Deriving atmospheric parameters of a large sample of stars is of vital importance to understand the formation and evolution of the Milky Way.Photometric surveys,especially those with near-ultraviolet filters,can offer...Deriving atmospheric parameters of a large sample of stars is of vital importance to understand the formation and evolution of the Milky Way.Photometric surveys,especially those with near-ultraviolet filters,can offer accurate measurements of stellar parameters,with the precision comparable to that from low/medium resolution spectroscopy.In this study,we explore the capability of measuring stellar atmospheric parameters from Chinese Space Station Telescope(CSST)broad-band photometry(particularly in the near-ultraviolet bands),based on synthetic colors derived from model spectra.We find that colors from the optical and near-ultraviolet filter systems adopted by CSST show significant sensitivities to the stellar atmospheric parameters,especially the metallicity.According to our mock data tests,the precision of the photometric metallicity is quite high,with typical values of0.17 and 0.20 dex for dwarf and giant stars,respectively.The precision of the effective temperature estimated from broad-band colors are within 50 K.展开更多
Objective To evaluate the association between serum uric acid(SUA)and kidney function decline.Methods Data was obtained from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study on the Chinese middle-aged and older popu...Objective To evaluate the association between serum uric acid(SUA)and kidney function decline.Methods Data was obtained from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study on the Chinese middle-aged and older population for analysis.The kidney function decline was defined as an annual estimated glomerular filtration rate(e GFR)decrease by>3 mL/min per 1.73 m^(2).Multivariable logistic regression was applied to determine the association between SUA and kidney function decline.The shape of the association was investigated by restricted cubic splines.Results A total of 7,346 participants were included,of which 1,004 individuals(13.67%)developed kidney function decline during the follow-up of 4 years.A significant dose-response relation was recorded between SUA and the kidney function decline(OR 1.14,95%CI 1.03-1.27),as the risk of kidney function decline increased by 14%per 1 mg/d L increase in SUA.In the subgroup analyses,such a relation was only recorded among women(OR 1.22,95%CI 1.03-1.45),those aged<60 years(OR 1.22,95%CI 1.05-1.42),and those without hypertension and without diabetes(OR 1.22,95%CI 1.06-1.41).Although the dose-response relation was not observed in men,the high level of SUA was related to kidney function decline(OR 1.83,95%CI 1.05-3.17).The restricted cubic spline analysis indicated that SUA>5 mg/dL was associated with a significantly higher risk of kidney function decline.Conclusion The SUA level was associated with kidney function decline.An elevation of SUA should therefore be addressed to prevent possible kidney impairment and dysfunction.展开更多
冀东晚古生代东湾子岩体由角闪石岩、少量辉石岩和辉长岩组成。典型的堆晶结构、全岩和镁铁质矿物(透辉石、角闪石)的上凸型稀土分布模式、相容元素含量低且变化范围大(如:角闪石岩中V=296×10^(-6)~673×10^(-6))的特征表明...冀东晚古生代东湾子岩体由角闪石岩、少量辉石岩和辉长岩组成。典型的堆晶结构、全岩和镁铁质矿物(透辉石、角闪石)的上凸型稀土分布模式、相容元素含量低且变化范围大(如:角闪石岩中V=296×10^(-6)~673×10^(-6))的特征表明了岩体的堆晶成因。计算得到的与辉石岩中的透辉石相平衡的熔体具有很高的稀土含量,轻重稀土分馏较为明显,富集大离子亲石元素(如:Sr,Ba,K),亏损高场强元素(如:Nb,Zr,Ti),具有典型的弧岩浆特征。透辉石和角闪石的矿物成分也具有弧岩浆的特征。高钙透辉石、大量的角闪石与黑云母的存在说明母岩浆富水。透辉石在高P_(H_2O)的状态下与熔体反应,生成角闪石的结构特征也证明了这一点。结合岩体的球化学特征,认为岩浆来源于富集的含有角闪石的尖晶石橄榄岩的部分熔融,母岩浆具有富水的特征(>3%)。考虑到岩体形成时代(~300Ma;Zhao et al.,2007)和地质背景,认为东湾子岩体与位于华北北缘的其它晚石炭-早二叠世的岩体形成于同一构造背景下,都是晚古生代时期古亚洲洋向华北板块之下俯冲的产物。展开更多
AIM:To investigate the resistance of Helicobacter pylori(H.pylori) to ciprofloxacin(CIP),levofloxacin(LVX) and moxifloxacin(MOX) in the Beijing area and to elucidate the resistance mechanisms.METHODS:Seventy-nine H.py...AIM:To investigate the resistance of Helicobacter pylori(H.pylori) to ciprofloxacin(CIP),levofloxacin(LVX) and moxifloxacin(MOX) in the Beijing area and to elucidate the resistance mechanisms.METHODS:Seventy-nine H.pylori clinical strains,isolated from patients who had undergone upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in Peking University First Hospital from 2007 to 2009,were tested for their susceptibility to CIP,LVX and MOX using the E-test method.H.pylori strain 26695 was included in the susceptibility testing as a control strain.According to the minimal inhibitory concentration(MIC) values,a strain was classified as resistant to CIP,LVX or MOX when the MIC was > 1 μg/mL.We amplified by polymerase chain reaction(PCR) and sequenced the quinolone resistance-determining regions of the gyrA and gyrB genes from 29 quinolone-resistant and 16 quinolone-susceptible H.pylori strains selected at random.RESULTS:In this study,the resistance rates of H.pylori to CIP,LVX or MOX were 55.7%(44/79),and the primary resistance rates were 26.6%(21/79).Patients with secondary resistance had received LVX in previous eradication treatments,but not MOX or CIP.Forty-five strains,including 29 CIP,LVX or MOX-resistant strains(MIC:1.5-32 μg/mL) and 16 susceptible strains,were selected randomly from the 79 strains and used in PCR analysis.Among these 45 strains,27 resistant strains had mutations in the gyrA gene,including 11 strains with mutations corresponding to Asp-91(MIC:2-32 μg/mL),one of which also had a mutation corresponding to Val-150,and 16 strains had mutations at Asn-87(MIC:4-32 μg/mL),three of which also had mutations corresponding to Arg-140 or Val-150.In addition,Arg-140,Val-150 or Ala-97 mutations were separately detected in three susceptible strains.Analysis of the gyrB gene showed that one strain of low resistance had a mutation corresponding to Ser-457 that coexisted with an Asp-91 mutation.There was a significant difference in the occurrence of mutations in the gyrA gene between CIP,LVX and MOX-resistant and-susceptible strains(P < 0.05),but 2 resistant strains were found to possess no quinolone resistance-determining region mutations.CONCLUSION:Resistance is primarily mediated through point mutations in gyrA.Whether other mechanisms are responsible for resistance in strains without mutations in the QRDR should be detected.展开更多
AIM: To investigate the effects of interleukin-8 (IL-8 ), macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF ) gene polymorphisms, Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori ) infection, on the risk of developing severe chronic atrophic...AIM: To investigate the effects of interleukin-8 (IL-8 ), macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF ) gene polymorphisms, Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori ) infection, on the risk of developing severe chronic atrophic gastritis (SCAG) and intestinal metaplasia (IM). METHODS: A total of 372 cases were selected from a cohort study in Linqu County, a high risk area for gastric cancer (GC) in northern China. To obtain a sufficient group size, patients with normal or superficial gastritis were included. Based on an average follow-up period of 56 mo, the 372 cases were divided into no progres-sion group (no histological progression from normal or superficial gastritis, n = 137), group Ⅰ (progressed from normal or superficial gastritis to SCAG, n = 134) and group Ⅱ (progressed from normal or superficial gastritis to IM, n = 101). IL-8 , MIF gene polymorphisms were detected by polymerase chain reaction-based denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography analysis and DNA sequencing. RESULTS: An increased risk of SCAG was found in subjects with IL-8-251 AA genotype [odds ratio (OR) = 2.62, 95% CI: 1.23-5.72] or IL-8-251 A allele carriers (AA + AT) (OR = 1.81, 95% CI: 1.06-3.09). An elevated risk of IM was found in subjects with IL-8-251 AT genotype (OR = 2.27, 95% CI: 1.25-4.14) or IL-8-251 A allele carriers (OR = 2.07, 95% CI: 1.16-3.69). An increased risk of SCAG was found in subjects with MIF-173 GC genotype (OR = 2.36, 95% CI: 1.38-4.02) or MIF-173 C allele carriers (GC + CC) (OR = 2.07, 95% CI: 1.21-3.55). An elevated risk of IM was found in subjects with MIF-173 CC genotype (OR = 2.27, 95% CI: 1.16-4.46) or MIF-173 C allele carriers (OR = 3.84, 95% CI: 1.58-9.34). The risk of SCAG and IM was more evident in subjects carrying IL-8-251 A allele (OR = 6.70, 95% CI: 1.29-9.78) or MIF-173 C allele (OR = 6.54, 95% CI: 2.97-14.20) and positive for H. pylori infection. CONCLUSION: IL-8-251 and MIF-173 gene polymorphisms are significantly associated with the risk of SCAG and IM in a population with a high risk of GC in Linqu County, Shandong Province, China.展开更多
A technology of polymerase chain reaction-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis(PCR-DGGE)was used to profile the structure and dynamic changes of microbial communities in a bioreactor for treating hydrocarbon-sulfid...A technology of polymerase chain reaction-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis(PCR-DGGE)was used to profile the structure and dynamic changes of microbial communities in a bioreactor for treating hydrocarbon-sulfide-containing(HSC)wastewater.The results showed that the heterotrophic genus of Acinetobacter and the autotrophic genera of Thiobacillus and Thiomonas could survive well in all of three operating conditions.Some special genera were also observed with changes of micro-ecoenvironment in the reacto...展开更多
Objective:The programmed cell death-1 receptor/programmed cell death-1 ligand (PD-1/PD-L1) pathway plays a crucial role in tumor evasion from host immunity.This study was designed to evaluate the association betwee...Objective:The programmed cell death-1 receptor/programmed cell death-1 ligand (PD-1/PD-L1) pathway plays a crucial role in tumor evasion from host immunity.This study was designed to evaluate the association between circulating PD-L1 expression and prognosis in patients with advanced gastric cancer.Methods:Totally 80 advanced gastric cancer patients and 40 health controls from Beijing Cancer Hospital were enrolled in the present study.Circulating PD-L1 expression was tested by enzymelinked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).The associations between the expression level of PD-L1 and clinicopathological features and prognosis were analyzed statistically.Results:Expression of PD-L1 in advanced gastric cancer patients was significandy up-regulated compared with health people (P=0.006).The expression of PD-L1 was significantly correlated with differentiation and lymph node metastasis (P=0.026 and P=0.041,respectively).Although we didn't find significant difference in all advanced gastric cancer patients with different PD-L1 expression,the adenocarcinoma patients with higher up-regulated PD-L1 expression had much better prognosis than low expression patients (65.6% vs.44.7%,P=0.028).Conclusions:PD-L1 was elevated in advance gastric cancer patients and may play an important role in tumor immune evasion and patients prognosis.展开更多
BACKGROUND: Hepatic failure caused by severe hepatitis is a clinical syndrome where the major liver functions, particularly detoxification, synthetic functions, and metabolic regulation are impaired to different degre...BACKGROUND: Hepatic failure caused by severe hepatitis is a clinical syndrome where the major liver functions, particularly detoxification, synthetic functions, and metabolic regulation are impaired to different degrees, and may result in major life-threatening complications such as hepatic encephalopathy, ascites, jaundice, cholestasis, bleeding and hepatorenal syndrome. Plasma exchange (PE) has been found useful in treating patients with fulminant hepatic failure by removing hepatic toxins and replacement of clotting factors, so PE treatment has temporary supportive effects on liver failure caused by severe viral hepatitis. in this study, our aim was to predict the prognosis of patients with severe hepatitis after PE treatment using the end-stage liver disease (MELD) scoring system. METHODS: Two hundred and twenty patients were randomly divided into PE and control groups, and the MELD score was calculated for each patient according to the original formula. The efficacy of PE was assessed by mortality or improvement in biochemical parameters and MELD score. RESULTS: The levels of total bilirubin and international normalised ratio (INR) in patients whose MELD scores were between 30 and 39 were lower than those before PE treatment, as those in patients whose MELD scores were 40 or higher. The mortality of patients in the PE group with MELD scores from 30 to 39 was 50.0%, while it was 83.3% in the control group (P<0.01). The mortality of patients with MELD scores higher than 40 was 90.0% in the PE group and 98.0% in the control group (P>0.05). CONCLUSIONS: PE treatment can decrease the serum total bilirubin level and INR and MELD score of patients with severe hepatitis and improve liver function. Compared with the control group, PE can significantly decrease the mortality of patients with MELD scores from 30 to 39, but has no effect in patients with MELD scores of 40 or higher.展开更多
BACKGROUND: Triptolide (TPT) is a diterpenoid triepoxide extracted from the Chinese herb Tripterygium wilfordii Hook. F. It exhibits potent immunosuppressive and anti-inflammatory properties. This study was undertaken...BACKGROUND: Triptolide (TPT) is a diterpenoid triepoxide extracted from the Chinese herb Tripterygium wilfordii Hook. F. It exhibits potent immunosuppressive and anti-inflammatory properties. This study was undertaken to investigate its effects on prolongation of islet allograft survival in rodents. Additionally, we investigated whether TPT would be toxic to islet function in vivo. METHODS: We transplanted BALB/c islets to either chemically induced diabetic C57BL/6 mice or spontaneously diabetic non-obese diabetic (NOD) mice. TPT was injected within 2 weeks or continuously, until rejection, in the two combinations. Then, we evaluated the toxicity of TPT on islet function by daily injection to naive BALB/c or diabetic BALB/c that was cured by syngeneic islet transplantation under the kidney capsule. Mice injected with cyclosporine A (CsA) or vehicle served as controls. Intraperitoneal glucose tolerance tests (IPGTTs) performed at 4 and 8 weeks in the naive BALB/c group, and at 2, 4, 6, and 8 weeks in the syngeneic transplanted group. RESULTS: The medium survival time of islets allograft from TPT treated C57BL/6 and NOD recipients were 28.5 days (range 24-30 days, n=10) and 33.0 days (range 15-47 days, n=6), respectively, and they were significantly different from those of the vehicle treated controls, which were 14.0 days (range 13-16 days, n=6) and 5.0 days (range 4-10 days, n=6), respectively (all P<0.0001). The IPGTT demonstrated that there was no difference between the TPT treated and vehicle treated groups, either in the normal or syngeneic transplanted islet BALB/c mice. However, CsA injection impaired islet function in both normal and syngeneic transplanted mice as early as 4 weeks. CONCLUSION: TPT prolonged islets allograft survival in a chemically induced diabetic or an autoimmune diabetic murine model without impairment of islet function. (Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int 2010; 9: 312-318)展开更多
BACKGROUND: Bacterial hepatic abscess usually is acute and progressive, often resulting in sepsis, impairment of liver function and disseminated intravascular coagulation. The mortality rate was as high as 80% in the ...BACKGROUND: Bacterial hepatic abscess usually is acute and progressive, often resulting in sepsis, impairment of liver function and disseminated intravascular coagulation. The mortality rate was as high as 80% in the past. For the purpose of early diagnosis and differential diagnosis of this disease, we probed the imaging manifestations and their characteristics in bacterial hepatic abscesses by CT scan. METHODS: Twenty-four lesions from 21 patients with bacterial hepatic abscesses that were confirmed by clinical features, puncture and culture were reviewed for CT manifestations. Fourteen patients were male and 7 were female, with an average age of 56.2 years. All lesions underwent CT plain scan and three-phase enhanced scan and 15 patients underwent delayed-phase imaging. Three senior radiologists read the films in accordance with a standard. RESULTS: Among 24 lesions, 18 (75%) were situated in the right liver with diameters of 1.4-9.3 cm (average 4.5 cm). Nineteen (79.2%) lesions were round or sub-round in shape, and 22 (91.7%) had smooth, uninterrupted and sharp edges. All lesions showed low attenuation of less than 20 Hu. Twenty-two enhanced lesions (91.7%) had rim-shaped enhancement in the abscess wall, and 13 (54.2%) showed single or double-ring signs. Eighteen (75%) displayed honeycomb-like, grid-like or strip-like enhancement. Eighteen (75%) were regionally enhanced in the surroundings or upper or lower layers. Only 2 (8.3%) displayed a gas-liquid surface sign. CONCLUSIONS: The CT findings of bacterial hepatic abscess are usually typical, and the diagnosis of the abscess is not difficult. To precisely diagnose atypical cases, it is necessary to combine CT with clinical observations and follow-up.展开更多
The binding of nicotine to bovine serum albumin (BSA) was studied by UV absorption. fluorescence, and H-1 NMR methods. With the addition of nicotine, the absorption band of BSA at about 210 nm decreased gradually, mov...The binding of nicotine to bovine serum albumin (BSA) was studied by UV absorption. fluorescence, and H-1 NMR methods. With the addition of nicotine, the absorption band of BSA at about 210 nm decreased gradually, moved to longer wavelengths, and narrowed. BSA fluorescence of tryptophan residue was quenched by nicotine. The H-1 NMR peaks of nicotine moved to downfield by the addition of BSA. The experimental results showed that nicotine was capable of binding with BSA to form a 1:1 complex. BSA's high selectivity for nicotine binding suggests a unique role for this protein in the detoxification and/or transport of nicotine.展开更多
An "International Workshop on Central Asian Orogenesis and Metallogeny", sup- ported by Department of Science and Tech- nology of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the Geosciences Department of the Natural Science F...An "International Workshop on Central Asian Orogenesis and Metallogeny", sup- ported by Department of Science and Tech- nology of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the Geosciences Department of the Natural Science Foundation of China, the Bureau of Science and Technology for Resources and Environment, the Chinese Academy of Science, Xinjiang Petroleum Company, and China National Petroleum Corporation, was held in Urumqi, Xinjiang, from 18-24 September, 2007 (hosted by the National 305 Project Office).展开更多
The indirect method for the continuous low-thrust near minimum cumulative longitude orbit transfer problem is addressed.The movement of the satellite is described by the Gauss equation using the modified equinoctial e...The indirect method for the continuous low-thrust near minimum cumulative longitude orbit transfer problem is addressed.The movement of the satellite is described by the Gauss equation using the modified equinoctial elements and replacing time as the system independent variable by the cumulative longitude.The maximum principle is adapted to design the optimal control in order to minimize the final cumulative longitude, and the twopoint-boundary-value problem is derived from the orbit transfer problem.The single shooting method is applied in a numerical experiment, and the simulations demonstrate that the orbit transfer mission is fulfilled and the product of the maximal thrust and the minimum cumulative longitude is near constant.展开更多
The formulations of the purity gradient and accumulation were proposed, and their relationships with purity distribution were studied in twocomponent countercurrent extraction system. By the static and dynamic simulat...The formulations of the purity gradient and accumulation were proposed, and their relationships with purity distribution were studied in twocomponent countercurrent extraction system. By the static and dynamic simulation, the purity distribution curves with various feed composition and separation factor were interrelated, and the related purity gradient and accumulation were calculated. The results show that there are purity gradient maxima in extraction and scrubbing sections for each component in both aqueous and organic phases. The accumulation of each component in both phases increases with its content in the feed. Meanwhile, its absolute value of purity gradient decreases in extraction section and increases in scrubbing section. Furthermore, the purity gradient and accumulation as the monitoring parameters for automation were evaluated. The precision of the online analysis in the sensitive point and the range of accumulation were also estimated.展开更多
基金the science research grants from the China Manned Space Project with No.CMS-CSST-2021-A08.Y.Hthe science research grants from the China Manned Space Project with No.CMS-CSST-2021-B05+3 种基金the NSFC for grant Nos.11903027 and11833006the NSFC for grant Nos.11973001,12090040,and 12090044the National Key R&D Program of China for grant No.2019YFA0405503.H.W.Zthe National Key R&D Program of China for grant No.2019YFA0405504。
文摘Deriving atmospheric parameters of a large sample of stars is of vital importance to understand the formation and evolution of the Milky Way.Photometric surveys,especially those with near-ultraviolet filters,can offer accurate measurements of stellar parameters,with the precision comparable to that from low/medium resolution spectroscopy.In this study,we explore the capability of measuring stellar atmospheric parameters from Chinese Space Station Telescope(CSST)broad-band photometry(particularly in the near-ultraviolet bands),based on synthetic colors derived from model spectra.We find that colors from the optical and near-ultraviolet filter systems adopted by CSST show significant sensitivities to the stellar atmospheric parameters,especially the metallicity.According to our mock data tests,the precision of the photometric metallicity is quite high,with typical values of0.17 and 0.20 dex for dwarf and giant stars,respectively.The precision of the effective temperature estimated from broad-band colors are within 50 K.
文摘Objective To evaluate the association between serum uric acid(SUA)and kidney function decline.Methods Data was obtained from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study on the Chinese middle-aged and older population for analysis.The kidney function decline was defined as an annual estimated glomerular filtration rate(e GFR)decrease by>3 mL/min per 1.73 m^(2).Multivariable logistic regression was applied to determine the association between SUA and kidney function decline.The shape of the association was investigated by restricted cubic splines.Results A total of 7,346 participants were included,of which 1,004 individuals(13.67%)developed kidney function decline during the follow-up of 4 years.A significant dose-response relation was recorded between SUA and the kidney function decline(OR 1.14,95%CI 1.03-1.27),as the risk of kidney function decline increased by 14%per 1 mg/d L increase in SUA.In the subgroup analyses,such a relation was only recorded among women(OR 1.22,95%CI 1.03-1.45),those aged<60 years(OR 1.22,95%CI 1.05-1.42),and those without hypertension and without diabetes(OR 1.22,95%CI 1.06-1.41).Although the dose-response relation was not observed in men,the high level of SUA was related to kidney function decline(OR 1.83,95%CI 1.05-3.17).The restricted cubic spline analysis indicated that SUA>5 mg/dL was associated with a significantly higher risk of kidney function decline.Conclusion The SUA level was associated with kidney function decline.An elevation of SUA should therefore be addressed to prevent possible kidney impairment and dysfunction.
文摘冀东晚古生代东湾子岩体由角闪石岩、少量辉石岩和辉长岩组成。典型的堆晶结构、全岩和镁铁质矿物(透辉石、角闪石)的上凸型稀土分布模式、相容元素含量低且变化范围大(如:角闪石岩中V=296×10^(-6)~673×10^(-6))的特征表明了岩体的堆晶成因。计算得到的与辉石岩中的透辉石相平衡的熔体具有很高的稀土含量,轻重稀土分馏较为明显,富集大离子亲石元素(如:Sr,Ba,K),亏损高场强元素(如:Nb,Zr,Ti),具有典型的弧岩浆特征。透辉石和角闪石的矿物成分也具有弧岩浆的特征。高钙透辉石、大量的角闪石与黑云母的存在说明母岩浆富水。透辉石在高P_(H_2O)的状态下与熔体反应,生成角闪石的结构特征也证明了这一点。结合岩体的球化学特征,认为岩浆来源于富集的含有角闪石的尖晶石橄榄岩的部分熔融,母岩浆具有富水的特征(>3%)。考虑到岩体形成时代(~300Ma;Zhao et al.,2007)和地质背景,认为东湾子岩体与位于华北北缘的其它晚石炭-早二叠世的岩体形成于同一构造背景下,都是晚古生代时期古亚洲洋向华北板块之下俯冲的产物。
基金Supported by A Grant from the Beijing Medicine Researchand Development Fund,No 2005-1008
文摘AIM:To investigate the resistance of Helicobacter pylori(H.pylori) to ciprofloxacin(CIP),levofloxacin(LVX) and moxifloxacin(MOX) in the Beijing area and to elucidate the resistance mechanisms.METHODS:Seventy-nine H.pylori clinical strains,isolated from patients who had undergone upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in Peking University First Hospital from 2007 to 2009,were tested for their susceptibility to CIP,LVX and MOX using the E-test method.H.pylori strain 26695 was included in the susceptibility testing as a control strain.According to the minimal inhibitory concentration(MIC) values,a strain was classified as resistant to CIP,LVX or MOX when the MIC was > 1 μg/mL.We amplified by polymerase chain reaction(PCR) and sequenced the quinolone resistance-determining regions of the gyrA and gyrB genes from 29 quinolone-resistant and 16 quinolone-susceptible H.pylori strains selected at random.RESULTS:In this study,the resistance rates of H.pylori to CIP,LVX or MOX were 55.7%(44/79),and the primary resistance rates were 26.6%(21/79).Patients with secondary resistance had received LVX in previous eradication treatments,but not MOX or CIP.Forty-five strains,including 29 CIP,LVX or MOX-resistant strains(MIC:1.5-32 μg/mL) and 16 susceptible strains,were selected randomly from the 79 strains and used in PCR analysis.Among these 45 strains,27 resistant strains had mutations in the gyrA gene,including 11 strains with mutations corresponding to Asp-91(MIC:2-32 μg/mL),one of which also had a mutation corresponding to Val-150,and 16 strains had mutations at Asn-87(MIC:4-32 μg/mL),three of which also had mutations corresponding to Arg-140 or Val-150.In addition,Arg-140,Val-150 or Ala-97 mutations were separately detected in three susceptible strains.Analysis of the gyrB gene showed that one strain of low resistance had a mutation corresponding to Ser-457 that coexisted with an Asp-91 mutation.There was a significant difference in the occurrence of mutations in the gyrA gene between CIP,LVX and MOX-resistant and-susceptible strains(P < 0.05),but 2 resistant strains were found to possess no quinolone resistance-determining region mutations.CONCLUSION:Resistance is primarily mediated through point mutations in gyrA.Whether other mechanisms are responsible for resistance in strains without mutations in the QRDR should be detected.
基金Supported by The Grants from Beijing Municipal Science Foundationthe Key Technology Research and Development Program, No. 2002BA711A06+1 种基金the National 973 Project, No.1998051203863 Project, No. 2006A402
文摘AIM: To investigate the effects of interleukin-8 (IL-8 ), macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF ) gene polymorphisms, Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori ) infection, on the risk of developing severe chronic atrophic gastritis (SCAG) and intestinal metaplasia (IM). METHODS: A total of 372 cases were selected from a cohort study in Linqu County, a high risk area for gastric cancer (GC) in northern China. To obtain a sufficient group size, patients with normal or superficial gastritis were included. Based on an average follow-up period of 56 mo, the 372 cases were divided into no progres-sion group (no histological progression from normal or superficial gastritis, n = 137), group Ⅰ (progressed from normal or superficial gastritis to SCAG, n = 134) and group Ⅱ (progressed from normal or superficial gastritis to IM, n = 101). IL-8 , MIF gene polymorphisms were detected by polymerase chain reaction-based denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography analysis and DNA sequencing. RESULTS: An increased risk of SCAG was found in subjects with IL-8-251 AA genotype [odds ratio (OR) = 2.62, 95% CI: 1.23-5.72] or IL-8-251 A allele carriers (AA + AT) (OR = 1.81, 95% CI: 1.06-3.09). An elevated risk of IM was found in subjects with IL-8-251 AT genotype (OR = 2.27, 95% CI: 1.25-4.14) or IL-8-251 A allele carriers (OR = 2.07, 95% CI: 1.16-3.69). An increased risk of SCAG was found in subjects with MIF-173 GC genotype (OR = 2.36, 95% CI: 1.38-4.02) or MIF-173 C allele carriers (GC + CC) (OR = 2.07, 95% CI: 1.21-3.55). An elevated risk of IM was found in subjects with MIF-173 CC genotype (OR = 2.27, 95% CI: 1.16-4.46) or MIF-173 C allele carriers (OR = 3.84, 95% CI: 1.58-9.34). The risk of SCAG and IM was more evident in subjects carrying IL-8-251 A allele (OR = 6.70, 95% CI: 1.29-9.78) or MIF-173 C allele (OR = 6.54, 95% CI: 2.97-14.20) and positive for H. pylori infection. CONCLUSION: IL-8-251 and MIF-173 gene polymorphisms are significantly associated with the risk of SCAG and IM in a population with a high risk of GC in Linqu County, Shandong Province, China.
文摘A technology of polymerase chain reaction-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis(PCR-DGGE)was used to profile the structure and dynamic changes of microbial communities in a bioreactor for treating hydrocarbon-sulfide-containing(HSC)wastewater.The results showed that the heterotrophic genus of Acinetobacter and the autotrophic genera of Thiobacillus and Thiomonas could survive well in all of three operating conditions.Some special genera were also observed with changes of micro-ecoenvironment in the reacto...
文摘Objective:The programmed cell death-1 receptor/programmed cell death-1 ligand (PD-1/PD-L1) pathway plays a crucial role in tumor evasion from host immunity.This study was designed to evaluate the association between circulating PD-L1 expression and prognosis in patients with advanced gastric cancer.Methods:Totally 80 advanced gastric cancer patients and 40 health controls from Beijing Cancer Hospital were enrolled in the present study.Circulating PD-L1 expression was tested by enzymelinked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).The associations between the expression level of PD-L1 and clinicopathological features and prognosis were analyzed statistically.Results:Expression of PD-L1 in advanced gastric cancer patients was significandy up-regulated compared with health people (P=0.006).The expression of PD-L1 was significantly correlated with differentiation and lymph node metastasis (P=0.026 and P=0.041,respectively).Although we didn't find significant difference in all advanced gastric cancer patients with different PD-L1 expression,the adenocarcinoma patients with higher up-regulated PD-L1 expression had much better prognosis than low expression patients (65.6% vs.44.7%,P=0.028).Conclusions:PD-L1 was elevated in advance gastric cancer patients and may play an important role in tumor immune evasion and patients prognosis.
文摘BACKGROUND: Hepatic failure caused by severe hepatitis is a clinical syndrome where the major liver functions, particularly detoxification, synthetic functions, and metabolic regulation are impaired to different degrees, and may result in major life-threatening complications such as hepatic encephalopathy, ascites, jaundice, cholestasis, bleeding and hepatorenal syndrome. Plasma exchange (PE) has been found useful in treating patients with fulminant hepatic failure by removing hepatic toxins and replacement of clotting factors, so PE treatment has temporary supportive effects on liver failure caused by severe viral hepatitis. in this study, our aim was to predict the prognosis of patients with severe hepatitis after PE treatment using the end-stage liver disease (MELD) scoring system. METHODS: Two hundred and twenty patients were randomly divided into PE and control groups, and the MELD score was calculated for each patient according to the original formula. The efficacy of PE was assessed by mortality or improvement in biochemical parameters and MELD score. RESULTS: The levels of total bilirubin and international normalised ratio (INR) in patients whose MELD scores were between 30 and 39 were lower than those before PE treatment, as those in patients whose MELD scores were 40 or higher. The mortality of patients in the PE group with MELD scores from 30 to 39 was 50.0%, while it was 83.3% in the control group (P<0.01). The mortality of patients with MELD scores higher than 40 was 90.0% in the PE group and 98.0% in the control group (P>0.05). CONCLUSIONS: PE treatment can decrease the serum total bilirubin level and INR and MELD score of patients with severe hepatitis and improve liver function. Compared with the control group, PE can significantly decrease the mortality of patients with MELD scores from 30 to 39, but has no effect in patients with MELD scores of 40 or higher.
文摘BACKGROUND: Triptolide (TPT) is a diterpenoid triepoxide extracted from the Chinese herb Tripterygium wilfordii Hook. F. It exhibits potent immunosuppressive and anti-inflammatory properties. This study was undertaken to investigate its effects on prolongation of islet allograft survival in rodents. Additionally, we investigated whether TPT would be toxic to islet function in vivo. METHODS: We transplanted BALB/c islets to either chemically induced diabetic C57BL/6 mice or spontaneously diabetic non-obese diabetic (NOD) mice. TPT was injected within 2 weeks or continuously, until rejection, in the two combinations. Then, we evaluated the toxicity of TPT on islet function by daily injection to naive BALB/c or diabetic BALB/c that was cured by syngeneic islet transplantation under the kidney capsule. Mice injected with cyclosporine A (CsA) or vehicle served as controls. Intraperitoneal glucose tolerance tests (IPGTTs) performed at 4 and 8 weeks in the naive BALB/c group, and at 2, 4, 6, and 8 weeks in the syngeneic transplanted group. RESULTS: The medium survival time of islets allograft from TPT treated C57BL/6 and NOD recipients were 28.5 days (range 24-30 days, n=10) and 33.0 days (range 15-47 days, n=6), respectively, and they were significantly different from those of the vehicle treated controls, which were 14.0 days (range 13-16 days, n=6) and 5.0 days (range 4-10 days, n=6), respectively (all P<0.0001). The IPGTT demonstrated that there was no difference between the TPT treated and vehicle treated groups, either in the normal or syngeneic transplanted islet BALB/c mice. However, CsA injection impaired islet function in both normal and syngeneic transplanted mice as early as 4 weeks. CONCLUSION: TPT prolonged islets allograft survival in a chemically induced diabetic or an autoimmune diabetic murine model without impairment of islet function. (Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int 2010; 9: 312-318)
基金This study was supported by a grant from theClinical Research Division,Wujieping Medical Foundation of China(No.2005-86-F).
文摘BACKGROUND: Bacterial hepatic abscess usually is acute and progressive, often resulting in sepsis, impairment of liver function and disseminated intravascular coagulation. The mortality rate was as high as 80% in the past. For the purpose of early diagnosis and differential diagnosis of this disease, we probed the imaging manifestations and their characteristics in bacterial hepatic abscesses by CT scan. METHODS: Twenty-four lesions from 21 patients with bacterial hepatic abscesses that were confirmed by clinical features, puncture and culture were reviewed for CT manifestations. Fourteen patients were male and 7 were female, with an average age of 56.2 years. All lesions underwent CT plain scan and three-phase enhanced scan and 15 patients underwent delayed-phase imaging. Three senior radiologists read the films in accordance with a standard. RESULTS: Among 24 lesions, 18 (75%) were situated in the right liver with diameters of 1.4-9.3 cm (average 4.5 cm). Nineteen (79.2%) lesions were round or sub-round in shape, and 22 (91.7%) had smooth, uninterrupted and sharp edges. All lesions showed low attenuation of less than 20 Hu. Twenty-two enhanced lesions (91.7%) had rim-shaped enhancement in the abscess wall, and 13 (54.2%) showed single or double-ring signs. Eighteen (75%) displayed honeycomb-like, grid-like or strip-like enhancement. Eighteen (75%) were regionally enhanced in the surroundings or upper or lower layers. Only 2 (8.3%) displayed a gas-liquid surface sign. CONCLUSIONS: The CT findings of bacterial hepatic abscess are usually typical, and the diagnosis of the abscess is not difficult. To precisely diagnose atypical cases, it is necessary to combine CT with clinical observations and follow-up.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China Research Fund for Doctoral Program of Higher EducationProfessor Yuan Fa
文摘The binding of nicotine to bovine serum albumin (BSA) was studied by UV absorption. fluorescence, and H-1 NMR methods. With the addition of nicotine, the absorption band of BSA at about 210 nm decreased gradually, moved to longer wavelengths, and narrowed. BSA fluorescence of tryptophan residue was quenched by nicotine. The H-1 NMR peaks of nicotine moved to downfield by the addition of BSA. The experimental results showed that nicotine was capable of binding with BSA to form a 1:1 complex. BSA's high selectivity for nicotine binding suggests a unique role for this protein in the detoxification and/or transport of nicotine.
文摘An "International Workshop on Central Asian Orogenesis and Metallogeny", sup- ported by Department of Science and Tech- nology of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the Geosciences Department of the Natural Science Foundation of China, the Bureau of Science and Technology for Resources and Environment, the Chinese Academy of Science, Xinjiang Petroleum Company, and China National Petroleum Corporation, was held in Urumqi, Xinjiang, from 18-24 September, 2007 (hosted by the National 305 Project Office).
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (10832006 60874011)
文摘The indirect method for the continuous low-thrust near minimum cumulative longitude orbit transfer problem is addressed.The movement of the satellite is described by the Gauss equation using the modified equinoctial elements and replacing time as the system independent variable by the cumulative longitude.The maximum principle is adapted to design the optimal control in order to minimize the final cumulative longitude, and the twopoint-boundary-value problem is derived from the orbit transfer problem.The single shooting method is applied in a numerical experiment, and the simulations demonstrate that the orbit transfer mission is fulfilled and the product of the maximal thrust and the minimum cumulative longitude is near constant.
文摘The formulations of the purity gradient and accumulation were proposed, and their relationships with purity distribution were studied in twocomponent countercurrent extraction system. By the static and dynamic simulation, the purity distribution curves with various feed composition and separation factor were interrelated, and the related purity gradient and accumulation were calculated. The results show that there are purity gradient maxima in extraction and scrubbing sections for each component in both aqueous and organic phases. The accumulation of each component in both phases increases with its content in the feed. Meanwhile, its absolute value of purity gradient decreases in extraction section and increases in scrubbing section. Furthermore, the purity gradient and accumulation as the monitoring parameters for automation were evaluated. The precision of the online analysis in the sensitive point and the range of accumulation were also estimated.