Targeted peptide-modified oxidized mesoporous carbon nanospheres for chemo-thermo combined therapy of ovarian cancer in vitro

Ovarian cancer remains one of serious hazards to human health due to many drawbacks of existing available treatment options. In this study, a multifunctional chemo-thermo combined therapy nanoplatform (OMCNPID) was successfully prepared, which is composed of I₆P₈ peptide as a targeting moiety to interleukin-6 receptors (IL-6Rs), oxidized mesoporous carbon nanospheres (OMCN) as a near infrared (NIR)-triggered drug carrier and doxorubicin (DOX) as a chemotherapeutic drug and fluorescent agent. The synthesized multifunctional nanoplatform displayed high storage capacity for drugs and excellent photothermal properties. Besides, DOX was rapidly released from OMCNPID at the condition of low pH and NIR laser irradiation due to the dissociation of DOX from graphitic cores of OMCN. In vitro experimental results verified that OMCNPID could be markedly taken up by SKOV-3 monolayer cells and tumor spheroids, and revealed a remarkable synergistic chemo-photothermal effect against ovarian cancer. All the results demonstrated that OMCNPID is a pH/NIR dual-stimulus responsive nanoplatform and can achieve efficient chemo-thermo combined therapy.     

参蛤河车胶囊治疗慢性阻塞性肺疾病160例

目的:观察补气健脾、益肾活血类中药配伍治疗高寒地区慢性阻塞性肺疾病的疗效。方法:采用参蛤河车胶囊(西洋参、蛤蚧、紫河车、桑白皮、杏仁、川贝母、茯苓、桃仁等)治疗本病160例。结果:总有效率达76.8%。提示:本方具有补肺健脾,益肾活血的功效。     

The cell cycle inhibitor P21 promotes the development of pulmonary fibrosis by suppressing lung alveolar regeneration

The cell cycle inhibitor P21 has been implicated in cell senescence and plays an important role in the injury–repair process following lung injury. Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is a fibrotic lung disorder characterized by cell senescence in lung alveolar epithelial cells. In this study, we report that P21 expression was increased in alveolar epithelial type 2 cells (AEC2s) in a time-dependent manner following multiple bleomycin-induced PF. Repeated injury of AEC2s resulted in telomere shortening and triggered P21-dependent cell senescence. AEC2s with elevated expression of P21 lost their self-renewal and differentiation abilities. In particular, elevated P21 not only induced cell cycle arrest in AEC2s but also bound to P300 and β-catenin and inhibited AEC2 differentiation by disturbing the P300–β-catenin interaction. Meanwhile, senescent AEC2s triggered myofibroblast activation by releasing profibrotic cytokines. Knockdown of P21 restored AEC2-mediated lung alveolar regeneration in mice with chronic PF. The results of our study reveal a mechanism of P21-mediated lung regeneration failure during PF development, which suggests a potential strategy for the treatment of fibrotic lung diseases.     

Rapid detection of hysteromyoma and cervical cancer based on serum surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy and a support vector machine

In this study, we investigated the feasibility of using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) combined with a support vector machine (SVM) algorithm to discriminate hysteromyoma and cervical cancer from healthy volunteers rapidly. SERS spectra of serum samples were recorded from 30 hysteromyoma patients, 36 cervical cancer patients as well as 30 healthy subjects. SVM was used to establish the classification models, and three types of kernel functions, namely linear, polynomial, and Gaussian radial basis function (RBF), were utilized for comparison. When the polynomial kernel function was employed, the overall diagnostic accuracy for classifying the three groups could achieve 86.5%. In addition, when the optimal kernel function was selected, the diagnostic accuracy for identifying healthy versus hysteromyoma, healthy versus cervical cancer, and hysteromyoma versus cervical cancer reached 98.3%, 93.9%, and 90.9%, respectively. The current results indicate that serum SERS technology, together with the SVM algorithm, is expected to become a clinical tool for rapid screening of hysteromyoma and cervical cancer.     

Effect of Rapamycin on TGF-β1- induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition in LoVo colonic adenocarcinoma cells

Objective:To investigate the effect of Rapamycin on epithelial-mesenchyrnal transition(EMT) of LoVo colonic adenocarcinoma cells in vitro.Methods:Cultured LoVo colonic adenocarcinoma cells were divided into three groups: negative control group,EMT-inducing group(TGF-β1) and EMT-interfering group(TGF-β1 plus Rapamycin).E-cadherin expression in LoVo cells was detected by Western Blot,while the expression of vimentin was evaluated through immunocytochemistry.The Snail mRNA in LoVo cells was examined by RT-PCR.Results:TGF-β1 induced LoVo cell switching from polygonal to spindle-shaped.TGF-β1 enhanced the expression of vimentin,but lowered the level of E-cadherin.In contrast,Rapamycin impaired the transition induced by TGF-β1.Rapamycin dramatically abrogated TGF-β1-induced vimentin expression and restored E-cadherin expression in LoVo cells.Rapamycin significantly repressed the up-regulation of Snail mRNA expression induced by TGF-β1.Conclusion:Rapamycin dramatically abrogated TGF-β1 induced Snail mRNA expression in LoVo cells,hence inhibiting EMT of these cells in vitro.     

MRI成像对子宫内膜癌侵犯肌层的评估

目的探讨MRI对子宫内膜癌肌层浸润深度的评估价值。方法回顾性分析67例经分段刮宫并施行手术治疗的子宫内膜癌患者MRI表现,并与术后病理结果进行对照。结果 MRI判断子宫内膜癌局限于内膜、浸润浅肌层、浸润深肌层及浸透浆膜层的准确性分别为92.5%、80.5%、88.0%、80.5%。结论磁共振可多方位、多序列、多角度成像,对软组织有较高分辨率,对准确判断子宫内膜癌肌层有无浸润具有明显优势。     

人血管生成素-1真核表达载体的构建与表达

目的构建人血管生成素-1的真核表达载体,真核表达人血管生成素-1蛋白并进行纯化。方法通过聚合酶链反应（PCR）将人血管生成素-1基因片段插入B7载体中构建真核表达载体,通过转染中国仓鼠卵巢（CHO）细胞进行真核表达。结果成功构建了B7Ang-1真核表达载体,在CHO细胞中进行了稳定表达,获得了纯化的人血管生成素-1蛋白。结论真核系统表达的人血管生成素-1蛋白具有良好的抗原性,为进一步的生物活性研究和临床应用奠定了基础。     

局部减压法辅助治疗早产儿静脉输注脂肪乳外渗

目的 探寻早产儿脂肪乳外渗后的治疗方法和护理措施.方法 将静脉输注脂肪乳外渗的早产儿38例随机分为观察组和对照组各19例.观察组局部减压后再采用50%硫酸镁湿敷,对照组只采用50%硫酸镁湿敷.结果 观察组脂肪乳外渗部位肿胀消退时间较对照组显著缩短（P＜0.05）.观察组外渗局部皮肤有2例出现淤斑,对照组有9例出现淤斑、水疱、破溃或硬结等,两组比较,差异有统计学意义（P＜0.05）.结论 局部减压后再使用50%硫酸镁湿敷治疗早产儿脂肪乳外渗效果良好,局部并发症少,操作简便.