As a high sensitive biomarker of lung cancer ,IGFBP2 plays an important role in the occur-rence,development and treatment of lung cancer .Studies have showed that it promotes tumor progression by acti-vating the IGF1R and integrin mediated signal transduction pathway .Recent researches have demonstrated that it participates in targeted therapy of lung cancer ,which may become a new target for the treatment of lung cancer . This paper makes a review on the relationship between IGFBP 2 and lung cancer .

Aim To explore the therapeutic effect of total flavones of Bidens Bipinnata L (TFB) on liver fibrosis in rats and its mechanism. Methods The model of rat liver fibrosis was adopted which was induced by CCl4 injection. The effects of TFB were observed on the levels of serum HA,PCⅢ,CIV and Hyp in rats liver fibrosis,and on liver histopathological changes as well as collagen hyperplasia formation in liver tissue. The apoptosis of HSC were detected by double-staining of ?-smooth muscle actin (?-SMA) and TUNEL. The study in vitro was carried out on the culture of isolated hepatic stellate cells. Cell proliferation was detected with MTT assay. Cell apoptosis was detected by electron microscopy and flow cytometry. Results TFB can significantly reduce serum HA,PCⅢ,CⅣ and Hyp contents in liver fibrosis of rats,improve the liver pathologic injury,reduce collagen hyperplasia in liver of liver fibrosis rats,inhibit the activation and proliferation of HSC,and promote the apoptosis of HSC. In addition TFB could significantly inhibit the proliferation and increased the apoptosis of isolated and cultured HSC compared with the control group. Conclusions TFB has a significant therapeutic effect on the liver fibrosis rats,probably its inhibition of proliferation and stimulation of activated HSC apoptosis may be an important mechanism of its therapeutical effect against liver fibrosis.

Objective To study effects of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3(STAT3)gene on lung adenocarcinoma cells′EMT.Methods We observed morphological changes of the cells and detected the expression of STAT 3 and Twist by western blot after STAT3-siRNA plasmid was transfected into A549 cells. Meanwhile ,we observed invasion and migration ability of A 549 cells using transwell method and wound healing assay .Eventually ,we verified the correlation between STAT 3 and Twist expression in lung adenocarcinoma tissues by immunohistochemical method .Results si-STAT3 significantly down-regulated the expression of STAT 3 in A549 cells,and pronouncedly inhibited migration and invasion of A 549 cells in vitro.Meanwhile,we also found decreased expression of Twist .The expression of STAT3 was positively correlated with the expression of Twist in lung adenocarcinoma tissue specimens and the expression of two genes was reversely correlated with tissue differ -entiation degree .Conclusion The STAT3 participated in the process of EMT by regulating twist expression , which played a vital role in progression of lung adenocarcinoma .

ObjectiveTo evaluate reliability and psychiatric clinical value of quantum resonance spectrometer (QRS) application in depression symptoms detection.MethodsThe psychiatric symptoms of 97 cases respectively obtained from QRS test and psychiatrist check were performed comparative analysis.The detecting order and checking order was under an order of go to see doctor random.ResultsSensitivity and negative predictive value of QRS were 100％ same as psychiatrists'examination in eating disorders; also specificity and positive predictive were 100％ in depressed mood,will weaken and sleep disorders.Kappa values were all greater than 0.8 of QRS in slow thinking,depressed mood,will weaken and other symptoms.The AUC of ROC line were all greater than 0.9 of QRS in slow thinking,depressed mood,will weaken,et al.11 symptoms.ConclusionQRS could be used as secondary depression diagnostic tools,provide a new basis for clinical diagnosis.

Objective The SNPs of caspase family have been studied in breast cancer,head and neck cancer,esophageal cancer,lung cancer and other cancer. There are few studies between the SNP of CASP3,7 and the risk of gastric cancer in Chinese population. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the SNP of CASP3,7 genes and the genetic susceptibility of gastric cancer using large samples. Methods Blood samples from 1000 cases of gastric cancer and 1036 cases of normal non-cancer control in Northeast China were collected for genomic DNA extraction. Based on the dbSNP NCBI database and HapMap data-base,potential SNP sites were selected for CASP3,7,which locate CASP3,CAS′s 3′UTR. The Tasman probe method was used for gen-otyping of the SNP sites of CASP3,7. The difference between the different variables in the case-control group was analyzed by the bi-lateral χ2 test. After the Hardy-Weinberg genetic balance test for each locus,the χ2 test was used to compare the genotype frequency differences between the case and control groups. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression models were used to analyze the associ-ation between genotype and disease. The stratification analysis of each locus compared the genotypes between the different sexes,ages, smoking,and drinking status. Results The χ2 test compared the differences between the case and control groups. The results showed that there was a significant difference in the smoking,drinking status and smoking in packet number( Pack-years) between the case and control groups(P<0. 05). The genotype frequencies of selected loci were in accordance with Hardy-Weinberg′s law of genetic balance(P>0. 05). Combining and analyzing genotypes with risk alleles,there showed that individuals with two risk genotypes in- creased by 69. 6% in comparison with individuals with 0~1 risk genotype. After adjusted for covariate effects,individuals with three risk genotypes were increased by 27. 6% when compared to individuals with 0~1 risk genotypes. Individuals with more than one risk genotype were increased by 35% when compared to individuals with 0-1 risk genotypes. In the stratified analysis,after combination of two genes,the risk genotype in the sub-layer of age ≤60 years old,male,never smoking,annual smoking package ≤25,gastric non-cardiac adenocarcinoma was statistically associated with disease,i. e. more risk of gastric cancer. Conclusion Univariate analy-sis showed that the SNPs at the four sites selected in this study were not associated with the risk of gastric cancer. However,multivari-ate analysis of CASP3 and CASP7 at the four sites showed that individuals with two risk genotypes increased the risk of gastric cancer in comparison with individuals with 0~1 risk genotypes. In addition,after stratified analysis of the two sites of CASP7,the risk of gas-tric cancer is more obvious in people aged≤60 years,never smoking or smoking≤25 packs per year,and non-gastric cardia adeno-carcinoma.

Rift Valley fever (RVF) is an acute, febrile zoonotic disease that is caused by the RVF virus (RVFV). RVF is mainly prevalent on the Arabian Peninsula, the African continent, and several islands in the Indian Ocean near southeast Africa. RVFV has been classified by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) as a category A pathogen. To avoid biological safety concerns associated with use of the pathogen in RVFV neutralization assays, the present study investigated and established an RVFV pseudovirus-based neutralization assay. This study used the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) lentiviral packaging system and RVFV structural proteins to successfully construct RVFV pseudoviruses. Electron microscopy observation and western blotting indicated that the size, structure, and shape of the packaged pseudoviruses were notably similar to those of HIV lentiviral vectors. Infection inhibition assay results showed that an antibody against RVFV inhibited the infective ability of the RVFV pseudoviruses, and an antibody neutralization assay for RVFV detection was then established. This study has successfully established a neutralization assay based on RVFV pseudoviruses and demonstrated that this method can be used to effectively evaluate antibody neutralization.
Africa ; Animals ; Blotting, Western ; HIV ; Indian Ocean ; Islands ; Methods ; Microscopy, Electron ; Product Packaging ; Rift Valley fever virus ; Rift Valley Fever ; Zoonoses

Objective:To investigate the factors associated with the occurrence of coccoid forms in clinical isolates of Helicobacter pylori ( H. pylori) and its relationship with the pathological changes of gastric mucosa. Methods:A total of 66 H. pylori-infected patients admitted to People′s Hospital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region from January 2020 to June 2021 were included.The clinical data of the patients were collected. Immunohistochemical staining was performed on gastric mucosal biopsy specimen to observe the occurrence of coccoid forms of H. pylori and pathological changes of gastric mucosa. Chi-square test was used for statistical analysis. Results:After immunohistochemical staining of 66 gastric mucosa biopsy specimens from H. pylori-infected patients, the co-existence of helical and coccoid forms of H. pylori was found in 26(39.39%) specimens, and no simple coccoid H. pylori change was found. Among them, the patients with a history of eradication therapy had a coccoid forms rate of 52.63%(20/38), and those without a history of eradication therapy had a coccoid forms rate of 21.43%(6/28), and the difference was statistically significant ( χ2=6.57, P=0.012). There were no significant differences in the coccoid forms rates between patients with different gender, ethnicity, age and gastric mucosal pathological changes (including atrophy, gastric intestinal metaplasia, inflammation, activity)(all P>0.050). Seventeen (73.9%) of the 23 patients whose endoscopy was more than one to three months from the last eradication therapy developed coccoid forms, while three of 15 patients whose endoscopy was more than three months from the last eradication therapy had coccoid forms, and the difference was statistically significant ( χ2=10.59, P=0.002). Conclusions:The transformation of H. pylori coccoid forms is related to the previous eradication therapy. The coccoid forms of H. pylori is equally pathogenic relative to the helical forms of H. pylori.

Objective To establish an UPLC-MS/MS method for determinating content of three paclitaxel fatty acid esters such as paclitaxel myristate(PTX-MA),paclitaxel palmitate(PTX-PA)and paclitaxel myristate(PTX-SA)in mouse plasma,and preliminarily investigate the pharmacokinetic characteristics of their liposomes in mice.Methods Eclipse Plus C8 chromatography column(2.1 mm×50 mm,1.8 μm)was used with different proportions of 0.2%formic acid aqueous solution(A)and methanol(B)mixture as mobile phase for gradient elution at a flow rate of 0.3 ml/min.The collum temperature was 30℃.The sample injection volume was 10 μl.The triple quadrupole mass series spectrometer was used as multi-reaction monitoring(MRM).Results PTX-MA,PTX-PA and PTX-SA all exhibited a good linear relationship in the range of 5.0～500.0 ng/ml(r>0.995 0).Their RSD of precision,stability,extraction recovery rate and matrix effect test results was all less than 10%.The half-lives(t1/2)for liposomes of three paclitaxel fatty acid esters PTX-MA-L、PTX-PA-L and PTX-SA-L in mice were 14.78 h,44.49 h and 69.32 h individually,and their clearance rates(CL)were 29.06 L?kg/h,24.94 L?kg/h and 13.74 L?kg/h,respectively.Conclusion This method had high specificity,sensitivity,easy operation and good stability,which could be used for the determination of paclitaxel fatty acid esters in mouse plasma.The results of pharmacokinetic studies in mice showed that t1/2 for paclitaxel fatty acid esters were significantly prolonged,and the clearance rate were significantly reduced with the length of fatty acid carbon chains increasement,which indicated that esterification of paclitaxel with different chain length saturated fatty acids could obviously alter its in vivo pharmacokinetic properties,which provided scientific basis for the research and development of nano formulations of paclitaxel fatty acid ester prodrug.

OBJECTIVE To explore the genetic basis for a family affected with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS). METHODS Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood and oral swab samples from the patient and her relatives. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) was used to analyze 106 target genes by capturing the exons and adjacent intronic regions. Suspected pathogenic mutation was verified by NGS. RESULTS A missense STK11 mutation was detected in the proband, which was not reported previously. The mutation has caused substitution of Leucine by Proline. NGS has detected the same mutation in the mother but not among other relatives. CONCLUSION This hereditary case of PJS may be attributed to the missense mutation of the STK11 gene.

The PCR-amplified severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus(SFTSV)Gn-DⅢ-Ⅲ gene was inserted into the pET-30a(+)prokaryotic expression vector to generate the re-combinant plasmid pET-SFTSV-Gn-D Ⅲ-Ⅲ.The plasmid was transformed into E.coli BL21(DE3)for Gn-DⅢ-m protein expression and the expression conditions were optimized.The Gn-DⅢ-Ⅲ protein purified with Ni-NTA column affinity chromatography was applied as the captured antigen to establish an indirect ELISA method for the detection of SFTSV antibody.The results demonstrated that the recombinant plasmid pET-SFTSV-Gn-D Ⅲ-Ⅲ was successfully constructed as identified by PCR and sequencing.The recombinant protein SFTSV Gn-D m-Ⅲ was soluble ex-pression in E.coli under the optimal induction conditions of 0.4 mmol/L IPTG at 25 ℃ for 4 h,and the protein purity was 91.77％after purification by Ni-NTA column.The optimal reaction con-ditions for the indirect ELISA of SFTSV antibody were as follows:coating antigen concentration(5 μg/mL),primary antibody(incubation at 37 ℃ for 1.5 h),and secondary antibody(diluted 1:10 000 and incubated at 37 ℃ for 1 h).The established method had no cross-reactivity with Rift Valley fever virus(RVFV),Ebola virus(EBOV),and tick-borne encephalitis virus(TBEV)posi-tive sera.The method had a high sensitivity,with P/N＞2.1 for SFTSV-positive sera diluted to 81920.Coefficients of variation for intra-and inter-batch reactions were less than 10％.Detection of four SFTSV-infected human clinical serum samples showed the serum samples from patients in re-mission were tested as positive(P/N＞2.1),while serum samples from patients with multiple or-gan failure were detected as negative(P/N＜2.1).The results indicated that the SFTSV Gn-D Ⅲ-Ⅲ protein was successfully expressed and purified,and it was used as the coating protein to estab-lish an indirect ELISA assay for SFTSV antibody,which possesses good specificity,sensitivity and reproducibility.This method might be applied to detect human SFTSV clinical serum samples.