Serum exosome-derived biomarkers for the early detection of oral squamous cell carcinoma

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry - Blood exosomes help regulate communication between tumour cells, moderating their behaviour. We sought to determine the protein content in serum exosomes...     

FUS Regulates Activity of MicroRNA-Mediated Gene Silencing

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Importance of PNO1 for growth and survival of urinary bladder carcinoma: Role in core‐regulatory circuitry

PNO1 (partner of Nob1) was known as a RNA‐binding protein in humans, and its ortholog PNO1 was reported to participate ribosome and proteasome biogenesis in yeasts. Yet there have been few studies about its functions in mammalian cells, and so far its role in human cells has never been reported, especially in urinary bladder cancer (UBC).We interrogated the cellular functions and clinical significance of PNO1 in, and its molecular mechanism through microarrays and bioinformatics analysis. Our findings support that PNO1 participates in promoting proliferation and colonogenesis, while reducing apoptosis of UBC cells, and is also predicted to be associated with the migration and metastasis of UBC PNO1 knockdown (KD) attenuated the tumorigenesis ability of UBC in mouse. PNO1 KD led to the altered expression of 1543 genes that are involved in a number of signalling pathways, biological functions and regulation networks. CD44, PTGS2, cyclin D1, CDK1, IL‐8, FRA1, as well as mTOR, p70 S6 kinase, p38 and Caspase‐3 proteins were all down‐regulated in PNO1 KD cells, suggesting the involvement of PNO1 in inflammatory responses, cell cycle regulation, chemotaxis, cell growth and proliferation, apoptosis, cell migration and invasiveness. This study will enhance our understanding of the molecular mechanism of UBC and may eventually provide novel targets for individualized cancer therapy.     

表达H3N2亚型猪流感病毒血凝素蛋白的重组腺病毒在猪体内的免疫试验

摘要:【目的】本研究旨在评价表达H3N2亚型猪流感病毒血凝素蛋白的重组腺病毒在猪体内的免疫效果。【方法】以10-8 TCID50、2×10-8 TCID50和4×10-8 TCID50的剂量经肌肉注射接种后2到6周每周检测血凝抑制（HI）抗体;比较肌肉注射、滴鼻、灌胃三种接种途径对仔猪免疫效果的影响,并通过攻毒保护试验进一步考察重组腺病毒rAd-HA-GFP在猪体内的免疫效力。【结果】以不同的剂量分别经肌肉注射免疫后, HI抗体水平与接种剂量呈正相关。三种接种途径均能刺激仔猪产生特异性抗体,肌肉注射组的HI抗体要高于其他两组,差异显著（P<0.01）。通过滴鼻和肌注注射方式进行攻毒后,阴性对照组仔猪在攻毒2d后出现体温升高、打喷嚏、咳嗽、流鼻液、精神沉郁、体重减轻等症状;而各免疫组仔猪未观察到明显的临床症状,各免疫组的病毒分离率也明显低于阴性对照组。【结论】重组腺病毒rAd-HA-GFP诱导的HI抗体达到1:320可以有效抵抗H3N2亚型猪流感病毒的侵袭,可以作为候选疫苗株。     

跨膈压测定及其影响因素的观察

介绍一种跨膈压测定的方法,并通过对8例正常人及9例慢性阻塞性肺病患者跨膈压(Pdi)的测定,观察了气囊充气量、气囊位置及测定体位对Pdi测定值的影响。结果显示:食道测压气囊和胃测压气囊充气量分别以0.2和0.5ml为宜;食道气囊放置在测压导管远端离鼻孔35～45cm时测得的食道负压(Pe)最低,且较稳定;Pe、胃压及Pdi测定值均随体位改变而有所不同。     

Transgenic soybean plants expressing Spb18S dsRNA exhibit enhanced resistance to the soybean pod borer Leguminivora glycinivorella (Lepidoptera: Olethreutidae)

The soybean pod borer [SPB; Leguminivora glycinivorella (Mats.) Obraztsov] is a major soybean pest in northeastern Asia. A useful method for addressing this problem is the generation of transgenic plants producing double‐stranded RNA (dsRNA) that target essential insect genes. In this study, we confirmed that 18S ribosomal RNA is critical for SPB development. Downregulated Spb18S expression induced by dsRNA injection increased larval mortality rates and resulted in early pupation. We also assessed whether Spb18S is silenced in SPB larvae fed on transgenic soybean expressing Spb18S dsRNA. Transgenic plants downregulated Spb18S expression levels and second‐instar larval survival rates. Moreover, such plants were less damaged by SPB larvae than control plants under field conditions.