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Objective: To address the limitations of existing methods and tools for evaluating clinical practice guidelines, we aimed to develop a comprehensive instrument focusing on the three main dimensions of guideline development: scientificity, transparency, applicability. We will use it to rank the guidelines according to the scores. We abbreviated it as STAR, and its reliability, validity and usability were also tested. Methods: A multidisciplinary expert working group was set up, including methodologists, statisticians, journal editors, medical professionals, and others. Scoping review, Delphi methods and hierarchical analysis were used to determine the final checklist of STAR. Results: The new instrument contained 11 domains and 39 items. Intrinsic reliability of each domain was indicated by Cronbach's α coefficient, with a average value of 0.646. The Cohen's kappa coefficients for methodological evaluators and clinical evaluators were 0.783 and 0.618. The overall content validity index was 0.905. The R 2 for the criterion validity analysis was 0.76. The average score for usability of the items was 4.6, and the mean time spent to evaluate each guideline was 20 minutes. Conclusion: The instrument has good reliability, validity and evaluating efficiency, and can be used for evaluating and ranking guidelines more comprehensively.

Based on the open data of China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS), 249 children, adolescents and 249 heads of families who completed two rounds of surveys in 2011 and 2015 were selected in this study. According to the fast food consumption of children and adolescents, they were divided into fast food consumption group and non-fast food consumption group. Logistic regression model was used to analyze the relationship between children and adolescents watching Food TV advertising and fast food consumption. After adjusting relevant factors, the results showed that children and adolescents requiring their parents to buy food in TV advertisements ( OR =3.122, P =0.001), parents buying food for their children in TV advertisements ( OR =4.717, P =0.036), children and adolescents buying food in TV advertisements themselves ( OR =3.728, P =0.041), children and adolescents' preference for food in TV advertisements ( OR =2.946, P =0.044) and the frequency of children and adolescents reported by their parents asking their parents to buy food in TV advertisements ( OR =3.113, P =0.002) were associated with children and adolescents' fast food consumption.

Four-dimensional (4D) printing is an emerging technology that combines science and engineering techniques. The term, "4D printing" was coined in 2013 and since then it has attracted a lot of interests due to its unique ability to have structural or functional transformations over time in response to external stimuli. The most important element of 4D printing is the responsive material. The recent progress research of hydrogels and related new technologies for 4D printing was summarized in the field of implanted medical devices at home and abroad in this paper. Then, it was pointed out the problems of responsive materials for 4D printing. Finally, it was prospected that the development of 4D printing technology in the field of implantable medical devices.

Objective: To observe the effect of olfactory training on mice with olfactory dysfunction induced by 3-methylindole (3-MI). Methods: Thirty-one male BALB/c mice were randomly divided into 3 groups by random digits table: control group (group A, n= 10), olfactory dysfunction group (group B, n= 10) and olfactory dysfunction+olfactory training group (group C, n= 11). Mice in group B and group C were intraperitoneally injected with 150 mg/kg 3-MI to induce olfactory dysfunction model, while mice in group A were intraperitoneally injected with corn oil of the same volume. From the first day after injection, mice in group C were treated with 4 kinds of odors by inhalation, while mice in group B were treated with distilled water by inhalation, with 2 times/d, 30 min/time/kind of odor, and continuous training for 28 d. Group A was not treated. Buried food pellet tests were conducted before injection and at 7, 14, 21 and 28 days after injection, respectively. The olfactory epithelium was harvested for observation of the number of olfactory marker protein (OMP) and the thickness of olfactory epithelium on the 28th day after injection. SPSS 23.0 software was used for statistical analysis. Results: Before injection, all mice in each group had no olfactory dysfunction. At the 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th days after injection, the food finding time of mice in group C was shorter than that in group B, and the difference was statistically significant ((175.88±100.50) s vs (266.73±46.83) s, (132.00±84.62) s vs (264.10±48.50) s, (103.57±77.43) s vs (197.43±69.78) s, (67.79±32.54) s vs (176.63±61.06) s, all P< 0.05), but food finding time of mice in group B and C was longer than that in group A (the food finding time of group A at the 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th days after injection was (27.13±5.36) s, (25.83±7.28) s, (23.13±2.72) s, (26.63±7.60) s, respectively, all P< 0.05). At the 28th day after olfactory training, the number of OMP positive cells in group B and C were fewer than that in group A, and the difference was statistically significant ((108.00±28.19)/HP vs (288.22±84.06)/HP, (199.33±58.55)/HP vs (288.22±84.06)/HP, all P< 0.05). The number of OMP positive cells in group C were higher than that in group B ( P< 0.05). The number of OMP positive cells had negative correlation with food finding time ( r =-0.886, P< 0.01). As for the thickness of the olfactory epithelium, the thickness of group B was thinner than that in group A and C, and the difference was statistically significant ((59.57±31.27) μm vs (114.55±40.70)μm vs (90.54±37.72) μm, all P< 0.05). Conclusion: Olfactory training can accelerate the recovery of olfactory function in 3-MI-induced olfactory impaired mice.

At present, several clinical practice guidelines for osteoarthritis have been developed. Although contradictions about some recommendations are still in dispute, large number of clinical practice guidelines recommended core treatments, namely education, weight loss and exercise therapy. Thus, the diagnosis and treatment of primary osteoarthritis should focus on the above three treatments. However, we have to develop the clinical practice guidelines for osteoarthritis in primary hospital, based on the characteristics of osteoarthritis in China, the burden of disease, the health literacy of patients and the clinical decision-making of diagnosis and treatment of primary osteoarthritis in primary medical care.We suggest to formulate guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of osteoarthritis in primary medical care to regulate primary interventions.

At present, several clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of osteoarthritis have been developed by institutes or societies. The ultimate purpose of developing clinical practice guidelines is to formulate the process in the treatment of osteoarthritis effectively. However, the methodologies used in developing clinical practice guidelines may place an influence on the transformation and application of that in treating osteoarthritis. The present study summarized the methodological features of individual clinical practice guideline and presented the tools for quality evaluation of clinical practice guideline. The limitations of current osteoarthritis guidelines of China are also indicated. The review article might help relevant institutions improve the quality in developing guide and clinical transformation.

Objective: To evaluate the influence of nicotine intake on bone microstructure, bone biomechanics, and oxidative stress state in rats., Methods: Thirty-six 6-week-old male Sprague Dawley rats (weight, 160-180 g) were randomly divided into control group, low dose group, and high dose group, 12 rats each group. The rats in high dose group and low dose group were given respectively 6.0 mg/kg and 0.4 mg/kg nicotine gavage intervention for 12 months; no intervention was made in the control group. The survival of rats was observed during experiment, and the weight of rats was measured every month. At 12 months after modeling, the L1 vertebral body was harvested to measure the bone mineral density (BMD), bone volume fraction (BVF), trabecular thickness (TT), trabecular number (TN), and trabecular spacing (TS) by Micro-CT three-dimensional reconstruction; the left femur was harvested for biomechanical tests of maximal load, stiffness, and the maximal fracture energy; and arterial blood was extracted to measure the malonyldialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and cotinine., Results: During the experiment, two rats and one rat were added in the high dose group and the low dose group because of death, and no death in the control group. The body weight of the rats in the high and low dose groups gradually decreased with time when compared with one in the control group, and significant difference was found between two dose groups and the control group at 8-12 months ( P <0.05); the body weight of the high dose group was significantly lower than that of the low dose group at 11 and 12 months ( P <0.05). At 12 months after modeling, BMD, BVF, TT, and TN were significantly lower in the high dose group than the control group and the low dose group, but TS was significantly increased ( P <0.05). Difference in BVF, TN, and TS was significant between the low dose group and the control group ( P <0.05). The maximal load, stiffness, and maximal fracture energy of femoral shaft were significantly lower in the high dose group than the control group and the low dose group, and in the low dose group than the control group ( P <0.05). Compared with the control group, the levels of cotinine and MDA were significantly increased, and the levels of CAT and SOD were significantly decreased in the high and low dose groups ( P <0.05), and there were significant differences between the high and low dose groups ( P <0.05)., Conclusions: Nicotine intake can cause micro-structural changes of the bone, decreased bone mechanical properties, and imbalance of oxidation-antioxidant levels in rats. High-dose nicotine intake may be one of the causes of osteoporosis.

Objective: To understand the spatial distribution of hepatitis C in Chongqing and its influencing factors., Methods: The surveillance data of hepatitis C in 38 counties in Chongqing from January 2010 to December 2014 were collected, and spatial autocorrelation analysis and spatial regression analysis were conducted respectively by using software GeoDa 1.6.7., Results: The reported incidence of hepatitis C in Chongqing ranged from 7.3/100,000 to 13.6/100,000 during 2010-2014, with the annual reported incidence of 10.3/100,000. The global Moran's I values were 0.478, 0.503, 0.529, 0.438, 0.406 respectively (P<0.05). The local spatial autocorrelation analysis indicated there were 6, 4, 7, 5 and 6 areas with high incidences of hepatitis C in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 respectively. Spatial regression analysis revealed that the reported incidence of hepatitis C in Chongqing was associated with the urbanization rate (Z=2.126, P=0.033)., Conclusions: The spatial distribution of hepatitis C in Chongqing from 2010 to 2014 was highly clustered. The hot spot of hepatitis C were mainly in the core areas and extended areas with well-developed economy, however the cold spot were in southeastern ecological reserve area with less developed economy. Urbanization had a certain positive influence on the distribution of hepatitis C in Chongqing.

Objective: To investigate the extracorporeal clearance rate of imipenem in severe infection patients in the mode of continuous vena-venous hemofiltration (CVVH) during continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), in order to approach if the concentration of imipenem in plasma could achieve effective levels of anti-infection, and to explore the effect of time and anticoagulation measure on imipenem clearance during CRRT treatment., Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted. All adult severe infection patients complicating acute kidney injury (AKI) in the Department of Critical Care Medicine of the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University from March 2013 to September 2014, who were prescribed imipenem as part of their required medical care, and CRRT for treatment of AKI were enrolled. 0.5 g doses of imipenem was administered intravenously every 6 hours or 8 hours according to random number table, and infused over 0.5 hour. The unfractionated heparin was used for anticoagulation in the patients without contraindications, and no anticoagulation strategy was used in the patients with high risk of bleeding. At 24 hours after first time of administration, postfilter venous blood and ultrafiltrate samples were collected at 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 2, 5, 6, and 8 hours after imipenem administration. The concentration of imipenem in above samples was determined with liquid chromatography-mass spectrometer/mass spectrometer (LC-MS/MS)., Results: A total of 25 patients were enrolled. Thirteen patients received imipenem intravenously every 6 hours, and 12 patients, every 8 hours. The anticoagulation was conducted with heparin in 13 cases, and 12 cases without anticoagulation. The intra-day precision, inter-day precision, matrix effect, and recovery rate in low, medium, and high concentration of plasma and ultrafiltrate, and the stability of samples under different conditions showed a good result, the error of accuracy was controlled in the range of ±15%. With the application of Prismaflex blood filtration system and AN69-M100 filter, under the mode with CVVH, the total clearance rate of imipenem was (8.874±2.828) L/h when the actual dose of replacement fluid was (31.63±1.48) mL×kg⁻¹×h⁻¹, the total CRRT clearance rate of imipenem in vitro was (2.211±0.539) L/h, which accounting for (30.1±15.7)% of the total drug clearance. In 6 hours interval dosage regimen, the percentages of the time > 4× minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) at specific 4×MIC of 2, 4, 6, and 8 μg/mL of imipenem were more than 40% of the dosing interval. But in the 8 hours interval dosage regimen, when the level was above the 4×MIC of 4 μg/mL, maintaining time would drop below 40% of the dosing interval, with significant differences compared with that in 6 hours interval dosage regimen [4×MIC = 2 μg/mL: (60.84±20.25)% vs. (94.01±12.46)%, t = 4.977, P = 0.001; 4×MIC = 4 μg/mL: (39.85±15.88)% vs. (68.74±9.57)%, t = 5.562, P = 0.000; 4×MIC = 6 g/mL: (27.58±13.70)% vs. (53.97±8.36)%, t = 5.867, P = 0.000; 4×MIC = 8 μg/mL: ( 8.87±12.43)% vs. (43.48±7.83)%, t = 5.976, P = 0.000]. No significant change in sieving coefficient of imipenem was found within a short time (6 hours), which indicated that there was no effect of anticoagulation on clearance of imipenem by AN69-M100 filter, and no statistical significance was found with repeated measure analysis (F = 0.186, P > 0.05 )., Conclusions: The clearance rate of imipenem is increased significantly in vitro under the mode of CVVH with the actual dose of replacement fluid was (31.63±1.48) mL×kg⁻¹×h⁻¹ in severe infective patients with severe sepsis complicating AKI, affecting the level of plasma drug concentration, need to adjust the dosage regimen. When the time of the dosing interval was shortened, the concentration of imipenem in patients' plasma could be increased significantly. In a short period of time, the sieving coefficient of imipenem through AN69 filter is not affected by anticoagulation measures and time cleaning efficiency will not decline.

In order to evaluate the threshold of phosphorus (P) application rate and improve the utilization efficiency of fertilizers in Baoding region of Hebei Province, a field experiment was conducted to examine the impacts of P fertilization on wheat yield, soil NO(3-)-N and nitrogen use efficiency. Results showed that, compared with the CK (P0), all treatments with P application (P1, 120 kg · hm(-2); P2, 240 kg · hm(-2) and P3, 480 kg · hm(-2)) increased the plant height, flag leaf areas and total leaf areas per plant of winter wheat, which was conducive to the accumulation of photosynthetic products. In addition, P application increased the spike number, kernels per spike and yield of winter wheat but slightly decreased the grain mass per 1000 seeds. Of the P-fertilized treatments, P2 had the highest wheat yield of 6102 kg · hm(-2), which was similar to P1 but significantly greater than those of P0 and P3. Furthermore, P fertilization reduced the NO(3-)-N content in top soil layer although the total accumulation of NO3- was still rather high. The N grain production efficiencies (GPE(N)) and N uptake efficiencies (UE(N)) of P1 and P2 were similar but greater than the other treatments. The use efficiency (UR(P)) , agronomic efficiency (AE(P)) and partial productivity of P fertilizer (PFP(P)) in P1 were significantly greater than P2 and P3. In conclusion, the P application rate of 120 kg · hm(-2) (P1) in this study could be an appropriate threshold in Baoding, Hebei, from the aspects of wheat yield, nitrogen and phosphate use efficiencies and accumulation of soil NO3-.

Poly-Si film, due to its favorable piezoresistive properties, has been widely used in piezoresistive sensors. The previous researches have shown that the ultra-thin poly-Si film have better piezoresistive properties than common poly-silicon film, and have promising future of application. A promising method to obtain large grained high quality poly-silicon films by low-temperature crystallization of an amorphous precursor material is the aluminum-induced layer exchange (ALILE). In this paper, ultra-thin poly-Si films were prepared by aluminum induced layer exchange (ALILE). Experimental results of Raman spectroscopy show that a narrow and symmetrical Raman peak at the wave number of about 518 cm(-1) was observed for all samples, indicating that the films were fully crystallized. XRD results show that the crystallites of ultra-thin poly-silicon layer were preferably (111) and (220) oriented. Hall affect measurements show that hole concentration of the films (p-type) were between 9 x 10(18) and 6 x 10(19) cm(-3). Restorative properties show that the piezoresistors exhibit gauge factors (GFs) up to 60, with temperature coefficients of GF (TCGF) between -0.17-0% degree C and temperature coefficients of resistance (TCR) between -0.2 and -0.1% degrees C. The study of the ultra-thin poly-Si films by ALILE is completed, and the study results lay a foundation for application of the film

Objective: To compare biomechanical effect of the closed fracture model with intramedullary nail fixation and the open fracture model with plate fixation in rats., Methods: Forty 8-week-old Spragu-Dawley male rats were divided into two groups randomly. Left femoral shaft closed fractures model was created in 20 rats, and treated with intramedullary nail. Other 20 rats received open osteotomy on the left femoral shaft, and were fixed by plate. Rats were sacrificed and draw the materials at 4, 6, 8 and 12 weeks in batch. Across section area and volume of callus were measured, peak load, restoration rate of peak load were tested. The biomechanical efficency of two methods of femoral shaft fracture fixation were compared., Results: The difference of surgical duration was statistically significant between two groups (P < 0.001). At 4, 6, 8 and 12 weeks, the difference of peak load, restoration rate of peak load, volume and area of callus was also statistically significant between two groups (P < 0.05)., Conclusion: Open fracture model with plate fixation led to delayed healing compared with closed fracture model with intramedullary nail. However, open fracture model with plate fixation model could be a valuable research tool to study the healing consequences of cortical bone, which may provide insight into the pathogenesis and ideal treatment of fractures or nonunions.

Objective: To compare the clinical efficacy of computer-assisted pedicle screw placement and conventional placement in the treatment of spinal disease., Methods: A systematic search of studies published between Jan. 1990 and Feb. 2012 was conducted using Medline, Embase, OVID, ScienceDirect and Cochrane Review databases. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and prospective controlled trials of comparing computer-assisted pedicle screw placement to conventional method performed at one center or multi-centers providing data on accuracy of placement and clinical effects were identified. Two study authors independently reviewed the 93 articles originally identified and selected 10 for analysis. Study title,demographic characteristics,number of pedicle screw,anatomical area and outcomes were extracted manually from all selected studies. RevMan 5.1 software was used for meta-analysis., Results: Ten studies encompassing 2813 pedicle screws met the inclusion criteria. Overall,the result of meta-analysis indicated that there were significant differences between two groups in accuracy in placement of pedicle screw [OR = 2.58, 95% CI (1.18, 5.63)], insertion time [WMD = -2.15, 95% CI (-2.36, -1.94)]. However, there was only one study reported preparation time of pedicle screw of navigation group was longer than conventional group. No neurological complication in navigation group was reported., Conclusion: As a safety supplementary measure, computer navigation provide better accuracy in placement of pedicle screw and insertion time. The preparation time of pedicle screw may prolong due to the complexity of navigation system. Further reseach should include randomized controlled trials with well-planned methodology to limit bias.

Objective: To observe the effect of Euphorbia kansui (E. KS) alcohol extracts on urination and kidney-related expressions of mice injected with normal saline and to discuss its impact on kidney., Method: Mice intraperitoneally injected with normal saline were observed for urination and changes in kidney-related histiocytic factors of after intragastrical administration of E. KS and compared with normal mice., Result: E. KS alcohol extracts can promote urination of mice injected with normal saline and enhance peripheral serum creatinine, with no obvious pathological change showed in tissue sections. It had a certain effect on reducing AQP2 expression and enhancing TNF-alpha expression., Conclusion: Euphorbia kansui in large dose has a remarkable effect on kidney but may be accompanied with pathological reactions to some extent, especially the dose of 1.2 g x kg(-1). The pathological reactions may be related with increased serum creatinine and TNF-alpha expression.

Objective: To investigate the alteration of inflammasome and receptor during IgG promoter transfected to HepG2 cells., Method: By assay of Elisa to evaluate the secretion of IL-1 beta, IL-8, TNF-alpha and MCP-1 after puerarine and LPS administration, and by assay of real time PCR to evaluate the expression of mRNA of IL-1 beta, IL-8,TNF-alpha and MCP-1, as well as the receptors of TLR2, 4 and NOD2, MyD88., Result: IgG promoter did not active innate immunity and enhance the expression and secretion of inflammasome in HepG2. Puerarine did not active the inflammasome either. LPS activated the innate immunity and increased the secretion of IL-8, TNF-alpha and MCP-1., Conclusion: IgG-HepG2 cells could be used specifically as the model of allergy type II for ingredients screening. It is suggested that puerarine was suite for the activator for this type of allergy as positive control.

Objective: To study the allergen in key processes during the production of Fufang Kushen injection by IgG promoter-HepG2 cells in vitro., Method: By transfecting a IgG promoter-regulating the expression of green fluorescent protein(GFP) plasmid into HepG2 cells, this transferred cells were incubated with common allergens (like puerarin, ovalbumin, LPS or Sal typhoid vi polysaccharide vaccine), excipients using in Fufang Kushen injection (NaOH, acetic acid, Tween-80 and ethanol) and samples from the key production processes of the injection for 30 minutes . Fluorescent photographs were analyzed the fluorescence intensity of the cells by using an image analysis software., Result: All of common allergens significantly increased the IgG expression. Two of the excipicents, acetic acids and Tween-80 were shown to increased the IgG expression, while others had no effect on IgG expression. In the 8 samples from the key processes in the production of Fufang Kushen injection, two of them stimulated IgG expression., Conclusion: IgG promoter-HepG2 cells are highly sensitive and specific to allergens, and thus can be applied to rapid screening of allergens in components and injections in transcriptional level. It is possible to use the IgG-promoter HepG2 cells in a real-time monitoring of allergens in the production processes of Chinese medicine injections.

Objective: The aim of this study was to optimize the testing methods for seed quality, and to provide a basis for establishing seed testing rules and quality grading standard of Glycyrrhiza uralensis., Method: Referring to the International Seed Testing Rules made by ISTA and Rules for agricultural seed testing (GB/T 3543-1995) issued by China, the seed quality of G. uralensis from different collection areas was measured., Result and Conclusion: The seed testing methods for quality items of G. uralensis, including sampling, purity analysis, verification of genuineness, weight of 1 000 seeds, percentage germination, moisture content and seed viability of G. uralensis had been initially established.

Natural vegetation succession process and related mechanism is one of the important research contents in ecological restoration of abandoned mining land. Taking 4 lead-zinc tailings deposited sites with the recovery time being about 10 years, 20 years, 30 year, and over 40 years under similar site conditions in northwest Guizhou Provinnce as study areas, this paper studied the interactions between the natural vegetation succession and the physicochemical properties of waste residue. The results showed that with the increasing dumping time of the waste residue, the nutritional conditions of base material improved significantly, the total N, P, and K contents and the pH value increased, while the EC, bulk density, and especially, available lead and cadmium contents decreased. Meanwhile, the plant community species richness (S), diversity index (H), and evenness (J) increased correspondingly with increasing recovery time. The composition of plant communities was dominated by perennial herbaceous. In the first 20 years of recovery, the vegetation succession process was very slow, but after 30- and 40-year recovery, the vegetation coverage reached 53% and 87%, respectively. Canonical correlation analysis showed that there were significant correlations between base material properties and species diversity, and the canonical variables were the total N, P, and K contents of base material. The species diversity index was significantly negatively correlated with the available Pb and Cd contents of base material. The natural vegetation succession process in the study areas accelerated after 30 years of recovery, and the limiting factors of vegetation recovery were the nutrient deficiency and the high availability of Pb and Cd in base material.

Objective: To compare the therapeutic effects of peripheral facial paralysis in acute stage by different interventions and explore the better treatments of peripheral facial paralysis., Methods: One hundred and thirty one cases of Bell's facial paralysis were randomly divided into three groups. In acupuncture group (44 cases), Dicang (ST 4), Jiache (ST 6), Hegu (LI 4), Yangbai (GB 14) and Taiyang (EX-HN 5), etc. were applied; in electroacupuncture group (45 cases), the selection of acupoints and needling method were same as those in acupuncture group, and the electroacupuncture therapy was applied on Dicang (ST 4), Xiaguan (ST 7), Yangbai (GB 14) and Taiyang (EX-HN 5) in acute stage; in medication and acupuncture group (42 cases), Prednisone and Acyclovir were taken by oral administration, Vitamin B1 and Vitamin B12, were applied by intramuscular injection in acute stage, and acupuncture was applied by the way which was same as that in acupuncture group during quiescent and recovery stages. The curative effects were evaluated by House-Brackmann Grading Scale, and the failed rates were observed by follow-up after one and three months., Results: The cured and markedly effective rates were 79.6% (35/44), 93.4% (42/45) and 78.6% (33/42) respectively in acupuncture group, electroacupuncture group and medication and acupuncture group, and the result in electroacupuncture group was superior to those in acupuncture group and medication and acupuncture group (P < 0.05). The cured rates above tympanichord were 54.2% (13/24), 85.2% (23/27) and 48.0% (12/25) in acupuncture group, electroacupuncture group and medication and acupuncture group, and the result in electroacupuncture group was superior to those in acupuncture group and medication and acupuncture group (P < 0.01). There was no significant differences of cured rates below tympanichord among three groups (P > 0.05); and the failed rate in electroacupuncture group was much lower than those in acupuncture group and medication and acupuncture group by follow-up after one and three months (all P < 0.01)., Conclusion: The peripheral facial paralysis is effectively treated by electroacupuncture in acute stage, and it suggests that electroacupuncture should be applied early during the acupuncture treatment of peripheral facial paralysis.

Objective: To optimize the manufacturing process of the total flavonoid from Chrysanthemum morifolium and Sophora japonica, and establish the quality control methods for total flavonoid and its indicative constituents., Method: The solvent for extraction was investigated and L9 (3(4)) orthogonal experiment was used to optimize the extraction process of the total flavonoid. Colorimetric method was used to determine the content of total flavonoid, and HPLC was used to determine the content of the indicative constituents., Result: The optimized manufacturing process of the total flavonoid was that the prescribed crude drugs were extracted by using 70% ethanol for 3 times, 1 h each time. The extract was concentrated to the final concentration of 0.5 g x mL(-1), and was subjected to HPD-600 macroporous resin column chromatography at the weight ratio 1 : 0. 5 of crude drugs to macroporous resin. The sample was eluted with water in the volume of 10 times of the resin's, and then was desorpted with 85% ethanol in the volume of 5 times of the resin's. The content of total flavonoid was determined as 64.98%-66.79%, and the content of indicative constituents was determined as 5.87% - 6.93% for luteolin-7-O-glucoside and 14.09%-16.62% for rutin., Conclusion: Extracting with aqueous alcohol in combination with purifying with macroporous resin column chromatography is an efficient way to prepare the total flavonoid from Ch. morifolium and S. japonica, and the colorimetric and the HPLC methods are useful for its quality control.

Objective: To investigate brazilein's role in energy metabolism of cerebral ischemia-reperfusion in mice., Method: Fourty mice were randomly divided into the sham group, ischemia group, brazilein 5 mg x kg(-1) group and brazilein 10 mg x kg(-1) group, each with ten cases. Cerebral ischemia model was the built. Mice were injected with brazilein three days before the operation, then they were killed. Cerebrum homogenate was prepared for the detecting of ATP, ADP, AMP and lactic acid by HPLC, expressions of MCT1 and MCT2 in mRNA level by RT-PCR., Result: The lactic acid in cerebrum increased sharply 20 minutes after cerebral ischemia and decreased 1 hour after reperfusion, then returned to the normal level 24 hours after reperfusion. The charge of energy decreased significantly at the beginning of the ischemia-reperfusion, and the charge restored 1 hour after reperfusion though it was still much lower than the normal level at the time point of 24 hours. Moreover, MCT1 and MCT2 upregulated accompanied with the increase of lactate, MCT2 mRNA enhanced in brazilein 5 mg x kg(-1) group (P < 0.05) while both the two factors increased in brazilein 10 mg x kg(-1) group (P < 0.01)., Conclusion: Brazilein might protect neurons by changing the charge of energy.

Biomass carbohydrates assimilation and lipid accumulation by Mortierella isabellina M2 strain were investigated. Corn fiber hydrolysate was specially studied. The results showed M. isabellina M2 strain achieved growth and lipid accumulation while glucose, xylose, mannose and arabinose were introduced as single carbon source, respectively. When M. isabellina M2 strain was cultivated on corn fiber hydrolysate with 6% sugars concentration, the biomass reached 18.2 g/L, the lipid content of dry mycelia was 45.7%, and the lipid yield achieved 8.3 g/L. It provided a promising perspective for microbial oils production with biomass hydrolysates.

Surface-enhanced Raman spectra of methylene blue (MB) at different concentrations in silver colloid were obtained. The results indicate that the physical adsorption is dominant at high concentration while the chemical adsorption is the main fashion at relatively low concentration; there are different adsorption orientations at different concentration: MB+ molecule is perpendicular to the surface of silver nanoparticle at high concentration and adopts a parallel orientation on the surface of nanoparticle at low concentration. The effect of adsorbing time of MB molecule in Ag colloid was investigated and the adsorption dynamics study shows that the parallel orientation at low concentration does not change with the adsorbing time increasing. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations at the level of B3LYP/6-311+G * (for C, S, N, H)/LANL2DZ (for Ag) were employed to optimize the structures and predict Raman frequencies of MB+ and various MB+ -Ag complexes. The results of experiments and calculations suggest that the silver atom prefers to be bound to N and S atoms in the aromatic ring, and thus two different complexes are formed, i.e., conformer N-Ag and conformer S-Ag. Moreover, the Mulliken charge population analysis indicates that N atom in the aromatic ring prefers to interact with Ag than S atom does. Finally, the Raman frequencies observed in the experiments and their vibrational modes were tentatively assigned and discussed.

Objective: To construct an effective system screening and evaluating possible injections and components inducing allergy type II., Method: Transfect IgG promoter-regulated green fluorescent protein expressing plasmid into RPMI-8226 cell. The number of fluorescent cells after drug treatment was calculated and statistically evaluated., Result: Tween 80 can suppress the expression of IgG effectively, and puerarin has activity of stimulating IgG expression, and the system has no response to KCl-treatment. No effect of Yuxingcao (Herba Houttuyniae) injection on this system is observed., Conclusion: IgG promoter-drove green fluorescent protein expressing cell line can be used as system screening injections and components inducing allergy type II based on stimulating IgG promoter activity. Tween 80 can suppress the expression of IgG at the transcriptional level. Four batches of Yuxingcao injection cannot induce allergy type II by activating IgG expression.

Objective: To screen the active component of Wuzhuyutang (WZYT, Evodiae prescription) and investigate the regulatory effects of the components in WZYT on the TPH2 promoter, and to explore the possible molecular mechanism of WZYT on migraine., Method: By transfecting a TPH2 promoter regulating Red Fluorescent Protein expressing plasmid into PC12 cell, the global fluorescence intensities and calculations of fluorescent cells after components treatment were statistically evaluated., Result: Different regulatory effects of different components in WZYT with different concentrations on TPH2 promoter were observed., Conclusion: TPH2 promoter drove Red Fluorescent Protein expressing cell line can be used as system screening components targeting TPH2 promoter activity. The possible mechanism of WZYT on migraine may due to its stimulating effects on TPH2 promoter, and promote the synthesis and release of 5-HT in cerebral.

Polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) thin-films were made on planar and textured glass substrates by aluminum-induced crystallization (AIC) of in situ amorphous silicon (a-Si) deposited by DC-magnetron. The poly-Si films were characterized by Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). A narrow and symmetrical Ranman peak at the wave number of about 521 cm(-1) was observed for all samples, indicating that the films were fully crystallized. XRD results show that the crystallites in the authors' AIC poly-Si films were preferably (111) oriented. The measurement of full width at half maximum (FWHW) of (111) XRD peaks showed that the quality of the films was affected by the a-Si deposition temperature and the surface morphology of the glass substrates. It is likely that an a-Si deposition temperature of 200 degrees C seems to be ideal for the preparation of poly-Si films by AIC.

We used four strains (Y1, Y2, M1 and M2) to screen out the high lipid production strains. We first adopted cell morphology and cytochemical methods (Sudan III dyeing technique) to observe intracellular characteristics. Observation results indicated that M2 strain had the potential lipid accumulation capacity. To prove this, lipid content of these strains was determined by soxhlet extraction. One strain (M2) was found to produce lipids up to 53.09%. In order to increase the production of oleaginous microorganism, the effects of hydrolysate concentration, nitrogen source, pH, fermentation temperature and time on cell growth and lipid accumulation were studied. The optimal fermentation conditions were obtained as follows: corn starch byproduct hydrolysate concentration at 10(o) Bx as carbon source; NaNO3 as nitrogen source at 0.2%; initial pH of 6.0; temperature at 28 degrees C, cultivated for 6 d. Under these conditions, M2 strain accumulated lipids up to 75.21% on a cellular biomass basis with biomass yield of 30.40 g/L, and the corresponding lipid production reached 22.86 g/L. GC analysis demonstrated that the fatty acid composition of the lipid was similar to that of vegetable oil, which mainly contained 16-and 18-carbon fatty acids. Thus, microbial lipid is a promising material for biodiesel production, and its unsaturated fatty acid content reached around 68%. These unsaturated fatty acids show great potential applications in food, medicine and cosmetics industries.

A low-cost, fast, and noninvasive method for early diagnosis of malignant lesions of mucosa tissue based on diffuse reflectance spectra was applied in the study of the optical biopsy of superficial human bladder cancer. In the present paper, differential diagnosis of superficial human bladder cancer was studied using the diffuse reflectance spectral ratio (R540/R575) of the oxygenated hemoglobin absorption bands at 540 and 575 nm in vitro. Diffuse reflectance spectra for mucosa/submucosa tissues of normal bladder and superficial bladder cancer were measured using a spectrophotometer with an integrating sphere attachment. The results of measurement showed that there were three the diffuse reflectance spectral dips at 415, 542 and 577 nm respectively for mucosa/submucosa tissues of normal bladder and superficial bladder cancer in the spectral range from 400 to 600 nm. The mean diffuse reflectance spectral ratio (R540/R575) of normal bladder mucosa/submucosa tissue decreased slowly with time increase after surgical excision, and the mean diffuse reflectance spectral ratio (R540/R575) of superficial bladder cancer mucosa/ submucosa tissue also decreased slowly with time increasing after surgical excision. The mean diffuse reflectance spectral ratios (R540/R575) of normal bladder mucosa/submucosa tissue were 111%, 107%, 104% and 102% after 2, 3, 4 and 5 h after surgical excision respectively, and those of superficial bladder cancer mucosa/submucosa tissue were 98.4%, 95.5%, 93.1% and 91.6% after 2, 3, 4 and 5 h after surgical excision respectively. There were significant differences in mean diffuse reflectance spectral ratio (R540/R575) for mucosa/submucosa tissues between normal bladder and superficial bladder cancer after 2, 3, 4 and 5 h after surgical excision respectively (p < 0.05). Differences in mean diffuse reflectance spectral ratio (R540/R575) for mucosa/ submucosa tissues between normal bladder and superficial bladder cancer were 12.6%, 11.5%, 10.9% and 10.4% after 2, 3, 4 and 5 h after surgical excision respectively. It is obvious that pathological changes in bladder mucosa/submucosa tissues induced changes in the component and structure of the tissues, and especially quantitative changes in oxyhemoglobin and de-oxyhemoglobin of tissues obviously. Conclusion of the study provides a new method that can be applied to rapid, low-cost and noninvasive optical biopsy of superficial bladder cancer.

The CCK-8 was used to measure the inhibition effect of Xiao-Ai-Ping (XAP), a traditional medicine, on the human lung adenocarcinoma (ASTC-a-1) cells viability. The ASTC-a-1 cells expressing stably with SCAT3, a fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) plasmid based on the green fluorescent protein mutants (GFPs), was verified using confocal fluorescence scanning microscopy imaging, fluorescence emission spectra and FRET acceptor photobleaching techniques. The caspase-3 activation can be monitored by the fluorescence emission spectra of SCAT3 inside living cells. The cells expressing stably with SCAT3 were cultured with XAP for 96 hours, and the fluorescence emission spectra of the SCAT3 inside living cells were measured at the time of 0, 24, 72, and 96 hours, respectively. Experimental results showed that: (1)XAP inhibited obviously the proliferation of ASTC-a-1 cells and induced the cell death. The inhibition of XAP on the cells was dose-dependent; (2)the SCAT3 inside living cells was cleaved completely 72 hours after the XAP treatment, implying that a great deal of pro-caspase-3 was activated by XAP; (3)24 hours after XAP treatment, the emission spectra of SCAT3 inside living cells cultured in DMEM without XAP for 48 and 72 hours did not change greatly, implying that XAP did not activate obviously caspase-3 within 24 hours.

The optical properties and their differences of native and coagulated human benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) tissues were studied in the spectral range from 590 to 1 064 nm in vitro. The measurements were performed using a spectrophotometer with an integrating sphere attachment, and the absorption and scattering properties were assessed from these measurements using the inverse adding-doubling method. The results of measurement showed that the thermal coagulation of BPH tissues induced obviously the decrease in the absorption coefficients in the spectral range from 590 to 1 064 nm. The peaks in the absorption coefficients for native and coagulated BPH tissues were respectively 0.438 and 0.416 mm(-1) corresponding to the same wavelength of 990 nm, the maximum difference in the absorption coefficients of native and coagulated BPH tissues is 86.79% at 1 064 nm, and the minimum difference is 4.74% at 920 nm. The thermal coagulation of BPH tissues induced an increase in the reduced scattering coefficients in the spectral range from 600 to 1 064 nm obviously, and induced a decrease in the reduced scattering coefficients at 590 nm obviously. The peaks in the reduced scattering coefficients for native and coagulated BPH tissues were respectively 1.090 and 1. 449 mm(-1) corresponding to the same wavelength of 970 nm, and other peaks in the reduced scattering coefficients for native and coagulated BPH tissues were respectively 1.116 and 1.627 mm(-1) corresponding to the same wavelength of 1 050 nm, the maximum difference in the reduced scattering coefficients of native and coagulated BPH tissues is 47.73% at 1 064 nm, and the minimum difference is 4.86% at 600 nm.

The optical properties and their differences of human benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) tissues removed using transurethral plasma kinetic resection of the prostate (PKRP) and transurethral vaporization of the prostate (TUVP) at 640, 660, 680, 700, 720, 740, 760, 780, 800, 820, 840, 860 and 880 nm of Ti: Sapphire laser were studied in vitro. The measurements were performed using a double-integrating-sphere setup, and the absorption and scattering properties were assessed using the inverse adding-doubling method. The results of measurement showed that the absorption coefficients and reduced scattering coefficients of BPH tissues removed using PKRP and TURP obviously decreased with the increase in the wavelength for thirteen different laser wavelengths. The absorption coefficient and reduced scattering coefficient of BPH tissues removed using PKRP at a certain laser wavelength were obviously smaller than that of BPH tissues removed using TUVP at the same laser wavelength. The maximum absorption coefficient and maximum reduced scattering coefficient of BPH tissues removed using PKRP and TURP were respectively (0. 885 +/- 0. 022) and (0.955 +/- 0.024)mm(-1), and (1.564 +/- 0.039) and (1.658 +/- 0.042)mm(-1) at 640 nm, their differences were respectively 7.91% and 6.01%, and the minimum absorption coefficient and minimum reduced scattering coefficient of BPH tissues removed using PKRP and TURP were respectively (0.443 +/- 0.011) and (0.455 +/- 0.011) mm(-1), and (1.117 +/- 0.028) and (1.197 +/- 0.030)mm(-1) at 640 nm, their differences were respectively 2.71% and 9.13%. The maximum difference in the absorption coefficients of BPH tissues removed using PKRP and TURP is 8.95% at 660 nm, and the minimum difference is 1.75% at 860 nm. The maximum difference in the reduced scattering coefficients of BPH tissues removed using PKRP and TURP is 9.13% at 800 nm, and the minimum difference is 6.01% at 640 nm.

The content of imidacloprid in pesticide is usually measured by high-performance liquid chromatography, which is precise but time-consuming. In the present work the content of imidacloprid in pesticide was measured by infrared spectroscopy with pressing potassium bromide troche (KBr). A comparison of infrared spectra between analytic imidacloprid and commercial pesticide showed that the absorption peak of imidacloprid at 939.2 cm(-1) is independent and can be used as the characteristic absorption peak for quantitative determination. The area from 947 to 925.8 cm(-1) for the infrared spectra of imidacloprid and its content meet the linear equation: Area = l.3665 x 10(-1) + 2.37 x 10(-2) x c, r = 0.99953. Finally, the authors could draw a conclusion that the method of NIR, instead of routine lab analysis, is feasible for the determination of imidacloprid in pesticide.

Charge recombination in reaction center of photosystem II (PS II) is regarded as the origination of delayed fluorescence (DF). The mechanism for 730 nm component appearing in the DF spectrum of chloroplast was studied with different spectral analysis methods. Experimental results of the delayed fluorescence spectrum at different chloroplast concentration showed that the apexes at 685 and 730 nm ascend when the concentration is relative low; the peak value at 685 nm reaches a maximum when the concentration is 7.8 microg x m(L-1), however, the apex at 730 nm is still increasing. The peak value at 730 nm finally reaches a maximum at chloroplast concentration of 31.2 microg x mL(-1), while the apex at 685 nm has apparently decreased. The results of absorption spectrum showed that the ratios of A685 to A730 are almost a constant during the process of increasing chloroplast concentration. Furthermore, the excitation spectrum for 730 nm fluorescence shows that the 685 nm light has a high excitation efficiency. Above experimental results indicated that the 730 nm component of DF spectrum is the fluorescence of chlorophyll a in PSI reaction center excited by 685 nm DF. Meanwhile, this conclusion was further verified by the invariability of DF spectrum at different delay time (1-9 s).

The spectral properties of photosensitizer HpD, human serum albumin (HSA) and their complex have been studied. The results show that HpD can form HpD-HSA complex with HSA in physiological condition. Compared with pure HpD, the maximum absorption and the fluorescence peaks for HpD-HSA complex had 8-10 nm red-shift. When HpD-HSA complex was excited by the light of corresponding to excitation peaks of HSA (228 and 279 nm) and HpD (394 nm), it was found that the absorption of HSA and HpD both contributed to the emission of HpD-HSA complex at 622 nm. The complex of HpD-HSA was individually excited by wavelengths corresponding to HpD absorption peaks of 402, 502, 537 and 570 nm, and the excitation efficiency of HpD-HSA at pumping wavelength of 537 and 570 nm was higher than that of HpD. The results demonstrate that the red-shift caused by the interaction of HpD and the special proteins in blood should be considered in selecting the excitation and emission wavelength in photodynamic diagnosis and therapy. The results also indicate that the excitation efficiency of porphyrin-protein complex in vivo is higher than that of HpD in vitro when a longer wavelength light corresponding to the week absorption peaks of porphyrin-protein complex is used in photodynamic therapy.

The characteristic properties of GFP make this protein a good candidate for use as a molecular reporter to monitor patterns of protein localization, gene expression, and intracellular protein trafficking in living cells. In this study, the dicistronic expression vector (pEGFP-C1) was used to be transfected into human lung cancer cell line (ASTC-a-1) and a positive clone which stably expressed GFP in high level was obtained. The results showed that the green fluorescent protein expressed in tumor cells was also photobleached under intense irradiation (-488 nm) and the degree of photobleaching varied with the intensity of the excitation. In order to analyze the effect of low temperature on the fluorescent sample, the photobleaching of tumor cell slice stored at -20 degrees C was observed additionally.

In this paper, a double-integrating-spheres system, the basic principle of measuring technology of ray radiation, and the optical model of biological tissues were used for the study. Attenuation characteristics of human bladder cancer tissue at 467.5, 488, 496.5, 514.5 and 532 nm laser and their linearly polarized laser irradiation were studied. The results of measurement showed that the attenuation characteristics of human bladder cancer tissue in Kubelka-Munk two-flux model were different at different wavelengths of laser irradiation in the range of five different laser wavelengths. There were significant differences in the total attenuation or effective attenuation coefficients of human bladder cancer tissue at 476.5, 496.5, and 532 nm wavelengths of laser and their linearly polarized laser irradiation (P>0.05), and there were no significant differences at 488 and 514.5 nm wavelengths of laser and their linearly polarized laser irradiation in two-flux model (P>0.05). The total attenuation and effective attenuation coefficients of human bladder cancer tissue at 532 nm laser and its linearly polarized laser irradiation were obviously bigger than those at other four different wavelengths of laser and their linearly polarized laser irradiation in two-flux model. The total attenuation and effective attenuation coefficients of human bladder cancer tissue at five different wavelengths of laser and their linearly polarized laser irradiation increased with the decrease of these wavelengths, there were significant differences in those at 476.5, 496.5 and 514.5 nm wavelengths of laser and their linearly polarized laser irradiation (P<0.05), and there were no significant differences in those at 488 and 532 nm wavelengths of laser and their linearly polarized laser irradiation in light transport theory (P>0.05).

A double-integrating-spheres system, the basic principle of measuring technology of radiation, and an optical model of biological tissues were used for the study. Optical properties of human normal bladder tissue at 476.5, 488, 496.5, 514.5 and 532 nm of laser and their linearly polarized laser irradiation were studied. The results of measurement showed that total attenuation coefficient and scattering coefficient of human normal bladder tissue at these wavelengths of laser and their linearly polarized laser irradiation increased with decreasing wavelengths. And these was an obvious distinction between the results at these wavelengths of laser and their linearly polarized laser irradiation. Absorption coefficient of human normal bladder tissue at these wavelengths of laser and their linearly polarized laser irradiation was tardily increased with decreasing wavelengths. But there were a number of gurgitations. And these were independent of the wavelengths of laser or their linearly polarized laser irradiation. Mean cosine of scattering of human normal bladder tissue at these wavelengths of laser and their linearly polarized laser irradiation also increased with decreasing wavelengths. And these was an obvious distinction with these wavelengths of laser and their linearly polarized laser irradiation. But penetration depth of human normal bladder tissue at these wavelengths of laser and their linearly polarized laser irradiation also increased with increasing wavelengths. But there were a number of gurgitations. Refractive index of human normal bladder tissue at these wavelengths of laser ranged from 1.37 to 1.44. Absorption coefficient, scattering coefficient, total attenuation coefficient, and effective attenuation coefficients of human normal bladder tissue in Kubelka-Munk two-flux model at the same wavelength of laser and the linearly polarized laser irradiation do not exhibit prominent distinction (P > 0.05). Some absorption coefficient, scattering coefficient, total attenuation coefficient, and effective attenuation coefficient of human normal bladder tissue in Kubelka-Munk two-flux model at different wavelengths of laser and their linearly polarized laser irradiation exhibit obvious distinction.

A double-integrating-spheres system, basic principle of measuring technology of ray radiation, and optical model of biological tissues were used for the study. Optical properties of human normal small intestine tissue at 476.5, 488, 496.5, 514.5 and 532 nm laser and their linearly polarized laser irradiation were studied. The results of measurement showed that the total attenuation coefficient and scattering coefficient of the tissue at these wavelengths of laser and their linearly polarized laser irradiation increased with decreasing wavelengths. And obviously there was a distinction at 514.5 to 532 nm wavelength between lasers and their linearly polarized laser irradiation. Absorption coefficient of tissue at these wavelengths of laser and their linearly polarized laser irradiation increased with decreasing wavelengths. Absorption coefficient of tissue at 514.5 to 532 nm wavelength of laser was obviously decreasing, which was independent of these wavelengths of laser or their linearly polarized laser irradiation. Mean cosine of scattering of tissue at these wavelengths of laser and their linearly polarized laser irradiation also increased with decreasing wavelengths. But penetration depth of tissue at these wavelengths of laser and their linearly polarized laser irradiation also increased with increasing of wavelengths. Refractive index of tissue between these wavelengths of laser was within 1.38 to 1.48. Absorption coefficient, scattering coefficient, total attenuation coefficient, effective attenuation coefficients of tissue in Kubelka-Munk two-flux model at the same wavelength of laser and their linearly polarized laser irradiation showed no prominent distinction (P>0.01). Absorption coefficient, scattering coefficient, total attenuation coefficient, effective attenuation coefficients of tissue in Kubelka-Munk two-flux model at different wavelength of laser and their linearly polarized laser irradiation showed obvious distinction. Optical properties of tissue at 514.5 to 532 nm wavelength of laser exhibited obvious distinction.

The porphyrin compound in human body mainly includes hemoglobin, protoheme, protoporphyrin, coproporphyrin, uroporphyrin and so on. As we know, the metabolism of the porphyrin in human body depends on the physical conditions. It was found that the relative content of protoporphyrin (PPIX) and carotenoid in blood varied with the developing of the malignant tumor. A system, including Ti: sapphire laser, optical fiber delivery system, fluorescence probe, spectrometer CCD and computer, has been developed to examine the porphyrin in human superficial skin tissue without trauma. It was shown that the fluorescence spectrum of the porphyrin obtained from the superficial skin tissue of human earlobe has the same feature as that from the aqueous solution with PP IX.

Objective: To investigate the possible association between dopamine D2 receptor (DRD2) TaqI A and TaqI B genotypes as well as smoking behavior and the risk of lung cancer among Chinese Han people., Methods: PCR was used to perform genotyping on peripheral WBC DNA from 326 lung cancer patients and 326 age, sex and ethnicity-matched healthy controls. Subjects were interviewed to obtain relevant information and lifetime history of tobacco use., Results: There were no statistically significant differences in the distribution of DRD2 genotypes between lung cancer cases and controls. The DRD2 genotypes and smoking status showed no correlation among cases and among controls as well. However, among controls, the frequency of the DRD2 * A2/A2 genotype in smokers who smoked > or = 25 cigarettes/day appeared to be higher than that in those who smoked < 25 cigarettes/day (42.5% versus 26.1%, P = 0.047). A similar trend was also found for the DRD2 * B2/B2 genotype, which was linked to the DRD2 * A2/A2 genotype, although the difference was not significant (40.0% versus 26.1%, P = 0.091). In contrast to controls, no association was found between the DRD2 genotypes and smoking among lung cancer cases., Conclusion: Our results suggested that DRD2 * A2/A2 genotype might be associated with a greater smoking intensity in Chinese. Further studies are needed to confirm this preliminary finding.

The insoluble remainder of brown pigment and mixed gallstones which were dissolved with chloroform, ethanol, ether, and hydrochloric acid were studied by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectrum and scanning electron microscope. It was found that bilirubinate salts, proteins, fatty salts, phosphate and calcium carbonate are the main components in the insoluble remainder of gallstones. The secondary structure of proteins in brown pigment gallstones may be predominated by alpha-helix. The microstructure of proteins in brown pigment stones is membranous, phosphate and bilirubinate salts were trapped within the membranes. The relationship between the insoluble components and formation of gallstones was discussed.

Objective: To explore the relationship between genetic polymorphisms in methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR), a central enzyme in folate metabolism that affects DNA methylation and synthesis, and the risk of adenocarcinoma of the gastric cardia (AGC)., Methods: Genomic DNA was isolated from the peripheral lymphocytes of 205 patients with AGC and 360 age-and-sex-matched control subjects. Polymerase chain reaction and restriction fragment length polymorphism were used to examine the polymorphisms of MTHFR genes C6677T and A1298C and the relation between these genotypes and risk of AGC was analyzed., Results: The genotype frequency of MTHFR C677CC was 35.0% among the controls and was 20.5% among the AGC patients; the genotype frequency of 677CT was 47.8% among the controls and 50.7% among the AGC patients, and the genotype frequency of 677TT was 17.2% among the controls and 28.8% among the AGC patients % (chi(2) = 17.63, P = 0.0002). The individuals with 677CT genotype or 677TT genotype had a 1.76-fold [95% confidence interval (CI), 1.13 - 2.76] or 2.97-fold (95% CI, 1.75 - 5.05) increased risk of developing AGC compared with those who had 677CC genotype. The distribution of MTHFR A1298C genotype was not significantly different between the two groups (chi(2) = 0.08, P = 0.96). The value of odd ratio (OR) in the individuals with 677CT//1298AA genotype (95% CI, 1.48 approximately 6.48), and the value of OR in the individuals with 677CT/1298CC genotype was 17.00 (95% CI, 1.26 approximately infinity; P = 0.042)., Conclusion: Single nucleotide polymorphism in the MTHFR gene is a risk factor of carcinogenesis of AGC in the Chinese population. Although the MTHFR A1298C polymorphism was not associated with AGC, The risk of developing AGC in the individuals with MTHFR677CT/1298CC was 17 times higher than that in the individuals with MTHFR677CC/1298AA, thus showing that a joint effect exists between the MTHFR 677 and 1298 polymorphisms on the risk of AGC.

Objective: To examine the relationship between susceptibility to lung cancer among Chinese and genetic polymorphism at nucleotide -463 (G/A) in myeloperoxidase (MPO), an enzyme found in lysosomes of phagocytes and involved in the formation of hydroxyl radicals and activation of various smoking-related carcinogens., Methods: The association of this polymorphism with lung cancer in a hospital-based case-control study of 314 patients and 320 age- and sex-matched controls was tested. The MPO genotypes were determined by polymerase chain reaction-single strand conformation polymorphism (PCR-SSCP)., Results: The allele frequency for MPO-463A was found to be 11.0% for controls, compared with 15.0% for patients. Multivariate analysis showed an increased risk for overall lung cancer in subjects having GG genotype (OR, 1.7; 95% CI, 1.2 - 2.5), however, the elevated risk was limited to squamous cell carcinoma (OR, 2.4; 95% CI, 1.4 - 3.9; n = 177) but not to adenocarcinoma (OR, 1.3; 95% CI, 0.8 - 2.1; n = 137). In addition, the risky effect of the GG genotype on squamous cell carcinoma of the lung was evident only in the smokers and those who smoked >/= 26 pack-years (OR, 20.5; 95% CI, 5.6 - 75.3) as compared with GA and AA genotypes (OR, 6.2; 95% CI, 1.7 - 22.5) but not in the nonsmokers or those who smoked < 26 pack-years., Conclusion: Our data support the hypothesis that -463A polymorphism in the MPO gene may reduce the susceptibility to lung cancer in the Chinese.

Objective: To investigate the relationship between p53 codon 72 polymorphism and susceptibility to esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in China., Methods: The p53 genotypes were determined by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism among 204 healthy controls and 91 patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC)., Results: There was no significant difference between patients and controls with respect to allele frequency for the p53 Pro allele (0.480 versus 0.588, P=0.11); however, the Pro/Pro genotype of p53 among cases (39.6%) was significantly (P<0.05) more frequent than that among controls (21.1%). Subjects homozygous for the p53 Pro allele had a more than 2-fold increased risk of developing ESCC (OR=2.18; 95%CI=1.10-4.35, adjusted for age, sex, and smoking), whereas the Arg/Pro genotype was not associated with elevated risk of the cancer (adjusted OR=0.84; 95%CI=0.42-1.68). No interaction between smoking and Pro/Pro genotype was observed for risk of ESCC., Conclusion: The p53 codon 72 polymorphism may play a role in susceptibility to esophageal carcinogenesis.

Objective: To study whether the main malondialdehyde-DNA adduct (M1-dG) produced by lipid peroxidation is involved in the carcinogenesis of esophagus., Methods: DNA samples were isolated from normal esophageal epithelium (n = 32) obtained by biopsy and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma specimens (n = 30) obtained by surgery. All tissue samples came from individuals living in Linxian, Henan, a high-risk area of esophageal cancer. Contents of M1-dG adducts were detected by 32P-postlabeling method., Results: M1-dG adducts were detectable both in the normal and cancerous tissue samples. However, normal esophageal epithelial tissues exhibited significantly lower levels of M1-dG adducts (median 3.4, range 1.7/10(8)-55.4/10(8) nucleotides) than those found in esophageal cancer tissues (median 14.1, range 1.4/10(8)-59.0/10(8) nucleotides, P < 0.0001). The adduct levels were neither associated with gender, age, tobacco smoking status or genetic polymorphism in the CYP2E1, an enzyme participating in the oxidation of ethanol to form reactive free radicals., Conclusions: Our findings provide evidence that DNA damage, resulted from lipid peroxidation, can accumulate in the normal human esophageal tissue and reach relatively high level in cancer tissue which suggests that M1-dG adducts may be involved in the initiation and progression of cancer with its mutagenic and carcinogenic effects.

The optimal condition of Cephalosporium sp. to culture mycelia and accumulate polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) was researched. The optimal culture condition to get mycelium productivity was: maltose 60 g/L, KNO3 3 g/L, initial pH 6.0, 100 mL medium in 500 mL flask, seeding 25% (v/v), 25 degrees C culture it for 10 days. The optimal condition to accumulation PUFA proportion to total fatty acid was: glucose 10-20 g/L, NH4Cl or (NH4)2SO4 3 g/L, initial pH 4.0, 100 mL medium in 500 mL falsk, seeding 10-20% (v/v) and lighted it when it was cultured. It was suggested that two step could be used in the producing progress. A proposal was put forward that the oileic acid transformed to linoleic acid was the key step to produce PUFA. This proposal gave a base to research the optimal culture condition and enzyme regulation.

Objective: To examine the association between Ser326Cys polymorphism in hOGG1 gene, which is involved in the repair of 8-hydroxyguanine in damaged DNA, and investigate the risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus in Chinese., Methods: Ser326Cys polymorphism in hOGG1 gene was determined by PCR-SSCP approach among 201 normal controls and 196 patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus. The association between this genetic polymorphism and the risk of the cancer was examined by a multivariate analysis., Results: The Cys/Cys genotype of hOGG1 was found in 21.4% of patients with the cancer and in 13.4% of controls (P<0.05). Homozygosity for the Cys/Cys genotype significantly increased the risk of developing esophageal cancer, with the odds ratio adjusted for age, sex and smoking being 1.9(95% CI 1.3-2.6). Smoking also significantly increased esophageal cancer risk in this case-control study (adjusted OR 2.6; 95% CI 1.7- 3.9). No interaction between smoking and Cys/Cys genotype was observed for the risk of esophageal cancer., Conclusion: Polymorphism of hOGG1 Ser326Cys may play a role in esophageal carcinogenesis.

Objective: To investigate of the transduction of Wnt/Frizzled pathway in nuclei and the function of TCF4 (T Cell Factor) in renal cell carcinoma., Methods: TCF4 mRNA are tested through RT-PCR and Northern Blot in renal cancer tissue and renal cancer cell strain (GRC-I)., Results: It has been certificated that TCF4 are expressed in renal cell carcinoma, at the same time, there are some different splice of TCF4 in renal cancer. A new 300bp mutant gene are found., Conclusion: TCF4, an important molecular of Wnt/Frizzled pathway, takes part in the formation and progression of renal cell carcinoma, different splice of TCF4 is one of the mechanism.

Objective: To investigate the feasibility of using VEGF gene directly for treating limb ischemia., Methods: The human VEGF165 cDNA was cloned into the eukaryotic expression vector pcDNA3 under the control of cytomegalovirus immediate-early promoter/enhancer. When gene suture was used, the recombinant plasmid was transferred into the hindlimb's adductor of rat, of which the distal extreme of external iliac artery was ligated and the femoral artery was completely excised. With RT-PCR, Western blot, immunohistochemistry analysis, and angiography, the expression and biological effects of VEGF gene in experimental animals were investigated., Results: Seven days after initiation of therapy, the transcription and expression of VEGF gene in experimental group were significantly higher than those of control groups. The results from angiography, feet temperature measuring and observation of clinical symptom showed that the transfer of VEGF gene can stimulate the formation of focal neovessles, establish colleteral circulation, augment blood perfusion, and ameliorate distal limb necrosis., Conclusion: These findings reveal that the "molecular bypass" using VEGF gene may represent a potential therapeutic modality for treating tissue ischemia.