Engineered platelet cell motors for boosted cancer radiosensitization.

Design of engineered cells to target and deliver nanodrugs to the hard-to-reach regions has become an exciting research area. However, the limited penetration and retention of cell-based carriers in tumor tissue restricted their therapeutic efficiency. Inspired by the enhanced delivery behavior of mobile micro/nanomotors, herein, urease-powered platelet cell motors (PLT@Au@Urease) capable of active locomotion, tumor targeting, and radiosensitizers delivery were designed for boosting radiosensitization.

HAAN: Learning a Hierarchical Adaptive Alignment Network for Image-Text Retrieval.

Image-text retrieval aims to search related results of one modality by querying another modality. As a fundamental and key problem in cross-modal retrieval, image-text retrieval is still a challenging problem owing to the complementary and imbalanced relationship between different modalities (i.e.

Delayed femoral vein ligation reduces operative time and blood loss during hip disarticulation in patients with extremity tumors.

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of delayed femoral vein ligation on the clinical outcomes of hip disarticulation. We retrospectively reviewed 20 patients with extremity tumors (10 bone tumors and 10 soft tissue sarcomas [STS]) who underwent hip disarticulation. Patients treated for hip disarticulation with synchronous femoral vein ligation ( = 10, regular surgery group) and hip disarticulation with delayed femoral vein ligation ( = 10, delayed ligation group), respectively, were enrolled in this study.

CD44/CD24 phenotype predicts a poor prognosis in triple-negative breast cancer.

Cancer stem cells are enriched in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) tumor tissues, which present strong capacities of proliferation and tumorigenicity. The present study detected the distribution of cancer stem cell markers cluster of differentiation (CD)44/CD24 and analyzed the clinical outcomes of different CD44/CD24 phenotypes in patients with TNBC. Multivariate Cox regression analyses were performed with regard to the prognostic value of cancer stem cell markers CD44/CD24, aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 and other baseline clinical characteristics, including tumor size, lymph node involved, adjuvant chemotherapy, Ki-67, breast cancer susceptibility gene 1, cellular tumor antigen p53, vimentin and basal-like status.

Down-regulation of β-catenin and the associated migration ability by Taiwanin C in arecoline and 4-NQO-induced oral cancer cells via GSK-3β activation.

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, and oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) accounts for almost a sixth of all reported cancers. Arecoline, from areca nut is known to enhance carcinogenesis in oral squamous cells. The objective of this study is to determine the effect of Taiwanin C, from Taiwania cryptomerioides Hayata against Arecoline-associated carcinogenesis.

A prognostic risk model for patients with triple negative breast cancer based on stromal natural killer cells, tumor-associated macrophages and growth-arrest specific protein 6.

The aim of this study was to establish a prognostic risk model for patients with triple negative breast cancer (TNBC). A total of 278 specimens of human TNBC tissues were investigated by immunohistochemistry for growth-arrest specific protein 6 expression, infiltrations of stromal natural killer cells and tumor-associated macrophages. According to their prognostic risk scores based on the model, patients were divided into three groups (score 0, 1-2, 3).

Genistein-induced differentiation of breast cancer stem/progenitor cells through a paracrine mechanism.

It is believed that breast cancer stem cells (BCSCs), like normal stem cell counterparts, have the capacity of self-renewal and differentiation. Simultaneously, estrogen receptor (ER)-negative (-) BCSCs are affected by surrounding differentiated ER-positive (+) tumor cells by virtue of paracrine signaling within the tumor micro-environment. Genistein (GEN), as a sort of phytoestrogen, can act on ER+ breast cancer cells but the role of GEN in the differentiation of neighboring ER- BCSCs has not been defined.

Calcineurin/NFATc1 pathway contributes to cell proliferation in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Background And Aims: The nuclear factor of the activated T cell (NFAT) family was primarily recognized for its central role in T lymphocyte activation. Recent evidence showed that NFAT isoforms participate in the regulation of genes related to cell proliferation and differentiation in epithelial malignancies. Here, we investigated the expression and activation of the calcineurin/NFAT transcription pathway and its role in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) proliferation.

Simultaneous determination of benzimidazoles and their metabolites in plasma using high-performance liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry: application to pharmacokinetic studies in rabbits.

An HPLC/MS/MS method was developed for the simultaneous determination of the following benzimidazole anthelmintics and metabolites in plasma: flubendazole, albendazole, fenbendazole, mebendazole, thiabendazole, hydrolyzed flubendazole, albendazole sulfoxide, albendazole sulfone, albendazole aminosulfone, oxfendazole, fenbendazole sulfone, aminomebendazole, hydroxymebendazole, and 5-hydroxythiabendazole. The sample preparation process involved a pH-dependent extraction of the analytes. Chromatographic separation was performed on a C18 column with a mobile phase gradient starting with methanol-water (20 + 80, v/v) containing 0.

Metabolism of olaquindox in rat and identification of metabolites in urine and feces using ultra-performance liquid chromatography/quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry.

Olaquindox (OLA), N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3-methyl-2-quinoxalincarboxamide-1,4-dioxide, is an antimicrobial and growth-promoting agent for animals, which has been banned or allowed only limited use for its potential toxicity. To thoroughly understand the metabolic pathways, metabolism of OLA in rat was studied using ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled to quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry with MS(E) and mass defect filtering techniques. Twenty metabolites (M1-M20) were detected in rat feces and urine, of which nine phase I metabolites (M6, M7, M11-M16) and four phase II metabolites (M17-M20) were found in vivo for the first time.

Effect of soy isoflavones on breast cancer recurrence and death for patients receiving adjuvant endocrine therapy.

Background: The intake of soy isoflavones among women with breast cancer has become a public health concern, because these compounds have weak estrogenic effects. There is little clinical evidence about their safety for patients with breast cancer who are receiving adjuvant endocrine therapy.

Methods: For patients who underwent surgery for breast cancer between August 2002 and July 2003 and who were receiving adjuvant endocrine therapy, we examined associations between dietary intake of soy isoflavones and recurrence of breast cancer and death.

[Determination of ten sedative residues in pork and kidney by ultra performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry].

An ultra performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/ MS) method was established for the determination of methaqualone, chloropromazine, promethazine, diazepam, nitrazepam, oxazepam, temazepam, midazolam, triazolam and zolpidem residues in pork and kidney. After enzymolysis, the samples were extracted by ethyl acetate and tert-butyl methyl ether, separately. The separation of the ten sedatives was performed on a Waters Acquity UPLC system with a BEH C18 column.

[Determination of residues of cyromazine and its metabolite melamine in chickens by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry].

A gas chromatography-mass spectrometric (GC-MS) method has been established for the determination of cyromazine and its metabolite melamine in chickens. The homogenized tissue samples added with melamine-15N3 were extracted with acidic acetonitrile-water solution, and defatted with dichloromethane. The samples were derivatized with N,O-bis(trimethylsilyl) trifluoroacetamide (BSTFA), after solid-phase extraction (SPE) which was performed on Oasis MCX cartridges, and then detected by GC-MS.

Determination of residues of cyromazine and its metabolite, melamine, in animal-derived food by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry with derivatization.

A gas chromatography-mass spectrometric (GC-MS) method was established for the determination of cyromazine and its metabolite, melamine, in animal-derived food. Chicken and tilapia muscle samples were spiked with (15)N(3)-melamine, extracted with an acidic acetonitrile/water solution, and defatted with dichloromethane. Egg and milk samples were directly extracted with 3% trichloroacetic acid.

[Simultaneous determination of nine beta-agonist residues in animal derived foods by ultra performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry].

An ultra performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/ MS) method was established for the simultaneous determination of terbutaline, cimaterol, salbutamol, fenoterol, clorprenaline, ractopamine, clenbuterol, tulobuterol, penbutolol residues in animal derived foods. After enzymolysis, the samples were extracted by perchloric acid, centrifuged, neutralized, followed by liquid-liquid extraction with ethyl acetate and tert-butyl methyl ether, separately. The combined extracts were applied to a solid phase extraction MCX cartridge for cleanup.

Colorectal cancer progression correlates with upregulation of S100A11 expression in tumor tissues.

Background And Aims: Early detection and treatment of human colorectal cancers remain a challenge. Identification of new potential markers may help in the diagnosis of colorectal cancer.

Materials And Methods: By comparative two-dimensional gel electrophoresis using extracts from colorectal tumor and adjacent normal tissues, we identified a calcium-binding protein, S100A11, which was highly expressed in colorectal cancer compared with adjacent normal tissues.

[Determination of tetracycline antibiotics residues in chicken muscle by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry].

A sensitive and selective method is presented for simultaneous determination of tetracycline antibiotics (TCs) veterinary drugs. Oxytetracycline (OTC), tetracyclines (TC) and chlortetracycline (CTC) in the chicken muscle were extracted, and then solid-phase cleaned-up on a C18 reversed-phase column to obtain an extract suitable for analysis by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Electrospray ionization was applied and operated in the positive ion mode.

[Combined use of autologous micro-morselized bone with bone morphogenetic protein and type I collagen graft in repairing rabbit bone defects].

Objective: To study the effect of combined use of autologous micro-morselized bone with bone morphogenetic protein(BMP) and type I collagen graft on the treatment of segmental bone defects.

Methods: The bulk bone of rabbit iliac crest was ground into micro-morselized bone, which was combined with BMP and type I collagen. The model of 1.