Association study of single nucleotide polymorphism of rs284489 in the 8q22 region with primary open angle glaucoma in a Sichuan Han Chinese population / 中华实验眼科杂志

Objective:To investigate the association between rs284489 in the 8q22 region and primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) in Sichuan, and the association between rs284489 and gender difference.Methods:A case control study was adopted.A total of 894 Han Nationality POAG patients in Sichuan People's Hospital from September 2015 to March 2017 were included, and 994 control patients who participated in physical examination in the same period were included.All subjects had no blood relationship and all were Han Chinese.Each sample of 4 ml-peripheral blood was collected for extracting DNA and rs284489 information was obtained from NCBI website.Primers 5.0 software was used to design primers.Genotyping was performed by using a tailored "Chinese-Chip" for association analysis of the rs284489 in the 8q22 region.Genotype allele frequencies and Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (HWE) were assessed by using χ2 test.Logistic regression was applied to adjust for gender differences between the cases and controls.The PS; Power and Sample Size Calculation (version 3.1.2) software was used to calculate statistical power.This study followed the Declaration of Helsinki.This study followed the guidelines for the collection of human genetic disease specimens issued by the Ministry of Health of China.The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital (No.2016-58). Results:The allele distribution of rs284489 was within the HWE for both case and control groups (both at P>0.05). The difference of the minor allele-G distribution between the case group and the control group was not significant (allelic P*=0.94, OR [95% CI] **=1.01[0.83-1.23]); To further investigate the association between rs284489 and POAG, four genetic models, including model 1 (AG vs. AA), additive model 2 (GG vs.AA), dominant model (GG+ AG vs.AA), and recessive model (GG vs.AG+ AA) were applied.There was no significant difference in the four genetic models between the case and control groups (adjusted P# additive model 1 =0.26, P# additive model 2 =0.54, P# dominant model =0.50, P# recessive model =0.25); the gender difference in this study was not associated with the polymorphism of rs284489 (adjusted P#=1.00, crude OR [95% CI]=1.00[0.88-1.14], adjusted OR [95% CI]=1.00 [0.87-1.14]). Conclusions:rs284489 is not statistically associated with POAG in a Sichuan Han Chinese population.

Comparative Study on Contents of 5 Active Ingredients in Different Varieties and Harvesting Periods of Codo- nopsis Radix / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE：To establish a method for simultaneous determination of the contents of codonopatin ，syringin， atractylenolide Ⅰ，atractylenolide Ⅱ and atractylenolide Ⅲ，and to compare the contents of above 5 components in different varieties and harvesting periods of Codonopsis Radix. METHODS ：HPLC method was used. The column was Inertsil ODS- 3 with mobile phase consisted of acetonitrile-water （gradient elution ）at the flow rate of 0.8 mL/min. The detection wavelengths were 210 nm （codonopatin），220 nm （syringin，atractylenolide Ⅱ ，atractylenolide Ⅲ），276 nm （atractylenolide Ⅰ）. The column temperature was set at 30 ℃ ，and the sample size was 20 μ L. RESULTS：The linear range of codonopatin ，syringin， atractylenolide Ⅰ，atractylenolide Ⅱ and atractylenolide Ⅲ were 44.30-886.00 μg/mL（r＝0.999 7），6.50-130.03 μg/mL（r＝0.999 6）， 4.47-89.46 μg/mL（r＝0.999 5），2.53-50.50 μg/mL（r＝0.999 4），5.64-112.80 μg/mL（r＝0.999 5）；the limits of quantification were 2.446 0，0.168 0，0.248 1，0.065 7，0.099 8 μg/mL，and detection limits were 1.352 0，0.067 2，0.005 4，0.006 3，0.007 3 μ g/mL；RSDs of precision ，stability（24 h），repeatability and durability tests were all less than 2％；the recoveries were 98.87％-100.62％（RSD＝0.73％，n＝6），98.46％-101.54％ （RSD＝1.15％，n＝6），98.32％-101.12％（RSD＝1.19％，n＝ 96.83％-104.16％（RSD＝2.62％，n＝6），97.87％-100.99％ （RSD＝1.07％，n＝6）. The average contents were 33.78-431.82， 0-20.60，0.44-3.68，0-10.83，0.27-73.40 μ g/g. The content of 1271985629@qq.com codonopatin was in descending order was as follows as Codonopsis pilosula ＞C. tangshen ＞C. pilosula Nannf. var. modesta （Nannf.） L. T. Shen ＞ecotypic variety of C.·1677· tangshen. The content of syringin in descending order was C. pilosula ＞C. pilosula Nannf. var. modesta（Nannf.）L. T. Shen ＞C. tangshen，but it was not detected in ecotypic variety of C. tangshen . The content of atractylenolide Ⅰ in descending order was C. pilosula Nannf. var. modesta（Namf.）L. T. Shen ＞ecotypic variety of C. tangshen ＞C. pilosula ＞C. tangshen . The content of atractylenolide Ⅱ in C. pilosula was higher than C. pilosula Nannf. var. modesta（Nannf.）L. T. Shen ，but was no detected in C. tangshen and ecotypic variety of C. tangshen . The content of atractylenolide Ⅲ in descending order was C. pilosula ＞C. pilosula Nannf. var. modesta（Nannf.）L. T. Shen ＞ecotypic variety of C. tangshen ＞C. tangshen . In Codonopsis Radix collected from Jul. to Oct. ，the content of codonopatin was the highest ；the content of atractylenolide Ⅰ was lower in sample collected from Jun. to Oct.；atractylenolide Ⅱ was not detected in sample collected in Aug. ；the contents of atractylenolide Ⅰ and atractylenolide Ⅱ were the lower in sample collected in Sept. ，and syringin and atractylenolide Ⅱ were not detected in some samples. CONCLUSIONS ： The established HPLC method is simple ，accurate，highly sensitive and reproducible. It can be used to simultaneously determine 5 active ingredients contents of Codonopsis Radix ；there are great difference in contents of 5 active ingredients in different varieties and harvesting periods of Codonopsis Radix.

Aortic isthmus pulsatility index for assessing fetal hemodynamic changes in reeclampsia patients / 中国介入影像与治疗学

Objective: To evaluate the clinical value of aortic isthmus pulsatility index (AoI-PI) on intrauterine hemodynamic changes in fetus of preeclampsia patients. Methods: Totally 261 pregnant women who underwent prenatal ultrasound were selected, including 214 normal pregnant women (47 selected as control group) and 47 preeclampsia patients (case group). The changes of fetal AoI-PI with gestational age were observed in 214 normal pregnant women. Fetal AoI-PI and cerebroplacental ratio (CPR) were compared between 2 groups. Results: Fetal AoI-PI in normal pregnant women slightly increased with gestational age. Fetal AoI-PI in case group was higher than in control group (P<0.001), while CPR was lower than that in control group (P<0.001). The abnormal changes of AoI-PI were earlier than those of CPR in case group. Conclusion: Fetal AoI-PI can indicate hemodynamic changes in fetus of preeclampsia patients.

Comparative analysis on candida infection detection methods of vaginal secretion / 重庆医学

Objective To analyze the correlation among 3 kinds of detection methods of routine microscopic examination,fluorescence PCR nucleic acid amplification and fungal color culture in the fungal detection of vaginal secretion.Methods The patients with suspected vaginitis treated in this hospital during 2014-2016 were selected.Each 500 cases of negative and positive vaginal secretion samples by microscopic examination were collected.The candida types were identified by using the fluorescence PCR nucleic acid amplification,then 100 samples with the positive results of fluorescence PCR nucleic acid amplification for detecting fungal were performed the fungal microbial culture to verify the accuracy rate of typing results.Results The Kappa value of consistency test between fluorescence PCR nucleic acid amplification and routine microscopic examination was 0.632,the consistency between them was poor.Among 500 positive samples of vaginal secretion detected by routine microscopic examination,382 cases (76.4 ％) of Candida albicans infection were detected by fluorescence PCR nucleic acid amplification,73 cases (14.6％) were Candida glabrata infection,10 cases (2.0 ％) were Candida tropicalis infection,3 cases (0.6 ％) were Candida albicans combined Candida glabrata infection and 32 cases (6.4 ％) were other fungal infection.Among 500 negative samples by conventional microscopic examination,152 positive cases were identified by fluorescence PCR nucleic acid amplification,including 130 cases of Candida albicans,16 cases of Candida glabrata and 6 cases of Candida tropicalis.There was no statistical significant difference in positive rate between the fluorescence PCR nucleic acid amplification and CHROMAgar rapid color method (x2 =0.131,P =0.936).Conclusion For the patients with clinical manifestations and negative microscopic examination results,it is recommended to conduct fluorescence PCR nucleic acid amplification rapid type identification or fungal culture identification.

Literature Analysis of 20 Cases of Amiodarone-induced Pulmonary Toxicity / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE:To summarize general regularity and characteristics of amiodarone-induced pulmonary toxicity,and to provide reference for rational use of amiodarone and avoiding the occurrence of ADR. METHODS:Retrieved from CNKI,VIP and Wanfang database,individual case report literatures about amiodarone-induced pulmonary toxicity were collected during 1990-2016. The included cases were analyzed statistically. RESULTS:A total of 19 related literatures were collected,involving 20 cases of amiodarone-induced pulmonary toxicity. Among them,the patients older than 60 years old accounted for 75.0% with ratio of male to female 3:1. 75.0% patients had used medicine more than 1 month when pulmonary toxicity occurred. The dose of amiod-arone in 17 patients ranged 200-400 mg/d. Six patients died,accounting for 30.0%. CONCLUSIONS:Pulmonary toxicity induced by amiodarone may be related to patients'gender,age,dose and medication time. The mortality of it is in relative high level. Med-ical staff should pay attention to it,regularly monitor and process it timely.

Validation Research And Regulation Exploration Of High Fat-introduced Hyperlipidemia Model In Rat / 中国比较医学杂志

Objective To investigate the feasibility of high fat-introduced hyperlipeidemia model in male SD rat and study the time rule of molding .Methods 30 Male adult rats of SD Strain bred in the animal house of the institute were divided into 3 groups after 1 week adaptation , group 1:control group, normal diet;group 2:model 1 group, high fat high cholesterol diet;group 3:model 2 group, high fat high cholesterol diet .The period of experiment was 8 weeks.Food and water intake were measured everyday and body weight were measured every four days .Blood were collected by orbital venous at the end of fourth ,sixth,eighth week to test their serum lipid level .At the end of experiment ,animals were killed to collect liver and aorta tissue for HE stain .Results Compared with control group ,the food intake of model 1 was higher and model 2 was significant lower , water intake of model 2 was significant lower , the ratio of liver/weight of two model groups were significant heavier ,and weight of model groups were higher .High fat diet significantly increased TC levels of model groups at the end of fourth ,sixth week.The level of LDL-c in model 1 group were higher and the HDL-c were lower compared with control group .HE stain showed the livers of control group were regular ,arrangements of the liver cells were trim, dyeing present uniformity .The two model groups showed a large range of hepatocyte fatty change ,a few liver blood sinus were in congestion and infiltrated with inflammatory cells .Aorta HE stain showed no significant change among 3 groups.Conclusions The method of high fat-introduced hyperlipeidemia model in male SD rat is feasible and the model turned out to present hypercholesterolemia with severe fatty liver .On the other hand,levers of serum lipid increased within an increase—inter-adjustment—increase state .In the process of modeling ,how to overcome the symptom of anorexia and the state of cholesterol inter-adjustment in animals is the key to successfully establish hyperlipeidemia model .

Gli-2 expression in thymic tumor tissues and its relationship with Ki-67 / 中国肿瘤临床

Objective:To investigate the expression of Gli-2 protein and nuclear proliferation marker Ki-67 in human thymic tu-mors, as well as its relationship with clinicopathological features and prognosis. Methods: Immunohistochemical staining was per-formed to determine the expressions of Gli-2 and Ki-67 in 64 thymic tumor cases, in which 9 were type A, 6 were type AB, 11 were type B1, 22 were type B2, and 16 were type C. Results:1) Positive expression rates of Gli-2 in types A, AB, B1, B2, and C thymomas were 1/9 (11.11%), 2/6 (33.33%), 2/11 (18.18%), 5/22 (22.73%), and 13/16 (81.25%), respectively. Statistically significant differences existed in the two sets of data (P0.05). 3) The positive labeling indexes of Ki-67 in invasive and non-inva-sive thymomas were 7.14 ± 6.99 and 15.24 ± 9.13, respectively. The differences between both thymomas were statistically significant (P<0.05). 4) A positive correlation existed in the expression of Ki-67 and Gli-2 in thymomas. Five-year progression-free survival (PFS) rate was lower in the Gli-2 positive group (56.5%, 13/23) than in the negative group (92.7%, 38/41). The Ki-67-positive group (61.5%, 16/26) also showed a lower five-year PFS than that in the negative group (92.1%, 35/38), with statistically significant differences be-tween the two groups (P<0.05). Multivariate Cox's proportional hazard regression analysis indicated that the Gli-2-positive group ex-pression, Ki-67-positive group expression, and invasion of the pleura were independent prognostic factors of thymic tumors. Conclu-sion:The expression of Gli-2 and Ki-67 showed a positive correlation with thymic tumors. Detecting the combined expression of Gli-2 and Ki-67 may elucidate the clinicopathological features and prognoses of patients with thymic tumors.

Expression and purification of mIL-21-hIgGFc fusion protein in 293E cells and its effects on CD8+T cell phenotype / 中国免疫学杂志

Objective:To express recombinant protein mIL-21-hIgGFc in 293E cells,and investigate its effect on CD8+T cell.Methods:Total RNA was extracted from the mouse spleen cells ,and then IL-21 gene was amplified by RT-PCR and inserted into expression vector PTT3-hIgGFc.PTT3-mIL-21-hIgGFc were transfected into 293E cells by calcium phosphate method.The supernatants were collected at 48 hours and 72 hours and concentrated by MOLLIPORE Labscale TM TFF system ( 5 kD membrane ).The mIL-21-hIgGFc fusion protein was purified with HiTrap TM Protein G column.The protein was quantified by SDS-PAGE and ELISA.The biological activity of the protein was determined by detecting the change of the phenotypes of CD 8+ T cells treated with the protein.Results: The constructed recombinant plasmid PTT 3-mIL-21-Fc was confirmed by sequencing.PTT3-mIL-21-Fc was transfected into 293E cells,mIL-21-Fc protein in culture supernatant was collected after 48 hours and 72 hours.The protein in cell su-pernatant reached a concentration of 787 ng/ml which was determined by ELISA.The protein was purified by Protein G chromatography column.P1A-specific T cells were treated with mIL-21-hIgGFc, and found that the CD44low CD62Lhi CD8+ population increased compared to the control.Conclusion:We built PTT3-mIL-21-hFc recombinant plasmid, expressed mIL21-hFc fusion protein in 293E cells,and purified by Protein G column.By treating mIL-21-hFc ,the antigen-primed CD8+T cells prefer to differentiate into CD44low CD62Lhi CD8+T cells which had been reported as a memory stem phenotype .This protein may be used to improve the effectness of adoptive T cell cancer therapy.

Polo-like kinase 1, on the rise from cell cycle regulation to prostate cancer development

Polo-like kinase 1 (Plk1), a well-characterized member of serine/threonine kinases Plk family, has been shown to play pivotal roles in mitosis and cytokinesis in eukaryotic cells. Recent studies suggest that Plk1 not only controls the process of mitosis and cytokinesis, but also, going beyond those previously described functions, plays critical roles in DNA replication and Pten null prostate cancer initiation. In this review, we briefly summarize the functions of Plk1 in mitosis and cytokinesis, and then mainly focus on newly discovered functions of Plk1 in DNA replication and in Pten-null prostate cancer initiation. Furthermore, we briefly introduce the architectures of human and mouse prostate glands and the possible roles of Plk1 in human prostate cancer development. And finally, the newly chemotherapeutic development of small-molecule Plk1 inhibitors to target Plk1 in cancer treatment and their translational studies are also briefly reviewed.

The substrates of Plk1, beyond the functions in mitosis

Polo-like kinase 1 (Plk1) is a key regulator of cell division in eukaryotic cells. In this short review, we briefly summarized the well-established functions modulated by Plk1 during mitosis. Beyond mitosis, we focused mainly on the unexpected processes in which Plk1 emerges as a critical player, including microtubule dynamics, DNA replication, chromosome dynamics, p53 regulation, and recovery from the G2 DNA-damage checkpoint. Our discussion is mainly based on the critical substrates targeted by Plk1 during these cellular events and the functional significance associated with each phosphorylation event.

Clinical evaluation in detecting methicillin-resistant Staphylococci with cefoxitin disk diffusion method / 国际检验医学杂志

Objective To evaluate the clinical practicability of cefoxitin disk diffusion method in detecting methicillin-resistant Staphylococci.Methods 163 strains of clinically isolated Staphylococci were tested.The cefoxitin,oxacillin disk diffusion test and PCR amplification of mecA gene were performed simultaneously.The method of PCR was used as the golden standard.Results 163 strains of clinically isolated Staphylococci were tested by PCR.The positive ratio of mecA gene was 81.0%,The ocurrence rate of methicillin-resistant S.aureus(MRSA) and (methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative Staphylococci(MRCNS) was 74.1% and 83.8%,respectively.The cefoxitin,oxacillin disk diffusion and PCR were high consistency in detecting mecA gene.Both sensitivity and specificity were 100%,But cefoxitin disk diffusion was better for methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative Staphylococci.The sensitivity was 100% and 96.0%,the specificity was 94.3% and 88.0%,respectively.Conclusion Cefoxitin disk diffusion has high sensitivity in detecting methicillin-resistant Staphylococci,but for methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative Staphylococci which mecA gene is negative,5% strain may be reported as MRCNS by mistake.Since cefoxitin disk diffusion method is simple,and has higer sensitivity and specificity than oxacillin disk diffusion method in detecting MRS,the result has good correlation with PCR in detecting mecA gene.It may be applied in clinical microbiology laboratory.

Study on the Evaluation Approach of Anticancer Drugs Prescriptions of PIVAS / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE: To provide reference for effective and safe application of anticancer drugs in the clinic. METHODS: Combined with the practice and experience in PIVAS for 5 years, the evaluation approach of anticancer drugs were analyzed and summarized comprehensively. RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS: The anticancer drugs prescription was evaluated in respect of reasonable dosage, rational solvent, appropriate drug usage, special usage and the reasonability of drug combination, which guarantee the quality of anticancer drug and rational use of drug in the clinic.