成年大鼠延髓薄片制备的改良方法

目的:建立一种适用于膜片钳记录研究的成年大鼠延髓薄片制备方法。方法:用改制的注射器将延髓和上颈髓段从离断的椎管中直接吹出;采用水平切的方式制备延髓薄片;记录三叉神经脊束核尾侧亚核(Vc)神经元的自发放电和诱发放电活动。结果:分离得到的延髓和上颈髓标本光滑完整;水平切的延髓薄片较好地保持了Vc的形态学结构和神经元活性,可较好地记录到Vc神经元自发的兴奋性突触后电流和诱发的双脉冲抑制活动。结论:本方法操作简单,取材快速,延髓薄片外形完整且能保持神经元活性,适用于成年大鼠Vc的膜片钳研究。     

A new lanostane-type triterpene from the fruiting bodies of Ganoderma lucidum

A new lanostane-type triterpene, named ganoderic acid LM 2 ( 5 ), was isolated from the fruiting bodies of Ganoderma lucidum . Its structure was characterized as (23S) 7 g , -dihydroxy-3, 11, 15-trioxo-5 f -lanosta-8, 24-dien-26-oic acid by 1D- and 2D-NMR spectra. In addition, a known triterpene, ganoderic acid l ( 4 ), was obtained. Both of them exhibited potent enhancement of ConA-induced mice splenocytes proliferation in vitro .     

Genipin-crosslinked polyvinyl alcohol/silk fibroin/nano-hydroxyapatite hydrogel for fabrication of artificial cornea scaffolds—a novel approach to corneal tissue engineering

Abstract

Design of artificial corneal scaffolds substitute is crucial for replacement of impaired cornea. In this paper, porous polyvinyl alcohol/silk fibroin/nano-hydroxyapatite (PVA/SF/n-HA) composite hydrogel was prepared via the genipin (GP) cross-linking, the pore diameter of the hydrogel ranged from 8.138?nm and 90.269?nm, and the physical and physiological function of hydrogel were investigated. The resulting hydrogel exhibited favourable physical properties. With the GP content increasing, the structural regularity of PVA/SF/n-HA composite hydrogel was enhanced and the thermal stability was improved. The moisture content was slightly decreased and generally maintained at approximately 70%. The tensile strength was heightened up to 0.64?MPa, while the breaking elongation was decreased slightly. Moreover, the biofunction was investigated. The in vitro degradation test demonstrated that with the addition of GP, the stability of the composite hydrogels in protease XIV solution was promoted and the three-dimensional porosity structure of composite hydrogels was maintained as ever. And the human corneal fibroblasts (HCFs) were employed to examine the cells cytotoxicity of the PVA/SF/n-HA composite hydrogels with different GP content by CCK-8 assay. Based on confocal laser scanning microscope (CLSM) and scanning electron microscope (SEM), HCFs had individually commendable adhesion and proliferation on PVA/n-HA/SF composite hydrogel. HCFs proliferated and grew into the pores of composite hydrogel. The results of biocompatibility experiments of composite hydrogel suggested that it was no acute toxicity, in vitro cytotoxicity was 0 or 1 grade. Overall, results from this paper, PVA/n-HA/SF composite hydrogel was a qualified medical material which conformed to the national standard, could be a promising alternative for artificial cornea scaffold material—a novel approach to corneal tissue engineering.     

An experimental design for quantification of cardiovascular responses to music stimuli in humans

There have been several researches on the relationship between music and human physiological or psychological responses. However, there are cardiovascular index factors that have not been explored quantitatively due to the qualitative nature of acoustic stimuli. This study proposes and demonstrates an experimental design for quantification of cardiovascular responses to music stimuli in humans. The system comprises two components: a unit for generating and monitoring quantitative acoustic stimuli and a portable autonomic nervous system (ANS) analysis unit for quantitative recording and analysis of the cardiovascular responses. The experimental results indicate that the proposed system can exactly achieve the goal of full control and measurement for the music stimuli, and also effectively support many quantitative indices of cardiovascular response in humans. In addition, the analysis results are discussed and predicted in the future clinical research.