阑尾炎术后医院感染危险因素分析

目的探讨阑尾炎术后医院感染情况及其主要危险因素。方法对普外科和肝胆外科在2005年1月1日至2007年1月1日之间的386例阑尾炎患者进行回顾性调查分析。结果被研究的病例中有28例发生院感（院感率为7.25%）,急性单纯性阑尾炎197例有3例发生院感,院感率为1.50%,化脓性阑尾炎189例中有25例发生医院感染,感染率为13.23%。发生院感的病例中,切口感染有12例,占42.85%,其余为上呼吸道感染（1例）、皮肤与软组织感染（1例）、其他感染（14例）。结论两种阑尾炎的院感率差异有显著性。引起阑尾炎院感的危险因素是抗生素使用时间过久和种类过多。     

Changes in photosynthetic electron transfer and state transitions in an herbicide-resistant D1 mutant from soybean cell cultures

Anomalies in photosynthetic activity of the soybean cell line STR7, carrying a single mutation (S268P) in the chloroplastic gene psbA that codes for the D1 protein of the photosystem II, have been examined using different spectroscopic techniques. Thermoluminescence emission experiments have shown important differences between STR7 mutant and wild type cells. The afterglow band induced by both white light flashes and far-red continuous illumination was downshifted by about 4 °C and the Q band was upshifted by 5 °C. High temperature thermoluminescence measurements suggested a higher level of lipid peroxidation in mutant thylakoid membranes. In addition, the reduction rate of P700⁺ was significantly accelerated in STR7 suggesting that the mutation led to an activation of the photosystem I cyclic electron flow. Modulated fluorescence measurements performed at room temperature as well as fluorescence emission spectra at 77 K revealed that the STR7 mutant is defective in state transitions. Here, we discuss the hypothesis that activation of the cyclic electron flow in STR7 cells may be a mechanism to compensate the reduced activity of photosystem II caused by the mutation. We also propose that the impaired state transitions in the STR7 cells may be due to alterations in thylakoid membrane properties induced by a low content of unsaturated lipids.     

有机溶剂对HPLC测定头孢菌素C含量的影响

考察了10种水溶性有机溶剂对HPLC测定头孢菌素C含量的影响,采用C_(18)色谱柱,流动相为磷酸二氢钠-甲醇(90:10),波长254 nm。发现不同的有机溶剂有不同程度的影响,其中乙醇的影响最大;乙醇浓度越高,峰面积就越小。将含有乙醇的头孢菌素C溶液稀释到一定程度,能够有效消除乙醇的影响。稀释法具有较好的精密度、重复性和回收率,为在工业生产中准确测定头孢菌素C的含量提供了依据。     

On the challenges of detecting whole Staphylococcus aureus cells with biosensors

Due to the increasing number of nosocomial infections and multidrug‐resistant bacterial strains, Staphylococcus aureus is now a major worldwide concern. Rapid detection and characterization of this bacterium has become an important issue for biomedical applications. Biosensors are increasingly appearing as low‐cost, easy‐to‐operate and fast alternatives for rapid detection. In this review, we will introduce the main characteristics of S. aureus and will focus on the interest of biosensors for a faster detection of whole S. aureus cells. In particular, we will review the most promising strategies in the choice of ligand for the design of selective and efficient biosensors. Their specific characteristics as well as their advantages and/or disadvantages will also be commented.     

A new meroterpenoid pigment from the basidiomycete Albatrellus confluens

A new farnesyl phenol named (+)-(R)-grifolinone C (1) has been isolated from the fruiting bodies of the basidiomycete Albatrellus confluens. (+)-(R)-Grifolinone C (1), a dimeric meroterpenoid, is accompanied by albatrellin (2), grifolinone B (3), grifolin (4), and grifolinone A (5). Albatrellin (2) exhibited cytotoxic activity against HepG2 human lung carcinoma cells with IC(50) value of 1.55 mug ml(-1). The structures were established on the basis of spectral evidence (IR, 1D- and 2D-NMR, and MS analyses).     

Prevalence of <Emphasis Type="Italic">H. influenzae</Emphasis> type b &; f among unvaccinated patients with respiratory tract infection and meningitis

Haemophilus influenzae type b meningitis has been reported predominantly among infants who have not completed the primary immunization series, whereas infection by capsular f has been reported mostly in patients with significant underlying diseases. The present study analyses H. influenzae type b & f infection among 25 unvaccinated patients with respiratory tract infections and symptoms of meningitis by PCR. 5/7 isolates from CSF sample were capsular type b; whereas capsular type f was detected in 2/10 and 5/8 isolates from throat swab and sputum samples, respectively. Rest 13 strains were negative for both the capsular types. To conclude, in India where H. influenzae type b conjugate vaccine is not included in national immunization program, individuals with respiratory tract infections and meningitis are at a greater risk of developing infection with H. influenzae type b strains along with other capsular types and non-capsular types.     

A Caenorhabditis elegans PUF protein family with distinct RNA binding specificity

PUF proteins comprise a highly conserved family of sequence-specific RNA binding proteins that regulate target mRNAs via binding directly to their 3'UTRs. The Caenorhabditis elegans genome encodes several PUF proteins, which cluster into four groups based on sequence similarity; all share amino acids that interact with the RNA in the cocrystal of human Pumilio with RNA. Members of the FBF and the PUF-8/9 groups bind different but related RNA sequences. We focus here on the binding specificity of representatives of a third cluster, comprising PUF-5, -6, and -7. We performed in vivo selection experiments using the yeast three-hybrid system to identify RNA sequences that bind PUF-5 and PUF-6, and we confirmed binding to optimal sites in vitro. The consensus sequences derived from the screens are similar for PUF-5 and PUF-6 but differ from those of the FBF or PUF-8/-9 groups. Similarly, neither PUF-5 nor PUF-6 bind the recognition sites preferred by the other clusters. Mutagenesis studies confirmed the unique RNA specificity of PUF-5/-6. Using the PUF-5 consensus derived from our experiments, we searched a database of C. elegans 3'UTRs to identify potential targets of PUF-5, several of which indeed bind PUF-5. Therefore the consensus has predictive value and provides a route to finding genuine targets of these proteins.     

肺部感染对支气管封堵治疗影响的实验研究

目的:探讨肺部感染对支气管封堵治疗影响的动物实验性研究。方法:取健康杂种犬18条,分为3组(A、B、C组)(n=6),经支气管镜每只犬置入致密螺栓状支气管封堵器2枚,其中A、B组为肺部感染组,C组仅为单纯封堵(A、C组封堵后使用抗生素,而B组封堵后未使用抗生素)。观察实验动物的耐受性,定期复查血象、支气管镜、胸部CT扫描,8周后观察封堵器附近支气管组织及远端肺组织变化。结果:观察期内,除1例因给药管不慎封堵入靶支气管内而死亡外,其余犬耐受性良好;截至封堵第8周,36只封堵器中,脱落共有0只(0/36)。胸部CT扫描和组织病理学检查证实,部分封堵的肺叶有萎陷,封堵部位远端肺泡腔缩小,5例封堵部位及其周围有轻度阻塞性炎症改变,未出现肺脓肿及坏死。肺部感染因素对犬的恢复有延迟;而感染组术后肌注抗生素与否,并未能缩短实验动物的不适反应过程,亦未能预防或减少阻塞性炎症的发生。结论:试制的支气管封堵器置入方便,组织相容性好;无论单纯封堵还是肺部感染组的封堵,各组实验动物均有较好的耐受性,但是肺部感染因素对犬的恢复有延迟;肺部感染组术后肌注抗生素与否,对提高动物的耐受程度无明显作用。     

Phorbol Myristate Acetate and 8-Bromo-Cyclic AMP-Induced Phosphorylation of Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein and Vimentin in Astrocytes: Comparison of Phosphorylation Sites

Both the protein kinase C (PK-C) activator, phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA), and the cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase (PK-A) activator, 8-bromo-cyclic AMP (8-BR), have been shown to increase 32P incorporation into glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and vimentin in cultured astrocytes. Also, treatment of astrocytes with PMA or 8-BR results in the morphological transformation of flat, polygonal-shaped cells into stellate, process-bearing cells, suggesting the possibility that signals mediated by these two kinase systems converge at the level of protein phosphorylation to elicit similar changes in cell morphology. Therefore, studies were conducted to determine whether treatment with PMA and 8-BR results in the phosphorylation of the same tryptic peptide fragments on GFAP and vimentin in astrocytes. Treatment with PMA increased 32P incorporation into all the peptide fragments that were phosphorylated by 8-BR on both vimentin and GFAP; however, PMA also stimulated phosphorylation of additional fragments of both proteins. The phosphorylation of vimentin and GFAP resulting from PMA or 8-BR treatment was restricted to serine residues in the N-terminal domain of these proteins. Studies were also conducted to compare the two-dimensional tryptic phosphopeptide maps of GFAP and vimentin from intact cells treated with PMA and 8-BR with those produced when the proteins were phosphorylated with purified PK-C or PK-A. PK-C phosphorylated the same fragments of GFAP and vimentin that were phosphorylated by PMA treatment. Additionally, PK-C phosphorylated some tryptic peptide fragments of these proteins that were not observed with PMA treatment in intact cells.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)