1.Latest progress and prospect of NRP-1 targeted molecular probes for breast cancer diagnosis
Shuyue CAI ; Quan XIE ; Yuxuan ZHOU ; Qingzhu LIU ; Ling QIU ; Jianguo LIN
China Oncology 2025;35(2):249-254
Breast cancer is one of the most prevalent malignant tumor in women worldwide,in which,triple-negative breast cancer(TNBC)is highly invasive and metastatic.In recent years,the incidence rate of TNBC has gradually increased and shown a trend of younger age.With the in-depth research on the molecular mechanism of breast cancer,neuropilin-1(NRP-1),a transmembrane protein,has been found to be associated with metastasis and prognosis of breast cancer,particularly TNBC.Therefore,NRP-1 has become a promising target for the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer.The expression and distribution of NRP-1 in breast cancer can be detected by nuclear medicine,optical imaging and multimodal imaging methods in a non-invasive,real-time and accurate manner,which has significant application value in the early diagnosis,staging,treatment,and prognosis evaluation of breast cancer.Nuclear medicine probes specifically target tumor cells or tissues by combining radionuclides(e.g.,68Ga and 99mTc)with specific molecular ligands,and the signal is captured using positron emission tomography(PET)or single-photon emission computed tomography(SPECT),allowing for sensitive diagnosis of breast cancer.With the development of medical imaging and other interdisciplinary subjects,the NRP-1 targeted multimodal molecular probe[68Ga]Ga-NODAGA-K(Cy5)DKPPR combined the high sensitivity of PET with the high resolution advantage of near-infrared fluorescence(NIRF)to achieve precise diagnosis of breast cancer and provide real-time fluorescence navigation during surgery,enhancing the accuracy of tumor tissue identification and excision.In this paper,the advantages and disadvantages of NRP-1 targeted molecular probes in the diagnosis of breast cancer were systematically compared,and the application scope and latest research progress of various probes in the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer were described,in order to provide reference for the development and clinical application of breast cancer targeted molecular probes.
2.Design and application of a combination dressing for open-window central venous catheters
Ting ZHOU ; Lei JIANG ; Lin HUA ; Yuan QIU ; Yinying HE ; Youquan ZHOU ; Yuxuan GUO ; Chunrui FAN ; Changwen WU
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2025;41(8):601-607
Objective:To explore the safety, economic benefits, and clinical application effect of the new practical patent open window central venous catheter combination dressing (Patent No.ZL 202121652858.8).Methods:From October 2022 to October 2023, a randomized controlled trial was conducted. A total of 120 tumor patients in Yunnan Cancer Hospital with indwelling central venous catheters who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria were randomly divided into three groups at a ratio of 1∶1∶1 with random digit table, with 40 patients in each group: control group 1, control group 2, and the experimental group. In control group 1, Smith & Nephew IV 3000 dressing was used, in control group 2, 3M transparent dressing was used; and in the experimental group, the self - developed fenestrated central venous catheter combined dressing by the researchers was used for catheter maintenance. The skin surface bacterial colonization, the occurrence of medical adhesive-related skin injuries, catheter maintenance time, and maintenance costs were compared among the three groups.Results:In control group 1, there were 21 males and 19 females, with an average age of (51.53 ± 12.01) years. In control group 2, there were 22 males and 18 females, with an average age of (54.00 ± 11.03) years. In the experimental group, there were 19 males and 21 females, with an average age of (53.60 ± 9.41) years. During the 72 - hour observation period, 1, 3, and 2 cases of bacterial colonization occurred in control group 1, control group 2, and the experimental group respectively, and there was no significant difference among the three groups ( χ2 = 1.10, P = 0.577). No medical adhesive - related skin injury occurred in the experimental group, and there was a significant difference compared with the 4 cases in control group 2 ( χ2 = 4.21, P = 0.040). The average catheter maintenance time and maintenance cost in the experimental group were (15.20 ± 1.56) minutes and (8.11 ± 1.35) yuan respectively. Compared with (21.05 ± 3.31) minutes and (13.16 ± 1.03) yuan in control group 1, the differences were statistically significant ( t = 5.85, 5.05, both P<0.001). Compared with (21.08 ± 3.00) minutes and (15.17 ± 1.63) yuan in control group 2, the differences were also statistically significant ( t = 5.88, 7.06, both P<0.001). Conclusions:The open-window central venous catheter combination dressing designed in this study can effectively reduce the incidence of medical adhesive-related skin injury, and also has a better role in saving maintenance time and reducing maintenance costs, especially for patients who need repeated dressing changes at the puncture point for treatment with the advantages of, convenience, economy, speed, firm fixation and safety.
3.Research progress in identification methods andtheir delivery systems of novel epitopes
Yuxuan GAO ; Huanjie ZHAI ; Xin SONG ; Shuwen LI ; Huaji QIU ; Yongfeng LI
Chinese Journal of Veterinary Science 2025;45(2):389-396
Epitope vaccine is a novel strategy for vaccine development in recent years,exhibiting ad-vantages such as safety,and the ability to induce specific humoral and cellular immune responses a-gainst pathogens.Among them,the identification and delivery of epitopes are crucial in the design of multi-epitope vaccines.Compared to traditional methods of antigenic epitope identification,vari-ous new techniques such as bioinformatics,ELIspot,and intracellular cytokine staining have been developed.Since the direct immunization of multi-epitope peptides results in low protective effica-cy,efficient delivery systems are urgently needed.The antigenic epitopes commonly used delivery systems include viral vectors,and non-virus vectors such as nanoparticles,etc.Additionally,to en-hance the immunization efficacy of vaccines,antigenic epitopes are usually modified,including mul-tiple epitopes in tandem and epitope targeting modification and other strategies.This review sum-marizes the methods for accurate identification of antigenic epitopes with well immunogenicity as well as effective delivery strategies for antigenic epitopes,providing new insight into the develop-ment of novel multi-epitope vaccines.
4.Effects of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) on lunginjury and fibrosis in chickens
Yangyong DONG ; Xiaotong WANG ; Zhaomei LIU ; Ran WANG ; Yuxuan ZHANG ; Jingyi CHEN ; Tongyao WANG ; Wei WANG ; Xiaoyan QIU ; Xiong XIAO
Chinese Journal of Veterinary Science 2025;45(9):2008-2016
Silver nanoparticles(AgNPs)are employed as disinfectants due to their extensive antimi-crobial properties,but their biosafety in the livestock industry has not been comprehensively as-sessed.In this study,16 Black-skin Red-crowned chickens aged 32 weeks were randomly divided in-to four groups and sprayed with AgNP solution at the concentration of 0,0.064,0.128 or 0.256 g/L,respectively,every 72 h in their coops for 30 d.The effects of AgNPs as the disinfectant on lung tissue in chicken were investigated through calculation of organ coefficients,observation of lung tissue sections,analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid,measurement of inflammatory factors,de-tection of silver residue in lung tissue,and exploration of signaling pathways in pulmonary fibrosis.The results indicated that chickens in the 0.128 and 0.256 g/L AgNPs treatment groups showed the blurred pulmonary lobule boundaries,the destroyed alveolar structure,and the significant in-crease in pulmonary fibrosis.These pathological changes were accompanied by the decrease in lung organ coefficient,the reduced SP-C content,the increased total protein concentration in lavage flu-id,and the elevated LDH and silver content in lung tissue.The levels of IL-6 and TNF-α in the 0.128 and 0.256 g/L AgNPs treatment groups were significantly higher than the control group,which suggested that AgNPs exposure could induce the pulmonary inflammatory responses.High concentrations of AgNPs can trigger pulmonary tissue fibrosis,damaging the structure and func-tions of lungs.The relative mRNA expression levels of NF-κB in all AgNPs treatment groups,TGF-β in the 0.128 g/L AgNPs treatment group,and Smad3 in the 0.128 and 0.256 g/L AgNPs treatment groups were significantly higher than these in the control group,respectively.Spraying chickens with 0.128 or 0.256 g/L AgNPs for disinfection led to pulmonary deposition of AgNPs,causing direct structural and functional damages to the lungs.It could also induce the chronic pul-monary inflammation through the NF-κB pathway and promote the TGF-β/Smad3 pathway to in-crease collagen synthesis,leading to pulmonary fibrosis.Therefore,the application of high concen-trations of AgNPs in livestock farming requires careful consideration of their potential biological safety issues.
5.Characterisation of whole-brain resting-state functional connectivity in children with Chinese developmental dys-lexia
Dandan LUO ; Min SHEN ; Sujuan WANG ; Wengxin QIU ; Yuxuan ZHANG ; Yun WU ; Shengxiao WANG
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2025;31(9):1023-1031
Objective To examine resting-state whole-brain network connectivity in children with Chinese developmental dyslexia(DD)and typically developing(TD)children using functional near-infrared spectroscopy(fNIRS).Methods From November to December,2024,19 DD children aged six to twelve years in Children's Hospital of Fudan University were enrolled,along with 18 TD children matching age and sex.Regions of interest included frontal cortex(FC),temporal lobe(TL),occipital lobe(OL)and parietal lobe(PL).Resting-state data were acquired by fNIRS for five minutes in both groups.Functional connectivity strength was calculated at rest,and between-group differences in connectivity strength and brain networks were compared,based on the time series of oxyhe-moglobin concentration.Results The whole-brain functional connectivity strength was higher in DD group than in TD group(t=2.100,P<0.05).Connectivity between the right OL-right FC(t=2.426,P<0.05),right OL-left FC(t=2.483,P<0.05),right TL-right FC(t=2.568,P<0.05)and right TL-left FC(t=2.304,P<0.05)were stonger in DD group than in TD group.The major regions exhibiting differences of whole-brain connectivity between two groups were the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex,right visual association cortex,right frontal cortex,left orbitofrontal cortex,left visual association cortex,left primary visual cortex and right primary motor cortex.Conclusion Children with DD exhibited significantly stronger connectivity in the right occipital and temporal lobes,as well as between these regions and the prefrontal cortex,suggesting possible right-hemispheric compensation for insufficiency in the left-hemisphere reading network.
6.Latest progress and prospect of NRP-1 targeted molecular probes for breast cancer diagnosis
Shuyue CAI ; Quan XIE ; Yuxuan ZHOU ; Qingzhu LIU ; Ling QIU ; Jianguo LIN
China Oncology 2025;35(2):249-254
Breast cancer is one of the most prevalent malignant tumor in women worldwide,in which,triple-negative breast cancer(TNBC)is highly invasive and metastatic.In recent years,the incidence rate of TNBC has gradually increased and shown a trend of younger age.With the in-depth research on the molecular mechanism of breast cancer,neuropilin-1(NRP-1),a transmembrane protein,has been found to be associated with metastasis and prognosis of breast cancer,particularly TNBC.Therefore,NRP-1 has become a promising target for the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer.The expression and distribution of NRP-1 in breast cancer can be detected by nuclear medicine,optical imaging and multimodal imaging methods in a non-invasive,real-time and accurate manner,which has significant application value in the early diagnosis,staging,treatment,and prognosis evaluation of breast cancer.Nuclear medicine probes specifically target tumor cells or tissues by combining radionuclides(e.g.,68Ga and 99mTc)with specific molecular ligands,and the signal is captured using positron emission tomography(PET)or single-photon emission computed tomography(SPECT),allowing for sensitive diagnosis of breast cancer.With the development of medical imaging and other interdisciplinary subjects,the NRP-1 targeted multimodal molecular probe[68Ga]Ga-NODAGA-K(Cy5)DKPPR combined the high sensitivity of PET with the high resolution advantage of near-infrared fluorescence(NIRF)to achieve precise diagnosis of breast cancer and provide real-time fluorescence navigation during surgery,enhancing the accuracy of tumor tissue identification and excision.In this paper,the advantages and disadvantages of NRP-1 targeted molecular probes in the diagnosis of breast cancer were systematically compared,and the application scope and latest research progress of various probes in the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer were described,in order to provide reference for the development and clinical application of breast cancer targeted molecular probes.
7.Effects of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) on lunginjury and fibrosis in chickens
Yangyong DONG ; Xiaotong WANG ; Zhaomei LIU ; Ran WANG ; Yuxuan ZHANG ; Jingyi CHEN ; Tongyao WANG ; Wei WANG ; Xiaoyan QIU ; Xiong XIAO
Chinese Journal of Veterinary Science 2025;45(9):2008-2016
Silver nanoparticles(AgNPs)are employed as disinfectants due to their extensive antimi-crobial properties,but their biosafety in the livestock industry has not been comprehensively as-sessed.In this study,16 Black-skin Red-crowned chickens aged 32 weeks were randomly divided in-to four groups and sprayed with AgNP solution at the concentration of 0,0.064,0.128 or 0.256 g/L,respectively,every 72 h in their coops for 30 d.The effects of AgNPs as the disinfectant on lung tissue in chicken were investigated through calculation of organ coefficients,observation of lung tissue sections,analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid,measurement of inflammatory factors,de-tection of silver residue in lung tissue,and exploration of signaling pathways in pulmonary fibrosis.The results indicated that chickens in the 0.128 and 0.256 g/L AgNPs treatment groups showed the blurred pulmonary lobule boundaries,the destroyed alveolar structure,and the significant in-crease in pulmonary fibrosis.These pathological changes were accompanied by the decrease in lung organ coefficient,the reduced SP-C content,the increased total protein concentration in lavage flu-id,and the elevated LDH and silver content in lung tissue.The levels of IL-6 and TNF-α in the 0.128 and 0.256 g/L AgNPs treatment groups were significantly higher than the control group,which suggested that AgNPs exposure could induce the pulmonary inflammatory responses.High concentrations of AgNPs can trigger pulmonary tissue fibrosis,damaging the structure and func-tions of lungs.The relative mRNA expression levels of NF-κB in all AgNPs treatment groups,TGF-β in the 0.128 g/L AgNPs treatment group,and Smad3 in the 0.128 and 0.256 g/L AgNPs treatment groups were significantly higher than these in the control group,respectively.Spraying chickens with 0.128 or 0.256 g/L AgNPs for disinfection led to pulmonary deposition of AgNPs,causing direct structural and functional damages to the lungs.It could also induce the chronic pul-monary inflammation through the NF-κB pathway and promote the TGF-β/Smad3 pathway to in-crease collagen synthesis,leading to pulmonary fibrosis.Therefore,the application of high concen-trations of AgNPs in livestock farming requires careful consideration of their potential biological safety issues.
8.Characterisation of whole-brain resting-state functional connectivity in children with Chinese developmental dys-lexia
Dandan LUO ; Min SHEN ; Sujuan WANG ; Wengxin QIU ; Yuxuan ZHANG ; Yun WU ; Shengxiao WANG
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2025;31(9):1023-1031
Objective To examine resting-state whole-brain network connectivity in children with Chinese developmental dyslexia(DD)and typically developing(TD)children using functional near-infrared spectroscopy(fNIRS).Methods From November to December,2024,19 DD children aged six to twelve years in Children's Hospital of Fudan University were enrolled,along with 18 TD children matching age and sex.Regions of interest included frontal cortex(FC),temporal lobe(TL),occipital lobe(OL)and parietal lobe(PL).Resting-state data were acquired by fNIRS for five minutes in both groups.Functional connectivity strength was calculated at rest,and between-group differences in connectivity strength and brain networks were compared,based on the time series of oxyhe-moglobin concentration.Results The whole-brain functional connectivity strength was higher in DD group than in TD group(t=2.100,P<0.05).Connectivity between the right OL-right FC(t=2.426,P<0.05),right OL-left FC(t=2.483,P<0.05),right TL-right FC(t=2.568,P<0.05)and right TL-left FC(t=2.304,P<0.05)were stonger in DD group than in TD group.The major regions exhibiting differences of whole-brain connectivity between two groups were the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex,right visual association cortex,right frontal cortex,left orbitofrontal cortex,left visual association cortex,left primary visual cortex and right primary motor cortex.Conclusion Children with DD exhibited significantly stronger connectivity in the right occipital and temporal lobes,as well as between these regions and the prefrontal cortex,suggesting possible right-hemispheric compensation for insufficiency in the left-hemisphere reading network.
9.Research progress in identification methods andtheir delivery systems of novel epitopes
Yuxuan GAO ; Huanjie ZHAI ; Xin SONG ; Shuwen LI ; Huaji QIU ; Yongfeng LI
Chinese Journal of Veterinary Science 2025;45(2):389-396
Epitope vaccine is a novel strategy for vaccine development in recent years,exhibiting ad-vantages such as safety,and the ability to induce specific humoral and cellular immune responses a-gainst pathogens.Among them,the identification and delivery of epitopes are crucial in the design of multi-epitope vaccines.Compared to traditional methods of antigenic epitope identification,vari-ous new techniques such as bioinformatics,ELIspot,and intracellular cytokine staining have been developed.Since the direct immunization of multi-epitope peptides results in low protective effica-cy,efficient delivery systems are urgently needed.The antigenic epitopes commonly used delivery systems include viral vectors,and non-virus vectors such as nanoparticles,etc.Additionally,to en-hance the immunization efficacy of vaccines,antigenic epitopes are usually modified,including mul-tiple epitopes in tandem and epitope targeting modification and other strategies.This review sum-marizes the methods for accurate identification of antigenic epitopes with well immunogenicity as well as effective delivery strategies for antigenic epitopes,providing new insight into the develop-ment of novel multi-epitope vaccines.
10.Design and application of a combination dressing for open-window central venous catheters
Ting ZHOU ; Lei JIANG ; Lin HUA ; Yuan QIU ; Yinying HE ; Youquan ZHOU ; Yuxuan GUO ; Chunrui FAN ; Changwen WU
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2025;41(8):601-607
Objective:To explore the safety, economic benefits, and clinical application effect of the new practical patent open window central venous catheter combination dressing (Patent No.ZL 202121652858.8).Methods:From October 2022 to October 2023, a randomized controlled trial was conducted. A total of 120 tumor patients in Yunnan Cancer Hospital with indwelling central venous catheters who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria were randomly divided into three groups at a ratio of 1∶1∶1 with random digit table, with 40 patients in each group: control group 1, control group 2, and the experimental group. In control group 1, Smith & Nephew IV 3000 dressing was used, in control group 2, 3M transparent dressing was used; and in the experimental group, the self - developed fenestrated central venous catheter combined dressing by the researchers was used for catheter maintenance. The skin surface bacterial colonization, the occurrence of medical adhesive-related skin injuries, catheter maintenance time, and maintenance costs were compared among the three groups.Results:In control group 1, there were 21 males and 19 females, with an average age of (51.53 ± 12.01) years. In control group 2, there were 22 males and 18 females, with an average age of (54.00 ± 11.03) years. In the experimental group, there were 19 males and 21 females, with an average age of (53.60 ± 9.41) years. During the 72 - hour observation period, 1, 3, and 2 cases of bacterial colonization occurred in control group 1, control group 2, and the experimental group respectively, and there was no significant difference among the three groups ( χ2 = 1.10, P = 0.577). No medical adhesive - related skin injury occurred in the experimental group, and there was a significant difference compared with the 4 cases in control group 2 ( χ2 = 4.21, P = 0.040). The average catheter maintenance time and maintenance cost in the experimental group were (15.20 ± 1.56) minutes and (8.11 ± 1.35) yuan respectively. Compared with (21.05 ± 3.31) minutes and (13.16 ± 1.03) yuan in control group 1, the differences were statistically significant ( t = 5.85, 5.05, both P<0.001). Compared with (21.08 ± 3.00) minutes and (15.17 ± 1.63) yuan in control group 2, the differences were also statistically significant ( t = 5.88, 7.06, both P<0.001). Conclusions:The open-window central venous catheter combination dressing designed in this study can effectively reduce the incidence of medical adhesive-related skin injury, and also has a better role in saving maintenance time and reducing maintenance costs, especially for patients who need repeated dressing changes at the puncture point for treatment with the advantages of, convenience, economy, speed, firm fixation and safety.

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