AIM To analyze the dynamic changes of five constituents in Ligustri lucidi Fructus at five picking time (August,September,October,November,December).METHODS The HPLC analysis of Ligustri lucidi Fructus ethanol extract was performed on a 25 ℃ thermostatic Aglient Zorbax SB-C1s column (4.6 mm ×250 mm,5 μm),with the mobile phase comprising of acetonitrile-0.1％ phosphoric acid flowing at 1 mL/min in a gradient elution manner,and the detection wavelength was set at 224 nm.RESULTS Salidroside,tyrosol,luteolin-7-O-glucoside,ligustroflavone and specnuezhenide showed good linear relationships within their own ranges (r ＞0.999 0),whose average recoveries were 99.56％-100.30％ with the RSDs of 0.89％-1.23％.The contents of various constituents (except for tyrosol) were the highest in samples picked up in September,followed by those picked up in October.CONCLUSION The suitable picking time of Ligustri lucidi Fructus is September and October.

Child ; Child, Preschool ; Enteral Nutrition ; adverse effects ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Pancreatitis ; etiology ; Sodium Chloride

OBJECTIVETo investigate whether the major histocompatibility complex class I chain-related gene A gene (MICA) polymorphism and serum soluble MICA level were associated with the occurrence and development of colorectal cancer.

METHODSDNA samples from 117 colorectal cancer patients and 113 healthy individuals from Yangzhou in Jiangsu province were genotyped by using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and sequence-specific primer (SSP) method and PCR based sequencing. In addition, polymorphism at position 129 was also analyzed by PCR-SSP. Serum levels of soluble MICA were measured by a sandwich ELISA method.

RESULTSNeither the extracellular nor the transmembrane region polymorphisms of MICA gene were associated with the occurrence and the different stages of colorectal cancer. In contrast, the frequency of the methionine residue at position 129 was significantly decreased in the patient group. Soluble MICA levels in sera were increased in the late stages of colorectal cancer.

CONCLUSIONAlthough there was no genetic susceptibility attributed to MICA gene polymorphism with regard to development of colorectal cancer, serum levels of soluble MICA may be a diagnostic marker of advanced stages.

Colorectal Neoplasms ; blood ; genetics ; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay ; Female ; Genotype ; Histocompatibility Antigens Class I ; blood ; genetics ; Humans ; Male ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Polymorphism, Genetic ; genetics

Animals ; Animals, Domestic ; China ; epidemiology ; Coinfection ; Coxiella burnetii ; Francisella tularensis ; Tick-Borne Diseases ; epidemiology ; transmission ; veterinary

OBJECTIVETo evaluate the performance of 18F-FDG three-head tomography with coincidence imaging and serum tumor marker assays in identifying lung lesions in 104 patients with abnormal findings on chest X-ray or computer tomography.

METHODSA prospective evaluation of 18F-FDG coincidence imaging and the measurement of 3 serum markers for lung cancer ( carcinoembryonic antigen, CYFRA21-1 and neuron specific enolase) were performed within one week in 104 inpatients with suspected lung malignancy. All images were analyzed visually. It was considered positive for malignancy if the 18F-FDG uptake was increased relative to that in the adjacent lung tissue, and was focal. The serum tumor marker test was considered positive for malignancy if the serum level of at least one marker was elevated.

RESULTS66 patients were proven to have lung cancer by pathology, and 38 patients had benign lung diseases. The sensitivity, specificity, accuracy of 18F-FDG coincidence imaging and serum tumor markers in assessing lung cancers were 80. 0% , 77. 2% , 77. 9% and 56. 0% , 60. 9%, 64. 4% , respectively. 18F-FDG coincidence images in assessing lung lesions showed significantly higher sensitivity, specificity and accuracy than serum tumor markers. Four patients with lung cancer had negative findings on 18F-FDG coincidence images but showed positive serum markers.

CONCLUSION18F-FDG coincidence imaging is a powerful tool for evaluating patients with lung lesions suggestive of malignancy. Although the determination of serum marker levels is less accurate than 18F-FDG coincidence imaging, the combination of a positive 18F-FDG coincidence result and positive tumor markers may be helpful in improving the diagnosis of lung cancers.

Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Antigens, Neoplasm ; blood ; Biomarkers, Tumor ; blood ; Carcinoembryonic Antigen ; blood ; Carcinoma, Small Cell ; blood ; diagnosis ; diagnostic imaging ; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell ; blood ; diagnosis ; diagnostic imaging ; Female ; Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 ; Humans ; Keratin-19 ; Keratins ; blood ; Lung Neoplasms ; blood ; diagnosis ; diagnostic imaging ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Phosphopyruvate Hydratase ; blood ; Plasma Cell Granuloma, Pulmonary ; blood ; diagnosis ; diagnostic imaging ; Positron-Emission Tomography ; Prospective Studies ; Radiopharmaceuticals ; Sensitivity and Specificity ; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary ; blood ; diagnosis ; diagnostic imaging

To study the molecular characteristics of Noroviruses causing outbreaks of acute gastroenteritis in Huzhou. During April 2008 and February 2009, fecal specimens of patients collected from 2 outbreaks of acute gastroenteritis were tested for Norovirus by real-time RT-PCR. Partial sequence of RNA dependent RNA polymerase(RdRp) of the positive samples were amplified by RT-PCR, the PCR products were then purified, sequenced and phylogenetic analysis was conducted. Both genogroup II (GII) and genogroup I (GI) noroviruses were detected in 2 outbreaks. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that two of the GI norovirus strains isolated from 2008 belonged to genotype GI/2 and one of the GI Norovirus strain isolated from 2009 belonged to genotype GI/3. The other GIIú norovirus strains isolated from 2009 had high nucleotide identity with GIIb genotype that had been reported frequently in European countries during 2000 and 2001 and in Asian countries recently. These results suggested that the epidemic strains of norovirus isolated in Huzhou had a high degree of genetic diversity and prevalent genotypes at different times were also different. To our knowledge this is the first report of detecting GIIb variant in outbreaks of acute gastroenteritis in China.
Acute Disease ; Caliciviridae Infections ; epidemiology ; virology ; China ; epidemiology ; Disease Outbreaks ; Feces ; virology ; Gastroenteritis ; epidemiology ; virology ; Genotype ; Humans ; Norovirus ; classification ; genetics ; isolation & purification ; Phylogeny ; RNA, Viral ; genetics ; Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid

OBJECTIVETo compare the efficacy of nuclear microarray combined with fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and immunohistochemistry in detecting ALK gene translocation and ALK fusion protein in anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL).

METHODSALK gene translocation and ALK fusion protein in 17 paraffin-embedded ALCL specimens were detected using nuclear microarray combined with FISH and immunohistochemical straining, respectively.

RESULTSThe expression of ALK fusion protein was detected immunohistochemically with ALK antibody in 8 of the 17 specimens of systemic ALCL, including 4 with both nuclear and cytoplasmic positivity and 4 with only cytoplasmic positivity. Dual-color FISH identified 6 positive specimens, including the 4 specimens with both nuclear and cytoplasmic positivity as identified immunohistochemically, and 2 with immunohistochemical cytoplasmic positivity. FISH yielded negative results for the 2 specimens with immunohistochemical cytoplasmic positivity.

CONCLUSIONNuclear microarray combined with FISH eliminated the cytoplasmic interference of the results of conventional FISH and provides a high-throughput platform for clinical detection with greater specificity than immunohistochemistry.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Humans ; Immunohistochemistry ; In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence ; methods ; Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Anaplastic ; enzymology ; genetics ; pathology ; Male ; Microarray Analysis ; methods ; Middle Aged ; Paraffin Embedding ; Protein-Tyrosine Kinases ; genetics ; Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases ; Reproducibility of Results ; Translocation, Genetic ; Young Adult

OBJECTIVETo understand the characteristics of human calicivirus (HuCV) infection in infants with diarrhea in Guangzhou city and to study genotype of the virus.

METHODSThe authors collected fecal specimens from 22 children with acute nonbacterial gastroenteritis from November to December, 2001. HuCV was detected from the specimens by RT-PCR. The PCR products were cloned into the PMD18-T cloning vector and sequenced.

RESULTSHCV was detected from the specimens of 2 cases (9%, 2/22). The nucleotide sequence analysis revealed that the virus strains belonged to genotype 2 of Norwalk-like viruses.

CONCLUSIONHuCV is one of the pathogens causing diarrhea in infants and young children in Guangzhou area. HuCV infection occurred sporadically in autumn and winter.

Base Sequence ; Caliciviridae ; genetics ; Caliciviridae Infections ; complications ; virology ; China ; DNA, Viral ; chemistry ; genetics ; Diarrhea, Infantile ; etiology ; Dysentery ; etiology ; Feces ; virology ; Genotype ; Humans ; Infant ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Phylogeny ; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Sequence Analysis, DNA ; Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid

Objective To observe the changes in noninvasive hemodynamic parameters in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) at different stages of development,and to explore the clinical significance of related parameters.Methods A total of 119 patients who had been hospitalized in the Heart Center of our hospital between March 2014 and Orctober 2016 were divided into phases A,B,and C according to the ACC/AHA Progression Criteria for Chronic Heart failure.Phase A was pre heart failure group A,phase B was pre clinical heart failure stage group B,and phase C was the clinical stage of heart failure group C.Meanwhile,39 healthy people in our hospital were chosen as group O.Their clinical data,serum BNP levels and LVEF values were collected,the noninvasive hemodynamic indexes of heart function were recorded by the noninvasive cardiac function detection system,including stroke volume (SV),cardiac output (CO),cardiac index (CI),systolic C wave amplitude,cardiac contractility index (HI),systolic function of heart contractility index (Q-B/B-X),pulmonary artery wedge pressure (PCWP),left ventricular end diastolic pressure (LVEDP),aortic compliance (AC) and total peripheral resistance (TPR).Comparative analysis of noninvasive hemodynamic indexes and changes in BNP and LVEF in different stages of CHF was conducted.Results The levels of C,SV,CO,CI,AC and HI in groups A,B and C were lower than those in control group (P ＜0.05),while Q-B/B-X,PCWP,LVEDP,and TPR were higher than those in the control group (P ＜ 0.05).C,CI,and HI decreased more significantly,but Q-B/B-X,PCWP,and LVEDP increased with the development of heart failure (P ＜ 0.05).BNP was significantly higher in group C than in normal control group (P ＜ 0.05),but there was no significant difference between group A and B.LVEF in group C was significantly lower than that in group O (P ＜ 0.05).There were negative correlations between SV,CO,CI,C,HI,AC and LVEF at different stages of heart failure,but there were positive correlations between Q-B/B-B,PCWP,LVEDP,TPR,and BNP.Receiver operating characteristics curve analysis further indicated the value of the noninvasive hemodynamic parameters C,CI,HI and Q-B/B-X in evaluation of cardiac function in the early stage of heart failure.Conclusion The changes in noninvasive hemodynamic parameters are consistent with the different stages of heart failure,which can provide an objective reference for early evaluation of cardiac function.

From November 2014 to July 2017,637 patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) were included in the analysis,among whom there were 48 cases with prior ischemic stroke (7.5％).The risk factors,history,severity of coronary artery disease,medication status,and incidence of adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (cardiac death,re-infarction,heart failure,stroke) were analyzed.Compare with patients without prior ischemic stroke (control group) patients with prior ischemic stroke (study group) had lower rates in administration of beta blockers [50.00％(24/28) vs.69.78％(411/589),x2=8.02,P＜0.05]and interventional therapy[56.67％(17/30) vs.81.86％(334/408),x2=11.15,P＜0.05].However,there were no significant differences in medication of dual antiplatelet,statins and angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blocker between two groups (P＞0.05);and there was no significant difference in major adverse cardiovascular events between two groups (P＞0.05).In the future,more studies are needed for clinical management of this group of patients.