The sequence of Neurospora crassa(XP_322380)and Gibberella zeae PH-1(EAA76971)ribosomal protein gene were subjected to local tBlastn searching against the Chaetomium globosum ESTs datebase.The 765 bp full length cDNA encoding 60S ribosomal protein L10a gene was obtained.The open reading frame was 654 bp and encoded 217 amino acids.The protein molecular mass was 23.9 kD.The BlastP analysis revealed that amino acids sequence of ribosomal protein L10a gene from C.globosum shared 89% high similarity with N.crassa and 78% low similarty with Ustilago maydis.The cDNA and deduced amino acid sequence of 60S ribosomal protein L10a gene were accepted by GenBank(accession numbers: AY669070,AAT74578).

Objective To report specific clinico-radiological syndromes in neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE).Methods Ten patients with NPSLE in Peking Union Medical College Hospital from 2005 to 2011 were studied retrospectively with magnetic resonance imaging, computer tomography or positron emission tomography. Results Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome was diagnosed in 2 patients with radiological features,headache and tonic-clonic seizure;3 patients with bilateral diffuse leukoencephalopathy,cognitive disorder and acute confusional state; 1 Fahr' s disease patient,with cognitive disorder and psychiatric symptom,movement disorder; 2 Parkinsonism patients with tremor and cogwheel rigidity,and 2 chorea patients. Conclusions The emergence of diffuse brain calcinosis,leukoencephalopathy and edema may happen in lupus encephalopathy particularly.Autoantibody reaction and vascular disease may play an important role in movement disorder including Parkinsonism and chorea.

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Adolescent ; Adult ; Dermatitis, Occupational ; etiology ; immunology ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; T-Lymphocyte Subsets ; drug effects ; immunology ; Trichloroethylene ; adverse effects ; Young Adult

Background Orthokeratology has been proved to temporarily alter the equivalent sphere,but its effects on visual quality deserve attention.Objective The present study was to investigate the visual quality after overnight orthokeratology in pre-adolescent myopes.Methods Written informed consent was obtained form each subject prior to entering into this series.A descriptive study design was used.One hundred and fifty eyes of 76 teenagers aged (14.90± 1.24)years with low and moderate myopia (-2.79 ± 0.82)D were included in the study.Fitted with Ortho-K contact lens,the lens was wore every night for over 8 hours.Subjective refraction,uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA),contrast sensitivity function,corneal-topography,and aberrometry were examined before,1 week and 3 months after the initiation of orthokeratology.Visual quality was generally evaluated by comparing before wearing,1 week and 3 months after wearing using the National Eye Institute refractive error quality of life instrument (NEI-RQL-42TM).All the procedures were performed by the same clinician.Results Spherical equivalent refractions were (-0.33± 1.02) D and (-0.26 ± 0.60) D 1 week and 3 months after orthokeratology,showing significant decline in comparison with (-2.79±0.82) D of before orthokeratology (P =0.001,0.001).However,no considerable difference was seen between 1 week and 3 months after orthokeratology (P=0.161).Contrast sensitivity function was significantly different in all spatial frequencies before wearing,1 week and 3 months after wearing,and those of 1 week and 3 months after wearing were significantly lower than those of before wearing (1 week:3 cpd P =0.001,6 cpd P=0.001,12 cpd P＜0.05,18 epd P＜0.05 ;3 months:3 cpd P=0.001,6 cpd P=0.001,12 cpd P＜0.05,18 cpd P＜0.05).There was no significant change in contrast sensitivity function between 1 week and 3 months of orthokeratology (P＞0.05).Flat K,steep K and corneal eccentricity (e) were significantly reduced (P =0.000),and surface asymmetry index (SAI) and surface regularity index (SRI) were significantly improved after orthokeratology in comparison with before orthokeratology (both P =0.001).Root mean square (RMS) of total higher-order,third-order and fourth-order aberrations were significantly increased (P＜0.05),but RMS of whole aberration and second-order aberrations significantly decreased after orthokeratology (P＜ 0.05).There were no significant changes in the fifth-order,sixth-order and seventh-order aberration among pre-wear,1 week and 3 months after orthokeratology.Scales of dark to bright,nocturnal driving,glare,visual fluctuate and halo were lower than those before orthokeratology (P＜0.05).The scales of visual fluctuate between 1 month and 3 months after orthokeratology had significant differences (P＜0.01),while the rest of the scales had no significant differences (P＞0.05).Conclusions Orthokeratology can reduce myopic diopter 1 week after orthokeratology.The overnight wearing of fitted orthokeratology can decrease contrast sensitivity and increase corneal surface irregularity and RMS of third-order and fourth-order.Compared with spectacles,orthokeratology reduces subjective visual quality,especially nocturnal quality.

The full length cDNA encoding peroxisomal membrane protein from Chaetomium globosum was cloned using RACE technology and the sequence in cDNA library of C. globosum in GenBank ( Accn: BP099709). The 747bp full length cDNA encoding peroxisomal membrane protein allergen (pero) gene was assembled with 412bp 3'and 508bp 5'RACE products. The open reading frame was 501 bp encoding 166 amino acids. The molecular weight of the protein was 17. 5kDa and its theoretical isoelectric point was 5.75. The pero gene was amplified using specific primers of cDNA 5'and 3'untranslated region, sequence analysis indicated that the gene have 3 exons and 2 introns. ClustalX analysis revealed that amino acids sequence of pero gene from C. globosum and Neurospora crassa shared 83% high similarity. To construct pET28a-pero expressive plasmid, pero gene was inserted into pET28a expressive vector. Escherichia coli BL21 transformed by pET28a-pero plasmid was induced with IPTG. The protein expression was analyzed with SDS-PAGE. A 21kDa pero fusion protein representing the pero gene was expressed in recombinant E. coli BL21. The sequences of cDNA,DNA and deduced amino acid of the pero gene from C. globosum were submitted to GenBank (Accn: AY555771, AY584753,AAS66898).

Human herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) causes facial,ocular,and encephalitic disease and is associated with latent infection and cancer.Here,we developed a means of studying the pathogenesis of HSV-1 infection at the protein level by using the SELDI Protein Chip to detect changes of protein expression in Vero cells cultured in vitro.After infection with HSV-1 and culture for 12,24 or 48 h,cells were harvested and lysed.IMAC3 arrays were applied to SELDI-TOF-MS to detect proteomic differences before and after infection.The chip detected a series of differentially expressed protein peaks.Interestingly,both peaks at 16 912 Da and 17 581 Da corresponded precisely with the molecular mass of ISG 15,which may participate in antiviral activity during the process of infection.Thus,the results we obtained can serve as a basis to study the pathogenesis of HSV-1 and the interaction between the virus and its host.In addition,they can help in the discovery of new therapeutic targets for treatment of HSV-1 infection.

Objective: To investigate the potential role of me latonin in the adrenal cortex of human embryo. Methods:Specifi c melatonin receptors was localized and characterized in the adrenal cortex of h u man embryo by means of immunohistochemistry. Results: mt1 （Me l1a）and MT2 （Mel1b）subtype of melatonin receptors was principally localize d to cytoplasm in zona glomerulosa， fasciculata and reticularis. Conclu sion: It is possible that mt1 and MT2 subtype of melatonin receptors co-exist in the adrenal cortex of human embryo.

Objective To explore whether polymorphisms in non-coding RNA has potential as biomarkers for predicting the risk of kidney transplantation rejection.Methods A total of 79 patients who had received kidney transplants were recruited from the First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University and divided into the rejection group (n =26) and non-rejection group (n =53).Four polymorphisms in miRNA and 8 polymorphisms in lncRNA were detected by MALDI-TOF-MS.Results When compared with the wild genotype,the mutation genotype in miR-27a rs895819 and lnc-LRFN2-2 rs61516247 had 11.72 and 4.87 folds increased risk of kidney transplantation rejection (P =0.046,OR=1.04-131.74 and P =0.047,95％ CI =1.02-23.21,respectively).The other three polymorphisms in miRNA and 7 polymorphisms in lncRNA showed no significant associations with transplantation rejection risk (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusion The miR-27a rs895819 and lnc-LRFN2-2 rs61516247 polymorphisms were associated with the risk of kidney transplantation rejection.

The purpose of this study was to isolate and purify polysaccharide from Gynura divaricata and analyze its monosaccharide composition. A water-soluble crude polysaccharide was obtained by hot water extraction, ethanol precipitation and deproteinization after degreasing. The crude polysaccharide then purified with DEAE-Sepharose Fast Flow column chromatography and dialysis. The monosaccharide composition and structure were analyzed by HPLC, UV spectrophotometer and 1H-NMR. The results showed that the purity and molecular weight of GDPS-2 and GDPS-3 were 87.3%, 2.03 x 10(4) Da and 90.9%, 4.29 x 10(4) Da, respectively. The UV spectrophotometer and 1H-NMR data suggested that glycosidic bond of GDPS-2 and GDPS-3 were a type. Both GDPs-2 and GDPs-3 were homogeneous polysaccharides, and GDPs-2 was mainly composed of glucuronic acid and xylose at a molar ratio of 1.1:0.63. GDPs-3 was mainly composed of rhamnose, glucuronic acid, galactose, xylose and galacturonic acid at a molar ratio of 0.32:6.0:0.21:1.75:4.3.
Asteraceae ; chemistry ; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy ; Molecular Weight ; Polysaccharides ; chemistry ; isolation & purification