Objective The objective of this study was to explore the expression of miRNA-124(miR-124)and its correlation with E-cadherin and androgen receptor(AR)in triple-negative breast cancer(TNBC).Methods The expression of miR-124 was detected by RT-PCR in TNBC tissues and adjacent normal breast tissues.The expression of E-cadherin and AR in TNBC was detected by immunohistochemistry.Results The expression of miR-124 in TNBC tissues was significantly correlated with histological grade and the expression of E-cadherin(P<0.05),and the expression of miR-124 in TNBC tissues was significantly lower than that in adjacent normal breast tissues.No correlation was found between miR-124 and AR in TNBC tissues(P>0.05).Conclusion In TNBC,miR-124 may play an anti-tumor effect by modulating the expression of E-cadherin.

ObjectiveTo investigate the role of reducing the door-to-needle time for patients with acute ischemic stroke based on the quality improvement program of PDCA cycle.MethodsConsecutive patients with acute ischemic stroke admitted to hospital were registered prospectively from January 1, 2016 to September 30, 2016.Questionnaires and time tracking method were used to investigate the door-to-needle (DNT) and its influencing factors.PDCA cycle method was used to improve the stroke channel workflow and the changing trend of DNT was analyzed.ResultsA total of 71 patients with acute ischemic stroke were enrolled.After 3 PDCA cycles, DNT (median, interquartile range) from 100.0 min (65.5-127.0 min) reduced to58.0 min (45.5-80.0 min) (Z=11.689, P<0.001), the proportion of the patients with DNT ≤60 min increased from 19.05% to 60.00% (χ2=7.893, P=0.019).Conclusions The quality improvement program of PDCA cycle may effectively reduce the time of DNT in patients with acute ischemic stroke.

We produced high pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 haemagglutinin protein HA1 in recombinant Pichia pastoris in a 10 L fermentor, to establish a high-density cell fermentation method. We studied the effects of different factors such as culture temperature, induced temperature, methanol feeding methods, trace elements on the growth of Pichia pastoris, the yield and the biologic activity of recombinant HA1 protein. The culture temperature in pre-induced and induced stage were optimized at 25 degrees C to adapt cell growth and recombinant protein expression, and induced temperature at 25 degrees C also resulted in higher biologic activity of rHA1 than at 30 degrees C. The binding activity of rHA1 against a wide-spectrum neutralizing antibody was susceptible to the presence of any trace elements, although trace elements would essentially benefit for the cell fermentation. As a conclusion, the expression level of rHA1 produced with optimized fermentation process reached 120 mg/L, which was 10.5 times higher than the one produced in regular shaking flask. The resultant high-density cell fermentation can likely produce rHA1 of H5N1 in large scale.
Fermentation ; Hemagglutinins, Viral ; biosynthesis ; genetics ; Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype ; genetics ; metabolism ; Pichia ; genetics ; metabolism ; Recombinant Proteins ; biosynthesis

Objective:To investigate the prognostic value of metabolic parameters of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose ( 18F-FDG) positron emission computed tomography/computed tomography(PET/CT) in advanced non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC) treated with first-line immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) combined with chemotherapy. Methods:A retrospective study was conducted to evaluate patients with advanced NSCLC who underwent baseline PET/CT before treatment at the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University from 2019 to 2021. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to determine the cut-offs for metabolic parameters of PET/CT, including total metabolic tumor volume (TMTV), total lesion glycolysis (TLG), and maximum standard uptake value (SUV max). Kaplan-Meier method, Log-rank test, and Cox regression model were used to calculate the overall survival (OS) and the progression-free survival(PFS). Results:A total of 44 patients were enrolled. Univariate analysis showed that the factors influencing PFS were TMTV and the number of metastatic sites ( χ2=4.19, 11.28, P<0.05) and the factors influencing OS were TMTV and TLG ( χ2=14.96, 6.05, P<0.05). Multivariate analysis suggested that number of metastatic sites was an independent prognostic marker for PFS ( P=0.011) and TMTV was an independent prognostic marker for OS ( P=0.038). Conclusions:TMTV is a prognostic indicator of OS while the number of metastatic sites is a prognostic indicator of PFS in advanced NSCLC patients who received first-line ICI combined with chemotherapy, but further prospective studies are needed.