Objective To investigate the effect of different stimulating culture conditions and detecting methods on the frequency of Th17 cells and to set up and optimize the experimental method for detecting the frequencies of human Th 17 cells in peripheral blood by flow cytometry (FCM ) .Methods The peripheral blood in the healthy people was performed the stimulating culture by phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) at different final concentrations(50 ,100 ,150 ,200 ,250 ,300 ng/mL) and ionomycin 1 μg/mL .The frequencies of Th17 cells were assessed by FCM after different stimulating time points (4 ,6 ,8 ,10 ,12 h) .The mean fluorescence in-tensity(MFI) and percentage of the ratio of CD4 positive cells on the cellular surface and inside cell membrane were measured be-fore and after PMA stimulation .Results The frequency of Th17 cells was highest with the good stimulation effect under the condi-tion of PMA 150 ng/mL and ionomycin1μg/mL stimulation for 6 h (P<0 .05) .MFI of CD4 inside cellular membrane after stimula-tion was lower than that in the cells with stimulation after labeling membrane surface CD 4(P<0 .05) ,and the Th17 cell frequencies and the ratio of CD4 positive cells were higher than those in the latter ,but the differences were not statistically significant (P>0 .05) .Conclusion After stimulating whole blood with the final concentration of PMA 150ng/mL and ionomycin1μg/mL for 6 h , measuring intracytoplasm CD4 and IL-17 levels is the simple and effective method for detecting the frequency of human Th 17 cells .

Objective To investigate the correlation between the expression of human leukocyte antigen B27(HLA-B27)antigen and ankylosing spondylitis(AS),and its implications for the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of AS.Methods Flow cytometry was used to detect HLA-B27.354 suspected AS patients,35 patients final diagnosed with AS and 30 patients diagnosed with rheu-matoid arthritis(RA)were enrolled in the study.Results The positive rate of HLA-B27 in 354 patients with suspected AS was 22.0%,in patients diagnosed with AS was 85.7%,which was higher than the RA group(P <0.05).In AS patients,Males accoun-ted for 77.1%,females accounted for 22.9%,and the patients′age mainly concentrated in youth.The sensitivity and specificity of HLA-B27 test was 85.7% and 100.0% respectively in the diagnosis of AS.Conclusion HLA-B27 antigen detection is important for early diagnosis and differential diagnosis of AS patients.

Objective To analyze the causes of dual damage during lumbar disc surgery and to probe the prevention and treatment of cerebrospinal fluid leakage after surgery.Methods Clinical materials of 19 cases suffered from cerebrospinal fluid leakage after surgery from March 1997 to October 2001 were retrospectively analyzed.Result Eighteen out of 19 patients were cured by conservative measurements while one was reoperatived for repairing dura mater.Conclusions The rate of cerebrospinal fluid leakage can be decreased by detailed preoperative preparation and strict operation; repairing dura mater in operation and regular conservative treatment after operation can cure most of cerebrospinal fluid leakage. Few cases failing to conservative treatment need reoperation for repairing dura mater.

Adaptive Immunity ; Animals ; Humans ; Periodontitis ; immunology

BACKGROUND:Acute poisoning is frequently encountered at emergency department. This study was to investigate the epidemiology and characteristics of patients with acute poisoning who were treated at the Emergency Center, Fujian Provincial Hospital, China. METHODS:We retrospectively analyzed the gender, age, causes of poisoning, types of poisons, poisoning route, emergency diagnoses, outcomes, and prognoses of these patients. RESULTS:Altogether 2867 patients with acute poisoning were treated from January 2004 to December 2009. The ratio of male to female was 1:1.04, and their average age was 33.8 years. Of the 2867 patients, 76.39％ were between 18 and 40 years old. The incidence of acute poisoning was as high as 11.33％ in January each year. The incidence of poisoning was in a descending order:alcohol poisoning (54.55％), medication poisoning (25.95％), pesticide poisoning (5.65％), and drug poisoning (4.88％). Most (56.44％) of the patients with drug poisoning were under 25 years and their mean age was significantly lower than that of patients with medication poisoning or alcohol poisoning (P < 0.01). Approximately 69.54％ of the patients were followed up after emergency treatment, 30.39％ were hospitalized, and four patients died. CONCLUSIONS:Acute poisoning is largely alcohol poisoning and medication poisoning in a city. The emergency green channel "pre-hospital emergency care-emergency department-hospital treatment"can significantly improve the survival rate of patients with acute poisoning.

Exchange Transfusion, Whole Blood ; methods ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Hyperbilirubinemia, Neonatal ; blood ; therapy ; Infant, Newborn ; Male

Objective To investigate the safety and obtain parameters of microeoagulation of dorsal root entry zone (DREZ) of cervical cord with bipolar foreps on animal model,and provide histological base for clinical application of treatment of brachial plexus avulsiol pain using microcoagulation of dorsal root entry zone.Methods On the base of swine's weight and spinal cord size in similar to human being,it was chosen to be experimental animal.The right DREZs of cervical cord were microcoagulated with bipolar forceps.The swines were fed in normal way.Their activities were observed.The mass change of the cervical cord segment were observed after 3 weeks and the cervical cord segment was fixed with 10% fromalin,paraffin sliced,HE dying.Coagulating space,depth and width were measured under microsope.The coagulating parameter were adjusted according to measuring outcome in order to achieving a most avaliable parameter.Results All post-op swine survived.When the microcogulation were made with bipolar forceps adopted following parame- ters:The distance of between the polar was 2.0 mm;The diameter of polar was 0.3 mm.The inserting depth 2 mm,the coagulated power 18 watt,the coagulated time was 2 second,then the width of lesions of DREZ in cross section was 1.15 mm and the depth of lesions was 3.10 mm,which was consistent with the area of hu- man DREZ of cervical cord.Conclusion The experiment on swine suggested,microcoagulation of DREZ by bipolar forceps is safe and no mortal complications when the testified parameters are adoped,and can achieve the area of DREZ of cervical cord in human.

Genetic Predisposition to Disease ; Genome-Wide Association Study ; Humans

Breast Neoplasms ; metabolism ; pathology ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Cell Proliferation ; drug effects ; Female ; Humans ; Liposomes ; metabolism ; Oligonucleotides, Antisense ; pharmacology ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc ; metabolism

Objective To investigate the pathological diagnosis of high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia in gastric biopsy.MethodsOne hundred and forty-three cases diagnosed by gastric biopsy as high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia were analyzed by light microscopy,and were compared with the pathological findings of surgical specimens in 60 cases and a second biopsy in 13 cases.Results Among the sixty cases treated surgically following the gastric biopsies,no carcinoma was found in 6,while the other 54 were diagnosed as gastric adenocarcinoma,27 in advanced stage and 27 in early stage,respectively.Fifteen cases were well-differentiated,24 moderately-differentiated,12 poorly-differentiated and 3 were of mucinous type.Four of the 13 cases with a second biopsy were diagnosed as well-differentiated adenocarcinoma,8 low-grade intraepithelial neoplasia and 1 chronic inflammation.The colorectal adenomas-like changes were morphologically found in 6 surgically-treated cases without carcinoma,5 of whom mucous muscles were not found by biopsy.Fibroblastic reactions were found in 9 cases,all of which were diagnosed as adenocarcinoma in surgical specimens.Conclusion Ninety percent of the cases who are diagnosed as high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia by biopsy may have already been complicated with adenocarcinoma.The location and depth of the specimen in gastric biopsy have a considerable influence on pathological diagnosis.The fibroblastic reaction may be considered as an important marker for gastric adenocarcinoma in pathological diagnosis of gastric biopsy.