1.Comparison of wear resistance of three kinds of glass ceramics and Wieland Zenostar zircona
Yuanyuan ZHOU ; Yaping ZHU ; Jiaojiao QIN ; Yiran LI ; Qingcui WU ; Chengkun WANG ; Shan JIAO
Journal of Jilin University(Medicine Edition) 2019;45(1):83-87
Objective:To explore the differences of wear resistance of three kinds of glass ceramics and Wieland Zenostar zircona (Zenostar) , and to clarify their influencing factors.Methods:Zenostar were made into flat-shaped specimens (zirconia base sample group) and hemisphere-shaped specimens (zirconia pair grinding group) .There kinds of glass ceramics IPS Empress (Empress) , IPS e.max CAD (e.max) , VITA Suprinity (Suprinty) were used as base specimens.Each group was exposed to UMT-2testing machine to simulate the clinical service.The wear depthes of base specimens were detected by laser confocal scanning.Scanning electron microscope (SEM) was used to evaluate the wear surfaces.Results:In zirconia base sample group, there were no significant differences in the maximum wear depthes to Zenostar between the three kinds of glass ceramics (P>0.05) .In zirconia pair grinding group, the maximum wear depthes ranked as follows:Zenostar group<e.max group≈Empress group<Suprinity group;there was no significant difference between e.max group and Empress group (P>0.05) , but there were significant differences between other groups (P<0.01) .The SEM results showed that the wearing surface of the Zenostar in zirconia base sample group was relatively smooth;whereas the wearing surface of Empress in zirconia pair grinding group was rougher with alarge area of clebris desquamation surface.Conclusion:The wear resistance of the three kinds of glass ceramics to Zenostar is related to the compositions and the chemical structures of materials.
2.Therapeutic efficacy of three bispecific antibodies on rheumatoid arthritis mice models.
Qingcui LI ; Xiaohui HAN ; Bing ZHOU ; Wenfei WANG ; Guiping REN ; Cuiyu SUN ; Qiang WU ; Yinhang YU ; Liming XU ; Qiuying WANG ; Jianying QI ; Yuquan WEI ; Hongwei CAO ; Junyan HAN ; Deshan LI
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2014;49(3):322-8
In order to obtain the lead compound for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), in this study, therapeutic efficacy of three bispecific antibodies (BsAB-1, BsAB-2 and BsAB-3) against both hIL-1beta and hIL-17 were compared on CIA model mice. First, by ELISA method we compared the binding capacity of the three bispecific antibodies to the two antigens. The results showed that all three antibodies could simultaneously bind both antigens, among these antibodies, BsAB-1 was superior over BsAB-2 and BsAB-3. CIA model was established with chicken type II collagen (CII) and developed RA-like symptoms such as ankle swelling, skin tight, hind foot skin hyperemia. The CIA mice were treated with three antibodies once every two days for total of 29 days. Compared with the CIA model mice, the RA-like symptoms of the antibody treated-mice significantly relieved, while the BsAB-1 treated-mice were almost recovered. CII antibody level in the serum and cytokines (IL-2, IL-1beta, IL-17A and TNF-alpha) expression in the spleen were examined. Compared with the CIA model mice, all three antibodies could significantly reduce CII antibody and cytokine expression levels. BsAB-1 antibody was more potent than BsAB-2 and BsAB-3. In summary, BsAB-1 is superior over BsAB-2 and BsAB-3 in amelioration of RA symptoms and regulation of CII antibody production and pro-inflammatory cytokine expression, therefore, BsAB-1 can be chosen as a lead compound for further development of drug candidate for treatment of RA.