Objective To investigate the correlation between serum microRNA(miR)-410,miR-17-5p,and miR-21 expression levels with disease activity in patients with psoriasis vulgaris.Methods A total of 126 pa-tients with psoriasis vulgaris who visited Department of Dermatology in the hospital from January 2022 to January 2024 were included as the research group(51 cases in the active phase,37 cases in the quiescent phase,and 38 cases in the degenerative phase).According to the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index(PASI)scoring method,the patients were assigned into 52 cases of mild piasis group and 74 cases of moderate to se-vere sis group.126 healthy individuals who underwent physical examinations at the hospital were included as the control group.Fluorescence quantitative PCR was applied to detect the expression levels of miR-410,miR-17-5p,and miR-21.The general clinical data of the research group and the control group were compared.The expression levels of serum miR-410,miR-17-5p,and miR-21 were compared among different groups.Spearman method was applied to analyze the correlation between serum miR-410,miR-17-5p,miR-21 and disease activity(PASI score)in patients with psoriasis vulgaris.Receiver operating characteristic curve was applied to analyze the diagnostic value of serum miR-410,miR-17-5p,and miR-21 for disease activity in patients with psoriasis vulgaris.Results Compared with the control group,the serum miR-410 expression level in the research group was lower,while the serum miR-17-5p and miR-21 expression levels were higher(P＜0.05).The serum miR-410 expression level of patients with psoriasis vulgaris in different periods showed a decreasing trend and ser-um miR-17-5p and miR-21 expression levels showed increasing trends compared with the control group(P＜0.05).The serum miR-410 expression level in the moderate to severe group was lower than that in the mild group,while the serum miR-17-5p and miR-21 expression levels were higher than those in the mild group(P＜0.05).Serum miR-410 was negatively correlated with PASI score in patients with psoriasis vulgaris,while serum miR-17-5p and miR-21 were positively correlated with PASI score(P＜0.05).The area under the curve of serum miR-410,miR-17-5p,miR-21,and their combined diagnosis for disease activity in patients with psoriasis vulgaris was 0.790,0.843,0.795,and 0.969,respectively.The combination of the three was superior to their individual diagnosis.Conclusion The occurrence and development of psoriasis vulgaris are related to the expression levels of serum miR-410,miR-17-5p and miR-21,and the changes in the expression levels of three could evaluate the severity of the disease in patients with psoriasis vulgaris.

In this study, we evaluated the difference ot biological characteristics in the MERS-CoV infected mice model in prior to transduction with different dosage of human DPP4. Firstly, we transduced different dosage of DPP4 (high or low) into mice, and then challenged them with MERS-CoV in order to establish the model. After establishment of mice model, we observed the clinical signs of disease, virus replication, immunopathogenesis and antibody response. The results indicated that the infected mice showed typical pneumonia, virus replication, histological lesions, and neutralizing antibody production. Moreover, the high dosage group was superior to the low dosage group. Fourteen days after infection, the specific antibody to virus structural protein and neutralizing antibody were analyzed, the high dosage group induced higher level antibody. In summary, the MERS-CoV infected mice model were established prior transduction with DPP4, and the level of DPP4 influenced the clinical signs of disease, virus replication and antibody response in this model.
Animals ; Coronavirus Infections ; enzymology ; genetics ; pathology ; virology ; Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 ; genetics ; metabolism ; Disease Models, Animal ; Female ; Humans ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus ; genetics ; physiology

Adult ; Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell ; diagnosis ; Humans ; Male ; Pancreas ; pathology ; Parathyroid Glands ; pathology

After more than3 years of pilot (since 2010), standardized training of resident physicians in Shanghai has made great progress, however, it still needs to be improved. Cerebral and spinal vascular diseases are main types of neurological diseases and they seriously influence people's life and health. Interventional neuroradiology plays an important role in the diagnosis and treatment of cerebral and spinal vascular diseases. However, in the current residency training system in Shanghai or other provinces of China, the training of interventional neuroradiology is not included. In this paper, the authors analyzed the important role of interventional neuroradiology in diagnosis and treatment of cerebral and spinal vascular disorders and discussed the feasibility, method, and time arrangement of including interventional neuroradiology curriculum into the schedule of neurology standardizedresidency training and hoped to provide reference for the relevant departments to formulate a future policy.

Objective To construct lentivirus vectors carrying 16 short hairpin RNA (shRNA) expression cassettes targeting histone acetyltransferases and provide a powerful research approach to explore the mechanism of epigenetic genes in regulating hepatitis B virus (HBV).Methods Following the rule of short shRNA primer design,eight-pair primers (A ~ H )for each gene,which had stable interfering efficiency,were designed.The annealed primers were connected to the empty lentiviral vectors of shRNA for transformation.In order to confirm the positive clones,clones were analyzed by real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR ).Then, qualified plasmids were verified by enzyme digestion technology.Four shRNA lentivirus plasmids against the same gene were mixed to build lentivirus respectively.After the virus transfected into 293T cells for 48 and 72 hours,supernatants were collected to infect HepG2.2.15 cells.The percentage of fluorescent cells were observed and assessed by microscope 72 hours after infection.Results One hundred and twenty-eight lentiviral vectors of RNA interference (RNAi)library were constructed against 16 histone acetyltransferases and more than 80% of HepG2.2.15 cells were infected with lentivirus 72 hours after infection.Conclusions Sixteen shRNA lentivirus vectors against histone acetyltransferase are successfully constructed.Thus,a solid foundation for the study of the effect of human histone deacetylase on HBV replication is established.

OBJECTIVETo document ultrastructural changes of brain, spinal cord, skeletal muscle, jejunum and lung of EV71 infection mouse model, and to explore the myotropism and pathogenesis of EV71 in nervous system.

METHODSTen-day-old suckling mice were infected with EV71 strain via the intraperitoneal route. Mice with paralysis were scarified on day 4 post infection and the brain, spinal cord, skeletal muscle, jejunum and lung were sampled for transmission electron microscopy and light microscopy.

RESULTSLesions in brain were generally mild with inner chamber swelling in some of mitochondria. Myelin sheaths of medullated fibers were split with vacuolated changes. The Nissl bodies in anterior motor neurons disappeared along with mitochondria swelling, rough endoplasmic reticulum swelling and degranulation. Cytoplasm of anterior motor neurons showed cribriform appearance accompanied by neuronophagia. The bands of skeletal muscle in the infected group disappeared with degeneration and karyopyknosis in myocytes, in addition to mitochondrial swelling. Microvilli of epithelium in jejunum became loosely arranged along with formation of spiral medullary sheath structure and mitochondria swelling. Interstitial pneumonia was observed in lungs with type II pneumocyte proliferation and evacuation of the multilamellar bodies.

CONCLUSIONSEV71 infection causes severe myositis in the mouse model suggesting a strong myotropism of EV71 virus. The presence of lesions of various degrees in central nervous system and changes in anterior motor neurons may be associated with limb paralysis.

Animals ; Brain ; ultrastructure ; virology ; Disease Models, Animal ; Enterovirus A, Human ; Enterovirus Infections ; pathology ; virology ; Jejunum ; ultrastructure ; virology ; Lung ; ultrastructure ; virology ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; Microscopy, Electron, Transmission ; Muscle, Skeletal ; ultrastructure ; virology ; Spinal Cord ; ultrastructure ; virology

AIM: To study the effect of hypoxia on CD73 expression in mouse microvascular endothelial cell line bEnd.3. METHODS: ① bEnd.3 cells were exposed to different periods of hypoxia. ② Concentration of LDH released by bEnd.3 cells into the culture medium was detected. ③ Surface CD73 activity in bEnd.3 cells was measured by HPLC according to the conversion of E-AMP to E-ADO. ④ CD73 mRNA expression were analyzed by semiquantitative RT-PCR. ⑤ Cell surface proteins were biotinylated and CD73 was detected by avidin blots of immunoprecipitation with mAb TY23. RESULTS: ① bEnd.3 cells exposed to hypoxia for 24 h demonstrated a significant increase in LDH release (P

AIM:To study the effect of CD73 on breast cancer cell line MB-MDA-231 adhesion to extracellular matrix.METHODS: ① CD73 siRNA plasmid was constructed and transfected into MB-MDA-231 cells by lipofectamine 2000.② The transfection efficiency was analyzed by flow cytometry using eGFP as a marker gene.Stable transfected MB-MDA-231 cells were selected using G418.③ RT-PCR and Western blotting analysis of CD73 expression in MB-MDA-231 cells was performed.④ The effects of CD73 on MB-MDA-231 cells adhesion to extracellular matrix were assessed by cell adhesion assay.RESULTS: ① Transfection of MB-MDA-231 cells with CD73 siRNA plasmid significantly inhibited CD73 expression at mRNA level.The efficiency was up to 91%.② Transfection of MB-MDA-231 cells with CD73 siRNA plasmid significantly inhibited CD73 expression at a protein level.The efficiency was up to 79.3%.③ Treatment of MB-MDA-231 cells with CD73 siRNA resulted in diminished adhesion to extracellular matrix.CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates that CD73 siRNA effectively inhibits CD73 gene expression in MB-MDA-231 cells leading to adhesion to extracellular matrix suppression.