Objective To evaluate the diagnostic value of serum M-type phospholipase A2 receptor(PLA2R) antibody detection for the diagnosis of idiopathic membranous nephropathy(IMN) by meta analysis.Methods By searching the databases of PubMed,Emabse,Wanfang and CNKI from inception to May,2017,all the literatures referred to serum PLA2R antibody for the diagnosis of IMN in both English and Chinese were reviewed and selected according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria.QUADAS was used to assess the quality of eligible studies.Meta-disc 1.4 was used to analyze heterogeneity and pooled effectsize and Stata 12.0 was used to analyze publication bias.Results A total of 20 studies with high quality were included.Heterogeneity test indicated there was no threshold effect.The pooled sensitivity was 0.69 (95 ％ CI:0.67 to 0.72),the pooled specificity was 0.97 (95 ％ CI:0.96 to 0.98) and the summary area under curve was 0.880.Sensitivity analysis indicated that the result was stable.Deek's funnel plot indicated there was no publication bias.Conclusion The sensitivity of detection of serum PLA2R antibody was acceptable for the diagnosis of IMN with high specificity,so more attention on PLA2R antibody should be paid in the clinical practice.

Objective To explore the effect of let?7 miRNA silencing on Kaposi′s sarcoma? associated herpesvirus ( KSHV) lytic replication and the underling mechanism. Methods The pEGFP?C2?let?7 sponge vector was transfected into BCBL?1 and 293T cells with Lipofectamine 2000 to silence the expression of let?7 miRNAs. Quantitative real?time PCR ( qRT?PCR) was used to quantify the expression of let?7 miRNAs, the transcriptional levels of mitogen?activated protein kinase kinase kinase kinase 4 ( MAP4K4) , cyclooxygenase?2 ( COX?2) and matrix metalloproteinase 13 ( MMP?13) , and the DNA copy numbers of KSHV open reading frame 50 ( ORF50) and open reading frame 72 ( ORF72) . Western blot was used to detect the total and phosphorylated protein levels of MAP4K4, COX?2, extracellular regulated protein kinases (ERK1/2), c?Jun N?terminal kinase (JNK) and p38 MAPK. Results The expression of let?7 miRNAs was dramatically decreased in the let?7 sponge transfected BCBL?1 and 293T cells compared with that in the vector?transfected cells ( P<0.05 for all) . The gene copy number and mRNA transcriptional level of KSHV ORF50 were significantly increased in the let?7 sponge transfected BCBL?1 cells compared with that in the vector?transfected cells ( 1. 00 ± 0. 10 vs. 2. 33 ± 0. 18 and 1. 08 ± 0. 48 vs 3. 22 ± 0. 27, respectively, P<0.001 for both) . The gene copy number and mRNA transcriptional level of KSHV ORF72 were also significantly increased in let?7 sponge transfected BCBL?1 cells compared with those in the vector?transfected cells(1.07±0.49 vs 1.67±0.45 and 1.01±0.19 vs 1.54±0.11, respectively, P<0.05 for both). Furthermore, the mRNA transcriptional levels of MAP4K4, COX?2 and MMP?13 were significantly increased in the let?7 sponge transfected BCBL?1 cells compared with those in the vector?transfected cells (1.00±0.05 vs 5.73±0.96, 1.00±0.05 vs 2.68±0.19, 1.00±0.02 vs 2.69±0.25, respectively, P<0.001 for all). Let?7 miRNAs silencing also increased the protein expression levels of MAP4K4, COX?2 and phospho?ERK1/2, while the phospho?JNK and phospho?p38 were not changed in the BCBL?1 and 293T cells. Conclusions Let?7 silencing may activate the replication of KSHV, possibly through up?regulating MAP4K4 and its downstream molecules COX?2, MMP?13, and phosphorylation of ERK1/2, finally results in the progression of Kaposi sarcoma.

Objective To explore the effect of let?7 miRNA silencing on Kaposi′s sarcoma? associated herpesvirus ( KSHV) lytic replication and the underling mechanism. Methods The pEGFP?C2?let?7 sponge vector was transfected into BCBL?1 and 293T cells with Lipofectamine 2000 to silence the expression of let?7 miRNAs. Quantitative real?time PCR ( qRT?PCR) was used to quantify the expression of let?7 miRNAs, the transcriptional levels of mitogen?activated protein kinase kinase kinase kinase 4 ( MAP4K4) , cyclooxygenase?2 ( COX?2) and matrix metalloproteinase 13 ( MMP?13) , and the DNA copy numbers of KSHV open reading frame 50 ( ORF50) and open reading frame 72 ( ORF72) . Western blot was used to detect the total and phosphorylated protein levels of MAP4K4, COX?2, extracellular regulated protein kinases (ERK1/2), c?Jun N?terminal kinase (JNK) and p38 MAPK. Results The expression of let?7 miRNAs was dramatically decreased in the let?7 sponge transfected BCBL?1 and 293T cells compared with that in the vector?transfected cells ( P<0.05 for all) . The gene copy number and mRNA transcriptional level of KSHV ORF50 were significantly increased in the let?7 sponge transfected BCBL?1 cells compared with that in the vector?transfected cells ( 1. 00 ± 0. 10 vs. 2. 33 ± 0. 18 and 1. 08 ± 0. 48 vs 3. 22 ± 0. 27, respectively, P<0.001 for both) . The gene copy number and mRNA transcriptional level of KSHV ORF72 were also significantly increased in let?7 sponge transfected BCBL?1 cells compared with those in the vector?transfected cells(1.07±0.49 vs 1.67±0.45 and 1.01±0.19 vs 1.54±0.11, respectively, P<0.05 for both). Furthermore, the mRNA transcriptional levels of MAP4K4, COX?2 and MMP?13 were significantly increased in the let?7 sponge transfected BCBL?1 cells compared with those in the vector?transfected cells (1.00±0.05 vs 5.73±0.96, 1.00±0.05 vs 2.68±0.19, 1.00±0.02 vs 2.69±0.25, respectively, P<0.001 for all). Let?7 miRNAs silencing also increased the protein expression levels of MAP4K4, COX?2 and phospho?ERK1/2, while the phospho?JNK and phospho?p38 were not changed in the BCBL?1 and 293T cells. Conclusions Let?7 silencing may activate the replication of KSHV, possibly through up?regulating MAP4K4 and its downstream molecules COX?2, MMP?13, and phosphorylation of ERK1/2, finally results in the progression of Kaposi sarcoma.

Objective: To evaluate the accuracy of heparin binding protein (HBP) in the diagnosis of adult sepsis by meta-analysis. Methods: The retrospective, randomized controlled and prospective researches on the diagnosis of adult sepsis using HBP were reviewed by searching VIP network, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang database, PubMed, Embase and Web of Science from foundation to August 2018. The researches were selected according to inclusion and exclusion criteria, and QUADAS was used to evaluate the quality of eligible studies. Metadisc 14.0 was used to analyze the threshold effect, pool the estimation and do Meta regression analysis. Publication bias was assessed using Stata 12.0 with Deeks funnel plot. Results: A total of 728 related literatures were searched and 14 studies were enrolled in this study with a total of 2 023 subjects, with 1 120 in sepsis group and 903 in non-sepsis control group (795 patients with non-sepsis and 108 healthy volunteers). The total score of literature quality was 14-23, indicating that the overall quality was good. Meta-analysis showed that Spearman correlation coefficient between sensitivity logorithm and 1-specificity logorithm of 14 groups of data was 0.106 (P = 0.719), indicating no threshold effect. The pooled sensitivity was 0.74 [95% confidence interval (95%CI) was 0.72-0.77], the pooled specificity was 0.73 (95%CI was 0.70-0.76), the diagnostic odds ratio (DOR) was 14.15 (95%CI was 7.77-25.78), and the area under summary receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) was 0.865. Deeks funnel plot was asymmetrical on the left and right (P = 0.60), indicating that there was no publication bias of the eligible studies. Conclusion HBP has good accuracy for the diagnosis of adult sepsis and it can be used as an auxiliary index for adult sepsis diagnosis.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the accuracy of heparin binding protein (HBP) in the diagnosis of adult sepsis by meta-analysis. METHODS: The retrospective, randomized controlled and prospective researches on the diagnosis of adult sepsis using HBP were reviewed by searching VIP network, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang database, PubMed, Embase and Web of Science from foundation to August 2018. The researches were selected according to inclusion and exclusion criteria, and QUADAS was used to evaluate the quality of eligible studies. Metadisc 14.0 was used to analyze the threshold effect, pool the estimation and do Meta regression analysis. Publication bias was assessed using Stata 12.0 with Deeks funnel plot. RESULTS: A total of 728 related literatures were searched and 14 studies were enrolled in this study with a total of 2 023 subjects, with 1 120 in sepsis group and 903 in non-sepsis control group (795 patients with non-sepsis and 108 healthy volunteers). The total score of literature quality was 14-23, indicating that the overall quality was good. Meta-analysis showed that Spearman correlation coefficient between sensitivity logorithm and 1-specificity logorithm of 14 groups of data was 0.106 (P = 0.719), indicating no threshold effect. The pooled sensitivity was 0.74 [95% confidence interval (95%CI) was 0.72-0.77], the pooled specificity was 0.73 (95%CI was 0.70-0.76), the diagnostic odds ratio (DOR) was 14.15 (95%CI was 7.77-25.78), and the area under summary receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) was 0.865. Deeks funnel plot was asymmetrical on the left and right (P = 0.60), indicating that there was no publication bias of the eligible studies. CONCLUSIONS HBP has good accuracy for the diagnosis of adult sepsis and it can be used as an auxiliary index for adult sepsis diagnosis.
Adult ; Carrier Proteins ; China ; Heparin ; Humans ; Prospective Studies ; Retrospective Studies ; Sensitivity and Specificity ; Sepsis/diagnosis*