Objective To evaluate the efficacy, safety and economical values of nucleic acid/nueleotides for clinical nutritional support and immune treatment. Methods The following electronic databases were searched: Chinese Biomedicine database (CBM), MEDLINE, EMBASE and SCI. Data were extracted by two reviewers. Applied RevMan 4.1 for statistical analyse. Results Forty-six randomized controlled trials were identified, involving nucleic acids/nucleotides for clinical nutritional support, infant feed, immune treatment. Eighteen randomized trials comparing the use of immunonutrition which comprises nucleotides with standard enteral nutrition in surgical and critical ill patients. Combined analysis directed that immunonutrition therapy decrease infection events, length of hospitalization and the cost. Only one trial reported the effects of adding nucleotides to breast milk substitute, but there is no valuable results for clinical practice. Twenty-seven low quality trials compared the use of "immune RNA (iRNA)" with standard methods in hepatitis, carcinoma and burn patients, combined analysis directed that there are not valid evidences to confirm the value of iRNA. Conclusions Immunonutrition may decrease infection rates, length of hospitalisation and cost in surgery and critical ill patients, but we can not affirm the role of the nucleotides in irmnunonutrition. No evidences support the point of adding nucteotides in breast milk substitute. Also, we can not affirm the role of iRNA in clinical immune regulation treatment. There are no available evidences in nucleic acids for caducity prevention and improvement of aging people’s health. Consequently, we advice Chinese health officials to enhance the management for applying "nucleic acids nutrients".
To study the significance of T-lymphocytes rDNA transcription activity in diagnosis, differential diagnosis, therapeutical effect and evaluation of treatment for colorectal carcinoma, 59 cases of colorectal carcinoma, 20 cases of colorectal inflammatory disease and 9 volunteers were choosen to detect the T-lymphocyte rDNA transcription activity of peripheral blood T-lymphocyte by cell culture and CMIAS008 image analysis system of Ag-NOR. Results: T-lymphocytes rDNA transcription activity was decreased obviously in colorectal inflammatory patients. Compared with control group, both group showed markedly statistical difference (Ｐ＜0.01). Tlymphocytes rDNA transcription activity increased gradually to normal groups after operation and chemical treatment for colorectal carcinoma patients; but it decreased for recurrent patients three years after operation. Conclusions: The detection of T-lymphocytes transcription activity can be used as a differential criterion for colorectal carcinoma and colorectal inflammatory disease, meanwhile it also can be used as a reference criterion for evaluation of treatment and supervision of tumor recurrence.
The aim of the this study was to search for bacterial DNA sequences in cholesterol gallstones with negative bacterial culture by NP-PCR technique. Bacterial gene fragments were amplified in vitro from DNA which were extracted from cholesterol gallstones in gallbladder for identifying the existence of bacteria. The gallbladder gallstones of 30 patients were analysed. Bacterial DNA was found in the stones of 26 patients, indicating that most cholesterol gallstones harbor bacterial DNA.
It is the main method for amplifying the specific gene to use the nucleic acid amplification system to accomplish polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The temperature retard between heat source and sample exists in the heating and cooling progresses of most nucleic acid amplification system. The retard would result in the problem that the sample would take a long time to reach the set temperature and the problem would reduce the speed of integrate reaction. Non-specific products would be created in the process of amplification when the sample cannot reach the set temperature within a certainly time and the amplified efficiency would be reduced. A miniaturization nucleic acid amplification system heated by air was designed in this study according to the principle of air-heated nucleic acid amplification system and the characteristics of the PCR instrument Smart-cycler. The heat transfer process was analyzed and the heat transfer time was calculated. The actual temperature was measured in real time, and the temperature curves were fitted. The heating time was chosen by analysis results and data fitting and the air temperature was changed, while the sample temperature was recorded. The retard between sample and air was optimized by choosing the best curve of sample temperature. The temperature retard between sample and air was reduced sharply and the required time of integrate progress is shortened to 50%. We confirmed from the amplification experiment of Listeria monocytogenes that the improved system could complete 3 cycles within 4 minutes, and the amplification effect was good. The amplification speed and effect could be improved effectively by optimizing the delay between sample and air.
To find the relation between the damage of gastric remnant mucosal barrier and the precancerous lesion of gastric remnant mucosa, in the process of the canine gastric remnant precarcinogenesis induced by N-methyN’-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG), we performed regularly the esophagogastroscopy and the mucosal biopsy.At the same time, we also measured gastric transmucosal potential difference and intracellular DNA content of remnant mucosa.We found that the more severe the damage of gastric remnant mucosal barrier was , the greater the malignant capacity of gastric remnant mucosal was.Our study suggests that the damage of gastric remnant mucosal barrier plays an important role in the gastric remnant mucosal precarcinogenesis.
Dysplasia of gastric stump mucosa in 47 cases was studies.Nuclear DNA contents were measured with an automatic imagie analysis system.The results showed that the mean values of the nuclear DNA contents,area,perimeter,maximum diameter,minimum diameter increased with the increase of severity of dysplasia in gastric stump mucosa(Plt;0.01);where as nuclear form factor decreased with the increase of severity of dysplasia in gastric stump mucosa(Plt;0.05).Severe dysplasia is similar to that of gastric stump cancer in the DNA ploidy histogram.Our results indicate biological behaviour of gastric stump mucosa dysplasia.This study suggests that DNA contents analysis may be used as an important reference for grading,screening,and treating dysplasia of gastric stump mucosa.
ObjectiveTo compare effect of enterovirus (EV) 71 nucleic acid detection and EV71-IgM antibody detection on clinically diagnosis of hand-foot-mouth disease in children. MethodsRectal swabs collected from 1379 children who were clinically diagnosed from April 20, 2011 to September 10, 2011 as suspected patients with the handfoot- mouth disease were detected by fluorogenic quantitative polymerase chain reaction to conduct EV71 nucleic acid detection. Meantime, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to conduct EV71-IgM antibody detection in serum samples collected from those children. ResultsIn these 1379 cases, 79 had positive EV71 nucleic acids with a positive rate of 5.73%; while 82 cases had positive EV71-IgM antibodies with a positive rate of 5.95%. There were 32 cases with positive EV71 nucleic acid and positive EV71-IgM antibody. The rate of consistent results of two detection methods was 95.2%. The positive rates of two methods had no negligible differences (χ2=0.093, P=0.761). ConclusionCombination of EV71 nucleic acid detection and EV71-IgM antibody detection, can improve the efficiency in diagnosing hand-foot-mouth disease in children and facilitate the protection and diagnosis of the disease.
ObjectiveTo study the expression and role of homeobox transcription antisense intergenic ribose nucleic acid (HOTAIR) in CD133-positive gastric cancer cells, which was classified to long non-coding RNA (LncRNA). MethodsImmune magnetic cell sorting (MACS) was performed to sort CD133-positive and CD133-negative cells of KATO-Ⅲgastric cancer cells, then reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was performed to detect the expressions of HOTAIR mRNA and CD133 mRNA. After the intervention of small interfering RNA (siRNA) for CD133-positive KATO-Ⅲcells, RT-PCR method was performed to detect the expression of HOTAIR mRNA to select siRNA who had the best silent effect. The selected-siHOTAIR was used to silent the expression of HOTAIR, then the expressions of CD133 mRNA, E-cadherin mRNA, and N-cadherin mRNA were detected by RT-PCR. At last, Transwell experiments were performed to detect the migration ability and invasion ability. Results①?RT-PCR test results showed that, the expression levels of CD133 mRNA and HOTAIR mRNA in CD133-positive group were significantly higher than those of CD133-negative group and no separation group (P < 0.05).②?After interference of siHOTAIR, the expression levels of HOTAIR mRNA in siHOTAIR1 group, siHOTAIR2 group, and siHOTAIR3 group were all significantly lower than those of blank control group and negative control group (P < 0.05), and the expression levels of HOTAIR mRNA in siHOTAIR2 group was lower than those of siHOTAIR1 group and siHOTAIR3 group (P < 0.05). The results indicated that siHOTAIR2 had the best interference efficiency.③?The expression levels of CD133 mRNA and N-cadherin mRNA in siHOTAIR2 group were lower than those corresponding indicators of blank control group and negative control group (P < 0.05), but the expression level of E-cadherin mRNA was higher than those of blank control group and negative control group (P < 0.05). Transwell experiment results showed that, number of cells which through the cell membrane in siHOTAIR2 group was lower than those of blank control group and negative control group (P < 0.05). ConclusionThe expression of HOTAIR mRNA in CD133-positive KATO-Ⅲgastric cancer cells was higher than that of CD133-negative cells, interfering the expression of HOTAIR mRNA can reduce the expression of CD133 mRNA in CD133-positive KATO-Ⅲgastric cancer cells, and can inhibit cell migration and invasion.
Objective To investigate the role of long chain non coding ribonucleic acid (LNcRNA) small nucleolar RNA host gene 14 (SNHG14) in regulating microribonucleic acid 223-3p (miR-223-3p) in alleviating sepsis associated lung injury in rats. Methods Sepsis rat models were established and the rats were randomly divided into SNHG14 upregulation group, SNHG14 upregulated control group, SNHG14 downregulation group, SNHG14 downregulation control group, miR-223-3p upregulation group, miR-223-3p upregulation control group, miR-223-3p downregulation group, miR-223-3p downregulation control group, and model group. Sham operation group was set up simutalously. All of them were administered through the tail vein. After 48 hours, the lung tissues was euthanized to detect the expressions of LncRNA SNHG14 and miR-223-3p. Tumor necrosis factor α (TNF- α), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), interleukin-18 (IL-18), lung wet weight/dry weight ratio (W/D) and the alveolar fluid clearance rate (AFC) were detected. Pathological changes in lung tissues were observed. Human NOD like receptor family protein 3 (NLPR3), cysteine-requiring aspartate protease 1 (caspase-1), and 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate synthase (ACS) genes and proteins expressions in lung tissues were detected. The dual luciferase reporter gene experiment was used to verify the targeted regulatory effect of LncRNA SNHG14 on miR-223-3p. Results Compared with the sham operation group, the model group showed increase in lung tissue LncRNA SNHG14 expression, serum inflammatory factor levels, W/D, pathological change quantification score, and lung tissue NLPR3, caspase-1 and ACS expressions (P<0.05), decrease in miR-223-3p expression and AFC (P<0.05). Compared with the model group and corresponding control groups, the SNHG14 upregulation group showed increase in LncRNA SNHG14 expression (P<0.05), and the SNHG14 upregulation group and the miR-223-3p downregulation group showed decrease in miR-223-3p expression and AFC (P<0.05), and increase in the levels of serum inflammatory factors, W/D, quantitative scores of pathological changes, and the expressions of NLPR3, caspase-1 and ACS in lung tissues (P<0.05). Compared with the model group and corresponding control groups, the expression of LncRNA SNHG14 in the SNHG14 downregulation group decreased (P<0.05), while the expression of miR-223-3p and AFC in the SNHG14 downregulation group and miR-223-3p upregulation group increased (P<0.05), which showed decrease in the levels of serum inflammatory factors, W/D, quantitative scores of pathological changes, and the expressions of NLPR3, caspase-1 and ACS in lung tissues (P<0.05). There were binding sites between LncRNA SNHG14 and miR-223-3p, and the former could negatively feedback targeted to regulate the latter. Conclusion Downregulation of LncRNA SNHG14 targets an increase in miR-223-3p expression and inhibit the NLRP3 pathway to alleviate sepsis related lung injury, which is related to the inhibition of inflammatory response, while upregulation of LncRNA SNHG14 negatively feedback targeting miR-223-3p and activated the NLRP3 pathway to exacerbate sepsis related lung injury.
Objective To evaluate the relation of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 ribonucleic acid (RNA) loads in cerebrospinal fluid with central neurological diseases. Methods The inpatients with HIV-1 infection diagnosed by Public Health Clinical Center of Chengdu between January 1st, 2015 and March 1st, 2018 were retrospectively included. The included patients were divided into central neurological disease group and non-central neurological disease group, and high viral load group and low viral load group. The demographic data, CD4+ T lymphocyte count, routine detection of cerebrospinal fluid, HIV RNA load in cerebrospinal fluid and plasma of patients with and without central neurological diseases were observed and compared.Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to identify risk factors for central neurological diseases. Results A total of 367 patients were included. In the central neurological disease group, 210 cases (57.22%) were complicated with central neurological diseases, and cryptococcus infection was the most. Compared with the non-central neurological disease group, the increase rate of cerebrospinal fluid cell counts, cerebrospinal fluid cell counts, cerebrospinal fluid HIV RNA positivity and cerebrospinal fluid HIV RNA load were higher in the central neurological disease group (P<0.05). Logistic regression analysis showed that HIV RNA load in cerebrospinal fluid≥100 000 copies/mL and CD4+ T lymphocyte count<200 cells/mm3 were risk factors for central neurological diseases. Conclusion Cerebrospinal fluid HIV RNA load≥100 000 copies/mL is an independent risk factor for HIV/AIDS patients with central neurological diseases and clinical treatment should take this factor into consideration to reasonably optimize the selection of antiretroviral therapy.