Thyroid Gland
It produces hormones that regulate essential bodily functions, such as metabolism, growth, and development.
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The commercially available RNA samples were the ‘Universal Human Reference’ (N = 75) distributed by Stratagene (USA), and human brain (N = 2) and muscle (N = 2) RNAs supplied by Clontech (USA).
Once extracted, RNA concentration and purity was first verified by UV measurement, using the Ultrospec3100 pro (Amersham Biosciences, USA) and 5 mm cuvettes. The absorbance (A) spectra were measured from 200 to 340 nm. A230, A260 and A280 were determined. A260:A280 and A260:A230 ratios were calculated. For microcapillary electrophoresis measurements, the Agilent 2100 bioanalyzer (Agilent Technologies, USA) was used in conjunction with the RNA 6000 Nano and the RNA 6000 Pico LabChip kits. In total, 39 assays were run in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions (see Supplementary Notes online). To evaluate the reliability of the classifier systems described in this study, replicate runs were done on a set of 56 RNA samples loaded on different chips, resulting in 2 (N = 41), 3 (N = 12), 7 (N = 2) and 50 (N = 1) data points per sample.
The health survey gathered demographic data; current and historic residential and employment information, including water source and use; personal medical diagnoses, treatments including medications, and physical symptoms; family medical history; pregnancy history and pregnancy-related outcomes for women; and information about lifestyle and health behaviors. Participants also self-reported their own height, weight, and blood pressure. Brookmar, Inc. contracted with a separate company to independently pilot test the survey, and revisions were made based on pilot-test findings. The final version of the survey was accepted by the settling parties. The survey, a list of the clinical laboratory tests, and the 18 medical diagnoses verified by medical record review are publically available on The C8 Health Project WVU Data Hosting Website (C8 Health Project 2009 ).
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An overview of the immunization strategies for lectin-binding proteins, such as galectin-3, is shown in Table 18.
BALB/c mice were immunized with 2 mg/kg mRNA, complexed with LNPs, or 20 μg recombinant protein as indicated in Table 18. Plasma anti-galectin-3 IgG titers were assayed 7 days after the final boost, which was delivered at day 55.
Hybridomas producing galectin-3-specific antibodies were generated, and high affinity monoclonal anti-galectin-3 antibodies were obtained from further screens.
Table 19 provides a target protein-specific summary of the total number of hybridoma wells (generally about one third (⅓) of these wells contain hybridomas) screened and the number of confirmed target-specific antibodies obtained from those hybridomas wells following the use of lipid-encapsulated mRNA as an immunogen.
Table 20 provides a comparison of mRNA-LNP immunization methods with other conventional methods of immunization by number of hybridomas producing target-specific antibodies. In general, these data suggest that mRNA-LNP immunization is an effective method for inducing an immune response to a target protein antigen and for obtaining a higher number/rate of target protein-specific antibodies. In particular, these results confirm that mRNA-LNP immunization is surprisingly more effective than conventional immunization methods for obtaining antibodies specific for transmembrane proteins, e.g., multi-pass transmembrane proteins, such as GPCRs, which are difficult to raise antibodies against, and for poorly immunogenic proteins (e.g., proteins which produce low or no detectable target-specific IgGs in plasma of animals immunized with traditional antigen).
In general, successful generation of hybridomas producing antigen-specific antibodies have been achieved for at least 15 different targets utilizing mRNA-LNP immunization methods as exemplified herein. These results show that the mRNA immunization methods described herein are capable of eliciting an immune response against a wide range of antigens (e.g., transmembrane proteins, for example multi-pass transmembrane proteins, such as GPCRs) in host animals, and are effective methods for producing high affinity monoclonal antibodies, which can serve as parentals for generation of chimeric variants, humanized variants, and affinity matured variants.
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According to previous studies in the Chinese population (38 (link), 39 (link)), metabolic disturbances and thyroid dysfunction were defined as follows: (1) overweight or obesity: BMI≥24; (2) hyperglycemia: glucose≥6.1mmol/L; (3) hypertension: SBP≥140 mmHg and/or DBP≥90mmHg; (4) hypertriglyceridemia: TG≥2.3 mmol/L; (5) low HDL: HDL-C ≤ 1.0 mmol/L; (6) hypercholesterolemia: TC≥6.2 mmol/L or LDL-C≥4.1 mmol/L; (7)abnormal TgAb: TgAb≥115 IU/L; (8) abnormal TPOAb: TPOAb ≥34 IU/L; (9) subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH): TSH >4.2 mIU/L with normal fT4 concentration (10–23 pmol/L); (10) hyperthyroidism: TSH<0.27 mIU/L and FT4 >23 pmol/L, and (11) hypothyroidism: TSH >4.2 mIU/L with low FT4 concentration (<10 pmol/L).
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It plays a vital role in regulating essential bodily functions, such as metabolism, growth, and development.
This pea-sized gland produces hormones that are crucial for maintaining overall health and well-being.
Researchers studying the thyroid gland can optimize their research by utilizing PubCompare.ai, a leading AI-driven platform for comparing and improving research protocols.
This innovative tool helps scientists easily locate the best protocols from literature, pre-prints, and patents, using advanced AI-powered comparisons.
By identifying the most effective protocols and products, researchers can accelerate their thyroid gland research and unlock new discoveries to improve our understanding of this important gland.
When conducting thyroid gland studies, researchers may utilize various cell culture media and reagents, such as FBS, RPMI 1640 medium, DMEM, and TRIzol reagent.
These tools are essential for maintaining and analyzing thyroid cell lines, such as TPC-1 and Nthy-ori 3-1.
Additionally, antibiotics like Penicillin and Streptomycin are commonly used to prevent bacterial contamination in cell culture experiments.
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Optimizing research workflows and utilizing the right tools and reagents can lead to breakthroughs in thyroid gland biology and pave the way for advancements in thyroid-related health conditions.