Objective Peripheral nerve injury leads to various degrees of functional defects.Nerve guidance conduits are considered as a new promising scaffold for peripheral nerve repair.However,conventional single-material nerv...Objective Peripheral nerve injury leads to various degrees of functional defects.Nerve guidance conduits are considered as a new promising scaffold for peripheral nerve repair.However,conventional single-material nerve conduits have shown limited efficacy in protecting cells from posttraumatic inflammation.This study aims to develop a single-process PLGA-based nerve conduit loaded with melatonin to enhance the biological performance of pure PLGA materials by suppressing oxidative stress and inflammatory responses.Methods The PLGA conduit is prepared with dry-jet wet spinning methods.The melatonin is integrated into PLGA conduits directly with the single-step process.Scanning electrical microscope observation,FTIR test,degradation test and drug releasing test were performed to characterize the morphology and physical properties of the nerve conduits.Schwann cells were cultured to test the biocompatibility of the prepared nerve conduits.Oxidative stress was applied on Schwann cell using hydrogen peroxide.Then the protecting effects of the nerve conduits were tested on the hydrogen peroxide-treated cells.SD rat sciatic model was applied to test the conduit in vivo.Results The melatonin is successfully integrated into the nerve conduit with the dry-jet wet spinning method.Cell adhesion and proliferation test of the Schwann cell indicated that the nerve conduits exhibit excellent biocompatibility.While the mitochondrial morphology observation and JC-1 potential detection also showed protecting effects on Mitochondria.The q-PCR analysis showed nerve conduits reduced cellular oxidative stress and inflammatory responses while enhancing cellular proliferation.A marked enhancement on SD rat sciatic nerve regeneration was also observed on melatonin loaded conduits.Conclusions By integrating melatonin into PLGA using the dryjet wet-spinning technique,the conduit is endowed with multiple functional advantages,including antiinflammatory,antioxidant,and neuroprotective properties.This approach is expected to create a favorable microenvironment for nerve tissue regeneration and provide a new perspective for the treatment of peripheral nerve injuries.展开更多
人肠道病毒71血清型(Enterovirus 71,EV71)是手足口病(Hand,foot and mouth disease,HFMD)的主要病原体之一,除了引起手、足和口腔等部位出现疱疹的手足口病典型症状,还能引起无菌性脑膜炎和急性迟缓性麻痹等神经系统并发症并致死亡。E...人肠道病毒71血清型(Enterovirus 71,EV71)是手足口病(Hand,foot and mouth disease,HFMD)的主要病原体之一,除了引起手、足和口腔等部位出现疱疹的手足口病典型症状,还能引起无菌性脑膜炎和急性迟缓性麻痹等神经系统并发症并致死亡。EV71在历史上曾经造成多起手足口病疫情,尤其是1997年之后,在亚太地区发生了大规模的手足口病疫情,造成了大量的手足口病病例和死亡病例。手足口病尚无上市疫苗和抗病毒药物,主要依赖对症治疗,因此对EV71的分子流行病学和分子进化研究对手足口病的监测和防控具有重要意义。文章对EV71基因型的分类、时空分布、进化特征和模式以及所造成的代表性疫情进行了综述,为EV71致病机制、抗病毒药物和疫苗的研究以及对手足口病疫情的监测和防控提供启发。展开更多
文摘Objective Peripheral nerve injury leads to various degrees of functional defects.Nerve guidance conduits are considered as a new promising scaffold for peripheral nerve repair.However,conventional single-material nerve conduits have shown limited efficacy in protecting cells from posttraumatic inflammation.This study aims to develop a single-process PLGA-based nerve conduit loaded with melatonin to enhance the biological performance of pure PLGA materials by suppressing oxidative stress and inflammatory responses.Methods The PLGA conduit is prepared with dry-jet wet spinning methods.The melatonin is integrated into PLGA conduits directly with the single-step process.Scanning electrical microscope observation,FTIR test,degradation test and drug releasing test were performed to characterize the morphology and physical properties of the nerve conduits.Schwann cells were cultured to test the biocompatibility of the prepared nerve conduits.Oxidative stress was applied on Schwann cell using hydrogen peroxide.Then the protecting effects of the nerve conduits were tested on the hydrogen peroxide-treated cells.SD rat sciatic model was applied to test the conduit in vivo.Results The melatonin is successfully integrated into the nerve conduit with the dry-jet wet spinning method.Cell adhesion and proliferation test of the Schwann cell indicated that the nerve conduits exhibit excellent biocompatibility.While the mitochondrial morphology observation and JC-1 potential detection also showed protecting effects on Mitochondria.The q-PCR analysis showed nerve conduits reduced cellular oxidative stress and inflammatory responses while enhancing cellular proliferation.A marked enhancement on SD rat sciatic nerve regeneration was also observed on melatonin loaded conduits.Conclusions By integrating melatonin into PLGA using the dryjet wet-spinning technique,the conduit is endowed with multiple functional advantages,including antiinflammatory,antioxidant,and neuroprotective properties.This approach is expected to create a favorable microenvironment for nerve tissue regeneration and provide a new perspective for the treatment of peripheral nerve injuries.
文摘人肠道病毒71血清型(Enterovirus 71,EV71)是手足口病(Hand,foot and mouth disease,HFMD)的主要病原体之一,除了引起手、足和口腔等部位出现疱疹的手足口病典型症状,还能引起无菌性脑膜炎和急性迟缓性麻痹等神经系统并发症并致死亡。EV71在历史上曾经造成多起手足口病疫情,尤其是1997年之后,在亚太地区发生了大规模的手足口病疫情,造成了大量的手足口病病例和死亡病例。手足口病尚无上市疫苗和抗病毒药物,主要依赖对症治疗,因此对EV71的分子流行病学和分子进化研究对手足口病的监测和防控具有重要意义。文章对EV71基因型的分类、时空分布、进化特征和模式以及所造成的代表性疫情进行了综述,为EV71致病机制、抗病毒药物和疫苗的研究以及对手足口病疫情的监测和防控提供启发。
