Detector location selection based on VIP analysis in near-infrared detection of dural hematoma

Detection of dural hematoma based on multi-channel near-infrared differential absorbance has the advantages of rapid and non-invasive detection. The location and number of detectors around the light source are critical for reducing the pathological characteristics of the prediction model on dural hematoma degree. Therefore, rational selection of detector numbers and their distances from the light source is very important. In this paper, a detector position screening method based on Variable Importance in the Projection (VIP) analysis is proposed. A preliminary modeling based on Partial Least Squares method (PLS) for the prediction of dural position μ_a was established using light absorbance information from 30 detectors located 2.0–5.0?cm from the light source with a 0.1?cm interval. The mean relative error (MRE) of the dural position μ_a prediction model was 4.08%. After VIP analysis, the number of detectors was reduced from 30 to 4 and the MRE of the dural position μ_a prediction was reduced from 4.08% to 2.06% after the reduction in detector numbers. The prediction model after VIP detector screening still showed good prediction of the epidural position μ_a. This study provided a new approach and important reference on the selection of detector location in near-infrared dural hematoma detection.     

Hand‐held,clinical dual mode ultrasound ‐ photoacoustic imaging of rat urinary bladder and its applications

Urinary bladder imaging is critical to diagnose urinary tract disorders, and bladder cancer. There is a great need for safe, non‐invasive, and sensitive imaging technique which enables bladder imaging. Photoacoustic imaging is a rapidly growing imaging technique for various biological applications. It can be combined with clinical ultrasound imaging system for hand‐held, dual modal ultrasound‐photoacoustic real‐time imaging. Structural (bladder wall) and functional (accretion of nanoparticles) bladder imaging is shown here with combined ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging in rats. Photoacoustic images of bladder wall is shown using black ink as the contrast agent. Chicken tissues were stacked on the abdomen of the animal to demonstrate the feasibility of photoacoustic imaging till a depth of 2 cm. Also, the feasibility of photoacoustic imaging for a common bladder disorder, vesicoureteral reflux is studied using urinary tract mimicking phantom. It is also shown that a clinical ultrasound system can be used for photoacoustic imaging of non‐invasive clearance study of gold nanorods from circulation by monitoring the gradual accumulation of the gold nanorods in the bladder. The time taken for accumulation of nanorods in the bladder can be used as an indicator of the clearance rate of the nanoparticle circulation from the body.      

2型糖尿病患者代谢清除率与血清游离脂肪酸的相关性

目的:探讨2型糖尿病(type 2 diabetes mellitus,T2DM)患者代谢清除率(metabolic clearance rate,MCR)与血清游离脂肪酸(nonesterified fatty acid,NEFA)、甘油三酯(triglyceride,TG)和胆固醇的相关性。方法:选择2014年10月至2016年12月我院收治的127例T2DM患者,测量患者身高、体重,并计算身体质量指数(BMI),进行口服糖耐量试验、胰岛素释放试验,检测血清脂质的水平。将T2DM患者按MCR值分为低MCR组(63例)、高MCR组(64例),比较两组间临床指标的差异,评价MCR、HOMA-IR与变量间的相关性。结果:T2DM患者BMI、TG、空腹血糖和糖化血红蛋白(Hb A1C)均高于参考值;T2DM患者低MCR组Hb A1C、空腹血糖、总胆固醇(total cholesterol,TC)、TG、低密度脂蛋白胆固醇(LDL-C)和NEFA明显升高(P0.05),高密度脂蛋白胆固醇(HDL-C)明显降低(P0.05);相关分析显示:MCR与HDL-C呈显著正相关(P0.05,r=0.215),与TC、TG、LDL-C、Hb A1C、NEFA均呈显著负相关(P0.05;r=-0.191,-0.380,-0.216,-0.587,-0.356)。结论:2型糖尿病患者MCR降低,与Hb A1C与血清NEFA水平呈负相关。MCR不仅能评价胰岛素抵抗,而且能反映机体糖脂代谢水平。     

Hematopoietic cells as site of first-pass catabolism after subcutaneous dosing and contributors to systemic clearance of a monoclonal antibody in mice

The neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) has been demonstrated to contribute to a high bioavailability of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). In this study, we explored the cellular sites of FcRn-mediated protection after subcutaneous (SC) and intravenous (IV) administration. SC absorption and IV disposition kinetics of a mAb were studied in hFcRn transgenic (Tg) bone marrow chimeric mice in which hFcRn was restricted to radioresistant cells or hematopoietic cells. SC bioavailabilities close to 90% were observed in hFcRn Tg mice and chimeric mice with hFcRn expression in hematopoietic cells, whereas SC bioavailabilities were markedly lower when FcRn was missing in hematopoietic cells. Our study demonstrates: 1) FcRn in radiosensitive hematopoietic cells is required for high SC bioavailability, indicating first-pass catabolism after SC administration by hematopoietic cells; 2) FcRn-mediated transcytosis or recycling by radioresistent cells is not required for high SC bioavailability; and 3) after IV administration hematopoietic and radioresistent cells contribute about equally to clearance of the mAb. A pharmacokinetic model was devised to describe a mixed elimination via radioresistent and hematopoietic cells from vascular and extravascular compartments, respectively. Overall, the study indicates a relevant role of hematopoietic cells for first-pass clearance of mAbs after SC administration and confirms their role in the overall clearance of mAbs.     

In Vivo Assessment of Dopamine Uptake in Rat Medial Prefrontal Cortex: Comparison with Dorsal Striatum and Nucleus Accumbens

Abstract: In vivo electrochemistry was used to characterize dopamine clearance in the medial prefrontal cortex and to compare it with clearance in the dorsal striatum and nucleus accumbens. When calibrated amounts of dopamine were pressure-ejected into the cortex from micropipettes adjacent to the recording electrodes, transient and reproducible dopamine signals were detected. The local application of the selective uptake inhibitors GBR-12909, desipramine, and fluoxetine before the application of dopamine indicated that at the lower recording depths examined (2.5–5.0 mm below the brain surface), locally applied dopamine was cleared from the extracellular space primarily by the dopamine transporter. The norepinephrine transporter played a greater role at the more superficial recording sites (0.5–2.25 mm below the brain surface). To compare clearance of dopamine in the medial prefrontal cortex (deeper sites only), striatum, and nucleus accumbens, varying amounts of dopamine were locally applied in all three regions of individual animals. The signals recorded from the cortex were of greater amplitude and longer time course than those recorded from the striatum or accumbens (per picomole of dopamine applied), indicating less efficient dopamine uptake in the medial prefrontal cortex. The fewer number of transporters in the medial prefrontal cortex may be responsible, in part, for this difference, although other factors may also be involved. These results are consistent with the hypothesis that regulation of dopaminergic function is unique in the medial prefrontal cortex.     

Pharmacokinetic Analysis of Free Radicals by in vivo BCM (Blood Circulation Monitoring)-ESR Method

In pharmacokinetic studies, a variety of analytical method including radioisotopic detection and HPLC (high performance liquid chromatography) has been used. In the present investigation, we developed in vivo BCM (Blood Circulation Monitoring)-ESR method, which is a new technique with a conventional X-band ESR spectrometer for observing stable free radicals in the circulating blood of living rats under anaesthesia. Both 5-(PROXYL derivatives) and 6-(TEMPO derivatives) membered nitroxide spin probes with various types of substituent functional group were used. After physicochemical properties of the spin probes such as hyperfine coupling constant (A-value), g-value and partition coefficient as well as chemical stability of the compounds in the fresh blood were obtained, the in vivo BCM-ESR method was performed in normal rats. Several pharmacokinetic parameters such as half-life of the probes, distribution volume, total body clearance and mean residence time were obtained and discussed in terms of their chemical structures. In addition, clearance of a spin probe was related to the urine concentration. The BCM-ESR method was found to be very useful to observe free radicals at the real time. By time-dependent ESR signal decay of spin probes, pharmacokinetic parameters were obtained.     

胃粘膜血流量对大鼠胃粘膜适应性细胞保护作用的影响

采用氢气清除法测定胃粘膜血流量,观察大鼠胃内灌洗低浓度盐酸酒精后灌注高浓度盐酸酒精（０．６ｍｏｌ／ＬＨＣｌ＋１５％ＥｔＯＨ）对ＧＭＢＦ和胃粘膜损害的影响。以及ＧＭＢＦ在适应性细胞保护中的作用。结果如下：（１）先用低浓度盐酸酒精作为弱刺激灌注随之以高浓度盐酸酒精作为强刺激灌注,引起胃粘膜适应性保护现象,它表现为：大体操作和损伤深度分别比单独泊组减少４７．０９％和４４．５７％应性现象,它表现为：大体损     

Calcium-dependent antigen binding as a novel modality for antibody recycling by endosomal antigen dissociation

The pH-dependent antigen binding antibody, termed a recycling antibody, has recently been reported as an attractive type of second-generation engineered therapeutic antibody. A recycling antibody can dissociate antigen in the acidic endosome, and thus bind to its antigen multiple times. As a consequence, a recycling antibody can neutralize large amounts of antigen in plasma. Because this approach relies on histidine residues to achieve pH-dependent antigen binding, which could limit the epitopes that can be targeted and affect the rate of antigen dissociation in the endosome, we explored an alternative approach for generating recycling antibodies. Since calcium ion concentration is known to be lower in endosome than in plasma, we hypothesized that an antibody with antigen-binding properties that are calcium-dependent could be used as recycling antibody. Here, we report a novel anti-interleukin-6 receptor (IL-6R) antibody, identified from a phage library that binds to IL-6R only in the presence of a calcium ion. Thermal dynamics and a crystal structure study revealed that the calcium ion binds to the heavy chain CDR3 region (HCDR3), which changes and possibly stabilizes the structure of HCDR3 to make it bind to antigen calcium dependently (PDB 5AZE). In vitro and in vivo studies confirmed that this calcium-dependent antigen-binding antibody can dissociate its antigen in the endosome and accelerate antigen clearance from plasma, making it a novel approach for generating recycling antibody.     

糖适平对2 型糖尿病合并糖尿病肾病4 期患者血糖、肌酐清除率及尿蛋白水平的影响

目的:探讨糖适平对2型糖尿病合并糖尿病肾病4期患者血糖、肌酐清除率及尿蛋白水平的影响。方法:选择我院收治的2型糖尿病合并糖尿病肾病4期患者100例,按照用药情况分为糖适平实验组和胰岛素对照组,每组50例。对照组患者给予预混人胰岛素及阿卡波糖片,实验组患者给予糖适平及阿卡波糖片。比较治疗前后两组患者空腹血糖(FBG)、肌酐清除率(CCr)、血清肌酐(SCr)、血尿素氮(BUN)及24小时尿蛋白定量(24 h Upro)水平的变化情况。结果:与治疗前相比,两组患者治疗后空腹血糖、血清肌酐、血尿素氮及24小时尿蛋白定量、肌酐清除率均明显改善,差异具有统计学意义(P0.05),但实验组与对照组比较差异无统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:糖适平对2型糖尿病合并糖尿病肾病4期患者无药物积蓄问题,用于治疗2型糖尿病合并糖尿病肾病4期安全有效。     

A laboratory study of feeding and assimilation in Euchlanis dilatata lucksiana

Feeding of Euchlanis dilatata lucksiana, a brachionid rotifer isolated from the Loosdrecht Lakes (The Netherlands), was examined in the laboratory using ¹⁴C-labelled food. The gut-filling time at a food concentration of 9.6 µg C ml^–1 was about 15 minutes. Animals which were fed on 3 size fractions of the lake seston (< 7 µm, 7–15 µm, and 15–33 µm) showed a clear preference (Jacobs' selectivity index) for the largest size fraction. This fraction was composed predominantly of filamentous cyanobacteria. For animals weighing 0.37–0.49 µm C ind.^–1 the daily ration (daily food consumption per unit body weight × 100) ranged from 50 to 100% at food levels of 2 mg C l^–1 and below, but increased to 150–250% at food concentrations of 5 mg C l^–1 and above. The assimilation efficiency was 100% up to 5 mg C l^–1 of food, but decreased to about 80% at higher food levels.