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The separation of outer retinal photoreceptors in patients with toxoplasmosis chorioretinitis was first named bacillary layer detachment (BALAD), which was manifested as a split at the level of the photoreceptor inner segment myoid creating a distinctive intraretinal cavity in optical coherence tomography.Subsequently BALAD has been reported by many researchers in different diseases.In the outer retina, the myoid is a relatively weak structure in photoreceptor inner segment.When the outward force that promotes the attachment of the photoreceptor outer segment to the retinal pigment epithelium exceeds the tensile strength of the photoreceptor inner segment myoid, the myoid zone splits and BALAD occurs.BALAD has its unique multimodal imaging characteristics, and the identification of it can provide a new idea for the diagnosis, detection and treatment of ocular diseases.This paper reviewed the development of BALAD nomenclature, its anatomical structure, pathophysiological mechanism and multimodal image features.
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OBJECTIVE@#To investigate the efficacy and safety of haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (haplo-HSCT) in combination of ATG and post-transplant cyclophosphamide (PTCy) -induced immune tolerance after transplantation in treatment of childhood myelodysplastic syndromes(MDS）.@*METHODS@#From July 2016 to November 2020, a total of 8 children with MDS receiving the haploidentical allo-HSCT combined with ATG and PTCy-induced immune tolerance after transplantation in our hospital were enrolled, whose clinical data were retrospected and analyzed.@*RESULTS@#Median age at diagnosis of the 8 children (1 male and 7 females) was 6.4 (range, 10 months to 15 years) years old. The median medical history of MDS was 2.7 years (range, 3 months to 8 years). Among the 8 patients, 7 cases were diagnosed with refractory cytopenia of childhood and one with refractory anemia with excess of blasts. The HSC donors were father, mother or brother of patients and HLA matching in 6-9/12 loci were identical. All the donors were healthy and didn't carry the same pathogenic genes as the recipients. The median age of donors was 36.4 (range, 25 to 49) years old. The median mononuclear cell (MNC) number of the graft was 19.8, ranging in (13.2-47.3)×108/kg, and the median CD34+ cell number was 11.8×106/kg, ranging in (5.0-18.3)×106/kg. Graft-versus-host disease prophylactic regimen was started on day 3 and 4 after transplantation, in which cyclophosphamide (50 mg/kg·d) was administered by intravenous infusion. From day 5 after transplantation, low-dose tacrolimus was administered by intravenous infusion and mycophenolate mofetil was administered orally. The median time of neutrophil and platelet engraftment was 12.6 (rang, 11 to 15) days and 13.3 (rang, 11 to 18) days, respectively. All the patients achieved full donor chimerism on neutrophil engraftment after transplantation. The median follow-up time was 1 032 (rang, 747 to 1 536) days. Both overall survival rate and disease-free survival rate were 100%.@*CONCLUSION@#Haplo-HSCT combined with ATG and PTCy-induced immune tolerance after transplantation is a safe and effective treatment for children with MDS.
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Adult , Child , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Cyclophosphamide , Graft vs Host Disease/drug therapy , Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation , Myelodysplastic Syndromes/drug therapy , Transplantation Conditioning , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
Objective:To perform a statistical analysis of the ABO blood group distribution of COVID-19 convalescents, and further analyze the ABO blood group distribution in COVID-19 convalescents with different plasma antibody titer against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).Methods:Convalescent plasma was collected from 150 patients aged 18-60 years old who had recovered from COVID-19. Convalescent plasma was collected 14 days later after patients discharged from hospital, and another 180 normal people in Wuhan city were served as healthy control group. Then we analyzed the relationship between age, gender and the ABO blood group distribution. We also tried to clarify the relationship between plasma antibody liter against SARS-CoV-2 and the ABO blood group distribution.Results:Compared with the healthy control group, the proportion of blood group B in COVID-19 convalescents was higher (36% vs 25.0%, χ 2=4.714, P<0.05). The ABO blood group distribution did not differ from male and female COVID-19 convalescents, while age affected the ABO blood group distribution of COVID-19 convalescents. Among the age group under 40 years old, the proportion of blood group B in COVID-19 convalescents was higher than that in the healthy control group (38.5% vs 25.0%, χ 2=5.264, P<0.05). The antibody titer against SARS-CoV-2 in 5.3% of the convalescent plasma was under 1:80. In the high antibody liter against SARS-CoV-2 group, the proportion of blood group B in COVID-19 convalescents was higher than that in the healthy control group (35.2% vs 25.0%, χ 2=3.979, P<0.05). Conclusions:COVID-19 convalescents with blood group B and age group under 40 years old have a higher proportions than that in the normal people. Part of the convalescents with lowantibody liter against SARS-CoV-2 didn’t meet the conditions for plasma donation. Convalescents with blood group B may be more suitable as plasma donators for the therapy of COVID-19.
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To analyze the research hotspots and trends of biomarkers for diseases based on genomics and thus provide basis for the future studies in this field. Based on the Web of Science,we analyzed the genomics-based biomarkers for diseases in literature published between 2006 and 2018 in terms of country and institutions,knowledge base,research hotspots,and trends by using bibliometric methods and CiteSpace software. A total of 998 articles were retrieved.The total number of articles has shown an upward trend and reached a peak of 112 in 2017 and 2018.Most articles(=477)were from the United States,follwed by China(=93).,,,,and are core journals in this field.Keywords co-occurrence analysis identified four research hotspots:disease research,research method and technology,research level,and application purpose. Research in functional genomics,cancer immunotherapy,genome-wide association and multi-omics techniques,personalized medicine,and precision medicine are research hotspots and frontiers in this field.
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Bibliometrics , Biomarkers , China , Genome-Wide Association Study , Genomics , United StatesABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To establish a domestic database of Enterobacteria cloacae (E. cloacae), and improve the identification efficiency using peptide mass fingerprinting.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Peptide mass fingerprinting was used for the identification and subtyping of E. cloacae. Eighty-seven strains, identified based on hsp60 genotyping, were used to construct and evaluate a new reference database.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Compared with the original reference database, the identification efficiency and accuracy of the new reference database was greatly improved at the species level. The first super reference database for E. cloacae identification was also constructed and evaluated. Based on the super reference database and the main spectra projection dendrogram, E. cloacae strains were divided into two clades.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Peptide mass fingerprinting is a powerful method to identify and subtype E. cloacae, and the use of this method will allow us to obtain more information to understand the heterogeneous organism E. cloacae.</p>
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To identify the receptors for the outer membrane protein H (OmpH) of avian P.multocida,the membrane proteins of chicken embryo fibroblast (CEF) cells were separated by SDS-PAGE and analyzed by Ligand blot.The OmpH-binding protein was identified by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry,and its distribution in the membrane proteins of different host esophageal mucosal cells was detected by Ligand blot,ELISA and immunofluorescence microscopy,respectively.Ligand blot analysis showed that a 49-kDa membrane protein of CEF cells bound to recombinant OmpH,and MALDI-TOF spectral results demonstrated that the OmpH-binding protein was ATP synthase β subunit.In addition,the OmpH receptor was present in the chicken and rabbit mucosal cell membranes,but was not detected in the bovine and swine mucosal cell membranes.The above results indicate that the OmpH receptor may be CEF cell-derived ATP synthase beta subunit.
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Trachoma is a type of contagious keratoconjunctivitis,with Chlamydia trachomatis as the main source of infection,which is one of the major causes of infectious blindness.Compared with the developed countries such as Europe and the United States,the incidence of trachoma in other developing countries is even higher.The World Health Organization (WHO) established a simplified grading system (TF,TI,TS,TT,CO) for trachoma identification and naming in order to prevention and control of trachoma.Meanwhile,according to the clinical characteristics of trachoma," SAFE" strategy has been put forward.And this article will give a brief review for the prevention and treatment of trachoma in recent years based on the " SAFE" strategy of WHO.
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A method for the determination of 15 kinds of nitroaromatics in aqueous samples was developed by dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction and gas chromatography with electron capture detection. A high-density extractant applied in electron capture detector was screened out. The chromatographic conditions, types and dosages of extractants, types and dosages of dispersants, extraction time and the extraction temperature were optimized. The results showed that DB-35 capillary column had the best separation performance for the 15 kinds of nitroaromatics. The nitroaromatics could be separated within 22 min using programmed temperature control as follows: holding at an initial temperature of 80℃ and then heating to 180℃ at a ramping rate of 5℃ / min. For the extraction of 15 kinds of nitroaromatics from 5 mL of aqueous sample, the extraction equilibrium could be reached within 30 s with a high extraction recovery of over 90%when using 100 μL of chlorobenzene as extracting solvent and 400 μL of methanol as disperser solvent. In addition, the enrichment factor could approach a high value of 45. 0 - 48. 8. The sediment collected by centrifugation was injected and analyzed by gas chromatography with electron capture detector. The limits of quantification of the developed method were 0. 03 - 0. 15 μg / L ( S / N = 10). The linear range was from 0. 20 μg / L to 50. 0 μg / L, while the correlation coefficients (R2 ) were more than 0. 998. At the spiked level of 0. 200 μg / L, the relative standard deviations of this method were 3. 3% -8. 9% , the relative recoveries ranged from 86. 0% to 103. 5% . At higher spiked level, the relative standard deviations were less than 5% , and the relative recoveries ranged from 94. 5% to 101. 5% .
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Objective To investigate the effect of hypobaric hypoxia and cold exposure on brown adipose tissue in mice. Methods Twenty-four 6-week old SPF C57BL/6 male mice were randomly divided into 4 groups with 6 mice in each group: normal atmospheric pressure and temperature group ( 18~22℃, 20~60 m ) ( NTNP ) , low atmospheric pressure and normal temperature group ( 18~22℃, altitude of 5000 m ) ( NTLP ) , normal atmospheric pressure and cold exposure group(0~6℃, altitude of 20 ~60 m)(LTNP), low atmospheric pressure and cold exposure group(0 ~6℃, altitude of 5,000 m)(LTLP). The experimental period was 4 weeks. The body weight was measured at the beginning and end of the experiment. By the end of the four-week trial, the back and inguinal fat were dissected and observed by histology using HE staining. The expression of UCP-1 as the marker of brown adipose tissue in the back fat was detected by qPCR and western blot. Results The body weight gain of NTNP group was higher ( P< 0. 05 ) than the other three groups. Meanwhile, the color of the back and groin fat tissue of mice of LTNP and LTLP groups were darker, the blood supply in mice of these two groups was richer than the NTLP group. The volume of adipose tissue of NTNP group was higher than others. The histology showed that the back adipose cells of the mice were smaller and darker and full of multilocular lipid droplets, exhibiting a typical morphology of brown fat cells. Compared with the NTNP and NTLP groups, the mRNA and protein levels of UCP-1 were higher under cold exposure, while low atmospheric pressure had a tendency to reduce the mRNA expression of UCP-1. Conclusions The formation of brown fat is affected by the imitated conditions of low atmospheric pressure and cold exposure, and is more closely related to the decresed temperature.
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Objective To compare the operative precision between pioneer drilling guiding and full navigation guiding plates in the flapless immediate implantation. Methods Data of 50 immediate implants, which were implanted from 47 outpatients (50 implants) of Tianjin Stomatological Hospital from 2014 to 2016 were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were conducted on the pioneer drilling guiding system (22 implants) and full navigation guiding sytem (28 implants). The cone beam CT (CBCT) was preliminarily taken and modeled for each patient. All of the patients underwent implant surgery after making guiding plates by three-dimensional reconstruction, simulation planting design and the application of digital rapid prototyping technology. Cavity preparations were made by pioneer drilling and full navigation assisted with planting drills respectively to finish implantation. The post-operative CBCT was taken and performed the three-dimensional reconstruction. The implantation precision guiding by two systems were compared. Results All of the 50 immediate implants were successfully completed with the guiding plates. Implant mucositis appeared in one case after 3 months of temporary repair, and after the targeted therapy, the final repair was finished. The rest cases were finally completed. No implant was loose or fell off. The deviation was less in neck apex and root apex angle in full navigation group than that of pioneer drilling guiding group (P<0.01). But there was no significant difference in axial angle between the two groups after navigation and implantation (P>0.05). Conclusion The digital surgical guiding plates provide nice technical support for the application of the flapless immediate implantation. And the full navigation system has higher precision than that of the pioneer drilling navigation system.
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Objective To compare the operative precision between pioneer drilling guiding and full navigation guiding plates in the flapless immediate implantation. Methods Data of 50 immediate implants, which were implanted from 47 outpatients (50 implants) of Tianjin Stomatological Hospital from 2014 to 2016 were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were conducted on the pioneer drilling guiding system (22 implants) and full navigation guiding sytem (28 implants). The cone beam CT (CBCT) was preliminarily taken and modeled for each patient. All of the patients underwent implant surgery after making guiding plates by three-dimensional reconstruction, simulation planting design and the application of digital rapid prototyping technology. Cavity preparations were made by pioneer drilling and full navigation assisted with planting drills respectively to finish implantation. The post-operative CBCT was taken and performed the three-dimensional reconstruction. The implantation precision guiding by two systems were compared. Results All of the 50 immediate implants were successfully completed with the guiding plates. Implant mucositis appeared in one case after 3 months of temporary repair, and after the targeted therapy, the final repair was finished. The rest cases were finally completed. No implant was loose or fell off. The deviation was less in neck apex and root apex angle in full navigation group than that of pioneer drilling guiding group (P<0.01). But there was no significant difference in axial angle between the two groups after navigation and implantation (P>0.05). Conclusion The digital surgical guiding plates provide nice technical support for the application of the flapless immediate implantation. And the full navigation system has higher precision than that of the pioneer drilling navigation system.
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Background:Helicobacter pylori(Hp)is an important pathogen for peptic ulcer and gastric cancer,and is reportedly associated with a variety of extragastrointestinal diseases. However,there is no body fluid detection technique for Hp infection in clinical practice. Aims:To identify Hp infection-associated differentially expressed proteins in urine with relative molecular mass more than 10 kDa and provide potential biomarkers for diagnosis of Hp infection through body fluid detection. Methods:Midstream urine was collected from volunteers in the morning,and 13 C-urea breath test was performed to determine Hp infection. Each of 15 Hp-negative and 15 Hp-positive urine samples were mixed respectively for protein extraction. Spectra data were acquired by high performance liquid chromatogram-mass spectrometry,and label-free technology was used for relative quantitative analysis. The other 26 urine samples(15 Hp-negative and 11 Hp-positive) were used for validation by full scan. IPA software was employed for bioinformatics analysis. Results:A total of 475 urinary proteins were detected by label-free quantitative analysis and 42 differentially expressed proteins were identified. Finally,11 significantly up-regulated differentially expressed proteins were confirmed by external scanning validation. Bioinformatics analysis revealed the molecular functions,biological pathways,and related diseases of these differentially expressed proteins. Conclusions:These 11 differentially expressed proteins more than 10 kDa identified in urine might be potential biomarkers for diagnosis of Hp infection and provide molecular evidence for the correlation of Hp infection with extragastrointestinal diseases.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To construct a rapid and high-throughput assay for identifying recombinant bacteria based on mass spectrometry.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Matrix assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) techniques were used to identify 12 recombinant proteins (10 of Yersinia pestis, 1 of Campylobacter jejuni and 1 of Helicobacter pylori). A classification model for the various phase of recombinant bacteria was established, optimized and validated, using MALDI-TOF MS-ClinProTools system. The differences in the peptide mass spectra were analyzed by using Biotyper and FlexAnalysis softwares.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Models of GA, SNN, and QC were established. After optimizing the parameters, the GA recognition model showed good classification capabilities: RC=100%, mean CVA=98.7% (the CVA was 96.4% in phase 1, 100% in phase 2, 98.4% in phase 3, and 100% in phase 4, respectively) and PPV=95%. This model can be used to classify the bacteria and their recombinant, which only requires 3.7×103 cells for analysis. The total time needed is only 10 min from protein extraction to reporting the result for one sample. Furthermore, this assay can automatically detect and test 96 samples concurrently. A total of 48 specific peaks (9, 16, 9, and 14 for the four stages, respectively) was found in the various phase of recombinant bacteria.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>MALDI-TOF MS can be used as a fast, accurate, and high-throughput method to identify recombinant bacteria, which provide a new ideas not only for recombinant bacteria but also for the identification of mutant strains and bioterrorism pathogens.</p>
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Bacterial Proteins , Cloning, Molecular , Escherichia coli , Mass Spectrometry , Organisms, Genetically Modified , Peptide Mapping , Recombinant ProteinsABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate molecular characterization of streptococcus pyogenes isolates involved in an outbreak of scarlet fever in China in 2011.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Seventy-four Streptococcal pyogenes involved in an outbreak of scarlet fever were isolated from pediatric patients in the areas with high incidence in China from May to August of 2011. Emm genotyping, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), superantigen (SAg) genes and antimicrobial susceptibility profiling were analyzed for these isolates.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>A total of 4 different emm types were identified. Emm12 was the most prevalent type which contained four predominating PFGE patterns corresponding to four different virulence and superantigen profiles. Emm12 (79.7%) and emm1 (14.9%) accounted for approximately 94% of all the isolates. The speA gene was all negative in emm12 isolates and positive in emm1 isolates. All strains were resistant to erythromycin, and 89.4% of them were resistant to erythromycin, tracycline, and clindamycin simultaneously.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Several highly diversified clones with a high macrolide resistance rate comprise a predominant proportion of circulating strains, though no new emm type was found in this outbreak. The data provide a baseline for further surveillance of scarlet fever, which may contribute to the explanation of the outbreak and development of a GAS vaccine in China.</p>
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Child , Humans , Anti-Bacterial Agents , Therapeutic Uses , China , Epidemiology , Disease Outbreaks , Drug Resistance, Bacterial , Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field , Incidence , Molecular Epidemiology , Scarlet Fever , Drug Therapy , Epidemiology , Microbiology , Streptococcus pyogenes , Genetics , Virulence , VirulenceABSTRACT
Obesity is a great risk factor for type 2 diabetes and certain types of cancer, which become a major burden for public health worldwide. As a classic complex disease, obesity is regarded as the interaction of genetic and environmental factors. However, it is controversial which of these two factors have greater effect on obesity. Several genetic loci have recently been reported to contribute to the development of obesity reported in genome-wide association study (GWAS) these years. GWAS play an important role in complex disease research and explore the potential effect of genetic variance. To further understand the genetic influence on obesity risk, we reviewed and collected articles on Pubmed for genes that reported in recent GWAS. We summarized the publications in GWAS and found 49 candidate genes, which were strongly suggested to relate to obesity risk in human. Despite the findings of this and other similar, contemporary research projects, much of the single nucleotide polymorphism details and underlying mechanism in this field of study remains, to a great extent, unknown. As a result, future studies are needed for obesity risk in human beings.
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Humans , Aldose-Ketose Isomerases , Genetics , Alpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase FTO , Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor , Genetics , Genome-Wide Association Study , Obesity , Genetics , Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide , Proteins , GeneticsABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>During 2003-2005, an outbreak of meningitis due to Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C occurred in China. With the aim to find strain clues result in the final epidemics, the ancestral strain 053442, a clinical isolate, and a carrier strain 053426 with different gene type were analyzed.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Clinical strain 053442 and carrier strain 053426 were cultured on GC agar plates under the same condition. Two-dimensional electrophoresis was performed using the pH 3-10 nonlinear IPG strips of 24 cm length, and all the protein spots were identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight spectrometry.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>502 and 380 protein spots were identified in 053426 and 053442 respectively, relating to 266 and 202 different genes covering a wide range of cellular functions. The express volume and number of proteins involved in energy metabolism, protein synthesis and amino acid biosynthesis in 053426 were higher than in 053442. Virulence factor Opa, Opc and a series of proteins involved in pilus assembly and retraction were identified in 053442, which appear to be of primary importance in colonization and invasion of human cells. Compared to 053442, virulence protein species were less in 053426, with lower express volumes too. No Opa and Opc were detected in 053426.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The different protein expression profiles of the clinical strain 053442 and carrier strain 053426 in the present study provide some clues of the different pathogenicity of the two strains, which may account for result in the final epidemics.</p>
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Humans , Bacterial Proteins , Bacterial Typing Techniques , China , Epidemiology , Disease Outbreaks , Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional , Meningitis, Meningococcal , Cerebrospinal Fluid , Epidemiology , Microbiology , Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup C , Classification , Proteome , Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-IonizationABSTRACT
To compare the early outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting [CABG] in aged diabetic patients, and evaluate the affection of diabetes on the early outcomes of CABG in aged patients. The study took place in the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated First People's Hospital, Shanghai, China, between January 2000 and July 2008. Five hundred and ninety-three elderly patients [age >/= 70-years-old], undergoing isolated CABG were retrospectively divided into diabetic group and non-diabetic group. We analyzed the pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative variables of the 2 groups. The t-test, Chi-square test, and multivariate logistic regression were used to determine the differences between the 2 groups of patients. There was no statistical difference of pre-operative and intraoperative variables between the 2 groups, except that there were more left main coronary artery diseases in the diabetic group. Values in the post-operative period such as morbidity, complications, and blood infusion had no differences between the 2 groups. Diabetes mellitus and age are not the risk factors for in-hospital mortality. Coronary artery bypass grafting in elderly patients is plausible. Furthermore, diabetic patients could get the same surgical results as those non-diabetic patients
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Humans , Male , Female , Coronary Disease/surgery , Treatment Outcome , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/complications , Aged , Retrospective StudiesABSTRACT
Objective To research the differential expression of trace phosphorylated proteins in human gastric adenocarcinoma epithelial (AGS) cells infected by Helicobacter pylori. Methods H. pylori 26695 strain infected AGS cells 4 h and AGS cells was cultivated for 4 h as a comparison. The proteins of AGS and comparison AGS cells were extracted. Their phosphorylated proteins were enriched by metal ion af-finity adsorption enrichment techniques. After desalinated and purified the phosphorylated proteins samples were separated by 2-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (2-DE) technique. Computer assisted image analysis was used to analyze the differential proteomic expression. The significantly differentially ex-pressed proteins were unambiguously assigned identities by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF/TOF). Results Fifteen kinds of proteins were down-regulated, 4 kinds of new proteins were observed, 1 kind of proteins were up-regulated, 1 kind of proteins unexpression. The 21 proteins that were significantly differentially expressed , including cellular calcium ion homeostasis, transcription, interpretation, protein folding and transport, ribosomal assembly, centrosome replication, chromosome stability, cellular structure, cellular proliferation and apoptosis. Conclusion H. priori can cause a wide range change to human gastric adenocarcinoma epithelial cell protein pheshorylation. This change character has great significance to further comprehensive understanding of the pathogenesis of H. pylori.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the effect of astragalus (As) on cytokines in patients undergoing heart valve replacement (HVR).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Thirty patients undergoing HVR were randomized into the As group and the control group. Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) was set up routinely and to the As group, As injection (40 mL, 10 mL containing 2 g of crude drug) was added into the prime solution just before CPB. Blood samples were collected at different time points during and after CPB for cytokines determination, including tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin-6 (IL-6), IL-8 and IL-10 by ELISA.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>All the indexes measured were insignificantly different between groups before skin incision, they began to increase by the end of CPB (P < 0.05), reached the peak 3 h after CPB and then decreased gradually, TNF-alpha returned to the baseline level 24 h after operation. Meanwhile, levels of IL-6, IL-8 and IL-10 decreased obviously but still above the baseline. Comparisons between groups at different time points showed that levels of IL-6 were not different significantly (P > 0.05), those of IL-10 were higher at all time points, and TNF-alpha and IL-8 at 3 h, 6 h and 12 h after CPB were significantly lower in the As group (all P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Astragalus may decrease the inflammation cytokine promoting factors, and increase the level of anti-inflammatory cytokine (IL-10), so it could attenuate the inflammation reaction in patients after HVR.</p>
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Adult , Female , Humans , Male , Astragalus Plant , Chemistry , Cardiopulmonary Bypass , Cytokines , Blood , Drugs, Chinese Herbal , Pharmacology , Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation , Postoperative Period , Time FactorsABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To identify antigenic proteins secreted by Streptococcus suis (S. suis) type 2 strain SC84.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE), western-blot assay and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight-mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS) analysis were performed to search and identify antigenic proteins secreted by S. suis strain SC84, which triggered an outbreak of the disease in Sichuan province,China, in 2005.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>A total number of 14 western blot spots were found on PVDF membrane. 11 spots which could be found the existence of matching protein on coomassie G-250-stained 2-DE gel were identified by MALDI-TOF MS. The 11 proteins, all located at extra-cellular or cell wall, were classified into 8 kinds of proteins. Among of them, muramidase-released protein (MRP), suilysin (Sly) and extra-cellular factor (EF) were the known antigenic proteins, but several proteins such as putative 5'-nucleotidase, ribo-nucleases G and E, and predicted metal-loendo-peptidase were newly found antigenic proteins. All the identified protein were found to have had the coding gene in genomic of S. suis strain 05ZYH33, isolated from patients in Sichuan province, China in 2005.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The newly found proteins could be used as voluntary antigens for detection and vaccination of S. suis.</p>