AIM: To detect and analyze the changes on ocular surface and tear function in type II diabetic patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy(PDR), an advanced stage of diabetic retinopathy(DR), using conventional o...AIM: To detect and analyze the changes on ocular surface and tear function in type II diabetic patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy(PDR), an advanced stage of diabetic retinopathy(DR), using conventional ophthalmic tests and the high-resolution laser scanning confocal microscopy.METHODS: Fifty-eight patients with type II diabetes were selected. Based on the diagnostic criteria and stage classification of DR, the patients were divided into the non-DR(NDR) group and the PDR group. Thirty-six patients with cataract but no other ocular and systemic disease were included as non-diabetic controls. All the patients were subjected to the conventional clinical tests of corneal sensitivity, Schirmer I test, and corneal fluorescein staining. The non-invasive tear film break-up time(NIBUT) and tear interferometry were conducted by a Tearscope Plus. The morphology of corneal epithelia and nerve fibers was examined using the high-resolution confocal microscopy.RESULTS: The NDR group exhibited significantly declined corneal sensitivity and Schirmer I test value, as compared to the non-diabetic controls(P <0.001). The PDR group showed significantly reduced corneal sensitivity, Schirmer I test value, and NIBUT in comparison to the non-diabetic controls(P <0.001).Corneal fluorescein staining revealed the progressively injured corneal epithelia in the PDR patients. Moreover,significant decrease in the corneal epithelial density andmorphological abnormalities in the corneal epithelia and nerve fibers were also observed in the PDR patients.CONCLUSION: Ocular surface changes, including blunted corneal sensitivity, reduced tear secretion, tear film dysfunction, progressive loss of corneal epithelia and degeneration of nerve fibers, are common in type II diabetic patients, particularly in the diabetic patients with PDR. The corneal sensitivity, fluorescein staining scores,and the density of corneal epithelial cells and nerve fibers in the diabetic patients correlate with the duration of diabetes. Therefore, ocular surface of the patients with PDR should be examined regularly by conventional approaches and confocal microscopy to facilitate early diagnosis and treatment of keratopathy.展开更多
To observe the effect of electromagnetic pulse(EMP) exposure on cerebral micro vascular permeability in rats.Methods The whole-body of male Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed or sham exposed to 200 pulses or 400 pulses(...To observe the effect of electromagnetic pulse(EMP) exposure on cerebral micro vascular permeability in rats.Methods The whole-body of male Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed or sham exposed to 200 pulses or 400 pulses(1 Hz) of EMP at 200 kV/m.At 0.5,1,3,6,and 12 h after EMP exposure,the permeability of cerebral micro vascular was detected by transmission electron microscopy and immunohistochemistry using lanthanum nitrate and endogenous albumin as vascular tracers,respectively.Results The lanthanum nitrate tracer was limited to the micro vascular lumen with no lanthanum nitrate or albumin tracer extravasation in control rat brain.After EMP exposure,the lanthanum nitrate ions reached the tight junction,basal lamina and pericapillary tissue.Similarly,the albumin immunopositive staining was identified in pericapillary tissue.The changes in brain micro vascular permeability were transient,the leakage of micro vascular vessels appeared at 1 h,and reached its peak at 3 h,and nearly recovered at 12 h,after EMP exposure.In addition,the leakage of micro vascular was more obvious after exposure of EMP at 400 pulses than after exposure of EMP at 200 pulses.Conclusion Exposure to 200 and 400 pulses(1 Hz) of EMP at 200 kV/m can increase cerebral micro vascular permeability in rats,which is recoverable.展开更多
Objective To study the effect of electromagnetic pulse (EMP) exposure on the permeability of blood-testicle barrier (BTB) in mice. Methods Adult male BALB/c mice were exposed to EMP at 200 kV/m for 200 pulses with 2 s...Objective To study the effect of electromagnetic pulse (EMP) exposure on the permeability of blood-testicle barrier (BTB) in mice. Methods Adult male BALB/c mice were exposed to EMP at 200 kV/m for 200 pulses with 2 seconds interval. The mice were injected with 2% Evans Blue solution through caudal vein at different time points after exposure, and the permeability of BTB was monitored using a fluorescence microscope. The testis sample for the transmission electron microscopy was prepared at 2 h after EMP exposure. The permeability of BTB in mice was observed by using Evans Blue tracer and lanthanum nitrate tracer. Results After exposure, cloudy Evans Blue was found in the testicle convoluted seminiferous tubule of mice. Lanthanum nitrate was observed not only between testicle spermatogonia near seminiferous tubule wall and sertoli cells, but also between sertoli cells and primary spermatocyte or secondary spermatocyte. In contrast, lanthanum nitrate in control group was only found in the testicle sertoli cells between seminiferous tubule and near seminiferous tubule wall. Conclusion EMP exposure could increase the permeability of BTB in the mice.展开更多
Objective: To investigate the effect of arthroscopic debridement combined with intra-articular sodium hyaluronate injection on the Wnt/β-catenin pathway in joint fluid of patients with knee osteoarthritis. Methods: P...Objective: To investigate the effect of arthroscopic debridement combined with intra-articular sodium hyaluronate injection on the Wnt/β-catenin pathway in joint fluid of patients with knee osteoarthritis. Methods: Patients undergoing arthroscopic debridement for knee osteoarthritis in the hospital between June 2014 and April 2017 were selected as the research subjects and randomly divided into the observation group who accepted arthroscopic debridement combined with intra-articular sodium hyaluronate injection and the control group who accepted arthroscopic debridement alone. The Wnt/β-catenin pathway molecules as well as downstream collagen metabolism molecules and bone metabolism molecules in the joint fluid were measured before surgery and 7 d after surgery. Results: 7 d after surgery, Wnt1, Wnt5a, Wnt7b, β-catenin, MMP1, MMP13, CTX-I, CTX-II, ADAMTS4, ADAMTS5, RANK, RANKL and TRACP5b mRNA expression in joint fluid of both groups of patients were higher than those before surgery whereas OPG and OC contents were lower than those before surgery, and Wnt1, Wnt5a, Wnt7b, β-catenin, MMP1, MMP13, CTX-I, CTX-II, ADAMTS4, ADAMTS5, RANK, RANKL and TRACP5b mRNA expression in joint fluid of observation group were significantly lower than those of control group whereas OPG and OC contents were significantly higher than those of control group. Conclusion: Arthroscopic debridement combined with intra-articular sodium hyaluronate injection can inhibit the collagen metabolism and bone metabolism disorder mediated by Wnt/β-catenin after surgery.展开更多
Well-defined polycarbonate diol was successfully synthesized through a strategy using a combination of organocatalyst and water.Such strategy was less developed in organocatalyzed polymerization and frequently regarde...Well-defined polycarbonate diol was successfully synthesized through a strategy using a combination of organocatalyst and water.Such strategy was less developed in organocatalyzed polymerization and frequently regarded as side reactions.Herein,one-component phosphonium borane Lewis pairs PB1-PB8 were successfully applied in the copolymerization of CO_(2) and cyclohexene oxide(CHO)to generate poly(CHO-alt-CO_(2))carbonate(PCHC).Parameters of linker length and counter anion effects on the catalyst activity were investigated.It was found that Lewis pair PB3 served as a dual initiator and catalyst in the copolymerization of CHO and CO_(2) with or without the presence of water.In contrast,Lewis pair PB8 can serve as a true catalyst for the preparation of well-definedα,ω-hydroxyl PCHC diols.This was achieved by introducing a labile CF3COO group as counter anion through anion exchange reaction while water molecules acted as chain transfer agents.The function of trifluoroacetate group in the polymerization process was investigated in detail and possible mechanism was proposed.Upon changing the amount of water and catalyst loading,PCHC diols with varied molecular weight(1.5 kg/mol to 7.5 kg/mol),low dispersities(D<1.2)and carbonate content(>99%)could be easily obtained.The low molecular weight PCHC diol was used as a bifunctional macroinitiator for the ring-opening polymerization of L-lactide(LLA)to afford ABA triblock copolymer in one-pot synthesis.展开更多
基金Supported by Shanxi China Scientific and Technological Project(No.2007031096-1)Ph.D.Program Foundation of Ministry of Education of China(No.20111202110008)
文摘AIM: To detect and analyze the changes on ocular surface and tear function in type II diabetic patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy(PDR), an advanced stage of diabetic retinopathy(DR), using conventional ophthalmic tests and the high-resolution laser scanning confocal microscopy.METHODS: Fifty-eight patients with type II diabetes were selected. Based on the diagnostic criteria and stage classification of DR, the patients were divided into the non-DR(NDR) group and the PDR group. Thirty-six patients with cataract but no other ocular and systemic disease were included as non-diabetic controls. All the patients were subjected to the conventional clinical tests of corneal sensitivity, Schirmer I test, and corneal fluorescein staining. The non-invasive tear film break-up time(NIBUT) and tear interferometry were conducted by a Tearscope Plus. The morphology of corneal epithelia and nerve fibers was examined using the high-resolution confocal microscopy.RESULTS: The NDR group exhibited significantly declined corneal sensitivity and Schirmer I test value, as compared to the non-diabetic controls(P <0.001). The PDR group showed significantly reduced corneal sensitivity, Schirmer I test value, and NIBUT in comparison to the non-diabetic controls(P <0.001).Corneal fluorescein staining revealed the progressively injured corneal epithelia in the PDR patients. Moreover,significant decrease in the corneal epithelial density andmorphological abnormalities in the corneal epithelia and nerve fibers were also observed in the PDR patients.CONCLUSION: Ocular surface changes, including blunted corneal sensitivity, reduced tear secretion, tear film dysfunction, progressive loss of corneal epithelia and degeneration of nerve fibers, are common in type II diabetic patients, particularly in the diabetic patients with PDR. The corneal sensitivity, fluorescein staining scores,and the density of corneal epithelial cells and nerve fibers in the diabetic patients correlate with the duration of diabetes. Therefore, ocular surface of the patients with PDR should be examined regularly by conventional approaches and confocal microscopy to facilitate early diagnosis and treatment of keratopathy.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30670492)Foundation for Authors of National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of China (200465)National 863 Project (No. 2006 AA02Z4C3)
文摘To observe the effect of electromagnetic pulse(EMP) exposure on cerebral micro vascular permeability in rats.Methods The whole-body of male Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed or sham exposed to 200 pulses or 400 pulses(1 Hz) of EMP at 200 kV/m.At 0.5,1,3,6,and 12 h after EMP exposure,the permeability of cerebral micro vascular was detected by transmission electron microscopy and immunohistochemistry using lanthanum nitrate and endogenous albumin as vascular tracers,respectively.Results The lanthanum nitrate tracer was limited to the micro vascular lumen with no lanthanum nitrate or albumin tracer extravasation in control rat brain.After EMP exposure,the lanthanum nitrate ions reached the tight junction,basal lamina and pericapillary tissue.Similarly,the albumin immunopositive staining was identified in pericapillary tissue.The changes in brain micro vascular permeability were transient,the leakage of micro vascular vessels appeared at 1 h,and reached its peak at 3 h,and nearly recovered at 12 h,after EMP exposure.In addition,the leakage of micro vascular was more obvious after exposure of EMP at 400 pulses than after exposure of EMP at 200 pulses.Conclusion Exposure to 200 and 400 pulses(1 Hz) of EMP at 200 kV/m can increase cerebral micro vascular permeability in rats,which is recoverable.
基金This research was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi (No. 2007C267)National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 60601026)National 863 Project (No. 2006 AA0224C3)
文摘Objective To study the effect of electromagnetic pulse (EMP) exposure on the permeability of blood-testicle barrier (BTB) in mice. Methods Adult male BALB/c mice were exposed to EMP at 200 kV/m for 200 pulses with 2 seconds interval. The mice were injected with 2% Evans Blue solution through caudal vein at different time points after exposure, and the permeability of BTB was monitored using a fluorescence microscope. The testis sample for the transmission electron microscopy was prepared at 2 h after EMP exposure. The permeability of BTB in mice was observed by using Evans Blue tracer and lanthanum nitrate tracer. Results After exposure, cloudy Evans Blue was found in the testicle convoluted seminiferous tubule of mice. Lanthanum nitrate was observed not only between testicle spermatogonia near seminiferous tubule wall and sertoli cells, but also between sertoli cells and primary spermatocyte or secondary spermatocyte. In contrast, lanthanum nitrate in control group was only found in the testicle sertoli cells between seminiferous tubule and near seminiferous tubule wall. Conclusion EMP exposure could increase the permeability of BTB in the mice.
文摘Objective: To investigate the effect of arthroscopic debridement combined with intra-articular sodium hyaluronate injection on the Wnt/β-catenin pathway in joint fluid of patients with knee osteoarthritis. Methods: Patients undergoing arthroscopic debridement for knee osteoarthritis in the hospital between June 2014 and April 2017 were selected as the research subjects and randomly divided into the observation group who accepted arthroscopic debridement combined with intra-articular sodium hyaluronate injection and the control group who accepted arthroscopic debridement alone. The Wnt/β-catenin pathway molecules as well as downstream collagen metabolism molecules and bone metabolism molecules in the joint fluid were measured before surgery and 7 d after surgery. Results: 7 d after surgery, Wnt1, Wnt5a, Wnt7b, β-catenin, MMP1, MMP13, CTX-I, CTX-II, ADAMTS4, ADAMTS5, RANK, RANKL and TRACP5b mRNA expression in joint fluid of both groups of patients were higher than those before surgery whereas OPG and OC contents were lower than those before surgery, and Wnt1, Wnt5a, Wnt7b, β-catenin, MMP1, MMP13, CTX-I, CTX-II, ADAMTS4, ADAMTS5, RANK, RANKL and TRACP5b mRNA expression in joint fluid of observation group were significantly lower than those of control group whereas OPG and OC contents were significantly higher than those of control group. Conclusion: Arthroscopic debridement combined with intra-articular sodium hyaluronate injection can inhibit the collagen metabolism and bone metabolism disorder mediated by Wnt/β-catenin after surgery.
基金financially supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2021YFA1501600)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.22175105 and 22031005)。
文摘Well-defined polycarbonate diol was successfully synthesized through a strategy using a combination of organocatalyst and water.Such strategy was less developed in organocatalyzed polymerization and frequently regarded as side reactions.Herein,one-component phosphonium borane Lewis pairs PB1-PB8 were successfully applied in the copolymerization of CO_(2) and cyclohexene oxide(CHO)to generate poly(CHO-alt-CO_(2))carbonate(PCHC).Parameters of linker length and counter anion effects on the catalyst activity were investigated.It was found that Lewis pair PB3 served as a dual initiator and catalyst in the copolymerization of CHO and CO_(2) with or without the presence of water.In contrast,Lewis pair PB8 can serve as a true catalyst for the preparation of well-definedα,ω-hydroxyl PCHC diols.This was achieved by introducing a labile CF3COO group as counter anion through anion exchange reaction while water molecules acted as chain transfer agents.The function of trifluoroacetate group in the polymerization process was investigated in detail and possible mechanism was proposed.Upon changing the amount of water and catalyst loading,PCHC diols with varied molecular weight(1.5 kg/mol to 7.5 kg/mol),low dispersities(D<1.2)and carbonate content(>99%)could be easily obtained.The low molecular weight PCHC diol was used as a bifunctional macroinitiator for the ring-opening polymerization of L-lactide(LLA)to afford ABA triblock copolymer in one-pot synthesis.
