<b>Objective:</b> Almost all year round occurrence of typhoid fever remains a major public health issue in Bangladesh. In recent years, there has been a significant rise in the prevalence of multi-drug res...<b>Objective:</b> Almost all year round occurrence of typhoid fever remains a major public health issue in Bangladesh. In recent years, there has been a significant rise in the prevalence of multi-drug resistance <i>Salmonella typhi</i> in Dhaka city. The major objective of this study was to observe the prevalence of multi-drug and Extended drug-resistant patterns of typhoidal <i>Salmonella typhi</i> among the patients attending a tertiary medical center by conventional culture and serologic test. <b>Materials and Methods:</b> Blood was collected by syringe and equally divided between aerobic & anaerobic BacT Alert bottle, 10 mL for paediatrics. Post isolation <i>Salmonella</i> strains were identified and were tested for antibiotic resistance. <b>Results:</b> A total of 600 blood samples of typhoid suspected patients were tested, where 32.5% came out positive, which were identified as <i>Salmonella typhi</i>. These isolates were susceptible to carbapenem drugs but highly resistant to Fluoroquinolones and Aminoglycosides antibiotics. <b>Discussion:</b> It was seen that 73.23% of isolates among male patients were extensively drug-resistant (XDR) meaning that isolates were sensitive against only one or two antibiotics while in the female it was 58.46%. Isolates from Female patients showed higher multi-drug resistant (MDR) (26.15%) isolates resistance to multiple antibiotics in comparison to isolates from the male (16.54%). 87.19% of the strains showed high drug resistance (XDR and MDR). <b>Conclusion:</b> The emergence of XDR and MDR strains of <i>S. typhi</i> in recent years is becoming a significant threat. Although no PAN-Drug resistance (resistant against all tested drugs) was observed in the current study, a high level of XDR and MDR isolates are indicating that the scenario might take place sooner than later.展开更多
Background: Donated blood contaminated with S. Typhi can cause post-transfusion sepsis. This study aimed to determine the correlation between some risk factors of typhoid fever and seroprevalence of antibodies against...Background: Donated blood contaminated with S. Typhi can cause post-transfusion sepsis. This study aimed to determine the correlation between some risk factors of typhoid fever and seroprevalence of antibodies against S. Typhi among blood donors. Methodology: Following informed consent, socio-demographic and information on risk factors of typhoid infection was obtained using pre-structured questionnaires from 400 apparently healthy blood donors at the Tema General Hospital. Blood was also collected for serology and cultured for identification of pathogens by standard bacteriological method. Results: Blood culture did not reveal any S. Typhi isolate out of the tested 400 (348 males and 52 females) samples from apparently healthy blood donors. However, IgM and IgG antibody seroprevalence of 9.3% and 3.5% were detected. Age group of 17 - 24 years was the highest risk group, persons with a history of typhoid infection, and sources of drinking water were major risk factors for typhoid infection. It was also observed that prevalence of IgM was highest among new donors (62.2%), but lower in donors with a history of 1 to 3 blood donations (32.4%) and least among regular donors (>3 donations (5.4%)). In addition, typhoid prevention awareness and typhoid knowledge (knowledge about typhoid transmission) among the donors were poor (4.3% and 5.9% respectively). Conclusions: This study has shown an overall seroprevalence of 9% and 3.5% for IgM and IgG antibodies respectively among blood donors in the Tema area in Ghana. We advocate for the mandatory screening of donor units intended for transfusion for S. Typhi. Furthermore, there is an urgent need for the health education of all persons in Ghana on preventive measures and the spread of S. Typhi.展开更多
Blood stasis syndrome is one of the pathological concepts of Oriental traditional medicine. In Oriental traditional medicine, blood is thought of as not only blood but also as a living component of the body. In fact, ...Blood stasis syndrome is one of the pathological concepts of Oriental traditional medicine. In Oriental traditional medicine, blood is thought of as not only blood but also as a living component of the body. In fact, blood stasis syndrome is related to not just circulation disorders but dermatological and gynecological and other diseases. In Japan, the concept of blood stasis syndrome is based on the past literature, for instance, Synopsis of Golden Chamber (Jin Kui Yao Lue), etc. There are many signs of this syndrome, such as a dry mouth, fullness of the abdomen and rough skin. However, the levels of importance of these signs had been unclear. Therefore, in order to determine the levels of seriousness, a scoring system of blood stasis syndrome was made based on multivariate analysis by Dr. Terasawa (Terasawa's Blood Stasis Score). Using the scoring system, we have studied blood stasis syndrome mainly related to blood circulation using modem techniques of analysis. From the results, we found that patients with blood stasis syndrome showed hemorheological abnormalities, and an improvement in these abnormalities was shown after administration of removing-blood stasis formulae. Furthermore, we have studied blood stasis syndrome from the point of view of molecular biology. We searched for the specific protein expression in blood stasis syndrome by proteomic analysis, and found no specific protein expression. However, there may be a possibility of developing a diagnostic algorithm for blood stasis by construction of a decision tree. During the past few years, as one of the molecular biological factors affecting blood stasis syndrome, we have been studying hypoxia inducible factor, which is located in the upstream of many genes. Above all, blood stasis syndrome is more than just circulatory deficit but encompasses the pathological concept of constant multilateral change in the living body.展开更多
Objective To study correlations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), DIOXIN, and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) with thyroid stimulating hormone(TSH) in children, and assess the impact on children's heal...Objective To study correlations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), DIOXIN, and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) with thyroid stimulating hormone(TSH) in children, and assess the impact on children's health. Methods Three hundred and sixty nine children aged from 6 to 8, including 195 from Luqiao, the computer E‐waste recycling area, and 174 from Longyou, the control area, were selected for this investigation to elucidate the correlation of PCBs, DIOXIN, and PBDE with TSH in children’s blood samples. The children had a physical examination and their blood levels of PCBs, DIOXIN, PBDE, and TSH were detected after sample collection. Results In the E‐waste recycling area, the contents of PCBs, PBDE, DIOXIN, and TSH in the blood samples of children were 484.00±84.86 ng·g ‐1 lipid weight, 664.28±262.38 ng·g ‐1 lipid weight, 26.00±19.58 ng·g ‐1 lipid weight and 1.88±0.42 μIU/mL (serum) respectively, while in the control area, the PCBs, PBDE, DIOXIN, and TSH contents were 255.38±95 ng·g ‐1 lipid weight, 375.81±262.43 ng·g ‐1 lipid weight, 39.64±31.86 ng·g ‐1 lipid weight, and 3.31±1.04 μIU/mL respectively. Conclusion The health status of children in the control area are better than that in the contaminated area. Among children who are exposed to persistent organic pollutants, the pollutant content increases significantly in their serum, and the distribution of TSH levels in their bodies are also affected.展开更多
To investigate effects of Dragon's Blood(DB),a traditional Chinese medicine,on blood coagulation and NO/iNOS level in myocardium and serum of rats in simulated microgravity for the first time,Sprague Dawley(SD)ra...To investigate effects of Dragon's Blood(DB),a traditional Chinese medicine,on blood coagulation and NO/iNOS level in myocardium and serum of rats in simulated microgravity for the first time,Sprague Dawley(SD)rats were randomly divided into six groups:(a)5-day control group,(b)5-day model group,(c)5-day drug group,(d)21-day control group,(e)21-day model group,and(f)21-day drug group.Blood coagulation and NO/iNOS level in myocardium and serum were examined after 5 and 21 days of simulated microgravity respectively.The results showed that blood of tail-suspended rats was in a hypercoagulable state that could not be converted with time extending.Conversely,DB changed these parameters towards normal level and the curative effects became better when tail-suspension lasted till the 21 st day.NO concentration of both myocardium and serum for two periods all increased markedly and DB could effectively reduce these increases except that of 21-day myocardium NO.Activity of iNOS increased markedly as early as 5 days and became more serious on the 21 st day,while DB showed preventive effect on the 21 st day.Western Blot analysis illustrated that the expression of iNOS in the 5-day model group increased significantly over the 5-day control group and the expression in the 5-day drug group dramatically returned to the normal level.The similar trend was observed on the 21-day groups without notable variances.The findings of this study can serve for the further use of Dragon's Blood in space diseases.展开更多
The improvement of biocompatibility of polyurethanes was investigated.The results demonstrate that the blood compatibility of polyurethanes can be further improved by just simply mixing with the fluorinated phosphatid...The improvement of biocompatibility of polyurethanes was investigated.The results demonstrate that the blood compatibility of polyurethanes can be further improved by just simply mixing with the fluorinated phosphatidylcholine poly(carbonate urethane)s(FPCPCUs).The solution blending was done by mixing poly(ether urethane)(PEU)with FPCPCU in different compositions.An increased blood compatibility of the blend films was observed with the increase of FPCPCU content,and when FPCPCU content reached to 40 wt%(40F...展开更多
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a typical degenerative disease, which is characterized by the most obvious symptoms of movement dysfunction, including shaking, rigidity, slowness of movement and difficulty in walking a...Parkinson's disease (PD) is a typical degenerative disease, which is characterized by the most obvious symptoms of movement dysfunction, including shaking, rigidity, slowness of movement and difficulty in walking and gait. This disease can not be clearly identified through laboratory tests at present, thus application of high-throughput technique in studying the expression profiles of PD helps to find the genetic markers for its early diagnosis. Studies on expression profiles of neurodegenerative diseases have revealed the novel genes and pathways involved in the progress of illness. In this study, the expression profiles of PD in blood were compared, showing that 181 differentially expressed genes (DEG) exhibit a similar expression trend both in patients and in normal controls.展开更多
Amphiphilic block copolymers poly(LysAA-b-DMS) consisting of a hydrophilic poly(N-α-acrylamide-L-lysine) [poly(LysAA)] segment with different molecular weights and a hydrophobic polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) segment we...Amphiphilic block copolymers poly(LysAA-b-DMS) consisting of a hydrophilic poly(N-α-acrylamide-L-lysine) [poly(LysAA)] segment with different molecular weights and a hydrophobic polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) segment were prepared as follows. The precursor copolymer poly(Boc-LysAA-OtBu-b-PDMS) was obtained from radical polymerization of N-α-acrylamide-N-ε-tert-butoxycarbonyl-L-lysine-tert-butylester (Boc-LysAA-OtBu) initiated with 4,4’-azobis(polydimethylsiloxane 4-cyanopentanoate) (azo-PDMS) with the molecular weight of PDMS Mw = 4.3 × 103 in the presence of 2-mercaptoethanol (2-ME) as a chain-transfer agent. Removal of the protecting groups of the precursor copolymer was carried out in 80% trifluoroacetic acid aqueous solution to give poly(LysAA-b-DMS)-1-3. The weight average molecular weight of poly(LysAA-b-DMS)-1-3 was Mw = 1.02 × 104 – 2.52 × 104. From the 1H-NMR and fluorescence spectra measurements, poly(LysAA-b-DMS)-1-3 was determined to self-organize and form core-shell micelles in water. The critical micelle concentration (CMC) increased to 1000 - 4000 mg·L–1 with increasing molar ratio of the poly(LysAA) segment from 0.42 to 0.65. From morphological analysis with a scanning probe microscope (SPM), poly(LysAA-b-DMS) has microphase-separated structures made up of hydrophilic and hydrophobic regions with the domain size ranging from several tens to several hundreds of nanometers. Inhibition of thrombin activity of poly(LysAA-b-DMS) was evaluated from the Michaelis constant (KM) and catalytic activity (kcat) for the enzymatic reaction of thrombin and synthetic substrate S-2238 in the presence of poly(LysAA-b-DMS). The KM and kcat were 0.10 - 0.11 mM and 4.04 × 105 – 4.26 × 105 min–1, respectively. Fibrinolytic activity was also verified from the transformation of plasminogen to plasmin by tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) using synthetic substrate S-2251 in the presence of poly(LysAA-b-DMS). The KM and kcat were 0.07 mM and 5.73 × 106 –5.95 × 106 min–1, respectively.展开更多
目的:探究外周血单个核细胞G_(2)/S期应答相关蛋白1(G_(2)and S phase-expressed-1,GTSE1)水平与上皮性卵巢癌(epithelial ovarian cancer,EOC)预后的关系。方法:GEPIA和Kaplan-Meier Plotter分析GTSE1在卵巢癌组织中的表达及其与预后...目的:探究外周血单个核细胞G_(2)/S期应答相关蛋白1(G_(2)and S phase-expressed-1,GTSE1)水平与上皮性卵巢癌(epithelial ovarian cancer,EOC)预后的关系。方法:GEPIA和Kaplan-Meier Plotter分析GTSE1在卵巢癌组织中的表达及其与预后的关系。选择2017年04月至2020年10月本院126例EOC患者(EOC组)和40例同期无EOC的健康体检者(对照组)作为研究对象。Ficoll密度梯度离心法分离外周血中单个核细胞,蛋白质免疫印迹法检测GTSE1水平。Spearman相关分析EOC组织和外周血单个核细胞中GTSE1水平的关系。随访了解EOC预后,用COX回归分析EOC预后的风险因素。结果:GEPIA和Kaplan-Meier Plotter分析结果显示,卵巢癌组织中GTSE1水平高于正常卵巢组织(P<0.05),GTSE1低水平卵巢癌患者的中位无进展生存时间高于GTSE1高水平卵巢癌患者(P<0.05)。随访期间复发98例(77.8%),其中铂类敏感型65例,铂类耐药型33例;死亡41例(32.5%)。EOC组的外周血单个核细胞中GTSE1 mRNA和GTSE1蛋白水平均高于对照组(P<0.001)。EOC患者癌组织和外周血单个核细胞中GTSE1水平呈正相关关系(r_(s)=0.225,P=0.011)。国际妇产科联盟(International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics,FIGO)Ⅰ-Ⅱ期患者的GTSE1水平低于Ⅲ-Ⅳ期的患者(P<0.001);未复发患者的GTSE1水平低于铂类敏感型和铂类耐药型的患者(P<0.05);生存患者的GTSE1水平低于死亡患者(P<0.001)。GTSE1高水平患者的无复发生存时间和总生存时间均低于GTSE1低水平患者(P<0.001)。COX回归分析结果显示,FIGO分期高(HR=2.110,95%CI:1.465~3.038,P<0.001;HR=2.261,95%CI:1.212~4.216,P=0.011)、初次手术残存灶>1 cm(HR=1.724,95%CI:1.130~2.631,P=0.012;HR=2.465,95%CI:1.246~4.874,P=0.010)和GTSE1>1.29(HR=2.071,95%CI:1.304~3.291,P=0.002;HR=5.634,95%CI:2.410~13.169,P<0.001)是EOC预后(复发和生存)的独立危险因素,应用贝伐单抗(HR=0.293,95%CI:0.116~0.738,P=0.010;HR=0.141,95%CI:0.056~0.357,P<0.001)是EOC预后的独立保护因素。结论:EOC患者外周血单个核细胞中GTSE1水平高提示预后不良风险高。展开更多
文摘<b>Objective:</b> Almost all year round occurrence of typhoid fever remains a major public health issue in Bangladesh. In recent years, there has been a significant rise in the prevalence of multi-drug resistance <i>Salmonella typhi</i> in Dhaka city. The major objective of this study was to observe the prevalence of multi-drug and Extended drug-resistant patterns of typhoidal <i>Salmonella typhi</i> among the patients attending a tertiary medical center by conventional culture and serologic test. <b>Materials and Methods:</b> Blood was collected by syringe and equally divided between aerobic & anaerobic BacT Alert bottle, 10 mL for paediatrics. Post isolation <i>Salmonella</i> strains were identified and were tested for antibiotic resistance. <b>Results:</b> A total of 600 blood samples of typhoid suspected patients were tested, where 32.5% came out positive, which were identified as <i>Salmonella typhi</i>. These isolates were susceptible to carbapenem drugs but highly resistant to Fluoroquinolones and Aminoglycosides antibiotics. <b>Discussion:</b> It was seen that 73.23% of isolates among male patients were extensively drug-resistant (XDR) meaning that isolates were sensitive against only one or two antibiotics while in the female it was 58.46%. Isolates from Female patients showed higher multi-drug resistant (MDR) (26.15%) isolates resistance to multiple antibiotics in comparison to isolates from the male (16.54%). 87.19% of the strains showed high drug resistance (XDR and MDR). <b>Conclusion:</b> The emergence of XDR and MDR strains of <i>S. typhi</i> in recent years is becoming a significant threat. Although no PAN-Drug resistance (resistant against all tested drugs) was observed in the current study, a high level of XDR and MDR isolates are indicating that the scenario might take place sooner than later.
文摘Background: Donated blood contaminated with S. Typhi can cause post-transfusion sepsis. This study aimed to determine the correlation between some risk factors of typhoid fever and seroprevalence of antibodies against S. Typhi among blood donors. Methodology: Following informed consent, socio-demographic and information on risk factors of typhoid infection was obtained using pre-structured questionnaires from 400 apparently healthy blood donors at the Tema General Hospital. Blood was also collected for serology and cultured for identification of pathogens by standard bacteriological method. Results: Blood culture did not reveal any S. Typhi isolate out of the tested 400 (348 males and 52 females) samples from apparently healthy blood donors. However, IgM and IgG antibody seroprevalence of 9.3% and 3.5% were detected. Age group of 17 - 24 years was the highest risk group, persons with a history of typhoid infection, and sources of drinking water were major risk factors for typhoid infection. It was also observed that prevalence of IgM was highest among new donors (62.2%), but lower in donors with a history of 1 to 3 blood donations (32.4%) and least among regular donors (>3 donations (5.4%)). In addition, typhoid prevention awareness and typhoid knowledge (knowledge about typhoid transmission) among the donors were poor (4.3% and 5.9% respectively). Conclusions: This study has shown an overall seroprevalence of 9% and 3.5% for IgM and IgG antibodies respectively among blood donors in the Tema area in Ghana. We advocate for the mandatory screening of donor units intended for transfusion for S. Typhi. Furthermore, there is an urgent need for the health education of all persons in Ghana on preventive measures and the spread of S. Typhi.
文摘Blood stasis syndrome is one of the pathological concepts of Oriental traditional medicine. In Oriental traditional medicine, blood is thought of as not only blood but also as a living component of the body. In fact, blood stasis syndrome is related to not just circulation disorders but dermatological and gynecological and other diseases. In Japan, the concept of blood stasis syndrome is based on the past literature, for instance, Synopsis of Golden Chamber (Jin Kui Yao Lue), etc. There are many signs of this syndrome, such as a dry mouth, fullness of the abdomen and rough skin. However, the levels of importance of these signs had been unclear. Therefore, in order to determine the levels of seriousness, a scoring system of blood stasis syndrome was made based on multivariate analysis by Dr. Terasawa (Terasawa's Blood Stasis Score). Using the scoring system, we have studied blood stasis syndrome mainly related to blood circulation using modem techniques of analysis. From the results, we found that patients with blood stasis syndrome showed hemorheological abnormalities, and an improvement in these abnormalities was shown after administration of removing-blood stasis formulae. Furthermore, we have studied blood stasis syndrome from the point of view of molecular biology. We searched for the specific protein expression in blood stasis syndrome by proteomic analysis, and found no specific protein expression. However, there may be a possibility of developing a diagnostic algorithm for blood stasis by construction of a decision tree. During the past few years, as one of the molecular biological factors affecting blood stasis syndrome, we have been studying hypoxia inducible factor, which is located in the upstream of many genes. Above all, blood stasis syndrome is more than just circulatory deficit but encompasses the pathological concept of constant multilateral change in the living body.
文摘目的评价献血者HBsAg阳性血液标本在-20°C冻存8年后ELISA法HBsAg检测的结果,评估血站目前留样保存方式的有效性。方法收集本站2014年5月—2015年3月100份经HBsAg ELISA检测阳性的献血者血浆标本,冻存在-20°C冰箱,于2023年解冻标本并通过同种方法再次检测。结果100份血浆标本的HBsAg再检定性结果均为阳性,再检符合率100%,冻存后S/CO值降低明显(27.52 vs 19.03,P<0.05)。结论长期冻存会使HBsAg ELISA检测S/CO值下降,但不影响阳性定性结果。
基金Funded by the Ministry of Health and Science and Technology (WKJ2007‐2‐006), China
文摘Objective To study correlations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), DIOXIN, and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) with thyroid stimulating hormone(TSH) in children, and assess the impact on children's health. Methods Three hundred and sixty nine children aged from 6 to 8, including 195 from Luqiao, the computer E‐waste recycling area, and 174 from Longyou, the control area, were selected for this investigation to elucidate the correlation of PCBs, DIOXIN, and PBDE with TSH in children’s blood samples. The children had a physical examination and their blood levels of PCBs, DIOXIN, PBDE, and TSH were detected after sample collection. Results In the E‐waste recycling area, the contents of PCBs, PBDE, DIOXIN, and TSH in the blood samples of children were 484.00±84.86 ng·g ‐1 lipid weight, 664.28±262.38 ng·g ‐1 lipid weight, 26.00±19.58 ng·g ‐1 lipid weight and 1.88±0.42 μIU/mL (serum) respectively, while in the control area, the PCBs, PBDE, DIOXIN, and TSH contents were 255.38±95 ng·g ‐1 lipid weight, 375.81±262.43 ng·g ‐1 lipid weight, 39.64±31.86 ng·g ‐1 lipid weight, and 3.31±1.04 μIU/mL respectively. Conclusion The health status of children in the control area are better than that in the contaminated area. Among children who are exposed to persistent organic pollutants, the pollutant content increases significantly in their serum, and the distribution of TSH levels in their bodies are also affected.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81202996,81573693)National Key Scientific Apparatus Development of Special Item(2012YQ040140)
文摘To investigate effects of Dragon's Blood(DB),a traditional Chinese medicine,on blood coagulation and NO/iNOS level in myocardium and serum of rats in simulated microgravity for the first time,Sprague Dawley(SD)rats were randomly divided into six groups:(a)5-day control group,(b)5-day model group,(c)5-day drug group,(d)21-day control group,(e)21-day model group,and(f)21-day drug group.Blood coagulation and NO/iNOS level in myocardium and serum were examined after 5 and 21 days of simulated microgravity respectively.The results showed that blood of tail-suspended rats was in a hypercoagulable state that could not be converted with time extending.Conversely,DB changed these parameters towards normal level and the curative effects became better when tail-suspension lasted till the 21 st day.NO concentration of both myocardium and serum for two periods all increased markedly and DB could effectively reduce these increases except that of 21-day myocardium NO.Activity of iNOS increased markedly as early as 5 days and became more serious on the 21 st day,while DB showed preventive effect on the 21 st day.Western Blot analysis illustrated that the expression of iNOS in the 5-day model group increased significantly over the 5-day control group and the expression in the 5-day drug group dramatically returned to the normal level.The similar trend was observed on the 21-day groups without notable variances.The findings of this study can serve for the further use of Dragon's Blood in space diseases.
基金This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.50673063 and 50533050)Young Foundation of Sichuan University for Financial Support.This work was also subsidized by the Special Funds for Major State Basic Research Projects of China(No.2003CB615600).
文摘The improvement of biocompatibility of polyurethanes was investigated.The results demonstrate that the blood compatibility of polyurethanes can be further improved by just simply mixing with the fluorinated phosphatidylcholine poly(carbonate urethane)s(FPCPCUs).The solution blending was done by mixing poly(ether urethane)(PEU)with FPCPCU in different compositions.An increased blood compatibility of the blend films was observed with the increase of FPCPCU content,and when FPCPCU content reached to 40 wt%(40F...
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81101302,31270185)SKLID Development Grant(2014,SKLID201)
文摘Parkinson's disease (PD) is a typical degenerative disease, which is characterized by the most obvious symptoms of movement dysfunction, including shaking, rigidity, slowness of movement and difficulty in walking and gait. This disease can not be clearly identified through laboratory tests at present, thus application of high-throughput technique in studying the expression profiles of PD helps to find the genetic markers for its early diagnosis. Studies on expression profiles of neurodegenerative diseases have revealed the novel genes and pathways involved in the progress of illness. In this study, the expression profiles of PD in blood were compared, showing that 181 differentially expressed genes (DEG) exhibit a similar expression trend both in patients and in normal controls.
文摘Amphiphilic block copolymers poly(LysAA-b-DMS) consisting of a hydrophilic poly(N-α-acrylamide-L-lysine) [poly(LysAA)] segment with different molecular weights and a hydrophobic polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) segment were prepared as follows. The precursor copolymer poly(Boc-LysAA-OtBu-b-PDMS) was obtained from radical polymerization of N-α-acrylamide-N-ε-tert-butoxycarbonyl-L-lysine-tert-butylester (Boc-LysAA-OtBu) initiated with 4,4’-azobis(polydimethylsiloxane 4-cyanopentanoate) (azo-PDMS) with the molecular weight of PDMS Mw = 4.3 × 103 in the presence of 2-mercaptoethanol (2-ME) as a chain-transfer agent. Removal of the protecting groups of the precursor copolymer was carried out in 80% trifluoroacetic acid aqueous solution to give poly(LysAA-b-DMS)-1-3. The weight average molecular weight of poly(LysAA-b-DMS)-1-3 was Mw = 1.02 × 104 – 2.52 × 104. From the 1H-NMR and fluorescence spectra measurements, poly(LysAA-b-DMS)-1-3 was determined to self-organize and form core-shell micelles in water. The critical micelle concentration (CMC) increased to 1000 - 4000 mg·L–1 with increasing molar ratio of the poly(LysAA) segment from 0.42 to 0.65. From morphological analysis with a scanning probe microscope (SPM), poly(LysAA-b-DMS) has microphase-separated structures made up of hydrophilic and hydrophobic regions with the domain size ranging from several tens to several hundreds of nanometers. Inhibition of thrombin activity of poly(LysAA-b-DMS) was evaluated from the Michaelis constant (KM) and catalytic activity (kcat) for the enzymatic reaction of thrombin and synthetic substrate S-2238 in the presence of poly(LysAA-b-DMS). The KM and kcat were 0.10 - 0.11 mM and 4.04 × 105 – 4.26 × 105 min–1, respectively. Fibrinolytic activity was also verified from the transformation of plasminogen to plasmin by tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) using synthetic substrate S-2251 in the presence of poly(LysAA-b-DMS). The KM and kcat were 0.07 mM and 5.73 × 106 –5.95 × 106 min–1, respectively.
文摘目的:探究外周血单个核细胞G_(2)/S期应答相关蛋白1(G_(2)and S phase-expressed-1,GTSE1)水平与上皮性卵巢癌(epithelial ovarian cancer,EOC)预后的关系。方法:GEPIA和Kaplan-Meier Plotter分析GTSE1在卵巢癌组织中的表达及其与预后的关系。选择2017年04月至2020年10月本院126例EOC患者(EOC组)和40例同期无EOC的健康体检者(对照组)作为研究对象。Ficoll密度梯度离心法分离外周血中单个核细胞,蛋白质免疫印迹法检测GTSE1水平。Spearman相关分析EOC组织和外周血单个核细胞中GTSE1水平的关系。随访了解EOC预后,用COX回归分析EOC预后的风险因素。结果:GEPIA和Kaplan-Meier Plotter分析结果显示,卵巢癌组织中GTSE1水平高于正常卵巢组织(P<0.05),GTSE1低水平卵巢癌患者的中位无进展生存时间高于GTSE1高水平卵巢癌患者(P<0.05)。随访期间复发98例(77.8%),其中铂类敏感型65例,铂类耐药型33例;死亡41例(32.5%)。EOC组的外周血单个核细胞中GTSE1 mRNA和GTSE1蛋白水平均高于对照组(P<0.001)。EOC患者癌组织和外周血单个核细胞中GTSE1水平呈正相关关系(r_(s)=0.225,P=0.011)。国际妇产科联盟(International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics,FIGO)Ⅰ-Ⅱ期患者的GTSE1水平低于Ⅲ-Ⅳ期的患者(P<0.001);未复发患者的GTSE1水平低于铂类敏感型和铂类耐药型的患者(P<0.05);生存患者的GTSE1水平低于死亡患者(P<0.001)。GTSE1高水平患者的无复发生存时间和总生存时间均低于GTSE1低水平患者(P<0.001)。COX回归分析结果显示,FIGO分期高(HR=2.110,95%CI:1.465~3.038,P<0.001;HR=2.261,95%CI:1.212~4.216,P=0.011)、初次手术残存灶>1 cm(HR=1.724,95%CI:1.130~2.631,P=0.012;HR=2.465,95%CI:1.246~4.874,P=0.010)和GTSE1>1.29(HR=2.071,95%CI:1.304~3.291,P=0.002;HR=5.634,95%CI:2.410~13.169,P<0.001)是EOC预后(复发和生存)的独立危险因素,应用贝伐单抗(HR=0.293,95%CI:0.116~0.738,P=0.010;HR=0.141,95%CI:0.056~0.357,P<0.001)是EOC预后的独立保护因素。结论:EOC患者外周血单个核细胞中GTSE1水平高提示预后不良风险高。