Upregulation of annexin A1 protein expression in the intratumoral vasculature of human non-small-cell lung carcinoma and rodent tumor models
PLOS ONE
Authors: Allen, Kevin L.; Cann, Jennifer; Zhao, Weiguang; Peterson, Norman; Lazzaro, Michelle; Zhong, Haihong; Wu, Herren; Dall'Acqua, William F.; Borrok, M. Jack; Damschroder, Melissa M.; Tsui, Ping; Li, Qing
Abstract
Annexin A1 (anxA1) is an immunomodulatory protein that has been proposed as a tumor vascular target for antitumor biologic agents, yet to date the vascular expression of anxA1 in specific tumor indications has not been systematically assessed. Attempts to evaluate vascular anxA1 expression by immunohistochemistry are complicated by a lack of available antibodies that are both specific for anxA1 and bind the N-terminal-truncated form of anxA1 that has previously been identified in tumor vasculature. To study the vascular expression pattern of anxA1 in non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC), we isolated an antibody capable of binding N-terminal-truncated anxA1(27-346) and employed it in immunohistochemical studies of human lung specimens. Lung tumor specimens evaluated with this antibody revealed vascular (endothelial) anxA1 expression in five of eight tumor samples studied, but no vascular anxA1 expression was observed in normal lung tissue. Tumor microarray analysis further demonstrated positive vascular staining for anxA1 in 30 of 80 NSCLC samples, and positive staining of neoplastic cells was observed in 54 of 80 samples. No correlation was observed between vascular and parenchymal anxA1 expression. Two rodent tumor models, B16-F10 and Py230, were determined to have upregulated anxA1 expression in the intratumoral vasculature. These data validate anxA1 as a potential vascular anti-tumor target in a subset of human lung tumors and identify rodent models which demonstrate anxA1 expression in tumor vasculature.
Interplay between nanoparticles and water on dielectric properties of nanofluids
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON DIELECTRICS AND ELECTRICAL INSULATION
Authors: Zhang, Chenran; Wang, Yu; Yan, Zhongming; He, Zhengyou
Abstract
This paper deals with the interaction of nanoparticles (NPs) in transformer oil and water in the oil and its effect on the electrical properties of the nanoffuid (NF). The breakdown strength and dielectric spectrum measurements under AC for various concentrations of natural SiO2 and water in mineral oil were studied. Mineral oil-based SiO2 NFs exhibit significantly higher breakdown voltage than that of base oil under high water content. However, there is an optimal range of NP concentration and water content for maximum breakdown voltage. The results of dielectric spectrum indicate that the dielectric constants of NFs and base oil are greatly affected by water content. The real relative permittivity of oil samples increases exponentially with water content at decreasing frequency (f10 Hz). The imaginary relative permittivity of NFs is less than that of the base oil in all cases. Based the experimental results reported, a model on the interplay between NPs and water in transformer oil is presented. The model can broadly explain the influence of the coexistence of NPs and water on the dielectric properties of transformer oil.