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A thermosensitive quaternary ammonium chloride chitosan/β-glycerophosphate (HACC/β-GP) hydrogel scaffold combined with bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) transfected with an adenovirus containing the glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) gene (Ad-rGDNF) was applied to spinal cord injury (SCI) repair. The BMSCs from rats were transfected with Ad-rGDNF, resulting in the expression of GDNF mRNA in the BMSCs increasing and their spontaneous differentiation into neural-like cells expressing neural markers such as NF-200 and GFAP. Trimethoprim After incubation with HACC/β-GP hydrogel scaffolds for 2 weeks, neuronal differentiation of the BMSCs was confirmed using immunofluorescence (IF), and the expression of GDNF by the BMSCs was detected by Western blot at different time points. MTT assay and scanning electron microscopy confirmed that the HACC scaffold provides a non-cytotoxic microenvironment that supports cell adhesion and growth. Rats with SCI were treated with BMSCs, BMSCs carried by the HACC/β-GP hydrogel (HACC/BMSCs), Ad-rGDNF-BMSCs, or Ad-rGDNF-BMSCs carried by the hydrogel (HACC/GDNF-BMSCs). Animals were sacrificed at 2, 4, and 6 weeks of treatment. IF staining and Western blot were performed to detect the expression of NeuN, NF-200, GFAP, CS56, and Bax in the lesion sites of the injured spinal cord. Upon treatment with HACC/BMSCs, NF200 and GFAP were upregulated but CS56 and Bax were downregulated in the SCI lesion site. Furthermore, transplantation of HACC/GDNF-BMSCs into an SCI rat model significantly improved BBB scores and regeneration of the spinal cord. Thus, HACC/β-GP hydrogel scaffolds show promise for functional recovery in spinal cord injury patients.
It is not certain from current evidence which patient groups with non-visible haematuria (NVH) require urgent investigation and which investigations are sufficient. We report referral outcomes data from Scotland to identify patient groups who will benefit from urgent assessment to rule out urological cancer (UC) and whether full set of investigations are necessary in all referred patients.
Data were collected from electronic patient records for patients referred with NVH to secondary care urology services between July 2017 and May 2020. The correlations between risk factors and final diagnosis were assessed using categorical variables in a multivariate logistic regression analysis and using chi-squared models. Statistical analysis was performed using IBM SPSS data editor version 25.
Our study cohort comprised 525 patients (43.4% males; median age 66years), in which UC was diagnosed in 25 patients (4.8%). Age > 60years had sensitivity and NPV for UC of 92% and 99%, respectively. Univariate and multivariate analysis showed male sex, age ≥ 60years and smoking were significant predictors of UC in patients with NVH (p < 0.05). There was no significant difference in UC in patients with history of LUTS, anticoagulation and previous UC.
The risk of urologic cancer in NVH patients is significant and male gender, age ≥ 60years and smoking are significant predictors of UC. Patients with risk factors of UC require complete assessment of both the upper and lower urinary tract; however, in the absence of risk factors, patients do not require urgent or complete assessment.
The risk of urologic cancer in NVH patients is significant and male gender, age ≥ 60 years and smoking are significant predictors of UC. Patients with risk factors of UC require complete assessment of both the upper and lower urinary tract; however, in the absence of risk factors, patients do not require urgent or complete assessment.
In recent years, a variety of innovative therapeutics for castration-resistant prostate cancer have been developed, including novel anti-androgenic drugs, such as abiraterone or VPC-13566. Therapeutic monitoring of these pharmaceuticals is performed either by measuring PSA levels in serum or by imaging. PET using PSMA ligands labeled with Fluor-18 or Gallium-68 is the most sensitive and specific imaging modality for detection of metastases in advanced prostate cancer. To date, it remains unclear how PSMA expression is modulated by anti-hormonal treatment and how it correlates with PSA secretion.
We analyzed modulation of PSMA-mRNA and protein expression,
Ga-PSMA uptake and regulation of PSA secretion by abiraterone or VPC-13566 in LNCaP cells in vitro.
We found that abiraterone and VPC-13566 upregulate PSMA protein and mRNA expression but block PSA secretion in LNCaP cells. Both anti-androgens also enhanced
Ga-PSMA uptake normalized by the number of cells, whereas abiraterone and VPC-13566 reduced
Ga-PSMA uptake in total LNCaP monolayers treated due to cell death.
Our data indicate that PSA secretion and PSMA expression are differentially regulated upon anti-androgen treatment. This finding might be important for the interpretation of
Ga-PSMA PET images in monitoring therapies with abiraterone and VPC-13566 in prostate cancer patients, but needs to be validated in vivo.
Our data indicate that PSA secretion and PSMA expression are differentially regulated upon anti-androgen treatment. This finding might be important for the interpretation of 68Ga-PSMA PET images in monitoring therapies with abiraterone and VPC-13566 in prostate cancer patients, but needs to be validated in vivo.
The recent advancement in massively parallel sequencing technologies has empowered liquid biopsies, in particular circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) analysis, to be the new paradigm in personalized cancer management. Plasma ctDNA detection overcomes the current limitations in tumor tissue procurement and serves as a convenient and non-invasive method to capture tumor heterogeneity and genetic evolution along patients' cancer journey. In breast cancer, the current clinical application of ctDNA includes real-time monitoring of tumor response, detection of drug-resistant clones, assessing dynamic variations in tumor mutational landscape, identifying actionable mutations, detecting minimal residual disease and screening of early tumor.
This review aims to summarize the current clinical evidence of ctDNA application in the management of breast cancer.
This review aims to summarize the current clinical evidence of ctDNA application in the management of breast cancer.