Fatal Outcome ; Female ; Heart Defects, Congenital ; diagnosis ; Humans ; Infant ; Male ; Pulmonary Artery ; abnormalities ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Adolescent ; Adult ; Cause of Death ; Dermatitis, Occupational ; mortality ; prevention & control ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Retrospective Studies ; Trichloroethylene ; toxicity ; Young Adult

Animals ; Humans ; Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization ; Spectrophotometry, Atomic ; Thallium ; analysis ; metabolism

Objective To investigate the effect of eosinophils(EOS)in asthmatic guinea pigs airway and explore the mechanism of antiasthma by inhaled arsenic trioxide. Methods The guinea pigs asthma models were established with ovalbumin(OVA)challenge method,2 groups received inhaled different doses of arsenic trioxide,and three control groups respectively received normal saline inhaled and high dose of arsenic trioxide by intraperitoneal injection and dexamethasone(DEX)intraperitoneally. EOS invaded and apoptosis with all of the groups were assessed after 7 days intraperitoneal injection or inhalation. Results Compared with group of inhaled normal saline, both EOS invaded and apoptosis in bronchus submuconsa were significantly different(P0.05)among groups of inhaled low dose arsenic trioxide [2.0 mg(kg?d)]and intraperitoneal injection with higher dose arsenic trioxide[5.0 kg/(kg?d)]and DEX[10 mg/(kg?d)]for these two parameters. Conclusions The mechanism of arsenic trioxide antiasthma with arsenic trioxide can decrease EOS amount in bronchial submucosa and accelerate EOS apoptosis, and relieve bronchial inflammation in asthma. For inhaled lower dose arsenic trioxide or intraperitoneal injection with high dose arsenic trioxide ,the effect of EOS is equivalent. The antiasthma effect of inhaled lower dose arsenic trioxide[2.0 mg/(kg?d)]is equivalent to intraperitoneal injection higher dose[5.0 mg/(kg?d)],and may be safe comparatively. The mechanism of antiasthma by inhaled arsenic trioxide is the same with DEX.

Animals ; Autoantigens ; genetics ; metabolism ; physiology ; Centromere Protein A ; Chromosomal Instability ; Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone ; genetics ; metabolism ; physiology ; Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic ; Humans ; Kinetochores ; metabolism ; Mitosis ; physiology ; Rectal Neoplasms ; genetics ; metabolism ; pathology ; Spindle Apparatus ; metabolism

Objective To develop an ELISA for detection of anti-dsDNA antibody by using plasmid DNA as antigen.Methods DNA in plasmid pBV220 for prokaryotic expression vector was purified by base-cleavage. The microtiterplates were pretreated by poly-L-lysine and coated by the plasmid DNA in a dilution of 1∶50 as antigen. An ELISA method for detection of serum anti-dsDNA antibodies was developed with HRP-SPA as enzyme-labeled marker.The IIF using crithidia lucilia as substrate was performed simultaneously for comparison. The serum samples from 64 patients with SLE, 8 with MCTD and 17 with RA were detected. Results The concentration of DNA was 1 54 g/L by UV spectrophotometer at wavelength of 260 nm. The positive percentage of ELISA for anti-dsDNA was higher than that of IIF. By comparison with IIF the positive percentages in SLE, MCTD and RA groups were 23 4% vs 17 2%, 12 5% vs 12 5% and 11 8% vs 5 9%, respectively, and the coincident rates between the 2 methods were 93 8%, 100% and 94 1% respectively. The sensitivity and specificity of the developed ELISA for detection of anti-dsDNA were 100% and 93 4% when IIF was as gold standard.Conclusion The ELISA by using plasmid DNA as antigen to detect anti-dsDNA has fine precision, sensitivity and specificity. Its positive rate is higher than that of IIF thus it will contribute to monitor the activities for SLE patients′ condition.

Objective To study the relationship between serum amyloid A(SAA)and the common carotid intima-media thickness(IMT)in type 2 diabetic(T_2DM)patients.Methods Sixty-nine patients with type 2 diabetes,and 20 healthy subjects regarded as the normal controls(NC)were enrolled in the study from January to July of 2005.SAA levels were measured using ELISA.The carotid IMT were examined by hypersensitive color Doppler ultrasonography.Results SAA level was significantly elevated in type 2 diabetes group compared with that in the control3.08(2.1~5.06)mg/L vs 1.37(1.07~1.86)mg/L,P

Objective To examine the effects of mixed infusion of mesenchymal stem cells(MSCs) and bone marrow cells(BMCs) in the induction of chimerism and islet allograft tolerance.Methods BALB/C mouse was used as the recipient and C57BL/6 mouse was as the donor.BALB/C mice were rendered diabetic via injection of streptozotocin.The islet cells of donor mice were transplanted into the recipient mice under the capsule of kidney.Rat anti-mouse CD154 mAb was intraperitoneally injected to the recipient mice.All of recipient mice(n=25) were then randomly divided into five groups: A group(received nothing),B group(donor MSCs),C group(donor BMCs),D group(donor BMCs and MSCs) and E group(donor BMCs and the third strain-derived MSCs).The chimerism level of donor cells and the survival time of islet grafts were compared among these five groups on 7,30d and 60d after transplantation.Results On 30d and 60d after islet transplantation,the chimerism levels of donor cells in D and E groups,in which the recipient mice received the mixed infusion of MSCs and BMCs,were significantly higher than that in C group,in which the recipient mice received BMCs infusion only,and the survival time of islet graft prolonged from 53.0?16.4d to 77.0?7.7d and 61.0?2.2d,respectively(P

Azabicyclo Compounds ; blood ; Chromatography, Gas ; Humans ; Piperazines ; blood ; Serum ; chemistry