Identification of predominant prevailing nontuberculosis mycobacteria in Hangzhou and analysis of their predisposing factors and drug resistance / 中国人兽共患病学报

This study is aim to determine the predominant prevailing nontuberculosis mycobacteria (NTM) in Hangzhou and to understand the predisposing factors and drug resistance of NTM.PNB/TCH growth tests were used to preliminarily identify the NTM in the mycobacterium-positive culture samples from 1 972 patients.The species of NTM isolates were con firmed using mycobacterium molecular linear probe method and sequencing of PCR product of 16S rRNA gene.The influence of sex and age on predisposing factors of NTM was subsequently analyzed.Concentration proportional method was applied to de tect the susceptibility of NTM isolates to armazide,rifampicin,streptomycin,ethambutol,ofloxacin and kanamycin.Results of PNB/TCH growth tests showed that 9.8％ (193/1 972) of the 1 972 mycobacterium-positive culture samples were positive.The mycobacterium molecular linear probe hybridization and PCR product sequencing confirmed that in the 193 samples with positive results of PNB/TCH growth tests,66.3％,18.1％,8.3％ and 7.3％ were infected with NTM alone,two mycobacteria,Mycobacterium tuberculosis and bacteria that not belonging to the genus of Mycobacteria,respectively.In the 173 NTM isolates (128 with single infection and 45 with mixed infection),57.8％ were identified as Mycobacterium intracellulare,followed by Mycobacterium abscessus (12.1％),Mycobacterium kansasi i (9.8％),Mycobacterium chelonei (9.8％) and Mycobacterium avium (5.8％).In the 35 mixed infection samples,28.5％ and 20.0％ were the co-infection of M.intracellulare and M.chelonei with M.tuberculosis,respectively.Male patients infected with NTM were more than female patients (1.67 ∶ 1) and the infection rate (80.4％) of populations with age over 50 years old was significantly high than that with lower than 50 years old (P＜0.01).Pulmonary infection proportion (95.1 ％) of NTM was significantly higher than other positions of body (P＜0.01).100％ of NTM isolates were resistant to armazide while the resistance rates of the isolates against the other 5 antituberculosis drugs were as high as 70.3 ％ 90.6 ％.As the conclusion of this study,M.intracellulare is the predominant prevailing NTM species in the recent years in Hangzhou,NTM mainly causes pulmonary infection and middle-aged and old people are easily infected by NTM.Moreover,NTM isolates have high resistance against commonly used antituberculosis drugs.

Analysis of tobacco-related knowledge, attitude and related factors among college students in Guangzhou city / 中华预防医学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate tobacco-related knowledge, attitudes and analyze related factors among the college students in Guangzhou.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>In May 2012, 11 593 college students from six universities in Guangzhou were selected and investigated by stratified cluster random sampling.Investigation content includes social demographic information, smoking behaviors, tobacco-related knowledge and attitudes. Chi-square test was used to analyze the difference about knowledge of harm of tobacco and awareness of tobacco control related legislation as well as tobacco-related attitudes between smokers and non-smokers. Factors on tobacco-related knowledge were analyzed by using rank sum test.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Current smoking rate among undergraduates was 6.1% (706/11 593) , 11.5% (622/5388) for males and 1.4% (84/6205) for females. The awareness rate of that smoking addiction was a chronic disease in non-smokers(82.6%, 8954/10 836) was higher than that in smokers (73.1%, 509/696) (χ(2) = 40.09, P < 0.01). The awareness rate about smoking could cause emphysema in college students was 78.6% (8986/11 427) , and the rate was higher in non-smokers(79.3%, 8522/10 741) than that in smokers(67.6%, 464/686)(χ(2) = 52.57, P < 0.01). The awareness rate about passive smoking could cause lung cancer in college students was 84.6% (9636/11 391) , and the rate was higher in non-smokers (85.2%, 9125/10 706) than that in smokers (74.6%, 511/685) (χ(2) = 55.86, P < 0.01). The awareness about Framework Convention on Tobacco Control was 25.7% (2966/11 554) , and the rate was lower in non-smokers (25.3%, 2751/10 856) than that in smokers (30.7%, 215/700) (χ(2) = 9.80, P < 0.01). Among smokers, 54.8% (377/688) considered that smoking was enjoyful. This was higher than that in non-smokers (16.8%, 1802/10 752) (χ(2) = 606.92, P < 0.05). Among non-smokers, 92.2% (9935/10 781) considered that government should strengthen smoking control. The percentage was higher than that in smokers (74.2%, 515/694) (χ(2) = 258.13, P < 0.05). College students who were females, at high-grade and with high parental educational level, high monthly household income, high living expenses per month in school and household registration in towns and places out of Guangdong province showed higher tobacco-related knowledge score (all P values <0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The awareness of tobacco-related knowledge was not high generally among college students in Guangzhou, but the awareness was significantly higher in non-smokers than that of smokers. The related factors which influenced the awareness rate of tobacco-related knowledge include sex, grade, place of household registration, parent's educational level and household income.</p>

Effects of telmisartan and pyridoxamine on abdominal aorta vascular remodeling in spontaneously hypertensive rats / 中华心血管病杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the effects of telmisartan and pyridoxamine on vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) proliferation and apoptosis as well as abdominal aorta vascular remodeling in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>SHRs randomly received placebo, telmisartan (6 mg kg(-1) x d(-1)), pyridoxamine (200 mg x kg(-1) x d(-1)) or telmisartan (6 mg x kg(-1) x d(-1)) plus pyridoxamine (200 mg x kg(-1) x d(-1), n = 12 each) for 16 weeks. Wistar-Kyoto (WKY, n = 12) rats serve as normotensive control. The systolic blood pressure (SBP) of rat was measured before and weekly thereafter. The serum advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) were detected by competitive ELISA. The serum super oxide dismutase (SOD) and nitric oxide (NO) were measured. The abdominal aorta were assessed by image analysis in HE stained sections. The VSMCs apoptosis and proliferation in abdominal aorta were detected with in situ end labeling technique and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) immunohistochemistry staining respectively.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>SBP were significantly lower in telmisartan and telmisartan plus pyridoxamine therapy group than in placebo treated hypertensive rats while not affected by pyridoxamine (P > 0.05). Activity of SOD and NO were significantly higher and AGEs significantly lower in telmisartan, pyridoxamine and combination therapy treated SHRs than in placebo treated hypertensive rats (P < 0.01). The telmisartan, pyridoxamine and combination therapy can significantly inhibit the PCNA expression and significantly enhance the apoptosis value in abdominal aorta (P < 0.01). The efficacy of combined treatment was significantly higher than telmisartan and pyridoxamine alone (P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Telmisartan and pyridoxamine could attenuate abdominal aorta vascular remodeling via reducing oxidative stress and AGEs production as well as restoring the balance of VSMCs proliferation and apoptosis in SHRs abdominal aorta.</p>

DNA damage of mice endometrial cells at implantation phase exposed to carbon disulfide / 中华劳动卫生职业病杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To detect the DNA damage of mice endometrial cells induced by carbon disulfide with single cell gel electrophoresis (SCGE) and explore the mechanism of embryo implantation disorder.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Endometrial cells, obtained by mechanical scrape, were used to test cell viability by trypan blue. Single cell suspension was exposed to the different concentrations of carbon disulfide (CS(2)) at four dose groups (0, 500, 1000, 2500 micromol/L). DNA damage was detected by SCGE. The SCGE results were analyzed by CASP software.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Different dosages of CS(2) concentration induced different varying degrees of damage, forming typical normal cell and comet cell images. Compared with the control group, HDNA% decreased by 7.49%, 12.19% and 24.36% respectively, and TDNA%, TL, OTM increased by 7.13, 11.60, 23.18, 3.68, 5.98, 9.62, and 9.16, 16.84, 39.32 times respectively, in the groups of 500, 1000, 2500 micromol/L CS(2) (P < 0.01). Compared with the group of 500, 1000 micromol/L CS(2), TDNA%, TL, CL, TM, OTM in the group of 2500 micromol/L CS(2) increased by 1.98, 0.92, 1.27, 0.52, 0.37 and 0.17, 5.31, 1.90, 2.97, 1.26 times respectively(P < 0.01). Compared with the group of 500 micromol/L CS(2), TDNA%, TL, CL, TM, OTM in the group of 1000 micromol/L CS(2) increased by 0.55, 0.49, 0.16, 1.18, 0.76 times respectively (P < 0.01). The result of regression analysis showed that regression coefficients between HDNA%, TDNA%, TL, TM, OTM and the doses were -13.78, 13.78, 0.05, 4.38 and 3.23 respectively.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>CS(2) exposure could induce DNA damage in the endometrial cells of mice at the phase of implantation. The degree of DNA damage increases with the increasing CS(2) concentration. CS(2) might affect the implantation of embryo by doing harm to the endometrial cells.</p>

Effect of carbon disulfide on expression of matrix metalloproteinase-2 and metalloproteinase-9 in embryo and uterus of pregnant mice / 中华劳动卫生职业病杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe the effect of carbon disulfide (CS(2)) on the expression of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2, MMP-9 in mouse embryo and uterus tissues and to explore the mechanism of embryo toxicity induced by CS(2).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>At the phases of follicular development and embryonic implantation which was subdivided into early-implantation phase and late-implantation phase, mice were intraperitoneally exposed to CS(2) (the dosage was 631.4 mg/kg, and the volume was 0.1ml/10 g body weight) for 2 consecutive days. All indicators were got at the ninth day in gestation, and the expression of MMP-2 and MMP-9 in embryo and uterus tissues was analyzed by gelatin zymography.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The number of implanted embryos significantly decreased after exposure at late-implantation phase (16.000 ± 12.166) compared with those of the control (30.700 ± 5.599, P < 0.05). Expression of MMP-2 and MMP-9 in embryos declined obviously at the three reproductive phases (P < 0.01), and the levels of MMP-2 and MMP-9 expression in embryos at the phases of late-implantation phase (0.6837 ± 0.0929, 0.7309 ± 0.0822) and follicular development (0.6222 ± 0.0997, 0.7520 ± 0.1068) were much lower than those of the control (1.0000 ± 0.0710, 1.0000 ± 0.0413, P < 0.01). Expression of MMP-2 and MMP-9 in uterus significantly increased at the phase of late-implantation (1.3153 ± 0.3032, 5.0210 ± 4.0307) compared with those of the control (1.0000 ± 0.1771, 1.0000 ± 0.0996, P < 0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Embryo toxicity of CS(2) is more obvious at the phase of late-implantation. Exposure to CS(2) disturbs expression of MMP-2 and MMP-9 in embryo and uterus tissues, which might be one of the important factors contributed to embryo toxicity induced by CS(2).</p>

The research on accuracy of computer-assisted surgery / 中国医疗器械杂志

The computer-assisted surgery system is a complex system. All of the errors can be attributed to the loss of correspondence between the world coordinate system in the operation room and the virtual world coordinate system obtained from the multi-model medical images. The system's accuracy is composed of the accuracy of the localizer and that of registration. In order to improve the system accuracy, we analyse most of the possible error sources. The accuracy of the localizer affects deeply the registration between the intra-operation and pre-operation data. The localizer is the most basic and important part for a computer-assisted surgery system. We give a comprehensive possible error source at the end of the paper.