Diagnostic methods for urothelial carcinomas(UCs)are often invasive or have suboptimal accuracy.Methylation of exfoliated cell DNA or cell-free DNA in urine has shown great promise in the diagnosis of UCs.However,most...Diagnostic methods for urothelial carcinomas(UCs)are often invasive or have suboptimal accuracy.Methylation of exfoliated cell DNA or cell-free DNA in urine has shown great promise in the diagnosis of UCs.However,most current studies have focused on bladder cancer(BCa),and only a few high-plex methylated DNA panels based on large-volume urine have been reported to exhibit both high sensitivity and specificity.[1,2]The purpose of this study was to identify universal biomarkers for BCa and upper tract urothelial carcinoma(UTUC)using a small volume of urine.We developed a dual-target diagnostic panel comprising the novel marker AL021918.2 and the well-known BCa biomarker Vimentin(VIM).This panel can accurately detect UCs using only 1.8 mL of full-voided urine.展开更多
Emerging engineering strategies of colloidal metal-semiconductor nanorod hybrid nanostructures spanning from type,size,dimension,and location of both metal nanoparticles and semiconductors,co-catalyst,band gap structu...Emerging engineering strategies of colloidal metal-semiconductor nanorod hybrid nanostructures spanning from type,size,dimension,and location of both metal nanoparticles and semiconductors,co-catalyst,band gap structure,surface ligand to hole scavenger are elaborated symmetrically to rationalize the design of this type of intriguing materials for efficient photocatalytic applications.展开更多
Prostate cancer(PCa)metastasis is considered the leading cause of cancer death in males.Therapeutic strategies and diagnosis for stage-specific PCa have not been well understood.Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor ...Prostate cancer(PCa)metastasis is considered the leading cause of cancer death in males.Therapeutic strategies and diagnosis for stage-specific PCa have not been well understood.Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor 38(ARHGEF38)is related to tumor cell polarization and is frequently expressed in PCa.Microarray data of PCa were downloaded from GEO and TCGA databases.A total of 243 DEGs were screened,of which,32 genes were upregulated.The results of enrichment analysis showed the participation of these DEGs in the tumor cell metastasis pathway.ARHGEF38 was significantly up-regulated in the four most prevalent cancers worldwide(p<0.05),and its expression was higher in the tumor samples with higher Gleason score(GS).IHC,qRT-PCR,and western-blot analyses showed the higher expression of ARHGEF38 in PCa than benign prostatic hyperplasia(BPH).In addition,IHC results demonstrated a higher expression of ARHGEF38 in high-grade PCa than the low-grade PCa.展开更多
基金supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.82273350,81972380,81872083,and 81772703)the Natural Science Foundation of Beijing(No.7222190)+1 种基金the Beijing Municipal Science&Technology Commission Project(No.Z201100005420029)National High Level Hospital Clinical Research Funding(Scientific Research Seed Fund of Peking University First Hospital,No.2022SF18)
文摘Diagnostic methods for urothelial carcinomas(UCs)are often invasive or have suboptimal accuracy.Methylation of exfoliated cell DNA or cell-free DNA in urine has shown great promise in the diagnosis of UCs.However,most current studies have focused on bladder cancer(BCa),and only a few high-plex methylated DNA panels based on large-volume urine have been reported to exhibit both high sensitivity and specificity.[1,2]The purpose of this study was to identify universal biomarkers for BCa and upper tract urothelial carcinoma(UTUC)using a small volume of urine.We developed a dual-target diagnostic panel comprising the novel marker AL021918.2 and the well-known BCa biomarker Vimentin(VIM).This panel can accurately detect UCs using only 1.8 mL of full-voided urine.
基金supported by the Australian Research Council(ARC)Future Fellowship Scheme(FT210100509)ARC Discovery Project(DP220101959)+2 种基金the Hebrew University of Jerusalem--Zelman Cowen Academic Initiatives(zCAl)Joint Projects 2021,the Innovation and Technology Commission(grant no.MHP/104/21)Shenzhen Science Technology and Innovation Commission(grant no.20210324125612035)City University of Hong Kong(grant no.9360140).
文摘Emerging engineering strategies of colloidal metal-semiconductor nanorod hybrid nanostructures spanning from type,size,dimension,and location of both metal nanoparticles and semiconductors,co-catalyst,band gap structure,surface ligand to hole scavenger are elaborated symmetrically to rationalize the design of this type of intriguing materials for efficient photocatalytic applications.
基金The study was funded by the Tianjin Medical University Second Hospital Fund(2017ydey06)Chongqing Science and Technology Commission(cstc2018jcyjAX0199)。
文摘Prostate cancer(PCa)metastasis is considered the leading cause of cancer death in males.Therapeutic strategies and diagnosis for stage-specific PCa have not been well understood.Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor 38(ARHGEF38)is related to tumor cell polarization and is frequently expressed in PCa.Microarray data of PCa were downloaded from GEO and TCGA databases.A total of 243 DEGs were screened,of which,32 genes were upregulated.The results of enrichment analysis showed the participation of these DEGs in the tumor cell metastasis pathway.ARHGEF38 was significantly up-regulated in the four most prevalent cancers worldwide(p<0.05),and its expression was higher in the tumor samples with higher Gleason score(GS).IHC,qRT-PCR,and western-blot analyses showed the higher expression of ARHGEF38 in PCa than benign prostatic hyperplasia(BPH).In addition,IHC results demonstrated a higher expression of ARHGEF38 in high-grade PCa than the low-grade PCa.
