Direct Oral Anticoagulants Compared with Vitamin K Antagonists for Left Ventricular Thrombus: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Background: Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are the guideline-recommended therapy for some hypercoagulable diseases but are used off-label for left ventricular thrombus (LVT) owing to a paucity of evidence. We performed a meta-analysis to assess the safety and efficacy of DOACs compared with vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) for LVT treatment.

Methods: We comprehensively searched PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science databases for studies that compared DOACs with VKAs for LVT treatment.

[Producing recombinant adenovirus encoding green fluorescent protein (Ad-GFP) by suspension cultured HEK-293 N3S cells].

Adenovirus vectors are one of the most promising gene transfer systems. They are of great value for gene therapy because these vectors achieve temporal high-level transgene expression and high gene transfer efficiency. To meet increasing needs of adenovirus vectors for gene therapy programs, parallel development of efficient, scalable and reproducible production processes is required.

Pharmacokinetics of His-tag recombinant human endostatin in Rhesus monkeys.

Aim: To study the pharmacokinetics and accumulation of an Escherichia coli expressed His-tag fused recombinant human endostatin (rh-endostatin) in Rhesus monkeys.

Methods: Rh-endostatin was iv or sc injected in Rhesus monkeys, and the rh-endostatin concentration in serum samples was determined by an enzyme immunoassay (EIA) method. The serum drug concentration-time data were analyzed by compartmental analysis using the practical pharmacokinetic program 3p97.

Antisense candidates against protein kinase C-alpha designed based on phylogenesis and simulant structure of mRNA.

Aim: To optimize the antisense drug design by the combined method of phylogenetic analysis and secondary structure prediction and to get ideal candidates.

Methods: The phylogenetic analysis and the secondary structure simulation were performed by computer. Oligodeoxynucleotides (ODN) were designed against the full-conserved blocks with low local reaction free energy of protein kinase C (PKC)-alpha mRNA.

Pharmacokinetics and partial thromboplastin time after intravenous recombinant hirudin variant-2 in rhesus monkeys.

Aim: To study the pharmacokinetics (PK) and changes of kaolin partial thromboplastin time (KPTT) following single or multiple (7 d) dosing of a novel recombinant hirudin variant-2 (rHV-2) via the route of iv bolus injection (50 % of the total dose) plus infusion (the remained 50 % of the dose) in rhesus monkeys.

Methods: A crossover design was applied to research the PK and KPTT profiles of rHV-2 after single (with total dose at 1, 3, and 6 mg/kg, respectively) and multiple dosing (3 mg/kg). An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method was utilized to determine the level of rHV-2 in plasma.

Sequencing Analysis of Oligodeoxynucleotide by Matrix-assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time-of-flight Mass Spectrometry.

A mixed matrix alpha-cyano 4-hydroxycinnamic acid (alpha-Cyano)/3-hydroxypicolinic acid (3HPA) was found to be a good matrix for the analysis of oligodeoxynucleotides by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry ( MALDI-TOF-MS). Using the mixed matrix, a similar sensitivity was obtained for the different oligodeoxynucleotides: d(T)(10), d(A)(10) and d(C)(10). This methodology can be used in combination with the partial digestion of oligodeoxynucleotides by 5'- and 3'-exonucleases as a powerful tool for sequencing analysis of oligonucleotides.