Objective:To understand the iodine nutritional status of key population and its correlation with water iodine and salt iodine in Hainan Province, and to provide scientific basis for iodine supplement.Methods:According to the "National Water Iodine Content Survey Program for Drinking Water" and the "National Iodine Deficiency Disorders Surveillance Program (2016)", surveys on water iodine and iodine nutritional status of key populations in 21 cities (counties, districts) in Hainan Province in 2017 and 2018 were conducted. Water samples, urine samples at random and home salt samples of children aged 8 - 10 years old and pregnant women were collected to detect water iodine, urinary iodine and salt iodine. At the same time, the thyroid volume of children was measured by B-mode ultrasound, and the goiter rate was calculated. According to the geographical location, Hainan Province was divided into 3 areas: central mountainous, western coastal and eastern coastal, the results of water iodine, salt iodine and urinary iodine in different areas were compared and analyzed. Water iodine was detected by "Water Iodine Detection Method Suitable for Iodine Deficiency and High Iodine Areas" recommended by National Reference Laboratory for Iodine Deficiency Disorders; urinary iodine was detected by arsenic cerium catalytic spectrophotometry; salt iodine was detected by direct titration.Results:A total of 2 566 water samples were detected, and the median water iodine was 6.0 μg/L. A total of 4 220 urine samples of children were detected, the median urinary iodine was 170.0 μg/L (appropriate range was 100 - 199 μg/L), the goiter rate was 0.09% (4/4 220). A total of 2 124 urine samples of pregnant women were detected, the median urinary iodine was 120.7 μg/L (appropriate range was 150 - 249 μg/L). A total of 6 344 salt samples were detected, coverage rate of iodized salt, qualified rate of iodized salt and consumption rate of qualified iodized salt were 97.76% (6 202/6 344), 97.47% (6 045/6 202), and 95.29% (6 045/6 344), respectively. In central mountainous, western coastal and eastern coastal areas, medians water iodine were 3.3, 6.5, and 6.5 μg/L, respectively, the difference was statistically significant ( H = 13.721, P < 0.01); the consumption rates of qualified iodized salt were 97.86% (1 833/1 873), 90.52% (1 613/1 782), and 96.65% (2 599/2 689), respectively, the difference was statistically significant (χ 2 = 71.217, P < 0.01); the medians urinary iodine of children were 182.4, 160.1, and 167.4 μg/L, respectively; the medians urinary iodine of pregnant women were 120.1, 117.7, and 103.9 μg/L, respectively. There was a positive correlation between urinary iodine in children and pregnant women and salt iodine ( r = 0.394, 0.657, P < 0.05). Conclusions:The iodine nutrition of children in Hainan Province is generally at an appropriate level, and pregnant women are at risk of iodine deficiency. There is a positive correlation between urinary iodine in children and pregnant women and salt iodine. The prevention and treatment of iodine deficiency disorders should focus on strengthening iodine nutrition monitoring of pregnant women.

Objective To grasp the distribution of iodine in drinking water in the environment of Hainan Province,and provide scientific basis for prevention and treatment of iodine deficiency disorders.Methods In 2017,in all cities (counties,districts) in Hainan Province,townships were used as units to collect water samples to detect iodine content according to their different water supply methods.In the townships with median drinking water iodine ＞ 10 μg/L,the administrative village (neighborhood committee) was used as a unit to collect water sample to detect iodine content.According to the geographical location (central mountainous area,eastern coast,western coast),water source type (tap water,intubation well,spring water),and well depth,the distribution of water iodine was analyzed.Results A total of 2 566 water samples were detected in 21 cities (counties,districts),the median water iodine was 6.0 μg/L,range was 0.1-150.6 μg/L,the median water iodine of all cities (counties,districts) was ＜ 10 μg/L.The median water iodine in the central mountainous area,eastern coast,and western coast were 3.3,6.5,6.5 μg/L,respectively;tap water,intubation well,and spring water were 5.6,6.4,1.3 μg/L,respectively;0-,100-,200-,≥300 m well depth were 6.6,5.1,4.2,and 1.5 μg/L,respectively.The water iodine content range was 0.2-17.9 μg/L in 230 townships in the province,there were 12 townships with the median water iodine ＞ 10 μg/L,including 133 administrative villages (neighborhood committees),and 737 water samples were detected,the water iodine content range was 1.0-37.1 μg/L.Conclusions All cities (counties,districts) in Hainan Province belong to iodine deficiency areas,the central mountainous area is even more serious.Most of the townships in the province are in iodine deficiency.No administrative villages (neighborhood committeea) with high iodine have been found.The province should continue to implement salt iodization to prevent and treat iodine deficiency disorders.

Objective To investigate the prevalence of feeding intolerance (FI),and to explore the FI within 7 days of ICU admission in association with clinical outcome in critically ill patients.Methods The adult patients from 14 general ICUs in Zhejiang Province with an expected admission to ICU for at least 24h were recruited from March 2014 to August 2014,and all clinical,laboratory,and survival data were prospectively collected.The AGI (acute gastrointestinal injury) grade was daily assessed based on gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms,feeding details and organ dysfunction within the first week of ICU stay.The intra-abdominal pressures (IAP) was measured using AbViser device.Results Of 550 patients enrolled,418 were assessed in GI symptoms and feeding details within 7 days of ICU stay.The mean age and SOFA score were (65.1 ± 18.3) years and (8.96 ±4.10),respectively.Of them,355 patients (84.9％) were under mechanical ventilation support,and 37 (8.85％) received renal replacement therapy.The mean length of time for enteral feeding was (30.8 ±26.2) h,and the prevalence of FI on the 3rd and 7th day of ICU stay accounted for 39.2％ and 25.4％,respectively.Compared to those with FI within 7 days of ICU stay,the patients without FI had higher rate of successively weaning from mechanical ventilation (21.3％ vs.5.7％,P =0.003) and higher rate of withdrawal of vasoactive medication (45.5％ vs.20.0％,P =0.037),as well as lower mortality rate of 28-day (24.4％ vs.38.7％,P =0.004) and 60-day (29.6％ vs.44.3％,P =0.005).In multivariate Cox regression model with adjustment for age,sex,participant center,serum creatinine and lactate,AGI grade on the first day of ICU stay,and comorbidities,the FI within 7 days of ICU stay (x2 ≥ 7.24,P ＜ 0.01) remained to be independent predictors for 60-day mortality.After further adjusted for SOFA score,the FI within 7 days of ICU stay (HR =1.71,95％ CI:1.18-2.49;P =0.006) and AGI grade on the first day of ICU stay (HR =1.33,95 ％ CI:1.07-1.65;P =0.009) could provide independent prognostic values of 60-day mortality.Conclusions There is high rate of FI occurred within 7 days of ICU stay,and is significantly associated with worse outcome.In addition,this study also provides evidence to further support that measurement of gastrointestinal dysfunction could increase value of SOFA score in outcome prediction for the risk of 60-day mortality.

Objective To investigate and evaluate the clinical signiifcance of lfexible ureteroscopy in computed tomography urography negative patients with upper urinary tract hematuria. To improve the diagnostic rate of patients with upper urinary tract hematuria. Methods We retrospectively reviewed the cases of 10 computed tomography urography negative patients with upper urinary tract hematuria. The age ranges from 38 to 75 years old, and the average of them is 45.2 years old. The patients consist of 7 male patients and 3 female patients. Among them, 4 cases were on the left upper urinary tract cases, 6 cases were right upper urinary tract. All patients received lfexible ureteroscopy to conifrm the diagnosis and take the relevant treatment. Results In the total of 10 patients, 3 patients (30%) were diagnosed with tumors of renal pelvis, a renal arteriovenous ifstula was found in 1 case (10%), 3 patients (30%) were considered non-specific inflammation, other 3 patients (30%) had no obvious abnormalities. Conclusions Flexible ureteroscopy has significantly clinical diagnosis in computed tomography urography negative patients with upper urinary tract hematuria.

Objective: To develop a micro-neutralization test for determination of neutralizing antibody against ZIKA virus (ZIKV) in human sera and to verify the acute and convalescent serum samples of 10 ZIKA virus-infected cases diagnosed by nucleic acid detection and/or virus isolation. Methods: ZIKV isolated from ZIKA cases was used to determine micro-neutralization antibody. The virus solution was prepared by infecting BHK21, VERO and VERO-E6 cell lines and viral titer was tested; 100 TCID₅₀ viral solution and 4 times diluted sera which were inactivated at 56 ℃ for 30 min were neutralized, then added the cell suspension and incubated in 5% CO₂ incubator at 37 ℃ for 7 d. The CPE was observed every day. Results: The sensitivity of BHK21, VERO and VERO-E6 was different after infection with ZIKA virus. VERO cell line was the most sensitive and showed typical CPE. VERO cell line was used to establish a micro-neutralization test for determination of neutralizing antibody against ZIKA virus in sera. Conclusions The neutralizing antibody test for zika virus in sera is a special and usefulmethod to diagnose human infection of ZIKV and to conduct population based epidemiological investigation.

Objective: To detect the expression of sparc/osteonectin, cwcv and kazal-like domains proteoglycan 1 (SPOCK 1) gene in bladder cancer cells, and further to investigate the effects of down-regulation of SPOCK 1 gene expression on the proliferation, migration and invasion of bladder cancer cells. Methods: The expression level of SPOCK 1 gene in human ureteral epithelial immortalized cell line SV-HUC-1 and bladder cancer cell lines 5637 and T24 was detected by real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR (RFQ-PCR) and Western blotting, respectively. The siRNA fragments targeting SPCOK 1 gene were constructed and transfected into bladder cancer 5637 cells by liposome (as the experimental group); at the same time, the 5637 cells were transfected without anything as the blank control group and transfected with scramble siRNA as the negative control group. Then the expressions of SPOCK1 mRNA and protein in each group were detected by RFQ-PCR and Western blotting, respectively. The changes of proliferation, migration and invasion abilities of bladder cancer 5637 cells after SPOCK1 expression down-regulation were detected by CCK-8 method, Wound healing assay and Transwell chamber assay, respectively. Results: As compared with the ureteral epithelial immortalized cells, the expression levels of SPOCK1 mRNA and protein were higher in bladder cancer cells, especially in 5637 cells (both P < 0.05). After transfection with SPOCK1 siRNA, the expression of SPOCK 1 gene was downregulated (P < 0.05), the proliferation, migration and invasion of bladder cancer 5637 cells were significantly inhibited (all P < 0.05). Conclusion: SPOCK 1 gene is overexpressed in bladder cancer cells. The down-regulation of SPOCK 1 gene expression can reduce the proliferation, migration and invasion of bladder cancer 5637 cells.

Objective To establish a method for the isolation of Zika virus and to gather experi-ences for viral isolation. Methods Suckling mice at age 1-3 days were inoculated with serum samples posi-tive for Zika virus through intracranial injection. All mice were sacrificed 6 days after the injection. Viral nu-cleic acids were extracted from brain, heart, liver, spleen, lung, kidney, muscle, skin and intestine tissue samples and analyzed by real-time RT-PCR. The supernatants of brain tissues positive for Zika virus were used for subculturing. Nested PCR was performed to amplify the NS5 gene of the isolated virus. The se-quences of NS5 gene were analyzed by using MEGA6. 0 software. Results All of the tissue samples were positive for Zika virus. Higher viral loads were detected in heart and brain tissue samples with cycle thresh-old (Ct) values of 24. 4 and 25. 3, respectively. The second generation of Zika virus was identified in suck-ling mice brain tissues 2 days after infection by using real-time RT-PCR. The amplified product of nested PCR was 972 bp in length. Sequencing analysis showed that the isolated Zika virus ( GDZ16002 strain) be-longed to the Asian lineage. Conclusion A strain of Zika virus was successfully isolated in China by using intracranial injection via a suckling mouse model. The isolated Zika virus belonged to the Asian lineage.

Objective To establish an inactivated viral particle-based ELISA for the detection of antibodies against Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in serum samples collected from a MERS-CoV associated case. Methods Serum samples were collected from 10 newborns and 40 healthy adults. A viral particle-based ELISA was established by using the inactivated MERS-CoV virions as antigen. The levels of IgM and IgG antibodies in the serum samples were detected by the established ELISA and the cut-off values for positive detection were determined. Then the inactivated MERS-CoV virion-based ELISA was used to detect the antibodies against MERS-CoV in 5 serum samples collected from the first im-ported MERS case in China. Results The cut-off values of IgM and IgG antibodies in serum samples for ELISA were determined to be A450 readings of 0. 32 and 0. 42, respectively. The titers of IgM and IgG anti-bodies in serum samples collected at early admission to hospital from the first imported MERS case in China were both 1 ︰ 40. Seroconversion occurred 2 weeks after his admission to hospital with the titers of IgM and IgG reaching to 1 ︰ 320. Conclusion The inactivated MERS-CoV virion-based ELISA was established successfully and could be used for the detection of serum antibodies (IgG and IgM) in MERS associated cases.

Objective To explore the preparation and quality control of As2 O3 nanoparticle .Methods PEG‐PLA was used as the vector material to prepare As2 O3 nanoparticle with ultrasonic emulsification method ,and the VEGFR‐2 was coupled to obtain VEGFR‐2/As2 O3‐PEG‐PLA nanoparticle .The particle size distribution ,Zata potential ,loading efficiency (LE) ,encapsulation effi‐ciency(EE) ,drug release in vitro and stability was determined ,and morphological characteristics was observed by transmission elec‐tron microscope(TEM) .Tweety‐four hepatocellular carcinoma nude mices were randomly divided into VEGFR‐2/As2O3‐PEG‐PLA nanoparticles group and As2 O3‐PEG‐PLA nanoparticles group ,by tail vein injection of nanoparticles .High performance liquid chro‐matography was used to determine content of As2 O3 .After 21 d ,six nude mices in each group were killed ,and the immunohisto‐chemistry and western blot method was used to detect the expression of VEGFR‐2 .Results The particle size of VEGFR‐2/As2 O3‐PEG‐PLA was determined to be (141 .9 ± 13 .2)nm ,Zata potential was (10 .2 ± 1 .1)mV .It was found to spherical or oval shape , with uniform size and dispersibility under TEM .LE and EE was (5 .51 ± 1 .83)% and (62 .12 ± 5 .98)% ,respectively .Drug release in vitro showed that VEGFR‐2/As2 O3‐PEG‐PLA exhibited controlled release effect ,with half of the release time as 10 h .Besides , VEGFR‐2/As2 O3‐PEG‐PLA showed a good stability in 3 days .Compared with As2 O3‐PEG‐PLA nanoparticles group ,the concen‐tration of As2 O3 in tumor and liver tissue was high ,the concentration of As2 O3 in blood ,heart ,kidney tissue was low ,the expression of VEGFR‐2 in tumor tissue was low in VEGFR‐2/As2O3‐PEG‐PLA nanoparticles group(P< 0 .05) .Conclusion The prepared As2 O3 nanoparticle using PEG‐PLA as vector and VEGFR‐2 as target showed uniform size ,high EE and LE ,good stability .And it preliminarily proved that VEGFR‐2 could be targeted in nude mice .

To investigate the genetic character and origin of the first imported infection case of middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (named as MERS-CoV_China GD01), RNA was extracted from swabs of this patient followed by RT-PCR amplification. All coding gene of structural (S, E, M, E) and accessory (ORF3, ORF4a, ORF4b, ORF5, ORF8b) proteins were sequenced and analyzed. Phylogenetic analyses of structural protein coding genes of MERS-CoV_ China GD01 indicates that several substitutes exists in S coding gene and its origin belong group 5 of MERS-CoV, which were recent circulated in Saudi Arabia area, while other three structural genes (N, E, M) were very conserved. Phylogenetic analyses of accessory protein coding genes of MERS-CoV China GD01 indicates that several substitutes exists among ORF3, ORF4a, ORF4b and ORF5, while ORF8b was conserved. In conclusion, genome of MERS-CoV_ China GD01 was general conserved although several genetic variations were found among structural and accessory protein coding genes. This is the first report on sequencing and phylogenetic analyses of the first imported MERS case in China, which may pay the way for prevention and control of imported MERS-CoV infection.
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