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Transarterial chemoembolization （TACE） is currently the primary treatment method for advanced liver cancer. This article elaborates on the current status of application of TACE in hepatocellular carcinoma from the aspects of existing techniques， patient selection， and efficacy assessment and summarizes the research advances and prospects of TACE combined with local treatment and systemic therapy， so as to provide new ideas for clinical practice and experimental studies.
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Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is a procedure to establish a portosystemic shunt between the hepatic vein and the portal vein via the jugular approach, so as to reduce portal venous pressure and control acute esophagogastric variceal bleeding (EGVB). The prognosis of EGVB has been improved significantly over the past few decades, and endoscopic variceal ligation combined with drug therapy is now recommended as the first-line treatment regimen for this disease. The latest research advances in the management of EGVB over the past decade have focused on the relatively new concept of "early" or "pre-emptive" TIPS, that is to say, early TIPS (within 72 hours after admission, ideally within 24 hours) is recommended for patients with EGVB who are at a relatively high risk of failure in standard treatment. This article briefly introduces the effect of early TIPS on controlling bleeding, mortality rate, and hepatic encephalopathy, the high-risk population for early TIPS, timing of intervention, cost effectiveness, the applications of early TIPS in a real-world setting, and recommendations for early TIPS in international guidelines and consensus statements.
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[Objective] To compare the biological characteristics of neuron-like cells from rat mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) induced by β-mercaptoethanol (BME) and basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) respectively. [Method] BME and bFGF were added to rat MSC respectively for 9 h and 5 days. The neuron-like cells from MSC with the neuron specific protein NF200 were identified using immunofluorescence. The gene expression of NF were analyzed using RT-PCR and the protein expression of NF200 were analyzed using Western blotting. [Results] MSC induced by BME appeared morphology change in an hour and the neurite can be seen at six hour. Some cell bodies became lighter and died. MSC induced by bFGF had neurite in the third day, and appeared network structure in the fifth day, then cells died in the seventh day. At the same time, The result of immunofluorescence showed the NF200 expression of neuon-like cells induced by two ways were beth positive, but MSC induced by bFGF were stronger than those induced by BME. The results of RT-PCR and western blotting were same as that of immunofluorescence. [Conclusion] Both bFGF and BME can induce rat MSC to neuron-like cells, but the neuon-like cells induced by bFGF were more like real neurons in morphology and expression of neuron specific protein and mRNA.
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Pdx-1, an important transcription factor highlighting in the early pancreatic development,islet functions and pancreatic disorders, needs to be more investigated in zebrafish, and siRNA is still seldom applied in zebrafish embryo-related research.Our aim was to explore the role of pdx-1 in pan-creatic development of zebrafish embryos by using siRNA approach. Microinjection, reverse tran-scriptase-PCR (RT-PCR), in situ hybridization and immunofluorescent staining were used in this re-search, and the morphology of the islet in normal zebrafish embryos, and in those treated with the siRNA specific to pdx-1 (siPDX-1) or siGFP was observed and compared. The expression of pdx-1 was detected in the stages of 1-cell, 2-cell, 4-cell, 8-cell, 16-cell, 16-hour by RT-PCT. The in situ hy-bridization and immunofluorescent staining results showed that siPDX-I disturbed the formation of the islet in zebrafish embryos. Pdx-1 played multiple roles in maintaining the phenotype of the islet during embryogenesis in zebrafish.
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Pdx-1, an important transcription factor highlighting in the early pancreatic development, islet functions and pancreatic disorders, needs to be more investigated in zebrafish, and siRNA is still seldom applied in zebrafish embryo-related research. Our aim was to explore the role of pdx-1 in pancreatic development of zebrafish embryos by using siRNA approach. Microinjection, reverse transcriptase-PCR (RT-PCR), in situ hybridization and immunofluorescent staining were used in this research, and the morphology of the islet in normal zebrafish embryos, and in those treated with the siRNA specific to pdx-1 (siPDX-1) or siGFP was observed and compared. The expression of pdx-1 was detected in the stages of 1-cell, 2-cell, 4-cell, 8-cell, 16-cell, 16-hour by RT-PCT. The in situ hybridization and immunofluorescent staining results showed that siPDX-1 disturbed the formation of the islet in zebrafish embryos. Pdx-1 played multiple roles in maintaining the phenotype of the islet during embryogenesis in zebrafish.
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Embryo, Nonmammalian , Homeodomain Proteins/genetics , Homeodomain Proteins/metabolism , Islets of Langerhans/cytology , Islets of Langerhans/embryology , Islets of Langerhans/metabolism , RNA Interference , RNA, Small Interfering/genetics , Trans-Activators/genetics , Trans-Activators/metabolism , ZebrafishABSTRACT
Objective To explore the differentiation potency of ES cell-derived epidermal stem cells compounded by dermal analogs reconstructed with bone MSCs in hypodermis.Methods The dermal analogs were reconstructed with rat bone MSCs and compound gel-gelatin sponge.E14-ES cells,labeled with Hoechst 33342,were cocultured with human amnion.Four days later,epidermal stem cell clones were formed.The skin analogs,reconstructed with ES cell-derived epidermal stem cells and dermal analogs,were transplanted into 129 mice hypodermis.The differentiation tissue of skin analogs was sampled at 2,4,6,8 weeks.The sections were observed with HE staining,immunohistochemical and di-labeled immunofluorescence methods to test the expression of ?1 integrin,CK15,CK19,CEA,CK18.Results The sections were showed tubular or follicular like structures formed with simple or stratified epithelium at 2 and 4 weeks.Keratinized stratified squamous epithelium,sweat glands-like,sebaceous glands-like and hair follicles-like structures were observed at 6 week and 8 week after transplantation.The cells labeled by Hoechst 33342,formed tubular or follicular like structures,expressed?1 integrin,CK15,CK19,CEA and CK18positive respectively at 2 and 4 weeks.The sweat glands-like structure expressed CEA and CK18 positive respectively at 6 and 8 weeks.There were more sebaceous glands-like structures.Conclusion ES cell-derived epidermal stem cells compounded by dermal analogs reconstructed with bone MSCs can differentiate into keratinized stratified squamous epithelium,sweat glands-like,sebaceous glands-like and hair follicles-like structures in hypodermis.
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AIM: To investigate the potential of murine epidermal stem cell (ESC) differentiation after seeded in a biodegradable carrier and implanted subcutaneously into syngeneic recipient mice. METHODS: ES cells were induced in vitro to differentiate into ESCs. After stained with a fluorescent dye Hoechst 33342, these ESCs were seeded into a polyglycolic acid (PGA) net containing collagen gel, functioning as a cell carrier, and implanted subcutaneously into 129/J mice, which were syngeneic to these stem cells. RESULTS: The ESCs kept alive in the implant when observed under a fluorescent microscopy 3 weeks or longer after implantation, and could differentiate into hair follicle - like structure,glandular structure, and gave rise to additional structures displaying features resembling native dermis. No apparent rejection or severe side effects were observed at least 10 weeks post- implantation. CONCLUSION: It is feasible to use these ESCs as seed cells in the study to fabricate dermal equivalent having the potential to develop dermal appendages.
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AIM: To investigate the differentiation of neural stem cells (NSCs) after transplanted into vitreous and the effects on the regeneration of retina ganglion cells (RGCs) after optic nerve microcrushed.METHODS: After optic nerve microcrushed in adult rat, 2?104/2 ?L NSCs or 2 ?L 0.1 mol/L PBS was injected into vitreous. Animals were divided into control group (MC group, MC+PBS group) and experiment group (MC+NSCs). Animals in each group were allowed to survive for 3, 4, 5 weeks, respectively. The regenerating RGCs were labeled retrogradely with granular blue, and the numbers of regenerating RGCs in each retina were observed under fluorescent microscope. In addition after 5 animals in MC+NSCs group survived for 4 weeks, rat eyeballs were removed and prepared as freezing microtome sections for observing the migration of NSCs and NF, GFAP, CNP immumodetection.RESULTS: Compared the mean numbers of regenerating RGCs between experiment group and control group at 3, 4, 5 weeks, the difference was significant (P
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Objective To provide a new way for treatment of full thickness skin defects by embryonic stem(ES) cell-derived epidermal-like stem cells. Methods Epidermal like stem cells,labeled by Hoechst 33342 and carried by a layer of biomembrane,were transplanted into the defective skin of mice.The differentiation tissue of donor cells was sampled each week.The sections were observed with HE staining,immunohistochemical and di-labeled immunofluorescence methods to test the expression of ?1 integrin,CK15,CK19,CK10,CEA. Results The full thickness skin defects were healed in 2 weeks.The newborn skin was thicker than the normal skin.The basal layer cells proliferated.There were more bulky cellular poles towards dermis.The cells labeled by Hoechst 33342,located in the newborn epidermis and tubular or follicular structures in dermis,expressed ?1 integrin and CK15 positive respectively in the first 3 weeks.There were sweat gland-like,sebaceous gland-like and hair follicle-like structures in the newborn dermis after 4 weeks.Basal cells of keratinized stratified squamous epithelium expressed CK19 and CK10 positive respectively and sweat gland-like structure expressed CEA positive.Conclusion ES cell-derived epidermal stem cells can restore mice full thickness skin defects.There are epidermis,sweat gland-like,sebaceous gland-like and hair follicle-like structures in the newborn skin.