Current status of public health system in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and improvement suggestion / 中华流行病学杂志

Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) has three public health systems under different systems, which plays an important role in the construction of the public health system in China. Further strengthening the construction of the public health system in the GBA will play an important reference role in the optimization and upgrade of China's public health system in the future. Based on the key consulting project of "research on the strategy of the modern public health system and capacity building in China" by Chinese Academy of Engineering, this paper deeply analyzes the current status and existing problems of public health system construction in GBA and suggests to improve and innovate the mechanisms of collaborative prevention and control of public health risks, resource coordination and joint research and result sharing, information sharing and exchange, personnel training and team building in order to comprehensively improve the capacity of public health system in GBA, and promote the construction of Healthy China.

Broad Cross-reactive IgA and IgG Against Human Coronaviruses in Milk Induced by COVID-19 Vaccination and Infection

It is currently unclear if SARS-CoV-2 infection or mRNA vaccination can also induce IgG and IgA against common human coronaviruses (HCoVs) in lactating parents. Here we prospectively analyzed human milk (HM) and blood samples from lactating parents to measure the temporal patterns of anti-SARS-CoV-2 specific and anti-HCoV cross-reactive IgA and IgG responses. Two cohorts were analyzed: a vaccination cohort (n=30) who received mRNA-based vaccines for COVID-19 (mRNA-1273 or BNT162b2), and an infection cohort (n=45) with COVID-19 disease. Longitudinal HM and fingerstick blood samples were collected pre- and post-vaccination or, for infected subjects, at 5 time-points 14 - 28 days after confirmed diagnosis. The anti-spike(S) and antinucleocapsid(N) IgA and IgG antibody levels against SARS-CoV-2 and HCoVs were measured by multiplex immunoassay (mPlex-CoV). We found that vaccination significantly increased the anti-S IgA and IgG levels in HM. In contrast, while IgG levels increased after a second vaccine dose, blood and HM IgA started to decrease. Moreover, HM and blood anti-S IgG levels were significantly correlated, but anti-S IgA levels were not. SARS2 acute infection elicited anti-S IgG and IgA that showed much higher correlations between HM and blood compared to vaccination. Vaccination and infection were able to significantly increase the broadly cross-reactive IgG recognizing HCoVs in HM and blood than the IgA antibodies in HM and blood. In addition, the broader cross-reactivity of IgG in HM versus blood indicates that COVID-19 vaccination and infection might provide passive immunity through HM for the breastfed infants not only against SARS-CoV-2 but also against common cold coronaviruses. IMPORTANCEIt is unknown if COVID-19 mRNA vaccination and infection in lactating mothers results in cross-reactive antibodies against other common human coronaviruses. Our study demonstrates that mRNA vaccination and COVID-19 infection increase anti-spike SARS-CoV-2 IgA and IgG in both blood and milk. IgA and IgG antibody concentrations in milk were more tightly correlated with concentrations in blood after infection compared to mRNA vaccination. Notably, both infection and vaccination resulted in increased IgG against common seasonal {beta}-coronaviruses. This suggests that SARS-CoV-2 vaccination or infection in a lactating parent may result in passive immunity against SARS-CoV-2 and seasonal coronaviruses for the recipient infant.

Low temperature exposure increases IL-6 expression in skeletal muscle cells / 生理学报

The shivering and nonshivering thermogenesis in skeletal muscles is important for maintaining body temperature in a cold environment. In addition to nervous-humoral regulation, adipose tissue was demonstrated to directly respond to cold in a cell-autonomous manner to produce heat. However, whether skeletal muscle can directly respond to low temperature in an autoregulatory manner is unknown. Transient receptor potential (TRP) channels TRPM8 and TRPA1 are two important cold sensors. In the current study, we found TRPM8 was expressed in mouse skeletal muscle tissue and C2C12 myotubes by RT-PCR. After exposure to 33 °C for 6 h, the gene expression pattern of C2C12 myotubes was significantly changed which was evidenced by RNA-sequencing. KEGG-Pathway enrichment analysis of these differentially expressed genes showed that low temperature changed several important signaling pathways, such as IL-17, TNFα, MAPK, FoxO, Hedgehog, Hippo, Toll-like receptor, Notch, and Wnt signaling pathways. Protein-protein interaction network analysis revealed that IL-6 gene was a key gene which was directly affected by low temperature in skeletal muscle cells. In addition, both mRNA and protein levels of IL-6 were increased by 33 °C exposure in C2C12 myotubes. In conclusion, our findings demonstrated that skeletal muscle cells could directly respond to low temperature, characterized by upregulated expression of IL-6 in skeletal muscle cells.

The clinical effect of amniotic membrane patching in the treatment of recurrent macular hole associated with retinal detachment of high myopia / 中华眼底病杂志

Objective:To evaluate the safety and efficacy of amniotic membrane patching in the treatment of recurrent macular hole associated with retinal detachment of high myopia (MHRD).Methods:A prospective study. From March 2018 to January 2020, 11 patients (11 eyes) of recurrent macular hole associated with MHRD at the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University were enrolled. Among them, there were 3 males (3 eyes), and 8 females (8 eyes). The average age was 63.64±5.82. The axis length (AL) was 29.10± 0.59 mm, and the logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution best corrected visual acuity (logMAR BCVA) was 2.23±0.57. Patients previously received pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) combined with internal limiting membrane stripping surgery, which was more than 1 time. All eyes underwent standard pars plana three-channel 23G PPV combined with amniotic membrane covering and silicone oil filling. The silicone oil was removed 6 months after surgery. Follow-up time was up to 3 months after silicone oil removal surgery. 1, 3, and 6 months after the operation, the same equipment and methods were used to conduct relevant examinations before the operation to observe the closure of the macular hole, retinal reattachment and changes in logMAR BCVA. The logMAR BCVA before and after surgery was compared by paired t test. Results:At 1, 3, and 6 months after the operation, the retinas of all eyes were anatomically repositioned, the macular holes were well closed, and the amniotic membrane was attached to the retina. At 3 months after the silicone oil removal operation, there was no recurrence of macular hole in all eyes; logMAR BCVA was 1.35±0.32. No serious complications occurred during and after surgery in all eyes.Conclusion:Amniotic membrane patching is a safe and effective method for recurrent macular hole associated with MHRD.

A multiplex microsphere IgG assay for SARS-CoV-2 using ACE2-mediated inhibition as a surrogate for neutralization

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the challenges inherent to the serological detection of a novel pathogen such as SARS-CoV-2. Serological tests can be used diagnostically and for surveillance, but their usefulness depends on their throughput, sensitivity and specificity. Here, we describe a multiplex fluorescent microsphere-based assay, 3Flex, that can detect antibodies to three major SARS-CoV-2 antigens--spike (S) protein, the spike ACE2 receptor-binding domain (RBD), and nucleocapsid (NP). Specificity was assessed using 213 pre-pandemic samples. Sensitivity was measured and compared to the Abbott ARCHITECT SARS-CoV-2 IgG assay using serum samples from 125 unique patients equally binned (n = 25) into 5 time intervals ([≤]5, 6 to 10, 11 to 15, 16 to 20, and [≥]21 days from symptom onset). With samples obtained at [≤]5 days from symptom onset, the 3Flex assay was more sensitive (48.0% vs. 32.0%), but the two assays performed comparably using serum obtained [≥]21 days from symptom onset. A larger collection (n = 534) of discarded sera was profiled from patients (n = 140) whose COVID-19 course was characterized through chart review. This revealed the relative rise, peak (S, 23.8; RBD, 23.6; NP, 16.7; in days from symptom onset), and decline of the antibody response. Considerable interperson variation was observed with a subset of extensively sampled ICU patients. Using soluble ACE2, inhibition of antibody binding was demonstrated for S and RBD, and not for NP. Taken together, this study described the performance of an assay built on a flexible and high-throughput serological platform that proved adaptable to the emergence of a novel infectious agent.

Analysis on Clinical Rational Application of Xueshuantong Injection in Gansu Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine / 中国中医药信息杂志

Objective To investigate the influence of TCM Xueshuantong Injection on the clinical benefit and risk factors; To promote rational medication. Methods HIS system of Gansu Province Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine was used, and the medical records and information of patients who used Xueshuantong Injection from August 1st,2015 to August 1st,2016 were selected,including patient information, medicine information, and medicine application information. SPSS19.0 software statistics was used for rational analysis on the clinical application of Xueshuantong;two-class Logistic regression analysis was used to look for adverse reactions related factors. Results Totally 1229 patients with 10 974 medical records were included in the study. Irrational use of medicine was mainly for inappropriate indications (accounted for 21.11%), time of unreasonable administration (accounted for 1.87%), and too large dosage (accounted for 0.9%). Regression analysis showed: 1. Patients with history of allergies to food, medicine, and other substances, increased the risk of adverse reactions 8.725 times after application of Xueshuantong Injection; 2. The medicine combination increased the risk of adverse reaction of Xueshuantong Injection 1.799 times; 3. Medicine combination with Xiaozhong Zhitong Mixture, Jianwei Xiaoshi Mixture, ossotide injection, cobamamide, dextran injection, polyene lipid phosphoryl acid choline injection, and glucosamine hydrochloride tablets, may have potential risk factors for adverse reaction of Xueshuantong Injection. Conclusion Clinical irrational medicine use factors of Xueshuantong Injection mainly manifest in the indications are not suitable, the dosage of the drug medicine is too large and the course of treatment is too long. Adverse reactions occur mainly in patients with allergic history,combination of medication and large dosage.

Association of diabetic retinopathy with serum periostin and vascular endothelial growth factor / 眼科新进展

Objective To explore the changes in the serum periostin (PN) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) level in patients with diabetic retinopathy (DR) and the clinical significance.Methods The serum samples from 53 patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) as case group and 50 healthy subjects as control group were collected and compared in this study.And the DM patients included 15 patients with DM without fundus lesions (DM group),18 patients with non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR,NPDR group) and 20 patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR,PDR group).The serum levels of PN and VEGF were analyzed by ELISA assay,and the correlation of DR with serum PN and VEGF levels was evaluated.Results The differences in serum PN and VEGF between the case group and control group were statistically significant (both P ＜ 0.05).And there were significant difference in PN and VEGF levels among the DM group,NPDR group,PDR group and control group (all P ＜ 0.05).Meanwhile,there was no significant difference in serum PN between the DM group and NPDR group (P ＞ 0.05),but there were statistically significant differences among the other groups (all P ＜ 0.05).There were statistically significant differences in serum VEGF among the four groups (all P ＜ 0.05).And finally,positive correlations were found between PN and VEGF in the NPDR group and PDR group (r =0.483,0.509,both P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion PN and VEGF play an active role in the initiation and development of DR,and they have a close correlation with the neovascularization and fibrovascular membrane of the advanced stage of DR.

An Integrated Analysis of Risk Factors of Cognitive Impairment in Patients with Severe Carotid Artery Stenosis / 生物医学与环境科学（英文）

OBJECTIVE@#To investigate cognitive dysfunction in patients with carotid artery stenosis (CAS) and potential risk factors related to cognitive-especially memory-dysfunction.@*METHODS@#Forty-seven patients with carotid artery stenosis were recruited into our study cohort. The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) were adopted to assess cognitive function, the Wechsler Memory Scale (WMS) to assess memory function, high-resolution MRI and enhanced ultrasound to evaluate carotid plaques, and computed tomography perfusion (CTP) imaging to evaluate intracranial blood perfusion. Single-factor analysis and multiple-factor regression analysis were used to analyze potential risk factors of cognitive impairment.@*RESULTS@#Mini-Mental State Examination test results showed that 22 patients had cognitive impairment, and MoCA test results showed that 10 patients had cognitive impairment. Analysis of various risk factors indicated that the average memory quotient of female patients was higher than that of males (P = 0.024). The cognitive and memory performance of those with an educational background above high school were significantly better than those of participants with high school or lower (P = 0.045). Patients with abnormal intracranial perfusion performed worse on the MMSE test (P = 0.024), and their WMS scores were significantly lower (P = 0.007). The MMSE scores and the memory quotients were significantly lower in patients with a history of cerebral infarction (MMSE, P = 0.047, memory quotient score, P = 0.018).@*CONCLUSION@#A history of cerebral infarction and abnormal cerebral perfusion are associated with decline in overall cognitive function and memory in patients with carotid stenosis. Being female and having an educational background above high school may be protective factors in the development of cognitive dysfunction.

Study on postmortem distribution of paraquat dichloride in rats / 中国法医学杂志

Objective Establish a method for qualitative and quantitative analysis of paraquat dichloride in organs in rat by UPLC-MS/MS and study the rat animal model poisoned by intragastric administration of paraquat dichloride to investigate the postmortem distribution of paraquat dichloride in poisoning death rat. Methods The rats were given an intragastric administration of 1/2LD50 Paraquat dichloride. The rats were dissected at 0.5h, 2h, 4h, 8h, 12h, 24h, 48h, 72h respectively after the intragastric administration. The specimens of -the heart, liver, spleen, lung, kidney, brain, muscle, bladder and stomach-were collected and analyzed immediately. Qualitative and quantitative analysis were performed by UPLC-MS/MS. Results Within 4h, stomach is the main distribution organ. The content of paraquat dichloride is the highest in stomache and relatively low in other organs. The concentration of organization except stomach changed little within 4h. The concentration of stomach has a sharp decline after 4h. The concentration in organs except stomach has a sharp rise after 4h. There is a significant difference(P<0.05) between each organs and brain. Conclusion There was a postmortem maldistribution of paraquat dichloride in poisoning death rats and the concentration in organs changes with time. The analysis method of UPLC-MS/MS and postmortem distribution of paraquat dichloride can be applied to the forensic identification of paraquat dichloride poisoning death and provide direction for delete this part toxicology analysis.

CT and MRI manifestations of the axial area primary peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumors / 中国骨伤

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore CT and MRI manifestations of the axial area peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumors (pPNETs) in order to improve the knowledge of this disease.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The clinical data of 10 patients with pPNETs underwent pathologically confirmed were retrospectively analyzed from October 2008 to May 2014. There were 7 males and 3 females, aged from 8 to 49 years old with median of 23.6 years. The preoperative multi-slice spiral CT scan was completed in 3 cases, plain CT scan and enhancement in 4 cases; MRI and enhancement scanning in 5 cases; and among them, 2 cases underwent both MRI and CT scan.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>In-bone type was found 6 cases and out-bone type was found 4 cases. Three cases occurred in sacral vertebrae, 2 cases in lumbar vertebrae, 1 case in cervical vertebrae, 1 case in cervical spinal canal, 1 case in coccyx, 1 case in the right iliac bone, 1 case in presacral space. Cross sectional the smallest tumor maximum level was 1.1 cmx 1.2 cm in size, the biggest tumor was 8.0 cm x 9.2 cm, the median size was 4.4 cm x 5.7 cm, of them, the tumor of maximal diameter larger than 5 cm had 6 cases. Except 2 cases-without destruction of bone, the other 5 cases with osteolytic destruction, 2 cases with calcification, 1 case with mixed. Equidensite was main in CT scan, 1 case with uniform density, other 6 cases with uneven density,in which 3 cases with "floating ice" change; 1 case with moderate strengthening, other 3 cases with obviously strengthening, 2 cases with multiple small blood vessels in enhancement scanning. MRI of 5 cases showed the signal of isointensity on T1WI, the slightly high signal on T2WI and the signal was not uniform; after enhancement scan, the signal of 5 cases obviously enhanced. Two patients complicated with vertebral compression fractures, no periosteal reaction was found in all patients, and no the destruction of intervertebral disk was found in 5 patients of MRI scan.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The axial area pPNETs is common among children and the youth, and the mass often is huge. The mass of in-bone type often envelopes the vertebral body, and main located on prevertebral space, all associated with bone destruction, osteolytic destruction is common, and primary vertebral bodies also is common, attachment primary or involvement is few found, it can involve the spinal canal and anterior wall of spinal canal is common, some cases complicate with multiple newly born small vessels. The mass of out-hone type in deep soft tissue is common, minority primary spinal canal, many complicated with vertebral bone destruction, osteolytic destruction was main. The intervertebral disk was not invaded and intervertebral space has not stenosis. CT scan offer complicate with "floating ice" sign, and in-bone type is common. Isointensity is main on MRI TlWI and slightly longer signal is main on MRI T2WI, strengthening signal is obvious.</p>

Clinical analysis of patients with pleural effusion of unknown causes examined by flexi-rigid thoracoscopy (25 cases) / 中国内镜杂志

Objective To investigate the value of flexi-rigid thoracoscopy in pleural effusion of unknown causes and the correlation with CEA, TK1 and ADA. Methods The clinical data and results of CEA, TK1 and ADA of 25 patients were retrospective analyzed in our department from 2015 January to November 2015. These patients accepted the examination of flexi-rigid thoracoscopy with pleural effusion of unknown causes. Results In the 25 patients with pleural effusion of unknown causes, definite diagnosis was made in 22 cases (88.00 %), of which 9 cases were malignant pleural effusion (36.00 %), 11 cases were tuberculous pleural effusion (44.00 %), 2 cases were inflammatory pleural effusion (8.00 %), 3 cases were undetermined (12.00 %). The positive rate of TK1 and CEA in malignant group was significantly higher than that in the tuberculosis group and inflammatory group, the positive rate of ADA in the tuberculosis group was significantly higher than that in the malignant group and inflammatory group. Conclusion Flexi-rigid medical thoracoscopy examination is an effective and safe method for diagnosis of unexplained pleural effusion with high exact diagnosis rate, less trauma and less complication. Combination with CEA, TK1 and ADA are helpful to improve diagnostic rate of pleural effusion of unknown causes.

Analysis of results in 1 174 cases of Denver Development Screen Test on preschool children in Taiyuan / 中国基层医药

Objective ToinvestigatethementaldevelopmentsituationofpreschoolchildreninTaiyuan. Methods 1174preschoolchildrenoftwourbanareasinTaiyuanwereselected.TheyweretestedwithDenverDevel-opmentScreenTest(DDST).Results Thepassingratewas94.80%in1174children.Theirindividual-social reaction ability and movement ability were good in the three groups.In the subject-touch reaction ability,the passing rate ofvertical tilt at 30°insidewas 36.36%in 4 years old group,which was higher than the other projects.In the speaking ability,the passing rates of three right in four problems with knowing preposition were 15.88% and 27. 22% in 4 and 5 years old group,which were higher than the other projects.The culture degree of the mental retar-dation children's parents were lower than those of the normal children's parents,the difference were statistically signifi-cant(χ2=4.485,P=0.034;χ2=7.577,P=0.006).Conclusion DDSTisaquicklyscreeningmethodformental retardation children,it is suggested to be used in medical and health examination for preschool children.

Long-term toxicity of fully humanized anti-human tumor necrosis factor-αmonoclonal antibody for injection in cynomolgus monkeys / 中国药理学与毒理学杂志

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the long-term toxicity of fully human anti-human tumor necrosis factor-α monoclonal antibody(anti-hTNF-α FHMA)for injection in cynomolgus monkeys. METHODS Forty cynomolgus monkeys were randomly divided into 5 groups (4 males and 4 females in each group):negative control group,adalimumab 10 mg·kg-1 group,anti-hTNF-αFHMA 2,10 and 50 mg·kg-1 groups. Cynomolgus monkeys in each group were injected sc once a week for 5 consecutive times, followed by 4 weeks of recovery. During the test,general clinical observation,body mass,body temperature,electrocardiogram(ECG),hematology,coagulation function,blood biochemistry,urine, ophthalmology,immune index,and pathological changes in organs and tissues were observed. At the same time,plasma drug concentrations were detected and the toxicokinetics parameters were analyzed. RESULTS No significant toxicological changes related to drugs were observed in general clinical observation,body mass,body temperature,ECG,ophthalmic examination,blood cell counts,coagu?lation function,blood biochemistry,urine analysis,lymphocyte subsets,cytokines,serum immuno?globulin,serum complement. Neutralizing anti-drug antibody(ADA)could be detected in adalimumab group and anti-hTNF-αFHMA groups. Anti-hTNF-αFHMA showed linear dynamic characteristics in cyno?molgus monkeys. At the same dose(10 mg·kg-1),anti-hTNF-αFHMA had similar immunogenicity and kinetics characteristics to adalimumab. CONCLUSION The level of anti-hTNF-α FHMA at which no adverse effect was observed was 50 mg · kg-1,which is equivalent to 75 times clinical dosage of quasi (0.67 mg·kg-1),which suggests that anti-hTNF-αFHMA be safe in clinical use.

Protective Effect of Ketamine and Dexamethasone on Lung Injury in the Esophageal Cancer Thoracotomy / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE:To observe the protective effect of ketamine and dexamethasone on lung injury in esophageal cancer thoracotomy. METHODS:60 patients with one-lung ventilation thoracotomy were randomly divided into 4 groups:blank group (group S),ketamine group(group K),dexamethasone group(group D)and ketamine and dexamethasone group(group KD)by number. After surgery,the patient-controlled epidural anaigesia (PCEA) was used to record the concentrations of IL-6,IL-8, TNF-α with the time point of preoperative 30 min (T0),60 min after one-lung ventilation (OLV)(T1),120 min after the OLV (T2),2 h after restore double-lung ventilation(T3),the changes of respiratory index(RI)in blood gas analysis and the analgesic effect and adverse reactions in 48 h after treatment. RESULTS:There was no obvious difference between the blood pressure and heart rate in 4 groups. Compared with T0,the RI values in T1,T2 and T3 were increased;compared with group KD,the RI values in T2 and T3 in group K,group D and group S were increased;compared with T0,the concentrations of IL-6 and IL-8 in T1,T2 and T3 were increased(P0.05)and the con-centration of TNF-α in 4 groups was lower than minimum detectable concentrations;compared with group KD,the scores of anal-gesia visual analogue scale(VAS)and Prince-Henry in postoperative 48 h in group K and group S were higher(P0.05). CONCLUSIONS:Ketamine and dexamethasone can reduce the release of inflammatory mediators,decrease the RI values,increase the analgesia effect and has certain protective effect on lung injury.

Sequential invasive-noninvasive mechanical ventilation weaning strategy for patients after tracheostomy / 世界急诊医学杂志（英文）

BACKGROUND: Because the continuity and integrity of the trachea are likely damaged to some extent after tracheostomy, the implementation of sequential ventilation has certain difficulties, and sequential invasive-noninvasive ventilation on patients after tracheostomy is less common in practice. The present study aimed to investigate the feasibility of invasive-noninvasive sequential weaning strategy in patients after tracheostomy. METHODS: Fifty patients including 24 patients with withdrawal of mechanical ventilation (conventional group) and 26 patients with sequential invasive-noninvasive weaning by directly plugging of tracheostomy (sequential group) were analyzed retrospectively after appearance of pulmonary infection control (PIC) window. The analysis of arterial blood gases, ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) incidence, the total duration of mechanical ventilation, the success rate of weaning and total cost of hospitalization were compared between the two groups. RESULTS: Arterial blood gas analysis showed that the sequential weaning group was better than the conventional weaning group 1 and 24 hours after invasive ventilation. The VAP incidence was lowered, the duration of mechanical ventilation shortened, the success rate of weaning increased, and the total cost of hospitalization decreased. CONCLUSION: Sequential invasive-noninvasive ventilator weaning is feasible in patients after tracheostomy.

A study on relationship between the expression of CDR gene in Candida albicans and fluconazole susceptibility test in vitro / 预防医学

Objective ToinvestigatethefluconazoleresistanceofclinicalstrainsofCandidaalbicansandtoexplorethe relationshipbetweenclinicaldrugresistance(CDR)geneofCandidaalbicansandfluconazoleresistance.Methods Using the M27-A2 micro broth dilution method,221 strains of Candida albicans from sputum separation,interrupt urine,feces and throat swabs which conserved in our laboratory during the year 2010 were measured with fluconazole MIC value. Candida albicans 18S RNA was used as internal reference,the transcription levels of CDR1 and CDR2 gene in resistant and sensitive strain groups were compared under different fluconazole concentrations with RT-PCR technique.Results Amongtherandomlyselected221strainsofCandidaalbicans,127(57.47%)strainsweresusceptibletofluconazole,24 (10.86%)strains were sensitive dependence on dose and 70 (31.67%) strains were resistance.Under different concentration,the expression of CDR1 and CDR2 in resistant strain group was significantly higher than that of sensitive straingroup(P<0.05).Conclusion ThefluconazoleresistantrateofCandidaalbicansisrelativehighandthe expression of CDR1 and CDR2 in resistant strain group is higher than that of sensitive strain group.

Total alkaloids from Sophora alopecuroides L. increase susceptibility of extended-spectrum β-lactamases producing Escherichia coli isolates to cefotaxime and ceftazidime / 中国结合医学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the antimicrobial activity of total alkaloids extracted from Sophorea alopecuroides L. (TASA) against clinical isolated extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) producing Escherichia coli (E. coli) strains.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The antibacterial activity of TASA either itself or in combination with cefotaxime (CTX) or ceftazidime (CAZ) was investigated by using the microbroth dilution method and phenotypic confirmatory disk diffusion test against three clinical isolated ESBLs-producing E. coli strains; the interactions of TASA and CTX or CAZ were ascertained by evaluating the fractional inhibitory concentration index (FICI).</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The antibacterial activity of either TASA itself or in combination with CTX or CAZ was found. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MICs) of TASA against the ESBLs producing isolates was 12.5 mg/mL. In the combinations with a sub-inhibitory concentration of TASA, a synergistic effect on CTX and CAZ against the ESBLs producing isolates was observed. Similarly, the isolates exposed to lower dose of TASA yielded an increased susceptibility to CTX and CAZ by 8-16 folds determined by microdilution assay. Moreover, enzymatic detection of ESBLs demonstrated that TASA induced reversal resistance to CTX and CAZ partially by a mechanism of inhibition of ESBLs activity in these isolates. Additionally, in the tested isolates following the exposure of TASA, molecular analysis verified the SHV-type beta-lactamase encoding ESBL gene in these isolates, and no mutation was introduced into the ESBL gene.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>These results suggest that TASA could be used as a source of natural compound with pharmacological activity of reversal resistance to antimicrobial agent. These findings also indicated that the application of the TASA in combination with antibiotics might prove useful in the control and treatment of infectious diseases caused by the ESBLs producing enterobacteriaceae.</p>

Studies on chemical constituents from leaves of Uraria lacei / 中国中药杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the chemical constituents from leaves of Uraria lacei.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>Chemical constituents were isolated by silica gel column and Sephadex LH-20, and identified by physiochemical and spectral analyses and by comparison with the standard compounds.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>Eleven compounds were isolated and identified as naringenin-7-0-beta-D-glucopyranside (1), (2S)-5, 7-dimethoxy-4'-hydroxyflavan (2), dalbergioidin (3), 5, 7-dihydroxy-2'-methoxy-3', 4'-methylenedioxyisoflavanone (4), apigenin (5), 5, 7-dihydroxy-2', 4'-dimethoxyisoflavanone (6), 5, 7, 2', 4'-tetrahydroxyisoflavone (7), emodin (8), saliylic acid (9), daucosterol (10), and tetracosane (11).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>All compounds were isolated from this plant for the first time.</p>

Genetic polymorphism of twelve Y chromosomal short tandem repeat loci in Chinese Hui ethnic group / 中华医学遗传学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To obtain the genetic polymorphism of Y chromosomal short tandem repeat (Y-STR) loci in Ningxia Hui population.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Blood samples were collected from 150 unrelated healthy male individuals of Ningxia Hui ethnic group. Twelve Y-STR loci were amplified in one tube by using the PowerPlex System STR Amplification Kit, and the genotypes were determined using Genescan and Genotype software of ABI377 DNA sequencer and the frequency of alleles and haplotypes of Ningxia Hui ethnic was obtained.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Seventy-five alleles were observed at 12 Y-STR loci. The frequency ranged from 0.0067-0.7067 and the gene diversity ranged from 0.4446-0.8877. Totally 148 different haplotypes were found, which were unique in 150 males. Two haplotypes were shared by 2 males respectively. The haplotype diversity was 0.9864.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The 12 Y-STR loci are highly polymorphic in Ningxia Hui population and are suitable for genetics and forensic research.</p>

System of Intein-mediated PHB Purified Human Antimicrobial Peptide LL-37 / 中国生物工程杂志

The new intein-mediated PHB purify protein system is a high expression, automatic cutting, for purification, low-cost protein purification system,it is conducive to large-scale protein purification.Choose human antibacterial peptide LL-37 as the purification objects,which is poison to prokaryotic cell.We construct intein-mediated PHB purified human antimicrobial peptide LL-37 system through genetic engineering technology and use this system to purify LL-37. The results show that this system can highly express LL-37 fusion protein and purifiy the product as same size with expectations.