Meningococcal disease,caused by Neisseria meningitidis (Nm),is still one serious threatening infectious disease with high mortality.Vaccination is available for prevention and control of such disease.Based on the chemical structure of capsule polysaccharide,Nm strains were classified into 13 serogroups.Meningococcal polysaccharide vaccines and polysaccharide conjugated protein vaccine against serogroup A,C,W 135 and Y were efficacious and have been widely used.Because of poor immunogenicity and the structurally homologous with neural cell,capsule polysaccharide of serogroup B Nm can not be used as vaccine candidate.In last several decades,B group vaccines develoment focused on the proteins research.Based on the out membrane protein and reverse vaccinology technology,progress of B group vaccine were accelerated.Several meningococcal B vaccine showed favorable immunogenicity and efficacity.Some B vaccines have been licensed and widely used.

A novel chemiluminescence (CL) system combined with flow injection analysis for the determination of rutin is presented . It is based on the CL reaction of rutin and hexacyanoferrate*# in sodium hydroxide medium. The proposed method has a linear range of 1×10-4g/mL ～ 1×10-6 g/mL with a RSD of 3.7%(5×10-6g/mL,n=11) and a sample throughput of 60 h-1. The method was successfully applied to the determination of rutin in a pharmaceutical preparation.

A novel chemiluminescence (CL) reaction was based on the oxidizing reaction of luminol by the trivalent copper-periodate complex (K5[Cu(HIO6)2], DPC) in alkaline medium. The CL intensity could be enhanced in the presence of amikacin sulfate (AKS). A new CL method was developed for the determination of AKS by coupling with flow injection (FI) technology. Because of the distinctive oxidative effect of DPC, the luminol-based CL reaction could occur at a low concentration of 10à7 M. The relative CL intensity was proportional to the concentration of AKS in the range of 4.0 ? 10à9-4.0 ? 10à6 g/mL with the detection limit of 1.2 ? 10à9 g/mL. The relative standard deviation was 2.1% for 8.0 ? 10à9 g/mL AKS (n?9). The proposed method was successfully applied to the direct determination of AKS at the level of ng/mL in serum samples. The recovery varied from 97.0% to 106.3%. A possible mechanism of the CL reaction was discussed in detail by relating to the CL kinetic characteristics and electrochemical activities of the oxidant DPC.

Haemophilus influenzae (Hi) is a pathogen exclusively found in humans. It causes a wide range of infections from the upper respiratory tract to serious invasive diseases. Such as pneumonia, septicemia and meningitis. Strains of Hi are usually classif ied into six serotypes a to f and nontypeable H. influenzae (NTHI) according to the antigenicities and compositions of their polysaccharide capsules. Hib was a common cause of serious infections in younger children. The polysaccharide-protein conjugate vaccines against Hib had almost eliminated H. influenzae as a cause of pediatric meningitis. However, NTHI remains an important pathogen, particularly in children and the elderly. Efforts to understand and control NTHI disease have been hampered by the diversity of these bacteria. This review introduced the study progress about pathogenic mechanism of NTHI. In order to provide the help for development of vaccine, clinic treatment and prevent the occurrence of diseases causing by NTHI.

Objective To investigate the inhibitory effects of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)in combination on human gastric cancer cell line AGS in vitro .Methods Human gastric cancer line AGS was treated with different concentrations of DHA and 5-FU alone or in combination.The inhibition of cell proliferation was evaluated by MTT assay.Dose of median (IC50 )of drugs (alone or in combination)and the combination index (CI)were calculated using the median-effect equation and the combination index equation of Chou-Talalay.Flow cytometry was used to detect the cell cycle distribution.The expression of mitochondrial respiratory membrane protein complex in AGS cells was analyzed with Western blot.Results DHA and 5-FU alone or in combination could markedly suppress the proliferation of AGS in significantly time-dependent and dose-dependent manners (P <0.05).IC50 values with DHA or 5-FU administered for 24 h and 48 h were 5 1.60 μg/mL (DHA:24 h),34.82 μg/mL (DHA:48 h),45.90 μg/mL (5-FU:24 h),and 1 6.86 μg/mL (5-FU:48 h), respectively.DHA remarkably strengthened the inhibitory effect of 5-FU and decreased IC50 of 5-FU by 3.56 -2.1 5 folds.The combination of DHA and 5-FU showed synergism.Flow cytometry showed that AGS cells treated with DHA and 5-FU were arrested in G0/G1 phase and the proportion of AGS cells in G0/G1 phase increased compared with that in the control group,DHA group and 5-FU group,while the proportion of the cells in S phase decreased significantly (P < 0.05 ).Western blot showed after treatment with DHA and 5-FU for 48 h,the expression of mitochondrial respiratory membrane protein complex was significantly decreased compared with control group,DHA group and 5-FU group (P <0.05).Conclusion DHA could act synergistically with 5-FU in inhibiting the growth of gastric carcinoma cells,and meanwhile decrease the dose of 5-FU.The mechanism may be associated with cell cycle arrest in G0/G1 phase and interference in the energy metabolism of AGS cells due to inhibition of the expression of mitochondrial oxidative respiratory chain complexes by the two compounds.

Aim To explore the inhibitory effects and immunoregulatory activity of the extract from Eupolyphaga sinensis Walker (EFP) on the growth of liver cancer H22 in mice.Methods The chemical composition of extract from Eupolyphaga sinensis Walker(EFP)was separated with water extraction methods.The tumor bearing mouse model was constructed by injecting tumor cells subcutaneously.The EFP was given to the mouse by oral and hypodermic injection to observe its antitumor activity and immunoregulatory activity in vivo.The antibody level of anti-H22 in serum was measured with ELISA methods.The weight,tumor weight,spleen index,liver index were noted,and series of enzymes,such as,MDA,SOD,GPT and GOT activity of mouse serum and liver were measured.Results The extracts from Eupolyphaga sinensis Walker markedly inhibited the proliferation of tumor H22.The EFP constituent purified might be the main antitumor active part of Eupolyphaga sinensis Walker as shown by antitumor test in vitro.After treatment with EFP,the general condition of the test mice was much better than that of control mice,with spleen index,liver index increasing more obviously,antibody level of anti-H22,and MDA,SOD,GPT and GOT activity increasing more,and tumor growing more slowly.Conclusion EFP may be the main antitumor active part of Eupolyphaga sinensis Walker. EFP also has antitumor effect in vivo.EFP can exert antitumor effect in vivo by enhancing antibody level of anti-H22 and the series enzymes to be related to immunity activity.

Objective To investigate the correlation between the number of CD68+ and CD163+ macrophages infiltration and the clinical characteristics of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC),and to investigate the role and significance of CD163+ and CD68+ macrophages in OSCC.Methods Forty-two cases of OSCC resected by operation and diagnosed by postoperative pathology with intact clinical data in our hospitals during 2013-2016 were selected.Other 12 cases of oral mamaxillofacial normal tissue served as controls.The number of CD68+ and CD163+ macrophages infiltration in OSCC was detected by immunohistochemistry.Its correlation with clinical characteristics was analyzed.Results The number of CD68+ and CD163+ macrophages infiltration in OSCC was significantly higher than that in the control group (P<0.05);the infiltration quantity of CD68+ and CD163+ macrophages in poor differentiation and moderate differentiation was significantly higher than that in high differentiation(P<0.05).The number of CD68+ macrophages in lymph node metastasis was significantly lower than that without lymph node metastasis (P<0.05).The number of CD163+ macrophages in the lymph node metastasis was significantly higher than that of CD68+ (P<0.05).The number of CD68+ and CD163+ macrophages had positive correlation in OSCC (r=0.48,P=0.00).Conclusion Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) and M2 macrophages may play an important role in OSCC,TAMs may inhibits lymph node metastasis in OSCC,while M2 marcophages may promote the lymphatic matastasis of OSCC.

Objectives To explore the correlation between the population characteristics of sero-reactivity with quantitative antibody based-IHA and the transmission parameters,such as epidemic situation,transmission status or infection trend in population.Methods The residents in one endemic administrative village were simultaneously examined by Kato-Katz technique for parasitological stool examination,as well as by immuno-diagnostic technique IHA for detection of IgG antibody against soluble egg antigen for two consecutive years.The results of examination were analyzed and compared on the diagnostic parameters of IHA,the correlation of the changes of positive rates and antibody levels of IHA with the changes of infection trend in population and the distribution of antibody levels between 'the true negative' and 'the true positive'.Results When Kato-Katz technique based on 2 stool samples,each read in 3 thick smears,was used as the reference,the overall sensitivity of IHA was high (from 77.27% to 85.48%) with a relatively poor specificity of lower than 60%,the negative predict value (NPV) was excellent of higher than 94%.The specificity of IHA decreased with the increase of the age in different age-groups of population,showing the highest among the younger less than 15 years old.The distribution trends of positive rates of antibody in different age groups by IHA showed similar to that of egg positive rate detected by Kato-Katz although the positive rates of IHA were higher than these by Kato-Katz,which showed that a higher false positive (from 41.90% to 44.56%) and a certain false negative (from 14.52% to 22.73%)existed in IHA.The positive rate of antibody decreased slowly among the individuals with S.japonicum infection,who received treatment.There was an overlap in the distribution of antibody levels between ' the true negative' and ' the true positive'.Conclusions Under the current schistosomiasis epidemic situation in China,IHA is valuable in the epidemiologic surveys.It should be of further deliberation applying IHA as the screening approaches for identification of target individuals for treatment or determination of the infection rate in community and IHA needs to be combined with the parasitological examination.

Objective:To compare the therapeutic and adverse effects of chemotherapeutic regimen based on three drugs (taxol+carboplatin/cisplatin+etoposide) and two drugs (carboplatin/cisplatin+etoposide) on the combined small cell lung cancer (CSCLC). Methods:A retrospective study was conducted based on the data of 62 CSCLC patients who were admitted to and treated at Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital between July 2000 and April 2013. Of the 62 patients, 19 received the three-drug regi-men and 43 received the two-drug regimen. All patients received at least two cycles of chemotherapy and completed follow-up proce-dures. For each patient, the therapeutic efficacy was evaluated every two cycles, and toxicity was evaluated every cycle. Results:The response rates between the three-drug and two-drug groups were statistically significant (90%vs. 53%, P=0.033). However, no statisti-cal differences were observed in the disease control rate between the two groups (100% vs. 86%, P=0.212). The three-drug regimen could induce a better median progression-free survival compared with the two-drug regimen, but with no statistical significance (10.5%vs. 9.8%, P=0.484). Similarly, no statistical differences were noted in the median overall survival between the three-drug and two-drug groups (24.0%vs. 17.5%, P=0.457). The incidence rates of grade IV bone marrow depression and the termination of the original regi-men owing to severe adverse reactions were both significantly higher in the three-drug group than in the two-drug group (26.3% vs. 7.0%, P=0.036;31.6%vs. 14.7%, P=0.004). Conclusion:The two-drug regimen had almost the same survival rate and lower toxicity compared with the three-drug regimen. When using the TEP/TCE regimen, a close attention should be focused on its adverse reactions. The findings of this work showed that the two-agent regimen should be one of the standard treatments for CSCLC.

Objective To establish TaqMan real-time PCR method for detection and identification of Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumonia. Methods Two sets of primers and FAM-labeled probes targeting different genes of Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae were designed and synthesized. The bexA gene was used for identification of Haemophilus influenzae and lytA for Streptococcus pneumoniae. The sensitivity and specificity of real-time PCR were assessed for different primers and probes. Cut-off values of cycle threshold (Ct) were determined. Two hundred and seventy-eight cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) specimens from suspected bacterial meningitis cases were detected by real-time PCR assay, latex agglutination test and bacteria culture simultaneously. Results Haemophilus influenzae isolates of serotype a to d could be detected and identified by bexA primers and probe. All Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates of different serotypes could be detected and identified by lytA primers and probe. The respective sensitivities for Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae were 10 and 90 genome DNA copies in each PCR reaction. Of the 278 CSF specimens, four were positive by Haemophilus influenzae and seven positive by Streptococcus pneumoniae when detected by real-time PCR. Of the four Haemophilus influenzae positive specimens, two were positive by culture and one positive hy latex. Of the seven Streptococcus pneumonia positive specimens, two were positive by culture and two positive by latex. Conclusions Real-time PCR could rapidly detect and identify Haemophilus influenzae of serotype a to d and Streptococcus pneumoniae of different serotypes with high sensitivity. TaqMan real-time PCR could be widely used for the diagnosis of invasive meningitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae. It can improve the rate of positivity for diagnosis of suspicious bacterial meningitis cases.