PubMed · 7443681
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BACKGROUND: Efforts to mimic the biologic olfactory system have resulted in the development of an electronic nose, whereby volatile gases may be identified by means of organic semiconductors. Such devices have been used in the food and beverage industry for quality-control purposes, but to date have not been used in the field of medicine. OBJECTIVE: To present the application of an electronic nose for clinical decision making by assessing the ability of an electronic nose to distinguish cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from serum. DESIGN: Randomized, prospective, masked study. SUBJECTS: Nineteen matched sets of CSF and serum from inpatients at a university hospital. RESULTS: The electronic nose was able to distinguish CSF from serum in 18 of 19 patients. The data points for 18 of 19 CSF and 18 of 19 serum samples were within statistically distinct cluster groups, suggesting that the device is able to identify an unknown sample as CSF or serum. CONCLUSIONS: This new technology is able to distinguish CSF from serum with a high degree of accuracy and speed, and with small sample quantity, potentially allowing the physician to identify reliably CSF otorrhea or rhinorrhea. This revolutionary diagnostic approach may have further, widespread application in the field of otorhinolaryngology and in medicine as a whole.
Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) exerts an inhibitory effect on epithelial cell proliferation while insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) is a positive regulator of proliferation and together they may participate in driving neoplastic progression. The regulation of TGF-beta1 and IGF-1 gene expression was analyzed in an in vitro model of an estrogen receptor positive (ER+), non-metastatic (MCF-7) and an (ER-), metastatic (MDA-MB-435) breast cancer cell line, respectively. Our results indicate a loss of the regulation of TGF-beta1 and the gain of the expression and upregulation of IGF-1 pathways during malignant progression. These data demonstrate that two factors, convergent on cell growth, can have divergent roles in the regulation of the expression of TGF-beta1.
Evidence of snowdrop lectin binding to human white cells supports the need for greater understanding of the possible health consequences of incorporating plant lectins into the food chain.