Objective To describe the work of quality control for lipids measurement in CNHS 2002.Methods The quality control was applied over the whole project including staff training,making standard operating procedure(blood collection,separation,temporary storage,transportation,final storage),lab materials assignment,internal quality control in central lab and participating US Disease Control Center's Lipids Standard Program(LSP)as external quality control.Results Seven times of national training programs were held and 326 technicians from CDCs in 31 provinces,autonomous regions, municiplalities and 132 surveyed counties received related trainings.During the program,321 persons passed examination (98.5%)and among them 205 got the A score(62.9%);The field work was implemented strictly according to the procedure. Three automatic biochemical instruments were used in the measurement and there is no significant difference between means of serum TC,TG and HDL-C from several batches of quality control serum.Parallel measurements were conducted in five percent randomly selected samples,the ratio of bias less than 3% was 99.05%,96.40% and 98.30% for TC,TG and HLD-C, respectively.Compared with means of LSP control sera,the results showed that all bias was less than 5% except one bias of TG result(7.02%)in one batch of LSP controls.Conclusion The work of quality control in this survey guaranteed the accuracy of plasma lipids measurement,and provided the basic data for the epidemiological description of dyslipidemia status among Chinese and the further analysis.

Objective To explore the risk factors contributing to wound complications following operative fixation for fractured calcanea.Methods Fitly-six patients with 61 fractured calcanea who had been treated with operative fixation from March 2000 to March 2003 were enrolled in investigation.General information of the pa- tients,ages,injury causes,classification of fracture,fall heights,smoking,delayed operation time,operation time and tourniquet time were documented preoperatively and postoperatively to be analyzed statistically.Results We report an overall wound complication rate of 14.8%(9/61).Wound infection,haematoma,dehiscence,heel necrosis and osteomyelitis were noted in our series.We identified the following as risk factors of postoperative wound compli- cations:1)fall from more than 3.4 m high(P＜0.05);2)delayed operation time less than seven days(P＜0.05); 3)operating time beyond two hours(P＜0.05);4)tourniquet time beyond 1.5 hours(P＜0.05).Conclusion In order to decrease wound complications following operative fixation tor fractured calcanea,surgeons should pertorm the operation 7 to 10 days after the injury,and reduce the operation time and tourniquet time.

Objective To evaluate the bactericidal effect of diode laser on Porphyromonas gingivalis (Pg),and to explore an optimized protocol for a safe dose of photodynamic therapy (PDT) to eliminate periodontal pathogens as well as the impact on the implant surfaces,so as to provide theoretical and experimental basis for PDT in periimplantitis therapy.Methods Artificial in vitro models were formatted by culturing Pg standard strain and ITI (International Team for Implantology) implants together in CDC broth.Then artificial in vitro models were treated by different doses of hematoporphyrin monomethyl ether (HMME) and different energy density of laser (EDL) for 60 s.The cultures were counted by colony form unit (CFU),and SPSS 17.0 statistical software was used for data statistical analysis to select the best EDL and HMME dose.Finally,ITI implants were observed by scanning electron microscope (SEM) to evaluate the impact of HMME-PDT on Pg of implant surfaces.Results When EDL was 12 J/cm2 and mass concentration of HMME was 25 μg/ml,SEM observations showed that PDT could effectively kill Pg ((13.00±5.00) CFU)without damaging the implant surfaces.Conclusions PDT therapy combining 630 nm diode laser with photosensitizer HMME have good bactericidal effect on Pg,and the EDL and HMME dose is as small as the clinical applicable safe dose.

Objective To evaluate T-lymphocyte subsets and sjTREC gene level in sepsis children and to provide a reasonable theoretical basis for immune regulation. Methods This prospective study was performed on children who were classified as sepsis group (n = 25), severe sepsis group (n = 23), and control group (n = 50). The T cell subsets were measured before the blood products,immune agents,and nutritional support were administrated. By real-time fluorescence quantitive-PCR method, the sjTREC levels of the patients with sepsis and healthy children were quantitatively detected respectively;then the sjTREC levels were absolutely quantified by two standard curve method. The results were demonstrated by sjTREC and endogenous reference gene (Cα) copies ratio (sjTREC/Cα× 2 × 1000) and statistically analyzed by SPSS 16. 0 software. Results The levels of CD3 +, CD4 +, and CD8 + T cells in severe sepsis group were lower than those in control group (P＜0.01). The level of sjTREC of severe sepsis group was 173.86 +38.37,which was significantly lower than those of sepsis group (345. 15 ± 66. 21) and control group (389. 42 ± 50. 20) (P ＜ 0. 01). Conclusion Children with severe sepsis have a range of T-lymphocyte subsets disorders and decreased thymic output function, so early immunotherapy can improve clinical outcome.

Objective To investigate the relationship between neck circumference and metabolic syndrome(MS) and its components in type 2 diabetes Methods A total of 272 subjects with type 2 diabetes were recruited.According to the diagnostic criteria of MS,all subjects were divided into MS group and non-MS group.According to neck circumference tertile,all subjects were respectively divided into male and female of three groups to analyze the relationship between neck circumference and MS and its components.Male:Q1＜38.8 cm,Q2=(38.8-41.3) cm,Q3≥41.4 cm;female:Q1＜34.0 cm,Q2=34.0-36.3 cm,Q3≥36.4 cm.The optimal cut-off points of neck circumference were used to determine the MS by ROC curve.Results (1) Compared with non-MS group,subjects in MS group had significantly higher neck circumference((38.3±3.2)cm vs.(36.1±3.7) cm),waist circumference((94.1±8.4) cm vs.(82.7±10.8) cm),waist-hip ratio(0.93±0.06 vs.0.88± 0.08),body mass index ((26.2 ± 2.9) kg/m2 vs.(23.9 ± 3.5) kg/m2),fasting plasma glucose(9.0(6.7-11.5) mmol/L vs.7.7(5.9-10.2) mmol/L),systolic pressure(140(130-150) mmHg vs.130 (120-130) mmHg),diastolic pressure (80 (80-90) mmHg vs.80 (75-85) mmHg),triglycerides (1.9(1.4-2.8) mmol/L vs.1.2 (0.9-1.5) mmol/L),low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) ((3.3 ± 1.0)mmol/L vs.(3.0±0.9) mmol/L) and blood uric acid((322.7±90.1) mmol/L vs.(270.3±82.3) mmol/L),and the differences were significant(t or Z=-4.843,-8.622,-5.157,-5.592,-2.729,-5.723,-3.847,-6.856,-2.123,-4.545;P＜0.05).While the level of total cholesterol((2.7±2.8) mmol/L vs.(4.9±1.3)mmol/L) and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) (1.0 (0.8-1.2) mmol/L vs.1.2 (1.1-1.5)mmol/L) were decreased,and the differences were significant (t or Z =-2.269,-7.068;P ＜ 0.05).(2)Compared with those with lowest tertiles(Q1 ＜38.8 cm) of neck circumference,male subjects with highest tertile (Q3≥41.4 cm) had higher level of waist circumference((97.8±8.6) cm vs.(89.9±8.5) cm),waist-hip rati (0.96±0.07 vs.0.93±0.06),body mass index((27.4±2.1) kg/m2 vs.(23.8±2.3) kg/m2),blood uric acid ((374.0±85.6) mmol/L vs.(305.8±73.6) mmol/L),and the differences were significant(P＜0.05).While age((52.1±10.7) years vs.(60.4±11.8) years) andHDL-C((1.0±0.3) mmol/Lvs.(1.2±0.5) mmol/L) were decreased,and the differences were significant (P＜0.05).Female subjects with higher tertile (Q3 ≥ 36.4 cm) had significantly higher level of waist circumference ((96.8 ± 10.1) cm vs.(79.5 ± 8.5) cm),waist-hip ratio(0.94±0.07 vs.0.86±0.06),body mass index((28.5±3.1) kg/m2 vs.(21.9±2.2) kg/m2),blood uric acid((295.2±94.3) mmol/L vs.(244.6±62.3) mmol/L),the frequency of MS(83.3％(40/48)vs.21.7％(10/46)) than with lower tertile(Q1＜34.0 cm).(3) Logistic regression analysis showed that neck circumference (β =0.187,P ＜ 0.001) was an independent risk factor of MS (y =0.187x-6.613).(4) The optimal cut-off points of neck circumference to MS were 40.1 cm (AUC =0.682,P=＞0.008) in male,and 35.3cm (AUC =0.766,P＜ 0.001) in female.Conclusion Neck circumference increases when type 2 diabetes patients with MS.Neck circumference is an independent risk factor for MS,which can be used as an indicator to evaluate MS.

Hepatitis B is a serious infectious disease worldwide, and hepatitis B virus (HBV) is the direct cause of this disease. In recent years, as an essential part of its evolutionary process, HBV mutation has been extensively studied domestically and globally. However, the study on the conserved sequences in HBV sequences is still in its infancy. In this study, we applied multiple EM for motif elicitation (MEME) algorithm to discover HBV motif and proposed a new metric, conservative index (CI), to carry out phylogenetic analysis based on HBV sequences. Then, the constructed phylogenetic tree was subjected to reliability assessment. The results demonstrated that the new metric CI combined with the MEME algorithm can effectively help to discover motifs in HBV sequences and construct a phylogenetic tree based on them and to analyze the evolutionary relationship between HBV sequences; in addition, the possible ancestral sequences of samples may be obtained by conservative analysis. The proposed method is valuable for the exploratory study on large HBV sequence data sets.
Computational Biology ; Conserved Sequence ; Evolution, Molecular ; Hepatitis B virus ; genetics ; Humans ; Nucleotide Motifs ; Phylogeny ; Reproducibility of Results

Adenocarcinoma ; diagnosis ; pathology ; Adult ; Aged ; Bronchoscopy ; methods ; Cooking ; Humans ; Lung Neoplasms ; diagnosis ; pathology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Occupational Exposure ; Retrospective Studies

Objective To know the levels of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins(PCDDs),polychlorinated dibenzo-p-furan (PCDFs)and polychlorinated biphenyl(PCBs)in milk and milk powder.Methods From Feb.2007 to Jun.2007,the milk and milk powder samples were collected and PCDDs,PCDFs and PCBs were extracted from the samples by Soxhlet extraction,cleaned up by FMS and quantified by HRGC-HRMS,using isotope dilution methodology.Results PCDDrFs and PCBs were detected in all samples.The mean levels of PCDD/Fs and dl-PCBs TEQ in the milk powder were 0.43 pg/g lipid(median:0.34 pg/g lipid),and in the packed milk were 3.83pg/g)lipid(median:2.04 pg/g lipid).The mean levels of PCDD/Fs and dl-PCBs TEQ in all samples were 2.13 pg/g lipid(median:0.815 pg/g lipid).The levels of PCDD/Fs and dioxin-like PCBs in the detected samples were far below the limitation of EU except of two milk samples,and the levels of PCDD/Fs and dioxin-like PCBs were higher in the packed milk than those in the milk powder.Conclusion Some of the milk and milk powder in the investigated city has been polluted by polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins(PCDDs),polychlorinated dibenzo-p-furan(PCDFs)and polychlorinated biphenyl(PCBs).

OBJECTIVETo discuss the results and significance of the detection of the CFTR gene mutation in azoospermia patients with congenital unilateral absence of the vas deferens (CUAVD).

METHODSWe collected peripheral blood samples from 6 azoospermia patients with CUAVD for detection of the CFTR gene mutations and single nucleotide polymorphisms. We analyzed the genome sequences of the CFTR gene in comparison with the website of the UCSC Genome Browser on Human Dec. 2013 Assembly.

RESULTSMissense mutation of c. 592G > C in exon 6 was found in 1 of the 6 azoospermia patients with CUAVD and splicing mutation of c. 1210-12T[5] was observed in the noncoding region before exon 10 in 2 of the patients, both with the V470 haplotype in exon 11.

CONCLUSIONMutations of the CFTR gene can be detected in azoospermia patients with CUAVD and the detection of the CFTR gene mutation is necessary for these patients.

Azoospermia ; genetics ; Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator ; genetics ; Exons ; Humans ; Male ; Male Urogenital Diseases ; genetics ; Mutation, Missense ; genetics ; Vas Deferens ; abnormalities