Diagnostic accuracy of extended HPV DNA genotyping and its application for risk-based cervical cancer screening strategy.

Objectives: To evaluate the consistency of 14 high-risk HPVs (hr-HPVs) detection between extended HPV DNA genotyping and a well-validated partial HPV genotyping kit, and to explore the diagnostic accuracy of risk stratification strategy based on extended HPV genotyping for cervical cancer (CC) screening.

Methods: Baseline data from a clinical trial of recombinant HPV 9-valent vaccine in China was analyzed. All enrolled women aged 20-45 years received cervical cytology, HPV detection by extended and partial HPV genotyping kits.

The Significance of Human Papillomavirus Receptors Related Genetic Variants in Cervical Cancer Screening.

To investigate the relationship between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in human papillomavirus (HPV) receptor associated genes and HPV susceptibility and clinical outcomes in Chinese women, from October 2016 to March 2020, a total of 3,066 women were recruited for a 3-year prospective population-based cervical cancer screening clinical trial. The primary endpoint was histological cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 2 and worse (CIN2+). Twenty-nine SNPs of HPV receptor associated genes on women with available cytology residual samples at baseline were detected using MALDI-TOF MS.

Particle exposure risk to a lavatory user after flushing a squat toilet.

Squat toilets are widely used in developing countries due to local customs and low costs. The flushing of a squat toilet can entrain strong airflow and produce aerosols. This investigation constructed a lavatory mock-up with a squat toilet.

A biodegradable and cofactor self-sufficient aptazyme nanoprobe for amplified imaging of low-abundance protein in living cells.

Despite the progress on the analysis of proteins either in vitro or in vivo, detection and imaging of low-abundance proteins in living cells still remains challenging. Herein, a novel biodegradable and cofactor self-sufficient DNAzyme nanoprobe has been deve-loped for catalytic imaging of protein in living cells with signal amplification capacity. This DNAzyme nanoprobe is constructed by assembling a DNAzyme subunit-containing aptamer hairpin (HP), another DNAzyme subunit strand (DS), and the molecular beacon (MB) substrate strand onto pH-sensitive ZnO@polydopamine nanorods (ZnO@PDA NRs) that work as DNAzyme cofactor suppliers.

Hyperthermia synergistically enhances antitumor efficacy of PARP inhibitor through impacting homologous recombination repair and oxidative stress in vitro.

Tumors with homologous recombination (HR) deficiency are particularly responsive to PARP inhibitors, however strategies to improve the sensitivity of epithelial ovarian carcinoma (EOC) with sufficient HR abilities still need to be deeply explored. In the present study, we firstly validated that hyperthermia (HT) changed diverse genes and signal pathways related to HR and oxidative stress in HR proficient EOC cells. HT impaired HR efficiency through inhibiting Olaparib (Olap) induced RAD51 foci formation in EOC cells, which was independent of the expression level of RAD51.

Clinical significance of extra-thyroid Tc-pertechnetate uptake before initial radioiodine therapy for differentiated thyroid carcinoma.

Objective: To analyse the clinical characteristics of extra-thyroid Tc-pertechnetate uptake in order to explore the effect of the phenomenon on radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy for differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) and its clinical significance.

Methods: This study retrospectively selected patients with DTC and extra-thyroid Tc-pertechnetate uptake. The clinical features, location, location count and extra-thyroid Tc-pertechnetate uptake distribution were analysed, combined with the uptake rate, stimulated thyroglobulin (sTg) level, post-therapy whole-body scan and curative effect.

An aptamer-based four-color fluorometic method for simultaneous determination and imaging of alpha-fetoprotein, vascular endothelial growth factor-165, carcinoembryonic antigen and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 in living cells.

The extraordinary fluorescence quenching capability of graphene oxide (GO) was coupled to the specific recognition capability of aptamers to design a four-color fluorescent nanoprobe for multiplexed detection and imaging of tumor-associated proteins in living cells. Specifically, alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), vascular endothelial growth factor-165 (VEGF), carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) were detected. Due to strong π interaction, the fluorescence of labeled aptamers is quenched by GO.

A peptide-based four-color fluorescent polydopamine nanoprobe for multiplexed sensing and imaging of proteases in living cells.

We develop a novel peptide-based four-color fluorescent polydopamine nanoprobe for multiplexed sensing and imaging of tumor-related proteases in living cells. This nanoprobe responds rapidly and selectively, enabling simultaneous and high-contrast imaging of multiple proteases in living cells. Furthermore, it could detect the changes of protease expression in living cells.

A gold nanoparticle-based four-color proximity immunoassay for one-step, multiplexed detection of protein biomarkers using ribonuclease H signal amplification.

A novel gold nanoparticle-based four-color fluorescence proximity immunoassay is developed for one-step, multiplexed detection of protein biomarkers using ribonuclease H signal amplification. This assay could detect proteins with detection limits down to pg mL and a 5-log dynamic range. Furthermore, it is suitable for rapid, direct quantification of multiple proteins in biological samples.

Role of high mobility group A1 and body mass index in the prognosis of patients with breast cancer.

The high mobility group A1 (HMGA1) protein is associated with poor prognosis in patients with a wide range of cancers. However, the affect of HMGA1 on the risk of mortality from breast cancer (BC) has not been fully characterized. In the present retrospective multiple center study, the HMGA1 expression level was determined by performing immunohistochemistry on surgical tissue samples of 273 BC specimens from the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University (Zhejiang, China) and 310 BCs from the National Engineering Center for Biochip (Shanghai, China).

Elevated HMGA2 expression is associated with cancer aggressiveness and predicts poor outcome in breast cancer.

High mobility group AT-hook 2 (HMGA2) is involved in a wide spectrum of biological processes and is upregulated in several tumors. Here, we collected 273 breast cancer (BC) specimens as a training set and 310 specimens as a validation set to examine the expression of HMGA2 by immunohistochemical staining. It was found that HMGA2 expression was significantly positively correlated with advanced tumor grade and poor survival.

Combined use of radioiodine therapy and radiofrequency ablation in treating postsurgical thyroid remnant of differentiated thyroid carcinoma.

Purpose: To determine whether postoperative radioiodine (RAI) combined with radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is an effective, safe, and feasible method for elimination of excessive postsurgical thyroid remnant for differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC).

Materials And Methods: We took a prospective study and treated 12 DTC patients (4 males, 8 females, age 20-78 years) who underwent thyroidectomy for RFA followed by 131 I ablation. The pretreatment requires iodine-free diet and thyroid hormone withdrawal for 3-4 week.

Enhanced asymmetric transmission due to Fabry-Perot-like cavity.

In this paper, a three layered metamaterial composed of a ring-chain structure sandwiched between two layers of twisted sub-wavelength cut-wire arrays is proposed and investigated. The designed structure is optimized such that asymmetric transmission with an extremely broad bandwidth, sharp rejection stop-band and high transmittance is achieved. The physical mechanism is accounted for that the metallic layers form the Fabry-Perot-like resonance cavity, enhancing the polarization conversion efficiency between two orthogonal linearly polarized waves.

Overexpression of HMGA2 promotes metastasis and impacts survival of colorectal cancers.

Purpose: This study aims to address the hypothesis that the high-mobility group A2 (HMGA2), an oncofetal protein, relates to survivability and serves as a prognostic biomarker for colorectal cancer (CRC).

Experimental Design: This is a retroprospective multiple center study. The HMGA2 expression level was determined by performing immunohistochemistry on surgical tissue samples of 89 CRCs from a training set and 191 CRCs from a validation set.

[Effect of shensongyangxin capsule on myocardial remodeling and ventricular fibrillation threshold value in rat with coronary artery ligation].

Objective: To study the effect of shensongyangxin capsule on myocardial remodeling and ventricular fibrillation characteristics in rat with coronary artery ligation.

Method: Twenty-three male rats were randomly divided into sham-group (n = 5), model group (n = 6), anmiodarone group (n = 6) and shensongyangxin capsule group (n = 6). Drugs were administrated after modeling of 2 days, lasting four weeks.

Epithelioid sarcoma: a case report with ultrastructural confirmation of myofibroblastic differentiation based on fibronexus junctions.

Epithelioid sarcoma is an uncommon but well-described malignancy, which is found predominantly in the soft tissues of the young and middle-aged, and which pursues an indolent to aggressive course. It shows a degree of both mesenchymal and epithelial differentiation. Myofibroblastic differentiation has been recorded in epithelioid sarcoma for some time, the evidence being based mainly on the presence of smooth-muscle-type myofilaments and, more recently, on alpha-smooth-muscle actin and muscle-specific actin immunostaining.

Effect of Chinese drugs for supplementing Qi, nourishing Yin and activating blood circulation on myocardial perfusion in patients with acute myocardial infarction after revascularization.

Objective: To observe the effects of Chinese drugs for supplementing qi, nourishing yin and activating blood circulation on the myocardial perfusion in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients after revascularization.

Methods: Eighty patients with anterior or inferior ventricular wall AMI, who had received revascularization by intravenous thrombolysis or coronary bypass, were randomized into the treated group and the control group equally, both treated with conventional Western medical treatment, but combined, respectively, with Xinyue Capsule (, XYC) plus Composite Salvia Tablet (CST) and placebo for 3 months. Dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) was performed 14 days and 3 months after revascularization, respectively on every patient to observe blood perfusion extent (b value), myocardial perfusion velocity (k value) and local blood fl ow volume (k x b) in left ventricular infarction-related vascular segments under stressed state.

[Application of immunohistochemistry-laser microdissection-PCR technique in detecting p53 gene mutation in paraffin sections of gastric cancer].

Objective: To evaluate the application of immunohistochemistry-laser microdissection-polymerase chain reaction (IHC-LMD-PCR) technique in detecting p53 gene mutations using paraffin sections of advanced gastric cancers.

Methods: The expression of p53 protein in 41 paraffin-embedded advanced gastric cancer samples was assessed by immunohistochemistry. The p53-positive or negative carcinoma cells and normal foveolar cells far from the main tumor were then isolated by LMD.

[Effect of STAT3 phosphorylation and p53 expression on human epidermal non melanoma cutaneous tumors].

Objective: To investigate the effect of stat3 phosphorylation and p53 expression on human epidermal non-melanoma cutaneous tumours.

Methods: Immunohistochemistry technique was employed to measure the expression of p-stat3 and p53 protein in skin tissue from 30 cases of skin squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), 20 cases of basal cell carcinoma (BCC), 20 cases of seborrhoeic keratosis (SK) and 20 normal subjects.

Result: (1) p-stat3 protein was abnormally increased in SCC and BCC as compared with normal skin and SK.

[Study on gastrointestinal stromal tumors by electron microscopy and immunohistochemistry].

Objective: To explore the histogenesis and neural differentiation of gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST).

Methods: The ultrastructural morphology and neural differentiated antigen expression were studied in 20 cases of GIST using electron microscopy and immunohistochemistry.

Results: All of the 20 cases mentioned were positive for c-kit expression.