1.Analysis of immune function in children with EB virus EBV-IgM positive patients
Gang CHEN ; Wei ZHANG ; Dong HU ; Lidong ZHUANG ; Qian WU ; Lixian XIANG
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2015;(15):2152-2153,2155
Objective To explore children infected immune functional state and change .Methods using nephelometry in 58 ca‐ses of EBV‐IgM positive children serum immunoglobulin ,T lymphocyte subsets CD3+ ,CD4+ ,CD8+ ,CD19+ blood flow cytometry peripheral detection at the same period ,50 cases of healthy children as control group in the same index .Results EBNA‐IgG nega‐tive group of children IgG ,IgA was EBNA‐IgG positive group and control group decreased significantly ,the difference was statisti‐cally significant(P< 0 .05) ,The EBNA‐IgG negative group ,EBNA‐IgG positive group serum total IgM and control group com‐pared ,the difference was not statistically significant (P> 0 .05) .The EBNA‐IgG negative group of CD3+ ,CD4+ ,CD4+ /CD8+ , CD19+ in children with EBNA‐IgG positive group and control group decreased significantly ,the difference was statistically signifi‐cant(P<0 .05) ,while CD8+ was the EBNA‐IgG positive group and the control group increased significantly ,the difference was sta‐tistically significant(P<0 .05) .Conclusion EBNA‐IgG positive immune function of children with close to healthy group is better than that of EBNA‐IgG negative group ,the emergence of EBNA‐IgG status on immune function of children do preliminary assess‐ment ,through the detection of immunoglobulin and T cell subsets ,B lymphocyte ratio can understand the immune state of children′s infection ,further evaluation of infection phase .
2.Automated Breast Ultrasound: Interobserver Agreement,Diagnostic Value, and Associated Clinical Factors ofCoronal-Plane Image Features
Guoxue TANG ; Xin AN ; Huiling XIANG ; Lixian LIU ; Anhua LI ; Xi LIN
Korean Journal of Radiology 2020;21(5):550-560
Objective:
To evaluate the interobserver agreement, diagnostic value, and associated clinical factors of automated breastultrasound (ABUS) coronal features in differentiating breast lesions.
Materials and Methods:
This study enrolled 457 pathologically confirmed lesions in 387 female (age, 46.4 ± 10.3 years),including 377 masses and 80 non-mass lesions (NMLs). The unique coronal features, including retraction phenomenon,hyper- or hypoechoic rim (continuous or discontinuous), skipping sign, and white wall sign, were defined and recorded. Theinterobserver agreement on image type and coronal features was evaluated. Furthermore, clinical factors, including the lesionsize, distance to the nipple or skin, palpability, and the histological grade were analyzed.
Results:
Among the 457 lesions, 296 were malignant and 161 were benign. The overall interobserver agreement for imagetype and all coronal features was moderate to good. For masses, the retraction phenomenon was significantly associated withmalignancies (p < 0.001) and more frequently presented in small and superficial invasive carcinomas with a low histologicalgrade (p = 0.027, 0.002, and < 0.001, respectively). Furthermore, continuous hyper- or hypoechoic rims were predictive ofbenign masses (p < 0.001), whereas discontinuous rims were predictive of malignancies (p < 0.001). A hyperechoic rim wasmore commonly detected in masses more distant from the nipple (p = 0.027), and a hypoechoic rim was more frequently foundin large superficial masses (p < 0.001 for both). For NMLs, the skipping sign was a predictor of malignancies (p = 0.040).
Conclusion
The coronal plane of ABUS may provide useful diagnostic value for breast lesions.
3.Analysis of the salt-stress responsive element of the promoter of peanut small GTP binding protein gene AhRabG3f.
Guoning DU ; Jie XIANG ; Shunyu LIN ; Xiangyuan KONG ; Xiuling WU ; Xuedong GUAN ; Hong ZHU ; Jingshan WANG ; Lixian QIAO ; Jiongming SUI ; Chunmei ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Biotechnology 2022;38(8):2989-2998
To study the molecular mechanism of salt stress response of peanut small GTP binding protein gene AhRabG3f, a 1 914 bp promoter fragment upstream of the start codon of AhRabG3f gene (3f-P) from peanut was cloned. Subsequently, five truncated fragments (3f-P1-3f-P5) with lengths of 1 729, 1 379, 666, 510 and 179 bp were obtained through deletion at the 5' end, respectively. Plant expression vectors where these six promoter fragments were fused with the gus gene were constructed and transformed into tobacco by Agrobacterium-mediated method, respectively. GUS expression in transgenic tobacco and activity analysis were conducted. The gus gene expression can be detected in the transgenic tobacco harboring each promoter segment, among which the driving activity of the full-length promoter 3f-P was the weakest, while the driving activity of the promoter segment 3f-P3 was the strongest. Upon exposure of the transgenic tobacco to salt stress, the GUS activity driven by 3f-P, 3f-P1, 3f-P2 and 3f-P3 was 3.3, 1.2, 1.9 and 1.2 times compared to that of the transgenic plants without salt treatment. This suggests that the AhRabG3f promoter was salt-inducible and there might be positive regulatory elements between 3f-P and 3f-P3 in response to salt stress. The results of GUS activity driven by promoter fragments after salt treatment showed that elements included MYB and GT1 between 1 930 bp and 1 745 bp. Moreover, a TC-rich repeat between 682 bp and 526 bp might be positive cis-elements responsible for salt stress, and an MYC element between 1 395 bp and 682 bp might be a negative cis-element responsible for salt stress. This study may facilitate using the induced promoter to regulate the salt resistance of peanut.
Arachis/genetics*
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Fabaceae/genetics*
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GTP-Binding Proteins/metabolism*
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Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
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Glucuronidase/metabolism*
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Plant Proteins/metabolism*
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Plants, Genetically Modified/genetics*
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Salt Stress
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Stress, Physiological/genetics*
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Tobacco/genetics*