The morphological changes produced in the thyroid glands of albino rats following radiation with a 904 nm infrared laser were studied. Two different levels of radiation were applied: 46.8 J/cm2 and 140.4 J/cm2. Evaluation of the changes in the densities of the epithelial, colloidal and follicular volumes and of the activation index revealed that the laser beam produced changes in the thyroid parenchyma. It was observed that there was a direct relationship between the severity of the lesion and the radiation energy applied. 相似文献
To determine the structural perturbations induced by the CαH→Nα exchange in aza-peptides, we have examined by H NMR and IR spectroscopy various derivatives of the aza-analogues of alanine, aspartic acid and asparagine in different organic solvents with increasing polarity. Their general formulas are: R'-AzXaa-NR2R3, R'-Pro-AzXaa-NR2R3 and R-AzXaa-Pro-NR2R3 (where AzXaa denotes the aza-analogue of the amino acid residue Xaa = Ala, Asp, Asn; R = Boc, Z; R2, R3= H, Me, iPr). The aza-analogue of an amino acid residue appears to be a strong p-turn-inducing motif, and the AzAsn carboxamide side-chain is capable of interacting, as a proton donor, with the preceding peptide carbonyl group. 相似文献
This study was carried out to evaluate the effects of low-level laser irradiation on experimental lesions of articular cartilage.
A standard lesion was practised on the femoral trochlea of both hindlimbs of 20 clinically normal Californian rabbits. These
animals were divided into two groups of 10 individuals each, depending on the laser equipment used for treatment. Onc group
was treated with He-Ne laser (8 J cm-2, 632.8 nm wavelength) and the other with infra-red (IR) laser (8 J cm-2, 904 nm wavelength). In both groups, five points of irradiation to the right limb alone were irradiated per session for a
total of 13 sessions, applied with an interval of 24 h between sessions. These points were the following: left and right femoral
epicondyles, left and right tibial condyles and the centre of articulation. The distance between these points was approximately
1 cm. The untreated left limb was left as a control. During treatment, extension angle and periarticular thickness were considered.
At the end of the treatment, samples were collected for histopathologi-cal study and stained with: Haematoxylin-Eosin, PAS
and Done. The results show a statistically higher anti-inflammatory capacity of the IR laser (p < 0.0001). The functional
recovery was statistically similar for both treatments (p < 0.176). Histological study showed, at the end of the treatment,
hyaline cartilage in the IR group, fibrocartilage in the He-Ne group and granulation tissue in the control limbs. Clinical
and histological results indicated that this laser treatment had a clear anti-inflammatory effect that provided a fast recuperation
and regeneration of the articular cartilage. 相似文献
Summary: The chromatographic analysis of hydrophilic copolymers is complicated due to the fact that in most cases aqueous eluents must be used. In aqueous eluents different polar and ionic effects may disturb the selective interactions between the macromolecules and the stationary phase making it impossible to separate such copolymers with regard to chemical composition. Therefore, 2D chromatography combining a separation according to composition with a separation according to molar mass has been applied mostly to polymers that are soluble in organic solvents. The present contribution describes experimental approaches to analyze such hydrophilic copolymers by 2D‐chromatography. For a model polymer system resulting from the copolymerization of methacrylic acid and a poly(ethylene glycol) macromonomer, it is shown that different analytical techniques including SEC, LC‐CC, MALDI‐TOF MS and 2D chromatography can be used to analyze the different parameters of molecular heterogeneity of such copolymers.
2D separation of poly(MPEG‐MM 2), 1st dimension: LC‐CC, 2nd dimension: SEC. 相似文献
We explored the effect of remote ischaemic conditioning (RIC) on endothelial function and on circulating mediators.
Methods and results
In 20 healthy male volunteers (mean age 31?±?10 years), flow-mediated dilation (FMD) was measured before and after 20?min of arm ischaemia, followed by reperfusion. Remote ischaemic conditioning (RIC) was performed by applying 3 cycles of 5?min of ischaemia of the leg at the onset of index arm ischaemia. Each volunteer underwent the IR-induced vascular injury protocol with and without RIC in a crossover study design.In the control group, IR significantly reduced FMD (5.9?±?2.9% before IR vs. 2.2?±?3.7% after IR; p?<?0.001). This effect was significantly attenuated by performing RIC (FMD of 5.5?±?3.1% before IR vs. 4.0?±?3.4% % after IR; p for interaction?=?0.01). Serum levels of SOD and ADMA increased significantly whereas MCP-1 and VEGF levels decreased significantly.Only changes in SOD levels were significantly related to the degree of RIC induced protection (r²?=?0.34; p?=?0.018).
Conclusion
RIC has protective effects against endothelial IR injury. Our biomarker study suggests that anti-oxidative stress mediators, such as SOD, seem to be more involved in the pathogenesis of RIC-induced protection in humans than angiogenesis factors or chemo-attractant cytokines. 相似文献