Clinical value of urine trace albumin in early diagnosis of diabetic nephropathy / 国际检验医学杂志

Objective To explore the clinical significance of urine trace albumin in early diagnosis of diabetic nephropathy(DN). Methods A total of 35 patients with DN in DN group,32 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM)in DM group and 36 people accepted physical examination in control group.The urine trace albumin,blood urea nitrogen,serum creatinine were detected and compared.Results Urine trace albumin level in DN group was significant higher than those of DM group and control group,the differences were statistical significant(P 0.05).The urine trace albumin,blood urea ni-trogen and serum creatinine between DM group and control group had no statistical significant differences (P >0.05).Conclusion Urine trace albumin could be used as an early diagnostic index for early diagnosis of DN.

The plasmic translocation and release of high mobility group box chromosomal protein 1 in peripheral blood monocytes of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and the effect of thalidomide / 中华内科杂志

Objective To investigate the release and intracellular localization of high mobility group box chromosomal protein 1(HMGBl)in the peripheral blood monocytes of rheumatoid arthritis(RA) patients and the inhibitive effect of thaiidomide.Methods 19 RA patients and 20 healthy controls were included in the study.Monocytes were separated from peripheral blood with Ficoll density gradient centrifugation.Monocytes were treated with 100 ng/ml tumor necrosis factor α(TNFa)or 100 ng/ml TNFα plus 40 μg/ml thalidomide and grown in an incubator at 37℃ with 5%CO,for 24 hours.The cuIture supernatants of the monocytes were collected.HMGB1 level in the culture medium was detected with Western blot.In addition,the intraceUular localization of HMGB1 in the fflonocytes was investigated with immunocytochemical analysis. Results Without stimulation. the release of HMGBl protein was significantly increased in the culture supernatants of peripheral blood monocytes from RA patients as compared with that from healthy controls(P<0.05).TNFα(100 ng/ml)did not further increase the release of HMGBl in the monocytes from the patients with RA.Thalidomide(40 μg/ml)could inhibit the release of HMGB1 in the monocytes from RA patients stimulated with TNFα(P<0.05).In the monocytes from RA patients,HMGBl was mainly localized in the nucleus.Treatment with TNFOL(100 ng/ml)for 24 hour resulted in a cytoplasmic translocation of HMGB1,which was inhibited significantly by thalidomide. Conclusion TNFα induces the release and cytoplasmic translocation of HMGBI in the peTipheral blood monocytes of RA patients and thalidomide inhibits the release and translocation of HMGB1.