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Serum milk fat globule-EGF factor 8 (MFG-E8) as a diagnostic and prognostic biomarker in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.
Shimagaki, T, Yoshio, S, Kawai, H, Sakamoto, Y, Doi, H, Matsuda, M, Mori, T, Osawa, Y, Fukai, M, Yoshida, T, et al
Scientific reports. 2019;(1):15788
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Current serum hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) biomarkers are insufficient for early diagnosis. We aimed to clarify whether serum MFG-E8 can serve as a diagnostic or prognostic biomarker of HCC. Serum MFG-E8 levels of 282 HCC patients, who underwent primary hepatectomy, were examined by ELISA. We also quantified serum MFG-E8 levels in patients with chronic hepatitis (CH), liver cirrhosis (LC), as well as in healthy volunteers (HVs). Serum MFG-E8 levels were significantly lower in HCC patients than in HVs regardless of the etiology of liver disease (3.6 ± 0.1 vs 5.8 ± 0.2 ng/mL, p < 0.0001), and recovered after treatment of HCC. Serum MFG-E8 levels in CH and LC patients were comparable to those in HVs. Serum MFG-E8 could detect HCCs, even α-fetoprotein (AFP)-negative or des-γ-carboxy prothrombin (DCP)-negative HCCs, in CH and LC patients. Our new HCC prediction model using MFG-E8 and DCP (Logit(p) = 2.619 - 0.809 × serum MFG-E8 + 0.0226 × serum DCP) distinguished HCC patients from CH and LC patients with an area under the curve of 0.923, a sensitivity of 81.1%, and a specificity of 89.8%. Futhermore, low preoperative serum MFG-E8 was an independent predictor of poor overall survival. Thus, serum MFG-E8 could serve as a feasible diagnostic and prognostic biomarker for HCC.
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IMMUNOPHENOTYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CELLULAR COMPOSITION IN BREAST MILK.
Zaitsev, KV, Mezheritskyi, SA, Stepanenko, NP, Gostyukhina, AA, Zhukova, OB, Kondratieva, EI, Stepanov, IA, Dzyuman, AN, Nikolaevskaya, EE, Vorobyev, VA, et al
Tsitologiia. 2016;(7):543-7
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The morphology and immunophenotype of female colostrum adherent cells with the help of CD3, CD31, CD34, CD45, CD68, vimentin, and osteocalcin antibodies panel was studied in short-term (6—7 days) culture in vitro. Approximately equal (1 : 1) ratio of fibroblast-like and rounded cells was observed in 20 % of cultural flasks. The cells with regular shape mixed with single fibroblasts were noted in 80 % of cultural flasks. The diameter of spreaded cells varied within 10—100 mm. All cells adhered to plastics did not express CD3 and interacted slightly (sl) with antibodies to CD31, CD34, and CD45. At the same time, adherent cells with intensive CD68, vimentin and osteocalcin staining have been revealed. Literature data allows to interpret CD68+CD3–CD31slCD34slCD45sl immunophenotype of significant part of mother colostrum adherent cells as belonging to monocyte-macrophage lineage. Marked expression of stromal antigens (vimentin, osteocalcin) in 40—45 % adherent cells in cultural medium without osteogenic supplements (beta-glycerophosphate, ascorbic acid, dexamethasone) proposes an existence of osteoblasts fraction differentiated in colostrum from mesenchymal stem cells under an action of breast milk humoral factors.
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Consumption of Milk Protein or Whey Protein Results in a Similar Increase in Muscle Protein Synthesis in Middle Aged Men.
Mitchell, CJ, McGregor, RA, D'Souza, RF, Thorstensen, EB, Markworth, JF, Fanning, AC, Poppitt, SD, Cameron-Smith, D
Nutrients. 2015;(10):8685-99
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The differential ability of various milk protein fractions to stimulate muscle protein synthesis (MPS) has been previously described, with whey protein generally considered to be superior to other fractions. However, the relative ability of a whole milk protein to stimulate MPS has not been compared to whey. Sixteen healthy middle-aged males ingested either 20 g of milk protein (n = 8) or whey protein (n = 8) while undergoing a primed constant infusion of ring (13)C₆ phenylalanine. Muscle biopsies were obtained 120 min prior to consumption of the protein and 90 and 210 min afterwards. Resting myofibrillar fractional synthetic rates (FSR) were 0.019% ± 0.009% and 0.021% ± 0.018% h(-1) in the milk and whey groups respectively. For the first 90 min after protein ingestion the FSR increased (p < 0.001) to 0.057% ± 0.018% and 0.052% ± 0.024% h(-1) in the milk and whey groups respectively with no difference between groups (p = 0.810). FSR returned to baseline in both groups between 90 and 210 min after protein ingestion. Despite evidence of increased rate of digestion and leucine availability following the ingestion of whey protein, there was similar activation of MPS in middle-aged men with either 20 g of milk protein or whey protein.
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Obesity, sex and pubertal status affect appetite hormone responses to a mixed glucose and whey protein drink in adolescents.
Patel, BP, Anderson, GH, Vien, S, Bellissimo, N, McCrindle, BW, Hamilton, JK
Clinical endocrinology. 2014;(1):63-70
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Little information is available on how food intake regulatory hormones may be altered during pubertal development and across the weight spectrum in adolescents. Therefore, the effect of obesity, sex and pubertal status on subjective appetite and appetite hormones in response to a mixed glucose and whey protein drink was determined in 8-18 year old adolescents. PATIENTS AND METHODS A cross-sectional cohort study was conducted at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto. After a 12 h fast, normal weight (n = 5 female, 4 male) and obese (n = 5 female, 4 male) adolescents (Experiment 1), and pre-early pubertal (n = 10) and mid-late pubertal (n = 10) obese male adolescents (Experiment 2) consumed a 250 ml glucose (30 g) and whey protein (30 g) beverage. Insulin, PYY, ghrelin and subjective appetite were measured over 120 min. RESULTS Obese adolescents (Experiment 1) have higher insulin, PYY and lower ghrelin (P < 0·006) than normal weight controls, with a more pronounced effect in males (P < 0·037). Puberty (Experiment 2) did not affect insulin (P = 0·305), but the change in PYY in response to the drink was greater (P = 0·032) and ghrelin was lower (P = 0·026) in mid-late pubertal than pre-early pubertal obese males. Average appetite 60 min post-drink was higher in obese and mid-late pubertal adolescents, but not related to hormone changes. CONCLUSIONS Obesity, sex and pubertal status affect macronutrient-stimulated appetite hormone secretion and these factors may alter food intake in obese children during pubertal development.