AimTo investigate the immune effects of the genetic engineering vaccine against swine cysticercosis with the animal mode of kunming mouse. Method78 kunming mice were randomly divided into three groups: 1 )injection one times with the vaccine, 2)injection twice with the vaccine at intervals of ten days, 3)non-vaccination group. All the mice were infected with the vial hatched oncopheres by the tag vein at 20 days after the first vaccination,and were killed and dissected to look for swine cysticerci 63 days later. In order to know the immune response of the vaccine and the stateof parasites in the rats,the antigens and antibodies of swine cysticerci were detected by immune methods. ResultsThe vaccine was safety to all the vaccinated rats. The antibodies against swine cysticerci began to appear positive in some of the immunized mice at 7 days postvaccination,and they were all positive at 21 days. 65 cysticerci were found in the mice of the nonvaccination group,which lodged mainly in the chests. 2 and lcysticerci were respectively found in two rats of the first group and in one rat of the second group, their protective rates of cysticerci were 96.9％ and 98. 4％,respectively. ConclusionKunming mouse as the animal model of swine cysticercosis was stable and reliable,and the genetic engineering vaccine against swine cysticercosis was safety and efficiency.

Objective To explore the influence of oral administration of glucose before surgery on insulin resistance and oxidative stress in castric cancer patients undergoing surgery.Methods 63 cases of castric cancer patients undergoing surgery were divided into observation group (n=32) and the control group (n=31) according to random number table method.Patients were given fasting after ten o'clock the day before surgery.Patients in the observation group were dealed with 500 ml 100 g/L glucose solution orally,while patients in the control group were dealed with the same amount of distilled water 3 hours before surgery.The general information and operation indicators were recorded.Blood glucose (GLU),insulin,malondialdehyde (MDA) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) levels were detected before surgery and 4 hours after surgery.Insulin resistance index(HOMAIR) was recorded also.Results The general data between the two groups before the test started had no statistically significant difference (P＞0.05).All patients completed test successfully,and the complications such as choking cough,aspiration did not happen during the treatment.The operation time,Intraoperative fluid infusion,intraoperative blood loss and postoperative pathological stage between the two groups had no statistical difference (P＞0.05).GLU,insulin and HOMA-IR in the two groups after surgery increased significantly than those before surgery,and the difference had statistical significance (P＜0.05).GLU,insulin and HOMA-IR were significantly lower in the observation group than in the control group,and the difference had statistical significance (P＜0.05).SOD and MDA in the two groups after surgery increased significantly than those before surgery,and the difference had statistical significance (P＜0.05).SOD in the observation group was significantly higher,while MDA was significantly lower than those in the control group,and the difference had statistically significance(P＜0.05).Conclusion Oral administration of glucose before surgery in castric cancer patients undergoing surgery can reduce insulin resistance and oxidative stress,and it is safe.

As one of the key technologies in biomedical research, DNA sequencing has not only improved its productivity with an exponential growth rate but also been applied to new areas of application over the past few years. This is largely due to the advent of newer generations of sequencing platforms, offering ever-faster and cheaper ways to analyze sequences. In our previous review, we looked into technical characteristics of the next-generation sequencers and provided prospective insights into their future development. In this article, we present a brief overview of the advantages and shortcomings of key commercially available platforms with a focus on their suitability for a broad range of applications.
Animals ; DNA-Binding Proteins ; chemistry ; Epigenomics ; Gene Expression Profiling ; Genomics ; High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing ; instrumentation ; methods ; trends ; Humans ; Nanostructures ; RNA, Small Untranslated ; chemistry

Objective To analyze the influence of different digestive tract reconstruction methods on blood sugar in T2DM patients after subtotal gastrectomy,and to explore the possible mechanism.Methods The clinical data of 64 cases of T2DM patients undergoing subtotal gastrectomy because of gastric ulcer or cancer were retrospectively analyzed.They were divided into Roux-en-Y group (34 cases) and Billroth Ⅱ group (30 cases) according to the different reconstruction methods of digestive tract,and they were treated by Roux-en-Y anasto-mosis and Billroth Ⅱ anastomosis respectively after subtotal gastrectomy.They were followed up for 6 months.BMI,fasting blood sugar,2 h postprandial blood glucose,glycosylated hemoglobin,fasting insulin,insulin resistance index (HOMA-IR),glucagon peptide 1 (GLP-1),gastric inhibitory peptides (GIP),and GIP/GLP-1 before surgery and one week,one month,3 months,and 6 months after surgery were compared between the two groups.Results BMI of the two groups 3 months,and 6 months after surgery was significantly lower than those before surgery (P＜0.05),and it had no statistical significance between the two groups at the same time point (P＞0.05).Compared with preoperative,the fasting blood sugar,2 h postprandial blood glucose,glycosylated hemoglobin,fasting insulin,HOMA-IR one week,one month,3 months,and 6 months after surgery in the two groups were significantly lower than those before surgery (P＜0.05).The fasting blood sugar,and 2 h postprandial blood glucose were lower in Roux-en-Y group than in Billroth Ⅱ group (P＜0.05).The glycosylated hemoglobin in Roux-en-Y group was lower than those in Billroth Ⅱ group at 3 months,and 6 months after surgery (P＜0.05).Compared with those before surgery,GIP and GIP/GLP-1 in the two groups at one week,one month,3 months,and 6 months were significantly decreased after operation (P＜0.05).Also,they were significantly lower in Roux-en-Y group compared with Billroth Ⅱ group at the same time point.Conclusion Roux-en-Y anastomosis after subtotal gastrectomy may be more beneficial?for reducing blood glucose in T2DM patients,which may be more beneficial for keeping the balance of entero-insular axis.

Conventional medical experiments can hardly simulate cardiac excitation propagation and observe the evolvement of cardiac electrical activities firsthand as is possible with computer simulation. Based on the anatomic structure of the heart, simulation of cardiac electrical activity mainly consists of the emulation of the excitation process among the cardiac cells and calculation of the electrical activities of individual cardiac cells. In this study we establish a geometric ventricular structure model demonstrating the direction of the cardiac muscle fibers and the layers of the ventricular cells, and endow different action potential models to the ventricular cells of different layers, and observe the activation process of the ventricular parts in view of the three-dimensional anatomy. This method gives attention to both enough calculation amounts and efficiency, which achieves satisfactory simulation results of ventricular electrical activity based on the anatomic structure and cell electrophysiology through an improved algorithm on personal computer.
Algorithms ; Computer Simulation ; Electrophysiology ; Heart ; anatomy & histology ; physiology ; Humans ; Models, Anatomic ; Models, Cardiovascular

Protective immune response of the available IBD vaccine is insufficient to fully protect against the prevailing strain of the infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV). Such a vaccination escape IBDV field isolate idenfied from Anhui province of China in December 2007, where IBD broke out at 2 weeks post vaccination. The IBDV vp2 gene was cloned into pFastBacHTA donor plasmid, followed by generation of the recombinant bacmid DNA pBac-VP2. The latter was used to transfect insect cell Sf9 with Lipofectamine to produce recombinant baculovirus vBac-VP2. The Sf9 cells infected with vBac-VP2 were stained positive against IBDV antibody using the indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA), which was also confirmed by the detection of IBDV Vp2 protein in the infected Sf9 cells by IBDV sandwich ELISA. Western blotting revealed that the calculated protein of approximately 53 kDa was in the expressed in the insect cells. Moreover, virus-like particles (VLPs) and "inclusion body-like"structure in the infected Sf9 cells were observed under electron microscopy. We further developed an indirect ELISA for the detection of the IBDV antibodies, which was specific and sensitive. In addition, the lysates of vBac-VP2 infected cells was used to immunize 2-week-old SPF chickens, followed by challenging with the virulent IBDV, the survival rate was 30% at 14 days post primary immunization, however, the survival rate was 100% at 14 d after the booster vaccination. The ELISA antibody titers was up to 3.2 x 10(3) and neutralization antibody titer was 2536, significantly higher than those of one-shot vaccination, 8 x 10(2) and 1106, respectively. The immunized chickens did not show any clinical signs and histopathological changes of infection in 7-days trial time. The bursa/body-weight ratios were higher than those of the unimmunized control (P < 0.05). The virus-like-particle recombinant Vp2 protein expressed in insect cells promises to be a novel subunit vaccine and diagnostic reagent candidate for IBDV.
Animals ; Baculoviridae ; genetics ; Cell Line ; Chickens ; Infectious bursal disease virus ; immunology ; Insecta ; genetics ; metabolism ; Poultry Diseases ; prevention & control ; Recombinant Proteins ; biosynthesis ; genetics ; immunology ; Viral Structural Proteins ; biosynthesis ; genetics ; Viral Vaccines ; immunology

This paper collects information on the species resources of medicinal plants in Laos through various methods such as literature collation and analysis, sample line survey, visits and surveys, and initially obtains the medicinal plant resources in Laos, the use of folk herbs, and traditional medicine knowledge archives. It is found that Laos is rich with wild medicinal plant resources. There are 2 165 species (including varieties) belonging to 1 014 genera of 214 families, including 57 species belonging to 40 genera of 29 families of ferns, 32 species belonging to 17 genera of 8 families of gymnosperms, and 2 076 species belonging to 957 genera of 177 families of angiosperms. And, there are 108 kinds of medicinal materials currently circulatingin the market. Herbal resources is widely used in Laos, and many fresh herbs in the market have the special effects of relieving cough and promoting salivation, eliminating dampness, dispelling summer heat, nourishing yin and cooling blood.The medicinal materials for alleviating rheumatism and strengthening waist and knees in the market are with good prospects for development and utilization, so the development and management should be strengthened. China and Laos can conduct in-depth research and strengthen experience exchanges on traditional medicine experience.