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J Am Med Inform Assoc ; 31(9): 1939-1952, 2024 Sep 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39042516

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OBJECTIVE: This paper aims to address the challenges in abstract screening within systematic reviews (SR) by leveraging the zero-shot capabilities of large language models (LLMs). METHODS: We employ LLM to prioritize candidate studies by aligning abstracts with the selection criteria outlined in an SR protocol. Abstract screening was transformed into a novel question-answering (QA) framework, treating each selection criterion as a question addressed by LLM. The framework involves breaking down the selection criteria into multiple questions, properly prompting LLM to answer each question, scoring and re-ranking each answer, and combining the responses to make nuanced inclusion or exclusion decisions. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: Large-scale validation was performed on the benchmark of CLEF eHealth 2019 Task 2: Technology-Assisted Reviews in Empirical Medicine. Focusing on GPT-3.5 as a case study, the proposed QA framework consistently exhibited a clear advantage over traditional information retrieval approaches and bespoke BERT-family models that were fine-tuned for prioritizing candidate studies (ie, from the BERT to PubMedBERT) across 31 datasets of 4 categories of SRs, underscoring their high potential in facilitating abstract screening. The experiments also showcased the viability of using selection criteria as a query for reference prioritization. The experiments also showcased the viability of the framework using different LLMs. CONCLUSION: Investigation justified the indispensable value of leveraging selection criteria to improve the performance of automated abstract screening. LLMs demonstrated proficiency in prioritizing candidate studies for abstract screening using the proposed QA framework. Significant performance improvements were obtained by re-ranking answers using the semantic alignment between abstracts and selection criteria. This further highlighted the pertinence of utilizing selection criteria to enhance abstract screening.


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Procesamiento de Lenguaje Natural , Indización y Redacción de Resúmenes/métodos , Revisiones Sistemáticas como Asunto , Humanos , Almacenamiento y Recuperación de la Información/métodos
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BMC Womens Health ; 24(1): 372, 2024 Jun 26.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38918774

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BACKGROUND: To investigate the impact of chronic endometritis (CE) on the recurrence of endometrial polyps (EPs) in premenopausal women after transcervical resection of endometrial polyps (TCRP). METHODS: This prospective study enrolled 507 women who underwent TCRP between January 1, 2022 and December 31, 2022. The patients were divided into a CE group (n = 133) and non-CE group (n = 374) based on the expression of CD138 in the endometrium. The EP recurrence rate at 1 year after TCRP was compared between the CE and non-CE groups and between groups with mild CE and severe CE. The impact of CD138 expression by resected EPs on EP recurrence also was investigated. RESULTS: The EP recurrence rate at 1 year post-TCRP was higher in the CE group than in the non-CE group (25.6% vs. 10.4%) and also higher in the severe CE group than in the mild CE group (34.5% vs. 18.7%). Additionally, the EP recurrence rate was higher among patients with CD138-expressing EPs than among those with EPs lacking CD138 expression (30.5% vs. 6.5%). The odds ratio (OR) for EP recurrence in the CE cohort compared with the non-CE cohort was 3.10 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.84-5.23) after adjustment for EP number and precautions against EP recurrence. The ORs for EP recurrence in patients with mild CE and severe CE were 2.21 (95%CI 1.11-4.40) and 4.32 (95%CI 2.26-8.26), respectively. Similarly, the OR for EP recurrence in cases with CD138-expressing EPs relative to cases with EPs lacking CD138 expression was 6.22 (95%CI 3.59-10.80) after adjustment for EP number and precautions against EP recurrence. CONCLUSIONS: CE multiplied the recurrence rate of EPs in premenopausal women after TCRP, and this effect positively correlated with CE severity. CD138 expression by EPs also was associated with a higher risk for EP recurrence.


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Endometritis , Pólipos , Recurrencia , Humanos , Femenino , Estudios Prospectivos , Adulto , Pólipos/cirugía , Endometritis/epidemiología , Endometritis/etiología , Enfermedad Crónica , Sindecano-1/metabolismo , Persona de Mediana Edad , Enfermedades Uterinas/cirugía , Enfermedades Uterinas/etiología , Factores de Riesgo
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Curr Probl Cardiol ; 49(3): 102397, 2024 Mar.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38232921

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Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are still leading to a significant number of deaths worldwide despite the remarkable advancements in medical technology and pharmacology. Managing patients with established CVDs is a challenge for healthcare providers as it requires reducing the chances of recurring cardiovascular events. On the other hand, changing one's way of life can also significantly impact this area, reducing the likelihood of cardiovascular disease and death through their unique advantages. Consequently, it is advisable for healthcare providers to regularly advise their patients with coronary issues to participate in organized physical exercise and improve their overall physical activity. Additionally, patients should adhere to a diet that promotes heart health, cease smoking, avoid exposure to secondhand smoke, and address any psychosocial stressors that may heighten the risk of cardiovascular problems. These lifestyle therapies, whether used alongside drug therapy or on their own in patients who may have difficulty tolerating medications, face financial barriers, or experience ineffectiveness, can substantially reduce cardiovascular mortality and the likelihood of recurring cardiac events. Despite the considerable advancements in creating interventions, it is still necessary to determine the optimal intensity, duration, and delivery method for these interventions. Furthermore, it is crucial to carry out further investigations incorporating extended monitoring and assessment of clinical outcomes to get a more comprehensive comprehension of the efficacy of these therapies. Presenting the findings within the framework of "lifestyle medicine," this review seeks to offer a thorough synopsis of the most recent scientific investigations into the potential of behavioral modifications to lower cardiovascular disease risk.


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Enfermedades Cardiovasculares , Humanos , Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/epidemiología , Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/etiología , Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/prevención & control , Estilo de Vida , Ejercicio Físico , Dieta
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Materials (Basel) ; 17(2)2024 Jan 10.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38255519

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This study aims to enhance the productivity of high-voltage transmission line insulators and their operational safety by investigating their failure mechanisms under ultimate load conditions. Destructive tests were conducted on a specific type of insulator under ultimate load conditions. A high-speed camera was used to document the insulator's failure process and collect strain data from designated points. A simulation model of the insulator was established to predict the effects of ultimate loads. The simulation results identified a maximum first principal stress of 94.549 MPa in the porcelain shell, with stress distribution characteristics resembling a cantilever beam subjected to bending. This implied that the insulator failure occurred when the stress reached the bending strength of the porcelain shell. To validate the simulation's accuracy, bending and tensile strength tests were conducted on the ceramic materials constituting the insulator. The bending strength of the porcelain shell was 100.52 MPa, showing a 5.6% variation from the simulation results, which indicated the reliability of the simulation model. Finally, optimization designs on the design parameters P1 and P2 of the insulator were conducted. The results indicated that setting P1 to 8° and P2 to 90.062 mm decreased the first principal stress of the porcelain shell by 47.6% and Von Mises stress by 31.6% under ultimate load conditions, significantly enhancing the load-bearing capacity. This research contributed to improving the production yield and safety performance of insulators.

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Polymers (Basel) ; 15(24)2023 Dec 14.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38139959

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The process of solid propellant production, which is the most widely used high-energy material, has garnered significant attention from researchers. However, there have been relatively few studies on its processing, due to the unique nature of the casting process. This paper aims to further analyze the pouring process of the propellant slurry. Initially, we obtained a sample of the propellant slurry and measured its rheological parameters using a rotary rheometer. From the analysis of the experimental results, we derived the viscosity parameters and the yield values of the propellant slurry. Subsequently, we simulated the pouring process, setting the slurry parameters based on the data obtained from the rheological measurement experiment. The simulation results demonstrated that the flower plate significantly impacts upon the cutting and separating effect on the slurry during pouring. Upon leaving the flower plate, the slurry descends onto the core mold platform under the influence of gravity, gradually flowing along the edge of the core mold. Although there may be some small voids in the pouring process, the voids will disappear completely at the end of pouring. A comparison with the actual pouring situation revealed a higher consistency between the simulation results and reality, thus establishing the reliability of the simulation method as a reference for analyzing the pouring process.

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Int J Surg Case Rep ; 110: 108753, 2023 Sep.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37651808

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INTRODUCTION AND IMPORTANCE: Cortical blindness (CB) after vertebral artery interventional surgery is not a frequently reported complication. In this study, the efficacy of visual stimulation rehabilitation consisting of visual recovery training and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for cortical blindness was investigated by clinical evaluation, ophthalmologic examination, and electroencephalography (EEG). CASE PRESENTATION: This study reports on a 55-year-old male who showed partial bilateral posterior cerebral artery cortical branch occlusion after timely embolectomy due to thrombus dislodgement during right vertebral artery opening, stenting resulting in basilar artery tip occlusion. The lesions were mainly located in the right cerebellar hemisphere and bilateral occipital lobes, and the patient suffered from bilateral loss of vision, with only light perception preserved. The patient began to receive visual recovery training and 15 sessions of right occipital high-frequency transcranial magnetic stimulation 5 days after the onset. CLINICAL DISCUSSION: After treatment, the patient's capacity to identify things improved, allowing him to watch television, as did the precision and fluency of random hand movements, walking, and self-care. CONCLUSION: Visual stimulation rehabilitation composed of visual recovery training and rTMS is a promising therapy option for cortical blindness, and our case report provides clinical experience with vision recovery for patients with cortical blindness.

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Clin Transl Radiat Oncol ; 41: 100635, 2023 Jul.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37251619

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Background: To comprehensively investigate the behaviors of oncologists with different working experiences and institute group styles in deep learning-based organs-at-risk (OAR) contouring. Methods: A deep learning-based contouring system (DLCS) was modeled from 188 CT datasets of patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) in institute A. Three institute oncology groups, A, B, and C, were included; each contained a beginner and an expert. For each of the 28 OARs, two trials were performed with manual contouring first and post-DLCS edition later, for ten test cases. Contouring performance and group consistency were quantified by volumetric and surface Dice coefficients. A volume-based and a surface-based oncologist satisfaction rate (VOSR and SOSR) were defined to evaluate the oncologists' acceptance of DLCS. Results: Based on DLCS, experience inconsistency was eliminated. Intra-institute consistency was eliminated for group C but still existed for group A and group B. Group C benefits most from DLCS with the highest number of improved OARs (8 for volumetric Dice and 10 for surface Dice), followed by group B. Beginners obtained more numbers of improved OARs than experts (7 v.s. 4 in volumetric Dice and 5 v.s. 4 in surface Dice). VOSR and SOSR varied for institute groups, but the rates of beginners were all significantly higher than those of experts for OARs with experience group significance. A remarkable positive linear relationship was found between VOSR and post-DLCS edition volumetric Dice with a coefficient of 0.78. Conclusions: The DLCS was effective for various institutes and the beginners benefited more than the experts.

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Front Bioeng Biotechnol ; 11: 1134992, 2023.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36860886

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Decalcified bone matrix has great potential and application prospects in the repair of bone defects due to its good biocompatibility and osteogenic activity. In order to verify whether fish decalcified bone matrix (FDBM) has similar structure and efficacy, this study used the principle of HCl decalcification to prepare the FDBM by using fresh halibut bone as the raw material, and then degreasing, decalcifying, dehydrating and freeze-drying it. Its physicochemical properties were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy and other methods, and then its biocompatibility was tested by in vitro and in vivo experiments. At the same time, an animal model of femoral defect in rats was established, and commercially available bovine decalcified bone matrix (BDBM) was used as the control group, and the area of femoral defect in rats was filled with the two materials respectively. The changes in the implant material and the repair of the defect area were observed by various aspects such as imaging and histology, and its osteoinductive repair capacity and degradation properties were studied. The experiments showed that the FDBM is a form of biomaterial with high bone repair capacity and lower economic cost than other related materials such as bovine decalcified bone matrix. FDBM is simpler to extract and the raw materials are more abundant, which can greatly improve the utilization of marine resources. Our results show that FDBM not only has a good repair effect on bone defects, but also has good physicochemical properties, biosafety and cell adhesion, and is a promising medical biomaterial for the treatment of bone defects, which can basically meet the clinical requirements for bone tissue repair engineering materials.

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J Biomater Appl ; 37(6): 1124-1134, 2023 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36148619

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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of heparin-coated venous stents in animals. METHODS: We used atomic layer deposition technology to obtain a heparin coating with good stability and then prepared a heparin-coated venous stent based on this technology. The experimental stents were prepared according to the diameter of the rabbit inferior vena cava and were divided into Ni-Ti alloy stent group, Ni-Ti-Al2O3 stent group and Ni-Ti-Al2O3-Heparin stent group. 3 days, 7 days and 14 days after stent implantation, the materials were collected, and the three groups of stents were observed by hard tissue section pathology, immunohistochemistry and scanning electron microscope to observe the differences in vascular wall inflammation, thrombosis, lumen stenosis and vascular intima regeneration. RESULT AND CONCLUSION: The experiment confirmed the safety of the heparin-coated stent in vivo. Compared with the control group, the experimental group showed a high degree of vascular endothelialization and an intact neointimal structure 14 days after implantation. The long-term safety and biological effects of heparin-coated venous stents in animals require further study.


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Materiales Biocompatibles Revestidos , Heparina , Animales , Conejos , Heparina/farmacología , Materiales Biocompatibles Revestidos/farmacología , Stents , Aleaciones
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Stem Cell Res Ther ; 12(1): 382, 2021 07 07.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34233721

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BACKGROUND: Tissue-engineered bone grafts (TEBGs) that undergo vascularization and neurotization evolve into functioning bone tissue. Previously, we verified that implanting sensory nerve tracts into TEBGs promoted osteogenesis. However, the precise mechanisms and interaction between seed cells were not explored. In this study, we hypothesized that neurotization may influence the osteogenesis of TEBGs through vascularization. METHODS: We cultured rat Schwann cells (SCs), aortic endothelial cells (AECs), and bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) and then obtained BM-MSC-derived induced endothelial cells (IECs) and induced osteoblasts (IOBs). IECs and AECs were cultured in an SC-conditioned medium (SC-CM) to assess proliferation, migration, capillary-like tube formation, and angiogenesis, and the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) levels in the supernatants were detected. We established an indirect coculture model to detect the expression of nestin and VEGF receptors in IECs and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase (TIMP)-2 in SCs. Then, SCs, IECs, and IOBs were labeled and loaded into a ß-tricalcium phosphate scaffold to induce prevascularization, and the scaffold was implanted into a 6-mm-long defect of rat femurs. Three groups were set up according to the loaded cells: I, SCs, and IECs (coculture for 3 days) plus IOBs; II, IECs (culture for 3 days) plus IOBs; III, IOBs. Nestin and TIMP-2 expression and osteogenesis of TEBGs were evaluated at 12 weeks post-implantation through histological and radiological assessments. RESULTS: We found that SC-CM promoted IEC proliferation, migration, capillary-like tube formation, and angiogenesis, but no similar effects were observed for AECs. IECs expressed nestin extensively, while AECs barely expressed nestin, and SC-CM promoted the VEGF secretion of IECs. In the coculture model, SCs promoted nestin and VEGF receptor expression in IECs, and IECs inhibited TIMP-2 expression in SCs. The promotion of prevascularized TEBGs by SCs and IECs in group I augmented new bone formation at 6 and 12 weeks. Nestin expression was higher in group I than in the other groups, while TIMP-2 expression was lower at 12 weeks. CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrated that SCs can promote TEBG osteogenesis via IECs and further revealed the related specific characteristics of IECs, providing preliminary cytological evidence for neurotization of TEBGs.


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Células Endoteliales , Células Madre Mesenquimatosas , Osteogénesis , Células de Schwann , Ingeniería de Tejidos , Animales , Células de la Médula Ósea , Huesos , Neovascularización Fisiológica , Nestina , Ratas , Inhibidor Tisular de Metaloproteinasa-2 , Factor A de Crecimiento Endotelial Vascular/genética
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Opt Express ; 28(17): 25633-25641, 2020 Aug 17.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32907078

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We report the fabrication of a hexagonal cladding waveguide by femtosecond laser direct writing (FLDW) in a potassium tantalate niobate (KTN) crystal with a large electric-optical effect. Confocal micro-Raman results show the laser-induced phase transition occurs in the filament areas during the waveguide fabrication. The small filaments can strongly confine the polar nanoregions especially in its ferroelectric state to enhance the waveguide birefringence, enabling excellent polarization maintaining features for both TE and TM-polarized light propagations. The temperature-dependent phase transition allows for an active control of waveguide polarization modes as well as a switchable polarization-maintaining feature.

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Sci Rep ; 10(1): 12863, 2020 Jul 30.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32732986

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An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.

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Aging (Albany NY) ; 13(3): 3661-3679, 2020 12 19.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33410782

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Although stress can significantly promote atherosclerosis, the underlying mechanisms are still not completely understood. Here we successfully unveiled that high salt-induced nuclear factor of activated T cells 5 (NFAT5) control the endothelial-dependent fibrinolytic activity and the inflammatory adhesion-related molecules expression through regulation of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1). We first observed that high salt diets instigated the expression of NFAT5 and PAI-1 in the endothelium which brought about the fibrin deposition and macrophage infiltration in the atherosclerotic arteries of ApoE-/- mice. Overexpression of NFAT5 increased PAI-1-mediated antifibrinolytic activity and activated inflammatory adhesion-related genes in endothelial cells. Knockdown of NFAT5 by siRNA inhibited the expression of PAI-1, antifibrinolytic and adhesive molecules. Moreover, chromatin immunoprecipitation assay demonstrated that high salt intake significantly promoted the binding of NFAT5 to PAI-1 promoter (TGGAATTATTT) in endothelial cells. Our study identified that NFAT5 has great potential to activate the PAI-1-mediated fibrinolytic dysfunction and inflammatory cell adhesion, thus promoting high salt-induced atherosclerosis disease.


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Endotelio Vascular/metabolismo , Fibrina/metabolismo , Serpina E2/metabolismo , Factores de Transcripción/metabolismo , Animales , Células Cultivadas , Endotelio Vascular/patología , Células Endoteliales de la Vena Umbilical Humana/citología , Humanos , Macrófagos/metabolismo , Masculino , Ratones , Ratones Noqueados , Presión Osmótica/fisiología , Inhibidor 1 de Activador Plasminogénico/genética , Inhibidor 1 de Activador Plasminogénico/metabolismo , Serpina E2/genética , Factores de Transcripción/genética
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ACS Appl Mater Interfaces ; 12(3): 3474-3493, 2020 Jan 22.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31874023

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Vasculogenesis (de novo formation of vessels) induced by endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) is requisite for vascularized bone regeneration. However, there exist few available options for promoting vasculogenesis within artificial bone grafts except for exogenous EPC transplantation, which suffers from the source of EPC, safety, cost, and time concerns in clinical applications. This study aimed at endogenous EPC recruitment for vascularized bone regeneration by using a bioinspired EPC-induced graft. The EPC-induced graft was created by immobilizing two bioactive peptides, WKYMVm and YIGSR, on the surface of poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL)/poliglecaprone (PGC) nanofibrous scaffolds via a polyglycolic acid (PGA)-binding peptide sequence. Remarkable immobilization efficacy of WKYMVm and YIGSR peptides and their sustained release (over 14 days) from scaffolds were observed. In vivo and in vitro studies showed robust recruitment of EPCs, which subsequently contributed to early vasculogenesis and ultimate bone regeneration. The dual-peptide-functionalized nanofibrous scaffolds proposed in this study provide a promising therapeutic strategy for vasculogenesis in bone defect repair.


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Enfermedades Óseas/terapia , Células Progenitoras Endoteliales/citología , Nanofibras/química , Péptidos/química , Cráneo/anomalías , Cráneo/irrigación sanguínea , Animales , Enfermedades Óseas/fisiopatología , Regeneración Ósea , Adhesión Celular , Proliferación Celular , Células Progenitoras Endoteliales/trasplante , Humanos , Masculino , Neovascularización Patológica , Péptidos/administración & dosificación , Ratas , Ratas Sprague-Dawley , Cráneo/cirugía , Ingeniería de Tejidos , Andamios del Tejido/química
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Front Oncol ; 9: 978, 2019.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31637212

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Purpose: To develop a triptolide (TP) self-microemulsifying drug delivery system and to investigate its anti-tumor effect on human gastric cancer line MGC80-3 xenografts in nude mice. Methods: The medium chain triglyceride (MCT) was selected as oil phase; polyoxyethylene castor oil (EL) was selected as surfactant, and PEG-400 was selected as cosurfactant. The mass ratio of each phase was optimized by central composite design and response surface methodology to prepare TP-SMEDDS (self-microemulsifying drug delivery system). The quality of TP-SMEDDS was evaluated, and its inhibitory effect on tumor growth investigated in nude mice transplanted with MGC80-3 cells. Results: The final prescription process was defined as follows: MCT mass ratio: 25.3%; EL mass ratio: 49.6%; PEG-400 mass ratio: 25.1%. The prepared TP-SMEDDS was a transparent liquid with a clear appearance (the theoretical particle size: 31.168 nm). On transmission electron microscopy, the microemulsion particles were spherical in size and uniformly distributed without adhesions. The in vitro release experiment showed complete release of the prepared TP-SMEDDS in PBS solution in 6 h. In vivo antitumor activity showed its inhibitory effect in the xenograft model. Conclusion: The self-microemulsifying delivery system improved the oral bioavailability and the in vivo antitumor effect of TP.

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Exp Ther Med ; 17(1): 398-402, 2019 Jan.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30651811

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Osteogenic efficiency of pre-vascularization and non-vascularization decalcified bone scaffolds in bone defect repair was investigated. Twenty-one Sprague-Dawley (SD) mice were randomly assigned to three groups, and a bone defect area of ~1.5 cm in length in the thigh bone of the right posterior limbs of each mouse was made. Pre-vascularization decalcified bone scaffolds in vitro (group A) and non-treatment decalcified bone scaffolds (group B) were separately implanted. The defect vacancy was considered as the blank control (group C). Sampling was made 4 weeks after the operation for the histological examination, and then the osteogenic efficiency was observed by gross sample, imaging, hematoxylin and eosin staining and Masson's staining. When implanting pre-vascularization decalcified bone scaffolds in vitro, the scaffolding material showed an obvious absorption, and more new bone formations and abundant vascular proliferation were observed. In non-vascularization decalcified bone scaffolds implanting, absorption insufficiency of the scaffolding material was observed, fewer new-born bone formations were shown, and the new vessels were very small and few in number. The pre-vascularization decalcified bone scaffolds had a better osteogenic efficiency.

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Pharm Dev Technol ; 24(5): 623-629, 2019 Jun.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30457414

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In order to develop a novel norcantharidin (NCTD) delivery system with slow drug release and specific targeting characteristics, we have developed a Poloxamer-based NCTD thermosensitive in situ gel. The evaluation of the characteristics of this system using both in vitro and in vivo methods was previously reported. However, its anti-tumor activity in vivo is still not confirmed. Thus, the potential anti-tumor activity and relative mechanism were investigated in a murine H22 hepatoma model. Tumor-bearing mice were treated with different dose of NCTD thermosensitive in situ gel (3.3 mg/kg, 6.6 mg/kg, and 9.9 mg/kg, respectively by intra-tumor injection once every three days, totaling 5 injections per group. Control groups included untreated or NCTD injection (2.2 mg/kg, qd) or blank in situ gel. The expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and CD44 in tumor tissue was examined by immunohistochemistry (IHC) staining. Treatment with middle or high dose of NCTD thermosensitive in situ gel significantly induced tumor regression, inhibited VEGF and CD44 expression and improved survival of tumor-bearing mice. The efficacy of NCTD thermosensitive in situ gel is higher than that of free NCTD injection. Therefore, NCTD thermosensitive in situ gel is a novel NCTD delivery approach for chemotherapeutic treatment of cancer.


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Antineoplásicos/uso terapéutico , Compuestos Bicíclicos Heterocíclicos con Puentes/uso terapéutico , Carcinoma Hepatocelular/tratamiento farmacológico , Preparaciones de Acción Retardada/química , Geles/química , Neoplasias Hepáticas/tratamiento farmacológico , Poloxámero/química , Animales , Antineoplásicos/administración & dosificación , Compuestos Bicíclicos Heterocíclicos con Puentes/administración & dosificación , Carcinoma Hepatocelular/patología , Línea Celular Tumoral , Femenino , Humanos , Inyecciones , Neoplasias Hepáticas/patología , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos BALB C , Ratones Desnudos , Temperatura , Factor A de Crecimiento Endotelial Vascular/análisis
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Cell Tissue Bank ; 19(4): 591-601, 2018 Dec.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29974309

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The demineralized bone matrix (DBM) putty is a traditional bone graft utilized to facilitate the repair and reconstruction of bone. Recent studies indicated the DBM putties with the various carriers were different in bone repairing ability. In order to prepare a kind of DBM putty with a good biocompatibility and bioactivity, the DBM gel was processed from the DBM and the feasibility as a carrier for the DBM putty was evaluated. After the bovine DBM gel was prepared, the BMPs content as well as the ability to promote osteogenic differentiation of MC3T3-E1 cells in vitro were investigated. Then the DBM putty was prepared and filled into the rat calvarial defect model to evaluate the bone repairing ability by micro-CT and histology. The result showed there was 2.953 ± 0.054 ng BMP contained in per gram of the DBM gel. And the ALP production of MC3T3-E1 cells in the DBM gels group increased with prolonged culturing, the mineralized nodules formed in MC3T3-E1 cells on 14th day after co-culture. The putty prepared by DBM gel was easy to handle without loss of DBM particles at room temperature. In the rat calvarial bone defect experiment, histological observation showed more mature bone formed in the DBM putty group than that in the type I collagen group at 12 weeks, which indicated the bone putty prepared by DBM gel exhibited a better bone repair capability.


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Técnica de Desmineralización de Huesos , Huesos/química , Hidrogeles/farmacología , Animales , Bioensayo , Matriz Ósea , Huesos/diagnóstico por imagen , Huesos/efectos de los fármacos , Bovinos , Línea Celular , Ratones , Osteogénesis/efectos de los fármacos , Ratas Sprague-Dawley , Microtomografía por Rayos X
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ACS Appl Mater Interfaces ; 10(30): 25273-25284, 2018 Aug 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29975039

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All-solid-state polymer electrolytes (SPEs) have aroused great interests as one of the most promising alternatives for liquid electrolyte in the next-generation high-safety, and flexible lithium-ion batteries. However, some disadvantages of SPEs such as inefficient ion transmission capacity and poor interface stability result in unsatisfactory cyclic performance of the assembled batteries. Especially, the solid cell is hard to be run at room temperature. Herein, a novel and flexible discotic liquid-crystal (DLC)-based cross-linked solid polymer electrolyte (DLCCSPE) with controlled ion-conducting channels is fabricated via a one-pot photopolymerization of oriented reactive discogen, poly(ethylene glycol)diacrylate, and lithium salt. The experimental results indicate that the macroscopic alignment of self-assembled columns in the DLCCSPEs is successfully obtained under annealing and effectively immobilized via the UV photopolymerization. Because of the existence of unique oriented structure in the electrolytes, the prepared DLCCSPE films exhibit higher ionic conductivities and better comprehensive electrochemical properties than the DLCCSPEs without controlled ion-conductive pathways. Especially, the assembled LiFePO4/Li cells with oriented electrolyte show an initial discharge capacity of 164 mA h g-1 at 0.1 C and average specific discharge capacities of 143, 135, and 149 mA h g-1 at the C-rates of 0.5, 1, and 0.2 C, respectively. In addition, the solid cell also shows the first discharge capacity of 124 mA h g-1 (0.2 C) at room temperature. The outstanding cell performance of the oriented DLCCSPE should be originated from the macroscopically oriented and self-assembled DLC, which can form ion-conducting channels. Thus, combining the excellent performance of DLCCSPE and the simple one-pot fabricating process of the DLC-based all-solid-state electrolyte, it is believed that the DLC-based electrolyte can be one of the most promising electrolyte materials for the next-generation high-safety solid lithium-ion batteries.

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