Objective A enzymatic method for measurement of calcium in serum by using urea amidolyase was introduction. Methods Double reagent two-point method.TEA buffer(pH 8.0,200 mmol/L)was used as the buffer solution.The first reagent consisted of sodium bicarbonate 26.0 mmol/L,NADPH 0.4 mmol/L,2-oxoglutaric acid 8.0 mmol/L,urea amidolyase 115 U/L and GLDH 43.0 kU/L.The second reagent contained sodium bicarbonate 26.0 mmol/L and ATP 6.2 mmol/L in the buffer solution.Results The Linearity range was 0.5～5.0 mmol/L.The average rate of recovery was 102.7%.The average within-run and between-run CV were 2.13% and 2.69%.Camparison with OCPC(X1)，showed that Y1=1.02X1-0.021,r=0.981,and with Arsenazo Ⅲ(X2),Y2=0.99X2+0.03,r=0.978.No interference from as much as 300 μmol/L of bilirubin,4 g/L of hemoglobin,2.5 mmol/L of magnesium,2.0 mmol/L of ammonium ion and 8.0 mmol/L of triglyceride.Conclusion This method was simple,accurate and ripid,suitable for automatic analysis of calcium in serum.

Objective To investigate the change of serum remnant like particle cholesterol (RLP C) and the association of RLP C with diabetic nephropathy (DN) in the patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). Methods Serum RLP C concentration was assayed by immunoseparation method. Plasma ? granule membrane glycoprotein 140 (GMP140) and nitric oxide (NO) levels were also measured. Urinary albumin excretion rate (UAER) was measured by radioimmunoassay, and the patients with type 2 DM were assigned to three groups according to UAER 〔35 without DN (D 1 group, UAER200 ?g/min)〕. Results Serum RLP C concentration in 96 patients with type 2 DM was significantly increased compared to that in 44 normal controls (NC) 〔(0.281?0.162)mmol/L vs (0.193?0.125)mmol/L, P

Objective To investigate the cooperative antifungal effect of antibacterial peptide MUC7 combined with Bifidobacte‐ria in vitro .Methods The antifungal effect was observed and measured by viable count and the Oxford cup method .Results Two methods exhibited more potent antifungal effect on Candida albicans ,Candida albicans ,Candida krusei and Candida parapsilosis in MUC7 combined with Bifidobacteria group .The colonies′numbers in MUC7 combined with Bifidobacteria group were 2 .00 ± 1 .13 , 2 .00 ± 1 .42 ,5 .00 ± 2 .03 ,2 .00 ± 1 .39 respectively by viable counting ,which was lower than thoes in the saline group and Bifidobacterium group (P<0 .01) ,these two groups were significant lower than those in MUC7 group (P<0 .05);the inhibition zone in MUC7 combined with Bifidobacteria group were (29 .00 ± 2 .17) ,(31 .00 ± 3 .25) ,(29 .00 ± 2 .89) ,(30 .00 ± 3 .36)mm de‐tected by the Oxford cup method ,which showed a significantly difference with the saline group ,Bifidobacterium group and MUC7 group(P< 0 .05) .Conclusion Antibacterial peptide MUC7 combined with Bifidobacterium exhibits good antifungal effect which may provide a foundation for the further research on a new generation of antifungal Bifidobacterium preparation .

0.05).Conclusions By our detection to healthy full-term neonates of their lipid levels,the recommended borderline up-limits of TC,TG and LDL-C are above 2.71 mmol/L,1.29 mmol/L and 1.12 mmol/L,respectively.The recommended up-limits are above 3.28 mmol/L,1.63 mmol/L and 1.78 mmol/L,respectively.

Objective To obtain highly purified oligodendrocyte precursor lineage cells in vitro and make identification.Methods The oligodendrocyte precursors were separated from astrocyte by orbital shaker and further purified by differential adhesion,and finally cultured in chemically defined serum-free medium,with appended neurotrophin 2(N2),platelet-derived growth factor(PDGF),basic fibroblast growth factor(bFGF).Immunofluorescence assay was applied to identify the separated cells with A2B5,O4,O1 and glial fibrillary acidic protein(GFAP) antibodies.Results Over 95% of cultured oligodendrocyte precursor cells were obtained.The oligodendrocyte progenitors were A2B5 and O4 positive,immature oligodendrocytes were O4 and O1 positive while GFAP were negative.Conclusions Separation and purification by shaking and differential adhesion and chemically defined medium are suitable and effective to obtain highly purified oligodendrocyte precursor cells.Cell output will increase notabily and rest in immature phase by appending both N2,PDGF and bFGF.

The strain of DG7 isolated from the oilwater sample in DAGANG oilfield could produce surfactant ?acids and gas in the culture medium in which the diesel was sole carbon source .The strain was Gram-negative, motive, rod and growed facultatively in the 0 to 18.5% NaCl. Based on its characters, the strain was identified as a member of the genus Aeromonas, but there were some differences between this strain and the described species of this genus in some biochemical features, suggesting that it could be a new species of the genus.

Objective：To investigate the changes of calcitonin gene-related peptide immunoreactive (CGRP-IR)nerve fibers in rat dental pulps during acute inflammation. Methods： Rat acute pulpitis model was established by silk thread ligation and the change of CGRP-IR nerve fibers was observed with immunohistochemical method.Results： In radical pulp,the CGRP-IR nerve fibers became denser and more heavily stained；in the coronal pulp,the number of CGRP-IR nerve fibers decreased,but the background staining was heavier. Conclusion： During acute inflammation,the amount of CGRP increases in dental pulps, and is released into the surronding tissue in a large scale in the coronal region.

Objective To explore the characteristics of temporal distribution and epidemic trend of autumn-winter type scrub typhus using the time series analysis.Methods Based on the data of scrub typhus collected from Shandong Diseases Reporting Information System from 2006 to 2011,both spectral analysis and moving average analysis were used to analyze the annual data of scrub typhus while scrub typhus incidence in 2012-2014 was forecasted.Seasonal decomposition analysis was applied to analyze the monthly data from January of 2006 to October of 2011,followed by Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average Model (ARIMA) which was constructed to forecast case number in November and December of 2011 and compared to the actual incidence.Results The results of spectral analysis showed that the prevalence of autumn-winter type scrub typhus had a feature of ‘3-year-periodicity’.A long-term up-trend was confirmed by method of moving average analysis,with annually case numbers of 310,337 and another number of 366 forecasted for 2012 to 2014,respectively,with the annual increase rate as 9％ per-year.Data from analysis of monthly data of scrub typhus showed that through multiple seasonal decomposition analysis,the results indicated that the prevalence of this disease possessed a typical autumn-winter type.The seasonality indexes for scrub typhus in October and November were 8.454 and 2.230,respectively,while others were less than 1.000.The ARIMA (0,1,1 ) (0,1,0)12 model of ( 1 -B) ( 1 -B12)X,=( 1 -0.811B)u,that was used to forecast the prevalence of autumn-winter type scrub typhus and was constructed with the residual error of 16 lags as white noise.The Box-Ljung test statistic for the model was 3.116,giving a P value of 0.999.The model fitted the data well.Good accordance was achieved between the observed values and the forecasted values of scrub typhus in November and December of 2011 which was produced by the ARIMA model,and all observed values were within the forecasted 95％ CI.Conclusion The prevalence of autumn-winter type scrub typhus showed a 3-year-periodicity,with a long-term up-trend,and the case numbers of 2012 to 2014 were forecasted,rising on the end with an increasing rate of 9％ per year,which occurred seasonally with October as the peak time in every year.The ARIMA (0,1,1 ) (0,1,0) 12 model seemed to be quite appropriate in predicting the autumn-winter type scrub typhus.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the mechanisms of Buyang Huanwu Decoction (BYHWD) by observing its effects on expressions of angiopoietin-1 (Ang-1) and the endothelial-specific receptor tyrosine kinase (Tie-2) mRNA in damaged region of rats' brain after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH).

METHODSOne hundred and sixty Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into four groups, 10 in the normal control group, 60 in the sham-operative group, 60 in the ICH model group, and 30 in the BYHWD-treated group. The ICH model was established by injecting collagenase type VII 0.5 U stereotaxically into right globus pallidus. Animals in the BYHWD-treated group were administered orally with BYHWD, while animals in the sham-operative group and the ICH model group were administered orally with equal volume distilled water, and those in the normal control group drank water freely. The positional variations of the expression of Ang-1 and Tie-2 in the sham-operative group and the model group were assayed by immunohistochemistry on dayl, 4, 7, 14, 21 and 28 after modeling, in the meantime, the dynamic changes of Ang-1 and Tie-2 mRNA expressions in all groups were assayed by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR).

RESULTSNo significant expression of Ang-1 and Tie-2 in brain of rats in the normal or the sham-operative group was found during the experiment. In the model group, the Ang-1 and Tie-2 positive micrangio-segments appeared at the edge of clot on day 1 to day 4, they gradually penetrated to hematoma area from day 7; with Ang-1 and Tie-2 mRNA expressed from day 1, but very weak until day 4, showing no significant difference to that on day 1; thereafter, they increased gradually, and reached the peak on day 28 (P <0.05). While the two expressions in the BYHWD treated group reached the peak on day 21, and from day 7 to day 28, they were all significantly higher than those in ICH model group at the corresponding time points (P <0.01).

CONCLUSIONBYHWD can promote the up-regulation of Ang-1 and Tie-2mRNA expressions in brain of intracerebral hemorrhagic rats, which might accelerate the angiogenesis in the reconstruction of microvascular network in the damaged zone, and thus facilitating the repairing of damaged tissue.

Angiopoietin-1 ; genetics ; metabolism ; Animals ; Brain ; drug effects ; metabolism ; Cerebral Hemorrhage ; drug therapy ; genetics ; metabolism ; Disease Models, Animal ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; administration & dosage ; Female ; Gene Expression ; drug effects ; Humans ; Male ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Receptor, TIE-2 ; genetics ; metabolism

Objective To evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of tumor resection combined with lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) in pulmonary and esophageal patients.Methods 45 patients with lung tumor and 37 patients with esophageal tumor were di- vided into group A(tumor resection plus LVRS) and group B(tumor resection only) randomly.Group A patients underwent tumor re- section combined with LVRS.The target area was determined according to chest computed tomography and ventilation-perfusion scan- ning.The removed pulmonary tissues made up about 20%～30% of the unilateral lung parenchyma.All patients were followed up for 6～12 months.The pulmonary function,blood gas,dyspnea index and 6-min walk distance were compared.Results There were no death during perioperative period.Forced vital capacity in 1 second,PaO_2,PaCO_2,dyspnea index and 6-min walk distance of the group A were all better than preoperative ones,while group B patients had no statistical difference or slight decrease.Conclusion For some tumor patients with emphysema,simultaneous LVRS might provide better opportunity for surgical treatment,but also im- proved the post-operative quality of life.It widens the operative indication for tumor patients.