基因诊断技术在脊柱结核诊断中的应用现状

脊柱结核是一种常见的肺外结核病。近年来,随着脊柱结核患者逐年增多,不典型脊柱结核患者亦逐渐增多,而不典型脊柱结核诊断较为困难,需要与一般细菌感染、肿瘤以及非结核分枝杆菌感染相鉴别。基因诊断技术是一项诊断脊柱结核的重要工具,对临床不典型脊柱结核的诊断有较高价值。本文将对脊柱结核的流行现状、诊断及基因诊断技术进行综述,以帮助临床工作者对脊柱结核做出更加准确的诊断。     

银离子、铜离子和锌离子对常见念珠菌的抗菌性能比较

目的 探讨银离子(Ag⁺)、铜离子(Cu²⁺)、锌离子(Zn²⁺)对5种常见念珠菌(白色念珠菌、热带念珠菌、近平滑念珠菌、克柔念珠菌和光滑念珠菌)的抗菌作用。方法 使用去离子水分别将硝酸银、氯化铜和氯化锌配制为0.1 mol·L^-1的水溶液。取保存的白色念珠菌标准菌株ATCC-60193、近平滑念珠菌、光滑念珠菌、热带念珠菌、克柔念珠菌,加入溶菌肉汤培养液,使用比浊仪调配菌液浊度为0.5麦氏单位,然后使用无菌去离子水将菌液稀释至10⁶ CFU·L^-1。取配制好的0.1 mol·L^-1的硝酸银、氯化铜和氯化锌溶液,分别倍比稀释为6个浓度(10^-2、10^-3、10^-4、10^-5、10^-6、10^-7 mol·L^-1),分别取各浓度的金属离子溶液100μL与预制好的5种念珠菌悬液100μL进...     

Triptolide inhibits IL-12 production and T cell-stimulatory capacity of dendritic cells

Extracts of Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F.(TWHF ) are effective in traditional Chinesemedicine for treatment of autoimmune diseasessuch as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus ery thematosus, nephritis and asthma [1, 2]. Trip tolide, a diterpenoid triepoxide, is derived fromTWHF and is responsible for most of the immuno suppressive and anti inflammatory effects ofTWHF. Triptolide has been shown to be effectivein the treatment of autoimmune diseases, …     

The Distribution of Synaptotagmin II in RBL-2H3 and Its Regulation on Exocytosis of Lysosomes in RBL-2H3

Synaptotagmin(Syt)constitutes a family of membrane-trafficking proteins,so far nearly 20 Syts have beendiscovered.Extensive work showed that synatotagmins were a potential Ca~(2+) sensor for regulated exocytosis.Thisstudy was to investigate the expression and location of synaptotagmin Ⅱ(Syt2)in RBL-2H3(RBL)and its role inregulating exocytosis of RBL.The expression of Syt2 in RBL was confirmed by Western blot.The recombinantexpression vector pEGFP-N1-Syt2 was constructed and transfected into RBL by electroporation,the stabletransfectant RBL-Syt2-S expressing fusion protein Syt2-EGFP were obtained and Syt2 was highly concentrated atplasma membrane with little detected in cytoplasm.To analyze the role of Syt2 during exocytosis of RBL,therelease of cathepsin D was assayed by immunoblotting.Compared with control,the release of cathepsin D byRBL-Syt2-S was markedly decreased.The results indicated that Syt2 played a negative regulation in exocytosis oflysosomes in RBL.Cellular & Molecular Immunology.2005;2(3):205-209.     

Plasma HIV-1 RNA decline within the first two weeks of treatment is comparable for nevirapine, efavirenz, or both drugs combined and is not predictive of long-term virologic efficacy: A 2NN substudy

BACKGROUND: The initial rate of plasma HIV-1 RNA (pVL) decline has been proposed as a marker of early efficacy of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and a possible predictor of late efficacy. We compared the rate of pVL decline in patients starting ART with nevirapine (NVP), efavirenz (EFV), or both drugs combined in addition to lamivudine (3TC) and stavudine (d4T). METHODS: Analysis of the viral decay constant (VDc) during the first 2 weeks of treatment in patients enrolled in the 2NN study who remained on allocated treatment. RESULTS: The median VDc (log10 copies per day, [interquartile range]) was similar for NVP (0.30 [0.25-0.36], EFV (0.31 [0.27-0.37]), and NVP + EFV (0.30 [0.27-0.36]). Patients with a baseline pVL >100,000 copies/mL were 8.7 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 6.2-12.3) times more likely to have a VDc >75th percentile. A high VDc was not associated with plasma drug concentration or with a decreased risk of virologic failure at week 48 after the start of therapy (hazard ratio = 0.8, 95% CI: 0.6-1.2). CONCLUSION: NVP, EFV, or NVP + EFV in combination with 3TC and d4T show similar rates of pVL decline during the first 2 weeks of treatment. The VDc with these regimens is not predictive of late virologic efficacy.     

Human neutrophils secrete gelatinase B in vitro and in vivo in response to endotoxin and proinflammatory mediators

Bacterial sepsis is characterized by a systemic inflammatory state, with activation of numerous cell types. Phagocytes participate in this phenomenon by secreting various proinflammatory cytokines and enzymes. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) such as gelatinases are produced by phagocytes and are thought to play an important role in processes of cell transmigration and tissue remodeling. In this work, we show that endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide [LPS]) and other inflammatory mediators, such as tumor necrosis factor (TNF), interleukin-8, and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, induce a rapid (within 20 min) release of gelatinase-B (MMP-9) zymogen in whole human blood, as determined by gelatin zymography. The polymorphonuclear neutrophil was identified as the cell responsible for this rapid secretion, as a result of the release of preformed enzymes stored in granules. Normal human subjects given LPS intravenously showed a similar pattern of proMMP-9 secretion, with maximum plasma levels reached 1.5 to 3 h after LPS administration (P = 0.0009). Prior administration of TNF receptor:Fc, a potent TNF antagonist, to subjects given LPS, only partially blunted the release of proMMP-9 (P = 0.033). Ibuprofen, a cyclooxygenase inhibitor, did not alter this pattern of release. Increased levels of proMMP-9 and proMMP-2, as well as activated forms of MMP-9, were found in plasma from two patients with gram-negative sepsis. The levels of MMPs paralleled the severity of clinical condition and a marker of the severity of sepsis, plasma procalcitonin. These data indicate that MMPs are released in whole blood in response to various inflammatory mediators and that they could serve as sensitive and early markers for cell activation during the course of bacterial sepsis.     

The Effects of Extracellular Matrix on Tissue Engineering Construction of Cartilage in Vitro

In the study of bone and cartilage diseases in our laboratory, chondrocyte stereo-differentiation mod-el was cultured into cartilage tissue. The cultured cartilage tissue was closely similar to natural tissue inboth histological condition and biochemical metabolism. The model mimicked the chondrocyte differenti-ation and metabolism in vivo completely〔1〕. We studied some essential extracellular matrices, includingcollagen, proteoglycan(PG) and hyaluronic acid(HA) on the construction of grow…     

2014—2021年石家庄市生活饮用水水质变化趋势分析

目的 对石家庄市2014—2021年生活饮用水常规指标进行监测,分析水质及主要监测指标变化趋势。方法 收集整理2014—2021年石家庄市生活饮用水监测资料,分析生活饮用水合格率、主要监测指标合格率、主要监测指标变化趋势。 结果 2014—2021年石家庄市共监测水样10529份,总合格率为77.15%;地表水合格率（99.08 %）高于地下水（75.96 %）、城市水合格率（85.17 %）高于农村水（75.05%）、枯水期合格率（79.79%）高于丰水期（74.51%）,完全处理水合格率（99.10%）高于仅消毒（86.29%）和未处理（70.70%）（P均<0.05）。2014—2021年石家庄市生活饮用水最低合格率为69.49%,最高合格率为82.28%,总合格率呈上升趋势（P<0.05）。主要指标耐热大肠菌群 、菌落总数、总硬度、硝酸盐、硫酸盐的合格率均呈上升趋势（P<0.05）,菌落总数、硝酸盐、氟化物、总硬度、溶解性总固体、硫酸盐、氯化物的含量均呈下降趋势（P<0.05）。结论 石家庄市2014—2021年生活饮用水水质整体呈现优化趋势,微生物指标仍是影响水质的主要因素。     

紫苏籽油与亚麻籽油合用安全性及降血脂作用研究

目的 评价紫苏籽油与亚麻籽油合用的安全性及降血脂作用。方法 通过急性经口毒性试验、Ames试验、骨髓细胞微核试验、小鼠精子畸形试验和大鼠30天喂养试验对紫苏籽油与亚麻籽油合用的安全性进行考察;通过建立大鼠混合型高脂血症模型,经口灌胃不同剂量（250、750、1500mg/kg.BW）的紫苏籽油与亚麻籽油混合物连续30天,测定血脂指标,对紫苏籽油与亚麻籽油合用的降血脂作用进行考察。结果 安全性试验结果显示,紫苏籽油与亚麻籽油合用对大、小鼠急性经口MTD值均＞15.0g/kg.BW,属无毒级;Ames试验、骨髓细胞微核试验、小鼠精子畸形试验结果均为阴性;30天喂养试验未引起动物中毒性损伤改变。降血脂试验结果显示,与模型对照组比较,紫苏籽油与亚麻籽油合用的三个剂量组的总胆固醇（TC）、甘油三酯（TG）显著降低（F=4.405,P=0.010;F=4.601,P=0.008）,降血脂作用明显。结论 紫苏籽油与亚麻籽油合用的安全性高,无致突变性及亚急性毒性,并且具有较好的降血脂作用。     

姑息关怀服务模式对癌症晚期患者生命质量的影响研究

目的 评估姑息关怀服务对癌症晚期患者生命质量的影响并提出管理建议。方法 采用问卷调查的方式对H医院接受姑息关怀治疗和常规抗癌治疗的248名癌症晚期住院患者的生命质量进行调查。选取中国癌症患者生命质量量表对癌症晚期患者的生命质量进行评估,然后通过统计分析探讨不同治疗方式下患者生命质量的差异。结果 癌症晚期患者生命质量普遍较差(36.38±4.82),其中躯体症状得分最低,依次是精神心理和社会关系。接受姑息关怀后患者生命质量及各指标得分均有显著提高。治疗前生命质量更差、疼痛程度更高的姑息关怀组患者,其治疗后的生命质量评分与常规抗癌组患者相比无显著差异,疼痛程度更是低于常规抗癌组。两组治疗方式下患者生命质量治疗前后的差值对比(6.82±2.71 vs 2.53±2.95),姑息关怀组的改善效果更明显(t=11.908,P<0.05)。结论 姑息关怀治疗相对于常规抗癌治疗,对癌症晚期患者生命质量的改善效果更为显著,应加强对以价值为核心的姑息关怀服务模式的宣传和推广。