Hernia repair is one of the most frequently performed surgical interventions that use mesh implants. This article evaluates crucial mesh parameters to facilitate selection of the most appropriate mesh implant, conside...Hernia repair is one of the most frequently performed surgical interventions that use mesh implants. This article evaluates crucial mesh parameters to facilitate selection of the most appropriate mesh implant, considering raw materials, mesh composition, structure parameters and mechanical parameters. A literature review was performed using the Pub Med database. The most important mesh parameters in the selection of a mesh implant are the raw material, structural parameters and mechanical parameters, which should match the physiological conditions. The structural parameters, especially the porosity, are the most important predictors of the biocompatibility performance of synthetic meshes. Meshes with large pores exhibit less inflammatory infiltrate, connective tissue and scar bridging, which allows increased soft tissue ingrowth. The raw material and combination of raw materials of the used mesh, including potential coatings and textile design, strongly impact the inflammatory reaction to the mesh. Synthetic meshes made from innovative polymers combined with surface coating have been demonstrated to exhibit advantageous behavior in specialized fields. Monofilament, largepore synthetic meshes exhibit advantages. The value of mesh classification based on mesh weight seems to be overestimated. Mechanical properties of meshes, such as anisotropy/isotropy, elasticity and tensile strength, are crucial parameters for predicting mesh performance after implantation.展开更多
Choosing animal-derived regenerative implantable medical devices based on tissue engineering technology as a research theme, this paper presents bibliometric analysis of relative literature from the mainland of China ...Choosing animal-derived regenerative implantable medical devices based on tissue engineering technology as a research theme, this paper presents bibliometric analysis of relative literature from the mainland of China to understand such data as publication year and journal preference, authors＇ geographic location, research topics and core expertise to predict the research trends and provide an informed basis of decision making for researchers and clinicians.展开更多
On day 3 of gestation, one uterine horn of fe-male pregnant mouse was injected intraluminally with 5 mL 0.1 mg/mL lactacystin, a specific inhibitor of ubiquitin-pro- teasome pathway (UPP), while the contralateral horn...On day 3 of gestation, one uterine horn of fe-male pregnant mouse was injected intraluminally with 5 mL 0.1 mg/mL lactacystin, a specific inhibitor of ubiquitin-pro- teasome pathway (UPP), while the contralateral horn served as control. Animals were sacrificed by cervical dislocation on day 5, 6, 7 of gestation, respectively. Then the number of implanted embryos in each uterine horn was calculated, and the expression of VEGF and its receptors was examined. The data showed that the number of implanted embryos was decreased significantly after treatment with lactacystin. The results of RT-PCR and Western blot indicated that expres-sion of VEGF and its receptors at mRNA and protein levels was significantly decreased in the treated uterus, meanwhile, the expression of HIF-1a (the a subunit of HIF, a transcrip-tional factor of VEGF) was reduced at both mRNA and pro-tein levels. These data suggested that the effect of UPP on VEGF expression was realized through regulating HIF-1a expression. In addition, UPP is likely to take part in the modulation of VEGF receptors expression. These changes may be one of the reasons for the reduction of implanted embryos.展开更多
文摘Hernia repair is one of the most frequently performed surgical interventions that use mesh implants. This article evaluates crucial mesh parameters to facilitate selection of the most appropriate mesh implant, considering raw materials, mesh composition, structure parameters and mechanical parameters. A literature review was performed using the Pub Med database. The most important mesh parameters in the selection of a mesh implant are the raw material, structural parameters and mechanical parameters, which should match the physiological conditions. The structural parameters, especially the porosity, are the most important predictors of the biocompatibility performance of synthetic meshes. Meshes with large pores exhibit less inflammatory infiltrate, connective tissue and scar bridging, which allows increased soft tissue ingrowth. The raw material and combination of raw materials of the used mesh, including potential coatings and textile design, strongly impact the inflammatory reaction to the mesh. Synthetic meshes made from innovative polymers combined with surface coating have been demonstrated to exhibit advantageous behavior in specialized fields. Monofilament, largepore synthetic meshes exhibit advantages. The value of mesh classification based on mesh weight seems to be overestimated. Mechanical properties of meshes, such as anisotropy/isotropy, elasticity and tensile strength, are crucial parameters for predicting mesh performance after implantation.
文摘Choosing animal-derived regenerative implantable medical devices based on tissue engineering technology as a research theme, this paper presents bibliometric analysis of relative literature from the mainland of China to understand such data as publication year and journal preference, authors＇ geographic location, research topics and core expertise to predict the research trends and provide an informed basis of decision making for researchers and clinicians.
基金supported by the State Major Basic Research Project(Grant No.G1999055903)the 2002 Knowledge Innovation Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
文摘On day 3 of gestation, one uterine horn of fe-male pregnant mouse was injected intraluminally with 5 mL 0.1 mg/mL lactacystin, a specific inhibitor of ubiquitin-pro- teasome pathway (UPP), while the contralateral horn served as control. Animals were sacrificed by cervical dislocation on day 5, 6, 7 of gestation, respectively. Then the number of implanted embryos in each uterine horn was calculated, and the expression of VEGF and its receptors was examined. The data showed that the number of implanted embryos was decreased significantly after treatment with lactacystin. The results of RT-PCR and Western blot indicated that expres-sion of VEGF and its receptors at mRNA and protein levels was significantly decreased in the treated uterus, meanwhile, the expression of HIF-1a (the a subunit of HIF, a transcrip-tional factor of VEGF) was reduced at both mRNA and pro-tein levels. These data suggested that the effect of UPP on VEGF expression was realized through regulating HIF-1a expression. In addition, UPP is likely to take part in the modulation of VEGF receptors expression. These changes may be one of the reasons for the reduction of implanted embryos.
