Nucleated red blood cells (nRBCs) are immature red blood cells, which are rarely in circulating blood in elder children, but often present in neonatal blood. The clinical significance in neonates is unclear. Numerous studies have shown that many kinds of acute and chronic stimuli can lead to an increase in the number of nRBCs in circulating blood. This article reviews various pathological processes related to the production and release of nRBCs, and emphasizes the effects of acute and chronic hypoxia and immune regulation on it.

Objective To evaluate the importance of Torch serologic screening in pregnant women and to investigate the relationship between Torch infection and pregnant women with embryo standstills as well as women with habitual abortion.Methods IIF and capture EIA were used for detection of Torch-IgG and IgM antibodies, respectively. Toxoplasma /rubella virus/CMV/HSV serologic screens were carried out in 303/278/280/236 pregnant women, 27/30/31/25 pregnant women with embryo standstills and 192/214/228/168 women with habitual abortions, respectively.Results The positive rates of toxoplasma(rubella virus, CMV, HSV)-IgG/IgM antibodies were found 2.3%/0.33% (93.2%/1.4%, 88.6%/1.1%, 93.2%/1.3%) in pregnant women, 0/0(96.7%/0, 87.1%/0, 88.0%/0,) in pregnant women with embryo standstills and 1.04%/0(98.6%/0, 91.2%/0, 94.6%/0) in women with habitual abortion, respectively. Only one serum sample was found to be true positive with rubella virus-IgM antibody in 31 Torch-IgM antibodies positive serum samples tested by other hospitals. Conclusion The necessity to screen toxoplasma antibodies in pregnant women should be evaluated due to the low incidence. It is important to determine immune status to rubella virus prior pregnancy for prenatal screening.Further studies are needed before the scheme to diagnose CMV infection during pregnancy can be decided. Serum samples tested with Torch-IgM antibodies should be re-tested with kits from other manufactures or by reference labs to avoid false positive. There are no relationships being found between Torch infection and pregnant women with embryo standstills as well as women with habitual abortion.

miR-135 is a highly conserved miRNA in mammals and includes miR-135a and miR-135b.Recent studies have shown that miR-135b is a key regulatory factor in cardio-cerebrovascular diseases.It is involved in regulating the pathological process of myocardial infarction,myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury,cardiac hypertrophy,atrial fibrillation,diabetic cardiomyopathy,atherosclerosis,pulmonary hyperten-sion,cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury,Parkinson's disease,and Alzheimer's disease.Obviously,miR-135b is an emerging player in cardio-cerebrovascular diseases and is expected to be an important target for the treatment of cardio-cerebrovascular diseases.However,the crucial role of miR-135b in cardio-cerebrovascular diseases and its underlying mechanism of action has not been reviewed.Therefore,in this review,we aimed to comprehensively summarize the role of miR-135b and the signaling pathway mediated by miR-135b in cardio-cerebrovascular diseases.Drugs targeting miR-135b for the treatment of diseases and related patents,highlighting the importance of this target and its utility as a therapeutic target for cardio-cerebrovascular diseases,have been discussed.

Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are the third largest solid component in human milk,followed by lactose and lipids.The importance of HMOs to infants has attracted more and more attention.The core structure of HMOs consists of galactose (Gal),glucose (Glc),N-acetylglucosamine (GlcAc),fucose (Fuc) and sialic acid (Sia) derived N-acetylneuraminic acid (Neu5Ac),which link with different groups that have different effects.HMOs could be used as prebiotics to regulate intestinal flora,as antiadhesives to resist pathogen adhesion,and as modulators of cell responses to regulate cellular inflammation.Through the mechanisms above,HMOs can affect many aspects of infant growth and development,such as relieving diarrhea,preventing respiratory infections,alleviating allergies,interfering with obesity,and even affecting the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.This article will explain the structure of HMOs,the metabolism inside human body and the definite mechanism of action in process of infantile development and describe some related diseases.