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Flood disaster is one of the most serious natural disasters in the world, and it could pose an inestimable impact on the affected people. Based on existing laws, regulations, and emergency manuals in China, extensive literature review, epidemiological and related protection evidence, and expert consultation, this study analyzed different health risk factors of flood disaster and proposed a multi-stage, multi-population, and multi-phase comprehensive protection measures for the public in the perspective of pre-event prevention, in-event intervention and post-event rescue strategy, which could provide a scientific basis for improving the level of public health protection against the flood disaster and corresponding health outcomes.
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Objective To investigate the association between maternal body height and risk of preterm birth.Methods A total of 11 311 pregnant women who gave birth of live singletons were recruited from the Healthy Baby Cohort Study in Hubei province,China from September 2012 to October 2014.Finally 11 070 pregnant women were selected as study subjects.Data were collected by using questionnaires,their prenatal care records and medical records.The women were divided into 4 groups according to the quartiles distribution (＜158 cm,158-cm,160-cm,and ＞164 cm).Gestational age was estimated according to maternal last menstrual time.Preterm birth was defined as delivering a live singleton infant at 28-37 weeks' gestational age.Logistic regression was used to calculate the odds ratios (OR) and 95％ confidence intervals (CI) for the association between body height and preterm birth.Results Among the 11 070 pregnant women,the incidence of preterm birth was 5.9％.Logistic regression analysis indicated that women in group with body height ＜ 158 cm had 46％ (OR=-1.46,95％CI:1.16-1.83) higher risk of giving preterm birth than those in group with body height ＞ 164 cm after adjustment for potential confounders.Every 1-cm increase in body height was associated with 3％ lower risk of preterm birth (OR=0.97,95％CI:0.95-0.99).Conclusion Shorter body height was a risk factor for preterm birth.It is necessary to strengthen the monitoring in pregnant women with short body height to reduce the risk of preterm birth.
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Objective To investigate the association between maternal body height and risk of preterm birth.Methods A total of 11 311 pregnant women who gave birth of live singletons were recruited from the Healthy Baby Cohort Study in Hubei province,China from September 2012 to October 2014.Finally 11 070 pregnant women were selected as study subjects.Data were collected by using questionnaires,their prenatal care records and medical records.The women were divided into 4 groups according to the quartiles distribution (＜158 cm,158-cm,160-cm,and ＞164 cm).Gestational age was estimated according to maternal last menstrual time.Preterm birth was defined as delivering a live singleton infant at 28-37 weeks' gestational age.Logistic regression was used to calculate the odds ratios (OR) and 95％ confidence intervals (CI) for the association between body height and preterm birth.Results Among the 11 070 pregnant women,the incidence of preterm birth was 5.9％.Logistic regression analysis indicated that women in group with body height ＜ 158 cm had 46％ (OR=-1.46,95％CI:1.16-1.83) higher risk of giving preterm birth than those in group with body height ＞ 164 cm after adjustment for potential confounders.Every 1-cm increase in body height was associated with 3％ lower risk of preterm birth (OR=0.97,95％CI:0.95-0.99).Conclusion Shorter body height was a risk factor for preterm birth.It is necessary to strengthen the monitoring in pregnant women with short body height to reduce the risk of preterm birth.
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Objective@#To explore the association between dietary supplementation during pregnancy and low birth weight.@*Methods@#11 311 pregnant women who had regularly visited outpatient gynecology clinic of Wuhan Women and Children Medical Center with intention to delivery in the hospital were recruited in the cohort between September 2012 and October 2014. Social-demographic characteristics of pregnant women and spouses, dietary supplementation during pregnancy, pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI), exercise in the third trimester, work during pregnancy, pregnancy complications and related pregnancy information were collected through self-designed questionnaires, maternal health manuals and medical records. Birth weight of the newborns was measured. Non-conditional multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to determine the correlation between dietary supplementation and low birth weight.@*Results@#11 311 pregnant women were (28.21±3.70) years old, and they gave birth to 477 low birth weight newborns (4.2%). Iron supplementation during the whole period of pregnancy (OR (95%CI): 0.60 (0.43-0.63)) and folic acid supplementation during the early pregnancy (OR (95%CI): 0.74 (0.60-0.90)) were negatively associated with low birth weight.@*Conclusion@#Supplementation of iron during the whole period of pregnancy and folic acid during the early pregnancy would reduce the risk of low birth weight.
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To investigate the enhancement of immunological activity of CpG ODN by chitosan gene carrier in mice, the effect of lymphocyte proliferation was detected in mice by using MTT, the levels of IgG and cytokines (IL-2 and IL-12) in serum were measured by ELISA and peripheral blood T lymphocyte subsets CD4(+), CD8(+) were analyzed by flow cytometry. Our results showed that spleen lymphocytes isolated from the CS-CpG ODN group of mice showed the strongest proliferation (SI=1.551), and the levels of IgG, IL-2 and IL-12 in serum were higher than those of other groups. Compared with the immunization with CpG ODN, the immunization with CS-CpG ODN gene carrier was more efficient in up-regulating the percentage of CD4(+)T cells and the ratio of CD4(+)/CD8(+) of mice. It was concluded that CS gene carrier of CpG ODN was much more effective in improving immunity of CpG ODN in mice.
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To investigate the enhancement of immunological activity of CpG ODN by chitosan gene carrier in mice, the effect of lymphocyte proliferation was detected in mice by using MTT, the levels of IgG and cytokines (IL-2 and IL-12) in serum were measured by ELISA and peripheral blood T lymphocyte subsets CD4+, CD8+ were analyzed by flow cytometry. Our results showed that spleen lymphocytes isolated from the CS-CpG ODN group of mice showed the strongest proliferation (SI =1.551), and the levels of IgG, IL-2 and IL-12 in serum were higher than those of other groups. Compared with the immunization with CpG ODN, the immunization with CS-CpG ODN gene carrier was more efficient in up-regulating the percentage of CD4+ T cells and the ratio of CD4+/CD8+ of mice. It was concluded that CS gene carrier of CpG ODN was much more effective in improving immunity of CpG ODN in mice.
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A novel exonuclease protection mediated PCR assay (EPM-PCR) to detect the interaction of protein and DNA at a dioxin-responsive enhancer (DRE) upstream of the CYP1A1 gene in rat hepatic cytosol was established. A double-stranded DNA fragment containing two binding sites was designed and incubated with the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) transformed by 2,3,7,8-tet rachlorodibenzo p dioxin (TCDD) to generate TCDD: AhR: DNA complex which could protect receptor-binding DNA against exonuclease Ⅲ (Exo Ⅲ) digestion. With ExoⅢ treatment, free DNAs were digested and receptor-bound DNAs remained that could be amplified by PCR. By agarose gel electrophoreses a clear band (285bp) was detected using TCDD-treated sample, while nothing with control samples. To detect transformed AhR-DRE complex, 2 fmol DNAs and 3 ug cytosol proteins were found to be sufficient in the experiment. Compared with gel retardation assay, this new method is more sensitive for monitoring the Ah receptor-enhancer interaction without radioactive pollution.
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BACKGROUND: At present, non-viral vectors have become a hotspot in gene transfection research because of their strong points of lower toxicity,low immunologic reaction, target orientation, and easy assembly.OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the role of chitosan-DNA nanoparticles in transfection efficiency and cellular toxicity of tumor cells.DESIGN: Observational control trial. SETTING: Institute of Environmental Medical Sciences, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology.MATERIALS: Zeta potential/ particle size analyzer; spectrofluorometer;Hoechst 33258; PLPS-3'EGFP plasmid; lung cancer cell A549 and human hepatocarcinoma cell line HepG2.METHODS: This experiment was conducted in the Institute of Environmental Medical Sciences, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, from December 2004 to December 2005. The green fluorescent protein gene was used as report gene; chitosan green fluorescent protein plasmid nanoparticles were prepared with re-coherence gy of prepared nanoparticles; Zeta potential/ particle size analyzer was used to measure the diameter and superficial potential of the nanoparticles;enzyme-protection test was used to measure anti DNA enzyme degradation and lung cancer cell A549 were transfected in vitro. Transfection of the cells was observed under the inverted fluorescence microscope after 24, 48nanoparticles.characteristics: Nucleic acid encapsulation efficiency of chitosan nanoparticles was 91.7%, and the nanoparticles presented globular shape with the mean diameter of 149nm and superficial potential of +20.5 mV.Transfection rate of nanoparticles: It reached the peak 48 hours later; the transfection rate of A549 was 95% while that of HepG2 was only about chitosan could inhibit the growth of HepG2 and A549, and the inhibitory effect of chitosan on cellular growth was stronger than that of the nanoparticles.CONCLUSION: Nanoparticles of chitosan plasmid can transfect HepG2and A549, two kinds of tumor cells, and have inhibitory effects on their growth, suggesting that nanoparticles, as the carrier of DNA, can be used in the transfection of tumor cells.
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A novel exonuclease protection mediated PCR assay (EPM-PCR) to detect the interaction of protein and DNA at a dioxin-responsive enhancer (DRE) upstream of the CYP1A1 gene in rat hepatic cytosol was established. A double-stranded DNA fragment containing two binding sites was designed and incubated with the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) transformed by 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p dioxin (TCDD) to generate TCDD: AhR: DNA complex which could protect receptor-binding DNA against exonuclease II (Exo III) digestion. With Exo III treatment, free DNAs were digested and receptor-bound DNAs remained that could be amplified by PCR. By agarose gel electrophoreses a clear band (285bp) was detected using TCDD-treated sample, while nothing with control samples. To detect transformed AhR-DRE complex, 2 fmol DNAs and 3 ug cytosol proteins were found to be sufficient in the experiment. Compared with gel retardation assay, this new method is more sensitive for monitoring the Ah receptor-enhancer interaction without radioactive pollution.
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Binding Sites , Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1/genetics , Cytosol/metabolism , DNA-Binding Proteins/chemistry , Exodeoxyribonucleases/chemistry , Liver/metabolism , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Rats, Sprague-Dawley , Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon/chemistry , Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins/analogs & derivatives , Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins/chemistryABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To develop bioluminescence method to measure DNA adducts in human peripheral lymphocytes and study the factors that affect the level of DNA adduct, in order to use it in studying the relationship between water pollution and human DNA adduct levels.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>The measurement of DNA adduct in peripheral lymphocytes was carried out in 234 normal persons, and the relationship between DNA adducts levels and age, smoking and eating habit etc. was analyzed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>(1) The level of DNA adduct in males was higher than that in females, but without significance (P > 0.05); (2) The level of DNA adduct was significantly correlated with age, smoking, tea drinking, eating habit and alcohol drinking. Among them, age plus smoking were the most important factors affected the DNA adduct levels (P < 0.01). The level of DNA adduct increased with age. The more cigarette smoked, the higher was the level of DNA adduct.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The level of DNA adduct is affected by many factors, so it needs further research to apply it in the biomonitoring and risk assessment of environment chemicals.</p>
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Adult , Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Age Factors , DNA Adducts , Luminescent Measurements , Lymphocytes , Chemistry , Sex Factors , Smoking , MetabolismABSTRACT
To compare the luminescent characters in different bacteria of two different recombinant mycobaceriaphages by using biolimenescent methods in order to understand the differences between sensitivity and specificity of these phages, and to set up methods to use recombinant mycobacteriaphages in detecting drug suscepbility of mycobacteria. Result showed that both two phages have high light production in action with mycobacterium selectively and have almost no light production with E. coli , the difference is very obvious. Among different mycobacterium, BCG has the highest light production and mycobacterium tuberculosis has the lowest light production. The sensitivity of Phage 88 is higher than Phage 40, the difference is obviously. It can be considered that both recombinant mycobacteriaphages can detect mycobacterium specifically, but Phage 88 is more suitable for clinical usage.
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AIM: To find new methods for heavy metals pollution in traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) with macroporous chelating resins. METHODS: We emulsificated crude extracts of TCM and adjusted its pH to 7 first and the pretreated crude extracts was treated by three kinds of macroporous resins(D401,D402 and D001) respectively,then we detected the concentrations of 5 heavy metals(Cu,Pb,Cd,Hg,As) and flavonoids in the crude extracts with or without treatment. RESULTS: The concentrations of all heavy metals decreased significantly after treatment of D401 and D402.The concentrations(mg/L) of Cu,Pb,Cd changed from 0.500,0.521,0.078 to 0.117 and 0.236,0.174 and 0.165,0.024 and 0.045,respectively,and Hg and As became beyond the detection limit after the treatment,but the use of D001 affected a bit quantities of 5 heavy metals.Moreover,the concentration of flavonoids kept almost the same after treatment of such 3 resins.On the condition of room temperature,we found that a fluent velocity of 30 m/s and pH of 7 would bring the superior treatment of D401 to excessive heavy metals in TCM. CONCLUSION: Macroporous chelating resins(D401 and D402) can be employed in the treatment of excessive heavy metals in crude extracts of TCM.