follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) up to 500 mIU/mL ,or human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) up to 200 000 mIU/mL detected no cross reactivity (detected TSH was less than 0 .2μIU/mL) .Hemoglobin up to 500 mg/dL ,bilirubin up to 10 mg/dL ,triglycerides up to 1 800 mg/dL ,and protein up to 10 g/dL showed -6 .91% ~8 .60% bias in TSH measurement .The total imprecision of two controls (high and low levels) and three serum specimens were in the range of 3 .24% and 5 .34% .Calibration consistency which had been demonstrated with high and low controls were measured between -6 .58% and 5 .26% .Conclusion The performance of Mindray thyroid-stimulating hormone assay meets the criteria for IFCC standardization and harmonization of thyroid function tests .

?AIM:To study the clinical value of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug in adjuvant treatment of intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide ( IVTA ) for macular edema caused by retinal vein occlusion ( RVO) .?METHODS: Forty - eight eyes in 48 patients were randomly divided into trial and control group ( 24 eyes each ) in this prospective study. In the trial group, additional pranoprofen drops was administered from 1d before IVTA to 30d after injection. Central foveal thickness ( CFT ) was measured with optical coherence tomography ( OCT ) . Available documents of best corrected visual acuity ( BCVA ) , CFT, intraocular pressure and complications pre- and post-injection at 3d, 1,2wk, 1 and 3mo were evaluated.?RESULTS: After IVTA, BCVA was improved in both groups at different levels; but there was no statistically significant between two groups at each time point ( P>0. 05). The CFT values were 629 ± 43μm vs 605 ± 57μm before IVTA in the trail vs control groups (P>0. 05). The values were 432±74μm vs 511±32μm (t=7. 533, P<0. 05), and 275±54μm vs 379±29μm (t=13. 212, P<0. 05) of the trial vs control groups at 1 and 3mo after IVTA, respectively. Ocular hypertension occurred in 5 eyes after injection in trail group, and was controlled with anti-glaucoma medication and one eye with filtration surgery. Progression of cataract was noted in 3 of 35 phakic eyes and cataract surgery was performed in 2 eyes at 4-12mo after injection in trail group. Progression of cataract was noted in 4 eyes and cataract surgery was performed in 2 eyes at 4- 12mo after injection in control group. No retinal detachment and endophthalmitis happened during the whole period of follow-up.?CONCLUSION: Application of non - steroidal anti -inflammatory eye drops in perioperative period can be useful to improve the outcome of IVTA for macular edema, which needs further evaluation.

Environmental Exposure ; adverse effects ; Humans ; Incineration ; Industrial Waste ; Neoplasms ; epidemiology ; Population Surveillance ; Refuse Disposal ; methods ; Risk Factors

Glioma ; pathology ; Humans ; Neoplastic Stem Cells ; pathology

Objective To explore the relationship between H.pylori (HP) infection and the functional dyspepsia (FD) by 4-lead electrogastrography (EGG). Methods The data of the gastric electrical activity of 163 children with FD, includ-ing 103 children with HP infection (group A), 60 without HP infection (group B) and 22 healthy controls (group C) were mea-sured by 4-lead EGG, which included normal slow wave percentage (N%), bradygastria percentage (B%), tachygastria per-centage (T%) and motilin uneven rhythm percentage (A%). EGG frequency and power examination included the main fre-quency (DF), the main power (DP) and postprandial/pre-prandial gastric electrical main power ratio (P/R). EGG data was compared between three groups. Results There was significant difference in pre-prandial and postprandial percentage of different slow wave frequency between group A and group B. There were no significant differences in pre-prandial and post-prandial changes of DF and DP between group A and group B. There was no significant difference in the pre-prandial and postprandial percentage change of different slow wave frequencies in 84 HP negative patients. But the significant change was found in pre-prandial and postprandial change of DF, DP and P/R. Conclusion The eradication of HP improved the gas-tric electrical activity and relieved the postprandial symptom in children with functional dyspepsia under HP infection.

OBJECTIVETo study the molecular mechanism of curcumin in human esophageal carcinoma cell line (EC109).

METHODSEC109 cells were cultivated in vitro. When 80%-90% confluence was reached, they were treated with curcumin in different concentrations (15-120 µmol/L). The effects on cell proliferation were examined by CCK-8 colorimetry. The ultrastructure of EC109 cells were detected with transmission electron microscope(TEM). The cells apoptosis was observed with laser confocal microscope(LCM) by AnnexinV-FITC/PI double staining. The proteins level of PTEN, AKT, GSK3β and Caspase 3 were tested by flow cytometry(FCM) .

RESULTSCCK-8 test showed that curcumin could inhibit the proliferation of EC109 cells in a time- and concentration-dependent manner. TEM and LCM examinations indicated that curcumin could make EC109 cells apoptosis. The data of FCM showed that curcumin could increase the expression of PTEN, GSK3β and Caspase 3, decreased the expression of AKT.

CONCLUSIONThe effects of curcumin on inhibiting proliferation and promoting apoptosis of EC109 cells were related with increased expression of PTEN and inhibition of PI3K/AKT signaling pathway.

Apoptosis ; Caspase 3 ; metabolism ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Cell Proliferation ; Curcumin ; pharmacology ; Esophageal Neoplasms ; metabolism ; Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 ; metabolism ; Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 beta ; Humans ; PTEN Phosphohydrolase ; metabolism ; Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases ; metabolism ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt ; metabolism ; Signal Transduction

Objective To investigate the tendency of distribution and drug-resistance of the causative organisms of urinary tract infections(UTIs)in Wuhan,and provide reliable evidence for clinical treatment.Methods Analyzed the 5 378 stains of pathogen isolated from the urine of patients in hospital.The bacteria isolates were identified with BD Phoenix-100 while can-dida isolates were identified by color plate.Results A total of 5 378 stains of pathogen had been isolated.There were 2 945 stains (54.8%)of Gram-negative bacteria,1 657 stains (30.8%)of Gram-positive bacteria,776 stains (14.4%)of fungus. The rates of Escherichiacoli resistant to penicillin were highest (>83%),and there were no carbapenem-resistant strains. There were vancomycin and linezolid-resistant Enterococcispp strains,the lowest dection rates of which were 0.3%.The de-tection rate of MRCNS was over 83%.Conclusion Escherichiacoli was the most common pathogens of urinary tract infec-tion,and theβ-lactamase inhibitor complex can be used as empirical treatment of E.coli infections.Thedetection rate of MRCNS increased,which shoud be kept a watchful eye on.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the bacterial distribution and drug resistance in patients in intensive care unit(ICU) and provide theoretical bases for rational usage of antibiotics.METHODS The distribution and drug resistance of 372 strains isolated from patients in ICU collected from Jul 2007 to Jun 2008 were investigated and studied retrospectively.RESULTS Among them,the Gram-negative bacilli covered 59.14 %,the Gram-positive cocci 28.49%,and the fungi covered 12.37%.Pseudomonas aeruginosa,Klebsiella,Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and Ancinetobacter were the main Gram-negative bacilli.Staphylococcus aureus,coagulation-negative Staphylococcus and Enterococcus were the main Gram-positive cocci.The resistance rate of P.aeruginosa,S.maltophilia and Acinetobacter to imipenem was over 10%,and the S.maltophilia was 96.7%,the resistance rate of three main Gram-positive cocci to vancomycin and teicoplanin was zero,and the isolated bacteria showed serious multidrug-resistance.CONCLUSIONS Periodic monitoring should be done to learn the drug resistance and bacterial distribution in ICU in order to rationally use antibiotics to avoid the generation of new drug resistant strains and control the infection of patients in ICU.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the change of antibiotics resistance of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from patients′s sputum in our hospital from Jan 2006 to Dec 2008,and offer basis for prevention of clinical infection and the reasonable use of drugs.METHODS The culture,identification and sensitivity to antibiotics of P.aeruginosa from the clinical sputum specimens were analyzed using USA VITEK-32 system.RESULTS Totally 196 strains of P.aeruginosa were isolated and characterized during the three years.The rates of resistance to cefoperazone/sulbactam were 18.37%,piperacillin/tazobactam 16.84%,netilmicin 17.35%,trimethoprim/sulfamesoxazole 100.00%,ampicillin 99.49%,cefazolin 99.49%,cefotetan 88.78%,and to ceftriaxone were 79.08%.The resistance rate to cephalosporins showed rising tendency.But the resistance rate to ?-lactam antibiotics showed deereasing tendency.CONCLUSIONS P.aeruginosa has single and multi-resistance to antibiotics seriously,but sensitive to ?-lactam antibiotics and aminoglycosides.Using antibiotics reasonably based on bacteria identification and sensitivity test is the best way to reduce the resistance of the pathogens.

Objective To explore the hematology adverse reactions of imatinib mesylate (IM) in the treatment of chronic phase (CP) of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).Methods The clinical data of 435 CML-CP patients treated with IM were analyzed respectively in the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University from Jan 2013 to Jan 2015.The hematology adverse reactions were followed up regularly and the incidences in different groups with various factors were compared.Results Until the end of follow-up,74 (17.0 ％) patients had hematology adverse reactions.61 (14.02 ％) patients had neutropenia,including 9 (14.75 ％) patients who had level Ⅲ-Ⅳ neutropenia.60 (13.79 ％) cases had thrombocytopenia including 11 (18.33 ％) patients with level Ⅲ-Ⅳ thrombocytopenia.Anemia occurred in 50 (11.49 ％) patients,of whom 5 (10.00 ％) cases were grade Ⅲ-Ⅳ anemia.33 (7.59 ％) cases experienced pancytopenia.The incidence of hematology adverse reactions was influenced by nine factors,including the course before treatment,the size of spleen,Sokal scores,the use of interferon,fusion genes,chromosomes,complete cytogenetic response,main molecular reaction and Karnofsky scores (all P ＜ 0.05),while it was not influenced by age,gender,BMI,smoking and drinking (all P ＞ 0.05).Conclusions During the initial treatment of CML-CP,if patients experienced level Ⅰ-Ⅱ hematology adverse reactions,they can continue to taking IM.However,when level Ⅲ-Ⅳ hematology adverse reactions happened,they need to reduce the dose or stop taking,and one month later,hemocyte will get well.In the long-term treatment of CML,once level Ⅲ-Ⅳ hematology adverse reactions occur,the patients need to receive some related inspections,such as bone marrow morphology and molecular biology detection,to clear the disease stage.When it is necessary,the patients can take the second generation of tyrosine kinase inhibitors.