哺乳动物雷帕霉素靶蛋白(mammalian target of rapamycin,mTOR)调节细胞存活、增殖和代谢。阿尔茨海默病(Alzheimer's disease,AD)是一种常见的神经系统退行性疾病,发病机理复杂,与衰老密切相关。研究发现,AD的病理发展过程中经常...哺乳动物雷帕霉素靶蛋白(mammalian target of rapamycin,mTOR)调节细胞存活、增殖和代谢。阿尔茨海默病(Alzheimer's disease,AD)是一种常见的神经系统退行性疾病,发病机理复杂,与衰老密切相关。研究发现,AD的病理发展过程中经常伴随着mTOR活性的变化,但尚不清楚mTOR在AD发病机制中的作用。本文首先介绍了mTOR的复合物及其信号通路,重点综述了mTOR信号通路对突触可塑性和记忆功能、自噬作用、β-淀粉样蛋白(amyloid-β,Aβ)、Tau蛋白和脑胰岛素抵抗等AD病理特征的影响,其次阐述了m TOR两种信号通路在抗衰老和延长寿命方面的调控作用,最后介绍了mTOR抑制剂在AD病理研究中的应用,为延缓和改善AD提供新的思路。展开更多
Adhesions are the most frequent complication of abdominopelvic surgery,yet the extent of the problem,and its serious consequences,has not been adequately recognized.Adhesions evolved as a life-saving mecha-nism to lim...Adhesions are the most frequent complication of abdominopelvic surgery,yet the extent of the problem,and its serious consequences,has not been adequately recognized.Adhesions evolved as a life-saving mecha-nism to limit the spread of intraperitoneal inflammatory conditions.Three different pathophysiological mechanisms can independently trigger adhesion formation.Mesothelial cell injury and loss during operations,tissue hypoxia and inflammation each promotes adhesion formation separately,and potentiate the effect of each other.Studies have repeatedly demonstrated that interruption of a single pathway does not completely prevent adhesion formation.This review summarizes the pathogenesis of adhesion formation and the results of single gene therapy interventions.It explores the prom-ising role of combinatorial gene therapy and vector modif ications for the prevention of adhesion formation in order to stimulate new ideas and encourage rapid advancements in this field.展开更多
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文摘Adhesions are the most frequent complication of abdominopelvic surgery,yet the extent of the problem,and its serious consequences,has not been adequately recognized.Adhesions evolved as a life-saving mecha-nism to limit the spread of intraperitoneal inflammatory conditions.Three different pathophysiological mechanisms can independently trigger adhesion formation.Mesothelial cell injury and loss during operations,tissue hypoxia and inflammation each promotes adhesion formation separately,and potentiate the effect of each other.Studies have repeatedly demonstrated that interruption of a single pathway does not completely prevent adhesion formation.This review summarizes the pathogenesis of adhesion formation and the results of single gene therapy interventions.It explores the prom-ising role of combinatorial gene therapy and vector modif ications for the prevention of adhesion formation in order to stimulate new ideas and encourage rapid advancements in this field.