Objective To evaluate the diagnostic values of enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA ) and colloidal gold im‐munochromatographic assay in detecting serum anti‐cyclic citrullinated peptide(anti‐CCP) antibody .Methods Colloidal gold immu‐nochromatographic assay and ELISA were used to detect serum anti‐CCP antibody in 110 RA patients and 110 healthy cases . Results The data were analysed with the paired Chi‐Square Test (χ2 = 174 .354 ,P < 0 .01) ,the difference was significant .The K ap pa value was 0 .890(P< 0 .01) ,indicating that the coincidence between the two kinds of methods was good .The sensitivity , speciality of ELISA were 83 .64% and 92 .73% respectively .Conclusion In detecting serum anti‐CCP Antibody ,there was dife‐rence between colloidal gold immunochromatographic assay and ELISA according to statistics analysis .The sensitivity and speciality of ELISA were higher than those of colloidal gold immunochromatographic assay .

OBJECTIVE:To compare the pharmacoeconomic effectiveness of three antiviral agents for herpes zoster ME_THODS:101 patients with herpes zoster were divided into three groups who received acyclovir injection,valaciclovir tablet and ribavirin injection,respectively Evaluation was carried out with cost-effectiveness analysis RESULTS:The cost-effectiveness ratios of three groups were $1 288 2,$863 0 and $949 8 CONCLUSION:Valaciclovir was the best antiviral agents for herpes zoster

Objective To investigate the diagnostic value for rheumatoid arthritis(RA) by using combined detection of anti‐cy‐clic citrullinated peptide antibody (anti CCP ) ,anti keratin antibody (AKA ) and the antiperinuclear factor (APF ) in serum . Methods A total of 110 RA patients(RA group) ,50 patients with other autoimmune diseases(non RA group) and 110 healthy subjects (control group) were enrolled in the study .The concentrations of AKA ,APF were detected by using indirect immunofluo‐rescence assay and anti CCP by using ELISA .Results The positive rates of anti‐CCP ,AKA ,APF in RA group were higher than those in non RA group and control group(P<0 .05) .In the series detection of the three indicators ,the sensibility and specificity were 44 .55% and 99 .38% respectively ;in the parallel detection of the three indicators the sensibility and specificity were 93 .64%and 85 .63% respectively .Conclusion Anti CCP detection exhibits relatively higher sensitivity and specificity in the diagnosis of RA .Series detection of the 3 indicators can improve the specificity ,reduce the rate of misdiagnosis;parallel detection of the 3 indica‐tors can improve the sensitivity ,reduce the rate of misdiagnosis .The Combined detection of anti CCP ,AKA and APF has better di‐agnostic efficiency than single detection .

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia,but its pathogenesis is still unclear.With the development of sleep medicine,obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is found to associate with the occurrence of AF and recurrence after catheter ablation.This article reviews the pathophysiology of OSA,and relationship between OSA and the occurrence of AF,and its mechanism.It indicates that clinicians should pay close attention to the existence of OSA during diagnosis and treatment of AF.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of dxamethasone (DEX) on the expression of Tregs in allergic rhinitis (AR) mice, and explore the mechanism of glucocorticoid in the treatment of AR. METHOD: AR murine model was established by sensitization and challenge with OVA, besides intervention treatment with DEX was carried out in AR model. The behavior observation was used to evaluate the improvement effect of DEX on AR symptoms. The morphological characteristics of nasal tissues were observed by HE staining after fixation and decalcification. The mononuclear cells were obtained by grinding spleens, and the total RNA was extracted for reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction to investigate the level of mRNA expression of Foxp3. The changes of CD4+ Foxp3+ Tcells in spleen of mice were analyzed by flow cytometry. RESULT: BALB/c mice received OVA sensitization followed by OVA intranasal challenge, the frequencies of sneezing and nose-scratching increased significantly in AR group (44. 50 ± 5. 61 and 72. 94 ± 8. 76) compared with control group (12. 68 ± 1. 87 and 26. 76 ± .2. 89), P<0. 01; The frequencies decreased significantly in DEX group (26. 04 ± 3. 93 and 56. 79 ± 5. 64), P< 0. 05 compared with AR group. The continuity of nasal mucosa ciliated columnar epithelium in AR group was destroyed and appeared to be repaired in DEX group. Inflammatory cells infiltration was also markedly decreased by DEX treatment. The proportion of CD4+ Foxp3+ T cells in AR group (3. 89 ± 0. 39)% decreased, P<0. 01 vs control group (4. 63 ± 0. 15) %. DEX treatment induced production of Tregs (6. 89 ± 0. 49)%, P<0. 05 vs control group. DEX significantly increased the expression of Foxp3 mRNA (P<0. 05) compared with AR and control group. CONCLUSION DEX reduce upper airway allergic inflammation effectively, which may be mediated by promoting the expression of Foxp3 and inducing the amplification of Tregs in vivo.
Administration, Intranasal ; Animals ; Dexamethasone ; pharmacology ; Disease Models, Animal ; Flow Cytometry ; Forkhead Transcription Factors ; metabolism ; Inflammation ; drug therapy ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; Nasal Mucosa ; drug effects ; Ovalbumin ; RNA, Messenger ; Rhinitis, Allergic ; drug therapy ; T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory ; drug effects

Aim To investigate the effects of K + channel blockers on arsenic trioxide-induced HeLa cell death. Methods Viability of HeLa cells was assessed by mitochondrial dehydrogenase activity using colorimetric MTT assay and the voltage-dependent K+ currents were recorded by using patch-clamp rest living cells after As2 O3 24 h-incubation showed significant increase of K + currents densities. At + 80mV, the densities of K+ currents (61 ± 18) pA/10 pF (n = 8) in As2O3 24 h-incubation group were significantly more than that in the control group (38 ± 10) pA/10 pF (n = 8, P ＜ 0. 05 ). The HeLa cells were prevented partially from As2 O3-induced cell death by co-application for 24 h with typical voltageeffects on HeLa cells. Conclusion Chronic treatment with As2 O3 increased voltage-dependent K+currents in HeLa cells and the cell death induced by As2O3 was reduced partially by voltage-dependent K +channel blockers, 4-aminopyridine or tetraethylammonium.

Objective To study the expression and relationship between adrenomedullin (ADM )and integrinαvβ3 in different pathological grades ,clinical stages and histologic subtypes of human osteosarcoma .Methods The expression positiverate ,intensity , the average optical density (ALD) of ADM and integrinαvβ3 in 30 osteosarcomacases was detected with immunohistochemical SABC technique and image analysis system .Each pathological section observed by two pathologists respectively in the case of unknown clinical and pathological information .At least five representative high field of vision counting 100 cells observed at random ,in this way the degree of tumor grade ,stage and cell staining were determined by two pathologist who unknown clinical and pathological data .Results The positive rate and intensity of ADM and integrinαvβ3 were significantly increased with the increase of osteosarco-ma stage(P<0 .05) and the difference was significant in each stage(P<0 .05) .The expression of ADM was positive correlated with the expression of integrinαvβ3 .Conclusion The expression of ADM and integrinαvβ3 in different clinicopathological grades osteosar-coma are positive associated with malignant degree of tumor ,which suggest that both of them play an important role in malignant biological behaviors of human osteosarcoma .

Objective To investigate the clinic effects of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) combined with injection of hyper- thermic lipiodol into tumor body in treating large hepatic carcinoma. Methods A total of 86 patients with primary hepatic carcinoma were randomly and equally divided into the study group (n = 43) and control group (n = 43). TACE combined with injection of hyper-thermic lipiodol into tumor body was carried out in the patients of the study group , while only TACE was performed in the patients of the control group. The results were compared between the two groups. Results The effective rate of the study group and the control group was 68%and 53%respectively , and the difference between the two groups was statistically significant. The difference in the changes of tumor size after the treatment between the two groups was also statistically significant. In the study group, the survival rates at 6, 12, 18 and 24 months after the treatment were 100% (n = 43), 84% (n = 36), 53% (n = 23) and 33%(n=14) respectively, while in the control group the survival rates were 94% (n=40), 70% (n=30), 37%(n = 16) and 21%(n = 9) respectively. No statistically significant differences in postoperative liver function damage existed between the two groups. Conclusion TACE combined with injection of hyper-thermic lipiodol into tumor body is obviously superior to routine TACE in treating large hepatic carcinoma.

Objective To investigate the significance of modified gold nanocages ( GNCs ) in photothermal therapy and radiosensitivity enhancement for murine mammary carcinoma 4T1 cells.Methods A molecule probe, CD44-PEG-GNCs, was constructed on the basis of GNCs.Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry ( ICP-MS) and transmission electron microscopy ( TEM) were used to analyze Au uptake by 4T1 cells.The cell counting kit-8( CCK-8) assay was used to determine the impact of the probe on the viability of 4T1 cells.The CCK-8 assay and the Hoechst/PI double staining were used to evaluate the photothermal killing effects of near infrared laser (NIR).The colony forming assay and the Hoechst/PI double staining were used to measure the viability of 4T1 cells after irradiation with 6 MV of X-ray.Results ICP-MS and TEM showed that 4T1 cells had an uptake of a large number of GNCs, in which the number of CD44-PEG-GNCs taken up by 4T1 was 3-4 times larger than that of PEG-GNCs.The cell toxicity assay revealed that in a certain range of concentration, GNCs showed little effect on the viability of 4T1 cells, which was reduced to 81.2%in 48 hours.The CCK-8 assay, the Hoechst/PI double staining, and the colony forming assay showed that after NIR irradiation and radiotherapy, large-scale apoptosis was induced in CD44-PEG-GNCs-contained tumor cells by photothermal therapy combined with radiotherapy, which had substantially better outcomes than other groups.Conclusions The GNC-based molecular probe actively targets 4T1 cells with little cytotoxicity, indicating that it enhances the sensitivity of tumor towards photothermal therapy and radiotherapy.

Objective To investigate the expression of Tie-2 in rectal carcinoma and its relationship with invasion and metastasis in rectal carcinoma. Materials S-P immunohistochemical assay was used to detect the expression of Tie-2 in 40 cases of rectal carcinoma and 10 cases of normal rectal tissues. Results Tie-2 was mainly localized in the cytoplasm and nucleus of vascular endothelial cells in cancerous tissues and partly in the cytoplasm of some cancerous cells. The expression of Tie-2 in rectal carcinoma was significantly higher than that in normal rectal tissues (P<0.05); however, Tie-2 expression was not associated with differentiation, invasion depth and Dukes stage (P>0.05), but with lymphatic metastasis (P<0.05). Conclusion Tie-2 plays a key role in carcinogenesis and lymph node metastasis of rectal carcinoma.