Graphene and graphene-based materials have the ability to induce stem cells to differentiate into neurons,which is necessary to overcome the current problems faced in the clinical treatment of spinal cord injury.This ...Graphene and graphene-based materials have the ability to induce stem cells to differentiate into neurons,which is necessary to overcome the current problems faced in the clinical treatment of spinal cord injury.This review summarizes the advantages of graphene and graphene-based materials(in particular,composite materials)in axonal repair after spinal cord injury.These materials have good histocompatibility,and mechanical and adsorption properties that can be targeted to improve the environment of axonal regeneration.They also have good conductivity,which allows them to make full use of electrical nerve signal stimulation in spinal cord tissue to promote axonal regeneration.Furthermore,they can be used as carriers of seed cells,trophic factors,and drugs in nerve tissue engineering scaffolds to provide a basis for constructing a local microenvironment after spinal cord injury.However,to achieve clinical adoption of graphene and graphene-based materials for the repair of spinal cord injury,further research is needed to reduce their toxicity.展开更多
Since the outbreak of novel coronavirus pneumonia(coronavirus disease 2019,COVID-19),it has rapidly spread to 187 countries,causing serious harm to the health of people and a huge social burden.However,currently,drugs...Since the outbreak of novel coronavirus pneumonia(coronavirus disease 2019,COVID-19),it has rapidly spread to 187 countries,causing serious harm to the health of people and a huge social burden.However,currently,drugs specifically approved for clinical use are not available,except for vaccines against COVID-19 that are being evaluated.Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)is capable of performing syndrome differentiation and treatment according to the clinical manifestations of patients,and has a better ability of epidemic prevention and control.The authors comprehensively analyzed the etiology and pathogenesis of COVID-19 based on the theory of TCM,and discussed its syndrome differentiation,treatment and prevention measures so as to provide strategies and reference for the prevention and treatment with TCM.展开更多
基金supported by the Lanzhou Talent Innovation and Entrepreneurship Project,No.2020-RC-40(to XXW and YBL)Cuiying Scientific Training Program for Undergraduates of Lanzhou University Second Hospital,Nos.CYXZ2020-03,CYXZ2021-01(both to YBL).
文摘Graphene and graphene-based materials have the ability to induce stem cells to differentiate into neurons,which is necessary to overcome the current problems faced in the clinical treatment of spinal cord injury.This review summarizes the advantages of graphene and graphene-based materials(in particular,composite materials)in axonal repair after spinal cord injury.These materials have good histocompatibility,and mechanical and adsorption properties that can be targeted to improve the environment of axonal regeneration.They also have good conductivity,which allows them to make full use of electrical nerve signal stimulation in spinal cord tissue to promote axonal regeneration.Furthermore,they can be used as carriers of seed cells,trophic factors,and drugs in nerve tissue engineering scaffolds to provide a basis for constructing a local microenvironment after spinal cord injury.However,to achieve clinical adoption of graphene and graphene-based materials for the repair of spinal cord injury,further research is needed to reduce their toxicity.
文摘Since the outbreak of novel coronavirus pneumonia(coronavirus disease 2019,COVID-19),it has rapidly spread to 187 countries,causing serious harm to the health of people and a huge social burden.However,currently,drugs specifically approved for clinical use are not available,except for vaccines against COVID-19 that are being evaluated.Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)is capable of performing syndrome differentiation and treatment according to the clinical manifestations of patients,and has a better ability of epidemic prevention and control.The authors comprehensively analyzed the etiology and pathogenesis of COVID-19 based on the theory of TCM,and discussed its syndrome differentiation,treatment and prevention measures so as to provide strategies and reference for the prevention and treatment with TCM.
