Objective To investigate the effect of stem cell factor (SCF) on the proliferation and differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) into cardiomyogenic cells in rats. Methods The MSCs pretreated by SCF were cocultured with cardiomyocytes. The cell cycle of 4th passage MSCs was analyzed by flow cytometry. The morphologic changes of MSCs were recorded with digital microscope camera system, and the expressions of cardiac myosin heavy chain (MHC?/?) and troponin T (TnT) were detected by immunofluorescence technique. The percentage of the differentiation of MSCs into cardiomyogenic cells was calculated. Results The percentage of G 0/G 1 phase cells of MSCs in the SCF group was significantly lower than that in the control group(P

Objective The clinical significance of serum cytokine in kidney transplanted patients have been evaluated by observing the variation of cytokines and biochemical parameters. Methods The serum IL-1?、IL-1?、IL-2、IL-4、IL-6、IL-8、IL-10、VEGF、IFN-?、TNF-?、MCP-1、EGF and 22 items of biochemistry parameters have been followed in 10 patients during 90 days around operation time. Cytokine had been measured by biochips methods in evidence 180 automatic biochips analyzer. The serum biochemical parameters had been measured by Roche diagnostic company reagents kits in HITACHI 7600DDP analyzer.Results Serum IL-6 and IL-8 had reached the highest level [(42.5?42.8) ng/L and (343.5?493.1) ng/L] at 7 days after kidney transplantation,whereas IL-2 and IL-10 were reached the highest level [(16.3 ? 5.7) ng/L and (16.6 ? 24.2) ng/L] respectively at 14 days. Then they decreased gradually, but IL-6 and IL-8 were still higher than normal control. The decreased VEGF, EGF and MCP-1 in kidney failure patient had increased gradually after transplantation. But EGF was still lower than normal control at 90 days after operation. Urea、Cr、Ua and Glu had been restored to normal level after two month of operation and the significant relationship between IL-8 and serum LDH activity have been found( r=0.93,P

Objective To evaluate the clinical significance of the multiple cytokines in the serum of SARS patients and explore the rel ationship between the immune-reactivity and pathological damages. Methods 12 different serum cytokines have been detected in 4 groups ( inchoation, metaphase, convalescence of SARS patients and Healthy control) by using biochips technique(RANDOX) and to study the changes of each cytokine level in SARS patients. Results Compared with healthy group, IL-6 , IL-8 , IL-10 ,IFN? increased obviously and IL-1? ,IL-2,IL-4,VEGF,EGF,MCP-1, TNF?decreased obviously. Whereas IL-1?has no statistic changes among different stages of SARS. Conclusion There were obvious changes of multiple cytokines in different phase of SARS pathological process, especially in the early phase. It is further support the hypothesis that over-reaction of the immune system initiated the pathological injuries of the patients.

Objective To determine the serum levels of cytokine IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, VEGF, IFNγ, EGF, MCP-1 and TNFα in preoperative and postoperative patients with hepatocarcinoma(HCC). Methods 30 patients with hepatocirrhosis were taken as hepatocirrho-sis group; 30 normal health examiners were taken as the normal control group. 30 patients with hepatocarcinoma were taken as HCC group; 30 patients with hepatic hemangioma were taken as the control group. Cytokines had been measured by biochips methods in evidence 180 automatic biochips analyze.Results The serum levels of IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, VEGF and EGF of the patient with HCC and cirrhosis were significantly higher than those in normal control group. The serum levels of IL-10, IFNγand TNFα of the patient with HCC and cirrhosis were significantly lower than those in normal control group. The serum levels of IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, VEGF and EGF of the preoperative patient with HCC were significantly higher than those in the postoperative patient with HCC. The serum levels of IL-10,IFNγ and TNFa of the preoperative patient with HCC were significantly lower than those in the postoperative patient with HCC. Conclusions These results suggest that the serum levels of angiogenic factors in HCC were increased. The serum levels of the inhibitors of vascular endothelial cells in HCC were decreased. The serum levels of angiogenic factors in the postoperative patient with HCC were decreased. The serum levels of inhibitors of vascular endothelial cells in the postoperative patient with HCC were increased.

Objective:To study the detection value of platelet activation indexes and platelet parameters in patients with hepatitis B-induced cirrhosis.Methods:40 patients with hepatitis B-induced cirrhosis in our hospital from November 2015 to August 2016 were selected as the observation group.40 healthy subjects went through physical examination during the same period were chosen as the control group.The platelet activation indexes and platelet parameters of subjects with same age in two groups were detected and compared.The detection results of the two items in patients with different stages of hepatitis B-induced cirrhosis were compared,too.Results:The PLT of observation group was lower than that of control group,while the other platelet parameters and platelet activation indexes were all higher than those of control group.The detection results of two items in patients with different stages of hepatitis B-induced cirrhosis were with significant differences,all P＜0.05.Conclusion:The platelet activation indexes and platelet parameters in patients with hepatitis B-induced cirrhosis are obviously abnormally expressed.There are significant differences among the detection results in patients with different stages.Therefore,surveillance of those indexes in patients with hepatitis B-induced cirrhosis should be strengthened.

ObjectiveTo determine the serum levels of cytokines associated with vascular endothelial cells before and after treatment with either transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) or partial hepatectomy in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).MethodsThere were 30 patients who received partial hepatectomy (the operation group) and 30 patients who received TACE (the TACE group).Cytokines were measured before and after treatment.ResultsThe serum levels of IL-1β,IL-6,IL-8,VEGF and EGF of the post-TACE patients were significantly lower than the pre-TACE patients.The serum levels of IL-10,IFNγ and TNFα of the post-TACE patients were significantly higher than the pre-TACE patients.The serum levels of IL-1β,IL-6.IL-8,VEGF and EGF in the postoperative patients were significantly lower than the post-TACE patients.The serum levels of IL-10,IFNγ and TNFα of the postoperative patients were significantly higher than the post-TACE patients.ConclusionThe results suggested that the serum levels of angiogenic factors in the postTACE patients were significantly higher than the postoperative patients.The serum levels of the inhibitors of vascular endothelial cells of the post-TACE patients were significantly lower than the postoperative patients.

Objective To analyze the differences of biochemical and immunological indicators in gender or Lee′s classification of IgA nephropathy ( IgAN) to provide laboratory evidence for clinical diagnosis and treatment of IgAN.Methods Retrospective cohort study.The information of biochemical and immunological indicators of 213 in-hospital patients which were admitted in Chinese PLA General Hospital in June to December, 2012.The data were collected and analyzed with t-test, non-parameter analysis, Pearson correlation analysis, ROC curves analysis and Logistic regression analysis according to gender or Lee′s classification ( Lee′s≤3 group and Lee′s>3 group).Results In this study, the average age and sex ratio of patients with IgAN was ( 35.0 ±10.6 ) years old and 2.04∶1.00.T-test and non-parameter analysis indicated homocysteine(HCY), immunoglobulin E (IgE), immunoglobulin M (IgM), prealbumin (PA), ceruloplasmin ( CP) ,α1-acidoglycoprotein(α1-AGP) , albumin ( Alb) ,α2-globulin(α2-G) andγ-globulin (γ-G) had significant difference in gender (P<0.05).And cystantin-C (CYS-C), HCY, complement 4 (C4),β2-microglobulin(β2-MG), PA, α1-AGP, α1-globulin(α1-G), immunoglobulin G (IgG), IgM and transferrin ( TF ) had significantly different in Lee′s classification ( P<0.05 ).ROC curves analysis showed that the areas under curves of CYS-C andβ2-MG were 0.891 and 0.839 respectively;the sensitivity was 90.2%and specificity was 75.3% when cutoff value of CYS-C was 1.56 mg/L; the sensitivity was 80.3%and specificity was 78.8% when cutoff value of β2-MG was 0.275 mg/dl.Logistic regression analysis showed that CYS-C ( OR: 31.380, 95% CI: 10.808 -91.113, P=0.000 ) and HCY ( OR:1.035, 95%CI:1.002-1.069, P=0.040) were introduced into the model after twice variable selections.ROC curve of CYS-C combined with HCY for classifying Lee′s classification showed that the sensitivity, specificity, Jorden index and AUC were 0.843, 0.862, 0.705 and 0.894 ( P=0.000 ) , respectively.Conclusions CYS-C,β2-MG, PA and HCY were valuable indicators for Lee′s classification.CYS-C andβ2-MG had high correlation with Lee′s classification, which indicated that these two tests were related to the severity of IgAN.CYS-C combined with HCY could improve the diagnostic efficiency of IgAN Lee′s classification.Combination of biochemical and immunological indicators could improve the accuracy of Lee′s classification and provide effective laboratory evidence for clinical treatment of IgAN.

Objective:To establish an inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) based immunoassay method for the quantitative detection of human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG), and evaluate the clinical applicability of this method.Methods:Sm was selected as element tags, and the HCG quantitative detection system was established by double antibody sandwich method. The dosage of biotinylated antibody and reaction time were optimized. According to EP documents of Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) and related standards, the analytical performance was evaluated after the establishment of the assay, including the limit of blank (LOB), linearity, precision, recovery, cross reactivity and interference test. And 88 clinical samples were measured using the new method compared to the electrochemical immunoassay (ECLIA) method.Results:Total process completed within 30 min after optimization, and the optimal biotinylated antibody dosage was 0.5 μl. The LOB was 0.29 mIU/ml. The linearity was good within the range of 1.16-8 365.62 mIU/ml with the linear correlation coefficient greater than 0.995 ( R2=0.998 0), the recovery was 97.53%-102.01%. Both intra-and inter-assay coefficients of variation of the high-value sample and the low-value sample were less than 10%. And there was no significant cross-reaction with Luteinizing hormone (LH), follicular stimulating hormone (FSH), and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH). The interference bias caused by different concentrations of interference substances was less than 10%. When compared with the ECLIA method for clinical sample detection, the proposed method showed a significant correlation( R2=0.960 0). Conclusion:The proposed ICP-MS base immunoassay for HCG detection has good accuracy, high sensitivity and specificity, and the results of analytical performance verification meet the clinical requirements, which provides experimental basis for the clinical application of this method.

Danshen, the dried roots and rhizomes of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge (S. miltiorrhiza), is widely used in the treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Tanshinones, the bioactive compounds from Danshen, exhibit a wide spectrum of pharmacological properties, suggesting their potential for future therapeutic applications. Tanshinone biosynthesis is a complex process involving at least six P450 enzymes that have been identified and characterized, most of which belong to the CYP76 and CYP71 families. In this study, CYP81C16, a member of the CYP71 clan, was identified in S. miltiorrhiza. An in vitro assay revealed that it could catalyze the hydroxylation of four para-quinone-type tanshinones, namely neocryptotanshinone, deoxyneocryptotanshinone, and danshenxinkuns A and B. SmCYP81C16 emerged as a potential broad-spectrum oxidase targeting the C-18 position of para-quinone-type tanshinones with an impressive relative conversion rate exceeding 90%. Kinetic evaluations andin vivo assays underscored its highest affinity towards neocryptotanshinone among the tested substrates. The overexpression of SmCYP81C16 promoted the accumulation of (iso)tanshinone in hairy root lines. The characterization of SmCYP81C16 in this study accentuates its potential as a pivotal tool in the biotechnological production of tanshinones, either through microbial or plant metabolic engineering.
Humans ; Salvia miltiorrhiza/metabolism* ; Biosynthetic Pathways ; Quinones/metabolism* ; Plant Roots/metabolism* ; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant