Objective To understand the dynamic rules of schistosomiasis endemic situation before and after reaching the criteria of schistosomiasis transmission controlled or transmission interrupted,so as to provide the evidence for improving schis-tosomiasis control. Methods Wuling District,Xihu District and Linli County were selected and investigated retrospectively to collect the schistosomiasis epidemiological information 10 years before they reached the criteria of transmission controlled and the subsequent years until 2008. A database of retrospective investigation was established for analyzing the trends and rules of changes of the Oncomelania hupensis snail status and infection status of cattle and human. Results In Wuling District,the en-demic situation was declining,and no schistosome infection persons,animals and snails were found after 1974. There was no re-bound until 2008. In Xihu District,the endemic situation reached the criteria of transmission controlled in 1997,and the endem-ic situation was stable. The human infection rate was positively correlated with the area of infection snails(r=0.584,P<0.05). In Linli County,there were no snails,no infected persons and cattle twice,but 2 endemic rebounds,and there were positive corre-lations between the densities of living snails and the infection rates of human and animal during the endemic rebound period. Conclusion The snail status is an important indicator of schistosomiasis endemic rebound. Therefore,the snail control is one of the most important schistosomiasis control measures.

To explore the effect of the co-photo-immobilization of Recombinant Human Interferon-r (IFN-gamma) and Recombinant Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF-alpha) on the Hela cell cultivated in vitro. Co-immobilize the photoactive IFN-gamma and TNF-alpha on the polystyrene membrane; Cultivate the Hela cell on the cell culture polystyrene plate surface and set up the cultivation of the photo-immobilization IFN-gamma+TNF-alpha, Photo-immobilization IFN-gamma, nature (IFN-gamma, TNF-alpha, IFN-gamma+TNF-alpha). After 48 hours, the inhibition effect against Hela cells was studied in vitro by SEM and flow cytometry. It showed that the co-immobilization IFN-gamma+TNF-alpha has a more obvious inhibition effect on the Hela cell. And IFN-gamma can cooperate with TNF-alpha obviously.
Antineoplastic Agents ; chemistry ; immunology ; pharmacology ; Apoptosis ; drug effects ; Cell Proliferation ; drug effects ; Drug Synergism ; HeLa Cells ; Humans ; Interferon-gamma ; chemistry ; pharmacology ; Photochemistry ; Recombinant Proteins ; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha ; chemistry ; pharmacology

Objective To explore the death risk factors of septic myocardial depression (SMD) and their predictive effect, and to set up a death early-warning model. Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted. The patients with SMD admitted to emergency department and rescue room of Beilun Branch of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University Medical College from January 2015 to November 2017 were enrolled. The patients were divided into survival group and non-survival group according to 28-day outcome, and the gender, age, and the initial examination parameters [white blood cell (WBC) count, neutrophil (Neut) count, activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), procalcitonin (PCT), D-dimer, C-reactive protein (CRP), cardiac troponin I (cTnI), N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVEDD), and left atrium diameter (LAD)] of both groups were compared. Binary logistic regression analysis was conducted on the factors with statistically significant difference analyzed in univariate analysis, and death early-warning model was set up subsequently. For parameters in early-warning model after variable screening, receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) was applied to evaluate the predictive effect of death. Results A total of 129 patients were enrolled, 34 patients died within 28 days with the mortality of 26.4%. Univariate analysis showed that the PCT, cTnI and NT-proBNP in non-survival group were significantly higher than those of the survival group. However, there was no statistical difference in gender, age, WBC, Neut, APTT, D-dimer, CRP, LVEF, LVEDD or LAD between the two groups. Logistic stepwise regression analysis showed that PCT and cTnI were the independent factors influencing the death of patients with SMD [PCT: odds ratio (OR) =1.495, 95% confidence interval (95%CI) = 1.192-1.876, P = 0.001; cTnI: OR = 11.154, 95%CI = 5.709-17.264, P = 0.004], and the death early-warning model was logP =-3.737+0.402×PCT+2.412×cTnI. According to the statistics of Homser-Lemeshow, the effect of this model was good (χ2= 6.258, P = 0.617). The analysis of ROC displayed that the area under ROC curve (AUC) of the combination of PCT and cTnI for predicting the prognosis of SMD patients was 0.851, and it was significantly higher than that of PCT and cTnI alone (0.738 and 0.719, respectively, both P < 0.05). When the combination of PCT and cTnI was 0.26, the sensitivity was 79.97%, the specificity was 87.01%, the positive predictive value was 71.3%, and the negative predictive value was 91.7%. Conclusions PCT and cTnI are independent factors influencing the death of SMD patients. The combination of PCT and cTnI has predictive value for the prognosis of SMD patients. The death early-warning model of SMD patients can be used to predict the prognosis of SMD patients.

Objective To evaluate the application of high-throughput shell vial assay in a clinical laboratory for detection of respiratory viruses from patients with ILI in Guangzhou between January and June, 2009. Methods Six hundred and fifty-two pharyngeal swab specimens were taken from ILI patents. Centrifugation-enhanced shell vials including 4 cell lines (MDCK, Hep-2, LLC-MK2 and MRC-5) were used for culture of respiratory viruses for 2-3 days. The cultures were identified by observation of cytopathic effect (CPE) , hemmaglution or hemmadsorption test as well as immunofluorescence staining. Results A total of 161 swab samples (24.69% ,161/652) were shown to have any one of the 5 common respiratory viruses including influenza A viruses ( 38. 51% , 62/161 ), influenza B virus ( 54. 65% , 88/161 ), parainfluenza viruses (4. 96% , 8/161 ) , adenovirus ( 1. 24% , 2/161 ), and respiratory syncytial virus (0. 62% ,1/161). The turnaround time was 2d for influenza viruses, 3d for adenovirus and parainfluenza viruses respectively. Conclusions (1) The shell vial method was effective, rapid and high throughout for the detection of respiratory viruses in clinical laboratories.(2)Influenza viruses were dominant in the swab samples from patients with ILI in Guangzhou between January and June with the highest appearance in the summer influenza B vires was the most common pathogen in patients with ILI in this study.

Objective: To investigate the clinical implications of p16 gene deletion in adult Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph⁺ ALL) . Methods: Retrospective analysis of clinical, immunophenotypic, cytogenetics, molecular characteristics and prognosis of 80 newly diagnosed Ph⁺ ALL patients with p16 deletion. Results: Of 80 adult Ph⁺ ALL, the prevalence of p16 gene deletion was 31.3%. p16 gene deletion carriers frequently accompanied with high WBC counts (WBC≥30×10⁹/L) and CD20 expression. The incidence of complex chromosome abnormality in p16 gene deletion group was higher than that in non-deletion group, with alternations in chromosome 7, 8, 19 and der (22) more frequently observed. There was no difference occurred between patients with or without p16 gene deletion in complete remission (CR) rate following induction chemotherapy combined with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) . However, after three cycles of chemotherapy, the MMR and CMR rate in the p16 gene deletion group was lower than patients with wild-type p16 gene (P=0.034, P=0.036) . The p16 gene deletion patients showed no significant differences in MMR, CMR and relapse rate between Imatinib or Dasatinib plus chemotherapy (P>0.05) . Deletion of p16 gene was significantly associated with poor outcomes including worse overall survival (OS) (37.1% vs 54.1%, P=0.037) , lower disease free-survival (DFS) (12.4% vs 45.9%, P=0.026) , and increased cumulative incidence of relapse (P=0.033) . Among the 25 patients with p16 deletion, 14 underwent allo-HSCT and the median survival was 21 months, better than that of patients received chemotherapy alone (12 months) (P=0.030) . Conclusion This study indicated that deletion of p16 was associated with poor prognosis in adult Ph⁺ ALL, and the utility of second-generation TKI (Dasatinib) does not necessarily have an edge on efficacy over Imatinib, but allo-HSCT has the potential of elongating life expectancy. It is an important significance to define the status of p16 in Ph⁺ ALL for predicting prognosis and guiding therapy decision-making.

Objective: To explore the application effect of secondary personalized chairside education on changing the knowledge and behavior of patients with oral periodontal disease. Methods: A total of 124 patients experiencing initial periodontal disease were selected. Sixty-two patients were observed in the observation group, and 62 patients were observed in the control group. After the doctor checked and determined the periodontal condition of the patients, the nurse conducted a targeted, personalized secondary one-on-one chairside mission for the observation group; in the control group, the nurses provided routine one-to-one health education to the patients before treatment. Statistical analysis was conducted to assess periodontal knowledge mastery, self-care behaviors, rate of return for periodontal treatment and patient satisfaction after 3 months. The plaque index and scale index were statistically analyzed before and 3 months after treatment. Results : No statistical difference was found in the general data between the two groups of patients (P > 0.05); however, the degree of mastery of periodontal knowledge in the observation group was higher than that in the control group. The degrees of mastery of the clinical manifestations, hazards and treatment methods were 96.7%, 93.5%, and 91.9% in the observation group and 72.5%, 48.3%, and 69.3% in the control group, respectively; the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). The patients in the observation group were more likely than those in the control group to brush more than 2 times daily, use dental floss and use an interdental brush; 100%, 96.7%, and 77.4% of patients in the observation group and 80.6%, 56.4%, and 40.3% of patients in the control group participated in these oral health care behaviors, respectively. The difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). The rate of recovery and patient satisfaction were higher in the observation group than in control group at 3 months; the rate of recovery and patient satisfaction were 80.6% and 96%, in the observation group and 41.9% and 88.7% in the control group, respectively. The difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). After 3 months, the plaque index in the observation group was lower than that in the control group (1.71 ± 1.12, 2.35 ± 0.78), and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). Conclusion Secondary personalized chairside education can significantly improve the patient’s cognition of the disease, allow the formation of accurate oral health awareness, and change the patient’s bad oral hygiene habits and medical behavior. Thus, this method is an effective oral health education method and can change the knowledge and beliefs of patients with oral periodontitis.