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Objective:To study the genotyping characteristics of Brucella strains isolated from Lianyungang City (non-brucellosis epidemic area) of Jiangsu Province. Methods:Preliminary identification of 13 suspected strains of Brucella isolated from blood culture in Clinical Microbiology Laboratory of the First People's Hospital of Lianyungang City in 2018 was conducted; at the same time, the specific gene bcsp31 and insertion sequence IS-711 of Brucella were detected by quantitative real-time PCR (Real-time PCR), and the identification results were rechecked and typed. Multiple locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) was applied for genotyping, and the sequencing results were edited by Mega 4.0 software. Results:All the 13 strains were identified as Brucella by preliminary identification. Real-time PCR confirmed that all the 13 strains were Brucella melitensis. The results of MLVA showed that 13 strains of Brucella melitensis were divided into 12 genotypes and clustered in the "middle Mediterranean cluster". Among 13 strains of Brucella melitensis, 3 strains were biovar 1, 2 strains were biovar 2 and 8 strains were biovar 3. Conclusion:All the Brucella strains isolated from Lianyungang City are Brucella melitensis and the MLVA cluster is in the "middle Mediterranean cluster".
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Objective To investigate the effect of acidic serine protease ASPNJ on the expression of heat shock protein HSP90, 60 and 27 in human chronic myeloid leukemia K562 cells, in order to reveal the related mechanism of anti leukemic effects of ASPNJ. Methods K562 leukemia cell lines were cultured in vitro and treated with ASPNJ alone or in combination with chemotherapeutic agents. Western blot and RT-PCR were used to detect the changes of HSP90, 60 and 27 gene expressions in levels of total protein and membrane protein, as well as in mRNA levels. Results ASPNJ showed different effects on the expression of HSPs in total protein and membrane protein levels and had some modified effect on HSPs in total protein or membrane protein levels. Effects of ASPNJon expression of HSPs mRNA were not apparent, but HSPs mRNA were apparently lower in the ASPNJ and doxorubicin combination group than that in the ASPNJ alone or doxorubicin alone groups. Conclusion The mechanism of ASPNJ on the inhibitory effect of leukemia cells proliferation and the promoting effects on chemotherapeutic drugs may involve some complicated correlations with the effect of ASPNJ on the expression of HSPs and the modification of HSPs proteins.