Recent advances and challenges in the recovery and purification of cellular exosomes

Exosomes are nanovesicles secreted by most cellular types that carry important biochemical compounds throughout the body with different purposes, playing a preponderant role in cellular communication. Because of their structure, physicochemical properties and stability, recent studies are focusing in their use as nanocarriers for different therapeutic compounds for the treatment of different diseases ranging from cancer to Parkinson's disease. However, current bioseparation protocols and methodologies are selected based on the final exosome application or intended use and present both advantages and disadvantages when compared among them. In this context, this review aims to present the most important technologies available for exosome isolation while discussing their advantages and disadvantages and the possibilities of being combined with other strategies. This is critical since the development of novel exosome‐based therapeutic strategies will be constrained to the effectiveness and yield of the selected downstream purification methodologies for which a thorough understanding of the available technological resources is needed.     

A dried blood spot assay with HPLC–MS/MS for the determination of larotrectinib in mouse blood and its application to a pharmacokinetic study

Larotrectinib is a first-generation tropomyosin kinase inhibitor, approved for the treatment of solid tumors. In this paper, we present a validated dried blood spot (DBS) method for the quantitation of larotrectinib from mouse blood using HPLC–MS/MS, which was operated under multiple reaction monitoring mode. To the DBS disc cards, acidified methanol enriched with internal standard (IS; enasidenib) was added and extracted using tert-butyl methyl ether as an extraction solvent with sonication. Chromatographic separation of larotrectinib and the IS was achieved on an Atlantis dC₁₈ column using 10 mm ammonium formate–acetonitrile (30:70, v/v) delivered at a flow-rate of 0.80 ml/min. Under these optimized conditions, the retention times of larotrectinib and the IS were ~0.93 and 1.37 min, respectively. The total run time was 2.50 min. Larotrectinib and the IS were analyzed using positive ion scan mode and parent–daughter mass to charge ion (m/z) transitions of 429.1 → 342.1 and 474.1 → 267.1, respectively, were used for the quantitation. The calibration range was 1.06–5,080 ng/ml. No matrix effect or carryover was observed. Hematocrit did not influence DBS larotrectinib concentrations. All of the validation parameters met the acceptance criteria. The applicability of the validated method was shown in a mouse pharmacokinetic study.     

T1Effects in Sequential Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast Experiments

Residual effects of an initial bolus of gadolinium contrast agent have been previously demonstrated in sequential dynamic susceptibility contrast MR experiments. While these residual effects quickly reach a saturation steady state, their etiology is uncertain, and they can lead to spurious estimates of hemodynamic parameters in activation experiments. The possible influence ofT₁effects is now investigated with experiments in whichT₁weighting is varied as well as with serial regionalT₁measurements. Little evidence for significant residualT₁effects is found, suggesting instead that susceptibility effects underlie these observations. An initial saturation dose of contrast agent minimizes this effect.     

环氧乙烷四氢呋喃共聚醚[P(E-CO-T)]的研制

研究了环氧乙烷与四氢呋喃的共聚.使用BF_3络合物为催化剂,1,4-丁二醇为共催化剂.找到了溶液聚合和本体聚合适宜的工艺条件.在此条件下,环齐聚物的生成量为8％左右.找到了方便易行的纯化方法,通过纯化可把聚醚的环齐聚物含量降到1％以下,有效地提高了产品的质量。     

血压指标的聚类分析

利用353人的血压数据,运用2种不同的聚类分析方法对15个血压指标分类并挑选典型指标:一是利用SAS软件包中提供的变量聚类过程(VARCLUS过程)对指标进行裂类聚类分析;一是利用SAS中提供的样品聚类过程(CLUSTER过程)对指标进行系统聚类分析.2种方法得到了相同的结果:15个指标分成了4类,得到4个典型指标:BPR(收缩压与舒张压比值),BPP(收缩压与舒张压乘积),MAPPr(平均动脉压与脉率乘积),BPRPr(BPR与脉率乘积).     

水溶性光疗药物TPPS4的合成及提纯的研究

研究旨在改进光疗药物水溶性四(对磺酸钠苯基)卟啉(TPPS4)的合成方法，特别是产物的提纯方法。以四苯基卟啉为原料，经氯磺酸或浓硫酸处理合成TPPS4，然后进行以渗析和萃取分液为主的后处理。     

Endoscopic Observation of Tissue by Narrowband Illumination

We propose a new illumination method for a medical endoscope: narrow band imaging (NBI), in which the spectral bandwidth of the filtered light is narrowed. To confirm how the spectral specifications of the filtered light influence a reproduced image, an experiment was conducted observing the endoscopic images of the back mucosa of a human tongue. In addition, the effect of NBI on endoscopic images was investigated through preliminary clinical tests in colonoscopy and upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. It has been shown that NBI can enhance the capillary pattern and the crypt pattern on the mucosa. These patterns are useful features for diagnosing an early cancer.     

家兔膀胱动脉的解剖学研究

用血管铸型和透明方法观察了家兔膀胱的血供情况。膀胱动脉主要起自脐动脉，沿膀胱侧缘行向膀胱顶，沿途发出１～４支基本对称的分支分布于膀胱前面，两侧膀胱动脉的分支在其表面有吻合现象。膀胱动脉及其分支均呈不同程度的弯曲或弹簧状，可能是适应膀胱生理性增大的结构基础。     

A highly active fungal β-glucosidase

A highly active thermostable β-glucosidase was purified to homogeneity from a strain ofTrichoderma sp. The enzyme was an extracellular glycoprotein and showed hydrolytic activity toward several β-glucosides. Cellobiose was found to be the substrate of choice for this enzyme. This finding could suggest future technological applications of the purified protein.