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Fluorescence anisotropy(FA)analysis has many advantages such as no requirement of separation,high throughput and real-time detection,and thus has been widely used in many fields,including biochemical analysis,food safety detection,environmental monitoring,etc.However,due to the small volume or mass of the target,its combination with the fluorescence probe cannot produce significant signal change.To solve this issue,researchers often use nanomaterials to enhance the mass or volume of fluorophore to improve the sensitivity.Nevertheless,this FA amplification strategy also has some disadvantages.Firstly,nanomaterials are easy to quench fluorescence.As a result,the FA value is easily influenced by light scattering,which reduces the detection accuracy.Secondly,fluorescent probes in most methods require complex modification steps.Therefore,it is necessary to develop new FA probes that do not require the amplification of volume and mass or modification.As a new kind of nanomaterials,luminescent metal-organic framework(MOF)has a large volume(or mass)and strong fluorescence emission.It does not require additional signal amplification materials.As a consequence,it can be used as a potential FA probe.This study successfully synthesized a lanthanide metal organic framework(Ce-TCPP MOF)using cerium ion(Ce3+)as the central ion and 5,10,15,20-tetra(4-carboxylphenyl)porphyrin(H2TCPP)as the ligand through microwave assisted method,and used it as a novel unmodified FA probe to detect phosphate ions(Pi).In the absence of Pi,Ce-TCPP MOF had a significant FA value(r).After addition of Pi,Pi reacted with Ce3+in MOF and destroyed the structure of MOF into the small pieces,resulting in a decrease in r.The experimental results indicated that with the increase of Pi concentration,the change of the r of Ce-TCPP MOF(Δr)gradually increased.The Δr and Pi concentration showed a good linear relationship within the range of 0.5-3.5 μmol/L(0.016-0.108 mg/L).The limit of detection(LOD,3σ/k)was 0.41 μmol/L.The concentration of Pi in the Jialing River water detected by this method was about 0.078 mg/L,and the Pi value detected by ammonium molybdate spectrophotometry was about 0.080 mg/L.The two detection results were consistent with each other,and the detection results also meet the ClassⅡwater quality standard,proving that this method could be used for the detection of Pi in complex water bodies.

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<p><b>Objective</b>Gastroscopy combined with gastric mucosa biopsies is currently regarded as a gold standard for diagnosis of gastric cancer. However, its application is restricted in clinical practice due to its invasive property. A new noninvasive population screening process combining the assay of anti-Helicobacter pylori antibody and serum pepsinogen (PG) (ABC method) is adopted to recognize the high-risk patients for further endoscopy examination, avoiding the unnecessary gastroscopy for most population and saving the cost consumption for mass screening annually. Nevertheless, controversies exist for the grouping of ABC method and the intervals of gastroscopy surveillance for each group. In this review, we summarized these popular concerned topics for providing useful references to the healthcare practitioner in clinical practice.</p><p><b>Data Sources</b>The PubMed databases were systematically searched from the inception dates to November 22, 2017, using the keywords "Helicobacter pylori," "Pepsinogens," and "Stomach Neoplasms."</p><p><b>Study Selection</b>Original articles and reviews on the topics were selected.</p><p><b>Results</b>Anti-H. pylori antibody and serum PG concentration showed significant changes under the different status of H. pylori infection and the progression of atrophic gastritis, which can be used for risk stratification of gastric cancer in clinic. In addition, anti-H. pylori antibody titer can be used for further risk stratification of gastric cancer contributing to determine better endoscopy surveillance interval.</p><p><b>Conclusions</b>The early detection and diagnosis of gastric cancer benefit from the risk stratification, but the cutoff values for H. pylori antibody and serum PG concentration require further modification.</p>

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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV),which is a major cause of lower respiratory tract infections during infancy and childhood,is also an important pathogen for immunosuppression in elder and diseased areas.In order to research the pathogenesis of RSV,the matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS)was used to explore the difference between uninfected cells and virus-infected cells.The result showed that,in the molecular weight range of 5000~10000 Da,there are three component peaks expressed with significant difference in both normal group and infection group.One of the three components was up-regulated (m/z 6154.25) and the other two were down-regulated (m/z 7658.47 and 9259.82) after RSV infection.This result proved the obvious differences between the infected cells and untreated cells.The differential expression may provide a feasible method for RSV disease diagnosis and pathology research,and also provide scientific evidences for research on development of RSV therapeutic drugs.

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Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD) is a rare histiocytic disorder that has nodal and extranodal manifestations. Currently no guidelines are available for the management of this disease. We report a case of laryngeal RDD that did not present with classical symptoms such as fever or lymphadenopathy and could be easily misdiagnosed as malignant tumor. The patient received minimally invasive surgeries combined with steroid therapy to preserve the laryngeal function as much as possible, and a favorable clinical outcome was obtained. Reports of similar cases in literatures were reviewed to obtain a better understanding of the disease course, diagnosis and treatment of this uncommon condition.

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We explored the effect of therapy with bacteriophages for pandrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections.Kunming mice (Specific Pathogen Free) were divided into two groups:experimental group (severe infection caused by pandrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii) and the control group.The mice of experimental group were treated with Phages AB46 while the mice of control group were treated with broth.The survival rate was compared with statistical method and the spleen bacteria count was analyzed.Results showed that there were statistical difference between the experimental group and control group of Pandrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii groups of 1 ∶ 10 dilution,P=0.020＜0.05.There were no statistical difference between each two groups of 1 ∶ 2 (P=0.650) and 1 ∶ 5 (P=0.170) dilution,both were＞0.05.There were no dead mice in groups of 1 ∶ 50 dilution with statistical difference of spleen bacteria count,P=0.026.Therapy with phages was an ef fective method to control infection caused by Pandrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii which could increase the survival rate and decrease spleen bacteria count of the mice with light infection.