Objective To construct eukaryotic expression plasmid pIRESneo3-pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) and detect its transient expression in SP2/0 cells. Methods Specific primers were designed based on the mature peptide sequence of human PEDF cDNA in the GenBank. Human PEDF gene was cloned into the eukaryotic expression vector pIRESneo3. The PEDF DNA was transfected into SP2/0 with LipofectamineTM 2000. The recombinant human PEDF protein expressed in SP2/0 cell culture supernatant was identified by Western blot and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The biological activity of the recombinant human PEDF was measured by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-z-y1)-2,5-diphenytetrazolium bromide(MTT) method. Results PCR amplification, restriction enzyme digestion and DNA sequencing confirmed that the mature peptide sequence of human PEDF cDNA was successfully cloned into the eukaryotic expression vector pIRESneo3. And the plasmid was transfected into SP2/0 cells, which could secret PEDF. Western blot analysis showed that there was only one obvious band at the position of relative molecular weight of 50 000, and it is equivalent to the expected value. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay suggested that the content of PEDF began to rise after transfection, and peaked at 36 h [(0.92±0.04) μg/ml]. The proliferation of human umbilical vein endothelial cell line was significantly inhibited by supernatant after transfection of 36 h (P<0.05). Conclusions The eukaryotic expression plasmid pIRESneo3-PEDF had been successfully constructed and active human PEDF was transiently secreted, which made a foundation for further study of stable expression and purification of PEDF. This protein could be a potential medication for preventing and managing retinopathy of prematurity.

Objective To investigate the effects of mild pefioperative hypothermia on cellular immune function in patients undergoing surgery for rectal cancer.Methods Fifty ASA Ⅰ or Ⅱ patients aged 30-64 yr undergoing surgery for rectal cancer were randomly divided into 2 groups ( n =25 each):mild hypothermia group and normal body temperature group.Anesthesia was induced with midazolam,fentanyl,etomidate and vecuronium and maintained with propofol,remifentanil and vecuronium.The patients were mechanically ventilated after tracheal intubation.PET CO2 was maintained at 35-45 mm Hg.The venous blood samples were taken from peripheral vein at 1 h before anesthesia (T1 ),at the end of operation (T2),at 24 h after operation (T3),and on 7th day after operation (T4) to measure the serum Th1 and Th2 cytokines levels and Th1/Th2 cytokines balance was observed.Results Compared with the baseline value at T1,the serum Th2 cytokines level was significantly decreased and Th1/Th2 ratio was significantly increased at T4 in normal body temperature group,and the serum Th1 cytokines level and Th1/Th2 ratio were significantly decreased and the serum Th2 cytokines level was significantly increased at T2.3 in mild hypothermia group ( P ＜ 0.05).Compared with normal body temperature group,the serum Th1 cytokines level and Th1/Th2 ratio were significantly decreased and the serum Th2 cytokines level was significantly increased at T2-4 in mild hypothermia group ( P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Mild perioperative hypothermia can depress cellular immune function in patients undergoing surgery for rectal cancer.

Objective To investigate the clinical effect of Ethibond suture and anchor fixation by arthroscopic technique for the treatment of avulsion fracture of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tibial insertion.Methods Twenty patients with avulsion fracture of the ACL tibial insertion hospitalized between July 2013 and June 2014 were collected retrospectively.There were 12 males and 8 females,aged 18-41 years (mean,25.3 years).All patients were identified with type Ⅱ and type Ⅲ fractures according to the Meyers-McKeever classification.Results of Lachman test and anterior drawer test were both positive.All patients accepted the operation that avulsion fracture of the ACL tibial insertion was treated with the Ethibond suture and anchor fixation by arthroscopic technique within 3 weeks after injury.Follow-up X-ray examinations were carried out to evaluate the bone union.Lysholm and international knee documentation committee (IKDC) scores were used to evaluate the function of knee joint postoperatively.Results Operation time was 45-70 min (mean,50 min).Blood loss was 5-15 ml (mean,10 ml).Follow-up was conducted for 12-24 months (mean,16.3 months).Postoperative X-ray showed the reduction was satisfactory.Lachman test and anterior drawer test were both negative after operation.Knee functions were recovered to normal.Lysholm and IKDC scores were 89-96 points [(93.5 ± 2.3) points]and 84-96 points [(91.0 ± 3.9)points] respectively at the final follow-up,improved compared to the preoperative 42-61 points [(51.1 ± 6.2) points] and 46-68 points [(55.2 ± 7.0) points] (both P ＜0.05).Conclusion Arthroscopic Ethibond suture and anchor fixation for avulsion fracture of the ACL tibial insertion is an effective procedure with the advantages of small trauma,reliable fixation,good functional recovery and satisfactory clinical effect.

Background and purpose: Because of the aggressive nature of hilar cholangiocarcinoma and the absence of effective adjuvant therapy, surgical radical resection offers hilar cholangiocarcinoma patients the only choice. Research focus include preoperative assessment, the use of preoperative biliary drainage, the range of hepatic resection, and the range of lymphadenectomy. To investigate the clinical experience and efifcacy of combined hepatectomy in the treatment of hilar cholangiocarcinoma. Methods: Two hundred and seven patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma treated surgically in the First Afifliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University form Jan. 2007 to Oct. 2013 were retrospectively analyzed. Results:Of the 207 patients, 125 patients who received radical resection (R0 resection) and the curative resection rate was 60.4%. One hundred and iffty-six cases were treated in combined hepatectomy group, 51 cases in non-hepatectomy group, the rate of R0 resection was 70.5%in hepatectomy group and 29.4%in non-hepatectomy group, and the difference was signiifcant (P<0.01). Two patients died perioperatively, the main postoperative complications included hepatic function insufifciency and bile leakage. One hundred and seventy-two patients were followed up, the median survival time of the 102 patients who received R0 resection was 45 months, and the 1, 3, 5 year survival rates were 96.1%, 59.1%and 17.2%. The median survival time of the 70 patients who received R1-2 resection was 26 months, and the 1, 3 year survival rates were 81.3%and 19.2%, and none of the patient survived for over 5 years. The survival rate of patients who received R0 resection was signiifcantly higher than those who received R1-2 resection (χ2=39.121, P<0.01). In the hepatectomy group was awarded the R0 resection in patients with postoperative 1, 3, 5 year survival rate was 97.8%, 63.9% and 18.0%, in non-hepatectomy group received R0 resection in patients with postoperative 1, 3, 5 year survival rate was 83.3%, 20.8%and 8.3%. There were signiifcant differences in the postoperative survival rate between both group (χ2=5.988, P=0.014). Conclusion:Radical excision is the key to improve the long term survival. Combined hemihepatectomy and standardized lymph node resection has signiifcantly improved the radical resection rate and the efifcacy of treatment for hilar cholangiocarcinoma.

Objective To study the mechanism of marcosomia by investigating insulin-like growth factor 2(IGF_2)imprinting status,expression level and the promoter usage in the placenta of macrosomia. Methods We selected heterozygous cases for Apa Ⅰ polymorphism in exon 9 of IGF_2 gene and then analyzed its imprinting status in 168 placentas of macrosomia and normal pregnancies.IGF_2 transcription levels and promoter usages in macrosomic and normal placenta were evaluated by using semi-quantitative RT- PCR assay.Results Thirty specimens of macrosomic placenta and 30 of normal placenta were identified as heterozygous for IGF_2.All of the heterozygous specimens showed maintenance of imprinting.The expression of placental IGF_2 mRNA(2.2?1.2)was significantly higher in macrosomia than that of normal weight group (1.6?0.6,P 0.05).Conclusion It is possible that over expression of IGF_2 in placenta contributes to macrosomia while the promoter usage and imprinting status are not associated with macrosomia.

White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) is a major pathogen in aquaculture penaeid shrimp, which caused catastrophic economic losses in the worldwide. No adequate treatments against WSSV are available. In order to study infection mechanism of WSSV, a phage display scFv cDNA library against WSSV was constructed and a neutralizing antibody of scFv P1D3 was selected in our lab previously. In this study, scFv P1D3 was expressed successfully in yeast. Firstly, the original expression vector of P1D3, M13 phagmid, was used as a template to design primers with restriction sites of SnaB I and EcoR I . Then the gene of P1D3 was amplified by PCR. After digested by SnaB I and EcoR I , the fragment of scFv P1D3 with E-tag was inserted into yeast and E. coli shuttle plasmid pPIC9k. The recombinant plasmid pPIC9k-scFv P1D3-Etag was linearized with Bgl II and then transformed into Pichia pastoris GS115 by electroporation. Positive clones were selected and verified by PCR and DNA sequencing. The scFv PID3 was induced to express in yeast by methanol. The results of ELISA demonstrate that scFv P1D3 expressed in yeast still has high specificity to bind on WSSV and the binding activity is higher than that expressed in E. coli TG1. After several optimizing experiments, the results show that the expression amount of scFv P1D3 can reach to 302 mg/L in yeast culture supernatant. This experiment has offered a new source of antibody for the researches on passive immunology for shrimp.
Animals ; Antibody Specificity ; Cloning, Molecular ; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay ; Gene Expression ; drug effects ; Methanol ; pharmacology ; Penaeidae ; virology ; Pichia ; drug effects ; genetics ; Single-Chain Antibodies ; analysis ; biosynthesis ; genetics ; immunology ; Temperature ; White spot syndrome virus 1 ; immunology

Objective To evaluate the use of quality control circle (QCC) in patient visit before major surgery (grade 3 or 4).Methods QCC team was established by nine nurses,who aim to find out the insufficiency in pre-operation visit program for major surgery then improve it,using the QCC techniques and PDCA circulation method.The defect rate was counted before and after the QCC program to evaluate the effectiveness.Results After the intervention,‘ the rate of target completion' of deficient related to imperfect visit content was 233.3％ with the progress rate of 77.8％,and ‘the rate of target completion' of deficient related to no visit was 161.5％ with the progress rate of 91.3％.‘The rate of target completion' of deficient related to imperfect preparation of goods and emergency measure was130.0％ with the progress rate of 92.9％.The defect rate was significantly decreased from 43.0％ to 6.0％ by using the QCC program in major surgery pre-operation visit,which predict effectively (x2 =73.179,P ＜0.01).And significant difference was found in the achievement of QCC program among nine nurses before and after the intervention(P ＜0.05).Conclusions QCC program is a useful method in pre-operation visit,which can decrease the defect rate and promote the visiting quality.Meanwhile,the QCC program can improve group spirit,communication skill,subject knowledge and nursing quality.

BACKGROUNDInterleukin-13 (IL-13) has been implicated to be responsible for recruitment of inflammatory cells from the blood to the lung, regulation of matrix metalloproteinase and induction of mucin production and secretion in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We determined plasma IL-13 levels in patients with COPD and investigated its association with common polymorphisms of IL-13 gene in a case-control study.

METHODSWe genotyped 160 cases and 175 control subjects in a local hospital using Mass-Array(TM) Technology Platform then tested the association of four SNPs in IL-13 (rs1295685, rs1800925, rs1881457, rs20541) with COPD, and then determined plasma IL-13 levels in patients with COPD and controls.

RESULTSAssociation was found between IL-13 gene SNPs (rs20541 and rs1800925) and an increased risk of COPD. By linkage disequilibrium (LD) analysis, two blocks (rs1881457 and rs1800925; rs20541 and rs1295685) were found. The risk of COPD was found associated with the IL-13 gene polymorphism among southern Chinese Han population. Plasma IL-13 level was increased in COPD patients compared with controls.

CONCLUSIONSThe polymorphism of the IL-13 gene is associated with an increased risk of COPD in southern Chinese Han population. Plasma IL-13 levels were found elevated in patients with COPD.

Adult ; Aged ; Asian Continental Ancestry Group ; genetics ; Case-Control Studies ; Gene Frequency ; genetics ; Genetic Predisposition to Disease ; genetics ; Genotype ; Haplotypes ; genetics ; Humans ; Interleukin-13 ; genetics ; Linkage Disequilibrium ; genetics ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide ; genetics ; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive ; genetics

OBJECTIVETo study the imprinting status of IGF2 and phenotypes of loss of imprinting (LOI) in cord blood of neonates of Chinese Han population and to investigate relative factors to LOI.

METHODSCord blood of 1010 Chinese Han newborns were collected and the imprinting status of IGF2 was detected by reverse transcription-PCR(RT-PCR) and restriction fragment length polymorphism.The relationships between LOI and fetal growth indices, features of parents and grandparents, clinical characteristics were analyzed.

RESULTSOf all cases, 42.8% (432/1010) were heterozygous for a polymorphism of Apa I site in exon 9 of IGF2, while 21.6%(66/306) displayed IGF2 LOI. Maternal factors including average age, gestational age, BMI pre-pregnancy, weight gain during pregnancy and the level of HB, HCT, and other indices of biochemistry in their second and third trimester were not correlated with LOI expression. However in newborns with fathers older than 35 yrs, 31.7%(19/60) displayed LOI, which was significantly more common than that in newborns with younger fathers (P< 0.05, chi square is 4.69). There were no difference in birth weight (BW) between normal imprinting and LOI groups. But if the newborn's weights were in 2500-2999 g, LOI was 6.25%(2/32), which was significantly lower than that in 3000 g group (P< 0.05, chi square is 4.89). In groups with BW being less than 2500 g and more than/equal to 4000 g, the LOI newborn's blood glucose was decreased significantly after 2 hrs (P< 0.01, t is 7.47 and 10.9).

CONCLUSIONIn newborns of Chinese Han population, 21.6% showed IGF2 LOI in cord blood. IGF2 LOI may have some influences on fetal growth. Paternal age is associated with LOI.

Asian Continental Ancestry Group ; genetics ; China ; Female ; Fetal Blood ; metabolism ; Genomic Imprinting ; genetics ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Insulin-Like Growth Factor II ; genetics ; Pregnancy ; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction

OBJECTIVETo study the protective effect of Sarcandra glabra extract (SGE) on immune system in restrained mice.

METHODThe male C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into normal control group, stress control group, 125, 500 mg x kg(-1) SGE group. The spleen lymphocyte suspensions of each group were prepared. The parameters of spleen T cells subsets, NK cell and NKT cell proportion and number was detected by Flow cytometry.

RESULTSGE regulated the balance of T cell subsets, increased the percent of NK cells and NKT cell proportion and number in restrained mice.

CONCLUSIONSGE has immunologic protective effect in restrained mice probably via the amelioration of immune cells proportion and number.

Animals ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; pharmacology ; Killer Cells, Natural ; drug effects ; immunology ; Magnoliopsida ; chemistry ; Male ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Natural Killer T-Cells ; drug effects ; immunology ; Restraint, Physical ; Stress, Psychological ; immunology ; T-Lymphocyte Subsets ; drug effects ; immunology