Injury/ischemia-induced stem cells: up-to-date knowledge and future perspectives for neural regeneration

Brain injuries like ischemic stroke induce endogenous stem cell production. Although the precise traits of stem cells in pathological brains remain unclear, we previously demonstrated that injury/ischemia-induced stem cells(iSCs)are present in the post-stroke mouse(Nakagomi et al.,2009)and human brains(Beppu et al.,2019).

Mesenteric ischemia with intrasplenic gas:A case report

BACKGROUND Acute mesenteric ischemia is a life-threatening disease.Intrasplenic gas is an extremely rare finding in such cases.CASE SUMMARY We report a case of a 79-year-old woman with a history of end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis for approximately 20 years,type 2 diabetes mellitus,and atrial fibrillation who presented with two days of epigastric pain.A computed tomography scan of the abdomen revealed intraperitoneal free air and significant intrasplenic gas.Laparoscopy revealed diffuse intestinal gangrene,and acute superior mesenteric ischemia was diagnosed.The patient died within 24 hours owing to profound shock.CONCLUSION Intrasplenic gas is an extremely rare finding on computed tomography imaging in cases of acute mesenteric ischemia.

Exercise preconditioning alleviates ischemia-induced memory deficits by increasing circulating adiponectin

Cerebral ischemia is a major health risk that requires preventive approaches in addition to drug therapy.Physical exercise enhances neurogenesis and synaptogenesis,and has been widely used for functional rehabilitation after stroke.In this study,we determined whether exercise training before disease onset can alleviate the severity of cerebral ischemia.We also examined the role of exercise-induced circulating factors in these effects.Adult mice were subjected to 14 days of treadmill exercise training before surgery for middle cerebral artery occlusion.We found that this exercise pre-conditioning strategy effectively attenuated brain infarct area,inhibited gliogenesis,protected synaptic proteins,and improved novel object and spatial memory function.Further analysis showed that circulating adiponectin plays a critical role in these preventive effects of exercise.Agonist activation of adiponectin receptors by Adipo Ron mimicked the effects of exercise,while inhibiting receptor activation abolished the exercise effects.In summary,our results suggest a crucial role of circulating adiponectin in the effects of exercise pre-conditioning in protecting against cerebral ischemia and supporting the health benefits of exercise.

Role of nitric oxide in cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury:A biomolecular overview

Nitric oxide(NO)is a gaseous molecule produced by 3 different NO synthase(NOS)isoforms:Neural/brain NOS(nNOS/bNOS,type 1),endothelial NOS(eNOS,type 3)and inducible NOS(type 2).Type 1 and 3 NOS are constitutively expressed.NO can serve different purposes:As a vasoactive molecule,as a neurotransmitter or as an immunomodulator.It plays a key role in cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury(CIRI).Hypoxic episodes simulate the production of oxygen free radicals,leading to mitochondrial and phospholipid damage.Upon reperfusion,increased levels of oxygen trigger oxide synthases;whose products are associated with neuronal damage by promoting lipid peroxidation,nitrosylation and excitotoxicity.Molecular pathways in CIRI can be altered by NOS.Neuroprotective effects are observed with eNOS activity.While nNOS interplay is prone to endothelial inflammation,oxidative stress and apoptosis.Therefore,nNOS appears to be detrimental.The interaction between NO and other free radicals develops peroxynitrite;which is a cytotoxic agent.It plays a main role in the likelihood of hemorrhagic events by tissue plasminogen activator(t-PA).Peroxynitrite scavengers are currently being studied as potential targets to prevent hemorrhagic transformation in CIRI.

Endoplasmic reticulum stress and autophagy in cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury:PERK as a potential target for intervention

Several studies have shown that activation of unfolded protein response and endoplasmic reticulum(ER)stress plays a crucial role in severe cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury.Autophagy occurs within hours after cerebral ischemia,but the relationship between ER stress and autophagy remains unclear.In this study,we established experimental models using oxygen-glucose deprivation/reoxygenation in PC12 cells and primary neurons to simulate cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury.We found that prolongation of oxygen-glucose deprivation activated the ER stress pathway protein kinase-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase(PERK)/eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 subunit alpha(e IF2α)-activating transcription factor 4(ATF4)-C/EBP homologous protein(CHOP),increased neuronal apoptosis,and induced autophagy.Furthermore,inhibition of ER stress using inhibitors or by si RNA knockdown of the PERK gene significantly attenuated excessive autophagy and neuronal apoptosis,indicating an interaction between autophagy and ER stress and suggesting PERK as an essential target for regulating autophagy.Blocking autophagy with chloroquine exacerbated ER stress-induced apoptosis,indicating that normal levels of autophagy play a protective role in neuronal injury following cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury.Findings from this study indicate that cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury can trigger neuronal ER stress and promote autophagy,and suggest that PERK is a possible target for inhibiting excessive autophagy in cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury.

A matrix metalloproteinase-responsive hydrogel system controls angiogenic peptide release for repair of cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury

Vascular endothelial growth factor and its mimic peptide KLTWQELYQLKYKGI(QK)are widely used as the most potent angiogenic factors for the treatment of multiple ischemic diseases.However,conventional topical drug delivery often results in a burst release of the drug,leading to transient retention(inefficacy)and undesirable diffusion(toxicity)in vivo.Therefore,a drug delivery system that responds to changes in the microenvironment of tissue regeneration and controls vascular endothelial growth factor release is crucial to improve the treatment of ischemic stroke.Matrix metalloproteinase-2(MMP-2)is gradually upregulated after cerebral ischemia.Herein,vascular endothelial growth factor mimic peptide QK was self-assembled with MMP-2-cleaved peptide PLGLAG(TIMP)and customizable peptide amphiphilic(PA)molecules to construct nanofiber hydrogel PA-TIMP-QK.PA-TIMP-QK was found to control the delivery of QK by MMP-2 upregulation after cerebral ischemia/reperfusion and had a similar biological activity with vascular endothelial growth factor in vitro.The results indicated that PA-TIMP-QK promoted neuronal survival,restored local blood circulation,reduced blood-brain barrier permeability,and restored motor function.These findings suggest that the self-assembling nanofiber hydrogel PA-TIMP-QK may provide an intelligent drug delivery system that responds to the microenvironment and promotes regeneration and repair after cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury.

TC4-DT钛合金切削加工参数研究

针对YG8和TiAlN涂层硬质合金两种刀具,通过单因素车削、低速铣削及正交高速铣削加工试验,探究刀具切削工艺参数对TC4-DT钛合金加工件表面粗糙度、表层硬度的影响规律。实验结果表明:钛合金的表面粗糙度随着切削三要素发生变化,切削速度越高,粗糙度越低;进给量越大,粗糙度越大;但随切削深度波动变化。使用TiAlN涂层硬质合金立铣刀进行加工得到的平均表面粗糙度小于YG8硬质合金立铣刀,且加工表面硬度变化更小,更适合用于TC4-DT的铣削加工。

Oligo(dT)亲和层析介质的载量比较和机制分析

针对Oligo(d T)亲和层析介质的吸附性能,以poly(A)为模型分子,考察了4种Oligo(d T)亲和层析介质的静态吸附平衡、吸附动力学和动态结合载量(DBC),探讨了载量影响相关机制。结果表明,4种介质的合适吸附条件均为0.6 mol·L-1Na Cl、p H=6~7;Monomix d T20静态吸附容量最大,且poly(A)能扩散至介质微球深层孔内,而Poros Oligo(d T)25、Praesto Jetted (d T)25和Nano Gel d T20等3种介质中poly(A)均主要为表层吸附、静态吸附容量稍低;对于DBC,Nano Gel d T20和Monomix d T20的10%穿透的DBC较高,而Poros Oligo (d T)25和Praesto Jetted (d T)25相对略低。经分析,影响载量的主要因素包含基质种类、微球孔径、配基密度、间隔臂和配基长度等。对于基质种类,聚苯乙烯基质可能孔道结构较为特别。对于微球孔径,应针对不同大小的m RNA分子定制不同孔径的微球,以平衡传质阻力与可及吸附表面积之间的矛盾,从而增大DBC。

Development of a new cerebral ischemia reperfusion model of Mongolian gerbils and standardized evaluation system

Background:The Mongolian gerbil is an excellent laboratory animal for preparing the cerebral ischemia model due to its inherent deficiency in the circle of Willis.However,the low incidence and unpredictability of symptoms are caused by numerous complex variant types of the circle.Additionally,the lack of an evaluation system for the cer-ebral ischemia/reperfusion(I/R)model of gerbils has shackled the application of this model.Methods:We created a symptom-oriented principle and detailed neurobehavioral scoring criteria.At different time points of reperfusion,we analyzed the alteration in locomotion by rotarod test and grip force score,infarct volume by triphenyltetrazo-lium chloride(TTC)staining,neuron loss using Nissl staining,and histological charac-teristics using hematoxylin-eosin(H&E)straining.Results:With a successful model rate of 56%,32 of the 57 gerbils operated by our method harbored typical features of cerebral I/R injury,and the mortality rate in the male gerbils was significantly higher than that in the female gerbils.The suc-cessfully prepared I/R gerbils demonstrated a significant reduction in motility and grip strength at 1 day after reperfusion;formed obvious infarction;exhibited typi-cal pathological features,such as tissue edema,neuronal atrophy and death,and vacuolated structures;and were partially recovered with the extension of reperfu-sion time.Conclusion:This study developed a new method for the unilateral common carotid artery ligation I/R model of gerbil and established a standardized evaluation system for this model,which could provide a new cerebral I/R model of gerbils with more practical applications.

玉米新品种“登海 DT996”选育及栽培技术

玉米新品种“登海DT996”是枣庄市金苗农作物研究所在2015年以Z1302为母本、Z2159为父本杂交选育而成,夏播生育期为107天。该品种具有抗病抗倒、耐密耐涝、高产优质等特点,适宜山东省夏玉米区域种植利用。

Treatment with β-sitosterol ameliorates the effects of cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury by suppressing cholesterol overload, endoplasmic reticulum stress, and apoptosis

β-Sitosterol is a type of phytosterol that occurs naturally in plants.Previous studies have shown that it has anti-oxidant,anti-hyperlipidemic,anti-inflammatory,immunomodulatory,and anti-tumor effects,but it is unknown whetherβ-sitosterol treatment reduces the effects of ischemic stroke.Here we found that,in a mouse model of ischemic stroke induced by middle cerebral artery occlusion,β-sitosterol reduced the volume of cerebral infarction and brain edema,reduced neuronal apoptosis in brain tissue,and alleviated neurological dysfunction;moreover,β-sitosterol increased the activity of oxygen-and glucose-deprived cerebral cortex neurons and reduced apoptosis.Further investigation showed that the neuroprotective effects ofβ-sitosterol may be related to inhibition of endoplasmic reticulum stress caused by intracellular cholesterol accumulation after ischemic stroke.In addition,β-sitosterol showed high affinity for NPC1L1,a key transporter of cholesterol,and antagonized its activity.In conclusion,β-sitosterol may help treat ischemic stroke by inhibiting neuronal intracellular cholesterol overload/endoplasmic reticulum stress/apoptosis signaling pathways.

微铸锻增材制造TC4-DT合金的高温力学性能与断裂失效行为

研究了微铸锻增材制造TC4-DT合金的高温力学性能与断裂失效行为。通过X射线衍射、光学显微镜和扫描电子显微镜观察了微铸锻增材制造TC4-DT合金在平行沉积扫描方向与平行沉积增高方向的相组成与显微结构,测试了不同温度(500、600和700℃)TC4-DT合金的高温力学性能,观察了不同测试温度的拉伸断口形貌并分析了其断裂失效行为。结果表明:微铸锻增材制造TC4-DT合金主要物相为α相,平行和垂直于沉积方向的显微结构主要是网篮状组织和片层α组织,未观察到明显的各向异性。随温度升高,TC4-DT合金的强度降低,断裂行为由穿晶断裂向沿晶断裂转变。材料失效行为的主要影响因素包括高温下晶粒的长大、晶界的软化、气孔的长大与聚集。

The action mechanism by which C1q/tumor necrosis factor-related protein-6 alleviates cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury in diabetic mice

Studies have shown that C1q/tumor necrosis factor-related protein-6 (CTRP6) can alleviate renal ischemia/reperfusion injury in mice. However, its role in the brain remains poorly understood. To investigate the role of CTRP6 in cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury associated with diabetes mellitus, a diabetes mellitus mouse model of cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury was established by occlusion of the middle cerebral artery. To overexpress CTRP6 in the brain, an adeno-associated virus carrying CTRP6 was injected into the lateral ventricle. The result was that oxygen injury and inflammation in brain tissue were clearly attenuated, and the number of neurons was greatly reduced. In vitro experiments showed that CTRP6 knockout exacerbated oxidative damage, inflammatory reaction, and apoptosis in cerebral cortical neurons in high glucose hypoxia-simulated diabetic cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury. CTRP6 overexpression enhanced the sirtuin-1 signaling pathway in diabetic brains after ischemia/reperfusion injury. To investigate the mechanism underlying these effects, we examined mice with depletion of brain tissue-specific sirtuin-1. CTRP6-like protection was achieved by activating the sirtuin-1 signaling pathway. Taken together, these results indicate that CTRP6 likely attenuates cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury through activation of the sirtuin-1 signaling pathway.

PKGIα通路抑制剂DT-3对胃癌细胞增殖和迁移的影响

目的:探讨PKGIα信号通路特异性抑制剂DT-3对胃癌细胞增殖和迁移的影响。方法:利用生物信息学分析,基于GEO、TCGA、HPA、Kaplan-Meier plotter数据库和GEPIA在线分析网站对PKGI在组织中的表达进行差异分析并探讨PKGI和PKGIα在胃癌患者中的预后情况。采用CCK-8、克隆形成实验检测DT-3对细胞增殖的影响,划痕愈合实验观察DT-3对细胞迁移的影响;Western blot-ting法验证PKGIα的蛋白表达和相关性分析。结果:胃腺癌组织中PKGI mRNA表达增高,在42种胃癌细胞株里有27种能检测到PKGI mRNA的表达,高表达PKGIαmRNA的胃癌组织更具肿瘤侵袭性;免疫组织化学(IHC)结果展示PKGI蛋白表达情况,12例胃癌组织中观察到6例存在中、高强度的细胞质染色阳性反应;PKGI和CDH1的表达呈负相关(r=-0.74,P<0.05);生存分析显示PKGI和PKGIαmRNA高表达对胃腺癌患者的总生存期(OS)有统计学意义(HR>1,logrank P<0.05)。实验结果表明PKGIα蛋白在人胃癌细胞株AGS中的表达增加;DT-3抑制细胞增殖迁移(P<0.05),使NF-κB磷酸化p65表达降低,且PKGI和NF-κB p-p65的表达呈极强正相关(r=0.957,P<0.05)。结论:通过抑制PKGIα信号通路,可以有效抑制胃癌细胞增殖迁移。

Cav3.2 channel regulates cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury:a promising target for intervention

Calcium influx into neurons triggers neuronal death during cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury.Various calcium channels are involved in cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury.Cav3.2 channel is a main subtype of T-type calcium channels.T-type calcium channel blockers,such as pimozide and mibefradil,have been shown to prevent cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury-induced brain injury.However,the role of Cav3.2 channels in cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury remains unclear.Here,in vitro and in vivo models of cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury were established using middle cerebral artery occlusion in mice and high glucose hypoxia/reoxygenation exposure in primary hippocampal neurons.The results showed that Cav3.2 expression was significantly upregulated in injured hippocampal tissue and primary hippocampal neurons.We further established a Cav3.2 gene-knockout mouse model of cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury.Cav3.2 knockout markedly reduced infarct volume and brain water content,and alleviated neurological dysfunction after cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury.Additionally,Cav3.2 knockout attenuated cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury-induced oxidative stress,inflammatory response,and neuronal apoptosis.In the hippocampus of Cav3.2-knockout mice,calcineurin overexpression offset the beneficial effect of Cav3.2 knockout after cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury.These findings suggest that the neuroprotective function of Cav3.2 knockout is mediated by calcineurin/nuclear factor of activated T cells 3 signaling.Findings from this study suggest that Cav3.2 could be a promising target for treatment of cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury.

基于DT‒SVM优化算法的人体姿态特征提取与识别研究

为确定人体运动行为在空间环境中的表现情况,实现对姿态特征的准确定义,针对基于DT‒SVM优化算法的人体姿态特征提取与识别方法展开研究.利用DT‒SVM优化算法,推荐必要的姿态特征节点,确定人体运动行为所处空间平面.实施对姿态特征的梯度化处理,根据获取到的轮廓节点,计算夹角向量的具体数值,从而求解姿态特征提取与识别的数学表达式,完成基于DT‒SVM优化算法的人体姿态特征提取与识别方法的设计.实验结果表明,上述方法的应用,可同时在X轴、Y轴、Z轴三个方向上,控制人体运动行为,使其偏向角数值均不超过12°,符合精准定义人体姿态特征的实际应用需求.

TC4-DT合金中片状α相的高精度定量分析方法

针对网篮组织片状α相体积分数难以精确定量分析以及粘连α相难分离表征的问题,结合体视学原理,采用随机森林、遗传算法和改进遗传算法对TC4-DT合金网篮组织片状α相进行表征。首先,预处理采集网篮组织图像;然后,利用样本中片状α相和β相特征对随机森林模型进行训练。考虑到传统遗传算法图像分割易陷入局部最优解以及收敛速度过快的问题,本文采用精英选择和轮盘赌结合的方法初始化种群,设计了两段式交叉概率和抛物线型变异概率优化遗传算法。最后,利用Java程序验证随机森林模型并自动定量分析片状α相的体积分数,结合实例定量分析片状α相的特征参数。结果表明:采用改进遗传算法运行时时间缩短60%,且图像处理效果也得到提升;随机森林模型不仅在训练样本中的分类准确率达到99.89%,而且在测试样本中的准确率也达到99.29%。这说明随机森林模型能精确地分离片状α相与β相且具有较好的泛化能力。

Homer1a reduces inflammatory response after retinal ischemia/reperfusion injury

Elevated intraocular pressure(IOP)is one of the causes of retinal ischemia/reperfusion injury,which results in NRP3 inflammasome activation and leads to visual damage.Homerla is repo rted to play a protective role in neuroinflammation in the cerebrum.However,the effects of Homerla on NLRP3inflammasomes in retinal ischemia/reperfusion injury caused by elevated IOP remain unknown.In our study,animal models we re constructed using C57BL/6J and Homer1^(flox/-)/Homerla^(+/-)/Nestin-Cre^(+/-)mice with elevated IOP-induced retinal ischemia/repe rfusion injury.For in vitro expe riments,the oxygen-glucose deprivation/repe rfusion injury model was constructed with M uller cells.We found that Homerla ove rexpression amelio rated the decreases in retinal thickness and Muller cell viability after ischemia/reperfusion injury.Furthermore,Homerla knockdown promoted NF-κB P65^(Ser536)activation via caspase-8,NF-κB P65 nuclear translocation,NLRP3 inflammasome formation,and the production and processing of interleukin-1βand inte rleukin-18.The opposite results we re observed with Homerla ove rexpression.Finally,the combined administration of Homerla protein and JSH-23 significantly inhibited the reduction in retinal thickness in Homer1^(flox/-)Homer1a^(+/-)/Nestin-Cre^(+/-)mice and apoptosis in M uller cells after ischemia/reperfusion injury.Taken together,these studies demonstrate that Homer1a exerts protective effects on retinal tissue and M uller cells via the caspase-8/NF-KB P65/NLRP3 pathway after I/R injury.

基于DTS的注水井吸水剖面解释方法

针对注水井分层注水量诊断技术难题,提出基于分布式光纤温度传感(Distributed Temperature Sensing,DTS)的注水井吸水剖面解释方法。建立考虑微量热效应的注水井温度剖面预测模型,模拟分析注水量、注水时间、储层导热系数等7个因素对温度剖面的影响规律。通过正交试验模拟分析,确定不同因素对注水井温度剖面的影响程度从强到弱分别为注入水温度、注水时间、注水量、井筒半径、储层导热系数、井筒倾斜角度、注水层渗透率,明确影响注水井温度剖面的主控因素为注入水温度、注水时间和注入量。采用模拟退火(Simulated Annealing,SA)算法建立注水井DTS数据反演模型,对一口注水井现场实测DTS数据进行反演,获得较为准确的吸水剖面,单层最大吸水量误差百分比14.25%,平均误差11.09%,验证该反演方法的可靠性。通过DTS数据反演可以实现注水井吸水剖面定量解释,为注水效果评价提供直接依据。

Formononetin Enhances Autophagy Flux in The Penumbra of Cerebral Ischemia and Improves Nerve Damage

Objective Formononetin(FOR),a traditional Chinese medicine,has been widely used for nerve protection and nerve function rehabilitation after cerebral stroke.However,the role of FOR in autophagic lysosome function in cerebral ischemiareperfusion damage has not been investigated.This study aimed to explore whether the therapeutic benefits of FOR were influenced by the regulation of autophagy flux.Methods Male Sprague-Dawley rats were separated into sham,model,and MCAO+FOR(30 mg/kg)groups after undergoing middle cerebral artery occlusion(MCAO)and ischemia-reperfusion(I/R).Then,the brain tissues in the ischemic penumbra were obtained to detect the proteins in autophagic/lysosomal pathway with antibodies of Beclin-1,LC3,SQSTM1/P62,Ubiquitin,LAMP-2,Cathepsin B(CTSB)and Cathepsin D(CTSD)by Western blot and immunofluorescence,respectively.Meanwhile,the therapeutic effectiveness was evaluated by measuring infarct volume,neurological impairments,and neuronal necrosis.Results The findings of this study demonstrate that FOR treatment exhibits a dual effect by enhancing the autophagic activities of Beclin-1 and LC3 in neurons,while simultaneously improving the autophagic clearance function,as evidenced by reinforced lysosomal activities of LAMP-2,CTSB,and CTSD,as well as reduced autophagic accumulation of Ubiquitin and P62 in the MCAO+FOR group compared to the MCAO group.Additionally,7 d of FOR treatment dramatically reduced neurological deficits,infarct volume,and neuronal death caused by cerebral ischemia.Conclusion These findings suggest that the neuroprotective mechanism of FOR therapy in accelerating recovery from ischemic stroke may involve the increase of autophagy flux in the penumbra.