OBJECTIVE To study the clinical feature of nosocomial infection and analyze the correlative reasons,to offer the scientific theory basis for preventing and controlling the nosocomial infection. METHODS A retrospective survey was undertaken in the data of hospitalized cases during 2007. RESULTS Totally 2325 nosocomial infections in 54 505 patients were analyzed in 2007.The infection rate of nosocomial infection was 4.27%;the highest infection rate was in ICU(33.57%);the infection sites were different in distinct departments and the most common infection site was lower respiratory tract(27.19%);among pathogens isolated from nosocomial infection cases,48.05% of them were Gram-negatives,23.25% were virus,14.45% were fungi,and 14.15% were Gram-positives;the infection rate was diverse in different months. CONCLUSIONS Nosocomial infection rate is related to different underlying diseases;there are many effective actions to reduce the nosocomial infection,such as strengthening the nosocomial infection management,using the antibacterial drugs reasonably and preventing communicable diseases prevalence.

Objective To provide a basis for clinical diagnosis,a serum metabonomic dynamic study was carried out on the Tg2576 mouse model at different stages of Alzheimer's disease(AD) whose pathological progress is similar to that of human AD patients.Methods Serum samples of Tg2576 mice were collected at the early(6 months) and late(12 months) stages of Alzheimer's disease.The 1H NMR spectra of the serum samples were collected and the metabolic characteristics were analyzed by multivariate analysis.Results Significant differences in serum metabonomics were found in the transgenic Tg2576 mice and C57 mice at 6 and 12 months of age,and there were significant metabolic changes in Tg2576 mice at different stages of Alzheimer's disease.Compared with C57 mice,the Tg2576 mice at early stage of Alzheimer's disease showed higher levels of serum lactate,myo-inositol and amino acids(such as leucine,isoleucine,alanine),and lower levels of lipids,choline,phosphorylcholine,glycerol phosphorglcholine,betaine,glycine and glucose.At the late stage of Alzheimer's disease,the transgenic Tg2576 mice had higher levels of lactate,myo-inositol and alanine,while the serum levels of lipids,choline,phosphorylcholine,glycerophosphorylcholine,betaine,and glycine continued to drop.Meanwhile glutamine and creatine levels started to decline.By comparing the early and late serum metabolites of Alzheimer's disease,serum metabonomic profiles of the late stage of Alzheimer's disease indicated an up-regulation of lactate,myo-inositol and alanine,and a down-regulation of lipids,choline,phosphorylcholine and glycerophosphorylcholinelevels.Moreover,the levels of lactate,lipids,choline,phosphorylcholine and glycerophosphorylcholine showed statistical significance at the early stage of AD,and they were closely correlated with the severity of Alzheimer's disease.Conclusions The above results show that the changes of lactate,myo-inositol and alanine are positively-correlated with the development of AD,while the serum levels of lipids,choline,phosphorylcholine and glycerophosphorylcholine are inversely-proportional to the severity of AD.These metabolites are dynamically and progressively changed along with the disease progression,which hopefully may serve as early metabolic markers for the diagnosis of AD in clinical practice.

Objective:To analyze clinical and pathological features of 320 cases of Spitzoid tumors.Methods:Clinical and pathological data were collected from 320 patients with Spitzoid tumors in Department of Dermatology, Xijing Hospital from January 2005 to January 2020, and retrospectively analyzed.Results:The 320 patients included 141 males and 179 females, aged 0 - 65 (12.5 ± 11.7) years, and their course of disease ranged from 1 month to 30 years. Among them, there were 307 patients with Spitz nevi, 8 with atypical Spitz tumors and 5 with Spitzoid melanoma. Most skin lesions were solitary, and occurred on the head, face, trunk and limbs, with clear boundaries. Among the 307 patients with Spitz nevi, the skin lesions were mainly black (132 cases, 43.0%) and red (108 cases, 35.1%) in color, most of which were uniformly pigmented (262 cases, 85.3%) with smooth surfaces (272 cases, 88.6%) . There were several special clinical subtypes of Spitz nevi, including Spitz nevus arising in a nevus spilus (11 cases, 3.6%) , agminated Spitz nevus (11 cases, 3.6%) , disseminated Spitz nevus (6 cases, 2.0%) , nodular Spitz nevus (7 cases, 2.3%) and keloid-like Spitz nevus (1 case, 0.3%) . Characteristic histopathological manifestations of Spitz nevi included pagetoid spread of epidermal nevus cells (123 cases, 40.1%) , Kamino bodies at the dermo-epidermal junction (74 cases, 24.1%) , horizontal band-like distribution of nevus cells (177 cases, 57.8) , wedge-shaped distribution of nevus cells (118 cases, 38.4%) , fissures around nevus cell nests (177 cases, 57.8%) , physiological mitotic figures (117 cases, 38.1%) , and fine nuclear chromatin (307 cases, 100%) . According to the special histopathological manifestations, Spitz nevi were divided into pigmented epithelioid Spitz nevus (9 cases, 2.9%) , desmoplastic Spitz nevus (13 cases, 4.2%) , hemangiomatous Spitz nevus (8 cases, 2.6%) , verrucous Spitz nevus (12 cases, 3.9%) , mucoid Spitz nevus (10 cases, 3.3%) , halo-like Spitz nevus (4 cases, 1.3%) , etc. Among the 8 cases of atypical Spitz tumors, 4 skin lesions were black, 7 were uniformly pigmented, and 3 had rough surfaces; the characteristic pathological manifestations included mild to moderate atypia of cells, mitotic figures (2 - 6 cells/mm 2 in 7 cases) , and coarse nuclear chromatin (5 cases) . Among the 5 cases of Spitzoid melanoma, 3 had red skin lesions, 4 were non-uniformly pigmented, and 3 had rough surfaces; the characteristic pathological manifestations included pagetoid spread of melanocytes (3 cases) , non-polar infiltrating growth of immature tumor cells, pathological mitotic figures (3 cases, > 6 cells/mm 2) , coarse nuclear chromatin and obviously stained nuclear membrane. Conclusions:Spitzoid tumors are characterized by unique clinical and histopathological features. There are various clinical and pathological subtypes of Spitz nevi, and atypical Spitz tumors have clinical and pathological characteristics of both Spitz nevi and melanoma.

Objective PSGL-1 is specifically expressed in leucocytes.The aim of this study was to explore the changes of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) in the spleen and bone marrow in PSGL-1-deficient mice.Methods PSGL-1 -/-mice were used in the experiment.After identification of the offsprings, flow cytometry was used to test the expression of CD11b and Gr-1 in C57 and PSGL-1 -/-mice.Results Compared with the C57 mice, the expression of MDSCs was up-regulated in the PSGL-1-deficient mice ( P <0.001).Conclusion The expression of MDSCs is upregulated in PSGl-1-deficient mice.

Objective Shkbp is also called Shkbp1,can competitively inhibit binding CIN85 and c-Cbl,thereby blocking the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) endocytosis and degradation,to play a role in tumor promotion.This study aims to explore the changes in blood cell classification and T cell subsets in blood,bone marrow,and spleen in Shkbp1-deletion (Shkbp-1-/-) mice.Methods Shkbp-1-/-transgenic mice were identified by PCR genotyping.Blood cell classification was performed using an automatic classification system.Flow cytometry was used to detect the T lymphocyte subsets in the blood,bone marrow,and spleen of Shkbp-1-/-and control mice.Results Routine blood examination showed that neutrophils and eosinophils tended to increase and showing significant differences,and there was no significant difference in lymphocytes.The flow cytometry results showed that there was a decrease of CD4+CD8+ double positive cells and increase of bone marrow CD3+ and CD4+ cells in the control group.However,there was a decreasing trend of CD3+,CD4+,CD8+,and CD4+CD8+ cells in the spleen tissues.Conclusions Shkbp1 is involved in the maturation and differentiation of blood cells,and affects the number of immune cells.This study lays a foundation for the study of how Shkbp1 is involved in the differentiation of blood cells.

Objective To establish a mouse model of diethylnitrosamine(DEN)-induced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC),and to explore the effects of two different diet formulas on the establishment of DEN-induced HCC model.Methods SPF C57BL/6 mice (8 males and 8 females) were injected intraperitoneally with 25 mg/kg DEN at day 14 to establish a HCC model.The mice were divided into two groups after weaning.One group was fed with the SPF class rodents cereal-based diet,another group was fed with AIN-93G formula diet.The mice were sacrificed at the age of 9 months.The livers were weighed and the growth of liver cancer was observed and recorded.Results All the mice in the cereal-based diet group developed HCC as expected.The body weight and liver mass of the mice in the AIN-93G diet group were significantly lower than that of the cereal-based diet group.The incidence of HCC,and the number and size of tumor nodules were also significantly lower in the AIN-93G diet group than that in the cereal-based diet group.Conclusions DEN-induced HCC model has been successfully established in mice fed with cereal-based diet,while mice fed with AIN93-G diet prevented the development of DEN-induced HCC,and their body weight was decreased significantly,suggesting that dietary factors play a key role in establishment of animal disease models.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the role of type I collagen as an autocrine protein in promoting the growth lung cancer cells in a three-dimensional (3D) culture system.

METHODSImmunohistochemistry and RT-PCR were used to detect the expression of type I collagen in lung cancer specimens and 5 lung cancer cell lines. The lung cancer cell lines in 3D cultures were treated with vectors harboring short hairpin RNA (shRNA) targeting type I collagen, and the cell growth suppression was evaluated using MTT assay and colony formation assay. The lung cancer cells stimulated with supernatant from lung cancer-derived fibroblasts were tested for the expression of type I collagen mRNA.

RESULTSType I collagen expressions were detected in both the lung cancer tissues and the cell lines. In the 3D culture system, the growth of the cancer cell lines was obviously suppressed by shRNA-mediated type I collagen knockdown evidenced by lowered cell growth rate and colony formation ability. Stimulation with fibroblast culture supernatant resulted in enhanced expressions of type I collagen in the cancer cell lines.

CONCLUSIONAutocrine of type I collagen I is required for maintaining lung cancer cell growth in 3D cultures, and its expression is regulated by fibroblasts. These findings provide new insights into the role of type I collagen I in the tumor microenvironment and point a new direction for targeted therapy of tumors.

Cell Cycle ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Cell Proliferation ; Collagen Type I ; secretion ; Fibroblasts ; Humans ; Immunohistochemistry ; Lung Neoplasms ; metabolism ; RNA, Messenger ; RNA, Small Interfering

Objective To construct the PSGL-1+/-;IL-2-/-mice model. Methods PSGL-1 KO mice were mated with IL-2 KO mice. Mice were genotyped by PCR after cut the tail and extracted DNA. Results After PSGL-1 KO mice being mated with IL-2 KO mice for three generations, PSGL-1+/-;IL-2-/-mice were obtained. Conclusion PSGL-1+/-;IL-2-/-mice are established through PSGL-1 KO mice being mated with IL-2 KO mice.