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Objective:To analyze the expression levels of urinary interleukin-6 (IL-6), signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) and heparin-binding protein (HBP) in urinary tract infection and its correlation with infection prognosis.Methods:The clinical data of 100 patients with urinary tract infection (urinary tract infection group) from January 2021 to December 2022 in the Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical College were retrospectively analyzed. Among them, simple urinary tract infection was in 62 cases, and complex urinary tract infection was in 38 cases; after treatment, 25 cases were not cured, and 75 cases were cured. Another 50 healthy examinees were selected as the health control group. The level of urine IL-6 was detected by luminescence assay method, the level of urine STAT3 was detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay method, and the level of urine HBP was detected by fluorescence immunochromatography method. The blood routine was detected by fully automated blood cell analyzer, and the blood cell count was recorded. The levels of serum C-reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin (PCT) were detected by radioimmunoassay. The correlation between urine IL-6, STAT3, HBP and blood routine inflammatory response markers was analyzed by Pearson method. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to evaluate the predictive effectiveness of urine IL-6, STAT3, HBP and blood routine inflammatory response markers in infection prognosis.Results:The urine IL-6, STAT3, HBP, and blood CRP, PCT, white blood cell count in urinary tract infection group were significantly higher than those in healthy control group: (33.19 ± 11.02) μg/L vs. (16.84 ± 3.57) μg/L, (66.77 ± 19.58) μg/L vs. (38.69 ± 11.04) μg/L, (151.98 ± 42.00) μg/L vs. (28.55 ± 9.16) μg/L, (12.57 ± 4.19) mg/L vs. (5.23 ± 1.80) mg/L, (0.58 ± 0.19) μg/L vs. (0.22 ± 0.07) μg/L and (9.86 ± 3.20) × 10 9/L vs. (6.44 ± 2.13) ×10 9/L, and there were statistical differences ( P<0.01). The urine IL-6, STAT3, HBP, and blood CRP, PCT, white blood cell count in patients with complex urinary tract infection were significantly higher than those in patients with simple urinary tract infection: (40.25 ± 10.34) μg/L vs. (28.87 ± 8.55) μg/L, (79.50 ± 17.92) μg/L vs. (58.96 ± 13.43) μg/L, (186.51 ± 35.92) μg/L vs. (130.82 ± 39.74) μg/L, (14.09 ± 4.18) mg/L vs. (11.64 ± 3.55) mg/L, (0.64 ± 0.20) μg/L vs. (0.55 ± 0.13) μg/L and (11.27 ± 3.08) × 10 9/L vs. (8.99 ± 2.36) × 10 9/L, and there were statistical differences ( P<0.01). The urine IL-6, STAT3, HBP, and blood CRP, PCT, white blood cell count in patients with untreated urinary tract infection were significantly higher than those in patients with cured urinary tract infection: (42.97 ± 11.51) μg/L vs. (29.93 ± 8.66) μg/L, (86.81 ± 20.35) μg/L vs. (60.09 ± 17.43) μg/L, (264.27 ± 28.76) μg/L vs. (114.55 ± 21.38) μg/L, (19.11 ± 3.28) mg/L vs. (10.39 ± 2.40) mg/L, (0.85 ± 0.14) μg/L vs. (0.49 ± 0.11) μg/L and (12.26 ± 2.77) × 10 9/L vs. (9.06 ± 2.34) ×10 9/L, and there were statistical differences ( P<0.01). Pearson correlation analysis result showed that urine IL-6, STAT3, HBP were positively correlated with blood CRP, PCT, white blood cell count ( P<0.01). The ROC curve analysis result showed that the area under curve (AUC) of urine IL-6, STAT3 and HBP in predicting the infection prognosis in patients with urinary tract infection was greater than that of blood CRP, PCT and white blood cell count; moreover, the AUC and sensitivity of the combined of urine IL-6, STAT3 and HBP in predicting the infection prognosis in patients with urinary tract infection were significantly higher than the combined of blood CRP, PCT and white blood cell count (0.937 vs. 0.898 and 96.00% vs. 76.00%), but with lower specificity (81.33% vs. 98.67%). Conclusions:Urinary tract infections can cause elevated urine IL-6, STAT3 and HBP, and the degree of elevation is related to the types of simple or complicated infection and the infection prognosis. The combined detection of the urine IL-6, STAT3 and HBP is expected to be a method to predict the infection prognosis, and it provides reference information for clinical diagnosis and treatment.
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Objective:To observe the correlation between red blood cell volume distribution width (RDW) and cognitive dysfunction in maintenance hemodialysis (MH) patients.Methods:Eight MH patients from January 2019 to January 2020 in the Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University were selected. Among them, 48 patients had cognitive dysfunction (Montreal cognitive assessment scale score<26 scores), and 32 patients had normal cognitive function. The relevant clinical data were collected, and multivariate Logistic regression was used to analyze the independent risk factors affecting cognitive dysfunction in MH patients. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was drawn to evaluate the diagnosis efficacy of RDW in cognitive dysfunction in MH patients.Results:The proportion of diabetes mellitus, incidence of hypotension events and RDW in patients with cognitive impairment were significantly higher than those in patients with normal cognitive function: 43.7% (21/48) vs. 31.2% (10/32), 35.4% (17/48) vs. 25.0% (8/32) and 0.149 ± 0.087 vs. 0.139 ± 0.042, and there were statistical differences ( P<0.05). Multivariate Logistic regression analysis result showed that diabetes and RDW were independent risk factors for cognitive dysfunction in MH patients ( OR = 2.217 and 3.713, 95% CI 0.548 to 8.968 and 1.952 to 7.564, P = 0.030 and 0.011). ROC curve analysis result showed that the area under curve of RDW for the cognitive dysfunction diagnosis in MH patients was 0.791 (95% CI 0.688 to 0.893), the optimal cut-off value was 0.144, the sensitivity was 66.7%, and the specificity was 87.5%. Conclusions:Elevated RDW is an independent risk factor for cognitive dysfunction in MH patients, and it has a good predictive effect on cognitive dysfunction in MH patients.
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【Objective】 To explore the blood donation status of voluntary donors aged 55 to 60, and to provide references for the publicity and recruitment of elderly blood donors in China. 【Methods】 Based on statistics of voluntary blood donors in Anyang city from 2012 to 2020, 18~54 years old blood donors were taken as the control group, the annual growth rate, gender, deferral rate and the incidence of adverse actions to blood donation of blood donors aged 55~60 were analyzed. 【Results】 Blood donors in Anyang has been increasing year by year, and the annual increase of blood donors aged 55 to 60 was significant(34.64%). Male blood donors were always more than women, however the ratio of men to women has decreased in recent years(269.3 in the 55~60 year old group significantly higher than that in the 18~54 age group). In the same group, the deferral rate of male blood donors was higher than that of female. The deferral rate of blood donors in the 55~60 age group(1.44%) was significantly lower than that in the 18~54 age group(2.62%), with 55~60 aged female blood donors as the lowest(1.33%). Significant difference was observed in the annual growth rate, gender and unqualified rate of blood donors between the two groups, but no difference was noticed in the incidence of adverse reactions. 【Conclusion】 Timely adjusting publicity and recruitment strategies to retain 55~60 year old blood donors as regular blood donors can relieve the pressure of clinical blood supply, which is a helpful complement to develop regular blood donors from low-risk young blood donors.
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Ninety-five patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) treated in our hospital from January 2015 to December 2017 were enrolled. According to thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) risk score, 95 patients were divided into high group (TIMI>4, n=46) and low group (TIMI≤4, n=49) . According to platelet/lymphocyte ratio (PLR), 95 patients were divided into low PLR group (PLR≤170, n=60) and high PLR group (PLR>170, n=35) . The correlation of PLR with short-term and long-term prognosis in patients with acute myocardial infarction was analyzed. The results showed that there were no significant differences in red blood cell count (RBC), hemoglobin (HB), white blood cell count (WBC), neutrophil ratio (NEU), percentage of intermediate cells (MON), lymphocyte count (LYM), basophils (Bas), red blood cells distribution width (RDW), eosinophils (EO) between high and low TIMI groups ( P>0.05) . The platelet count (PLT) and PLR in high TIMI group was significantly higher than that in low TIMI group ( t=42.196, 10.053; P<0.05) . The in-hospital mortality and all-cause mortality of high PLR group were significantly higher than those of low PLR group [1.67%(1/60) vs. 14.28%(5/35), χ 2=5.949, P=0.02; 3.33%(2/60) vs. 17.14%(6/35), χ 2=5.466, P=0.04]; while there was no significant difference in 1-year re-hospitalization rate, interventional therapy and thrombolytic therapy between the two groups ( P>0.05) . Pearson correlation analysis showed that PLR was positively correlated with TIMI score ( r=0.563, P=0.024) . Logistic regression analysis showed that Killip grade, serum creatinine and PLR were independent risk factors of AMI ( OR=7.532,60.14,8.234; P<0.05). PLR may effectively evaluate the prognosis of acute myocardial infarction, suggesting that its clinical value should be condidered.
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Objective To observe the effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) combined with rehabilitation training on motor cortex in children with motor retardation. Methods Sixty children with motor retardation were divided into treatment group and control group by random digits table method with 30 cases each. The children in control group were treated with rehabilitation training, and the children in treatment group were treated with rTMS combined with rehabilitation training. Two groups were treated for 3 courses. The Gesell pediatric neuropsychological scale and gross motor function measure (GMFM) scale before and after treatment were evaluated. Results There was no headache, dizziness and abnormal pathological reaction in the 2 groups. The motor behavior development quotient scores of Gesell pediatric neuropsychological scale after treatment in control group and treatment group were significantly higher than those before treatment: (64.37 ± 16.37) scores vs. (62.37 ± 14.21) scores and (74.50 ± 13.32) scores vs. (61.90 ± 13.76) scores, but the score in treatment was significantly higher than that in control group, and there were statistical differences (P0.05. The language behavior development quotient after treatment in treatment group was significantly higher than that before treatment:(80.70 ± 5.38) scores vs. (78.57 ± 5.72) scores, and there was statistical difference (P0.05). Conclusions The rTMS combined with rehabilitation training is better in gross movement than the single rehabilitation training for children with motor retardation. The rTMS can improve the motor function and language ability of children.
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Objective:To explore the application value of transcranial magnetic stimulation combined with language training for children with language retardation.Methods:100 children with language retardation who were treated in our hospital from March 2015 to March 2016 were selected as the research object.They were divided into control group and observation group according to the random number table method,50 cases in each group.The control group was treated with routine language training,while the observation group was treated with transcranial magnetic stimulation combined with language training.The treatment of the two groups were 3 months.The therapeutic effects were evaluated by the language development in Chinese children assessment method and the changes of developmental quotient before and after treatment were evaluated by the neuropsychological development test for children.Results:The effective rate of the observation group was 98.0％,which was significantly higher than 87.0％ of the control group (P＜0.05).Compared with before treatment,the language development quotient and development quotient of the two groups after treatment for 1,2 and 3 months were significantly improved,and the observation group was significantly better than the control group (P＜0.05).The normal rate of the observation group was 80.0％,which was significantly higher than 66.0％ of the control group (P＜0.05).Conclusion:The effect oftranscranial magnetic stimulation combined with language training is ideal,which can effectively improve the developmental quotient of children with language retardation,and it is worth promoting in clinical practice.
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Objective To investigate certain risk factors for and their impact on abnormal liver function in middle-aged and elderly adults.Methods A case-control study was constructed based on the SAGE cohort of 8642 registered residents aged 50 years or over in Shanghai.Of them,137 individuals with abnormal liver function,defined as aspartate transaminase (AST)＞ 40 U/L or alanine aminotransferase (ALT)＞ 40 U/L,were randomly selected as the observation group,while 411 healthy controls were 3 ∶ 1 matched with the cases in the observation group by gender and age (1 year).Face-to-face administered questionnaires and physical examinations were conducted and serum samples were tested for ALT,AST,glucose (GLU),total cholesterol (TC),triglycreide (TG),hepatitis B surface antigen (HbsAg) and anti-hepatitis C virus antibody (anti-HCV Ab).Chi square test and rank sum test were used for single factor analysis,and logistic regression analysis was used for multiple factors.Results The prevalence of HBsAg positive patients was 12.4 ％ (68/548) Univariate analysis showed that hepatitis virus infection and body mass index (BMI) were associated with abnormal liver function (both P＜0.000).Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that hepatitis virus infection (OR=1.85,95％ CI:1.04 3.29,P-0.036) and obesity (OR=3.60,95％CI:1.92-6.73,P＜0.001) increased the risk of abnormal liver function,whereas chronic medication (OR=0.51,95％ CI:0.32-0.80,P =0.004) decreased the risk of abnormal liver function.Conclusions Among the study population,hepatitis virus infection and obesity are risk factors for abnormal liver function in middle-aged and elderly people.After adjustment for potential confounders,chronic medication is negatively correlated with abnormal liver function and may be a protective factor for liver function.
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ObjectiveTo investigate the clinical promoting effect of crossing nape electroacupuncture on the recovery of swallowing function and recovery from pulmonary infection in post-cerebral infarction patients with tracheotomy.MethodSixty post-cerebral infarction patients with cough reflex disorder and swallowing dysfunction associated with pulmonary infection receiving tracheotomy and tracheal intubation were subjects. They were allocated, using a random number table, to three groups, 20 cases each. In each group, the patients were enrolled in order of visits. The three groups were given the same basic treatment for fighting inflammation, resolving phlegm and improving blood supply. The crossing nape electroacupuncture group received bilateral points Fengchi (GB20), Yifeng (TE17), Dicang (ST4)-to-Jiache (ST6) and Lianquan (CV23) acupuncture with electrodes connected by left-right crossing. The acupuncture group received bilateral points Fengchi, Yifeng, Dicang-to-Jiache and Lianquan acupuncture without electrodes connected. The control group received basic treatment with Western drugs without acupuncture therapy. Observations were carried out using the Kubota’s water drinking test, the Toshima Ichiro Swallowing Assessment and the Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score. The clinical therapeutic effects were evaluated in the three groups.ResultThe therapeutic effects evaluated using the Kubota’s water drinking test and the Toshima Ichiro Swallowing Assessment were better in the crossing nape electroacupuncture group than in the acupuncture group and better in the acupuncture group than in the control group (P<0.05). The score of the Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score decreased in all the three groups. The promoting effect on recovery from pulmonary infection was marked in the crossing nape electroacupuncture group (P<0.01).ConclusionCrossing nape electroacupuncture has a marked improving effect on dysphagia in post-cerebral infarction patients with tracheotomy and tracheal intubation. It can promote recovery from pulmonary infection in post-cerebral infarction patients with cough reflex disorder receiving tracheotomy and tracheal intubation.
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Objective To evaluate the alexithymia in the continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients in our peritoneal dialysis center,and determine the factors affecting alexithymia in CPAD patients.Methods The patients with end-stage renal disease treated by CAPD were divided into alexithymia group (total score≥61)and non-alexithymia group(total score≤51),according to the Toronto Alexithymia Scale(TAS-20).Risk factors for alexithymia were analyzed by Logistic regression statistical model.Results (1)The TAS-20 score was(55.8±9.2) in 86 cases of patients with CAPD.Among them,TAS-20 scores of 38 cases were ≥61 points with an average score (64.5 ±4.4),and the scores of 30 cases were ≤ 51 points with an average score (48.9±5.3),which had a significant difference(t=10.1,P＜0.01).(2) There were significant differences in the pay-way and the residual urine volume between the two groups(P＜0.01).There were significant correlations of alexithymia with the pay-way and the residual urine volume(P＜0.01).(3) The level of serum albumin was significantly lower in alexithymia groups than that in non-alexithymia(P＜0.01).The level of serum calcium,phosphorus and parathormone were significantly higher in alexithymia group than that in non-alexithymia group(P＜0.05).There were significant negative correlations of alexithymia with the level of serum albumin(P＜0.01) and positive correlations of alexithymia with the level of serum calcium,phosphorus and parathormone(P＜0.05).(4) There were significant differences score in SF-36 total score,Physical Function,Bodily Pain,General Health,Vitality,Social Function,Role-Emotional and Mental Health (P＜ 0.01);There were significant negative correlations of alexithymia with SF-36,Physical Function,Bodily Pain,General Health,Vitality,Social Function,Role-Emotional and Mental Health (P＜ 0.05).(5) The Kt/v was 1.65±0.47 in alexithymia group and 2.13±0.69 in non-alexithymia group.There were significant differences in the two groups(t=2.5,P=0.017).There were significant negative correlations of alexithymia with Kt/v(r=-0.417,P=0.007)by Pearson correlation analysis.Logistic regression analysis showed that the level of serun albumin,SF-36 scores,residual urine volume,the pay-way and Kt/v were the risk factors for alexithymia.Conclusion The incidence rate of alexithymia is higher.The level of serum albumin,SF-36 scores,residual urine volume,the pay-way and Kt/v are the risk factors for alexithymia.
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Background and purpose:MiR-224 is overexpressed in hepatocellular carcinoma, and participate in invasion and metastasis of cancer. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of miR-224 antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) on the proliferation and apoptosis of Hep3B cells.Methods:After transfection with miR-224 ASO, and detecting the miR-224 mRNA expression of Hep3B cells by real-time quantitative PCR; the miR-224 expression in Hep3B cells was measured and cell proliferation was analyzed by MTT assay and the colony formation experimentin vitro andin vivo. The cell apoptosis was analyzed by flow cytometry.Results:Compared with the control group, miR-224 ASO significantly reduced the miR-224 mRNA expression in the Hep3B cell(P<0.05), MTT assay results showed that Hep3B cells survived rate decreased greatly after transfection with miR-224 ASO. Clone formation assay revealed that the colony formation rate in miR-224 ASO group was significantly lower than that in the control group.In vivo study further confirmed that miR-224 ASO could inhibit the proliferation of Hep3B cells,and miR-224 ASO group grew substantially slow compared with the negative control. Flow cytometry indicated that miR-224 ASO group promoted apoptosis significantly.Conclusion:miR-224 was overexpressed in Hep3B cells. Reducing the expression of miR-224 can effectively inhibit the growth of Hep3B cells and promote apoptosis. miR-224 may become a new target for the regulation of gene expression in hepatocellular carcinoma.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe the effects of cross electro-nape-acupuncture on reflex remodeling of airway protective reflex cough in patients with tracheotomy after cerebral hemorrhage.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>With the method of completely random design, according to treatment order, 60 patients who received tracheotomy after cerebral hemorrhage accompanied with cough reflex difficulty were randomly divided into a cross electro-nape-acupuncture group and an acupuncture group, 30 cases in each group. Both groups were treated with basic treatment, including anti-inflammation, eliminating phlegm, improving cerebral metabolism and so on. The acupuncture group was treated with acupuncture at Yifeng (TE 17), Fengchi (GB 20), Lianquan (CV 23), Baihui (GV 20), Touwei (ST 8), Dicang (ST 4) through Jiache (ST 6), Hegu (LI 4), Quchi (LI 11), and motor area on the affected side, and the needles were retained for 30 min. Based on the treatment of acupuncture group, the cross electro-nape-acupuncture group was additionally treated with cross electro-nape-acupuncture (continuous wave) for 30 min per treatment. The treatment was both given twice a day from Monday to Friday and once a day on Saturday and Sun day for 4 weeks. Tracheostomy cough reflex grading score (TCRGS) and clinical pulmonary infection score (CPIS) were observed before and after treatment in the two groups, and the clinical efficacy of two groups was evaluated.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Compared before the treatment, TCRGS and CPIS were both reduced in two groups (both P < 0.01); after treatment, there were significant differences of TCRGS and CPIS between two groups (both P < 0.01), indicating cross electro-nape-acupuncture group was superior to acupuncture group. Regarding the effects of cough reflex remodeling, the cured and markedly effective rate was 96.7% (29/30) in the cross electro-nape-acupuncture group, which was significantly different from 55.2% (16/29) in the acupuncture group (P < 0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Cross electro-nape-acupuncture could effectively improve the remodeling of cough reflex and promote the recovery of lung infection in patients with tracheotomy after cerebral hemorrhage, leading to an increased quality of life.</p>
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Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Acupuncture Points , Cerebral Hemorrhage , General Surgery , Therapeutics , Cough , Electroacupuncture , Reflex , TracheotomyABSTRACT
The neural stem cells in Wistar rats were cultured in vitro, purified, and transplanted into C6 glioma model in order to observe their biological characters and provide a basic foundation for treatment of neurological diseases by neural stem cell transplantation. The cells at hippocampal area from gestation 15-day rats were cultured in vitro, and frozen and preserved in liquid nitrogen. C6 tumor-bearing models (n=25) and neural stem cells transplantation models (n=35) were established. When the tumor grew to 3 to 4 weeks, 5 rats in each group were randomly selected for MRI examination. At different intervals, the rats were perfused and sampled for HE staining, GFAP and BrdU immunohistochemical staining. The results showed that after resuscitation of neural stem cells at 1-4 passages, the cell viability was 40%-63% with the difference being not significant. The cells could proliferate, passage, and most cells transplanted into glioma model survived. The mean survival time in neural stem cell transplantation group and control was 4.28 and 3.88 weeks respectively, and the average tumor size in the former was smaller than in the latter. It was concluded that embryonic neural stem cells in rats could proliferate and differentiate, and after resuscitation the biological characteristic and viability of the cells were not influenced. Neural stem cells had inhibitory effects on the growth of glioma cells and could prolong the survival of rat model.
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Brain/cytology , Brain Neoplasms/therapy , Cells, Cultured , Embryonic Stem Cells/cytology , Embryonic Stem Cells/transplantation , Glioma/therapy , Neoplasm Transplantation , Neurons/cytology , Random Allocation , Rats, Wistar , Stem Cell TransplantationABSTRACT
The neural stem cells in Wistar rats were cultured in vitro, purified, and transplanted into C6 glioma model in order to observe their biological characters and provide a basic foundation for treatment of neurological diseases by neural stem cell transplantation. The cells at hippocampal area from gestation 15-day rats were cultured in vitro, and frozen and preserved in liquid nitrogen. C6 tu-mor-bearing models (n=25) and neural stem cells transplantation models (n=35) were established.When the tumor grew to 3 to 4 weeks,5 rats in each group were randomly selected for MRI examina-tion. At different intervals, the rats were perfused and sampled for HE staining, GFAP and BrdU im-munohistochemical staining. The results showed that after resuscitation of neural stem cells at 1-4 passages, the cell viability was 40%-63% with the difference being not significant. The cells could proliferate, passage, and most cells transplanted into glioma model survived. The mean survival time in neural stem cell transplantation group and control was 4.28 and 3.88 weeks respectively, and the average tumor size in the former was smaller than in the latter. It was concluded that embryonic neu- ral stem cells in rats could proliferate and differentiate, and after resuscitation the biological charac- teristic and viability of the cells were not influenced. Neural stem cells had inhibitory effects on the growth of glioma cells and could prolong the survival of rat model.
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Objective To investigate prevalence of chronic diseases, and the awareness & attitudes, and the health demand of residents aged ≥18 yrs in Shanghai communities. Methods 2 320 residents aged over 18 yrs were selected from 19 communities by multiple stage cluster sampling and questioned by face to face survey. Results The standardized self-reported prevalence rate of whole chronic diseases was 28.4%, hypertension was 21.8%, osteoporosis was 7.0%, diabetes mellitus was 6.3%, respectively, which were ranked the top three. The awareness of the hypertension and diabetes mellitus were accounted to 89.3% and 86.0%. The demands for the convenient and comfortable clinical environment in residents accounted to 80.6%. Conclusion The prevalence of chronic diseases in Shanghai was high. It's suggested to enhance the control and prevention of chronic diseases, particularly on hypertension, and to do more health education in suburbs.
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Objective To explore smoking -related health knowledge and attitudes and their association with smoking behaviors among high school students in Shanghai. Methods With stratified random sampling, 9239 students aged 11~20 years old from 57 high schools (19 from each of primary, secondary and professional schools) distributing in whole city were investigated with questionnaire which self -completed anonymously by the students. The contents of the questionnaire included smoking behavior, relation between smoking and health, and attitude to tobacco control policies. Results Of those 9 239 students, there were 19.5% (male 28.2%, female 10.2%) of them who ever smoked; the total mean score of their knowledge and attitude to smoking and health-related issues was 54.42?7.274 (the maximum was 65), and the ratio of total mean score and the maximum score was 0.8065, the highest ratio (0.9767) was found in awareness that smoking was harmful and the lowest (0.3825) in awareness of tobacco control rules and regulations. The scores of each smoking and health -related knowledge and attitude were decreased with increase of cigarette number smoked by students. Compared with other high schools, the lowest scores of each indexes and the highest rate of smoking were found in vocational schools. Conclusion It was found that the smoking behavior was related with their knowledge and attitude that smoking was harmful among high school students in Shanghai. And the tobacco control and intervention should be mainly developed in students of vocational schools.
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Enhanced green fluorescent protein( EGFP), myc epitope and polyhistidine metal-binding tag are often used as a marker for recombinant fusion protein in many gene expression vectors, each marker has its own function, EGFP emits green fluorescence for direct detection, myc epitope facilitates recombinant fusion protein detection using its antibodies, polyhistidine tag allows purification of recombinant fusion protein using resin.Hitherto, no a plasmid vector can integrate all of these functions. In this study we constructed a novel eukaryotic expressive plasmid, designated as pcDNA6/myc-his-EGFP B, which integrated the functions of EGFP, myc epitope and polyhistidine tag. Importantly, a linker octo - peptide in N terminal of EGFP was designed using LINKER program. A DNA fragment encoding a putative protein containing a signal peptide of human interleukin 2(IL-2) in N terminal was cloned into pcDNA6/myc-his-EGFP B in frame with the C-terminal peptide to construct pMHES. 2.2.15 Cells were transfected with pcDNA6/myc-his-EGFP B and pMHES, and Balb/c mice were intravenously injected with pcDNA6/myc-his-EGFP B by tails, results revealed that both of the plasmids worked in 2.2.15 Cells and livers of Balb/c mice. Assuming gene of the IL-2 was inserted into pcDNA6/myc-his -EGFP B in frame with EGFP, myc and 6 × His, three-dimensional structure for this putative expression product was simulated using Modeller8V2, results revealed that IL-2, EGFP, myc and 6 × his did not interfere each other and octo- peptide linker owned certain flexibility. The results suggest that pcDNA6/myc-his-EGFP B may be useful as a genetic tool for mammalian cells and a vector for gene therapy.
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To investigate the effect of curcumin on immune function of mice, the effect of curcumin was examined on the proliferation of spleen lymphocytes of mice and the function of phagocytosis of peritoneal macrophage by using MTT test and the expression of the nucleoprotein of NFκB p65 was determined in spleen lymphocytes by employing Western Blot. Our results showed that curcumin could enhance the phagocytosis of peritoneal macrophages. Lowdose curcumin could upregulate the proliferation of spleen lymphocytes of mice, and highdose curcumin could suppress the proliferation of spleen lymphocytes. Curcumin could suppress the expression of NFκB p65. Our study suggested that curcumin can regulate immune function of mice in a dosedependent manner. The possible underlying mechanism might be its ability to suppress the activity of NFκB p65.
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Objective:To study the immunoisolation effects of alginate-polylysine-alginate(APA)-microcapsules in vito.Methods:To observe changes of cellular immune and tectology of sheeps after hollow microcapsules, Bovine Chromaffin Cells(BCCs) and APA Microencapsulated BCCs(APA-BCCs) transplanted to the spinal subarachnoid space.Results:The blood lymphocyte numbers of each group didn't change; APA-microcapsule could prevent blood CD4 +T lymphocyte , CD4 +/CD8 + and CSF lymphocyte from increasing caused by BCCs transplantation; APA microencapsulation could reduce histological reactions in transplantation area and prolong the survival of the transplant.Conclusion:APA microcapsules possess the immunoisolation effects and can efficiently prevent immunoreactions.