Research progress in risk factors of periprosthetic infections after joint replacement / 中华创伤杂志

Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a catastrophic complication after joint replacement.It has become the primary cause of revision surgery after knee arthroplasty and the third cause of revision after hip replacement surgery.The risk factors involve the patient (intrinsic factor) and the environment (extrinsic factor),which can be further divided into uncontrollable factors such as the history of surgical infection and other factors related to age and sex of tumor,as well as the risk factors caused by patients' own characteristics and associated diseases,such as body mass index,smoking,diabetes,rheumatoid arthritis and medicine use.The authors summarize the patients' own characteristics,associated diseases and medication to comprehensively evaluate and understand how to reduce the risk of PJI in the perioperative period,so as to provide some reference for clinical treatment.

Construction and expression of cell-penetrating peptide CCL fusion protein expression vector / 中国感染控制杂志

Objective To evaluate the construction of expression vector for fusion protein of cell-penetrating pep-tide CCL (PEP-CCL).Methods CCL6-PEP-6XHis was inserted into plasmid pABP,pABP-CCL6-PEP plasmid was extracted and then transfected into HEK293 cells,CCL6-PEP-6XHis was expressed and purified by chromatog-raphy and detected with Western Blot.Results PEP-CCL express vector was successfully constructed and purified. PCR product of CCL6-PEP-6XHis Tag was ligated with T vector,recombinant was transferred into the host cells, then host cells were cultured,plasmid was extracted and sequenced,the sequence was identical to targeted gene. CCL6-PEP-6XHis was successfully inserted into the eukaryotic expression vector pABP,plasmid was extracted and digested,electrophoresis results revealed that a fragment with 430bp was digested by Hind Ⅲ+XbaⅠ,which was identical to the expected value.Western Blot revealed that CCL6-PEP fusion protein could be recognized by His monoclonal antibody.Conclusion PEP-CCL express vector can be constructed and expressed in eukaryotic cells.

Observation of sweating rate and temperature variation in arteriosclerosis obliterans patients / 国际生物医学工程杂志

Objective To investigate the evaluative meaning of the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)sweat detector and temperature detector to atheriosclerosis obliterans (ASO).Methods 68 limb plantar of ASO patients and 20 left plantar of healthy subjects were tested by TCM sweat detector and temperature detector to observe the differences of sweating rate and temperature between the two groups.Results ①Sweating rate and temperature of ASO patients' limb plantar showed different graphic morphology from that of healthy control group.The sweating rate of patients was worse than that of healthy subjects in responding to external stimuli.②ASO patients'limb plantar baseline values of the sweating rate and temperature were lower than that of healthy subjects,and the result was statistical significant (P＜0.01).Conclusion Data obtained from TCM sweat detector and temperature detector can be used to distinguish ASO patients from healthy people.

Cell-penetrating peptide PEP-1 mediated transmembrane delivery of enhanced green fluorescent protein in vivo of mouse / 基础医学与临床

Objective To investigate the in vivo transduction capability of fusion protein PEP-1-EGFP with mice.Methods Two prokaryotic expression plasmids pET15b-EGFP and pET15b-PEP-1-EGFP were constructed and transformed into E.coli BL21(DE3) to express EGFP and fusion protein PEP-1-EGFP,respectively.The expressed EGFP and PEP-1-EGFP were purified with Ni2+-resin affinity chromatography.Five hundred micrograms of EGFP and PEP-1-EGFP fusion protein were injected into mouse through caudal vein,respectively,the mice were euthanized and perfused with PBS 2 hours after administration.Then,the heart,brain,liver,spleen and kidney were removed and sectioned with a cryostat at 7 ?m for visualization with a inverted fluorescent microscope.ResultsThe brain,heart,liver,spleen and kidney injected with PEP-1-EGFP showed bright and homogenous green fluorescence whereas that with EGFP showed no green fluorescence at all.Conclusion The successful expression and purification of PEP-1-EGFP fusion protein and its efficient transduction into mice in vivo provide a basis for the research on transmembrane delivery of macromolecule drugs mediated by the cell-penetrating peptide,PEP-1.

Treatment of femoral neck fractures of old aged patients with replacement of artificial femoral head secured with cement / 中华创伤骨科杂志

Objective To discuss the curative effects of replacement of artificial femoral secured with cement in old aged patients with femoral neck fractures. Methods 131 cases (101 fresh and 30 obsolete; 23 type Ⅱ, 62 type Ⅲ, 46 type IV by Garden typing) were replaced with artificial femoral head secured with cement by a Gibson approach, and were injected with medicine to avoid venous thrombus. Results All cases were followed up for 0.5～8 years. The excellent and good rate was 96.4%. Conclusions The replacement of artificial femoral head secured with cement is suitable for old aged patients, because it is convenient and the patients can recover fast after the operation.