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Objective To analyze the distribution of various genotypes of human cytomegalovirus glycoprotein N ( HCMV gN) in patients with HIV infection; to investigate the effects of HCMV-HIV co-in-fection on disease progression and the relationships between HCMV gN genotypes and disease progression. Methods Patients with active HCMV infection were screened out from 359 patients with HIV infection by using the pp65 antigenemia assay.The genes encoding HCMV gN ( UL73 ) were amplified by nested PCR ( nPCR) .The amplicons were digested by restriction enzymes including MboⅠ, ScaⅠ and SalⅠ.Then, the restricted fragment length polymorphisms were further analyzed on 4%agarose gel.The relationships be-tween HCMV genotypes and the morbidity and mortality of acquired immune deficiency syndrome ( AIDS ) were investigated via a prospective study.Results Among the 359 patients with HIV infection, 28 subjects were positive for the HCMV pp65 antigenemia assay.The HCMV gN genotypes in 20 patients with active HCMV infection were distributed as: gN-3a (4/20, 20%), gN-1 (4/20, 20%), gN-4d (1/20, 5%), gN-4b (1/20, 5%) and mixed infection (10/20, 50%).Patients with HCMV-HIV co-infection were more likely to develop AIDS during the follow-up period (RR=9.78).Patients harboring HCMV gN-1 and gN-4 genotypes would seem likely to have 4.6 times of chance leading to AIDS-associated death than those harbo-ring other HCMV gN genotypes.Conclusion HCMV infection ( especially gN-1 and gN-4 genotypes) might accelerate the progression of HIV infection.
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Objective To investigate the expression and significance of transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) gene in bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell (BMMSC) derived from patients with multiple myeloma (MM).Methods BMMSC of 7 MM patients and 10 patients with iron deficiency anemia were cultured in vitro.The morphology of BMMSC was observed and the growth curve was portrayed according to the daily results of BMMSC proliferation.Total RNA was extracted from BMMSCs and transcription of TGF-β1 gene in BMMSC was measured by reverse transcription-PCR.Results The proliferative activity of BMMSC was not significantly different between the two groups,but expression of TGF-β1 gene of BMMSC was higher in MM patients (0.01241±0.00419) than the control group (0.00122±0.00030) (t =3.218,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion The abnormally high expression of TGF-β31 gene in BMMSCs could contribute to the pathogenesis of MM.
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the carotid artery invasion in patients with head and neck malignant tumor with multislice helical CT and MPR. METHODS Thirty-six tumors adjacent to the carotid artery in head and neck were studied using 16 slice helical CT scanner.The following two parameters were measured:tumor-artery angle(the angle surrounded by the tumor)and tumor-artery ratio(the ratio between the length of intersection of the tumor with carotid and the diameter of the carotid).RESULTS Tumor-artery angle:in judgment of carotid involvement with axial CT,the accuracy of the tumor-artery angle≥90?group and the tumor-artery angle≥180?group were higher than that of the tumor-artery angle≥45?group (P
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Objective To establish a new ELISA method by use of shorted recombinant antigen pp65 for detection of IgM antibodies to human cytomegalovirus (HCMV).Method According to HCMV pp65 sequence of nucleotide and amino acid, the shorted pp65 was decided by computer soft ware of protein and attained through gene engineering technique. The by computer soft ware of protein and attained through gene engineering technique. The recombinant enzyme- linked immunosorbent assay (REC-ELISA ) method was developed using pp65 recombinant protein as antigen and was applied to detecting anti-HCMV-IgM in sera. It was compared to ELISA by use of whole virus as antigen and Biocheck CMV IgM enzyme immunoassay test kit.Results To detect HCMV IgM by REC-ELISA, the best quantity of pp65 was 3.5?g percent cavity, the best dilution of HRP~*anti-HCMV IgM was 1∶[KG-*2]800 and that of serum was 1∶[KG-*2]100. The positive coefficient of variation (CV) was 9.5% in stability assay. The average CV of Inter- assay and Intra-assay was 4.5% and 9.6% respectively. The positive value of REC- ELISA was 44%, that of ELISA using whole virus was 50% and BioCheck was 45%. REC-ELISA using most suitable condition was concordant with BioCheck, which was 97.0%. Its youden′s index was 92.8% and its specificity (98.2%) was higher than that of ELISA using whole virus as antigen (90.9%), too.Conclusion REC-RLISA had good sensitivity, specificity and reproducibility. The method was easy and quick. Recombinant protein was harmless and easy gained compared with the whole virus. It can be large-scale production and standardization. Therefore, the application value and potential of REC-ELISA was very large.