Aryldialkylphosphatase ; physiology ; Humans ; Organophosphate Poisoning ; enzymology

This study is to investigate the binding capability of lidamycin apoprotein (LDP), an enediyne-associated apoprotein of the chromoprotein antitumor antibiotic family, to human breast cancer and normal tissues, the correlation of LDP binding capability to human breast cancer tissues and the expression of tumor therapeutic targets such as VEGF and HER2. In this study, the binding capability of LDP to human breast cancer tissues was detected with tissue microarray. The correlation study of LDP binding capability to human breast tumor tissues and relevant therapeutic targets was performed on breast cancer tissue microarrays. Immunocytochemical examination was used to detect the binding capability of LDP to human breast carcinoma MCF-7 cells. As a result, tissue microarray showed that LDP staining of 73.2% (30/41) of breast cancer tissues was positive, whereas that of 48.3% (15/31) of the adjacent normal breast specimens was positive. The difference between the tumor and normal samples was significant (Chi2 = 4.63, P < 0.05). LDP immunoreactivity in breast cancer correlated significantly with the overexpression of VEGF and HER2 (P < 0.001 and < 0.01, r = 0.389 and 0.287, respectively). Determined with confocal immunofluorescent analysis, LDP showed the binding capability to mammary carcinoma MCF-7 cells. It is demonstrated that LDP can bind to human breast cancer tissues and there is significant difference between the breast cancer tissues and the corresponding normal tissues. Notably, the binding reactivity shows positive correlation with the expression of VEGF and HER2 in breast carcinoma tissues. The results imply that LDP may have a potential use as targeting drug carrier in the research and development of new anticancer therapeutics. This study may provide reference for drug combination of LDM and other therapeutic agents.

Objective To investigate the clinical and pathological characteristics,surgical treatment strategy and prognosis of primary malignant neoplasms of the appendix.Methods The clinical data of 74 patients with primary malignant neoplasms of the appendix in our hospital from January 1982 to December 2012 were retrospectively studied.Results Among the 74 cases of primary malignant neoplasms of the appendix,carcinoids were the most common accounting for approximately 70％,adenocarcinoma accounting for 22％ and lymphoma accounting for 8％.The prognosis of primary malignant neoplasms of the appendix is rather poor,nainly because of patients' later presentetion.The overall 1,3,5-year survival rate is respectively 95％,74％,60％,the prognosis of carcinoid is good,while that of adenocarcinoma is poor.Conclusions The incidence of primary malignant neoplasms of the appendix is relatively low.It is difficult to diagnose preoperatively,and the diagnosis relies mainly on rapid intraoperative frozen section and postoperative pathology.

Objective To investigate the changes in trafficking of GluRl-containing AMPA (GluR1-AMPA) receptor and GluR2-AMPA receptor from cytoplasm to cell membrane in the spinal cord dorsal horn in a rat model of incisional pain.Methods Thirty-two adult male SD rats aged 6-8 weeks weighing 280-300 g were randomly divided into 2 groups:control group (group C,n =8) and incisional pain group (group Ⅰ,n =24).An 1 cm long incision was made in the plautar surface of right hindpaw according to Brennan et al.in group Ⅰ.Cumulative pain score (CPS) and paw-withdrawal threshold to yon Frey stimuli (PWT) were measured at 3 h and day 1 and 3 afar incision ( T1,2,3 ).The animals were sacrificed after pain behavior assessment.Their lumbar segments of the spinal cord (L3-6) were removed.The expression of GluR1 and GluR2 in cell membrane and cytoplasm in spinal cord dorsal horn was determined by Western blot analysis.The co-expression of Stargazing with GluR1 and GluR2 in the spinal cord dorsal horn was examined by co-immuno-precipitation.Results The CPS was increased and PWT decreased; the GluR1 expression in cytoplasm was decreased while the expression of GluR1 in cell membrane and the co-expression of Stargazing with GluR1 were up-regulated in group Ⅰ as compared with group C.There was no significant change in the expression of GluR2 in cytoplasm and cell membrane and the co-expression of Stargazing with GluR2 in group Ⅰ as compared with group C.Conclusion GluR1-AMPA receptor transfers from cytoplasm to cell membrane but GluR2-AMPA receptor does not in rats with incisional pain.

Objective To evaluate the accuracy of pyrosequencing for the mutation detection of katG gene in isoniazid resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis using Meta-analysis.Methods Searching PubMed,Web of Science,Elsevier,and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI),Weipu and WANFANG DATA to obtain the relevant English and Chinese-language articles,respectively.A written protocol and explicit study selection criteria was followed.Quality of included trials was assessed by QUADAS (quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies).Subsequently,the characteristics of the included articles were appraised and extracted.Heterogeneity of the included articles was tested by using STATA 10.0,which was used to select proper effect model.The fixed effects model was adopted using Meta-Disc software.Finally,sensitivity analysis was performed.Results Totally 114 research papers were collected and 9 articles were selected.The accordance between pyrosequencing and conventional sequencing result was 100％.Eight studies were involved including 945 specimens when katG gene was detected.The overall sensitivity and specificity were 0.77 (0.73,0.80) and 1.00 (0.99,1.00),respectively.The area under the SROC was 0.9882.As inhA gene was detected,the overall sensitivity and specificity were 0.19 (0.15,0.24) and 1.00 (0.98,1.00).The test was stable.Conclusions Our meta-analysis reveals that pyrosequencing is a highly specific tool for detection mutation of katG gene of isoniazid resistance.This result suggests that it is useful for screening of isoniazid resistance in diagnostic test.(Chin J Lab Med,2013,36:329-332)

Objective To evaluate the effects and mechanisms of bovine lactoferrin(bLF)on cell viability,proliferation,and the protective roles in intestinal epithelial cell-6(IEC-6)treated by lipopolysaccharide(LPS).Methods The rat jejunum epithelial cell lines IEC-6 were cultured in vitro.The effects of bLF on cell viability and proliferation in IEC-6 cells were detected by 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyl-2-H-tetrazolium bromide(MTT)assay and 5-Bromo-deoxyuridine(Brdu)assay,respectively.Inflammatory cytokines and their mRNA of interleukin-1β(IL-1β),interleukin-6(IL-6),tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α)and interleukin-8(IL-8)were analyzed by real-time PCR and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA).Western blot was used to measure the levels of mitogen-activated protein kinase(MAPK)activation and nuclear factor kappa β(NF-κB)nuclear translocation.Results Dose dependent effects of bLF on cell viability and proliferation were observed in IEC-6 cells in vitro(F=3.825,5.861,all P<0.05),especially in a dose of 100 mg/L,and bLF significantly stimulated cell viability and proliferation compared with non-treatment group(q=5.240,3.765,all P<0.05).The mRNA levels of IL-1β,IL-6 and TNF-α were decreased by co-stimulation of bLF and LPS compared with the LPS treatments alone in IEC-6 cells in vitro(q=14.28,10.12,16.45,all P<0.001).The secretion of IL-6 and TNF-α was also decreased by co-stimulation of bLF and LPS(q=15.06,6.74,all P<0.01).In vitro,bLF treatment at dose of 100 mg/L could inhibit the activation of MAPK/NF-κB signal pathway induced by LPS(q=12.96,18.54,all P<0.001).Conclusion In vitro,bLF can promote IEC-6 viability and proliferation,and have anti-inflammatory effects via inhibited activation of MAPK/NF-κB nuclear translocation.

Objective To investigate the effects of propofol on the phosphoryhtion of α-amino-3-hydroxy5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionate(AMPA)receptor GluR1 subunits at Serine-831 and Serine-845 sites in the spinal cord dorsal horn in a rat model of visceral pain.Methods Thirty male SD rars,aged 6-8 weeks,weighing 200300 g,in which intrathecal catheters were successfully placed without complications,were randomly divided into 3 groups(n-=10 each):sham operation group(group Ⅰ),visceral pain group(group Ⅱ)and propofol group (group Ⅲ).Visceral pain was induced by injection of 10％ capsaicin 50μl via the rectum in groups Ⅱ and Ⅲ.While the equal volume of normal saline was given instead in group Ⅰ.Group Ⅲ received intrathecal injection of propofol 20 tg at 10 min before injection of capsaicin.While the equal volume of dimethyl sulfoxide was given instead of propofol in groups Ⅰ and Ⅱ.The cumulative pain score was recorded during 30 min after capsaicin injection.The rats were then sacrificed,and the lumbar segment(L3-6)of the spinal cord was removed for determination of the expression of GluR1 subunits and phosphorylation of GluR1 subunits at Serine-831 and Serine-845 sites in the spinal cord dorsal horn.Results Compared with group Ⅰ,the cumulative pain score and phosphorylation of GluR1 subunits at Serine-831 sites and Serine-845 in the spinal cord dorsal horn were significantly increased(P ＜0.05 or 0.01),but there were no significant differences in the expression of GluR1 subunits in groups Ⅱ and Ⅲ (P ＞ 0.05).Compared with group Ⅱ,the cumulative pain score and phosphorylation of GluRl subunits at Serine831 and Serine-845 sites in the spinal cord dorsal horn were significantly decreased in group Ⅲ(P ＜ 0.05 or 0.01).Conclusion Propofol can attenuate the visceral pain through the inhibition of the phosphorylation of AMPA receptor GluR1 subunits at Serine-831 and Serine-845 sites in tte rat spinal cord dorsal horn.

Objectives To prospectively investigate the diagnostic accuracy,image quality and radiation doses of prospectively ECG-triggered high-pitch spiral acquisition computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA) using Flash dual-source CT for the diagnosis of significant coronary stenoses.Methods Seventy-three patients underwent both CTCA and CCA.CTCA was performed using a Flash dual-source CT system with data acquisition at a high-pitch of 3.4.CCA served as the standard of reference.Radiation dose values were calculated using the dose-length product.Results There were 925 vessel segments in 73 patients.(1)Diagnostic accuracy: the sensitivity,specificity and positive and negative predictive values were 93.2％ (164/176),96.4％ (722/749),85.9％ (164/191),98.4％ (722/734) for segment assessment and 98.4％ ( 123/125 ),87.4％ ( 83/95 ),91.1％ ( 123/135 ),97.6％ ( 83/85 ) for vessel assessment and 100％ (44/44),89.7％ ( 26/29 ),93.6％ ( 44/47 ),100％ ( 26/26 ) for patient assessment.( 2 ) Image quality: there were 2 coronary segments of right coronary artery and one segment of left circumflex artery with non-diagnostic image quality.There was no non-diagnostic image quality in left anterior descending artery.(3) Radiation dose: the effective radiation dose was ( 1.14 ± 0.10) mSv.Conclusions CTCA using the prospectively ECG-triggered high-pitch spiral mode of the Flash dual-source CT system is associated with high diagnostic accuracy for the assessment of coronary artery stenoses at low dose.

Objective To investigate the epidemic status of endemic fluorosis in Shandong Province,Jining City,and to provide a basis for prevention and control of the disease.Methods Based on Shandong Provincial Project Technical Solutions for Endemic Fluorosis,Rencheng,Jinxiang,Yutai,Jiaxiang and Liangshan Counties in Jining were selected as monitoring sites.According to the illness situation of mild,moderate or serious districts,one village was selected as a major survey site from each county(district).There were a total of 15 such villages selected.Survey content included drinking water fluorine level; dental fluorosis of children,adults' clinical skeletal fluorosis and urinary fluorine levels; water and urinary fluoride content were determined by the method of fluoride ion selective electrode; dental fluorosis of children was diagnosed by Deans method and clinical diagnosis was based on the Diagnostic Criteria of Endemic Skeletal Fluorosis (WS 192-2008).Results Sixty-one water samples from 15 villages of five counties (districts) were tested.Fluoride levels of 9 out of the 61 samples were exceeded the national standard (＞ 1.0 mg/L),and the rate was 14.75％; 1 sample ＞ 2.0 mg/L,and the maximum water fluoride was 2.25 mg/L.Seven hundred and seventeen people's real time urinary fluoride was detected in the 15 villages,including 420 children and 297 adults,and the geometric mean were 1.53 and 1.69 mg/L,respectively.Clinical examination of 755 children aged 8 to 12 showed that the detection rate of dental fluorosis was 26.89％ (203/755); defect rate was 9.12％(29/755) and dental fluorosis index weres 0.65.The detection rate of clinical skeletal fluorosis of 11 565 adults was 4.76％(550/11 565),including 303 moderate or serious cases.Conclusions The situation of excessive water fluorine in outside environment in Jining City has been controlled at a certain degree; groups urinary fluoride level is closed to the normal upper limit; the prevalence of dental fluorosis or skeletal fluorosis has been suppressed at a certain degree,therefore,the results of control should be further consolidated and expanded,in order to completely eliminate the fluoride hazard.

Objective To analyze the assessment results of external quality control and network operation of urinary iodine in local laboratories of Shandong Province,to evaluate the ability of consistent analysis; and to provide a reliable laboratory quality assurance for epidemiological surveillance and control of iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) and reliable decision-making.Methods Z-scores of the assessment results of external quality control of urinary iodine in local laboratories of Shandong Province were analyzed from 2000-2013.Results The feedback rate of urinary iodine in local laboratories of ShandongProvince was 100.0％ from 2000-2013; the qualified rate was 100.0％(14/14),100.0％(14/14),92.9％(13/14),100.0％(14/14),92.9％(13/14),100.0％ (14/14),100.0％ (14/14),100.0％ (14/14),92.9％ (13/14),100.0％ (17/17),100.0％ (17/17),94.1％ (16/17),100.0％ (17/17),and 100.0％ (17/17),respectively.The total qualified rate of Z-scores between Zs in local laboratories was 100.0％ (214/214)and within Zs was 98.6％ (211/214).Conclusion The test abilities of urinary iodine in local laboratories of Shandong Province are steady; the overall results are satisfactory,but some laboratories need to improve.