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Objective To study the clinical characteristics and analyze the correlative risk factors of interstitial pneumonia in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE-IP).Methods 80 SLE patients in department of rheumatology of Nanfang hospital form January 2013 to January 2016 were retrospectively analyzed.SLE patients with interstitial pneumonia (n=40) were divided into case group.40 cases of SLE with interstitial pneumonia were selected and matched with age and sex.Patients with mild SLE without interstitial pneumonia were treated as controls.The clinical manifestations,routine examination,biochemical examination and immunological examination were performed to compare the risk factors of SLE-related interstitial pneumonia.Results In this study,non-specific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP) and usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) were common in SLE-IP patients.the ground-glass opacities were more common in NSIP type,while Grid shadows and honeycomb shadows were more common in UIP type.The dry cough,chest tightness / shortness of breath,Raynaud's phenomenon,wet rales,triglyceride increased,anti-Sm antibody positive rate,anti-U1-nRNP positive rate between two groups were statistically significant (P＜0.05).Logistic regression analysis showed that the risk factors of SLE-IP were dry cough,chest tightness / shortness of breath,Raynaud's phenomenon,wet rales,triglyceride increased,anti-Sm antibody positive and anti-U1-nRNP positive.Conclusion The presence of dry cough,chest tightness / shortness of breath,Raynaud's phenomenon,wet rales,triglyceride increased,anti-Sm antibody positive and anti-U1-nRNP positive all suggest the probability of interstitial pneumonia in SLE patients.HRCT plays an important role in the diagnosis of interstitial pneumonia in lupus,which is valuable to improve the prognosis.
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Objective To learn the effect of breast removal of polyacrylamide hydrogel by areola incision;and to provide an effective method for removal of polyacrylamide hydrogel.Methods According to the accepted operation,45 cases with breast polyacrylamide hydrogel were divided into 25 cases of observation group and 20 cases of control group.The observation group was treated with areola medial semicircular incision breast removal of polyac-rylamide hydrogel,and the control group was treated with areola small incision suction to remove polyacrylamide hydrogel.The operative time,intraoperative blood loss,postoperative drainage tube extraction time,postoperative 7d breast shape and perioperative complications of the two groups were observed;postoperative follow -up was performed to evaluate the effect of surgery.Results The operation time of the observation group (190.2 ±36.1)min was longer than (119.5 ±44.0)min of the control group,the difference was statistically significant between the two groups (t =5.924,P 0.05);the postoperative drainage tube extraction time of the observation group (3.7 ±0.5)d was more than (2.3 ±0.3)d of the control group,the difference was statistically significant (t =11.021,P 0.05).All cases of the two groups were followed up;the mean follow -up time was (6.7 ±2.1)months.The good rate of surgery of the observation group was 92.0 % (23 /25),which of the control group was 70.0%(14 /20),the observation group was higher than the control group (χ2 =5.718,P <0.05).Conclusion For patients with complications after polyacrylamide hydrogel injection for augmentation mammoplasty;the breast polyacrylamide hydrogel removal surgery by areola medial semicircular incision is recommen-ded as the preferred.
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Objective The primary culture of synovial fibroblasts is a convenient tool to study the pathology and physiology of synovial tissues .An improved method was constructed in this study by C57BL /6 mice to study the mechanism of rheumatoid ar-thritis(RA) .Methods The synovium around the hip joints were collected .Attention should be paid to eliminate the egg-yolk like yellow oval substance in the middle of the synovium .The synovium was transferred into a 1 .5 mL Eppendorf tube containing 0 .5%type Ⅳ collagenase and cut into 1 mm3 blocks or so .The Eppendorf tube was placed in 37 ℃ Constant temperature orbital shaker incubator for 60 min .After digestion ,the tube was placed on the Vortex for a high-speed oscillation for 1 .5 minutes to guarantee the separation of cells .Results Within about 1 week ,the first passage was performed by the trypsin digestion method .On day 10 , the number of synovial macrophages reached the maximum and then decreased gradually .After the third generation (day 15 to 20) , the synovial macrophages generally disappeared .Vimentin was suitable for the immunofluorescence cytochemical staining for the synovial fibroblasts .The cell purity was indicated as > 95% .The cytometric analysis indicated that purity of Vimentin and CD90 .2-labelled cells was over 95% ;the purity of CD54-labelled cells was 80% approximately .Conclusion It is a simple and effective method for primary culture of synovial fibroblasts in mice .
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the effect of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) on the release of matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3), MMP-9, and interleukin-17 (IL-17) in cultured mouse bone marrow-derived mast cells (BMMCs) in vitro.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Primarily cultured mouse BMMCs at 8 weeks were exposed PBS (control) or TNF-α at the concentrations of 2, 10, or 50 ng/mL for 12 or 24 h. Real-time PCR was performed to detect the mRNA expressions of MMP-3, MMP-9, and IL-17 in the exposed cells.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>A 12-hour exposure of the BMMCs to TNF-α caused significantly increased expressions of MMP-3, MMP-9, and IL-17 in a concentration-dependent manner (P<0.05). Prolonged exposures of the cells to 2 and 10 TNF-α for 24 h further increased MMP-3, MMP-9, and IL-17 mRNA expressions, but exposure to 50 ng/mL TNF-α for 24 h increased only MMP-3 and MMP-9 expressions but not IL-17 mRNA expression.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>TNF-α treatment of primarily cultured BMMCs can significantly increase the cellular expressions of MMP-3, MMP-9, and IL-17 mRNA in a time- and dose-dependent manner.</p>
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Animals , Mice , Bone Marrow Cells , Metabolism , Cells, Cultured , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Interleukin-17 , Metabolism , Mast Cells , Metabolism , Matrix Metalloproteinase 3 , Metabolism , Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 , Metabolism , RNA, Messenger , Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction , Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha , PharmacologyABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the influence of the bone marrow-derived mast cells (BMMCs) on the expression of type II collagen and glycosaminoglycan (GAG) in chondrocytes co-cultured with BMMCs.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Primarily cultured mouse BMMCs at 4 weeks and the second passage of chondrocytes were plated in a Transwell co-cultured system at a ratio of 1:10 in the presence or absence of sodium cromoglycate (DSCG) or compound 48/80 (C48/80). The chondrocytes were harvested and lysed for detecting type II collagen expression with ELISA and Western blotting and GAG expression using 1,9 dimethylmethylene blue (DBM).</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>After a 24-hour culture, the chondrocytes co-cultured with BMMCs showed similar expression levels of type II collagen and GAG to the control group regardless of the presence of DSCG (P>0.05). Compared with chondrocytes cultured alone or with BMMCs, the co-cultured chondrocytes in the presence of C48/80 showed significantly lower expressions of type II collagen and GAG (P<0.01). Such results did not vary significantly as the culture time was extended to 48 h.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>C48/80-activated BMMCs can reduce the expression of type II collagen and GAG in chondrocytes in the co-culture system.</p>
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Animals , Mice , Bone Marrow Cells , Cell Biology , Cells, Cultured , Chondrocytes , Cell Biology , Coculture Techniques , Collagen Type II , Metabolism , Glycosaminoglycans , Metabolism , Mast Cells , Cell BiologyABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the change of heart rate turbulence in patients with chronic heart failure and relationship to age、LVEF、LVED、heart rate before ventricular premature complex (VPC)、coupling interval、compensatory interval、the number and origin of VPC.Methods HRT was measured in 30 CHF patients and 30 healthy controls.HRT onset and slope were measured by the original definitions using Holter records and compared with the clinical factors.Results The HRT TS was significantly lower in patients wtih heart failure than in control (3.17?2.03vs9.64?6.47,P
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Objective To observe the difference of sCD40L level in different subtypes of coronary heart disease,and to explore the clinical value of CD40 ligand in identification for the acute coronary syndrome(ACS).Methods The patients with coronary heart disease(CHD)and the heathy controls in the First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University from Jan,2006 to June,2006 were enrolled in the study.CHD group included ACS and stable angina patients.Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to measure the serum sCD40L level in three groups;t-test and receiver operateing characteristic curve were used to analyze the results.Results sCD40L level was significantly higher in patients with ACS[(2.39?0.37)?g/L]than stable angina patients[(1.89?0.16)?g/L,P0.05.The ROC curve demonstrated that using the concentration of sCD40L 2.01 ?g/L as the boundary to diagnose ACS,sensitivity of this marker was 0.91 and specificity was 0.80 respectively,and area under the curve(AUC)was 0.907.Conclusion sCD40L level which is more than 2.01 ?g/L has important significance for the diagnosis of ACS.
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Objective To evaluate the clinical diagnostic value of a new nonlinear detection of index for coronary heart disease.Methods The inpatients suspected with coronary heart disease were randomly selected from March 2008 to February 2009 in the departments of The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University,after routine examination.The time was fixed in the night before coronary angiography for data acquisition.Those whose number of cardiac RR interval (utilization) was less than 90% were removed and eventually a total of 124 cases were selected.Basing on gold standard (coronary angiography),the patients were divided into a group of 53 cases of coronary heart disease,middle group of 38 cases and the control group of 33 cases.In a stable state,the supine subjects were under the 12-lead ECG monitoring for 30 minutes to obtain RR interval data,and after careful examination data were blindly transferred to professionals who filtered the data,analyzed them with formula of 50-step chaometry(50SCM)and output.Finally,the date were analyzed with statistical methods.Results Between the three groups there was significant difference in 50SCM(P
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To investigate the effects of Baoganning on injury of liver cells induced by hydrogen peroxide (H 2O 2) in rats.Rat models of injury of liver cells were induced by H 2O 2 at final concentration of 2 mmol/L. Six kinds of suspension of isolated rat liver cells were prepared according to the addition of serum. They were group A ( blank control), group B (H 2O 2 model), group C (normal control), group D (vitamin E), group E (low dosage of Baoganning) and group F (high dosage of Baoganning). Superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, nitric oxide (NO) and malonyl dialdehyde (MDA) contents and glutamic pyruvic transaminase (ALT) level were detected.SOD activity and NO and MDA contents were increased and ALT level was decreased in Baoganning groups.[Conclusion]Baoganning exerts a protective effect on injury of liver cells induced by H 2O 2 in rats.
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Objective To evaluate the expression of Fas Ligand (FasL) on gastric T cell during H.pylori infection and its cytotoxicity to gastric epithelial cells. Methods FasL protein expressions on mono nuclear cells of gastric mucosa with and without H.pylori infection were examined by immunohistochemistry assay. FasL mRNA expressions were detected in gastric T cell lines isolated from H.pylori infected and uninfected gastric biopsies by RT PCR. The function of FasL expressed by gastric T cells to induce apoptosis in Fas bearing cells was determined by a co culture bioassay (JAM), while the Fas mediated apoptosis of gastric epithelial cells induced by gastric T cells were also evaluated by the same assay. Results FasL was expressed by the mononuclear cells accumulated in gastric mucosa with H.pylori infection, whereas the few mononuclear cells presented in uninfected gastric tissues were negative for FasL. FasL mRNA was detected in gastric T cells isolated from H.pylori infected gastric biopises, while that of uninfected gastric T cell lines was either negative or weak positive. Gastric T cells were capable of inducing apoptosis of Fas positive jurkat cells, while this could be blocked by Fas blocking antibody, ZB4. Conclusions T cells presented in gastric mucosa during H.pylori infection could damage gastric epithelium through Fas/FasL interaction.
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Objective: To investigate the protective effect of curcumin on carbon tetrachloridlde (CCl 4) intoxicated primary cultured rat hepatocytes. Methods:The rat hepatocytes were separated by perfusion with collagenase solution. Curcumin was added to the culture medium after incubating the rat hepatocyte for 36 hours. At the same time, CCl 4 was added to induce hepatocyte injury for 1 h. The levels of ALT, LDH, NO, SOD, MDA and cell viability after cultivation for 3 h were determined, respectively. Results:Curcumin significantly improved cell viability, inhibited the decrease of SOD activity and increase of the ALT, LDH, MDA, NO levels. Conclusion: Curcumin protected effectively the primary cultured rat hepatocytes against injury induced by CCl 4.