A surface-confined DNA assembly amplification strategy on DNA nanostructural scaffold for electrochemiluminescence biosensing.

A critical challenge in surface-based DNA assembly amplification is the reduced accessibility of DNA strands arranged on a heterogeneous surface compared to that in homogeneous solution. Here, a novel in situ surface-confined DNA assembly amplification electrochemiluminescence (ECL) biosensor based on DNA nanostructural scaffold was presented. In this design, a stem-loop structural DNA segment (Hairpin 1) was constructed on the vertex of DNA nanostructural scaffold as recognition probe.

UBE2T promotes hepatocellular carcinoma cell growth via ubiquitination of p53.

Deregulation of Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2T (UBE2T) contributes to the progression of human cancers. However, its clinical significance and role in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remain unclear. Here, we show that UBE2T is up-regulated in HCC and exerts oncogenic activities via ubiquitination of p53.

Self-Assembled DNA Tetrahedral Scaffolds for the Construction of Electrochemiluminescence Biosensor with Programmable DNA Cyclic Amplification.

A novel DNA tetrahedron-structured electrochemiluminescence (ECL) platform for bioanalysis with programmable DNA cyclic amplification was developed. In this work, glucose oxidase (GOD) was labeled to a DNA sequence (S) as functional conjugation (GOD-S), which could hybridize with other DNA sequences (L and P) to form GOD-S:L:P probe. In the presence of target DNA and a help DNA (A), the programmable DNA cyclic amplification was activated and released GOD-S via toehold-mediated strand displacement.

Preparation of carboplatin-Fe@C-loaded chitosan nanoparticles and study on hyperthermia combined with pharmacotherapy for liver cancer.

Background: Magnetic fluid hyperthermia is a kind of technology for treating tumors based on nanotechnology. It is suitable to various types of tumors. The purpose of this study was to prepare carboplatin-Fe@C-loaded chitosan nanoparticles with Fe@C as a magnetic core and to investigate efficacy of hyperthermia combined with chemotherapy for transplanted liver cancer in rats.

Clinical characteristics of remote Zeus robot-assisted laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a report of 40 cases.

Aim: To summarize the performing essentials and analyze the characteristics of remote Zeus robot-assisted laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Methods: Robot-assisted laparoscopic cholecystectomy was performed in 40 patients between May 2004 and July 2005. The operating procedures and a variety of clinical parameters were recorded and analyzed.

Zeus robot-assisted laparoscopic cholecystectomy in comparison with conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Background: The robotic surgical system overcomes many technological obstacles of conventional laparoscopic surgery, and possesses enormous clinical applied potential. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of Zeus robot-assisted laparoscopic cholecystectomy with conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Methods: Forty patients undergoing elective cholecystectomy were randomly divided into two groups.