Humans ; Infant ; Male ; Mandibulofacial Dysostosis

Acupuncture Therapy ; Adult ; Aged ; Diabetic Retinopathy ; therapy ; Female ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Retinal Hemorrhage ; therapy

Adolescent ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Electrocardiography ; Female ; Fever ; complications ; Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome ; blood ; complications ; pathology ; Humans ; Hypergammaglobulinemia ; blood ; Immunoglobulin M ; blood ; Male ; Pain ; complications

This article aimed to study the antigenicity of nucleocapsid proteins (NPs) in six pathogenic phleboviruses and to provide theoretical evidence for the development of serological diagnostic reagents. NPs of six pathogenic phleboviruses were expressed and purified using a prokaryotic expression system and rabbits were immunized with individual recombinant NPs. Cross-reactions among NPs and rabbit sera were determined by both indirect ELISA and Western blotting analyses, and the sera titer was determined by indirect ELISA. Furthermore, sera from SFTS patients were also detected by each recombinant NP as a coating antigen using indirect ELISA. The cross-reactions and the sera titer were subsequently determined. Both the concentration and purity of recombinant NPs of six pathogenic phleboviruses met the standards for immunization and detection. The results of indirect ELISA and Western blotting showed that each anti-phlebovirus NP rabbit immune serum had potential serological cross-reactivity with the other five virus NP antigens. Furthermore, the sera from SFTS patients also had cross-reactivity with the other five NP antigens to a certain extent. Our preliminary study evaluated the antigenicity and immune reactivity of six pathogenic phleboviruses NPs and laid the foundation for the development of diagnostic reagents.
Animals ; Antibodies, Viral ; immunology ; Antigens, Viral ; genetics ; immunology ; Cross Reactions ; Humans ; Nucleocapsid Proteins ; genetics ; immunology ; Phlebotomus Fever ; diagnosis ; immunology ; virology ; Phlebovirus ; classification ; genetics ; immunology ; isolation & purification ; Rabbits

Objective To study the effect of different concentration of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3[1,25(OH)2D3] on cell proliferation,differentiation and the expression of vitamin D receptor (VDR) in mouse MC3T3E1 osteoblast.Methods Osteoblast were cultured in medium with different concentrations of 1,25(OH)2D3.Incubated for 48 h,cell proliferation of osteoblast were examined by MTT reduction assay (mono-nuclear cell direc cytotoxicity assay),the osteocalcin (OC) levels in cell medium were detected by ELISA,and the expression of VDR mRNA and protein were examined by using SYBR Green real-time PCR and Western blot,respectively.Results 1.After incubation with 1,25(OH)2D3 for 48 h,the number of MC3T3E1 osteoblast was significantly less than that in control group(P0.05).3.SYBR Green real-time PCR and Western blot results showed that the expression of VDR mRNA as well as VDR protein of osteoblast in 10-8,10-9 mol/L experimental groups were significantly higher than those in control group (Pa0.05).Conclusions Cell proliferation of mouse osteoblast can be inhibited,while the cell differentiation was promoted by 1,25(OH)2D3.1,25(OH)2D3 up-regulated the expression of VDR in mouse osteoblast,which suggested that the VDR signal pathway may play some role in proliferation and differentiation of osteoblast.

AIM:To compare the refractive errors measured by the VISX WaveScan, OPD - Scan Ⅲ and the subjective refraction.
METHODS: Seventy - six patients ( 152 eyes ) were recruited from January 2013 to December 2013. All patients were measured with subjective refraction by the phoropter (NIDEK, RT-5100), objective refraction by the WaveScan ( AMO Company, USA) , OPD-ScanⅢ ( Nidek Technologies, Japan). The sphere, cylinder, axis of the three methods were compared and analyzed.
RESULTS: The sphere measured by WaveScan was lower than that by subjective refraction, the difference was 0. 13±0. 30D (t=3. 753, P<0. 001). For cylinder, the difference was 0. 13±0. 43D (t=3. 664, P<0. 001). There was no significance for sphere, cylinder, and spherical equivalent between OPD - Scan Ⅲ and subjective refraction (P>0. 05). The value of the difference between WaveScan and subjective refraction was 5. 87o±6. 19o for the axis and the difference between OPD-Scan Ⅲ and subjective refraction was 3. 82o±3. 95o. There was statistic significance (t=2. 817, P=0. 006).
CONCLUSION: For sphere and cylinder, WaveScan generated some deviation relative to subjective refraction. The Nidek OPD-ScanⅢ gives more accurate measures of objective refraction when compared with subjective refraction.

Objective To study the relationship between P16,CyclinD1 and P53 anti-oncogene and the gen- esis of hydatidiform mole.Methods 30 samples of hydatidiform moles and normal early pregnant aborted placenta villi respectively were obtained to detect the P16,CyclinD1 and P53 anti-oncogene expression in two kinds of tissues by using SP immunohistochemical staining.Results Compared with that of normal villi,the expressions of P16,P53 and CyclinD1 anti-oncogene were quite different in hydatidiform moles.The expression of P16 was all positive,while CyclinD1 and P53 were all negative in the chorion of early gestation.A descending tendency of P16 expression was found,while the expression of CyclinD1 showed an ascending tendency.The positive rate of P16,CyclinD1 and P53 expression was significantly different between the groups.It was also observed that there was significant difference between the P16 and the proliferation trophocyte.Conclusion P16,CyclinD1 and P53 anti-oncogene have a close relationship with the genesis of human hydatidiform mole.

Child ; Growth Plate ; blood supply ; physiopathology ; surgery ; Humans ; Male ; Popliteal Artery ; pathology ; Salter-Harris Fractures ; Tibia ; blood supply ; diagnostic imaging ; injuries ; surgery ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

BACKGROUNDHuman umbilical cord blood-derived mesenchymal stem cells (UCB-MSCs) could be induced to differentiate into insulin producing cells (IPCs) in vitro, which have good application potential in the cell replacement treatment of type-1 diabetes. However, the mechanisms regulating this differentiation have remained largely unknown. Notch signaling is critical in cell differentiation. This study investigated whether Notch signaling could regulate the IPCs differentiation of human UCB-MSCs.

METHODSUsing an interfering Notch signaling protocol in vitro, we studied the role of Notch signaling in differentiation of human UCB-MSCs into IPCs. In a control group the induction took place without interfering Notch signaling.

RESULTSHuman UCB-MSCs expressed the genes of Notch receptors (Notch 1 and Notch 2) and ligands (Jagged 1 and Deltalike 1). Human UCB-MSCs with over-expressing Notch signaling in differentiation resulted in the down-regulation of insulin gene level, proinsulin protein expression, and insulin-positive cells percentage compared with the control group. These results showed that over-expressing Notch signaling inhibited IPCs differentiation. Conversely, when Notch signaling was attenuated by receptor inhibitor, the induced cells increased on average by 3.06-fold (n = 4, P < 0.001) in insulin gene level, 2.60-fold (n = 3, P < 0.02) in proinsulin protein expression, and 1.62-fold (n = 6, P < 0.001) in the rate of IPCs compared with the control group. Notch signaling inhibition significantly promoted IPCs differentiation with about 40% of human UCB-MSCs that converted to IPCs, but these IPCs were not responsive to glucose challenge very well both in vitro and in vivo. Hence, further research has to be carried out in the future.

CONCLUSIONSNotch signaling may be an important mechanism regulating IPCs differentiation of human UCB-MSCs in vitro and Notch signaling inhibition may be an efficient way to increase the number of IPCs, which may resolve the shortage of islet of cell replacement treatment of type-1 diabetes.

Animals ; Cell Differentiation ; Fetal Blood ; cytology ; Humans ; Insulin ; biosynthesis ; Male ; Mesenchymal Stromal Cells ; cytology ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; Receptors, Notch ; physiology ; Signal Transduction ; physiology

OBJECTIVETo screen and obtain the validate immunogenic membrane antigens in pancreatic cancer.

METHODSPancreatic cancer cell line SW1990 membrane protein was extracted and separated by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE). One of the three parallel 2-DE gels underwent Coomassie blue staining while the other two underwent immunoblot. Serum IgG was purified from clinically collected sera of 66 pancreatic cancer patients and 24 chronic pancreatitis patients and used as the primary antibody of the immunoblot. Positive dots of immunoblot were identified by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry and PMF matching. The candidate membrane antigens were further validated respectively in cell lines and tissues by RT-PCR, real-time PCR, Western blot, and their different expression level of gene and protein between pancreatic cancer cell line and normal pancreatic tissue were compared studied.

RESULTSThe immunoblot of SW1990 membrane protein with serum IgG from cancer patients showed nine positive dots which were not the same as those from immunoblot with serum IgG from chronic pancreatitis patients. One talent dot was identified with MALDI and PMF as VDAC2. RT-PCR and real-time PCR showed that the gene of VDAC2 was expressed in the pancreatic cancer cell line. Western blot showed that the expression of protein level of VDAC2 in the pancreatic cancer cell line was obviously higher than in normal pancreatic tissue.

CONCLUSIONSVDAC2 might be the candidate immunogenic membrane antigens of pancreatic cancer, and its gene is all expressed in the pancreatic cancer cell line SW1990, AsPc and P3. The protein level of VDAC2 is significantly overexpressed in pancreatic cancer cell line than in normal pancreatic tissue.

Adult ; Aged ; Antigens, Neoplasm ; isolation & purification ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Membrane Proteins ; immunology ; isolation & purification ; Middle Aged ; Pancreatic Neoplasms ; immunology ; Proteomics ; Voltage-Dependent Anion Channel 2 ; metabolism ; Young Adult