Objective To investigate the association of metabolic syndrome and calculous chole-cystitis.Methods The retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted between July 2012 to February 2013.Seventy-two consecutive patients with calculous cholecystitis were included as study participants and 58 patients with asymptomatic gallstone were recruited as controls.Basic demographic data,waistline,blood sugar,blood fat,blood pressure,abdominal ultrasonography and other laboratory tests were collected.Re-sults The prevalence of metabolic syndrome in patients with symptomatic gallstone was significant higher than the controls(47.2% vs 22.4%,P<0.05).The presence of the metabolic syndrome(OR 1.452, 95%CI 1.210~1.694,P=0.018)and large gallstones(diameter≥2.5 cm,OR 1.138,95%CI 1.028 ~1.248)were significantly correlated with symptomatic gallstone.Conclusion The presence of metabolic syndrome may increase asymptomatic gallstone patients'risk of developing symptomatic calculous cholecys-titis.

Objective To investigate the resting-state functional connectivity of the two hemispheres between multiple system atrophy (Parkinsonian type,MSA-P) and Parkinson's disease (PD).Methods A total of 25 MSA-P,29 PD patients and 29 well-matched healthy controls recruited in the Nanjing Brain Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University from June 2013 to December 2015 were scanned with resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging for voxel mirrored homotopic correlation (VMHC) analysis.The Mini Mental State Examination,Montreal Cognitive Assessment,Frontal Assessment Battery and Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale-Ⅲ (UPDRS-Ⅲ) were used to assess the clinical symptom.Then the relationship between the change of VMHC values and severity of clinical symptoms was investigated.Results Compared with healthy controls,MSA-P and PD patients both showed decreased VMHC in bilateral cerebellum posterior lobe,precuneus gyrus,middle temporal gyrus,and postcentral gyrus.Compared with PD or healthy controls,MSA-P patients exhibited lower VMHC in bilateral putamen.Significant negative correlation between VMHC values of putamen and UPDRS-Ⅲ scores was found in MSAP patients (r =-0.607,P =0.001).Conclusion These functional changes suggest that the abnormal interhemispheric synchrony probably plays an important role in pathophysiology of both MSA-P and PD,and abnormal VMHC values in putamen of MSA-P may be helpful in differentiating MSA-P from PD.

Objective To investigate the role of psychological intervention in the prevention of the temporomandibular joint disease (TMD) , through the observation of the relative changes in the rat TMJ under psychological stress after psychological intervention. Methods The rat model of communication box was built to exert the psychological stress. The antianxiety agent was applied before stress, and the stressor was removed after stress. The expression of the proinflammatory cytokines IL-1 and TNF-α in the mandibular condylar chondrocytes in rat TMJ was detected by ELISA and RT-PCR. Results The RT-PCR results showed that the expression of IL-1 mR-NA increased into the peak in the 1st week, weakened in the 3rd week, and returned to normal in the 5th week, while the TNF-αmRNA peaked in the 1st week, returned to normal in the 3rd week. The ELISA results showed that there was no significant difference of the OD value of the serum IL-1 and TNF-α(0. 095 ±0. 006,0. 077 ± 0.007,0.069 ±0.009 ;0.079 ±0.010,0.075 ±0. 009,0.079 ± 0.012) in the antianxiety agent group (0. 107 ± 0.024,0. 101 ±0.005,0.088 ±0.010)and the stressor removal group(0. 090 ±0.016,0. 088 ±0.005,0.089 ± 0.011) , compared with the control group(0.087 ±0.004,0.090 ±0.009,0.089 ±0.010;0.074 ±0.008,0.069 ±0.015,0.068 ±0.011) (P>0.05), while significant differences were observed when compared with the psychological stress group(0.282 ±0.045,0.226 ±0.021,0.092 ±0.002;0. 164 ±0.009,0.123 ±0.013,0.091 ± 0.006) (P<0.05 ). Conclusion Application of the antianxiety agent and stressor removal could effectively counter the influence of psychological stress to TMJ, which provides good experience for the clinical prevention of TMD.

Objective To investigate the mechanism of AS2 O3 inducing the apoptosis of myelodysplastic syndrome(MDS) cell line SKM-1 .Methods SKM-1 cells were incubated with AS2 O3 ,and then the cellular morphology was observed ,flow cytometry was used to determine the apoptosis ,RT-PCR was used to detect the expressions of Bcl-2 ,Bax and caspase-3 mRNA .Results 0 .25、0 .50 μmol/L AS2 O3 could not markedly induce the apoptosis of SKM-1 cells (P>0 .05) .But 2 .00、8 .00、32 .00 μmol/L of AS2 O3 could obviously promote the apoptosis of SKM-1 cells .With the increase of the acting time and concentration of AS2 O3 ,the apoptosis rate increased ,too(P<0 .01) ,the expressions of anti-apoptotic gene Bcl-2 mRNA decreased (P<0 .01) ,the expressions of promoting apoptosis gene Bax and caspase-3 mRNA increased (P<0 .01 ,P<0 .05) .Conclusion 2 .00、8 .00、32 .00 μmol/L of AS2O3 may promote the apoptosis of SKM-1 cells through down-regulating the expression of Bcl-2 gene and up-regulating the ex-pressions of Bax and caspase-3 genes .

Objective To investigate the extent of pancreatic and liver function damage of acute necrotizing pancreatitis (ANP) rats under altitude hypoxia environment,and to provide a reference for better diagnosis and treatment of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) in the plateau region.Methods Ninety-six specific pathogen free (SPF) Wistar male rats were involved in 1 500 meters,3 300 meters and 4 300 meters altitude.The model of ANP was established by using pancreatic capsule injection of sodium taurocholate (NaTc).In the sham operation group,the rats' belly was opened and closed after only flipping its pancreas several times.Rats in sham group were sacrificed at 6 h,and ANP group were sacrificed at 6,12,24 h after modeling.Serum amylase activity was measured,and pancreas and liver tissue were harvested for pathological examination and score.Results Serum amylase activity in sham operation group rats was not remarkably changed,and pathological changes of pancreas and liver were not obvious.At same altitude,serum amylase activity,pancreas and liver pathology score of ANP rats at each time point were significantly higher than those in the sham operation group;and serum amylase activity,pancreas and liver pathology scores of ANP 12,24 h group rats were significantly higher than those of ANP 6h group;and the difference was statistically significant (P ＜ 0.05).At 3 300 meters,4 300 meters altitude,the pancreas and liver pathology scores of ANP rats at each time point were significantly higher than those at 1 500 meters altitude,and the differences were statistically significant (P ＜ 0.05),but the difference in serum amylase activity was not statistically significant.Conclusions With the increase of altitude,pancreatic and liver pathological damage of ANP rats shows continuing aggravation.

Objective To investigate the correlation of the 1896 and 1899 mutations of hepatitis B virus (HBV)with the conversion of e antigen in serum and the progression of the disease. Methods 238 serum samples from the patients with HBsAg positive for over six months and HBV-DNA copy number > 5.0 × 102 IU/mL were collected,and the sequence analysis was used to analyze the nucleotide sequences of the 1896 and 1899 sites in the pre-C region of HBV. At the same time,the relevant clinical data and the expressions of HBeAg were collected,followed by Spearman correlation analysis and chi square test with SPSS 20.0. Results Both 1896 and 1899 sites in the pre-C region of HBV were mutated,and the base G was A,which was closely related to the expression of e antigen(P<0.05). Both G1896A and G1899A promoted the e antigen serological conversion ,and the e antigen serological conversion of G1899A was higher than that of G1896A. G1899A was associated with HBV related disease progression (correlation coefficient 0.280,P < 0.05),especially with the incurrence of HCC. Conclusions G1896A and G1899A in the pre-C region of HBV can promote the serological conversion of e antigen.

Objective To study the relationship between the genetic polymorphisms of carboxylesterase 1 gene (CESI) and the susceptibility to antituberculosis drug-induced hepatotoxicity (ATBDIH).Methods Genetic polymorphisms of CES1 in 473 tuberculosis patients with or without hepatotoxicity (200∶ 273) after antituberculosis chemotherapy were analyzed by PCR-MassArray.Results In4 tags of CES1 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP),the frequency of the rs1968753 allele had statistical difference between the hepatotoxicity group and the no-hepatotoxicity group ( P =0.0236 ).The characteristics of anti-hepatotoxicity had been shown relationship with rs8192950 ( P =0.044,OR =0.649,95％ CI =0.426-0.989,AC/AA ) and rs1968753 ( P =0.048,OR =0.556,95％ CI =0.311-0.995,GG/AA).The diplotypes with ‘ CGC' haplotype exhibited significant protection against hepatotoxicity at one copy (P=0.048,OR=0.654,95％CI=0.430-0.996).Conclusions The genetic polymorphisms of CESI might have significant association with ATBDIH.SNP rs8192950 AC genotype and rs1968753 GG genotype might be the candidates for risk prediction of ATBDIH.

Objective To investigate the possible mechanisms of the attribution of psychological stress to the temporomandibular joint disorder(TMD) ,through the evaluation of the animal model and detection of the proinflammatory cytokines in the TMJ.Methods The animal models of communication box were built to mimic the psychological stress.The concentration of the serum Cor and ACTH was detected in the control group, Psychological Stress group ( PS group), and diazepam ( anti-anxiety drug) group ( PS + DI group).The expression of the proinflammatory cytokines IL-1 and IL-6 in the rat TMJ in the different phases of psychologicalstress was detected by RT-PCR.Results The results of the serum concen- tration of Cor and ACTH showed that there was significant difference between the control group and the PS group(P＜0.01 ) ,while no significant difference between the control group and the PS + DI group(P＞0.05).The expressions of IL-1 and IL-6 were comapared in all group.The expressions of IL-1 in CON group were (0.453± 0.021 ) mg/L, (0.439 ± 0.028 ) mg/L and (0.454 ± 0.023 )mg/L.These values were markedly increased compared with those of the PS group(0.981 ±0.024)mg/L, (0.746±0.017)mg/L and (0.510 ±0.016)mg/L respectively, P＜0.01 ) ,but no significant differences compared with PS + DI group(0.549 ± 0.014 ) mg/L, ( 0.498 ± 0.014 ) mg/L and ( 0.444 ± 0.022 ) mg/L respectively, P ＞ 0.05).Similar changes were observed in expressions of IL-6.The expressions of IL-6 in the CON rats were (0.525 ±0.028)mg/L,(0.515 ±0.028)mg/L and (0.518 ±0.022)mg/L,respectively,while those of PS group were(0.820 ± 0.023 ) mg/L, (0.694 ± 0.019 ) mg/L and (0.579 ± 0.015 ) mg/L, respectively, which were significan- tly higher in the PS groups(P＜ 0.05 ).But there were no significant differences between CON group and PS + DI group( (0.599 ±0.015)mg/L, (0.541 ±0.015)mg/L, (0.487 ±0.008)mg/L respectively, P＞0.05).Conclusion The psychological stress can play important role in the formation of TMD.

Objective To observe the influence of psychological stress and countermeasure implementation upon the temporomandibular joint ( TMJ ) articular disc and external pterygoid muscle in rats,providing experimental and theoretical evidence for clinical treatment of psychological stress-induced temporomandibular disorders (TMD).Methods The animal models treated by psychological stress induced by alternating current box were established.Before and after subjected to psychological stress,rats were given anxiolytic drugs to eliminate stressors.For all the rats in control group,psychological stress group ( PS group),and psychological stress plus anxiolytic drug injection group ( ( PS + DI) group),the microstructure of TMJ articular disc and external pterygoid muscle the changes in RNA expression of interleukin-1 ( 1L-1 ) were investigated by using transmission electron microscope (TEM),scanning electron microscope ( SEM ) and RT-PCR methods,respectively.Statistical analysis was performed upon the obtained test results.Results The TEM showed pathlogical changes in rats'pterygoid muscles of PS group at 1,3 and 5 weeks,including edema,reduction of substrate density and microchondrial cristae.Instead,these structures were all showed normal in the group of PS + DI and recovering group after removal of stressor.For the rats in PS group,SEM observation revealed that partial synovium of articular disc began to disintegrate 1 week after psychological stress.Strip-like wear degenerations were shown in the surface collagenous fiber in articular disc 3 weeks later,and the surface collagenous fibers in articular disc were arrayed in disorder 5 weeks following stress treatment.No significant microstructural changes in articular disc were observed in all stressor-eliminating groups and ( PS + DI) group 1,3,and 5 weeks following stress treatment.Statistical significance was noted in RNA expression level of IL-1 between PS group and PS + DI group (P＜0.05).In addition,there was significant difference in IL-1 expression between PS group and all stressor-eliminating groups.Conclusion The implementation of countermeasures effectively counteracted the influence upon TMJ induced by psychological stress,and provided possible resolutions for the clinical treatment of TMD induced by psychological stress.

Objective To study the correlation between genetic polymorphisms of interleukin (IL)-1A/1B and susceptibility to tuberculosis (TB).Methods Genetic polymorphisms of IL-1A and IL1 B in 1032 TB patients and 1008 non-TB patients were analyzed using PCR-MassARRAY method.The correlation between genetic polymorphisms of IL-1A/1B and susceptibility to TB was statistically analyzed.Results Two tag SNPs of IL-1A and three tag SNPs of IL-1B were screened for the study.There were differences in the allele frequencies of rs2853550 and rs3783526 between TB group and non-TB group (P=0.047and P =0.034,respectively).IL-1 B SNP1 rs2853550 (P =0.025,OR =1.302,95 ％ CI =1.034-1.640,TC vs.CC) was found to be highly associated with TB,while the other SNPs showed no significant correlations with TB.Furthermore,IL-1B SNP1 rs2853550 [P=0.019,OR=1.308,95％ CI=1.045-1.638 for (TC+TT) vs.CC] in the dominant model conferred significant risk for TB,but IL-1A SNP2 rs3783526 [P=0.000,OR=0.764,95％ CI =0.591-0.988 for GG vs.(AA+GA)] in the recessive model showed protective effects against TB.The haplotype ‘TG’ in the IL-1B block showed a higher risk for TB compared with the common ‘ CA’ haplotype (P=0.032,OR=1.265,95％ CI=1.020-1.567).The diplotypes containing ‘ GA’ haplotype in IL-1A block and ‘ TG’ haplotype in IL-1B block were major risk factors for TB (for onecopy,adjusted P=0.014,OR=1.403 and 95％ CI=1.072-1.836; adjusted P=0.013,OR=1.339 and 95％ CI=1.063-1.688,respectively),but the diplotype with ‘CG’ in IL-1B block played a protective effect against TB (for two-copy,P=0.006,OR=0.664 and95％ CI=0.494-0.891).Conclusion The genetic polymorphisms of IL-1B rs2853550 might be closely associated with TB,but the GG genotype of IL1 A SNP rs3783526 might have the characteristic of anti-TB.