Comparison of four different metabolic syndrome diagnostic criteria among the elderly in Nanjing / 中华疾病控制杂志

Objective To compare the application of the 2013 Chinese Diabetes Society (CDS 2013) criteria, the 2009 joint interim statement of the International Diabetes Federation Task Force on Epidemiology and Prevention(JIS)criteria, the 2005 International Diabetes Federation(IDF)criteria and the 2005 US National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment PanelⅢ (ATPⅢ) criteria among the elderly in Nanjing. Methods A total of 1 832 elderly (≥60 years old) were recruited in Nanjing using cluster random sampling and were surveyed with questionnaires, physical examination, and laboratory test between March and December 2013. The different prevalence under CDS 2013, JIS, IDF and ATPⅢ criteria were calculated respectively. SPSS 19.0 was used to conduct t test, chi-square test and kappa test to compare the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and the consistency of four diagnostic criteria in the elderly. Results According to CDS 2013, JIS, IDF, and ATPIII, prevalence of MS in the elderly in Nanjing was 39.9%, 58.2%, 46.5%, and 54.5%, respectively. The highest value of kappa was 0.920 between JIS and ATPⅢ, with a compliance rate of 96.1%．The value of kappa was 0.841 between ATPⅢ and IDF, with a compliance rate of 92.0%. Conclusions The prevalence of metabolic syndrome among the elderly in Nanjing is relatively high under different criteria. The higher detection rate of MS by the JIS standard and ATPIII standard can help to find MS earlier and reduce the cardiovascular damage.

Identification of a functional ITAM-like sequence within G1 cytoplasmic tail of Hantaan virus / 病毒学报

The G1 cytoplasmic tail of Hantaan virus (HTNV) harbors a highly conserved region, which is homologous to immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motifs (ITAM) and is termed the ITAM-like sequence. To demonstrate the potential signal-transducing activity of G1 ITAM-like sequence resembling the canonical ITAM within immune and endothelial cells, a series of experiments were performed to define its interaction with cellular kinases. The synthesized G1 ITAM-like peptide was shown to coprecipitate with cellular phosphoprotein complexes by an immune-complex kinase assay. Mutational analyses showed that this ITAM-like sequence was a substrate for the Src family kinase Fyn, and two conserved tyrosine residues were required for coprecipitating Lyn, Syk, and ZAP-70 kinases. These findings demonstrated that HTNV envelope glycoprotein G1 contains a functional ITAM-like sequence in its cytoplasmic tail, which can bind critical cellular kinases that regulate immune and endothelial cell functions.

Spinal cord neuronal apoptosis induced by triorthocresyl phosphate poisoning in hens / 中华劳动卫生职业病杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the role of neuronal apoptosis in organophosphorus poisoning-induced delayed neuropathy (OPIDN) and its dynamic pathological changes.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>To establish OPIDN animal model, triorthocresyl phosphate (TOCP)was given to hens with a single dose (1 000 mg/kg, im). Changes of neuropathology, number of neurons and apoptotic cells in the third lumbar spinal cord were observed by HE, Nissl and TUNEL methods 3, 5, 7, 10, 14, 18 days after injection.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The hens showed OPIDN typical signs (progressive ataxia and hypotonia) about 9 days after TOCP exposure. HE staining revealed dark red nucleus in neurons of anterior horn of lumbar spinal cord 5 days after exposure, but this phenomenon disappeared 18 days later. Nissl method showed that the number of neurons in anterior horn of spinal cord decreased [from (82 +/- 4) cell/mm(2) to (66 +/- 6) cell/mm(2)]. TUNEL positive cells began to appear [(22 +/- 2) cell/mm(2)] 5 days after TOCP exposure, and reached the peak [(27 +/- 3) cell/mm(2)] 7 days later, and disappeared 18 days later.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Neuronal apoptosis in anterior horn of spinal cord of hens appeared in OPIDN, suggesting that cellular apoptosis may play an important role in the pathogenesis of OPIDN.</p>