1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine ; Animals ; Female ; MPTP Poisoning ; drug therapy ; pathology ; physiopathology ; Male ; Materia Medica ; therapeutic use ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Microglia ; drug effects ; pathology ; Parkinson Disease, Secondary ; chemically induced ; drug therapy ; physiopathology ; Scorpion Venoms ; chemistry

Objective To develop a highly sensitive and accurate time-resolved immunofluorometric assay (TR-IFMA) for measurement of Dickkopf-1(DKK-1),as a novel serologic biomarker for lung cancer. Methods The study constructed a two-manoclonal-antibody "sandwich"-type assay and the sensitivity, within run CV and between run CV and accuracy were evaluated. Serum DKK-1 concentrations were measured by TR-IFMA in 120 healthy controls, in 72 benign lung disease patients, and in 212 lung cancer patients before surgery. The association between serum DKK-1 levels and clinicopathological features were evaluated. Results A standard curve for DKK-1 TR-IFMA had been developed with good sensitivity (0.08 μg/L). Both within run CV and between run CV were less than 6.5%. Accuracy studies, parallelism and precision data were determined and all found to be satisfactory. The validity of DKK-1 assay was confirmed by the good correlation between the results obtained by TR-IFMA and commercial ELISA (r=0.972, P=0.01). The serum levels of DKK-1 were higher in lung cancer patients 31.93(79.47-18.03) μg/L than in benign lung diseases 15.25(18.41-11.49) μg/L and in healthy controls 13. 90( 16. 91-11.02) μg/L DKK-1 levels were significant associated with the presence of distant metastases, as well as lymph node metastases and TNM stage, but not with patients' age, gender and tumor histology. At the cutoff of 22.63 μg/L, the diagnostic sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of the TR-IFMA for lung carcinoma were 68.4%, 92.2%, 82.1% ,90.6% and 72.5%. Diagnostic sensitivity and accuracy were higher for small cell carcinoma than for non-small cell carcinoma (70.7% vs 69.5% and 85.6% vs 80.7%, respectively). Conclusions A highly sensitive and reliable TR-IFMA for DKK-1 has been developed. The determination of serum DKK-1 levels may be useful for diagnosis and tumor staging of lung cancer.

Animals ; Arginine ; pharmacology ; therapeutic use ; Female ; Male ; Myocardial Ischemia ; drug therapy ; pathology ; physiopathology ; Myocardial Reperfusion Injury ; drug therapy ; pathology ; physiopathology ; Rabbits

The effect of addition nucleotides on heparinase production by Flavobacterium heparinum was reseached. The result indicated that addition of nucleotides cause different effects on heparinase production depend on its addi ng mode, single kind of nucleotide would restrain, but multiplex promote. The s trongest promotion happened when the propotion of nucleotides was consistent wit h the nucleic acids of heparinase mRNA. HPLC result confined the entrance of nu cleoides to the bactera cell. And it also suggested the synthesis metabolic of nucleic acids in F.heparinum was imbalance, there always be higher lever of purin nucleoides. L-Asp was added to medium culture to enhance pyridine nucle oides thynesis in order to improve the enzyme production ,which has been affecte d by the imbalance of nucleoides.

Objective To investigate the correlation between pathogens and spectrum of disease in infants with human cytomegalovirus(HCMV) active infection.Methods A total of 378 cases of HCMV infection diagnosed by the identification of HCMV IgM or PP65 antigen of HCMV.HCMV gB genotyping was carried out by nested PCR and restriction fragment length polymorphism(RFLP) in 107 cases.The results of pathogen,spectrum of disease and clinic feature were analyzed.Results In all 378 infant patients with HCMV,27.78% were systemic infection and 72.22% involved just single organ.Hepatitis,HCMV inclusion disease,thrombocytopenic purpura,pneumonia were pre- dominant with 33.07%,27.78%,13.49%,6.35% respectively.The rate of HCMV inclusion dis ease in infants younger than 2 weeks was higher than in those aged from 3 12 weeks(P ~ 0.05) and children older than 12 weeks(P＜0.01).Infants with higher rate of PP65 antigen positive cells were apt to systemic infection than those with lower rate of PP65 positive cells(P＜0.01).Infants,who were positive by detections of all three methods,were apt to systemic infection than others(P＜0.01). Moreover,infants positive of IgM and PP65 antigen were apt to systemic infection than those just positive by one of the two methods(P＜0.01).The result of gB genotype analysis in 107 cases showed 53 cases of gBⅠ,20 of gBⅡ.18 of gBⅢ.7 of gBⅠ+gBⅡ,5 of gBⅠ+gBⅢand 4 of gBⅡ+gBⅢ,and gBⅣwas not found.Conclusion HCMV could infect multiple organs and have some different clinic features.Combination of different methods can increase the sensitivity to detect the pathogen.The gBⅠgenotype is most prevalent in these infants.

ObjectiveTo analyse the most important clinical variables determining walking speed in hemiparetic stroke patients.MethodsThirty-two stroke subjects were able to walk independently in the study.The freely chosen speed was determined by using 10m walking speed test.The motor function,strength of the paretic lower limb,and the balance were evaluated with the Fugl-Meyer Assessment, Motricity Index,and Berg Balance Scale.Modified Ashworth Scale was used to assess the muscle tone of the plantarflexors.The level of association between walking speed and the clinical variables were examined with Pearson's correlation coefficients and by multiple linear regression analysis by using the stepwise method.ResultsThe motor function,strength of the lower limb and the balance were significantly positive related to walking speed(r=0.781-0.834,P<0.001),and the muscle tone of the plantarflexor was moderate negative related to walking speed(r=-0.461,P<0.05).The regression analysis selected motor function of the lower limb as a significant variable(R2=0.696,P<0.001).ConclusionsThe motor function of the lower limb is the important clinical factor to determine the walking speed of stroke subjects.

ObjectiveTo assess the value of comfortable and maximum walking speed of outcome measuring for locomotion recovery after stroke.Methods10m walking speed of 32 stroke subjects who were able to walk independently were tested in the freely chosen and maximum. The motor function of the paretic lower limb and balance were evaluated with the Fugl-Meyer Assessment,Berg Balance Scale and ambulatory item of Functional Independence Measure. The level of association between gait speeds and the clinical variables were examined with Pearson's correlation coefficients.ResultsComfortable walking speed were significantly positively related to maximum walking speed(r=0.953,P<0.001),and balance, motor function of the lower limb and ambulatory function were significantly positively related to comfortable and maximum walking speed(r=0.742-0.834,P<0.001).The relationship between comfortable walking speed and clinical variables was higher(r=0.787-0.834,P<0.001).Conclusions Both comfortable and maximum walking speed can reflect locomotion recovery after stroke, but comfortable walking speed is more pragmatic,securer and more sensitive.

Objective In order to analyze the variation of HA genes of influenza viruses (H1N1) by being compared with the vaccine strain A/California/07/2009(H1N1) recommended by WHO ,influenza viruses (H1N1) isolated from 2009 to 2014 were selected to do this study .Methods According to the different isolating time and place ,47 strains of H1N1 collected from 2011 to 2014 were selected .Then the 47 strains′ nucleotide sequence of HA genes which were sequenced in the study and other 25 se‐quences of HA genes which were sequenced in 2009 were collected .Nucleotide and amino acid sequences were analyzed by using molecular biology software ,and the phylogenetic trees were drawn .Results A total of 72 strains isolated from 2009 to 2014 were closely related to the vaccine strain A/California/07/2009(H1N1) ,the nucleotide variance and amino acid variance between the 72 strains were 0-2 .7% and 0-3 .1% respectively .Compared with the vaccine strain A/California/07/2009(H1N1) ,the nucleotide variance and amino acid sequence variance were 0 .4% -2 .4% and 0 .9% -3 .1% respectively .The amino acids sequence indicated that ,although the variance was increased by years ,the H1N1 viruses were still showed characteristics of low pathogenic influenza viruses .It was also found that there were 9 strains lost their potential glycosylation site at HA protein site 481 in 2009 ,while in 2013 there were 6 strains got new potential glycosylation sites at HA protein site 162 .Conclusion The vaccines (H1N1) recom‐mended by WHO was still protective to people in Chongqing .But as time goes by ,antigen drift may occur in some new antigenic drift strains and the routine monitoring of influenza viruses should be continued .

Animals ; Astrocytes ; immunology ; metabolism ; Male ; Microglia ; immunology ; metabolism ; Neurons ; metabolism ; Oxidopamine ; metabolism ; Parkinson Disease ; immunology ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley

San'ao Decoction (SD) and its analogous formulas derived in the following generations are common used prescriptions for treating pulmonary diseases with principal symptoms such as cough and asthma. They are usually compatible with Chinese herbs for facilitating Fei, dispelling wind, resolving phlegm and fluid retention. Material bases in these formulas are mainly derived from Chinese drugs, but dissolution contents of active components are changed and new components are produced after compatibility. By multilevel effect evaluation, these analogous formulas all have commonness in ventilating Fei and superiorities of evidence-based derivation. The effect pathway of commonness was involved in cell structure protection, anti-inflammation, antioxidant, and immunoregulation.
Asthma ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; pharmacology ; Humans ; Inflammation ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional