Objective To investigate the protein expression of stanniocalcin 1 (STC1) in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) in gerontal patients versus non-gerontal subjects,and its relationship with clinicopathological features.Methods The protein expression levels of STC1 in PTC,nodular goiter and normal thyroid tissues in the gerontal patients versus non-gerontal subjects were detected by immunohistochemistry.The protein expressions of STC1 were detected by Western blotting.Results The protein expression of STC1 in gerontal patients was higher in PTC than in nodular goiter and normal thyroid tissues (60.9％ vs.30.0％,15.0％,P＜0.05 or 0.01).The relative expression of STC1 protein in gerontal patients was higher in PTC than in nodular goiter and normal thyroid tissues [(0.647 ± 0.076) vs.(0.280 ± 0.039),(0.248 ± 0.065),F =9.965 and 1.143,both P＜0.01].STC1 protein expression had no correlations with age,gender,tumor diameter and tumor position in patients (P＜0.05),while it was associated with tumor lymph node metastasis and clinical stage (P＜0.05).There was no significant difference in above indexes between the elderly and non-elderly patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (F=0.007,P=0.934).Conclusions STC1 protein may be associated with the development of papillary thyroid carcinoma,and it may has a some reference value in differentiating benign from malignant thyroid neoplasms and in predicting the prognosis of thyroid carcinomas.

In this study the ability of the monoclonal anti-idiotypic antibody NP30 was tested as a substitute of diagnostic antigen in detecting antibody of Schistosoma japonicum from human sera by use of ELISA. The results showed that the seropositive rate was 98% with NP30 in the group of acute infection, which was comparable to 94% with gut associated antigens (GAA)and 98% with the soluble egg antigens (SEA); 87% with NP30 in the group of chronic infection which was comparable to 86% with GAA but lower than that of 98% with SEA. The false positive rate was about 3% for all three diagnostic antigens. The results also showed that the geometric mean titer (GMT) of antibody to NP30 was higher than that to GAA but lower than that to SEA in the acute infection group and the GMT of antibody to NP30 was lower than both those to GAA and to SEA in the chronic infection group,suggesting that the antibody to NP30 appeared earlier and decayed more quickly during the process of infection. The authors suggested that NP30 could be used for the diagnosis of schistosomiasis japonica.

Objective To investigate the association of serum dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate( DHEA-S) with the cognition in male type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM)patients. Methods 99 male patients cared at Tangshan Gongren Hospital and another 97 male healthy controls without T2DM from the medical examination center were recruited. Data on demographic characteristics and clinical parameters were collected, DHEA-S was measured by radioimmunologic assay. Cognitive performance was assessed by the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status(RBANS). Results (1) Serum DHEA-S levels were lower in male T2DM patients than that of controls[(2. 66 ± 0. 78 vs 4. 02 ± 1. 24) μmol/ L, P<0. 01];(2) Compared with controls, RBANS scores including immediate memory(79. 24 ± 17. 47 vs 86. 25 ± 15. 21, P<0. 01), visuospatial/ constructional(83. 98 ± 17. 98 vs 97. 24 ± 11. 51, P<0. 01), attention(96. 04 ± 14. 65 vs 101. 45 ± 13. 93, P<0. 01), delayed memory (89. 28 ± 11. 74 vs 97. 41 ± 9. 41, P<0. 01), and total scores(85. 85 ± 11. 46 vs 94. 60 ± 10. 91, P<0. 01)were all lower in male T2DM patients;(3) RBANS scores including delayed memory(84. 53 ± 12. 23 vs 93. 94 ± 9. 18, P<0. 01)and total scores(80. 33 ± 10. 91 vs 91. 26 ± 9. 25, P<0. 01)in T2DM patients with low-level DHEA-S(DHEA-S-L)were all lower than those of patients with high-level DHEA-S;(4)Male T2DM patients with cognitive impairment had lower levels of DHEA-S than patients without cognitive impairment(2. 31 ±0. 79 对 2. 90 ±0. 67, P<0. 01);(5) In male T2DM patients, DHEA-S was positively correlated with delayed memory(r = 0. 252, P = 0. 019) and total scores(r=0. 258, P= 0. 016). Conclusion Male T2DM patients are with lower serum DHEA-S levels and worse cognitive performance, and serum DHEA-S was positively correlated with their cognitive performance, suggesting that serum DHEA-S may be involved in the cognitive deficits of male T2DM patients.

Objective To investigate the changes of C- reactive protein( CRP ) and homocysteine ( Hcy)in the type 2 diabetes with depression,and its clinical significance and potential mechanism. Methods One hundred and twenty-four cases with type 2 diabetes were divided into the depression group(63 cases)and non-depression group( 61 cases ) according to the Self-Rating Depression Scale and verified by Self-Rating Anxiety Scale. The information including age,sex,education degree,body mass index,course of disease and the number of complications were recorded. The levels of CRP,Hcy,fasting plasma glucose( FPG ),glycosylated hemoglobin(HbA1c)and blood lipid were measured. The depression group was divided into mild,medium and heavy group to compared the changes of Hcy and CRP. Results The levels of Hcy,HbA1c and the number of complications in depression group were 11. 5( 8. 6,15. 6 )μmol/L,( 10. 13 ± 2. 17 )%,and 2( 1,3 ) respectively,higher than that of non-depression group(8. 6(7. 4,11. 2)μmol/L,(9. 33 ± 2. 20)%,1(0,2)), while the education degree of depression group((9. 75 ± 3. 36)years)was lower than that of non-depression group((11. 56 ± 3. 73)years),and the differences were significant( t/Z = -3. 537,0. 952,-2. 339,0. 228 respectively;P ﹤0. 05). The levels of Hcy in mild,medium and heavy depression group were(8. 75(7. 45, 10. 45)μmol/L,12. 2(8. 90,14. 40)μmol/L,19. 50(14. 33,28. 03)μmol/L respectively and the difference was significant(F =25. 963,P =0. 000). No significance difference was found in terms of CRP level(2. 35 (1. 10,4. 92)mg/L,3. 25(1. 11,5. 68)mg/L,2. 32(1. 27,5. 41)mg/L;F=0. 194,P=0. 907). There was significant correlation between depression scores and Hcy( r=0. 615,P=0. 000). Conclusion Type 2 diabetes with depression is associated with the level of blood glucose,education degree and the course of disease. Hcy,not CRP is an independent risk factor of type 2 diabetes with depression.