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Objective To investigate the expression of CD35 on erythrocyte membrane and the changes of serum inflammatory cytokines in children with recurrent respiratory tract infection (RRTI) and their relation to zinc therapy. Methods One hundred and sixteen RRTI children including 82 cases of upper respiratory tract infection and 34 cases of lower respiratory tract infection were enrolled in the study;40 children with acute respiratory infection and 50 healthy children were randomly selected as the controls. The expression of CD35 on erythrocyte membrane, positive rate of circulating immune complex (CIC), IL-6, IL-8 and TNF-α were detected. Sixty-eight RRTI children with hypozincemia were randomly divided into zinc treatment group ( n = 38) and control group ( n = 30). The above parameters were detected at the end of the treatment and 12 weeks after the treatment. Results The expression of CD35 on erythrocyte membrane was significantly lower in RRTI children ( upper respiratory group and lower respiratory group) than that in healthy controls ( t=6.17 and 6.46, P <0.01 ). CIC-pesitive rate and the contents of IL-6, IL-8 and TNF-α were increased in RRTI children, especially in those with lower respiratory tract infections. Compared with the children of acute respiratory infections, the expression of CD35on erythrocyte memhrane was much lower in RRTI children in the remission stage ( t = 20. 307, P < 0.01 ). The above parameters were improved in RRTI children who received zinc treatment. Conclusions Down-regulation of CD35, insufficient elimination of CIC, excessive production of serum IL-6, IL-8 and TNF-α were observed in RRTI children, which might be the immunopathologic mechanism of the repeated infection. These indexes can be improved after zinc treatment.
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Objective To evaluate hepatitis B virus large surfsce protein(LHBs) in monitoring of antiviral treatment.Methods LHBs.HBV serum markers and HBV DNA loads in 46 patients with adefovir dipivoxil(ADV) therapy were monitored for the whole course(60 weeks).Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA),time differentiate immunofluoresence assay and real.time polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR)were performed to detect LHBs,HBV serum markers and HBV DNA loads,respectively.And correlation analysis was also performed.Results Both LHBs and HBV DNA declined during the ADV treatment.and the correlation coefficient was 0.97.but LHBs declined after HBV DNA.There were 20 patients with HBV DNA<5×102/mL at 60th week.in which 8 were LHBs negative;in 14 recurrent patients,the HBV DNA turned to negative and became positive again,3 with negative LHBs;while in 12 patients resistant to the ADV therapy.2 were LHBs negative.Conclusion Dynamic monitoring of LHBs is useful in the evaluation of antiviral treatment.
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Objective:To investigate the pathogenesis related with the function of the red cell immune adherence(RCIA) in the patients with essential hypertension(EH) and the possibility of the nonspecific immunol regulation.Methods:Parameters of 99 EH patients were detected by the mixed rosett of erythrocyte and yeast,PEG pracipatation respectively and were compared between 48 of whom pre and post treatment with thymosin and the control group.Results:The activity of RBC CR 1 in EH group was lower than that of normal group (P
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AIM: To explore the histocompatibility of pinealocyte microencapsules in vivo. METHODS: The pineal glands of neonatal rats were removed under operating microscope and pinealocytes were isolated through collagenase and trypsin digestion. Pinealocytes were cultured for one week in vitro and collected immediately after digesting was encapsulated in APA microencapsules. The cells and empty capsules were transplanted into abdominal cavity or intermuscular space respectively and retrieved at the 15th or 30th day after operation. Morphological observation, HE staining, cell counting, and HPLC technique were used to analyze the shape, proliferation and function, the degree of inflammation fibrosis of retrieved microencapsules. RESULTS: The retrieve rate of cell capsule from abdominal cavity was about 85 % . The retrieved capsules had integrated profile mostly although some were damaged. The amount of macrophages attached to capsule wall and the thickness of wall increased gradually following the period of transplantation. However, the retrieve rate, wall thickness had no difference between retrieved cell and empty capsules at the same time. Secretion ability of pinealocytes in capsule retrieved at 15th day after operation decreased rapidly and those retrieved at 30th day after operation lossed secretion function. CONCLUSION: APA microencapsules had histocompatibility relatively in vivo and protected pinealocytes in capsule from immunologic rejection of the host. The survival time was about 20 days. During this period cells in capsule maintained activity and MT secretion ability.