Decreased sperm count, low sperm motility and sperm malformation are important factors of male infertility, but their pathogenic mechanisms have not yet been elucidated. Autophagy is an evolutionarily highly conservative cellular process and plays an important role in spermatogenic cells in both normal physiological and adverse conditions. On the one hand, autophagy can degrade the majority of long-lived proteins and organelles to maintain the intracellular homeostasis of spermatogenic cells, the meiosis of spermatocytes and spermiogenesis, and improve sperm motility. On the other hand, excessive autophagy can lead to excessive consumption of proteins and damage to organelles, induce cellular dysfunction, and result in sperm count reduction, spermatogenic defects, and low sperm motility. This review presents an overview of the recent studies on the influences of autophagy on spermatogenesis and sperm motility, aiming for some new therapeutic targets for male infertility.

OBJECTIVETo study the prevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) like virus in animals at a live animal market of Guanzhou in 2004 before and after culling of wild animal action taken by the local authority, in order to predict the re-emerging of SARS from animal originals in this region.

METHODSAnimals at live animal market were sampled for rectal and throat swabs in triplicate. A single step realtime reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) diagnostic kit was performed for screening SARS-CoV like virus, the manual nested RT- PCR and DNA sequencing were performed for confirmation. Only specimens which tested positive for both of the N and P genes by nested RT-PCR were scored as positive.

RESULTSIn 31 animals sampled in January 5 2004 before culling of wild animals at Guangdong Province, including 20 cats (Felis catus), 5 red fox (Vulpes vulpes) and 6 Lesser rice field rats (Rattus losea), 8 (25.8%) animals were tested positive for SARS-CoV like virus by RT-PCR methods, of which 4 cats, 3 red fox and one Lesser rice field rats were included. However, two weeks after culling of animals and disinfection of the market were implemented, in 119 animals sampled in January 20 2004, including 6 rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus), 13 cats, 46 red jungle fowl (Gallus gallus), 13 spotbill duck (Anas platyrhynchos), 10 greylag goose (Anser anser), 31 Chinese francolin (Franclinus pintadeanus), only rectal swab from one greylag goose was tested positive for SARS-CoV like virus. Furthermore, in 102 animals that including 14 greylag gooses, 3 cats, 5 rabbits, 9 spotbill duck (Anaspoecilorhyncha), 2 Chinese francolin (Franclinus pintadeanus), 8 common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), 6 pigeons, 9 Chinese muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi), 19 wild boar (Sus scrofa), 16 Lesser rice field rats, 5 dogs, 1 mink (Mustela vison), 3 goats, 2 green peafowl (Pavo muticus) sampled in April, May, June, July, August and November, only rectal swab from one pig was tested positive. However, of 12 and 10 palm civets sampled in November and December including five of which had been at the live animals market for 2 days, none of them was tested positive.

CONCLUSIONThis findings revealed that animals being sampled in April, May, June, July, August and November of 2004, only one rectal swab from a pig was tested positive as SARS-CoV like virus, much lower than the results from the previous year, suggesting that the possibility of re-emerging of human infection from animal origins is low for the winter of 2004-2005.

Animals ; Animals, Wild ; virology ; China ; DNA, Viral ; analysis ; Felidae ; virology ; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction ; SARS Virus ; isolation & purification

Objective To evaluate the efficacy of bivalirudin on reperfusion of coronary artery in patients with acute myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. Methods In our study, we evaluated 245 patients with acute myocardial infarction who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention between April 2012 to May 2015. Based on the therapy during operation, bivalirudin were used in 122 patients and heparin was used in 123 patients. Study outcomes included immediate TIMI(thrombolysis in myocardial infarction)flow and CTFC(Corrected TIMI Frame Count)by angiogrophy once the target lesion was opened rates of ,in-hospital thrombocytopenia, bleeding events myocardial infarction, repeat revascularization and the incidence of MACE(major adverse cardiac events)in 30 days and 1 year. Results The mean heart rate was higher in the bivalirudin group(P=0.034). There was no significant difference between the two groups in laboratory results or interventional data(P>0.05). After the target vessel was opened, the effect of bivalirudin on slow/no-reflow in primary PCI has no difference between heparin in terms of TIMI blood evaluation or CTFC (P>0.05). Hospitalization data analysis showed that bivalirudin was able to obtain a higher activated whole blood coagulation time(ACT)value(P<0.001)with lower decrease in the number of platelets. Follow-up data of 30 days and 1 year showed no difference in the incidence of MACE and net adverse clinical events(NACE)between the two groups(P>0.05). Conclusions Bivalirudin has well efficacy and safety in patients with acute myocardial infarction in patients with acute myocardial infarction undergoing PPCI without increasing the incidence of slow/no-reflow.

Forensic microorganism is one of the hotspots of forensic science research. Due to its conservatism and specificity, the 16S rRNA gene is found to be an ideal marker for forensic identification. With the rapid development of high throughput sequencing technology, the research on microorganisms has been gradually applied to many fields such as environment and health care. In the field of forensic science, the results of forensic microbiology research, represented by 16S rRNA gene sequencing, are also gradually applied to forensic practice, such as biological samples identification, individual identification, postmortem interval estimation, and regional inference, which not only provide clues for the investigation of cases but also complement and assist traditional methods. This paper describes the research methods and related sequencing technologies of 16S rRNA gene sequencing, summarizes its research progress, and discusses the application value and potential of 16S rRNA in forensic science.
Forensic Sciences/trends* ; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S ; Sequence Analysis, RNA