Factors influencing demand for emergency education for college students in Liaoning Province / 中国学校卫生

Objective@#To understand demand for emergency education among college students and to analyze the influencing factors, to provide the evidence for college to make prevention and controlling measures.@*Methods@#A survey was conducted among college students who were selected by stratified random sampling from 4 colleges in Liaoning Province, and data were analyzed using general descriptive analysis, chi-square test and multivariate Logistic regression analysis.@*Results@#There were 90.7% of college students who had urgent needs for emergency education. Students who were female(93.9%), seniors(94.4%), learning in medical colleges(97.6%), having mothers with higher education levels(92.6%), and living in urban areas(94.4%) had higher educational needs. Multivariate analysis showed that gender (OR=5.00), school category (OR=3.87), emergency attitude (OR=8.02), active learning behavior (OR=3.91), emergency knowledge self-assessment (OR=6.64) were influencing factors(P<0.05).@*Conclusion@#The emergency knowledge and preparation of college students were insufficient and emergency education was needed. The government and schools should strengthen their attention and input, develop more effective ways to disseminate emergency knowledge among students so as to improve their response ability.

Cell polarization and hepatitis C virus receptor-mediated cell entry / 第二军医大学学报

Hepatitis C virus cell entry is mediated by multiple factors, including various receptors and cellular factors that trigger virus uptake by the hepatocyte. Occludin is a newly identified essential co-receptor for HCV entry together with CD81, SR-B1 and CLDN1. CLDN1 and occludin highlight the importance of studying the effects of tight junction and cell polarization on HCV entry. Study on cell polarization and tight junction can help to discover new targets for HCV therapy, and therefore interfere the cell entry and cell-cell spread of HCV. This review summarizes the current knowledge of hepatocyte polarization, tight junction and its major integral proteins CLDN1 and occludin, polarized cell culture system and its relation with HCV entry.

Cryopreservation of cynomolgus monkey (Macaca fascicularis) spermatozoa in a chemically defined extender / 亚洲男科学杂志(英文版)

<p><b>AIM</b>To establish a method for cynomolgus monkey sperm cryopreservation in a chemically defined extender.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Semen samples were collected by electro-ejaculation from four sexually mature male cynomolgus monkeys. The spermatozoa were frozen in straws by liquid nitrogen vapor using egg-yolk-free Tes-Tris mTTE synthetic extender and glycerol as cryoprotectant. The effects of glycerol concentration (1 %, 3 %, 5 %, 10 % and 15 % [v/v]) and its equilibration time (10 min, 30 min, 60 min and 90 min) on post-thaw spermatozoa were examined by sperm motility and sperm head membrane integrity.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The post-thaw motility and head membrane integrity of spermatozoa were significantly higher (P0.05) for 5 % glycerol (42.95 +/- 2.55 and 50.39+/- 2.42, respectively) than those of the other groups (1%: 19.19 +/- 3.22 and 24.84 +/- 3.64; 3%: 34.23 +/- 3.43 and 41.37 +/- 3.42; 10%:15.68 +/- 2.36 and 21.39 +/- 3.14; 15%: 7.47 +/- 1.44 and 12.90 +/- 2.18). The parameters for 30 min equilibration(42.95 +/- 2.55 and 50.39 +/- 2.42) were better (P0.05) than those of the other groups (10 min: 31.33 +/- 3.06 and 38.98 +/- 3.31; 60 min: 32.49 +/- 3.86 and 40.01 +/- 4.18; 90 min: 31.16 +/- 3.66 and 38.30 +/- 3.78). Five percent glycerol and 30 min equilibration yielded the highest post-thaw sperm motility and head membrane integrity.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Cynomolgus monkey spermatozoa can be successfully cryopreserved in a chemically defined extender, which is related to the concentration and the equilibration time of glycerol.</p>

Cell polarization and hepatitis C virus receptor-mediated cell entry / 第二军医大学学报

Hepatitis C virus cell entry is mediated by multiple factors,including various receptors and cellular factors that trigger virus uptake by the hepatocyte.Occludin is a newly identified essential co-receptor for HCV entry together with CD81,SR-B1 and CLDN1.CLDN1 and occludin highlight the importance of studying the effects of tight junction and cell polarization on HCV entry.Study on cell polarization and tight junction can help to discover new targets for HCV therapy,and therefore interfere the cell entry and cell-cell spread of HCV.This review summarizes the current knowledge of hepatocyte polarization,tight junction and its major integral proteins CLDN1 and occludin,polarized cell culture system and its relation with HCV entry.