Objective To study the clinical characteristics of Henoch-Sch(o)nlein purpura (HSP) in children.Methods We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 124 children with HSP.Results Among these 124 children,54.84% of the children presented upper respiratory tract infection before the onset of HSP.The purpura recurred in 30 of 47 children with Henoch-Sch(o)nlein purpura nephritis and in 22 of 77 children without Henoch-Schonlein purpura nephritis,respectively (P＜0.05).The incidence of Henoch-Sch(o)nlein purpura nephritis was significantly higher in children who had purpura,gastrointestinal symptoms,and joint symptoms simultaneously than in those only with purpura (P＜0.05).The elevated levels of IgA and C reactive protein were found in 67.35% and 39.39% of the children,respectively.Conclusion The most important predisposing factor of HSP is upper respiratory tract infection.The children with recurrence of purpura or those who have purpura,gastrointestinal symptoms,and joint symptoms simultaneously are more likely to present renal damage.

ObjectiveTo explore the roles of Toll-like receptor (TLR) 3,7 and 9 in the pathogenesis of pityriasis rosea.MethodsThis study recruited 40 patients with pityriasis rosea and 40 normal human controls.Reverse transcription-PCR was carried out to detect the expressions of TLR3,7 and 9 in peripheral blood lymphocytes of these subjects.ResultsThe mRNA expressions of TLR3,7 and 9 in peripheral blood lymphocytes were significantly higher in patients with pityriasis rosea than in the normal human controls (Z =4.239,3.745,2.658,all P ＜ 0.05).There was a positive correlation between the expression of TLR3 and TLR7(r =0.574,P ＜ 0.01 ) as well as between that of TLR3 and TLR9 (r =0.551,P ＜ 0.01 ) in the patients,while there was no correlation between TLR7 and TLR9 expression in the patients or between the expressions of TLR3,TLR7 and TLR9 in the controls.ConclusionVirus infection might be involved in the pathogenesis of pityriasis rosea via TLR pathways.

Objective To discuss the effect of psychological and behavioral intervention on sleep quality and self efficacy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus complicated with sleep disorder.Methods 80 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus complicated with sleep disorder in our hospital were divided into control group (with 40 cases) and intervention group (with 40 cases)according to the random digital table method.The control group were given routine nursing,while the intervention group were given psychological and behavioral intervention based on the control group.The changes of sleep quality and self efficacy,scores of anxiety and depression and fasting blood glucose before and after intervention were compared between the two groups.Results The differences in the scores of PSQI and GESE were not statistically significant between the control group and the intervention group before intervention (P >0.05),which were significantly improved after intervention[(8.26 ±1.32)points,(29.65 ±3.01)points;(5.62 ± 1.03)points,(34.24 ±4.15)points;t =15.386,10.502,28.087,14.751,all P <0.05],and the scores in the inter-vention group were better than those in the control group (t =9.972,5.663,both P <0.05).There were not obvious differences in the scores of SAS and SDS between the control group and the intervention group before intervention(all P >0.05),which were significantly decreased after intervention[(41.24 ±3.21)points,(42.52 ±3.01 )points;(32.36 ±2.12)points,(34.24 ±4.15)points;t =19.674,12.550,27.589,19.546,all P <0.05)],and the scores in the intervention group were significantly lower than those in the control group (t =14.599,10.215,both P <0.05).There was no obvious difference in fasting blood glucose between the two groups before intervention (P >0.05),which were significantly decreased after intervention[(8.76 ±1.06)mmol/L,(6.25 ±1.32)mmol/L,t =3.646,8.955,all P <0.05],and the level in the intervention group was significantly lower than that in the control group (t =9.377,P <0.05).Conclusion The psychological and behavioral intervention can effectively improve the
sleep quality of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus complicated with sleep disorder,improve the self efficacy,and relieve anxiety and other negative emotions,then decrease the fasting blood glucose level,which has promotion value in the clinical nursing.

Objective To investigate the location of TLR3 and TLR9 protein as well as the expressions of TLR3 and TLR9 protein and mRNA in the lesions of condyloma acuminatum (CA) with different prognosis. Methods Immunocytochemical staining with streptavidin-peroxidase (SP) and reverse transcription (RT)-PCR were conducted to detect the expressions of TLR3 and TLR9 in tissue specimens from lesions of 10 patients with recurrent CA, 14 patients with non-recurrent CA as well as from the foreskin of 10 normal human controls. Results TLR3 and TLR9 were mainly distributed in spinous layer and granular layer in non-recurrent CA lesions, but in basal layer and spinous layer in recurrent CA lesions. A significant elevation was observed in the expression of TLR3 mRNA in non-recurrent CA lesions compared with the control tissue and recurrent CA lesions (P < 0.01, 0.05), and in the expression of TLR9 mRNA in non-recurrent CA lesions compared with the control tissue (P < 0.05). No significant difference was observed between the recurrent and non-recurrent CA lesions in the expression of TLR9 mRNA. Conclusions The changes in the distribution and expressions of TLR3 and TLR9 in epidermis may be associated with the prognosis of CA, and TLR3 may exert a greater impact.

Objective To investigate the effect of recombinant human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (rhGM-CSF) combined with recombinant bovine basic fibroblast growth factor (rb-bFGF) in the treatment of oral ulcer caused by chemotherapy.Methods 108 patients of oral ulcer caused by chemotherapy were randomly divided into two groups.54 cases in the control group were treated with cydiodine buccal tablets at first,then received the aerosol treatment which was prepared by mixing gentamicin,dexamethasone,2 ％ lidocaine and physiologic saline,three times per day.54 cases in the treatment group firstly received the gargle which was prepared by mixing rhGM-CSF,dexamethasone and physiologic saline,then were treated with rb-bFGF by spraying on the oral ulcer surface,three times per day.Results The effective rate of the treatment group was 96.30 ％ (52/54),which was significantly higher than that of the control group [64.81％ (35/54)],there was a significant difference between the two groups (x2 =17.08,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion The effect of rhGM-CSF combined with rb-bFGF in the treatment of oral ulcer caused by chemotherapy is very significant.

Objective To investigate the possible association of serum leptin(Lp)and soluble leptin receptor(sLR)levels in patients with different clinical types of lupus erythematosus(LE)and the disease activity of system lupus erythematosus(SLE).Methods 39 patients with LE were randomly enrolled from Department of dermatology of Sheng Jing Hospital of China Medical University and No.1 Hospital of China Medical University from 2004 to 2005,and 31 normal controls(age-,sex-and body mass index(BMI)-matched)were enrolled in this study.Fasting blood samples were obtained,and serum Lp levels were measured by using radioimmunoassay,and sLR levels were measured by using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA).Results(1)The patients had significantly higher serum Lp levels,but lower sLR levels than that of the control group(P0.05).(2)Lp was in positive relation with BMI,but in negative relation with sLR.The disease activity of SLE showed positive correlation with the serum Lp levels,but negative correlation with sLR levels by Kendall's correlation analysis(P

Objective:To investigate the effect on proliferation and apoptosis of T-cell leukemia cells by silencing NRP-1 ( Jurkat cells).Methods:The lentivirus plasmid which expresses NRP1 gene specific shRNA was constructed in our preliminary ex-perimental.We transfected the lentivirus plasmid to human T-cell Lymphoma cells.The proliferation of Jurkat cells different groups and effect on cell proliferation after chemotherapy drug EPI-treated were found by CCK-8 kit.The proliferation level and apoptosis rate of the cells were detected by flow cytometry and Annexin-V-FITC/PI method.Results:The proliferation level of NRP-1 /shRNA interference group was decreased significantly in 48 h,72 h,96 h,which was compared with the control groups.The apoptosis rate of the NRP-1/shRNA interference group was increased compared with control groups.The chemotherapy drug sensitivity of epirubicin ( EPI ) test results showed that EPI concentration was 0.025,0.05,0.1,0.2,0.4 μg/ml,the NRP-1/shRNA interference group of cell growth inhibition rate was increased,the corresponding control group difference had statistical significance(P<0.05).We choose the drug con-centration of the EPI IC50 for next experiments.NRP-1/shRNA interference group cell apoptosis rate increased significantly after induction,compared with the control groups difference was statistically significant ( P<0.05 ).Compared with control group, the expression level of Bcl-2 protein was decreased and the expression level of bax protein was increased significantly after EPI induction.The percentage of cells at G0/G1 phase increased significantly,while those at S phase decreased significantly.Conclusion:Plasmid shRNA-NRP1 inhibited the expression of NRP1 in Jurkat cells and decreased the proliferation level of Jurkat cells and promote their apoptosis and enhance their drug sensitivity;the molecular mechanism may relate to down-regulation of Bcl-2 and up-regulation of Bax.and arrested the cell cycle at G0/G1 phase.

Objective To explore the therapeutic effects and adverse reactions of thalidomide in the treatment of peri-chemotherapy nausea and vomiting of cancer patients.Methods Total of 70 patients were randomly divided into two groups:the treatment group (38 cases) and the control group (32 cases).The treatment group was treated with thalidomide (oral administration at a dose of 100 mg per night,then dose can be added by 50 mg until the top dose of 200 mg per day).The original will be maintained if they cannot be tolerate of extensive dose.The treatment group was also injected 2mg tropisetron in 30 minutes before chemotherapy.The control group was only injected same dose tropisetron.All cases were examined antiemetic effects and evaluated adverse reactions.Results Nausea and vomiting control rates were 89.5 ％ (34/38) and 68.8 ％ (22/32) respectively in the treatment group and control group respectively with significant difference.The adverse reactions were similar between the two groups.Conclusion Thalidomide joint tropisetron can effectively control the peri-chemotherapy nausea and vomiting,and the adverse reactions can be acceptable.It could improve further indications of the drug.

Objective To enrich breast cancer stem cells of breast cancer cell lines MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 through culturing mammospheres,and to detect the expression differences of gene of breast cancer stem cells makers.Methods The MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cell lines were cultured by serum and serum-free medium.The proportion of CD44+/CD24-and CD133+ cancer stem cells was measured in cells derived from mammosphere cells or monolayer culture cells by flow cytometry,and the expression of CD44,CD24,CD133,ALDH3A1,ABCG2 and CXCR4 mRNA were detected by RT-PCR.Results Flow cytometry analysis indicated that the CD44+/CD24-low proportion of the MCF-7 mammosphere cells was higher than its adherent culture cells (P ＜ 0.05),and CD133+ proportion had no difference between them (P ＞ 0.05).However,the CD44+/CD24-/low proportion of the MDA-MB-231 mammosphere cells was lower than its adherent culture cells (P ＜ 0.05),while CD133+ proportion was significantly higher than its adherent cultured cells (P ＜ 0.05).RT-PCR analysis suggested that the expression of CD44 and ABCG2 increased obviously in MCF-7 microspheres (P＜ 0.05),and the expression of CD24,CD133,ALDH3A1 and CXCR4 had no significant difference between the mammosphere cells and adherent culture cells (P ＞ 0.05).The CD24,CD133,ABCG2,ALDH3A1 and CXCR4 increased obviously in MDA-MB-231 microspheres.On the contrary,the CD44 decreased (P ＜ 0.05).The expression of CD44 and CD24,CD133 and ALDH3A1 had significant differences in the microspheres of MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cells (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion The related cancer stem cells gene expression is different in the microspheres of human breast cancer cell line,which indicates that the different subtypes of breast cancer may be derived from different origins.

ObjectiveTo investigate the roles of Toll-like receptor (TLR) 3 and 9 in herpes zoster (HZ).Methods Venous blood samples were collected from 40 patients with HZ and 16 normal human controls. Flow cyometrywas usedto detect the expressionsof TLR3and TLR9inperipheralblood mononuclear cells(PBMCs) from these subjects.ResultsThe percentages of PBMCs expressing TLR3 and TLR9 were significantly higher in patients than in normal human controls(both P ＜ 0.01).The expression levels of TLR3 and TLR9 in PBMCs were negatively correlated with the age of onset(r =-6.23,-5.88respectively,both P ＜ 0.01 ),but uncorrelated with gender or age.There was a significant difference in the expression levels of TLR3 and TLR9 in PBMCs between different age groups ( ＜ 40 years,40-50 years,＞ 50 years) of patients with HZ(F =3.410,P ＜ 0.01 ),with the strongest expression observed in patients younger than 40 years.ConclusionTLR3 and TLR9 may participate in the pathogenesis of HZ.