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Objective:To investigate the immune effects of Clostridium difficile toxoid B (CdtB) vaccine formulated with different mucosal adjuvants through microneedle immunization, and to provide ideas for the prevention and treatment of Clostridium difficile infection. Methods:CdtB vaccine was prepared with purified Clostridium difficile toxin B(TcdB) after formaldehyde detoxification. Female BALB/c mice were immunized with different doses of vaccine alone or in combination with mucosal adjuvants. The titers of specific serum IgG and fecal IgA were detected at 0 d, 7 d, 14 d, 28 d and 42 d after immunization. The protective effects of CdtB vaccine were evaluated by cell neutralization assay and Clostridium difficile challenge infection. Results:(1) With the increase of immune dose, the mice immunized with CdtB vaccine alone by microneedle not only produced better serum specific IgG, but also had higher level of IgA in feces. (2) When the mice were immunized with CdtB vaccine containing LT or CTB adjuvant by microneedle, the trend of serum specific IgG titer in each group increased with the increase of immune dose, especially in the group containing LT adjuvant. There were significant differences in the trend of specific IgA titer in feces between the adjuvant groups and the group without adjuvant, but the adjuvant effect was not obvious. (3) No significant difference in serum IgG titer was observed between the mice immunized with 10 μg CdtB by microneedle or intraperitoneal injection, but microneedle immunization significantly increased fecal IgA level. (4) The neutralization titers of specific antibodies in mouse serum after immunization and the test results of challenge protection in mice confirmed that the use of CdtB vaccine had certain protective effects.Conclusions:CdtB vaccine had better immune effects in mice through microneedle immunization, but the adjuvant effects of LT and CTB were not significant.
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Objective To analyze the effects of Clostridium difficile toxin B (TcdB) on the prolif-eration and apoptosis of colon cancer cell line SW480 and the possible mechanisms related to cell apoptosis. Methods SW480 cells were treated with different concentrations of TcdB. Cell proliferation was detected by MTT assay. Cell apoptosis and mitochondrial membrane potential were measured with flow cytometry. Re-sults TcdB significantly inhibited the proliferation of SW480 cells in a time-concentration dependent man-ner and the inhibition rate reached 46. 36％ at 48 h. Flow cytometry results showed that TcdB could induce the apoptosis of SW480 cells in a time-concentration dependent manner and a 20. 83％ apoptosis rate was in-duced by 800 ng/ml of TcdB at48 h. Conclusions TcdB could inhibit the proliferation and induce the ap-optosis of colon cancer SW480 cells, and the possible mechanisms might be relate to the initiation of mito-chondrial apoptosis pathway.
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Objective@#To analyze the effects of Clostridium difficile toxin B (TcdB) on the proliferation and apoptosis of colon cancer cell line SW480 and the possible mechanisms related to cell apoptosis.@*Methods@#SW480 cells were treated with different concentrations of TcdB. Cell proliferation was detected by MTT assay. Cell apoptosis and mitochondrial membrane potential were measured with flow cytometry.@*Results@#TcdB significantly inhibited the proliferation of SW480 cells in a time-concentration dependent manner and the inhibition rate reached 46.36% at 48 h. Flow cytometry results showed that TcdB could induce the apoptosis of SW480 cells in a time-concentration dependent manner and a 20.83% apoptosis rate was induced by 800 ng/ml of TcdB at 48 h.@*Conclusions@#TcdB could inhibit the proliferation and induce the apoptosis of colon cancer SW480 cells, and the possible mechanisms might be relate to the initiation of mitochondrial apoptosis pathway.
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Objective To observe the impairment effect of retinol binding protein 4(RBP4) on neurocognitive function in diabetic nephropathy(DN) patients with silent cerebral infarction(SCI) and to explore its mechanism.Methods Sixty patients with newly diagnosed DN and 30 healthy volunteers were selected as the study subjects and the DN cases were divided into the complicating SCI group(SCI,n=30) and non-complicating SCI group(NSCI,n=30) according to the imaging results.The degrees of neurological function deficit and Montreal cognitive assessment(MoCA) were evaluated.Serum RBP4 level was determined by ELISA and expressions of Lp-PLA2 and C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4(CXCR4) were determined by Western blot.Results Compared with the NSCI group,the neurocognitive function in the SCI group was subsided,the expression levels of RBP4,Lp-PLA2 and CXCR4 were increased(P＜0.05).The RBP4 level was positively correlated with the neurocognitive function impairment in SCI patients,moreover,there existed a regression correlation between them.Conclusion Serum RBP4 may serve as the predictive factor of DN complicating SCI and is positively correlated with neurocognitive dysfunction.Lp-PLA2/CXCR4 pathway activation may be one of its pathogenesis.
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Objective To observe the effect and efficacy of DPP-4 inhibitor saxagliptin on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.Methods Forty patients with newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes complicated with NAFLD were divided into two groups:the saxagliptin group and the metformin group.On the basis of dietary and exercise therapies,the saxagliptin group received 0.005 g of saxagliptin daily and the metformin treatment group received 0.85-1.70 g of metformin daily.The levels of glycosylated hemoglobin(HbA1 c),triglyceride (TG),blood pressure (BP),alanine aminotransferase (ALT),liver CT and liver/spleen CT were observed before and 3 months after treatment.Results After treatment for 3 months,the TG,ALT,liver CT and liver / spleen CT of the metformin group and the saxagliptin group were significantly higher than those before treatment(P＜0.05).There was no significant difference in the TG,ALT and liver CT values between the two groups(P＞ 0.05).Conclusion In the state of diabetes mellitus complicate with nonalcoholic fatty liver,saxagliptin has a certain effect on relieving fatty liver.
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OBJECTIVE:To discuss the effects of different intensive treatment on B islet cell function in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes. METHODS: 54 patients who had been newly diagnosed as having type 2 diabetes were randomly assigned to receive Insulin aspart 30 or Glimepiride combined with Metformin (oral hypoglycemic agent). The blood glucose, glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), and B islet cell function in two groups before and after treatment were followed. RESULTS: After treatment, blood glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) in both group lowered significantly (P
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OBJECTIVE:To establish a method for determination of the principle components in streptomycin sulfate in Streptomycin sulfate/cod liver oil nasal drop.METHODS:UV spectrophotometry was use to determine the absorption of streptomycin sulfate at detection wavelength of 521 nm.The content of streptomycin sulfate was also calculated.RESULTS:The detection concentration of streptomycin sulfate has favorable linear correlation within 250～700 ?g?mL-1 (r=0.999 8).The average recovery was 99.75% (RSD=0.98%).CONCLUSION:The method is convenient,accurate and suitable for quality control of the preparation.