目的:探讨3.2mm透明角膜切口白内障超声乳化吸除术(Phaco)联合人工晶状体(IOL)植入术治疗白内障的疗效。方法:回顾性分析2015-10/2016-10我院眼科接诊的白内障患者95例107眼,均行3.2mm透明角膜切口Phaco联合IOL植入术,观察术后视力、角...目的:探讨3.2mm透明角膜切口白内障超声乳化吸除术(Phaco)联合人工晶状体(IOL)植入术治疗白内障的疗效。方法:回顾性分析2015-10/2016-10我院眼科接诊的白内障患者95例107眼,均行3.2mm透明角膜切口Phaco联合IOL植入术,观察术后视力、角膜曲率、角膜散光、前房深度等情况。结果:术后3d,1wk,1mo本组患者裸眼视力(0.16±0.06、0.15±0.05、0.14±0.04)明显优于术前(0.48±0.15),前房深度(3.86±1.09、3.69±1.04、3.84±1.07mm)明显高于术前(2.71±0.88mm)(均 P <0.05),但角膜曲率和角膜散光度与术前无明显差异,且术后各时间点手术源性散光度无差异(均 P >0.05)。结论:3.2mm透明角膜切口Phaco联合IOL植入术可有效改善视力,减小角膜散光,是治疗白内障安全有效的手术方式。展开更多
We used refill friction stir spot welding(RFSSW)to join 2-mm-thick AZ91D-H24 magnesium alloy sheets,and we investigated in detail the effect of tool plunge depth on the microstructure and fracture behavior of the join...We used refill friction stir spot welding(RFSSW)to join 2-mm-thick AZ91D-H24 magnesium alloy sheets,and we investigated in detail the effect of tool plunge depth on the microstructure and fracture behavior of the joints.A sound joint surface can be obtained using plunge depths of 2.0 and 2.5 mm.Plunge depth was found to significantly affect the height of the hook,with greater plunge depths corresponding to more severe upward bending of the hook,which compromised the tensile-shear properties of the joints.The hardness reached a minimum at the thermo-mechanically affected zone due to the precipitation phases of this zone as it dissolved into theα-matrix during the welding process.The fracture modes of RFSSW joints can be divided into three types:shear fracture,plug fracture,and shear–plug fracture.Of these,the joint with a shear–plug fracture exhibited the best tensile-shear load of 6400 N.展开更多
AIM: To analyze the incidence and risk factors for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). METHODS: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 568 premature infants from September 2005 to December 2010 with birth weight (BW)...AIM: To analyze the incidence and risk factors for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). METHODS: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 568 premature infants from September 2005 to December 2010 with birth weight (BW) equal to or less than 2 500g or a gestational age (GA) at birth of 34 weeks or less. All of the members were examined by indirect binocular ophthalmoscopy. RESULTS: ROP occurred with an incidence rate of 10.7% among 568 premature infants, and stages 3 and above ROP occurred with an incidence rate of 2.5%. This study showed the infants were more prone to develop ROP with short geststional age, low BW, long time of oxygen inhalation, and severe infants diseases. Twins had a significantly higher rate of ROP (18.3%) than singleton babies (9.8%), ROP were severer in twins than singleton babies. CONCLUSION: Short GA, low BW, long time of oxygen inhalation, severe infants diseases, and non-singleton babies were the most significant risk factors associated with ROP.展开更多
In this paper, the robust H∞ control problem for uncertain discrete-time systems with time-varying state delay is con- sidered. Based on the Lyapunov functional method, and by resorting to the new technique for estim...In this paper, the robust H∞ control problem for uncertain discrete-time systems with time-varying state delay is con- sidered. Based on the Lyapunov functional method, and by resorting to the new technique for estimating the upper bound of the difference of the Lyapunov functional, a new less conservative sufficient condition for the existence of a robust H∞ controller is obtained. Moreover, the cone complementary linearisation procedure is employed to solve the nonconvex feasibility problem. Finally, several numerical examples are presented to show the effectiveness and less conservativeness of the proposed method.展开更多
BACKGROUND Post-traumatic stress disorder(PTSD)is a serious stress-related disorder.AIM To identify the key genes and pathways to uncover the potential mechanisms of PTSD using bioinformatics methods.METHODS Gene expr...BACKGROUND Post-traumatic stress disorder(PTSD)is a serious stress-related disorder.AIM To identify the key genes and pathways to uncover the potential mechanisms of PTSD using bioinformatics methods.METHODS Gene expression profiles were obtained from the Gene Expression Omnibus database.The differentially expressed genes(DEGs)were identified by using GEO2R.Gene functional annotation and pathway enrichment were then conducted.The gene-pathway network was constructed with Cytoscape software.Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction(qRT-PCR)analysis was applied for validation,and text mining by Coremine Medical was used to confirm the connections among genes and pathways.RESULTS We identified 973 DEGs including 358 upregulated genes and 615 downregulated genes in PTSD.A group of centrality hub genes and significantly enriched pathways(MAPK,Ras,and ErbB signaling pathways)were identified by using gene functional assignment and enrichment analyses.Six genes(KRAS,EGFR,NFKB1,FGF12,PRKCA,and RAF1)were selected to validate using qRT-PCR.The results of text mining further confirmed the correlation among hub genes and the enriched pathways.It indicated that these altered genes displayed functional roles in PTSD via these pathways,which might serve as key signatures in the pathogenesis of PTSD.CONCLUSION The current study identified a panel of candidate genes and important pathways,which might help us deepen our understanding of the underlying mechanism of PTSD at the molecular level.However,further studies are warranted to discover the critical regulatory mechanism of these genes via relevant pathways in PTSD.展开更多
BACKGROUND Postoperative peritoneal adhesion(PPA),characterized by abdominal pain,female infertility,and even bowel obstruction after surgery,has always been a major concern.The occurrence and formation of adhesion ar...BACKGROUND Postoperative peritoneal adhesion(PPA),characterized by abdominal pain,female infertility,and even bowel obstruction after surgery,has always been a major concern.The occurrence and formation of adhesion are from complex biological processes.However,the molecular mechanisms underlying the basis of microarray data profile,followed by peritoneal adhesion formation,are largely unknown.AIM To reveal the underlying pathogenesis of PPA at the molecular level.METHODS The gene expression profile was retrieved from the Gene Expression Omnibus database for our analysis.We identified a panel of key genes and related pathways involved in adhesion formation using bioinformatics analysis methods.We performed quantitative PCR and western blotting in vivo to validate the results preliminarily.RESULTS In total,446 expressed genes were altered in peritoneal adhesion.We found that several hub genes(e.g.,tumor necrosis factor,interleukin 1 beta,interleukin 6,CX-C motif chemokine ligand 1,C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 2)were marked as significant biomarkers.Functional analysis suggested that these genes were enriched in the Toll-like receptor signaling pathway.According to the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway and published studies,TLR4,myeloid differentiation primary response protein 88(MyD88),and nuclear factor kappa B(NF-κB)played essential roles in Toll-like signaling transduction.Here,we obtained a regulatory evidence chain of TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB/inflammatory cytokines/peritoneal adhesion involved in the pathogenesis of postoperative adhesion.The results of the microarray analysis were verified by the animal experiments.These findings may extend our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of PPA.CONCLUSION The regulatory evidence chain of TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB/inflammatory cytokines/peritoneal adhesion may play key roles in the pathogenesis of PPA.Future studies are required to validate our findings.展开更多
Long noncoding RNAs(lncRNAs)are noncoding transcripts that are more than 200 nucleotides long.They play essential roles in regulating a variety of biological processes in many species,including insects,and some lncRNA...Long noncoding RNAs(lncRNAs)are noncoding transcripts that are more than 200 nucleotides long.They play essential roles in regulating a variety of biological processes in many species,including insects,and some lncRNAs have been found to be associated with insecticide resistance.However,the characteristics and biological func-tions of lncRNAs involved in indoxacarb resistance are unknown in Spodoptera litura.We performed RNA sequencing in the SS,InRS,and FInRS of S.litura and identified 11978 lncRNAs,including 3136 intergenic lncRNAs,7393 intronic lncRNAs,and 1449 anti-sense lncRNAs.Compared with the SS,51 lncRNAs were upregulated and 134 lncRNAs were downregulated in the two resistant strains,and 908 differentially expressed mRNAs were predicted as the target genes of the 185 differentially expressed lncRNAs.Further analysis showed that 112 of differentially expressed lncRNAs may be associated with in-doxacarb resistance by regulating the expression of 14 P450s,seven CCEs,one GST,six UGTs,five ABC transporters,and 24 cuticle protein genes,and 79 of differentially ex-pressed lncRNAs may regulate the expression of 14 detoxification genes and 19 cuticle protein genes to participate in indoxacarb resistance by sponging 10 microRNAs.Interest-ingly,47 of differentially expressed lncRNAs may mediate indoxacarb resistance through both lncRNA-mRNA and lncRNA-miRNA-mRNA regulatory pathways.Furthermore,quantitative PCR,RNA interference,and indoxacarb bioassay analyses indicated that over-expressed LNC_004867 and LNC_006576 were involved in indoxacarb resistance.This study provides comprehensive information for lncRNAs of S.litura,and presents evidence that lncRNAs havekey roles in conferring insecticide resistance in S.litura.展开更多
Spinal cord impairment involving motor neuron degeneration and demyelination can cause lifelong disabilities,but effective clinical interventions for restoring neurological functions have yet to be developed.In early ...Spinal cord impairment involving motor neuron degeneration and demyelination can cause lifelong disabilities,but effective clinical interventions for restoring neurological functions have yet to be developed.In early spinal cord development,neural progenitors of the motor neuron(pMN)domain,defined by the expression of oligodendrocyte transcription factor 2(OLIG2),in the ventral spinal cord first generate motor neurons and then switch the fate to produce myelin-forming oligodendrocytes.Given their differentiation potential,pMN progenitors could be a valuable cell source for cell therapy in relevant neurological conditions such as spinal cord injury.However,fast generation and expansion of pMN progenitors in vitro while conserving their differentiation potential has so far been technically challenging.In this study,based on chemical screening,we have developed a new recipe for efficient induction of pMN progenitors from human embryonic stem cells.More importantly,these OLIG2+pMN progenitors can be stably maintained for multiple passages without losing their ability to produce spinal motor neurons and oligodendrocytes rapidly.Our results suggest that these self-renewing pMN progenitors could potentially be useful as a renewable source of cell transplants for spinal cord injury and demyelinating disorders.展开更多
文摘目的:探讨3.2mm透明角膜切口白内障超声乳化吸除术(Phaco)联合人工晶状体(IOL)植入术治疗白内障的疗效。方法:回顾性分析2015-10/2016-10我院眼科接诊的白内障患者95例107眼,均行3.2mm透明角膜切口Phaco联合IOL植入术,观察术后视力、角膜曲率、角膜散光、前房深度等情况。结果:术后3d,1wk,1mo本组患者裸眼视力(0.16±0.06、0.15±0.05、0.14±0.04)明显优于术前(0.48±0.15),前房深度(3.86±1.09、3.69±1.04、3.84±1.07mm)明显高于术前(2.71±0.88mm)(均 P <0.05),但角膜曲率和角膜散光度与术前无明显差异,且术后各时间点手术源性散光度无差异(均 P >0.05)。结论:3.2mm透明角膜切口Phaco联合IOL植入术可有效改善视力,减小角膜散光,是治疗白内障安全有效的手术方式。
基金financially supported by the National Science and Technology Major Project of China(No.2017ZX04005001)the Key Research&Development Program of Shandong Province,China(No.2018GGX103053)。
文摘We used refill friction stir spot welding(RFSSW)to join 2-mm-thick AZ91D-H24 magnesium alloy sheets,and we investigated in detail the effect of tool plunge depth on the microstructure and fracture behavior of the joints.A sound joint surface can be obtained using plunge depths of 2.0 and 2.5 mm.Plunge depth was found to significantly affect the height of the hook,with greater plunge depths corresponding to more severe upward bending of the hook,which compromised the tensile-shear properties of the joints.The hardness reached a minimum at the thermo-mechanically affected zone due to the precipitation phases of this zone as it dissolved into theα-matrix during the welding process.The fracture modes of RFSSW joints can be divided into three types:shear fracture,plug fracture,and shear–plug fracture.Of these,the joint with a shear–plug fracture exhibited the best tensile-shear load of 6400 N.
文摘AIM: To analyze the incidence and risk factors for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). METHODS: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 568 premature infants from September 2005 to December 2010 with birth weight (BW) equal to or less than 2 500g or a gestational age (GA) at birth of 34 weeks or less. All of the members were examined by indirect binocular ophthalmoscopy. RESULTS: ROP occurred with an incidence rate of 10.7% among 568 premature infants, and stages 3 and above ROP occurred with an incidence rate of 2.5%. This study showed the infants were more prone to develop ROP with short geststional age, low BW, long time of oxygen inhalation, and severe infants diseases. Twins had a significantly higher rate of ROP (18.3%) than singleton babies (9.8%), ROP were severer in twins than singleton babies. CONCLUSION: Short GA, low BW, long time of oxygen inhalation, severe infants diseases, and non-singleton babies were the most significant risk factors associated with ROP.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundationof China (No. 60850004)
文摘In this paper, the robust H∞ control problem for uncertain discrete-time systems with time-varying state delay is con- sidered. Based on the Lyapunov functional method, and by resorting to the new technique for estimating the upper bound of the difference of the Lyapunov functional, a new less conservative sufficient condition for the existence of a robust H∞ controller is obtained. Moreover, the cone complementary linearisation procedure is employed to solve the nonconvex feasibility problem. Finally, several numerical examples are presented to show the effectiveness and less conservativeness of the proposed method.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81603529,81673982,and 81704084the Natural Science Foundation of the Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions,No.16KJB360002+3 种基金the Advantages of the Nursing Discipline Project of Jiangsu Province,No.2019YSHL005China Scholarship Council,No.201908320373the Jiangsu Government Scholarship for Overseas Studiesand the Qing Lan Project,No.014000773/2018-00376.
文摘BACKGROUND Post-traumatic stress disorder(PTSD)is a serious stress-related disorder.AIM To identify the key genes and pathways to uncover the potential mechanisms of PTSD using bioinformatics methods.METHODS Gene expression profiles were obtained from the Gene Expression Omnibus database.The differentially expressed genes(DEGs)were identified by using GEO2R.Gene functional annotation and pathway enrichment were then conducted.The gene-pathway network was constructed with Cytoscape software.Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction(qRT-PCR)analysis was applied for validation,and text mining by Coremine Medical was used to confirm the connections among genes and pathways.RESULTS We identified 973 DEGs including 358 upregulated genes and 615 downregulated genes in PTSD.A group of centrality hub genes and significantly enriched pathways(MAPK,Ras,and ErbB signaling pathways)were identified by using gene functional assignment and enrichment analyses.Six genes(KRAS,EGFR,NFKB1,FGF12,PRKCA,and RAF1)were selected to validate using qRT-PCR.The results of text mining further confirmed the correlation among hub genes and the enriched pathways.It indicated that these altered genes displayed functional roles in PTSD via these pathways,which might serve as key signatures in the pathogenesis of PTSD.CONCLUSION The current study identified a panel of candidate genes and important pathways,which might help us deepen our understanding of the underlying mechanism of PTSD at the molecular level.However,further studies are warranted to discover the critical regulatory mechanism of these genes via relevant pathways in PTSD.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81704084,No.81603529,and No.81673982the Science and Technology Projects of Jiangsu Provincial Bureau of Traditional Chinese Medicine,No.YB2017002 and No.YB2015002+4 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of the Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions,No.16KJB360002the Postgraduate Research and Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province,No.KYCX18_1541the Qing Lan Projectthe Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions(PAPD),the Open Projects of the Discipline of Chinese Medicine of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine(ZYX03KF63)Jiangsu Government Scholarship for Overseas Studies and China Scholarship Council
文摘BACKGROUND Postoperative peritoneal adhesion(PPA),characterized by abdominal pain,female infertility,and even bowel obstruction after surgery,has always been a major concern.The occurrence and formation of adhesion are from complex biological processes.However,the molecular mechanisms underlying the basis of microarray data profile,followed by peritoneal adhesion formation,are largely unknown.AIM To reveal the underlying pathogenesis of PPA at the molecular level.METHODS The gene expression profile was retrieved from the Gene Expression Omnibus database for our analysis.We identified a panel of key genes and related pathways involved in adhesion formation using bioinformatics analysis methods.We performed quantitative PCR and western blotting in vivo to validate the results preliminarily.RESULTS In total,446 expressed genes were altered in peritoneal adhesion.We found that several hub genes(e.g.,tumor necrosis factor,interleukin 1 beta,interleukin 6,CX-C motif chemokine ligand 1,C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 2)were marked as significant biomarkers.Functional analysis suggested that these genes were enriched in the Toll-like receptor signaling pathway.According to the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway and published studies,TLR4,myeloid differentiation primary response protein 88(MyD88),and nuclear factor kappa B(NF-κB)played essential roles in Toll-like signaling transduction.Here,we obtained a regulatory evidence chain of TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB/inflammatory cytokines/peritoneal adhesion involved in the pathogenesis of postoperative adhesion.The results of the microarray analysis were verified by the animal experiments.These findings may extend our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of PPA.CONCLUSION The regulatory evidence chain of TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB/inflammatory cytokines/peritoneal adhesion may play key roles in the pathogenesis of PPA.Future studies are required to validate our findings.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31801764)the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province,China(2019JJ50230)+2 种基金China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2019M652770)the Graduate Student Innovation Project of Hunan Province(CX20200681)the University Student Innovation Training Project of Hunan Province(S202110537050).
文摘Long noncoding RNAs(lncRNAs)are noncoding transcripts that are more than 200 nucleotides long.They play essential roles in regulating a variety of biological processes in many species,including insects,and some lncRNAs have been found to be associated with insecticide resistance.However,the characteristics and biological func-tions of lncRNAs involved in indoxacarb resistance are unknown in Spodoptera litura.We performed RNA sequencing in the SS,InRS,and FInRS of S.litura and identified 11978 lncRNAs,including 3136 intergenic lncRNAs,7393 intronic lncRNAs,and 1449 anti-sense lncRNAs.Compared with the SS,51 lncRNAs were upregulated and 134 lncRNAs were downregulated in the two resistant strains,and 908 differentially expressed mRNAs were predicted as the target genes of the 185 differentially expressed lncRNAs.Further analysis showed that 112 of differentially expressed lncRNAs may be associated with in-doxacarb resistance by regulating the expression of 14 P450s,seven CCEs,one GST,six UGTs,five ABC transporters,and 24 cuticle protein genes,and 79 of differentially ex-pressed lncRNAs may regulate the expression of 14 detoxification genes and 19 cuticle protein genes to participate in indoxacarb resistance by sponging 10 microRNAs.Interest-ingly,47 of differentially expressed lncRNAs may mediate indoxacarb resistance through both lncRNA-mRNA and lncRNA-miRNA-mRNA regulatory pathways.Furthermore,quantitative PCR,RNA interference,and indoxacarb bioassay analyses indicated that over-expressed LNC_004867 and LNC_006576 were involved in indoxacarb resistance.This study provides comprehensive information for lncRNAs of S.litura,and presents evidence that lncRNAs havekey roles in conferring insecticide resistance in S.litura.
基金unding This study was supported by grants from the National Key R&D Program of China(2018YFA0107200 and 2020YFA0113101)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81571094,81322016,32070866,and 31771643)+4 种基金the Program of Shanghai Academic Research Leader(17XD1404800)the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council(BB/S000844/1 and BB/S008934/1)Newton Advanced Fellowship(AMS-NAF1-Li),Shanghai Science and Technology Committee(19JC1413200)the program for Professor of Special Appointment(Eastern Scholar)at Shanghai Institutions of Higher Learning(1710000009)the Shanghai Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine.
文摘Spinal cord impairment involving motor neuron degeneration and demyelination can cause lifelong disabilities,but effective clinical interventions for restoring neurological functions have yet to be developed.In early spinal cord development,neural progenitors of the motor neuron(pMN)domain,defined by the expression of oligodendrocyte transcription factor 2(OLIG2),in the ventral spinal cord first generate motor neurons and then switch the fate to produce myelin-forming oligodendrocytes.Given their differentiation potential,pMN progenitors could be a valuable cell source for cell therapy in relevant neurological conditions such as spinal cord injury.However,fast generation and expansion of pMN progenitors in vitro while conserving their differentiation potential has so far been technically challenging.In this study,based on chemical screening,we have developed a new recipe for efficient induction of pMN progenitors from human embryonic stem cells.More importantly,these OLIG2+pMN progenitors can be stably maintained for multiple passages without losing their ability to produce spinal motor neurons and oligodendrocytes rapidly.Our results suggest that these self-renewing pMN progenitors could potentially be useful as a renewable source of cell transplants for spinal cord injury and demyelinating disorders.
