This is China’s pilot stndy in the assessment of the diagnostic value of serum soluble IL-2 receptor (sIL-2R) in gastric cancer.We measured its level by ELISA method in 45 patients with gastric cancer (without metast...This is China’s pilot stndy in the assessment of the diagnostic value of serum soluble IL-2 receptor (sIL-2R) in gastric cancer.We measured its level by ELISA method in 45 patients with gastric cancer (without metastasis:32;with metastasis:5;recurrence:8)27 gastric ulcer,展开更多
Background Acute myocardial infarction （AMI） is a common cardiac emergency with high mortality.Serum soluble ST2 （sST2） is a new emerging biomarker of cardiac diseases.The present study is to investigate the predi...Background Acute myocardial infarction （AMI） is a common cardiac emergency with high mortality.Serum soluble ST2 （sST2） is a new emerging biomarker of cardiac diseases.The present study is to investigate the predictive value of sST2 and interleukin-33 （IL-33） for risk stratification and prognosis in patients with AMI.Methods Fifty-nine patients with AMI,whose chief complaint was chest pain or dyspnea,were selected for our study.Physical examination,chest radiograph,electrocardiograph （ECG）,biomarkers of myocardial infarction,NT-proBNP,echocardiography and other relevant examinations were performed to confirm the diagnosis of AMI.Thirty-six healthy people were chosen as the control group.Serum samples from these subjects （patients within 24 hours after acute attack） were collected and the levels of sST2 and IL-33 were assayed by enzyme-linked immuno-sorbent assay （ELISA） kit.The follow-up was performed on the 7th day,28th day,3rd month and 6th month after acute attack.According to the follow-up results we defined the end of observation as recurrence of AMI or any causes of death.Results Median sST2 level of the control group was 9.38ng/ml and that of AMI patients was 29.06ng/ml.Compared with the control group,sST2 expression in the AMI group was significantly different （P〈0.001）.In contrast,the IL-33 level showed no significant difference between the two groups.Serum sST2 was a predictive factor independent of other variables and may provide complementary information to NT-proBNP or GRACE risk score.IL-33 had no relationship to recurrence of AMI.Both sST2 and the IL-33/sST2 ratio were correlated with the 6-month prognosis; areas under the ROC curve were 0.938 and 0.920 respectively.Conclusions Early in the course （〈24 hours） of AMI,sST2 usually increases markedly.The increase of sST2 has an independent predictive value for the prognosis in AMI patients and provides complementary information to NT-proBNP or GRACE risk score.The IL-33/sST2 ratio correlates with the 6-month prognosis of AMI patients.However,there is no significant relationship between IL-33 and the prognosis of AMI patients.展开更多
Extracellular supplement of Ca and Si accelerates osteogenisis and angiogenisis during bone repair.CaSi-based ceramics are biodegradable and can release Ca and Si ions efficiently.However,locally high alkalinity induc...Extracellular supplement of Ca and Si accelerates osteogenisis and angiogenisis during bone repair.CaSi-based ceramics are biodegradable and can release Ca and Si ions efficiently.However,locally high alkalinity induced by excessively rapid degradation limits their application.In this paper,NaCa_(2)HSi_(3)O_(9)(NCS)nanorods were fabricated on Ti by micro-arc oxidation and hydrothermal treatment;protein layers consisted of different rations of bovine serum albumin(BSA)and lysozyme(LYS)were prepared on NCS nanorods by spinning coating and thermal stabilization.The microstructure,ion releasing and wettability of coatings were observed;osteoblast and endotheliocyte behaviors,as well as bacteria response in vitro,were evaluated.The protein layer did not change microstructure and phase composition of nanorods but acted as a barrier isolating nanorods from contacting medium,and it results in slowing down the degradation of nanorods.The reduced increase of pH value,released Ca and Si ions and incorporation of LYS in BSA protein layer gave NCS nanorods improved MC3 T3-E1 and HUVECs response,compared with Ti.Meanwhile,the protein layers except pure LYS endowed nanorods with a highly antibacterial effect against staphylococcus aureus and escherichia coli simultaneously,indicating the key role of BSA in resisting antibacterial adhesion.NCS nanorods with BSA and LYS composited protein layers should be a potential coating applied on Ti implants for increasing osseointegration.展开更多
文摘This is China’s pilot stndy in the assessment of the diagnostic value of serum soluble IL-2 receptor (sIL-2R) in gastric cancer.We measured its level by ELISA method in 45 patients with gastric cancer (without metastasis:32;with metastasis:5;recurrence:8)27 gastric ulcer,
文摘Background Acute myocardial infarction （AMI） is a common cardiac emergency with high mortality.Serum soluble ST2 （sST2） is a new emerging biomarker of cardiac diseases.The present study is to investigate the predictive value of sST2 and interleukin-33 （IL-33） for risk stratification and prognosis in patients with AMI.Methods Fifty-nine patients with AMI,whose chief complaint was chest pain or dyspnea,were selected for our study.Physical examination,chest radiograph,electrocardiograph （ECG）,biomarkers of myocardial infarction,NT-proBNP,echocardiography and other relevant examinations were performed to confirm the diagnosis of AMI.Thirty-six healthy people were chosen as the control group.Serum samples from these subjects （patients within 24 hours after acute attack） were collected and the levels of sST2 and IL-33 were assayed by enzyme-linked immuno-sorbent assay （ELISA） kit.The follow-up was performed on the 7th day,28th day,3rd month and 6th month after acute attack.According to the follow-up results we defined the end of observation as recurrence of AMI or any causes of death.Results Median sST2 level of the control group was 9.38ng/ml and that of AMI patients was 29.06ng/ml.Compared with the control group,sST2 expression in the AMI group was significantly different （P〈0.001）.In contrast,the IL-33 level showed no significant difference between the two groups.Serum sST2 was a predictive factor independent of other variables and may provide complementary information to NT-proBNP or GRACE risk score.IL-33 had no relationship to recurrence of AMI.Both sST2 and the IL-33/sST2 ratio were correlated with the 6-month prognosis; areas under the ROC curve were 0.938 and 0.920 respectively.Conclusions Early in the course （〈24 hours） of AMI,sST2 usually increases markedly.The increase of sST2 has an independent predictive value for the prognosis in AMI patients and provides complementary information to NT-proBNP or GRACE risk score.The IL-33/sST2 ratio correlates with the 6-month prognosis of AMI patients.However,there is no significant relationship between IL-33 and the prognosis of AMI patients.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51771142,51631007 and 51971171)the National Key Research and Development Programof China No.2016YFC1100600(sub-project 2016YFC1100604)the Natural Science Basic Research Program of Shaanxi Province(No.2020JM-024)。
文摘Extracellular supplement of Ca and Si accelerates osteogenisis and angiogenisis during bone repair.CaSi-based ceramics are biodegradable and can release Ca and Si ions efficiently.However,locally high alkalinity induced by excessively rapid degradation limits their application.In this paper,NaCa_(2)HSi_(3)O_(9)(NCS)nanorods were fabricated on Ti by micro-arc oxidation and hydrothermal treatment;protein layers consisted of different rations of bovine serum albumin(BSA)and lysozyme(LYS)were prepared on NCS nanorods by spinning coating and thermal stabilization.The microstructure,ion releasing and wettability of coatings were observed;osteoblast and endotheliocyte behaviors,as well as bacteria response in vitro,were evaluated.The protein layer did not change microstructure and phase composition of nanorods but acted as a barrier isolating nanorods from contacting medium,and it results in slowing down the degradation of nanorods.The reduced increase of pH value,released Ca and Si ions and incorporation of LYS in BSA protein layer gave NCS nanorods improved MC3 T3-E1 and HUVECs response,compared with Ti.Meanwhile,the protein layers except pure LYS endowed nanorods with a highly antibacterial effect against staphylococcus aureus and escherichia coli simultaneously,indicating the key role of BSA in resisting antibacterial adhesion.NCS nanorods with BSA and LYS composited protein layers should be a potential coating applied on Ti implants for increasing osseointegration.
