In the present study, the performance of the liquid nitrogen frozen and thinned bovine pericardium was studied and compared with the porcine pericardium. The microstructure and mechanical properties of the bovine pericardium were observed and tested by hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining and tensile test respectively. In all conditions, porcine pericardium was selected as a control group. The results showed that there was little difference in the performance of bovine pericardium after being frozen by liquid nitrogen. The secant modulus and ultimate strength of the thinned bovine pericardium were similar to those of porcine pericardium, however, the elastic modulus was a little higher than porcine pericardium. The study suggested that the performance of the thinned bovine pericardium was similar to those of porcine pericardium. It was easy for the thinned bovine pericardium to obtain a relatively ideal thickness and expected performance, therefore, the thinned bovine pericardium can be used as the materials of transcatheter aortic valve leaflets.
【摘要】 目的 評價人乳頭狀瘤病毒(HPV)DNA檢測在宮頸癌篩查中的價值。 方法 采用第二代雜交捕獲(HCⅡ)技術和液基細胞學測試(LCT)2種方法,對1026例在婦科病中心就診的受檢者進行同步盲法檢測,同時進行陰道鏡檢查。以宮頸活檢組織病理學檢查結果為診斷標準。評價該方案在宮頸癌篩查中的應用價值。 結果 病理檢查結果顯示,宮頸上皮內瘤變(CIN)Ⅰ級152例,CINⅡ級108例,CINⅢ級109例,宮頸浸潤癌28例。篩查高危型HPV感染366例,陽性率3570%, 在不同宮頸病變中的陽性率分別是:宮頸癌9290%(26/28),CINⅢ900%(99/109),CINⅡ8890%(96/108),CINⅠ8750%(133/152)。高危HPV對宮頸高級別病變的敏感性、特異性、陽性預測值,陰性預測值分別是9860%、8610%、1480%和9980%;HPV與LCT聯合檢測(平行試驗)的以上各指標分別是10000%、8090%、1210%和10000%。 結論 高危型人乳頭狀瘤病毒檢測在宮頸癌前病變的篩查中有較高的敏感度和陰性預測值,聯合LCT檢測是目前宮頸癌篩查具有診斷價值的方法。【Abstract】 Objective To investigate the value of high risk human papillomavirus(HPV) DNA dectection for cervical cancer screening. Methods Hybrid capture Ⅱ(HCⅡ)human papillomavirus (HPV) test and liquid based cytology test (LCT) were performed in 1026 patients treaed in Xuzhou No.1 hospital from May 2008 to May 2009,and the abnomal cytological or HPV DNA findings were further biopsied under the colposcopeto to appraise the appicational importance of each approach for screening cervical cancer. Results Pathological results showed that cervical intraepithelial neoplasial(CIN)Ⅰin 152 patients,CIN Ⅱ in 108 patients,CIN Ⅲ 109 patients,invasive cervical cancer in 28 patients.HPV infected 366 patients in detection, with 3570% positive rate. The infection rate of HPV in cervical cancer was 929%(26/28),in CIN Ⅲ was 908%(99/109),in CIN Ⅱ was 889%(96/108),and in CIN Ⅰwas 875%(133/152).The pathological results treated as standard,the sensitivity, soecificiy, positive prevalue, negative prevalue of HCⅡ HPV for detecting highgrade cervical lesions were 986%,861%,148% and 998%.The values for HPVLCT parallel test were 1000%,809%,121% and 100%. Conclusion Highrisk HPV DNA test is of high sensitivity and negativepredictive value. The combination of HCⅡ HPV and LCT tests are of great value for screening cervical cancer at present.
High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) is currently the mainstream technology for detecting hemoglobin. Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) is a gold indicator for diagnosing diabetes, however, the accuracy of HbA1c test is affected by thalassemia factor hemoglobin F (HbF)/hemoglobin A2 (HbA2) and variant hemoglobin during HPLC analysis. In this study, a new anti-interference hemoglobin analysis system of HPLC is proposed. In this system, the high-pressure three-gradient elution method was improved, and the particle size and sieve plate aperture in the high-pressure chromatography column and the structure of the double-plunger reciprocating series high-pressure pump were optimized. The system could diagnose both HbA1c and thalassemia factor HbF/HbA2 and variant hemoglobin, and the performance of the system was anti-interference and stable. It is expected to achieve industrialization. In this study, the HbA1c and thalassemia factor HbF/HbA2 detection performance was compared between this system and the world’s first-line brand products such as Tosoh G8, Bio-Rad Ⅶ and D10 glycosylated hemoglobin analysis system. The results showed that the linear correlation between this system and the world-class system was good. The system is the first domestic hemoglobin analysis system by HPLC for screening of HbA1c and thalassemia factor HbF/HbA2 rapidly and accurately.
Objective To determine the best threshold value of hemoglobin A2 (HbA2) for diagnosis of β-thalassemia (β-thal) carriers by using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and to improve the application value of HbA2 as a diagnostic index for β-thal carriers to reduce the rates of missed diagnosis and misdiagnosis. Methods Using reverse dot blot (RDB) as a gold standard method, HbA2 results of 1 007 β-thal carriers and 606 normal controls in the past two years determined by HPLC were divided into true positive, false positive, true negative, and false negative based on the different threshold values of HbA2 results. Then, the evaluation indexes such as sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative likelihood ratio, and Youden’s index were evaluated. Next, the receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve was drawn to determine the best threshold value of HbA2 for diagnosis of β-thal carriers by HPLC. Results If ≥4.0% was taken as the threshold value of HbA2 for diagnosis of β-thal carriers by HPLC, the evaluation indexes values were shown as follows: sensitivity 99.21%, specificity 99.34%, positive likelihood ratio 150.30, negative likelihood ratio 0.008, and Youden’s index 0.99. The Youden’s index was better than the other threshold values, and the corresponding tangent point was the peak point of the ROC curve. Conclusion When ≥4.0% serves as the best threshold value of HbA2 for diagnosis of β-thal carriers using HPLC, integrated evaluation performance of the corresponding sensitivity and specificity is the most ideal, and the authenticity of the diagnostic test is the best.
ObjectiveTo explore the possible active mechanism of the basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) long circulation l iposome (LCL) (bFGF+LCL) on spinal cord traction injury in rats at the level of proteomics.
MethodsTwenty Sprague Dawly rats were randomly divided into groups A and B, 10 rats in each group. The models of spinal cord traction injury was established at T12-L3 spines. The rats were not treated in group A, and the rats were treated with bFGF+LCL (20μg/ kg) in group B. At 3 weeks after operation, the rats were sacrificed for harvesting T13-L2 spinal tissue specimens. The protein was extracted and quantified in the spinal tissue firstly. The proteins from spinal tissue were separated by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and identified by mass spectrometry. The different expression profiling was established in each group, and the differentially expressed protein was determined by comparing the level of each spot with gel imaging software and manually. The proteins were identified by nano ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-electrospray tandem mass spectrometry (NanoUPLC-ESI-MS/MS), and the proteins were classified.
ResultsThe differentially expressed protein spots were found in 2 groups. Compared with group A, 4 spots were up-regulated and 6 were down-regulated in group B. NanoUPLC-ESI-MS/MS results showed that 18 significant proteins were identified in 26 differentially expressed proteins, including 4 apoptosis-related proteins, 3 nerve signal transduction related proteins, 7 proteins involved in metabolism, 1 unknown function protein, and 3 unnamed proteins.
ConclusionThe differentially expressed proteins are found in spinal cord traction injury of rats treated with bFGF+LCL. bFGF+LCL can affect the proteins expression in rats with spinal cord traction injury. The possible active mechanism is that it has protective and repair effects on injured spinal cord by nerve signal transduction, and regulation of nerve cells apoptosis and metabolism.
PURPOSE:To investigale the influence of orally administered aldose reduetace inhibitor(ARI) and myo-inositol (MI)for contents of gluecose,sorbitol and myo-inositol in experimental diabetic retinal tissue in rat.
METHODS :The STZ-induced diabetic rats were administered ARI or MI by oral. The glucose sorbitol and myo-inositol in retinal tissues were analysed by high performance liquid chromatography after experimental period of 6 montbs. RESULTS:It was found that the contents of glucose and sorhitol were increased and myo inosltol was decreased in diabetic group. In diabetes with ARI group.the content of sorbitol was increased although the glucose was in high level. In diabetes wilb MI group,the sorbitol accumulaled and coment of myo-inositol was close to the normal control group.
CONCLUSIONS:The ARI can effectively obstruct sorbitol accumulation in retina. MI increase myo-inositol level but fail to reduce sorbitol contenl of retina.
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OBJECTIVE: To purify and study Schwann cells cytoplasmic neurotrophic protein. METHODS: The dissociated SC taken from 300 newborn rats sciatic nerves were cultured, collected, ultrasonicated and ultraspeed centrifuged. The supernates were ultrafiltrated and concentrated by using ultrafiltration units with PM10, PM30, PM50 ultrafiltration membranes. The ultrafiltrated-concentrated solution with the protein molecular weight 10-30 ku, 30-50 ku and gt; 50 ku were collected respectively. The dissociated spinal cord motoneurons of 14 days embryonic rats were cultured with serum-free conditional medium and the additional SC cytoplasmic proteins were added into the medium. The results showed that the 10-30 ku and gt; 50 ku SC cytoplasmic proteins were able to maintain the survival of motoneurons for 24 hours. Then the 26 ku and 58 ku proteins were further extracted and purified from SC cytoplasm by high pressure liquid chromatography, and their neurobiological activities were studied. RESULTS: The 26 ku and 58 ku Schwann cell’s cytoplasmic proteins were able to maintain the survival of motoneurons cultured in the serum-free medium for 48 hours. The highest biological activity concentration is 20 ng per well. CONCLUSION: Schwann cells cytoplasm contains motoneuron neurotrophic proteins with molecular weight 26 ku and 58 ku.
Lung cancer has the highest incidence and mortality rates among malignant tumors both in China and worldwide, with approximately 85% of cases being non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer, conventional imaging and tissue biopsy are often limited by insufficient sensitivity or invasive risks, making it difficult to meet the demands of future precision medicine. In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI)-based radiomics and autoantibody-based liquid biopsy have developed rapidly and have become major research focuses. AI radiomics significantly improves the accuracy of traditional imaging diagnosis by autonomously learning from large-scale imaging databases. Autoantibody liquid biopsy, on the other hand, utilizes tumor-associated autoantigens and antibodies as biomarkers, offering the advantages of being non-invasive, precise, efficient, and capable of reflecting spatiotemporal tumor heterogeneity, thereby demonstrating great potential in NSCLC diagnosis and treatment. This review summarizes recent research advances in autoantibody liquid biopsy and AI radiomics for the management of lung cancer.
The lumbar intervertebral disc exhibits a complex physiological structure with interactions between various segments, and its components are extremely complex. The material properties of different components in the lumbar intervertebral disc, especially the water content (undergoing dynamic change as influenced by age, degeneration, mechanical loading, and proteoglycan content) - critically determine its mechanical properties. When the lumbar intervertebral disc is under continuous pressure, water seeps out, and after the pressure is removed, water re-infiltrates. This dynamic fluid exchange process directly affects the mechanical properties of the lumbar intervertebral disc, while previous isotropic modeling methods have been unable to accurately reflect such solid-liquid phase behaviors. To explore the load-bearing mechanism of the lumbar intervertebral disc and establish a more realistic mechanical model of the lumbar intervertebral disc, this study developed a solid-liquid biphasic, fiber-reinforced finite element model. This model was used to simulate the four movements of the human lumbar spine in daily life, namely flexion, extension, axial rotation, and lateral bending. The fluid pressure, effective solid stress, and liquid pressure-bearing ratio of the annulus fibrosus and nucleus pulposus of different lumbar intervertebral discs were compared and analyzed under the movements. Under all the movements, the fluid pressure distribution was closer to the nucleus pulposus, while the effective solid stress distribution was more concentrated in the outer annulus fibrosus. In terms of fluid pressure, the maximum fluid pressure of the lumbar intervertebral disc during lateral bending was 1.95 MPa, significantly higher than the maximum fluid pressure under other movements. Meanwhile, the maximum effective solid stress of the lumbar intervertebral disc during flexion was 2.43 MPa, markedly higher than the maximum effective solid stress under other movements. Overall, the liquid pressure-bearing ratio under axial rotation was smaller than that under other movements. Based on the solid-liquid biphasic modeling method, this study more accurately revealed the dominant role of the liquid phase in the daily load-bearing process of the lumbar intervertebral disc and the solid-phase mechanical mechanism of the annulus fibrosus load-bearing, and more effectively predicted the solid-liquid phase co-load-bearing mechanism of the lumbar intervertebral disc in daily life.
The important detection indicators of liquid biopsy in cancer patients include circulating tumor cells and circulating tumor DNA. The former refers to the cells that fall off from the primary tumor and metastatic sites and enter the blood circulation through blood vessels or lymphatic vessels, while the latter refers to the cell-free DNA released into the blood vessels by apoptotic or necrotic tumor cells. For breast cancer patients receiving neoadjuvant therapy, dynamic monitoring of circulating tumor cells and circulating tumor DNA can help early identify the responsiveness of tumor patients to different treatments and guide subsequent treatments to improve prognosis. This article reviews the research progress and clinical significance of detecting circulating tumor cells and circulating tumor DNA in breast cancer patients receiving neoadjuvant therapy, aiming to provide a reference for the more rational application of circulating tumor cells and circulating tumor DNA in neoadjuvant therapy of breast cancer.
