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Objective:To investigate the application value of dual-source CT urography with stellar photon detectors in the diagnosis of gout.Methods:Forty patients who were diagnosed with gout according to American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Diagnosis of Gout and received treatment between April 2018 and May 2020 were included in the observation group. Forty patients who were concurrently diagnosed with osteoarthritis and received treatment in the same hospital were included in the control group. All patients underwent dual-source CT urography with stellar photon detectors and corresponding biochemical index detection. Blood levels of uric acid, urea nitrogen, creatinine, total cholesterol, and triglyceride were compared between the observation and control groups.Results:Blood levels of uric acid, creatinine, urea nitrogen, total cholesterol, and triglyceride in the observation group were (519.38 ± 97.91) μmol/L, (110.21 ± 18.29) μmol/L, (12.21 ± 3.29) mmol/L, (6.49 ± 1.22) mmol/L, (3.45 ± 1.89) mmol/L, respectively, which were significantly higher than those in the control group (310.45 ± 61.40) μmol/L, (86.22 ± 13.12) μmol/L, (6.82 ± 1.75) mmol/L, (4.75 ± 0.56) mmol/L, (1.98 ± 0.85) mmol/L, respectively ( t = 11.43, 6.741, 9.148, 8.198, 4.486, all P < 0.05). Dual-source CT urography with stellar photon detectors revealed that urate crystals (color coded as green) were detected in 3 and 36 patients from the control and observation groups, respectively, with the detection rate of 7.5% (3/40) and 90% (36/40), respectively. There was significant difference in urate crystal detection rate between the observation and control groups ( χ2 = 24.993, P < 0.05). In the control group, no obvious destruction of bone, tendon and ligament were observed, urate deposition, total volume of (1.023 ± 0.83) cm 3, was found in feet and knee joint of a small number of patients. In the observation group, there were 30 patients with uric acid crystals and bone destruction in the metatarsophalangeal joint ( n = 6), distal tibia ( n = 7), distal fibula ( n = 3), proximal talus ( n = 4), proximal calcaneus ( n = 6), and wrist joint ( n = 4). There were 20 patients with ligament or tendon damage, involving deltoid ligament ( n = 2), Achilles tendon ( n = 10), and extensor and flexor tendon ( n = 53). Total volume of uric acid crystals was (32.22 ± 5.83) cm 3. The volume of uric acid crystals deposited in the hand, elbow, feet and knee was (8.00 ± 4.92) cm 3, (5.32 ± 2.75) cm 3, (36.00 ± 15.54) cm 3, and (13.31 ± 9.14) cm 3, respectively. Conclusion:Dual-source CT urography with stellar photon detectors has a high sensitivity in the diagnosis of gout, can accurately locate and quantify uric acid crystals and is of high application value in the diagnosis of gout.
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AIK is a novel cationic peptide with potential antitumor activity. In order to construct the AIK expression vector by Gateway technology, and establish an optimal expression and purification method for recombinant AIK, a set of primers containing AttB sites were designed and used to create the AttB-TEV-FLAG-AIR fusion gene by overlapping PCR. The resulting fusion gene was cloned into the donor vector pDONR223 by attB and attP mediated recombination (BP reaction), then, transferred into the destination vector pDESTl 5 by attL and attR mediated recombination (LR reaction). All the cloning was verified by both colony PCR and DNA sequencing. The BL21 F. coli transformed by the GST-AIR expression plasmid was used to express the GST-AIK fusion protein with IPTG induction and the induction conditions were optimized. GST-AIR fusion protein was purified by glutathione magnetic beads, followed by rTEV cleavage to remove GST tag and MTS assay to test the growth inhibition activity of the recombinant AIR on human leukemia HL-60 cells. We found that a high level of soluble expression of GST-AIK protein (more than 30% out of the total bacterial proteins) was achieved upon 0.1 mmol/L ITPG induction for 4 h at 37 °C in the transformed BL21 F. coli with starting OD₆₀₀ at 1.0. Through GST affinity purification and rTEV cleavage, the purity of the resulting recombinant AIK was greater than 95%. And the MTS assays on HL-60 cells confirmed that the recombinant AIK retains an antitumor activity at a level similar to the chemically synthesized AIK. Taken together, we have established a method for expression and purification of recombinant AIK with a potent activity against tumor cells, which will be beneficial for the large-scale production and application of recombinant AIK in the future.
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Humans , Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides , Antineoplastic Agents , Metabolism , Escherichia coli , Metabolism , Genetic Vectors , HL-60 Cells , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Recombinant Proteins , Sequence Analysis, DNAABSTRACT
Translationally controlled tumor protein (TCTP)is a small protein highly conserved in a variety of eukaryotic species.TCTP is overexpressed in various tumor cells and has been implicated in the regu-lation of cellular processes including apoptosis,DNA repair and drug resistance.By reviewing the recent pro-gress of TCTP research,TCTP is becoming an important regulator of DNA repair and a new molecular target for tumor therapy.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To understand the threshold of Breteau Index (BI) on Dengue fever outbreak in Guangzhou.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Dengue cases from Guangzhou during 2006 to 2012 in the National Infectious Disease Report and Management System were collected and described. Receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to judge the threshold of BI on the outbreaks of Dengue fever.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>A total of 1 038 local cases were reported from 2006 to 2012 in Guangzhou city, with a total of 71 outbreaks and 259 sporadic episodes. Data from the ROC curve analysis showed that the highest Youden index that BI predicting Dengue fever outbreaks or sporadic were 6.4 and 9.5, respectively. When using BI = 6.4 in predicting the sporadic case of Dengue, sensitivity and specificity were 67.8% , 79.1% , respectively. When using BI = 9.5 in predicting the outbreaks of Dengue, sensitivity and specificity were 81.7%, 90.9%, respectively.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Both BI = 5.0 and BI = 9.5 showed effects on predicting the nature of sporadic or outbreak on Dengue, suggesting that the threshold need to be monitored, according to the purpose of control and availability of manpower, in order to get better sensitivity and specificity.</p>
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Humans , China , Epidemiology , Dengue , Epidemiology , Disease Outbreaks , ROC Curve , Sensitivity and SpecificityABSTRACT
Objective To study the effect of salina and vitamin E on the antiadverse reaction in nonsmall-cell lung cancer patients treated by chemotherapy. Method 124 cases nonsmall-cell lung cancer patients were selected during December, 2005 and December, 2007. Patients were randomly divided into two groups: A and B group, which were treated by salina plus vitamin E and placebo respectively. First, all patients were treated by radical operation. After operation, conventional chemotherapy (TAX+CBP) was followed. The day before chemotherapy, salina and vitamin E was oral administered to A group until before the third chemotherapy. The interval between chemotherapy was 3 weeks. B group was treated by the same way with placebo. Prior to the third chemotherapy, blood routine examination, liver and kidney function, immune index and antioxidation index were detected. Results After treatment, leukocyte number increased in A group, but decreased in B group. There was no obvious damage founded in liver and kidney function. CHE level was significantly enhanced in A group. The level of SOD in A group was significantly higher than that in B group. Conclusion salina+vitamin E could reduce the leukocyte number decrease caused by chemotherapy, increase the activity of cholinesterase, and enhance the antioxidation function of patients, so it can protect some side effects of chemotherapy in non-small lung cancer patients.
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Objective To explore the protective effects of the combination of fucose and vitamin E on immune suppression caused by chemotherapy in model mice.Methods firstly,the model mice with lung adenoma were induced by urethane.Then the combination of fucose and vitamin E were administered to the mice after taking chemotherapy.T lymphocyte subpopulation and interleukin-2 concentration were detected by FCM to observe the change of immune function of the mice.Results Compared with chemotherapy control group,the combination of fucose and vitamin E could increase the percent of CD3+,CD4+,ratio of CD4+/CD8+ and the concentration of interleukin-2,but decrease the percent of CD8+.Conclusion The combination of fucose and vitamin E can obviously reduce the immune suppression caused by chemotherapy in mice.
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Objective&Methods The mutagenicity of natural Borneol and synthetic Borneol was studied by using Ames test.Results Natural Borneol and Synthetic Borneol in the dose range of 0.4～250.0 ?g/plate had no effect in reducing the reversion frequencies of Salmonella Typhimurium histidine auxotrophic mutant(TA97,TA98,TA100,TA102)whether if metabolic activation system(S9mix)existed or not.Moreover,the backward mutant colony had normal background.Conclusion Natural Borneol and Synthetic Borneol do not possess evident mutagenicity under experimental condition.
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Objective To study the anti,radiation effect of beta,carotene(?,C). Methods The different doses of ?,C (30,60 and 90 mg/kg bw) were orally administered separately to three groups of mice, and a control group was also arranged. The four groups of mice were exposed to 60Co,? rays after 30 days, then all groups were continuously orally administered, the survival rates, survival time, number of white blood cells(WBC), micronucleus frequency(MF), spermatocyte chromosome abberation, immune function, superoxide dismutase(SOD) activity were measured. Results The results showed that compared with control group, groups treated with?,C expressed lower range WBC decrease, stronger immune function, higher SOD activity, less MF, longer survival time and improved survival rates. Conclusion ?,C had radioprotective effect.