AIM: To assess potential contributions of biliary IgA for crystal agglomeration into gallstones, we visualized cholesterol crystal binding of biliary IgA. METHODS: Crystal binding biliary proteins were extracted from ...AIM: To assess potential contributions of biliary IgA for crystal agglomeration into gallstones, we visualized cholesterol crystal binding of biliary IgA. METHODS: Crystal binding biliary proteins were extracted from human gallbladder bile using lectin affinity chromatography.Biliary IgA was isolated from the bound protein fraction by immunoaffinity chromatography. Pure cholesterol monohydrate crystals were incubated with biliary IgA and fluoresceine isothiocyanate (FITC)conjugated anti IgA at 37 degree. Samples were examined under polarizing and fluorescence light microscopy with digital image processing. RESULTS: Binding of biliary IgA to cholesterol monohydrate crystals could be visualized with FITC conjugated anti IgA antibodies.Peak fluorescence occurred at crystal edges and dislocations. Controls without biliary IgA or with biliary IgG showed no significant fluorescence. CONCLUSION: Fluorescence light microscopy provided evidence for cholesterol crystal binding of biliary IgA. Cholesterol crystal binding proteins like IgA might be important mediators of crystal agglomeration and growth of cholesterol gallstones by modifying the evolving crystal structures in vivo.展开更多
Objective: To investigate the effect of secretory IgA combined with conventional anti-infectious drugs on inflammatory response and immune response in children with upper respiratory tract infection. Methods: A total ...Objective: To investigate the effect of secretory IgA combined with conventional anti-infectious drugs on inflammatory response and immune response in children with upper respiratory tract infection. Methods: A total of 130 children with upper respiratory tract infection who were treated in the hospital between February 2016 and February 2017 were divided into control group and secretory IgA group by random number table method, each group with 65 cases. Control group received routine anti-infectious drug treatment, and secretory IgA group received the secretory IgA combined with conventional anti-infectious drug treatment, which lasted for 1 week. The differences in serum levels of routine inflammatory factors, fat inflammatory factors and immunoglobulin were compared between the two groups before and after treatment. Results: There was no statistically significant difference in serum levels of normal inflammatory factors, fat inflammatory factors and immunoglobulin between the two groups before treatment. After 1 week of treatment, serum conventional inflammatory factors CRP, IL-1 and IL-8 levels of secretory IgA group were lower than those of control group;serum fat inflammatory factors SAA and Chemerin levels were lower than those of control group whereas Leptin level was higher than that of control group;serum immunoglobulin IgA, IgG and IgM contents were higher than those of control group. Conclusion: The secretory IgA combined with conventional anti-infectious drugs can effectively inhibit the systemic inflammatory response and enhance the humoral immune response in children with upper respiratory tract infection.展开更多
Non-secretory myeloma is a rare variety of multiple myeloma. Classical techniques of chronic secretion’s research don’t find any immunoglobulin monoclonal peak in the patient’s blood. Lytic bone lesions are rare in...Non-secretory myeloma is a rare variety of multiple myeloma. Classical techniques of chronic secretion’s research don’t find any immunoglobulin monoclonal peak in the patient’s blood. Lytic bone lesions are rare in this type of myeloma. We report the case of a patient in whom we confirmed multiple myeloma by bone marrow aspiration and we have classified stage III of Durie and Salmon in view of hypercalcemia, anemia, and lytic lesions observed. However, we could not isolate a secretion of monoclonal immunoglobulin in blood but urinary secretion was evident by proteinuria and urinary light chains. The radiographs of our patient found diffuse osteolysis and practice of sternal puncture confirmed multiple myeloma. Our case is original because of rarity on non secretory myeloma particularly with diffuse osteolytic lesion.展开更多
文摘AIM: To assess potential contributions of biliary IgA for crystal agglomeration into gallstones, we visualized cholesterol crystal binding of biliary IgA. METHODS: Crystal binding biliary proteins were extracted from human gallbladder bile using lectin affinity chromatography.Biliary IgA was isolated from the bound protein fraction by immunoaffinity chromatography. Pure cholesterol monohydrate crystals were incubated with biliary IgA and fluoresceine isothiocyanate (FITC)conjugated anti IgA at 37 degree. Samples were examined under polarizing and fluorescence light microscopy with digital image processing. RESULTS: Binding of biliary IgA to cholesterol monohydrate crystals could be visualized with FITC conjugated anti IgA antibodies.Peak fluorescence occurred at crystal edges and dislocations. Controls without biliary IgA or with biliary IgG showed no significant fluorescence. CONCLUSION: Fluorescence light microscopy provided evidence for cholesterol crystal binding of biliary IgA. Cholesterol crystal binding proteins like IgA might be important mediators of crystal agglomeration and growth of cholesterol gallstones by modifying the evolving crystal structures in vivo.
基金Natural Science Foundation of China No:81171365.
文摘Objective: To investigate the effect of secretory IgA combined with conventional anti-infectious drugs on inflammatory response and immune response in children with upper respiratory tract infection. Methods: A total of 130 children with upper respiratory tract infection who were treated in the hospital between February 2016 and February 2017 were divided into control group and secretory IgA group by random number table method, each group with 65 cases. Control group received routine anti-infectious drug treatment, and secretory IgA group received the secretory IgA combined with conventional anti-infectious drug treatment, which lasted for 1 week. The differences in serum levels of routine inflammatory factors, fat inflammatory factors and immunoglobulin were compared between the two groups before and after treatment. Results: There was no statistically significant difference in serum levels of normal inflammatory factors, fat inflammatory factors and immunoglobulin between the two groups before treatment. After 1 week of treatment, serum conventional inflammatory factors CRP, IL-1 and IL-8 levels of secretory IgA group were lower than those of control group;serum fat inflammatory factors SAA and Chemerin levels were lower than those of control group whereas Leptin level was higher than that of control group;serum immunoglobulin IgA, IgG and IgM contents were higher than those of control group. Conclusion: The secretory IgA combined with conventional anti-infectious drugs can effectively inhibit the systemic inflammatory response and enhance the humoral immune response in children with upper respiratory tract infection.
文摘Non-secretory myeloma is a rare variety of multiple myeloma. Classical techniques of chronic secretion’s research don’t find any immunoglobulin monoclonal peak in the patient’s blood. Lytic bone lesions are rare in this type of myeloma. We report the case of a patient in whom we confirmed multiple myeloma by bone marrow aspiration and we have classified stage III of Durie and Salmon in view of hypercalcemia, anemia, and lytic lesions observed. However, we could not isolate a secretion of monoclonal immunoglobulin in blood but urinary secretion was evident by proteinuria and urinary light chains. The radiographs of our patient found diffuse osteolysis and practice of sternal puncture confirmed multiple myeloma. Our case is original because of rarity on non secretory myeloma particularly with diffuse osteolytic lesion.
