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Importantly, SLFN11-negative tumors, potentially non-responders to DNA-damaging agents, were largely overrated in TCGA because TCGA samples are a mixture of infiltrating immune cells, including T cells, B cells, and macrophages, which have strong SLFN11 expression. Thus, our study reveals the significance of immunohistochemical procedures for evaluating expression of SLFN11 in patient samples and provides a robust resource of SLFN11 expression across adult human organs.Background and objective Dabigatran etexilate is a non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant (NOAC) that is used to prevent stroke and systemic embolism in adults with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) and one or more risk factors. Pharmacokinetic data on this anticoagulant in Chinese subjects are limited. This study aimed to provide further information on the pharmacokinetic profile of dabigatran in healthy Chinese subjects, together with its safety profile. Methods This was an open-label, single-centre, phase I study. Subjects were randomized into 110 and 150 mg dabigatran etexilate treatment groups. Each subject received 7 days of treatment a single dose on day 1, no dose on days 2-3, and then multiple doses on days 4-10. Blood samples were collected to analyze the pharmacokinetic profile of dabigatran. All adverse events (AEs) were recorded. Routine clinical laboratory tests, a physical examination, vital signs, and 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) measurements were performed. Results A total of 28 subjects (14 males and 14 females) were randomized in this trial. The plasma concentration of total dabigatran reached its maximum measured concentration at a median time of 3-4 h from the dose of interest (either the initial single dose on day 1 or the final dose on day 10) under fed conditions, and declined with an elimination half-life of 10.7-10.9 h following the dose of interest. There was a modest difference in pharmacokinetic profile between male and female subjects. None of the subjects experienced a serious adverse event (SAE) or an AE of moderate or severe intensity. The investigator reported that 17 of the 28 subjects had mild treatment-emergent AEs that resolved without any concomitant treatment or intervention. No clinically significant changes in vital signs or ECG parameters were observed. Conclusions This study revealed the pharmacokinetic characteristics and good safety profile of dabigatran in healthy Chinese subjects.The quantitative studies of cell proliferation and migration under different chemical environments are important for both scientists and clinicians searching for new therapeutics. In this study, we developed a new device to pattern several types of cells in 24-well-plate and demonstrated its' application in cancer cell proliferation and migration assay. The new device combined 3D-printed-silica-part for multi cell types loading with PDMS-through-hole-layer-part for cell micro-patterning which was matched with commercial 24-well-plate. This 24-well-plate based device is flexible and feasible in many applications and can be used in one piece or multi pieces. Besides the application for two types of cells proliferation and migration assay in one chemical condition, as a demonstration, the migration behaviors of four types of cells under 24 types of EGF + bFGF combinatorial conditions were studied. We believed this device could be widely used in clinical searching for new anti-cancer therapeutics and other related studies.The role of astrocytes on glutamate release and differentiation of glioma stem cells (GSCs) remains unknown. We investigated glutamate release, proliferation, and differentiation of GSCs after indirect incubation with astrocytes in vitro, including morphology change, GFAP expression, glutamine synthetase, and EAAT1 expression. The role of formyl peptide receptor (FPR) agonist and antagonist on interaction between astrocytes and GSCs in co-culture model was analyzed. We found (1) After incubation of astrocytes and GSCs, differentiated GSCs present the morphology of astrocytes and express GFAP. (2) GSCs release high concentration of glutamate, as well as tumor cells. However, differentiated GSCs possess the ability of glutamate uptake. (3) Proliferation ability of differentiated GSCs is lower than tumor cells. (4) Glutamine synthetase is predominantly expressed in the nucleus of tumor cells, while in the cytoplasm of differentiated GSCs. (5) Differentiation of GSCs could be triggered by FPR agonist, while astrocyte-induced differentiation of GSCs could be blocked by FPR antagonist. These results indicate astrocytes promote astrocytic differentiation and glutamate uptake of GSCs via FPR.Digital polymerase chain reaction (dPCR) methodology has been asserted to be a "potentially primary" analytical approach for assigning DNA concentration. The essence of dPCR measurements is the independent dispersal of fragments into multiple reaction partitions, amplifying fragments containing a target nucleotide sequence until the signal from all partitions containing at least one such fragment rises above threshold, and then determining the proportion of partitions with an above-threshold signal. Should originally double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) fragments be converted into two single strands (ssDNA) prior to dispersal, the dPCR measurements could be biased high by as much as a factor of two. Realizing dPCR's metrological potential therefore requires analytical methods for determining the proportion of ssDNA in nominally dsDNA samples. To meet this need, we have investigated several approaches to this determination A260 ratio, dPCR ratio, cdPCR staircase, and ddPCR enzyme. In our hands, only the endonuclease-based approach provides adequately accurate estimates for relatively small ssDNA proportions. We present four (enzyme, assay) pairs that provide self-consistent results for human nuclear DNA extracts. However, the proportion of ssDNA differs by as much as 50% between assays, apparently related to the guanine-cytosine (GC) content of the fragment near the assay's target sequence. While materials extracted by us have no more than 6% ssDNA content even after long storage, a commercially obtained PCR assay calibrant contains ≈18% ssDNA. Selleck INCB018424 Graphical abstract.