Infectious diseases have emerged as one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE)patients,so early diagnosis of infectious complication in SLE patients is absolutely beneficial for patients' prognosis.C-reactive protein(CRP)and Procalcitonin(PCT)can help to differentiate infections with active SLE in SLE patients.Serum KL-6 can help to distinguish pulmonary involvement of SLE from infections in SLE patient.The most common pathogens for infection in SLE patients are bacteria,but more attention should be paid to viral and fungal infections,which have been on a rise recently.

The molecular targeted therapy method using microRNAs(miRNAs)is gradually stepping into people′s vision. miRNAs affect colorectal cancer progress via abnormal expression in tumor cells or micro-environment. The high or low expressions of miRNAs in specific tissues probably have an impact on the expressions of oncogenes,tumor suppressor genes or other aspects including the surrounding environments,the metastases and the drug tolerance of tumors,thus contributing to curing the colorectal cancer. Nowadays, miRNA has entered the stage of animal experiments.

Objective:To study the soft tissue inflammation of percutaneous implants using bacteria investigation method, so as to provide basic data for further clinical study of percutaneous implants. Methods: Implants were surgically placed into tibias of the goats. The inflammatory secretion from the peri-implant soft tissue was taken to perform bacteria test on 4, 6 and 9 weeks post-operation. Meanwhile, the soft tissue inflammatory reaction was also observed weekly. Results: 5 of the 16 implants were infected. The soft tissue showed tumefaction and ulceration 2 months post-surgery. As to bacteria investigation, the number of G.Streptococci increased when the inflammation was getting more severe. Conclusion: The extent of the soft tissue inflammation of percutaneous implants probably has positive correlation with the infection of G.Streptococci.

Objective To evaluate the relationship between 5,10-Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase(MTHFR) gene polymorphisms and colorectal cancer(CRC).Methods Studies were selected based on the criteria for inclusion.The Meta-analysis software,REVMAN 4.2,was applied for checking the heterogeneity across the studies and calculating the pooled OR.The results were evaluated by the analyses of publication bias and sensitivity.Results A total of 9 787 cases and 12 986 controls from 18 studies for C677T and a total of 4 422 cases and 5 819 controls from 9 studies for A1 298C were included.No heterogeneity among the studies was found.For codon 677,the frequencies of CC,CT and TT genotypes were 46.48%,43.81% and 9.71% in cases,and 45.03%,43.08% and 11.89% in controls,respectively.The pooled OR of TT vs.CT+CC was 0.80(95%CI 0.74～0.87).For codon 1 298,the frequencies of AA,AC and CC genotypes were 53.60%,39.39% and 7.01% in cases,and 53.31%,38.67% and 8.03% in controls,respectively.The pooled OR of CC vs.AC+AA was 0.84(95%CI 0.72～0.97).Conclusions MTHFR 677TT is at lower risk of developing CRC and 1 298CC genotypes might be associated with the decreased risk of developing CRC.

Objective To investigate the influence of preoperative training of pushing trachea and esophagus or not on cervical operation by anterior approach.Methods All patients were randomly divided into two groups:experimental group and control group (56 cases,respectively).Patients in the former group had no training of pushing trachea and esophagus,while patients in the latter group had,recording the data of surgery duration,operator's degree of satisfaction,blood loss,blood pressure,heart rate,and oxygen saturation during operation,hospital stay and cost.Meanwhile,we observed and compared the VAS scores and the complication rate etc.between two groups.Results There were no differences between two groups in surgery duration,operator's degree of satisfaction,blood loss,blood pressure,heart rate,and oxygen saturation during operation,hospital stay and cost,nor in the VAS scores and the throat-related complications rate.The hospital stay and cost of patients in experimental group were longer and higher than that of patients in control group,(7.3±1.6) d vs (5.8±1.4) d,(48 468.3±4 313.8) vs (45 228.4±4 124.6) yuan,t=5.280,4.062,P＜0.05.Conclusions Training of pushing trachea and esophagus has no influence in the throat-related complications rate,VAS scores and operator's degree of satisfaction.Instead,training of pushing trachea and esophagus increases hospital stay and cost and amount of nurse's work.So,it's not necessary to undertake the preoperative training before cervical operation by anterior.

BACKGROUND:Current research has shown that tumor necrosis factorαstimulated gene 6 (TSG-6) has anti-inflammatory effect, and the scar formation can be inhibited by local injection of TSG-6 protein at the early stage of trauma. However, the mechanism of this effect is stil unclear. OBJECTIVE:To construct the lentiviral expression vector and shRNA vector for human TSG-6, with stable overexpression, transfection and interference, and to explore the effect of TSG-6 on proliferation and apoptosis of keloid fibroblast cel lines. METHODS:Human keloid fibroblast cel s were isolated from the keloid’s tissue by enzyme digestion and identified by immunocytochemistry assay. Lentiviral vectors pLVX-puro-TSG-6 and pLVX-shRNA1-TSG-6 were constructed and transfected into human keloid fibroblast, exclusively. Expression levels of TSG-6 mRNA and protein were detected by RT-PCR and western blot assay. MTT assay and flow cytometry were used to estimate the cel proliferation and apoptosis in each group after transfection. In addition, expression of Bcl-2, p53 and active-caspase-3 were detected by western blot assay in each group. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1) Human keloid fibroblasts were separated successful y. Under the light microscope, cel s were spindle. Immunohistochemical staining for vimentin was performed in the fifth passage of cel s, with the positive rate of 100%. Cel s were negative for cytokeratin. (2) Recombinant lentiviral vectors and stably transfected cel lines were successful y established. TSG-6 gene expression was altered apparently. Compared with the control group, cel proliferation was delayed and apoptotic rate was noticeably increased in TSG-6 gene overexpression group. Cel proliferation increased and apoptotic rate decreased in the TSG-6 gene intervention group (P<0.05). (3) Western blot assay results demonstrated that Bcl-2 expression reduced, P53 and Active-caspase-3 expression significantly increased in the TSG-6 gene overexpression group (P<0.05). (4) These finding showed that TSG-6 could inhibit proliferation and induce apoptosis in keloid fibroblasts. Its mechanism may be associated with the down-regulation of Bcl-2 protein expression, up-regulation of P53 protein expression and increased Caspase-3 activity.

Objective To observe the effect of tumor necrosis factorαstimulated gene-6 ( TSG-6 ) on hypertrophic scarring by using a rabbit ear model. Methods TSG-6 and PBS were injected intradermally in the right and left ear wounds, respectively. Collagen I and III expression detected by immunohistochemistry and scar elevation index ( SEI) was used to evaluate the extent of scarring. The expression of inflammatory factors interleukin-1β( IL-1β) , interleukin-6 ( IL-6 ) and tumor necrosis factor-α( TNF-α) was detected by immunohistochemistry and reverse tran-scription polymerase chain reaction. Transmission electron microscope ( TEM) and TUNEL analyses were used to detect fibroblast apoptosis. Results Compared with control scars, TSG-6-treated wounds exhibited decreased in-flammation significantly as evidenced by the lower levels of IL-1β, IL-6 , TNF-α. The apoptosis rate was higher and the SEI and the synthesis of collagens I and III were significantly decreased in the TSG-6-treated scars ( P<0. 05 ) . Conclusion Immediate topical injection of TSG-6 during the wound healing process can reduce the severity of hy-pertrophic scarring in a rabbit model. The anti-cicatrix effect of TSG-6 may result from controlling inflammation, in-ducing fibroblast apoptosis and promoting collagen degradation.

Thymidine is a commercially useful precursor for production of antiviral compounds such as stavudine and azidothymidine. Biosynthesis of thymidine by Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) was studied using metabolic engineering methods. The deoA, tdk and udp of the salvage pathway were disrupted from E. coli BL21 to construct BS03 that produced 21.6 mg thymidine per liter. Additional deletion of pgi and pyrL increased the supply of thymidine precursors and the resulting strain BS05 produced 90.5 mg thymidine/L. At last, ushA, thyA, dut, ndk, nrdA and nrdB of thymidine biosynthetic pathway were overexpressed, and the resulting strain BS08 produced 272 mg thymidine/L. In fed-batch fermentation, BS08 accumulated 1248.8 mg thymidine/L. Metabolically engineered strain E. coli has potential applications for thymidine production.
Biosynthetic Pathways ; Escherichia coli ; genetics ; metabolism ; Fermentation ; Industrial Microbiology ; Metabolic Engineering ; Thymidine ; biosynthesis

AIM: To study the influence of arachidonic acid(AA) on the action potential and L-type calcium current in rabbit cardiomyocytes.METHODS: Single ventricular myocyte was isolated using enzyme dispersion method.Whole-cell clamp-patch technique was used to record action potential and L-type calcium current.RESULTS: ① AA shortened action potential duration obviously,without marked effect on the resting potential and action potential amplitude.② AA reduced the current densities from(10.21?3.15)PA/PF to(6.53?2.17)PA/PF(n=6,P

0.05).The value of J of negative group was(6.180?0.214) ?g?cm-2?h-1,while there was significant difference between trial group and negative group(P