Starting with introduction of basic concept of optical coherence tomography(OCT) techniques,this paper focuses on a detailed review of ophthalmic OCT instruments and their clinical applications. As one of the most imp...Starting with introduction of basic concept of optical coherence tomography(OCT) techniques,this paper focuses on a detailed review of ophthalmic OCT instruments and their clinical applications. As one of the most important inventions of ophthalmology instruments,OCT has become a standard imaging tool for daily ophthalmic diagnosis. The imaging capability has been significantly improved during the past ~ 30 years. In this article,several representing systems which have made significant contributions to OCT developments will be reviewed in details. For each system,the system configuration will be discussed first,follow ed by a brief introduction of their clinical applications. The review concludes with discussions on potential directions of OCT developments and expectations for further improvements of OCT imaging capabilities.展开更多
Endurance training in the aerobic zone of metabolism promotes a transition from type II to type I muscle fibers, influences the enzyme system of the Krebs cycle, electron transport chain, capillary supply, changes in ...Endurance training in the aerobic zone of metabolism promotes a transition from type II to type I muscle fibers, influences the enzyme system of the Krebs cycle, electron transport chain, capillary supply, changes in key metabolic enzymes involved in fatty acid activation, and increased oxygen uptake in skeletal muscle. First of all, the transition process is related to the contractile apparatus. 5＇adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase is activated in response to endurance training and related to the metabolic adaptation of skeletal muscle. The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor isoform δ is an important regulator of skeletal muscle endurance capacity. Resistance training improves muscle contractile function and increases muscle mass as a result of an anabolic and anti catabolic effect in fast-twitch fibers. Resistance training expands the amount of the contractile apparatus in order to enlarge fiber cross-sectional area. A concomitant alteration in proteins phenotype of contractile apparatus and metabolic enzyme levels occurs in accordance with activity-induced changes in the muscle＇s fiber-type profile. Recovery of skeletal muscle mechanical properties depends on the structural and metabolic peculiarities of muscle and the character of training.展开更多
By studying the relationship between physical structure and function in physical chemistry, the author breaks through the limitation of the western narrow social and cultural structure and function theory, and further...By studying the relationship between physical structure and function in physical chemistry, the author breaks through the limitation of the western narrow social and cultural structure and function theory, and further derives and founds the Confucian cultural structure and function theory, thus creating a new research methodology and broadening the research horizon. Through the research, it is found that the Confucian culture structure consists of the hard structure ＂ritual＂ and the soft structure ＂benevolence＂, and based on this constructs three-outline, five- principal, four-moral, eight- virtul, five cardinal principals and other Confucian culture, so that these have a social management function, resulting in a 2000-year stable Chinese social order, which also provides reference for the social management of Chinese government today.展开更多
Irritable bowel syndrome(IBS)is a common clinical label for medically unexplained gastrointestinal symptoms,recently described as a disturbance of the microbiota-gut-brain axis.Despite decades of research,the pathophy...Irritable bowel syndrome(IBS)is a common clinical label for medically unexplained gastrointestinal symptoms,recently described as a disturbance of the microbiota-gut-brain axis.Despite decades of research,the pathophysiology of this highly heterogeneous disorder remains elusive.However,a dramatic change in the understanding of the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms surfaced when the importance of gut microbiota protruded the scientific picture.Are we getting any closer to understanding IBS’etiology,or are we drowning in unspecific,conflicting data because we possess limited tools to unravel the cluster of secrets our gut microbiota is concealing?In this comprehensive review we are discussing some of the major important features of IBS and their interaction with gut microbiota,clinical microbiota-altering treatment such as the low FODMAP diet and fecal microbiota transplantation,neuroimaging and methods in microbiota analyses,and current and future challenges with big data analysis in IBS.展开更多
This study bioinformatically analyzed the non-VP1 capsid proteins（VP2-VP4） of Coxasckievirus A6（CVA6）, with an attempt to predict their basic physicochemical properties, structural/functional features and linear B...This study bioinformatically analyzed the non-VP1 capsid proteins（VP2-VP4） of Coxasckievirus A6（CVA6）, with an attempt to predict their basic physicochemical properties, structural/functional features and linear B cell eiptopes. The online tools Sub Loc, Target P and the others from Ex PASy Bioinformatics Resource Portal, and SWISS-MODEL（an online protein structure modeling server）, were utilized to analyze the amino acid（AA） sequences of VP2-VP4 proteins of CVA6. Our results showed that the VP proteins of CVA6 were all of hydrophilic nature, contained phosphorylation and glycosylation sites and harbored no signal peptide sequences and acetylation sites. Except VP3, the other proteins did not have transmembrane helix structure and nuclear localization signal sequences. Random coils were the major conformation of the secondary structure of the capsid proteins. Analysis of the linear B cell epitopes by employing Bepipred showed that the average antigenic indices（AI） of individual VP proteins were all greater than 0 and the average AI of VP4 was substantially higher than that of VP2 and VP3. The VP proteins all contained a number of potential B cell epitopes and some eiptopes were located at the internal side of the viral capsid or were buried. We successfully predicted the fundamental physicochemical properties, structural/functional features and the linear B cell eiptopes and found that different VP proteins share some common features and each has its unique attributes. These findings will help us understand the pathogenicity of CVA6 and develop related vaccines and immunodiagnostic reagents.展开更多
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2)has spread rapidly throughout the world.SARS-CoV-2 is an enveloped,plus-stranded RNA virus with a single-stranded RNA genome of approximately 30,000 nucleotid...Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2)has spread rapidly throughout the world.SARS-CoV-2 is an enveloped,plus-stranded RNA virus with a single-stranded RNA genome of approximately 30,000 nucleotides.The SARS-CoV-2 genome encodes 29 proteins,including 16 nonstructural,4 structural and 9 accessory proteins.To date,over 1,228 experimental structures of SARS-CoV-2 proteins have been deposited in the Protein Data Bank(PDB),including 16 protein structures,two functional domain structures of nucleocapsid(N)protein,and scores of complexes.Overall,they exhibit high similarity to SARS-CoV proteins.Here,we summarize the progress of structural and functional research on SARS-CoV-2 proteins.These studies provide structural and functional insights into proteins of SARS-CoV-2,and further elucidate the daedal relationship between different components at the atomic level in the viral life cycle,including attachment to the host cell,viral genome replication and transcription,genome packaging and assembly,and virus release.It is important to understand the structural and functional properties of SARS-CoV-2 proteins as it will facilitate the development of anti-CoV drugs and vaccines to prevent and control the current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.展开更多
Clinical cases have reported pulmonary arterial structural and functional abnormalities in patients with Kawasaki disease(KD);however,the underlying mechanisms are unclear.In this study,a KD rat model was established ...Clinical cases have reported pulmonary arterial structural and functional abnormalities in patients with Kawasaki disease(KD);however,the underlying mechanisms are unclear.In this study,a KD rat model was established via the intraperitoneal injection of Lactobacillus casei cell wall extract(LCWE).The results showed that pulmonary arterial functional and structural abnormalities were observed in KD rats.Furthermore,proliferative endoplasmic reticulum stress(ER stress)was observed in the pulmonary arteries of KD rats.Notably,the level of lipocalin-2(Lcn 2),a trigger factor of inflammation,was remarkably elevated in the plasma and lung tissues of KD rats;increased Lcn 2 levels following LCWE stimulation may result from polymorphonuclear neutrophils(PMNs).Correspondingly,in cultured pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells(PASMCs),Lcn 2 markedly augmented the cleavage and nuclear localization of activating transcription factor-6(ATF6),upregulated the transcription of glucose regulated protein 78(GRP78)and neurite outgrowth inhibitor(NOGO),and promoted PASMCs proliferation.However,proapoptotic C/EBP homologous protein(CHOP)and caspase 12 levels were not elevated.Treatment with 4-phenyl butyric acid(4-PBA,a specific inhibitor of ER stress)inhibited PASMCs proliferation induced by Lcn 2 and attenuated pulmonary arterial abnormalities and right ventricular hypertrophy and reduced right ventricular systolic pressure in KD rats.In conclusion,Lcn 2 remarkably facilitates proliferative ER stress in PASMCs,which probably accounts for KD-related pulmonary arterial abnormalities.展开更多
文摘Starting with introduction of basic concept of optical coherence tomography(OCT) techniques,this paper focuses on a detailed review of ophthalmic OCT instruments and their clinical applications. As one of the most important inventions of ophthalmology instruments,OCT has become a standard imaging tool for daily ophthalmic diagnosis. The imaging capability has been significantly improved during the past ~ 30 years. In this article,several representing systems which have made significant contributions to OCT developments will be reviewed in details. For each system,the system configuration will be discussed first,follow ed by a brief introduction of their clinical applications. The review concludes with discussions on potential directions of OCT developments and expectations for further improvements of OCT imaging capabilities.
文摘Endurance training in the aerobic zone of metabolism promotes a transition from type II to type I muscle fibers, influences the enzyme system of the Krebs cycle, electron transport chain, capillary supply, changes in key metabolic enzymes involved in fatty acid activation, and increased oxygen uptake in skeletal muscle. First of all, the transition process is related to the contractile apparatus. 5＇adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase is activated in response to endurance training and related to the metabolic adaptation of skeletal muscle. The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor isoform δ is an important regulator of skeletal muscle endurance capacity. Resistance training improves muscle contractile function and increases muscle mass as a result of an anabolic and anti catabolic effect in fast-twitch fibers. Resistance training expands the amount of the contractile apparatus in order to enlarge fiber cross-sectional area. A concomitant alteration in proteins phenotype of contractile apparatus and metabolic enzyme levels occurs in accordance with activity-induced changes in the muscle＇s fiber-type profile. Recovery of skeletal muscle mechanical properties depends on the structural and metabolic peculiarities of muscle and the character of training.
文摘By studying the relationship between physical structure and function in physical chemistry, the author breaks through the limitation of the western narrow social and cultural structure and function theory, and further derives and founds the Confucian cultural structure and function theory, thus creating a new research methodology and broadening the research horizon. Through the research, it is found that the Confucian culture structure consists of the hard structure ＂ritual＂ and the soft structure ＂benevolence＂, and based on this constructs three-outline, five- principal, four-moral, eight- virtul, five cardinal principals and other Confucian culture, so that these have a social management function, resulting in a 2000-year stable Chinese social order, which also provides reference for the social management of Chinese government today.
基金Supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation(MICINN,Spain),No.AGL2017-88801-P(to Sanz Y)the Miguel Server grant from the Spanish"Carlos III"Health Institute(ISCIII),No.CP19/00132(to Benitez-Paez A)+2 种基金The Norwegian Research Council(Funding Postdoc Position for Bharath Halandur Nagaraja),No.FRIMEDBIO276010and Helse Vest’s Research Funding,No.HV912243and ERC H2020-MSCA-IF-2019,No.895219(to Haleem N).
文摘Irritable bowel syndrome(IBS)is a common clinical label for medically unexplained gastrointestinal symptoms,recently described as a disturbance of the microbiota-gut-brain axis.Despite decades of research,the pathophysiology of this highly heterogeneous disorder remains elusive.However,a dramatic change in the understanding of the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms surfaced when the importance of gut microbiota protruded the scientific picture.Are we getting any closer to understanding IBS’etiology,or are we drowning in unspecific,conflicting data because we possess limited tools to unravel the cluster of secrets our gut microbiota is concealing?In this comprehensive review we are discussing some of the major important features of IBS and their interaction with gut microbiota,clinical microbiota-altering treatment such as the low FODMAP diet and fecal microbiota transplantation,neuroimaging and methods in microbiota analyses,and current and future challenges with big data analysis in IBS.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81460304)Guangxi Natural Science Foundation(No.2015GXNSFDA139020)a research program sponsored by the Health Bureau of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region,China(No.Z2014298)
文摘This study bioinformatically analyzed the non-VP1 capsid proteins（VP2-VP4） of Coxasckievirus A6（CVA6）, with an attempt to predict their basic physicochemical properties, structural/functional features and linear B cell eiptopes. The online tools Sub Loc, Target P and the others from Ex PASy Bioinformatics Resource Portal, and SWISS-MODEL（an online protein structure modeling server）, were utilized to analyze the amino acid（AA） sequences of VP2-VP4 proteins of CVA6. Our results showed that the VP proteins of CVA6 were all of hydrophilic nature, contained phosphorylation and glycosylation sites and harbored no signal peptide sequences and acetylation sites. Except VP3, the other proteins did not have transmembrane helix structure and nuclear localization signal sequences. Random coils were the major conformation of the secondary structure of the capsid proteins. Analysis of the linear B cell epitopes by employing Bepipred showed that the average antigenic indices（AI） of individual VP proteins were all greater than 0 and the average AI of VP4 was substantially higher than that of VP2 and VP3. The VP proteins all contained a number of potential B cell epitopes and some eiptopes were located at the internal side of the viral capsid or were buried. We successfully predicted the fundamental physicochemical properties, structural/functional features and the linear B cell eiptopes and found that different VP proteins share some common features and each has its unique attributes. These findings will help us understand the pathogenicity of CVA6 and develop related vaccines and immunodiagnostic reagents.
文摘Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2)has spread rapidly throughout the world.SARS-CoV-2 is an enveloped,plus-stranded RNA virus with a single-stranded RNA genome of approximately 30,000 nucleotides.The SARS-CoV-2 genome encodes 29 proteins,including 16 nonstructural,4 structural and 9 accessory proteins.To date,over 1,228 experimental structures of SARS-CoV-2 proteins have been deposited in the Protein Data Bank(PDB),including 16 protein structures,two functional domain structures of nucleocapsid(N)protein,and scores of complexes.Overall,they exhibit high similarity to SARS-CoV proteins.Here,we summarize the progress of structural and functional research on SARS-CoV-2 proteins.These studies provide structural and functional insights into proteins of SARS-CoV-2,and further elucidate the daedal relationship between different components at the atomic level in the viral life cycle,including attachment to the host cell,viral genome replication and transcription,genome packaging and assembly,and virus release.It is important to understand the structural and functional properties of SARS-CoV-2 proteins as it will facilitate the development of anti-CoV drugs and vaccines to prevent and control the current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.
基金supported by the following grants:the National Natural Science Foundation of China(91749108,31671424,and 81322004 to H.M.,81200036 to M.L.,and 81102006 to J.Z.)the Science and Technology Research and Development Program of Shaanxi Province,China(2018SF-101 to N.M.and 2019SF-008 to M.L.)the Youth Innovation Team of Shaanxi Universities,China(to H.M.,Y.Y.,N.M.,Y.W.,and J.Z.)。
文摘Clinical cases have reported pulmonary arterial structural and functional abnormalities in patients with Kawasaki disease(KD);however,the underlying mechanisms are unclear.In this study,a KD rat model was established via the intraperitoneal injection of Lactobacillus casei cell wall extract(LCWE).The results showed that pulmonary arterial functional and structural abnormalities were observed in KD rats.Furthermore,proliferative endoplasmic reticulum stress(ER stress)was observed in the pulmonary arteries of KD rats.Notably,the level of lipocalin-2(Lcn 2),a trigger factor of inflammation,was remarkably elevated in the plasma and lung tissues of KD rats;increased Lcn 2 levels following LCWE stimulation may result from polymorphonuclear neutrophils(PMNs).Correspondingly,in cultured pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells(PASMCs),Lcn 2 markedly augmented the cleavage and nuclear localization of activating transcription factor-6(ATF6),upregulated the transcription of glucose regulated protein 78(GRP78)and neurite outgrowth inhibitor(NOGO),and promoted PASMCs proliferation.However,proapoptotic C/EBP homologous protein(CHOP)and caspase 12 levels were not elevated.Treatment with 4-phenyl butyric acid(4-PBA,a specific inhibitor of ER stress)inhibited PASMCs proliferation induced by Lcn 2 and attenuated pulmonary arterial abnormalities and right ventricular hypertrophy and reduced right ventricular systolic pressure in KD rats.In conclusion,Lcn 2 remarkably facilitates proliferative ER stress in PASMCs,which probably accounts for KD-related pulmonary arterial abnormalities.
