Objective To analysis the human cytomegalovirus (HCMV)and human T lymphotropic virus(HTLV)infection status in Beijing among voluntary blood donors.Methods Randomly selected 2 010 blood samples from five districts and counties of Beijing City to screen HCMV-IgG,HCMV-IgM and HTLV-Ⅰ/Ⅱ antibody by ELISA method.The positive samples were reexamined two times,two test results of samples were positive that were determined positive by ELISA. HTLV positive samples was confirmed by nested PCR.Results The HCMV-IgM and HCMV-IgG positive rates of Beijing blood donors were 2.19% and 92.59%,screened 1 case of anti-HTLV positive by ELISA method,then confirmed to be neg-ative result by nested PCR.The statistics showed that the HCMV-IgG positive rate female blood donors was higher than male (P <0.05).The positive rates of HCMV-IgM and HCMV-IgG among18~25 years old donors was lowest (P <0.05). Positive rate of HCMV-IgG in college students was lower than other occupation blood donars (P <0.05)and education de-gree was independent of HCMV-IgG,HCMV-IgM positive rates (P >0.05).Conclusion In this investigation,2 010 cases of voluntary blood donors from five districts of Beijing were not found in cases of HTLV infection,HCMV infection was prevalent.

Objective To construct the risk model for healthcare-associated infection (HAI)with multidrug-re-sistant organisms(MDROs)in intensive care unit (ICU).Methods 836 patients who were admitted to ICU for more than 48 hours between October 2012 and September 2015 were analyzed retrospectively,logistic regression model of HAI was constructed,the model was conducted goodness of fit tests and the area under ROC curve analysis. Results Among 836 patients,incidence of HAI with MDROs was 14.23%(n=119).15 variables that were statis-tically significant in univariate analysis were included in logistic multivariate analysis,the results showed that the following variables entered into logistic regression equation:length of ICU stay (OR,2.493 [95%CI ,1 .816 -3.494]),underlying diseases (OR,1 .536 [95%CI ,1 .243 - 1 .898 ]),hypoproteinemia (OR,87.211 [95%CI , 36.165-210.304]),ventilator days (OR,1 .723 [95%CI ,1 .399-2.121 ]),fever(OR,20.639 [95%CI ,3.462 -123.043]),and primary pulmonary infection (OR,0.295 [95%CI ,0.133 -0.664]).Evaluation of model effect:sensitivity 95%,specificity 87.9%,the area under ROC curve 0.973.Conclusion Logistic regression model has a high goodness of fit in predicting HAI among ICU patients.

Objective To investigate the bladder function in primipara and bipara within 1 week after delivery using urodynamic study.Methods Investigations on urodynamic changes were performed in 36 primipara volunteers and 12 bipara volunteers according to the recommendations of the International Continence Society(ICS).Fourteen women with upper urinary tract diseases but having normal lower urinary tract function,who had not experienced parturation were included as controls.Results Functional bladder volume(FBV)of primipara and bipara after delivery and normal desire cytometric capacity (NDCC)were respectively lower than those of control group(437?193)ml and(338?120)ml,however FBV and NDCC between primipara and bipara(310?154),(215?90)ml vs(243?141),(225?115) ml were not significantly different.The static Pure.max and Pure.clos.max of primipara and bipara were respectively higher than those of control group(87?7)cm H_2O(1 cm H_2O=0.098 kPa)and(78?8) cm H_2O(P

Heart Neoplasms ; diagnostic imaging ; secondary ; surgery ; Heart Ventricles ; pathology ; Humans ; Lung Neoplasms ; pathology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Radiography

Due to the advanced diagnostic technique and better understanding for multiple primary lung cancers (MPLC), the increasing incidence of MPLC has been reported. Very often, MPLC are misdiagnosed as metastasis because of lacking efficient molecular biomarkers for prediction and diagnosis. Studies on the molecular mechanism for tumorgenesis and progression of MPLC may therefore facilitate the discovery of biomarkers for disease diagnosis and prognosis, so that an individual and rational treatment can be achieved. We tried to further our understanding and improve the diagnostic skill for MPLC by reviewing the current status and the latest advancement of molecular markers related to MPLC.
Adenocarcinoma ; pathology ; Biomarkers, Tumor ; analysis ; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung ; drug therapy ; radiotherapy ; Carcinoma, Small Cell ; pathology ; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell ; pathology ; Chromosome Deletion ; DNA Damage ; Genes, Tumor Suppressor ; Humans ; Incidence ; Lung Neoplasms ; diagnosis ; epidemiology ; etiology ; genetics ; Neoplasms, Multiple Primary ; diagnosis ; epidemiology ; etiology ; genetics ; Smoking ; adverse effects

Background Thymectomy is an established treatment for myasthenia gravis (MG),and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) thymectomy has become an acceptable surgical procedure.This study aimed to compare the results of VATS thymectomy and open thymectomy and to identify the prognostic factors after thymectomy.Methods The clinical data of 187 consecutive thymectomies performed between July 2000 and December 2009 were retrospectively reviewed; 75 open thymectomies and 112 VATS thymectomies.Clinical efficacy and variables influencing outcome were assessed by Kaplan-Meier survival curves and Cox proportional hazards regression analysis.Results The operative blood loss in the VATS group was significantly less than that in the open group ((62.14±55.43)ml vs.(137.87±165.25) ml,P ＜0.05).The postoperative crisis rate increased with the severity of preoperative MG and the prescription dose of anticholinesterase.Complete follow-up information of patients more than 12 months after the thymectomy was obtained on 151 cases,89 cases from the VATS group and 62 cases from the open group,with a mean follow-up period of 59.3 months,range from 12 to 117 months.Complete stable remission (CSR) was the end point for evaluation of the treatment results.The overall five-year CSR rate was 57.5％ Two good prognostic factors were identified; preoperative prescription of anticholinesterase alone (P=0.035) and non-thymomatous MG (P=0.003).The five-year CSR rate of the ocular type of MG reached a high level of 67.4％.Conclusions Thymectomy can achieve good long-term CSR in MG,and VATS is an ideal alternative method.High-dose prescription of anticholinesterase and the advanced stage by Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America (MGFA) classification have higher risks of postoperative crisis.Preoperative prescription of anticholinesterase alone and non-thymomatous MG are good prognostic factors.Thymectomy should also be considered for the ocular type of MG.

Objective To investigate the effects of curcumin on sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca~(2+)-ATPase in heart failure rabbits.Methods Rabbit heart failure model was made with aortic regurgitation and abdominal aorta constriction and 40 rabbits were randomly divided into 4 groups including:(1) heart failure treated with curcumin;(2) heart failure treated with placebo;(3) healthy control treated with curcumin and (4) healthy control treated with placebo.All rabbits were administrated with curcumin capsules or placebo capsules 100 mg·kg~(-1)·d~(-1),respectively.All groups were sacrificed after eight weeks.Myocardial ultrastructural organization was detected by transmission electron microscope.RT-PCR and Western blot were used to measure the expression of sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca~(2+)-ATPase in mRNA and protein levels,respectively.Malachite green colorimetric assay was used to evaluate the activity of sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca~(2+) -ATPase.Results All detected parameters were similar between control curcumin group and control placebo group.Compared with the control groups (Groups 3 and 4),the heart/body weight ratio was significantly increased in the heart failure-curcumin group (Group 1) and the heart failure-placebo group (Group 2,all P＜0.05),but the ratio was significantly lower in heart failure-curcumin group than in heart failure-placebo group (P＜0.05).The degree of heart failure was decreased by curcumin.Activity and mRNA and protein expression for sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca~(2+) -ATPase were significantly reduced in the heart failure-placebo group and which could be significantly attenuated by curcumin (all P＜0.05).Conclusion Curoumin could improve cardiac function via upregulating the expression of sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca~(2+) -ATPas in this model.

OBJECTIVETo observe the anti-renal fibrosis effect of Paidu Baoshen Pill (PBP) on 5/6 nephrectomized rats and to explore its mechanism.

METHODSTotally 50 SD male healthy rats were randomly divided into the normal control group (n = 10), the sham-operation group (n = 10), and the nephrectomy model group (n = 30) according to the proportion of 1:1:3. Rats in the sham-operation group had their renal capsule isolated without nephrectomy. Rats in the nephrectomy model group had their kidneys 5/6 nephrectomized. Then 24 h urine was collected and 24 h urinary protein (24 h UP) detected. Serum blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and serum creatitine (SCr) were also tested. According to the SCr level 30 rats of the model group were further randomly divided into the model group, the PBP group, and the Niaoduqing Granule (NG) group, 10 in each group. Rats in the PBP group and the NG group were respectively administered with PBP (at the daily dose of 1.0 g/kg) and NG (at the daily dose of 3.33 g/kg) by gastrogavage (they were dissolved in distilled water). At the same time, 2 mL distilled water was administered by gastrogavage to rats in the normal control group, the sham-operation group, and the nephrectomy model group, once daily for 4 successive weeks. Mental conditions, activities, hair color, shape of stool, and the body weight were observed during administration. After 4 weeks, urine was collected to detect 24 h UP. Blood was sampled to detect SCr, BUN, transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1), type III procollagen (PC III), collagen type IV (Col IV), laminin (LN), and fibronectin (FN). After rats were killed, their left remnant renal tissues were collected for pathological examinations. The protein expression quantity of TGF-β1 and FN was detected by immunohistochemical method. mRNA expression levels of TGF-β1 and FN were detected using real time fluorescent quantitative PCR.

RESULTSThere was no statistical difference in the above indices between the normal control group and the sham-operation group (P > 0.05). Compared with the sham-operation group, rats' general condition was poorer in the model group, their body weight grew slower, and 24 h UP increased; serum levels of BUN, SCr, TGF-β1, PC III, Col IV, LN, and FN increased; the residual renal pathological lesion was serious; expression levels of TGF-β1, TGF-β1, mRNA, FN, and FN mRNA increased in the renal tissue (all P < 0.01). Compared with the model group, rats' general condition was better, their body weight grew faster, 24 h UP reduced (P < 0.05), blood levels of BUN and SCr decreased significantly (P < 0.01), serum levels of TGF-β1, PC III, CoL IV, LN, and FN decreased (P < 0.05, P < 0.01); the residual renal pathological lesion was attenuated in the PBP group and the NG group; expression levels of TGF-β1, TGF-β1, mRNA, FN, and FN mRNA decreased (P < 0.01). Compared with the NG group, blood levels of SCr and FN, and expression levels of FN and FN mRNA decreased more in the PBP group (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONSPBP had the effect of anti-renal fibro- sis in 5/6 nephrectomized rats. Down-regulating expression levels of TGF-β1, and FN from gene transcription and protein translation levels might be one of its mechanisms.

Animals ; Blood Urea Nitrogen ; Collagen Type IV ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; therapeutic use ; Fibronectins ; Kidney ; Kidney Diseases ; drug therapy ; Laminin ; Male ; Nephrectomy ; Rats ; Transforming Growth Factor beta1

OBJECTIVETo study the molecular mechanisms of nm23-H1 for regulating PKC signal pathway before and after transfection with nm23-H1 gene.

METHODSUsing Western-blot, Boyden-chamber, MTT and laser scanning confocal microscopy (LSCM) techniques to detect the distribution of PKC in cytosol and plasma membrane, changes of invasion and proliferation activity, PKC translocation status and changes of intracellular Ca(2+) concentration among different human pulmonary carcinoma cells with transfected or untransfected nm23-H1 gene, and changes of the three cell lines after treatment with Calphostin C, a PKC inhibitor.

RESULTS(1) The expression of PKCalpha, PKCbeta II on L9981 and L9981-pLXSN cell membrane, which was in activated status, was remarkably higher than those in L9981-nm23-H1 cell line (P < 0.001). The expression of PKCalpha, PKCbeta II in cytosol in L9981 and L9981-pLXSN cell lines, which was in inactivated status, was lower than those in L9981-nm23-H1 cell line (P < 0.001). It means that the PKC signal pathway was activated in L9981 and L9981-pLXSN cell lines. (2) PKCalpha and PKCbeta II mainly located in nuclei and perinuclear area in L9981 and L9981-pLXSN cells, which were in active status, and the Ca(2+) concentration in these cells was obviously higher than that in L9981-nm23-H1 cell line (P < 0.01). In L9981-nm23-H1 cell line, which was transfected with nm23-H1 gene, PKCalpha and PKCbeta II mainly located in soluble cytosolic section, in an inactive status. (3) The invasion and proliferation ability of L9981 and L9981-pLXSN lung cancer cells was higher than that of L9981-nm23-H1 cell line (P < 0.001). There was no statistically significant difference between L9981 and L9981-pLXSN cell lines (P > 0.05). (4) After treated with PKC inhibitor Calphstin C, the expression of PKC and PKCbeta II in membrane in L9981 and L9981-pLXSN cell lines was down-regulated (P < 0.001), PKCalpha and PKCbeta II were mainly located in cytosolic area, mainly in an inactive status, and the Ca(2+) concentration was found to be decreased in all the three cell lines. The invasion and proliferation ability of the three lung cancer cell lines were obviously decreasing (P < 0.001). However, the invasion and proliferation ability of L9981-nm23-H1 lung cancer cell line was still lower than that of L9981 and L9981-pLXSN lung cancer cell lines (P < 0.001). There was also no significant difference between L9981 and L9981-pLXSN cell lines (P > 0.05).

CONCLUSIONThe results of this study suggest that nm23-H1 gene might inhibit the invasion and metastasis of lung cancer cells by down-regulating PKC signaling pathway. The Ca(2+) in cells might be involved in this process.

Calcium ; metabolism ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Cell Membrane ; metabolism ; Cell Proliferation ; drug effects ; Cytosol ; metabolism ; Down-Regulation ; Humans ; Lung Neoplasms ; enzymology ; metabolism ; pathology ; NM23 Nucleoside Diphosphate Kinases ; genetics ; Naphthalenes ; pharmacology ; Neoplasm Invasiveness ; Protein Kinase C ; antagonists & inhibitors ; metabolism ; Protein Kinase C beta ; Protein Kinase C-alpha ; metabolism ; Signal Transduction ; Transfection

China ; Female ; Genotype ; Hepatitis B virus ; genetics ; Hepatitis B, Chronic ; virology ; Humans ; Male