Procalcitonin (PCT) has been recognized a marker of infectious diseases for the past few years.The value of PCT is specific elevation in infectious diseases or inflammation caused by bacterial and it has an important role in the identification of bloodstream infections,bacterial and non-bacterial,rational usage of antibiotics and prediction disease prognosis.PCT is a high value diagnostic indicators.However,the PCT do not reflect a clear advantage in the diagnosis of neonatal infection.In this paper,the composition of the PCT,the source in the body of PCT,the metabolism of PCT,laboratory testing methods of PCT and its applications in neonatal infection were reviewed in order to gain a deeper understanding of the value of PCT in the neonatal diagnosis of infectious diseases.

ObjectiveTo study the clinical significance of splenectomy in cirrhotic patients undergoing hepatic resection for PLC.Methods26 PLC patients with portal hypertension and hypersplenism were randomly divided into two groups: incidental splenectomy group ( n =11), and hepatectomy only group ( n =15). Postoperative blood picture and liver function was compared.ResultsThe WBC and PLT count significantly elevated after splenctomy, (8 9?1 6)?10 9 /L, (310?32)?10 9 /L; vs. (3 7?1 4)?10 9 /L and (104?41)?10 9 /L respectively (all P

Objective To study T lymphocyte subsets immunological condition of spleen in primary hepatocellular carcinoma (PHC) with liver cirrhosis. Methods T lymphocyte subsets such as CD4,CD8,CD4/CD8 in peripheral and spleen venous blood in 31 cases of PHC with liver cirrhosis were detected by FCM.and 13 patients with liver cirrhosis were observed as the control group. Results In 6 patients with stage Ⅰ liver cancer, CD8 of peripheral venous blood significantly decreased (P

ObjectiveTo study the changes of immune function after hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) in patients with liver cirrhosis.MethodsPatients with liver cirrhosis were used as control group,CD4?CD8?CD4/CD8? and protein expression level of IFN ??IL2?IL10 in peripheral blood from 18 advanced HCC cases with liver cirrhosis before and after heaptectomy were detected by flow cytometry(FCM) and ELISA.Results Postoperative CD4(33?3)%?CD4/CD8(1 1?0 1)?IL2(71?11)?pg/ml?IFN ?(90?15)?pg/ml level elevated compared to that of pre operation 〔CD4(29?4)%?CD4/CD8(0 9?0 3)?IL2(57?15)?pg/ml?IFN ?(78?13)?pg/ml〕(all P

Objective To design a novel efficient CEA vaccine of fission epitopes with the vehicle of HPV16L1,and construct the recombinant baculovirus in Bac-to-Bac baculovirus expression system.Methods The recombinant baculovirus expression vector pFastBac1-V was constructed.HPV16L1 and CEA-PADRE synthesis primers were inserted into bacmid in E.coli DH10Bac with the help of Tn7 transposition system.Then the recombinant baculovirus was got by infecting insect cell sf9.Results HPV16L1 and CEA-PADRE synthesis primers that were cloned to the baculovirus transfer vector pFastBac1 were assessed by restriction analysis and direct sequencing.The recombinant baculovirus of the novel vaccine had been constructed.After infected sf9,the correct fragment was amplified by PCR.Conclusion The baculovirus of CEA vaccine of fussion epitopes with the vehicle of HPV16L1 was constructed.

Objective To discuss the value of diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) in severity assessment and prognosis prediction of diffuse axonal injury (DAI). Methods A retrospective study was performed on the clinical imaging data and the follow-up results at six months after injury in 29 patients with DAI. The detection rate of DAI lesion by DWI and conventional MRI was compared by means of one-way ANOVA. The correlation between the number of lesion in different areas with GCS and GOS was analyzed with Spearman rank correlation test. Results (1)The average detected DAI lesions were 19.24±5.72 on DWI, 14.41 ±4.50 on FLAIR, 10.58±3.79 on T2WI and 4.83 ±2. 11 on TIWI, with the highest detection number of DAI lesion on DWI (P < 0, 05). (2) There was a significant correlation of the number of central lesions (in corpus callosum, basal ganglia and brain stem) with GCS and COS (P < 0. 05), but there was no correlation of total lesion number or periphery lesion with GCS and COS (P > 0.05). Conclusions DWI is a potentially useful imaging modality in detecting DAI lesion, when the number of central lesion on DWI can be served as an objective marker in severity assessment and prognosis prediction of DAI.

A high-throughput method for screening drug multi residues was developed by quadrupole-time-of-flight( Q-TOF) mass spectrometry together with QuEChERS sample preparation technique. It has been used for the determination of 57 drugs, such as tetracyclines ( TCs ) , sulfonamides ( SAs ) , quinolones ( QNs ) , triphenylmethanes (TPMs), estrogens (ETs), androgens (AGs) and glucocorticoids (GCs) in fish. The optimized pretreatment conditions were examined. The target compounds were extracted with acetonitrile under the condition of Na2 EDTA-Mcllvaine buffer, and the usage of clean-up reagents was 25 mg anhydrous magnesium sulfate, 12. 5 mg octadecylsilane and 6. 25 mg N-Propylethylenediamine sorbent for extracted solvent of each milliliter. The positive results acquired by this high-throughput method were confirmed by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry ( LC-MS/MS) . The detection limit for these 59 drugs was in the range of 0. 5-5. 3 μg/kg. The method is time-saving, convenient, effective and wide coverage. Its sensitivity can meet the requirement of the detection of drug residues in aquatic products.

Xihuang pill,a famous anticancer traditional Chinese medicine formula,has curative effect in clinical application. It can inhibit the growth and invasion of tumor cells and cancer stem cells,prevent angiogenesis,and reverse the tumor immunosup-pressive microenvironment. This review summarizes the reported Xihuang pill' s anticancer mechanism and clinical application on colorectal cancer,breast cancer,liver cancer,so as to provide a reference for the further research and development on anticancer ap-plication of Xihuang pill.

Objective To assess the efficacy of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) combined with low dose of hormone and lamivudine in the treatment of hepatitis B virus associated glomerulonephritis (HBV-GN).Methods The clinical data of 49 HBV-GN patients diagnosed by renal pathology was reviewed.They were treated with MMF( ≥ 12 years old,0.75 g,two times a day; ＜ 12 years old,0.4 g/m2,two times a day),low dose of hormone [0.5 mg/(kg·d) ],lamivudine( ≥ 12 years old,100 mg/d; ＜ 12 years old,3 mg/kg,two times a day).Results Among of 49 HBV-GN patients,clinical cure rate was 71.4％(35/49),the total effective rate was 81.6％(40/49),85.7％(42/49) patients' HBV DNA level decreased from 5.43 ×104 copies/ml to ＜ 1000 copies/ml.The complete remission rate was 88.0％ (22/25),the partial remission rate was 8.0％ (2/25),the inefficiency was 4.0％ (1/25) in membranous nephropathy (MN);the complete remission rate was 44.4％ (4/9),the inefficiency was 55.6％ (5/9) in mesangial proliferative glomerulone phritis (MsPGN) ; the complete remission rate was 70.0％(7/10); the partial remission rate was 30.0％(3/10)in membrane proliferative glomerulone phritis (MPGN) ;the complete remission rate was 40.0％ (2/5),the inefficiency was 60.0％(3/5) in focal segmental glomerulosclerosts (FSGS).There was significant difference among the different pathological type (P＜0.05).There were less adverse reactions.Conclusions MMF combined with low dose hormone and lamivudine is safe and effective in treating HBV-GN.The efficacy and pathological type has some relationship,MN has the best response,MPGN and MsPGN are second,FSGS is poor.

Objective To analyze the clinical characteristics of Klebsiella pneumoniae infection in preterm infants. Methods Clinical data of 75 preterm infants infected with Klebsiella pneumoniae treated in BaYi Children's Hospital from February 6,2008 to February 10,2010 were retrospectively analyzed.The difference of auxiliary examination between early-onset and late-onset infection group were compared by two independent samples t test.Spearman correlation analysis and non-conditional Logistic regression analysis were used to analyze the high risk factors and the prognostic factors of Klebsiella pneumoniae infection in preterm infants. Results The incidence of Klebsiella pneumoniae infection was 2.8％ (75/2721) in preterm infants,and the mortality rate was 9.3％ (7/75). There were 71 cases of Klebsiella pneumoniae sepsis and 4 cases of Klebsiella pneumoniae pneumonia.Among 75 cases,63 cases were early-onset infection (onset age≤72 h) and 12 were late-onset infection (onset age＞72 h).All patients presented with poor response,heart rate during quiet sleep ＞ 160/min and low oxygen saturation.The mean corpuscular volume and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration in early-onset Klebsiella pneunoniae infection cases were higher than those in late-onset neonates [(128.87±24.60) fl vs (113.72±13.54) fl,t=-2.07,P＜0.05and (38.11±2.15) pg vs (36.98±1.05) pg,t=-2.76,P＜0.05].Low birth weight and caesarean section were associated with early-onset Klebsiella pneumoniae sepsis (r=0.250 and -0.240,P＜0.05). The prognosis of Klebsiella pneumoniae infection was associated with hospital stay and duration of premature rupture of membranes (r=0.368 and 0.318,P＜0.05). Conclusions There were no specific clinical manifestations for Klebsiella pneumoniae infection in preterm infants.Preterm infants with low birth weight,long duration of premature rupture of membranes,delivered by caesarean section and received invasive operation are likely to develop Klebsiella pneumoniae infection.