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Objective:To discuss the clinical value of cystatin C (Cys C), serum creatinine (Scr) and serum urea nitrogen (Urea) in the diagnosis of mycoplasma pneumoniae-associated nephritis (MPAN), thus to provide reference basis for MPAN diagnosis.Methods:From June 2015 to June 2017, 50 patients with MPAN who were treated in Women and Children Hospital of Guangdong Province were selected as observation group, and 50 healthy children who underwent physical examination in the hospital during the same period were selected as control group.The observation group was divided into group A, group B and group C according to the level of endogenous creatinine clearance rate.The serum levels of Cys C, Scr and Urea were compared between the control group and the observation group.The levels of Cys C, Scr and Urea and the abnormal rate in group A, group B and group C were compared.Results:In the observation group, the Cys C levels of groups A, B and C were (1.25±0.13)mg/L, (1.74±0.34)mg/L, (3.72±1.33)mg/L, respectively, the Scr levels were (150.46±21.09)μmol/L, (268.57±108.68)μmol/L, (476.66±91.25)μmol/L, respectively, the Urea levels were (8.75±1.09)mmol/L, (11.49±1.50)mmol/L and (17.68±2.92)mmol/L, respectively.In the control group, the Cys C, Scr and Urea levels were (0.74±0.23)mg/L, (56.86±42.36)mol/L, (3.43±1.33)mmol/L, respectively.Compared with the control group, the Cys C level of the observation group was higher, the differences were statistically significant ( t=20.379, 22.991, 13.128, all P<0.05). The Scr level of each group in the observation group were higher than those of the control group, the differences were statistically significant ( t=21.768, 21.423, 43.640, all P<0.05). The Urea level of each group in the observation group was higher than that of the control group, the differences were statistically significant ( t=37.501, 33.404, 46.661, all P<0.05). The levels of Cys C, Scr and Urea in group C were higher than those in group B, the differences were statistically significant ( t=9.737, 9.333, 12.389, all P<0.05). The Cys C, Scr and Urea levels in group C were higher than those in group A, the differences were statistically significant ( t=19.880, 35.753, 27.127, all P<0.05). The Cys C, Scr and Urea levels in group B were higher than those in group A, the differences were statistically significant ( t=13.207, 11.163, 11.177, all P<0.05). In the early stage of renal function injury, namely renal insufficiency compensation stage, the abnormal rate of Cys C(62.07%) was significantly higher than that of Scr and Urea(10.34%, 24.13%). Conclusion:The serum Cys C, Scr and Urea levels of MPAN patients are all higher than healthy people.The more severe the renal function damage is, the higher the serum Cys C, Scr and Urea levels are, which can provide clinical reference for the diagnosis, disease prediction and auxiliary diagnostic criteria of MPAN.In particular, Cys C is more important for the early diagnosis of MPAN.
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BACKGROUND:Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hUC-MSCs) may be mutated duringin vitro culture based on the spontaneous malignant transformation of adult stem cells and tumor stem cell theory, and there may be a risk of tumorigenesis after in vivo transplantation. Therefore, to establish and perfect the in vitro safety testing procedures will actively promote the clinical application of stem cells. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the tumorigenic mechanism of hUC-MSCs and the expression level of DNA methyltransferase (DNMTs) in hUC-MSCs. METHODS:Primary hUC-MSCs were isolated and expanded by tissue adherent culture. 3-Methycholanthrene was used to cause the malignant transformation in hUC-MSCs (experimental group), followed by morphological observation and tumorigenesis experiment in nude mice. Then, the tumor tissues were obtained and identified by pathological examination and primary cell culture, and the levels of DNMTs mRNA in hUC-MSCs treated with 3-methycholanthrene and dimethyl sulfoxide (control group) were detected by real-time RT-PCR and compared. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:hUC-MSCs treated with 3-methycholanthrene led to malignant transformation, which showed malignant growth and non-integer ploidy changes in the cell nuclei, and formed a malignant tumor in immune-deficient mice after injection. Compared with the control group, the cells in the experimental group showed higher expression of DNMTs mRNA as detected by real-time RT-PCR. To conclude, hUC-MSCs can trigger malignant transformation in the morphology and the epigenetics under certain conditions. DNMTs can be a candidate for prevention against malignant transformation of transplanted stem cells.