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Objective To study the expression of CD69 in exosomes existed in serum from patients with autoimmune pancrea titis (AIP) and primarily discuss its affection on the pathology of disease progression.Methods Serum samples from 35 cases diagnosed as AIP and 35 healthy individuals examined at the same time were collected during October 2012 to December 2016 in Changhai Hospital,they were defined as experimental and control groups,separately.The cytokine levels in serum were measured by ELISA.The expression of surfaced molecules in exosomes existed in serum was tested by magnetic bead conjunct antibody method in flow cytometry.The comparison between the two groups' measurement data was measured by two independent samples' t test,correlation between two variables was showed by Pearson coefficient.Results The flow cy tometry analysis showed that the expression level of CD69 in serum exosomes in experiment and control groups were (85.76 ±19.45 vs 17.01±5.89)％,with statistical difference(t=20.01,P＜0.0001).CD69+ exosomes in experiment group were positively related with serum IL-4,IFN-γ and TGF-β (r 0.456,0.678,0.548,all P＜0.05),while CD69 exosomes were negatively related with serum IL-4,IFN-γ,IL-10 and TGF-β (r=0.589,-0.399,-0.784,-0.657,all P＜0.05).Conclusion The expression of CD69 in exosomes might participate in AIP progression through influencing the function of CD4 +T cell,and it was the potential examined biomarker and therapeutic target.
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Objective To explore the expression level of CD36 in peripheral blood mononuclear cells(PBMCs) from patients with crytococcal meningitis and its clinical significance.Methods The experimental group was the peripheral blood samples from 36 patients diagnosed as crytococcal meningitis in Changhai Hospital and Changzheng Hospital in Shanghai from September 2013 to February 2017,while the control group was the peripheral blood samples from 36 health individuals examined at the same time.PBMCs were separated by density gradient centrifugation method,the relative mRNA expression of CD36,TLR4 in PBMCs was tested by qRT-PCR,the expression level of cytokines such as TNF-α in plasma was tested by ELISA,the comparison of the examined values of experimental and control groups performed by two independent samples' t test,Pearson correlation analysis was performed on the relative mRNA expression of CD36 in PBMCs and cytokines such as TNF-α in experimental group.Results The relative mRNA expression of CD36 in PBMCs of experimental group was 2.01 ± 0.63,the control was 1.49 ± 0.47,and there was statistical difference (t =3.969,P =0.000 2).Pearson analysis results showed that in experimental group CD36 was positively related with the protein expression level of IFN-γ in plasma (r=0.384,P＜0.05) and negatively related with TGF-β(r=-0.487,P＜0.005).Conclusion CD36 might involve in the immunopathology process of crytococcal meningitic by influencing the expression of cytokines such as IFN-γ,TGF-β,and was the potential target for monitoring and treating this disease.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVES</b>The National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index (NIH-CPSI) was used to determine the chronic prostatitis syndrome in young men (from 20 to 48 years old) of clinical validity.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>227 patients with chronic prostatitis syndrome (CPS)/chronic pelvic pain syndrome and 32 patients with BPH were randomized to study using NIH-CPSI.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>1. The main manifestations of CPS patients were pain or uncomfort. Those were more common in CPS than BPH. 2. 79.30% CPS patients had a sensation of not emptying bladder completely after finished urinating, 44.93% patients had to urinate again less than two hours after finished urinating. 3. 51.51% patients with CPS have more effect on work, 90.31% patients on free life, and 68.72% patients on quality of life than BPH.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>According NIH-CPSI, the main manifestations of CPS are pain or uncomfort. CPS patients have more effect on work and quality of life.</p>