Regulatory T cells (Tregs) play important roles in immune homeostasis and tolerance.Recently, several characteristic studies on tissue-resident Tregs have been drawing wide attention.Some tissue-resident Tregs express some special molecules and are involved in the regulation of local tissue functions apart from immune regulation.This article focuses on the functions of some tissue-resident Tregs, such as fat-resident Tregs participating in the regulation of insulin resistance, muscle-resident Tregs in the regeneration and repair of damaged skeletal muscle, and thyroid-resident Tregs in the regulation of thyroid function, aiming to help medical graduates further understand the phenotypes and functions of tissue-resident Tregs.

Objective:To evaluate the antioxidant status in IGT and newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients, we detected the levels of serum Vitamin E(Vit E), vitamin C(Vit C) and intraerythrocytic glutathion(GSH).Methods:The levels of serum Vit E, Vit C and intraerythrocytic GSH were measured in 32 IGT and 41 newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients, and the associated factors with GSH/GSSG (oxidized glutathione) were evaluated.Results:Significant decrease of serum Vit C intraerythrocytic GSH and GSH/GSSG were noted in IGT and newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients. There were negative correlation between GSH/GSSG and blood glucose, triglyceride, HbA_(1c) in IGT and newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients.Conclusion:The results showed that antioxidant defenses are decreased in IGT and newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients. To improve the metabolism of blood glucose and triglyceride may have some beneficial effects on antioxidant defenses in IGT and newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients.

Graves′disease ( GD) is an organ-specific、autoimmune and hyperthyroid thyroid disease closely related to the TSH receptor antibody ( TRAb) .Oxygen free radicals and the oxidative damage caused by these are closely related to the development and progression for GD .Researches on oxidative stress are providing novel therapeutic targets of GD .

?Objective: To study the methodology of the culture of Schwann cells derived from degenerated peripheral nerve. Method: Sciatic nerve of adult rats was surgically cut. 14 days after operation, the degenerated nerve tissue was obtained and treated with trypsin and collagenase typeⅡ to prepare single cell suspension,the cells were purified by different speed of attachment and digestion, and incubated on ZQ membrane in the presence of 10 -5 mol/L cytosine arabinoside. The growth of the cells of passage 2 was studied by MTT assay. Schwann cells were identified with anti S100 immumohistochemistry. Results: The cultured cells were spindly in shape and 95% of them were S100 positive. The population doubling time of passage 2 cells was 72 h.The cells attached and stretched on ZQ membrane as well as on the culture vessel surface. Conclusion: Schwann cells can be cultured and purified by predegeneration of the peripheral nerve,different speed of attachment and digestion and the presence of cytosine arabinoside. The cells can grow well on ZQ membrane.

[Summary] The human thyroid epithelium cells were obtained from normal para-adenoma tissues of patients with thyroid adenoma or nodule.Cells were treated with 1 000 IU/ml interferon-γ (IFN-γ) + 10 ng/ml tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α),1 mmol/L N-acetylcysteine (NAC),1 mmol/L glutathione (GSH),and 10 μmol/L dexamethasone (DEX) respectively.Malondialdehyde(MDA),glutathioneperoxidase(GSH-Px),and superoxidedismutase(SOD) levels in the cell supernatant were measured.The results showed that IFN-γ+TNF-α significantly increased MDA level (P＜0.05) while decreased GSH-Px and SOD levels (P＜0.05).After NAC,GSH,and DEX intervention,MDA levels all were significantly lowered (all P＜0.05) while GSH-Px and SOD levels were significantly increased compared with IFN-γ+TNF-α stimulation(all P＜0.05).These results suggest that IFN-γ and TNF-α can induce oxidative stress in the human thyrocyte,and this effect is antagonized by NAC,GSH,and DEX via increasing GSH-Px,SOD activity and decreasing MDA content.

[Summary] The incidence of diabetes mellitus is increasing year by year ,which attracts more and more attention. Scientific researches have demonstrated the role of chronic systemic inflammation and immune dysregulation in the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM ). Moreover ,the evidence of islet autoimmunity has also been identified in some patients with T 2DM. These discoveries highlight the potential of immune‐modulatory therapies for T 2DM.

[Objective]To study the antidepressant effects and mechanism of Hypericum peratum L.(Elqe).[Methods]Forced-swimming test in mice,tail-suspension test in mice mensurating cerebracontents of monoamine neurotransmitters in chronic stress-induced depressive rats done to study the antidepressant effects and mechanism of extract of Hypericum peratum L [Results]Immobility time of forced-swimming and tail-suspension in mice which were significantly shortened by EHP (320mg/kg,160mg/kg)(P

Objective To investigate whether routine exposure recurrent laryngeal nerves(RLN) during the procedure of thyreoidectomy would prevent permanent nerves injuries caused by thyroid surgery.Methods 1523 patients with thyroid disease underwent thyreoidectomy from January 1980 to December 2004.Routine exposure of RLN during the procedure of thyreoidectomy were in 274 cases(group 1) and not in 1249 cases(group 2),the incidence rates of temporary RLN injuries and permanent RLN injures were compared in these groups.Results 3 cases(3/274,1.1%) occurred permanent RLN injuries in group 1 and 47 cases(47/1249,3.8%) occurred RLN injuries in group 2.The incidence rate of permanent RLN injuries in group 1 was lower than that in group 2(P0.05) in these groups.Conclusion Exposure recurrent RLN during the procedure of thyreoidectomy can effectively prevent permanent nerves injuries caused by thyroid surgery.

objective: To develop injectable tissue engineered bone through injection of osteoblasts/alginate composite in rabbits. Methods: Bone marrow cells isolated from iliac bone of New Zealand rabbits were cultured and induced to differentiate into osteoblasts.The osteoblasts were mixed with 25 g/L sodium alginate solution to generate osteoblasts/alginate composite with final cellular density of 5?10 6/ml. 0.17 g of sterilized CaSO 4 powder was then added to 2 ml osteoblasts/alginate. The mixture was injected into the dorsal subcutaneous tissue at left side of 6 New Zealand rabbits. The alginate composite without osteoblasts was injected into the right side as the control. 4 and 8 weeks after implantation, the bone formation was evaluated by means of gross, X ray and histological observation. Results: 4 weeks after implantation, cartilage formation was observed and 8 weeks after implantation,new mature bone was observed in the osteoblasts/alginate composites. No new bone formation was observed in all of the control specimens. Conclusion: Calcium alginate can be used as a carrier in injectable bone tissue engineering, and new bone can be created through injection of osteoblasts/alginate composites in immune animals.

Objective To explore the risk factors for urinary tract infections in type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM )by analyzing the pathogens distribution characteristics and drug sensitivity. Methods A total of 3 ,065 T2DM patients were retrospectively analyzed for the clinical and etiological characteristics of urinary tract infections in T2DM. All patients enrolled in the study were divided into two groups :T2DM with urinary tract infection group (n= 210) and simple T2DM group (n= 132). Data harvested were analyzed by SPSS 19.0. Results Of 3 ,065 patients with T2DM the incidence of urinary tract infection was 6.85%. Compared with T2DM group ,patients in T2DM+ urinary tract infection group were older , with longer duration of diabetes ,higher levels of FPG ,urea nitrogen ,creatinine and 24 hUAlb ,and lower levels of serum albumin ( P< 0.05 ). Logistic regression analysis showed that age ,gender ,duration of diabetes and 24 hUAlb were risk factors and albumin was protective factor for urinary tract infection in T2DM. 84.2% was gram-negative bacteria among the 210 isolated strains of pathogenic bacteria. The top three pathogens were Escherichia coli (65.2% ) ,Enterococcus faecalis (6.2% ) and Klebsiella pneumoniae (5.2% ). Gram-negative bacteria had high sensitivity to Imipenem (100% ) ,Cefoperazone sulbactam (99.2% ) and Amikacin (99.2% ) but low sensitivity to cephalothin (38.1% ) ,piperacillin (35.7% ) and amoxicillin (28.2% ). Conclusion T2DM patients who have the factors including female ,advanced age , long course of diabetes and renal insufficiency are prone to suffer from urinary tract infection. Gram-negative bacteria are the most common pathogens in T 2DM patients with urinary tract infection but bacteria spectrum has changed with percentage of multiple resistant bacteria rising dramatically.