Cow's milk allergy is mainly observed in infants and young children. Most allergic reactions affect the skin, followed by the gastrointestinal and respiratory systems. Conventional diagnosis is based on po-sitive allergy studies and evaluation of parameters including IgE and IgG1 levels, acute allergic skin response and anaphylactic shock reactions. We developed a cell membrane chromatographic (CMC) method based on human mast cells (HMC-1) for screening potential allergens in infant formula milk powders (IFMP). HMC-1 cell membranes were extracted and mixed with silica to prepare cell membrane chromatography columns (10 mm × 2 mm i.d., 5 mm). Under the conditions of 0.2 mL/min flow rate and 214 nm detection wavelength, human breast milk showed no retention. However, IFMP showed clear retention. The retained fractions were collected and analyzed through matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS). Four major milk proteins, i.e., α-casein, β-casein, α-lactalbumin, and β-lactoglobulin A, were identified. Furthermore, these proteins and β-lacto-globulin B showed clear retention on HMC-1/CMC columns. To test the degranulation effects of the five proteins, histamine and β-hexosaminidase release assays were carried out. All five proteins induced HMC-1 cells to release histamine and β-hexosaminidase. Also, we established a reversed phase liquid chromatographic (RPLC) method for the determination of the five proteins in IFMP and the results showed that 90％ proteins in IFMP were α-casein and β-casein. We concluded that cow's milk proteins may be potential allergens and caseins cause more β-casein allergic risk than other proteins. This con-clusion was consistent with other studies.

This study was designed to investigate the effect of salidroside on Sjogren's syndrome in mice and its mechanism.Mice in negative control group and model group were given normal saline intragastric administration,mice in 3 salidroside groups were given salidroside intragastric administration(doses of 20,40 and 80 mg/kg),and mice in positive control group were given hydroxychloroquine sulfate(100 mg/kg)intragastric administration once a day.After continuous intragastric administration for 8 weeks,water intake and saliva flow rate were detected,infiltrated submandibular gland lymphocytes were evaluated,the levels of IL-17,IL-10,NF-κB P65 and IκBα and the ratio of Th17/Treg cells were detected.In the model group,the acinus atrophied with unclear margin and decreasing in number,and the lymphocyte infiltration were observed and lymphocyte focus was formed.After the intervention with salidroside and hydroxychloroquine sulfate,the degree of acinus lesions was relieved to a certain extent,and the lymphocyte infiltration was reduced.Compared with negative control group,water intake,salivary flow rate,submandibular gland index,IL-10 and IκBα levels were decreased in other groups,while lymphocyte infiltration,the levels of IL-17,IL-17/IL-10,NF-κB P65 and NF-κB P65/IκBα were increased(P<0.05).Compared with model group,water intake,salivary flow rate,submandibular gland index,IL-10 and IκBα levels were increased in each salidroside dose group,while submandibular gland lymphocyte infiltration,the levels of IL-17,IL-17/IL-10,NF-κB P65 and NF-κB P65/IκBα decreased in a dose-dependent manner(P<0.05).Compared with the negative control group,the proportion of Th17 cells in the serum of model group was increased,and the proportion of Treg cells was decreased,while salidroside in all doses could reverse these changes(P<0.05).Taken together,salidroside alleviates submandibular gland inflammatory responses by mediating Th17/Treg immune balance and inhibiting NF-κB P65/IκBα,thus playing a therapeutic role in SS treatment.

OBJECTIVE: To detect metabolic changes of bilateral frontal lobe in patients with multiple system atrophy (MSA) and cognitive dysfunction by 1H-proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS).
 METHODS: N-acetylaspartate (NAA)/creatine(Cr), choline (Cho)/Cr, myoinositol (mI)/Cr in three sides of frontal lobe were detected by 1H-MRS in 48 healthy controls, 23 patients with MSA and cognitive dysfunction and 19 patients with MSA but without cognitive dysfunction.
 RESULTS: NAA/Cr of bilateral frontal lobes in patients with MSA and cognitive dysfunction was significantly decreased compared with MSA patients without cognitive dysfunction and healthy controls (P<0.05). mI/Cr of right frontal lobes was significantly increased in patients with MSA and cognitive dysfunction compared with healthy controls (P<0.05). There was a negative correlation between NAA/Cr of bilateral frontal lobes and duration while a positive correlation between NAA/Cr of bilateral frontal lobes and MoCA score in patients with MSA and cognitive dysfunction.
 CONCLUSION There is a decrease in NAA/Cr and an increase in mI/Cr in frontal lobes in patients with MSA and cognitive dysfunction, which may be associated with cognitive dysfunction in MSA patients.
Aspartic Acid ; analogs & derivatives ; metabolism ; Choline ; metabolism ; Cognition Disorders ; physiopathology ; Creatine ; metabolism ; Frontal Lobe ; metabolism ; Humans ; Inositol ; metabolism ; Multiple System Atrophy ; physiopathology ; Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy