Probiotics which can provide potential health benefits for consumers and prevent disease, is the most important research field for functional food in the future. It is the key point that how much the count of bacteria...Probiotics which can provide potential health benefits for consumers and prevent disease, is the most important research field for functional food in the future. It is the key point that how much the count of bacteria and how long it can preserve. Freeze-drying skill is one of the best preservation methods, but it＇s defect that damage to biological systems can be attributed to changes in the physical state of membrane lipids or/and changes in the structure of sensitive proteins and the decreased survival rate. This work used pretreatment methods-cold shock and hot shock to reduce the damage to bacteria during freeze-drying. Using unpretreated samples as control, aspects of cold shock or heat shock. The response of Enterococcous faecalis A31 was investigated during lag phase, the middle of exponential growth phase and the terminal of exponential growth phase. The results suggested that when cold shock, the shock protein concentration produced by treated sample within 2 h during the middle of exponential growth phase was higher than 4, 8, 24 h, The concentration of shock protein produced by treated sample at 10 ℃ was higher than 20℃, The concentration of sample protein at the middle of exponential growth phase was higher than that at the terminal of exponential growth phase. After one-month storage, the survival rate at 10℃ was better than 20 ℃ and 4 ℃comparatively. The survival rate at （6 h） 4 ℃/24 h （lag period） was higher than （10 h） 4 ℃/24 h （the middle of exponential growth phase）, and the effect of 10℃/8 h shock treatments was best during the middle of exponential growth phase, when hot shock, The concentration of heat shock proteins produced was not obvious, and survival rate was higher at 45 ℃, 30 min than at 45 ℃, 60 min.展开更多
Objective: To investigate the factors that might influence the success of an embryo freezing and thawing program. Method: The relationship between the pregnancy rate in 73 cycles of embryo freezing and thawing progr...Objective: To investigate the factors that might influence the success of an embryo freezing and thawing program. Method: The relationship between the pregnancy rate in 73 cycles of embryo freezing and thawing program and the following factors was analyzed: maternal age, E 2 level at the time of HCG trigger, embryo storage time, number of thawed embryos transferred, presence of sponsoring embryos and intact embryos. And the survival rate of thawed embryos with different morphology, cell stage and storage time was evaluated. Result: Transfer with three or more than three thawed embryos resulted in pregnancy rates of 38.5% and 35.7%, respectively, compared with 5.3% for transfer of fewer than three embryos. The presence of sponsoring embryos and intact embryos significantly increases pregnancy rate in embryo freezing and thawing program. No other factor examined had any effect on pregnancy outcome. The survival rate of good morphology embryos was higher than poor ones, but was not influenced by cell stage and storage time. Conclusion: Embryo morphology before freezing, number of thawed embryos transferred and the presence of intact embryos are important to the outcome of embryo freezing and thawing program.展开更多
BACKGROUND Prolonged cardiac arrest(CA)produces extensive neuronal death and microglial proliferation and activation resulting in neuro-cognitive disabilities.Among other potential mechanisms,microglia have been impli...BACKGROUND Prolonged cardiac arrest(CA)produces extensive neuronal death and microglial proliferation and activation resulting in neuro-cognitive disabilities.Among other potential mechanisms,microglia have been implicated as triggers of neuronal death after hypoxic-ischemic insults.Minocycline is neuroprotective in some brain ischemia models,either by blunting the microglial response or by a direct effect on neurons.AIM To improve survival,attenuate neurologic deficits,neuroinflammation,and histological damage after ventricular fibrillation(VF)CA in rats.METHODS Adult male isoflurane-anesthetized rats were subjected to 6 min VF CA followed by 2 min resuscitation including chest compression,epinephrine,bicarbonate,and defibrillation.After return of spontaneous circulation(ROSC),rats were randomized to two groups:(1)Minocycline 90 mg/kg intraperitoneally(i.p.)at 15 min ROSC,followed by 22.5 mg/kg i.p.every 12 h for 72 h;and(2)Controls,receiving the same volume of vehicle(phosphate-buffered saline).The rats were kept normothermic during the postoperative course.Neurologic injury was assessed daily using Overall Performance Category(OPC;1=normal,5=dead)and Neurologic Deficit Score(NDS;0%=normal,100%=dead).Rats were sacrificed at 72 h.Neuronal degeneration(Fluoro-Jade C staining)and microglia proliferation(anti-Iba-1 staining)were quantified in four selectively vulnerable brain regions(hippocampus,striatum,cerebellum,cortex)by three independent reviewers masked to the group assignment.RESULTS In the minocycline group,8 out of 14 rats survived to 72 h compared to 8 out of 19 rats in the control group(P=0.46).The degree of neurologic deficit at 72 h[median,(interquartile range)]was not different between survivors in minocycline vs controls:OPC 1.5(1-2.75)vs 2(1.25-3),P=0.442;NDS 12(2-20)vs 17(7-51),P=0.328)or between all studied rats.The number of degenerating neurons(minocycline vs controls,mean±SEM:Hippocampus 58±8 vs 76±8;striatum 121±43 vs 153±32;cerebellum 20±7 vs 22±8;cortex 0±0 vs 0±0)or proliferating microglia(hippocampus 157±15 vs 193 cortex 0±0 vs 0±0;16;striatum 150±22 vs 161±23;cerebellum 20±7 vs 22±8;cortex 26±6 vs 31±7)was not different between groups in any region(all P>0.05).Numerically,there were approximately 20%less degenerating neurons and proliferating microglia in the hippocampus and striatum in the minocycline group,with a consistent pattern of histological damage across the individual regions of interest.CONCLUSION Minocycline did not improve survival and failed to confer substantial benefits on neurologic function,neuronal loss or microglial proliferation across multiple brain regions in our model of rat VF CA.展开更多
基金Supported by National Agricultural Translation Fund (02EFN212301073)
文摘Probiotics which can provide potential health benefits for consumers and prevent disease, is the most important research field for functional food in the future. It is the key point that how much the count of bacteria and how long it can preserve. Freeze-drying skill is one of the best preservation methods, but it＇s defect that damage to biological systems can be attributed to changes in the physical state of membrane lipids or/and changes in the structure of sensitive proteins and the decreased survival rate. This work used pretreatment methods-cold shock and hot shock to reduce the damage to bacteria during freeze-drying. Using unpretreated samples as control, aspects of cold shock or heat shock. The response of Enterococcous faecalis A31 was investigated during lag phase, the middle of exponential growth phase and the terminal of exponential growth phase. The results suggested that when cold shock, the shock protein concentration produced by treated sample within 2 h during the middle of exponential growth phase was higher than 4, 8, 24 h, The concentration of shock protein produced by treated sample at 10 ℃ was higher than 20℃, The concentration of sample protein at the middle of exponential growth phase was higher than that at the terminal of exponential growth phase. After one-month storage, the survival rate at 10℃ was better than 20 ℃ and 4 ℃comparatively. The survival rate at （6 h） 4 ℃/24 h （lag period） was higher than （10 h） 4 ℃/24 h （the middle of exponential growth phase）, and the effect of 10℃/8 h shock treatments was best during the middle of exponential growth phase, when hot shock, The concentration of heat shock proteins produced was not obvious, and survival rate was higher at 45 ℃, 30 min than at 45 ℃, 60 min.
文摘Objective: To investigate the factors that might influence the success of an embryo freezing and thawing program. Method: The relationship between the pregnancy rate in 73 cycles of embryo freezing and thawing program and the following factors was analyzed: maternal age, E 2 level at the time of HCG trigger, embryo storage time, number of thawed embryos transferred, presence of sponsoring embryos and intact embryos. And the survival rate of thawed embryos with different morphology, cell stage and storage time was evaluated. Result: Transfer with three or more than three thawed embryos resulted in pregnancy rates of 38.5% and 35.7%, respectively, compared with 5.3% for transfer of fewer than three embryos. The presence of sponsoring embryos and intact embryos significantly increases pregnancy rate in embryo freezing and thawing program. No other factor examined had any effect on pregnancy outcome. The survival rate of good morphology embryos was higher than poor ones, but was not influenced by cell stage and storage time. Conclusion: Embryo morphology before freezing, number of thawed embryos transferred and the presence of intact embryos are important to the outcome of embryo freezing and thawing program.
基金Supported by the Laerdal Foundation for Acute Medicine to Janata Athe Erwin Schroedinger Stipend by the Austrian Science Fund(#J 2931-818)to Janata A+3 种基金Medical Student Anesthesia Research Foundation Award from the International Anesthesia Research Society to Wilson CDSeed Grant from The Department of Anesthesiology,University of Pittsburgh to Drabek TStarter Grant from the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists to Drabek Tthe Laerdal Foundation for Acute Medicine to Drabek T
文摘BACKGROUND Prolonged cardiac arrest(CA)produces extensive neuronal death and microglial proliferation and activation resulting in neuro-cognitive disabilities.Among other potential mechanisms,microglia have been implicated as triggers of neuronal death after hypoxic-ischemic insults.Minocycline is neuroprotective in some brain ischemia models,either by blunting the microglial response or by a direct effect on neurons.AIM To improve survival,attenuate neurologic deficits,neuroinflammation,and histological damage after ventricular fibrillation(VF)CA in rats.METHODS Adult male isoflurane-anesthetized rats were subjected to 6 min VF CA followed by 2 min resuscitation including chest compression,epinephrine,bicarbonate,and defibrillation.After return of spontaneous circulation(ROSC),rats were randomized to two groups:(1)Minocycline 90 mg/kg intraperitoneally(i.p.)at 15 min ROSC,followed by 22.5 mg/kg i.p.every 12 h for 72 h;and(2)Controls,receiving the same volume of vehicle(phosphate-buffered saline).The rats were kept normothermic during the postoperative course.Neurologic injury was assessed daily using Overall Performance Category(OPC;1=normal,5=dead)and Neurologic Deficit Score(NDS;0%=normal,100%=dead).Rats were sacrificed at 72 h.Neuronal degeneration(Fluoro-Jade C staining)and microglia proliferation(anti-Iba-1 staining)were quantified in four selectively vulnerable brain regions(hippocampus,striatum,cerebellum,cortex)by three independent reviewers masked to the group assignment.RESULTS In the minocycline group,8 out of 14 rats survived to 72 h compared to 8 out of 19 rats in the control group(P=0.46).The degree of neurologic deficit at 72 h[median,(interquartile range)]was not different between survivors in minocycline vs controls:OPC 1.5(1-2.75)vs 2(1.25-3),P=0.442;NDS 12(2-20)vs 17(7-51),P=0.328)or between all studied rats.The number of degenerating neurons(minocycline vs controls,mean±SEM:Hippocampus 58±8 vs 76±8;striatum 121±43 vs 153±32;cerebellum 20±7 vs 22±8;cortex 0±0 vs 0±0)or proliferating microglia(hippocampus 157±15 vs 193 cortex 0±0 vs 0±0;16;striatum 150±22 vs 161±23;cerebellum 20±7 vs 22±8;cortex 26±6 vs 31±7)was not different between groups in any region(all P>0.05).Numerically,there were approximately 20%less degenerating neurons and proliferating microglia in the hippocampus and striatum in the minocycline group,with a consistent pattern of histological damage across the individual regions of interest.CONCLUSION Minocycline did not improve survival and failed to confer substantial benefits on neurologic function,neuronal loss or microglial proliferation across multiple brain regions in our model of rat VF CA.
