Liver fibrosis is an important pathological stage for the progression of chronic liver diseases to liver cirrhosis.Timely and accurate assessment of fibrosis degree plays an important role in guiding the treatment of chronic liver diseases.With the development of molecular biology techniques and wide application of molecular diagnostic techniques,the measurement of novel serum molecular diagnostic markers may contribute to the early diagnosis and precise treatment of liver fibrosis.A number of novel serum molecular markers with a diagnostic value have been identified,including fibroblast factor,matrix metalloproteinases and their inhibitors,extracellular matrix-related markers,and non-coding RNAs.In addition,genomics,proteomics,and metabolomics also have certain diagnostic values.

Objective:To investigate the existence condition of hepatitis B surface antigen(HBsAg) termina-tion codon bias.Methods: A total of 174 reference sequences of all kinds of Hepatitis B virus(HBV) genotypes were chosen from GenBank,and compared by BioEdit.Then secondary structure of RNA was constructed and analyzed together.Results:(1) There were two types of HBsAg termination codon: TAA and TGA in 174 reference sequences.TAA was in 124 cases(71.26%);and TGA in 50 cases(28.74%).(2) There was codon bias selection in HBsAg termination codon,and it could affect the secondary structure of RNA and amino acid sequence encoding protein.Conclusion: HBsAg termination codon bias exists and may be related to RNA structure and the conservatiom of protein function in the evolutionary progress.

Objective To investigate the effect of thrombin and hemoglobin on aquaporin (AQP) and the correlation between AQP and hydrocephalus.Methods Eighty-four clean grade healthy male SD rats were randomly divided into 3 groups:a control group,a thrombin group,and a hemoglobin group using the random number table method.A hydrocephalus model was induced by injecting isotonic saline (0.3 ml),thrombin (0.3 ml[10,U/ml]) and hemoglobin (0.3 ml[150 mg/ml]),respectively into the cisterna magna.According to the deficiency and complement way,each group maintained 24 rats.The relative area of the lateral ventricles,the expression of AQP1 and AQP4,and the correlation between AQP and the area of the lateral ventricles were observed at 1,3,7,and 14 d after molding.Results (1) Compared with the control group,both the thrombin group and hemoglobin group showed hydrocephalus at 1 ,3 ,7 and 14 d,and they were most obvious at 1 day (6.94±0.19% and 6.58±0.15% vs.3.40±0.13%,6.06±0.12% and 5.79±0.09% vs.3.55±0.15%,5.80±0.13% and 5.58±0.08% vs.3.78±0.18%,5.66±0.14% and 5.47±0.13% vs.3.52±0.18 %,respectively).There were significant differences (all P<0.01).(2) The increase of AQP1 was mainly in the basal membrane and apical membrane of ventricular choroid plexus epithelial cells,and the increase of AQP4 was mainly in the ependymal cell of ventricle.The relative expression levels of AQP1 and AQP4 at 1,3,7,and 14 d in the control group were 1.09±0.07 and 1.30±0.15,0.91±0.06 and 1.18±0.12,1.33±0.17 and 1.16±0.08,1.22±0.11 and 1.00±0.10,respectively;the thrombin group were 4.40±0.14 and 3.69±0.11,3.88±0.11 and 3.17±0.07,3.55±0.07 and 2.86±0.13,and 3.36±0.07 and 2.70±0.07,respectively,the hemoglobin group were 4.24±0.07 and 3.55±0.10,3.77±0.08 and 3.04±0.09,3.46±0.07 and 2.76±0.08,and 3.31±0.10 and 2.62±0.08,respectively;the relative expression levels of AQP1 and AQP4 of the thrombin group and hemoglobin group at each time point were significantly higher than those of the control group.There were significant differences among the groups (all P<0.01).There were no significant differences in the relative expression levels of AQP1 and AQP4 mRNAs in the hemoglobin group at each time point (P>0.05);in the thrombin group and hemoglobin group,compared with those at 1 d,the expression levels of AQP1 and AQP4 at 3,7,and 14 d were significantly decreased (all P<0.01);compared with those at 3 d,AQP1 was decreased significantly at 7 and 14 d (P<0.05).The differences were statistically significant (P<0.05).(3) The relative expression levels of AQP1 (r=0.983,P<0.01) and AQP4 (r=0.987,P<0.01) in the thrombin group at each time point were positively correlated with the contralateral ventricular area;and the relative expression levels of AQP1 (r=0.964,P<0.01) and AQP4 (r=0.962,P<0.01) in the hemoglobin group at each time point were positively correlated with the contralateral ventricular area Conclusions After injecting thrombin and hemoglobin into subarachnoid space,it could cause the increased expression levels of AQP1 and AQP4 of ventricles and their surrounding areas.Thrombin and hemoglobin may be the important mediating factors of hydrocephalus after subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Objective To elucidate the difference between methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)and methicillin-sensitive S.aureus (MSSA)in terms of genotypes and distribution of virulence genes with the clinical strains isolated from Hohhot,and explore the relationship between the changing resistance of S.aureus and the virulence transition.Methods Pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE)and multi locus sequence typing (MLST)methods were employed to do molecular typing for 30 MRSA strains and 30 MSSA strains isolated from inpatients in Hohhot,Inner Mongolia.PCR method was used to profile the distribution of virulence genes among these strains.Results PFGE typing results showed that 60 S.aureus strains were classified into 19 major types.MSSA strains belonged to 16 types,mainly types I and H.MRSA strains mainly belonged to types of K and M.Among the 20 strains with different PFGE types,MRSA strains were mainly identified as ST-239 type.but the prevalence of sec ,seg ,sei,sem,sen,seo,fnbB ,ebpS and cap 5 was higher in MSSA strains than in MRSA strains (P<0.05).Conclusions The clinical strains of S .aureus isolated from Hohhot showed diverse genotyping features.ST-239 was the major PFGE type of MRSA strains.The prevalence of virulence genes was higher in MSSA strains than in MRSA strains. Characteristic cluster is found for specific virulence genes.The results also suggest that acquisition of specific antibiotic resistance may be associated with change of specific virulence feature in S.aureus.

Objective To understand the changes of allergic rhinitis from immunology,pathophysiology and morphology method were applied.Methods Toluene 2,4-diisocyanate was dissolved with florence oil to final concentration 10%,this solution was dropped into the nasal vestibules of animals to induce sensitization process.8 guinea pigs were prepared as allergic rhinitis with 10% Toluene 2,4-diisocyanate,and other 8 animals were used as blank controh.After model successfully established,the blood were obtained to determine RBC-C3b receptor rosette rate and RBC-imuuunocomplex rosette rate.The nasal mucosas were obtained from 2 groups,distribution and changes of substance P in nasal mucosa were observed with the application of immunohistochemical staining.The content of blood histamine was determined with ELASA method.The pathological changes of nasal mucosas were observed with the application of light microscope and transmission electron microscope.Results The behavior scores of the modeling animals were significantly higher than that of controls(P＜0.01).The value of RBC-C3b reeeptor rosette rate and RBC-imuuunoeomplex rosette rate of the modeling animals were significantly decreased than that of the controls(P＜0.05).Substance P presented in the normal nasal mucosal epithelial cells,epithelium cells of blood vessels,glandular cells and its duets,the staining density and the positive staining cells in the same aero in modeling group significantly increased,compared with controls.The counts of substance P-positive cells of control group were less than those of modeling group(P＜0.05).The content of blood histamine of the modeling animals were significantly increased compared with the controls(P＜0.01).The structure of false multiple coat cilium columnar epithelial cells in nasal mucosa of control group were successive,intact,and distinct.There were normal mucosal epithelium,lamina propria and submucosa.But modeling group showed that mucosal epithalamiums were damaged and shed,goblet cell proliferated,squamous metaphase,and epithelial necrosis happened,serous glands in lamina propria vigorously proliferated,blood vessels expanded,tissue edema formed,plenty of inflammatory cell such as eosinophil and mast cells were more in number and infiltrated.The structure of epithelial eells,cilia and mierotubule of nasal mucosa of control group were regular and distinct,there were abundant cellular organs in cytoplasm.Eosinophil cells were intact.But iu model group,mucosal epithalamium,cilia and its microtubule,mierovillus,goblet cell were damaged,the cell bulk and nucleus changed,mast cells and eosinophil cells changed,blood vessels expanded,serous glands vigorously proliferated.This morphological change was roughly identical to clinical manifestation of allergic rhinitis.Conclusion Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate can be used to establish allergic rhinitis model in guinea pigs,and some ehanges of the allergic rhinitis in model guinea pig were similar with clinic observation.

The effects of different doses of nitric oxide (NO) on the proliferation and apoptosis of the cultured bovine trabecular meshwork (TM) cells were studied. L-arginine and NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl (L-NAME) were incubated with TM cells for 48 h. In the control group, no medicine was given. In the experimental groups, concentrations of L-arginine and L-NAME were 1 x 10(-7) mol/L, 1 x 10(-6) mol/L, 1 x 10(-5) mol/L, 1 x 10(-4) mol/L, 1 x 10(-3) mol/L and 1 x 10(-2) mol/L, respectively. NO2- in supernate, the proliferation and apoptosis of TM cells and mRNA expression of bcl-2 and bax were measured by Griess reagent, terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase mediated dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL), MTT assay and in situ hybridization, respectively. The results showed that L-arginine with concentration > or = 1 x 10(-4) mol/L could induce apoptosis of the TM cells and inhibit the proliferation of TM cells through increasing the NO levels, down-regulating bcl-2 mRNA expression and up-regulating bax mRNA expression; L-NAME with concentration > or = 1 x 10(-5) mol/L could induce the proliferation of the TM cells through suppressing the production of NO. It was concluded that NO in high level could induce apoptosis of the TM cells and suppress the proliferation of the TM cells.
Animals ; Apoptosis ; drug effects ; Cattle ; Cell Division ; drug effects ; Cells, Cultured ; Culture Media ; Cyclin D1 ; biosynthesis ; genetics ; NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester ; pharmacology ; Nitric Oxide ; pharmacology ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins ; biosynthesis ; genetics ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 ; RNA, Messenger ; biosynthesis ; genetics ; Trabecular Meshwork ; cytology ; bcl-2-Associated X Protein

Objective:To investigate the efficacy and cognitive function of 3 new antiepileptic drugs Oxcarbazepine (OXC), Lamotrigine (LTG) and Levetiracetam (LEV) in children with self-limited epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (SeLECTS).Methods:This was a prospective study.A total of 98 children with SeLECTS who were treated in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University from January 2014 to June 2020 were divided into OXC group, LTG group and LEV group according to the applied therapeutic drugs.Video electroencephalograph (EEG), Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) and event-related potentials (ERPs) of the children were collected before treatment and 48 weeks of treatment.Clinical efficacy and impact on cognitive function among the 3 groups were compared.Results:(1)Efficacy: There was no significant difference in the effective rate of seizure reduction after treatment among the 3 groups( χ2=0.808, P=0.668). There was no significant difference in EEG remission rate among the 3 groups( χ2=0.763, P=0.683). (2)Cognitive function: ①Intragroup comparison of WISC findings showed that the full scale score (FIQ) and verbal intelligence quotient (VIQ) were significantly enhanced, and the scores of comprehension, vocabulary, arithmetic, decoding and spelling subtests were more significantly enhanced in OXC group after treatment (all P<0.05). In the LTG group, FIQ, VIQ and operational intelligence quotient (PIQ) were significantly enhanced after treatment (all P<0.05), and the subtest scores of comprehension, vocabulary, arithmetic, mapping and layout were significantly enhanced (all P<0.05). In LEV group, FIQ, VIQ and PIQ were significantly enhanced after treatment (all P<0.05), especially the increase in the VIQ, and the scores of vocabulary, understanding, similarity, arithmetic, decoding and puzzle subtests were significantly enhanced (all P<0.05). Pairwise comparison of WISC findings showed that there were no significant differences in the FIQ, VIQ, PIQ and subtest scores before treatment among the 3 groups (all P>0.05). After treatment, the arithmetic and decoding scores of OXC group were significantly higher than those of LTG group (all P<0.05), which were comparable between OXC group and LEV group (all P>0.05). The PIQ and the scores of mapping and layout in LTG group were significantly higher than those of the other 2 groups (all P<0.05). The LEV group had higher scores in vocabulary, comprehension and spelling than those of the other 2 groups (all P<0.05), which had higher decoding scores than those of the LTG group (all P<0.05). No significant differences were found in decoding scores between LEV and OXC group (all P>0.05). Higher VIQ and FIQ were detected in LEV group than those of the other 2 groups (all P<0.05). ②Intragroup comparison of ERPs showed that the latency of LEV group after treatment was significantly shorter than that before treatment ( P<0.05), and there was no significant difference between the other 2 groups before and after treatment (all P>0.05). Pairwise comparison of ERPs showed that before treatment, there were no significant differences in P300 amplitude and latency among the 3 groups (all P>0.05). After treatment, the latency of LEV group was significantly shorter than that of the other 2 groups ( P<0.05), and there was no significant difference in the amplitude between the 3 groups before and after treatment ( P>0.05). Conclusions:(1)In the treatment of SeLECTS in children, OXC, LTG and LEV have reliable and equivalent effects.(2)OXC, LTG and LEV have protective effects on cognitive function in children with SeLECTS.After treatment, LEV provides the strongest protective effect on FIQ, and the protective effect on VIQ is equivalent to OXC, but better than LTG.LTG is superior in protecting spatial perception and PIQ.

Objective To systematically explore the efficacy of four intervention regiments including desmopressin, alarm, desmopressin combined with alarm, and desmopressin combined with anticholinergic drugs in the treatment of monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis in children by network meta-analysis. Methods The databases of PubMed, Cochrance Library, EMBase and Web of Science were systematically searched and retrieved upto August 1, 2017. Included were the randomized controlled trials (RCTs) which had any two or more of four intervention regiments (desmopressin, alarm, desmopressin combined with alarm, and desmopressin combined with anticholinergic drugs) for treatment of monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis in children. The literature was screened according to the established inclusion and exclusion criteria, and the data extraction and quality evaluation were performed for the final inclusion of RCT. Software R 3.3.2 and STATA 14.0 were used for data analysis. Results Fifteen RCTs were included with a total of 1505 children. Network meta-analysis showed that the complete response rate and success rate of desmopressin combined with anticholinergic drugs were higher than those of desmopressin (complete reaction rate: OR=2.8, 95％ CI :1.5～5.4; success rate: OR=3.5, 95％ CI :1.7～7.5) and alarm (complete response rate: OR=2.7, 95％ CI :1.1～6.6; success rate: OR=3.8, 95％ CI: 1.6～9.0. The success rate of desmopressin combined with alarm was higher than that of alarm (OR=1.9, 95％CI: 1.1～3.4) . The recurrence rate of alarm after treatment was significantly lower than that of desmopressin (OR=0.15, 95％CI: 0.03～0.53) . The ranking results showed that the complete response rate and success rate of desmopressin combined with anticholinergic drugs were the best. The desmopressin combined with alarm can minimize the number of bed-wetting episodes per week and the recurrence rate of alarm was the lowest among the four regiments. Conclusion The effect of desmopressin combined with anticholinergic drugs is significantly better than that of alarm or desmopressin alone. The combination of desmopressin and alarm has a slight advantage or similar effect to that of single alarm or desmopressin treatment. The effect of desmopressin is similar to that of alarm. Alarm treatment has the lowest recurrence rate.

Objective: To investigate the role and mechanism of action of Yiqi Huoxue Recipe (YQHXR) in regulating autophagy and reversing liver fibrosis in rats with carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced liver fibrosis. Methods: Healthy male Wistar rats were intraperitoneally injected with a mixture of CCl4 (30%) and olive oil (70%) twice a week for 8 weeks to establish a rat model of liver fibrosis. The rats administered normal diet were used as control group. Furthermore, YQHXR or Fuzheng Huayu Recipe (FZHYR) was intragastrically administered to the rats. The serum levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) were measured using an automatic biochemical analyzer. Hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining and Masson staining were performed to observe the degree of fibrosis in rat liver. The protein expression of α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) and type I collagen α1 chain (Col1A1) in liver tissue was measured by immunohistochemistry. Furthermore, the mRNA and protein expression of α-SMA, Col1A1, autophagy-related protein 7 (Atg7), microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 (LC3), and ubiquitin-binding protein (SQSTM1/p62) were determined using qRT-PCR and Western blotting, respectively. Comparison between multiple groups was made by one-way analysis of variance, and comparison between any two groups was made using the LSD test. P < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant. Results: The YQHXR group and FZHYR group had significantly lower serum levels of ALT and AST than the model group (ALT: 66.8±10.42 U/L and 73.2±10.33 U/L vs 106.80±18.24 U/L, F = 31.672, P < 0.001; AST: 122.6±16.65 U/L and 125.4±16.92 U/L vs 278.4±66.14 U/L, F = 25.539, P < 0.001). The pathological grades of hepatic fibrosis were S5.64±0.22, S3.70±0.35, and S3.90±0.34 in the model group, YQHXR group, and FZHYR group, respectively (F = 362.188, P < 0.001). Compared with the control group, the YQHXR group and FZHYR group had significantly reduced mRNA and protein expression of α-SMA, Col1A1, Atg7, and LC3B and significantly increased expression of p62 (all P < 0.05), and the differences were greatest in the YQHXR group. Conclusion YQHXR and FZHYR can prevent or reverse liver fibrosis by regulating hepatocyte autophagy and inhibiting hepatic stellate cell activation and collagen deposition.

Objective To compare different methods on the identification of Cronobacter (C.) spp.species and to choose an optimum one.Methods Biochemical test,16S rRNA and fusA sequencing methods were carried out.Results When using the biochemical test,105 strains showed six different conditions but C.turicensis and C.universalis could not be effectively identified.Under the 16S rRNA sequencing analysis,all the strains were divided into 5 groups but C.sakazakii and C.malonaticus were tangled.Finally,all the strains were identified into 58 C.sakazakii,30 C.malonaticus,11 C.dublinensis,5 C.turicensis,1 C.muytjensii,under the fusA sequencing analysis.Conclusion Currently,fusA sequencing analysis seemed an effective method for identifying the species of Cronobacter.Since fusA sequencing analysis method was less intuitive,another method for rapid testing should be developed.