The high-copy-number plasmid pcDNA3.1+ is unstable within S almonella typhimurium. A novel plasmid pmcDNA3.1+ was constructed by removin g the promoter sequence of ampicillin resistance gene (bla gene) in plasmid pcDNA3.1+. In contrast to pcDNA3.1+, pmcDNA3.1+ was stable within Salmonel la typhimurium SL7207 in LB medium with or without ampicillin. Further experi ments showed the ?-lactamase activity of Salmonella typhimurium SL7207(pmc DNA3.1+) was apparently lowered than that of Salmonella typhimurium SL7207( pcDNA3.1+) and the high ampicillin concentration was maintained longer in LB me dium culturing Salmonella typhimurium SL7207(pmcDNA3.1+). When mice were a dministered with Salmonella typhimurium SL7207(pmcDNA3.1+) intraperitoneall y, more than 95% of Salmonella cells separated from the spleen still harbore d the plasmid pmcDNA3.1+ 7 days later; but 99% of Salmonella cells lost the plasmid pcDNA3.1+ at day 3 in mice innoculated with Salmonella typhimurium SL7207(pcDNA3.1+). By lowering the expression of bla gene, the rapid deco mposition of ampicillin in LB medium was avoided and the metabolic pressure was relieved for the host cells. This method offers a solution for the problem of t he instability of high-copy-number plasmid within Salmonella typhimurium.

This paper is discussed about course system construction of Microbiology, teaching method, in- struction means and experimental teaching mode. Teaching practice indicated that reform the pattern of Mi- crobiology educational mode can stimulate students’ interest in studying the course, cultivate their inde- pendent ability to solve questions, develop their creative thinking. It is an important way to train high-caliber talents.

Metabolic abnormalities were identified and carotid intima-media-thickness(IMT)was measured in 221 individuals at risk for metabolic syndrome(MS).The results indicated that IMT was significantly thicker in MS individuals than that in non-MS individuals(P＜0.01).And there was a tendency of progressive increase in IMT with increasing components of metabolic syndrome.

Adenocarcinoma ; pathology ; Adult ; Aged ; Calbindin 2 ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Humans ; Male ; Mesothelioma ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Middle Aged ; Mucin-1 ; metabolism ; Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal ; pathology ; Orchiectomy ; methods ; S100 Calcium Binding Protein G ; metabolism ; Sarcoma ; pathology ; Testicular Neoplasms ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Testis ; metabolism ; pathology

OBJECTIVETo explore the effects of integrative medicine (IM) rehabilitation protocolon motor function, activity of daily living, and quality of life (QOL) in hemiplegia patients after stroke.

METHODSTotally 120 patients with post-stroke hemiplegia were allocated to four groups using sealed envalope drawing, i.e., the rehabilitation group, the Chinese medical treatment group, the acupuncture group, and the comprehensive rehabilitation group, 30 cases in each group. Based on routine rehabilitative training, patients in the Chinese medical treatment group, the acupuncture group, and the compre-hensive rehabilitation group received standardized treatment based on syndrome typing, Shi's Consciousness-Restoring Resuscitation acupuncture, Chinese herbs + acupuncture comprehensive rehabilitatino protocol, respectively. The treatmet cycle consisted of 4 weeks with 24-week follow-ups. Fugl-Meyer motor assessment (FMA), Modified Barthel Index (MBI), and Stroke-Specific Quality of Life Scale(SS-QQL), and safety assessment were taken as main effect indices before treatment, at week 4 of treatment, at week 12 and 24 of follow-ups, respectively.

RESULTSThere was no statistical difference in FMA score, MBI score, SS-QOL score among the four groups before treatment (P > 0.05). These scores were significantly improved in the four groups at week 4 of treatment, week 12 and 24 of follow-ups, respectively (P < 0.05). Besides, FMA score and SS-QOL score were significantly improved in the comprehensive rehabilitation group at each corresponding time point, as compared with other treatment groups (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONSThe comprehensive protocol could significantly improve motor function, activity of daily living in hemiplegia patients after stroke, and further improve their QOL. Its effect was better than other single treatment.

Activities of Daily Living ; Acupuncture Therapy ; Hemiplegia ; rehabilitation ; Humans ; Integrative Medicine ; methods ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; Motor Skills ; Quality of Life ; Stroke Rehabilitation ; Treatment Outcome

To investigate the influence of Anxin granules combined with tirofiban on acute myocardial infarction (AMI) Patients after elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). One hundred and twenty AMI patients were randomly divided into treatment group and control group. The patients in the two groups were all given Tirofiban 30mins before PCI . The treatment group was added Anxin granules 30 mins before and after PCI. Tissue factor (TF) and von willebrand factor (vWF) were tested at 6 hours after operation. Syndromatology alteration of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and bleeding complications were observed at 4 weeks after operation. Both TF and vWF at 6 hours after operation of the treatment group was lower than the control group significantly (P < 0.01), while the condition of myocardial ischemia at 90 mins after operation of the treatment group was better than control group with significance. The syndromatology alteration of TCM especially spontaneous perspiration and hypodynamia of the treatment group were improved significantly compared to control group 4 weeks after operation. All patients in both groups had no bleeding complications and thrombopenia. The study suggests that Anxin granules combined with tirofiba can improve the clinical efficacy and the endothelial function of AMI patients after PCI with no increase in bleeding events.
Aged ; Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; administration & dosage ; Female ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Myocardial Infarction ; complications ; metabolism ; surgery ; Postoperative Hemorrhage ; drug therapy ; etiology ; metabolism ; prevention & control ; Thromboplastin ; metabolism ; von Willebrand Factor ; metabolism

Two new labdane diterpenoids were isolated from 95% ethanol extract of the leaves of Callicarpa formosana Rolfe by using silica gel column, MCI column, ODS column and HPLC. Their structures were elucidated by HR-ESI-MS, NMR and ECD spectral data. All of them are new compounds, named 13E-6β-hydroxylabda-8(17),13-dien-15-oic acid (1) and 13E-7α-hydroxylabda-8(17),13-dien-15-oic acid (2). Compounds 1 and 2 were tested for antioxidant activity, and none of them had obvious activity.

Objective To explore epithelial ovarian cancer(EOC)antigens that are potentially useful for cancer early detection and therapy.Methods A high quality cDNA library derived from ascites tumor cells of EOC patients(3 cases of serous EOC,1 case of mucinous EOC,and 1 case of endometrial carcinoma of ovary)was constructed,and the method of combining serological analysis of recombinant cDNA expression libraries(SEREX)and suppression subtractive hybridization(SSH)was used for screening cDNA library.All of the positive clones were sequenced and bioinformatics analysis with BLAST software in GenBank was performed.Serological mini-arrays of recombinant tumor antigens(SMARTA)was used to investigate the prevalence of autoantibodies to these antigens in both 96 ovarian cancer patients and 96 cancer-free controls.Results Fifty-five positive clones encoding different antigenic genes of EOC recognized by IgG and(or)IgM were obtained.It showed that these 55 clones derived from 45 distinct genes and these genes could be grouped into 6 classes as following according to homology with known expressed sequence tag(EST):(1)known ovarian carcinoma related genes:BARD1,et al;(2)homologous genes with other tumors:TM4SF1,et al;(3)homologous genes with special tissues:ILF3,FXR1,et al;(4) homologous genes with special function:TIZ,C1 D,et al;(5)embryo originating genes:PKHD1,et al; (6)novel genes:OV-189,et al.SMARTA results showed that the positive ratio of five EOC antigens TM4SF1(28% vs 9%),CID(21% vs 6%),BARD1(23% vs 5%),FXR1(23% vs 8%),OV-189 (31% vs 13%)which reacting with their IgG autoantibodies,three antigens TIZ(26% vs 8%),FXR1 (28% vs 11%),and OV-189(18% vs 7%)which reacting with their IgM autoantibodies in patients was higher than in controls(P

OBJECTIVEThe purpose of this study is to investigate whether low-dose spiral chest CT scan can replace standard-dose CT scan in detecting pulmonary metastases for patients with gestational trophoblastic tumor (GTT).

METHODSTotally, 34 GTT patients underwent 56 chest CT scans for the assessment of pulmonary metastasis. All patients received CT examination both at standard-dose (120 KV, 150 mAs, pitch 1, and a standard reconstruction algorithm) and low-dose CT (120 KV, 40 mAs, pitch 2, and a bone reconstruction algorithm) simultaneously each time. The images were interpreted by two radiologists independently. A metastasis by CT image was defined as a nodule within lung parenchyma that could not be attributed to a pulmonary vessel. The number of lesions detected at each dose protocol was recorded. The size of each lesion was measured and categorized as < 5 mm, 5 - 10 mm or > or = 10 mm. The differences in detection of the lesions between the standard- and low-dose CT protocols were compared using Wilconxon signed rank test.

RESULTS1417 lesions were detected at the standard-dose, whereas 1214 lesions were found by low-dose CT. Lesions < 5 mm detected by low-dose CT were fewer than that detected by standard-dose CT (Z = -3.368, P = 0.000), though there was no statistically significant difference between the standard- and low-dose CT in detecting lesion > or = 5 mm (Z = -0.055, P = 0.957). Moreover, the risk score of the patients was not affected either. The sensitivity of low-dose CT was 69.16% for all size of lesions, 58.50% for < 5 mm, 87.07% for 5 - 10 mm, and 97.01% for > or = 10 mm. The positive predictive value for different sizes of lesion was 80.71% (all sizes), 73.82% (5 mm), 88.86% (5 - 10 mm), and 98.48% (> or = 10 mm), respectively.

CONCLUSIONLow-dose chest CT can replace the standard-dose chest CT as a screening and follow-up examination to assess the change in pulmonary metastasis for patients with gestational trophoblastic tumor.

Adult ; Female ; Gestational Trophoblastic Disease ; diagnostic imaging ; secondary ; Humans ; Lung Neoplasms ; diagnostic imaging ; secondary ; Middle Aged ; Pregnancy ; Radiation Dosage ; Tomography, Spiral Computed ; methods ; Uterine Neoplasms ; pathology

OBJECTIVEIt was to explore the application of the hepatitis B virus large proteins (HBV-LP) in public health physical examination through clinical testing of HBV-LP in Catering practitioners, students and soldiers of New requisition etc.

METHODS709 samples of HBV infection people were collected in public health physical examination and all collected samples were detected. ELISA was used to detect HBV serum markers (HBV-M) and HBV-LP. Real-time PCR was applied to detect quantity of HBV DNA.

RESULTS(1) The detectable results of HBV-LP and HBV DNA were no statistical significance in 709 samples. (2) The detectable results of HBV-LP and HBV DNA were also no statistical significance in different models of HBV infection patients. The values of chi2 and P were respectively 2.67, 0.60, 0.00 and 0.10, 0.44, 1.00. S/A of HBV-LP and the copies of HBV-DNA had a positive relationship (r = 0.959, P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONHBV-LP could reflect the level of hepatitis B virus replication and be used to judge the level of hepatitis B virus replication in people of public health physical examination. HBV-LP may be worth using widely in physical examination.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Child ; Female ; Hepatitis B virus ; genetics ; metabolism ; Humans ; Liver Function Tests ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Public Health ; Viral Proteins ; genetics ; metabolism ; Young Adult