A genome-wide allelotype study of primary and corresponding recurrent glioblastoma multiforme in one patient

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common type of primary malignant brain tumor. Although comprehensive therapeutic measures are available, recurrence is very frequent and the prognosis of GBM remains dismal. To date, little is known about the molecular pathogenesis associated with GBM recurrence. According to Knudson ' s two-hit hypothesis of tumor suppressor gene (TSG) inactivation,1 deletion of a chromosomal region, as revealed by loss of heterozygosity (LOH), is often indicative of the presence of a potential TSG. Allelotype studies involving a comprehensive LOH analysis of the whole genome can provide more detailed and thorough information for detecting genetic anomalies than traditional LOH analysis. The present study is designed to conduct a genome-wide allelotype analysis of one patient ' s primary and corresponding recurrent GBM tumors in an effort to reveal molecular genetic alterations associated with the recurrence of this malignancy.     

脱氢氯甲睾酮人体内代谢研究

本文叙述了用GC-MS联用技术研究脱氢氯甲睾酮人体内代谢的方法。尿样中的甾体化合物经大孔树脂吸附提取后,酶解。浓缩并衍生化,进行GC-MS分析。在服药后8～30h的尿样中,检出了脱氢氯甲睾酮原型,并发现了七个代谢产物。分析色谱和质谱数据,得到了这些代谢物的结构及其浓度变化趋势,推测了脱氢氯甲睾酮可能的体内代谢模式,确定了筛检尿中脱氢氯甲睾酮的特定代谢物和特征检测离子,比较了不同的样品处理方法对分析结果的影响。     

Sternocostoclavicular hyperostosis: a review and report of 11 cases

Sternocostoclavicular hyperostosis is a benign ossifying diathesis of unknown etiology characterized by hyperostosis and soft-tissue ossification between the clavicles, anterior portion of the upper ribs, and manubrium, with variable hyperostosis or ankylosis in the spine and sacroiliac joints. Our cumulative experience with 11 cases is reported, with emphasis on radiographic features of the condition. Scintigraphic results in five patients and computed tomographic findings in one patient are presented. A review of the literature and our own material indicates that sternocostoclavicular hyperostosis may be more common than has been previously recognized.     

Assembly of large-area,highly ordered,crack-free inverse opal films

Whereas considerable interest exists in self-assembly of well-ordered, porous “inverse opal” structures for optical, electronic, and (bio)chemical applications, uncontrolled defect formation has limited the scale-up and practicality of such approaches. Here we demonstrate a new method for assembling highly ordered, crack-free inverse opal films over a centimeter scale. Multilayered composite colloidal crystal films have been generated via evaporative deposition of polymeric colloidal spheres suspended within a hydrolyzed silicate sol-gel precursor solution. The coassembly of a sacrificial colloidal template with a matrix material avoids the need for liquid infiltration into the preassembled colloidal crystal and minimizes the associated cracking and inhomogeneities of the resulting inverse opal films. We discuss the underlying mechanisms that may account for the formation of large-area defect-free films, their unique preferential growth along the 〈110〉 direction and unusual fracture behavior. We demonstrate that this coassembly approach allows the fabrication of hierarchical structures not achievable by conventional methods, such as multilayered films and deposition onto patterned or curved surfaces. These robust SiO₂ inverse opals can be transformed into various materials that retain the morphology and order of the original films, as exemplified by the reactive conversion into Si or TiO₂ replicas. We show that colloidal coassembly is available for a range of organometallic sol-gel and polymer matrix precursors, and represents a simple, low-cost, scalable method for generating high-quality, chemically tailorable inverse opal films for a variety of applications.