Recombinant plasmids pHY-PA, pBBR-PA were constructed in which genes pdc and adhB were placed under the control of tac promoter, respectively, and had successfully expressed in Escherichia coli. Then these recombinant plasmids were electroporated into Lactobacillus strains for ethanol production. Preliminary ethanol fermentation using these Lactobacillus strains and their recombinants was carried out using 42℃ as fermentation temperature. The results indicated that introducing pdc and adhB, ethanologenic pathway was successfully constructed in L.plantanum CICIM B0080. 0.4% (V/V) ethanol was detected at the end of fermentation with 6.7% glucose, and that is 67-fold as the wild-type B0080. Two-fold of ethanol production was detected in L.amylovorus B0112 (pHY-PA) and L.acidophilus B0068 (pBBR-PA). Introducing both pdc and adhB, and meanwhile knock-outing the lactate dehydrogrnase gene may better convert carbon flux to ethanologenic direction.

Objective To analyze the relative risk factors of elderly patients with abdominoperineal resection for rectal carcinoma.Methods The risk factors for hospital death and postoperative complications in 137 elderly patients who had undergone abdominoperineal resection for rectal carcinoma from July 1995 to July 2005 were analyzed retrospectively.Results The risk factors included coexistent diseases,hemoglobin level less than 70 g/L,body mass index(BMI)less than 18.5 kg/m2,intraoperative blood loss more than 1 000 ml,operating time longer than 6 h.The relative risk ratio were 4.76,5.85,6.49,5.47,3.90 respectively for hospital death,and 2.02,2.27,1.83,2.01,1.70 for postoperative complications.Conclusion The risk factors of the elderly patients with abdominoperineal resection for rectal carcinoma should be considered carefully during the perioperative period.

Objective To analysis the clinical characteristics of Tubal pregnancy.Methods 500 cases of tubal pregnancy were collected and clinicopathological changes,histopathologic feature were studied in 500 cases of tubal pregnancy,35 cases of them analyzed by electron microscope.Results Patholocal changes of the Fallopian tubes itself:Chronic nonspecific inflammation and peripheral inflammation of Fallopian tubes and endometriosis and the fatty infiltration of the tubal wall is 60%、2%、1.6%、0.8% and 2%.Conclusions The main pathological changes of fallopian tubes itself is chronic nonspecific inflammation.IUD and tubal sterilization and endometriosis and fatty inflitration of the tubal wall be causative of the tubal pregnancy.

Objective To investigate the change of high sensitivity c-reaction protein( hs-CRP)on carotid artery plaque. Methods A total of 5 852 individuals were selected as our subjects who randomly stratified from the health examination survey participants in Tangshan Kailuan Company community during 2006 - 2007. A total of 5 440 people(age above 40 years old,free of stroke,transient ischemic attack(TIA)and myocardial infarction ) were qualified and enrolled in the final analysis. A questionnaire survey,blood biochemical analysis and carotid artery ultrasound examination were finished by trained medical staff. According to the hs-CRP 3 mg measurements at the first and third times health examinations,all subjects were divided into four groups,including continued decreasing group(hs-CRP < 3 mg/ L),decreasing group(hs-CRP decreased from≥3 mg/ L to < 3 mg/ L ),increasing group((hs-CRP increased from < 3 mg/ L to≥3 mg/ L)and continued high group((hs-CRP ≥3 mg/ L). Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to test the impact of change of hs-CRP on carotid artery plaque. Results Incidence of carotid artery plaques in continued decreasing, decreasing,increasing and continued high groups were 33. 6%(1 308 / 3 577),44. 7%(178 / 398),45. 1%(186 / 412)and 54. 9%(151 / 275),respectively. The dependent variable was named based on carotid artery plaque(1 = plaque and 0 = no plaque),and in dependent variable was named based on hs-CRP value change (0 = continued decreasing group;1 = decreasing group;2 = increasing group;3 = continued high group). Multiply factors logistic regression analysis showed that the risk of carotid artery plaques for women increased compared to decreasing group( RR = 1. 17,95% CI:1. 01 - 1. 35,P = 0. 035). After adjusting gender,age,smoking,low density lipoprotein cholesterol,fasting blood-glucose,baseline lg( hs-CRP)and body mass index,the risks of developing carotid artery plague in increasing group and continued high group were increased compared to decreasing group among the women and whole population(for all subject:RR = 1. 33,95% CI:1. 04 - 1. 70,P =0. 023;for women subject:RR = 1. 63,95% CI:1. 08 - 2. 46,P = 0. 021). Conclusion Increasing hs-CRP is a risk factors of incidence of carotid artery plaque possibly.

Objective To assess the efficacy of dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the breast in the detection of residual lesions of early stage breast carcinoma after lumpectomy. Methods 53 patients with breast masses confirmed to be malignant tumors by pathology after lumpectomy underwent the dynamic contrast-enhanced breast MR imaging and then further surgical treatment by lumpectomy. The DCE MRI-based diagnoses were compared to the results of pathological analyses after the second lumpectomy. Results 17 (32%) cases were detected with abnormal enhancement. 8 cases presented mass-like enhancements , and 6 of them showed tumorous residuals (P < 0.01). 6 presented focal enhancements, taking up 35% and one of them was confirmed pathologically to have tumorous residuals (P < 0.01). 3 cases presented mass-like enhancement, taking up 18% and 2 of them were confirmed with cancerous residuals . MR dynamic enhancement showed 68% of the them presented no abnormal enhancements in the breast and 33 of themhad no residual cancer , taking up 92%. 3 of them were confirmed with tumorous residuals , taking up 8%. The The positive predictive value and negative predictive value of DCE MR imaging for diagnosing residual malignant lesion were 52% and 92%, respectively . Conclusion The dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI of breast is helpful for evaluating residual malignant lesion after lumpectomy and affects positively subsequent treatment.

Objective To explore the damage effect of sonoporation on the prostate of rabbit,while opening up the blood-prostate barrier by microbubble mediated sonoporation.Methods Fifteen male New Zealand white rabbits were randomly divided into 3 groups:ultrasound (US) group,microbubble (MB) group,ultrasound and microbubble (US+MB) group.Ultrasound was insonated directly on the prostate.Optical microscope,electron microscope and apoptosis index (AI) with TUNEL method were applied to trace the changes of the prostate of rabbit under different conditions.Results There was no significant change in prostatic tissues of group US and MB under the optical microscope.Cytoplasm and nucleoli were stained equally,cells of glandular epithelium were intact and formed orderly.Glandular cavities in these two groups were change very slightly.Glandular epithelium cells of Group US+MB were organized optical under the optical microscope,and there was a mass of eosinophilic liquid in the glandular cavities.Vascular endothelial cell were intact and formed orderly and swollen mitochondria were observed under the electron microscope in MB group and US group.Swollen mitochondria,tight junctions among gland cells were opened,and infiltrated erythrocyte could be found under the eletron microscope in US+MB.AI of group US+MB was markedly higher than that of group US and group MB (P<0.01),and AI of group US was higher than that of group MB (P<0.01).Conclusions Microbubble mediated sonoporation causes damage in the prostate tissue of rabbit,while opening up the blood-prostate barrier with an increased permeability of the prostate.

BACKGROUND: Stem cell factors are hypoxia-induced neural regeneration factors. They stimulate animals' neural regeneration.OBJECTIVE: To observe Nestin and stem cell factor mRNA expressions after ischemia/reperfusion injury in rat brain, and to analyze the time rule of the two.DESIGN: A randomized controlled animal experiment.SETTING: Department of Ultrasound Diagnosis, Affdiated Hospital of Qingdao University Medical College.MATERIALS: Thirty-six healthy female adult Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were provided by the Shanghai Laboratory Animal Center, Chinese Academy of Science. Nestin and stem cell factor mRNA in situ hybridization kits and 3,3'-diaminobenzidine (DAB)kit were provided by Boster Bioengineering Co.,Ltd (Wuhan, China).METHODS: This study was performed at the Shangdong Key Laboratory for Prevention and Treatment of Encephalopathy from January to June 2005. Thirty-two rats were created into models of ischemia/reperfusion models by occluding left middle cerebral artery with suture. At ischemia 1.5 hours and reperfusion 2, 6, 12, 24 hours, 2, 3, 7, 14 days, 4 rats were separately used in order to observe the expressions of Nestin and stem cell factor mRNA. The other 4 rats were used for sham-operation,in which, suture insertion was omitted, and the other procedures were identical to experimental groups. The expressions of Nestin and stem cell factor mRNA were detected in the cortex, corpora striatum and paraventricular nucleus region in rat brain by in situ hybridization.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Nestin and stem cell factor mRNA expressions in the cortex, corpora striatum and paraventricular nucleus region in rat brain.RESULTS: Thirty-six rats were included in the final analysis. Nestin mRNA and stem cell factor were weakly expressed in the cortex, corpora striatum and paraventricular nucleus region in rats of sham-operation group. After ischemia/reperfusion, Nestin mRNA expression at each time point was significandy higher in the experimental groups (except in the cortex at ischemia 1.5 hours and reperfusion 2 hours, in the corpora striatum at ischemia 1.5 hours and reperfusion 2 and 6 hours and in the paraventricular nucleus region at ischemia 1.5 hours and reperfusion 2, 6 hours and 14 days) than in the sham-operation group (P＜0.05). While stem cell factor mRNA expression at each time point was significandy higher in the experimental groups (except in the cortex at ischemia 1.5 hours and reperfusion 2,6 and 12 hours, in the corpora striatum at ischemia 1.5 hours and reperfusion 2 and 6 hours and in the paraventricular nucleus region at ischemia 1.5 hours and reperfusion 2 hours and 14 days) than in the sham-operation group (P＜0.05).CONCLUSION: The time rule of stem cell factor mRNA expression is basically the same as that of neural stem cell proliferation. It indicates that following cerebral ischemia/reperfusion, stem cell factor mRNA expression may promote the proliferation of neural stem cells.

Objective To observe the expressions of C/EBPs mRNA and protein in the sebaceous gland and to study the relationship between C/EBPs and the differentiation of sebocytes. Methods RT-PCR and immunhischemistry were used to detect the expressions of C/EBPs mRNA and protein in the embryo and adult sebaceous glands. Results The lowest expression of C/EBP? mRNA in the sebaceous gland was found in embryonic period, but increased gradually during the developmental stages. The expression of C/EBP? mRNA in the sebaceous gland showed different expression patterns, i.e. it maintained at low level in all of the developmental stages. Expressions of C/EBP? and ? protein were found in the nuclei of sebocytes in embryonic period but in the basal cell layer of sebaceous glands in maturation phase. Conclusion The expression patterns of C/EBPs are different in the sebaceous gland from embryonic to adult stages, suggesting that C/EBP? and ? may play important roles in the development of human sebaceous gland.

Objective To study radiation protection of low dose CT scanning in orbit. Methods 126 cases of orbital disease were scanned by original standard parameter (130 kV,100 mA) and two different low dose parameters (130 kV,50 mA and 30 mA) respectively. All the images were reconstructed by different Kernels. The image quality and difference of the CTDIw (weighted CT dose index) of each group were compared. Results CTDIw was 30% of that of the conventional scanning and least when 130 kV 30 mA,but the difference of the image quality compared with that by conventional scanning was highly statistical significance (P0.05). Conclusion Low dose CT scanning (50mA) in orbit not only can assure the image quality but also can decrease the radiation dose.

Allergy and Immunology ; Congresses as Topic ; Humans