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Nucleic Acids*

Nucleic acid detection technique has good sensitivity and specificity and is widely used in in vitro diagnosis, animal and plant commodity quarantine, forensic identification, and other fields. However, it is susceptible to carryover contamination during the operation and leads to false-positive results, which seriously affects the detection accuracy. Therefore, finding an effective solution to prevent and eliminate nucleic acid carryover contamination has become particularly urgent. This study compared several different methods for removing nucleic acid contamination and confirmed that sodium hypochlorite solution and PCRguard reagent could effectively eliminate nucleic acid carryover in the liquid and on surfaces of different materials. Besides, the combination of sodium hypochlorite solution and PCRguard can solve the nucleic acid aerosol contamination. This study proposes solutions for the routine prevention of carryover contamination and removal of aerosol that has occurred in molecular diagnostic laboratories.
Laboratories ; Nucleic Acids ; Pathology, Molecular

It has been known that ultraviolet B(UVB) light made an oxidative damage to lens proteins, lipids and nucleic acids to induce lens opacity. The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of bendazac lysine salt (Bendaline) tot the experimental cataract developed by UV irradiation. Forty rats were exposed to 0.1mW/cm2 of UVB radiation in the range 300-320 mm for 24 hours per day. Five control rats were not exposed UVB radiation. During the investigative period, we measured lens opacity with Scheimpflug camera every other week. Rats were divided into 9 groups according to the duration of UV radiation and initial time of bendazac lysine medication. Bendazac lysine was administered orally by 25mg/kg per day for 2 months. The opacities on anterior cortex, nucleus and posterior capsule began to appear 4 months after UVB irradiation. The longer duration of radiation, the more severe opacity of lens was observed, especially at the layers of posterior supranucleus, posterior cortex and posterior capsule and in the opacity area by retroillumination image. After UVB induced cataract was developed, the lens opacity was not changed nevertheless stop the UV irradiation. Lens opacity of bendazac lysine-treated groups was not severer than that of no medication groups. There were less opacities on 4 month irradiated group rather than 6 month irradiated group at the layers of nucleus and posterior cortex and in the opacity area. Anticataract action of bendazac lysine was effective in earlier cataract. In the group of bendazac lysine medication with UVB irradiation on same time, the prophylactic evidence of bendazac lysine was not observed.
Animals ; Cataract* ; Crystallins ; Lysine* ; Nucleic Acids ; Rats*

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) not only eliminate unwanted molecular components, but also carry molecular cargo essential for specific intercellular communication mechanisms. As the molecular characteristics and biogenetical mechanisms of heterogeneous EVs are different, many studies have attempted to purify and characterize EVs. In particular, exosomal molecules, including proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids, have been suggested as disease biomarkers or therapeutic targets in various diseases. However, several unresolved issues and challenges remain despite these promising results, including source variability before the isolation of exosomes from body fluids, the contamination of proteins during isolation, and methodological issues related to the purification of exosomes. This paper reviews the general characteristics of EVs, particularly microvesicles and exosomes, along with their physiological roles and contribution to the pathogenesis of major diseases, several widely used methods to isolate exosomes, and challenges in the development of disease biomarkers using the molecular contents of EVs isolated from body fluids.
Biomarkers* ; Body Fluids ; Exosomes ; Extracellular Vesicles* ; Nucleic Acids

One of the earliest methods used in the manufacture of stable and safe vaccines is the use of chemical and physical treatments to produce inactivated forms of pathogens. Although these types of vaccines have been successful in eliciting specific humoral immune responses to pathogen-associated immunogens, there is a large demand for the development of fast, safe, and effective vaccine manufacturing strategies. Radiation sterilization has been used to develop a variety of vaccine types, because it can eradicate chemical contaminants and penetrate pathogens to destroy nucleic acids without damaging the pathogen surface antigens. Nevertheless, irradiated vaccines have not widely been used at an industrial level because of difficulties obtaining the necessary equipment. Recent successful clinical trials of irradiated vaccines against pathogens and tumors have led to a reevaluation of radiation technology as an alternative method to produce vaccines. In the present article, we review the challenges associated with creating irradiated vaccines and discuss potential strategies for developing vaccines using radiation technology.
Antigens, Surface ; Immunity, Humoral ; Nucleic Acids ; Sterilization ; Vaccines*

OBJECTIVETo investigate the effect of blocking polypyrimidine complex binding to DNA site by using peptide nucleic acid (PNA) on γ-globin gene expression.

METHODSPYR-PNA, β-PNA and RS-PNA (random sequence-PNA) were designed and synthesized, then were transfected into K562 cells with the cationic liposome lipofectamine 2000 used as vector. The expression of γ-globin gene at both the transcriptional and translational level was detected by RT-PCR and the Western blot respectively at 24 h, 48 h and 72 h after transfection with PNAs.

RESULTSCompared with RS-PNA and control groups, the expression of γ-globin gene at mRNA and protein levels in PYR-PNA group was significantly up-regulated(P<0.05), especially at 48 h after tranfection, the levels of mRNA and protein in PYR-PNA group were increased by 2.0 and 2.5 times than those in control group, respectively.

CONCLUSIONPYR-PNA can significantly up-regulate the expression of γ-globin gene in K562 cells, this study may provide a new research idea for gene therapy of β-thalassemia.

The human microbiome is known to play an essential role in influencing host health. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have also been reported to act on a variety of signaling pathways, distally transport cellular components such as proteins, lipids, and nucleic acid, and have immunomodulatory effects. Here we shall review the current understanding of the intersectionality of the human microbiome and EVs in the emerging field of microbiota-derived EVs and their pharmacological potential. Microbes secrete several classes of EVs: outer membrane vesicles (OMVs), membrane vesicles (MVs), and apoptotic bodies. EV biogenesis is unique to each cell and regulated by sophisticated signaling pathways. EVs are primarily composed of lipids, proteins, nucleic acids, and recent evidence suggests they may also carry metabolites. These components interact with host cells and control various cellular processes by transferring their constituents. The pharmacological potential of microbiomederived EVs as vaccine candidates, biomarkers, and a smart drug delivery system is a promising area of future research. Therefore, it is necessary to elucidate in detail the mechanisms of microbiome-derived EV action in host health in a multi-disciplinary manner.
Biomarkers ; Drug Delivery Systems ; Extracellular Vesicles ; Membranes ; Microbiota ; Nucleic Acids

Cell-Free Nucleic Acids ; blood ; Female ; Humans ; Mosaicism ; Placenta ; Pregnancy

In this paper, a nucleic acid protein analyzer based on Lambert-Beer law and ultraviolet spectrophotometry is introduced, which is composed of ultraviolet monochromatic light generator, photoelectric signal detection module, vortex mixer, touch screen and embedded central controller. For ultra-micro measurement, a continuous-wavelength full-spectrum spectrophotometric detection circuit is designed in the hardware part. The transmitted light signal is collected by silicon photodiode, amplified and processed by subsequent circuit, and then transmitted to a single chip computer STM32F407VGT6 with CortexTM-M4 core after A/D conversion. The concentration and purity of nucleic acid protein are evaluated by assistant software detection algorithm. The instrument has the characteristics of compact size, flexible use, simple operation, high sensitivity and high detection efficiency. The experimental results show that the instrument has good sensitivity, repeatability and accuracy, and is suitable for the ultra-micro measurement of nucleic acid sample concentration, purity and protein concentration.
Algorithms ; Nucleic Acids/analysis* ; Proteins ; Software ; Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet

According to the characteristics of short time and large amount of samples for out of hospital emergency nucleic acid detection, this study introduces an out of hospital emergency nucleic acid detection cloud platform system, which realizes the functions of rapid identification of the detected person and one-to-one correspondence with the samples, and real-time upload of the detection results to Zhejiang Government service network for quick viewing and statistics, so as to complete the task of national nucleic acid screening efficiently and accurately that we must provide information support.
COVID-19 ; Cloud Computing ; Humans ; Nucleic Acids ; SARS-CoV-2