Soluble programmed death-1 is predictive of hepatitis B surface antigen loss in chronic hepatitis B patients after antiviral treatment.

Background: Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) loss, a functional cure in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) undergoing antiviral therapy, might be an ideal endpoint of antiviral treatment in clinical practice. The factors that contribute to the functional cure remain unclear, and the predictors of functional cure are worth exploring. The concentration and kinetics of soluble programmed death-1 (sPD-1) in patients with CHB may play an important role in elucidating the immune response associated with functional cure after nucleos(t)ide analogs therapy.

Digital gene expression analysis of the response to Ralstonia solanacearum between resistant and susceptible tobacco varieties.

Tobacco bacterial wilt (TBW) caused by Ralstonia solanacearum is the most serious soil-borne disease of tobacco. However, molecular mechanism information of R. solanacearum resistance is limited to tobacco, hindering better breeding of resistant tobacco.

[Evaluation of the symmetry in nasolabial area of unilateral complete cleft lip with the method of rotation descent step by step].

Purpose: To evaluate the symmetry and stability of nasolabial area of unilateral complete cleft lip (UCCL) after primary repair with the method of rotation descent step by step.

Methods: Thirty patients with UCCL who were operated on were photographed before, 1 week after and 1 year after surgery, the distances from alare point (al), sub alare point (sba), christa phlitri point (cph) and chelion point (ch) to the facial vertical midline (VML) were measured and compared with the opposite side by paired t test. Statistical analysis was performed with SPSS 19.

[Role of p38 Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Signaling Pathway in the Hippocampal Neurons Autophagy of Rats with Sepsis].

Objective: To investigate the role of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway in autophagy of neurons in hippocampus of sepsis rats.

Methods: A sepsis model was established by cecal ligation and puncture (CLP). SD rats were randomly divided into sham-operated group (sham group), model group (CLP group), vehicle-treated group (CLP+Veh group) and inhibitor-treated group (CLP+SB203580 group), and each group was divided into 3, 6, 12, 24 and 48 h subgroups.

Regulation of hippocampal neuronal apoptosis and autophagy in mice with sepsis-associated encephalopathy by immunity-related GTPase M1.

Aims: Sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE) is a common complication of severe sepsis. Our goal was to investigate the role of immunity-related GTPase M1 (IRGM1) in SAE and its underlying mechanism.

Methods: A mouse sepsis model was established by cecal ligation and perforation.

Tumor-suppressive miR-3650 inhibits tumor metastasis by directly targeting NFASC in hepatocellular carcinoma.

In recent years, a growing body of evidence has provided support for the important role of microRNAs (miRNAs) in the progression of human cancers. A recent study showed that a novel miRNA miR-3650 expression was significantly decreased in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the precise role of miR-3650 in HCC have remained poorly understood.

Serum hepatitis B virus RNA is a predictor of HBeAg seroconversion and virological response with entecavir treatment in chronic hepatitis B patients.

Background: Characteristics of alterations of serum hepatitis B virus (HBV) RNA in different chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients still cannot be fully explained. Whether HBV RNA can predict HBeAg seroconversion is still controversial.

Aim: To investigate whether HBV RNA can predict virological response or HBeAg seroconversion during entecavir (ETV) treatment when HBV DNA is undetectable.

Efficacy and safety of combined directly acting antivirals for treatment of Chinese chronic hepatitis C patients in a real-world setting.

Aim: To assess the efficacy and safety of combined directly acting antivirals (DAAs) for the treatment of Chinese chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients in a real-world setting.

Methods: Hospitalized CHC patients who were treated with DAAs at Peking University First Hospital between January 2015 and December 2016 were enrolled. Samples and clinical data were collected at 0 wk, 2 wk, 4 wk, 8 wk, 12 wk, or 24 wk during DAAs treatment and at 4 wk, 12 wk, and 24 wk after the end of treatment.

Dynamic Characteristics of Serum Hepatitis B Surface Antigen in Chinese Chronic Hepatitis B Patients Receiving 7 Years of Entecavir Therapy.

Background: The ultimate goal of hepatitis B treatment is hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) seroclearance. Several factors have been suggested to be associated with the rate of HBsAg reduction in antiviral-naive or lamivudine therapy cohorts. However, there are few studies evaluating the factors during long-term entecavir (ETV) therapy.

Dynamics of Genotypic Mutations of the Hepatitis B Virus Associated With Long-Term Entecavir Treatment Determined With Ultradeep Pyrosequencing: A Retrospective Observational Study.

The aim of the study is to explore the evolution of genotypic mutations within the reverse transcriptase region in partial virological responders (PVRs) receiving long-term entecavir (ETV) treatment. A total of 32 patients were classified as completely virological responders (CVRs) (n = 12) or PVRs (n = 20). Five partial responders were hepatitis B virus (HBV)-DNA positive after long-term therapy, which lasted for >3 years.

Thyroid dysfunction in Chinese hepatitis C patients: Prevalence and correlation with TPOAb and CXCL10.

Aim: To investigate the relationship among pretreatment serum CXC chemokine ligand 10 (CXCL10), thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPOAb) levels and thyroid dysfunction (TD) in Chinese hepatitis C patients.

Methods: One hundred and thirty-nine treatment-naive genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C patients with no history of TD or treatment with thyroid hormones were enrolled in this study. Patients underwent peginterferon alfa-2a/ribavirin (PegIFNα-2a/RBV) treatment for 48 wk, followed by detection of clinical factors at each follow-up point.

Targeted quantitative proteomic investigation employing multiple reaction monitoring on quantitative changes in proteins that regulate volatile biosynthesis of strawberry fruit at different ripening stages.

A targeted quantitative proteomic investigation employing the multiple reaction monitoring (MRM, SRM) technique was conducted on strawberry fruit at different development stages. We investigated 22 proteins and isoforms from 32 peptides with 111 peptide transitions, which may be involved in the volatile aroma biosynthesis pathway. The normalized protein abundance was significantly changed in coincidence with increased volatile production and advanced fruit maturities.

Regulation of autophagy by the nuclear factor κB signaling pathway in the hippocampus of rats with sepsis.

Background: Sepsis with brain dysfunction has contributed to an increase risk of morbidity and mortality. In its pathophysiology, both autophagy and nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) have been suggested to play important roles. Based on the fact that crosstalk between autophagy and NF-κB, two stress-response signaling pathways, has been detected in other pathophysiological processes, this study was undertaken to explore the process of autophagy in the hippocampus of septic rats and the role NF-κB plays in the regulation of autophagy during the process.

Quantitative changes in proteins responsible for flavonoid and anthocyanin biosynthesis in strawberry fruit at different ripening stages: A targeted quantitative proteomic investigation employing multiple reaction monitoring.

Unlabelled: To better understand the regulation of flavonoid and anthocyanin biosynthesis, a targeted quantitative proteomic investigation employing LC-MS with multiple reaction monitoring was conducted on two strawberry cultivars at three ripening stages. This quantitative proteomic workflow was improved through an OFFGEL electrophoresis to fractionate peptides from total protein digests. A total of 154 peptide transitions from 47 peptides covering 21 proteins and isoforms related to anthocyanin biosynthesis were investigated.

Antibody to hepatitis B core antigen levels in the natural history of chronic hepatitis B: a prospective observational study.

Previous studies have revealed antibody to hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc) levels as a predictor of treatment response in hepatitis B early antigen (HBeAg)-positive chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients in both interferon and nucleos(t)ide analog therapy cohorts. However, there is no information about anti-HBc levels in the natural history of CHB. This study aimed to define anti-HBc levels of different phases in the natural history of CHB.

Kinetics and prediction of HBsAg loss during long-term therapy with nucleos(t)ide analogues of different potency in patients with chronic hepatitis B.

Background & Aims: About 350-400 million people are infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) chronically and 1 million people die of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related liver diseases. Nucleos(t)ide analogues (NAs) have been used for the treatment against HBV. However, few studies have investigated the long-term effects of different nucleos(t)ide analogues on levels of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB).

Low-dose anisomycin sensitizes glucocorticoid-resistant T-acute lymphoblastic leukemia CEM-C1 cells to dexamethasone-induced apoptosis through activation of glucocorticoid receptor and p38-MAPK/JNK.

Glucocorticoid (GC) resistance in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) usually resulted in the failure of treatment. Exploring new agents to overcome GC resistance is important. Here we reported for the first time that low-dose anisomycin has the potential to sensitize GC-resistant T-ALL CEM-C1 cells to dexamethasone (DEX).

Characteristics of HIV-1 natural drug resistance-associated mutations in former paid blood donors in Henan Province, China.

Background: Natural drug resistance is a major cause of antiviral treatment failure. The characteristics of HIV-1 natural drug resistance-associated mutations in former paid blood donors in Henan Province remain unclear.

Methods: One hundred and fifty HIV-1-positive plasma samples were collected.

[Antiviral nucleotide-induced dynamic change of HBV DNA and HBsAg and significance of quarterly and annual quantitative measurements over 5-year follow-up of chronic hepatitis B patients].

Objective: To analyze the dynamic changes in hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA and hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) levels in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients following treatment by antiviral nucleotide drugs over a 5-year follow-up period and to assess the clinical significance of quarterly and annual quantitative measurements.

Methods: One-hundred-and-ten patients with CHB were enrolled in the study and administered on-going standard mono-therapy with various antiviral nucleotide drugs. Over a 5-year period, the HBV DNA level was measured by quantitative PCR every three months and the HBsAg levels were measured by chemiluminescence once a year.

Peptide prefractionation is essential for proteomic approaches employing multiple-reaction monitoring of fruit proteomic research.

Off-gel™ IEF has become a popular tool in proteomics research to fractionate peptides or proteins. We conducted a detailed investigation on the fruit proteomics of apple, banana, and strawberry fruit employing Off-gel™ electrophoresis (OGE) as a crucial step to improve the proteome coverage and quantitative proteomic workflows including multiple-reaction monitoring (MRM). We provide technical details concerning the application of Off-gel™IEF, nano-LC-MS detection, and MRM optimization and analysis.

Differential expression of anthocyanin biosynthetic genes and transcription factor PcMYB10 in pears (Pyrus communis L.).

Anthocyanin biosynthesis in various plants is affected by environmental conditions and controlled by the transcription level of the corresponding genes. In pears (Pyrus communis cv. 'Wujiuxiang'), anthocyanin biosynthesis is significantly induced during low temperature storage compared with that at room temperature.

[Risk factors of heart and lung failure in children with severe hand, foot and mouth disease and treatment experience].

Objective: To study risk factors for severe hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) complicated by heart and lung failure and treatment experience.

Methods: A total of 198 children with severe HFMD between March and August in 2011 were enrolled. Univariate analysis and logistic regression model were used to analyze the risk factors severe HFMD complicated by heart and lung failure.

G6PD genotype and its associated enzymatic activity in a Chinese population.

Knowledge of the G6PD genotype and its associated enzyme activity is significant for population genetics, diagnosis of disease, and management of patients. We tested 2,872 unrelated subjects from a Hakka population in China for G6PD activity by the WHO standard method and for genotype by DHPLC and DNA sequencing. Among female heterozygotes, 78.

[Comparison of lamivudine or interferon monotherapy and sequential therapy in chronic hepatitis B: a random controlled trial].

Objective: To compare the efficacy and safety of lamivudine or interferon monotherapy and sequential therapy in HBeAg positive chronic hepatitis B patients.

Methods: A total of 225 patients with HBeAg positive chronic hepatitis B were randomized into 3 groups: sequential group (group A, 83 patients), lamivudine group (group B, 89 patients) and interferon group (group C, 53 patients). Group A was administrated with lamivudine 100 mg/d for 32 week, and 5 million units of interferon alpha 2b injected subcutaneously every other day lasting for 24 week were added since week 25.