Objective To study the role of OIf-1/EBF associated zinc finger protein (OAZ),a transcription factor encoded by a positional systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) candidate gene,in the function of mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) of SLE patients by silencing this gene.Methods OAZ mRNA levels of bone marrow MSC obtained from 5 SLE patients and 5 healthy controls were detected by real-time PCR.Bone marrow MSC obtained from 6 SLE patients were incubated with specific siRNAs for 3 days,then cells were harvested for OAZ measurement,Idl-3 and CCL2 mRNA levels were tested by real-time PCR,and levels of CCL2 were detected in culture supernatants using ELISA.Differences between groups were analyzed using t-test or MannWhitney test.Results ① OAZ mRNA levels of bone marrow MSC were significantly elevated in SLE patients (0.013±0.016) compared to healthy controls (0.001±0.000,P=0.009).② After OAZ silencing,the expression levels of OAZ,Id1,Id2 and ld3 mRNA were significantly decreased (△Ct 10.3±0.7,15.2±1.6,8.1±1.4,10.5±0.6 vs 8.7±0.7,14.1±1.2,7.1±1.5,9.8±0.6) (P all ＜0.05).③ Both the expression levels of CCL2 mRNA (△Ct 2.2±1.1 vs 3.0±1.1 ) and the levels of CCL2 protein in culture supernatants [(341±29) pg/ml vs (304±19) pg/ml] were significantly increased in OAZ silencing group comparing to those in the control group (P all ＜0.05).Conclusion OAZ gene expression is significantly elevated in bone marrow MSC of SLE patients.OAZ may affect autoantibody production in SLE patients by regulating CCL2 expression.

AIM:In order to ensure the quality stability of Fructus Polygoni Orientalis,to study the determination method of the fingerprint of Fruetus Polygoni Orientalis and to establish the fingerprint of Fructus Polygoni Orientalis.METHODS:The HPLC assay was used to establish the fingerprint of Fructus Polygoni Orienlalis and 28 pieces of goods were compared.RESULTS:The fingerprint of Fructus Polygoni Orientalis with 7 common peaks was established.The relative retention time and the ranges of relative area of the common peaks were determined.CONCLUSION:The established fingerprint can be used for the quality control of Fructus Polygoni Orientalis.

Objective To find an efficient and practical reconstruction algorithm for the fluorescence molecular tomography basing on total leastsquares rule as well as the normalized conjugate gradient method.Methods The finite element method was used to get the weighting matrix from the forward diffusion model.For the inverse reconstruction problem,the total least-squares rule was employed.The normalized conjugate gradient method was applied to find the fluorochrome information in the objective area.Results The simulation experiments showed that images reconstructed by the total least-squares rule were more accurate than those reconstructed by the least-squares rule under the same circumstances when noise existed.The presented algorithm could also give consistent results when the initial guesses varied in a wide range.Conclusion The algorithm presented in this paper offers a practical and efficient reconstruction for the fluorescence molecular tomography.

Objective To develop the fluorescence molecular imaging system and obtain the 3D images of near-infrared fluorescent probe in tissue-like solution.Methods Weak optical signals were acquired with hypothermal cooled CCD camera.The system captured the fluorescent images of different projections at rotating the tissue phantom.The photon propagation in tissue followed the diffusion approximation theory.The 3D image of probe was calculated with a fast reconstruction algorithm based on finite element approach.Results The imaging system could obtain the full-angle dense raw dataset.The reconstruction algorithm had capacity to recover the position and contour of the fluorescent target included in diffusive medium.Conclusion The results from phantom experiments are promising and show the potentials to act as a platform for in vivo fluorescence tomography.

Objective:To determine the content of cyclohexane, ethyl acetate, methanol, methylene chloride and trichloromethane in rupatadine fumarate by headspace gaschromatography. Methods:A DB-WAXETRR capillary column(30 m × 0. 32 mm,0. 25 μm)was used and the carrier gas was nitrogen. The detector was an FID and the inlet temperature was 200℃ . The column temperature program was with the initial temperature of 35℃,maintained 10 min,and then risen to 220℃ with the rate of 20℃·min -1 ,and maintained 5 min. Results:Cyclohexane,ethyl acetate,methanol,methylene chloride and trichloromethane showed a good linear relationship within the range of 77. 590 1- 698. 310 9 μg·ml -1(r = 0. 999 7),102. 166 6- 919. 499 4 μg· ml -1(r = 0. 999 8),62. 744 7- 564. 703 2μg·ml -1(r = 0. 999 9),12. 011 2- 108. 101 1 μg·ml-1(r = 0. 999 6)and 1. 262 8-11. 365 6 μg·ml -1(r = 0. 999 6). The average recovery was 103. 9% ,103. 5% ,104. 9% ,107. 1% and 103. 4% and RSD was 2. 3% ,2. 6% ,3. 1% ,2. 8% and 4. 5%(n = 9),respectively. The five residual solvents were not detected out in rupatadine fumarate. Conclusion:The method is stable,simple,sensitive and accurate,and can be used for the determination of residual solvents in rupatadine fumarate.

Objective To describe the understanding level of disease of children with leukemia and their ways of obtaining disease information in order to help nurses and parents to select appropriate content and manners to communicate with children about disease information.Methods In-depth interviews were conducted with 25 children' parents using a descriptive qualitative research method,and the data were analyzed using content analysis.Results Children during remission stage of leukemia had different understanding levels of their disease.Ways of children with leukemia to obtain disease information was correlated with their mental maturity.Conclusions Disease information should be told according to children's age,disease course and level of thinking,and health professionals and parents could provide appropilate ways of obtaining information for children on basis of their mental maturity.

Objective To investigate the effect and mechanism of murine bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells(BM-MSCs)transplantation on B-cell activating factor(BAFF)expression and B cell activation of MRL/Ipr mice.Methods Eighteen female MRL/Ipr mice were divided into the treatment group and the control group.Five female BAL B/C mice were used as negative controls.At the age of 18 weeks,the treatment group was transplanted with 1×10~6 murine BM-MSCs through vena caudalis,the control group was treated with 0.5ml sodium chloride.Enzyme linked immunoserbent assay(ELISA)was used to measure the level of the BAFF,IFN-γ,IL-2 and IL-10 in the serum.The percentage and numbers of Marginal zone,T1 and T2 B cells in spleen were detected by flow cytometry.Results①Eight weeks after transplantation,the level of BAFF [(32±14)ng/ml]in serum of the treatment group decreased significantly than the control group[(47±13)ng/ml](P＜0.05)as well as the level of serum IL- 10,IFN-γ and IL-2 levels[(19±7)vs(40±13)pg/ml](P＜0.01)[(25±20)pg/ml vs(38±25)pg/ml][(73±10)pg/ml vs(80±15)pg/ml].② Eight weeks after trans-plantation,the mice in the treatment group had lower percentages of marginal zone B cells[(15±4)% vs (21±5)%],and the numbers of marginal zone B cells were significantly decreased in the treatment group as compared with the control group[(9±6)×10~6 vs(19±10)×10~6,P＜0.05].③ Eight weeks after transplantation,the mice in the treatment group had lower percentages of T1 and T2 B cells[(3.4±2.1)% vs(7.3±4.0)%][(2.6+1.4)%vs(4.8±2.7)%],and the numbers of T1[(2.7±1.7)×10~6 vs(5.1±2.0)×10~6,P＜0.05]and T2 B cells[(2.0±1.2)×10~6 vs(3.7±1.7)×10~6,P＜0.05]were both significantly decreased in the treatment group as compared with the control group.Conclusion BM-MSCs transplantation decreases the expression of BAFF in association with the diminished production of the pathogenic cytokines IFN-γ and IL-10.Inhibition of BAFF also results in decreased numbers of T1 and T2 B cells and MZ B cells.

Objective To evaluate the reliability and validity of the Chinese Version of Communication and Sharing of Information Scale(CSI) in the the assessment of the efficacy and quality of collaboration of the physician and nursing related staffs.Methods All the sample enrolled from 10 hospitals of Tianjin,all the subjects voluntarily signed the informed consent.Totally 600 subjects were tested by CSI.Exploration and confirmation factor analysis were used to examine the construct validity.Cronbaeh' s α was applied for examining internal consistency of the scales,the correlation analysis was used to examining the test-retest reliability of the scales.Results Exploratory Factor Analysis revealed that Communication and Sharing of Information Scale included 3 factors:Communication with nursing related staff,Communication with physician,Medical information sharing.Confirmation Factor analysis revealed that x2/dfwas 5.760,NNFI 0.900,GFI 0.945,AGFI 0.923,REMEA was 0.06,all reached the correction criteria of the scale,indicated that this scale had good construction validity.Cronbach' sαof the total scale was 0.870,the Cronbach' s α of the 3 factors were 0.780,0.788,0.815 respectively,indicated this scale had good inner-consistency.The total scale test-retest reliability was 0.870 after 1 week in 100 subjects randomly enrolled from all the previous subjects,indicated this scale had good reliability.Conclusion CSI has good reliability and validity and is suitable to assess the efficacy and quality of the collaboration of the physician and nursing related staffs.

Objective To identify the association of thyroid stimulating hormone receptor ( TSHR ) gene intron 1 susceptible loci and 4p14 susceptible locus rs6832151 polymorphisms with Graves’ disease ( GD) in Han Chinese population in Bengbu, Anhui, China. The gene-gene interaction among TSHR intron 1 susceptible loci and 4p14 susceptible locus rs6832151 was also investigated. Methods The genotypes of the single-nucleotide polymorphisms ( SNPs) were analyzed by Taqman probe technique on Fluidigm EP1 platform in 611 patients with GD and 555 control subjects, and linkage analysis, correlation analysis, haplotype analysis, and epistasis analysis with them were performed. Results Six SNPs in two candidate genes(rs12101261, rs4903964,rs179247, rs2284722 and rs17111394 in TSHR, rs6832151 in 4p14) were associated with GD (all P<0. 05). The frequency distributions of haplotypes of SNPs in TSHR intron 1 ( AGTA, GGCG, AATA, and CC) were significantly different between GD and control groups(all P<0. 01). There existed the interactions between rs179247 and rs12101261 in TSHR(P=0. 001) and among rs179247(TSHR),rs4903964(TSHR) and rs6832151(4p14) (P=0. 001). Conclusions rs683215 in 14p14 and rs12101261, rs4903964, rs179247, rs2284722 and rs17111394 in TSHR intron 1 were susceptible loci of GD in the Chinese Han population from Bengbu. The haplotypes in TSHR intron 1 were associated with GD. There exists the interaction between the SNPs in TSHR and 4p14,which may change the risk of GD.

In this study, the rapid resolution liquid chromatography quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry ( RRLC-QTOF/MS ) was used to profile the metabolites of urine samples from Childhood Pneumonia ( CP) patients and healthy controls and find the potential biomarkers which can support evidence to early diagnose and cure the disease. Choose 10 CP patients ( age 47. 72 ± 2. 35 months) and 10 healthy controls ( age 46 . 65 ± 1 . 97 months ) . The urine samples were analyzed by RRLC-QTOF/MS and then the resulting data matrices were analyzed by principal components analysis ( PCA ) to find the potential biomarkers. Urine samples of CP patients were successfully distinguished from those of healthy controls. A total of two significantly changed metabolites have been found and identified as potential biomarkers. It is suggested that the disorder of purine metabolism and amino acid metabolism may play an important role in the mechanism of CP.