1.Clinical relationship between expression of MMP-2 and TIM-3 in cardia carcinoma
Xuefeng XU ; Jiecheng LIN ; Ning WU ; Xiuxiang LIN
Cancer Research and Clinic 2010;22(5):319-322
Objective The aim of this study was to explore MMP-2 and TIMP-3 expression in the gastric cardia carcinoma and with the relationship between the pathological stages.Methods Gastric cardia carcinoma surgical resection speciments of 115 cases were for the trial group.paraneoplastic gastric noncancerous tissues of 40 cases (the distance to cancer border>5 cm) as normal controls.The expression of MMP-2 and TIMP-3 was detected by two-step immunohistochemical method.The relationship of MMP-2 and TIMP-3 between clinicopathological stages was analyze. Results MMP-2 in carcinoma of the gastric cardia and the paraneoplastic tissues of organizations positive expression rates were 57.4%(66/115) and 40.0%(16/40) (P<0.05).MMP-2 expression was positively correlated with tumor size,tumor invasion depth,lymphatic metastasis and stage of tumor, which was negatively correlated with the prognosis of gastric cardia carcinoma (P<0.05).TIMP-3 in carcinoma of the gastric cardia and the paraneoplastic tissues of organizations positive expression rates were 48.7%(56/115) and 95.0%(38/40) (P<0.05).TIMP-3 expression was negatively correlated with tumor size,tumor invasion depth,lymphatic metastasis and stage of tumor, which was positively correlated with the prognosis of gastric cardia carcinoma. Conclusion The over expression of MMP-2 and the lost of TIMP-3 may play an important role in the invasion and metastasis of gastric cardia carcinoma.Combined MMP-2 and TIMP-3 detection may help to judge gastric cardia carcinoma development and to assess the prognosis of patients.
3.The correlation between the serum 25-hydrovitamin D3level and bronchiolitis in children
Lin YUAN ; Xiuxiang XIAO ; Jiancheng LIN ; Danping GUO ; Zhiqiang ZHUO
Chinese Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2018;25(11):839-842
Objective To investigate the correlation and clinical significance between the serum 25-hydrovitamin D3[25-(OH)D3] level and bronchiolitis in children. Methods Sixty-one children with bronchiolitis diagnosed by Xiamen Children′s Hospital between September 2016 and June 2017 were enrolled in the study. Forty-one healthy children were used as the healthy control group. All the children were tested by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for serum 25-(OH)D3levels and serum IgE,IgG,IgA and IgM content. The clinical data of children with bronchiolitis group were recorded in the meanwhile. Results (1) Com-paredwiththehealthycontrolgroup,theserumlevelsof25-(OH)D3[(59.47±23.66)nmol/Lvs.(69.94± 25.19)nmol/L],IgM[(1.27±0.49)g/Lvs.(1.56±0.43)g/L]andIgA[(1.38±0.83)g/Lvs.(1.71± 0. 61)g/L] were significantly lower in children with bronchiolitis;while the serum IgE[(106. 59 ± 67. 74) IU/L vs. (75. 95 ± 35. 27)IU/L] was significantly higher(P<0. 05). (2)The serum levels of IgE,IgG and IgA in children diagnosed bronchiolitis with vitamin D deficiency [( 177. 37 ± 82. 72 ) IU/L, ( 5. 46 ± 1. 95)g/L and(0. 68 ± 0. 24) g/L] were obviously different from those of children diagnosed bronchiolitis with vitamin D inadequate[(94.21 ±44.21)IU/L,(7.14 ±2.82)g/L and(1.35 ±0.72)g/L] and vitamin D normal group[(79. 60 ± 44. 30)IU/L,(8. 03 ± 2. 49)g/L and(1. 57 ± 0. 78)g/L](P<0. 05). There was no significant difference about serum levels of IgE,IgG,IgA and IgM between vitamin D inadequate and vita- min D normal group(P>0. 05). (3)The wheeze time was higher in bronchiolitis children with vitamin D deficiency[(3. 97 ± 1. 01) d] than those of patients with vitamin D inadequate[(2. 41 ± 0. 79) d] and vitamin D normal group[(2. 27 ± 0. 88)d](P<0. 05). The level of venous glucocorticoid utilization was higher in bronchiolitis children with vitamin D deficiency than that of patients with vitamin D normal group (58. 82% vs. 29. 03%)(P<0. 05). There was no significant difference about clinical data between vitamin D inadequate and vitamin D normal group(P>0. 05). Conclusion The serum 25-(OH)D3levels are lower in children with bronchiolitis than those in healthy children. The lower the level of vitamin D,the more severe the children with bronchiolitis. Vitamin D deficiency is an important cause of bronchiolitis in children,which may be related to immune dysfunction effected by vitamin D deficiency.
4.Molecular epidemiology of group A rotavirus in children with diarrhea in Xiamen
Shunqin WANG ; Jiancheng LIN ; Xiuxiang XIAO ; Haiming WU ; Jin XU
Chinese Journal of Infectious Diseases 2019;37(6):327-331
Objective To investigate the epidemiological characteristics and genotypes of group A rotavirus (RV-A) among inpatients and outpatients children with diarrhea in Xiamen to provide basic data and theoretical basis for prevention and treatment of rotavirus diarrhea.Methods A total of 5 787 fecal samples from children under 10 years old in four hospitals in Xiamen from Jan 2016 to Dec 2017 were detected by immunochromamatoraphy double antibody sandwich assay.Systematic sampling was applied for collection of 98 fecal samples from 1 435 samples with rotavirus positive.Reverse transcription nested PCR was applied for determination of G and P genotypes.Results Among the 5 787 patients, 1 435 specimens were detected to be RV positive (24.8%).Genotyping of 98 rotaviruses showed that G9 (69.4%) was the most predominant , followed by G2 (5.1%), G1 (4.1%) and G3 (1.0%).Twenty cases were undetermined as G type.For P types, P[8]was predominant, accounting for 75.5%and the prevalence of P [4] was 5.1%.Nineteen cases were undetermined as P type.The combination of genotypes were P [8] G9 (64.3%), followed by P[4] G2 (5.1%), P[8]G1 (4.1%) and P[8] G3 (1.0%).Conclusions Rotavirus is the main pathogen among infants and children with diarrhea in Xiamen.P[8]G9 is the most prevalent genotypes.Continuously monitoring RV-A epidemic genotypes is helpful to provide data for local prevention and control of RV -A infection and introduction of rotavirus vaccine.