Objective:To establish a method to detect food allergen based on Latex-enhanced immune turbidimetry ( PETIA) and apply to clinic.Methods: The PETIA method was used for evaluating the detection system including standard curve , detection-limit,stability, intra-assay and inter-assay precision and cross-reactivity,clinical normal serum specimens and clinical allergic diseases serum specimens were measured to evaluated the perspective of the clinical application .Results: The standard curve :Y=837.1 x2-125.2x+10.036, linear range: 0.0-400 U/ml, the correlation coefficient of the standard curve was 0.996, the intrabatch and interbatch precision was<10%.The normal reference range was≤33.5 U/ml,the AUC of ROC curve was 0.957,the sensitivity was 89.61%,The specificity was 65.22%, the accuracy was 84.00%, and the positive predicted value was 89.61%, the negative predicted value was 65.22%.the test results have strong correlation with ELISA ( r=0.890 2 ) .Conclusion: The PETIA method for detecting food allergen achieved corresponding clinical application standards and may be used for the diagnosis of food allergies .

Objective To investigate the prevalence and risk factors of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Chengdu urban population and the prevalence of CKD in risk population.Methods Questionnaire (anamnesis,smoking,drink) of risk factors of CKD and somatoscopy (blood pressure,body height and body weight) were caried out in railman of Chengdu urban.Their blood and urine indicators (blood sugar,blood lipid,blood uric acid,blood creatinine,uromicroprotein/creatinine ratio,routine urine examination,etc) were measured.The prevalence and risk factors of CKD in Chengdu urban population and the prevalence of CKD in risk population were elucidated.Results Eligible data of 5326 subjects were enrolled in the study.After the adjustment of age and gender component,the prevalence of albuminuria was 11.54％,reduced eGFR was 5.54％,hematuria was 3.87％,and CKD was 18.32％; the recognition was 1.93％.In addition,the prevalence of albuminuria was respectively 23.79％,28.00％,14.08％; prevalence of reduced eGFR was respectively 4.76％,4.53％,3.26％; prevalence of hematuria was respectively 2.94％,3.20％,2.37％ in 3098 people with hypertension,diabetes or hyperlipaemia.Independent risk factors of albuminuria were female,hypertension,diabetes,hyperlipemia and high BMI.Independent risk factors of reduced eGFR were female,age,hyperuricemia and hypertension.Drink was negatively correlated with reduced eGFR.Independent risk factors of hematuria were female and age.Conclusions The prevalence of CKD is quite high and the recognition rate is low in the Chengdu urban populaton.Risk factors of CKD are age,female,diabetes,hypertension,hyperlipemia,hyperuricemia and high BMI.Control of the development of metabolic disease can reduce the CKD.

Objective To investigate the relationship between Klotho and autophagy in sepsisinduced acute kidney injury mice model.Methods The male healthy Balb/c mice were used to establish the model of sepsis-induced acute kidney injury by using cecal ligation and puncture (CLP).Mice were sacrificed at 3 h,6 h,12 h,1 d,2 d,3 d,and 5 d after CLP (n =12 for each interval) and on 1 d 6 mice in sham group as well as 6 mice in normal group were sacrificed at the same time.Scr and BUN in the blood serum were detected.The HE and PAS staining were employed for observation on the histopathological changes in kidney tissues under light microscope.The autophagosomes were observed under transmission electron microscope (TEM).The renal protein of Klotho,LC3 and P62 were detected by using Western blot and Immunohistochemistry.Statistical analyses were performed using Student's t-test by SPSS 23.0.software.Results Scr and BUN increased significantly after CLP,especially on 1 d,respectively (165.64 ± 20.56) μmol/L and (45.51 ± 4.05) mmol/L.HE and PAS staining showed renal tissue was damaged obviously 1 d after CLP,as indicated by desquamation of the brush border of proximal tubular epithelial cells,appearance of bare basement membrane,and interstitial inflammatory cell infiltration.Under TEM,autophagosomes and phagocytosis were observed.Compared with sham group,the expression of Klotho protein decreased gradually from 3 h to 1 d and dropped to the trough at 1 d (t =51.851,P ＜0.01),then resumed gradually from 2 d to 5 d.On the contrary,the activation of autophagy increased as indicated by the expression of LC3-Ⅱ/L3-Ⅰ and p62.Autophagy was induced gradually from 3 h to 1 d and reached peak at 1 d,then declined gradually from 2 d to 5 d (P ＜ 0.01).The protein of Klotho and LC3-Ⅱ mainly distributed in renal tubular cytoplasm,and Klotho was reduced significantly (t =-8.371,P ＜ 0.01) and LC3-Ⅱ appeared in high density remarkably (t =4.995,P =0.001) on 1 d after CLP.Conclusions Klotho protein reduction and autophagy protein increase were observed in sepsis-induced acute kidney injury,and the expressions of Klotho and autophagy acted out in certain extent of time dependence.

Objective To understand the distribution of ecological suitability of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi;To screen the main ecological factors affecting its distribution;To predict its suitable planting area in China.Methods A total of 231 batches of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi were collected through the fourth national survey of TCM resources.The environment information of sampling points were recorded,and 55 ecological factors were analyzed by MaxEnt model and GIS.Results Rainfall,vegetation type and soil types had a greater influence on the distribution of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi.The ecological suitable areas of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi mainly concentrated in the eastern part of Shaanxi Province,the western part of Hebei Province and most areas of Chengde,the most part of Shanxi Province,the western part of Beijing,the western part of Liaoning Province,the central and eastern part of Shandong Province,the junction of Jiangsu and Anhui Province,the northern part of Yunnan Province,and the eastern and southern part of Sichuan Province.Conclusion The ecological suitability areas of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi were classified in this study,and the results could provide reference for the selection of cultivation areas of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi.

Objective To investigate the effect of restrictive intravenous fluid on the complications and quality of life in the advanced hepatocellular carcinoma patients.Methods Clinical data of Three hundred and fifty-seven cases with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma from Mar 2010 to Mar 2016 was retrospectively analyzed.One hundred and sixty-eight cases were recruited in the restrictive intravenous fluid (RIF) group,and One hundred and eighty-nine cases were involved in the control group.The average volume of intravenous fluid of each day,plasma albumin concentration,splanchnocoel hydrops rate,phlebitis,incidence of vomiting,cancer related pain degree,anxiety degree were compared in the two groups.Results The average volume of intravenous fluid of each day in the RIF group [(720.29 ± 106.84) ml] were much lower than that in the control group [(1 820.36±342.12)ml] (P ＜0.05).The plasma albumin concentration in the RIF group [(35.65 ± 2.21)g/L] were higher than that in the control group [(32.25 ±2.32)g/L] (P ＜0.05).The rate of splanchnocoel hydrops,phlebitis,vomiting,bedsores,and hypstatic pneumonia in RIF group were 6.25％,4.69％,8.59％,3.9％,11.72％ and those in the control group were 13.97％,10.92％,17.47％,10.04％,and 24.45％,respectively (P ＜ 0.05).Moreover,the scores of cancer related pain and anxiety were much lower in the RIF group (5.21 ± 1.09,39.12 ± 5.54) than those in the control group(5.68 ± 1.18,41.56 ± 6.78) (P ＜ 0.01).Conclusions Restrictive intravenous fluid therapy can decrease the cancer associated complications and improved the quality of life in the advanced hepatocellular carcinoma patients.

Objective:To evaluate the effects of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells-derived exosomes (hUCMSCs-ex) injection on cardiac function and myocardial fibrosis in dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) rats induced by Adriamycin(ADR).Methods:One hundred male SD rats were randomly divided into the normal group (20 rats) and the DCM group (80 rats). The rats in DCM group were treated with ADR by intravenous injection to induce DCM.DCM rats were randomly divided equally into DCM group, low-dose group, medium-dose group and high-dose group which were received intravenous injection 1 mL/kg Dulbecco′s modified eagle medium(DMEM), 20 μg/kg, 100 μg/kg and 250 μg/kg exosomes.After modeling, 10 rats in normal group and 30 rats in DCM group were randomly selected to receive echocardiography to evaluate the cardiac function.After exosomes treatment, 10 rats were randomly selected form each group for echocardiography to evaluate the cardiac function.The morphological changes in myocardial cells were observed by using Masson staining in each group; Western blot detection between groups of rats was used to analyze the expression of myocardial collagen Ⅰ type(COLⅠ), Smad2 and alpha smooth muscle actin (α-SMA).Results:Left ventricular ejection fraction(LVEF) and left ventricular fraction shortening (LVFS)in the DCM group [(64.30±3.51)% and (38.70±2.85)%] were significantly lower than those of the normal group [(78.80±1.52)% and (50.60±1.50)%], and the differences were statistically significant ( t=20.518, 22.311, all P<0.01). The left ventricular end-diastolic diameter(LVEDD) and left ventricular end-systolic diameter (LVESD) [(4.62±0.13) mm and (3.40±0.12) mm] of the DCM group were significantly higher than those of the normal group[(3.29±0.24) mm and (3.16±0.33) mm], and the differences were statistically significant( t=2.854, 3.800, all P<0.01). After exosomes treatment, LVEF[(84.3±2.6)% and (83.4±3.2)%] in the medium-dose and high-dose groups were significantly higher than that in the DCM group [(79.2±2.4)%], and the diffe-rences were statistically significant(all P<0.01). Masson staining found that collagen fibers were less in exosomes treating group than those in the DCM group; Western blot test showed that high-dose exosomes can reduce the expression of α-SMA and Smad2, high-dose and low-dose exosomes can both significantly reduce the expression of COLⅠ. Conclusions:It suggests that exosomes intravenous injection from hUCMSCs-ex can significantly improve myocardial fibrosis in DCM rats induced by ADR and cardiac function.

As a potential vectored vaccine,Newcastle disease virus(NDV)has been subject to various studies for vaccine development,while relatively little research has outlined the immunomodulatory effect of the virus in antigen presentation.To elucidate the key inhibitory factor in regulating the interaction of infected dendritic cells(DCs)and T cells,DCs were pretreated with the NDV vaccine strain LaSota as an inhibitor and stimulated with lipopolysaccharide(LPS)for further detection by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA),flow cytometry,immunoblotting,and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction(qRT-PCR).The results revealed that NDV infection resulted in the inhibition of interleukin(IL)-12p40 in DCs through a p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase(MAPK)-dependent manner,thus inhibiting the synthesis of IL-12p70,leading to the reduction in T cell proliferation and the secretion of interferon-γ(IFN-γ),tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α),and IL-6 induced by DCs.Consequently,downregulated cytokines accelerated the infection and viral transmission from DCs to T cells.Furthermore,several other strains of NDV also exhibited inhibitory activity.The current study reveals that NDV can modulate the intensity of the innate?adaptive immune cell crosstalk critically toward viral invasion improvement,highlighting a novel mechanism of virus-induced immunosuppression and providing new perspectives on the improvement of NDV-vectored vaccine.