Fibrinolytic Agents ; adverse effects ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Thrombocytopenia ; chemically induced

Humans ; Integrative Medicine ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; Myelodysplastic Syndromes ; diagnosis ; therapy

Abstract: Objective To detect the polymorphisms of drug resistance-related genes pvcrt-o and pvmdr1 of Plasmodium vivax in lazan city in the China-Myanmar border, in order to guide the treatment plan of Plasmodium vivax. Methods A total of 48 Plasmodium vivax samples were collected from Lazan in the China-Myanmar border in 2007, and fragments of pvcrt-o and pvmdr1 genes were amplified by PCR and sequenced. The sequences were aligned with the Salvador I (Sal-I) strain reference genome sequences to determine the presence of SNPs. Results The target fragments of pvcrt-o gene were amplified from 39 Plasmodium vivax samples, while pvmdr1 genes were amplified from 40 samples. Amongst them, 25 samples had AAG insertion before the 10th amino acid (K10 insertion) of pvcrt-o gene, accounting for 64.1%. Non-synonymous mutations were detected at three loci of pvmdr1 gene (T958M, Y976F, and F1076L), the mutation rates were 100%, 22.5%, and 55.0%, respectively. There were three haplotypes of pvmdr1 gene, of which the triple mutant 958M/976F/1076L accounted for 22.5% (9/40), the double mutant 958M/Y976/1076L accounted for 32.5% (13/40), and the single mutant 958M/Y976/F1076 accounted for 45.0% (18/40). The proportion of strains with pvcrt-o and pvmdr1 gene mutation is 63.16%, which is significantly different from those only with pvmdr1 mutation. Conclusions The proportion of pvcrt-o and pvmdr1 gene mutation of 48 Plasmodium vivax isolates is high in the China-Myanmar border, and there is a certain degree of correlation between the two gene mutations. To assess changes in Plasmodium vivax drug resistance in this region, it is required to improve the surveillance of these two molecular markers.

Objective To understand health seeking behavior and its influential factors to reproductive tract infections (RTIs) on women at reproductive age in the rural areas. Methods 54 540 fertile women aged 15-49 were surveyed by a stratified-cluster-random sampling method and gynecological examination were conducted in two steps: converging at the clinics, and then visiting their households, later, 31 624 women who had at least one RTI symptom were chosen. Results Among all the women at reproductive age, the rate of having at least one RTI symptom was 59.8% with the means of RTI symptom as 1.66±0.89. 15 989 women went to see doctors out of the 31 624 women who had RTI symptoms, with a proportion of 50.6 %. The results of logistic regressy showed that those women whose husbands having higher education level, higher income, more RTI symptoms and better knowledge on RTI were more easily to go to the hospitals. However, those women whose husbands working out of the county, having older first bearing age and more numbers of pregnancy were less likely to go to the hospitals. Reasons that refrained them from going to see a doctor would include: 2137(13.7%) did not know that RTI was a disease; 7443(47.6%) of them thought that every woman were bound to have at least one symptom and it did not matter; 1629 (10.4%) of them felt shameful; 349 (2.2%) learned that the diseases were incurable; 975 (6.2 % ) felt the cost of treatment was too expensive; 2101 (13.4 %) had no time; 1001 (6.4 %) would treat themselves through buying medicines over the counter. Conclusion RTI symptoms were quite prevalent among women at reproductive age but the rate of seeing a doctor was low and caused by multi-factors. Health education and gynecological census in increasing the curable rate of RTIs should to be strengthened.

Objective To search for the changes of T cells subpopulations and immunoglobulin and their relation-ship in children patients with simple nephrotic syndrome. Design Case-control research. Patients aud Participants 39 patients with simple nephrotic syndrome were divided into two groups:the incipient group and relapse group (6 cases were determined at the incipient and relapse time) .Thereare 28 patients in incipient group, 19 males and 9 females, at the age of 2 to 10 years old. There are20 patients in relapse group, 12 males and 8 females, at the age of 3 to 13 years old. There are 35health children in control group, 21 males and 14 females, 2～13 years old. Interventions T cells subpopulations were determined by indirect immunofluorescence of OKT linesmonoclonal antibodies. The serum IgG was determined by routine simple agar immunodiffusion tests. Results and Conclusions The CD_3~+ and CD_4~+ cells are of no change in the children patients withsimple nephrotic syndrome, and the CD_8~+ and CD_(10)~+ cells are obviously increased, the Values of CD_4~+/CD_8~+ are obviously lower than those in the control qroup, there are no difference between the incipientand relapse groups. The levels of serum IgG were decreased in the 85.3% children patients, IgM were inc-reased in 29.4% of that. The values of CD_4~+/CD_8~+ have positive correlation and negative correlationwith the levels of serum IgG and IgM respectively.

Objective To investigate the mechanism of the protective effects induced by intrathecally remote morphine preconditioning (RMPC) against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury in rats.Method Male SD rats weighing 280 ～ 320 g were used in this study. A needle was inserted through a surgically created hole into the spinal cord space. Sixty male SD rats, in which intrathecal needle was successfully placed without complication, were randomly (random number) divided into 10 groups of 6 animals each. In group Ⅰ myocardial I/R was produced (I/R). In group Ⅱ morphine was given intrathecally in 3 repeated doses of 1 μg/kg at 5 mtn intervals before ischemia (RMPC). Antagonists CGRP8-37 (CGRP receptor antagonist), 8-SPT (adenosine receptor antagonist), HOE-140 (bradykinin B2 receptor antagonist) and HEX (autonomic nerve antagonist) were given intrathecally in group Ⅲ , Ⅳ, Ⅴ and Ⅳrespectively at 10 min before RMPC. In group Ⅶ, Ⅷ, Ⅸ and X CGRP8-37, 8-SPT, HOE-140 and HEX were given intrathecally respectively at 40 min before ischemia. Myocardial I/R was produced by occlusion of left anterior descending branch (LAD) of coronary artery for 30 min followed by 120 min reperfusion. At the baseline and the end of 120 min reperfusion venous blood samples were taken for determination of LDH activity. The animals were then killed and hearts removed for measurement of area at risk (AAR) and infarct size area (IS). IS/AAR was calculated. Results The size of infarct area was smaller and IS/AAR ratio lower and significantly less LDH was released at the time of 120 min reperfusion in RMPC group (group Ⅱ) than in group I/R (group Ⅰ). The protective effects of RMPC was abolished by intravenously pretreatment with CGRP8-37, 8-SPT,HOE-140 and HEX. Conclusions CGRP, adenosine, bradykinin and autonomic nerve are involved in the protective effects of intrathecally remote morphine preconditioning against myocardial I/R injury.

Objective To investigate the effects of intrathecal morphine remote preconditioning (MRPC) on protein-serine-threonine kinases-endothelial nitric oxide synthase (Akt/eNOS) signaling pathways and cardiac myocyte apoptosis in rats.Methods Male SD rats weighing 280-320 g were used in this study.A needle was inserted through a surgically created hole into the sub-dural space of spinal cord.Thirty-six rats in which intrathecal needle was successfully placed without complication were randomly divided into 3 groups (n =12 in each).In group Ⅰ sham operation was performed (Sham).In group Ⅱ myocardial I/R was produced (I/R).In group Ⅲ morphine was given intrathecally in 3 repeated doses of 1 μg/kg at 5 min intervals before ischemia (MRPC).Myocardial I/R was produced by occlusion of left anterior descending branch (LAD) of coronary artery for 30 min followed by 120 min reperfusion.The animals were then sacrificed and hearts removed for measurement of area at risk (AAR) and infarct size area (IS).IS/AAR ratio was calculated.Myocardial apoptosis was detected by TUNEL and apoptotic index (the number of apoptotic myocardial cells/the total number of myocardial cells) was calculated.The levels of Akt,phosphorylated Akt (p-Akt) and eNOS was determined by Western blot.Results The infarct size,myocardial cell apoptotic index and pAkt level were higher and eNOS level was significantly lower in I/R group than those in group Sham (P ＜ 0.01).MRPC significantly reduced the infarct size and myocardial cell apoptotic index,and pAkt and eNOS level up-regulated in group RMPC compared with group I/R (P ＜ 0.01).Conclusions Akt/eNOS signaling pathways probably participate in the protective effects of intrathecal morphine remote preconditioning against myocardial I/R injury and myocardial cell apoptosis in rats.

AIM: To investigate the effect of IL-4, CD40L on RANTES production in murine renal tubular epithelial cells (TEC). METHODS: TEC were obtained from mouse, expression of RANTES and CD40 on TEC were measured. RESULTS: (1) Activation of TEC with IL-4 resulted in significant increase in CD40 expression (P

AIM: To investigate the association of gene polymorphism at position 196 of tumor necrosis factor receptor Ⅱ (TNFRⅡ) with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in Chinese, and establish recombinant retroviral vector to analyze the function of the TNFRⅡ 196M/R. METHODS: The genotype at position 196 of TNFRⅡ was determined by PCR-RFLP in 106 SLE patients and 119 healthy controls in china. Human TNFRⅡ196M cDNA were amplified by PCR and cloned into PMD18-T vector. Then, PMD18-TNFRⅡ196R was induced by site-directed mutagenesis. The recombinant T vector, PMD18-TNFRⅡ196M and PMD18-TNFRⅡ196R, were subcloned into retroviral vector PLXSN. Both normal and variant were transfected into rat mesangial cell. The effects of TNF? on production of sTNFRⅡ and IL-6 were study by ELISA. RESULTS: (1) The frequency of TNFRⅡ196R allele was significantly higher than those in controls (35.2% vs 14.3%, P

AIM: To investigate expression and function of CD40 ligand by peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS: Expression of CD40 ligand by PBMCs in patients with SLE and control were examined by flow cytometric analysis before and after stimulated by phytohemagglutinin(PHA)and depressed by Dexamethasone(Dex). The correlation between expression of CD40 ligand and SLE activity index(SLEDAI) was analysed in patients with SLE. RESULTS: The expression of CD40 ligand by PBMCs in patients with active SLE was higher than that in patients with inactive SLE and control. Though the expression of CD40 ligang by PBMCs could be stimulated by PHA in three groups, it was the highest in patients with active SLE. Dex depressed the expression of CD40 ligand by PBMCs significantly in patients with SLE , but not in control. There was high positive correlation between expression of CD40 ligand and SLEDAI in patients with active and inactive SLE. CONCLUSION: Increased expression of CD40L by PBMCs in patients with SLE may play an important role in pathogenesis of SLE.