Epidemiological investigation of a family clustering of COVID-19 / 中华流行病学杂志

Objective To investigate the epidemiological characteristics of a family clustering of COVID-19. Methods Field epidemiological survey was conducted. Result Case 1 of the long-term residents from Hubei province was the source of infection of this family clustering. There were 6 cases (from case 2 to case 7) infected in the whole incubation period. The incubation period was more than 14 days for 3 of the second-generation cases. Routes of transmission include respiratory droplets (from case 1 transmitted to case 6, from case 1 to her family members) and closecontact (from case 1 to other cases in her family). All the age groups were generally susceptible, while elderly were easier to progress to critically ill. Besides respiratory symptoms, there were also gastrointestinal symptoms, of which diarrhea was the most common one. Conclusion Family clustering had been an important part for COVID-19 cases.

Establishment and comparative analysis of liver transplantation model in inbred mice / 中国比较医学杂志

Objective To select a best mouse strain for establishing an animal model of orthotopic transplanted liver cancer through comparison analysis.Methods C57,C3H and BALB/c mice( each 10) were selected as model groupⅠ,Ⅱ and Ⅲ.H22 cells were inoculated into the liver parenchyma of mice in model group along the ventral midline laparotomy.Fifteenth days after injection of laparotomy,the rate of tumor was observed,the volume of ascites and gross tumor volume were measured,and tumor pathology was analyzed.Results The survival rate of mice in three groups was 100%. After 15 days,ascites in three groups were produced,but with no significant difference among the three groups of the volume of ascites.Tumor transplantation rate in model groupⅠwas 100%,which was higher than 60%in model groupⅡand 30%in model group Ⅲ.Liver tumors in model group Ⅰ were all large compact grayish white lesions, and the average tumor volume was significantly greater than that of model group Ⅱ and Ⅲ( P <0.05 ) .Pathology results confirmed that white lesions in liver of three groups were hepatocelluar carcinoma in situ.Conclusion C57 is the better ideal experimental animal for establishing orthotopic liver caner model,and these results will provide a good experimental platform for research in pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma.

Detection and analysis of hematological indexes in BALB/c mutant curly mice / 中国比较医学杂志

Objective To investigate if there are differences in hematological indexes between BALB/c mutant curly mice and normal BALB/c mice.Methods 6 week old BALB/c mutant curly and normal BALB/c mice of each 20 ( male and female) were selected, and 8 blood routine indexes and 15 serum electrolytes and biochemical indexes were detected using automatic blood cell analyzer and automatic biochemical detection, and the results of two groups were compared.Results The sex and group results of WBC,MCV,PLT and MCHC between BALB/c mutant curly mice and normal mice have significant differences ( P <0.05, P<0.01 );the sex and group results of Na+、K+and Cl-between BALB/c mutant curly mice and normal mice have significant differences( P<0.05,P<0.01);the sex and group results of ALT、GLU and TG between BALB/c mutant curly mice and normal mice have significant differences(P<0.05,P<0.01). Conclusion Some hematological indexes between BALB/c mutant curly and normal BALB/c mice are different clearly, and these results will provide the theoretical references for researching and using mutant curly mice model.