1.DWI in differential diagnosis between dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumors and low-grade glioma
Lei HAN ; Huixian SHI ; Song'an SHANG ; Jing YE ; Qingrun LI ; Hongri CHEN ; Hongying ZHANG
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2019;18(8):768-771
Clinical and imaging data of 11 patients with dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumors (DNET) and 15 patients with low-grade glioma (LGG) admitted in Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital were analyzed retrospectively.Routine MRI scan,diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) and enhanced scan were performed.The workstation automatically generated apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps and then to obtain ADC values of the tumor parenchymal area and the contralateral normal reference area.Relative tumor/reference ADC values (rADC) were also calculated.The ADC values of parenchymal regions of tumor and contralateral normal reference areas and the rADC between DNET and LGG were compared.There was significant difference in age distribution between the two groups [(16.6± 13.1) vs.(43.0± 19.2) years,t=3.938,P<0.01].Six out of 11 DNET cases and none of 15 LGG cases were cuneiform or fan-shaped (P<0.01);5/11 DNET and 0/15 LGG showed circular high signal in fluid attenuated inversion recovery-T2 weighted imaging (T2FLAIR) sequence (P<0.01),while there no significant differences in intracapsular segmentation,peritumor edema and mass effect,enhancement,and skull compression between two groups (all P>0.05).The ADC values of tumor parenchymal regions in both groups were significantly higher than those in contralateral reference regions (both P<0.01),the rADC of DNET was significantly higher than that of LGG (P<0.01).It is difficult to identify DNET and LGG by conventional image morphology,however the rADC value of DNET in DWI is significantly higher than that of LGG,and can provide important reference for differential diagnosis between them.
2.Identification of broadly neutralizing antibody against SARS-CoV-2
Xiuting CHEN ; Yizhen WANG ; Huixian SHANG ; Siling WANG ; Zizheng ZHENG
Chinese Journal of Immunology 2024;40(4):693-697
Objective:To identify XMA09,a broadly neutralizing antibody against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavi-rus 2(SARS-CoV-2),and to explore the potential mechanism of XMA09 to broadly neutralize variants of SARS-CoV-2,so as to pro-vide a reference for vaccine design and broadly neutralizing antibody screening against SARS-CoV-2.Methods:XMA09 protein was expressed and purified by ExpiCHO expression system and Protein A chromatography column.The key amino acid sites on receptor binding domain(RBD)recognized by XMA09 were identified by Cryo-EM,and the affinity of XMA09 to Spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 and its variants was detected by indirect ELISA and Surface Plasmon Resonance(SPR).The pseudovirus neutralization assay based on vesicular stomatitis virus(VSV)was used to detect the neutralization ability of XMA09 to wild-type and variants of SARS-CoV-2.Results:In this study,it was found that the epitopes recognized by XMA09 were conservative,who has an excellent binding ability to Spike protein of many kinds of variants,and could neutralize the variants of concern(VOCs),including the widespread BA.4/5.Conclusion:XMA09 is a broadly neutralizing antibody,which has the potential to be used as a therapeutic antibody against SARS-CoV-2,and can provide reference for broad-spectrum vaccine design and antibody drug development against SARS-CoV-2.