1.A profile of cross-reactive neutralizing antibodies against various subtypes of HIV-1 strains in people with HIV-1 infection in Chongqing city
Yi LIN ; Quanhua ZHOU ; Min ZHANG ; Tao WANG ; Fangwei SHEN ; Yile XUE ; Ying WANG ; Ping ZHONG
Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology 2015;(3):167-172
Objective To measure the levels of cross-reactive neutralizing antibodies responding to various subtypes of HIV-1 strains in people with HIV-1 infection in Chongqing and to analyze their character-istics.Methods Two hundred and thirty-six plasma samples were collected from patients with chronic HIV-1 infection in Chongqing city.The single-round-infection assay in TZM-bl cells were performed to screen the plasma samples with cross-reactive neutralizing antibodies against various subtypes of HIV-1 strains by using HIV-1 pseudovirus strains and to measure the 50%inhibitory dose ( ID50 ) .Results Eight-een out of 236 (7.63%) plasma samples were able to neutralize various B subtypes and/or C subtypes of HIV-1 pseudovirus strains, among which 15 plasma samples showed the great ability to neutralize pseudovir-us strains of different subtypes.Conclusion The cross-reactive neutralizing antibodies against various sub-types of HIV-1 strains existed in plasma samples collected from people with chronic HIV-1 infection in Chongqing city.
2.Establishment and application of a fluorescence quantitative Taqman-PCR detection method of mouse poxvirus
Jiangtao DU ; Fangwei DAI ; Shasang ZHOU ; Xiaoming SONG ; Yu LV ; Xiaoying SA
Chinese Journal of Comparative Medicine 2015;(6):59-64
Objective To establish a fluorescence quantitative Taqman-PCR method for rapid and accurate detection of mouse poxvirus.Methods After sequence alignment and comparison, ERPV_027 gene was selected as the primer and probe design gene.Furthermore, the specificity, sensitivity, stability and reproducibility of these primers and probes were detected.Results The detection limitation of this method was 68 copies/μL.Data showed that this method has high specificity, which specifically amplifies mouse poxvirus, with no amplification signal of mouse hepatitis virus, Sendai virus, Salmonella and some other viruses and bacteria.This method also showed good stability and reproducibility. Conclusions This study has successfully established a fluorescence quantitative Taqman-PCR method for detection of mouse poxvirus, with high specificity, sensitivity, good stability and reproducibility, and a broad application potential.
3.Serological survey of Toxoplasma gondii infection in some areas of Pu’er City
Fangwei WU ; Libo WANG ; Zunwei DU ; Hongning ZHOU ; Jinyong JIANG ; Xianghua MAO ; Xuezhong WANG
Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control 2014;(5):583-585
Objective To understand the status of Toxoplasma gondii infection in the population of Pu er City so as to pro-vide the evidence for formulating the strategy of toxoplasmosis control. Methods The population from Jingdong Jinggu and Menglian counties in Pu er City was surveyed IgG of T. gondii in serum was detected by ELISA. Results Totally 906 resident serum samples were detected and the IgG positive rate was 24.2%. The positive rates were higher in the aged groups of 30-39 years and 60-69 years and the difference among different aged groups was significant χ2=17.77 P 0.01 . There were no si-gnificant differences between different sexualities and among different educational levels and living habits P 0.05 . The posi-tive rates were 26.6% 194/730 15.5% 22/142 and 8.8% 3/34 in farmers students and other occupations respectively and there was a significant difference among them χ2=12.51 P 0.01 . The positive rates were 23.3% 198/849 and 36.8%21/57 in the farmers who had the habit of rearing pigs in pens and the farmers who had the habit of free ranging pigs respec-tively and there was a significant difference between them χ2=5.33 P 0.05 . Conclusion The IgG positive rate of T. go-ndii is very high in Pu er City and therefore the health education for toxoplasmosis control should be strengthened.
4.Impact of the CD4~+CD25~(nt/hi)CD127~(lo) regulatory T cells on the immune status and disease progression in HIV-1 infected individuals
Mingkui ZHOU ; Yile XUE ; Juli GONG ; Leiming ZHOU ; Xiaohong ZHENG ; Jing GAI ; Fangwei SHEN ; Wei ZHANG ; Zhen NING ; Qing YUE ; Wei LU ; Qichao PAN ; Laiyi KANG ; Ping ZHONG ; Wensi ZHU ; Ying WANG
Chinese Journal of Immunology 1999;0(12):-
Objective:To investigate the impact of the CD4+CD25nt/hiCD127lo regulatory T cell subset frequency on the immune status and disease progression of Chinese HIV-1 infected individuals.Methods:83 untreated HIV-infected individuals and 312 healthy control individuals of four distinct age groups were enrolled in the research. The CD4+ T cell absolute counts, phenotypes and frequency determination of CD4+CD25nt/hiCD127lo Regulatory T cell subsets was performed on freshly obtained whole blood samples by 3-color immune staining flow cytometry. The HIV-1 specific cellular immune function was test at single cell level by ELISpot. The corresponding plasma viral load was determined by NASBA.Results:The frequency of peripheral CD4+CD25nt/hiCD127lo regulatory T cells of HIV infected individuals in distinct disease progression status was dissimilar in China , and significantly increased in contrast to the healthy controls(P
5.Relationship between obesity and serum testosterone level in 1 166 adult males
Shimin XIONG ; Fangwei LIU ; Yongjun SHI ; Na YU ; Xubo SHEN ; Honggang LI ; Chengliang XIONG ; Yuanzhong ZHOU
Chongqing Medicine 2018;47(5):580-583
Objective To explore the relationship between obesity and serum testosterone level among community adult males.Methods The stratified cluster sampling method was adopted to extract 1 166 male residents aged 20 years old and over in Zunyi City and conduct the questionnaire survey and physical examination.Fasting venous blood samples were collected for detecting the serum total testosterone(TT),sex hormone binding globulin(SHBG) and luteinizing hormone(LH).Then free testosterone index(cFT),free testosterone index(FTI) and testosterone secreting index(TSI) were calculated.Results The average levels of serum TT,SHBG,cFT,FTI,TSI and LH in 1 166 adult males were(16.83±4.90)nmol/L,(42.15 ± 20.21)nmol/L,(0.31 ±0.10)nmol/L,(0.46 ± 0.19) IU/L,(3.40 ± 2.04) IU/L and(6.77 ± 5.14) IU/L respectively;the Pearson correlation analysis showed that WHtR,BMI and WC were negatively correlated with TT,SHBG,TSI and LH,and were positively correlated with FTI,WHtR was negatively correlated with cFT,BMI and WC were negatively correlated with LH,the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).The multivariate linear regression analysis shown that WHtR was negatively correlated with TT,SHBG,TSI and LH;and was positively correlated with FTI,the differences were statistically significant(P<0.01).Conclusion Adult male central obesity may be associated with the decrease of serum TT,SHBG,TSI and LH levels,and increase of FTI level.
6.Expression of pepsin in nasopharyngeal carcinoma and its correlation with quality of life after radiotherapy
Tian ZHANG ; Guodong YU ; Ying JIN ; Fangwei ZHOU ; Qiang TANG ; Zhipeng XIAN ; Zhimin WU
Chinese Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 2022;57(6):699-705
Objective:By analyzing the expression of pepsin in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) tissues, to investigate the correlation between laryngeal reflux (LPR) and NPC, as well as the effect of LPR on the quality of life of patients with NPC after radiotherapy.Methods:A total of 133 patients with NPC who underwent radiotherapy at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology of the Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Guizhou Medical University from 2005 to 2019 were enrolled consecutively, including 90 males and 43 females, aged (44.32±7.47) years old. At the same period, 58 patients with chronic nasopharyngitis who underwent nasopharyngeal biopsy were selected as the control group. Immunohistochemical method was used to detect the expression of pepsin in nasopharyngeal specimens of the two groups. In addition, 188 normal individuals were selected as the normal group in the same period. NPC patients before and within 6 months after radiotherapy were inverstigated by the General Information Questionnaire and the Quality of Life Scale, and the pepsin levels in saliva of NPC patients before and after radiotherapy and the individuals in normal group were measured. SPSS 21.0 software was used for statistical analysis.Results:Pepsin expression in 133 specimens of NPC patients was strongly positive in 24 cases (18.05%), positive in 21 cases (15.79%), weakly positive in 69 cases (51.88%), and negative in 19 cases (14.29%). The specimens of control group had 10 cases of weakly positive (17.24%), 48 cases of negative (82.76%), but no strong positive or positive pepsin expression. The rate of positive pepsin expression in the NPC group was higher than that in the control group, with a statistically significant (χ 2=83.15, P<0.001). The pepsin content in the saliva of NPC patients after radiotherapy ((30.31±7.82) ng/ml) was higher than that before radiotherapy ((20.47±8.21) ng/ml) and the normal group (5.11±2.13) ng/ml), and the pepsin content in saliva before radiotherapy was higher than that in the normal group, and all differences were statistically significant (all P<0.05). After radiotherapy, the five functional domains of quality of life and overall quality of life of NPC patients decreased, while the related symptom scores increased (all P<0.05). Multiple linear regression analysis showed that pepsin content in saliva was the influential factor of five functional domains of quality of life, related symptoms and overall quality of life in NPC patients after radiotherapy (all P<0.05). Conclusion:The positive rate of pepsin expression in NPC tissues is high, and the pepsin in saliva before and after radiotherapy of NPC patients is significantly higher than that in normal, suggesting that LPR may be involved in the process of NPC and affect the quality of life after radiotherapy in NPC patients.