1.Research progress of histone methylation in arsenic induced T cellular immune injury
Chinese Journal of Endemiology 2017;36(2):147-151
In recent years,the influence of endemic arsenic poisoning on immune system has caught people's attention.Changes in histone modification patterns may be one of the mechanisms of arsenic regulated gene expression,arsenic plays an important role in differentiation,proliferation and function of immune cells.Arsenic has a certain effect on the differentiation and function of T cells,and it is rarely studied whether the process is regulated by histone methylation.In this paper,the study of histone methylation in arsenic induced T cellular immune damage is reviewed.
2.Wireless central monitor system based on Bluetooth
Fengqing JI ; Aihua DONG ; Yi YANG
Chinese Medical Equipment Journal 1993;0(06):-
Bluetooth is the most advanced wireless network technology with the characteristics of low cost,short distance and low power loss.It has taken the place of cable in the fast wireless connection of different equipments.In this paper,the wireless central monitor system with Bluetooth technology is studied.Its hardware circuit and software design are also put forward.
3.Arsenic exposure causes human 8-hydroxyguanine DNA glycosidase 1 gene methylation and DNA oxidative damage
Liyuan CHEN ; Aihua ZHANG ; Chun YU ; Xuexin DONG ; Xiaoxin HUANG
Chinese Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology 2014;(2):216-220
OBJECTIVE To investigate DNA hypermethylation of human 8-hydroxyguanine glycosy-lase(hOGG1 )gene and and the level of oxidative stress and DNA oxidative damage relations with arse-nic poisoning.METHODS In ende mic coal-pollution-borne arsenism area,Xinren county,Guizhou Province,according to the diagnostic criteria of ende mic arsenism(WS /T21 1 -2001 ),207 people with ende mic arsenism were selected and divided into four groups(The arsenic exposure group:46 cases, mild arsenism group:46 cases,moderate arsenism group:60 cases and severe arsenism group:55 cases).64 residents were selected as controls in a village about 12 km away fro m the ende mic arsenism area.With the informed consent principle,peripheral blood of all respondents was collected in order to analyze DNA methylation.Methylation-specific poly merase chain reaction were respectively performed to analyze hOGG1 Hypermethylation in arsenism respondents.Che mical methods were performed on the activity of super oxide dis mutase (SOD)and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px),while the contents of malondialdehyde (MDA)in the blood of patients were measured,and the contents of 8-hydroxy-2′-deox-yguanine(8-OHdG)urine of patients were measured and analysed.On the basis of methylation status are divided into hOGG1 gene methylation group (34 cases)and hOGG1 gene no methylation group (237cases).Analysis was performd on hOGG1 gene DNA methylation and the relationship between oxi-dative stress and arsenic poisoning.RESULTS The positive rates of hypermethylation of hOGG1 were associated with the degree of arsenic poisonin (co mpared with control group,χ2 =23.916,P <0.05, Co mpared with the Ende mic area normal group,χ2 =12.039,P <0.05 ).Co mparing with negative group,SOD〔(85 ±25)kU·L -1 〕,GSH-Px〔(70 ±26)kU·L -1 〕activity and 8-OHdG 〔(22.5 ±6.8)μg·L -1 〕contents were lower〔(1 18 ±41 )kU·L -1 ,(171 ±56)kU·L -1 ,(28.4 ±6.5)μg·L -1 ,P <0.05)〕in positive group.There was no significant difference between the MDA content(P>0.05).CONCLUSION Coal arsenic exposure can cause hOGG1 gene high methylation and oxidation and anti-oxidation system imbalance,causing DNA oxidative damage,it is one of the reasons to pro mote the develop ment of arsenic poisoning occurred.
4.Discussion about development modes of biomedical engineering in military hospital
Huiling ZOU ; Xiuzhen DONG ; Ruigang ZHAO ; Aihua LIN
Chinese Medical Equipment Journal 2003;0(10):-
Based on the subject classification of biomedical engineering in military hospital,the development modes of the discipline are discussed in this paper.
5.Effects of overweight/obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus on leptin and visfatin levels
Xia SUN ; Yan ZHU ; Peng ZHENG ; Aihua XU ; Haina DONG
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2022;34(6):581-585
Objective:
To investigate the effects of the link between overweight/obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) on leptin and visfatin levels.
Methods:
Males without T2DM and male patients with T2DM hospitalized in Lishui Municipal Central Hospital from January to June, 2017 were enrolled. Subjects' age and medical history of diseases were collected. The height and body weight were measured, and the body mass index (BMI) was estimated. The leptin and visfatin levels were determined, and compared between patients with and without T2DM, and between patients with and without overweight/obesity. The effect of the link between overweight/obesity and T2DM on leptin and visfatin levels was examined using a generalized linear regression model.
Results:
There were 66 patients with T2DM, with a mean age of (49.70±9.45) years and a mean diabetes duration of (4.99±4.46) years, and there were 64 patients without T2DM, with a mean age of (43.89±0.20) years. The leptin [ (3.17±0.36) vs. (3.03±0.30) ng/mL; t=2.387, P=0.018] and visfatin levels [ (29.14±3.16) vs. (21.81±3.32) ng/mL; t=12.900, P<0.001] were significantly greater in T2DM patients than in patients without T2DM. The leptin level was significantly greater in patients with overweight/obesity than in those without overweight/obesity [ (3.27±0.32) vs. (2.92±0.26) ng/mL; t=6.634, P<0.001], and the visfatin level was significantly lower in patients with overweight/obesity than in those without overweight/obesity [(24.38±5.14) vs. (26.71±4.36) ng/mL; t=2.780, P=0.006]. Generalized linear regression analysis showed interacting effects of overweight/obesity and T2DM on leptin (β=0.286, P=0.003) and visfatin levels (β=2.709, P=0.008).
Conclusion
The interaction between overweight/obesity and T2DM affects leptin and visfatin levels.
6.Coumarins of Anemone raddeana Regel and their biological activity.
Fengzhi REN ; Shuhong CHEN ; Zhihui ZHENG ; Xuexia ZHANG ; Lihong LI ; Aihua DONG
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2012;47(2):206-9
To study the coumarins of Anemone raddeana Regel, the compounds were separated by silica gel column chromatography and HPLC. Their structures were identified by their physicochemical property and spectral analysis. Two new compounds were isolated and identified as 4, 7-dimethoxyl-5-methyl-6-hydroxy coumarin (1) and 4, 7-dimethoxyl-5-formyl-6-hydroxycoumarin (2). The bioassays indicated that compounds 1 and 2 could significantly inhibit the proliferation of cancer cell, and showed the agonist effect on the transactivity of retinoic acid receptor-alpha (RARalpha). In addition, the two compounds had inhibitory effect against human leukocyte elastase (HLE).
7.Comparison of passive particle agglutination test and ELISA determination of antibody isotype on Mycoplasma pneumonia infection
Jian ZHANG ; Li LI ; Wenlong WANG ; Jiang YU ; Aihua SHEN ; Liling YU ; Haixin DONG
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2012;35(7):639-642
ObjectiveTo investigate the consistency between the results of passive particle agglutination test ( PPA ) and ELISA on Mycoplasma pneumonia ( M.pneumonia ) infection.Study the diagnostic value of both assays.Methods From November 2010 to May 2011,the serum samples of ]191 patients with respiratorysymptoms were collected fromAffiliatedHospitalof JiningMedical University.All samples were tested for antibody levels against M.pneumonia using PPA,and for IgM,IgG,IgA subclass using ELISA.The correlation between the results of two methods was evaluated by Kappa test and Spearman rank correlation analysis.The variances of the antibody subclasses among samples with different PPA titers and different age groups were analyzed by Kruskal-Wallis test.The infection status of patients was analyzed based on ELISA results and the clinical relevance of both assays was evaluated in comparison with clinical diagnosis for samples with high PPA titer.ResultsThe level of agreement between the results of PPA and ELISA was 84.3%,with Kappa value of 0.642 ( P <0.01 ).The prevalence of IgM and IgA antibody against M.pneumonia was significantly different among samples with various PPA titers ( P <0.05 ).The prevalence of IgM subclass was higher in chill and teeuager groups,while that of IgA and IgG were higher in elderly group.Antibody isotyping results suggested that 58.1% of PPA positive samples (75 cases),especially 96.4% of samples with high PPA titer ( 27 cases),were of current infection,which was in consistent with clinical diagnosis.ConclusionPPA showed good consistency with ELISA on diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumonia infection.Antibody subclass determination hy ELISA indicates disease progression,thus to differentiate current infection from past.
8.Relationship between genetic polymorphisms in nucleotide excision repair gene excision repair cross complement group 6, xeroderma pigmentosum group A and coal-burning-borne-arsenism
Xiaojing XU ; Aihua ZHANG ; Bing LIANG ; Xue HAN ; Xuexin DONG ; Xiaoxin HUANG
Chinese Journal of Endemiology 2014;33(1):15-20
Objective To investigate the relationship between genetic polymorphisms in nucleotide excision repair gene excision repair cross complementing group 6(ERCC6),xeroderma pigmentosum group A(XPA) and coal-burning-borne-arsenism in Guizhou Province.Method ERCC6 A3368G,ERCC6 C-6530G and XPA A23G gene polymorphisms were analyzed by polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment length polymorphism technique(PCR-RFLP) of 205 cases which were chosen as patients with arsenism and 187 residents as control group.Results The distributions of ERCC6 A3368G,ERCC6 C-6530G and XPA A23G in the case group were not statistically significant compared with those of the control group(x2 =3.209,2.963,3.335,all P > 0.05); individuals carrying G allelomorphic gene(AG + GG) had a lower risk than individuals carring A allelomorphic gene(ORadj =0.282,95%CI:0.126-0.628,P =0.002); relationship was not found between single genetic polymorphisms of ERCC6 C-6530G,XPA A23G and coal-burning-borne-arsenism; the risk of arsenism was decreased for individuals carrying the following five genotypes combination:ERCC6 A3368G(AG + GG) genotype and ERCC6 C-6530G CC genotype(ORadj =0.287,95%CI:0.087-0.946,P=0.040); ERCC6 A3368G(AG + GG) genotype and ERCC6 C-6530G(CG + GG) genotype (ORadj =0.226,95%CI:0.077-0.661,P =0.007); ERCC6 A3368G(AG + GG) genotype and XPA A23G AA genotype (ORadj =0.150,95%CI:0.038-0.596,P =0.007); ERCC6 A3368G (AG + GG) genotype and XPA A23G(AG + GG) genotype(ORadj =0.325,95%CI:0.118-0.897,P =0.030) ; ERCC6 C6530G (CG + GG) genotype and XPA A23G AA genotype (ORadj =0.397,95%CI:0.162-0.975,P=0.036).Conclusions Individuals carring ERCC6 A3368G (AG + GG) genotype have a low risk of arsenism.There are five genotypes combination of three gene polymorphisms in two genes,ERCC6 and XPA,which may reduce the risk of coal-burning-borne-arsenism.
9.Reduced population of CD4+,CD154+ T cell subset in patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis
Xinjing WANG ; Xiaoxing CHENG ; Zhihong CAO ; Yan ZHU ; Mei DONG ; Aihua TONG
Journal of Chinese Physician 2009;11(4):433-435
Objective To study population frequencies of CD4+,CD154+ T cell subset in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis and controls with positive PPD reaction. Methods Flow cytometry was used to detect the CD4+,CD154+ T cell subset, the population frequen-cies in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis and controls were compared. Results The expression level of CD154 was higher when PE-la-beled CD154 antibody was added during stimulation period, compared with CD154 labeling after stimulation(1.51±0. 36/0. 40±0. 13, P <0.05). The CD154+ cells were not detectable in fresh isolated CD4+ T cells, but significantly increased after stimulation with specific anti-gens. The population of CD4+, CD154+ T cell subset was significantly reduced in patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis, compared with healthy controls with PPD positive reaction(0. 72±0. 32/1.65±0. 76, P <0. 01). Conclusions The population of CD4± ,CD154± T cell subset was significantly reduced in patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis, which indicated that it may play an important role in the de-velopment of tuberculosis.
10.In vitro induction and detection of human B cells producing HLA antibodies
Aihua LIAO ; Liping LIU ; Wei HUANG ; Dong CHEN ; Yan WANG ; Ling ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology 2009;29(6):559-563
Objective To induce and detect human B cells producing HLA antibodies in vitro and by an ELISPOT assay. Methods Human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from 7 healthy vol-unteers were isolated by density gradient centrifugation, and cultured with the stimulation of PWM alone or PWM + SAC for 5 d. The lg levels in culture supernatants and the number of Ig producing B cells were de-termined by ELISA and ELISPOT assay, respectively. The optimal stimulation protocol for PBMC to produce optimal Ig in vitro was anticipated to be obtained. Using the optimal pre-cuhure and ELISPOT conditions, PBMC from 9 alloimmunized subjects were analyzed for the presence of B cells secreting HLA antibodies. Results There was a tendency towards more viable cells following the activation with PWM and SAC vs PWM alone in a 5-day culture (P =0. 052). The IgG levels in the supernatants were found to be comparable for the two culture conditions whereas the lgM levels were increased ( P = 0.03 ) in the presence of the com-bination of PWM and SAC. In 6 subjects a specific signal was obtained with our ELISPOT assay. The presence of HLA antibodies in the respective pre-cuhure supernatants supported the specificity. Conclusion The activation of PBMC with the combination of PWM and SAC, and the application of HLA-specifie ELIS-POT assay can succeed in the induction and detection of human B cells producing HLA antibodies.