全人源肝癌噬菌体单链抗体的筛选及特异性鉴定

目的对全人源肝癌噬菌体单链抗体库进行鉴定,筛选肝癌抗体,同时对抗体的活性及特异性进行鉴定。方法PCR鉴定阳性重组菌TG1中人肝癌ScFv的插入率。先以人成纤维细胞吸附后再以体外培养的肝癌细胞SMMC7721为抗原对所建抗体库进行3轮“吸附洗脱扩增”的亲和筛选。将筛选后的ScFv进行PCR鉴定及双酶切鉴定;通过ELISA法及FCM鉴定其与人肝癌细胞及正常细胞的结合活性。结果ScFv基因插入率为70%。在亲和筛选过程中,肝癌噬菌体单链抗体得到富集,收获率逐轮得到提高,第3轮为第1轮的214倍。筛选后的ScFv进行PCR鉴定及双酶切鉴定,均可检测到目的基因。ELISA分析结果显示18个克隆与SMMC7721呈阳性反应,阳性率为90%,15个克隆与成纤维细胞有交叉反应。得到3株肝癌单链抗体。ScFv的FCM鉴定表明,以正常胎肝细胞L02为对照,ScFv与肝癌结合比率为41.3%。特异性鉴定表明,其与肝癌细胞结合活性明显高于正常细胞。结论利用噬菌体抗体库技术结合减数筛选得到了肝癌噬菌体单链抗体及其基因,且筛选后的抗体片段与人肝癌细胞有特异性的结合活性。     

新生儿巨结肠术前多功能洗肠机的设计和研制

提出一种新型的新生儿多功能洗肠机的设计思想,并详细介绍机器的结构及各组成部分的功能.临床应用在一定程度上减轻了临床医护人员的劳动强度,同时缩短了先天性新生儿巨结肠患者术前灌肠的准备时间,并减少了患儿的并发症,具有一定的应用价值.     

基于变精度粗糙-模糊集模型的诊断知识获取

提出一种基于变精度粗糙-模糊集模型的诊断知识获取算法,利用相似性聚类方法自动获取模糊隶属函数,将连续属性表示成模糊值,通过定义模糊相似关系和模糊相似类给出了变精度粗糙-模糊模型的近似表示,并引入蚁群算法求取模糊相似关系下的属性约简,进行诊断知识的获取。将其应用于精对苯二甲酸生产过程尾氧浓度故障诊断知识获取中,结果表明:该算法可以从故障数据中提取更客观有效的诊断规则,在实际故障诊断中具有很好的应用价值。     

Assessment of intracellular cytokines and regulatory cells in patients with autoimmune diseases and primary immunodeficiencies — Novel tool for diagnostics and patient follow-up

Serum and intracytoplasmic cytokines are mandatory in host defense against microbes, but also play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases by initiating and perpetuating various cellular and humoral autoimmune processes.     

Variable immunogenicity of a vivax malaria blood-stage vaccine candidate

Relapsing malaria caused by Plasmodium vivax is a neglected tropical disease and an important cause of malaria worldwide. Vaccines to prevent clinical disease and mosquito transmission of vivax malaria are needed to overcome the distinct challenges of this important public health problem. In this vaccine immunogenicity study in mice, we examined key variables of responses to a P. vivax Duffy binding protein vaccine, a leading candidate to prevent the disease-causing blood-stages. Significant sex-dependent differences were observed in B cell (CD80+) and T cell (CD8+) central memory subsets, resulting in significant differences in functional immunogenicity and durability of anti-DBP protective efficacy. These significant sex-dependent differences in inbred mice were in the CD73+CD80+ memory B cell, H2KhiCD38hi/lo, and effector memory subsets. This study highlights sex and immune genes as critical variables that can impact host responses to P. vivax antigens and must be taken into consideration when designing clinical vaccine studies.     

Molecular Investigation of Tularemia Outbreaks,Spain, 1997–2008

Tularemia outbreaks occurred in northwestern Spain in 1997–1998 and 2007–2008 and affected >1,000 persons. We assessed isolates involved in these outbreaks by using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis with 2 restriction enzymes and multilocus variable number tandem repeat analysis of 16 genomic loci of Francisella tularensis, the cause of this disease. Isolates were divided into 3 pulsotypes by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and 8 allelic profiles by multilocus variable number tandem repeat analysis. Isolates obtained from the second tularemia outbreak had the same genotypes as isolates obtained from the first outbreak. Both outbreaks were caused by genotypes of genetic subclade B.Br:FTNF002–00, which is widely distributed in countries in central and western Europe. Thus, reemergence of tularemia in Spain was not caused by the reintroduction of exotic strains, but probably by persistence of local reservoirs of infection.     

Adequate sample size for developing prediction models is not simply related to events per variable

ObjectivesThe choice of an adequate sample size for a Cox regression analysis is generally based on the rule of thumb derived from simulation studies of a minimum of 10 events per variable (EPV). One simulation study suggested scenarios in which the 10 EPV rule can be relaxed. The effect of a range of binary predictors with varying prevalence, reflecting clinical practice, has not yet been fully investigated.Study Design and SettingWe conducted an extended resampling study using a large general-practice data set, comprising over 2 million anonymized patient records, to examine the EPV requirements for prediction models with low-prevalence binary predictors developed using Cox regression. The performance of the models was then evaluated using an independent external validation data set. We investigated both fully specified models and models derived using variable selection.ResultsOur results indicated that an EPV rule of thumb should be data driven and that EPV ≥ 20 ​ generally eliminates bias in regression coefficients when many low-prevalence predictors are included in a Cox model.ConclusionHigher EPV is needed when low-prevalence predictors are present in a model to eliminate bias in regression coefficients and improve predictive accuracy.     

Shark variable new antigen receptor biologics – a novel technology platform for therapeutic drug development

Introduction: Biologics drugs have succeeded in achieving a commercial dominance in the global market for new therapies and large pharmaceutical companies' interest remains strong through a continued commitment to pipeline development. It is not surprising, therefore, that next-generation biologics, particularly antibody-like scaffolds that offer many of the advantages of the original biologic drugs but in simplified formats, have entered the clinic as competing substitute therapeutic products, to capture market share.

Areas covered: Specifically, this paper will position shark-derived variable new antigen receptors (VNARs) within an overview of the existing biologics landscape including the growth, diversity and success to date of alternative scaffolds. The intention is not to provide a comprehensive review of biologics as a whole but to discuss the main competing single-domain technologies and the exciting therapeutic potential of VNAR domains as clinical candidates within this context.

Expert opinion: The inherent ability to specifically bind target and intervene in disease-related biological processes, while reducing off-site toxicity, makes mAbs an effective, potent and now proven class of therapeutics. There are, however, limitations to these ‘magic bullets’. Their size and complexity can restrict their utility in certain diseases types and disease locations. In contrast, a number of so-called alternative scaffolds, derived from both immunoglobulin- and non-immunoglobulin-based sources have been developed with real potential to overcome many of the shortcomings documented for mAb treatments. Unlike competing approaches such as Darpins and Affibodies, we now know that shark VNAR domains (like camel VHH nanobody domains), are an integral part of the adaptive immune system of these animals and have evolved naturally (but from very different starting molecules) to exhibit high affinity and selectivity for target. In addition, and again influenced by the environment in which they have evolved naturally, their small size, simple architecture, high solubility and stability, deliver additional flexibility compared to classical antibodies (and many non-natural alternative scaffolds), thereby providing an attractive basis for particular clinical indications where these attributes may offer advantages.