Chronic abdominal pain accompanying intestinal inflammation emerges from the hyperresponsiveness of neuronal,immune and endocrine signaling pathways within the intestines,the peripheral and the central nervous system....Chronic abdominal pain accompanying intestinal inflammation emerges from the hyperresponsiveness of neuronal,immune and endocrine signaling pathways within the intestines,the peripheral and the central nervous system.In this article we review how the sensory nerve information from the healthy and the hypersensitive bowel is encoded and conveyed to the brain.The gut milieu is continuously monitored by intrinsic enteric afferents,and an extrinsic nervous network comprising vagal,pelvic and splanchnic afferents.The extrinsic afferents convey gut stimuli to second order neurons within the superficial spinal cord layers.These neurons cross the white commissure and ascend in the anterolateral quadrant and in the ipsilateral dorsal column of the dorsal horn to higher brain centers,mostly subserving regulatory functions.Within the supraspinal regions and the brainstem,pathways descend to modulate the sensory input.Because of this multiple level control,only a small proportion of gut signals actually reaches the level of consciousness to induce sensation or pain.In inflammatory bowel disease(IBD)and irritable bowel syndrome(IBS)patients,however,long-term neuroplastic changes have occurred in the brain-gut axis which results in chronic abdominal pain.This sensitization may be driven on the one hand by peripheral mechanisms within the intestinal wall which encompasses an interplay between immunocytes,enterochromaffin cells,resident macrophages,neurons and smooth muscles.On the other hand,neuronal synaptic changes along with increased neurotransmitter release in the spinal cord and brain leads to a state of central wind-up.Also life factors such as but not limited to inflammation and stress contribute to hypersensitivity.All together,the degree to which each of these mechanisms contribute to hypersensitivity in IBD and IBS might be diseaseand even patient-dependent.Mapping of sensitization throughout animal and human studies may significantly improve our understanding of sensitization in IBD and IBS.On the long run,this knowledge can be put forward in potential therapeutic targets for abdominal pain in these conditions.展开更多
A new PVK-based photorefractive polymer composite sensitized by C60 and doped with a higher content of EO chromophore was prepared. The high optical quality thin-film was formed between two ITOcovered glass electrode...A new PVK-based photorefractive polymer composite sensitized by C60 and doped with a higher content of EO chromophore was prepared. The high optical quality thin-film was formed between two ITOcovered glass electrodes. Two-beam-coupling (2BC) experiment was performed by using a He-Ne laser (at wavelength 632.8nm), and an obvious photorefractive performance was observed. The dependence of two-beamcoupling gain coefficient on the applied poling dc electric field was measured.展开更多
Poly(ethylene glycol)-modified 13-diketone macroligand is developed to sensitize europium(III) ions in water. High lumines cence intensity characteristic of Eu3 was achieved due to spontaneous formation of micelle...Poly(ethylene glycol)-modified 13-diketone macroligand is developed to sensitize europium(III) ions in water. High lumines cence intensity characteristic of Eu3 was achieved due to spontaneous formation of micelle-like structure in which the hydro phobic core prevents luminescence-quenching by water molecules. The pH is found to induce a quantitative ratio change in two fluorescence bands from both ligand and Eu3.展开更多
文摘Chronic abdominal pain accompanying intestinal inflammation emerges from the hyperresponsiveness of neuronal,immune and endocrine signaling pathways within the intestines,the peripheral and the central nervous system.In this article we review how the sensory nerve information from the healthy and the hypersensitive bowel is encoded and conveyed to the brain.The gut milieu is continuously monitored by intrinsic enteric afferents,and an extrinsic nervous network comprising vagal,pelvic and splanchnic afferents.The extrinsic afferents convey gut stimuli to second order neurons within the superficial spinal cord layers.These neurons cross the white commissure and ascend in the anterolateral quadrant and in the ipsilateral dorsal column of the dorsal horn to higher brain centers,mostly subserving regulatory functions.Within the supraspinal regions and the brainstem,pathways descend to modulate the sensory input.Because of this multiple level control,only a small proportion of gut signals actually reaches the level of consciousness to induce sensation or pain.In inflammatory bowel disease(IBD)and irritable bowel syndrome(IBS)patients,however,long-term neuroplastic changes have occurred in the brain-gut axis which results in chronic abdominal pain.This sensitization may be driven on the one hand by peripheral mechanisms within the intestinal wall which encompasses an interplay between immunocytes,enterochromaffin cells,resident macrophages,neurons and smooth muscles.On the other hand,neuronal synaptic changes along with increased neurotransmitter release in the spinal cord and brain leads to a state of central wind-up.Also life factors such as but not limited to inflammation and stress contribute to hypersensitivity.All together,the degree to which each of these mechanisms contribute to hypersensitivity in IBD and IBS might be diseaseand even patient-dependent.Mapping of sensitization throughout animal and human studies may significantly improve our understanding of sensitization in IBD and IBS.On the long run,this knowledge can be put forward in potential therapeutic targets for abdominal pain in these conditions.
文摘A new PVK-based photorefractive polymer composite sensitized by C60 and doped with a higher content of EO chromophore was prepared. The high optical quality thin-film was formed between two ITOcovered glass electrodes. Two-beam-coupling (2BC) experiment was performed by using a He-Ne laser (at wavelength 632.8nm), and an obvious photorefractive performance was observed. The dependence of two-beamcoupling gain coefficient on the applied poling dc electric field was measured.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21222405)the Research Fund for the Doctoral Program from Ministry of Education (WJ2060200012)the Science and Technology Development Center
文摘Poly(ethylene glycol)-modified 13-diketone macroligand is developed to sensitize europium(III) ions in water. High lumines cence intensity characteristic of Eu3 was achieved due to spontaneous formation of micelle-like structure in which the hydro phobic core prevents luminescence-quenching by water molecules. The pH is found to induce a quantitative ratio change in two fluorescence bands from both ligand and Eu3.