Research progress of epigallocatechin gallate in radiation protection / 中国辐射卫生

Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) is a major polyphenol component in green tea. EGCG has high free radical scavenging activity, radiation protection efficiency, and metal-chelating capacity due to its unique structure with hydroxyl groups. EGCG and its derivatives have been reported in various fields. This paper reviews the effects of EGCG, including radiation protection, heavy metal ion adsorption, and promotion of heavy metal ion excretion. EGCG has the potential to be used as an ideal radiation protection agent, heavy metal adsorbent, and even excretion promoting agent.

Advances of metal nanoadjuvant for cancer immunotherapy / 药学学报

Immunotherapy has become another effective tumor treatment after surgical resection, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and targeted therapy. However, due to the low immunogenicity of tumor cells and immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment, antigen-presenting cells inefficiently process and present tumor antigens, thus leading to insufficient activation of cytotoxic T lymphocytes and tumor infiltration, which significantly affects the effectiveness of tumor immunotherapy. In recent years, it has been demonstrated that multiple metal ions exhibit distinguished modulatory effects in activating innate immune stimulation and conquering acquired immune tolerance. Based on this, scientists have designed a series of nano-adjuvant delivery systems with metal ions or metal nanoparticles to enhance the targeted accumulation of metal ions in tumor tissues or lymphoid organs for efficiently inducing immunogenic cell death or directly activating antigen-presenting cells to initiate anti-tumor specific immune response. This review briefly outlines the role of various metal ions in anti-tumor immunomodulation, summarizes the research progress in using metal nanoadjuvant delivery systems to achieve efficient anti-tumor immunotherapy, and provides foresight on the main challenges and potential directions in this field.

Outcomes and metal ion levels of birmingham hip resurfacing versus total hip Arthroplasty: A systematic review and meta-analysis / 中国组织工程研究

BACKGROUND: Total hip arthroplasty is the gold standard for the end stage of elderly hip disease, but Birmingham hip resurfacing has become an effective alternative to total hip arthroplasty for young people with high levels of exercise. Whether Birmingham hip resurfacing has an advantage over total hip arthroplasty is still inconclusive. OBJECTIVE: To systematically review the efficacy and metal ion level of Birmingham hip resurfacing and total hip arthroplasty. METHODS: The electronic databases of PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane library, and Web of Science, which last updated on November 30, 2018, were searched for clinical control study of Birmingham hip resurfacing and total hip arthroplasty. Literature data were extracted and literature quality was evaluated. Meta-analyses were performed with RevMan 5.3 software. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) Twelve studies were identified with a total of 2 317 patients (n=1 279 in Birmingham hip resurfacing group and n=1 038 in total hip arthroplasty group). (2) Meta-analysis results demonstrated that in the primary outcome measures, the Birmingham hip resurfacing group did not differ from the total hip arthroplasty group during short-term follow-up (RR=0.13, 95% CI [0.02, 1.01], P=0.05), but Birmingham hip resurfacing had a lower revision rate during long-term follow-up (RR=0.27, 95% CI [0.15, 0.50], P 0.05). (4) Finally, in the metal ion level, whether it was short-term follow-up or long-term follow-up, there was no significant difference between Birmingham hip resurfacing and total hip arthroplasty (P < 0.05). While at the Cr ion level, there was no significant difference between Birmingham hip resurfacing and total hip arthroplasty in short-term follow-up (P=0.55), but long-term follow-up showed that Birmingham hip resurfacing released more Cr ions than total hip arthroplasty after surgery, and the difference between the groups was statistically significant (P=0.03). (5) In conclusion, compared with total hip arthroplasty, Birmingham hip resurfacing has a smaller revision rate and overall complication, a better hip function score, but its Cr ion level is higher. This conclusion still needs further a great amount of large-sample, multi-center, high-quality randomized controlled trials to verify its correctness.

Characterization of a recombinant aminopeptidase Lmo1711 from Listeria monocytogenes / 生物工程学报

We aimed to obtain the recombinant aminopeptidase encoded by Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes) gene lmo1711, and characterized the enzyme. First, the amino acid sequences of Lmo1711 from L. monocytogenes EGD-e and its homologues in other microbial species were aligned and the putative active sites were analyzed. The putative model of Lmo1711 was constructed through the SWISS-MODEL Workspace. Then, the plasmid pET30a-Lmo1711 was constructed and transformed into E. coli for expression of the recombinant Lmo1711. The his-tagged soluble protein was purified using the nickel-chelated affinity column chromatography. With the amino acid-p-nitroaniline as the substrate, Lmo1711 hydrolyzed the substrate to free p-nitroaniline monomers, whose absorbance measured at 405 nm reflected the aminopeptidase activity. The specificity of Lmo1711 to substrates was then examined by changing various substrates, and the effect of metal ions on the catalytic efficiency of this enzyme was further determined. Based on the bioinformatics data, Lmo1711 is a member of the M29 family aminopeptidases, containing a highly conserved catalytic motif (Glu-Glu-His-Tyr-His-Asp) with typical structure arrangements of the peptidase family. The recombinant Lmo1711 with a size of about 49.3 kDa exhibited aminopeptidase activity and had a selectivity to the substrates, with the highest degree of affinity for leucine-p-nitroaniline. Interestingly, the enzymatic activity of Lmo1711 can be activated by Cd²⁺, Zn²⁺, and is strongly stimulated by Co²⁺. We here, for the first time demonstrate that L. monocytogenes lmo1711 encodes a cobalt-activated aminopeptidase of M29 family.

Study on the Specific Complexation of GMDTC and Metal Ion / 中华劳动卫生职业病杂志

Objective@#Study the response of GMDTC to cadmium ions and metal ions in vivo to determine whether GMDTC are specifically complexed with cadmium ions to provide a reference for the safety and dfficacy of GMDTC.@*Methods@#Complexometric titration, HPLC and HPLC-MS were applied to research the complexation reaction of GMDTC and various metal ions. The molecular ion peak of GMDTC, GMDTC-Cd complex and GMDTC-Pb complex also detected by LC-MS. Additionally, the initial structure was determined by DFT simulation method.@*Results@#Results of complexometric titration and HPLC detection showed that GMDTC characteristic absorption peak area was proportional to the concentration of itself and there was no color change and peak time change when the GMDTC mixed with Ca2+, Fe2+, Mg2+, Zn2+. However, the color changed to black transition when the GMDTC mixed with Cu2+ and the color changed from yellow precipitate to light yellow transparent transition when GMDTC mix with Hg2+. Moreover, the peak area as well as the retention time has changed a lot which indicated that a chemical reaction has already happened. When the GMDTC mixed with Cd2+ and Pb2+, the color has changed from pale yellow to colorless transparent and the peak area of GMDTC has increased a lot. Finally, the GMDTC-Cd complex ratio both of which are 2:1 were calculated based on the results of LC-MS instrument and atomic calculations.@*Conclusion@#The specific cadmium chelating agent GMDTC can not react with the Ca2+, Fe2+, Mg2+, Zn2+, but it can react chemically with Cu2+ and Hg2+, even specific complex with Pb2+ and Cd2+.

Rapid Identification of Oligosaccharide Isomers by Electron Capture Dissociation in Combination with Metal Ions / 分析化学

Oligosaccharide isomers were distinguished by electron capture dissociation Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry ( ECD-FT-ICR-MS ) in combination with utiliZing alkali, alkaline earth, and transition metals ( Na+, Ca2+, Ba2+, Mg2+, Mn2+ and Co2+) as charge carriers in electrospray.Maltoheptaose, mannohexaose and laminarihexaose were taken as examples to investigate influence of metal ions on the extent of oligosaccharide fragmentation.The same types of fragmentation ions ( 0,2 A and 2,4 A) were obtained for barium- and calcium-adducted maltoheptaose.Mg2+ and Mn2+ had the similar influence ( 0,2 A, 2,4 A and 2,5 A ).Three cross-ring cleavage ions ( 1,4 A, 2,4 A and 2,5 A ) were generated in the spectrum of cobalt-associated maltoheptaose.But in the case of doping Na+into maltoheptaose, only 0,2 A ion was detected.It was found that the signals in the spectra of mannohexaose and laminarihexaose were worse than that in the spectrum of maltoheptaose, probably resulting from different numbers of adducted metal ions.The isomers, mannohexaose and laminarihexaose could be distinguished by ECD-MS in conjunction with the addition of Ca2+, Mg2+ or Co2+.The addition of Ca2+ was the best choice for analysis of oligosaccharides.

Overexpression and characterization of endo-cellulase A10 from Aspergillus nidulans in Pichia pastoris / 生物工程学报

Endo-cellulases are important to efficiently hydrolyze cellulose, and widely used in biotechnology. In this study, we overexpressed and characterized an endo-cellulase from Aspergillus nidulans. This endo-cellulase was successfully overexpressed in flasks and fermentor, and its concentration in fermentor reached 0.89 mg/mL. The optimal pH and temperature of the were 4.0 and 80 ℃ respectively, and it was very stable between pH 2.0 and 12.0. It was thermally stable below 60 ℃, whereas it was inactivated very quickly above 70 ℃. Its CMCase activity could be enhanced by Co²⁺, Mn²⁺ and Fe²⁺, whereas it was inhibited by Pb²⁺, Ni²⁺ and Cu²⁺. Therefore, this endo-cellulase exhibited good pH stability and thermostability below 60 ℃, and has the potential as commercial enzymes.

Influence of metal ions on stability of 2,3,5,4'-tetrahydroxy stilbene-2-O-β-D-glucoside contained in Polygoni Multiflori Radix / 药学学报

Decoction is one of the most commonly used dosage forms of traditional Chinese medicine. The stability of chemical constituents in decoction is closely related to the clinical efficacy and safety. There were few reports about the influence of metal ions in the stability of chemical constituents in traditional Chinese medicine. However, there is no evidence that metal ions in decoction water need to be controlled. In this study, 2,3,5,4'-tetrahydroxy stilbene-2-O-β-D-glucoside (THSG), one of the main constituents in Polygoni Multiflori Radix was studied. Ordinary tap water, deionized water, and water containing different metal ions were used to investigate and compare the influence on THSG . The results showed that after storage in a dark place at the room temperature for 10 days, the degradation of THSG was 7% in deionized water, while undetectable in tap water. The content of THSG could be decreased by different kinds of metal ions, and the effect was concentration- dependent. Moreover, Fe3+ and Fe2+ showed the greatest influence at the same concentration; and our study has shown that THSG decreased more than 98% in Fe3+ and Fe2+ solutions at 500 ppm concentration. In the same time we found out p-hydroxybenzaldehyde (molecular weight: 122.036 7) and 2,3,5-trihydroxybenzaldehyde-2- O-glycoside (molecular weight: 316.079 4) were the main degradation products of THSG in tap water and water containing Cu2+, Ca2+, Zn2+, Mg2+ and Al3+. The product of THSG dimer with a water molecule was found in water containing Fe3+ and Fe2+. The above results showed that the metal ions in water could significantly influence the stability of THSG in water, indicating that the clinical efficacy and safety of decoction would be affected if the metal ions in water were not under control. It's suggested that deionized water should be used in the preparation of decoction containing Polygoni Multiflori Radix in the clinic to avoid degradation of THSG. Meanwhile, decoction prepared by tap water should be taken by patients in a short time. Our investigation provides important information and reference about the influence of metal ions on the stability of decoctions in other traditional Chinese medicine that have unstable groups such as hydroxyls and unsaturated bonds, etc.

Effect of matrine on sex hormone level, metal ion content and soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor in male patients with liver cirrhosis / 中国生化药物杂志

Objective To analyse the effect of matrine on sex hormone level, metal ion content and soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor in male patients with liver cirrhosis.Methods 70 cases male patients diagnosed with liver cirrhosis of decompensation period were selected in the hospital and randomly divided into experimental group and control group, 35 cases in each group.The experimental group were treated with 250 mL matrine sodium chloride injection on the basis of conventional treatment and the control group were given equal 0.9%sodium chloride injection, once a day, intravenous drip for a consecutive treatment of 4 weeks.The liver function, sex hormone levels, metal ion content, and soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor indicators were detected before and after treatment in two groups.ResuIts Compared with control group, serum liver enzymes and total bilirubin in experimental group decreased (P<0.05);the content of serum testosterone increased and estradiol levels decreased (P<0.05);serum zinc, iron and magnesium content increased, manganese content decreased (P<0.05); serum soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor levels decreased (P<0.05). ConcIusion Matrine adjuvant therapy could regulate the level of sex hormone and metal ion in male patients with liver cirrhosis, reduce the level of soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor, improve liver function in patients with cirrhosis.

Effect of Zinc and Salvia on some whole blood metal ion distribution caused by noise in rats / 国际中医中药杂志

Objective To observe the protective effect of the separate zinc gluconate oral and combined of Salvia injection on whole blood metal ion of calcium,magnesium,iron,copper and zinc concentration in noise-induced rats.Methods 50 female SD rats were randomly divided into a control group,a noise group,a zinc gluconate noise group (plus zinc group),a Salvia injection noise group (plus Salvia group) and a Zinc gluconate oral liquid and Salvia injection noise group (combined group),with10 rats in each group.Except the control group did not expose to noise,the rest groups were continuously exposed to high frequency steady noise for two weeks.Each group was compared for the concentration differences of whole blood metal ion of calcium,magnesium,iron,copper and zinc after the intervention of noise.Results ① In each group at the comparison of the calcium ion concentration: Calcium ion concentration of the control group(1.25± 0.16)mmol/L and the combination group(1.27 ± 0.10) mmol/L was significantly lower than the noise group (1.42 ± 0.18) mmol/L.The rest groups compared to each other were not statistically significant.②Magnesium ion concentration was highest in the noise group (1.53 ± 0.10)rmtmol/L),and lowest in the control group (130 ± 0.29) mmol/L,and the noise group was significantly higher than that of the control group.The mean of magnesium ion concentration in plus zinc group (1.42± 0.27) mmol/L,plus Salvia group (1.38± 0.15) mmol/L and combined group(l.37±0.11)mmol/L were lower than the noise group,but the difference was not significant (P＞0.05).③ The iron ion concentration of the noise group (5.47± 1.29)mmol/L was significantly lower than the other four groups (P＜0.05).The control group,plus zinc group,plus Salvia group,the combined group showed no significant differences.④ Whole blood copper ion concentration of the noise group (16.69 ± 4.18) μmol/L was significantly lower than the control group (21.53 ± 3.78) μmol/L and the combination group(19.53± 1.92)μmol/L with a statistical difference; compared with the control group,the concentration of copper ions in plus zinc group(16.19± 1.93)mμol/L was significantly lower (P＜0.05).⑤The whole blood zinc ion concentration in the noise group (50.83±7.99)μmol/L was significantly lower than the other groups,zinc ion concentration in the plus Salvia group (53.87±6.77)μmol/L was significantly lower than the control group (63.86± 8.83) μmol/L; the whole blood zinc ion concentration showed no difference between the plus zinc group (54.81 ± 5.90) μmol/L,plus Salvia group and combined group (59.21 ± 3.90) μmol/L.Conclusion Combined zinc gluconate oral solution and Salvia injection had protective effect on whole blood metal ion concentration affected by noise.The protection effect of zinc gluconate oral solution and Salvia injection combination was stronger than any individual.

Irrigation with domestic wastewater: Responses on growth and yield of ladyfinger Abelmoschus esculentus and on soil nutrients.

Domestic wastewater is generated continuously and in large quantities. It can serve as an alternative water nutrient source for irrigation. In the present study Abelmoschus esculentus L. (Ladyfinger) was irrigated using untreated wastewater (T1), treated wastewater (T2) and rainwater (T3) in pot experiments. The effect was seen on nutrient fortication, growth and yield of the plant and the nutrient status of the soil. Additionally the build up of Cr, Cu and Zn from the irrigation water were anlayzed in different parts of the plant biomass and in the soil. The sapling survival rate was found to be 87% in T1 followed by T2 and T3. Root shoot ratio under different treatments was found in the order T3 (0.46) >T2 (0.35) >T1 (0.31). The chlorophyll a, b and carotene content in the leaves (mg g-1) was found to be 6.3, 0.5, 0.9 under T1, 4.8, 0.4, 0.8 under T2 and 3.2, 0.3, 0.5 under T3 respectively and all the three varied in the order T1>T2>T3. The same trend was found in case of total dry matter (g) T1 (6.3) >T2 (3.7) >T3 (2.3) at p<0.05. There was a considerable increase in nutrients in the soil under T1 and T2 as compared to T3 after final harvest. The organic matter (%), NO3 -N and PO4 3- (mg kg-1) content post harvest soil was found to be 3.4, 71, 90 under T1 and 2.9, 52, 63 under T2 respectively. Also, there was an increase in cations Na, K, Ca and Mg in the soil irrigated with T1 and T2 after the final harvest. Thus irrigation with wastewater generally increased soil fertility. Only a small percentage of the heavy metal was bioaccumulated by the plant parts from the irrigation water. There was hardly any metal accumulation in fruits. Bulk of the metal ions remained in the soil.

Isolation and characterization of a metal ion-dependent alkaline protease from a halotolerant Bacillus aquimaris VITP4.

A halotolerant bacterium Bacillus acquimaris VITP4 was used for the production of extracellular protease. Fractional precipitation using ammonium chloride was used to obtain the enzyme. The protease exhibited optimum activity at pH 8.0 and 40°C and retained 50% of its optimal proteolytic activity even in the presence of 4 M NaCl, suggesting that it is halotolerant. The molecular mass of protease, as revealed by SDS-PAGE was found to be 34 kDa and the homogeneity of the enzyme was confirmed by gelatin zymography and reverse-phase HPLC. Upon purification, the specific activity of th enzyme increased from 533 U/mg to 1719 U/mg. Protease inhibitors like phenyl methane sulphonyl fluoride and 2-mercaptoethanol did not affect the activity of the enzyme, but EDTA inhibited the activity, indicating the requirement of metal ions for activity. Cu­­­2+, Ni2+ and Mn2+ enhanced the enzyme activity, but Zn2+, Hg2+ and Fe2+ decreased the activity, while Mg2+, Ca2+ and K+ had no effect on the enzyme activity. The protease was quite stable in the presence of cationic (CTAB), anionic (SDS) and neutral detergents (Triton X-100 and Tween-20) and exhibited antimicrobial activity against selected bacterial and fungal strains. The stability characteristics and broad spectrum antimicrobial activity indicated the potential use of this protease in industrial applications.

Metal-on-Metal Bearing in Total Hip Arthroplasty

Metal-on-metal bearings have been reintroduced with the improved materials, design and manufacturing quality control as an alternative to the conventional metal-on-polyethylene articulation. The advantages of total hip arthroplasty using a metal-on-metal bearing include an extremely low wear rate, a very small risk of in vivo fracture and the use of a larger femoral head. These advantages have led to an increased use of metal-on-metal bearings for younger and more active patients with advanced hip disease. Concerns remain regarding the elevated levels of metal ions and their potential consequences such as metal hypersensitivity or potential carcinogenesis.

The Comparison of Parathyroid Hormone Degradation Effect by Various Protease Inhibitors in Blood Specimen / 대한진단검사의학회지

BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to evaluate the role of proteases on the degradation of parathyroid hormone (PTH) in blood samples. METHODS: Protease inhibitors with specificity against serine proteases (aprotinin), cysteine proteases (E-64), serine and cysteine proteases (leupeptin), metalloproteases (EDTA), or a protease inhibitor cocktail with a broad spectrum of inhibitory activity were added to blood samples. After storage at room temperature (0-48 hr), PTH levels were measured. RESULTS: PTH levels in samples with the protease inhibitor cocktail did not change significantly after 48 hr of storage at room temperature, but the average PTH levels decreased by 40.7% and 20.1%, in samples stored at room temperature and stored at 4degrees C without protease inhibitors, respectively. PTH levels in samples with leupeptin were stable for up to 24 hr. After 48 hr, the mean PTH levels decreased by 17.1%, 16.0%, 26.2%, and 32.1%, with 500 KIU/mL aprotinin, 100 micro mol/L leupeptin, 10 micro mol/L E-64, and 10 micro mol/L EDTA, respectively, in the samples stored at room temperature. CONCLUSIONS: The decrease in PTH levels in blood samples seemed to be due to the degradation of PTH by proteases. Various proteases, including especially serine proteases, would act together to degrade PTH in blood specimen. The PTH degradation may be inhibited in blood specimen with protease inhibitor cocktail.

Cellular Zn depletion by metal ion chelators (TPEN, DTPA and chelex resin) and its application to osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells

Trace mineral studies involving metal ion chelators have been conducted in investigating the response of gene and protein expressions of certain cell lines but a few had really focused on how these metal ion chelators could affect the availability of important trace minerals such as Zn, Mn, Fe and Cu. The aim of the present study was to investigate the availability of Zn for the treatment of MC3T3-E1 osteoblast-like cells and the availability of some trace minerals in the cell culture media components after using chelexing resin in the FBS and the addition of N,N,N',N'-tetrakis-(2-pyridylmethyl)ethylenediamine (TPEN, membrane-permeable chelator) and diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA, membrane-impermeable chelator) in the treatment medium. Components for the preparation of cell culture medium and Zn-treated medium have been tested for Zn, Mn, Fe and Cu contents by atomic absorption spectrophotometer or inductively coupled plasma spectrophotometer. Also, the expression of bone-related genes (ALP, Runx2, PTH-R, ProCOL I, OPN and OC) was measured on the cellular Zn depletion such as chelexing or TPEN treatment. Results have shown that using the chelexing resin in FBS would significantly decrease the available Zn (p<0.05) (39.4 +/- 1.5 micrometer vs 0.61 +/- 10.15 micrometer) and Mn (p<0.05) (0.74 +/- 0.01 micrometer vs 0.12 +/- 0.04 micrometer). However, levels of Fe and Cu in FBS were not changed by chelexing FBS. The use of TPEN and DTPA as Zn-chelators did not show significant difference on the final concentration of Zn in the treatment medium (0, 3, 6, 9, 12 micrometer) except for in the addition of higher 15 micrometer ZnCl2 which showed a significant increase of Zn level in DTPA-chelated treatment medium. Results have shown that both chelators gave the same pattern for the expression of the five bone-related genes between Zn- and Zn+, and TPEN-treated experiments, compared to chelex-treated experiment, showed lower bone-related gene expression, which may imply that TPEN would be a stronger chelator than chelex resin. This study showed that TPEN would be a stronger chelator compared to DTPA or chelex resin and TPEN and chelex resin exerted cellular zinc depletion to be enough for cell study for Zn depletion.

Minimum 4 Year Follow-up Results of Metalon Metal Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty / 대한정형외과학회잡지

PURPOSE: To report the minimum 4 year follow up results of metal on metal hip resurfacing arthroplasty. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 39 hips from 36 patients, who received hip resurfacing from November 1998 to September 2001 and were followed up for at least 4 years, were enrolled in this study. The average age was 45 years (28-69 years) and the average follow up period was 51.9 months (48-82 months). A clinical evaluation was performed with the Harris Hip Score and gait analysis postoperatively. A radiologic evaluation was performed regularly after surgery using anteroposterior and lateral simple radiographs. The post-operative cobalt-chrome serum concentration was measured and compared using 21 cases of ceramic-on-ceramic total hip arthroplasty as a control group. RESULTS: The Harris Hip Score improved from 61 points (31-74) preoperatively to 96 points (85-99) postoperatively. There were no cases of acetabular loosening, and the average angle of femoral insert to the shaft was 136 degrees with 22 hips (61.1%) being within 130-140 degrees. The 4 year follow-up survival rate was 97.4%. The serum cobalt and chrome levels were higher than the control group (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: Hip resurfacing showed excellent survival rate after a short-term follow-up, but still requires a long-term evaluation with more cases and further metal ion release studies.

Effect of constant magnetic field on metal ion Co~(2+),Cr~(3+) induced TNF-? secreted by human mononuclear cells / 中国矫形外科杂志

[Objective]To detect the effect of constant magnetic field on metal ion Co2+,Cr3+ induced TNF-? secreted by human mononuclear cells,and to search a method for prevention and treatment of aseptic loosening. [Methods]CoCl2 powder and CrCl3 powder were dissolved in the asepsis injecting water. Mononuclear cells from human peripheral blood,were taken and cultured with Co2+,Cr3+ ions in different magnetic field of 10Gs,100 Gs,1000Gs for 12,24 and 48 hs. There were nine groups:control group,Co2+ group,Cr3+ group,Co2+andCr3+ with various intensities of constant magnetic field,respectively.ELISA method was applied to detect tumor necrosis factor (TNF-?) in serum via the absorbance (A).[Results]Co2+ and Cr3+ ions stimulated human mononuclear cell to secrete TNF-? (P

Metal Ion Release after a Metal-on-Metal Hip Arthroplasty: Comparison between Resurfacing Arthroplasty and Total Hip Arthroplasty / 대한정형외과학회잡지

PURPOSE: To verify that the metal-on-metal (MOM) surfaces produce metal ions and to ascertain the differences between large and small femoral head diameters with regard to the release of metal ions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Forty two cases of MOM hip resurfacing arthroplasty (mean head diameter: 47.1 mm) and 39 cases of conventional total hip replacement arthroplasty (head diameter: 28 mm) were performed at our hospital from June 1998 to April 2003. All the cases were followed-up using the serum cobalt and chromium ion levels. The serum cobalt and chromium ion levels were compared in the 21 cases in each group, which were matched by age, weight and follow-up period. The control group involved 21 patients who had undergone an alumina-alumina total hip arthroplasty. The patient's serum metal ion concentration was measured from the serum, which had been separated from the whole blood and diluted using inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry (Agilent 4500, Rhode Island, USA). RESULTS: All MOM bearing implants produced higher serum levels of cobalt and chromium ions than the control. The serum concentration of cobalt with MOM resurfacing was higher than that observed with a 28 mm MOM total hip arthroplasty (p=0.025), but the chromium levels were not significantly different (p=0.501). CONCLUSION: The MOM bearing implants in this study produced elevated serum levels of cobalt and chromium ions. In addition, large diameter heads resulted in greater systemic exposure of cobalt ions than the small diameter heads. However, a long-term follow-up will be needed to determine the clinical significance.

Antibacterial Effect and Application of Metal-ion Antibacterial Agents / 环境与健康杂志

Research of antibacterial effect, progress and actuality of application of metal-ion antibacterial agents of were reviewed in the present paper. Research of effect to health and development tendency of metal-ion antibacterial agents of in the future was discussed. Metal-ion antibacterial agents are made of mineral carrier and interim metal-ion or light catalytic agent of oxide or organic antibacterial agent composite, they are a kind of new type antibacterial agents showed some excellent properties and efficiency, they will play a more and more important role to protect environment and enhance human health in the future.

Preliminary Report on Preparation of Monoclonal Antibodies to Human Plasma Protein C / 中国输血杂志

Eight cell strains of mouse hybridoma named PC 01 to PC 08 have been produced by immu-'nizing the mice with human plasma protein C (HPC) which is purified using physico-chemical method. Each of them has long-term stable ability to secret the monoclonal antibodies. Among them,PC 03 is a conformation-specific monoclonal antibody,and its binding to HPC can be pro-motad distinctly by divalent metal ion. However,the monoclonal antibodies of PC02 and PC03 can noticeably advance the enzymatic activity of HPC,whereas the monoclonal antibody of PC04 has capacity to inhibit the enzymatic activity of HPC.