Predictive Value of Lung Ultrasound Scores Combined with Serum ANGPTL4 Levels on Severity and Prognosis of Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome.

Objective: Respiratory distress syndrome threatens neonates' life. This study probed the predictive value of lung ultrasound scores combined with serum angiopoietin-like protein 4 (ANGPTL4) levels on neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (NRDS) severity and prognosis.

Methods: The NRDS group (n = 115) and control group (n = 30) were established.

Induction of tumor immunity and cytotoxic t lymphocyte responses using dendritic cells transduced by adenoviral vectors encoding HBsAg: comparison to protein immunization.

Dendritic cells (DC) are specialized antigen-presenting cells with powerful immunostimulatory properties. Their use for induction of anti-tumor immunity has been limited by several factors, including identification of appropriate tumor-associated antigens, delivery of antigens to DC, and maintaining DC in a highly activated state. Here, DC propagated in vitro were transduced with an adenoviral (Ad) vector to express hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), an antigen present in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).