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Objective:To investigate expression level of transcriptional co-activator with PDZ-binding motif(TAZ) in neonatal rats with chronic lung diseases induced by hyperoxia and explore its potential role in the disease.Methods:The model of high-oxygen-induced lung injury in neonatal rats was established by continuous inhalation of high-concentration oxygen.The rats in experimental group inhaled 85% oxygen, while the rats in control group inhaled air.The lung tissues were collected at the 1st, 3rd, 7th, 14th and 21st day, and the lung tissue sections were stained with hematoxylin and eosin staining to observe the pathological changes of the lung.In addition, the dynamic expressions of TAZ, surfactant protein C(SPC) and aquaporin-5(AQP5) in lung tissue were detected by real-time PCR, western blot and immunohistochemistry staining.Results:In the experimental group, with the prolongation of oxygen inhalation time, we found that the alveolar cavity increased, the number decreased, the alveolar septum thickened, and the alveolar structure was simplified.Compared with the control group, there was no difference in TAZ, SPC and AQP5 expression at 1st and 3rd days in the lung tissue in the experimental group( P>0.05). However, at 7, 14 and 21 days, the expression of TAZ in mRNA and protein level in lung tissue in experimental group decreased significantly, and the expression of SPC in mRNA and protein level increased significantly, while the expression of AQP5 in mRNA and protein level decreased, the differences were all statistically significant( P<0.05). Conclusion:Hyperoxia can cause alveolar structure disorder and pulmonary arrested development in neonatal rat.The expression levels of SPC and AQP5 show that the injury of type Ⅰ alveolar epithelial cells (AEC Ⅰ) is severe.Although the number of type Ⅱ alveolar epithelial cells (AEC Ⅱ) increased, but its differentiation capacity decreased obviously.The decrease of TAZ expression may cause AEC Ⅱ lose the function of differentiation into AEC Ⅰ.
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GATA transcription factors encode a zinc finger DNA binding protein and play an important role in regulating cell proliferation and differentiation.GATA6 is an important member of the GATA transcription factor family,mainly expressed in the tissues and organs derived from endoderm.It is also the most fundamental member of the GATA family located in the airway epithelial cells.It is involved not only in the regulation of normal lung tissue development,but also in the pathogenesis of lung diseases.This review focuses on the role of GATA6 in lung development and some lung diseases.
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OBJECTIVE To understand nosocomial candidal infection among tuberculosis patients and its drug(sensitivity).(METHODS) Totally 6280 clinical samples from Jan 2002 to Dec 2004 were cultured;and part of(positive) ones were tested their drug sensitivity to FC,FLC,KET and ITC.RESULTS From all cultured samples 2767 Candida strains(positive rate was 44.06%) were isolated.From them C.albicans,C.glabrata,C.tropicalis,C.krusei and other Candida were 2006, 344,206,95 and 116 strains,their positive rate was 31.94%,(5.48%),3.28%, 1.51% and 1.85%,respectively.Their drug sensitivity rate to four drugs were as follows: to FC was 93.73%,to TTC 62.76%,to FLC 51.03% and to KET was 47.59%. CONCLUSIONS The condition of(tuberculosis) patient would become serious due to higher dual infection rate by Candida after too long anti-(tuberculosis) treatment.Among the four kinds of drugs the FC has the best anti-candidal activity.
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OBJECTIVE: To learn the clinical features of patients infected with Klebsiella pneumoniae in our hospital.METHODS: From 2006 and 2007,a total of 96 inpatients in our hospital that were confirmed to be infected with Klebsiella pneumoniae by sputum culture were collected for a study of their clinical features and drug susceptibility test results.RESULTS: Patients with Klebsiella pneumoniae infection represented 12.7% of the total concurrent pulmonary infection cases,of which,57 Klebsiella pneumoniae infection cases had concurrent pulmonary tuberculosis(TB),and 39 Klebsiella pneumoniae infection cases had no concurrent TB.Drug susceptibility tests showed that the resistance rates of Klebsiella pneumoniae to third generation cephalosporins and quinolones were higher than those reported in the literature,and the resistant rate of Klebsiella pneumoniae to quinolones in Klebsiella pneumoniae infection patients complicated with TB was higher than those without TB.CONCLUSION: Klebsiella pneumoniae infection was more common in patients with low body resistance,which has typical clinical manifestations.Recently,the resistance of Klebsiella pneumoniae to the third generation cephalosporin has been increasing,and its resistance to quinolones in patients with pneumonia Klebsiella infection complicated with TB was significantly higher than in those without TB.