Effect of Replacement of Wharton Acellular Jelly With FBS on the Expression of Megakaryocyte Linear Markers in Hematopoietic Stem Cells CD34+

Objective: Animal environments for the growth of stem cells cause the transmission of some diseases and immune problems for the recipient. Accordingly, replacing these environments with healthy environments, at least with human resources, is essential.  One of the media that can be used as an alternative to animal serums is Wharton acellular jelly (AWJ).  Therefore, in this study, we intend to replace FBS with Wharton jelly and investigate its effect on the expression of megakaryocyte-related genes and markers in stem cells. Materials and Methods: In this study, cord blood-derived CD34 positive HSCs were cultured and expanded in the presence of cytokines including SCF, TPO, and FLT3-L. Then, the culture of expanded CD34 positive HSCs was performed in two groups: 1) IMDM culture medium containing 10% FBS and 100 ng / ml thrombopoietin cytokine 2) IMDM culture medium containing 10% AWJ, 100 ng / ml thrombopoietin cytokine.  Finally, CD41 expressing cells were analyzed with the flow cytometry method. The genes related to megakaryocyte lineage including FLI1 and GATA2 were also evaluated using the RT-PCR technique.  Results: The expression of CD41, a specific marker of megakaryocyte lineage in culture medium containing Wharton acellular jelly was increased compared to the FBS group. Additionally, the expression of GATA2 and FLI1 genes was significantly increased related to the control group. Conclusion: This study provided evidence of differentiation of CD34 positive hematopoietic stem cells from umbilical cord blood to megakaryocytes in a culture medium containing AWJ.     

基于CiteSpace可视化分析代谢组学在中医药领域的研究现状及趋势＊

目的 应用可视化方法分析代谢组学在中医药领域的现状及趋势。方法 检索中国知网数据库（CNKI）和Web of Science 核心合集数据库2021年3月15日之前收录的中医药领域代谢组学研究的相关文献，应用CiteSpace软件对纳入的文献进行关键词、作者、研究机构等内容进行可视化分析。结果 共纳入中文文献247篇，英文文献350篇。文献数量在波动中迅速上升。中、英文文献作者合作网络显示，张爱华是中医药领域代谢组学研究发文量最多的作者，并形成了核心研究团队。发文机构显示，中国医学科学院是该领域的重要研究机构，机构间合作紧密。中、英文文献关键词分析显示，研究内容主要集中在核磁共振、代谢标记物、冠心病、质谱技术、代谢通路等相关领域。结论 中医药领域代谢组学研究的热点主要为中医药治疗代谢性疾病的机制研究。研究趋势为卵泡代谢组学研究及中药有效成分的研究。     

Effect of gender on the reliability of COVID-19 rapid antigen test among elderly

Defining con-founders that affect the reliability of diagnostic tests for coronavirus disease 2019 is vital to breaking the chain of infection. The elderly population is a higher risk group for the emerging virus. However, gender seems to exert a critical role in modifying the infection risk among women owing to hormonal changes. The menopause transition is an exceptional period for older women where the protective and immunomodulatory effects of the estrogen hormone are lost. Accordingly, attention should be given to postmenopausal women since they will have an increased risk compared to their pre-menopausal peers.     

高密度多孔聚乙烯植入体在鼻整形中的应用

目的 探究高密度多孔聚乙烯植入体在鼻整形中的应用价值方法 选取2019年5月-2021年8月我院接受综合鼻整形手术的106例患者为研究对象，采用照随机数字表法分为对照组和观察组，各53例。 对照组采用自体肋骨植入术，观察组采用高密度多孔聚乙烯植入体植入治疗，比较两组临床手术指标(手术时间、恢复时间)、整形优良率、鼻指标(鼻高度/鼻长度比例、鼻唇角)、并发症发生率以及疼痛评分结果 观察组手术时间、术后恢复时间均短于对照组(P＜0.05)；观察组整形优良率为94.34%，高于对照组的86.79%，差异有统计学意义(P＜0.05)；观察组鼻高度/鼻长度比例高于对照组，鼻唇角小于对照组，差异有统计学意义(P＜0.05)；观察组并发症发生率为5.66%，低于对照组的15.09%，差异有统计学意义(P＜0.05)；观察组疼痛评分低于对照组，差异有统计学意义(P＜0.05)；观察组治疗满意度为 96.23%，高于对照组的84.91%，差异有统计学意义(P＜0.05)结论 高密度多孔聚乙烯植入体在鼻整形中的应用效果理想，可减轻患者疼痛度，缩短手术和恢复时间，降低并发症发生率，改善鼻高度/鼻长度比例和鼻唇角，实现理想的整形效果。     

Status of pharmaceuticals in the Korle Lagoon and their toxicity to non-target organisms

Ecotoxicology - The availability of pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs) in surface waters and suspended solids/sediments presents an ecological hazard of chronic exposure to non-target...