Objective To analyze the polymorphisms of glycosylphosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase D (GPI-PLD) gene Exon1 and Exon25,GPI-PLD activity of leucocyte in peripheral blood and their relationship in systemic lupus erythematosus patients of Han nationality in Hunan Chinese.Methods The polymorphisms were analyzed by PCR-SSCP and sequencing. GPI-PLD levels were determined by using glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchored placental alkaline phosphatase (PLAP) as substrate and triton-X114 partioning.Results There were fourteen variations in the coverage of GPI-PLD gene Exon 1 of both 109 healthy persons' and 62 systemic lupus erythematosus patients',including seven variations at transcriptional start site upstream and seven variations at Exon1. The codons of variation were 14TTG→AAG (Leu14Lys),17CTC→GTC (Leu17Val),20AGA→AAA (Arg20Lys),21GGT→GGG (Gly21Gly),30GTA→ATA (Val30Ile),which leaded to four missense mutations and one synonymous mutation. In addition, the frequency of the variation at transcriptional start site upstream -24 C→T was significantly different between healthy control and systemic lupus erythematosus patients. At meanwhile, there was a variation in Exon25, the +60496 G→A, between two groups. The total various frequency, which was determined by SSCP, of healthy person was 33 03 percent and systemic lupus erythematosus patient was 25 81 percent. On the basis of the percentage of GPI-anchored PLAP conversion, the leucocyte GPI-PLD activities of total 62 systemic lupus erythematosus patients were measured. As compared with 109 healthy persons as control group, the leukocyte GPI-PLD activities of systemic lupus erythematosus patients were significantly raised, but GPI-PLD activities were not correlated with polymorphism sites significantly.Conclusions The leukocyte GPI-PLD gene in peripheral blood, which belongs to healthy persons and systemic lupus erythematosus patients of Han mationality in Hunan Chinses,is polymorphism.The frequency of transcriptional start site upstream -24 is significantly different between healthy control and systemic lupus erythematosus patients.The leukocyte GPI-PLD activeties of patients' also significantly increase.

OBJECTIVETo evaluate the fatality rate of pneumoconiosis as well as the contributory factors in China in order to provide a foundation for prolonging the patients' lives.

METHODSChina National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and Wanfang Databases were searched to collect observational studies published between Jan, 2000 and Oct, 2013 on pneumoconiosis case fatality rate. Articles meeting the inclusion criteria were reviewed systematically, and analyzed by using Stata/SE 12.0, according to stage and type of pneumoconiosis and whether complicated with tuberculosis.

RESULTS41 papers were included for meta-analysis. The pooled total case fatality rate of pneumoconiosis was 31.2%. The pooled case fatality rate of pneumoconiosis patients of stage 1, 2 and 3 were 25.4%, 39.8%and 57.5%, respectively. The pooled case fatality rate of patients with silicosis, coal worker's pneumoconiosis, foundry worker's pneumoconiosis, asbestosis and cement pneumoconiosis were 35.8%, 32.4%, 24.7%, 35.1%and 5.5%, respectively. The complication with tuberculosis was a risk factor for the death of pneumoconiosis patients and the pooled RR was 1.82 (95%CI: 1.59∼2.08).

CONCLUSIONThere are significant differences in the case fatality rate of pneumoconiosis among different stages and different types of pneumoconiosis and whether complicated with tuberculosis.

Anthracosis ; mortality ; Asbestosis ; mortality ; China ; Humans ; Life Support Care ; Occupational Exposure ; Pneumoconiosis ; mortality ; Risk Factors ; Silicosis ; mortality ; Tuberculosis ; complications

Objective To evaluate the effect of acupuncture combined nerve block for surgery using meta-analysis.Methods We searched the data of randomized controlled trial (RCT) in Pubmed,Cochrane library,Embase,CNKI,VIP and Wanfang from the construction of database to May 2017.All RCTs that met the standards of acupuncture combined nerve block for patients undergoing surgery were collected.The meta-analysis was performed by Review Manager 5.3.Results Five trials containing 382 patients were included in this meta-analysis.Compared with nerve block alone,the pooled data showed that acupuncture combined nerve block reduced the fluctuation of intraoperative blood pressure (MD=-13.62,95％CI-15.41--11.84,P＜0.001) and heart rate (MD=-6.49,95％CI-8.61--2.36,P＜0.001),and VAS scores 8 h (MD=-1.07,95％CI -1.38--0.75,P＜0.001),12 h (MD=-1.11,95％CI-1.30--0.93,P＜0.001) and 24 h (MD=-0.15,95％ CI-0.25--0.04,P =0.006) after operation in the experimental group.Conclusion Acupuncture combined nerve block possibly improves the hemodynamic parameters and postoperative pain of patients undergoing surgery.