AIM： To determine if brain-derived neurotrophic factor （BDNF） could offer protention to retinal ganglion cells following a superior colliculus （SC） lesion in mice using pattern electroretinogram （PERG） and opti...AIM： To determine if brain-derived neurotrophic factor （BDNF） could offer protention to retinal ganglion cells following a superior colliculus （SC） lesion in mice using pattern electroretinogram （PERG） and optical coherence tomography （OCT） as a measures of ganglion cell response and retinal health. METHODS： Seven C57BIJ6J mice with BDNF protection were tested with PERG and OCT before and after SC lesions, RESULTS： Compared with baseline PERG, the amplitude of PERG decreased 11.7% after SC lesions, but not significantly（P〉0.05）. Through fast Fourier transform （FFT） analysis of the PERGs before and after SC lesions, it was found that dominant frequency of PERGs stayed unchanged, suggesting that the ganglion cells of the retina remained relatively healthy inspite of damage to the ends of the ganglion cell axons. Also, OCT showed no changes in retinal thickness after lesions. CONCLUSION： It was concluded that BDNF is essential component of normal retinal and helps retina keeping normal function. While retina lack of BDNF, ex vivo resource of BDNF provides protection to the sick retina. It implies that BDNF is a kind therapeutic neurotrophic factor to retina neurodegeneration diseases, such as glaucoma, age related macular degeneration.展开更多
The intrinsic stochasticity of resistance switching process is one of the holdblocks for using memristor as a fundamental element in the next-generation nonvolatile memory.However,such a weakness can be used as an ass...The intrinsic stochasticity of resistance switching process is one of the holdblocks for using memristor as a fundamental element in the next-generation nonvolatile memory.However,such a weakness can be used as an asset for generating the random bits,which is valuable in a hardware security system.In this work,a forming-free electronic bipolar Pt/Ti/Ta2O5/Pt memristor is successfully fabricated to investigate the merits of generating random bits in such a device.The resistance switching mechanism of the fabricated device is ascribed to the electric field conducted electrons trapping/de-trapping in the deep-energy-level traps produced by the"oxygen grabbing"process.The stochasticity of the electrons trapping/detrapping governs the random distribution of the set/reset switching voltages of the device,making a single memristor act as a random bit in which the resistance of the device represents information and the applied voltage pulse serves as the triggering signal.The physical implementation of such a random process provides a method of generating the random bits based on memristors in hardware security applications.展开更多
To the Editor:Otitis media with effusion(OME),also known as secretory otitis,is a disease in which secreted fluid accumulates in the middle ear cavity and is a major cause of hearing loss,both in children and adults.[...To the Editor:Otitis media with effusion(OME),also known as secretory otitis,is a disease in which secreted fluid accumulates in the middle ear cavity and is a major cause of hearing loss,both in children and adults.[1]Causes of OME include recurrent infections,inflammatory conditions,malformations,and eustachian tube dysfunctions.[2]Although most patients could recover spontaneously,by medication,or by surgery,some patients show frequent recurrence of otitis media for more than 3 months,called chronic otitis media with effusion(COME).[1]The pathogenesis of COME is not completely understood.Increasing evidence suggests a central role of immunologic cells and th&r associated cytokines in the chronic inflammation that characterizes COME.展开更多
文摘AIM： To determine if brain-derived neurotrophic factor （BDNF） could offer protention to retinal ganglion cells following a superior colliculus （SC） lesion in mice using pattern electroretinogram （PERG） and optical coherence tomography （OCT） as a measures of ganglion cell response and retinal health. METHODS： Seven C57BIJ6J mice with BDNF protection were tested with PERG and OCT before and after SC lesions, RESULTS： Compared with baseline PERG, the amplitude of PERG decreased 11.7% after SC lesions, but not significantly（P〉0.05）. Through fast Fourier transform （FFT） analysis of the PERGs before and after SC lesions, it was found that dominant frequency of PERGs stayed unchanged, suggesting that the ganglion cells of the retina remained relatively healthy inspite of damage to the ends of the ganglion cell axons. Also, OCT showed no changes in retinal thickness after lesions. CONCLUSION： It was concluded that BDNF is essential component of normal retinal and helps retina keeping normal function. While retina lack of BDNF, ex vivo resource of BDNF provides protection to the sick retina. It implies that BDNF is a kind therapeutic neurotrophic factor to retina neurodegeneration diseases, such as glaucoma, age related macular degeneration.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61832007)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2018YFB1003304)。
文摘The intrinsic stochasticity of resistance switching process is one of the holdblocks for using memristor as a fundamental element in the next-generation nonvolatile memory.However,such a weakness can be used as an asset for generating the random bits,which is valuable in a hardware security system.In this work,a forming-free electronic bipolar Pt/Ti/Ta2O5/Pt memristor is successfully fabricated to investigate the merits of generating random bits in such a device.The resistance switching mechanism of the fabricated device is ascribed to the electric field conducted electrons trapping/de-trapping in the deep-energy-level traps produced by the"oxygen grabbing"process.The stochasticity of the electrons trapping/detrapping governs the random distribution of the set/reset switching voltages of the device,making a single memristor act as a random bit in which the resistance of the device represents information and the applied voltage pulse serves as the triggering signal.The physical implementation of such a random process provides a method of generating the random bits based on memristors in hardware security applications.
基金a grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81770989).
文摘To the Editor:Otitis media with effusion(OME),also known as secretory otitis,is a disease in which secreted fluid accumulates in the middle ear cavity and is a major cause of hearing loss,both in children and adults.[1]Causes of OME include recurrent infections,inflammatory conditions,malformations,and eustachian tube dysfunctions.[2]Although most patients could recover spontaneously,by medication,or by surgery,some patients show frequent recurrence of otitis media for more than 3 months,called chronic otitis media with effusion(COME).[1]The pathogenesis of COME is not completely understood.Increasing evidence suggests a central role of immunologic cells and th&r associated cytokines in the chronic inflammation that characterizes COME.
