Genomic and biological characterization of the Vibrio alginolyticus-infecting “Podoviridae” bacteriophage,vB_ValP_IME271

Virus Genes - As an opportunist pathogen, Vibrio alginolyticus (V. alginolyticus), causes disease in marine animals. Bacterial contamination of seafood is not uncommon, and phage therapy is...     

Micronemal protein 13 contributes to the optimal growth of Toxoplasma gondii under stress conditions

Parasitology Research - Toxoplasma gondii is a ubiquitous parasitic protozoan infecting humans and a wide variety of animals. Fast-replicating tachyzoites during acute infection and slowly growing...     

Infection patterns,clinical significance,and genetic characteristics of Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Giardia duodenalis in dairy cattle in Jiangsu,China

The infection patterns and clinical significance of Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Giardia duodenalis in dairy cattle remain poorly investigated despite their common occurrence. Data on the genetic diversity are also needed to understand the transmission and human-infective potential of the two pathogens. In this study, fecal specimens from 1366 dairy cattle on a large farm were examined for the presence and genotype distribution of E. bieneusi and G. duodenalis by PCR and DNA sequencing. The overall infection rates of E. bieneusi and G. duodenalis were 13.0% and 20.6%, respectively. Pre-weaned calves had significantly higher infection rates of both pathogens than post-weaned and adult cattle (P < 0.001), with peak occurrence of the pathogens in animals of 7–12 weeks. In both pre- and post-weaned calves, animals with diarrhea were 2.1–3.0 times more likely to be infected with either pathogen than those without diarrhea (P < 0.01). The E. bieneusi identified belonged to five genotypes, including J (n = 138), I (n = 21), BEB4 (n = 10), Type IV (n = 1), and a novel genotype CHC17 (n = 1). Genotype J was the dominant one in all age groups, whereas genotype I was only identified in calves of 6–11 weeks. Genotyping of G. duodenalis at three genetic loci identified assemblage E (n = 278), assemblage A (n = 2), and concurrence of the two (n = 1). Altogether, 13, 7 and 10 subtypes of assemblage E were detected at the bg, gdh, and tpi loci, respectively, forming 65 multilocus genotypes. The formation of two major clusters of MLGs in eBURST analysis indicated that intra-assemblage genetic recombination of two dominant MLGs could have led to the high genetic heterogeneity within assemblage E on a single farm. Results of this study provide much needed data on the pathogenicity of E. bieneusi and G. duodenalis in pre- and post-weaned calves. The clinical significance of the two pathogens in dairy cattle warrants further investigations.

     

两款糖化血红蛋白床旁分析仪的正确性评价

目的借助二级参考测量程序(SRMP),探讨两款床旁(point-of-care testing,POCT)糖化血红蛋白(HbA1c)分析仪的正确性。方法依据美国临床和实验室标准化协会(CLSI)Ep9-A2选取40份临床EDTA抗凝静脉全血样本,用比对的方式,分别评价两款POCT HbA1c分析仪与SRMP间的偏倚。结果POCT-1和POCT-2相关方程分别为,Y=1.0424X-0.3144和Y=1.0054X-0.2242相关系数(r)分别为0.9959和0.9469。临床各诊断切点处,偏倚小于美国国家糖化血红蛋白标准化计划(NGSP)和美国病理家协会(CAP)的要求(±6%)。结论两款POCTHbA1c分析仪与溯源到IFCC参考方法的SRMP比对具有良好的正确性,可以满足临床使用。     

北京地区尘螨过敏患者特异性IgE水平分析

目的了解北京地区不同年龄、性别尘螨过敏患者对尘螨敏感性差异。方法本研究采用回顾性横断面研究,纳入我科2016年8月至2017年7月因过敏性疾病就诊、户尘螨或粉尘螨至少一项sIgE阳性患者318例。分别比较户尘螨及粉尘螨sIgE水平差异以及不同性别、年龄患者尘螨sIgE水平差异。结果两种尘螨sIgE水平差异无统计学意义(P=0.336)。男性患者血清特异性IgE(sIgE)平均水平明显高于女性患者(P=0.009),其中男性特重度过敏患者所占比例明显高于女性(P<0.001),但女性中度过敏患者所占比例明显高于男性(P=0.01)。年龄与抗体水平呈明显负相关(R=-0.217,P<0.001)。婴幼儿、儿童、少年组中特重度过敏患者所占比例最高,分别为各自组的42.3%、31.5%、38.1%。儿童及少年特重度过敏患者中,男性患者所占比例明显高于女性(P=0.04,P=0.01)。结论户尘螨及粉尘螨过敏常同时存在,且过敏严重程度相当。尘螨过敏原敏感程度与年龄及性别明确相关。     

Rapamycin attenuates Tc1 and Tc17 cell responses in cigarette smoke-induced emphysema in mice

Inflammation Research - Chronic exposure to cigarette smoke promotes airway inflammation and emphysema accompanied by enhanced CD8+ interferon (IFN)-γ+ T(Tc1) and CD8+ interleukin (IL)-17+...     

MiR-19a mediates the negative regulation of the NF-κB pathway in lipopolysaccharide-induced endometritis by targeting TBK1

Objective

In both humans and animals, endometritis is severe inflammation of the uterus, and it causes great economic losses in dairy cow production. MicroRNAs have been reported to play an important role in various inflammatory diseases. However, the regulatory mechanisms of miR-19a in endometritis remain unclear. Thus, the aims of this study are to investigate the role of miR-19a in a mouse model of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced endometritis and elucidate the possible mechanisms in bovine endometrial epithelial cells (bEECs).

Methods and results

Histological analysis showed that LPS induced severe pathological changes, suggesting that the endometritis mouse model was well established. The qPCR assay indicated that miR-19a expression in the uterine tissues of mice with endometritis and in bEECs with LPS stimulation was significantly reduced. The overexpression of miR-19a significantly decreased the expression of inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-1β) and the phosphorylation of NF-κB p65 and IκBα. Similar results were also obtained following the knockdown of TBK1. Furthermore, a dual luciferase reporter assay further validated that miR-19a inhibited TBK1 expression by binding directly to the 3′-UTR of TBK1.

Conclusion

We demonstrated that miR-19a has anti-inflammatory effects and mediates the negative regulation of the NF-κB Pathway in LPS-induced endometritis by targeting TBK1.

     

Adoptive transfer of IFN-γ-induced M-MDSCs promotes immune tolerance to allografts through iNOS pathway

Inflammation Research - Efficient production of monocytic myeloid-derived suppressor cells (M-MDSCs) with stable immunosuppressive function is crucial for immunomodulatory cell therapy for many...     

男性乳癌31例临床分析

目的探讨男性乳癌的诊断和综合治疗方法.方法对1985年10月～1999年9月收治的31例男性乳癌患者的临床资料进行回顾性分析总结.结果随访至2004年9月,2例局部复发,8例出现远处转移.5年生存率71.0%(22/31).结论男性乳癌是一种少见的恶性肿瘤.诊断主要依靠术后病理,淋巴结转移是主要的预后因素.综合治疗可能有助于提高生存率.     

Peripheral blood leukocyte telomere length is associated with age but not renal function: A cross-sectional follow-up study

Objectives

We aimed to evaluate the relationship between baseline renal function and changes in telomere length in Han Chinese.

Methods

The telomere restriction fragment (TRF) length of leukocytes in the peripheral blood was measured in healthy volunteers recruited in 2014. The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was calculated based on serum creatinine (Scr) and serum cystatin C (CysC)-eGFRcys and eGFRScr-cys through the Cockcroft-Gault formula (eGFRC-G) or the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI / eGFRCKD-EPI) equation. The correlation between telomere length changes over time and renal function was analyzed.

Results

Leukocyte TRF lengths were negatively correlated to age (r = -0.393, p < 0.001) and serum CysC (r = -0.180, p < 0.01), while positively associated with eGFRCKD-EPI, eGFRC-G, eGFRcys, and eGFRScr-cys (r = 0.182, 0.122, 0.290, and 0.254 respectively, p < 0.01). The 3-year change of telomere length was 46 bp/years. When adjusted for age, the associations between telomere length changes and baseline, subsequent TRF lengths, and serum CysC were no longer present. No association was observed between TRF length changes and renal function.

Conclusion

The rate of telomere length changes was affected by age and baseline telomere length. The telomere length changes might be important markers for aging.