Transport of AOPP-Albumin into Human Alveolar Epithelial A549 Cell

Yan

2021

Scientific Programming

This study focused on the application value of CT images of patients with organophosphorus poisoning lung injury. Specifically, 50 patients diagnosed with organophosphorus pesticide poisoning lung injury in the hospital were selected as research subjects. They all had chest CT examinations. Patients were classified according to different degrees of poisoning, and different groups were compared for the levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin (PCT) in the serum. The results showed that, of the 50 patients, 25 patients had mild organophosphorus poisoning, accounting for 50%, 14 patients had moderate poisoning, accounting for 28%, and 11 patients suffered from severe organophosphorus poisoning. It was found that, in AOPP patients, cascade effect was exerted by stimulating the secretion of inflammatory mediators such as CRP, causing systemic inflammatory response syndrome, and multiorgan failure appeared in the early stage of the disease. After the histogram equalization treatment, the image was clearer than that processed by the other three methods. In terms of CT image smoothing, the effect of the Gaussian filtering was better than the mean filtering effect, and the effect of the median filtering was better than that of the Gaussian filtering. Therefore, the structure of the lungs became clearer, and the lung texture was also clearly displayed, and CT images after histogram equalization have an important value in the diagnosis of lung injury caused by organophosphorus poisoning.

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

CT Imaging in the Diagnosis of Lung Injury of Organophosphorus Poisoning and Analysis of Its Correlation with Procalcitonin and C-Reactive Protein Levels

Sun

Yan

2021

Scientific Programming

“…Similar to the low-temperature (4°C) environment, sodium azide can affect cellular uptake by inhibiting the generation of intracellular ATP. Indomethacin is a COX/caveolinmediated endocytosis inhibitor [16,17]. Quercetin is a nonclathrin and non-caveolin-mediated endocytosis inhibitor [18].…”

Section: Study Of the Uptake Mechanismmentioning

confidence: 99%

A paclitaxel prodrug nanoparticles with glutathion/reactive oxygen species dual‐responsive and CD206 targeting to improve the anti‐tumour effect

Jiao

et al. 2023

IET Nanobiotechnology

As a first‐line anticancer drug, paclitaxel has shortcomings, such as poor solubility and lack of tumour cell selectivity, which limit its further applications in clinical practice. Therefore, the authors aimed to utilise the characteristics of prodrug and nanotechnology to prepare a reactive oxygen species (ROS) and GSH dual‐responsive targeted tumour prodrug nanoparticle Man‐PEG‐SS‐PLGA/ProPTX to improve the clinical application status of paclitaxel limitation. The characterisation of Man‐PEG‐SS‐PLGA/ProPTX was carried out through preparation. The cytotoxicity of nanoparticles on tumour cells and the effect on apoptosis of tumour cells were investigated by cytotoxicity assay and flow cytometry analysis. The ROS responsiveness of nanoparticles was investigated by detecting the ROS level of tumour cells. The tumour cell selectivity of the nanoparticles was further investigated by receptor affinity assay and cell uptake assay. The particle size of Man‐PEG‐SS‐PLGA/ProPTX was (132.90 ± 1.81) nm, the dispersion coefficient Polymer dispersity index was 0.13 ± 0.03, and the Zeta potential was (−8.65 ± 0.50) mV. The encapsulation rate was 95.46 ± 2.31% and the drug load was 13.65 ± 2.31%. The nanoparticles could significantly inhibit the proliferation and promote apoptosis of MCF‐7, HepG2, and MDA‐MB‐231 tumour cells. It has good ROS response characteristics and targeting. The targeted uptake mechanism is energy‐dependent and endocytosis is mediated by non‐clathrin, non‐caveolin, lipid raft/caveolin, and cyclooxygenase (COX)/caveolin with a certain concentration dependence and time dependence. Man‐PEG‐SS‐PLGA/ProPTX is a tumour microenvironment‐responsive nanoparticle that can actively target tumour cells. It restricts the release of PTX in normal tissues, enhances its selectivity to tumour cells, and has significant antitumour activity, which is expected to solve the current limitations of PTX use.

“…Their level can reflect inflammation intensity, including activation of monocytes and neutrophils [ 8 ]. Accumulation of excessive AOPP during lung injury can initiate decreased lung fluid clearance, contributing to the disease progression [ 9 ].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Severe COVID-19 classified by simple covid risk index is associated with higher levels of advanced oxidation protein products and 8-hydroxy 2 deoxyguanosine

Satała¹,

Woźniak²,

Fabiś³

et al. 2023

Epidemiol. Infect.

SARS-CoV-2 has become one of the most important and challenging medical research topics in recent years. The presence of endothelial dysfunction, immune thrombosis, and oxidative stress contributes to complications and requires more extended hospitalisation of patients. In this article, we focused on analysing the impact of oxidative stress on the severity of COVID-19 infection. The study group consisted of 72 patients with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV enrolled. The patients were divided into moderate and severe diseases according to the SCRI (Simple Covid Risk Index, including lymphocyte/D-dimer ratio). Using the ELISA kit, we determined the level of AOPP and 8-OHdG. Patients with severe COVID-19 had higher levels of both AOPP (P < 0.05) and 8-OHdG (P < 0.05) compared to patients with moderate disease. Albumin levels were significantly lower (P < 0.001), although fibrinogen (P < 0.01), D-dimer (P < 0.001), and TF (P < 0.05) levels were higher in severe patients than in moderate course. AOPP/Alb was also higher among severe patients (P < 0.05). Our data suggest a potential role for AOPP and 8-OHdG in predicting the outcome of SARS-CoV-2 patients. Elevated AOPP levels were associated with increased Dimer-D, TF, and vWF activity levels.