Objective To investigate the effect of RNAi-mediated survivin gene with conditionally replicating adenovirus Ad-de-lE1b55KD-shRNA/survivin-EGFP silencing on propagation and apoptosis of colon carcinoma cell lines HT-29 .Methods Ad-de-lE1b55KD-shRNA/survivin-EGFP was transfected to transplantation tumor on athymic mouse ,replication defective adenovirus and liposome vector which was contained the same shRNA as Ad-delE1b55KD-shRNA/survivin-EGFP were as control one .Then the change of transplantation tumor on athymic mouse was tested ,and TUNEL was used to assay the apoptosis rate of transplantation tumor cells .Results After transfection of Ad-delE1b55KD-shRNA/survivin-EGFP ,the quality of transplantation tumor on athymic mouse were reduced and the apoptosis rate of transplantation tumor cells were higher than replication defective adenovirus and lipo -some vector which was contained the same shRNA (P<0 .05) .Conclusion The effect of Ad-delE1b55KD-shRNA/survivin-EGFP to colon carcinoma cell on propagation and apoptosis were higher than replication defective adenovirus and liposome vector .

Objective To construct the conditionally replicating adenovirus vector Ad-delE1b55kD-shRNA/Survivin-EGFP that can transfects into HT-29 effectually and selectively and contains shRNA targeting to human Survivin gene.Methods EGFP geoe and shRNA gene were inserted into pAd-delE1b55kD,then pAd-delE1b55kD-shRNA/Survivin-EGFP was obtained.The plasmid and pBHGE3 were cotransfected into HEK-293 cell to obtain the conditionally replicating adenovirus vector Ad-delE1b55kD-shRNA/Survivin-EGFP.Then DNA of the adenovirus vector was extracted and identified.The transfection efficiency of the vector to HT-29 and LO2 was detected.The expression of Survivin mRNA and protein was detected by RT-PCR and Western blot.Results EGFP gene and shRNA gene targeting to human Survivin mRNA were inserted into conditionally replicating adenovirus vector successfully,proven by sequencing.The transfection efficiency to HT-29 of Ad-delE1b55kD-shRNA/Survivin-EGFP was significantly higher than replication defective adenovirus and liposome vector(P

The standard surgery intern orientation is very important. The surgery intern orien-tation is completed by surgery education division (SED) in the U.S.A. The orientation includes speech from director of surgery department. the interaction part presided by surgical teachers, topic groups for discussing. Then the faculties of SED will explain the core competences which are required by accred-itation council on graduate medical education (ACGME), educational activities of department, the re-view process for resident physicians. The orientation also includes occupation development plan for residents; manners, teamwork and communication to patients; surgical basic skills training, system management, feedback and evaluation etc. The expectation of this article is for the improvement of Chinese surgery intern orientation.

Objective To investigate the characteristics of early changes in serum IL-17 and IFN-γ levels in elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI).Methods 70 hospitalized elderly patients with AMI and 35 healthy people were selected.Serum level of interleukin-17 (IL 17) and interferon-γ (IFN-γ) were assayed by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).Results Serum levels of IL17 and IFN-γ showed increasing trends in elderly patients with AMI as compared with that in control group,but there were no significant differences between the two group [(35.73 30.28) pg/ml vs.(28.70±17.12) pg/ml,(15.29±14.64) pg/ml vs.(11.38±10.10) pg/ml,t=0.144 and 0.138,P=0.365 and 0.377].There were correlations between serum IL-17 and IFN γ levels in patients with AMI and controls(r=0.936 and 0.989,both P=0.00).Serum levels of IL-17 or IFN-γhad no significant differences between AMI patients with well and poor prognosis [(35.43± 34.36) ng/L vs.(36.11±30.16) ng/L,(13.90±13.98) ng/L vs.(15.99±14.14) ng/L,U=0.266 and 0.166,P=0.687 and 0.668].Conclusions Serum IL-17 level has an increasing trend in AMI patients within 24h,but has no statistical significant.Serum IL 17 level has a significantly positively correlation with serum IFN γ level in the elderly,but serum levels of IL-17 or IFN γ have no significant correlations with short term prognosis in elderly patients with AMI.

Objective:To investigate the clinical characteristics of elderly patients with coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19), in order to provide scientific evidence for the diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 in elderly patients.Methods:Clinical data of 102 patients with COVID-19 admitted to the B11 East Ward of the Zhongfaxincheng campus and the E1-3 ward of the Guanggu Campus of Tongji Hospital affiliated to Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan from 1 February 2020 to 28 February 2020 were retrospectively collected and analyzed.Patients were categorized into 2 groups: the elderly group(≥60 years old)and the young and middle-aged group(<60 years old). Differences in epidemiological features, demographics, clinical symptoms, laboratory results and imaging findings between the two groups were retrospectively analyzed.Results:Among 102 patients with COVID-19, 58 were in the elderly group(≥60 years old), with a median age of 67.0(63.8, 71.0)years old, and 44 in the young and middle-aged group(<60 years old), with a median age of 47.5(38.0, 51.8)years old.There was no significant difference in gender ratio between the two groups( χ2=0.033, P=0.855). Of 102 patients, 42.0%(21/50)had close contact with an infected person, 14.0%(7/50)were from infection clusters, and 18.0%(9/50)had suspected hospital-acquired infections.Fever and cough remained the most common symptoms, but gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, poor appetite, diarrhea and muscle cramps were also warning signs.Fatigue and cough were the most common presenting symptoms in elderly male patients.Bilateral patchy infiltrates(57.9%, 22/38)and ground-glass opacities(42.1%, 16/38)were the main imaging features and 42.1%(16/38)patients had multiple areas of the lungs involved.Over 50% patients had increased levels of blood glucose, D-dimer, fibrinogen, C-reactive protein, procalcitonin, multiple cytokines and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, as well as decreased levels of albumin, hemoglobin, hematocrit, lymphocytes and serum calcium.Compared with the young and middle-aged group, the elderly group had higher rates of abnormality in levels of D-dimer and serum calcium( χ2=7.067 and 4.166, P=0.008 and 0.041). Conclusions:Fever and cough are the most common symptoms in elderly patients with COVID-19.Elderly patients with COVID-19 have multiple abnormalities in clinical laboratory test results, which show a certain level of specificity compared with young and middle-aged patients.

Background: Feline panleukopenia virus (FPV) is a widespread and highly infectious pathogen in cats with a high mortality rate. Although Yanji has a developed cat breeding industry, the variation of FPV locally is still unclear. Objectives: This study aimed to isolate and investigate the epidemiology of FPV in Yanji between 2021 and 2022. Methods: A strain of FPV was isolated from F81 cells. Cats suspected of FPV infection (n = 80) between 2021 and 2022 from Yanji were enrolled in this study. The capsid protein 2 (VP2) of FPV was amplified. It was cloned into the pMD-19T vector and transformed into a competent Escherichia coli strain. The positive colonies were analyzed via VP2 Sanger sequencing. A phylogenetic analysis based on a VP2 coding sequence was performed to identify the genetic relationships between the strains. Results: An FPV strain named YBYJ-1 was successfully isolated. The virus diameter was approximately 20–24 nm, 50% tissue culture infectious dose = 1 × 10 −4.94 /mL, which caused cytopathic effect in F81 cells. The epidemiological survey from 2021 to 2022 showed that 27 of the 80 samples were FPV-positive. Additionally, three strains positive for CPV-2c were unexpectedly found. Phylogenetic analysis showed that most of the 27 FPV strains belonged to the same group, and no mutations were found in the critical amino acids. Conclusions A local FPV strain named YBYJ-1 was successfully isolated. There was no critical mutation in FPV in Yanji, but some cases with CPV-2c infected cats were identified.