Objective To study the HLA-DR gene frequency in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients and its relationship with renal involvement and AN As profile. Mefliods HLA-DRB1 genotype frequency assigned by PCR amplification with sequences-specific primers (PCR-SSP) in 89 Chinese patients with SLE and 106 ethnically and geographically matched controls. Results HLA-DR2 and DR9 were significantly more frequent in SLE patient group (0.36/0.20, RR= 2.36, P

Objective To compare the effects of neutral posture training (NPT) and gas resistance training on balance and motor func-tion in stroke patients. Methods From June, 2014 to February, 2016, 44 hemiplegic patients were randomly divided into control group (n=22) and experimental group (n=22). The control group received conventional decubitus trunk muscle training and sitting gas resistance train-ing. The experimental group received NPT. They were assessed with Fugl-Meyer Assessment-Upper Extremities (FMA-UE), Fugl-Meyer Assessment-Lower Extremities (FMA-LE), and Berg Balance Scale (BBS) before and after training. Results There was no significant differ-ence in the scores of FMA-UE, FMA-LE and BBS between two groups (t<0.962, P>0.05). The scores significantly increased after training in both groups (t>12.248, P<0.001), and were higher in the experimental group than in the control group (t>1.972, P<0.05). Conclusion The NPT could improve the motor and balance function of stroke patients, rather than gas resistance training.

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Objective To investigate the clinical manifestations, immunological features and prognosis of primary Sj(o)gren's syndrome(pSS) with anticentromere antibodies(ACA). Methods Sixty pSS patients with ACA in our hospital between 1985 and 2006 were screened retrospectively and compared with those without ACA. Results The mean age at the onset of pSS with ACA was higher than that of those without ACA[(48±11)yr vs(41±12)yr,P=0.000].There was no difference in sex ratio,dry mouth.dry eyes and positive salivary gland biopsy between the two groups(P＞0.05).Compared with those without ACA,patients with ACA presented a higher prevalence of liver involvement(68.3%vs 37.0%,P=0.000),while a lower prevalence of renal involvement(13.3%vs 30.9%,P=0.009), neuropathy(1.7% vs 11.5%,P=0.025)and hypergammaglobulinemia(20.8%vs 45.7%,P=0.002). The difference was not significant between the two groups in Raynaud's phenomenon,articular involvement,myositis,hematologic involvement,lung involvement,and thyroiditis. While both groups showed the same prevalence of antinuclear antibody(ANA),the patterns of ANA-IF were different and the discrete speckled pattern was the most freqent in patients with ACA and occurred in 61.7%. Different from those without ACA,patients with ACA presented a lower prevalence of anti-SSA,anti-SSB, rheumatoid factor, and antiU1 RNP,while showed a higher prevalence of antimitochondrial antibodies(AMA) and AMA-M2. The most frequent cause of death was the complications associated with cirrhosis,notably bleeding varices(3/5 cases). Conclusion Patients with ACA present a high risk of liver involvement. Because of the remarkable difference in the mean age of disease onset and also differences in systemic damage, immunological and antibody features, pSS with ACA may be a special subtype of pSS.

Objective:To investigate the application value of serum procalcitonin in patients with viral infection,bacterial infection and severe bacterial infection.Methods:Selected60 cases of patients with infection who were treated in our hospital from June 2014toDecember 2016,divided into three groupsaccording to the severity of the infection,viral infection (group A) 15 cases,general bacterial infection (group B) 22 cases,and severe bacterial infection (group C) 23 cases.Three groups of patients were treated with symptomatic treatment,and after admission,the serum procalciton in levels were detected in 1,3,5,7 d,and compared with the serum procalcitonin levels before and after treatment in the three groups.Results:The serum procalcitonin ≥ 0.5 μg/L number of B group and C group had no significant difference (P＞0.05),the serum procalcitonin ≥ 0.5 μg/L number of A group was significantly lower than that of B group and C group (P＜0.05);the survival rate of severe bacterial infection patients whose serum procalcitonin was higher than than 0.5 μg/L was significantly higher than those who with serum procalcitonin lower than 0.5 μg/L (P＜0.05).Conclusion:Serumprocalcitonin level had a good application value in the clinical diagnosis prognostic prediction of patients with severe infection.

Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety,particularly eye safety of hydroxychloro-quine(HCQ)treatment in primary Sj(o)gren's syndrome(pSS)patients.Methods Forty pSS patients were en-rolled and treated with HCQ 400 mg/day for 12 months.This is a prospective open-label study.Clinical mani-festations,clinical efficacy,biochemical and immunoserological parameters as well as ophthalmological exami-nations were investigated every three months to assess the safety and tolerability.Results There were signifi-cant decrease in the erythrocyte sedimentation rate(ESR),immunoglobulin G(IgG),immunoglobulin M (IgM)and rheumatoid factor(RF)level after 6 months treatment with HCQ(P＜0.01 or P＜0.05).No changewas detected in serum antinuclear antibody(ANA),anti-SSA/SSB antibodies after treated for 12 months.Somepatients had partial improvement in symptoms such as dry mouth,dry eyes and arthralgia.During the treat-ment,no significant effect on serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT),blood urea (BUN),serum creatinine (Cr),whole blood count(WBC)or hemoglobin(Hb)could be discovered.Central semus retinopathv(CSR)was found in one patient after 6 months treatment with HCQ.However,its association with HCQ could not be confirmed since it was not compatible with the usual HCQ retinopathy.Conclusion HCQ can improve svmp-toms of some pSS patients and can significantly decrease ESR,IgG,IgM and RF level.The safety profile of HCQ is generally good.However,ophthalmological examination before and after a 6-month interval may be necessary in long term HCQ treatment.

0.05).It could also decrease the times of wet manure induced by folia sennae,while it was of no effect on diarrhea induced by castor oil. CONCLUSION: Volatile oil from A.longiligulare T.L.Wu has anti-inflammation,analgesic and anti-diarrhea effect related to the cure for ulcerative colitis.

AIM: To investigate antioxidative and antinitrosative effects of volatile oil from A.longiligulare T.L.Wu on dextran sulfate sodium(DSS)-induced ulcerative colitis mice. METHODS: Balb/c mice were fed with 4% DSS solution for 7 d to induce ulcerative colitis.Using biochemical method,the activity of antioxidative enzyme SOD,MDA and NO were determined in normal,model,SASP and three mouse's groups with low,moderate and high volatile oil from A.longiligulare T.L.Wu respectively.At the same time,the activity of iNOS was also measured by immunohistopathology. RESULTS: The concentration of MDA and NO were reduced and SOD increased significantly in high-and moderate-volatile oil groups compared with those in the model group.The activity of iNOS was reduced significantly in high-and moderate-volatile oil groups compared with those in the model group.The results demonstrated that the expression of iNOS was significantly inhibited in DSSinduced ulcerative colitis mice after being treated with high or moderate-dosage volatile oil. CONCLUSION: Volatile oil from A.longiligulare T.L.Wu has antioxidative and antinitrosative effects which may be one of the mechanism for treating UC.

Objective To assess the value of combined detection of enterovirus nucleic acid and antibody in early etiological diagnosis for hand-foot-and-mouth disease ( HFMD).Methods A case-control study was conducted.A total of 1 066 cases of children clinically diagnosed with HFMD from Hangzhou Children′s Hospital were involved into the research group from January to June 2014, consisting of 401 common cases and 665 severe cases; Throat swabs and serum samples from these children underwent combined detection for EV71/CA16/EV of enterovirus nucleic acid by fluorescence quantitative RT-PCR and for EV71/CA16-IgM by ELISA.All data were analyzed with SPSS 16.0.Results The total positive rate of enterovirus nucleic acid EV71/CA16/EV by fluorescence quantitative RT-PCR in the 1 066 cases of children clinically diagnosed with HFMD was 75.52%( 805/1 066 ) ( 95%CI: 72.80%-78.05%).But the total positive rate of combined detection was 91.46%( 975/1 066 ) ( 95%CI:89%.58-93.04%).The total positive rate of combined detection is higher than that of RT-PCR test(χ2 =98.338,P=0.000).The positive rate of EV71 type of combined detection was 64.63%(689/1 066)(95%CI:61.67%-67.49%),which is 15.38%higher than that of RT-PCR test 49.25%(525/1 066)(95%CI:46.21%-52.29%)(χ2 =51.453, P=0.000).In 665 severe cases of HFMD, the total positive rate of combined detection was 96.69%(643/665)(95%CI:94.95%-97.87%), which is higher than that of RT-PCR test 79.25%(527/665)(95%CI:75.92%-82.22%)(χ2 =95.607, P =0.000).In the severe cases, the positive rate of EV71 type of combined detection was 87.52%( 582/665 ) ( 95%CI:84.71%-89.89%) , which is 18.95% higher than that of RT-PCR test 68.57%(456/665) (95%CI:64.87%-72.06%) (χ2 =69.665, P=0.000).In the fatal cases, the positive rate of EV71 type of combined detection was 95.92%(94/98) (95%CI:89.28%-98.68%).Conclusions The combined detection of enterovirus nucleic acid and specific IgM antibody can significantly increase the positive rate of HFMD, especially for severe cases.The combine detection increases both the total positive rate and EV71 positive rate.Thus it has a high potential for becoming a new guidelines for laboratory diagnosis of HFMD.

0.05). CONCLUSION The secar of oropharynx can be regarded as a predictive index for OSAHS severity and guideline for operation, but the change of secar after operation can not be used as a predicitive index for therapeutic effectiveness.