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Objective To explore the role of a new apoptosis related gene TFAR 19 in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and the relationship between TFAR 19 and SLE.Methods ELISA was used to test if there is relation between TFAR 19 and SLE.Results It was found that in active SLE patients there was higher titer of TFAR 19 antibody than that in stability patients and normal controls.No significant difference was seen between stability patients and normal controls.Conclusion It is first put forward that TFAR 19 may be related with SLE pathogenesis and disease activity.
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Objective To investigate the therapeutic effect of oral viaminate(a vitamine A acid derivative)on acne and its effect on the expression of androgen receptor.Methods Two hundred and eigh-teen patients with acne were allocated to treatment group and control group at random:treatment group was treated by oral viaminate;control group was treated by oral minocycline.The treatment lasted for four weeks.The effect of viaminate on the expression of androgen receptor was studied in COLO-16cells in vitro by using Northern blot or Western blot.Results The therapeutic effect of oral viaminate in treatment group was higher than that in control group(P
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The putative allergens,clinical manilestations and patch tests of traditional Chinese medicinal materials (CMM) which cause contact dermatitis (CD) are studied in this paper. 14 patients with CMM CD and 351 controls were patch tested with the standard series of allergen produced by the Beijing Medical University and the suspected drugs been tised. It was found that most CMM CD were caused by the CMM frequently used topically for "analgesic and antiphlogistic". All the patients patch tested with suspected drugs gave positive results. Some patients also reacted to fragrance mix, colophony, rubber mix and ammoniated mercury. The positive rates of fragrance mix and colophony in CMM CD patients were significantly higher than controls while rubber mix and ammoniated mercury were not. The results indicated that the topical analgesic and antiphlogistic CMM especially those containing fragrance may be liable to cause sensitization. CMM CD can be diagnosed by patch testing the putative drugs.