SUMMARY Lymphoma is a systemic disease. It is not uncommon to be found involved in digestive or central nervous system. However, lymphoma involved in these two systems at the same time is rare. The clinical feature of a case of lymphoma with gastrointestinal bleeding and limbs weakness was investigated and the literature was reviewed. The patient came to our hospital with melena and hematemesis. She was diagnosed as gastric ulcer by gastroscopy and biopsy showed lymphoma. Two days after she came to hospital, the patient presented with progressing limbs weakness. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed irregular abnormal signals in T2-T4 vertebra, which was enhanced obviously. A strip abnormal signal could be seen in spinal cord and involved in neighboring centrum and ribbing. The lesion extended to paravertebral tissue. The final diagnosis was lymphoma involved in stomach and spinal cord. Diseases presented with both upper digestive tract bleeding and symptoms of central nervous system were rare, including malignancies, virus infection and some therapy. Lymphoma was one of the causes. On the other hand, spinal cord ischemia might occur after gastrointestinal bleeding. Thus, doctors should examine the patients carefully to diagnose these diseases.

Objective:To investigate the effect of lactic acid bacteria on P38 signaling in immune response to dust time in mite-sensitized mice.Methods:40 C57BL/6 mice in Group M,P and C,except for N(saline control),were sensitized and challenged with mite extract.Mice in C and P were simultaneously fed to Lactococcus lactis and Lactobacillus respectively.Total cell count and classification in BALF were done and IL-4 level detected by ELISA.Western blot were performed for detection of P38 signaling from mice's spleen cells stimulated with mite extract.Results:IL-4 level,total cell count and the percentage of eosinophils in BALF were significantly lower in Group C(P

Objective: To compare the immunomodulatory capability to allergic asthma between orally taken Lactococcus lactis and Lactobacillus Lactobacillus plantarum in dust mite-sensitized mice. Methods: C57BL/6 mice were divided into four groups;Group N,M,L and P.Mice in M,Land P groups were sensitized with 2 % mite extract on day 0,7and 14 and challenged with 4% mite extract on day 21,22,23 and 24.Meanwhile we fed Lactococcus lactis and Lactobacillus plantarum to mice in L and P group respectively from each day of sensitization on as well as from the first day of challenge on,continuing for five days.Mice in N and M group were treated with saline as control.Histopathologic examination in the lung tissues of the mice was performed at day 3 after the last challenge.Cell count and classification,and Th1/Th2 cytokine levels in BALF were measured simultaneously.Isolated splenocytes from the mice were subjected to the detection of cell proliferation by BrdU incorporation in response to the mite extract.Using ELISA,the levels of Th1/Th2 cytokines in the supernatant of mite-stimulated splenocytes were measured. Results: Pulmonary allergic inflammation with eosinophilic infiltration as well as increased levels of IL-4 and IL-5 in BALF were observed in mice sensitized/challenged with mite extract(Group M).Pulmonary inflammation was decreased significantly in group L concomitant with down regulated levels of IL-4 and IL-5,total cell count and the percentage of eosinophils in BALF(P

As a protein originally found in plant pathogenic bacteria, transcription activator-like effectors (TALEs) can be fused with the cleaving domain of restriction endonuclease (For example Fok I) to form artificial nucleases named TALENs. These proteins are dependent on variable numbers of tandem Repeats of TALEs to recognize and bind DNA sequences. Each of these repeats consists of a set of approximately 34 amino acids, composed of about 32 conserved amino acids and 2 highly variable amino acids called repeat variant di-residues (RVDs). RVDs distinguish one TALE from another and can make TALEs have a simple cipher for the one-to-one recognition for proteins and DNA bases. Based on this, in theory, artificially constructed TALENs could recognize and break DNA sites specifically and arbitrarily to perform gene knockout, insertion or modification. We reviewed the development of this technology in multi-level and multi species, and its advantages and disadvantages compared with ZFNs and CRISPR/Cas technology. We also address its special advantages in industrial microbe breeding, vector construction, targeting precision, high efficiency of editing and biological safety.
Amino Acid Motifs ; Biotechnology ; DNA ; chemistry ; Endonucleases ; chemistry ; Tandem Repeat Sequences ; Trans-Activators ; chemistry

Epidemiology is a discipline both old and young.It's not until the 1970 s-1980 s,theoretical framework of epidemiology,as well as its study design and analysis methods were systematically summarized and improved.Since 1990s,modern epidemiology has made considerable progress,which is constantly updating our health concept and health model.Meantime,it's been continuously converging with other relevant discipline,gradually forming new branches and expanding its application.This paper summarizes the trends of epidemiology in recent decades,and explores the future direction of development.

Objective:To measure CT linearity and evaluate if it would show linear relationship between coefficient and attenuation.Methods:The Catphan phantom was used to measure CT linearity in 18 computed tomography equipments,and the results were calculated.Results:(1)The CT linearity were qualified in 14 equipment but 4.Conclusion:(1)There are many factors which affect CT linearity.The artifact will be produced if the CT linearity is unqualified.(2)CT linearity must be calibrated periodically to assure the stability of the CT linearity and to make for the accurate diagnoses.

Objective:To measure CT linearity and evaluate if it would show linear relationship between coefficient and attenuation.Methods:The Catphan phantom was used to measure CT linearity in 18 computed tomography equipments,and the results were calculated.Results:(1)The CT linearity were qualified in 14 equipment but 4.Conclusion:(1)There are many factors which affect CT linearity.The artifact will be produced if the CT linearity is unqualified.(2)CT linearity must be calibrated periodically to assure the stability of the CT linearity and to make for the accurate diagnoses.

Tuberculosis (TB), an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), is still one of the significant threats to human life. In recent years, the continuous exploration of small molecule inhibitors represented by bedaquinoline has brought new vitality into the field of tuberculosis. However, small molecule inhibitors will inevitably occur acquired drug resistance during clinical medication. As a new pharmacological mechanism, targeted protein degradation (TPD) achieves efficacy by destroying rather than inhibiting protein targets. It might be an excellent strategy to develop anti-tuberculosis drugs based on the TPD concept to solve drug resistance. This article reviews the protein degradation pathways of Mtb, such as the Pup proteasome system and the ClpP-ClpC1 complex enzyme system. The future development of these strategies into TPD drugs was prospected and summarized.

As a node between the skull and the spine, atlantoaxial joint plays a pivotal role in the maintenance of head and neck activities, as well as the connection between the brains and the spine. The biomechanical characteristics of stlantoaxial joint, together with traumatic factors, contribute to determine the site, type and character of atlantoaxial joint fracture and dislocation, they also affect the treatment of atlantoaxial joint injury. With the materials technique development and accumulated experience of clinical operations, various types of new implants are increasing and used for clinical practice, accordingly the surgical approach and therapy regimen of atlantoaxial disease have been greatly enriched. At present, the use of implant mainly aims to promote the atlantoaxial fusion or enhance the connection and fixation between atlantoaxial joints. However, the head and neck activities are also limited simultaneously while the implant enhances the atlantoaxial joint stability. Further studies require to handle the correlation between joint stability and joint flexibility and to maximize the physiological function recovery of atlantoaxial joints when ensuring the atlantoaxial joint stability.

50 000 bp)was extracted from frozen gastric cancer tissue and their corresponding normal samples and used for RLGS assay.The genome DNA was digested by methylation-sensitive restriction enzyme Not Ⅰ, and labeled by radioisotope ~(32)p,then separated by two-dimensional electrophoresis and autoradiography. Experimental conditions for each step were optimized step by step.DNA fragment sequences for the dots on scanning profile were identified according to the human RLGS database.Results RLGS assay was set up and used to get the RLGS profiles of the representative tested samples successfully.These profiles can display more than 1 200 available dots averagely,the profiles of high quality DNA sample can display more than 1 800 dots which is the average level at an excellent RLGS lab,discrepant dots which had weaken or enhanced signals and their sequence information were obtained.The result can be reproduced.Conclusion The RLGS assay is established,stabilized for detection of DNA methylation of tissue samples.