1.Oxidized meosporous carbon nanospheres as carriers for paclitaxel
Huan WANG ; Lan SHE ; Linzhao WANG ; Zhiqiang MA ; Xinrong ZHANG ; Feng YANG
Journal of Pharmaceutical Practice 2015;(2):114-118
Objective To prepare oxidized mesoporous carbon nanospheres and investigate potential application as drug delivery carriers for paclitaxel .Methods Physicochemical properties such as morphology ,diameter ,pore diameter and pore volume were characterized .Drug‐loading capacity was measured and drug release behavior in vitro was investigated by dialysis method .In vitro antitumour effect was evaluated by CCK‐8 methods .Results The synthesized oxidized mesoporous carbon nanospheres had an average diameter of 140 nm ,Zeta potential of -36 mV ,high specific surface area of 704.63 m2/g ,high drug‐loading capacity of 45 .6% .Conclusion Oxidized mesoporous carbon nanospheres have promising application in anti‐cancer drug delivery system .
2.Cuprous oxide nanoparticles effect on the epithelial-mesenchymal transition of B16 cells
Xiangui LI ; Jieqiong ZHAN ; Xinfang LI ; Lan SHE ; Zhiqiang MA ; Linhong SUN ; Feng YANG
Journal of Pharmaceutical Practice 2017;35(3):233-237
Objective To research the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) effects of cuprous oxide nanoparticles (CONPs) on melanoma.Methods Cuprous oxide nanoparticles were prepared hydrothermally.The B16 cells were cultured with cuprous oxide nanoparticlesat different concentrations (5,25,50 μg/ml).The changes of the morphology of the B16 cell were observed under the inverted microscope.The effects of CONPs on B16 cell migration ability were detected through the Wound healing assay and the Transwell assay.Then cell immunofluorescence and western blotting were used to test the EMT related molecular markers, including E-cadherin, N-cadherin, Cytokeratin, and Vimentin.Results The synthesized cuprous oxide nanoparticles distribute uniformly with a diameter of 40 nm.Our study indicated that CONPs inhibited the EMT of B16 cell.A conversion process was discovered in this study.In B16 cells, CONPs inhibited B16 cell migration, promoted the expression of E-cadherin, Cytokeratin and Desmoplakin, while the expression of N-cadherin and Vimentin was repressed in protein level.Conclusion Cuprous oxide nanoparticles can significantly restrain the invasion and metastasis of melanoma cells and inhabit the EMT of B16 cells.
3.Clinical analysis of lymphocytic thyroiditis coexistent with papillary thyroid carcinoma
Shixu WANG ; Zhiqiang SHE ; Changming AN ; Xiwei ZHANG ; Zhengjiang LI ; Pingzhang TANG
Chinese Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 2016;51(4):277-281
Objective To analyse the clinical features and treatment strategies of papillary thyroid carcinoma(PTC) coexistent with lymphocytic thyroiditis (LT).Methods A total of 292 patients including 25 males and 267 females with LT and thyroid nodules treated in the department of head and neck surgery between Sep 2011 and Sep 2014 was analysed retrospectively and divided into two groups according to pathological results,of them 262 patients,with a median age of 47 years old,were LT with PTC and 30 patients,with a median age of 54 years old,were LT with benign nodules.Among 262 patients having LT with PTC,259 were diagnosed as having malignant or suspicious malignant nodules and 3 having benign nodules with ultrasound before surgery,98 cases were considered multifocal malignant nodules by preoperative ultrasound,and 112 cases were positive in cervical lymph nodes,including bilateral positive in 37 cases.Of 30 patients having LT with benign nodules,14 were diagnosed malignant or suspicious malignant nodules and 16 benign nodules.Results The mean age in 262 patients with PTC was less significantly than that in 30 patients with benign nodules (P < 0.05).Ultrasound showed a high proportion of calcification and microcalcification in patients with PTC (34%) compared to patients with benign nodules (13 %) (P < O.05).There were not significant differences in the mean levels of serum thyroid stimulating hormone(TSH) (2.80 vs 2.99 mU/L,P =0.233),thyroglobulin(TG) (27.14 vs 18.60 μg/L,P =0.747),and anti-thyroglobulin antibodies (ATG) (417.3 vs 378.7 U/ml,P =0.834) between patients with PTC and those with benign nodules.In patients with PTC,multifocal tumor accounted for 42%.The central and lateral lymph node metastasis rates were respectively 50% and 24%,and the occult metastasis rate of lateral neck lymph node was 16%.Univariate analysis showed that age less than 45 years old,multifocal tumor,tumor diameter more than or equal to 2cm and extrathyroidal extension were associated with central lymph node metastasis (P < 0.05),but not with lateral neck metastasis.Multivariate analysis showed a closed correlation only between the lymph node metastases in central and lateral neck levels (P < 0.05).Conclusions Calcification and microcalcification have the same importance in the ultrasonic diagnosis for PTC in patients with LT.Total thyroidectomy and prophylactic central lymph node should be a choice for LT with PTC.Lymph node metastasis in level Ⅵ indicates the possibility of lateral cervical lymph node metastasis in the patients having LT with PTC.
4. Multiple serotypes of Rhinovirus infection occurred in inpatients of an emergency department, Bengbu, Anhui province, in winter of 2018
Guoyu LU ; Jianxiong SHE ; Juan SONG ; Wenjun WANG ; Yanyan TAO ; Zhiqiang XIA ; Heng XIAO ; Bingtian SHI ; Mi LIU ; Dong XIA ; Jun HAN
Chinese Journal of Experimental and Clinical Virology 2019;33(4):376-379
Objective:
To investigate the incidence of human rhinovirus (HRV) infection in hospitalized patients in emergency department.
Methods:
A total of 94 emergency patients admitted to the emergency department from November to December of 2018 were enrolled in this study. The rhinovirus infection and related risk factors were analyzed.
Results:
HRV infection occurred in 17 out of 94 hospitalized patients in emergency department, the infection rate was 18.09%; Multiple HRV serotypes were prevalent from November to December of 2018, which were A9, A10, A16, A31, A73, B42 and C3. Elderly patients are at high risk of rhinovirus infection; Rhinovirus infection may increase the course of inpatients.
Conclusions
From November to December of 2018, multiple serotypes of HRV infections in the emergency department of Bengbu, Anhui, and HRV easily infected elderly inpatients.