AIM： To evaluate the effect of intrahepatic transplantation of hepatic oval cells （HOC） on fulminant hepatic failure （FHF） in rats.METHODS： HOC obtained from rats were labeled with green fluocescent protein （GF...AIM： To evaluate the effect of intrahepatic transplantation of hepatic oval cells （HOC） on fulminant hepatic failure （FHF） in rats.METHODS： HOC obtained from rats were labeled with green fluocescent protein （GFP） or 5, 6- carboxyfluorescein diacetate succinmidyl ester （CFDASE）. Cell fluorescence was observed under fluorescent microscope at 6, 24, 48 and 72 h after labeling. CFDA- SE labeled HOC （5 × 10^6 cells each rat） were injected into livers of rats with FHF induced by D-galactosamine. Serum albumin （ALB）, alanine aminotransferase （ALT）, aspartate aminotransferase （AST） and total bilirubin （TBil） levels were measured at different time points. Liver function of rats was examined on days 3, 7, 14 and 21 after HOC transplantation.RESULTS： The positive rate of GFP and CFDA-SE labeled HOC was 10% and 90%, respectively, with no significant change in cell viabilities. The survival rate was higher in HOC transplantation group than in control group, especially 48 （9/15 vs 6/15） and 72 h （9/15 vs 4/15） after HOC transplantation. The serum ALT, AST and TBil levels were decreased while the serum AIb level was increased after HOC transplantation. Fluorescence became faded and diffused in liver tissues, suggesting that proliferation and differentiation occur in transplanted HOC.CONCLUSION： CFDA-SE is superior to GFP in labeling HOC, although fluorescence intensity is decreased progressively with cell division. HOC transplantation can improve the liver function and increase the survival rate of recipients.展开更多
AIM： To evaluate accuracy of in vivo diagnosis of ad- enomatous vs non-adenomatous polyps using/-SCAN digital chromoendoscopy compared with high-definition white light. METHODS： This is a single-center comparative e...AIM： To evaluate accuracy of in vivo diagnosis of ad- enomatous vs non-adenomatous polyps using/-SCAN digital chromoendoscopy compared with high-definition white light. METHODS： This is a single-center comparative effec- tiveness pilot study. Polyps （n = 103） from 75 average- risk adult outpatients undergoing screening or surveil- lance colonoscopy between December 1, 2010 and April 1, 2011 were evaluated by two participating en- doscopists in an academic outpatient endoscopy center. Polyps were evaluated both with high-definition white light and with/-SCAN to make an/n vivo prediction of adenomatous vs non-adenomatous pathology. We de- termined diagnostic characteristics of/-SCAN and high- definition white light, including sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy, with regards to identifying adenomatous vs non-adenomatous polyps. Histopathologic diagnosis was the gold standard comparison. RESULTS： One hundred and three small polyps, de- tected from forty-three patients, were included in the analysis. The average size of the polyps evaluated in the analysis was 3.7 mm （SD 1.3 mm, range 2 mm to 8 mm）. Formal histopathology revealed that 54/103 （52.4%） were adenomas, 26/103 （25.2%） were hyper- plastic, and 23/103 （22.3%） were other diagnoses in- clude ＂lymphoid aggregates＂, ＂non-specific colitis,＂ and ＂no pathologic diagnosis.＂ Overall, the combined accu- racy of endoscopists for predicting adenomas was iden- tical between/-SCAN （71.8%, 95%CI： 62.1%-80.3%） and high-definition white light （71.8%, 95%CI： 62.1%-80.3%）. However, the accuracy of each endosco- pist differed substantially, where endoscopist A demon- strated 63.0% overall accuracy （95%CI： 50.9%-74.0%） as compared with endoscopist B demonstrating 93.3% overall accuracy （95%CI： 77.9%-99.2%）, irrespective of imaging modality. Neither endoscopist demonstrated a significant learning effect with i-SCAN during the study. Though endoscopist A increased accuracy using/-SCAN from 59% （95%CI： 42.1%-74.4%） in the first half to 67.6% （95%CI： 49.5%-82.6%） in the second half, and endoscopist B decreased accuracy usingi-SCAN from 100% （95%CI： 80.5%-100.0%） in the first half to 84.6% （95%CI： 54.6%-98.1%） in the second half, nei- ther of these differences were statistically significant. CONCLUSION：i-SCAN and high-definition white light had similar efficacy predicting polyp histology. Endosco- pist training likely plays a critical role in diagnostic test characteristics and deserves further study.展开更多
Protein coronas provide the biological identity of nanomaterials in vivo. Here we have used dynamic light scattering （DLS） and transmission electron microscopy （TEM） to investigate the adsorption of serum proteins...Protein coronas provide the biological identity of nanomaterials in vivo. Here we have used dynamic light scattering （DLS） and transmission electron microscopy （TEM） to investigate the adsorption of serum proteins, including bovine serum albumin （BSA）, transferrin （TRF） and fibrinogen （FIB）, on gold nanoparticles （AuNPs） with different surface modifications （citrate, thioglycolic acid, cysteine, polyethylene glycol （PEG, Mw = 2 k and 5 k））. AuNPs with PEG（5 k） surface modification showed no protein adsorption. AuNPs with non-PEG surface modifications showed aggregation with FIB. AuNPs with citrate and thioglycolic acid surface modifications showed 6-8 nm thick BSA and TRF coronas （corres- ponding to monolayer or bilayer proteins）, in which the microscopic dissociation constants of BSA and TRF protein coronas are in the range of 104 to 104 M.展开更多
基金Supported by Tianjin Science Committee,Grant No.05SYSYJC02600Tianjin Health Bureau,Grant No.05KYR01
文摘AIM： To evaluate the effect of intrahepatic transplantation of hepatic oval cells （HOC） on fulminant hepatic failure （FHF） in rats.METHODS： HOC obtained from rats were labeled with green fluocescent protein （GFP） or 5, 6- carboxyfluorescein diacetate succinmidyl ester （CFDASE）. Cell fluorescence was observed under fluorescent microscope at 6, 24, 48 and 72 h after labeling. CFDA- SE labeled HOC （5 × 10^6 cells each rat） were injected into livers of rats with FHF induced by D-galactosamine. Serum albumin （ALB）, alanine aminotransferase （ALT）, aspartate aminotransferase （AST） and total bilirubin （TBil） levels were measured at different time points. Liver function of rats was examined on days 3, 7, 14 and 21 after HOC transplantation.RESULTS： The positive rate of GFP and CFDA-SE labeled HOC was 10% and 90%, respectively, with no significant change in cell viabilities. The survival rate was higher in HOC transplantation group than in control group, especially 48 （9/15 vs 6/15） and 72 h （9/15 vs 4/15） after HOC transplantation. The serum ALT, AST and TBil levels were decreased while the serum AIb level was increased after HOC transplantation. Fluorescence became faded and diffused in liver tissues, suggesting that proliferation and differentiation occur in transplanted HOC.CONCLUSION： CFDA-SE is superior to GFP in labeling HOC, although fluorescence intensity is decreased progressively with cell division. HOC transplantation can improve the liver function and increase the survival rate of recipients.
基金Supported by An Unrestricted Educational Grant from PENTAX Medical CompanyA Career Development Research Awardfrom the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy,to Dr.Gellad
文摘AIM： To evaluate accuracy of in vivo diagnosis of ad- enomatous vs non-adenomatous polyps using/-SCAN digital chromoendoscopy compared with high-definition white light. METHODS： This is a single-center comparative effec- tiveness pilot study. Polyps （n = 103） from 75 average- risk adult outpatients undergoing screening or surveil- lance colonoscopy between December 1, 2010 and April 1, 2011 were evaluated by two participating en- doscopists in an academic outpatient endoscopy center. Polyps were evaluated both with high-definition white light and with/-SCAN to make an/n vivo prediction of adenomatous vs non-adenomatous pathology. We de- termined diagnostic characteristics of/-SCAN and high- definition white light, including sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy, with regards to identifying adenomatous vs non-adenomatous polyps. Histopathologic diagnosis was the gold standard comparison. RESULTS： One hundred and three small polyps, de- tected from forty-three patients, were included in the analysis. The average size of the polyps evaluated in the analysis was 3.7 mm （SD 1.3 mm, range 2 mm to 8 mm）. Formal histopathology revealed that 54/103 （52.4%） were adenomas, 26/103 （25.2%） were hyper- plastic, and 23/103 （22.3%） were other diagnoses in- clude ＂lymphoid aggregates＂, ＂non-specific colitis,＂ and ＂no pathologic diagnosis.＂ Overall, the combined accu- racy of endoscopists for predicting adenomas was iden- tical between/-SCAN （71.8%, 95%CI： 62.1%-80.3%） and high-definition white light （71.8%, 95%CI： 62.1%-80.3%）. However, the accuracy of each endosco- pist differed substantially, where endoscopist A demon- strated 63.0% overall accuracy （95%CI： 50.9%-74.0%） as compared with endoscopist B demonstrating 93.3% overall accuracy （95%CI： 77.9%-99.2%）, irrespective of imaging modality. Neither endoscopist demonstrated a significant learning effect with i-SCAN during the study. Though endoscopist A increased accuracy using/-SCAN from 59% （95%CI： 42.1%-74.4%） in the first half to 67.6% （95%CI： 49.5%-82.6%） in the second half, and endoscopist B decreased accuracy usingi-SCAN from 100% （95%CI： 80.5%-100.0%） in the first half to 84.6% （95%CI： 54.6%-98.1%） in the second half, nei- ther of these differences were statistically significant. CONCLUSION：i-SCAN and high-definition white light had similar efficacy predicting polyp histology. Endosco- pist training likely plays a critical role in diagnostic test characteristics and deserves further study.
文摘Protein coronas provide the biological identity of nanomaterials in vivo. Here we have used dynamic light scattering （DLS） and transmission electron microscopy （TEM） to investigate the adsorption of serum proteins, including bovine serum albumin （BSA）, transferrin （TRF） and fibrinogen （FIB）, on gold nanoparticles （AuNPs） with different surface modifications （citrate, thioglycolic acid, cysteine, polyethylene glycol （PEG, Mw = 2 k and 5 k））. AuNPs with PEG（5 k） surface modification showed no protein adsorption. AuNPs with non-PEG surface modifications showed aggregation with FIB. AuNPs with citrate and thioglycolic acid surface modifications showed 6-8 nm thick BSA and TRF coronas （corres- ponding to monolayer or bilayer proteins）, in which the microscopic dissociation constants of BSA and TRF protein coronas are in the range of 104 to 104 M.
