Drinking good quality water is essential for better health. It is therefore essential to assess the radiological quality of all water consumed in the District of Abidjan in order to prevent related hazards. Thus, the ...Drinking good quality water is essential for better health. It is therefore essential to assess the radiological quality of all water consumed in the District of Abidjan in order to prevent related hazards. Thus, the objective of this study was to assess the risk of cancer due to the ingestion of alpha and beta emitting radionuclides in the different types of water consumed in the region. A total of 63 water samples with 43 tap water samples, 5 bottled mineral water and 15 sachet water samples was collected and taken to GAEC laboratory for analysis. The low background Gas-less Automatic Alpha/Beta counting system (Canberra iMatic<sup>TM</sup>) was used to determine alpha and beta activity concentrations. Activity concentrations of both gross alpha and gross beta obtained in water sample were respectively lower than the WHO recommended limits of 0.1 Bq/l and 1 Bq/l. Also, the annual effective dose and total equivalent effective dose found in mineral bottled water samples were higher than in other types of water. The assessment of radiological lifetime risk has shown values of cancer risk due to ingestion alpha and beta emitters lower than recommended limit. These results indicate that there is no health hazard associated to consumption of water in the District of Abidjan.展开更多
Cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of death in women worldwide, particularly in developing countries. Human papillomavirus has been reported as one of the key etiologic factors in cervical carcinoma. Likewis...Cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of death in women worldwide, particularly in developing countries. Human papillomavirus has been reported as one of the key etiologic factors in cervical carcinoma. Likewise, epigenetic aberrations have ability to regulate cancer pathogenesis and progression. Recent research suggested that methylation has been detected already at precancerous stages, which methylation markers may have significant value in cervical cancer screening. The retinoic acid receptor beta (RARβ) gene, a potential tumor suppressor gene, is usually expressed in normal epithelial tissue. Methylation of CpG islands in the promoter region of the RARβ gene has been found to be associated with the development of cervical cancer. To investigate whether RARβ methylation is a potential biomarker that predicts the progression of invasive cancer, we reviewed 14 previously published articles related to RARβ methylation. The majority of them demonstrated that the frequency of RARβ promoter methylation was significantly correlated with the severity of cervical epithelium abnormalities. However, methylation of a single gene may not represent the best approach for predicting disease prognosis. Analyzing combinations of aberrant methylation of multiple genes may increase the sensitivity, and thus this approach may serve as a better tool for predicting disease prognosis.展开更多
目的基于淀粉样β前体蛋白(amyloid beta precursor protein,APP)家族、淀粉样β前体蛋白结合蛋白A(amyloid beta precursor protein binding family A,APBA)家族和淀粉样β前体蛋白结合蛋白B(amyloid beta precursor protein binding f...目的基于淀粉样β前体蛋白(amyloid beta precursor protein,APP)家族、淀粉样β前体蛋白结合蛋白A(amyloid beta precursor protein binding family A,APBA)家族和淀粉样β前体蛋白结合蛋白B(amyloid beta precursor protein binding family B,APBB)家族构建胃癌预后评估模型。方法从基因表达综合(gene expression omnibus,GEO)数据库下载GSE62254胃癌数据集作为训练集,GSE15459作为验证集。利用Cox回归分析筛选APP家族、APBA家族和APBB家族中胃癌预后的独立危险因素;分别建立基于三家族独立预后因素的风险评分1(risk score 1,RS1)、RS1联合病理学参数的RS2、传统TNM分期的RS3;卡方检验分析RS1与胃癌患者临床病理特征的关系;利用单细胞在线分析网站,分析纳入RS1模型的基因在不同细胞亚群中的表达情况;利用CIBERSORT分析RS1对不同免疫细胞浸润的影响;利用基因集富集分析(gene set enrichment analysis,GSEA)进行通路富集分析。结果APLP2、APBB1、APBB2是胃癌患者预后的独立危险因素(P<0.05),基于三者的风险评分RS1高组患者生存期明显短于RS1低组患者。联合临床病理学参数的Cox回归分析显示,N分期、M分期、Lauren分型和RS1是胃癌患者预后的独立危险因素(P<0.05)。基于此构建的RS2(AUC=0.767)比仅基于T分期、N分期、M分期构建的RS3(AUC=0.719)预测准确率提高了4.8%。RS1和肿瘤T分期呈正相关(P<0.05),RS1高组CD4静息细胞浸润较高,激活细胞浸润较低,M2巨噬细胞浸润较高。GSEA通路分析显示,高RS1组患者富集于MAPK、MTOR和WNT等通路。结论本研究成功构建了基于APP、APBA和APBB家族的胃癌预后评估模型,该模型能够较准确地判断胃癌患者预后。展开更多
文摘Drinking good quality water is essential for better health. It is therefore essential to assess the radiological quality of all water consumed in the District of Abidjan in order to prevent related hazards. Thus, the objective of this study was to assess the risk of cancer due to the ingestion of alpha and beta emitting radionuclides in the different types of water consumed in the region. A total of 63 water samples with 43 tap water samples, 5 bottled mineral water and 15 sachet water samples was collected and taken to GAEC laboratory for analysis. The low background Gas-less Automatic Alpha/Beta counting system (Canberra iMatic<sup>TM</sup>) was used to determine alpha and beta activity concentrations. Activity concentrations of both gross alpha and gross beta obtained in water sample were respectively lower than the WHO recommended limits of 0.1 Bq/l and 1 Bq/l. Also, the annual effective dose and total equivalent effective dose found in mineral bottled water samples were higher than in other types of water. The assessment of radiological lifetime risk has shown values of cancer risk due to ingestion alpha and beta emitters lower than recommended limit. These results indicate that there is no health hazard associated to consumption of water in the District of Abidjan.
基金Supported by Research Chair Grant from the National Science and Technology Development Agency,No.P-15-50004the Center of Excellence in Clinical Virology,Chulalongkorn Unversity and King Chulalongkourn Memorial Hospital,No.GCE 5900930-005the Rachadapisek Sompote Fund of Chulalongkorn University for postdoctoral fellowships to Chaninya Wongwarangkana
文摘Cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of death in women worldwide, particularly in developing countries. Human papillomavirus has been reported as one of the key etiologic factors in cervical carcinoma. Likewise, epigenetic aberrations have ability to regulate cancer pathogenesis and progression. Recent research suggested that methylation has been detected already at precancerous stages, which methylation markers may have significant value in cervical cancer screening. The retinoic acid receptor beta (RARβ) gene, a potential tumor suppressor gene, is usually expressed in normal epithelial tissue. Methylation of CpG islands in the promoter region of the RARβ gene has been found to be associated with the development of cervical cancer. To investigate whether RARβ methylation is a potential biomarker that predicts the progression of invasive cancer, we reviewed 14 previously published articles related to RARβ methylation. The majority of them demonstrated that the frequency of RARβ promoter methylation was significantly correlated with the severity of cervical epithelium abnormalities. However, methylation of a single gene may not represent the best approach for predicting disease prognosis. Analyzing combinations of aberrant methylation of multiple genes may increase the sensitivity, and thus this approach may serve as a better tool for predicting disease prognosis.
文摘目的基于淀粉样β前体蛋白(amyloid beta precursor protein,APP)家族、淀粉样β前体蛋白结合蛋白A(amyloid beta precursor protein binding family A,APBA)家族和淀粉样β前体蛋白结合蛋白B(amyloid beta precursor protein binding family B,APBB)家族构建胃癌预后评估模型。方法从基因表达综合(gene expression omnibus,GEO)数据库下载GSE62254胃癌数据集作为训练集,GSE15459作为验证集。利用Cox回归分析筛选APP家族、APBA家族和APBB家族中胃癌预后的独立危险因素;分别建立基于三家族独立预后因素的风险评分1(risk score 1,RS1)、RS1联合病理学参数的RS2、传统TNM分期的RS3;卡方检验分析RS1与胃癌患者临床病理特征的关系;利用单细胞在线分析网站,分析纳入RS1模型的基因在不同细胞亚群中的表达情况;利用CIBERSORT分析RS1对不同免疫细胞浸润的影响;利用基因集富集分析(gene set enrichment analysis,GSEA)进行通路富集分析。结果APLP2、APBB1、APBB2是胃癌患者预后的独立危险因素(P<0.05),基于三者的风险评分RS1高组患者生存期明显短于RS1低组患者。联合临床病理学参数的Cox回归分析显示,N分期、M分期、Lauren分型和RS1是胃癌患者预后的独立危险因素(P<0.05)。基于此构建的RS2(AUC=0.767)比仅基于T分期、N分期、M分期构建的RS3(AUC=0.719)预测准确率提高了4.8%。RS1和肿瘤T分期呈正相关(P<0.05),RS1高组CD4静息细胞浸润较高,激活细胞浸润较低,M2巨噬细胞浸润较高。GSEA通路分析显示,高RS1组患者富集于MAPK、MTOR和WNT等通路。结论本研究成功构建了基于APP、APBA和APBB家族的胃癌预后评估模型,该模型能够较准确地判断胃癌患者预后。
