简介:摘要目的探讨肝硬化合并肝癌及单纯肝癌患者不同child分级时补体C3、C4的表达意义。方法选取肝癌患者121例,健康对照组37例,均测定补体C3、C4含量。将肝癌患者分为肝硬化合并肝癌组及单纯肝癌组,并根据Child评分分级分组,比较两组间C3、C4水平的差异。结果1肝癌两组中随着Child分级由A级至C级变化血清补体C3水平逐渐降低,而补体C4水平则逐渐升高。2组间比较A级、B级时单纯肝癌组补体C3、C4水平均高于肝硬化合并肝癌组。单纯肝癌组与对照组比较差异同样有显著性。结论血清补体C3、C4与肝功能损伤严重程度相关,结合Child分级可更好地反映肝癌及肝硬化合并肝癌时肝脏储备功能及体液免疫水平,对临床诊治有重要意义。
简介:AbstractBackground:Aberrant activation of the complement system plays an important role in the pathogenesis and development of immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN). The relationship between serum complement and the clinical-histopathological features and outcomes of IgAN is controversial. This retrospective study aimed to examine the relationship between the complement 3/4 (C3/C4) ratio and the clinicopathologic changes and prognosis of patients with IgAN.Methods:A total of 397 patients with primary IgAN from January 2007 to December 2012 at the Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital were included in this study. The correlation test and Chi-square test or one-way analysis of variance test were performed to evaluate the relationship between the C3/C4 ratio and other clinical-pathological factors. Propensity score matching and a multivariate Cox regression model were used to calculate the risk factors of renal outcome.Results:The median follow-up period was 75 months. During the follow-up period, 62 patients (15.6%) developed into the end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The C3/C4 ratio at baseline was associated with the level of serum creatinine (SCr), 24 h urinary protein excretion (24 h Upre), global glomerular sclerosis, and tubulointerstitial lesion. The level of SCr and 24 h Upre and the degree of chronic kidney injury were statistically different among groups defined by different C3/C4 ratio levels. The survival rates of patients among groups with different C3/C4 ratio levels were different. After propensity score matching, eighty-eight pairs of patients were successfully matched, and the C3/C4 ratio was an influencing factor for the patients’ outcome (hazard ratio 0.587, 95% confidence interval 0.329-0.880). Patients with a C3/C4 ratio <3.6 had a poorer outcome compared with the others (P = 0.002).Conclusions:IgAN patients with decreased C3/C4 ratio displayed significantly more severe clinical symptoms and chronic renal injury than patients with higher ratios. A low C3/C4 ratio could be a risk factor for patients developing to ESRD.
简介:目的:观察小鼠不同程度缺氧适应对缺血缺氧脑即早基因c-fos和c-jun基因表达的影响。方法:采用链霉素亲生物素-过氧化酶(简称S-P)免疫组化技术。采用两种不同程度的缺氧预处理:①小鼠第一次缺氧开始到喘呼吸出现后,行第二次缺氧,定为B1组(此时瓶内的氧浓度为15%);②小鼠第一次缺氧开始到瓶内的氧浓度降低为10%后,行第二次缺氧,定为B2组。结果:B2组的低氧存活时间明显长于B1组;缺血缺氧后30minc-fos和c-jun基因阳性细胞呈低密度分布,1hc-fos基因表达下降,12h则基本消失,阳性细胞呈散在分布。c-jun基因的表达高峰在缺血缺氧3h、12h时,c-jun基因阳性细胞仍呈低密度分布;缺氧适应使缺血缺氧脑增加的c-fos基因的阳性细胞数减少,而使缺血缺氧脑增加的c-jun基因的阳性细胞进一步增加,B1组和B2组缺血缺氧脑基因表达的影响无差异,结论:缺血缺氧可诱发中枢神经系统c-fos、c-jun基因表达.且有时间依赖性;缺氧适应可抑制缺血缺氧脑c-fos基因的表达,增强缺血缺氧脑c-jun基因的表达。
简介:AbstractObjectives:To investigate the prevalence of ACADM pathogenic variants, c.985A>G and c.199T>C, for medium chain acyl CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MCADD) in a healthy population in the southern region of Brazil.Methods:This was an observational cross-sectional study with a convenience sampling strategy. The participants were recruited from the blood bank of the Hospital de Clínicas of Porto Alegre, Brazil. A total of 1000 healthy individuals from the state of Rio Grande do Sul were included. Genotyping for the c.199T>C and c.985A>G variants was performed using real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and the PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) technique, respectively. Individuals considered heterozygous for c.985A>G were subjected to additional acylcarnitine profile analysis using tandem mass spectrometry. Carrier frequency was obtained by calculating the ratio of heterozygous individuals to the total number of individuals analyzed and reported with a 95% confidence interval. Allele and genotype frequencies were calculated based on the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.Results:The c.985A>G variant was detected as heterozygotes in three individuals (frequency of the heterozygous genotype = 1:333, allele frequency= 0.0015, minimum frequency of MCADD= 1:444,444) whose acylcarnitine profiles were within normal limits. The c.199T>C variant was not identified.Conclusions:Considering the small sample size and associated allelic heterogeneity with MCADD, these findings are believed to denote the rarity or underdiagnosis of MCADD in southern Brazil. This study provides evidence for the need for further investigation to ascertain the contribution of these diseases to child morbidity and mortality in the country.
简介:摘要目的慢性牙周炎(chronicperiodontitis,CP)是我国成年人丧失牙齿的主要原因。C-反应蛋白(C-reactiveprotein,CRP)作为一种炎症反应标志物,在牙周炎的发生发展过程中发挥重要作用。方法采集牙周炎患者和正常对照者的血清标本,检测CRP浓度。结果我们的结果显示,牙周炎患者外周血液中CRP较正常对照组显著增高,其差异有统计学意义。进一步分析发现,CRP的水平高低与牙周炎患者病情严重程度有关,病情越严重,CRP的浓度越高。结论牙周炎患者外周血液中存在高水平CRP,且其水平高低与病情轻重关系密切,因此,监测牙周炎患者外周血液CRP水平,可为判断牙周炎患者病情及预后提供新的指标。
简介:美国芝加哥大学的研究人员通过实验发现,虾等软壳类食物含有浓度较高的-五钾砷化合物。这种物质食入体内,本身对人体并无毒害作用,但是在服用维