Objective To investigate the role of early detecting macrophage inflammatory protein‐1β(MIP‐1β) and proealcitonin (PCT ) level for the diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) in the decompensated stage of liver cirrhosis .Methods 384 cases of decompensated stage of liver cirrhosis complicating SBP collected in the Affiliated 3201 Hospital of Xi ′an Jiaotong Univer‐sity from May 2011 to February 2015 were included into the SBP group ,while other 377 cases of decompensated stage of liver cir‐rhosis complicating ascites were included into the control group .The serum and ascites samples were collected for detecting PCT by using electrochemical luminescence method and MIP‐1β by using the enzyme‐linked immunoassay .The significance of these two in‐dicators was compared between the serum detection and ascites detection .At the same time the clinical application value of these two indicators was analyzed by using the receiver operating characteristic curve .Results The serum and ascites PCT and MIP‐1βlevels in the SBP group were significantly higher than those in the control group ,the difference was statistically significant (P<0 .05) ;the serum PCT level in the SBP group had statistical difference between the patients with Gram‐negative bacteria infection and the patients with Gram positive bacteria infection (P< 0 .05) ;the ascites MIP‐1β level in the patients with Gram‐negative bacte‐ria infection of the SBP group was higher than that with Gram positive bacteria infection ,the difference was statistically significant (P< 0 .05) .Conclusion The serum and ascites PCT and MIP‐1β detection can help to the differentiation diagnosis of early decom ‐pensated stage of liver cirrhosis complicating SBP ;the serum PCT detection is superior to the MIP‐1β detection ,while ascites MIP‐1β detection is superior to the PCT detection .

Objective To investigate the significance of MTSS1 and E-cadherin expression in upper urinary tract transitional epithelial carcinoma.Methods Paraffin specimens of 60 patients with upper urinary tract transitional epithelial carcinoma between January 2005 and January 2014 were analyzed.At the same time,5 cm normal tissue adjacent to the cancerous tissue specimens in 30 patients were taken for comparison.Immunohistochemical method was used to detect the tissue MTSS1 and E-cadherin expression,and the relationships between their expression with different pathological stage,differentiated degree and lymph node metastasis were analyzed.Results MTSS1 expression rate in normal tissue (100.0％,30/30) was significantly higher than that in cancerous tissue (45.0％,27/60) and there was significant difference (P ＜ 0.05).E-cadherin expression rate in normal tissue (96.7％,29/30) was significantly higher than that in cancerous tissue (41.7％,25/60) and there was significant difference (P ＜ 0.05).The expression of MTSS1 and E-cadherin in different pathological stage,degree and with or without lymph node metastasis had significant difference (P ＜ 0.05).In patients with well differentiated,low TNM stage and no lymph metastasis,MTSS1 and E-cadherin expression rate was higher (P ＜ 0.05).There was no significant correlation between the expression of MTSS 1 and E-cadherin in cancerous tissue (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusion In upper urinary tract transitional cell carcinoma detection of both MTSS1 and E-cadherin has important significance with regards to judging the malignant degree of the tumor,lymph node metastasis and prognosis in patients.

Objective To establish guinea pig model of type Ⅰ anaphylaxis, isolate the anaphy-lactic antibody(IgE and IgG) preliminarily from sera of sensitized guinea pigs, and investigate its functional characteristics. Methods Animal model was established by sensitizing guinea pigs with OVA and Al(OH)_3, level of antibody was determined by ELISA, IgE and IgG in sera were preliminarily isolated through saturated ammonium sulphate precipitate and affinity chromatograph of Protein A. A continuous passive cutaneous ana-phylaxis test (PCA) was performed by sensitizing guinea pigs individually with IgE and IgG and then challenging at different time , and the variation of blue spots in skin were observed after challenge . Results Concentration of IgE in model group and control group were 719.3750 ng/ml and 2.5250 ng/ml, the optical density of IgG in model group and control group were 0.9921 and 0.0174, the level of two antibodies in model group were significantly higher than that of control group (P<0.05). In 9 d continuous PCA test, the blue spot induced by IgE in skin lasted for 9 days and appeared the largest when challenged at day 5. The diameter of blue spot induced by IgG was the largest when challenged at day 2 and then decreased fast. Con-clusion Anaphylactic antibodies were successfully preliminarily isolated from sera of sensitizing guinea pig, both IgE and IgG play roles in type Ⅰ anaphylaxis of guinea pig, the hypersensitive reaction induced by IgG is fast and short than that induced by IgE, and IgG may become an important surrogate marker in immunotoxic-ity evaluation(type Ⅰ anaphylaxis)of vaccine.

Objective To establish a guinea pig model of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infec-tion for evaluating the effects of therapeutic vaccines .Methods Guinea pigs were subcutaneously inocula-ted with 5.0×103 CFU Mtb.The skin test was performed with 0.5μg recombinant ESAT6-CFP10 protein to detect positive conversion rates at different time points .Two weeks after Mtb inoculation , guinea pigs in model group received 5 mg isoniazid treatment ( three times a week for four weeks ) by oral gavage , while those in control group received normal saline .At the sixth week after Mtb infection , guinea pigs with and without isoniazid treatment were dissected for pathology examination .The pathological scores of liver , spleen and lung, as well as bacteria loads in spleen were compared between two groups .The established guinea pig model of latent infection was then validated by testing two reference vaccines ( AEC/BC02 and AEC/BC03 ) . Results Two weeks after Mtb inoculation , all guinea pigs showed positive EC skin test with induration area of (19.9±3.0) mm.Upon four weeks of isoniazid treatment , the guinea pigs in model group showed no pathological changes with zero scores in the examined organs .No bacterium was detected in spleen of ani-mals from model group.However, the total pathological score was 38.8±16.5 and bacteria load in spleen was (5.1±0.3) Log10 CFU with the guinea pigs from control group .Natural recurrence of tuberculosis in model group was observed after drug withdrawal .The total pathological scores were 48.5±23.9 and 51.3± 23.41.The bacterial loads in spleen were (4.5±1.3) and (4.2±1.1) Log10 CFU and bacterial loads in lung were (4.1±1.2) and (3.4±1.3) Log10 CFU respectively as verified with reference vaccines of AEC /BC02 and AEC/BC03.Conclusion Isoniazid treatment inhibited the proliferation of inoculated Mtb in guinea pigs.A guinea pig model of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection is successfully established with an advantage of good repeatability .Therefore, it can be used to evaluate the effects of therapeutic vaccines on latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.

Objective To establish a suitable guinea pig model for evaluating the protective effects of new TB vaccines in BCG prime-boost regimen .Methods Two different immunization strategies by using the recombinant TB vaccine were employed to boost BCG primed guinea pigs in this study .One was for short-term evaluation with 14 weeks interval between prime and boost immunization and another was for long -term evaluation with 54 weeks interval .In the short-term evaluation group , guinea pigs were boosted twice with the recombinant TB vaccine ( AEC/BC02 ) in every two weeks , while guinea pigs in the long-term evaluation group were boosted for three times with two weeks interval between each injection .A negative con-trol group ( NS→NS) and a BCG control group ( BCG→NS) were both set up in two evaluation groups .One week after the last immunization , all guinea pigs were challenged with M.tuberculosis.Six to seven weeks after bacteria challenge , all animals were euthanized and dissected to evaluate lesion scores of liver , spleen and lung, as well as the viable bacterial load in spleen .Results In the short-term evaluation group , the le-sion scores in those boosted with vaccine (3.33±5.00) was lower than that of BCG control group (5.56± 7.27) (P>0.05) and negative control group (47.00±28.11) (P=0.0001).The difference between BCG control group and negative control group in lesion score was also significant .The animals in vaccine boosted group had lower bacterial loads (0.78±1.55 log10 ) in spleen than that in BCG control group (1.06±1.87) (P>0.05) and negative control group (5.47±0.61) (P=0.0003).In the long-term evaluation group, the lesion score in those boosted with vaccine was lower (5.0±7.6) than that in BCG control group (14.4± 13.5) (P=0.0394) and negative control group (56.9±14.1) (P<0.0001).The animals in vaccine boos-ted group (1.00±1.86 log10) had lower bacterial loads in spleen than that in BCG control group (1.46± 1.94) (P>0.05) and negative control group (5.43±0.56) (P=0.01).There was a significant difference in bacterial load between BCG control group and negative group (P=0.0089).Conclusion The results suggest that the interval time between BCG-prime and boost immunization should be properly prolonged in the guinea pig model used for evaluating the protective effects of new TB vaccines in BCG prime -boost regimen .

Objective: To observe the effects of electroacupuncture (EA) pretreatment on M1 polarization of alveolar macrophages (AMs) in rats with acute lung injury (ALI) induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS), and to explore the potential protective mechanism of EA.Methods: Forty Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into a normal group, a model group, and three groups of EA pretreatment [including a Chize (LU5) group, a Zusanli (ST36) group and a Chize (LU5) plus Zusanli (ST36) group], with eight rats in each group. The model rats of ALI were established by instilling LPS [2 mg/(kg·bw)] into the trachea of rats for 3 h. The rats in each EA pretreatment group were pretreated with EA for 30 min per day at the corresponding bilateral acupoints 6 d before instilling LPS. Three hours after modeling, the pulmonary function of the rats was tested, and the lung tissue was taken to calculate the ratio of lung wet weight to dry weight (W/D). The pathological lung changes and the injury score were observed by hematoxylin-eosin staining. The contents of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interleukin (IL)-1β, and myeloperoxidase (MPO) in rat's bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The mRNA and protein expression levels of M1 macrophage markers clusters of differentiation 86 (CD86), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), and its signaling pathway factor Toll-like receptor (TLR) 4, and nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) p65 in the alveoli were detected by fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction and Western blot, respectively. Results: After being induced by LPS, the pulmonary function of the model rats showed that the forced expiratory volume in 0.1 s (FEV0.1), forced expiratory volume in 0.3 s (FEV0.3), and their respective ratios of FEV to forced vital capacity (FVC) (including FEV0.1/FVC and FEV0.3/FVC) were significantly decreased (P<0.01), while the W/D of lung tissue was increased (P<0.01). The score of lung injury was significantly higher (P<0.01). The contents of TNF-α, IL-1β, and MPO in the BALF and the mRNA and protein expression levels of CD86, iNOS, TLR4, and NF-κB p65 in the lung tissue were significantly increased (P<0.01). After EA pretreatment, the FEV0.1, FEV0.3, FEV0.1/FVC, and FEV0.3/FVC were significantly increased, the lung injury score decreased significantly, and the contents of TNF-α, IL-1β, and MPO in the BALF and the expression levels of CD86, iNOS, TLR4, and NF-κB p65 mRNAs and proteins in the alveoli decreased significantly (P<0.05 or P<0.01). Compared with the other two single acupoint groups, the contents of TNF-α, IL-1β, and MPO in the BALF and the expression levels of CD86, iNOS, TLR4, and NF-κB p65 mRNAs in the alveoli in the Chize (LU5) plus Zusanli (ST36) group were significantly lower (P<0.01). Conclusion: EA pretreatment at Chize (LU5) and Zusanli (ST36) can inhibit inflammation and reduce pulmonary injury in ALI rats induced by LPS. The effect of the combination of Chize (LU5) and Zusanli (ST36) is better than that of using these two acupoints separately, and its mechanism may be related to the inhibition of AMs' M1 polarization by down-regulation TLR4/NF-κB signaling pathway.

Objective: To explore the efficacy and safety of haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (Haplo-HSCT) for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). Methods: A total of 17 patients with PNH who received Haplo-HSCT from January 2013 to September 2017 were analyzed retrospectively. Results: Of them, 4 patients had de novo PNH, 13 patients had aplastic anemia-PNH syndrome (AA-PNH). All patients received modified busulfan and Cytoxan (BuCy)-based regimens combined with anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG). Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor-mobilized bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cells were transplanted as graft. Prophylaxis for graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) was ciclosporin A+ mycophenolate mofetil (MMF)+short-term methotrexate (MTX). All patients were engrafted successfully. The median time of neutrophils to 0.5×10(9)/L and platelets to 20×10(9)/L was 12(10-15) days and 14(11-45) days, respectively. All of the 17 patients achieved full donor chimerism at 30 d after Haplo-HSCT. Seven patients developed grade Ⅱ-Ⅳ acute GVHD, and 4 chronic GVHD. Median follow-up time was 27.1 (8.6-60.4) months. Of the 17 patients, 15 survived and 2 died of severe pulmonary infection and transplant associated thrombotic microangiopathy. Three-year overall survival was (77.8±15.2)%. Conclusion: Haplo-HSCT may be effective and safe for PNH patients who did not have matched donor.
Anemia, Aplastic ; Graft vs Host Disease ; Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation ; Hemoglobins ; Humans ; Retrospective Studies ; Transplantation Conditioning

OBJECTIVETo study the antiviral constituents in the stems and leaves of Pithecellibium clypearia.

METHODThe constituents of P. clypearia were systematically separated with various chromatographic techniques in combination with antiviral activity monitoring. Their structures were elucidated by physical and chemical properties and spectral data.

RESULTSix compounds were isolated from P. clypearia and were identified as: tricetiflavan (5, 7, 3', 4', 5'-pentahydroxylflavan) (1), myricitrin (myricetin-3-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranoside) (2), quercitrin (quercetin-3-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranoside) (3), quereetin (4), methyl gallate (5) and gallic acid (6).

CONCLUSIONCompound 1 approximately 5 were obtained from this plant for the first time. Compound 4 was found to show an obvious anti-respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) activity.

Antiviral Agents ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; pharmacology ; Fabaceae ; chemistry ; Flavonoids ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; pharmacology ; Gallic Acid ; analogs & derivatives ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; pharmacology ; Inhibitory Concentration 50 ; Plant Leaves ; chemistry ; Plant Stems ; chemistry ; Plants, Medicinal ; chemistry ; Quercetin ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; pharmacology ; Respiratory Syncytial Viruses ; drug effects

OBJECTIVETo study the effect of Mycobacterium smegmatis vaccine on the level of nitric oxide (NO) produced by peritoneal macrophages in immunized mice.

METHODSBalb/c mice were randomized into low-dose, middle-dose, and high-dose groups (injected with different doses of Mycobacterium smegmatis vaccine) and a control group (injected with normal saline). Then the peritoneal macrophages were cultured with lipopolysaccharide in vitro. The supernatants were collected and the concentrations of NO were analyzed through the reaction with Griess reagents.

RESULTSThe levels of NO produced by the peritoneal macrophages in the control group, low-dose group, middle-dose group, and high-dose group were (3.50 +/- 3.11), (16.63 +/- 6.47), (13.97 +/- 6.20), and (7.55 +/- 2.26) ng/ml, respectively. The levels of NO in all dosing groups were significantly different from that in control group (P < 0.01).

CONCLUSIONMycobacterium smegmatis vaccine can promote the peritoneal macrophages to produce NO in mice.

Animals ; Bacterial Vaccines ; therapeutic use ; Lipopolysaccharides ; Macrophages, Peritoneal ; metabolism ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; Mycobacterium smegmatis ; Nitric Oxide ; metabolism

OBJECTIVETo explore the clinical application and to evaluate the value of multi-slice spiral computed tomography (MSCT) in closed thyroid cartilage injury.

METHODSMSCT scan was performed in 5 patients with closed thyroid cartilage injury, and 2D and 3D images reconstructions were achieved after volume data was transferred to workstation.

RESULTSIn 5 cases, the thyroid cartilage fracture was found in left board in 4 patients, in right board in 1 patient. In addition, one patient had concurrent cricoid cartilage fracture and another patient had laryngotracheal stenosis. These fractures and changes were all visualized by 2D and 3D images. Lower window level and window width were helpful to reveal the structures of thyroid cartilage. Multi-planar reconstruction (MPR) was superior in displaying alignment and displacement of fracture in 4 cases. 3D-volume reconstruction (3D-VR) was accurate in displaying space change of cartilage structures. In 3 cases, the evaluation of 3D-VR was accurate in assessing the length, width and shape of fracture, providing helpful data for the clinician to adopt the optimal management Computed tomography virtual laryngoscope (CTVL) helped to offer the criterions to the diagnosis of upper airway stricture and the location of laryngotracheal stenosis in one case.

CONCLUSIONSMSCT was useful in the diagnosis and management of closed thyroid cartilage injury and the laryngotracheal stenosis. It was believed that the reasonable use of the reprocessing technique plays an important role in the diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of the effect of closed thyroid cartilage injury.

Adult ; Humans ; Imaging, Three-Dimensional ; Male ; Thyroid Cartilage ; injuries ; Tomography, Spiral Computed ; methods ; Tracheal Stenosis ; diagnostic imaging ; Wounds and Injuries ; diagnostic imaging