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INTRODUCTION@#Data on the long-term outcomes of Asian patients admitted for acute decompensated heart failure is scarce. The objectives of this study were to determine short-term, intermediate-term and long-term survival among patients admitted for acute decompensated heart failure in Thailand, and to identify factors independently associated with increased mortality.@*METHODS@#Patients who were admitted with a primary diagnosis of heart failure were enrolled in the Thai Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Registry (ADHERE) from 18 hospitals located across Thailand during 2006. Medical record data was collected according to ADHERE protocol. Mortality data was collected from death certificates on file at the Thailand Bureau of Registration Administration.@*RESULTS@#A total of 1,451 patients were included. The mean age of the patients was 63.7 ± 14.4 years, and 49.7% were male. One-year, five-year and ten-year mortality rates in Thai patients admitted for acute decompensated heart failure were 28.0%, 58.2% and 73.3%, respectively. Independent predictors of increased mortality were identified. There were more cardiovascular-related deaths than non-cardiovascular-related deaths (54.6% vs. 45.4%, respectively).@*CONCLUSIONS@#The ten-year mortality rate in Thai patients admitted for acute decompensated heart failure was 73.3%. Many factors were found to be independently associated with increased mortality, including left ventricular ejection fraction.
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Objective:To explore the function of the cya gene and the preliminary mechanism of attenuated strain.Methods:The biological characteristics of cya mutant in acid and alkali resistant,salt resistance,motility,biofilm components,poisonous to the cells of epithelial cell adhesion,invasion were analysis.Results:The mobility capabilities,acid and alkali resistance and salt tolerance of cya mutant were significantly lower than the parent strain;the composition testing revealed that the cya mutant did not produce cellulose,curli and biofilm;at the same time the adhesion and invasion to epithelial cells of cya mutant had a prominent depression,and the toxicity to HeLa cells was weaker than the parent strain.Conclusion:The function of cya gene is closely related to athletic ability, penetration of cell membrane, the formation biofilm and virulence.It will provide a theory reference to the functional research of Salmonella typhimurium cya gene and the mechanism of attenuated strain.This will contribute to the development of oral vaccine using attenuated Salmonella typhimurium as vector.
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Objective To investigate the adherence mechanism of Candida albicans to host cells in molecular level. Methods and Results Yeast cell wall protein of Candida albicans were extracted, and purified fibronectin (Fn) adhesin was obtained from yeast cell wall extract. Fn adhesin was analyzed by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS PAGE), the molecular weights of Fn adhesin were 60kd and 105kd. In order to find out the effect of the protein on adherence to host cells, human buccal epithelial cells and Candida albicans cells were incubated at 37℃ for 2 hours on a rotator, and yeasts adhering to the surfaces of epithelial cells were assayed microscopically. The adherence rate of C.albicans to buccal epithelial cells was 44 7?6 28%, and after treating the epithelial cells with Fn adhesin, the adherence rate reduced to 28 3?6 18%, P