1.Evaluation of the interference of hemoglobin to the determination of protein in urine by benzethonium chloride
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2016;37(20):2836-2837
Objective To evaluate the interference of occult blood in urine (urinary hemoglobin) and to determine the protein in urine by benzethonium chloride .Methods By reference to EP7‐A2 of CLSI ,urine containing different concentrations of hemoglobin were preparated to produce the dose‐effect curve,while 50 cases of clinical urine with varying degrees of occult blood were col‐lected for clinical sample bias test.Urinary protein was quantified by benzyl chloride in DPP roche comparing with sulfosalicylic acid method .Results When the urinary hemoglobin was 0 .2 g/L or higher ,the determined result of urinary protein of urinary pro‐tein would be significantly interfered by benzethonium chloride method .The clinical sample bias testshowed that clinical urine with different degrees of occult blood caused positive interference to the determination of protein by benzethonium chloride .Conclu‐sion Urine samples with occult blood and /or containing red blood cells should be emphasized and evaluate the accuracy when the urinary protein is quantified by benzyl chloride .If necessary ,it should be confirmed by sulfosalicylic acid .
2.The potential therapeutic effect of BDNF on GABAergic neuroplasticity dysfunction in late-life anxiety
Anhua SHI ; Xiaofei SUN ; Ningna ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2016;25(6):572-576
Late-life anxiety has a high prevalence and usually co-morbidity with cerebral-and cardiovascular diseases which in turn increases the disability and mortality in old people.The pathology of late-life anxiety is difference from adult with the character of GABAergic neuroplasticity dysfunction.The therapeutic strategy presently can only alleviate the anxious symptom but not ameliorate the neuroplasticity.Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a critical signaling molecule which regulates the GABAergic neuroplasticity,reduction of BDNF along with aging can induce GABAergic dysfunction which contributes to late-life anxiety.BDNF may exert anxiolytic effects by restoring the GABAergic plasticity and can be a potential therapeutic strategy of late-life anxiety.