Objective To assess the characteristics of biochcmical parameters of bone metabolism in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and the relationship between osteoporosis and the reduction of bone mass so as to identify the risk factors for osteoporosis in IBD. Methods Sixty-nine patients with IBD[49 with Crohn disease (CD) and 20 with ulcerative colitis (UC)] and 20 sex- and age-matched healthy subjects (control group) from the medical examination centre in 2007 were enrolled in the study. The disease activity was estimated according to CD active index and Truelove-Witts score. The biochemical markers of bone metabolism including ostecalcin (OC), 25-bydroxycholecalciferol[-25 (OH)Ds-] and cross-linked N-telopeptides of type I collagen(NTX) were tested using enzyme immunoassay. The body mass index (BMI) and bone mineral density (BMD) were also measured. Results The concentration of 25(OH)D3 was significantly lower in both CD[(44.45±39.38) nmol/L] and UC patients[(34.67±23.79) nmol/L] compared with controls[(98.42±25.84) nmol/L] (P <0.05), while NTX level was significantly higher in both CD [(58.41±15.15) nmol BCE/mmol Cr] and UC[(57. 67±10. 75) nmol BCE/mmol Cr] patients compared with controls[(30. 38±13.35) nmol BCE/mmol Cr] (P<0.05). The levels of OC and 25 (OH)D3 in patients treated with steroids[(17. 3±13. 43) ng/ml and (26. 99 ± 9. 12) nmol/L, respectively] were lower than those in patients untreated with steroids[(27.33 ± 16.86) ng/ml and (45.33±39.03) nmol/L,respectively] . BMD examination revealed that the incidence of osteoporosis in CD or UC groups were 14.3%(7/49) or 3/20,respectively, with no difference between two groups (P>0. 05). The T score of lumbar spine in patients treated with steroids (-1.19±0. 93) was significantly lower than that in patients untreated with steroids (-0.80±1.29) (P<0.05), but there was no difference in T score of femoral between two groups (P>0.05). Stepwise regression analysis revealed that advanced age and reduced BMI were risk factors for osteoporosis in CD patients.Conclusions The lower BMI in patients with IBS contributes to prevalence of osteoporosis, and advanced age and reduced BMI are risk factors for osteoporosis in CD patients. NTX and 25 (OH)D3are important bone metabolic markers to predict osteoporosis in patients with IBD.

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a DNA virus linked to a variety of human malignant tumors.In the 2008 WHO classification of lymphatic hematopoietic tissue tumor,EBV positive DLBCL of the elderly had been a new variant.The characteristic of this variant is different from other DLBCL subtypes.This paper summarized the etiology,pathogenesis,clinicopathologic features,immunophenotype,genetic changes,differential diagnosis and prognosis of EBV positive DLBCL of the elderly.

Objective:To study the characteristic of energy metabolism in moderate and severe OSA before and after CPAP. Methods:The REE was measured before and after 5-8 week treatment by CPAP in OSA patients. Health staff of single obesity in the hospital were as control. Results:During sleep, the enengy-metabolism was increased significantly in OSA patients. After treatment by CPAP, it was decreased (P

Parkinson's disease is a commonly encountered central nervous retrograde affection in elder persons. According to the theories of traditional Chinese medicine, Parkinson's disease is characterized by deficiency in the Ben (root) and excess in the Biao (branch). The Ben (root) is insufficiency of liver and kidney and deficiency of qi and blood; and the Biao (branch) is wind, fire, phlegm and stasis. Good therapeutic effects have been obtained by treatment based on syndrome differentiation, treatment with specific prescriptions and acupuncture. The further study on literatures, standardized criterion of symptoms differentiation and therapeutic effect determination as well as the screening and further research on the effective prescriptions and herbs should be paid more attention, meanwhile, the integration of herbs and acupuncture will be conducive to raise the therapeutic effect.

Cell Differentiation ; Choristoma ; pathology ; Humans ; Soft Tissue Neoplasms ; pathology ; Thymoma ; pathology ; Thymus Neoplasms ; pathology

Bone marrow stromal antigen 2 (BST-2) is a kind of host restriction factor. Since it was discovered to be responsible for the defect in virion release of HIV-1 mutants lacking the accessory gene vpu in 2008, it was thought to mainly restrict the viruses by directly tethering viral particles at the plasma membrane. Recent reports suggest that BST-2 also can inhibit the the release of HBV particles, which are budding in the intracellular vesicles, expanding the antiviral spectrum of BST-2. Futhermore, the machanism that BST-2 used to restrict HBV release in multivesicular bodies (MVBs) is similar to that used to restrict HIV at the plasma membrane. However, HBV have evolved strategies to antagonize the antiviral action of BST-2. There are two different opinions about the antagonist. One is HBV inactivated BST-2 by HBx requiring a hepatocyte-specific environment. Another thought envelope protein HBs counteract the antiviral action of BST-2. In this review, we focus on the current advances in the anti-HBV activity of BST-2.
Animals ; Antigens, CD ; genetics ; immunology ; GPI-Linked Proteins ; genetics ; immunology ; Hepatitis B ; genetics ; immunology ; virology ; Hepatitis B virus ; genetics ; physiology ; Host-Pathogen Interactions ; Humans ; Virus Release

Objective To explore the work-related stressors of night shift nurses’in coronary care unit(CCU).Method Semi-structured interviews were conducted among 6 night shift nurses in CCU with phenomenological method to analyze work experience of night shift.Result CCU night shift nurses’work-related stressors were found to be horror,frustration,overwork,interpersonal communication stress and shortage of work experience.Conclusion Strengthening psychological communication and emergency training to nurses,adopting incentive mechanism and organization support can relieve nurses’physical and psychological stress and improve work initiative.

Objective To investigate the status of Epstein Barr virus (EBV) latent infection, the subtypes of EBV, and the expression of EBV genome in intestinal T cell lymphoma (ITCL). Methods In situ hybridization for EBER1/2 and polymerase chain reaction for EBV nuclear antigen gene (EBNA 3C) of two EBV subtypes were performed in forty two cases of ITCL. Some cases which were positive in both in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry were detected by double staining. Amplified product of EBNA 3C gene was analyzed by DNA sequencing. For immunohistochemical staining, EBNA 2 and LMP 1 monoclonal were applied. Results EBV infection was detected in 41 of the 42 cases ( 97.6% ). Thirty eight cases ( 90.5% ) exhibited specific bands by polymerase chain reaction, in which 32 (84.2%) were EBV type A, 2 (5.3%) were type B and 4 ( 10.5% ) were mixtures of type A and B. There were seldom base insertion and base deletion in EBNA 3C gene. In 36 ( 85.7% ) cases, the tumor cells showed positive in EBER1/2 ISH, and they were demonstrated to express CD 45 RO, CD 4, CD 8, CD 56 , or TIA 1 by in situ hybridization immunohistochemistry double staining. The expression frequency of LMP 1 was 38.1% (16/42). None case presented EBNA 2 positive reaction. There were two patterns of EBV latent infection in ITCL, the more common one was type Ⅰ and the other was type Ⅱ. Conclusions A high level EBV latent infection is present in ITCL in China, and EBV type A frequently occurs. The patterns of EBV latent infection in ITCL are either type Ⅰ or type Ⅱ. ITCL and nasal NK/T cell lymphoma might belong to the same spectrum.

The uncertainty of measurement is an important parameter for clincial laboratories. According to the definition, the uncertainty of measurement is a parameter, associated with the result of a measurement, that characterizers the dispersion of the values that could reasonably be attributed to the measurand. So we can use the results of Internal Quality Control to evaluate the uncertainty of measurement in clinical laboratories. The standard uncertainty is equal to the standard deviation.

Objective To compare the imaging of 99 Tcm‐MNLS and 99 Tcm‐HL91 for the hypoxic assessment in the tumor af‐ter radiotherapy .Methods Twenty four Kunming mice models bearing H22 liver cancer xenografts which tumor were treated ra‐diotherapy for 25 Gy were divided into 99 Tcm‐MNLS instant group ,99 Tcm‐MNLS 48 h group ,99 Tcm‐HL91 instant group ,99 Tcm‐HL91 48 h group and injected the matching 99 Tcm‐MNLS or 99 Tcm‐HL91 to image .The technique of ROI was adopted to calculated the T/NT on the image .Immunohistochemical stain methods were used to evaluate the level of HIF‐1αabout tumors after imaging . Two sample t test was performed .Results The T/NT and the HIF‐1α level about instant (3 .36 ± 0 .20 ,88 .55% ± 0 .83% )were higher than and 48 h (2 .25 ± 0 .43 ,22 .75% ± 3 .35% )in 99 Tcm‐MNLS group(P<0 .05) ,then in 99 Tcm‐HL91 group the T/NT and the HIF‐1αlevel about instant (3 .23 ± 0 .90 ,90 .55% ± 2 .61% )were higher than 48 h (2 .79 ± 0 .85 ,25 .88% ± 3 .76% )(P<0 .05) .The difference of T/NT ,HIF‐1αlevel about instant in 99 Tcm‐MNLS group and 99 Tcm‐HL91 group were no significant(P>0 .05)and the same to the T/NT ,HIF‐1αlevel about 48h in 99 Tcm‐MNLS group and 99 Tcm‐HL91 group(P>0 .05) .Conclusion 99 Tcm‐MNLS hypoxia imaging could provide the change of hypoxia comparable to 99 Tcm‐HL91 ,and the two radiopharmaceutical could both show high accuracy rate in evaluating the hypoxia in the tumor .