Botulism ; therapy ; Child ; Female ; Humans ; Respiration, Artificial

Animals ; Female ; Injections, Intraventricular ; Male ; Maze Learning ; drug effects ; Memory ; drug effects ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred Strains ; Toluene ; administration & dosage ; toxicity

Objective To explore the prenatal genetic diagnosis for classic phenylketonuria (PKU) families.Methods Probands and their family members from three classic PKU families were analyzed by combining linkage analysis through short tandem repeats (STR) polymorphism and PCR-sequencing for the exons within mutation hot spot of phenylalanine hydroxylase gene.Results Linkage analysis found uninformative for Family 1,while 100 % confirmative information was obtained from Family 2 and 3.Sequencing showed compound heterozygous mutations of phenylalanine hydroxylase gene for all of the three probands.Five mutations were detected,namely Y166X,R243Q,R413P,EX6-96A ＞ G and IVS11-1G＞ C,and IVS11-1G ＞ C was a novel identified muntation.Information from linkage analysis and mutation screening showed clearly that the fetus of Family 1 and 2 were affected,while normal for Family 3.Conclusions For those PKU families,reliable service of prenatal genetic diagnosis could be provided by combining linkage analysis with mutation screening of phenylalanine hydroxylase gene.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the clinical efficacy of Jianpi Yiqi Huoxue Decoction (JYHD) on children bronchial asthma complicated with recurrent respiratory infection (RRI) that could not be effectively controlled by regular inhalation of corticosteroid (ICS).

METHODSFifty-eight patients were divided into 2 groups: both were treated with anti-infective and symptomatic therapy, but JYHD was given additionally to patients in the treated group. Changes in clinical symptoms of RRI and asthma as well as the serum contents of IgA, IgG and IgM were observed.

RESULTSCompared with the control group, the frequency of respiratory infection occurred, duration of fever, cough and asthma sustained and time of antibiotics used were all lower significantly in the treated group (P < 0.05). The serum contents of IgA and IgG increased in the treated group after treatment, as compared with those before treatment and in the control group, all showed significant difference (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONFor children suffered from intractable bronchial asthma complicated RRI, application of JYHD in addition with the conventional treatment could prevent RRI effectively, so as th reduce the frequency of asthma attack and alleviate the severity of the disease.

Anti-Bacterial Agents ; therapeutic use ; Asthma ; complications ; drug therapy ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Drug Therapy, Combination ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; therapeutic use ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Phytotherapy ; Recurrence ; Respiratory Tract Infections ; complications ; drug therapy ; pathology ; Treatment Outcome

Objective: To study the influence of inflammatory cytokine TNF-? on the expression of adhesion molecules and specific markers of rat MSCs, and to study the optimal stimulation of MSCs with inflammatory factors in inducing adhesion molecule expression which promotes migration of MSCs to the ischemic area in liver. Methods: The MSCs stimulated with different concentration of TNF-? were detected for adhesion molecules and stem cells markers on cell surface with the method of flow-cytometry, MSCs which were stimulated with the optimal concentration of TNF-? and labeled with 1, 1-Dioctadecyl-3, 3, 3, 3-tetramethylindocarbocyanine Iodade(DiI)were delivered intravenously to the rats whose liver was injured by ischemia, the liver function of the experimented animals were tested, and liver samples in the ischemic area were obtained, the number of MSCs was counted under a fluorescent microscope. Results: Stimulated with TNF-?, MSC ex-pression of VCAM-1 increased, while that of stem cell markers did not change markedly. Exposed to lower concentration of TNF-?, the adhesion ability of MSCs obviously increased and more MSCs rested in the ischemic areas in the rat liver, compared to the control groups. Conclusions: TNF-? can increase the expression of VCAM-1 on rat MSCs while exert little effect on the stem cell character of MSCs. Suitable concentration of TNF-? can promote MSCs migration to the damaged tissue, which provides rationale for the treatment of liver disease.

CD36 Antigens ; metabolism ; Cell Aggregation ; Cholesterol ; blood ; Foam Cells ; pathology ; Glomerulonephritis, IGA ; blood ; metabolism ; pathology ; Glomerulonephritis, Membranoproliferative ; blood ; metabolism ; pathology ; Glomerulonephritis, Membranous ; blood ; metabolism ; pathology ; Glomerulosclerosis, Focal Segmental ; blood ; metabolism ; pathology ; Humans ; Nephritis ; blood ; metabolism ; pathology ; Nephritis, Hereditary ; blood ; metabolism ; pathology

According to the transcriptome dataset of Panax notoginseng, the key geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase gene (GGPPS) in terpenoid backbone biosynthesis was selected to be cloned. Using specific primer pairs combining with RACE (rapid amplification of cDNA ends) technique, the full-length cDNA sequence with 1 203 bp, which containing a 1 035 bp open reading frame, was cloned and named as PnGGPPS. The corresponding full-length DNA sequence contained 2 370 bp, consisted of 1 intron and 2 exons. The deduced protein PnGGPPS contained 344 amino acids and shared more than 73% identity with GGPPS from Ricinus communis and Salvia miltiorrhiza. PnGGPPS also had specific Aspartic acid enrichment regions and other conserved domains, which belonged to the Isoprenoid-Biosyn-C1 superfamily. The quantitative real-time PCR showed that PnGGPPS expressed in different tissues of 1, 2, 3 years old root, stem, leaf and 3 years old flower, and the expression level in 3 years old leaf was significant higher than that in other organs, which suggested that it might not only be involved in the regulation of the growth and development, but also be associated with the biosynthesis of chlorophyll and carotenoids, the development of chloroplast, the shade habit and the quality formation of P. notoginseng.
Cloning, Molecular ; Computational Biology ; Geranylgeranyl-Diphosphate Geranylgeranyltransferase ; genetics ; Panax notoginseng ; genetics ; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction

Objective To explore the clinical application value of early bundle therapy in patients with septic shock after per‐cutaneous nephrolithotomy(PCNL) .Methods The retrospective analysis was conducted patients with septic shock after PCNL ad‐mitted to the central ICU of the First Affiliated Hospital ,University of South China from January 1st ,2011 to september 30 ,2013 . The patients were divided into non‐bundle therapy group and bundle therapy group according to whether treated by early bundle therapy .the APACHE‐Ⅱscore and SOFA score in the before and 1 ,3 ,7 d after treatment ,mortality rate within 28 d and length of ICU were compared with both groups .Results 54 patients were enrolled in the study ,there were 28 and 26 patients in non‐bundle therapy group and bundle therapy group ,respectively .The clinical data of patients in both groups had no significant difference be‐tween the groups ,all P>0 .05 .Compared with the patients in non‐bundle therapy group ,the APACHE‐Ⅱscore and SOFA score in 1 ,3 ,7 d after treatment significantly decreased in bundle therapy group ,all P<0 .05 .mortality rate in bundle therapy group and non‐bundle therapy group were 15 .38% and 35 .71% ,respectively ,P<0 .05 ;and length of ICU were(9 .04 ± 4 .48)d and(7 .00 ± 2 .32)d ,respectively ,P<0 .05 .Conclusion Early bundle therapy can effectively alleviate the severity of the disease and reduce mor‐tality of patients with septic shock after PCNL .

Purpose To study the radioactive purity and activity of 131I labeled human single chain variable fragments antibodies (scFv) against anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC),and to explore its distribution and radioimmunoimaging characteristics in tumor bearing nude mice model in vivo so as to provide a new method for anaplastic thyroid carcinoma diagnosis and treatment.Materials and Methods The nude mice model bearing human anaplastic thyroid carcinoma was constructed.The chloramine T method was used to label scFv with 131I and the Sephadex G25M was used for purification of labeled scFv.Labeling rate was determined by trichloroacetic acid method;radiochemical purity,room temperature stability and serum stability were examined using paper chromatography.131I-scFv was injected via tail vein in mice,and the distribution of 131I-scFv in body tissues and organs was analyzed at 12,24,48,72 h after injection.Static SPECT imaging was performed at 12,24,48,72 h after injection to observe the intratumoral accumulation of radioactivity.The SPECT/CT image fusion was performed when the tumor tissues were clearly visible.Results 131I-scFv was purified,and the labeling rate was 91.64％;the radiochemical purity was (93.3 ±0.3)％.The radiochemical purity of 131l-scFv placed at room temperature and the serum for 1,6,12,24 h were all ＞90％.The radioactive distribution of 131I-scFv in tumor,liver,kidney,intestine and blood was high.SPECT imaging showed 131I-scFv was selectively concentrated in tumor tissue;the target/non-target ratio was the highest at 48 h,and the imaging was most satisfactory.Conclusion 131I-scFv can be successfully prepared.SPECT imaging of 131I-scFv in nude mice model is satisfactory,which lays the foundation for further research in ATC diagnosis and treatment.

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