简介:Traumaticbraininjury(TBI)istheleadingcauseofdeathanddisabilityofpersonsunder45yearsoldintheUnitedStates,affectingover1.5millionindividualseachyear.Ithadbeenthoughtthatrecoveryfromsuchinjuriesisseverelylimitedduetotheinabilityoftheadultbraintoreplacedamagedneurons.However,recentstudiesindicatethatthematuremammaliancentralnervoussystem(CNS)hasthepotentialtoreplenishdamagedneuronsbyproliferationandneuronaldifferentiationofadultneuralstem/progenitorcellsresidingintheneurogenicregionsinthebrain.Furthermore,increasingevidenceindicatesthattheseendogenousstem/progenitorcellsmayplayregenerativeandreparativerolesinresponsetoCNSinjuriesordiseases.Insupportofthisnotion,heightenedlevelsofcellproliferationandneurogenesishavebeenobservedinresponsetobraintraumaorinsultssuggestingthatthebrainhastheinherentpotentialtorestorepopulationsofdamagedordestroyedneurons.Thisreviewwilldiscussthepotentialfunctionsofadultneurogenesisandrecentdevelopmentofstrategiesaimingatharnessingthisneurogeniccapacityinordertorepopulateandrepairtheinjuredbrain.
简介:Neurodegenerativedisordersaffectmorethan30millionindividualsthroughouttheworldandleadtosignificantdisabilityaswellasdeath.Thesestatisticswillincreasealmostexponentiallyasthelifespanandageofindividualsincreasegloballyandindividualsbecomemoresusceptibletoacutedisorderssuchasstrokeaswellaschronicdiseasesthatinvolvecognitiveloss,Alzheimer’sdisease,andParkinson’sdisease.Currenttherapiesforsuchdisordersareeffectiveonlyforasmallsubsetofindividualsorprovidesymptomaticreliefbutdonotalterdiseaseprogression.Oneexcitingtherapeuticapproachthatmayturnthetideforaddressingneurodegenerativedisordersinvolvesthemammaliantargetofrapamycin(mTOR).mTORisacomponentoftheproteincomplexesmTORComplex1(mTORC1)andmTORComplex2(mTORC2)thatareubiquitousthroughoutthebodyandcontrolmultiplefunctionssuchasgenetranscription,metabolism,cellsurvival,andcellsenescence.mTORthroughitsrelationshipwithphosphoinositide3-kinase(PI3-K)andproteinkinaseB(Akt)andmultipledownstreamsignalingpathwayssuchasp70ribosomalS6kinase(p70S6K)andprolinerichAktsubstrate40kDa(PRAS40)promotesneuronalcellregenerationthroughstemcellrenewalandoverseescriticalpathwayssuchasapoptosis,autophagy,andnecroptosistofosterprotectionagainstneurodegenerativedisorders.TargetingbymTORofspecificpathwaysthatdrivelong-termpotentiation,synapticplasticity,andβ-amyloidtoxicitymayoffernewstrategiesfordisorderssuchasstrokeandAlzheimer’sdisease.Overall,mTORisanessentialneuroprotectivepathwaybutmustbecarefullytargetedtomaximizeclinicalefficacyandeliminateanyclinicaltoxicsideeffects.
简介:MolecularmechanismsoftheKru?ppel-likefamilyoftranscriptionfactors(KLFs)havebeenstudiedmoreinproliferatingcellsthaninpost-mitoticcellssuchasneurons.WerecentlyfoundthatKLFsregulateintrinsicaxongrowthabilityincentralnervoussystem(CNS)neuronsincludingretinalganglioncells,andhippocampalandcorticalneurons.Withatleast15of17KLFfamilymembersexpressedinneuronsandatleast5structurallyuniquesubfamilies,itisimportanttodeterminehowthiscomplexfamilyfunctionsinneuronstoregulatetheintricategeneticprogramsofaxongrowthandregeneration.BycharacterizingthemolecularmechanismsoftheKLFfamilyinthenervoussystem,includingbindingpartnersandgenetargets,andcomparingthemtodefinedmechanismsdefinedoutsidethenervoussystem,wemaybetterunderstandhowKLFsregulateneuritegrowthandaxonregeneration.
简介:Theirretrievablefateofneuronsdominatedtheneurosciencerhetoricforthefirsthalfofthiscentury,apositionthatwasfiercelycontestedandrecentlydebunkedbyextensivestudiescarriedoutinthefieldofneuroregenerationresearch.Theturningpointcameintheyear1928,whenRamonY.Cajal’s(Lobato,2008)worksuggestedthattheregenerativecapacityof
简介:Thisstudyproposesapost-processortoimprovetheharmonicstructureofavowelinanenhancedspeech,enablingthespeechqualitytobeimproved.Initially,aspeechenhancementalgorithmisemployedtoreducethebackgroundnoiseforanoisyspeech.Hencetheenhancedspeechispost-processedbyahybrid-medianfiltertoreducethemusicaleffectofresidualnoise.Sincetheharmonicspectraareimpactedbybackgroundnoiseandaspeechenhancementprocess,thequalityofavowelisdeteriorated.Aharmonicregeneratedmethodisdevelopedtoimprovethequalityofpost-processedspeech.Experimentalresultsshowthattheproposedmethodcanimprovethequalityofpost-processedspeechbyadequatelyregeneratingharmonicspectra.
简介:Braindevelopmentisoneofthemostfascinatingsubjectsinthefieldofbiologicalsciences.Nonetheless,ourscientificcommunitystillfaceschallengesintryingtounderstandtheconceptsthatdefinetheunderlyingmechanismsofneuraltissuedevelopment.Afterall,itisaverycomplexsubjecttograspandmany
简介:Recentstudieshaveshownthattheglycation-associateddamageisnotlimitedtopatientswithdiabetes.Becauseoftheirassociationwithoxidativestress,advancedglycationend-products(AGEs)havealsobeenimplicatedinmanyneurodegenerativediseases,suchasHuntingtondisease,amyotrophiclateralsclerosis,andAlzheimerdisease(Yanetal.,
简介:采用5水平Box-Behnken设计的反应表面方法论(RSM)被用来优化铈(III)的biosorption到动物和植物起源viz的biowaste材料上。对虾甲壳(PC)和玉米风格(CS)。各种各样的过程参数viz。pH(一:3.0–9.0),生物资源剂量(B:0.05–0.35g/L),起始的金属集中(C:50–350mg/L),接触时间(D:2–6h)并且温度(E:20–60°C)为优化被选择。木头转变被盒子艇长阴谋在现在的盒子中建议。低p值<0.0001验证了模型的意义。为PC的218.3mg/g和为CS的180.2mg/g的最大的Ce(III)举起在最佳条件下面被注意。在平衡等温线之中,Freundlich模型被发现是而兰米尔模型证明最好适合在CS上建议铈biosorption的同类的模式,在PC上建议biosorption的一个异构的模式的最好适合的那个。这被扫描电子显微镜学(SEM)进一步证实。运动研究显示出作为位于这个过程下面的现象建议physisorption的伪first顺序模型的更好的适用性。电影散开被博伊德阴谋的非线性建议。热力学的研究证明这个过程吸热、自发。FTIR分析在Ce(III)biosorption期间证实了酰胺,胺,酉同类和主要白酒组的参予的主要参与。EDAX分析在Ce(III)biosorption期间证实了碳组的主要参予。这是Ce(III)biosorption的参数优化上的第一份报告到用可能从水的环境对Ce(III)的恢复有用的5水平Box-Behnken试验性的设计的biowaste材料上。