Objective The study was aimed to investigate the effects of transforming growth factor beta1(TGF-?1)on acute graft-versus-host disease(aGVHD)after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation(allo-BMT).Methods The recipient was male BABL/C.The donor was male C57BL/6.The murine model of aGVHD had been established by allo-BMT with donor derived T cells.There were four groups in this study:control group,radiation group,transplantation control group and TGF-?1 group.The mice in TGF-?1 group were administered TGF-?1[1 ?g/(kg?d)]subcutaneously two days before transplantation until seven days after it.Results The study showed that the survival time of TGF-?1 group was significantly longer than the transplantation control group,and the aGVHD pathological changes were milder in TGF-?1 group than in transplantation control group.Seven days after transplantation,the level of IL-2 of TGF-?1 group was higher than control group,but significantly lower than transplantation control group.The level of IL-10 of TGF-?1 group was significantly higher than transplantation control group.Conclusion TGF-?1 can prevent the lethal aGVHD and raise the survival rate after allo-BMT in murine model.It may prevent the lethal aGVHD by accommodating the Th1 and Th2 cytokine level in vivo.

Objective To explore the significance of NK cell activity,interleukin-2 receptors (sCD25) and glycosylated ferritin in the early diagnostic of acquired hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH).Methods 57 patients suspected of HLH from June 2005 to May 2008 and 25 healthy subjects were enrolled in the study.The patients suspected of HLH were divided into three groups i.e.(1) a group with diagnosis confirmed at first visit;(2) a group with diagnosis confirmed at subsequent visit and (3) a group with diagnosis unconfirmed according to HLH-2004 diagnostic criteria.Healthy subjects were enrolled as control.NK cell activity was determined with a released LDH assay.The percentage of glycosylated ferritin was determined with phytohemagglutinin adsorption assay,sCD25 was examined with ELISA double antibody sandwich assay.We compared the coincidence of each diagnostic index before and after diagnosis.Results The median percentage of NK cell activity was significantly lower in the first group ( 18.3±5.6) % and the second ( 16.7±6.7)% than that in the third group (33.4±6.8)% or in the controls (36.6±5.0)%.The median percentage of glycosylated ferritin was also significantly lower in the first group ( 15,4 ± 2.0)% and the second group (16.9 ± 3.4)% than that in the third group (40.4 ± 3.0)% or in the controls (45.2±2.2)%.Meanwhile,the median level of sCD25 was significantly higher in the first group (12 916±4328) ng/L and the second group (12 117 ± 5465) ng/L than that in the third group (4728±1482) ng/L or in the controls (3841 ± 993) ng/L.Furthermore,NK cell activity,sCD25 and glycosylated ferritin were abnormal in all the patients in the early stage of HLH.Conclusion NK cell activity,sCD25 and glycosylated ferritin may be helpful markers for the early diagnosis of HLH.

BACKGROUND: Acute graft versus host disease (aGVHD) is still one of the barriers of allogenic hemopoietic stem cell transplantation in clinic. It has been proven that transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-?1), tumor necrosis factor-? (TNF-?) and interferon-? (IFN-?) abnormal secretion may be essential factors for aGVHD. OBJECTIVE: To explore the role of interleukin-4 (IL-4) and IFN-?, marker factors of Th1 and Th2, in aGVHD mice model of allogenic hemopoietic stem cell transplantation. DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING: Randomized controlled in vivo transplantation was performed at Department of Animal, Beijing Stomatology Hospital and Department of Hematology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University from August to October 2005. MATERIALS: Twenty clean-grade male C57BL/6(H-2b) mice as donors were selected for harvesting bone marrow cells and spleen lymphocyte; fifty BALB/c(H-2d) female mice as recipients were randomly divided into control group (n=10), bone marrow cell transplantation group (n=20) and combination transplantation group (n=20). METHODS: Bone marrow cell group was injected with 2.0?107 marrow cells through tail vein, and combination transplantation group was injected with bone marrow cells and spleen lymphocyte of C57BL/6(H-2b) mice. Both groups were exposed to 6MV-X radiation (9.0 Gy). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Mice survival time; peripheral blood leucocyte count; cytokine levels in peripheral serum by ELASA; histopathological alterations by HE staining. RESULTS: Mice in marrow cell group died since the eighth day, while those in combination group since the fourth day. Kaplan-Meier exhibited P 0.05). Compared with marrow cell group, the levels of IL-4 were significantly decreased (P

Objective To evaluate the diagnostic value of the metabolic parameters for differentiating focal autoimmune pancreatitis (F-AIP) and pancreatic cancer (PC) by dual time 18F-FDG PET/CT scan.Methods Ten F-AIP patients and 20 PC patients in Changhai Hospital from May 2011 to November 2014 were enrolled in this study.All the AIP patients were histological confirmed or diagnosed by clinical follow up.The PC patients were histological confirmed and gender-and age-matched with F-AIP patients.50％ SUVmax was set as the threshold to fine-tune the boundary of interest.The extracted parameters included SUV SUV metabolic tumor volume (MTV),total lesion glycolysis (TLG),target-to-background ratio (TBR) and the retention indexes(RI) of all the parameters above.The PET/CT imaging features were also observed.Results The high metabolic lesions were observed in both F-AIP patients and PC patients.There were 6 F-AIP patients whose lesion was located in pancreas head,4 F-AIP patients whose lesion was located in pancreas body and tail.There were 12 PC patients whose lesion was located in pancreas head,8 PC patients whose lesion was located in pancreas body and tail.In F-AIP patients,2 cases had dilated pancreatic duct,6 had dilated biliary duct,8 had increased metabolism in mediastinal lymph node and 2 had abdominal lymphadenopathy,which were 8,5,5 and 14 cases in PC patients.The positive rate of mdeiastinal lymphadenopathy in F-AIP patients was statistically higher than that in PC patients,while the positivity rate of abdominal lymphadenopathy in AIP patients was lower than that in PC patients.The difference was statistically significant (both P ＜ 0.05).There were no statistical differences on the positivity rate of the dilated pancreatic duct,intra-and extra-hepatic bile duct between two groups.SUVmax,SUVmean and MTV in F-AIP were 5.37 ± 0.88,3.48 ± 0.66,21.79 ±15.60 in early stage and 6.45 ±1.51,4.23 ± 1.10,19.36 ± 14.63 in delayed stage,and those in PC were 8.31 ±3.08,5.41±1.95,9.26±8.35 in early stage,and 9.75±3.86,6.36±2.56,9.09±10.71 in delayed stage.SUVmax and SUVmean in F-AIP were lower than those in PC,whereas MTV were larger in F-AIP than that in PC.ROC curves for SUVmax,SUVmean and MTV were made.The AUC of SUV was the highest at 0.85,the cut-off value was 4.45,the corresponding sensitivity was 65％ and the specificity was 90％.TLG,TBR and RI of all the parameters were not statistically different in F-AIP and PC.Conclusions The 18F-FDG PET/CT metabolic parameters,such as SUVmax,SUVmean,MTV,could be of special diagnostic significance in discriminating F-AIP from PC.

Objective To investigate the effect of interleukin(IL)-17 on podocyte-associated factors and apoptosis in podocytes and explore the molecular mechanism.Methods The podocytes were used as the object of study.The apoptosis of podocytes induced by IL-17 in a dose（1nm/ml，10nm/ml，50nm/ml，100nm/ml） and time（12h，24h，48h，72h） way and the protein expression of Fas and FasL of podocytes induced by IL-17 were detected by flow cytometrey.The podocytes were divided into the blank control group and 100ng/ml IL-17 induction group.The expressions of mRNA of Nephrin，WT1，Synaptopodin，Podocylaxin，Fas and FasL were measured by Real-time RT PCR.The proteins of WT1，Caspases8，Caspases3 in podocyte were detected by immunocytochemistry method.Results IL-17 promoted the apopotosis of podocyte in a dose and time way（P<0.01），and increased the expression of Fas，Caspase 8 and Caspase 3 in podocyte（P<0.01）.IL-17 decreased the expression ofPodocylaxin （P<0.05），but had no effect on Nephrin，WT1，Synaptopodin，and FasL in podocyte（P＞0.05）.Conclusion IL-17 may causerenal injure by inducing the apoptosis of podocyte and decreasing the expression of Podocylaxin in podocyte.

Objective: To investigate the effects of "Q" nose paste on fixing nasogastric tube. Methods: Totally 167 patients with nasogastric tube were divided into the observation group(80 cases) and the control group(87 cases) by random digits table method.The observation group fixed nasogastric tube using "Q" nose paste,while the control group using "π" nose paste. The occurrence rate of pressure injury of nasal mucosa and nasogastric tube dislocation, nurses′ operation time of pasting, removing nose paste, the time intervals of exchanging nose paste were observed and compared between the two groups. Results: The occurrence rate of pressure injury of nasal mucosa in the observation group was 0,and it was significantly lower than the control group 6.897% (6/87), the difference was statistic between the two groups (χ²=5.523, P<0.05). The nurses′ operation time of pasting and removing nose paste in the observation group was (18.99 ± 1.13), (10.20 ± 0.96) s, and they were significantly shorter than the control group (38.97 ± 1.28), (20.38 ± 1.30) s, the difference was statistic between the two groups (t=-106.521, -57.266, P<0.01). The time intervals of exchanging nose paste in the observation group was (3.78 ± 0.98) d, and it was significantly lower than the control group (2.07 ± 0.91) d, the difference was statistic between the two groups(t=11.628, P<0.05). There was no statistical difference in the rate of nasogastric tube dislocation between the two groups (P>0.05). Conclusions Application of "Q" nose paste in fixation of nasogastric tube can decrease the incidence of nasal mucosa pressure ulcers, it is conducive to extend the interval of nasal sticker replacement and improve work efficiency, thus is worthy of clinical application.

OBJECTIVETo screen novel miRNAs targeting EZH2 3' untranslated region (UTR) in recombinational MCF-7 breast cancer cells over-expressing EZH2 3' UTR and quantitative analyze the expressions of the screened miRNA in breast cancer cells and tissues.

METHODSA lentiviral library was transfected into the recombinant cell line MCF-7. The cells were screened with cytotoxic agents before extraction of the genome for amplification of the miRNA precursors using PCR. The screened miRNAs were identified with sequence analysis and their expressions were analyzed quantitatively with real-time PCR in breast cancer cells and tissues.

RESULTSSeven miRNAs were screened from the recombinant MCF-7 cells, namely miR-15b, miR-16-2, miR-181b2, miR-217, miR-224, miR-329-1, and miR-487b, all of which failed to be predicted by bioinformatics software. Real-time PCR showed that miR-217, miR-329-1, and miR-487b were over-expressed in MCF-7 cells, and the expression of miR-15b and miR-16-2 was significantly increased in cancer tissues compared with the adjacent tissues (P<0.05).

CONCLUSIONNovel targeted miRNAs that can not be predicted by bioinformatics software were successfully screened from MCF-7 breast cancer cells over-expressing EZH2 3' UTR. These miRNAs are expressed differentially between normal breast cells and breast cancer tissues.

3' Untranslated Regions ; Breast Neoplasms ; genetics ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Enhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 Protein ; Female ; Gene Expression Profiling ; Humans ; Lentivirus ; genetics ; MicroRNAs ; genetics ; Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 ; genetics

Objective To set up the model of deiodinase ( Dio) 3b-/- zebrafish and to observe the effect of which on embryo development. Methods The zebrafish model of Dio3b-/- was set up by CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology, PCR and sequencing was used to confirm the efficiency of deletion. The heart rate of embryos at 48 hours post fertilization was counted. The locomotor activity of 5-7 days post fertilization larve was detected using behavior tracking system. Results The model of Dio3b knockout zebrafish was set up successfully. The heart rate of embryos Dio3b-/- increased ( P＜0. 001) and the locomotor activity of 5-7 days post fertilization larves lacking Dio3b gene increased (P＜0.05) significantly compared with that of wild type control respectively. Conclusion The deletion of zebrafish Dio3b gene results in the phenotype of hyperthyroidism and the model of Dio3b-/- is proper for studying the effect of partial excess thyroid hormone on embryo development.

Objective To investigate the pharmacological mechanism of Chaihudaxiong mixture in the treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) based on a network pharmacology approach. Methods The effective ingredients and targets of Chaihudaxiong mixture were collected from Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology Database and Analysis Platform (TCMSP). The targets’ names were standardized by Uniprot database. Genes associated with coronavirus were obtained from the GeneCards and OMIM, which were intersected with effective therapeutic targets. A "herbs-ingredients-targets" network was compiled and analyzed by Cytoscape 3.7.2. The protein-protein interaction of the targets was analyzed by String. The GO gene annotation and KEGG signaling pathway analysis were performed using related packages of the R software. Results A total of 165 active ingredients and 51 targets were collected. Further analysis revealed that the main active ingredients were β-sitosterol and 11 flavonoids. The core targets were CASP3, MAPK3, IL-6, MAPK8, IL-10, CXCL8, MAPK1 and IL-1B. A total of 1722 GO entries were obtained from the GO gene annotation (P<0.05), including 1612 entries for biological processes, 30 entries for cell composition, and 80 entries for molecular functions. 156 signaling pathways (P<0.05) were obtained with KEGG signaling pathway screen. The important signaling pathways were AGE-RAGE signaling pathway in diabetic complication, Influenza A, IL-17 signaling pathway, TNF signaling pathway and hepatitis B. Conclusion This study revealed the synergistic features of multi-component, multi-target, and multi-pathway of Chaihudaxiong mixture in the treatment of COVID-19, which provided an important scientific basis for further understanding the mechanism of Chaihudaxiong mixture in the treatment of COVID-19.

OBJECTIVETo deepen the understanding of clinical manifestations and treatment of patients with positive lupus anticoagulant (LAC).

METHODSThe clinical data of 2 patients were analyzed and related literature were reviewed.

RESULTSCase 1, a 31-year-old female, diagnosed as lupus anticoagulant positive, secondary to undifferentiated connective tissue disease, was presented with menorrhagia and thrombocytopenia. Anti-nuclear antibody (ANA) was positive 1:1000 (homogeneous type) with anti-double stranded DNA positive, and dRVVT LA1/LA2 was 3.4. Coagulation function was alleviated after treatment with glucocorticoid and total glucosides of paeony. Case 2, a 59-year-old female was presented with gingival bleeding, hematuria with the level of F II:C 13%. dRVVT LA1/LA2 was 2.0. Anti-nuclear antibody (ANA) was positive 1:1000 (type of cytoplasmic granule), anti-double stranded DNA was positive. The patient was diagnosed as hypoprothrombinemia-lupus anticoagulant syndrome (LAHS) and acquired coagulation factor deficiency. The signs of hemorrhage were alleviated after treatment with methylprednisolone 40 mg/day and cyclophosphamide, while the level of F II:C was below normal.

CONCLUSIONSymptoms of patients with positive LAC are variable. The diagnosis relies on history of disease and laboratory test. Currently, there is no standardized treatment. Cases of LAHS should be thoroughly investigated for any known causes and related disorder.

Adult ; Blood Coagulation ; Cyclophosphamide ; therapeutic use ; Female ; Glucocorticoids ; therapeutic use ; Hematologic Tests ; Hemorrhage ; Humans ; Hypoprothrombinemias ; diagnosis ; Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor ; blood ; Methylprednisolone ; therapeutic use ; Middle Aged