1.Research progress on the DNA vaccine of HSP70 fused with tumor antigen gene
Basic & Clinical Medicine 2006;0(05):-
A variety of heat shock protein 70(HSP70)-associated therapeutic vaccines including protein vaccine,peptide vaccine,tumor cell vaccine and DNA vaccine,have been developed and applied in anti-tumor immunotherapy,in which HSP70-fused DNA vaccine attracts our attention with its superiority.It not only induces consistent anti-tumor immune response but also helps sustain immune memory.In this article we reviewed the function and application of HSP70 in the therapeutic tumor DNA vaccine.
2.Expression of gingipain K in Porphyromonas gingivalis in the subgingival plaque of puberty gingivitis
Xu CHEN ; Yaping PAN ; Zhihong ZONG
Journal of Practical Stomatology 2001;0(03):-
Objective:To detect and compare the intensity of gingipain K(Kgp)in culture medium and cell extract of Porphyromonas gingivalis(P.gingivalis)isolates in puberty gingivitis,and then to reveal the possible relationship between Kgp and puberty gingivitis.Methods:36 patients with puberty gingivitis aged from 14 to 17 years were enrolled.Clinical parameters including GI,SBI and PD were evaluated before subgingival plaque samples collection.Subgingival plaque samples were collected and then P.gingivalis isolates were obtained.16S rRNA PCR was used to confirm the presence of P.gingivalis in clinical isolates.Bacteria were cultured in BHI agar base and harvested at the end of log-phase growth.Culture fractions of P.gingivalis(culture medium and cell extracts)were performed with SDS-PAGE and Western blot technique using primary antibody against specific anti-Kgp N-terminal IgG subdomain.The data were statistically analyzed using SPSS 11.5 software.The relationship between the Kgp intensity and the clinical parameters was statistically analyzed using sum rank test.Results:There was positive correlation between the intensity of Kgp N-terminal IgG subdomain and the clinical parameters(P
3.Interventional therapy in gastrointestinal massive bleeding after abdominal surgery
Haizhong FANG ; Zong CAI ; Xiaodong XU
Journal of Interventional Radiology 2006;0(10):-
Objective To acknowledge the value of interventional therapy in gastrointestinal massive bleeding after abdominal surgery. Methods Retrospectively analyzed 11 patients with acute gastrointestinal bleeding after abdominal surgery, failure to conservative treatment and then undergone emergency angiography or interventional therapy. The correlative evaluation of DSA and interventional therapy was summarized. Results All together 11 case of abdominal postoperative massive gastrointestinal bleeding were undertaken DSA, revealing the bleeding sites as follows: the left gastric artery in 1 case, the gastroduodenal artery pseudoaneurysm in 4, hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm in 2, splenic artery pseudoaneurysm in 1, infected pseudoaneruysm of the branches of the inferior mesenteric artery in 1 and small branches of the superior mesenteric artery in 2 cases. Conclusion Interventional therapy in the treatment of gastrointestinal massive hemorrhage after abdominal surgery is effective.
4.Urticaria among children aged 2-6 years in Nanjing city: a cross-sectional investigation
Nan SHENG ; Meiwen YU ; Changchun XU ; Xu YAO ; Wenkai ZONG
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2015;48(2):125-127
Objective To investigate the prevalence of urticaria among children aged 2-6 years in Nanjing city.Methods A questionnaire survey was carried out in children aged 2-6 years in 5 main districts of Nanjing City.Results The number of valid questionnaires was 13 610,accounting for 92.8% of total respondents.Among the 13 610 respondents,1 116 were diagnosed as urticaria,including 565 boys and 551 girls,with the total prevalence rate being 8.54%.No significant difference was observed in the prevalence rate of urticaria between boys and girls (8.49% vs.8.60%,x2 =0.04,P =0.832) or among children of different age groups (x2 =1.84,P =0.17).The prevalence of urticaria increased with age,and positively correlated with parents' educational level (rs =0.96,P =0.000).Children born in urban areas showed higher prevalence of urticaria than those in rural areas (8.79% vs.5.56%,x2 =13.98,P =0.000).Conclusions The prevalence of urticaria has increased among children aged 2-6 years in recent years.More studies should be carried out to investigate into the pathogenesis and relevant factors of urticaria,so as to facilitate its prevention and treatment.
5.Relation of adaptation to adverse childhood events and personality characteristics in college freshmen
Qian XU ; Yan ZONG ; Wei XU ; Richang ZHENG ; Jianping WANG
Chinese Mental Health Journal 2017;31(4):319-325
Objective:To investigate the relationship between college freshman adaptation and adverse childhood events,and to explore the mediating role of personality characteristics.Methods:A sample of 523 college freshmen from a key university in Sichuan Province was assessed with the China College Student Adjustment Scale (CCSAS),Adverse Childhood Events Questionnaire (ACEQ) and Eysenck Personality Questionnaire-Revised,Short Scale for Chinese(EPQ-RSC).Results:The rate of adverse childhood events of college freshmen was 87% in current study.The total scores of adaptation were negatively correlated with the scores of adverse childhood events influence and neuroticism (r =-0.13,-0.51,Ps < 0.01),while positively correlated with introversion-extroversion and lie (r = 0.47,0.25,Ps < 0.01).The scores of adverse childhood events influence were negatively correlated with scores of introversion-extroversion (r =-0.08,P <0.05) and lie (r =-0.12,P <0.01),while positively correlated with scores of neuroticism (r = 0.17,P < 0.01).Introversion-extroversion and neuroticism mediated the relationship between adverse childhood events influence and college freshman adaptation,the mediating effects were 51.65% and 58.10%.Conclusion:College freshman adaptation may be closely associated with adverse childhood events influence and personality characteristics.Personality characteristics may play a mediating role between adverse childhood events influence and adaptation in college freshman.
6.Community and hospital joint management for elderly patients after percutaneous coronary intervention
Lingling ZHANG ; Ligeng ZONG ; Xia GAO ; Daoying XU
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2012;(12):925-927
Among 172 patients with coronary artery disease (CAD),94 received community and hospital joint management (joint group) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for Ⅰ year and 78 received community-based health education only (control group) after PCI.The compliance of medication,readmission rate,times of hospitalization,medical costs,major adverse cardiac events (MACE),and general quality of life inventory (CQOLI-74),self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) and self-rating depression scale (SDS) scores were compared between two groups.The rate of readmission,times of hospitalization,medical costs,the sores of SAS and SDS in joint group were lower than those in control group(P < 0.01 or 0.05).The compliance of medication,body health dimension,psychological health dimension and social function dimension in joint group were better than those in control group,but there were no differences in material life dimension and the MACE rate between two groups(P > 0.05).Community and hospital joint management can reduce the readmission rate and medical burden,and improve quality of life for elderly CAD patients after PCI.
7.Long hairpin RNA expression vector targeting HBV X gene inhibits replication of hepatitis B virus
Lijuan WANG ; Shufang ZONG ; Yunfang XU ; Xingxiang LIU ; Yong CHEN
Chinese Journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases 2014;(6):511-515
Objective To investigate the effect of long hairpin RNA ( lhRNA) expression vector targeting HBV X gene ( HBx) on replication of hepatitis B virus ( HBV) and gene expression.Methods Four kinds of small interference RNAs ( siRNAs) were synthesized and lhRNA expression vectors targeting HBx were constructed.Four siRNA oligonucleotides and two lhRNA expression vectors were transfected into HepG2.2.15 cells.HBsAg, HBV DNA in culture supernatants and HBx mRNA in HepG2.2.15 cells were detected by time-resolved immunofluorometric assay, real-time quantitative PCR, and reverse transcription PCR, respectively.Negative sequence group or empty vector group was taken as the control.Independent-samples t test was performed to evaluate the inhibition effect on replication of HBV and gene expression. Results Compared with the negative control, HBsAg, HBV DNA level in culture supernatants and HBx mRNA in HepG2.2.15 cells were significantly decreased after siRNA-1 and siRNA-4 transfected at high concentrations (60 nmol/L or 90 nmol/L) (P<0.05), especially the HBsAg and HBV DNA levels in the siRNA-1 transfection group, which were significantly decreased at 24, 48 and 72 h after transfection ( P<0.05 or P <0.01 ) . Two lhRNA expression vectors ( pMD-HBxlh1 and pMD-HBxlh4 ) were successfully constructed and transfected into HepG2.2.15 cells, HBsAg and HBV DNA level in transfected cells was significantly lower than those in negative control (P<0.05).Conclusion The novel siRNA-1 is confirmed to target HBx gene and lhRNA expression vector targeting HBx can effectively inhibit the replication of HBV and expression of HBV gene.
8.The test-retest reliability of limits of stability measurement with healthy young adults
Jingfei XU ; Jinsong WANG ; Huiyan ZONG ; Chengqi HE
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2012;34(4):265-267
Objective To estimate the test-retest reliability of limits of stability (LOS) measurement in healthy young adults. MethodsTwenty-five healthy young adults participated this study.Their center of pressure (COP) displacements were recorded while they stood on a force platform.The subjects performed maximal voluntary sway maneuvers in the anterior,posterior,left and right directions in turn.The LOS in each direction was calculated using balance clinic software.Each subject underwent 3 consecutive,identical tests at 7 day intervals with the same investigator.The test-retest reliability of LOS was analyzed using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC).ResultsFor the first test the ICC values ( ICC1 ) of the LOS ranged from 0.790 to 0.857.For the mean LOS of the first two tests the ICC2 ranged from 0.906 to 0.937,and for the mean LOS of three tests the ICC3 ranged from 0.910 to 0.948. ConclusionThe LOS test is a reliable measurement with healthy young adults.In clinical practice,averaging two LOS tests is suggested in assessing balance and postural control with young adults.
9.Normal conduction values for the posterior antebrachial cutaneous nerve
Jingfei XU ; Jinsong WANG ; Huiyan ZONG ; Chengqi HE
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2013;35(9):696-699
Objective To determine normal reference values for conduction in the posterior antebrachial cutaneous nerve.Methods Antidromic sensory conduction examinations of the bilateral posterior antebrachial cutaneous nerve were conducted with fifty-eight healthy subjects.The onset latency,peak latency,peak-to-peak amplitude and conduction velocity of the sensory nerve action potentials (SNAPs) were recorded and the inter-side ratios of the peak-to-peak amplitudes were calculated.Results The observed means (and standard deviations) of the onset time,the peak latency,the amplitude and the conduction velocity were 1.96 (0.12) ms,2.48 (0.14) ms,7.39 (2.36) μV and 61.39 (3.69) m/s,respectively.The side-to-side amplitude ratio (smaller/larger) was 0.88 ± 0.09,and no significant difference was observed between the left and right side.The average peak latency and amplitude were significantly different for different age groups.There was no statistically significant difference among the age groups with regard to onset latency or conduction velocity.Conclusion Conduction in the posterior antebrachial cutaneous nerve is easy to study.The peak latency is prolonged and the amplitude decreases with age,suggesting that different normal reference values should be established for different age groups.
10.Comparison with Several Methods to Isolate Epiphytic Bacteria from Gracilaria lemaneiformis (Rhodophyta)
Yong-Jian XU ; Guan-Zong LE ; You-Ping ZHANG ;
Microbiology 1992;0(01):-
We used 4 methods,such as ultrasonic crush(UC),ultrasonic rinse(UR),whorl surge(WS)and rubbing(RU),to isolate epiphytic bacteria from red alga Gracilaria lemaneiformis.Then,we counted bacteria numbers,detected bacterial species,observed bacterial configuration and characteristic of cell wall.Compared with these methods and with different treatments in one method,the results were drawn:the UR and RU were inferior in all methods to isolate bacterial numbers and species,the UC and WS were better,especially,the treatment 30W 30s of UC was the best in experiment,which isolated 12 of 16 bacterial species,and got 1.75 10~6 cells per gram wet weight G.lemaneiformis.