0.05).The levels of serum anti-MPO antibody in patients with lupus nephritis(LN)and purpuric glomerulonephritis had significantly increased(P

Objective :To study the significance of anticardiolipin antibodies (ACA) in patients with lupus nephritis( LN). Methods : We detected serum ACA in 32 cases of LN. The control group consisted of 28 healthy cases. We observed the relation between the levels of ACA and the levels of clinical biochemical index. Results :The positive rate of IgG- ACA, IgM- ACA IgA- ACA was 53. 1%, 40. 6% ,46. 9% in patients with LN. In patients with positive ACA, lower levels of hemoglobin , thrombocytopeinia and C3 were observed as well as elevated levels of serum IgG,24h- urine protein, antinuclear antibody titer and serum creatinine(P

0.05).Conclusion:LEF is an effective agent for treatment ofRA with better tolerability,and there are few adverse effects.

Objective:To explore the underlying molecular mechanisms of specific cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor(Rofecoxib)and to evaluate its efficacy on MRL/lpr mice.Methods:12-week female MRL/lpr mice were given Rofecoxib (10mg?kg -1 ?d -1 )for 12 weeks.Suppressive effect of the drugs on serum and urinary levels of tumor necrosis factor-?(TNF-?),interleukin-6(IL-6) and urinary TXB 2 level were determined by using radio-immunological assay.Changes in proteinuria,serum creatinine,pathology of ltidney and the expression of CD14 in renal tissues were observed.Results:Compared with the ones in the control group,mice treated with Rofecoxib had lower levels of proteinuria( P

Objective To study the value of B-cell activating factor (BAFF) expression levels in the diagnosis and prog-nosis of children with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. Methods Children with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) admitted to our hospital from September 2011 to September 2013 were enrolled in observation group, and healthy check-up chil-dren during the same period were enrolled as controls. The serum levels of B-cell activating factor, platelet antibodies (PAIgG, PAIgM, PAIgA) and platelet count were detected, and curative effect in children with ITP was observed. Results The BAFF, PAIgG, PAIgM and PAIgA levels were higher and platelet count were less in both acute and chronic ITP children than those in normal controls. The difference was signiifcant (P<0.05). The results of linear regression analysis indicated that BAFF levels were positively correlated with PAIgG, PAIgM and PAIgA levels (β=1.87~2.25, P<0.05), and were negatively correlated with platelet count (β=-2.42, P<0.05). Meanwhile, BAFF levels were negatively correlated with curative effect in ITP children (β=-1.88, P<0.05). When the value of BAFF was 1.35, the sensitivity for predicting effective treatment was 0.84 and the speciifcity was 0.75. The area under the ROC curve was 0.85 (95%CI:0.73~0.98, P=0.000). Conclusions The serum BAFF expression was increased and closely related to the level of antiplatelet antibody, platelet count and treatment effect in ITP children, and therefore, was a good indicator for the diagnosis and prognosis of ITP.

Objective To investigate the clinical effect of live combined bifidobacterium,lactobacillus and enterococcus powder (probiotics bifico) treatment in children with secondary diarrhea of pneumonia and analysis of related factors.Methods Three hundred and eighty-five pneumonia children were studied.The related factors of secondary diarrhea of pneumonia were screened.One hundred and twenty cases of children with secondary diarrhea of pneumonia were divided into observation group and control group by table of random digit with 60 cases each.The observation group was given the probiotics bifico combined with conventional treatment,the control group was given the conventional treatment.The clinical efficacy was evaluated treatment after 7 d.Results The effective rate of observation group was significantly higher than that of control group [96.7％(58/60) vs.61.7％(37/60),x2 =22.282,P＜ 0.01].Age of onset,hospitalization time,invasive procedures,combination therapy of antibiotics,therapy of hormone and therapy of probiotics bifico were related with the incidence of secondary diarrhea of pneumonia (P ＜ 0.01 or ＜ 0.05).Conclusions The younger children,long hospital stay,invasive procedures,combination therapy of antibiotics and therapy of hormone are the risk factors of secondary diarrhea of pneumonia.The probiotics bifico for treating the children with secondary diarrhea of pneumonia has exact clinical efficacy,and it is worthy of clinical application.

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Objective Apuinic/apyrimidic endonuclease/redox effector factor-1(APE1/Ref-1,abbreviated as APE1) is a major member of the base excision repair(BER) pathway involved in oxidative DNA damage repair.To knock down APE1 gene expression in HOS cells with pSilence APE1,and explore its effect in combination with 252Cf neutron ray radiotherapy.Methods The constructed APE1 siRNA expression vector pSilence APE1 was transfected into HOS cells by SuperFect Transfection liposome,and it was used to knock down the expression of APE1.The HOS cells and transfected HOS cells were respectively irradiated by 252Cf neutron ray,then the cell survival(D0),DNA single strand breaks(SSB) and cell apoptosis were determined by clone formation assay,alkaline comet assay and flow cytometer.Results The cell-survival curve was plotted by clone formation assay,the D0 value was 2.80 vs.1.89 and Dq value was 2.66 vs.2.00 for the control and transfected HOS cells,respectively,after being irradiated by 252Cf neutron ray.The tail moments at 2,5 and 10 Gy were 6.664?0.648 vs.7.997?0.542,20.322?1.433 vs.25.238?1.185 and 33.909?1.245 vs.39.191?1.052,respectively,for the control and transfected HOS cells,and the cell apoptosis rate at 2,5 and 10 Gy was 4.00 vs.5.68,5.91 vs.7.55 and 9.63 vs.13.51,respectively,for the control and transfected HOS cells.All these findings showed significant difference between the two groups(P

Objective To investigate the effect of endovascular brachytherapy with Rhenium-188-filled catheter balloon on cell proliferation,phenotype of smooth muscle cell and secretion of transforming growth factor; to explore the possible mechanism of this method employed in restenosis prevention. Methods After the right common carotid arteries were overstretched by 3.5?20 mm balloon,twenty New Zealand White rabbits were randomized into irradiation (n=10) and control group (n=10). Endovascular bachytherapy was performed wth a 188[KG*2/2]Re filled 3.0?20 mm balloon catheter delivering a dosage of 16 Gy (0.5 mm underneath the luminal surface) in the irradiation group, whereas isovolume normal-sodium-filled balloon catheter was used in the control group for an equal period. After thirty days, analysis of the carotial arteries was made by measns of histological and immunohistochemical staining. Results (1) The positive staining index of proliferation cellular nuclear antigen (PCNA) and transforming growth factor (TGF) of the irradiation group is significantly less than the control group (0.028?0.005 vs 0.054?0.011, 0.033?0.008 vs 0.063?0.014, respectively); (2) The positive staining of ?-actin index in intima has no significant difference between the irradiatin group and the control group. Conclusion (1) The preventive effect on restenosis with endovascular brachytherapy is possibly achieved by suppression of cellular proliferation and transforming growth factor secretion. (2)The phenotype of smooth muscle cell is possibly unaffected by endovascular brachytherapy.