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Objective: To investigate Enterobius vermicularis infection among primary school students and its influence factors in Chongqing., Methods: Beibei and Changshou were selected as investigated points from October to December 2011. One primary school was randomly chosen from each of the 5 different directions in every investigated point. Adhesive cellophane anal swab was used to examine pinworm eggs for 3 consecutive days. Information on children's family, hygiene habits and school environment was collected by questionnaire., Results: The total infection rate of E. vermicularis was 6.7% (71/1 071). The infection rate in rural schools (7.9%, 60/755) was higher than that of urban schools (3.8%, 12/316) (chi2 = 6.1169, P < 0.05). The rate in males and females was 6.3% (34/536) and 7.1% (38/535), respectively (chi2 = 0.2463, P > 0.05). Among the investigated children aged 6-12 years, the infection rate in 6-year-old children (16.03%) was highest. There was a statistical significance among age groups (chi2 = 29.1492, P < 0.01). With the increase of age, the rate decreased. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that location (OR = 0.411), age groups (OR = 0.714), education level of mothers (OR = 0.568), materials of classroom-ground (OR = 0.116) and types of boarding (OR = 0.272) were the influence factors on E. vermicularis infection in primary schools (P < 0.05)., Conclusions: Pinworm control should more focused on rural children, younger group, mothers with lower education, classroom with cement ground and lodging schools in Chongqing City.

To explore the existence,distribution of prohibitin in nuclear matrix and the co-localization relationship between prohibitin and the products of some interrelated genes in the human osteosarcoma MG-63 cells before and after HMBA treatment, the nuclear matrix of MG-63 cells and the cells induced by HMBA were selectively extracted. It was confirmed by Western blot that prohibitin existed in the component of nuclear matrix protein of MG-63 cells and its expression was decreased by HMBA treatment. The immunofluorescence observation revealed that prohibitin located in the nuclear matrix, and its distribution regions and expression level had altered after HMBA treatment. The co-localization and its alternation of distributive area in the cells treated by HMBA were observed between prohibitin and the products of oncogenes or tumor repression genes including c-fos, c-myc, p53 and Rb by using laser scanning confocal microscopy. The results of this study demonstrated that prohibitin was a kind of nuclear matrix protein, and locacted in the nuclear matrix,and the distribution and expression of prohibitin and its relationship with associated genes play an important role during the differentiation of MG-63 cell.

Background & Objective: The study on antitumor activities of marine bioactive substances is an important field in exploiting marine bioactive substances and antitumor drugs. And the induction of tumor cell differentiation is a new strategy for drug therapy of tumors. So the authors used tachyplesin, a marine bioactive substance, to investigate its effects on the differentiation of human hepatocarcinoma SMMC-7721 cells for further studying its antitumor activities and mechanisms., Methods: Tachyplesin, which was isolated from hemocytes of horseshoe crab (Tachypleus tridentatus), was used to treat human hepatocarcinoma SMMC-7721 cells. Light microscopy and transmission electron microscopy were applied to examine the changes in morphology and ultrastructure of SMMC-7721 cells, respectively. The activities of alkaline phosphatase or the expression of AFP and PCNA were assessed by cytochemistry or immunocytochemistry., Results: In the cells treated with 3.0 micrograms/ml tachyplesin, the morphology and ultrastructure returned to be normal, the activity of alkaline phosphatase was decreased and the levels of AFP and PCNA were downregulated., Conclusion: Tachyplesin might effectively reverse the malignant morphology and ultrastructure, change the activity of enzyme and the levels of antigens associated with hepatocarcinoma cell, and induce the differentiation of the human hepatocarcinoma SMMC-7721 cells.