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Objective:To observe the size changes under ultrasound of 4C type thyroid micronodules classified by 2020 Chinese Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System (C-TIRADS)during follow-up.Methods:In this cross-sectional study, the data of thyroid ultrasonography in physical examination center in the Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University between December 2017 and December 2021 were retrospectively included, thyroid nodules were classified according to C-TIRADS, to observe the changes by ultrasound of maximum diameter and volume of 4C type thyroid micronodules during follow-up.Results:A total of 102 subjects receiving physical examinations with 103 thyroid micronodules were enrolled in this study. The maximum diameter and volume of thyroid micronodules at initial examination was 5.0 (4.0, 7.0) mm and 52.5 (25.2, 113.4) mm 3 respectively, and it was 6.0 (4.0,7.0) mm、65.6 (25.2,147.0) mm 3 at the last examination, respectively. Of the thyroid micronodules, 79 (76.7%) remained stable, 14 (13.6%) magnified and 10 (9.7%) shrunk during the follow-up. The cervical lymph nodes in all physical examiners were normal. There were significant changes in the maximum diameter and volume in the thyroid micronodules between the initial and last examination in subjects whose micronodules shrunk or magnified during the follow-up (all P<0.05). Conclusion:Size of most C-TIRADS 4C thyroid micronodules remains stable or even decreases during ultrasound follow-up observation, for such thyroid nodules, follow-up observation appears to be a safe and feasible way to postpone surgery.
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Objective:To explore the changes of T follicular regulatory (T FR) cells/T follicular helper (T FH) cells and their related cytokines in peripheral blood of children with dust mite allergic asthma, and their clinical significance. Methods:A total of 25 children with acute dust mite allergic asthma (the asthma group) in Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University from January to December 2021 and 16 age- and sex-matched healthy volunteers (the healthy control group) at the same time were enrolled in the retrospective study.The percentages of peripheral T FR cells and T FH cells of the 2 groups were measured by flow cytometry.The plasma levels of cytokines[interleukin (IL)-10, IL-21] of the 2 groups were assessed by the flow cytometric microsphere-based array technology.The specific IgE (sIgE) levels of dust mites in 2 groups were detected by fluorescence enzyme immunoassay.The percentage of eosinophils in peripheral blood detected by blood cell analyzer.Data between groups were compared by t-test, and the correlation among indicators was analyzed by Spearman rank correlation analysis. Results:The asthma group had evident T FR cells/T FH cells immune imbalance.Compared with the healthy control group, the asthma group had a significantly lower T FR cells level[(0.11±0.03)% vs.(0.13±0.03)%], a significantly higher T FH cells level[(5.07±1.75)% vs.(3.80 ± 1.60)%], and a significantly lower ratio of T FR cells /T FH cells(0.02±0.01 vs.0.05±0.03) ( t=2.29, 2.30, 3.71; all P<0.05). Compared with the healthy control group, the asthma group had a significantly higher IL-21 level[(547.85±195.13) ng/L vs.(404.94±110.41) ng/L], and a significantly lower IL-10 level[(10.18±3.49) ng/L vs.(14.79±5.65) ng/L] ( t=2.60, 3.15; all P<0.05). The ratio of T FR cells/T FH cells in asthma group was negatively correlated with sIgE ( r=-0.444 2, P=0.026 1), but not related to the eosinophil percentage ( r=-0.135 2, P=0.519 3). Conclusions:Children with dust mite allergic asthma suffer from T FR cells/T FH cells subset imbalance.The imbalanced T FR cells, T FH cells and their related cytokines IL-10 and IL-21 may play a role in regulating the production of asthma sIgE.
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Objective To Study the expressions and significance of nitric oxide (NO) and forkhead box protein 3 (FOXP3) in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis .Methods Serum NO levels were measured by Griess colorimetric reaction .Flow cytometry was used to determine the number of CD4+CD25+ T cells in peripheral blood .The expression of FOXP3 mRNA was measured by real‐time polymerase chain reaction .Results Serum NO level in patients was (15 .71 ± 1 .26)μmol/L ,higher than the (5 .45 ± 0 .98)μmol/L of healthy controls (P<0 .05) .CD4+ CD25+ T cells comprised (4 .57 ± 0 .85)% of CD4+ T cells in patients ,higher than the (1 .83 ± 0 .49)% in healthy controls (P<0 .05) .CD4+ CD25+ T cells in the peripheral blood of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis highly expressed FOXP3 .Conclusion Patients with pulmonary tuberculosis could be with an increased level of NO and FOXP3 ,which might have important role in the pathogenesis of pulmonary tuberculosis .
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Objective To observe the clinical change of cytokines expression in peripheral blood in patients with allergic asthma and its significance .Methods Forty patients with allergic asthma and thirty healthy controls were enrolled .The concentrations of IL‐17 ,IL‐22 and IL‐10 in peripheral blood were measured by ELISA ;the serum IgE levels were measured by electrochemical lumi‐nescence method ;The eosinophil proportion was detected by blood cell analyzer ;the IL‐17 ,IL‐22 ,IL‐10 and the severity of asthma were conducted Pearson correlation analysis .Results The level of serum IgE and eosinophil proportion was significantly higher in patients with allergic asthma compared with the controls (P<0 .05);compared with the control group ,the concentration of IL‐17 and IL‐22 in peripheral blood of patients with allergic asthma were increased ,but the expression of IL‐10 were decreased (P<0 .05);the level of IL‐17 and IL‐22 were positively correlated with severity of allergic asthma (P<0 .01) ,but the level of IL‐10 was negatively correlated with severity of allergic asthma (P<0 .05) .Conclusion The expression of IL‐17 ,IL‐22 and IL‐10 play an im‐portant role in the pathogenetic mechanism of allergic asthma ,and a dynamic monitoring could be helpful for the diagnoses and treatment of allergic asthma .
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With regard to the traditional processing of pilose antler, two big companies of Chinese Medicine decoction pieces and one private patrimonial TCM clinic were investigated. The result indicates that the processing techniques in these three regions can be found in the ancient books of TCM and belong to the traditional processing of Chinese Medicine, but the processing procedures are different. On the basis of that, starting with the different manifestation forms of regional culture, the author discusses the effect of regional culture on the traditional processing of Chinese Medicine. The research indicates that, different geographical nature environments result in the three specific aspects, which are the specific resources and products, the specific historical culture, and the specific characters. These three specific aspects result in different tools, conventional supplementary materials and techniques of processing, and on the basis of this, different traditional processing schools of Chinese Medicine come into being with different characteristics. Therefore, to protect the traditional processing of Chinese Medicine in different regions has important significance to supplement the deficiencies in Pharmacopoeia of PRC (2010 edition) and the TCM processing standards of different provinces and municipalities, and to bequeath and develop the different characteristics of different processing schools, and it's a full embodiment to carry out the core spirit of National Intangible Cultural Heritage Law.
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Objective To study the levels of interleukin(IL)-2 ,interferon-γ(IFN-γ) and IL-10 in peripheral blood and the effec-tive concentration of lactate dehydrogenase(LDH) in serum of patients with acute leukemia .Methods 65 patients with acute leuke-mia were divided into non-remission group(n=35) and remission group(n=30) .50 healthy volunteers were used as control group . The levels of IL-2 ,IFN-γ ,IL-10 in peripheral blood were measured by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA) .The effective concentration of LDH was measured by automatic biochemical analyzer .Results The levels of IL-2 ,IFN-γin non-remission group were significantly decreased compared with control group and remission group(P<0 .05) ,but the level of IL-10 in non-remission group was significantly increased compared with control group and remission group(P<0 .05) .The effective concentration of LDH in non-remission group was significantly higher than that in control group or remission group(P<0 .05) .Conclusion The levels of IL-2 ,IFN-γand IL-10 in peripheral blood and the effective concentration of LDH in serum of patients with acute leukemia have changed .Clinical detection of IL-2 ,IFN-γ,IL-10 and LDH may contribute to the early diagnosis of patients with acute leukemia .
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Objective To investigate the percentage of Th17 cells and FOXP3 concentration in peripheral blood of children with bronchial asthma and their clinical significance .Methods Thirty children with bronchial asthma and thirty healthy children as con-trol group were enrolled in the study .The percentage of Th17 and CD4+CD25+ Treg cells in the peripheral blood were determined by flow cytometry(FCM) .The mRNA expression of FOXP3 in the peripheral blood was determined by quantitative real-time PCR . The concentrations of IL-17 and IL-10 in plasma were measured by using ELISA .Results In children with bronchial asthma ,the proportions of Th17 cells in the peripheral blood and concentration of IL-17 in plasma increased ,while the expression of FOXP3 in the peripheral blood and concentration of IL-10 in plasma decreased .Conclusion The imbalance of Th17/FOXP3 may contribute to the proceeding of bronchial asthma in children .
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Objective To express protein transduction domain (PTD)-deletion proline domain (ΔPRD) Foxp3 fusion protein, and to analyze its influence on mixed lymphocyte reaction in mice.Methods We cloned mouse ΔPRD of Foxp3 gene by PCR, and inserted it into pET28a-PTD, pET28a-PTD-eGFP vector, then expressed fusion proteins in E.coli Rosetta (DE3). The fusion proteins were purified and refolded by Profinity IMAC Ni~(2+)-Charged Resin. The expression of fusion proteins was identified by Western blot. Flow cytometry assay was used to detect the effect of PTD-ΔPRD fusion protein to transduce into mouse EL-4 cells. The ability of fusion protein to inhibit the proliferation of EL-4 cells was analyzed by two-way mixed lymphocyte reaction.Results The PTD-ΔPRD fusion proteins were expressed and purified efficiently. Western blot and flow cytometry indicated that PTD-ΔPRD fusion protein was transduced into EL-4 efficiently. Mixed lympocyte reaction assay showed that PTD-ΔPRD fusion protein had the bioactivity to inhibit the proliferation of EL-4 cells.Conclusion The PTD-ΔPRD fusion protein was expressed in E.coli system and could be transduced into cells effectively, suggesting that PTD-ΔPRD fusion protein may be an inhibitor in lymphocytes from mouse spleen.