Extracellular vesicles(EVs)derived from cancer cells are considered as ideal biomarker for liquid biopsy in cancer diagnosis,and are stable and abundant.Electrochemical methods for the detection of EVs are prefe rred ...Extracellular vesicles(EVs)derived from cancer cells are considered as ideal biomarker for liquid biopsy in cancer diagnosis,and are stable and abundant.Electrochemical methods for the detection of EVs are prefe rred over co nventional methods such as Western blotting and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for their high sensitivity and real-time detection.This article summaries studies proposing the electrochemical methods utilizing immunological and molecular methodologies for detecting EVs derived biomacromolecules such as miRNAs and transme mbrane protein for cancer diagnosis.Moreover,the electrochemical detection methods are compared and future prospects for the development of electrochemical methods for EVs detection are concluded.展开更多
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA) has emerged worldwide as a major multidrugresistant pathogen that causes notable morbidity and mortality. Fast emerging of MRSA prevalence requires special attention f...Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA) has emerged worldwide as a major multidrugresistant pathogen that causes notable morbidity and mortality. Fast emerging of MRSA prevalence requires special attention for strengthening the inventory of antimicrobial compounds. Silver nanoparticles(AgNPs) have been widely used to treat multi-drug resistant pathogens due to the unique antibacterial properties, meanwhile spermine has been proven to exert outstanding inhibition effect to S.aureus with not yet fully understood mechanisms. The aim of this study was to investigate the synergistic effect of AgNPs and spermine as well as to determine the antibacterial activity of their combination against MRSA strains. Several clinical MRSA isolates and ATCC BAA-1026 were used to determine minimum inhibitory concentration(MIC) and fractional inhibitory concentration indices(FICI) of AgNPs and spermine, and a synergistic effect was observed. This phenomenon was further confirmed by growth curve and time-killing assays, showed that spermine could be used as an adjuvant for AgNPs in the treatment of MRSA infections.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.61971216 and 61527806)National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2017YFA0205301)+3 种基金the Jiangsu Province Medical Talent(No.ZDRCA2016065)the Key Research and Development Project of Jiangsu Province(No.BE2019603)the Health Care for Cadres Research Fund ofjiangsu Province(No.BJ16003)High-level Health Talent Project of Jiangsu Province(No.LGY2019001)。
文摘Extracellular vesicles(EVs)derived from cancer cells are considered as ideal biomarker for liquid biopsy in cancer diagnosis,and are stable and abundant.Electrochemical methods for the detection of EVs are prefe rred over co nventional methods such as Western blotting and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for their high sensitivity and real-time detection.This article summaries studies proposing the electrochemical methods utilizing immunological and molecular methodologies for detecting EVs derived biomacromolecules such as miRNAs and transme mbrane protein for cancer diagnosis.Moreover,the electrochemical detection methods are compared and future prospects for the development of electrochemical methods for EVs detection are concluded.
基金supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Jiangsu Province Medical Talent(No.ZDRCA2016065)Science and Technology Support Project of Jiangsu Province(No.BE2017763)+1 种基金Central Universities(No.3332018178)Jiangsu Planned Projects for Postdoctoral Research Funds(No.2018K240C)
文摘Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA) has emerged worldwide as a major multidrugresistant pathogen that causes notable morbidity and mortality. Fast emerging of MRSA prevalence requires special attention for strengthening the inventory of antimicrobial compounds. Silver nanoparticles(AgNPs) have been widely used to treat multi-drug resistant pathogens due to the unique antibacterial properties, meanwhile spermine has been proven to exert outstanding inhibition effect to S.aureus with not yet fully understood mechanisms. The aim of this study was to investigate the synergistic effect of AgNPs and spermine as well as to determine the antibacterial activity of their combination against MRSA strains. Several clinical MRSA isolates and ATCC BAA-1026 were used to determine minimum inhibitory concentration(MIC) and fractional inhibitory concentration indices(FICI) of AgNPs and spermine, and a synergistic effect was observed. This phenomenon was further confirmed by growth curve and time-killing assays, showed that spermine could be used as an adjuvant for AgNPs in the treatment of MRSA infections.
