To apply an individualized oncological approach to gastric cancer patients,the accurate diagnosis of disease entities is required.Peritoneal metastasis is the most frequent mode of metastasis in gastric cancer,and the...To apply an individualized oncological approach to gastric cancer patients,the accurate diagnosis of disease entities is required.Peritoneal metastasis is the most frequent mode of metastasis in gastric cancer,and the tumor-node-metastasis classification includes cytological detection of intraperitoneal cancer cells as part of the staging process,denoting metastatic disease.The accuracy of cytological diagnosis leaves room for improvement;therefore,highly sensitive molecular diagnostics,such as an enzyme immunoassay,reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction,and virusguided imaging,have been developed to detect minute cancer cells in the peritoneal cavity.Molecular targeting therapy has also been spun off from basic research in the past decade.Although conventional cytologyis still the mainstay,novel approaches could serve as practical complementary diagnostics to cytology in near future.展开更多
While hepatitis B virus(HBV)screening relies on hepatitis B surface antigen to confirm HBV infection since the early days of hepatitis B disease management,hepatitis C virus(HCV)infection screening is based on anti-HC...While hepatitis B virus(HBV)screening relies on hepatitis B surface antigen to confirm HBV infection since the early days of hepatitis B disease management,hepatitis C virus(HCV)infection screening is based on anti-HCV testing which does not discriminate active from past infection.Thus to confirm infection HCV RNA testing has been required;recently a HCV core antigen assay became widely commercially available which could serve to confirm infection.That assay is less sensitive than current HCV RNA assays,but as more than 50%of anti-HCV positive persons will be HCV core antigen positive,HCV core antigen testing can be a cost effective and reflex test to confirm HCV infection in anti-HCV positive individuals and will be easier as it can be applied on the same platform.For treatment monitoring,more data need to be generated,but the early data available at present suggest that HCV core antigen may be an alternative to HCV RNA monitoring.With direct antivirals,HCV core antigen could even be superior to HCV RNA testing,as direct antivirals might already prevent virus formation when HCV core antigen is still produced and thereby correlates better with eventual viral clearance.展开更多
The plasmid PE which harbored the whole hexon-encoding gene of egg drop syndrome virus(EDSV) was identified and the hexon protein gene was obtained from it by restriction endonucleases.The gene was then directionally ...The plasmid PE which harbored the whole hexon-encoding gene of egg drop syndrome virus(EDSV) was identified and the hexon protein gene was obtained from it by restriction endonucleases.The gene was then directionally inserted into the PphI/KpnI sites of pQE32 and fused with the 6×His gene.This recombinant plasmid was transformed into E.coli M15 for expression and induced with IPTG.It was demonstrated by SDS-PAGE and Western blot that one expressed protein,110kD in size,could be specifically recognized by polyclonal anti-EDSV serum.The objective product was principally soluble and accounted for 21% of the total cellular proteins.The protein was used to detect the existence of antiEDSV IgG in 41 clinical chicken sera by agar diffusion test,and the result was in accordance with that when EDSV was used as antigen.These results showed that the expressed hexon recombinant protein can be used as diagnostic antigen of EDSV.展开更多
目的:血清游离轻链(free light chain,FLC)在多种疾病中表达异常,但其在肺癌中的表达尚不清楚,本研究旨在探讨血清FLC在肺癌中的表达及诊断价值。方法:选取2021年1至12月湖南师范大学附属湘东医院收治的80例肺癌患者作为肺癌组,另选取...目的:血清游离轻链(free light chain,FLC)在多种疾病中表达异常,但其在肺癌中的表达尚不清楚,本研究旨在探讨血清FLC在肺癌中的表达及诊断价值。方法:选取2021年1至12月湖南师范大学附属湘东医院收治的80例肺癌患者作为肺癌组,另选取同时期的80例健康体检人员作为对照组。收集所有参与者的一般资料、血清κFLC和λFLC水平;收集肺癌组患者住院期间的相关临床指标[血清癌胚抗原(carcinoembryonic antigen,CEA)、细胞角蛋白-19片段抗原(cytokeratin fragment antigen 21-1,CYFRA21-1)水平,以及肿瘤直径、组织学分型、TNM分期、是否有淋巴结转移]。比较肺癌组和对照组血清FLC[κFLC、λFLC、FLC(κ+λ)]的表达水平。将80例肺癌患者按性别、年龄、吸烟史、肿瘤直径、TNM分期、组织学分型、淋巴结转移进行分组,比较组间血清κFLC、λFLC表达水平的差异。采用受试者操作特征(receiver operating characteristic,ROC)曲线评价血清FLC水平单独及联合其他指标在肺癌中的诊断价值。结果:肺癌组血清FLC(κ+λ)、κFLC表达水平均显著高于对照组,差异均有统计学意义(均P<0.001);而2组间血清λFLC表达水平的差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。不同肿瘤直径、组织学分型、TNM分期的肺癌血清κFLC表达水平差异均无统计学意义(均P>0.05);但是,有淋巴结转移的肺癌患者血清κFLC水平高于无淋巴结转移的肺癌患者,且差异有统计学意义(P=0.033)。不同肿瘤直径、组织学分型肺癌患者的血清λFLC表达水平差异均无统计学意义(均P>0.05);但是,TNM分期III期+IV期、有淋巴结转移的肺癌患者血清λFLC表达水平分别高于TNM分期I期+II期、无淋巴结转移的肺癌患者,差异均有统计学意义(分别P=0.033,P=0.019)。κFLC、CEA诊断肺癌的曲线下面积(area under the curve,AUC)差异无统计学意义(P=0.333)。在2项联合诊断肺癌的指标中,κFLC+CYFRA21-1的诊断效能(AUC=0.875)�展开更多
基金Supported by Grants from Ministry of Education,Science,and Culture,Japan(to Kagawa S)and JSPS KAKENHI,No.23591932
文摘To apply an individualized oncological approach to gastric cancer patients,the accurate diagnosis of disease entities is required.Peritoneal metastasis is the most frequent mode of metastasis in gastric cancer,and the tumor-node-metastasis classification includes cytological detection of intraperitoneal cancer cells as part of the staging process,denoting metastatic disease.The accuracy of cytological diagnosis leaves room for improvement;therefore,highly sensitive molecular diagnostics,such as an enzyme immunoassay,reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction,and virusguided imaging,have been developed to detect minute cancer cells in the peritoneal cavity.Molecular targeting therapy has also been spun off from basic research in the past decade.Although conventional cytologyis still the mainstay,novel approaches could serve as practical complementary diagnostics to cytology in near future.
文摘While hepatitis B virus(HBV)screening relies on hepatitis B surface antigen to confirm HBV infection since the early days of hepatitis B disease management,hepatitis C virus(HCV)infection screening is based on anti-HCV testing which does not discriminate active from past infection.Thus to confirm infection HCV RNA testing has been required;recently a HCV core antigen assay became widely commercially available which could serve to confirm infection.That assay is less sensitive than current HCV RNA assays,but as more than 50%of anti-HCV positive persons will be HCV core antigen positive,HCV core antigen testing can be a cost effective and reflex test to confirm HCV infection in anti-HCV positive individuals and will be easier as it can be applied on the same platform.For treatment monitoring,more data need to be generated,but the early data available at present suggest that HCV core antigen may be an alternative to HCV RNA monitoring.With direct antivirals,HCV core antigen could even be superior to HCV RNA testing,as direct antivirals might already prevent virus formation when HCV core antigen is still produced and thereby correlates better with eventual viral clearance.
文摘The plasmid PE which harbored the whole hexon-encoding gene of egg drop syndrome virus(EDSV) was identified and the hexon protein gene was obtained from it by restriction endonucleases.The gene was then directionally inserted into the PphI/KpnI sites of pQE32 and fused with the 6×His gene.This recombinant plasmid was transformed into E.coli M15 for expression and induced with IPTG.It was demonstrated by SDS-PAGE and Western blot that one expressed protein,110kD in size,could be specifically recognized by polyclonal anti-EDSV serum.The objective product was principally soluble and accounted for 21% of the total cellular proteins.The protein was used to detect the existence of antiEDSV IgG in 41 clinical chicken sera by agar diffusion test,and the result was in accordance with that when EDSV was used as antigen.These results showed that the expressed hexon recombinant protein can be used as diagnostic antigen of EDSV.
文摘目的:血清游离轻链(free light chain,FLC)在多种疾病中表达异常,但其在肺癌中的表达尚不清楚,本研究旨在探讨血清FLC在肺癌中的表达及诊断价值。方法:选取2021年1至12月湖南师范大学附属湘东医院收治的80例肺癌患者作为肺癌组,另选取同时期的80例健康体检人员作为对照组。收集所有参与者的一般资料、血清κFLC和λFLC水平;收集肺癌组患者住院期间的相关临床指标[血清癌胚抗原(carcinoembryonic antigen,CEA)、细胞角蛋白-19片段抗原(cytokeratin fragment antigen 21-1,CYFRA21-1)水平,以及肿瘤直径、组织学分型、TNM分期、是否有淋巴结转移]。比较肺癌组和对照组血清FLC[κFLC、λFLC、FLC(κ+λ)]的表达水平。将80例肺癌患者按性别、年龄、吸烟史、肿瘤直径、TNM分期、组织学分型、淋巴结转移进行分组,比较组间血清κFLC、λFLC表达水平的差异。采用受试者操作特征(receiver operating characteristic,ROC)曲线评价血清FLC水平单独及联合其他指标在肺癌中的诊断价值。结果:肺癌组血清FLC(κ+λ)、κFLC表达水平均显著高于对照组,差异均有统计学意义(均P<0.001);而2组间血清λFLC表达水平的差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。不同肿瘤直径、组织学分型、TNM分期的肺癌血清κFLC表达水平差异均无统计学意义(均P>0.05);但是,有淋巴结转移的肺癌患者血清κFLC水平高于无淋巴结转移的肺癌患者,且差异有统计学意义(P=0.033)。不同肿瘤直径、组织学分型肺癌患者的血清λFLC表达水平差异均无统计学意义(均P>0.05);但是,TNM分期III期+IV期、有淋巴结转移的肺癌患者血清λFLC表达水平分别高于TNM分期I期+II期、无淋巴结转移的肺癌患者,差异均有统计学意义(分别P=0.033,P=0.019)。κFLC、CEA诊断肺癌的曲线下面积(area under the curve,AUC)差异无统计学意义(P=0.333)。在2项联合诊断肺癌的指标中,κFLC+CYFRA21-1的诊断效能(AUC=0.875)�
