Epidemiological analysis of blood donors from college students in Hefei city.

Rationale: College students represent a unique demographic group as they are adults no longer under direct parental care, yet often lack the institutional health support available to more established members of society, which can lead to their health needs being neglected, despite their substantial contributions to blood donation. The objective of this study is to shed light on the health status of college students in Hefei, with a specific focus on transfusion-transmitted diseases. Based on the detailed data analysis, the implementation of some constructive strategies will play a good warning role in improving clinical blood safety and promoting better health monitoring of this population in the future.

[Monitoring of Coagulation Status and Evaluation of Antiplatelet Aggregation in Patients with CHD by Using TEG].

Objective: To evaluate the performance of thromboelastography (TEG) to monitor in vivo blood coagulation status and the efficacy of antiplatelet aggregation drugs in the patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) after oral anticoagulation.

Methods: Seventy one CHD patients were enrolled in CHD group and 380 healthy persons with normal TEG were enrolled in the control group. After admission, all CHD patients were administrated with routine anti-platelet aggregation drugs at a clinically recommended dose.

Sequential Growth of NaYF:Yb/Er@NaGdF Nanodumbbells for Dual-Modality Fluorescence and Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

Upconversional core-shell nanostructures have gained considerable attention due to their distinct enhanced fluorescence efficiency, multifunctionality, and specific applications. Recently, we have developed a sequential growth process to fabricate unique upconversion core-shell nanoparticles. Time evolution of morphology for the NaYF:Yb/Er@NaGdF nanodumbbells has been extensively investigated.

Reference values for kaolin-activated thromboelastography in volunteers of Anhui Province in China.

Background: The assessment of the coagulation status using thromboelastography (TEG) in Chinese population has less been reported. This study aimed to establish reliable reference values for kaolin-activated TEG in Chinese volunteers.

Methods: A total of 1681 Chinese adult individuals were recruited for this study.

[Peripheral blood stem cell collection from ABO incompatible allogeneic donors and its effect in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation].

The study was aimed to evaluate the yield of the COBE Spectra blood cell separator with auto-peripheral blood stem cell program for collection of peripheral blood hematopoietic stem cells (PBHSC) from HLA-matched ABO-incompatible allogeneic PBHSC donor, and observe the safety and effect of allogeneic peripheral blood hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-PBHSCT) without removal of erythrocytes and plasma. PBHSC from 28 allogeneic donors were collected by COBE Spectra blood cell separator with auto-peripheral blood hematopoiEtic stem cell (auto-PBHSCT) program. Control group included 15 HLA-matched patients who received allo-PBHSCT with ABO-compatible grafts.

Application of signaling protein 14-3-3 and 26 kDa glutathione-S-transferase to serological diagnosis of Schistosomiasis japonica.

Schistosomiasis japonica is currently one of the most serious parasitic diseases and over 670000 people are infected in China by the end of 2006. In order to establish an effective diagnostic method, the gene coding for Sj14-3-3 and Sj26kDa GST were cloned and expressed separately in Escherichia coli as fusion protein with His-tag. The rSj14-3-3 and 26kDa rSjGST were combinedly used as antigens for enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) to diagnose acute and chronic S.