Automatic three-dimensional segmentation of liver and tumors regions based on conditional generative adversarial networks / 生物医学工程学杂志

The three-dimensional (3D) liver and tumor segmentation of liver computed tomography (CT) has very important clinical value for assisting doctors in diagnosis and prognosis. This paper proposes a tumor 3D conditional generation confrontation segmentation network (T3scGAN) based on conditional generation confrontation network (cGAN), and at the same time, a coarse-to-fine 3D automatic segmentation framework is used to accurately segment liver and tumor area. This paper uses 130 cases in the 2017 Liver and Tumor Segmentation Challenge (LiTS) public data set to train, verify and test the T3scGAN model. Finally, the average Dice coefficients of the validation set and test set segmented in the 3D liver regions were 0.963 and 0.961, respectively, while the average Dice coefficients of the validation set and test set segmented in the 3D tumor regions were 0.819 and 0.796, respectively. Experimental results show that the proposed T3scGAN model can effectively segment the 3D liver and its tumor regions, so it can better assist doctors in the accurate diagnosis and treatment of liver cancer.

Determination of Three Sulfonamides Residues in Animal Derived Food by UPLC-MS/MS / 中国药师

Objective:To establish a determination method for sulfadoxine, sulfathiazole and sulfadiazine in animal derived prod-ucts by ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry ( UPLC-MS/MS) . Methods:Trichloroacetic acid and ace-tonitrile were used in the extraction and removal of proteins. A Waters Acquity UPLC BEH C18 (100 mm × 2. 1 mm,1. 7 μm) column was used as the separation column. The mobile phase was 0. 1% formic acid in water-methanol with gradient elution. The three sulfona-mides residues were detected with multiple reaction monitoring( MRM) mode in multi-period. Results:Under the conditions,the linear range of sulfadoxine, sulfathiazole and sulfadiazine was 1. 0-200. 0 ng·ml-1 ,the linear correlation coefficient was above 0. 99,the re-covery was more than 70%,the detection limit was 0. 5 ng·ml-1 , and the quantification limit was 1. 0 ng·ml-1 . Conclusion: The sample preparation method is simple and fast, and the method can be used to analyze sulfadoxine, sulfathiazole and sulfadiazine in ani-mal derived food efficiently and sensitively.

Prokaryotic expression, purification and activity analysis of recombinant human serine protease inhibitor Hespintor Kazal Domain / 生物工程学报

Hespintor is an unknown function protein that was got from hepatoblastoma cell lines HepG2 by suppression subtractive hybridization technique (SSH), sequence analysis showed that the protein is a new member of secretory type of Kazal type serine protease inhibitor (Serpin) family, and has high homology with esophageal cancer related gene 2 (ECRG2). The coding sequence of Hespintor's Kazal domain was subcloned into prokaryotic expression vector pET-40b(+), then transformed into Rosetta (DE3). A recombinant protein about 42 kDa in the form of inclusion body was optimization expressed by inducing with 0.25 mmol/L IPTG, 30 degrees C for 5 h. and its specificity was confirmed via Western blotting. The recombinant protein was purified by metal chelate affinity chromatography (MCAC) and anion-exchange chromatography. The preliminary experimental result showed that the recombinant protein can inhibit trysin hydrolysis activity specifically. The result clearly demonstrated that Hespintor, as a novel member of Serpin, would be valuable in developing anti-tumor agents.

A new terpenoid from Ganoderma lucidum / 药学学报

A new terpenoid, lucidone D (1), has been isolated from Ganoderma lucidum. Its structure was determined to be 7beta, 15alpha-dihydroxy-4, 4, 14alpha-trimethyl-3, 11, 20-trioxo-5alpha-pregn-8-en on the basis of 1D and 2D-NMR spectral analysis.

A new identification and quautitation method for radix Salviae miltiorrhizae / 中国中药杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To develop an identitication and quantitation method for Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>The powder X-ray Diffraction Fourier Fingerprint Pattern technique was used for this purpose. The high performance liquid chromatography method was used to evaluate the quantity of Tanshinone II A in 9 samples and 1 drug reference substance. The relationship of diffraction peak intensity and content of Tanshinone II A was investigated.</p><p><b>RESULT AND CONCLUSION</b>The powder X-ray diffraction Fourier Fingerprint Pattern analysis technique can be used to identify Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae and to evaluate the quantity of Tanshinone II A in the drug at the same time.</p>

Preparation and in vitro biocompatibility of xenogenic(porcine)acellular dermal matrix / 中国组织工程研究

BACKGROUND: Human allogenic acellular dermal matrix, as a kind of permanent dermal scaffold, has widely used in the fields of burn wound reparation and aesthetic medicine. However, it is limited due to insufficient resources. OBJECTIVE: To prepare porcine acellular dermal matrix (PADM) dermal matrix, in addition, to estimate its in vitro biocompatibility. DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING: An in vitro cytology contrast experiment. The Experiment was performed at the laboratory of Biomaterials and Pharmacy Technology Institute, China Institute for Radiation Protection between August 2007 and June 2008. MATERIALS: The experiment pigs were supplied by experimental animal center of China Institute for Radiation Protection. Human fibroblasts were obtained from prepuce tissues of healthy children who underwent circumcision at the Shanxi Provincial General Hospital, Chinese People's Armed Police Forces. METHODS: The PADM was prepared from porcine skin by removing epidermis with a hypertonic salt solution and excluding cellular components in dermis with sodium dodecyl sulfate, and trypsin in hypersonic conditions. Human fibroblasts were cultured in vitro, and the biocompatibility of PADM was estimated with MTT method and contact method. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: ①Histological morphology of PADM. ②In vitro biocompatibility of PADM. RESULTS: The prepared PADM was a kind of matrix with normal structure and organization of collagen without epidermis and any cellular components in the dermis. The extraction of the porcine acellular dermal matrix had no effect on proliferation of the cultured human fibroblast. The cultured human fibroblasts could attach and proliferate on PADM. CONCLUSION: The PADM effectively removed epidermis and all cellular components with excellent biocompatibility can be obtained by this preparation method.