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An adult female presented with severe closed overbite,class Ⅱ skeletal and dental malocclusion,low angle and straight face.Helped with the clear aligners,the class Ⅱ dental malocclusion was corrected by maxillary molars distalization,the occlusion of anterior teeth were opened by posterior teeth extention and anterior teeth intrusion,and finally a balanced occlusion and an ideal smile line were obtained.
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ObjectiveTo discover and analyze single or several correlative key amino acid sites that influence the host tropism during the influenza A virus （IAV） infection based on complete internal protein gene segments of IAV strains， and to provide evidence for the study of human host-adaptive mutations of IAV. MethodsThe full-length nucleotide sequences of 43 671 IAV strains containing 6 complete internal gene segments were downloaded from the GISAID EpiFluTM database， and 698 human-tropic （HU） and 1 266 avian-tropic （AV） representative strains were included. The consensus coding sequences of the representative strains from the amphitropic category were compared by R script， and the differential amino acid sites and their polymorphisms were then obtained. The multi-site combination analysis of differential sites was conducted with R script. ResultsA total of 49 and 57 conserved differential sites were obtained from the consensus sequence comparison between AV and H1N1 （subtype from HU）， and comparison between AV and H3N2 （another subtype from HU）， separately. 79 and 65 multi-site combinations were found between HU and AV strains through 3 and 4 sites combination analysis， respectively， and a total of 11 conserved sites were involved： site 271 and 684 in PB2； site 336， 486， 581 and 621 in PB1； site 204 and 356 in PA； site 33， 305 and 357 in NP. No eligible differential sites were found in M1 and NS1. ConclusionSeveral conserved amino acid differential sites， between HU and AV strains of IAV， are found in PB2， PB1， PA and NP proteins. Instead of working as single units， these sites may have interactions， forming specific amino acid combinations that determine the host tropism of IAV collectively.
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Objective:We conducted a real-world multi-center clinical study with a large sample size to comprehensively evaluate the performance of three commercial hepatitis C virus (HCV) core antigen assays. The study aimed to evaluate the performance for their use in HCV infection screening, and to provide clues for further improving the sensitivity and specificity of the assays.Methods:Key performance indicators including the lower limit of detection (LOD), diagnostic sensitivity, and specificity of three HCV antigen assays (the Architect, Laibo, and ChemClin HCV core antigen assays) were evaluated using commercial seroconversion panels reflecting early HCV infection and clinical routine serum samples of outpatients and inpatients from 3 tertiary hospitals from January 2018 to April 2022. Factors that affect the performance indicators were further investigated.Results:The window period for detecting HCV infection with the three antigen assays was equal to or slightly longer than that of the RNA assay, but all are shorter than that of the anti-HCV assay. There was a good linear positive correlation between HCV core antigen and HCV RNA levels in treatment naive patients with hepatitis C ( r=0.90, P<0.01). For the most common genotype 1b strain in China, the LOD of the three HCV assays were equivalent to 531 IU/ml (Architect), 3,698 IU/mL (Laibo), and 4,624 IU/mL (ChemClin) HCV RNA, respectively. Due to the skewed distribution of HCV RNA levels in treatment-naive hepatitis C patients, more than 95% of the patients had viral loads higher than 6 166 IU/ml. Therefore, the three HCV antigens assays still maintained a satisfactory diagnostic sensitivity (94.33%-99.40%). Among 54 immunodeficient patients (leukemia patients) with HCV infection, 9% (5/54) had negative anti-HCV results, while the HCV antigen assays found all these infectors. Through further experiments, we revealed the amino acid polymorphism in the core region of genotype 3 strain impaired the sensitivity of all three HCV antigen assays. In addition, the sensitivity of the two domestic assays was impaired by anti-HCV antibodies in the serum. The specificity of HCV antigen assays for diagnosing hepatitis C is 99.94% to 99.98%. The rheumatoid factors, autoantibodies, and other unknown interference substances can lead to a small number of low level, "false positive" antigen results. Conclusions:HCV core antigen assay may be used as a satisfactory approach of infection screening, especially for the immunodeficient patents. However, the sensitivity and specificity of the assays are influenced by multiple factors, which should be further improved.
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PURPOSE: Long noncoding RNA 00703 (LINC00703) was found originating from a region downstream of Kruppel-like factor 6 (KLF6) gene, having 2 binding sites for miR-181a. Since KLF6 has been reported as a target of miR-181a in gastric cancer (GC), this study aims to investigate whether LINC00703 regulates the miR-181a/KLF6 axis and plays a functional role in GC pathogenesis.MATERIALS AND METHODS: GC tissues, cell lines, and nude mice were included in this study. RNA binding protein immunoprecipitation (RIP) and pull-down assays were used to evaluate interaction between LINC00703 and miR-181a. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and western blot were applied for analysis of gene expression at the transcriptional and protein levels. A nude xenograft mouse model was used to determine LINC00703 function in vivo.RESULTS: We revealed that LINC00703 competitively interacts with miR-181a to regulate KLF6. Overexpression of LINC00703 inhibited cell proliferation, migration/invasion, but promoted apoptosis in vitro, and arrested tumor growth in vivo. LINC00703 expression was found to be decreased in GC tissues, which was positively correlated with KLF6, but negatively with the miR-181a levels.CONCLUSIONS: LINC00703 may have an anti-cancer function via modulation of the miR-181a/KLF6 axis. This study also provides a new potential diagnostic marker and therapeutic target for GC treatment.
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Animals , Mice , Apoptosis , Binding Sites , Blotting, Western , Cell Line , Cell Proliferation , Gene Expression , Heterografts , Immunoprecipitation , In Vitro Techniques , Mice, Nude , Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction , RNA, Long Noncoding , RNA-Binding Proteins , Stomach NeoplasmsABSTRACT
Objective@#To investigate the current status and influencing factors of basis of the replacement of short peripheral intravenous catheters for clinical nurses and explore the obstruction of the latest guide promoted in practice.@*Methods@#The qualitative research method was adopted, and semistructured interviews were used to interview 11 clinical nurses. Data were analyzed by the method of category analysis.@*Results@#Although the clinical nurses mainly used the national standards to do practical operation, they preferred to carry out catheter replacement according to clinical indications. The difference between the latest guide and the national standards was the main obstruction in the practical promotion of the latest guide.@*Conclusions@#The removal of short peripheral intravenous catheters according to clinical indications is more suitable for clinical practice. Further improving the standards of intravenous therapy in China has become a fundamental measure to solve the contradictions of work of clinical nurses, improve patients′ medical experience and save medical resources.
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Objective To observe the level of supportive care need and quality of life in patients postoperation for breast cancer and ac-cepting chemotherapy, and the relationship between them. Methods From September, 2015 to June, 2016, 235 patients with breast cancer af-ter surgery were conveniently sampled, and investigated with the general situation questionnaire, Supportive Care Need Survey Short-form (SCNS-SF34) and Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast (FACT-B). Results A total of 230 patients were analyzed. Patients self-reported to need supportive care in all dimensions of SCNS-SF34, and the most frequency was in the health information (31.30％). The score of FACT-B was (93.25±23.53), that needed further improvement. The needs of supportive care in each dimension negatively correlat-ed with the scores of FACT-B in the dimensions (|r|>0.168, P<0.05) except society/family and function. Conclusion The patients with breast cancer need variety of supportive care, which may impact their quality of life.
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Objective To do a longitudinal study of nursing undergraduates′ humanistic care ability in different period of clinical practice, and analyze its trend, aiming to provide reference about how to intervene to enhance the nursing undergraduates' humanistic care ability. Methods A total of 67 nursing undergraduates were investigated about their humanistic care ability with the Care Ability Inventory (Caring Ability Inventory, CAI) at the beginning, middle and end of the internship. Results The scores of seniors′ humanistic care ability at the beginning, middle and end of the internship were 194.97±22.93, 192.18±26.87, 187.24±22.15, and there was a statistically significant difference among the three time points (F=3.234, P<0.05), there was significant difference of the dimension of courage in different periods (F=7.511, P<0.01). Conclusions There is a downtrend of nursing undergraduates′humanistic care ability in different stages of clinical practice, and we suggest that nursing educators and administrators should consider the characteristics of different periods in the clinical practice, and then do a targeted training to foster nursing students′humanistic care ability.
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Objective To investigate the correlation between professional commitment and academic self-efficiency of nursing undergraduates.Method A total of 258 students were investigated by nursing professional commitment questionnaire and academic self-efficiency scale.Results The score of professional commitment was (89.05±14.92) and the academic self-efficiency was scored (73.78±10.38).The professional commitment was positively correlated with academic self-efficiency (P＜0.01).Conclusions There are close relationships between professional commitment and academic self-efficiency for nursing undergraduates.The nursing educator should take effective measures to improve nursing students' professional commitment and academic self-efficiency.
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Objective To explore the effect of unsupported arm exercise (UAE) on dyspnea, exercise endurance of upper limbs and qual-ity of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Methods From May to October, 2014, totally 70 patients with COPD were recruited and were randomly assigned to control group and intervention group. Both groups received routine care, and the inter-vention group performed UAE for six weeks additionally. The COPD Assessment Test (CAT), baseline dyspnoea index (BDI) and six-min-ute Pegbord and Ring Test (6PBRT) were recorded. Results The scores of CAT and BDI, and the number of turns in six minutes were better in the intervention group than in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion UAE can increase the exercise endurance of upper limbs, relieve the dyspnea, and improve the quality of life in patients with COPD.
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Breast cancer is the most common cancer among females. During the time of treatment and rehabilitation, the patients and their relatives need to help them to prevent, control or relieve all sorts of complications and adverse events that beyond their medical, surgi-cal or radiation interventions, called Supportive Care Need. There are many tools to evaluate these needs, such as Supportive Care Need Sur-vey, Cancer Patients Needs Questionnaire, etc., and mainly involved the needs of health system, information, patient support, psychology, physical and daily living, and sexuality, varied with the factors of social demography, disease and treatment, and psychology;and the inter-ventions contain cognitive behavior and psychology.
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Objective To evaluate the effect of the collaboration care model on posttraumatic growth and resilience in patients with breast cancer.Methods 70 patients who were diagnosed with breast cancer in department of Breast Surgery of the First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University were assigned into two groups by random number table.32 patients who completed the research in the experimental group received collaboration care while 31 patients who completed the research in the control group received routine care both for there months.The patients were investigated with the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) and Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) before and after intervention.Results After the intervention,there were significant differences in scores of posttraumatic growth [(63.83±11.87) scores vs.(60.33±10.09) scores,t=2.384] and resilience [(66.52±15.23) scores vs.(61.33±10.09) scores,t=2.472] between the two groups (P＜0.05).And also there were significant differences of posttraumatic growth scores before and after intervention in the experimental group [(56.24±10.01) scores vs.(63.83±11.87) scores,t=-3.988,P＜ 0.01] and the control group [(56.68±10.32) scores vs.(60.33±10.09) scores,t=-2.426,P＜0.05].Differences of resilience also existed in the experimental group [(61.28±14.40) scores vs.(66.52±15.25) scores,t=-3.225,P＜0.01] and the control group [(63.97±17.66) scores vs.(61.33±10.09) scores,t=-2.370,P＜0.05].Conclusions Collaboration care model can significantly improve the level of patients' posttraumatic growth and resilience.
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Objective To investigate effect of glucose and lipid metabolism on acute cerebral infarction patients by Rhodiola injection. Methods 201 cases of acute cerebral infarction patients were selected,and divided into experiment group and control group.The control group of 101 cases were treated by clinical routine therapy,the experiment group 100 cases were treated with Rhodiola injection.The clinical efficacy, blood rheology and blood lipids, blood glucose index were compared before and after treatment.Results After 2 weeks of treatment, the total effective rate in experimental group was significantly higher than the control group(χ2 =12.596, P<0.05), with statistical difference.Patients in the experimental group,FBG was significantly lower than the control group, the difference was statistically significant (t=8.830, P<0.05).Patients in the experimental group TG, TC, LDL-C were significantly lower than that of control group, HDL-C was significantly higher than control group (P<0.05).Blood rheology indexes decreased significantly better than the control group ( P<0.05 ) .Conclusion Rhodiola injection on patients with acute cerebral infarction has good clinical curative effect, and can effectively improve the blood lipid, blood glucose level, reduce blood viscosity, is of great significance to the clinical treatment of cerebral infarction.
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FK506-binding proteins (FKBPs) are well known as both the receptor for the immunosuppressant drug FK506 and the prolyl isomerase (PPIase) enzyme. FKBPs are widely and constitutively expressed, and highly conserved during evolution. In higher plants, FKBPs usually form a relative large and diverse family compared with that in other eukaryotes, and serve as important molecular chaperones that interact with specific protein partners to regulate a diversity of cellular processes which mainly influence the plant development and stress responding. More recently, studies discovered a series of new interacting partners of FKBPs, which implicate FKBPs in gene expression regulation and photosynthetic adaptation. This review mainly focuses on the structural characteristics, classification, and the latest discoveries in the physiological functions of FKBPs in higher plants.
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Multigene Family , Plant Proteins/chemistry , Plant Proteins/metabolism , Plants/metabolism , Tacrolimus Binding Proteins/chemistry , Tacrolimus Binding Proteins/metabolism , Phylogeny , Plant Proteins/genetics , Plants/chemistry , Plants/genetics , Tacrolimus Binding Proteins/geneticsABSTRACT
ObjectiveTo investigate the diagnostic value of multi-slice spiral CT (MSCT) 3D reconstruction and virtual endoscope technology on ear temporal diseases.MethodsOne hundred and forty patients suspected with ear temporal diseases were examined with MSCT,and all the scanned images were 3D reconstructed and processed by virtual endoscopy.ResultsIn 140 patients,97 cases were detected with ear temporal disease,including 58 cases with acute and chronic otitis media,20 cases with artificially cochlear placement evaluation,2 cases with concha and middle ear malformations and 17 cases with temporal bone injury.MSCT 3D reconstruction and virtual endoscope technology could clearly show the location,scope and form of the lesions and structure relationships with nearby tissues.ConclusionsMSCT 3D reconstruction and virtual endoscope technology have important value on diagnosing ear temporal diseases.
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AIM: To investigate the effects of nitric oxide (NO) on hepatic encephalopathy in cirrhotic rats induced by LPS. METHODS: The cirrhotic model of rats was established by complex pathogeny. Since the end of the 8 th week, the rats were intragastrically-infused with 0.9% salt, L-arginine(L-arg) and LNNA respectively for 2 weeks.The hepatic encephalopathy in cirrhotic rats were induced by 3 mg/kg LPS (ip) 4 hours before the rats were sacrificed. RESULTS: The normal behaviors and electroencephalograph were appeared in L-arg group. LNNA group showed hepatic encephalopathy. The content of NO-_2/NO-_3 of brain tissue was markedly higher in L-arg group than LNNA group(P