Objective To observe the effect of nerve growth factor(NGF) on CCL4‐induced hepatic fibrosis in mice .Methods The hepatic fibrosis model was induced by subcutaneous injection of CCL 4 in mice .Thirty female Kunming mice were equally and randomly divided into three groups :fibrosis model group (A) ,NGF intervention group (B) and normal saline control group (C) .At 8 weeks following the initiation of experiment ,the samples were collected to measure ALT ,AST ,TBIL ,ALB by the fully automativ biochemical analyzer ,an the liver fibrosis indices (HA ,LN ,PC Ⅲ ) by radioimmunoassay .The Ishaki scoring system was adopted to assess the severity of hepatic inflammation and fibrosis degree .Results Serum levels of ALT ,AST ,HA and LN in the group A and B were significantly higher than those in the group C (F= 111 .45 ,658 .80 ,157 .43 ,167 .99 ;P< 0 .05) ,the levels of ALT 、AST and LN in the group B were significantly lower than those in the group A (P< 0 .05) .The HE staining ,reticular fiber staining and Masson staining showed that the liver fibrosis degree and the liver tissue inflammation in the group A were most obvious ,the liver tissue inflamation in the group B were significantly alleviated as compared with the group A .No fibrous septum was formed and the fiber tissues were fine and short .No obvious inflammatory cells infiltration and fibers formation were found in the liver tissue of the group C .The scores of liver inflamation grade and fibrosis staging in the group C were higher than those in the group B and C ,moreover the scores of liver inflammation grade and fibsosis had statstical differences among 3 groups (P < 0 .05) .Conclusion NGF can block hepatic fibrosis induced by CCL4 and relieve the liver inflammation .

Objective To investigate the efficacy ,safety and compliance of mesalazine sustained‐release (SR) granules taking once daily or multi‐times daily in the treatment of patients with mild to moderate active ulcerative colitis .Methods Sixty patients with mild to moderate active ulcerative colitis were divided into group A ,B and C with 20 patients in each group .Group A received mesalazine SR granules 4 g once daily ,Group B with 2 g each time and twice daily ,Group C with 1 g each time and four times daily . The total course was eight weeks . The vital signs ,Mayo score ,compliance and adverse effects of patients were monitored at 0 ,4th ,8th weeks .At 0 and 8th weeks ,colonoscopy were performed . The parameters of efficacy assessment were clinical complete remission rate , clinical remission rate , efficacy rate ,mucosal healing rate ,remission time and safety .The F test ,t test or Chi‐square test was performed for comparison among groups .Results The clinical complete remission rate of group A ,B and C was 20% (4/20) ,10% (2/20) and 10% (2/20) ,respectively .The clinical complete remission rate was 70% (14/20) ,65% (13/20) and 70% (14/20) ,respectively .The efficacy rate was 95% (19/20) ,85%(17/20) and 90% (18/20) ,respectively .The mucosal healing rate was 70% (14/20) ,60% (12/20) and 50% (10/20) ,respectively .The side effects rate was 20% (4/20) ,15% (3/20) and 20% (4/20) .There was no significant difference between groups (all P > 0 .05) .The remission time of group A and B was (15 .4 ± 3 .7) days and (15 .6 ± 2 .9) days ,which were both shorter than that of group C (18 .4 ± 3 .6) days ,and the differences were statistically significant (t= 2 .661 and 2 .710 ,both P< 0 .05) .There was no significant difference among three groups in gender ,disease course , severity , location and clinical remission rate of sub‐groups .Conclusions The efficacy and safety of mesalazine SR granules taking once daily or multi‐times daily are similar in the treatment of patients with mild to moderate active ulcerative colitis .Once daily have better compliance than other regimens .

Objective To investigate the changes in serum cortisol and adrenocorticotrophic hormone(ACTH) levels in children with steroid-sensitive nephritic syndrome (SSNS) and the clinical significance of intervention.Methods According to whether a child with SSNS would relapse,48 children with SSNS were divided into non-recurrence group(n =19) and recurrence group(n =29),at the same time 14 age-matched healthy children were enrolled as the healthy control group.Serum cortisol and ACTH were measured in patients with SSNS by using electrochemiluminesence methods.In recurrence group,methylpredisolone or methylprednisolone combined with ACTH injection therapy was used on 15 patients with their serum cortisol and ACTH below normal.Results Before standard glucocorticoid treatment,the serum levels of cortisol and ACTH had no difference among 3 groups (all P ＞ 0.05).By the end of remission phase,the serum levels of cortisol and ACTH in recurrence group were statistically lower than those of the non-recurrence group[(113.03 ± 80.02) μg/L vs (251.54 ± 185.05) μg/L,t =-2.925,P ＜ 0.05 ; (12.81 ± 10.14) ng/L vs (23.53 ± 12.05) ng/L,t =-0.885,P ＜ 0.05].Eight to 12 weeks after being adjusted,the serum level of cortisol and the average monthly time of recurrent were both significantly improved in 15 abnormal children in recurrence group [(168.90 ± 133.43) μg/L vs (73.62 ± 58.04) μg/L,t =3.016,P ＜ 0.05 ; (0.09 ± 0.08) times vs (0.35 ± 0.11) times,t =-7.560,P ＜0.05],but as to the serum level of ACTH,there was no significant difference in abnormal children in recurrence group [(14.05 ± 10.99) ng/L vs (8.72 ± 4.11) ng/L,t =1.991,P ＞ 0.05].Conclusions The concentrations of serum cortisol and ACTH can reveal the risk of recurrence for children with SSNS to some extent,and effective intervention can reduce the recurrence rate and shorten the course of disease.

Objective:To establish the methods of isolated culture and functional identification of mice bone marrow derived tolerogenic dendritic cells (CD11b+F4/80 +TDCs) in vitro.Methods: Mice bone marrow cells were isolated and cultured to obtain iDCs with the simulation of mouse rmGM-CSF and rmIL-4.CD11b+F4/80 +TDCs were purified by fluorescence-activated cell sorting on day 6.The morphological changes of TDCs were observed with the inverted microscope dynamically .The expression of CD11b+F4/80 +TDCs were analyzed by the flow cytometry .Tolerogenic function of CD11b+F4/80 +TDCs was evaluated by the expression of MHCⅡ, CD83, IDO, TLR-2, IL-10 and TGF-β1.The expression of MHCⅡ was analyzed by the flow cytometry , and the expression of CD83, IDO and TLR-2 were analyzed by immune-histochemistry.The levels of IL-10 and TGF-β1 in the supernatant of CD11b+F4/80 +TDC were analyzed by ELISA .Meanwhile mature DCs ( mDCs) induced by LPS were used as control .Results:The fresh isolated bone marrow cells look like round and small under microscope .After two days of culture , cells became big and formed into clusters . Five or six days later, cells clusters increased, and the morphology of cells became irregular .At the same time, more dendrite ap-peared on the surface of cells .The percentage of CD11b+F4/80 +TDCs induced by rmGM-CSF and rmIL-4 was about 23%, and the purity of the purified BM CD11b+F4/80 +iDC was about 99%.Compared with mDCs, CD11b+F4/80 +TDCs expressed low levels of MHCⅡand CD83 and high levels of IDO, TLR-2, IL-10 and TGF-β1.Conclusion:CD11b+F4/80 +TDCs derived from mouse bone marrow could be induced successfully by rmGM-CSF and rmIL-4 in vitro.CD11b+F4/80 +TDCs showed tolerogenic function by the expressions of IL-10, TGF-β1, IDO and TLR-2.

Objective The purpose of this study was to detect the degradation degree of long-term formalin fixed tissue and to compare the detection rate of STR with SNP. Methods DNA was extracted from 24 formalin-fixed tissues stored at -20 ℃ for five years, and the concentration and degradation index of DNA was quantified with Quantifiler? Trio DNA Kit. A 55-SNP multiplex SNaPshot assay and PowerPlex? 21 system were used to amplify SNP and STR loci, respectively. Results The results showed that the degradation indexes of 24 specimens were ranged from 1~8. The SNP genotypes of the 24 specimens were completely consistent with the non-degraded DNA from the same individuals and the successful genotyping rate was 100%. However, 33 allele dropouts were observed with STR genotyping in 8 samples, of which the degradation index was higher than 2.6, and the fragment size of the 75.8% allele was longer than 300bp. The likelihood ratio based on 16 typable STR loci in the sample was close to that onthe basis of 54 SNPs. However, likelihood ratio based on more than 17 STR loci was over that accord to 54 SNPs. There was a negative correlation between the fragment size of STR and the allele detection rate, and a negative correlation also observed between the degradation index of samples and the allele detection rate except for two samples with mild degradation. Conclusion This study validated that the long-term formalin-fixed tissues were susceptible to degradation, and the SNP was more suitable for detecting these tissues than STR typing system. However more SNP loci are needed to test in order to increase the discrimination power.

Objective To explore the mediating effects of neuropeptide S receptor 1 and negative coping in chronic stress induced emotional responses. Methods A survey of 366 local residents who were chosen from County of Nandan in Guangxi Province by stratified random sampling method. Questionnaires of the life events scale (LES),the simplified symptom checklist and the Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire (SCSQ) were used. The level of NPSR1 was measured by Elisa. Data was analyzed by SPSS 21 and AMOS 21 statistical software for statistical analysis. Results The level of chronic psychological stress was (25. 24± 29. 26) and score of negative coping was(14. 84±4. 35). Somatic factor,anxiety factor,depressive factor and hostile factor were (1. 58±0. 58),(1. 43±0. 56),(1. 44±0. 55),(1. 23±0. 37). The total score of life e-vents was positively correlated with negative coping,somatic factor score,anxiety factor score,depression fac-tor score(r=0. 23-0. 46,P<0. 05),while negatively correlated with the expression level of detection of NPSR1 in plasma(r=-0. 26,P<0. 05). NPSR1 level was negatively correlated with body factor score,anxiety factor score,depression factor score and hostility factor score(r=-0. 18--0. 61,P<0. 05). Negative coping was positively correlated with body factor score,anxiety factor score,depression factor score and hostility fac-tor score(r=0. 12- 0. 27,P<0. 05). Both neuropeptide S receptor 1 and negative response had significant me- diating effects on emotional responses induced by chronic psychological stress (P<0. 05),and the effect val-ues were -0. 08 and 0. 05,respectively. According to the Bootstrapping method,the results of the mediation model showed that Bias-Corrected of 95% CI of the total standardization effect,the indirect standardization effect,the direct standardization effect were not including 0. Conclusion NPSR1 and negative coping plays a dual mediating effect on stress induced emotional responses.

At present, China's AIDS testing increased rapidly, but there are still many people living with HIV do not recognize their status, thus postponing the antiviral treatment time. HIV self-testing (HST) is an effective method to expand the testing, not only simple operation, easy to get a result, effectively protect the detection privacy, expand the selection of testers, suit to the entire population, but also the premise and basis of other AIDS comprehensive prevention measures, all over the world are promoting it. Because the HST has controversies in the window period, price and before and after controversial, and our country is in the initial stage of HST, so it is not to develop related policies, but more and more countries are in accordance with their own situations are modified or developed to allow to use rapid detection of AIDS policy to regulate the field. This paper analyzed and summarized the advantage and influence factors of HST promotion, HST believes that in the long term, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, we need to formulate relevant policies, and improve the sensitivity of the kit, shorten the window period of time, production and promotion of operation standard of video, specification and testing the operating practices, preventing and reporting the possible social harm, investigation and understanding of the needs of the people of the crowd, to maximize the advantages of HST, find more infection, so as to curb the epidemic of AIDS.

The reform on the outpatient coordination of Employee Medical Insurance is very important in the field of medical secu-rity.It sorts out the design of outpatient treatment in areas where general outpatient coordination has been carried out before the na-tional reform of outpatient security launched in 2021,summarizes the institutional design and main characteristics of"two lines and one ratio",and provides a decision-making basis for further promoting the reform of total outpatient security in various regions.

Objective To investigate the clinical characteristics and treatment strategies of arachnoid cyst combined with chronic subdural hematoma.Methods Seventeen patients with arachnoid cyst combined with chronic subdural hematoma,who received treatment in our hospital from February 2008 to March 2016,were chosen in our study;13 of them were performed burr hole irrigation and drainage,2 received craniotomy for removing hematoma and cystectomy,and 2 received endoscopic cyst excision and hematoma removal surgery.A retrospectively analysis of clinical characteristics and treatment strategies of these patients was performed.Results Follow up for 0.5-2 years was performed in the 13 patients performed burr hole irrigation and drainage,and no hematoma relapse was noted;one was found rebleeding in the cyst associated with a small amount of subdural hematoma on the 5th d of surgery,and the subdural hematoma was absorbed during the follow-up observation;one was found that the cyst and subdural hematoma both disappeared in the postoperative check,while the cyst reappeared 40 days after surgery,and during the follow-up observation,the cyst was not enlarged and the chronic subdural hematoma was not relapsed.Two patients recovered after receiving the craniotomy for removing hematoma and cystectomy;two patients recovered after receiving the endoscopic cyst excision andhematoma removal surgery.Conclusion For patients with arachnoid cyst associated with chronic subdural haematoma,burr-hole irrigation and drainage are generally selected;for patients with reappeared cyst or hematoma,there is no need to burr hole again or perform the surgery aiming at the cyst in a haste,and follow-up observation is suggested;for patients whose symptoms in the cyst have appeared before hemorrhage or whose hemorrhage appeared recurrently in the cyst,surgery of hematoma removal and cyst excision can be chosen at the same time.

Calcium-binding protein is an indispensable protein which performs extensive and important functions in the growth of Schistosoma japonicum. Based on our primary study on tegument surface proteins of S. japonicun, a cDNA encoding a 66 kDa calcium-binding protein of S. japonicum (Chinese strain) was cloned, sequence analysis revealed that it was identical with that of SjIrV1 of Philippines strains S. japonicum. The expression of SjIrV1 were detected by Real-time PCR, using cDNA templates isolated from 7, 14, 21, 28, 35 and 42 days worms and the results revealed that the gene was expressed in all investigated stages, and the mRNA level of SjIrV1 is much higher in 42 d female worms than that in 42 d male worms. The cDNA containing the open reading frame of IrV1 was subcloned into a pET28a (+) vector and transformed into competent Escherichia coli BL21 for expression. The recombinant protein was purified using a Ni-NTA purification system, and confirmed by high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) and tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS). Western blotting analysis showed that recombinant SjIrV1 (rSjIrV1) could be recognized by the S. japonicum infected mouse serum and the mouse serum specific to rSjIrV1, respectively. Immunofluorescence observation exhibited that SjIrV1 was mainly distributed on the tegument of the 35-day adult worms. ELISA test revealed that IgG, IgG1 and IgG2a antibodies are significantly increased in the serum of rSjIrV1 vaccinated mice. The study suggested that rSjIrV1 might play an important role in the development of S. japonicum.
Animals ; Antibodies, Helminth ; blood ; Calcium-Binding Proteins ; genetics ; metabolism ; Cloning, Molecular ; Escherichia coli ; metabolism ; Female ; Genetic Vectors ; Helminth Proteins ; genetics ; metabolism ; Male ; Mice ; Recombinant Proteins ; genetics ; metabolism ; Schistosoma japonicum ; genetics ; metabolism