Objective To evaluate the clinical,epidemiological,and viral molecular biology features of 26 patients infected with H7N9 avian influenza A virus. Methods Clinical and epidemiological data of 26 patients with con-firmed avian influenza A (H7N9)infection in 2013 and 2014 were collected,virus isolated from human and poultry were identified and typed through sequencing.Results Of 26 patients,fever and cough were the most common symptoms,all patients had pneumonia;20 patients (76. 92% )developed acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS);25 patients (96.15% )had leucopenia or normal leukocytes at the initial diagnosis;treatment with antivi-ral drugs was initiated in 25 patients at a median of 10 days after the onset of illness;10 patients (38.46% )died. Gene sequencing indicated Gln226Leu and Gly186Val substitutions in human virus H7 gene and the PB2 Asp701Asn mutation. Conclusion Acute respiratory system damage is the main clinical manifestation of avian influenza (H7N9)virus infection in humans,live poultry exposure is an important risk factor for H7N9 infection in humans, adaptive mutation occurred at partial site of avian virus gene,which can be more easily be spread from birds to hu-man and cause serious diseases,it is necessary to strengthen the pathogen monitoring.

Caecal volvulus has been reported to be associated with various abdominal and pelvic pathologies. Its signs and symptoms are usually non-specific and maybe overlooked in favour of benign causes, such as constipation. A high degree of suspicion is required for prompt diagnosis. Herein, we report on an unusual case of caecal volvulus after a dental procedure that was managed initially as constipation.

In the framework of ensemble, a partial least squares(PLS) regression ensemble algorithm in subspace(MIESPLS), which is the combination of bootstrap and variable selection based on mutual information(MI), was proposed. The key of the proposed algorithm is to introduce the diversity of member models by bootstrap re-sampling on the training set and the subsequent MI calculation. Each time, those variables whose MI are lower than a defined threshold are first eliminated;then, a member model can be trained on a smaller subspace of original spectral variables. Two kinds of model fusion strategies, i.e., simple average fusion(SAF) and weighted average fusion(WAF), were adopted and compared. By two experiments concerning quantitative application of near-infrared(NIR) spectroscopy, MISEPLS is confirmed to be superior to the full-spectrum PLS and MIPLS method, i.e., PLS combined with MI-induced variable selection. The proposed MISEPLS can produce a more accurate and robust calibration model, but without increasing the complexity.

Objective To obserVe the effect of gyPenoside on liPid Peroxidation and hePatic lesion in rats with tyPe 2 diabetes mellitus and nonalcohol fatty liVer disease. Methods Totally,65 SPF male SD rats were randomly diVided into blank control grouP (grouP N),NAFLD model grouP (grouP NM),and NAFLD with T2DM model grouP. The NAFLD with T2DM model grouP was further diVided into three subgrouPs:JH grouP,Perfused with 1 g·kg-1 ·d-1 GPS;JL grouP,Perfused with 0. 5 g·kg-1 ·d-1 GPS;model control grouP,Perfused with the same Volume of water. Blood sugar,triglycerides ( TG) ,total cholesterol ( TC) ,alanine aminotransferase ( ALT) ,asPart aminotransferase ( AST) ,adePonectin ( ADP) in the Plasma were measured. TG, malondialdehyde (MDA),and suPeroxide dismutase (SOD) in the liVer tissue were also tested. Results ADP leVel was (7. 46±1. 12),(3. 58±0. 98),(4. 89±1. 02),(4. 79±1. 01) and (4. 13±0. 89) ng·mL-1 in N,M,NM,JH and JL grouPs, resPectiVely. The ADP leVel was significantly higher in grouP JH and JL than in grouP M (P<0. 01),and significantly higher in grouP JH than in grouP JL (P<0. 05). MDA leVel was (2. 98±0. 09),(4. 22±0. 11),(3. 66±0. 10),(3. 72±0. 11),(3. 99±0. 13) nmol·mL_1 in N,M,NM,JH and JL grouPs,resPectiVely. The MDA leVel was significantly lower in grouP JH and JL than in grouP M (P<0. 01),and significantly lower in grouP JH than in grouP JL (P<0. 05). SOD leVel was (240. 8±17. 4), (149. 9±20. 6),(181. 6±19. 4),(209. 8±19. 2),(189. 4±18. 9) U·mL_1 in N,M,NM,JH,and JL grouPs,resPectiVely. SOD leVel was significantly higher in grouP JH and JL than in grouP M (P<0. 01),and significantly higher in grouP JH than in grouP JL (P<0. 05). TG leVel was (28. 98±1. 68),(214. 46±5. 44),(198. 46±6. 98),(142. 87±6. 64) and (164. 92±7. 56) mg·g-1 in N,M,NM,JH and JL grouPs,resPectiVely. TG leVel was significantly lower in grouP JH and JL than in grouP M ( P<0. 01),and significantly lower in grouP JH than in grouP JL (P<0. 05). ALT and AST were significantly lower in grouP JH and JL than in grouP M (P<0. 01),and significantly lower in grouP JH than in grouP JL (P<0. 05). Conclusion The liPid Peroxidation in the liVer of rats with T2DM comPlicated with NAFLD can be reduced by gyPenoside,and hePatic lesion may be alleViated through inhibition of liPid Peroxidation.

Objective To construct and express a recombinant plasmid pGEX-Sj 14-3-3-Sj32 of Schistosoma japonicum in Escherichia coli (E.Coli) BL21 (DE3).Methods Sj14-3-3 and Sj32 antigen genes were amplified by PCR from template of plasmids pGEX-Sj14-3-3 and pET28α-Sj32 which were extracted from recombinant bacteria BL21 (pET28α-Sj32) and BL21 (pGEX-Sj14-3-3) stored in Institute of Infectious and Parasitic Disease of the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University.Sj14-3-3-Sj32 fusion gene obtained with gene SOEing was cloned into the vector pGEX-1λT to construct pGEX-Sj14-3-3-Sj32 which was identified by double digestion.The recombinant plasmid pGEX-Sj 14-3-3-Sj32 was transformed into E.Coli BL21 (DE3).The recombinant strains were induced by isopropyl-β-d-thiogalactoside (IPTG),and the expressed products were analyzed and identified by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and Western blotting.Results The 1 750 bp Sj14-3-3-Sj32 fusion gene was successfully amplified by gene SOEing and cloned into the vector pGEX-1 λT verified by restriction analysis,the recombinant plasmid pGEX-Sj 14-3-3-Sj32 was successfully constructed.The molecular mass of the expressed recombinant protein was proximately 73 × 103 as detected by SDS-PAGE.Western blotting confirmed that the expressed protein could be recognized by the immune sera from rabbit infected with Schistosomajaponicum.Conclusion The recombinant plasmid pGEX-Sj14-3-3-Sj32 is successfully constructed and could be highly expressed in E.coli and the expressed recombinant protein has specific antigenicity.

Objective To study the value of iron metabolism indicatorsin thalassemia .Methods 218 cases of thalassemia ,57 ca‐ses of iron deficiency anemia (IDA) children and 70 healthy children(control group) were enrolled in the study ,and serum iron (SI) ,total iron binding capacity(TIBC) ,transferrin(Tf) ,serum ferritin (SF) were detected for them .Results β‐thalassemia double heterozygous(β0 ) or homozygous group :SI levels were significantly higher than the other groups(P<0 .05) ,while TIBC ,Tf levels were significantly lower than the other groups(P<0 .05);α‐thalassemia group (static α‐thalassemia ,standard α‐thalassemia):SI , TIBC levels compared with control group showed no significant difference(P>0 .05) ,but Tf level was higher than control group(P<0 .05);hemoglobin H disease group:when TIBC ,Tf levels compared with the control group ,the difference was statistically signif‐icant(P<0 .05) ,when SI compared with the control group ,the difference was not statistically significant(P>0 .05) .Conclusion Compared with Tf ,SI and TIBC are better indicators for monitoring iron loading in children with thalassemia .The increased SI level and decreased TIBC level are two indicators for the diagnosis of β0 thalassemia in children with cellule anaemia .

Light and electron microscopic observations revealed that most of the embryos collected 15-16 hours after fertilization were at the pronuclear stage. Many supernumerary spermatozoa were found on the surface and in the outer zone of the zona pellucida, but none of them got into the inner zone of the zona or the perivitelline space. Some spermatozoa on the zona surface were observed in acrosome reaction stage, and those penetrated into the zona always left some acrosome reaction vesicles behind on the surface of the zona. The fertilized ovum eliminated almost all of its cortical granules and where there were some granules left, in the area that the plasma membrane had fewer microvilli. The cortical cytoplasm of the pronuclear zygote was populated with clustered hooded mitochondria, SER vesicles, yolk vacuoles and lipid droplets. Directly surrounding the pronucleus were a variety of organelles including welldeveloped Golgi complex, SER, mitochondria and annulate lamellae. The significance of these morphological changes of the fertilized ovum was discussed.

Objective To study the expression and the role of interleukin (IL)-23/IL-17 axis in colonic tissue of trinitrobenzene sulphonic acid (TNBS) induced eolitic mice.Methods Mice were divided into four groups:control (n=24),TNBS (n= 24),TNBS 48 hours + mlL-17 antibodies (n=24),TNBS 48 hours + normal rat blood-serum (n= 24).TNBS-induced colitis model was constructed.The mice in control group and TNBS colitis group were sacrificed at 24 hours,48 hours,7th day,respectively.In TNBS 48 hours + mlL-17 antibodies group and TNBS 48 hours + normal rat blood-serum group,a single injection with the polyclonal mlL-17 antibodies or serum were given intraperitoneally at two hours before enema with TNBS,respectively,and the mice were killed at 48 hours after enema with TNBS.The histological score of colon and myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity of colonic tissue were evaluated in each group.IL-23p19 and IL-17 concentrations in colonic tissue were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).Expression of nuclear factor (NF)-κBp65in colonic tissue was detected by immunohistochemistry method.Expression of IL-23p19,IL-17 and IL-12p35 mRNA in colonic tissue were detected by real-time fluorescent quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) with SYBR Green I.Results The protein levels of IL-23p19 in colonic tissue in TNBS colitis groups at 24 hours,48 hours and 7 days were (15.53±3.32),(31.16±4.98) and (14.03±3.56) ng/mg,respectively,and their mRNA level were (4.09±0.34),(3.39±0.46) and (6.54±1.82),respectively.The protein levels of IL-17 were (0.35±0.06),(0.38±0.08),and (0.26±0.05) ng/mg,respectively,and their mRNA level were (4.21±2.61),(2.65±0.91) and (5.63±1.43),respectively.The expression levels of IL-23p19 and IL-17 in colitis model were significantly higher than those in control group and the peak was at 48 hours.Moreover,expression of IL-23p19 and IL-17 and their mRNA were positively correlated to their mRNA levels.In TNBS 48 hours + mIL-17 antibodies group,the expression levels of NF-κBp65,the microscopic scores and MPO (1.86 % ± 0.36 %,0.63 ± 0.52,0.40 ± 0.03 U/g,respectively) were significantly lower than those in TNBS 48 hours group (4.35% ±0.37%,5.13±0.64,2.29±0.40 U/g tissue,respectively).Neutralization of IL-17 was significantly protected against TNBS-induced colonic inflammation and MPO and expression of NF-κB p65.The results indicated that neutralization of IL-17 significantly reduced colonic inflammation and suppressed NF-κBp65 activation.This protection occurred in the presence of equivalent induction of local IL-23 p19 and high levels of IL-12p35 in the polyclonal raiL-17 antibodies-treated mice.Conclusions IL-23/IL-17 axis plays a critical role at the early acute phase of TNBS-induced inflammation.IL-17 may represent a new target for therapeutic intervention for inflammatory bowel disease.

Objective To find out the occurrence patterns of medical disputes over prosthodontic treatments through surveys and analyses so as to provide basis for the scientific prevention of such occurrences.Methods A statistical analysis was made of the causes of 92 medical disputes over prosthodontic treatments that occurred in the past three years,the data were processed using self-made tables,and the occurrence rates of the disputes were calculated according to their causes.Results The disputes over prosthodontic treatments in the past three years accounted for 22% of the total number of medical disputes over prosthodontic treatments.The cause leading to the most disputes involved medical quality,followed successively by service management,service manners,personal factors on the part of the patients,and charges.Conclusion There are certain patterns for the occurrence of medical disputes over prosthodontic treatments,which can be avoided to some extent if appropriate preventive measures are taken.