Glioma is a common and malignant brain tumor,and molecular diagnostics for glioma have received increasing attention.1,2 Previous studies have suggested that the MAL2 gene may be involved in the transcytosis of variou...Glioma is a common and malignant brain tumor,and molecular diagnostics for glioma have received increasing attention.1,2 Previous studies have suggested that the MAL2 gene may be involved in the transcytosis of various cancers.3 This study aimed to investigate the potential of MAL2 as a biomarker for glioma.The candidate MAL2 CpG sites were validated by pyrosequencing and used to construct a diagnostic model for glioma.Survival analysis was also conducted to determine the relationship between highly methylated MAL2-specific CpG sites and the prognosis of glioma.The findings also showed that MAL2 was more highly methylated in glioma than in other cancers.The constructed diagnostic model can distinguish glioma from other cancers with high sensitivity(93.3%)and specificity(86.5%).Additionally,a risk score model was built based on MAL2 methylation to assess the prognosis of glioma。展开更多
Background:The estimation of postmortem interval(PMI)is one of the most important topics in forensic medicine research.We speculate that with an increased PMI,the computed tomography(CT)values of different tissues may...Background:The estimation of postmortem interval(PMI)is one of the most important topics in forensic medicine research.We speculate that with an increased PMI,the computed tomography(CT)values of different tissues may show regular changes.Purpose:To use postmortem computed tomography(PMCT)to measure the myocardial CT value(unit:Hounsfield Unit,HU)of the heart to explore its pattern in postmortem change,and to discuss whether it can serve as a new parameter for PMI estimation.Methods:A total of 10 healthy adult New Zealand rabbits were selected and then put into a 20℃ incubator after being sacrificed.Within 0-156 h after death,CT scans were performed every 12 h to detect changes in the myocardial CT value of the heart over time.Regression analysis was used to determine the relationship between the myocardial CT value of the heart and PMI.At the same time,HE and Masson were used to stain the cardiac tissue sections detected by PMCT at Oh,48h and 156h,respectively.Results:During 0-156 h,the overall myocardial CT value showed a trend of first rising and then decreasing with the increase of PMI.The fitting regression equation was y=-2873.193+143.866x-1.728x2(x:myocardial CT value,unit:Hu;y:PMI,unit:h,R2=0.466,P<0.05).During 48-156 h,the overall myocardial CT value decreased gradually with the increase of PMI.The fitting regression equation was y=-93.038+18.700x-0.321x2(x:myocardial CT value,unit:Hu;y:PMI,unit:h,R2=0.963,P<0.001).The results of the morphological changes of the myocardial tissue structure after death showed that the myocardial cell structure was relatively complete at 0-48 hours after death;and the myocardial cell structure disappeared at 156 hours after death.Conclusions:Our results revealed evident postmortem changes in the myocardial CT value of the heart.Accordingly,measuring the myocardial CT value through PMCT shows promise for being used as a parameter for PMI estimation in forensic medicine and is worthy of further studies.The morphological changes of the myocardial tissue structure after death provide morphological basis for postmortem changes of tissue density,and further prove the reasons for the changes of CT value.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.82272116)Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Major Project of China(No.2018SHZDZX01)+3 种基金ZJLab,Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality,China(No.20Z11900100,20S11905600)MOE Frontiers Center for Brain ScienceShanghai Shenkang,China(No.SHDC2020CR3073B)Shanghai Zhou Liangfu Medical Development Foundation“Brain Science and Brain Diseases Youth Innovation Program”.
文摘Glioma is a common and malignant brain tumor,and molecular diagnostics for glioma have received increasing attention.1,2 Previous studies have suggested that the MAL2 gene may be involved in the transcytosis of various cancers.3 This study aimed to investigate the potential of MAL2 as a biomarker for glioma.The candidate MAL2 CpG sites were validated by pyrosequencing and used to construct a diagnostic model for glioma.Survival analysis was also conducted to determine the relationship between highly methylated MAL2-specific CpG sites and the prognosis of glioma.The findings also showed that MAL2 was more highly methylated in glioma than in other cancers.The constructed diagnostic model can distinguish glioma from other cancers with high sensitivity(93.3%)and specificity(86.5%).Additionally,a risk score model was built based on MAL2 methylation to assess the prognosis of glioma。
基金supported by the General Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant number 81971796),Bering Natural Science Foundation(grant number 7192121)Chinese Academy of Engineering Advisory Project(grant number 2019-XZ-31)Production-Study-Research Project for graduate students of China University of Political Science and Law(grant number CXY2012).
文摘Background:The estimation of postmortem interval(PMI)is one of the most important topics in forensic medicine research.We speculate that with an increased PMI,the computed tomography(CT)values of different tissues may show regular changes.Purpose:To use postmortem computed tomography(PMCT)to measure the myocardial CT value(unit:Hounsfield Unit,HU)of the heart to explore its pattern in postmortem change,and to discuss whether it can serve as a new parameter for PMI estimation.Methods:A total of 10 healthy adult New Zealand rabbits were selected and then put into a 20℃ incubator after being sacrificed.Within 0-156 h after death,CT scans were performed every 12 h to detect changes in the myocardial CT value of the heart over time.Regression analysis was used to determine the relationship between the myocardial CT value of the heart and PMI.At the same time,HE and Masson were used to stain the cardiac tissue sections detected by PMCT at Oh,48h and 156h,respectively.Results:During 0-156 h,the overall myocardial CT value showed a trend of first rising and then decreasing with the increase of PMI.The fitting regression equation was y=-2873.193+143.866x-1.728x2(x:myocardial CT value,unit:Hu;y:PMI,unit:h,R2=0.466,P<0.05).During 48-156 h,the overall myocardial CT value decreased gradually with the increase of PMI.The fitting regression equation was y=-93.038+18.700x-0.321x2(x:myocardial CT value,unit:Hu;y:PMI,unit:h,R2=0.963,P<0.001).The results of the morphological changes of the myocardial tissue structure after death showed that the myocardial cell structure was relatively complete at 0-48 hours after death;and the myocardial cell structure disappeared at 156 hours after death.Conclusions:Our results revealed evident postmortem changes in the myocardial CT value of the heart.Accordingly,measuring the myocardial CT value through PMCT shows promise for being used as a parameter for PMI estimation in forensic medicine and is worthy of further studies.The morphological changes of the myocardial tissue structure after death provide morphological basis for postmortem changes of tissue density,and further prove the reasons for the changes of CT value.
