Objective To investigate the clinical significance of the expression of CD_(21) on peripheral blood B lymphocytes in different age periods.Methods All the cases was divided into newborn group,infant group and children group.The expression of CD_(21) on B lymphocytes were analyzed by the flow cytometry.Results 1.The number of CD_(21) on B lymphocytes of newborn group were obviously lo-(wer) than those in other two groups;and with growth of a child,the numer tended to grow up.2.Mean fluorescence intension(MFI),the expression of CD_(21) on B lymphocyte,also had the characteristic of increase with the age.Conclusions With the growing up of a child,the expression of CD_(21) on B lymphocyte has the tendency of up-regulation;which conforms to the feature of immune system development in childhood.Because of the higher expression of CD_(21) on B lymphocyte in certain age,it has the sensitivity to Epstein-Barr virus infection for children.

Complementary Therapies ; Congresses as Topic ; Humans ; Research

Objective To explore the expression and clinical significance of microRNA-7 (miR-7) in serum of ovarian cancer patients.Methods Serum samples of 42 ovarian patients confirmed by pathological histology and 40 healthy women who underwent a physical exam were collected from January 2011 to January 2012 in the Sixth People's Hospital of Foshan Nanhai District of Guangdong Province.Expression levels of miR-7 in the serum samples of the two groups were examined using reverse transcription-real time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR).The relationship between the expression of miR-7 and the clinicopathologic feature of ovarian was analyzed.Results Compared with the controls,the expression of miR-7 in the serum of ovarian cancer patients was significantly reduced (0.246 ± 0.017 vs.0.488 ± 0.042),with a significant difference (t =11.23,P =0.01).The expression of miR-7 in the serum of ovarian cancer patients was related to the clinical stage (t =10.12,P =0.01),pathological type (t =6.90,P =0.02),differentiation degree (t =4.46,P =0.03),regional lymph node or distant metastasis (t =5.62,P =0.02),but it was not related to the age (t =0.03,P =0.83).The patients with high miR-7 expression had better overall survival than the patients with low miR-7 expression (36.7 months vs.24.3 months),with a significant difference (x2 =6.04,P =0.02).Conclusion The expression of miR-7 in serum of ovarian cancer patients is down regulated,which may be helpful for the overall assessment of ovarian carcinoma.miR-7 may be one of the important prognostic indicators for ovarian carcinoma.

Objective To observe the clinical effect of therapy of budesonide/formoterol powder for inhalation in treatment of adult with bronchial asthma.Methods 90 cases with bronchial asthma and were divided into observation group and control group randomly from February 2014 to February 2015.45 cases in each group.Control group was treated with budesonide inhalants +formoterol inhalants, observation group was given budesonide/formoterol powder inhalation.Changes of related indicators were followed up and recorded.Results After treatment, IL-5, IL-12 and IFN-γwere (60.2 ±9.7)pg/mL,(31.4 ±3.1)pg/mL,(1.6 ±0.2) ng/mL of observation group were better than control group (72.8 ±10.7)pg/mL,(38.5 ± 5.6)pg/mL,(2.3 ±0.3) ng/mL (P<0.05).After treatment,total effective rate in observation group was 68.9%, which was better than control group (48.9%)(P<0.05).Conclusion Clinical effect of budesonide/formoterol powder for inhalation in treatment of patients with bronchial asthma is accurate, and there is no obvious adverse reaction.

Objective To investigate the expression of CD_ 21 on peripheral blood B lymphocytes in children with infectious mononucleosis(IM).Methods The expression of CD_ 21 on B lymphocytes were analyzed with flow cytometry in IM group and two control groups.Results The ratio of B lymphocytes,the number of B lymphocytes expressing CD_ 21,and the number of CD_ 21 on B lymphocyte were significantly higher in IM group than two control groups(P

Objective:To express and purify hemoglobin receptor(HgbA) and its partial fragment(HgbAF) from Haemophilus ducreyi and to develop a sandwich ELISA for the detection of H.ducreyi infection.Methods:The HgbA,a hemoglobin-binding outer membrane protein of H.ducreyi and its partial fragment(HgbAF) were expressed by cloning the genes of hgbA and its 705bp fragment into pET30a and pET28a respectively,and the expressing products were purified from E.coli BL21 with Ni-NTA-His affinity chromatography.The polyclonal antibodies were developed by immunizing rabbits with the rHgbA and rHgbAF.The anti-rHgbA IgG and anti-rHgbAF IgG were purified respectively by saturated amine sulphate precipitation,and their immunoactivity with rHgbA and rHgbAF was tested by Westen blot and ELISA analysis.A Sandwich ELISA was developed for the detection of chinical infection of H.ducreyi using the specific polyclonal antibodies.Results:The HgbA and its partial fragment,HgbAF of H.ducreyi,were expressed and purified successfully by cloning their genes respectively.The results obtained by Western blot analysis showed that each of the antibodies could react with both antigens,rHgbA and rHgbAF.The results of the ELISA analysis showed that H.ducreyi strain was strongly positive,and all other bacteria,including H.influenzae and the bacteria known to relate to genital ulcers were negative.The results of the ELISA analysis showed that the minimum amount of rHgbA detected was 1.56 ng/ml and the minimum number of CFU of H.ducreyi detected was 2?105 cfu/ml in buffer and 1?106 cfu/ml in pus.Conclusion:HgbA and its partial fragment,HgbAF of H.ducreyi are expressed and purified successfully.The polyclonal antibodies developed by immunizing rabbits using rHgbA and rHgbAF could react not only with rHgbA and rHgbAF,but also with H.ducreyi specifically.They do not react with other bacteria,including H.influenzae and the bacteria known to relate to genital ulcers.So the ELISA based on the polyclonal antibodies was specific for the detection of H.ducreyi.Although the level of sensitivity of the ELISA may not be sufficient to detect H.ducreyi in all clinical specimens,further work to increase the sensitivity could potentially make this assay a valuable tool in areas where chancroid is endemic.

A novel series of fingolimod analogues containing diphenyl ether moiety were designed and synthesized based on the modification of immunosuppressive agent fingolimod used in the treatment of multiple sclerosis. Compounds were evaluated in vivo for lymphopenic activity and heart rate affection. Most compounds showed moderate lymphopenic activity. It is worth noting that compounds 6c, 6d and 14c-14e showed considerable immunosuppressive activities comparable to fingolimod. And compound 14e had no effect on heart rate.

Objective:To investigate the correlation of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the PRRC2A gene with the susceptibility to sporadic breast cancer among Han women in Jiangsu Province, China. Methods:Using the genotyping technique of matrix-assisted laser desorption-ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry, we analyzed the polymorphisms of an SNP (chr6_31697494) in gene PRRC2A in 214 breast cancer patients and 212 healthy controls admitted to the Huaian Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital. The genotype frequencies were analyzed using a Chi-square test between the case and control groups. Unconditional lo-gistic regression analysis for calculating the odds ratio (OR) and 95%confidence interval (95%CI) was conducted by analyzing the cor-relation between the susceptibility to breast cancer and genotypes. Additional analysis was then performed based on the immunohisto-chemical results of the estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR). Results:The genotype frequencies for chr6_31697494 between the case and control groups were not significantly different (P>0.05). Further analysis indicated that the genotype frequencies of the site were significantly different in the ER (+/-) groups or the PR (+/-) groups (P<0.05). Heterozygous genotype (chr6_31697494, CT) was related to the breast cancers with ER (+) and PR (+) (OR=0.40, 95%CI:0.33-0.47;OR=0.49, 95%CI:0.43-0.57, respectively). Conclusion:No significant difference was found between the polymorphism of chr6_31697494 in the PRRC2A gene and the suscepti-bility to breast cancer among Han women in Jiangsu Province. The heterozygous genotypes were associated with breast cancer tissues with ER (+) and PR (+).

Aerospace medicine has paid more and more attention to abnormal changes of physiological functions induced by weightlessness and studies on their prevention during space flight. In this paper, the effect of space weightlessness on cognitive functions was introduced. We tried to analyze the correlation between the cognitive function changes and relevant Chinese medical syndromes, thus providing a potential available way to prevent and treat weightlessness induced cognitive deficit during space flight.
Aerospace Medicine ; Cognition ; Humans ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; Weightlessness

Bispecific antibodies have been exploited as both cancer immunodiagnostics and cancer therapeutics, which have shown promises in clinical trials in cancer imaging and therapy. To improve the anti-tumor effect, an scDb (bispecific single-chain diabody) was constructed from the variable domain genes of two scFvs (single-chain variable fragment antibodies) directed against human EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor) and VEGFR2 (vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2) extracellular domains. The anti-EGFR/ anti-KDR scDb was constructed into pHEN2 plasmid and expressed in Escherichia coli HB2151 host. After purification by one-step affinity chromatography of IMAC, scDb protein was characterized by Western blotting. The yield of scDb protein was 570 microg per liter medium. scDb bound to EGFR as efficiently as the parental antibody scFv-E10, while a little bit weaker than the parental antibody scFv-AK404R when bound to KDR. In conclusion, the scDb protein could bind both EGFR and KDR specifically and could be applied for further anti-tumor research.
Antibodies, Bispecific ; biosynthesis ; genetics ; Escherichia coli ; metabolism ; Humans ; Plasmids ; Protein Binding ; Receptor, Epidermal Growth Factor ; immunology ; Single-Chain Antibodies ; biosynthesis ; genetics ; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2 ; immunology