简介:Paget'sdiseaseofboneisafocaldisorderofboneremodellingcausedbyabnormallyincreasedosteoclast-mediatedboneresorption.qtleaffectedboneschangeinshaw,sizeanddirection,whiletherestoftheskeletonremainsnormal.TheclinicalconsequencesofthediseasewerefirstdescribedbySirJanlesPagetin1876(Figure1).
简介:Agluten-freedietiscurrentlytheonlyeffectivemeansoftreatingindividualswithceliacdisease.Suchadietenablesceliacpatientstocontroltheirsymptomsandavoidvariouscomplicationsassociatedwiththiscondition.However,whilethequalityofgluten-freefoodshassignificantlyimprovedduringrecentdecades,maintenanceofagluten-freedietdoesnotnecessarilyensureadequatenutritionalintake.Becauseoatsareanimportantsourceofproteins,lipids,vitamins,minerals,andfibre,theirinclusioninagluten-freedietmightimprovethenutritionalstatusofaceliacpatient.AlthoughoatsareincludedinthelistofglutenfreeingredientsspecifiedinEuropeanregulations,theirsafetywhenconsumedbyceliacpatientsremainsdebatable.Somestudiesclaimthatpureoatsaresafeformostceliacpeople,andcontaminationwithothercerealsourcesisthemainproblemfacingpeoplewiththisdisease.However,itisnecessarytoconsiderthatoatsincludemanyvarieties,containingvariousaminoacidsequencesandshowingdifferentimmunoreactivitiesassociatedwithtoxicprolamins.Asaresult,severalstudieshaveshownthattheimmunogenicityofoatsvariesdependingonthecultivarconsumed.Thus,itisessentialtothoroughlystudythevarietyofoatsusedinafoodingredientbeforeincludingitinagluten-freediet.
简介:IncreasinglyaWoman'sDisease¥ZhangKonglaiandWangYingAIDSisadeadlysexuallytransmitteddiseasecausedbythehumanimmuno-deficiencyvi...
简介:Cardiovasculardisease(CVD)isthenumberonecauseofmortalityworld-wideandplacesahighmedicalandsocioeconomicburdenondevelopingcountries.OurunderstandingofCVDanditsevolutionoverthelast100yearshasalteredconsiderably.ReasonsfortheincreasedrateofCVDinthedevelopingworldincluderapidurbanizationandthedemographicshiftknownasthemodernepidemiologictransition.ThecaseforinterventionisbasedonbothmajorhumanandeconomicimpactsofCVD.Ithasbeenestimatedthatcost-effectiveinterventionsindevelopingcountrieswithahighburdenofCVDcouldresultinaprojected24millionlivessaved.ThisreductioninCVDmortalitycouldreduceeconomiccostsby$8billion.Approachestointerventioninclude:1)cardiovascularhealthpromotionandCVDpreventionand2)actionplansadvocatedbytheWorldHealthOrganization.
简介:TheJanuskinase-signaltransducersandactivatorsoftranscription(JAK-STAT)signalingpathway,activatedbymorethan50cytokinesorgrowthfactors,playscriticalrolesinawidevarietyofcellularfunctionsinthehematopoietic,immune,neuronalandhepaticsystems.Intheliver,thissignalingpathway,activatedbymorethan20cytokines,growthfactors,hormones,andhepatitisviralproteins,playscriticalrolesinantiviraldefense,acutephaseresponse,hepaticinjury,repair,inflammation,transformation,andhepatitis.ThisarticlereviewsthebiologicalsignificanceofSTAT1,2,3,4,5,6inhepaticfunctionsanddiseases.Cellular&MolecularImmunology.2005;2(2):92-100.
简介:Cardiovasculardisease(CVD)istheleadingcauseofdeathworldwide.ThisarticlefocusesoncurrentguidelinesfortheprimarypreventionofCVDandaddressesmanagementofkeyriskfactors.Dietarymodification,weightloss,exercise,andtobaccousecessationarespecificareaswherefocusedeffortscansuccessfullyreduceCVDriskonbothanindividualandasocietallevel.Specificareasrequiringmanagementincludedyslipidemia,hypertension,physicalactivity,diabetes,aspirinuse,andalcoholintake.Thesepreventiveeffortshavemajorpublichealthimplications.Astheglobalpopulationcontinuestogrow,healthcareexpenditureswillalsorise,withthepotentialtoeventuallyoverwhelmthehealthcaresystem.ThereforeitisimperativetoapplyourcollectiveeffortsonCVDpreventiontoimprovethecardiovascularhealthofindividuals,communities,andnations.
简介:AbstractThe Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) has been changing for nearly 20 years. GOLD has moved from single assessment using spirometry to a more comprehensive assessment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease using spirometry, symptoms and exacerbation history. And subsequently, a new assessment system for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease separated spirometric grades from the old assessment system, and classified patients only according to their symptoms and history of exacerbation. The distribution, clinical characteristics, treatment, and prognosis of the new subgroups were different from the old ones. In this review, we will present a brief profile of changes made to the disease assessment method of GOLD, based on the relevant existing literature.
简介:ThepurposeofthisstudywastoconstructaneukaryoticDNAvectorencodingamultipleepitopeantigen(MFC)ofhepatitisCvirus(HCV)andahepatitisBsurfaceantigen(HBsAg),andexploretheeffectofHBsAggeneontheimmunityofHCVmultiple-epitopeDNAconstructinvitroandinvivoinmice.AnHCVDNAvector(pVAX1-HBs-MFC)wasconstructedbyfusingHBsAggenetotheNterminalofanHCVmultiple-epitopeantigengene.ThepVAX1-HBs-MFCwastransfectedintoHEK293TcellsanditsexpressionwasmeasuredbyELISAandWesternblotting.BALB/cmicewereintramuscularlyimmunizedwiththepVAX1-HBs-MFC,andanELISAapproachwasappliedtodeterminethespecificantibodytitersandsubtypesinthemouseserum.Thecross-reactivityoftheantibodieswasalsocheckedwithtwosynthesizedHCVhypervariableregion1(HVR1)peptides.TheIFN-γproductionandcellproliferationofthemousespleencellswereevaluatedbyELISAandMTS(3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-5-[3-carboxymethoxyphenyl]-2-[4-sulfophenyl]-2H-tetrazolium,innersalt)assays,respectively.TheexpressionofpVAX1-HBs-MFCwasdetectableinthetransfectedHEK293Tcells.TheserumantibodyresponsewaseffectivelyelicitedinBALB/cmiceinjectedwithpVAX1-HBs-MFC.ThehighesttiterofantibodyagainstHCV(MFC)was1:1280,andtheratioofIgG2a/IgG1was1.50±0.12atthefifthweekafterfirstimmunization.Moreover,thecollectedmouseserumantibodyhadtheabilitytocross-reactwiththetwosynthesizedHCVHVR1peptides.ThestimulationindexofthemousesplenocytestoMFCwas1.79±0.07,andtheIFN-γlevelwas287±6pg/mlatweek21afterfirstimmunization.ThehighesttiteroftheantibodyincontrolBALB/cmiceimmunizedwithpVAX1-MFCwas1:320,andtheratioofIgG2a/IgG1was1.33±0.11atweek5post-immunization.Furthermore,thestimulationindexofthemousesplenocytescellstoMFCwas1.52+0.06,andtheIFN-γlevelwas225±9.3pg/mlatweek21post-immunization.TheHBsAggenecanenhancetheeffectsofanHCVmultiple-epitope
简介:瞄准:把在病人之间的标准肝炎B(HBV)种痘的反应与长期的丙肝作比较病毒(HCV)感染和健康个人。方法:这是未来的盒子控制研究。有长期的HCV感染和40健康控制的38个病人的一个总数被包括。种痘被20大杯recombinantHBsAg的注射在瞬间0,1和6点执行进三角肌肌肉。Anti-HBs集中是在最后剂量以后决定了3瞬间并且在二个组之间比较了。反应模式是被描绘(1)高反应当anti-HBs抗体效价是>时100IU/L,(2)低反应当效价是10-100IU/L时并且(3)没有反应当效价是<时10IU/L。结果:在耐心的组,有10/38(26.3%)非应答者,8/38(21.1%)低应答者并且20/38(52.6%)高应答者。在控制组的相应价值是2/40(5.0%),7/40(17.5%)和31/40(77.5%)分别地。反应模式在二个组之间是统计上不同的。在里面多变量分析,吸烟是重要confounder,当HCV感染与更低的抗体反应失去了它的重要关联时。结论:有长期的HCV感染的病人趋于与健康个人相比对HBV种痘微弱地作出回应,尽管这关联不是独立的根据多变量分析。
简介:AdustsedimentlayerwasfoundontheoutertubewallwhentheESCP(electrostaticcentrifugalprecipitator)trappeddieselparticulatesorganistersand.TheComptonbackscattermethodwasusedtomeasurethesedimentthicknessduringtheexperiment.Theeffectoftheinletgasvelocityonthedustsedimentlayerwasinvestigated.PIV(ParticleImageVelocimetry)wasusedtomeasurethevelocityfieldbetweentheinnerbarbtubewallandtheoutertubewall.Experimentsshowedthatthethicknessofthesedimentincreasedwithtime,andthesedimentlayeratthelowerendwasmuchthickerthanthatattheupperend.Theagglomerationontheoutertubewallcouldberemovedwhentheinletgasvelocitywasincreasedtoacertainvalue.
简介:Thepurposeofthisstudyistodistinguishrespiratorysyncytialvirus(RSV)infectionandimmunologybetweenimmunocompetentandimmunocompromisedmurineandtoexploreimmunemechanismofRSVinfection.AtvarioustimepointsafterRSVinfectionofBALB/cmiceandnudemice,pulmonaryviraltiterswereassayed,RSVantigenwastestedbydirectimmune-fluorescentassayandimmunohistochemistry.PulmonarymRNAexpressionsofTolllikereceptor(TLR)2andTLR4wereassayedbyRT-PCR.CD4+cellsandCD8+cellsinperipheralbloodwereexaminedbyflowcytometryandplasmatotalIgEwasassayedbyELISA.Leukocytesinbronchoalveolarlavagefluid(BALF)andpulmonaryhistologywereidentifiedtoreflectairwayinflammation.ItwasfoundthatRSVtitersofbothmicepeakedonthe3rddaypostinfectionwithamuchhigherlevelofviraltiterinnudemicethaninBALB/cmiceandalongerviraldurationinnudemice(over9dayspostinfection)thaninBALB/cmice(6dayspostinfection).RSVinfectioninducedhigherviralantigenexpressioninnudemice(0.267±0.045)thaninBALB/cmice(0.168±0.031).RSVinfectionenhancedpulmonaryTLR4expressionofBALB/cmice(51.96%±11.34%)andnudemice(48.96%±12.35%)comparedwitheachcontrol(34.04%±10.06%and32.37%±9.87%respectively).CD4+peripheralbloodcellsincreasedinRSVinfectedBALB/cmice(66.51%±2.09%)comparedwiththecontrolBALB/cmice(51.63%±5.90%),andCD4+cellsandCD8+cellsweredeficientinnudemice.RSVinfectionincreasedplasmatotalIgEinbothmice,andBALB/cmicehadalargeramountofIgEonthe7thdaypostinfection(9.02ng/ml±2.90ng/ml)andonthe14thdaypostinfection(12.76ng/ml±4.15ng/ml)thancorrespondingnudemice(3.72ng/ml±1.06ng/mland7.62ng/ml±3.08ng/mlrespectivelyonthe7thand14thdaypostinfection).RSVinfectednudemicehadmoresevereairwayinflammationthaninfectedBALB/cmice.ItisconcludedthatBALB/cmiceandnudemicepresentedsimilarRSVinfectiouscharacteristics.However,
简介:AbstractInfection of humans by Powassan virus (POWV) occurs rarely but is potentially life-threatening. First isolated in Ontario, Canada in 1958, the presence of POWV has been confirmed in three countries: Canada, the USA, and Russia. Although a limited number of human cases has been reported thus far, the infection rate has shown signs of increasing during the 21st century. Interestingly, POWV and a genetically close variant, deer tick virus (DTV), are the only member of the tick-borne flaviviruses known to be endemic in North America and maintain in respective tick-host cycles. In this review, we briefly summarize current knowledge involving the epidemiology and etiology, pathogenesis and immunity, molecular evolution, and protein functions of POWV, aiming to increase our understanding of the virus and unlock the potential to control this lethal pathogen. These data may also provide tools to minimize the future threat of other emerging and re-emerging viruses.