Objective To evaluate the clinical effect of exercise therapy on patients with osteoporosis according to osteoporosis quality of life scale(OQOLS)and the changes in biochemical markers of bone metabolism.Methods Totally 94 patients with primary osteoporosis were randomly divided into 2 groups:the intervention group [exercise therapy (Wu Xing Jian Gu Cao) with calcium/vitamin D supplementation for 90 days] and the control group (only calcium/vitamin D supplementation for 90 days].OQOLS and the changes in biochemical markers of bone metabolism were observed before and after treatment.Results Compared with before treatment,25-hydroxy vitamin D[25-(OH) D]levels were increased in control group (33 cases) and intervention group (29 cases) after treatment [(61.2± 11.1) mmol/L vs.(48.1±26.2)mmol/L,both P＜0.001],and the enhanced level was higher in the intervention group than in the control group (P＜0.05).Compared with before treatment,bone alkaline phosphatase (BALP) was decreased in control and intervention group after treatment (both P＜0.05).There were significant differences in OQOLS in both groups between before and after treatment except for the function of physical activities in intervention group (P＜0.05).Conclusions The basic and exercise therapy can both increase [25-(OH) D] level,reduce BALP,and have clinical effects on bone metabolism,while exercise therapy has an improvement in osteoporosis quality of life in patients with osteoporosis.

Objective:To investigate the association of the rsl801133 polymorphisms of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR)gene and rs2236225 polymorphisms of the methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase(MTHFD1)gene with non-syndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate (NSCL/P)in Chinese population of Shanxi Province.Methods:The rsl801133 polymorphism of MTHFR gene and rs2236225 polymorphism of MTHFD1 gene were examined by PCR-RFLP in 265 patients with NSCL/P and 276 healthy controls.Data were statistically analysed.Results:The genotypic distribution of rsl801133 and rs2236225 was not deviated from the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.There was no significant difference in allele frequencies of rsl801133 and rs2236225 variants between patients with NSCL/P and healthy individuals(P <0.05).Conclusion:The polymorphism of MTHFR gene and MTHFD1 gene was not associated with NSCL/P in Chinese population of Shanxi Province.

Objective: To develop a real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) assay for detecting Sendai virus gene copy number. Methods: The recombinant plasmid was constructed and a reference used to establish the real-time qPCR method with the TaqMan probe and verified for reproducibility and sensitivity. Results: The linear range of the developed real-time qPCR assay was 1.024 × 10³ ~5 × 10¹⁰ copies/μl, with an R² value of more than 0. 99. The standard recovery of the tested samples was 84.56%~119.48%. Conclusions Compared with traditional hernagglutination assay for particle number detection, this method has higher sensitivity, better repeatability and high quantitative accuracy. It can be used for the detection of particle number of vaccine with sendai virus as the carrier, so as to detect the specific activity of vaccine products.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the anti-oxidative stress and anti-fibrotic mechanisms of adiponectin by examining effects on oxidative stress levels and expression of fibrosis-related signaling factors, including transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGFb1), collagen I (COL-1), and the adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) pathway by using an in vitro HSC-T6 cultured cell system.

METHODSActivated HSC-T6 cells were pre-treated with 1.0 mug/mL adiponectin for 0, 30, 60 and 120 min, or left untreated to serve as controls, and both groups were then exposed to 5 mumol/L H2O2; a portion of the adiponectin-treated oxidative stress-induced cells were treated with an AMPK inhibitor (Compound C). The effects on mRNA levels of TGFb1. and COL-1 were analyzed by real-time PCR, in the levels of secreted TGF-b1 and COL-1 were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay of supernatants, and in the phosphoAMPK and AMPK protein expressions were detected by Western blotting.

RESULTSCompared to the H2O2 group without adiponectin pre-treatment, the H2O2 group with adiponectin pre-treatment showed significantly increased activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD), decreased content of malondialdehyde (MDA), and decreased gene and protein expressions of TGF-b1 and COL-1 (P less than 0.05). Moreover, inhibition of the AMPK pathway inhibited these adiponectin-mediated effects. The H2O2 group with adiponectin pre-treatment also showed increased levels of phospho-AMPK protein expression, with the maximum effect detected after 120 min of the adiponectin pre-treatment (P less than 0.01).

CONCLUSIONInhibition of oxidative stress is one of the mechanisms of the anti-fibrotic effects of adiponectin. Adiponectin can attenuate oxidative stress levels, resulting in down-regulation of TGFb1 and COL-1 expression through activation of the AMPK pathway.

AMP-Activated Protein Kinases ; Adiponectin ; Cell Line ; Collagen Type I ; Down-Regulation ; Hepatic Stellate Cells ; Humans ; Hydrogen Peroxide ; Oxidative Stress ; RNA, Messenger ; Signal Transduction ; Transforming Growth Factor beta1

Objective:To investigate the effects of genomic location of a foreign gene in Shanghai-191 strain measles virus (MV) vector on gene expression and virus replication.Methods:The nucleotide sequence encoding S1 protein of SARS-CoV-2 was inserted at different positions in MV antigenome (the upstream of the N gene, between P and M genes, between H and L genes), and co-transfected into 293T cells with helper plasmids coding T7 RNA polymerase and N, P, and L proteins, respectively. The transfected cells were lysed and the supernatants were used to infected Vero cells to harvest recombinant viruses. S1 proteins expressed by the recombinant viruses were identified by RT-PCR, indirect immunofluorescence assay, Western blot and ELISA. Growth kinetics of the recombinant viruses were analyzed.Results:Recombinant viruses were failed to be rescued when the S1 protein-coding sequence was cloned into the upstream of N gene. Two recombinant viruses, MV-M-S1 and MV-L-S1, were successfully rescued when cloning the S1 protein-coding sequence into the intergenic region between P and M genes, or H and L genes, and could express S1 protein. MV-M-S1 expressed more S1 protein than MV-L-S1, but the titer of MV-M-S1 was lower.Conclusions:Inserting a foreign gene at different positions in the MV genome might have different effects on gene expression and virus replication. This study provided reference for the subsequent construction of MV vector.

Objective:To construct a recombinant herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) expressing enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) using clustered, regularly interspaced, short palindromic repeat/CRISPR-associated nuclease 9 (CRISPR/Cas9) technology.Methods:Four strategies for inserting exogenous EGFP gene into HSV-2 genome using CRISPR/Cas9 technology were designed: (1) conventional homology-directed repair: circular two homology arm donor-mediated gene knock-in; (2) linearized single homology arm donor-mediated gene knock-in; (3) homology-independent targeted integration; (4) conventional homology-directed repair-mediated by cell lines stably expressing Cas9 and sgRNA.Results:The recombinant virus HSV-2-EGFP was successfully constructed based on the second, the third and the fourth strategies. The second strategy was the most efficient, followed by the third and the fourth strategies. The purified recombinant virus could stably express green fluorescent protein in seven passages and shared similar growth characteristics in Vero cells to the parental virus.Conclusions:Linearized single homology arm donor could increase the efficiency of gene knock-in, and cell lines stably expressing Cas9 and sgRNA could increase the efficiency of gene knock-in mediated by homology-directed repair.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the effect of bronchoalveolar lavage( BAL) on respiratory function and arterial blood gas of pneumoconiosis patients. METHODS: The published literatures about relationship between BAL and respiratory function and arterial blood gas in pneumoconiosis patients from China National Knowledge Internet,Wanfang Database,Chinese Biomedical Literature Database,Chinese Journal Database,Pub Med,Embase,Web of Science Database and the Cochrane Library Database and so on from 2000 to 2016 were retrieved,collected,and screened by using bibliometric method. The data was analyzed by Meta analysis with the help of Rev Man 5. 0 software. The weighted mean difference( MD) and 95%confidence interval( CI) were calculated on selected literatures. RESULTS: A total of 20 articles were selected and used.The forced vital capacity( FVC)( MD = 0. 21,95% CI: 0. 04-0. 37),the forced expiratory volume in one second( FEV1)( MD = 0. 12,95% CI: 0. 01-0. 23),the maximum ventilatory volume( MD = 10. 73,95% CI: 3. 48-17. 98) and partial pressure of oxygen( MD = 8. 85,95% CI: 0. 30-17. 39) in the patients after BAL were higher than before( P < 0. 05),while the partial pressure of carbon dioxide in artery( MD =-3. 58,95% CI:-5. 61--1. 55) decreased( P < 0. 01).Both of the FEV1/FVC( MD = 2. 08,95% CI:-6. 27-10. 43) and the FEV1%( MD = 0. 86,95% CI:-0. 55-2. 28)had not statistically significance before and after BAL( P > 0. 05). CONCLUSION: BAL can improved respiratory function and arterial blood gas in pneumoconiosis patients.

Morita therapy has been bom for more than 100 years.Inpatient Morita therapy is highly oper-able and easy to master.It can improve many refractory neuroses through four-stage treatment.But more neuroses are treated in outpatient clinics,and Morita therapy cannot be used in hospitalized patients.Therefore,the formula-tion of expert opinions on outpatient operations is particularly important.This paper is based on domestic and for-eign references,and after many discussions by domestic Morita therapy experts,and then drew up the first version of the expert opinions on operation of outpatient Morita therapy.Meanwhile the operation rule of Morita therapy in three stages of outpatient treatment was formulated:in the etiological analysis stage,under the theoretical guidance of Morita therapy,analyze the pathogenic factors,to improve treatment compliance and reduce resistance;during the operating stage,guide patients to engage in constructive and meaningful actions,realizing the achievement of letting nature take its course principle;in the cultivating character and enriching life stage,pay attention to positive infor-mation,expanding the scope and content of actions,improving the ability to adapt to complex life,and preventing recurrence caused by insufficient abilities.It will lay a foundation for the promotion of Morita therapy in domestic outpatient clinics,so that more patients with neurosis and other psychological diseases could receive characteristic Morita therapy treatment in outpatient clinics.

Humans ; Adult ; Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis ; Pneumonia, Viral/complications* ; Risk Factors ; Pulmonary Aspergillosis/complications*