Effect of NAIF1 on IFIT Family Proteins in Gastric Cancer / 肿瘤防治研究

Objective To investigate the effect of NAIF1 in gastric cancer cell lines MKN45. Methods We constructed pLVX-Tight-Flag-NAIF1-puro plasmid with Tet-on system. DOX was added to induce NAIF1 expression in MKN45 cells. The cells were collected at 0, 6, 12 and 24 hours after DOX addition for gene expression microarray detection and biological analysis of differentially expressed genes. qRT-PCR and Western blot were used to verify the changes in mRNA and protein levels of the selected target differential genes. Results The biological analysis of gene microarray hybridization results showed that IFIT1, IFIT2 and IFIT3 expression significantly increased at 24h, qRT-PCR also showed this change, and Western blot further verified the change in protein level. However, IFIT5 showed no significant change in mRNA and gene expression. Conclusion Over-expression of NAIF1 in gastric cancer cells can promote the expression of some immune system-related IFIT family proteins.

Atrial fibrillation in critically ill patients who received prolonged mechanical ventilation: a nationwide inpatient report

Background/Aims@#To evaluate temporal trends of atrial fibrillation (AF) prevalence in critically ill patients who received prolonged mechanical ventilation (MV) in the United States. @*Methods@#We used the 2008 to 2014 National Inpatient Sample to compute the weighted prevalence of AF among hospitalized adult patients on prolonged MV. We used multivariable-adjusted models to evaluate the association of AF with clinical factors, in-hospital mortality, hospitalization cost, and length of stay (LOS). @*Results@#We identified 2,578,165 patients who received prolonged MV (21.27% of AF patients). The prevalence of AF increased from 14.63% in 2008 to 24.43% in 2014 (p for trend < 0.0001). Amongst different phenotypes of critically ill patients, the prevalence of AF increased in patients with severe sepsis, asthma exacerbation, congestive heart failure exacerbation, acute stroke, and cardiac arrest. Older age, male sex, white race, medicare access, higher income, urban teaching hospital setting, and Western region were associated with a higher prevalence of AF. AF in critical illness was a risk factor for in-hospital death (odds ratio, 1.13; 95% confidence interval, 1.11 to 1.15), but in-hospital mortality in critically ill patients with AF decreased from 11.6% to 8.3%. AF was linked to prolonged LOS (2%, p < 0.0001) and high hospitalization cost (4%, p < 0.0001). LOS (–1%, p < 0.0001) and hospitalization cost (–4%, p < 0.0001) decreased yearly. @*Conclusions@#The prevalence of comorbid AF is increasing, particularly in older patients. AF may lead to poorer prognosis, and high-quality intensive care is imperative for this population.

The management of biosafety risk in clinical laboratory of hospital during the outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus disease / 中华检验医学杂志

During the outbreak of coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19), the clinical laboratories of hospitals designated for the disease treatment is undertaking a lot of clinical testing work of infectious specimens. How to manage the biosafety risk is a major problem that the clinical laboratory and the nosocomial infection control department are facing. This article introduces the hierarchical prevention and control biosafety measures in the clinical laboratory from the perspective of the laboratory, with a view to provide reasonable and feasible methods for the clinical laboratories of hospitals at various levels during the outbreak.

Clinical significance of changes of inflammatory cytokines level in trauma patients / 中华急诊医学杂志

Objective:To explore the clinical significance and underlying mechanism of changes in serum IL - 18 and IL - 1 beta after trauma.Methods:Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to detect the levels of IL-18 and IL-1β in trauma patients and healthy controls. The differences in serum IL-18 and IL-1β levels were compared between the two groups, and the levels of IL-18 and IL-1β in the traumatic subgroups were further compared.Results:The serum levels of IL-1β and IL-18 of trauma patients were 80±2.0 pg/mL and 27±3.0 pg/mL, respectively, which were significantly higher than those in healthy controls ( P < 0.01). Serum levels of IL-1β and IL-18 showed an upward trend on the 3rd day after trauma. There were also statistically significant differences within the trauma subgroups ( P < 0.01). Conclusions:The serum levels of IL-18 and IL-1β of post-traumatic patients are increased, indicating that NLRP3 inflammasomes are activated in peripheral blood cells in the early stage of trauma, which aggravates the inflammatory response. The AIS-ISS score is positively correlated with the expression levels of IL-18 and IL-1β in serum, indicating that the more severe the injury, the more severe the inflammatory response.

Microrna-214 is involved in the regulation of bone metabolism / 中国组织工程研究

BACKGROUND: MicroRNAs (miR) is an important endogenous non-coding small RNA that regulates the expression of genes by regulating the translation of mRNA. In recent years, it has been found that miR-214 plays an important role in related bone metabolic signaling pathways, which can regulate bone resorption and bone formation by targeting related genes. OBJECTIVE: To review the new progress in the regulatory mechanism and possible application of miR-214 in bone metabolism. METHODS: The first author searched PubMed, Web of Science, and Medline with the keywords of “miRNA, miR-214, osteogenesis, osteoblast,” “miR-214, bone remodeling,” and “miR-214, osteoclast, tissue engineering” respectively for relevant literature published from 2005 to 2020. A total of 761 articles were preliminarily searched, and 63 articles that were related to the research purpose were selected and analyzed. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: MiR-214 can promote osteoclast differentiation by targeting phosphatase-tensin homolog and tumor necrosis factor receptor associated factor 3, and inhibit osteoblast differentiation by targeting transforming growth factor β activated kinase 1 binding protein 2, cadherin protein β1, Osterix, activating transcription factor 4, α1 type IV collagen, baculovirus IAP repeat containing 7, fibroblast growth factor receptor 1, TAFA chemokine-like family member 5, and bone morphogenetic protein 2. Many studies have proved that silencing or overexpression of miR-214 can regulate bone metabolism. It is also found that miR-214 in serum or extracellular vesicles may be a marker for the diagnosis and prognosis of some diseases. It is the focus of its application research to combine miR-214 antagonists with bioscaffold materials to form a stable, efficient and safe sustained release system. Therefore, miR-214 may have great potential in the treatment of bone metabolic diseases in the future.

The management of biosafety risk in clinical laboratory of hospital during the outbreak of COVID-19 / 中华检验医学杂志

During the outbreak of COVID-19, the clinical laboratories of hospitals designated for the disease treatment are undertaking a lot of clinical testing work of infectious specimens. How to manage the biosafety risk is a major problem that the clinical laboratories and the departments of nosocomial infection control are facing. This article introduces the hierarchical prevention and control of biosafety risk from the perspective of the laboratory, with a view to provide reasonable and feasible methods for the clinical laboratories of hospitals at various levels during the outbreak.

Synthesis and biosafety evaluation of four acryl acetyl glucosamine with cell membrane binding ability / 国际生物医学工程杂志

Objective To synthesize and characterize four acryl acetyl glucosamine (DA-NAG), and to determine its biocompatibility and cell membrane binding properties, so as to provide basis for its application in medical self agglutination gels. Methods DA-NAG was synthesized by esterification reaction. The products were characterized by mass spectrometry and hydrogen spectrum. Cytotoxicity test and subcutaneous implantation test were performed on the synthesized DA-NAG. The binding properties of DA-NAG to mouse fibroblast L929 cell membrane were detected using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Results The characterization of mass spectrum and hydrogen spectrum are consistent with the characteristics of DA-NAG. The product has no cytotoxicity, and the subcutaneous implantation shows that the DA-NAG can be degraded at 4 weeks without obvious stimulation to the surrounding tissues. The result of HPLC shows the binding effect between the DA-NAG and cell membrane. Conclusions DA-NAG is successfully synthesized, and it has good cytocompatibility and binding ability to cell membrane.

Application of heme oxygenase 1 in the diagnosis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease / 中华肝脏病杂志

Objective@#To explore the clinical value of plasma heme oxygenase 1(HO-1) in the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD).@*Methods@#Patients with NAFLD were selected from the Physical examination center and the Department of Traditional and Western Medical Hepatology of Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University. A combination of ultrasound and liver elastography was used to screen NAFLD patients and healthy persons. General clinical characteristics, peripheral blood cell count and liver biochemical test results were collected synchronously, plasma samples were retained, and plasma HO-1 level was detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. SPSS21.0 statistical software was used for statistical analysis, multivariate logistic regression analyses was used to analyse the independent risk factors affecting the incidence and progression of NAFLD. The diagnostic efficacy of indicators related to development of NAFLD was assessed by the receiver operating characteristic curve(ROC).@*Results@#A total of 328 patients with NAFLD and 113 healthy controls were included. According to the liver biochemical results, the NAFLD group was divided into 148 patients with normal liver enzymes and 180 patients with abnormal liver enzymes. The level of HO-1 in the three groups was 9.09 ± 2.19, 14.38 ± 2.63, 17.00 ± 3.30 ng/ml, and was increased respectively of healthy controls, patients with normal liver enzymes and patients with abnormal liver enzymes. Analyzing plasma HO-1 levels of components associated with metabolic disorders suggests that components without metabolic syndrome(9.83 ± 3.21) < components with 1 metabolic syndrome(13.59 ± 3.72) < components with 2 or more metabolic syndrome(16.09 ± 3.41), P < 0.001. The results of HO-1 level stratification analysis showed that WBC, ALT, AST, GGT, TG increased as HO-1 level increased, and the pairwise difference was statistically significant (P < 0.001). The WBC count of NAFLD is significantly higher than healthy group(6.79 ± 1.62 vs 5.68 ± 1.36, P < 0.001). The univariate and multivariate regression analyses of all the subjects showed that HO-1, TG and BMI were prognostic factors for the occurrence of NAFLD and HO-1, TC, GLU were prognostic factors for the progression of NAFLD, P < 0.05. The ROC analysis showed that HO-1 was reliable markers for predicting the occurrence and progression of NALFD, the sensitivity and specificity were respectively 85.10%, 92.90% and 38.33%, 95.27%.@*Conclusion@#Plasma HO-1 can predict the occurrence and progression of NAFLD and is expected to be a novel molecular diagnostic marker for NAFLD and NASH.

Biomimetic albumin-modified gold nanorods for photothermo-chemotherapy and macrophage polarization modulation

Nanotechnology-based photothermal therapy has attracted great attention in the past decade. Nevertheless, photothermal therapy has some inherent drawbacks, such as the uneven heat production and limited laser penetration, often leading to insufficient treatment outcomes. Here, we developed a combination strategy to improve cancer therapy. The biomimetic albumin-modified gold nanorods (AuNRs) were prepared with incorporation of paclitaxel (PTX). This therapeutic system was characterized by several features. First, the albumin modification enhanced the biocompatibility and colloidal stability. Second, the surface-coated albumin promoted cellular uptake the albumin-binding protein pathway. Third, PTX was incorporated hydrophobic interaction between PTX and the albumin lipophilic domain. Fourth, the system can be used for combined photothermo-chemotherapy for yielding synergistic effects. The antitumor activity of the system was evaluated both and using the HCT116 colon cancer cell and tumor model. The combination therapy was found with an enhanced treatment efficiency and no obvious side effect. Most importantly, the thermal effect was also discovered with the ability to modulate the tumor microenvironments and suppress the macrophages polarization towards the M2 pro-tumor phenotype. It could be a mechanism for photothermal immunotherapy. The combination strategy and the system provide a potential method for cancer therapy.

Focus on the treatment of chronic hepatitis C in children / 临床肝胆病杂志

Chronic hepatitis C in children has an insidious onset and has few available treatment options.Pegylated interferon alpha (Peg-IFNα) combined with ribavirin (RBV),known as the PR regimen for short,used to be the standard regimen;however,treatment response is often affected by various factors including hepatitis C virus genotype,viral load,and host gene polymorphisms,and some children cannot tolerate the adverse reactions of PR regimen.HCV Guidance:Recommendations for Testing,Managing,and Treating Hepatitis C developed by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (AASLD/IDSA) in September,2017 recommended that direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) can be used for children with hepatitis C who are aged above 12 years or have a body weight of ≥35 kg.Sofosbuvir combined with ledipasvir is the recommended regimen for children with genotype 1,4,5,or 6 infection,and sofosbuvir combined with RBV is recommended for children with genotype 2 or 3 infection.The course of disease is 12 weeks for previously untreated children with genotype 1 infection,children with genotype 1 infection who were treated by IFNα and do not have liver cirrhosis,or children with genotype 2,4,5,or 6 infection,and 24 weeks for children with genotype 1 infection who were treated by IFNα and have liver cirrhosis or children with genotype 3 infection.Further studies are needed to investigate the type of DAAs used in children with chronic hepatitis C aged ＜ 12 years,related regimens,and their safety.As for special populations including children with chronic hepatitis C complicated by HIV infection and those treated by liver transplantation,individualized treatment regimens should be developed with reference to the status of HIV infection and complications of liver transplantation.

Establishment of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis model in rabbits by using ferric chloride combined with thrombin injection / 介入放射学杂志

Objective To discuss the establishment of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) model in rabbits by local application of ferric chloride at sinuses sagittalis superior (SSS) combined with thrombin injection, and to evaluate its feasibility and application value. Methods A total of 39 New Zealand white rabbits were randomly and equally divided into three groups with 13 rabbits in each group, local application of cotton piece saturated with saline at SSS for 10 minutes was performed for the rabbits of group A, SSS local application of cotton piece saturated with 40％ ferric chloride for 10 minutes was adopted for the rabbits of group B, while SSS local application of cotton piece saturated with 40％ ferric chloride for 5 minutes together with injection of thrombin was carried out for the rabbits of group C. Whole cerebral DSA was performed immediately after modeling to judge if there was formation of thrombosis. Two days after the modeling, every 3 rabbits from each group were sacrificed to make 2, 3, 5-chloride triphenyl tetrazole (TTC) staining. Seven days after the modeling, the remaining 10 rabbits of each group were examined with DSA, the vascular recanalization rates were calculated, and the histopathological examination was made. Results In group B and group C, SSS thrombosis with surrounding cerebral infarction, edema, inflammatory cell aggregation and other pathological changes were observed. The 7-day vascular recanalization rate in group C was strikingly lower than that in group B (10％ vs 70％, P＜0.05). Surrounding cortical vein thrombus and subcortex petechial hemorrhages were obviously seen in group C. Conclusion For the establishment of CVST model in rabbits, local application of ferric chloride at SSS together with thrombin injection is effective and feasible. The thrombus thus induced is quite stable, and its pathogenesis and pathophysiology are quite similar to clinical manifestations. Therefore, this method can be used for basic research and clinical trials of CVST.

Research progress on establishment of animal models of ovarian cancer / 中国实验动物学报

Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer-related death in women. 75% of ovarian cancer patients were detected at an advanced stage. At present,the disease lacks effective early screening method and the clinical therapy effect is poor,which has become a serious threat to women's health. The use of animal models of ovarian cancer is an important mean to elucidate the pathogenesis of the disease,and to screen effective diagnosis and treatment. The disease models are mainly divided into four types: spontaneous, induced, transplanted and gene intervention type. Mice, rats, hens,Mirotus Fortis and Mongolian gerbil are mainly selected to prepare animal models of ovarian cancer. Based on recent literature reports,we reviewed the preparation method of animal models of ovarian cancer and introduced the evaluation standards and main characteristics of these animal models.

The investigation of diatom species composition and database of diatom scanning electron microscope in the Pearl River of Guangdong province / 中国法医学杂志

Objective The investigation of diatom species composition and database of diatom scanning electron microscope in the Pearl River of Guangdong province. Methods Using the Lefort aqua regia digestion 19 different sampling sites (6 in the West River, 9 in the North River, and 4 in the East River) were sampled by us in June and September 2012.Water samples from each sampling site was digested and then observed by scanning electron microscopy. The diatom genera found in samples were recorded. Results 21 diatom genera, including Achnanthes, Cocconeis, Coscinodiscus, Cyclotella, Cymatopleura, Cymbella, Diatoma, Diploneis, Gomphonema, Gyrosigma, Hantzschia, Melosira, Navicula, Nitzschia, Pinnularia, Rhoicosphenia, Stauroneis, Stephanodisus, Surirella, Synedra, Tabellaria, were found in all the samples. Conclusion It is helpful to legal medical expert by using database of diatom scanning electron microscope in the Pearl River of Guangdong province. As hundreds of diatoms pictures were taken by SEM, it would be a valuable reference of diatoms identification for forensic experts as well as diagnosis of drowning place.

Clinical application value of combined detection of serum miR-378 and miR-21 in gastric cancer / 中华肿瘤杂志

Objective@#To investigate the clinical value of combined detection of serum miR-378 and miR-21 in gastric cancer (GC).@*Methods@#Eighty-seven patients with GC and 78 patients with colorectal cancer(CRC) from National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences were selected, 83 individuals undergoing healthy physical examination were selected as the healthy controls. The levels of serum miR-378 and miR-21 were detected by quantitative real-time PCR (RT-qPCR) (result data were transformed as log2 for analysis).@*Results@#Relative expression levels of miR-378 in the serum were -1.24, -3.25 and -2.73 in healthy controls, GC and CRC patients, respectively. Compared with the healthy controls, the levels of serum miR-378 were significantly decreased in GC and CRC patients (both P<0.05). Relative expression levels of miR-21 in the serum were 0.11, 2.34 and 2.47 in healthy controls, GC and CRC patients, respectively. Compared with the healthy controls, the levels of serum miR-21 were significantly up-regulated in GC and CRC patients (both P<0.05). Moreover, the serum level of miR-378 in GC patients was inversely associated with tumor clinical stage (P<0.05). However, the level of miR-21 showed no significant differences among patients with different clinical and pathological characteristics (all P>0.05). The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC), sensitivity and specificity of miRNA-378 to diagnose GC was 0.770, 82.0% and 66.0%, respectively, and were 0.900, 85.0%, and 88.0% of miR-21, respectively. The AUC, sensitivity and specificity of combined detection of serum miR-378 and miR-21 to diagnose GC were 0.930, 92.0% and 87.0%, respectively, while the AUC of combined detection of serum CEA and CA-199 was 0.767, the AUC of combined all of the four factors was 0.946.@*Conclusion@#The combined detection of serum miR-378 and miR-21 have a certain effect on diagnosis of GC.

Preparation of microarray-structured polymer film and its effect on 3D cell culture / 生物工程学报

The two-dimensional (2D) cell culture model is currently used to study cellular processes and drug screening for human diseases. However, the growth of cells is affected by many factors. For conventional 2D cell culture, many of the difficulties are encountered in accurately replicating the cell function in three-dimensional (3D) tissues. Compared with 2D cell culture, much attention is paid to the cell-to-cell and cell-matrix interactions for 3D cell culture systems, which can more closely mimic the growth environment for cultured cells. Therefore, the 3D cell culture system was more suitable for a variety of applications such as drug screening and cell proliferation. In this work, we prepared microarray-structured polymer films with different geometric structures by nanoimprint lithography and used the films as cell culture platforms for the culture of 293T cells. Through the adjustment of the surface morphology and water contact angle of the prepared films, the regulation of the morphological changes of cell growth was successfully realized. Experimental results demonstrated that the hydrophilic films with 10 μm-pillar microstructure are applicable to 3D cell culture, whereas the hydrophobic films with 3 μm-pillar microstructure are only suitable for 3D culture of cells with a smaller size and stiff cuticular layer. In addition, cells tended to the formation of spheroids on the hydrophobic films, while cells usually adhered to the surface and grew on the hydrophilic films. This work represents further technological progress in the development of 3D cell culture, thereby facilitating future studies of physiologically relevant processes.

LVIS stent-assisted endovascular embolization therapy for intracranial aneurysms: analysis of the safety and efficacy / 介入放射学杂志

Objective To evaluate the clinical safety and efficacy of LVIS stent (a low profile knitting designed self-expandable stent) in assisting endovascular embolization for intracranial saccular aneurysms.Methods A total of 127 patients with intracranial saccular aneurysm,who were admitted to authors' hospital during the period from April 2014 to June 2016 to receive LVIS stent-assisted endovascular embolization,were retrospectively analyzed.The safety of the operation,the immediate postoperative outcomes,the recurrence rate,and the clinical and radiographic follow-up results were analyzed.Results A total of 130 LVIS stents were successfully implanted in the 127 patients with intracranial saccular aneurysm,implantation failure was seen in one patient,the technical success rate was 99.2％.During or after the endovascular embolization process in-stent thrombosis was observed in 7 patients (7/127,5.5％).Neither perioperative bleeding nor death occurred.Immediately after the operation,complete occlusion of the aneurysm was obtained in 112 aneurysms (88.1％) and neck remnant was observed in 15 aneurysms (11.9％).The patients were followed up for a mean period of 8 months.Follow-up angiography was performed in 37 patients,which showed that complete occlusion of the aneurysm was obtained in 33 patients (89.1％),and visualization of the aneurysm was seen in 4 patients (10.9％),including 3 patients who had aneurysm visualization immediately after embolization and one patient who had aneurysm recurrence.No death occurred.Conclusion The use of LVIS stent to assist endovascular embolization for intracranial saccular aneurysms is safe and effective,although its long-term effect needs further observation.

Synthesis and hemostasis activity of iodine complex with carboxymethyl chitosan / 药学实践杂志

Objective To study the hemostasis activity of iodine complex with carboxymethyl chitosan .Methods The polymers were prepared with azodiisobutyronitrile as the initiating agent and sodium acrylate ,N‐vinylpyrrolidone ,carboxym‐ethyl chitosan and N ,N′‐methylene diacrylamide as the raw materials .It was then complexed with iodine to generate iodine complex with carboxymethyl chitosan ,and the hemostasis activity was tested at the same time .Results The polymers could absorb water with the value of 103g/g and showed potent hemostasis activity for auricular veins and femoral veins .Conclusion The results showed that hemostatic effect of polymers was better than that of hemostatic sponge and Quikclot .

The effects of newborn genetic screening for GJB2 and hearing follow-ups / 临床耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志

OBJECTIVE@#To determine the prevalence of GJB2 mutations in newborns and provide clinical experience for newborn genetic screening.@*METHOD@#Blood samples of 23 836 newborns in Beijing from March 2012 to December 2013 were screened for hot spot mutations of GJB2 associated with hearing loss. The genetic screening results were comprehensively analyzed with hearing results in genetic counseling.@*RESULT@#One or two pathogenic mutations of GJB2 were spotted in 622(2. 61%) individuals. Among them, numbers of newborns with 1 mutation of c. 35deiG,c. 176191 del16,c. 235delC and c. 299300 delAT were 3,26,467 and 120. One compound heterozygote, and 5 homozygotes were also identified. Five hundred and fifty(88. 6%)newborns were followed up by telephones and SMS (short message service) and 325 newborns visit our genetic clinic regularly which were regarded as the research object. In the hearing screening, the referral rate for hearing loss in the first-step screening was 13.8% (45/325), and became 9.2% (30/325) upon retesting. Nine newborns (2. 8%) were diagnosed as hearing loss of different degrees as early as 3 months old,including 6 homozygous/compound heterozygote and 3 heterozygotes.@*CONCLUSION@#Patients with GJB2 mutations have various phenotype. Newborns with homozygous/compound heterozygous GJB2 mutations may pass the hearing screening at first. Carriers of GJB2 may also have hearing problems. The combination of genetic and audiological screening can play an important role in deafness detections of infants before key period of speech development.

Study on changes of blood cell distribution width and D-dimer in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease / 中国生化药物杂志

Objective To investigate the changes of blood cell distribution width and D-dimer in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Methods 60 cases with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease were selected and according to the course of disease were divided into two groups.30 healthy people were selected to be the control group.MCV, RDW and D-dimer were detected and compared.ResuIts Compared with the control group, MCV and RDW of acute phase group and remission stage group are higher(P<0.05), compared with the remission stage group, MCV and RDW of acute phase group were higher(P<0.05), and RDW and MCV in the acute stage group were positively correlated with the remission stage group (r=0.717, 0.902, P<0.05).Compared with the control group, D-dimer of acute phase group and remission stage group were higher(P<0.05), compared with the remission stage group, D-dimer of acute phase group were higher(P<0.05), and D-dimer in the acute stage group were positively correlated with the remission stage group (r=0.727, P<0.05).ConcIusion The distribution of blood cell distribution width and D-dimer levels in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in acute stage and remission stage group were increased, and the increasing of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the acute stage is more obvious.

Detection of capsular serotype and virulence gene of Klebsiella pneumonia with hypermucoviscosity phenotype / 中华检验医学杂志

Objective To detect the hypermucoviscosity phenotype , capsular serotype and virulence gene of Klebsiella pneumonia (K.pneumonia) from various kinds of clinical specimens and understand the characteristics of different K.pneumonia causing infections.Methods A retrospective study was conducted through collection of 178 K.pneumonia isolates from blood, sputum, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid , urine, normally sterilized fluid , puncture fluid from liver abscess and other abscesses between January 2010 and December 2012 in General Hospital of Chinese PLA.String test was carried out for detection of hypermucoviscosity phenotype.Capsular serotype and virulence gene ( rmpA) were checked by polymerase chain reaction.Analysis was made according to the hypermucoviscosity , capsular serotype , rmpA gene , as well as the sources of K.pneumoniae.Statistic data was analyzed by contingency table analysis and χ2 test.Results Eighty-three out of 178 ( 46.6%) strains of K.pneumonia were hypermucoviscous with positive string test, the positive rate of virulence gene rmpA was 92.8%(77/83).K1/K2/K57 capsular serotypes were the predominant serotypes in the group of puncture fluid from liver abscess and other abscesses (75.0%,27/36)than the group of blood (32.4%,12/37), urine(21.7%,5/23) and normally sterilized fluid(25.0%,5/20), and also more than in the group of sputum , bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (50.0%,22/44),χ2 =21.19,P<0.01.The positive rate of string test in the group of puncture fluid from liver abscess and other abscesses (77.8%, 28/36)was significantly higher than the group of blood (29.7%, 11/37), urine (30.4%, 7/23), or normally sterilized fluid (25.0%, 5/20),χ2 =27.90,P<0.01.The positive rate of rmpA gene in the isolates from puncture fluid of liver abscess and other abscesses was higher than other groups.Conclusions As the pathogens of various kinds of infections , mainly abscess and respiratory infection, hypermucoviscous strains of K.pneumonia were of great clinical significance.Capsular serotype K57, as well as K1 and K2, possessed hypermucoviscosity and hypervirulence in China.