Studies have shown that human hair keratin(HHK) has no antigenicity and excellent mechanical properties. Schwann cells, as unique glial cells in the peripheral nervous system, can be induced by interleukin-1β to secr...Studies have shown that human hair keratin(HHK) has no antigenicity and excellent mechanical properties. Schwann cells, as unique glial cells in the peripheral nervous system, can be induced by interleukin-1β to secrete nerve growth factor, which promotes neural regeneration. Therefore, HHK with Schwann cells may be a more effective approach to repair nerve defects than HHK without Schwann cells. In this study, we established an artificial nerve graft by loading an HHK skeleton with activated Schwann cells. We found that the longitudinal HHK microfilament structure provided adhesion medium, space and direction for Schwann cells, and promoted Schwann cell growth and nerve fiber regeneration. In addition, interleukin-1β not only activates Schwann cells, but also strengthens their activity and increases the expression of nerve growth factors. Activated Schwann cells activate macrophages, and activated macrophages secrete interleukin-1β, which maintains the activity of Schwann cells. Thus, a beneficial cycle forms and promotes nerve repair. Furthermore, our studies have found that the newly constructed artificial nerve graft promotes the improvements in nerve conduction function and motor function in rats with sciatic nerve injury, and increases the expression of nerve injury repair factors fibroblast growth factor 2 and human transforming growth factor B receptor 2. These findings suggest that this artificial nerve graft effectively repairs peripheral nerve injury.展开更多
Halide perovskites with excellent piezoelectric properties,but their poor stability hinders their largescale application.Herein,a sandwich-structured halide perovskite flexible sensor with good stability was developed...Halide perovskites with excellent piezoelectric properties,but their poor stability hinders their largescale application.Herein,a sandwich-structured halide perovskite flexible sensor with good stability was developed according to a three-step procedure as follows:(ⅰ) in-situ growth of wool keratinCsPbBr_(3)(WK-CsPbBr_(3)) using wool keratin in interfacial passivation and coating,(ⅱ) electrospinning of a wool keratin-CsPbBr_(3)/polyacrylonitrile(WCP) nanofiber film,and(ⅲ) coating of the WCP nanofiber with polydimethylsiloxane(PDMS) to obtain a sensor(WCPP).The sensor could generate a piezoelectric voltage of 7.8 V at a pressure of 6 kPa in the stages of pressing and releasing,and the output characteristics did not decline even after 10,000 cycles.Compared to the 4-month stability of the perovskite sensor,WCPP sensor exhibited the output performance even after 16 months,which indicated that wool keratin as a multidentate improved the stability of the halide perovskite.Additionally,the sensor displayed a self-cleaning property and could also light up 14 commercial LEDs.The close-loop recycling of the lead halide perovskite was achieved by dissolving the WCP nanofiber film in DMF and then reelectrospinning.Therefore,the method proposed is a step forward for achieving the commercialization of WK-CsPbBr_(3) and providing new avenues for further utilization of wool waste.展开更多
背景:增生性瘢痕是以成纤维细胞过度增殖、表皮增厚和角质层功能不良为特征的皮肤纤维化疾病,目前其具体发病机制仍不清楚。目的:基于生物信息学筛选增生性瘢痕相关数据集的核心(Hub)基因及重要信号通路,再用细胞实验加以验证,预测对其...背景:增生性瘢痕是以成纤维细胞过度增殖、表皮增厚和角质层功能不良为特征的皮肤纤维化疾病,目前其具体发病机制仍不清楚。目的:基于生物信息学筛选增生性瘢痕相关数据集的核心(Hub)基因及重要信号通路,再用细胞实验加以验证,预测对其可能有治疗作用的小分子药物。方法:从基因表达综合数据库搜索增生性瘢痕相关的数据集,通过R软件筛选差异表达基因,对差异表达基因进行基因本体论和京都基因与基因组百科全书(Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Gnomes,KEGG)富集分析,使用String在线平台构建差异表达基因的蛋白质相互作用网络,然后分别利用Cytoscape软件中的Cytohubba和MCODE插件筛选出蛋白质相互作用网络中的关键基因和核心模块,进一步将上述关键基因和构成核心模块的基因求交集得到Hub基因,通过荧光定量PCR验证Hub基因mRNA在人增生性瘢痕与正常皮肤表皮干细胞中的表达差异,并利用人类蛋白图谱中组织学数据验证Hub基因编码蛋白在2种组织中表达量和分布的差异,最后用connectivity map数据库预测针对增生性瘢痕的潜在作用药物。结果与结论:①筛选出的差异表达基因中上调基因102个、下调基因702个,基因本体论和KEGG分析结果显示,富集的信号通路及生物学过程主要涉及紧密连接、花生四烯酸代谢、细胞外基质受体交互、表皮发育和角质化等;②取交集得到8个Hub基因与调控胆固醇代谢的甲羟戊酸途径密切相关,分别是HMGCS1、DHCR7、MSMO1、FDPS、MVK、HMGCR、MVD和ACAT2;③荧光定量PCR结果显示,相比正常皮肤组,增生性瘢痕组HMGCS1、DHCR7、MSMO1、FDPS、HMGCR、MVD和ACAT2 mRNA的表达均显著下降(P<0.05),而MVK mRNA的表达无明显变化(P>0.05);④除MVK外,其余Hub基因编码蛋白在正常皮肤组织中表达水平均高于增生性瘢痕组织(P<0.05);⑤评分排列前10的候选药物包括蛋白激酶A抑制剂(H-89)、丝氨酸蛋白酶抑制剂(Dabigatran-Etexilate)、FLT3抑制剂(舒尼替尼)等,其中白藜芦醇和β-谷甾醇均为植物来源;⑥提示与甲羟戊酸代谢途径密切相关的Hub基因可能通过调控脂质代谢影响表皮结构与功能,这可能是增生性瘢痕的重要发病机制之一,此次研究筛选的小分子化合物可作为治疗增生性瘢痕的候选药物。展开更多
目的分析角蛋白19、C反应蛋白、白蛋白检测对结直肠癌术后的临床疗效以及预测价值。方法以新疆维吾尔自治区人民医院2021年1月—2022年1月收治的98例患者为研究对象。对比临床治疗前后疗效及预后下的角蛋白19、C反应蛋白、白蛋白检测水...目的分析角蛋白19、C反应蛋白、白蛋白检测对结直肠癌术后的临床疗效以及预测价值。方法以新疆维吾尔自治区人民医院2021年1月—2022年1月收治的98例患者为研究对象。对比临床治疗前后疗效及预后下的角蛋白19、C反应蛋白、白蛋白检测水平,通过受试者工作特征(receiveroperating characteristic,ROC)曲线评估其临床预估价值。结果治疗后,患者的角蛋白19、C反应蛋白、白蛋白水平均较治疗前下降,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。疗效良好组在角蛋白19、C反应蛋白水平上低于疗效欠佳组,白蛋白高于疗效欠佳组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。存活组在角蛋白19、C反应蛋白水平上低于死亡组,白蛋白高于死亡组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。基于ROC曲线,角蛋白19、C反应蛋白、白蛋白在最佳截断曲线下面积(area under the curve,AUC)值分别为0.822、0.921、0.899,均超过0.7,对直肠癌不良预后有预测价值。3项指标联合检测的敏感度、特异度、AUC值与约登指数均高于3项指标单一检测,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论角蛋白19、C反应蛋白、白蛋白检测能够有效预测结直肠癌患者疗效变化及预后。展开更多
基金supported by Military Medical Science&Technology Youth Training Program,No. 19QNP005President Foundation of Nanfang Hospital,Southern Medical University,No. 2020B028 (both to JY)。
文摘Studies have shown that human hair keratin(HHK) has no antigenicity and excellent mechanical properties. Schwann cells, as unique glial cells in the peripheral nervous system, can be induced by interleukin-1β to secrete nerve growth factor, which promotes neural regeneration. Therefore, HHK with Schwann cells may be a more effective approach to repair nerve defects than HHK without Schwann cells. In this study, we established an artificial nerve graft by loading an HHK skeleton with activated Schwann cells. We found that the longitudinal HHK microfilament structure provided adhesion medium, space and direction for Schwann cells, and promoted Schwann cell growth and nerve fiber regeneration. In addition, interleukin-1β not only activates Schwann cells, but also strengthens their activity and increases the expression of nerve growth factors. Activated Schwann cells activate macrophages, and activated macrophages secrete interleukin-1β, which maintains the activity of Schwann cells. Thus, a beneficial cycle forms and promotes nerve repair. Furthermore, our studies have found that the newly constructed artificial nerve graft promotes the improvements in nerve conduction function and motor function in rats with sciatic nerve injury, and increases the expression of nerve injury repair factors fibroblast growth factor 2 and human transforming growth factor B receptor 2. These findings suggest that this artificial nerve graft effectively repairs peripheral nerve injury.
基金funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (22178210)the Innovation Capability Support Program of Shaanxi (2021TD-16)+1 种基金Key Project of Natural Science Basic Research Program of Shaanxi Province (2023JC-XJ-12)the Shaanxi Provincial “Special Support Plan for High-level Talents”。
文摘Halide perovskites with excellent piezoelectric properties,but their poor stability hinders their largescale application.Herein,a sandwich-structured halide perovskite flexible sensor with good stability was developed according to a three-step procedure as follows:(ⅰ) in-situ growth of wool keratinCsPbBr_(3)(WK-CsPbBr_(3)) using wool keratin in interfacial passivation and coating,(ⅱ) electrospinning of a wool keratin-CsPbBr_(3)/polyacrylonitrile(WCP) nanofiber film,and(ⅲ) coating of the WCP nanofiber with polydimethylsiloxane(PDMS) to obtain a sensor(WCPP).The sensor could generate a piezoelectric voltage of 7.8 V at a pressure of 6 kPa in the stages of pressing and releasing,and the output characteristics did not decline even after 10,000 cycles.Compared to the 4-month stability of the perovskite sensor,WCPP sensor exhibited the output performance even after 16 months,which indicated that wool keratin as a multidentate improved the stability of the halide perovskite.Additionally,the sensor displayed a self-cleaning property and could also light up 14 commercial LEDs.The close-loop recycling of the lead halide perovskite was achieved by dissolving the WCP nanofiber film in DMF and then reelectrospinning.Therefore,the method proposed is a step forward for achieving the commercialization of WK-CsPbBr_(3) and providing new avenues for further utilization of wool waste.
文摘背景:增生性瘢痕是以成纤维细胞过度增殖、表皮增厚和角质层功能不良为特征的皮肤纤维化疾病,目前其具体发病机制仍不清楚。目的:基于生物信息学筛选增生性瘢痕相关数据集的核心(Hub)基因及重要信号通路,再用细胞实验加以验证,预测对其可能有治疗作用的小分子药物。方法:从基因表达综合数据库搜索增生性瘢痕相关的数据集,通过R软件筛选差异表达基因,对差异表达基因进行基因本体论和京都基因与基因组百科全书(Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Gnomes,KEGG)富集分析,使用String在线平台构建差异表达基因的蛋白质相互作用网络,然后分别利用Cytoscape软件中的Cytohubba和MCODE插件筛选出蛋白质相互作用网络中的关键基因和核心模块,进一步将上述关键基因和构成核心模块的基因求交集得到Hub基因,通过荧光定量PCR验证Hub基因mRNA在人增生性瘢痕与正常皮肤表皮干细胞中的表达差异,并利用人类蛋白图谱中组织学数据验证Hub基因编码蛋白在2种组织中表达量和分布的差异,最后用connectivity map数据库预测针对增生性瘢痕的潜在作用药物。结果与结论:①筛选出的差异表达基因中上调基因102个、下调基因702个,基因本体论和KEGG分析结果显示,富集的信号通路及生物学过程主要涉及紧密连接、花生四烯酸代谢、细胞外基质受体交互、表皮发育和角质化等;②取交集得到8个Hub基因与调控胆固醇代谢的甲羟戊酸途径密切相关,分别是HMGCS1、DHCR7、MSMO1、FDPS、MVK、HMGCR、MVD和ACAT2;③荧光定量PCR结果显示,相比正常皮肤组,增生性瘢痕组HMGCS1、DHCR7、MSMO1、FDPS、HMGCR、MVD和ACAT2 mRNA的表达均显著下降(P<0.05),而MVK mRNA的表达无明显变化(P>0.05);④除MVK外,其余Hub基因编码蛋白在正常皮肤组织中表达水平均高于增生性瘢痕组织(P<0.05);⑤评分排列前10的候选药物包括蛋白激酶A抑制剂(H-89)、丝氨酸蛋白酶抑制剂(Dabigatran-Etexilate)、FLT3抑制剂(舒尼替尼)等,其中白藜芦醇和β-谷甾醇均为植物来源;⑥提示与甲羟戊酸代谢途径密切相关的Hub基因可能通过调控脂质代谢影响表皮结构与功能,这可能是增生性瘢痕的重要发病机制之一,此次研究筛选的小分子化合物可作为治疗增生性瘢痕的候选药物。
文摘目的分析角蛋白19、C反应蛋白、白蛋白检测对结直肠癌术后的临床疗效以及预测价值。方法以新疆维吾尔自治区人民医院2021年1月—2022年1月收治的98例患者为研究对象。对比临床治疗前后疗效及预后下的角蛋白19、C反应蛋白、白蛋白检测水平,通过受试者工作特征(receiveroperating characteristic,ROC)曲线评估其临床预估价值。结果治疗后,患者的角蛋白19、C反应蛋白、白蛋白水平均较治疗前下降,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。疗效良好组在角蛋白19、C反应蛋白水平上低于疗效欠佳组,白蛋白高于疗效欠佳组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。存活组在角蛋白19、C反应蛋白水平上低于死亡组,白蛋白高于死亡组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。基于ROC曲线,角蛋白19、C反应蛋白、白蛋白在最佳截断曲线下面积(area under the curve,AUC)值分别为0.822、0.921、0.899,均超过0.7,对直肠癌不良预后有预测价值。3项指标联合检测的敏感度、特异度、AUC值与约登指数均高于3项指标单一检测,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论角蛋白19、C反应蛋白、白蛋白检测能够有效预测结直肠癌患者疗效变化及预后。
