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Depression exists with high prevalence and heavy disease burden. Stress events play a key role in the occurrence of depression, but the pathological mechanism has not been fully clarified by reason of the complexity and heterogeneity. In recent years, neuroinflammation as a pathological mechanism of depression has received extensive attention. The activated microglia is regarded as the marker of neuroinflammation, which is an important link of stress-induced depression. Stress might induce microglia activation through pattern recognition receptors(PRR), intestinal flora, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal(HPA) axis, and other pathways. Cross-talk between impaired microglia function and neurobiological factors such as inflammatory cytokines, serotonin metabolism, and neuroplasticity may lead to depression. At present, a large number of studies have proved that traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) plays an anti-depressive role by inhibiting microglia activation, which may be potential treatment strategies for depressive disorder. This paper reviewed the research progress of stress-induced microglia activation in depression and summarized the mechanism of TCM against depression with regard to microglia, hoping to provide experimental evidence and consideration for TCM against depression through microglia.
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Depresión , Microglía , Humanos , Citocinas/metabolismo , Depresión/tratamiento farmacológico , Medicina Tradicional China , Microglía/metabolismo , Enfermedades NeuroinflamatoriasRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Certain gastric cancers exhibit some primitive phenotypes, which may indicate a high malignancy. In histologically differentiated early gastric cancer (EGC), the presence and the clinicopathological significance of the primitive phenotype remain unclear. METHODS: Using immunohistochemical staining we detected the expression of three primitive phenotypic markers SALL4, Glypican-3(GPC3), and AFP in whole tissue sections of differentiated EGC (gastrectomy specimens, n = 302). For those cases with primitive phenotypes, we analyzed their clinicopathological features and evaluated whether the criteria for endoscopic resection were met. RESULTS: We found that 9.3% (28/302) of all differentiated EGC cases have primitive phenotypes, and most of these cases (25/28) exhibit a histomorphology similar to conventional differentiated EGC. Patients with primitive phenotypes had a deeper invasion, a higher rate of ulcer and lymphatic invasion than cases without primitive phenotype. Moreover, patients with primitive phenotypes displayed a significantly higher frequency of LNM than those without (57.1% vs 8.8%, P < 0.001). Multivariate analysis revealed that presence of primitive phenotypes was an independent risk factor for LNM (P = 0.001, HR 6.977, 95% CI: 2.199-22.138). Interestingly, we found 2 cases with primitive phenotypes developed LNM, and they both met the expanded indications of endoscopic resection for differentiated EGC. CONCLUSIONS: A small number of differentiated EGC have primitive phenotypes, which were closely related to LNM and were an independent risk factor for LNM. Given its highly aggressive behavior, differentiated EGC with primitive phenotypes should be evaluated with stricter criteria before endoscopic resection, or considered to give an additional surgical operation after endoscopic resection.
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Biomarcadores de Tumor/metabolismo , Carcinoma/patología , Fenotipo , Neoplasias Gástricas/patología , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Carcinoma/diagnóstico , Carcinoma/genética , Carcinoma/metabolismo , Femenino , Humanos , Inmunohistoquímica , Metástasis Linfática , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Análisis Multivariante , Invasividad Neoplásica , Pronóstico , Neoplasias Gástricas/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Gástricas/genética , Neoplasias Gástricas/metabolismoRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Paraquat is an effective, broad-spectrum, highly toxic quaternary ammonium herbicide. Paraquat poisoning has been reported frequently in recent years. It has severe lung, kidney, liver, and nervous system toxicity, and there is currently no specific antidote. Paraquat poisoning may follow ingestion, inhalation, and skin contact. There have been no previous reports of paraquat poisoning that resulted from kissing. This rare case provides a new reference for the prevention of paraquat poisoning. CASE SUMMARY: A 27-year-old man came to the emergency department complaining that he had come into contact with paraquat by kissing his girlfriend, who had taken 80-120 mL 20% paraquat. After admission, his lung computed tomography (CT) showed increased lung markings. Redness and a burning sensation developed on his tongue, which progressed to painful erosions and coalescent ulcers. The final diagnosis was mild paraquat poisoning. Anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and symptomatic treatment were initiated and continued for 7 d. Dyspnea did not occur, subsequent lung CT showed no significant changes, and the tongue pain was slightly improved. One month after discharge, the tongue injury was resolved. CONCLUSION: This case indicated that the tongue and lung tissues are particularly vulnerable to paraquat toxicity, even after a limited exposure.
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Unlike the single grating Czerny-Turner configuration spectrometers, a super-high spectral resolution optical spectrometer with zero coma aberration is first experimentally demonstrated by using a compound integrated diffraction grating module consisting of 44 high dispersion sub-gratings and a two-dimensional backside-illuminated charge-coupled device array photodetector. The demonstrated super-high resolution spectrometer gives 0.005 nm (5 pm) spectral resolution in ultra-violet range and 0.01 nm spectral resolution in the visible range, as well as a uniform efficiency of diffraction in a broad 200 nm to 1000 nm wavelength region. Our new zero-off-axis spectrometer configuration has the unique merit that enables it to be used for a wide range of spectral sensing and measurement applications.
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In this work, the two-dimensional profile of the light transmission through a prism-like metallic film sample of Au was measured at a wavelength of 632.8 nm in the visible intraband transition region to verify that, beyond the possible mechanisms of overcoming the diffraction limit, a strongly nonuniform optical absorption path length of the light traveling in the metal could induce a lensing effect, thereby narrowing the image of an object. A set of prism-like Au samples with different angles was prepared and experimentally investigated. Due to the nonuniform paths of the light traveling in the Au samples, lens-effect-like phenomena were clearly observed that reduced the imaged size of the beam spot with decreasing light intensity. The experimental measurements presented in the work may provide new insight to better understand the light propagation behavior at a metal/dielectric interface.
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Optical spectrometers play a key role in acquiring rich photonic information in both scientific research and a wide variety of applications. In this work, we present a new spectrometer with an ultrahigh resolution of better than 0.012 nm/pixel in the 170-600 nm spectral region using a grating-integrated module that consists of 19 subgratings without any moving parts. By using two-dimensional (2D) backsideilluminated complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (BSI-CMOS) array detector technology with 2048 × 2048 pixels, a high data acquisition speed of approximately 25 spectra per second is achieved. The physical photon-sensing size of the detector along the one-dimensional wavelength direction is enhanced by a factor of 19 to approximately 428 mm, or 38912 pixels, to satisfy the requirement of seamless connection between two neighboring subspectral regions without any missing wavelengths throughout the entire spectral region. As tested with a mercury lamp, the system has advanced performance capabilities characterized by the highest k parameter reported to date, being approximately 3.58 × 104, where k = (working wavelength region)/(pixel resolution). Data calibration and analysis as well as a method of reducing background noise more efficiently are also discussed. The results presented in this work will stimulate further research on precision spectrometers based on advanced BSI-CMOS array detectors in the future.
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Optical spectrometers play an important role in modern scientific research. In this work, we present a two-channel spectrometer with a pixel resolution of better than 0.1 nm/pixel in the wavelength range of 200 to 950 nm and an acquisition speed of approximately 25 spectra per second. The spectrometer reaches a high k factor which characterizes the spectral performance of the spectrometer as k = (working wavelength region)/(pixel resolution) = 7500. Instead of using mechanical moving parts in traditional designs, the spectrometer consists of 8 integrated sub-gratings for diffracting and imaging two sets of 4-folded spectra on the upper and lower parts, respectively, of the focal plane of a two-dimensional backside-illuminated complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (BSI-CMOS) array detector, which shows a high peak quantum efficiency of approximately 90% at 400 nm. In addition to the advantage of being cost-effective, the compact design of the spectrometer makes it advantageous for applications in which it is desirable to use the same two-dimensional array detector to simultaneously measure multiple spectra under precisely the same working conditions to reduce environmental effects. The performance of the finished spectrometer is tested and confirmed with an Hg-Ar lamp.
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the influence of plasmakinetic energy transurethral resection of the prostate (PKRP) versus that of transurethral bipolar plasmakinetic enucleation and resection of the prostate (PKERP) on the bladder function, sexual function and incidence of complications in BPH patients with the prostate volume <100 ml. METHODS: We randomly assigned 140 BPH patients with the prostate volume <100 ml to receive PKRP (n = 70) or PKERP (n = 70) in our hospital from July 2013 to July 2015. We compared the maximum urinary flow rate (Qmax), residual urine volume (RUV), and the rates of ED and retrograde ejaculation before and after surgery as well as the incidence of postoperative complications between the two groups of patients. RESULTS: The Qmax and RUV of the patients were (25.11 ± 7.12) ml/s and (4.06 ± 1.74) ml in the PKERP group postoperatively, significantly improved as compared with the baseline (ï¼»8.60 ± 2.33ï¼½ ml/s and ï¼»66.85 ± 14.33ï¼½ ml, P < 0.05), and even better than (18.87 ± 4.07) ml/s and (9.45 ± 2.66) ml in the PKRP group (P < 0.05). The incidence rates of ED and retrograde ejaculation were 61.43% and 28.57% in the PKRP group, significantly higher than in the PKERP group (40.00% and 14.29%) (P < 0.05) and the baseline (35.71% and 10.00%) (P < 0.05). The postoperative incidence rate of transient urinary incontinence was remarkably higher in the PKERP than in the PKRP group (22.86% vs 8.57%, P < 0.05). There were no statistically significant differences between the two groups in the incidence rates of secondary hemorrhage, urethral injury, or genuine urinary incontinence after operation (P > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Compared with PKRP, PKERP can effectively improve the clinical symptoms and signs and protect the bladder function of the BPH patients with the prostate volume <100 ml, but may increase the risk of transient urinary incontinence.
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Collagen components in the tumor microenvironment substantially influence cancer pathogenesis and progression. Nevertheless, in gastric cancer, collagen status and its prognostic role remain unclear. Using picrosirius red staining and immunohistochemistry, we found that collagen deposition was significantly increased in gastric cancer when compared with non-neoplastic tissues, and in cancer stroma, more immature collagen components were present, suggesting a qualitative change. Furthermore, the morphology of collagen fibers could be weakly, moderately or strongly changed in gastric cancer; when weakly or moderately changed, they appeared similar to normal collagen fibers, except for a higher linearization and density; when strongly changed, they were thicker and less eosinophilic, sharply differently from their normal counterparts. In addition, we found abundant myofibroblasts and elevated expression of lysyl oxidase-like 2 (the enzyme that mediates crosslinking of collagen molecules) in cancer stroma, which might contribute to the increased collagen deposition and crosslinking. Last, five collagen architectural parameters (alignment, density, width, length and straightness) were analyzed with second harmonic generation imaging, a highly specific technology for detection of collagen fibers, and our data indicated that all the parameters were significantly increased in the tumor microenvironment. Of the five parameters, collagen width was the most powerful parameter in predicting 5-year overall survival, and increased collagen width was associated with reduced survival. The prognostic value of collagen width was superior to traditional clinicopathological parameters, and this was validated in two unrelated gastric cancer cohorts that contained 225 and 151 patients. Collectively, the collagen status (content, maturity, morphology and architecture) was profoundly reorganized in the tumor microenvironment of gastric cancer, and collagen width could serve as a valuable prognostic indicator.
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In this work, 4-layered SiO2/Bi2Te3/SiO2/Cu film structures were designed and fabricated and the optical properties investigated in the wavelength region of 250-1200 nm for their promising applications for direct solar-thermal-electric conversion. A typical 4-layered film sample with the structure SiO2 (66.6 nm)/Bi2Te3 (7.0 nm)/SiO2 (67.0 nm)/Cu (>100.0 nm) was deposited on a Si or K9-glass substrate by magnetron sputtering. The experimental results agree well with the simulated ones showing an average optical absorption of 96.5%, except in the shorter wavelength region, 250-500 nm, which demonstrates the superior absorption property of the 4-layered film due to the randomly rough surface of the Cu layer resulting from the higher deposition power. The high reflectance of the film structure in the long wavelength region of 2-20 µm will result in a low thermal emittance, 0.064 at 600 K. The simpler 4-layered structure with the thermoelectric Bi2Te3 used as the absorption layer may provide a straightforward way to obtain solar-thermal-electric conversion more efficiently through future study.
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PURPOSE: To evaluate the prognostic value and pathobiological significance of Glasgow microenvironment score (GMS), a parameter based on tumor stroma percentage and inflammatory cell infiltration, in gastric cancer. METHODS: A total of 225 cases of gastric cancer were histologically reviewed, and GMS was evaluated for each case. The association between GMS and patients' survival was investigated. Then the relationship between GMS and mismatch repair (MMR) status, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection were determined using immunohistochemistry (IHC) and in situ hybridization, and the expression of PD1/PD-L1 was examined. Furthermore, the amount of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs), the content and maturity of collagen components were detected using IHC, Picrosirius Red staining and second harmonic generation imaging. RESULTS: GMS was significantly associated with clinical outcomes of gastric cancer, and multivariate analysis indicated that GMS was an independent factor (HR 1.725, P = 0.002). Low GMS was a manifestation of better prognosis and inflammatory tumor microenvironment, which was related to MMR deficiency (P = 0.042) and EBV infection (P = 0.032), and within this microenvironment, expression of PD-L1 in carcinoma cells (P = 0.030) or in inflammatory cells (P = 0.029) was significantly higher. In contrast, high GMS linked to a poorer survival and desmoplastic stroma, in which there existed markedly increased CAFs and collagen deposition. CONCLUSION: GMS can serve as a useful prognostic factor for gastric cancer, and according to GMS, the tumor microenvironment in this cancer type may be partially classified as inflammatory or desmoplastic microenvironment that possesses different pathobiological features.
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Neoplasias Gástricas/patología , Antígeno B7-H1/biosíntesis , Disparidad de Par Base , Colágeno/metabolismo , Infecciones por Virus de Epstein-Barr/patología , Femenino , Humanos , Inmunohistoquímica , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Clasificación del Tumor , Pronóstico , Neoplasias Gástricas/genética , Neoplasias Gástricas/metabolismo , Neoplasias Gástricas/virología , Análisis de Matrices Tisulares , Microambiente TumoralRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Oocyte vitrification is widely used throughout the world, but its clinical efficacy is inconsistent and depends on the vitrification media. This study compared the developmental potential and clinical results of in vivo matured oocytes cryopreserved with different vitrification media. METHODS: This retrospective study involved vitrified-warmed oocytes at one in vitro fertilization laboratory. Vitrification media kits comprised the MC kit (ethylene glycol [EG] plus 1,2-propanediol [PROH]), the KT kit (EG plus dimethyl sulphoxide [DMSO]), and the Modified kit (EG plus DMSO and PROH kit). Rates of oocyte survival and subsequent developmental potential were recorded and analyzed. The t-test and the Chi-square test were used to evaluate each method's efficacy. RESULTS: Oocyte survival rate was significantly higher for the Modified kit (92.0%) than for the MC kit (88.2%) (P < 0.05) and the KT kit (77.3%) (P < 0.001). The rate of high-quality embryo development in the Modified kit group (35.8%) was significantly higher than in the MC kit group (29.0%) and the KT kit group (28.3%) (P < 0.001). No significant differences were observed in the clinical pregnancy and implantation rates among the MC, KT, and Modified kit groups (37.2% vs. 30.2% vs. 39.6%; 21.9% vs. 18.8% vs. 27.4%, respectively) (P > 0.05). The high-quality embryo rate per warmed oocyte was significantly higher (23.4%) in the Modified kit group than in the other groups (P < 0.001). The embryo utilization and live birth rates per warmed oocyte were the highest in the Modified kit group, but not significantly (P > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Modified vitrification media are efficient for oocyte vitrification and, with further verification, may be able to replace commercially available media in future clinical applications.
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Criopreservación/métodos , Fertilización In Vitro/métodos , Técnicas de Maduración In Vitro de los Oocitos/métodos , Oocitos/citología , Adulto , Femenino , Humanos , Embarazo , Estudios Retrospectivos , VitrificaciónRESUMEN
The prognostic role of perineural invasion (PNI) in gastric cancer remains unclear. We hypothesized that the diameter of the tumor-involved nerves might be a useful indicator for prognosis. By labeling nerves and cancer cells in 204 cases of gastric cancer with single or double immunochemistry, we found that 146 cases were PNI positive and that 58 were PNI negative. For each case with PNI, the maximum diameter of the involved nerve was measured microscopically. Then, we correlated this parameter with the patients' 5-year overall survival, and receiver operating curves were used to determine the cutoff value. We found that the optimal cutoff value for predicting 5-year survival was 65 µm (sensitivity 76.9%, specificity 70.0%). Next, all 204 patients were classified into two groups as follows: Group A, PNI-positive cases in which the largest involved nerves were ≥65 µm in diameter (110 cases); Group B, PNI-positive cases in which the largest involved nerves were PË65 µm and all PNI-negative cases (94 cases). Compared with Group A, Group B had a better 5-year survival (74.5% vs 27.3%) and a better 5-year disease-free survival (63.8% vs 23.6%). Multivariate analysis suggested that a ≥65 µm maximum diameter of the involved nerves was an independent risk factor for both recurrence (PË0.001) and gastric cancer-related death (PË0.001) within 5 years. However, if all patients were classified simply based on whether PNI existed (regardless of the nerve size), this did not provide more information than traditional clinicopathological variables. In conclusion, the presence of cancer-involved nerves with a diameter ≥65 µm was a valuable prognostic factor for gastric cancer.
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Nervios Periféricos/patología , Neoplasias Gástricas/patología , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Área Bajo la Curva , Femenino , Humanos , Inmunohistoquímica , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Estadificación de Neoplasias/métodos , Pronóstico , Curva ROC , Neoplasias Gástricas/mortalidad , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
CONTEXT: In gastric cancer, the significance of perineural invasion remains controversial. Detecting perineural invasion with hematoxylin-eosin staining often leads to misdiagnosis. Labeling nerves by immunohistochemistry greatly assists perineural invasion detection, but it might also be misdiagnosed, because scattered cancer cells are difficult to recognize. OBJECTIVE: To reevaluate the significance of perineural invasion in gastric cancer by double immunohistochemical staining that labels both nerves and cancer cells, and to examine agreements on perineural invasion detection between double immunohistochemical staining and single immunochemical staining (to label nerves) or hematoxylin-eosin staining. DESIGN: We evaluated perineural invasion in 160 cases of gastric cancer with double immunohistochemical staining, single immunochemical staining, and hematoxylin-eosin staining, respectively; then we investigated the prognostic significance of perineural invasion. RESULTS: Perineural invasion was detected in 65.0% (104 of 160), 38.1% (61 of 160), and 56.9% (91 of 160) of cases with double immunohistochemical staining, hematoxylin-eosin staining, and single immunohistochemical staining, respectively. Agreement was low between double staining and hematoxylin-eosin staining (κ = .34), and most false reports occurred in diffuse gastric cancer. Agreement between single immunochemical staining and double staining was good (κ = .67), but it declined in diffuse gastric cancer (κ = .28). Perineural invasion was closely associated with other clinicopathologic variables. Although perineural invasion-positive patients had a worse outcome than perineural invasion-negative patients, it was not an independent prognostic factor (P = .11; hazard ratio, 0.637; 95% confidence interval, 0.366-1.110). CONCLUSIONS: Double immunohistochemical staining could improve accuracy of perineural invasion detection in gastric cancer, particularly in the diffuse type. Moreover, perineural invasion predicts a poor outcome in gastric cancer, but it cannot provide more information than traditional clinicopathologic variables.
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Proteínas de Neoplasias/metabolismo , Proteínas del Tejido Nervioso/metabolismo , Nervios Periféricos/patología , Neoplasias Gástricas/diagnóstico , Estómago/patología , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Estudios de Cohortes , Reacciones Falso Negativas , Reacciones Falso Positivas , Femenino , Estudios de Seguimiento , Mucosa Gástrica/metabolismo , Humanos , Inmunohistoquímica , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Invasividad Neoplásica , Estadificación de Neoplasias , Nervios Periféricos/metabolismo , Pronóstico , Estómago/inervación , Neoplasias Gástricas/metabolismo , Neoplasias Gástricas/patología , Análisis de Supervivencia , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
The linear regression models and variation partitioning method were used to analyze the relative and pure effects of area, climate, and boundary constraint on altitudinal patterns of plant species diversity in the Baishuijiang Natural Reserve. The results showed that diversities of overall plant species and different group species exhibited humped-shaped patterns and the peaks were below the mid-point of the elevation span. The patterns were shaped by all factors together. The explanatory power of water-energy hypothesis for the pattern was the strongest. Area acted as a secondary factor the patterns. Boundary constraint effect was a complementary mechanism to explain the plant species diversity altitudinal patterns in Baishuijiang region. The explanatory powers of boundary constraint for different-range species were clearly different. With the increase of species range, boundary constraint showed an increasingly strong correlation with richness patterns.
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Biodiversidad , Clima , Plantas/clasificación , China , Modelos LinealesRESUMEN
Intergeneric crop plant hybrid lines with small-segment chromosome translocations are very useful in plant genetic research and breeding. In this study, to create small-segment chromosome translocations with beneficial agronomic characters, the progeny of wheat-rye substitution lines 5R/5A and 6R/6A were selected from generations F2 to F5 for rye-specific characteristics. A PCR primer and specific simple sequence repeat marker for rye were used in F5 populations to detect rye chromatin and to amplify a specific chromosome band in six translocation lines (06-6-5, 06-6-6, 06-6-9, 6-26-1, 7-23, and 7-33). Fragment pSc119.1 cloned from 7-33 had 99% homology with the big ear gene sequence (GenBank AF512607.1) in wheat. The six lines were further characterized via pollen mother cell meiosis analysis for genetic stability, and chromosome C-banding and genomic in situ hybridization for rye chromatin. The results show that line 7-33 was still within the 5R/5A substitution lines and possessed the big ear gene. The other lines all contained small-segment rye chromosome translocations. The results indicated that substitution line hybridization is an effective method for creating small-segment chromosome translocations with useful agronomic traits. Trials for these six wheat-rye translocation lines are justified because they possess many important stably-inherited agronomic characters, including disease resistance and improved yield.
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BACKGROUND: Embryo quality and receptivity of the endometrium are two factors that determine the results of in vitro fertilization/intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection-embryo transfer (IVF/ICSI-ET). There is no consensus of the optimal transfer strategy for normal responders or high responders. The current study aimed to find the optimal transfer strategy for different subgroups of patients. METHODS: From April 2010 to December 2010, patients who meet the following criteria were included in this study; primary infertility, female age ≤ 35 years, FSH level on female cycle day 2 - 3 ≤ 12 mIU/ml, at least six good quality embryos available on day three. The clinical outcomes using different transfer strategies between normal responders and high responders were reviewed and compared. RESULTS: For the normal responders, the clinical pregnancy rate of day three double-embryo transfer (DET) was comparable to that of day five elective single blastocyst transfer (eSBT), 64.04% vs. 60.33% (P > 0.05). For the high responders, the clinical pregnancy rate of day five eSBT was significantly lower than that of day three DET, 43.35% vs. 57.21% (P < 0.05). For the high responders, the rates of clinical pregnancy and implantation in frozen-thawed embryo transfer (FET) cycles were notably higher than in eSBT cycles (64.56% vs. 43.35% and 62.11% vs. 43.35% respectively) (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: For normal responders, eSBT might be an applicable strategy to reduce multiple pregnancy rates while maintaining acceptable overall pregnancy rates. And in order to reduce multiple pregnancies and increase the chance of pregnancy of high responders, FET may be a preferable strategy.
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Transferencia de Embrión/métodos , Adulto , Estradiol/sangre , Femenino , Humanos , Recuperación del Oocito , Embarazo , Índice de EmbarazoRESUMEN
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the sensitivity of gastric cancer stem cells (GCSCs) to 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), and to explore the cytological mechanism of drug-resistance of gastric cancer. METHODS: Immunohistochemical staining was employed to examine expression of stem cell marker CD44 and drug-resistance protein thymidylate synthase (TS) in 71 cases with gastric cancer. Based on morphology of cell colonies derived from AGS gastric cell line, colonies consisting of GCSCs were isolated, and expression of CD44 and TS, as well as self-renewal capacity of GCSCs were detected. Sensitivity of GCSCs to 5-FU was examined through CCK-8 assay. RESULTS: The positive rates of CD44 and TS were 59.2% (42/71) and 56.3% (40/71) in gastric cancer, and expression of CD44 was associated with that of TS (χ(2)=12.76, P<0.01; Kappa=0.41). Serial sections indicated that CD44+ cancer cells simultaneously expressed TS. AGS developed morphologically diverse colonies, and the GCSCs colonies exhibited a tight and regular shape, which were called holoclone. Holoclones expressed CD44 and TS strongly, possessing capacity of robust self-renewal and forming a lot of second passage clones after incubation. Subclones expressed CD44 and TS weakly, forming less second passage clones. Paraclones almost did not express CD44 and TS, forming no second passage clone after incubation. Affected by 5-Fu, three holoclones showed less growth inhibition compared with another colony type and wild-type AGS cells. Furthermore, IC50 of 5-FU for three holoclones was (113.43±5.81), (272.68±25.75) and (118.14±17.75) µmol/L respectively, which were significantly higher than that of one subcolony type [(16.97±1.01) µmol/L] and AGS cells [(27.52±0.59) µmol/L] (all P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: GCSCs possess lower sensitivity to 5-FU, and may play a critical role in drug-resistance of gastric cancer.
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Fluorouracilo/farmacología , Células Madre Neoplásicas/patología , Neoplasias Gástricas/patología , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Resistencia a Antineoplásicos , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Células Madre Neoplásicas/efectos de los fármacos , Células Tumorales Cultivadas , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
A path-folded infrared image spectrometer with five sub-gratings and five linear-array detectors was applied to a broadband optical monitoring (BOM) system for thin film deposition. Through in situ BOM, we can simultaneously acquire the thickness and refractive index of each layer in real time by fitting the measured spectra, and modify the deposition parameters during deposition process according to the fitting results. An effective data processing method was proposed and applied in the BOM process, and it shortened the data processing time and improved the monitoring efficiency greatly. For demonstration, a narrow band-pass filter (NBF) at 1540 nm with ~10 nm full width at half-maximum (FWHM) had been manufactured using the developed BOM system, and the results showed that this BOM method was satisfying for monitoring deposition of thin film devices.
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Materiales Manufacturados/efectos de la radiación , Membranas Artificiales , Refractometría/instrumentación , Espectrofotometría Infrarroja/estadística & datos numéricos , Rayos InfrarrojosRESUMEN
p204, an inteferon-inducible protein, is known to play an important role in modulating cell proliferation, cell cycling, and the differentiation of various tissues, including osteoblasts. In order to determine the role of p204 during development in vivo, the teleost zebrafish (Danio rerio), an established vertebrate model for developmental studies, was employed. p204 cDNA was introduced into zebrafish by microinjection, and p204 was ectopically expressed throughout the whole embryo during the early stages of zebrafish embryogenesis, then its expression gradually decreased, mainly in ventrally located cells and retina capsules. Importantly, overexpression of p204 in zebrafish resulted in striking malformations such as bent spine and expanded belly. Furthermore, the expressions of some genes (vent, runx2b, osn) involved in dorsoventral patterning and osteogenesis were significantly upregulated after p204 injection. This study provides not only the in vivo evidences demonstrating the role of p204 during embryonic development, but also new insights into the molecular mechanism by which p204 mediate osteogenesis.