Objective:To explore the relationship of CDH17 expression with clinico-pathological features and the correlation be-tween the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of CDH17 gene and genetic susceptibility of gastric carcinoma (GC). Methods:A tissue microarray was performed to simulate the dynamic process of invasion and metastasis of GC. Immunohistochemical staining was performed to detect the expression of CDH17 protein, and PCR-based LDR was performed to detect the 2 SNP loci (rs2514813 and rs3214050) genotypes of CDH17 gene. Results: The expression of CDH17 protein in GC was more significantly up-regulated and greatly increased in the intestinal type than in the diffuse type. The expression of CDH17 protein in GC was positively correlated with the histological grading (P<0.01) and was not associated with the survival (P=0.209). With the progression of the cancer invasion, the expression of CDH17 protein in GC showed a downtrend from the gastric mucosa layer to the invasive front edge. The frequencies of the C and T alleles and the CC, CT, and TT genotypes at the CDH17 rs3214050 locus between the GC patients and the control groups were significantly different (P<0.01). However, no significant differences were observed at rs2514813 (P>0.05). The individuals with the T al-leles had longer survival time than those with the CC genotype (P<0.01). Conclusion:The up-regulation of CDH17 expression is in-volved in the maintenance of histological phenotype and progression of GC. Individuals with T alleles at the CDH17 rs3214050 locus have decreased risk of GC and had better prognosis (OR=0.762, 95%CI:0.619-0.937), thereby suggesting that screening for these alleles would help with the assessment of genetic susceptibility and prognosis of GC in the Fujian population.

Objective:To investigate the correlation of Mena protein expression with the invasion and metastasis of Mena SNPs with genetic susceptibility in gastric cancers (GC). Methods:A tissue microarray that simulates the invasion and metastasis process of GC was created, and immunohistochemistry was performed to detect the expression of Mena protein. The Mena gene 5 SNP loci geno-types of 188 healthy people and 389 GC patients were assayed using PCR-based LDR analysis. Results:The expression of Mena pro-tein in GC was significantly upregulated and greatly increased in the intestinal-type and mixed-type GC than that in the diffuse-type and was negatively related to the invasion and metastasis of GC. Patients with Mena overexpression had better prognosis. The frequen-cies of the A and G alleles, as well as the AA, AG, and GG genotypes, at the Mena SNP rs3795443 locus were significantly different be-tween patients with gastric carcinoma and the control groups (OR=2.1489,95%CI 1.4607~3.1613, P<0.01). The frequencies of these five Mena gene SNP loci were not significantly related with the survival of patients with gastric carcinoma. Conclusion:The upregula-tion of Mena expression is involved in maintaining the histological phenotype, invasion, metastasis, and prognosis of gastric adenocarci-noma. Individuals with GG and AG genotypes at the Mena rs3795443 locus have increased risk of gastric carcinoma, which suggests that screening for this genotype would be helpful in assessing the genetic susceptibility of gastric carcinoma.

Objective To investigate the status of smoking and drinking among the officers and soldiers in associated logistics army,analyze the feature and primary cause of service men' s smoking and drinking,and provide scientific reference for the intervention measures.Methods A questionnaire survey was conducted among 1102 officers and soldiers in associated logistics army in Guangdong.Results 95.6％ officers and soldiers knew smoking was harmful to health,and 94.1％ knew drinking was harmful to health.The rate of recognition of smoking and drinking harm in officers,high-ranking soldiers and obligatory soldiers were significantly different (P ＜0.001 ),and the rate of recognition in different educational background wasn't significantly different (P ＞ 0.05 ).34.5％ officers and soldiers smoked or drank for reducing pressure.The total smoking or drinking rate was 64.7％or 72.6％ respectively in the service men.The rate of smoking and drinking in the officers and soldiers were significantly different (P＜0.01).In total 713 smokers,28.3％ smoked occasionally,25.8％ often,and 45.9％ heavily.In 800 drinkers,56.6％ drank lightly,32.3％ moderately,and 11.1％ heavily.In all drinkers,45.9％ drank beer,11.5 ％ drank distillate spirit,12.1％ drank port wine,and 5.5 ％ drank imported wine and spirits.Officers drank beer or distillate spirit dominantly (49.2％ and 30.8％,respectively),while high-rank soldiers and obligatory soldiers (40.6％ and 59.3％,respectively) drank beer dominantly.16.9％ officers,1.6％ high-rank soldiers and 0％ obligatory soldier respectively drank heavily distillate spirit ( ＞ 250 g every time).Conclusion Heath education and good environment for service men should be provided to give up smoking and drinking,thus to further prohibit smoking and drinking in the army.

Objective To establish a loop-mediated isothermal amplification method for detection of Campylobacter jejuni.Methods Six sets of primers were designed to recognize Campylobacter jejuni specific gene hipO.One was selected as the optimal primer and its specificity and sensitivity to Campylobacter jejuni were evaluated by LAMP reaction in 60 minutes at 62℃.Results The results recorded by the turbidity meter showed that the sensitivity of LAMP with a detection limit of 6.97×102 copies/μl was ten times that of PCR.Conclusion LAMP is a potential and valuable method of detection of Campylobacter jejuni due to its rapidity,simplicity,low cost and accuracy.It is especially suitable for grass-roots medical units.