[ Objective ] To investigate the decisive factor of syndrome differentiation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) , so as to provide its experimental evidence. [Methods] Serum levels of soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1) and soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (sVCAM-1) in SLE patients with yin deficiency of the liver and kidney (group B) and with excessive toxic heat (group C) were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) . Serum levels of sICAM-1 and sVCAM-1 in SLE patients were compared with those in healthy volunteers (group A). Relationship of serum C-reaction protein (CRP), complement 3 ( C3) and complement 4 (C4) with sICAM-1 and sVCAM-1 as well as relationship between sICAM-1 and sVCAM-1 in SLE patients were observed. [ Results ] Serum levels of sICAM-1 and sVCAM-1 in groups B and C were higher than those of group A ( P

Objective To identify the species of Biomphalaria snails collected in Shenzhen reservoir,based on the mitochondrial 16S rDNA sequences.Methods The 16S rDNA fragments were amplified by PCR from the genome DNA of Biomphalaria snails,and inserted in plasmid pMD-18T for sequencing.The sequence of 16S rDNA fragment and its phylogenetic relationships with those of other species of Biomphalaria snails were analyzed with BLAST and MEGA4 software.Results The amplified 16S rDNA fragment of the Biomphalaria snails was about 466 bp in length.As aligned with the corresponding sequences of the related Biomphalaria species,the identity of nucleotides was 99％ with 1 isolate of Biomphaltria straminea (B.straminea),98％ with 3 isolates of B.kuhniana,95％ with 1 isolate of B.intermedia,and 94％ with 1 isolate of B.edisoni.Based on the 16S rDNA sequence,the results of phylogenetic analysis with neighbor-joining (NJ) and unweighted pair-group method with arithmetic means (UPGMA) indicated that the snails had close genetic relationships with the B.straminea isolate (Genbank accession NO.AY030213.1) Conclusion The Biomphalaria snails collected in Shenzhen reservoir could be classified as B.straminea based on the characteristics of 16S rDNA sequence.

Objective:To explore the regulation of microRNA (miRNA, miR)-7856-5p on the expression of EPH receptor A3 (EPHA3) gene and its effect on the migration and proliferation of colorectal cancer cell line SW480.Methods:Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (Real-time PCR) was used to detect the expression of miR-7856-5p in colorectal cancer tissues and cell lines. The miR-7856-5p mimic and miR-NC were transfected into colorectal cancer cell line SW480 by lipofection, respectively, and defined as miR-7856-5p group and miR-NC group, respectively. Real-time PCR was used to detect transfection effects. Transwell assay and CCK-8 assay were used to detect cell migration and proliferation after transfection. The bioinformatics software predicts and the dual luciferase reporter gene system validates the target gene of miR-7856-5p. Real-time PCR and Western blot were used to detect the expression of EPHA3 in the transfected cells. The measurement data in accordamce with normal distribution were expressed as mean±standard deviation, t test was used for inter grap comparison, and single factor analysis of variance was used for multi group comparison. Results:The expression of miR-7856-5p in colorectal cancer tissues was significantly lower than that in adjacent tissues ( P<0.01). The expression of miR-7856-5p in colorectal cancer cell lines was significantly lower than that in normal intestinal mucosal epithelial cells ( P<0.05), and lowest in SW480 cells ( P<0.01). The expression of miR-7856-5p in miR-7856-5p group was significantly higher than that in miR-NC group, the difference was statistically significant [(9.49 ± 1.09) vs (1.06 ±0.18), P<0.01]. The number of migrated cells in miR-NC group and miR-7856-5p group were (125.70±14.05) and (42.01±8.98), respectively, and the migration ability of miR-7856-5p group was significantly decreased ( P<0.01). Compared with the miR-NC group, the cell proliferation ability of the miR-7856-5p group was significantly decreased ( P<0.05). Bioinformatics software showed that the target gene for miR-7856-5p was EPHA3. The dual luciferase reporter gene system confirmed that miR-7856-5p can target the EPHA3 gene ( P<0.05). Compared with the miR-NC group, the expression of EPHA3 in the SW480 cells of the miR-7856-5p group was significantly decreased ( P<0.05). Conclusion:miR-7856-5p can inhibit the migration and proliferation of colorectal cancer cell SW480 by regulating the expression of EPHA3.

Objectives:This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the strategies on COVID-19 outbreak control in Shenzhen, and to clarify the feasibility of these strategies in metropolitans that have high population density and strong mobility.Methods:The epidemic feature of COVID-19 was described by different phases and was used to observe the effectiveness of intervention. Hierarchical spot map was drawn to clarify the distribution and transmission risk of infection sources at different time points. The Susceptible-Exposed-Infectious-Asymptomatic-Recovered model was established to estimate case numbers without intervention and compare with the actual number of cases to determine the effect of intervention. The positive rate of the nucleic acid test was used to reflect the risk of human exposure. A survey on COVID-19 related knowledge, attitude and behaviors were used to estimate the abilities of personal protection and emergency response.Results:The epidemic of COVID-19 in Shenzhen experienced the rising, plateau and decline stage. The case number increased rapidly at the beginning, with short duration of peak period. Although the epidemic curve showed human-to-human transmission, the "trailing" was not obvious. From the spot map, during the intervention period, the source of infection was widely distributed. More cases and higher transmission risk were observed in areas with higher population density. After the effective intervention measures, both infection sources and the risk of transmission decreased. After compared with the estimated case numbers without intervention, actual number proved the COVID-19 control strategies were effective. The positive rate of nucleic acid test for high risk populations decreased and no new cases reported since February 16. Shenzhen citizens had high knowledge, attitude and behavior level, and high protection ability and emergency response.Conclusions:Although the response initiated by the health administration department played a key role at the early stage of the epidemic, it was not enough to contain the outbreak of COVID-19. The first-level emergency response initiated by provincial and municipal government was effective and ensured the start of work resumption after the Spring Festival. Metropolitans like Shenzhen can also achieve the goals of strategies and measures for containment and mitigation of COVID-19.