Objective To investigate the diagnostic value of T cell enzyme-linked immunospot (T-SPOT.TB) assay on extrapulmonary tuberculosis patients.Methods Thirty patients suffered from extrapulmonary mycobacterium tuberculosis(MTB) infection and 30 with non-MTB infection were recruited this study.T-SPOT.TB assay was used to detect early secreting antigen target-6 (ESAT-6) and culture filtrate protein-10(CFP-10) specific T cells in blood samples.PPD skin test was also used.Results (1)The positive rate of MTB detected by T-SPOT.TB assay was 91.89％ (34/37),higher than that of un-tuberculosis group (6.67 ％ (2/30)),and the difference was significant (x2 =48.403,P ＜ 0.001).(2) The sensitivity,specificity,positive prospective value and negative prospective value of T-SPOT.TB assay were 91.89％,93.33％,94.44％ and 90.32％ respectively,better than those of PPD skin test (67.57％,56.67％,65.79％,58.62％),and the differences were markedly (x2 =6.773,10.756,9.392,8.031 respectively ; P =0.009,0.001,0.002,0.005 respectively).Meanwhile T-SPOT.TB assay has low agreement with means of PPD skin test(Kappa =0.311,x2 =6.801,P =0.009).Conclusion T-SPOT.TB assay has a higher sensitivity and specificity in the rapid diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis.Therefore,it is with great value and applicability as a screening test.

Objective This study aims to investigate the pathogenesis and identify potential therapeutic targets for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis(AIS)through the utilization of bioinformatics analysis on gene chip data obtained from mesenchymal stem cells.Methods The gene chip GSE110359 was acquired from the gene expression omnibus(GEO)database to procure the gene expression profiles of mesenchymal stem cells derived from AIS and non AIS patients.Weighted gene co-expression network analysis(WGCNA)method was employed to identify the principal modules associated with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.Furthermore,gene ontology(GO)and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes(KEGG)analyses were conducted.Additionally,immune cell infiltration analysis and protein-protein interaction(PPI)analysis were performed on 28 distinct immune cell types,leading to the identification of core genes.Results A total of eight gene co-expression modules were successfully identified.GO analysis revealed significant enrichment in various biological processes,including response to decreased oxygen levels,response to oxygen levels,ribonucleoprotein complex subunit organization,collagen-containing extracellular matrix,spliceosome snRNP complex,snRNA binding,and extracellular matrix structural components.KEGG analysis demonstrated enrichment in several pathways,such as hypoxia-inducible factor-1 signaling pathway,spliceosome,ferroptosis,fatty acid degradation,and other pathways.Furthermore,the findings pertaining to immune infiltration revealed a noteworthy decrease in the quantity of monocytes within the AIS group compared to the non AIS group(P<0.05).There was a heightened level of infiltration by activated dendritic cells in the AIS group(P<0.05).PPI analysis was conducted,resulting in the identification of angiopoietin-like 4(ANGPTL4),C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 8(CXCL8),solute carrier family 2 member 1(SLC2A1),hexokinase 2(HK2),and transferrin receptor protein(TFRC).Conclusion ANGPTL4,CXCL8,SLC2A1,HK2 and TFRC have been identified as potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets of AIS patients.Monocytes and activated dendritic cells have emerged as significant targets for immunotherapy in the context of AIS.