抑郁症患者IL-2及sIL-2R的检测及临床意义

目的　探讨白介素 -2 ( IL-2 )及可溶性白介素 -2受体 ( s IL-2 R)在抑郁症发病中的作用及临床意义。方法　用酶联免疫吸附法检测 30例抑郁症患者和 30例正常人血清 IL-2及 s IL-2 R水平 ,并比较二者的差异。结果　抑郁症患者 IL-2及 s IL-2 R分别为 95 1 .2± 1 1 0 .5 ngl/L、( 389.6± 2 1 1 .1 ) U/ml,高于对照组的 384 .1± 72 .5 ng/L、2 83.6± 1 4 6 .7U/ml,二者比较差异有显著性 ( P<0 .0 1 )。结论　抑郁症患者 IL-2及 s IL-2 R水平增高。     

膝骨关节炎患者本体感觉特征

目的 探讨行单髁膝关节置换术(unicondylar knee arthroplasty,UKA) 和全膝关节置换术(total knee arthroplasty,TKA)膝骨关节炎( knee osteoarthritis,KOA)患者术前膝关节本体感觉特征。方法 选取单间室KOA患者29名,15例接受 UKA 治疗（UKA组）,14例接受 TKA 治疗（TKA组）。术前1~3 d进行测试,对比UKA、TKA组KOA患者膝关节学会评分（knee society score, KSS）以及手术组与健康对照组的位置觉和运动觉特征。结果 UKA、TKA组之间KSS评分有显著差异,位置觉和运动觉无显著差异;UKA、TKA组患者术侧腿和未术侧腿之间位置觉和运动觉均无显著差异,对照组左、右腿位置觉和运动觉无显著差异;与对照组相比,UKA、TKA组在60°位置觉时术侧腿和未术侧腿均有显著差异,患者术侧腿和未术侧腿的运动觉也均有显著差异。结论 与健康对照组相比,KOA患者术前的膝关节本体感觉明显减退,但UKA、TKA组患者术前本体感觉特征相近。     

Serum Chemerin Levels Are Associated with Abdominal Visceral Fat in Type 2 Diabetes

Chemerin is a recently identified adipokine suggested to play a role in obesity and its metabolic complications. The relationship between visceral obesity and serum chemerin levels in type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is unknown and may differ from that of subjects without diabetes. Therefore, we evaluated whether serum chemerin was associated with visceral abdominal obesity in patients with T2DM. A total of 218 Korean patients with T2DM were enrolled and metabolic parameters, abdominal visceral and subcutaneous fat areas, and serum chemerin levels were measured. Serum chemerin level showed positive correlation with fasting insulin, HOMA-IR, serum triglyceride, serum creatinine, urine albumin/creatinine ratio, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), fibrinogen, abdominal visceral fat area, visceral to subcutaneous fat area ratio, and negatively correlation with high density lipoprotein cholesterol and creatinine clearance (CCr) after adjusting for age, gender and body mass index. Multiple linear stepwise regression analysis showed that abdominal visceral fat area (β = 0.001, P < 0.001), serum triglyceride (β = 0.001, P < 0.001), CCr (β = -0.003, P = 0.001), hsCRP (β = 0.157, P = 0.001), fibrinogen (β = 0.001, P < 0.001) and BMI (β = 0.02, P = 0.008) independently affected log transformed serum chemerin levels. Higher serum chemerin level was associated with higher level of abdominal visceral fat area, serum triglyceride, hsCRP and fibrinogen and lower level of CCr in patients with T2DM. Serum chemerin may be used as a biomarker of visceral adiposity and chemerin may play a role in inflammation, decreased renal function, and increased cardiovascular risk in T2DM.     

矽肺患者血清IL-17检测的临床意义

目的：检测矽肺患者血清中IL-17水平,探讨其在矽肺发生发展中的意义。方法：采用酶联免疫吸附法,对45例Ⅰ期、22例Ⅱ期、9例Ⅲ期矽肺患者和52例非矽肺接尘工人的血清IL-17水平进行检测。结果：Ⅰ期矽肺组患者血清IL-17水平显著高于Ⅱ、Ⅲ期矽肺组及非矽肺接尘组,差异具有统计学意义（P〈0.01）。Ⅱ、Ⅲ期矽肺组与非矽肺接尘组相比,差异无统计学意义（P〉0.05）。结论：IL-17在矽肺形成早期呈高表达,且可能参与了矽肺发生发展的过程。     

Levels of Interleukin-15-Expressing Blood Mononuclear Cells Are Elevated in Multiple Sclerosis

Interleukin-15 (IL-15) is a novel IL-2-like cytokine expressed by cells of the monocyte/macrophage and epithelial lineages. Cytokines might be involved in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS). Using immunocytochemistry, we analysed spontaneous expression of IL-15 by peripheral blood (PB) and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) mononuclear cells (MNC) from patients with MS, other neurological diseases (OND) and healthy controls. IL-15- positive peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMNC) were elevated in patients with MS compared to healthy controls (P < 0.05). The elevation of IL-15- positive PBMNC was restricted to patients with chronic progressive MS and not observed in patients studied during the relapsing-remitting phase of MS. The numbers of IL-15- expressing PBMNC correlated with the duration and disability of MS (r = 0.45, P < 0.001, and r = 0.39, P < 0.01, respectively). IL-15 was undetectable in CSF MNC, and ELISA showed low CSF levels of IL-15 in occasional patients with MS and OND. IL-15 is a potent growth factor for gammadelta T cells, but there was no correlation between IL-15 expression by PBMNC and percentage of gammadelta T cells in blood from the MS patients. Together, these data demonstrate that IL-15 expression by PBMNC is upregulated in the chronic stage of MS.     

High Serum Osteopontin Levels Are Associated with Low Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Women

Osteopontin (OPN) is an acidic, noncollagenous matrix protein produced by the bone and kidneys. It is reportedly involved in bone resorption and formation. We examined the association between serum OPN levels and bone mineral density in postmenopausal women. Premenopausal women (n=32) and postmenopausal women (n=409) participated in the study. We measured serum osteopontin levels and their relationships with bone mineral density and previous total fragility fractures. The postmenopausal women had higher mean serum OPN levels compared to the premenopausal women (43.6±25.9 vs 26.3±18.6 ng/mL; P<0.001). In the postmenopausal women, high serum OPN levels were negatively correlated with mean lumbar bone mineral density (BMD) (r=-0.113, P=0.023). In a stepwise multiple linear regression model, serum OPN levels were associated with BMD of the spine, femoral neck, and total hip after adjustment for age, body mass index, smoking, and physical activity in postmenopausal women. However, serum OPN levels did not differ between postmenopausal women with and without fractures. Postmenopausal women exhibit higher serum OPN levels than premenopausal women and higher serum OPN levels were associated with low BMD in postmenopausal women.     

全膝关节置换术对膝骨关节炎患者本体感觉的影响

目的 探究膝骨关节炎（knee osteoarthritis, KOA）患者进行全膝关节置换术前后本体感觉的变化。方法 选择34名KOA患者作为实验组,术后根据手术方式分为后交叉韧带保留型全膝关节置换术（CR-TKA）组和后稳固型全膝关节置换术（PS-TKA）组,并对患者进行3个月术后随访,同时纳入20名健康受试者作为对照组。采用Biodex System Ⅲ多关节等速测试系统、自行设计的施力装置、无线表面肌电测试系统采集健康受试者以及患者手术前后的本体感觉（位置觉、运动觉和力觉）数据,并对数据进行处理和分析。结果 与健康受试者相比,KOA患者患侧和对侧膝关节30°、45°和60°位置觉、运动觉、半腱肌力觉显著变差（P<0.05）;术后3个月,CR-TKA组患者患侧股二头肌力觉和对侧半腱肌力觉与健康受试者均存在显著差异（P<0.05）;对CR-TKA组和PS-TKA组患者患侧和对侧的位置觉、运动觉、力觉术后3个月与术前的差值做组间比较,均无统计学差异（P>0.05）。结论 KOA患者膝关节本体感觉较健康受试者明显减退。术后3个月,CR-TKA和PS-TKA两组患者本体感觉未见明显改善。不同手术方式对本体感觉的影响没有差异。研究结果可以为医生的临床诊疗提供一定数据支持,以及为后续的康复方案确定一个方向。     

Elevated Serum IL-21 Levels in Hantavirus-Infected Patients Correlate with the Severity of the Disease

Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is an acute viral infection caused by Hantavirus (HTV). Capillary leakage is one of the hallmarks of HTV infection. The mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of HFRS are not completely understood. However, it has been suggested that immune mechanisms, including cytokines, might have an important role in HFRS pathogenesis. In this study, we investigated the potential role of interleukin-21 (IL-21) which is a newly discovered cytokine that stimulates T-cell and B-cell responses in the pathogenesis of HFRS. Serum samples were collected from 58 patients hospitalized with laboratory-verified HTV infection and 20 healthy controls. Serum IL-21 concentration was measured using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Serum IL-21 levels began to increase in the fever phase when renal damage appeared. The highest serum IL-21 level was detected in oliguric phase along with the peak degree of urinary renal impairment. When entering the polyuric phase, with gradual increase in urine and recovered renal function, the serum IL-21 level was observed to fall, returning to normal level after the renal function recovered in the convalescent phase. The serum IL-21 level was positively correlated with blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine (Cr), suggesting that the serum IL-21 level is associated with the disease severity of HFRS. This study indicated that IL-21 may act as an important inflammatory mediator in the immunopathogenesis of HFRS. The strategy to control IL-21 may hamper the immune response in patients with HFRS.     

Leukocyte Telomere Length in Patients with Radiographic Knee Osteoarthritis

Relative mean telomere sequence amount was determined by quantitative PCR (qPCR) of peripheral blood leukocyte (PBL) samples obtained at recruitment (n = 310) from individuals from the Osteoarthritis (OA) Initiative consortium. Knees were radiologically evaluated according to the Kellgren–Lawrence (KL) score, ranging from 0 to 4, considering a KL grade ≥ 2 as radiographic evidence of OA (n = 124). Telomere size decreased as baseline KL score increased, being significantly shorter in subjects with KL ≥2 (Mann–Whitney U-test, P < 0.0001). PBL telomere size was also associated with age, hypertension, body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference. Nevertheless, logistic regression analysis showed that PBL telomere size was a consistent risk factor for concurrent knee OA, independent of these health parameters. Shorter PBL telomeres may indicate a premature aging status which enhances chondrocyte senescence and degenerative joint disease. Environ. Mol. Mutagen. 60:298–301, 2019. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

膝骨关节炎患者肌电标准化方法的信度研究

目的 评估标准等长收缩(standard isometric contraction, SIC)与最大随意等长收缩(maximum voluntary isometric contraction, MVIC)应用于膝骨关节炎(knee osteoarthritis, KOA)患者肌电标准化的重测信度。方法 采用无线肌电测试系统收集KOA患者患侧腿在慢跑、SIC测试和MVIC测试时臀大肌、半腱肌、股直肌、股外侧肌、胫骨前肌、外侧腓肠肌和比目鱼肌的肌电数据。使用组内相关系数和95%置信区间评估重测信度。结果 KOA患者执行SIC测试时7块肌肉的重测信度均较好,执行MVIC测试时5块肌肉重测信度一般,2块肌肉重测信度较好,7块肌肉在SIC测试中的重测信度均高于MVIC测试;KOA患者慢跑时7块肌肉经SIC标准化后的重测信度均高于经MVIC标准化的重测信度,且股直肌经SIC标准化后的重测信度显著高于经MVIC标准化的重测信度。结论 对于KOA患者,SIC是一种比MVIC更为可靠的表面肌电标准化方案,具有较好的临床推广潜力。     

Increased Interleukin-7 Plasma Levels Are Associated with Recovery of CD4+ T Cells in HIV-Infected Children

To asses the role of interleukin 7 (IL-7) in the thymic reconstitution of CD4 T cells observed in children after successful antiretroviral therapy, a longitudinal study in five vertically HIV-1-infected children was carried out. Thymic function, IL-7 plasma levels, viral load, and T-lymphocytes subsets were determined every 2 or 3 months for about 90 months. In all the children, the drop in CD4+ T cells below 5–10% was associated with a marked increase in IL-7 plasma levels. The drastic decrease in viral load after treatment, led in all the cases to a recover of CD4 to levels higher than 30%, which was associated to an increase in thymic production of T cells and followed by a decrease in IL-7 to the normal levels. We conclude that the drop in CD4 in HIV children would induce an increase of IL-7 as part of a homeostatic mechanism. IL-7 would induce the thymus to produce new T cells to recover the normal levels of CD4 when the viral load was low and so the thymic function was not inhibited. The increase in the thymic production of new T cells recovers the CD4 population, and leads to a normalization of IL-7 levels.     

Prevalence of Osteoporosis in Female Patients with Advanced Knee Osteoarthritis Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty

This study sought to demonstrate bone mineral density (BMD) conditions in elderly female patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA). In addition, we sought to determine whether their BMD conditions differ from those of community-based females without knee OA. Finally we sought to determine whether clinical statuses are related to BMD in the knee OA patients. BMD conditions in 347 female patients undergoing TKA and 273 community-based females were evaluated. Additionally, comparative analyses of BMD between age and body mass index-matched knee OA groups (n=212) and the control groups (n=212) were performed. In the pre-matched knee OA group, regression analyses were performed to determine whether preoperative clinical statuses were related to BMD. Considerable prevalence of coexistent osteoporosis (31%) was found in the pre-matched knee OA patients undergoing TKA. We found no significant differences of the BMD T-scores and the prevalence of osteoporosis between the age and body mass index-matched knee OA and control groups. In the pre-matched knee OA patients, poorer preoperative clinical scores were related to poorer BMD T-scores in the proximal femur and/or lumbar spine. Our study suggests that more attention should be paid to identify and treat osteoporosis in elderly female patients with advanced knee OA undergoing TKA.

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Efficacy of Combination of Meloxicam and Pregabalin for Pain in Knee Osteoarthritis

Purpose

Osteoarthritic pain is largely considered to be inflammatory pain. Sensory nerve fibers innervating the knee have been shown to be significantly damaged in rat models of knee osteoarthritis (OA) in which the subchondral bone junction is destroyed, and this induces neuropathic pain (NP). Pregabalin was developed as a pain killer for NP; however, there are no reports on pregabalin use in OA patients. The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of pregabalin for pain in OA patients.

Materials and Methods

Eighty-nine knee OA patients were evaluated in this randomized prospective study. Patients were divided into meloxicam, pregabalin, and meloxicam+pregabalin groups. Pain scores were evaluated before and 4 weeks after drug application using a visual analogue scale (VAS), and Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC). Pain scales among groups were compared using a Kruskal-Wallis test.

Results

Before drug application, there was no significant difference in VAS and WOMAC scores among the three groups (p>0.05). Significant pain relief was seen in the meloxicam+pregabalin group in VAS at 1, 2, and 4 weeks, and WOMAC score at 4 weeks, compared with the other groups (p<0.05). No significant pain relief was seen in the meloxicam only group in VAS during 4 weeks and WOMAC score at 4 weeks compared with the pregabalin only group (p>0.05).

Conclusion

Meloxicam+pregabalin was effective for pain in OA patients. This finding suggests that OA pain is a combination of inflammatory and NP.     

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Introduction

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Methods

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Results

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