Objective To systematically review the relationship between mycoplasma infection and rheumatoid arthritis (RA).Methods Articles on case-control studies about the relation between mycoplasma infection and RA were collected by literature searching according to the selection criteria.Meta-analyses were performed for the included studies using RevMan 4.3.2 software.The odds ratio (OR) and its corresponding 95％ confidence interval (95％CI) were calculated by Meta-analysis.Results Seventeen casecontrol studies involving 729 RA patients and 1191non-RA controls,such as osteoarthritis (OA),reactive arthritis (ReA),gouty arthritis (GA),healthy controls were included.The results of Meta-analyses showed that there was a significant difference in the infection ratio of mycoplasma between patients with RA and non-RA (OR=4.40,95％CI 2.26 to 8.56,P＜0.01),and sensitivity analysis according to different published date and detection methods showed no difference.There were also significant differences between RA patients and OA patients (OR=11.29,95％CI 5.55 to 22.97,P＜0.01) and healthy controls (OR=6.80,95％CI 3.96 to 11.67,P＜0.01).Conclusion Mycoplasma infection is associated with RA.More evidence are needed to prove whether mycoplasma has played an equal role in RA and ReA,as well as the significant difference of mycoplasma infection between RA and GA groups.

Fatty Acids ; metabolism ; Humans ; Myocardial Ischemia ; diagnostic imaging ; metabolism ; Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon

In recent years, the discovery of thousands of long non-coding RNAs ( lncRNAs) has certainly changed human′s view of the complexity of mammalian genomes and transcriptome, as they play an important role in the regulation of transcription, post-transcription as well as epigenetic level, widely involved in various physiological process and diseases.Here this review summarized the lncRNAs associated with cancers, discussed the established methods used to detect and quantify lncRNAs, and evaluated the clinical application of lncRNAs as biomarker.

AIM:To observe the image features of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease (VKH) and multiple central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) by fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA) and optical coherence tomography (OCT).METHODS:Thirty-two eyes of 17 patients with VKH and thirty-five eyes of 30 patients with multiple CSC were collected from 2009 to 2016 in my hospital.RESULTS:All the eyes with VKH were found small and dense fluorescein leakage in the early stage.The 17 eyes (53%) with VKH were found fluorescein accumulation in the final stage;24 eyes (75%) with VKH were found high fluorescence of optic disc.All of eyes with multiple CSC were found multifocal leakage in the early stage.And 2 eyes (6%) with multiple CSC were found high fluorescence of optic disc.There were 28 eyes (14 patients) with VKH and 25 eyes (22 patients) with multiple CSC had been done OCT in my hospital.Retinal pigment epithelial fold was only found in VKH.Fluctuation of internal limiting membrane (ILM) and membrane structure had higher sensitivity to diagnostic VKH from to multiple CSC, with sensitivity of 54% and 68% respectively.CONCLUSION:There are some similarities as well as differences between FFA and OCT in diagnosis of VKH and multiple CSC.A combination usage of FFA and OCT can be more effective in distinguishing VKH from multiple CSC.

Objective To evaluate the clinical efficacy of 5-aminolevulinic acid-induced photodynamic therapy (ALA-PDT) in the treatment of condyloma acuminatum. Methods Thirty-six cases of condyloma acuminatum were treated with ALA-PDT. Results After the treatment, 33 (91.67%) patients were cured, 35 (97.22%) improved. Relapse occurred in 3 (8.33%) patients. Side effects were noted in 2 (5.56%) patients. Conclusions ALA-PDT is a relatively simple, effective and safe treatment with a lower recurrence rate for condyloma acuminatum, especially for small skin lesions or lesions at specific area. However, the high expense required for multiple treatments with ALA-PDT may restrict its application.

Objective To compare and explore impact of subclinical hypothyroidism on metabolic risk factors of type 2 diabetes mellitus.Methods A total of 204 inpatients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.The patients were divide into two groups according to whether complicated with subclinical hypothyroidism:combination of simple type 2 diabetes mellitus (150 cases) and type 2 diabetes mellitus with SCH group(54 cases),two groups of age,gender,duration were no statistical difference.and collecting the clinical data of two groups of patients by Professional people,detection of blood lipids,glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c),uric acid (UA),Oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT),insulin and C peptide releasing test were taken in all groups.The improvement of insulin,C peptide index [HOMR-islet(CP)] and whole body insulin sensitivity index (ISIcomp) were used to estimate insuhn sensitivity,and improvement of insulin,C peptide secretion index [HOMR-isle (CP)] was used to evaluate the function of pancreatic islet β cell.T test was used for statistic alanalysis.Risk factors of type 2 diabetes mellitus with microvascular Complication by using Logistic regression analysis.Results (1) Compared with type 2 diabetes mellitus group,blood pressure,body mass index (BMI),triglycerides(TC),Low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C),UA,fasting C peptide(C-P0),postprandial 120 min C peptide(C-Pm),HOMA-IR(CP) were increased (P ＜ 0.05),while fasting blood glucose(FPG),bloods glucose in postprandial 120 min (G120),HbA1c,ISI-comp were decreased (P ＜ 0.05).(2) The incidence of diabetic nephropathy was higher in diabetic patents with subclinical hypothyroidism than those without subchnical hypothyroidism,the difference was statistically significant (P ＜ 0.05).(3) Logistic analysis showed that duration,SBP,TSH were the major risk factors of type 2 diabetes mellitus with nephropathy (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions Type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with subclinical hypothyroidism compared to pure insulin resistance is more obvious,the degree of lipid metabolism disorders more severe.Elevated TSH can predict the occurrence of diabetic nephropathy in type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Objective To analyze clinical features and sum up experience for the treatment of ischemic bowel disease. Methods Clinical data of 73 patients with the diagnosis of ischemic bowel disease were retrospectively analyzed. ResultsTwenty-eight patients were male and 45 patients were female. The median of age was 65 years (range of 38 to 89 years). Forty-eight patients were associated with hypertension, 23%(17/73) patients had a history of coronary disease and 15% (11/73) had diabetes. Seventy patients presented symptom of abdominal pain and 93% (68/73) had hematochezia. Symptoms relieved by conservative treatment in 96% (63/66) patients. Nine patients underwent a surgery. One patient died of sepsis postoperatively. One suffered from colostomy necrosis and leakage of the rectum segment. Conclusion 1. Elder patients presenting symptoms of abdominal pain and hematochezia, especially with a history of cardio-cerebrovascular disease and diabetes should be considered for the possibility of ischemic bowel disease. 2. Most patients with ischemic bowel disease could be successfully treated by conservative therapy. 3. Surgery for patients with chronic relapsing and nonresponsible symptoms was difficult and patients often suffer from high postoperative complications.

Objective:To study the expression of osteoprotegerin(OPG)and receptor activator nuclearfactor kappa B ligand(RANKL)at protein level in human periodontal ligament cells(HPDLCs),and theeffect of 1?,25(OH)_2 vitamin D_3[1,25(OH)_2 vitD_3] on the secretion of OPG protein in vitro.Meth-ods:HPDLCs were harvested in vitro by sequential digestion with trypsin and collagenase.The expressionof RANKL in HPDLCs at protein level was tested by immunocyto-chemistry.Enzyme-linked immuno-adsordent assay(ELISA)was used to detect the OPG protein which was secreted into the culture mediumby HPDLCs cultured with and without 10~(-8) mol/L 1?,25(OH)_2 vitD_3 on the 0,2nd,4th,and 6th days,respectively.Results:RANKL protein was detected on the membrane and plasma of HPDLCs,and OPGprotein was secreted in the culture medium.The secretion of OPG protein was down-regulated by 10~(-8)mol/L 1?,25(OH)_2 vitD_3.Conclusion:HPDLCs have the bone metabolism system of OPG/RANKL,which works during the process of 1?,25(OH)_2 vitD_3 inducing HPDLCs.The conclusion has laid thegroundwork for the study on bone remodelling mechanisms of HPDLCs.

WHO quality-of-life scales (WHOQOL-BREF) and Eysenck personality questionnaire (EPQ) were used for evaluating the quality-of-life and personality characteristics of 60 outpatients with chronic urticaria.According to statistical correlation analysis, a positive correlation existed between education level and psychological field (P ＜ 0.05).And there were negative correlations between N scale, P scale and psychological field (P ＜ 0.05, P ＜ 0.01).The incidence and incurability of chronic urticaria was more correlated with anxiety and depression.The patients with chronic urticaria were more likely to have a worse quality-of-life than normal population.

Objective To study the serum levels of progastrin-releasing peptide (pro-GRP) and neuron-specific enolase (NSE) for the clinical diagnosis,therapy monitoring and survival time analysis of small cell lung cancer (SCLC).Methods All 41 SCLC samples (30 males,11 females,age range from 46 to 78 years),95 NSCLC samples (55 males,40 females,age range from 42 to 88 years),and 127 normal individuals samples (80 males,47 females,age range from 35 to 78 years) which were diagnosed by People's Hospital of Zhengzhou from May 1,2008 to April 30,2011 were collected.Serum levels of pro-GRP,NSE and their changes in SCLC patients before and after therapy were evaluated.ANOVA analysis,randomized block design analysis of variance and the log-rank test were collected SPSS 16.0 to evaluate the survival time.Results The serum levels of pro-GRP (median 357.8 ng/L) and NSE (median 89.5 μg/L) in SCLC group were significantly higher than those in the NSCLC group (pro-GRP:39.9 ng/L;NSE:11.43 μg/L) and normal individuals group (pro-GRP:12.7 ng/L;NSE:10.03 μg/L) (P=0.000).The sensitivity of pro-GRP and NSE for the diagnosis of SCLC were 80.4％ and 78.0％,while the specificity were 92％ and 87％,respectively.There is a poor correlation between pro-GRP and NSE serum levels,but when combined the sensitivity can be 95％ and specificity can be 85％.Significantly statistical difference of pro-GRP levels was observed in the different stages of treatment (before and after therapy) in SCLC-LD patients (F =3.53,P =0.038),and significant statistical difference of NSE levels was also observed in SCLC-ED patients in different stages (F =16.049,P =0.000).In partied response SCLC patients,the group with NSE level lower than cut-off value had longer survival time than the other group with NSE level higher than cut-off value (P =0.001).Conclusions The sensitivity of the combined analysis of pro-GRP and NSE is better than single marker for the diagnosis of SCLC.The serum level of pro-GRP has better correlation with therapeutic effect of SCLC-LD patient than NSE.The serum level of NSE are well correlated with therapeutic effect in SCLC-ED patients.There are some certain value of NSE level for evaluation the survival time of SCLC patients who were in partial response.