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C G Zhang

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PubMed1991

Insulin mediators are the signal transduction system responsible for insulin's actions on human placental steroidogenesis.

To test the hypothesis that insulin mediators serve as the signal transduction system for insulin's steroidogenic actions in human placental cytotrophoblasts, we examined the effects of two inositolglycan insulin mediators, the insulin pH 2.0 chiro-inositol mediator (IM-pH 2.0) and the insulin pH 1.3 myo-inositol mediator (IM-pH 1.3), on cytotrophoblastic steroidogenesis. When human cytotrophoblasts were incubated in medium supplemented with androstenedione for 24 h, treatment with IM-pH 2.0 or IM-pH 1.3 suppressed aromatase activity by 15% (P less than 0.05) and 49% (P less than 0.05), respectively, compared to insulin, which suppressed aromatase activity by 21% (P less than 0.05). When cytotrophoblasts were incubated in medium supplemented with pregnenolone for 24 h, treatment with IM-pH 2.0 or IM-pH 1.3 stimulated 3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (3 beta HSD) activity by 145% (P less than 0.05) and 168% (P less than 0.05), respectively, compared to insulin, which stimulated 3 beta HSD activity by 63% (P less than 0.05). Suppression of aromatase activity and stimulation of 3 beta HSD activity by inositolglycan mediators were both concentration dependent. Moreover, preincubation of cytotrophoblasts with the antiinositolglycan antibody alpha IGP completely abolished insulin's ability to either inhibit aromatase or stimulate 3 beta HSD activity. These results indicate that insulin mediators mimic insulin's effects on cytotrophoblastic aromatase and 3 beta HSD activities and suggest that inositolglycan mediators are the signal transduction mechanism responsible for insulin's regulation of human placental steroid hormone biosynthesis.

3-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases↗
PubMed1990

[Repair of the large hepatobiliary duct defect with pedicle flap graft of the gallbladder or jejunum].

Sixteen patients suffering from complicated hepatolithiasis and ductal stricture were treated with a special U-shaped double balloon drainage catheter designed by the authors, and pedicle flap graft of gallbladder or jejunum for repair of large hepatobiliary duct defect were introduced. The follow-up study for 9-25 months (average 13.6 months) showed that the short-term results were excellent in all cases. The material structure of the drainage, the clinical diagnostic criteria of the disorder, the procedure of the operation and the clinical observation were also discussed.

Adult↗
PubMed1989

Quantitative SPECT of uptake of monoclonal antibodies.

Absolute quantitation of the distribution of radiolabeled antibodies is important to the efficient conduct of research with these agents and their ultimate use for imaging and treatment, but is formidable because of the unrestricted nature of their distribution within the patient. Planar imaging methods have been developed and provide an adequate approximation of the distribution of radionuclide for many purposes, particularly when there is considerable specificity of targeting. This is not currently the case for antibodies and is unlikely in the future. Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) provides potential for greater accuracy because it reduces problems caused by superimposition of tissues and non-target contributions to target counts. SPECT measurement of radionuclide content requires: (1) accurate determination of camera sensitivity; (2) accurate determination of the number of counts in a defined region of interest; (3) correction for attenuation; (4) correction for scatter and septal penetration; (5) accurate measurement of the administered dose; (6) adequate statistics; and (7) accurate definition of tissue mass or volume. The major impediment to each of these requirements is scatter of many types. The magnitude of this problem can be diminished by improvements in tomographic camera design, computer algorithms, and methodological approaches.

Antibodies, Monoclonal↗
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Construction of a fusion enzyme system by gene splicing as a new molecular recognition element for a sequence biosensor.

A bifunctional fusion enzyme system constructed by gene splicing is proposed as a new model to develop sequence biosensors, taking maltose biosensor as an example. The cDNA fragment of Aspergillus niger glucoamylase (E.C 3.2.1.3, GA) was fused to the 3' end of Aspergillus niger glucose oxidase (E.C 1.1.3.4, GOD) gene with the insertion of a flexible linker peptide [-(Ser-Gly)5-] coding sequence. The fusion gene was cloned into the vector pPIC9 and expressed in Pichia pastoris GS115 under the control of the AOX1 promoter. It was found that a bifunctional hybrid protein with a molecular weight of 430 kDa was secreted after induction with methanol. The fusion enzyme GOD-(Ser-Gly)5-GA (GLG) was purified using Q Sepharose Fast Flow ion-exchange chromatography. Kinetic analysis demonstrated that GLG retained the typical kinetic properties of both GA and GOD. After being immobilized on an aminosilanized glass slide through covalent bonding by glutaraldehyde, GLG showed much higher sequential catalytic efficiency than the mixture of separately expressed GA and GOD (GA/GOD). Maltose biosensors were fabricated with GLG and GA/GOD, respectively. The performance characteristics of the maltose biosensor with respect to reproducibility, signal level, and linearity were effectively improved by using the fusion enzyme. Our findings offer a basis for the development of other sequence biosensors.

Artificial Gene Fusion↗