Objective To study the clinical value of serum FL-6 detection in patients with Graves. Methods The level of IL-6 was detected in 75 Graves patients and controls with ELISA, the correlation between IL-6, other function parameter (T3, T4, etc.) and immune indicators (TRAb) were analyzed. Results The level of IL-6 in Graves patients was(1. 84 ±1. 58) ng/L, which was significantly higher than the healthy controls(l. 28 ±0.46)ng/L (t=2.55,P<0.05).IL-6 was positive correlation with T3(r =0. 55) ,T4(r =0. 40) ,FT4(r =0. 36) , FT3(r = 0. 35)and TRAb(r = 0. 47) (P <0. 05)and was negative correlation with TSH(r= -0. 58, P < 0. 05). Conclusions IL-6 can be used as a good index of immune derangement and thyroid function disorders in Grave patients.

Objective To assess the effect of Marzulene as an adjuvant therapy for peptic ulcer disease in children and the safety of Marzulene.Methods From Dec.2011 to Feb.2013,138 cases of peptic ulcer disease in children from Chongqing,Guiyang,Guangzhou,Chengdu and Xinjiang were randomly divided into trial group (n =75) and control group (n =63).The treatment protocls of the trial group was Marzulene combined with Omeprazole,and the control group gave Omeprazole only,all the cases with Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection were treated by antibiotics,then clinical manifestations,gastroscopy and laboratory examinations were followed up after 8 weeks.Results The remission rates of clinical manifestations in the trial group were abdominal pain 91.8％ (56/61 cases),vomiting 90.2％(37/41 cases),melena 92.9％ (26/28 cases),nausea 93.1％ (27/29 cases),hematemesis 89.5％ (17/19 cases),abdominal discomfort 100.0％ (19/19 cases),abdominal distension 100.0％ (11/11 cases),sour regurgitation 100.0％ (9/9 cases),ozostomia 90.0％ (9/10 cases),eructaion 88.9 ％ (8/9 cases),bloody stools 100.0％ (4/4 cases),poor appetite 50.0％ (1/2 case),and abdominal tenderness 89.3 ％ (50/56 cases) ;the remission rates of clinical manifestations in the control group were abdominal pain 90.4％ (47/52 cases),vomiting 89.7％ (26/29 cases),melena 96.4％(27/28 cases),nausea 87.5 ％ (21/24 cases),hematemesis 92.9 ％ (13/14 cases),abdominal discomfort 58.3 ％ (7/12 cases),abdominal distension 85.7％ (12/14 cases),sour regurgitation 100.0％ (13/13 cases),ozostomia 80.0％(8/10 cases),eructaion 100.0％ (8/8 cases),bloody stools 100.0％ (4/4 cases),poor appetite 33.3％ (1/3 case),and abdominal tenderness 90.0％ (45/50 cases).Abdominal discomfort,abdominal distension,ozostomia,eructaion and poor appetite had significant statistical disparity between control group and trial group (P ＜ 0.05).One hundred and thirty-one cases reviewed gastroscopy,in the control group their ulcer clearance rate was 65.1％ (41/63 cases) ;the remission rates of gastroscopic manifestations were edema 54.8％ (34/62 cases),hyperemia 51.7％ (31/60 cases),areola 76.0％ (19/25 cases),atrophy 0％ (0/1 case),and hemorrhage 85.7％ (12/14 cases),the Hp clearance rate in the control group was 67.9％ (19/28 cases).In the trial group the ulcer clearance rate was 66.2％ (45/68 cases),and the remission rates of gastroscopic manifestation were edema 63.0％ (46/73 cases),hyperemia 64.7 ％ (44/68 cases),areola 86.1％ (31/36 cases),atrophy 50.0％ (1/2 case),and hemorrhage 100.0％ (19/19 cases) ;the Hp clearance rate in the trial group was 72.7％ (24/33 cases),and the remission rates of atrophy and hemorrhage had significant disparity between the control group and the trial group.The clinical effective rates of the trial and the control groups were 98.7％ (74/75 cases) and 98.4％ (62/63 cases),and the gastoscopic detection rates were 98.5％ (67/68 cases) and 96.8％ (61/63 cases).There was no adverse reaction in the trial group due to using marzulene for 8 weeks and 4 weeks' follow-up after its withdrawal.Conclusions Marzulene is helpful for improving the clinical and gastroscopic manifestations of peptic ulcer disease in children,and is effective and safe as an adjuvant therapy in children.

ObjectiveTo evaluate CT characteristics of fungal ball in paranasal sinus caused by different fungi and to enhance differential diagnosis.MethodsCT results and clinical data of 74 patients with fungal ball arising from the paranasal sinuses proved by histopathology from 2007 to 2009 were analyzed retrospectively.The CT characteristics of fungal ball in paranasal sinus caused by different fungi were compared using x2 test with P ＜ 0.05 considered statistically significant.Results Among 74 mycotic pathogenic agents,aspergillus was found in 58 cases (including 36 cases with aspergilhs flavus,15 cases with aspergillus fumigatus and 7 with aspergillus versicolor),the others including 5 cases with penicillium,6 cases with schizophyllum commune,and 5 cases with scedosporium apiospermum.There were significant differences in the number of sinus involved ( single sinus involvement was seen in 29 cases caused by aspergillus group and 2 cases caused by non-aspergillus-group,respectively,with x2 =7.245,P =0.007 ),the incidence of fungus ball in ethmoid sinus [ 39.7％ ( 23/58 ) of cases caused by aspergillus group and 81.3 ％ ( 13/16 ) of cases caused by non-aspergillus-group,respectively,with x2 =8.685,P =0.003 ] and calcification (40 of 58 cases caused by aspergillus group and 5 of 16 cases caused by non-aspergillus-group,respectively,with x2 =7.485,P =0.006 ),the location of calcification ( 26 of 40 cases with central calcification and 14 of 40 cases with peripheral calcification in cases caused by aspergillus group,while all of 5 cases caused by non-aspergillus-group with peripheral calcification,x2 =7.697,P =0.006).However,there was no significant difference in the incidence of bilateral lesions ( x2 =1.002,P =0.317 ),maxillary sinus involvement ( x2 =0.020,P =0.888 ),sphenoidal sinus involvement ( x2 =0.704,P =0.401 ),frontal sinus involvement ( x2 =0.126,P =0.723 ),bony sclerosis ( x2 =2.024,P =0.155 ),lamellar calcification (x2 =2.045,P =0.153 ),complication of nasal polyps( x2 =0.018,P =0.893) and submucosal cyst( x2 =0.779,P =0.378 ).ConclusionsThe common CT characteristics of fungal ball in paranasal sinus are unilateral sinus involvement with inhomogeneous high-density soft tissue and lamellar calcification.The CT findings of fungal ball caused by non-aspergillus-group are ethmoid sinus involvement and calcification located on the periphery instead of the center of fungal ball.

Objective To clarify the serological characteristics and predictive value of HIV antibody indeterminant and to evaluate the efficiency of 3 assays to discriminate HIV antibody indeterminant.Methods Three hundred and ninety-four HIV antibody indeterminant serum samples were collected and the Western blot pattern were analyzed.Ninety-seven HIV antibody indeterminant individuals were followed up,and the development of HIV antibody were observed.The initial serum samples of 67 followed individuals were tested by viral load,line immunoblot assay and ELISA for HIV-1 p24,with the golden standard of follow up,the efficiency of 3 kinds of assay to discriminate HIV antibody indeterminant were evaluated.Results There were 38 patterns among 394 HIV antibody indeterminant,the proportions of env,pol and gag indeterminant were 37.54%,4.04%and 58.37% respectively.Five HIV antibody indeterminant cases were converted to HIV antibody positive among 97 followed individuals,they were all env indeterminant and HIV antibody developed rapidly.HIV viral load was an ideal assay to discriminate HIV antibody indeterminant with best sensitivity.Conclusion The indeterminant of gag were most common,but were unspecific reaction.Env indeterminant were with the greatest predictive value of HIV infection,especially the gp160p24 and gp160.Viral load assay can be applied to discriminate HIV antibody indeterminant.

OBJECTIVETo evaluate the performance of a new highly efficient and environment-friendly tissue cell fixatives for preserving the morphologies and properties of pleural and peritoneal effusions.

METHODSFifty-six specimens of tissue cells from pleural and peritoneal effusions were preserved using the new preservative or 95% ethanol. HE staining and Western blotting were employed to detect the morphologies and protein expression levels of CK, CEA and P53 of the cells after fixation.

RESULTSThe new preservative well preserved the morphologies of the cells from the pleural and peritoneal effusions, and the nuclei and cytoplasm were intact with little debris. The conventional preservative (95% ethanol) caused noticeable structural damage of the tissue cells, especially the cytoplasm where obvious debris were seen after fixation. CK, CEA and P53 protein expression levels in the cells were 91%, 86% and 88% after fixation with the new preservative, significantly higher than those (46%, 38% and 31%, respectively) in cells fixed with 95% ethanol (P<0.05).

CONCLUSIONThe new preservative is efficient and environment-friendly for preserving the morphologies as well as the proteins of tissue cells from pleural and peritoneal effusions well, demonstrating its potential in tissue cell fixation and preservation.

Objective: To dynamically evaluate left ventricular perfusion, global and local functional changes during left ventricular aneurysm (LVA) formation and to explore the relationship between the size of LVA and LVEF, LVESV, LVEDV by gated99mTc-MIBI SPECT (GSPECT) and gated18F-FDG PET metabolic (GPET) imaging in experimental pigs. Methods: LVA model was established by occlusion of left circumlfex artery (LCX) and placing an Ameroid constrictor at the proximal end of left anterior descending artery (LAD) in a total of 16 Chinese mini-pigs. At the 1st, 4th and 8th weeks of surgery, the changes of total perfusion defect (TPD), LVA formation and LVEF, LVESV, LVEDV were dynamically evaluated by GSPECT and GPET; the relationships between the size of LVA and LVEF, LVESV, LVEDV were analyzed respectively.Results: There were 5 pigs died in surgery and 2 died at the 1st week of modeling. According to golden (pathological) standard, 9 animals successfully ifnished the dynamic imaging study. At the 1st week of (basic) modeling, 4 animals formed large LVA, 2 formed small LVA at the apex and 3 without LVA formation. At the 4th and 8th weeks of modeling, dynamic imaging presented that the animals with large LVA had gradually increased range and degree of perfusion defect, LVEDV, LVESV, while gradually decreased LVEF; the above indexes were relatively stable in animals with small or none LVA. In addition, the size of LVA was related to LVEF (r=-7.26), LVEDV (r=0.855) and LVESV (r=0.825), allP<0.05. Conclusion: In experimental pigs, at the beginning of LVA formation, large range and severe perfusion defect may cause large aneurysm, the LV functional damage and remodeling may gradually increase and the prognosis is poor; in contrast, the animals with small or none LVA have better prognosis and usually without ventricular remodeling; which implies that in acute phase of LVA formation, the size of aneurysm may predict the trend of global LV systolic function and remodeling at the early stage.

Objective:To study the relationships between neutralizing antibody response against autologous virus and disease progression of HIV-1 B'/C infected individuals in China.Methods:Twenty-four primary HIV-1 isolates were incubated with autologous plasma collected either freshly or at approximately six months intervals thereafter.Normal human peripheral blood mononuclear cells were incubated with the virus-serum mixtures for 7 days and then the production of p24 antigen was measured.The neutralizing titer of a particular plasma and virus was defined as the reciprocal of the highest dilution giving a 50% reduction in p24 Ag compared with NHP control wells.More than 1∶8 were considered significant and were scored as positive.Results:In neutralizing antibody(Nabs) response against contemporaneous virus,Nabs were produced in all slow progressors(SP) individuals,while only four in 21 of HIV group had.There was statistically significance of the neutralizing antibody titers between SP and HIV.When plasma samples of six months later were tested for their ability to neutralize autologous virus,all of SPs had higher neutralizing antibody titers and the titers of neutralizing antibody in HIV group had increased in different rate.Among the twenty-one individuals of HIV group,12 of these individuals had neutralizing antibody response against autologous virus and other 9 of these individuals had not.NAb titers of SP in six months later plasma were higher than those of HIV.There was a negative correlation between the generation of the neutralizing titer against autologous virus and the plasma HIV RNA level in HIV-1 B'/C infected individuals(including SP,HIV).Conclusion:Neutralizing antibody against autologous viruses in HIV-1 B'/C infected SP is higher than those of HIV group,suggesting that neutralizing antibodies play a vital role in delaying disease progression in these individuals.

Objective To study the relationships between neutralizing antibody response against heterologous virus and disease progression in Chinese HIV-1 B'/C infected individuals. Methods Plasmas from HIV-1-infected individuals, grouped as HIV chronically infected or AIDS according to CD4+ count and clinical symptom, were tested for neutralizing activity against the three HIV-1 isolates with very low homology in vitro. Six two-fold dilutions of each plasma sample (from 1/10 to 1/320) were tested against each virus from the panel. Giving a 50% reduction in p24Ag compared with normal human plasma control wells was defined as positive. The breadth of the cross-neutralizing response was defined based on the number of viruses that were effectively neutralized by any given patient-derived plasma sample. The magnitude of the crossneutralizing response was defined based on the average neutralizing titer against all heterologous viruses. Resuits We found that there revealed a significant difference between HIV chronically infected and AIDS group in the breaths and magnitudes of neutralizing heterologous virus. There was higher prevalence for the frequency of neutralizing heterologous virus in HIV chronically infected than AIDS. The results showed that there was positive correlation between the breadths and magnitudes of neutralizing response against heterologous virus and the plasma HIV RNA level in HIV chronically infected group, while not in AIDS group. There was no association between the breadth of the neutralizing responses against heterologous virus and CD4 T cell counts. Conclusion The capacity of neutralizing antibodies against heterologous virus varied among different disease stage. There were higher titers of neutralizing antibodies in HIV chronically infected than AIDS group. The loss of neutralizing antibodies in plasma from AIDS group appears to be associated with a narrowing of the antibody response during disease progression. These suggest that the presence of neutralizing antibodies against hetreologous virus was associated with disease progression.

Objective To investigate the association between APOBEC3G mRNA levels in peripheral blood mononuclear cells(PBMCs)of HIV/AIDS patients and disease progression in Henan province.Methods Real-time PCR was used to detect the mRNA levels of APOBEC3G in PBMCs of HIV/AIDS patients at difierent disease progression stage.Flow cytometry and automated viral load analyzer were used to count CD4+ T cells and plasma HIV viral loads.Results The mRNA levels of APOBEC3G in HIV/AIDS patients were lower than in HIV-negative controls(t=4.887,P＜0.01),and APOBEC3G levels were significantly higher in slow development group than those in HIV and AIDS groups(P＜0.05).The levels of APOBEC3G mRNA correlated positively with CD4+ T cell counts(R2=0.190,P=0.002)and negatively with HIV-1 viral loads(R2=0.094.P=0.038).Conclusions The APOBEC3G mRNA levels in PBMC of HIV infected individuals are associated with HIV disease pmgression. Higher mRNA expression levels of APOBEC3G may be one of the protective factors which can play important role in delaying disease progression.