简介:Atpresent,thereisnoeffectivetreatmentfortherepairoftheopticnerveafterinjury,orimprovementofitsmicroenvironmentforregeneration.Intravitreallyinjectedciliaryneurotrophicfactor(CNTF)andolfactoryensheathingcells(OECs)promotethelong-distanceregrowthofseveredopticnervefibersafterintracranialinjury.Here,weexaminedtheefficacyofthesetechniquesaloneandincombination,inaratmodelofopticnerveinjury.WeinjectedcondensedOECsuspensionatthesiteofinjury,orCNTFintothevitreousbody,orbothsimultaneously.Retrogradetracingtechniquesshowedthat4weekspostoperatively,thenumberofsurvivingretinalganglioncellsandtheiraxonaldensityintheopticnerveweregreaterinratssubjectedtoOECinjectiononlythaninthosereceivingCNTFinjectiononly.Furthermore,combinedOEC+CNTFinjectionachievedbetterresultsthaneithermonotherapy.ThesefindingsconfirmthatOECsarebetterthanCNTFatprotectinginjuredneuronsintheeye,butthatcombinedOECandCNTFtherapyisnotablymoreeffectivethaneithertreatmentalone.
简介:BacgroundPercutaneouscoronaryintervention(PCI)hasbecomeoneofthemosteffectivetreatmentsincoronaryheartdisease(CHD).However,thebottleneckproblemofPCIisthein-stentrestenosis(ISR).TheaimofthisstudywastoexploretheeffectsofastragalosideIV(ASTIV)onsuppressionofintimalhyperplasiamodulationoftheexpressionofbasicfibroblastgrowthfactor(b-FGF)inaratcarotidarteryballooninjurymodel.MethodsFiftyhealthymaleSprague-Dawley(SD)ratswererandomlydividedintofivegroups:asham-operationgroup(sham),amodelgroup(model),andthreeastragalosideIV-treatedgroups.Threedaysbeforethesurgery,1%carboxymethylcellulose(CMC)orASTIV(20,40or60mg·kg~(-1)·d~(-1))wasintragastricallyadministeredintoshamor3astragaloside-treatedgroupsonceadayfor17days.Hematoxylin-elsinstainingwascarriedouttodeterminethepathomorphologicalchangesandtheneointimalandmediaarearatio.Immunohistochemistrystainingwasperformedtomeasuretheexpressionsofproliferatingcellnuclearantigen(PCNA)andbasicfibrolastgrowthfactor(b-FGF).PCNAandb-FGFwereanalyzedwithIamage-ProPlus.Results(1)Thecarotidarteryintimalhyperplasiaintheratsofmodelwassimilartolumenstenosis.Comparedwiththeshamoperationgroup,theareaofthenewintimaandtheratiooftheintimatomedia(I/M)wereincreasedandthelumenareawasdecreased(P<0.01)inthemodelgroup.AstragalosideIVincreasedthelumenintimaldimensionanddecreasedtheareaofnewintimaandtheratioofintimatomediainadose-dependentmanner.(2)Comparedwiththesham-operationgroup,theexpressionsofPCNAandb-FGFincarotidarteryofmodelgroupweresignificantlyincreased(P<0.01).ASTIVdecreasedexpressionsofPCNAandb-FGFinthecarotidarteryofratsinadosedependentmanner.ConclusionAstragalosideIVsignificantlyinhibitsneointimalhyperplasiaofratcarotidarterythroughdown-regulatingtheexpressionsofPCNAandb-FGF.
简介:AIMTo评估网膜的神经纤维层(RNFL)在没有眼的神经dysfunction.METHODSA的临床的符号的甲状腺ophthalmopathy的病人的厚度侧面未来,盒子控制,在一个第三级的照顾中心进行的观察学习。包括标准与中的任何一个联合与眼皮收回由病人组成了:生物化学的甲状腺机能障碍,exophthalmos,或眼睛外面的肌肉参与;或与exophthalmos或眼睛外面的肌肉参与联合的甲状腺机能障碍;或一个临床的活动分数(CAS)>3/7。RNFL厚度的二大小为每只眼睛被做,到样品的触毛HD光的连贯断层摄影术6moapart.RESULTSMean年龄与18男性和22女性一起是38.75y(范围13-70y)。平均RNFL厚度起初访问92.06??
简介:Basedonthegivenreactionconditionandmedium,thegrowthofmicro-andnanocrystalscanbedividedintofourtypes,growthinsolutionatnormalpressure,hydrothermalgrowth,solvothermalgrowth,andmolten-saltgrowth.Whenthewaterororganicsolventasthereactionmedium,surfactant,suchassodiumdodecylbenzenesulfonate,canbeaddedtoregulatethe
简介:Thecalciumchannelblocker,verapamil,hasbeenshowntoreducescarformationbyinhibitingfibroblastadhesionandproliferationinvitro.Itwasnotclearwhethertopicalapplicationofverapamilaftersurgicalrepairofthenerveinvivocouldinhibittheformationofexcessivescartissue.Inthisstudy,therightsciaticnerveofadultSprague-DawleyratswastransectedandsuturedwithNo.10-0suture.Thestomawaswrappedwithgelfoamsoakedwithverapamilsolutionfor4weeks.Comparedwiththecontrolgroup(stomawrappedwithgelfoamsoakedwithphysiologicalsaline),theverapamilapplicationinhibitedthesecretionofextracellularmatrixfromfibroblastsinvivo,suppressedtypeIandIIIcollagensecretionandincreasedthetotalnumberofaxonsandthenumberofmyelinatedaxons.Thesefindingssuggestthatverapamilcouldreducetheformationofscartissueandpromoteaxongrowthafterperipheralnerverepair.
简介:Wepreviouslyperformedtranscriptomesequencingandfoundthatgenesformatrixmetalloproteinases(MMPs),suchasMMP7and12,seemtobehighlyupregulatedfollowingperipheralnerveinjury,andmaybeinvolvedinnerverepair.Inthepresentstudy,wesystematicallydeterminedtheexpressionlevelsofMMPsandtheirregulatorsat1,4,7and14daysaftersciaticnervecrushinjury.Thenumberofdifferentiallyexpressedgeneswaselevatedat4and7daysafterinjury,butdecreasedat14daysafterinjury.Amongthedifferentiallyexpressedgenes,thosemostup-regulatedshowedfoldchangesofmorethan214,whilethosemostdown-regulatedexhibitedfoldchangesofmorethan2-10.Genesequencingshowedthat,atalltimepointsafterinjury,avarietyofMMPgenesinthe'InhibitionofMMPs'pathwaywereup-regulated,andtheirinhibitorgenesweredown-regulated.Expressionofkeyup-anddown-regulatedgeneswasverifiedbyquantitativereal-timepolymerasechainreactionanalysisandfoundtobeconsistentwithtranscriptomesequencing.TheseresultssuggestthatMMP-relatedgenesarestronglyinvolvedintheprocessofperipheralnerveregeneration.
简介:Asynergyofcomputersimulations,analyticalformulations,andexperimentsprovesveryeffectiveinresearchanddevelopment.Usingnanorodgrowthasanexample,thisletterpresentsthesynergyofthethreecomplementaryapproachesinresearch,anddemonstratesitseffectiveness.Throughthissynergy,atheoreticalframeworkofnanorodgrowthemerges;throughthedirectionofthetheories,experimentalrealizationofsmallestwell-separatednanorodsbecomesreality;throughtherealizationofsuchnanorods,metallicglueinambientenvironmentsbecomestechnicalrealityandcommercialpossibility.
简介:Duetoanumberoffactorsoutlinedinthisarticle,theissueofpopulationgrowthisexcludedfromthesustainabilitydiscussion.Inthisarticle,weexploresomeoftheethicalpresumptionsthatunderlietheissueslinkingpopulationgrowthandsustainability.Criticsarguethatactiontoaddresspopulationcreatessocialandeconomicsegregation,andportrayoverpopulationconcernsasbeing'anti-poor,''anti-developingcountry,'oreven'antihuman.'Yet,de-linkingdemographicfactorsfromsustainabilityconcernsignoressignificantglobalrealitiesandtrends,suchastheecologicallimitsoftheEarth,thewelfareandlong-termlivelihoodofthemostvulnerablegroups,futureprospectsofhumanity,aswellastheecosystemsthatsupportsociety.
简介:MechanicalqualityfactorQmisakeycharacteristicparameterofHigh-overtonebulkacousticresonator(HBAR).Theeffectsofstructureparameter(thickness)andperfor?manceparameters(characteristicimpedanceandmechanicalattenuationfactor)ofsubstrate,piezoelectricfilmandelectrodeconstitutingHBARonQmarecarriedout.TherelationshipsbetweenQmandtheseparametersareobtainedbyalumpedparameterequivalentcircuitinsteadofdistributedparameterequivalentcircuitneartheresonancefrequency,andthean?alyticalexpressionsoiQmaregiven.TheresultsshowthatQmincreasesnon-monotonicallywiththecontinuousincreaseofthesubstratethicknessforHBARwithcertainpiezoelectricfilmthickness,anditapproachestothesubstratematerialmechanicalqualityfactorasthesubstratethicknessislarge.QmdecreaseswavilywiththecontinuousincreaseofthepiezoelectricfilmthicknessforHBARwithcertainsubstratethickness.SapphireandYAGwithlowmechanicallossareappropriateasthesubstratetogetalargerQm-TheelectrodelossmustbeconsideredsinceitcanreduceQm-ComparedwithAuelectrode,A1electrodewithlowerlosscanobtainhigherQmwhentheappropriateelectrodethicknessisselected.Inaddition,Qmdecreaseswiththeincreaseoffrequency.TheseresultsprovidethetheoreticalbasisforoptimizingtheparametersofHBARandshowthattrade-oflFsbetweenQmandmustbeconsideredinthedesignbecausetheirchangesareofteninconsistent.
简介:AIMTo探索α的效果;在在眼的神经压碎(ONC)和α的机制以后的星形细胞gliosis的A-crystallin;在neuroprotection和轴突regeneration.METHODSONC的-crystallin在Sprague-Dawley老鼠模型和α上被建立;A-crystallin(10−4g/L,4µ;L)intravitreously被注入老鼠模型。闪光视觉的唤起的潜力(F-VEP)是在ONC,和酸的蛋白质(GFAP)在视网膜铺平的glialfibrillary以后的检验14d,压碎地点被分析1,3,5,7并且在由immunohistochemistry(IHC)和西方的污点的ONC以后的14d分别地。在在视网膜和眼的神经的ONC.RESULTSGFAP水平显著地在ONC以后增加了1d以后,贝它导管素(TUJ1)的层次,联系生长的膜phosphoprotein-43(GAP-43),chondroitin硫酸盐proteoglycans(CSPG)和neurocan被IHC14d也决定,并且到达了山峰水平7dpost-ONC。α的注射;A-crystallin显著地减少了在在ONC以后的视网膜和压碎地点3d的GFAP水平,并且导致的星形细胞建筑学在压碎地点改变。网膜的中心房间(RGC)的Quantification轴突显示了α;A-crystallin显著地在ONC老鼠支持了轴突新生并且提高了渗透进glial疤的改革轴突。CSPG和neurocan表示也减少了在α以后的14d;A-crystallin注射。振幅(N1-P1)和F-VEP的潜伏(P1)也是restored.CONCLUSIONOur结果建议α;-crystallin支持RGC的轴突新生并且压制星形细胞的激活。
简介:ExogenoussubstancePaccelerateswoundhealingindiabetes,butthemechanismremainspoorlyunderstood.Here,weestablishedaratmodelbyintraperitoneallyinjectingstreptozotocin.Fourwounds(1.8cmdiameter)weredrilledusingaself-madepunchontotheback,bilateraltothevertebralcolumn,andthentreatedusingamnioticmembranewithepidermalstemcellsand/orsubstanceParoundandinthemiddleofthewounds.Withthecombinedtreatmentthewound-healingratewas100%at14days.Withprolongedtime,typeIcollagencontentgraduallyincreased,yettypeIIIcollagencontentgraduallydiminished.Abundantproteingeneproduct9.5-andsubstanceP-immunoreactivenervefibersregenerated.Partialnervefiberendingsextendedtotheepidermis.ThetherapeuticeffectsofcombinedsubstancePandepidermalstemcellswerebetterthanwithamnioticmembraneandeitherfactoralone.OurresultssuggestthatthecombinationofsubstancePandepidermalstemcellseffectivelycontributestonerveregenerationandwoundhealingindiabeticrats.
简介:Theextracellularmatrix,whichincludescollagens,laminin,orfibronectin,playsanimportantroleinperipheralnerveregeneration.Recently,aSchwanncell-derivedextracellularmatrixwithclassicalbiomaterialwasusedtomimictheneuralniche.However,extensiveclinicaluseofSchwanncellsremainslimitedbecauseofthelimitedorigin,lossofanautologousnerve,andextendedinvitroculturetimes.Inthepresentstudy,humanumbilicalcord-derivedmesenchymalstemcells(hUCMSCs),whichareeasilyaccessibleandmoreproliferativethanSchwanncells,wereusedtoprepareanextracellularmatrix.WeidentifiedthemorphologyandfunctionofhUCMSCsandinvestigatedtheireffectonperipheralnerveregeneration.Comparedwithanon-coateddishtissueculture,thehUCMSC-derivedextracellularmatrixenhancedSchwanncellproliferation,upregulatedgeneandproteinexpressionlevelsofbrain-derivedneurotrophicfactor,glialcell-derivedneurotrophicfactor,andvascularendothelialgrowthfactorinSchwanncells,andenhancedneuriteoutgrowthfromdorsalrootganglionneurons.ThesefindingssuggestthatthehUCMSC-derivedextracellularmatrixpromotesperipheralnerverepairandcanbeusedasabasisfortherationaldesignofengineeredneuralniches.