1.The relationship of γH2AH and sperm DNA damage in male infertility patients
Huizhi ZHONG ; Futong LV ; Danni XIE ; Yi MO ; Faquan LIN
Chongqing Medicine 2015;(8):1044-1047,1051
Objective To investigate whether γH2AX could be a useful biomarker for evaluating the DNA double‐stranded . Methods Semem samples in case group were from 27 infertile males who were diagnosed in Andriatrics department or reproductive centre in the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University .The other semen samples were from 23 healthy donors with fertility as comparison .The levels of γH2AX were detected by flow cytometry .Single cell gel electropherosis(SCGE)was applied to assess the level of DSBs of sperm .Density gradient centrifugation(DGC) was applied to optimized spermatozoa .Results TheγH2AX levels and the DSBs of the sperm of the infertile subjects were significantly higher than those of healthy males(P<0 .01) , and the levels of γH2AX and the DSBs of sperm significantly decreased in two groups by DGC(P<0 .01) .Conclusion The level of spermatozoaγH2AX is higher in male infertility patients than in healthy donors with fertility ,which might be a useful biomarker for evaluating DSBs of sperm .
2.Application value of combined detection of procalcitonin and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in the diagnosis of infectious diseases
Tianxiang LONG ; Jinxing CHEN ; Xiaodong HUANG ; Futong LIN
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2015;(18):2704-2705
Objective To explore application value of combined detection of procalcitonin(PCT ) and high‐sensitivity C‐reactive protein (hs‐CRP) in clinical diagnosis of infectious diseases .Methods 162 cases of hospitalized patients with infectious diseases from June 2012 to December 2014 were enrolled in this study and divided into bacterial infection group(92 cases)and viral infection group (70 cases) according to the results of isolation and culture of pathogen and virus antibody detection .Other 100 cases of healthy individuals were selected as healthy control .The serum levels of PCT and hs‐CRP were detected by using immunochroma‐tography and immunofluorescence assay respectively and were statistically analysed .Results The serum levels of PCT and hs‐CRP in the bacterial infection group were higher than those in the healthy control group ,the differences were statistically significant (P<0 .05) .The serum levels of PCT and hs‐CRP in the viral infection group were higher than those in the healthy control group , but only the difference of hs‐CRP between the two groups was statistically significant(P<0 .05) .In patients with bacterial infection and viral infection ,the positive rates of combined detection of hs‐CRP and PCT were higher than single detection of hs‐CRP or PCT ,the differences were statistically significant(P<0 .05) .Conclusion PCT and hs‐CRP could be important serum markers of bacterial infections ,combined detection of the two markers have clinical significance for diagnosing infectious diseases and assessing its prognosis .