Breast cancer is one of the world＇s most urgent health problems. The first symptoms of mammary malignancies are manifested only at an advanced stage with significant mortality. Detecting this disease at an early stag...Breast cancer is one of the world＇s most urgent health problems. The first symptoms of mammary malignancies are manifested only at an advanced stage with significant mortality. Detecting this disease at an early stage gives the majority of patients a better chance of survival. The aim was to search for changes in gene expression of specific tumor vascular markers like death receptor 6 （Dr6） and glycoprotein M6B （Gpm6B） in the blood of patients with breast cancer. All subjects were divided into two groups. First group with patients are with different grades of breats tumors （n = 30）. Second group consists from healthy women （n = 15）. After isolation of mRNA from blood, RT-PCR was followed by gel electrophoresis. For statistical analysis one-way ANOVA was used with Student＇s T test using GraphPad InStat software. Significant changes in mRNA levels of gene Dr6 in all grades of first stage breast cancer were detected. The mRNA levels of Dr6 showed a rising tendency from GI （116% higher value than control） to G3 （198% higher than control）. During monitoring of the mRNA level of Gpm6B, a weaker increase was observed than in Dr6. The difference in GI was only 8% higher compared with controls and 44% at G3. From our results it can be concluded that DR6 is a more suitable marker for the diagnosis of breast malignancies in the early stages than Gpm6B. In our work, a non-invasive method for more timely and precise determination of the earlier stages of breast cancer is described, which could also contribute to monitoring the effectiveness of treatment, or regression of this disease.展开更多
Based on the new material of seven Ordovician-Silurian boundary sections investigated recently, together with previously published data, we analyze the temporal and spatial distributions of the Lungmachi black shales,...Based on the new material of seven Ordovician-Silurian boundary sections investigated recently, together with previously published data, we analyze the temporal and spatial distributions of the Lungmachi black shales, a key petroleum source bed widely distributed in South China. The Lungmachi black shales range in age from the Normalograptus persculptus Biozone of the uppermost Ordovician to the Spirograptus guerichi Biozone of the lower Telychian, and ten graptolite biozones can be recognized within this unit. The basal and upper contacts of the Lungmachi black shales are diachronous. The basal contact ranges from the N. persculptus to the C. cyphus biozones, a span of five graptolite biozones over two stages. The upper contact ranges from the D. pectinatus-M. argenteus Biozone to the Spirograptus guerichi Biozone, which spans four graptolite biozones over two stages. The Yichang Uplift resulted in the formation of the Hunan-Hubei Submarine High in the border area of Hubei, Hunan, and Chongqing. This is supported by a break in sedimentation in this area spanning all or part of the Hirnantian, and in many areas extending into the underlying Katian and overlying Rhuddanian. Comparison of the distribution of the Katian to Rhuddanian strata in this area indicates a growth and subsequent reduction in area of the Hunan-Hubei Submarine High particularly in the Hirnantian to early Rhuddanian. This may partly represent the influence of the process of formation and melting of ice sheet in Ordovician South Pole and consequent sea level change.展开更多
文摘Breast cancer is one of the world＇s most urgent health problems. The first symptoms of mammary malignancies are manifested only at an advanced stage with significant mortality. Detecting this disease at an early stage gives the majority of patients a better chance of survival. The aim was to search for changes in gene expression of specific tumor vascular markers like death receptor 6 （Dr6） and glycoprotein M6B （Gpm6B） in the blood of patients with breast cancer. All subjects were divided into two groups. First group with patients are with different grades of breats tumors （n = 30）. Second group consists from healthy women （n = 15）. After isolation of mRNA from blood, RT-PCR was followed by gel electrophoresis. For statistical analysis one-way ANOVA was used with Student＇s T test using GraphPad InStat software. Significant changes in mRNA levels of gene Dr6 in all grades of first stage breast cancer were detected. The mRNA levels of Dr6 showed a rising tendency from GI （116% higher value than control） to G3 （198% higher than control）. During monitoring of the mRNA level of Gpm6B, a weaker increase was observed than in Dr6. The difference in GI was only 8% higher compared with controls and 44% at G3. From our results it can be concluded that DR6 is a more suitable marker for the diagnosis of breast malignancies in the early stages than Gpm6B. In our work, a non-invasive method for more timely and precise determination of the earlier stages of breast cancer is described, which could also contribute to monitoring the effectiveness of treatment, or regression of this disease.
基金supported by Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. KZCX2-EW-111)National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 40839910 and 40772002)Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (MJM)
文摘Based on the new material of seven Ordovician-Silurian boundary sections investigated recently, together with previously published data, we analyze the temporal and spatial distributions of the Lungmachi black shales, a key petroleum source bed widely distributed in South China. The Lungmachi black shales range in age from the Normalograptus persculptus Biozone of the uppermost Ordovician to the Spirograptus guerichi Biozone of the lower Telychian, and ten graptolite biozones can be recognized within this unit. The basal and upper contacts of the Lungmachi black shales are diachronous. The basal contact ranges from the N. persculptus to the C. cyphus biozones, a span of five graptolite biozones over two stages. The upper contact ranges from the D. pectinatus-M. argenteus Biozone to the Spirograptus guerichi Biozone, which spans four graptolite biozones over two stages. The Yichang Uplift resulted in the formation of the Hunan-Hubei Submarine High in the border area of Hubei, Hunan, and Chongqing. This is supported by a break in sedimentation in this area spanning all or part of the Hirnantian, and in many areas extending into the underlying Katian and overlying Rhuddanian. Comparison of the distribution of the Katian to Rhuddanian strata in this area indicates a growth and subsequent reduction in area of the Hunan-Hubei Submarine High particularly in the Hirnantian to early Rhuddanian. This may partly represent the influence of the process of formation and melting of ice sheet in Ordovician South Pole and consequent sea level change.
