Deciphering the neuronal response to injury in the spinal cord is essential for exploring treatment strategies for spinal cord injury(SCI).However,this subject has been neglected in part because appropriate tools are ...Deciphering the neuronal response to injury in the spinal cord is essential for exploring treatment strategies for spinal cord injury(SCI).However,this subject has been neglected in part because appropriate tools are lacking.Emerging in vivo imaging and labeling methods offer great potential for observing dynamic neural processes in the central nervous system in conditions of health and disease.This review first discusses in vivo imaging of the mouse spinal cord with a focus on the latest imaging techniques,and then analyzes the dynamic biological response of spinal cord sensory and motor neurons to SCI.We then summarize and compare the techniques behind these studies and clarify the advantages of in vivo imaging compared with traditional neuroscience examinations.Finally,we identify the challenges and possible solutions for spinal cord neuron imaging.展开更多
Microbial ectoenzymes play essential roles in the transformation and mineralization of organic matter in the ocean.However,conventional methods for measuring microbial ectoenzyme activities(MEAs)in the deep ocean unde...Microbial ectoenzymes play essential roles in the transformation and mineralization of organic matter in the ocean.However,conventional methods for measuring microbial ectoenzyme activities(MEAs)in the deep ocean under atmospheric conditions can misrepresent the metabolic activities of indigenous microbial communities.To overcome this limitation,we measured the activities of three microbial ectoenzymes(aminopeptidase,α-glucosidase,andβ-glucosidase)under both atmospheric and in situ pressure conditions in seawater collected using pressure-retaining and non-pressure-retaining samplers in the Challenger Deep,Mariana Trench.In the case of aminopeptidase andα-glucosidase,the highest isobaric MEAs were observed in the surface layer(50 m),followed by those at abyssopelagic depths(4,000–6,000 m)for aminopeptidase,hadal realm(10,903 m)forα-glucosidase,whileβ-glucosidase activity exhibited the highest value at 10,903 m.Furthermore,the isobaric MEAs in hadal waters were commonly found to be higher than the decompressed counterparts,highlighting the importance of pressure-retaining sampling and isobaric enzymatic assays.The half-saturation constant(K_(m))showed a general decreasing trend with depth,suggesting that the deep ocean microbes might have adapted to the high-pressure and oligotrophic environment by increasing their ectoenzyme's affinity to substrate.Furthermore,particle-free MEAs contribute more to the total MEAs in the deep ocean than particle-associated MEAs,suggesting the significance of cell-associated and dissolved ectoenzymes in ocean ecosystems.This study provides a foundation for future investigations of MEAs in the ocean and has important implications for understanding the dynamics of microbially mediated biogeochemical cycling in marine ecosystems.展开更多
Bone tissue engineering(BTE)has been proven to be an effective method for the treatment of bone defects caused by different musculoskeletal disorders.Photocrosslinkable hydrogels(PCHs)with good biocompatibility and bi...Bone tissue engineering(BTE)has been proven to be an effective method for the treatment of bone defects caused by different musculoskeletal disorders.Photocrosslinkable hydrogels(PCHs)with good biocompatibility and biodegradability can significantly promote the migration,proliferation and differentiation of cells and have been widely used in BTE.Moreover,photolithography 3D bioprinting technology can notably help PCHs-based scaffolds possess a biomimetic structure of natural bone,meeting the structural requirements of bone regeneration.Nanomaterials,cells,drugs and cytokines added into bioinks can enable different functionalization strategies for scaffolds to achieve the desired properties required for BTE.In this review,we demonstrate a brief introduction of the advantages of PCHs and photolithography-based 3D bioprinting technology and summarize their applications in BTE.Finally,the challenges and potential future approaches for bone defects are outlined.展开更多
Biodynamical processes,especially in system biology,that occur far apart in space may be highly correlated.To study such biodynamics,simultaneous imaging over a large span at high spatio-temporal resolutions is highly...Biodynamical processes,especially in system biology,that occur far apart in space may be highly correlated.To study such biodynamics,simultaneous imaging over a large span at high spatio-temporal resolutions is highly desired.For example,large-scale recording of neural network activities over various brain regions is indispensable in neuroscience.However,limited by the field-of-view(FoV)of conventional microscopes,simultaneous recording of laterally distant regions at high spatio-temporal resolutions is highly challenging.Here,we propose to extend the distance of simultaneous recording regions with a custom micro-mirror unit,taking advantage of the long working distance of the objective and spatio-temporal multiplexing.We demonstrate simultaneous dual-region two-photon imaging,spanning as large as 9 mm,which is 4 times larger than the nominal FoV of the objective.We verify the system performance in in vivo imaging of neural activities and vascular dilations,simultaneously,at two regions in mouse brains as well as in spinal cords,respectively.The adoption of our proposed scheme will promote the study of systematic biology,such as system neuroscience and system immunology.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.82272478(to PT)。
文摘Deciphering the neuronal response to injury in the spinal cord is essential for exploring treatment strategies for spinal cord injury(SCI).However,this subject has been neglected in part because appropriate tools are lacking.Emerging in vivo imaging and labeling methods offer great potential for observing dynamic neural processes in the central nervous system in conditions of health and disease.This review first discusses in vivo imaging of the mouse spinal cord with a focus on the latest imaging techniques,and then analyzes the dynamic biological response of spinal cord sensory and motor neurons to SCI.We then summarize and compare the techniques behind these studies and clarify the advantages of in vivo imaging compared with traditional neuroscience examinations.Finally,we identify the challenges and possible solutions for spinal cord neuron imaging.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.92251303)the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission(Grant No.2023ZKZD53)the Marine Biomedical Science and Technology Innovation Platform。
文摘Microbial ectoenzymes play essential roles in the transformation and mineralization of organic matter in the ocean.However,conventional methods for measuring microbial ectoenzyme activities(MEAs)in the deep ocean under atmospheric conditions can misrepresent the metabolic activities of indigenous microbial communities.To overcome this limitation,we measured the activities of three microbial ectoenzymes(aminopeptidase,α-glucosidase,andβ-glucosidase)under both atmospheric and in situ pressure conditions in seawater collected using pressure-retaining and non-pressure-retaining samplers in the Challenger Deep,Mariana Trench.In the case of aminopeptidase andα-glucosidase,the highest isobaric MEAs were observed in the surface layer(50 m),followed by those at abyssopelagic depths(4,000–6,000 m)for aminopeptidase,hadal realm(10,903 m)forα-glucosidase,whileβ-glucosidase activity exhibited the highest value at 10,903 m.Furthermore,the isobaric MEAs in hadal waters were commonly found to be higher than the decompressed counterparts,highlighting the importance of pressure-retaining sampling and isobaric enzymatic assays.The half-saturation constant(K_(m))showed a general decreasing trend with depth,suggesting that the deep ocean microbes might have adapted to the high-pressure and oligotrophic environment by increasing their ectoenzyme's affinity to substrate.Furthermore,particle-free MEAs contribute more to the total MEAs in the deep ocean than particle-associated MEAs,suggesting the significance of cell-associated and dissolved ectoenzymes in ocean ecosystems.This study provides a foundation for future investigations of MEAs in the ocean and has important implications for understanding the dynamics of microbially mediated biogeochemical cycling in marine ecosystems.
基金supported by Beijing Natural Science Foundation(Grant No.L202033)the Key Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.21935011)+2 种基金the Military Medical Science and Technology Youth Training Program(Grant No.19QNP052)the Basic Strengthening Research Program(2020-JCJQ-ZD-264-3-2)the Military training injury prevention and treatment research(21XLS29).
文摘Bone tissue engineering(BTE)has been proven to be an effective method for the treatment of bone defects caused by different musculoskeletal disorders.Photocrosslinkable hydrogels(PCHs)with good biocompatibility and biodegradability can significantly promote the migration,proliferation and differentiation of cells and have been widely used in BTE.Moreover,photolithography 3D bioprinting technology can notably help PCHs-based scaffolds possess a biomimetic structure of natural bone,meeting the structural requirements of bone regeneration.Nanomaterials,cells,drugs and cytokines added into bioinks can enable different functionalization strategies for scaffolds to achieve the desired properties required for BTE.In this review,we demonstrate a brief introduction of the advantages of PCHs and photolithography-based 3D bioprinting technology and summarize their applications in BTE.Finally,the challenges and potential future approaches for bone defects are outlined.
基金STI2030-Major Projects(2022ZD0212000)National Natural Science Foundation of China(32021002,61831014)"Bio-Brain+X”Advanced Imaging Instrument Development Seed Grant。
文摘Biodynamical processes,especially in system biology,that occur far apart in space may be highly correlated.To study such biodynamics,simultaneous imaging over a large span at high spatio-temporal resolutions is highly desired.For example,large-scale recording of neural network activities over various brain regions is indispensable in neuroscience.However,limited by the field-of-view(FoV)of conventional microscopes,simultaneous recording of laterally distant regions at high spatio-temporal resolutions is highly challenging.Here,we propose to extend the distance of simultaneous recording regions with a custom micro-mirror unit,taking advantage of the long working distance of the objective and spatio-temporal multiplexing.We demonstrate simultaneous dual-region two-photon imaging,spanning as large as 9 mm,which is 4 times larger than the nominal FoV of the objective.We verify the system performance in in vivo imaging of neural activities and vascular dilations,simultaneously,at two regions in mouse brains as well as in spinal cords,respectively.The adoption of our proposed scheme will promote the study of systematic biology,such as system neuroscience and system immunology.
