Objective To explore the effect of pH on the mutagenic potency of ICR-170 in the reproductive gland of female Schistosoma japonicum.Methods Mice of Kunming strain were infected with S.japonicum cercariae which were previously treated with acridine mutagen ICP-170 at various pH values(pH7.2-8.0) for 30 min or 45 min. Results The pH of the solution had significant effects on the mutagenic potency of ICR-170 in female S.japonicum. When the pH value increased from pH 7.2 to pH 8.0,the percent of mutation of female reproductive organs decreased. The highest mutagenic rate of ICR-170 occurred at pH 7.2,which was 13 times of that at pH 7.8 in the group of 10 ?g/ml 45 min,6 times in the group of 15 ?g/ml 30 min. However,pH value had lower effect on recovery of adult warms compared with mutagenicity. Conclusion The mutagenic potency of ICR-170 is strongly pH-dependent in the reproductive glands of female S.japonicum.

Objective To study the killing effects of fractional proteins from Microtus fortis (Mf) serum on schistosomula of Schistosoma japonicum. Methods Mf serum proteins were separated into albumin and globulin by means of salt out of ammonium sulfamate. The globulin was then separated into 4 big and 12 small fractional proteins through Sephacryl S-300 column chromatography and electrophoresis elution. The killing effects were observed in vitro in cultivation in which the purified fractional proteins and schistosomula of S. japonicum were incubated together for 48 h. Results The mortality rate of schistosomula acted by Mf globulin was 59.2% and when added with complements was 68.4%. The killing effects of the 2nd and 3rd big fractional proteins were the same as that of Mf globulin. Three small fractional proteins (3.2, 3.3, 3.4) showed the higher killing effects which made the mortality rate of schistosomula 45.1%, 57.6% and 67.2%, respectively. The fractional protein of 100-135 kDa also showed the same killing effect as that of Mf globulin. Globulin from BALB/c mice sera had no significant effect on schistosomula. There was no significant difference in the mortality rate of schistosomula acted by both albumins. Conclusions Mf globulin has significant killing effects on schistosomula of S.japonicum in vitro and 100-135 kDa fractional protein may be an important effective molecule.

Mice of Kunming strain were infected with Schistosoma japonicum cercariae previously incubated with various concentrations of acridine mutagen ICR-170 for different time durations. At 6 weeks after infection, the mice were autopsied. The results showed that 24 out of 28(85. 7%) adult female worms had deformed or lacked ovaries and vitelline glands when the cercariae were treated with the agent at a concentration of 10?g/ml and incubated at 30. 5℃ for 30min. No apparnet changes were observed in the male worms inhabiting the mesenteric and portal veins with the females worms in their gynecophoral canals. The mutagenized female schistosomes obtained from the present experiment might be served as another form of attenuated worms for the induction of protective immunity.

Objective To explore whether major depressive disorder（MDD）and the therapeutic effect of fluoxetine are related to a functional polymorphism-1019C/G in the promoter region of the 5-HT1A receptor（HTR1A）gene.Methods Genotype and allele frequencies of HTR1A receptor gene-1019C/G polymorphism in MDD patients and healthy subjects（control）were examined by PCR-RFLP technique.Before and after the MDD patients accepted fluoxetine treatment for 6 weeks,17-item Hamilton depression rating scales（HAMD）were made to determine the severity of the symptoms,the outcome and remission status.Results There were significant differences in-1019C/G gene genotypes and alleles distribution between the patients and the healthy control,G allele frequency of the MDD patient was higher than that of the healthy control（P 0.05）.There were significant differences in HAMD scores among the patients with different genotypes in MDD group（P 0.05）,the score of C/C genotype patient was especially higher than that of C/G genotype（P 0.05）and G/G genotype patient（P =0.008）.There was no statistical difference in the therapeutic effect of fluoxetine among the patients with different genotypes in MDD group（P =0.761）.Conclusion HTR1A gene-1019C/G genetic polymorphism might related to MDD,especially G allele might be the possible risk factor of MDD.C allele might be correlated with the degree of pathogenetic severity,especially patients with the-1019C/C carriers.-1019C/G genetic polymorphism was not related to the clinical outcome of MDD patients treated with fluoxetine.

Objective To compare the application effects of three methods,namely microscopic examination,antigen detec-tion(RDT)and nucleic acid test(PCR)in malaria detection between municipal and districts/counties centers for disease con-trol and prevention in Shanghai,and analyze the malaria detection ability of the laboratories in Shanghai. Methods The blood smears,whole blood samples,case review confirmation records and case data of malaria cases and suspected cases in Shanghai from 2012 to 2015 were collected by Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention,and the detection results were analyzed and compared. Results A total of 212 samples with complete data were submitted by all districts(counties)in Shanghai from 2012 to 2015,the samples submitted by Jinshan Districts were the most(41.98%),and among the first diagnosis hospitals,those submitted by the tertiary hospitals were the most(82.07%). The submitted samples in the whole year were in-creased gradually from January to October. All the 212 samples were detected by three methods(the microscopic examination, RDT and PCR)in the laboratory of Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention,and 167 were tested and con-firmed comprehensively as positives,accounting for 78.77%,and 45 were confirmed as negatives,accounting for 21.23%. The samples were detected by the method of microscopy and domestic RDT in the laboratories of the centers for disease control and prevention at district/county level,totally 153 were tested as positives,accounting for 72.17%,41 were unclassified,account-ing for 19.34%,53 were negative,accounting for 25.00%,and 6 were undetected,accounting for 2.83%. The coincidence of microscopic examination between the report hospitals and the centers for disease control and prevention at district/county level was 78.16%,and the coincidence between centers for disease control and prevention at district/county level and municipal level was 93.20%. The utilization rate of RDT in the laboratory of district/county level was 73.58%. The coincidence of RDT tests be-tween those domestic and imported was 93.59%. Compared with the detection results by municipal center for disease control and prevention,37 samples were misjudged by the laboratories of district/county level. Almost all(99.37%)of the confirmed malar-ia cases were imported overseas,including Africa(85.44%),Asia(13.92%)and America(0.63%). Conclusion The surveil-lance after malaria elimination in Shanghai should be carried out by combining with different detection methods and resource in-tegration.

Objective To develop a rapid kit applied to the field for detection of antibody to schistosome in human sera. Methods A new kit for rapid detection of antibody to schistosome was developed through improving the dot immunogold filtration assay (DIGFA). A total of 100 cases of sera from chronic schistosomiasis patients and 140 from healthy people, HBV patients and the people infected with other parasites were detected by the kit. The sensitivity, specificity, Youden's index and Kappa value were utilized as the evaluation standard. Results The sensitivity of detecting antibody to schistosome, specificity, Youden's index and Kappa value were 92% , 95.08% , 0.87 and 0.87, respectively. The cross reaction to patients with clonorchiasis was 5%. Conclusion DICFA kit is practical for antibody to schistosome detection in the field because of its advantages such as smaller serum needed and faster in reaction.