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Liu BF, Gao YZ. [The expression of neuraminidase-1 in Ewing sarcoma and its impact on sarcoma cell proliferation and migration]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2023; 103:3287-3293. [PMID: 37926573 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20230411-00580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the expression of neuraminidase-1 (NEU1) in Ewing sarcoma (ES) tissue and its effect on the proliferation and migration of ES cells. Methods: To obtain datasets of ES from the National Center for Biotechnology Information's High-Throughput Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) for the analysis of NEU1 expression in ES; to acquire ES patient dataset from the International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC) database and apply Kaplan-Meier survival analysis to investigate the relationship between NEU1 and the prognosis of ES patients; adopting both univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis to determine whether NEU1 is a prognostic factor for ES; adopting the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) annotation to analyze the potential mechanism of NEU1 in regulating the malignant biological behavior of ES; adopting the real-time fluorescence quantitative polynucleotide chain reaction (RT-qPCR) to verify the expression of NEU1 in the human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (hBMSC) and the ES cell line RD-ES; adopting the transfection technology to knock down the expression of NEU1 in ES cell lines and divide them into two groups: shRNA-NEU1 and shRNA-NC to explore the effects of altered NEU1 expression on ES malignant behavior; adopting the cell counting kit (CCK-8) and cell clone formation experiment to detect the proliferation ability of two groups of cells; adopting the scratch healing experiment to test the cell migration ability of the two groups. Results: We retrieved and analyzed data from the GEO database, including GSE17674 (44 ES tissues and 18 normal tissues) and GSE17679 (87 ES tissues and 18 normal tissues), and found that NEU1 expression was significantly higher in ES tissues compared to normal control tissues (P<0.001). The complete gene expression and clinical information of 56 ES patients obtained from the ICGC database revealed that the ES patients with high NEU1 expression (n=28) had a significantly lower overall survival rates at different time points compared to those with low NEU1 expression (n=28) (HR=2.830, 95%CI:1.324-6.051, P=0.005). Univariate analysis indicated that NEU1 could impact ES patient prognosis (HR=1.049, 95%CI: 1.008-1.092, P=0.019), and multivariate analysis further suggested that NEU1 could serve as a risk factor for ES prognosis (HR=1.087, 95%CI: 1.028-1.148, P=0.003). KEGG results show that MAPK signaling pathway and cell adhesion molecule signaling pathway were potential mechanisms regulating the malignant process of ES. The RT-qPCR results showed that the expression level of NEU1 in the RD-ES cell line is significantly higher than that in the control cell hBMSC (2 184.23±527.32 vs 1.00±0.08, P<0.001). The CCK-8 experiment results show that the proliferation of RD-ES cells in the NEU1 knockdown group was lower than that in the control group at 24, 48, and 72 hours (0.494±0.126 vs 0.696±0.118, 0.657±0.096 vs 1.142±0.182, 1.053±0.064 vs 1.980±0.146, all P<0.001). The results of single cell clone formation experiment show that the number of colony formation in the low expression NEU1 group was significantly lower than that in the control group (184.2±123.9 vs 362.8±78.0, P=0.021). The cell scratch healing experiment finds that the average scratch distance of the NEU1 knockdown group was significantly lower than that of the control group (19.6%±5.7% vs 56.0%±7.6%, P<0.001). Conclusion: NEU1 may be a prognostic factor in ES, and its abnormal expression in ES can affect the proliferation and migration ability of the ES cells, leading to poor prognosis in ES patients.
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- B F Liu
- Department of Surgery of Spine and Spinal Cord, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Henan Province Intelligent Orthopedic Technology Innovation and Transformation International Joint Laboratory, Henan Key Laboratory for Intelligent Precision Orthopedics, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, People's Hospital of Henan University, Zhengzhou 450003, China
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- Department of Surgery of Spine and Spinal Cord, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Henan Province Intelligent Orthopedic Technology Innovation and Transformation International Joint Laboratory, Henan Key Laboratory for Intelligent Precision Orthopedics, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, People's Hospital of Henan University, Zhengzhou 450003, China
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Gao YZ, Tian B. [Medical figures in Wang Ao Ji]. Zhonghua Yi Shi Za Zhi 2023; 53:233-239. [PMID: 37727002 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112155-20221005-00136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/21/2023]
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Wang Ao was a famous politician and litterateur in the middle of Ming Dynasty. Wang Ao Ji comprehensively sorts out Wang's works for the first time, and collects all the poems and notes written by himself. A total of 38 physicians were recorded in Wang Ao Ji, among them, Wang Ao had close contacts with many physicians such as Zhou Geng, Zhou Xu'an, Sheng Rubi, Zhang Yangzheng and Chen Chong. Wang Ao and Zhou Geng are both core members of the literary society of Wuzhong, in the capital of Beijing. Wang Ao once wrote an epitaph for Zhou Xu'an, a tablet inscription for Sheng Rubi and a biography for Zhang Yangzheng. And Chen Chong once cured Wang's nephew's diarrhea caused by acne rash.The biographical records of physicians in Wang Ao Ji are highly reliable, and some medical information is the main source of official history and medical history works, which contains important historical value. Relevant contents about medical figures recorded in class of works, local chronicles, genealogy, anthology, notes and other ancient books, to a great extent, enrich biographical data of physicians, which is worth further research.
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- Y Z Gao
- China Institute for History of Medicine and Medical Literature, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
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- China Institute for History of Medicine and Medical Literature, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
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Yang Q, Zhang JY, Zhang XC, Xia RC, Yu H, Qu YL, Wang ZW, Tan R, Zhang SH, Li CT, Gao YZ. Mitochondrial DNA Polymorphism in Zhejiang She Population Based on Next Generation Sequencing. Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi 2021; 37:358-365. [PMID: 34379905 DOI: 10.12116/j.issn.1004-5619.2020.501101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Abstract Objective To study the genetic polymorphism of whole mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) genomes in She population in Zhejiang and to explore the maternal genetic structure of the She population. Methods Whole mtDNA genomes of 231 unrelated individuals from She population in Zhejiang Province were sequenced. The number of mutations and population genetics parameters such as, the haplotype diversity (HD), discrimination power (DP), and random match probabilities (RMP) were analyzed. The mtDNA haplogroups of Zhejiang She population were classified, and the maternal genetic relationships between She and nine other Chinese populations were estimated. Results In 231 Zhejiang She samples, 8 507 mutations (702 types) were observed and the samples were classified into 94 haplogroups. The HD, DP and RMP values were 0.998 6, 0.994 2 and 0.005 8, respectively. The lowest genetic differentiation degree (Fst=0.006 89) was detected between Zhejiang She population and southern Han population. Principal component analysis (PCA) and median-joining network analysis showed that the genetic distance of Zhejiang She population with Guangxi Yao, Yunnan Dai and Southern Han populations was relatively close, but the population still had some unique genetic characteristics. Conclusion The whole mtDNA genomes are highly polymorphic in Zhejiang She population. The Zhejiang She population contains complex and diverse genetic components and has a relatively close maternal genetic relationship with Guangxi Yao, Yunnan Dai and Southern Han populations. Meanwhile, Zhejiang She population has kept its unique maternal genetic components.
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- Q Yang
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Key Laboratory of Forensic Science, Ministry of Justice, Shanghai Forensic Service Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai 200063, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Key Laboratory of Forensic Science, Ministry of Justice, Shanghai Forensic Service Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai 200063, China.,Laboratory of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Affiliated Luoyang Central Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Luoyang 471000, Henan Province, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Key Laboratory of Forensic Science, Ministry of Justice, Shanghai Forensic Service Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai 200063, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Key Laboratory of Forensic Science, Ministry of Justice, Shanghai Forensic Service Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai 200063, China.,Department of Forensic Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Key Laboratory of Forensic Science, Ministry of Justice, Shanghai Forensic Service Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai 200063, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Key Laboratory of Forensic Science, Ministry of Justice, Shanghai Forensic Service Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai 200063, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Key Laboratory of Forensic Science, Ministry of Justice, Shanghai Forensic Service Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai 200063, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Key Laboratory of Forensic Science, Ministry of Justice, Shanghai Forensic Service Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai 200063, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Key Laboratory of Forensic Science, Ministry of Justice, Shanghai Forensic Service Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai 200063, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Key Laboratory of Forensic Science, Ministry of Justice, Shanghai Forensic Service Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai 200063, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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Gao YZ. [New ideas and progress in spinal surgery]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2019; 99:3389-3392. [PMID: 31752466 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2019.43.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Y Z Gao
- Department of Spinal and Spinal Surgery, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Clinical Medical College of Henan University, Zhengzhou 450003, China
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Nicholson CJ, Singh K, Saphirstein RJ, Gao YZ, Li Q, Chiu JG, Leavis P, Verwoert GC, Mitchell GF, Porter T, Morgan KG. Reversal of Aging-Induced Increases in Aortic Stiffness by Targeting Cytoskeletal Protein-Protein Interfaces. J Am Heart Assoc 2018; 7:JAHA.118.008926. [PMID: 30021807 PMCID: PMC6201469 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.118.008926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Background The proximal aorta normally functions as a critical shock absorber that protects small downstream vessels from damage by pressure and flow pulsatility generated by the heart during systole. This shock absorber function is impaired with age because of aortic stiffening. Methods and Results We examined the contribution of common genetic variation to aortic stiffness in humans by interrogating results from the AortaGen Consortium genome‐wide association study of carotid‐femoral pulse wave velocity. Common genetic variation in the N‐WASP (WASL) locus is associated with carotid‐femoral pulse wave velocity (rs600420, P=0.0051). Thus, we tested the hypothesis that decoy proteins designed to disrupt the interaction of cytoskeletal proteins such as N‐WASP with its binding partners in the vascular smooth muscle cytoskeleton could decrease ex vivo stiffness of aortas from a mouse model of aging. A synthetic decoy peptide construct of N‐WASP significantly reduced activated stiffness in ex vivo aortas of aged mice. Two other cytoskeletal constructs targeted to VASP and talin‐vinculin interfaces similarly decreased aging‐induced ex vivo active stiffness by on‐target specific actions. Furthermore, packaging these decoy peptides into microbubbles enables the peptides to be ultrasound‐targeted to the wall of the proximal aorta to attenuate ex vivo active stiffness. Conclusions We conclude that decoy peptides targeted to vascular smooth muscle cytoskeletal protein‐protein interfaces and microbubble packaged can decrease aortic stiffness ex vivo. Our results provide proof of concept at the ex vivo level that decoy peptides targeted to cytoskeletal protein‐protein interfaces may lead to substantive dynamic modulation of aortic stiffness.
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- Department of Health Sciences, Sargent College Boston University, Boston, MA
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- Department of Health Sciences, Sargent College Boston University, Boston, MA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA
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- Department of Integrative Physiology and Pathobiology, Tufts University, Boston, MA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA.,Department of Mechanical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA
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- Department of Health Sciences, Sargent College Boston University, Boston, MA
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Zhou XM, Wu C, Zhao L, Gao YZ, Yuan Y, Xiao XX, Lu Y. [A cross-sectional survey of the knowledge on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in physicians of tertiary hospitals in Northern China]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 2017; 55:717-20. [PMID: 27586981 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1426.2016.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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To investigate physicians' knowledge about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in tertiary hospitals in northeast China. Physicians from 77 tertiary hospitals in northeast China were surveyed with a questionnaire, which included questions such as risk factors, symptoms, exacerbations, comorbidities and diagnostic criteria of COPD. Besides cigarette smoking, air pollution and pulmonary infections, only 22.5%(40/178) physicians recognized that the biomass fuels may induce COPD. Totally 59.0%(105/178) physicians recognized the importance of spirometry to the diagnosis of COPD. Besides dyspnea, cough, sputum production, wheezing and chest tightness, only 23.7%(42/177) of physicians considered that limitation of activity was an important symptom of COPD. 65.5%(116/177) physicians believed that recurrent lung infections was one of the most important comorbidities of COPD. However, less than 30%[20.9%(37/177)-28.8%(51/177)] physicians were aware of the other important comorbidities. The physicians of tertiary hospitals in northeast China need to be systematically educated on COPD to meet the new guideline.
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- X M Zhou
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, the Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, China
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Gao YZ, Xing S, Gao K, Zhang JY, Yu ZZ, Shi XJ, Wang HW. [Posterior debridement combined with atlantoaxial fusion to upper cervical tuberculosis]. Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi 2016; 54:451-455. [PMID: 27938580 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0529-5815.2016.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To explore clinical results of posterior debridement combined with atlantoaxial fusion for upper cervical Tuberculosis. Methods: From March 2007 to April 2012, 8 patients with upper cervical Tuberculosis underwent posterior debridement combined with atlantoaxial fusion in our hospital were selected for retrospective analysis. 3 cases were males and 5 females, aged 29-65 (43.5±13.2) years. According to the pedicle destruction, using different screws (pedicle screw or laminar screw) fixation.In the preoperative and final follow-up, Japanese Orthopaedic Association score (JOA) and neck disability index (NDI) were used to evaluate neurological function and calculate improvement rate JOA score. At final follow-up, clinical efficacy was evaluated by Odom's grade. situation of internal fixation, fusion of upper cervical were assessed by imaging examination. During follow-up, complications were documented and analyzed. Results: Postoperatively 12 months, all bony fusion were achieved. Tuberculosis were reached clinical cure in 12-18 months. The JOA score increased from 10.5±2.0 preoperatively to 15.6 ±1.1 in final follow-up(P<0.05), and the NDI decreased from 29.9 ± 6.2 preoperatively to 8.6±1.6 (P<0.05). At last follow-up, according to Odom's standard, excellent were obtained in 6 cases (75.0%), good 1 cases (12.5%) and ordinary 1 case (12.5%). No severe complications was documented during follow-up. Conclusions: The treatment of posterior debridement combine with atlantoaxial fusion, and structure grafting and local anti-Tuberculosis drug using intraoperative, not only could obtain reliable clinical efficacy, completely removal of lesions, but also obtain strong stability, which plays an important role in the treatment of cervical tuberculosis.
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- Y Z Gao
- Orthopaedic Department of the People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University (Henan Provincial People's Hospital) , Zhengzhou 450003, China
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Gao YZ, Xing S, Gao K, Shi XG, Zhang JY, Yu ZZ, Kang YS. [Anterior retropharyngeal debridement combined with posterior atlantoaxial fusion for atlantoaxial Tuberculosis]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2016; 96:1495-9. [PMID: 27266494 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2016.19.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the clinical efficacy of anterior debridement combined with posterior atlantoaxial fusion for atlantoaxial Tuberculosis. METHODS From February 2005 to February 2013, 7 patients, 3 males and 4 females, with atlantoaxial Tuberculosis underwent anterior debridement combined with posterior atlantoaxial fusion in Department of Orthopedics Zhengzhou University People's Hospital were selected.In the preoperative and final follow-up, Japanese Orthopaedic Association score (JOA), neck disability index (NDI) and Frankel Classification were used to evaluate neurological function and calculate improvement rate.At final follow-up, clinical efficacy was evaluated by Odom's grade.Situation of internal fixation, fusion of upper cervical were assessed by X-ray, CT scan and MRI scan. RESULTS Bony fusion were achieved in 7 cases after operation in 12 months. Tuberculosis were reached clinical cure between 17 and 21 months. At follow The JOA score increased from (11.1±0.7) preoperatively to (15.3±0.5) in final follow-up(P<0.05), and the NDI decreased from (34.0±4.6) preoperatively to (10.1±1.3) in final follow-up (P<0.05). At last follow-up, according to Odom's standard, excellent were obtained in 5 cases, good 1 cases and ordinary 1 case. Frankel Classification of all cases improved from D class to E. CONCLUSIONS The treatment of anterior retropharyngeal debridement combine with atlantoaxial fusion, and local anti-tuberculosis drug using intraoperative, not only could obtain reliable clinical efficacy, completly removal of lesions, but also obtain strong stability, which plays an important role in the treatment of atlantoaxial Tuberculosis.
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- Y Z Gao
- Department of Orthopedics, Henan Provincial People's Hospital (Zhengzhou University People's Hospital), Zhengzhou 450003, China
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Brozovich FV, Nicholson CJ, Degen CV, Gao YZ, Aggarwal M, Morgan KG. Mechanisms of Vascular Smooth Muscle Contraction and the Basis for Pharmacologic Treatment of Smooth Muscle Disorders. Pharmacol Rev 2016; 68:476-532. [PMID: 27037223 PMCID: PMC4819215 DOI: 10.1124/pr.115.010652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 291] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The smooth muscle cell directly drives the contraction of the vascular wall and hence regulates the size of the blood vessel lumen. We review here the current understanding of the molecular mechanisms by which agonists, therapeutics, and diseases regulate contractility of the vascular smooth muscle cell and we place this within the context of whole body function. We also discuss the implications for personalized medicine and highlight specific potential target molecules that may provide opportunities for the future development of new therapeutics to regulate vascular function.
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- F V Brozovich
- Department of Health Sciences, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts (C.J.N., Y.Z.G., M.A., K.G.M.); Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota (F.V.B.); and Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria (C.V.D.)
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- Department of Health Sciences, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts (C.J.N., Y.Z.G., M.A., K.G.M.); Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota (F.V.B.); and Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria (C.V.D.)
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- Department of Health Sciences, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts (C.J.N., Y.Z.G., M.A., K.G.M.); Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota (F.V.B.); and Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria (C.V.D.)
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- Department of Health Sciences, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts (C.J.N., Y.Z.G., M.A., K.G.M.); Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota (F.V.B.); and Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria (C.V.D.)
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- Department of Health Sciences, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts (C.J.N., Y.Z.G., M.A., K.G.M.); Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota (F.V.B.); and Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria (C.V.D.)
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- Department of Health Sciences, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts (C.J.N., Y.Z.G., M.A., K.G.M.); Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota (F.V.B.); and Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria (C.V.D.)
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Fry JL, Shiraishi Y, Turcotte R, Yu X, Gao YZ, Akiki R, Bachschmid M, Zhang Y, Morgan KG, Cohen RA, Seta F. Vascular Smooth Muscle Sirtuin-1 Protects Against Aortic Dissection During Angiotensin II-Induced Hypertension. J Am Heart Assoc 2015; 4:e002384. [PMID: 26376991 PMCID: PMC4599512 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.115.002384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Background Sirtuin-1 (SirT1), a nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide+–dependent deacetylase, is a key enzyme in the cellular response to metabolic, inflammatory, and oxidative stresses; however, the role of endogenous SirT1 in the vasculature has not been fully elucidated. Our goal was to evaluate the role of vascular smooth muscle SirT1 in the physiological response of the aortic wall to angiotensin II, a potent hypertrophic, oxidant, and inflammatory stimulus. Methods and Results Mice lacking SirT1 in vascular smooth muscle (ie, smooth muscle SirT1 knockout) had drastically high mortality (70%) caused by aortic dissection after angiotensin II infusion (1 mg/kg per day) but not after an equipotent dose of norepinephrine, despite comparable blood pressure increases. Smooth muscle SirT1 knockout mice did not show any abnormal aortic morphology or blood pressure compared with wild-type littermates. Nonetheless, in response to angiotensin II, aortas from smooth muscle SirT1 knockout mice had severely disorganized elastic lamellae with frequent elastin breaks, increased oxidant production, and aortic stiffness compared with angiotensin II–treated wild-type mice. Matrix metalloproteinase expression and activity were increased in the aortas of angiotensin II–treated smooth muscle SirT1 knockout mice and were prevented in mice overexpressing SirT1 in vascular smooth muscle or with use of the oxidant scavenger tempol. Conclusions Endogenous SirT1 in aortic smooth muscle is required to maintain the structural integrity of the aortic wall in response to oxidant and inflammatory stimuli, at least in part, by suppressing oxidant-induced matrix metalloproteinase activity. SirT1 activators could potentially be a novel therapeutic approach to prevent aortic dissection and rupture in patients at risk, such as those with hypertension or genetic disorders, such as Marfan’s syndrome.
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- Jessica L Fry
- Vascular Biology Section, Boston University Medical Campus, Boston, MA (J.L.F., Y.S., R.A., M.B., R.A.C., F.S.)
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- Vascular Biology Section, Boston University Medical Campus, Boston, MA (J.L.F., Y.S., R.A., M.B., R.A.C., F.S.)
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA (R.T., Y.Z.G., Y.Z.) Advanced Microscopy Program, Center for Systems Biology and Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (R.T.)
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA (X.Y., Y.Z.)
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA (R.T., Y.Z.G., Y.Z.) Health Science Department, Boston University, Boston, MA (Y.Z.G., K.G.M.)
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- Vascular Biology Section, Boston University Medical Campus, Boston, MA (J.L.F., Y.S., R.A., M.B., R.A.C., F.S.)
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- Vascular Biology Section, Boston University Medical Campus, Boston, MA (J.L.F., Y.S., R.A., M.B., R.A.C., F.S.)
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA (R.T., Y.Z.G., Y.Z.) Department of Mechanical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA (X.Y., Y.Z.)
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- Health Science Department, Boston University, Boston, MA (Y.Z.G., K.G.M.)
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- Vascular Biology Section, Boston University Medical Campus, Boston, MA (J.L.F., Y.S., R.A., M.B., R.A.C., F.S.)
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- Vascular Biology Section, Boston University Medical Campus, Boston, MA (J.L.F., Y.S., R.A., M.B., R.A.C., F.S.)
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Saphirstein RJ, Gao YZ, Lin QQ, Morgan KG. Cortical actin regulation modulates vascular contractility and compliance in veins. J Physiol 2015; 593:3929-41. [PMID: 26096914 DOI: 10.1113/jp270845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2015] [Accepted: 06/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Most cardiovascular research focuses on arterial mechanisms of disease, largely ignoring venous mechanisms. Here we examine ex vivo venous stiffness, spanning tissue to molecular levels, using biomechanics and magnetic microneedle technology, and show for the first time that venous stiffness is regulated by a molecular actin switch within the vascular smooth muscle cell in the wall of the vein. This switch connects the contractile apparatus within the cell to adhesion structures and facilitates stiffening of the vessel wall, regulating blood flow return to the heart. These studies also demonstrate that passive stiffness, the component of total stiffness not attributable to vascular smooth muscle activation, is severalfold lower in venous tissue than in arterial tissue. We show here that the activity of the smooth muscle cells plays a dominant role in determining total venous stiffness and regulating venous return. The literature on arterial mechanics is extensive, but far less is known about mechanisms controlling mechanical properties of veins. We use here a multi-scale approach to identify subcellular sources of venous stiffness. Portal vein tissue displays a severalfold decrease in passive stiffness compared to aortic tissues. The α-adrenergic agonist phenylephrine (PE) increased tissue stress and stiffness, both attenuated by cytochalasin D (CytoD) and PP2, inhibitors of actin polymerization and Src activity, respectively. We quantify, for the first time, cortical cellular stiffness in freshly isolated contractile vascular smooth muscle cells using magnetic microneedle technology. Cortical stiffness is significantly increased by PE and CytoD inhibits this increase but, surprisingly, PP2 does not. No detectable change in focal adhesion size, measured by immunofluorescence of FAK and zyxin, accompanies the PE-induced changes in cortical stiffness. Probing with phospho-specific antibodies confirmed activation of FAK/Src and ERK pathways and caldesmon phosphorylation. Thus, venous tissue stiffness is regulated both at the level of the smooth muscle cell cortex, via cortical actin polymerization, and by downstream smooth muscle effectors of Src/ERK signalling pathways. These findings identify novel potential molecular targets for the modulation of venous capacitance and venous return in health and disease.
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- Department of Health Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Health Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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Gao YZ, Saphirstein RJ, Yamin R, Suki B, Morgan KG. Aging impairs smooth muscle-mediated regulation of aortic stiffness: a defect in shock absorption function? Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2014; 307:H1252-61. [PMID: 25128168 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00392.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Increased aortic stiffness is an early and independent biomarker of cardiovascular disease. Here we tested the hypothesis that vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) contribute significantly to aortic stiffness and investigated the mechanisms involved. The relative contributions of VSMCs, focal adhesions (FAs), and matrix to stiffness in mouse aorta preparations at optimal length and with confirmed VSMC viability were separated by the use of small-molecule inhibitors and activators. Using biomechanical methods designed for minimal perturbation of cellular function, we directly quantified changes with aging in aortic material stiffness. An alpha adrenoceptor agonist, in the presence of N(G)-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester (l-NAME) to remove interference of endothelial nitric oxide, increases stiffness by 90-200% from baseline in both young and old mice. Interestingly, increases are robustly suppressed by the Src kinase inhibitor PP2 in young but not old mice. Phosphotyrosine screening revealed, with aging, a biochemical signature of markedly impaired agonist-induced FA remodeling previously associated with Src signaling. Protein expression measurement confirmed a decrease in Src expression with aging. Thus we report here an additive model for the in vitro biomechanical components of the mouse aortic wall in which 1) VSMCs are a surprisingly large component of aortic stiffness at physiological lengths and 2) regulation of the VSMC component through FA signaling and hence plasticity is impaired with aging, diminishing the aorta's normal shock absorption function in response to stressors.
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- Yuan Z Gao
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts; and Department of Health Sciences, Sargent College, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Health Sciences, Sargent College, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Health Sciences, Sargent College, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts; and
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- Department of Health Sciences, Sargent College, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
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Saphirstein RJ, Gao YZ, Jensen MH, Gallant CM, Vetterkind S, Moore JR, Morgan KG. The focal adhesion: a regulated component of aortic stiffness. PLoS One 2013; 8:e62461. [PMID: 23626821 PMCID: PMC3633884 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0062461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2012] [Accepted: 03/21/2013] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Increased aortic stiffness is an acknowledged predictor and cause of cardiovascular disease. The sources and mechanisms of vascular stiffness are not well understood, although the extracellular matrix (ECM) has been assumed to be a major component. We tested here the hypothesis that the focal adhesions (FAs) connecting the cortical cytoskeleton of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) to the matrix in the aortic wall are a component of aortic stiffness and that this component is dynamically regulated. First, we examined a model system in which magnetic tweezers could be used to monitor cellular cortical stiffness, serum-starved A7r5 aortic smooth muscle cells. Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA), an activator of myosin that increases cell contractility, increased cortical stiffness. A small molecule inhibitor of Src-dependent FA recycling, PP2, was found to significantly inhibit LPA-induced increases in cortical stiffness, as well as tension-induced increases in FA size. To directly test the applicability of these results to force and stiffness development at the level of vascular tissue, we monitored mouse aorta ring stiffness with small sinusoidal length oscillations during agonist-induced contraction. The alpha-agonist phenylephrine, which also increases myosin activation and contractility, increased tissue stress and stiffness in a PP2- and FAK inhibitor 14-attenuated manner. Subsequent phosphotyrosine screening and follow-up with phosphosite-specific antibodies confirmed that the effects of PP2 and FAK inhibitor 14 in vascular tissue involve FA proteins, including FAK, CAS, and paxillin. Thus, in the present study we identify, for the first time, the FA of the VSMC, in particular the FAK-Src signaling complex, as a significant subcellular regulator of aortic stiffness and stress.
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- Robert J. Saphirstein
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Health Sciences, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Health Sciences, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Physics, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Boston University Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Health Sciences, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Health Sciences, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Boston University Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Health Sciences, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Yadav A, Gao YZ, Rodriguez A, Dickstein DL, Wearne SL, Luebke JI, Hof PR, Weaver CM. Morphologic evidence for spatially clustered spines in apical dendrites of monkey neocortical pyramidal cells. J Comp Neurol 2012; 520:2888-902. [PMID: 22315181 DOI: 10.1002/cne.23070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The general organization of neocortical connectivity in rhesus monkey is relatively well understood. However, mounting evidence points to an organizing principle that involves clustered synapses at the level of individual dendrites. Several synaptic plasticity studies have reported cooperative interaction between neighboring synapses on a given dendritic branch, which may potentially induce synapse clusters. Additionally, theoretical models have predicted that such cooperativity is advantageous, in that it greatly enhances a neuron's computational repertoire. However, largely because of the lack of sufficient morphologic data, the existence of clustered synapses in neurons on a global scale has never been established. The majority of excitatory synapses are found within dendritic spines. In this study, we demonstrate that spine clusters do exist on pyramidal neurons by analyzing the three-dimensional locations of ∼40,000 spines on 280 apical dendritic branches in layer III of the rhesus monkey prefrontal cortex. By using clustering algorithms and Monte Carlo simulations, we quantify the probability that the observed extent of clustering does not occur randomly. This provides a measure that tests for spine clustering on a global scale, whenever high-resolution morphologic data are available. Here we demonstrate that spine clusters occur significantly more frequently than expected by pure chance and that spine clustering is concentrated in apical terminal branches. These findings indicate that spine clustering is driven by systematic biological processes. We also found that mushroom-shaped and stubby spines are predominant in clusters on dendritic segments that display prolific clustering, independently supporting a causal link between spine morphology and synaptic clustering.
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- Aniruddha Yadav
- Fishberg Department of Neuroscience and Friedman Brain Institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA
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Gao YZ, Jiang Y, Wu X, Bai CY, Pan YC, Sun YZ. Molecular characteristics and expression profiles of glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase 1 (GPD1) gene in pig. Mol Biol Rep 2010; 38:1875-81. [PMID: 20857217 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-010-0305-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2009] [Accepted: 09/03/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The cytosolic activity of glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase 1 (GPD1, EC 1.1.1.8) plays an important role in the synthesis of triacylglycerol and in the transport of reducing equivalents from the cytosol to mitochondria. Here we report the full-length genomic sequence of porcine GPD1 gene including promoter region. Porcine GPD1 gene contains eight exons and seven introns. Using the ImpRH, the GPD1 gene was mapped on chromosome 5. Sub-cellular localization of the pig GPD1 was localized in cytoplasm by GFP reporter gene. The full-length CDS of porcine GPD1 gene comprises 1050 nucleotides and it encodes 349 amino acids. Using the CDS sequences of 17 species, we built the phylogeny tree of GPD1 gene. We investigated the expression level of the gene in 13 different tissues and time course from birth to postnatal day 28 in longissinus doris muscle (LD) and in cerebrum. The result shows that porcine GPD1 gene is expressed in almost all tissues we tested but its levels of expression varies widely over 2 orders of magnitude. LD and the cerebrum have similar expression pattern that is at a low level at birth and increasing with aging to the highest level at postnatal day 8 in LD and postnatal day 14 in cerebrum. But weaning decreased the expression level of the GPD1 gene. This may partially explains the effects of weaning on energy metabolism.
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- Y Z Gao
- Department of Animal Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Don Chuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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Yadav A, Weaver CM, Gao YZ, Luebke JI, Wearne SL. Why are pyramidal cell firing rates increased with aging, and what can we do about it? BMC Neurosci 2008. [DOI: 10.1186/1471-2202-9-s1-p51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Perdrizet GA, Giles DL, Dring R, Agarwal SK, Khwaja K, Gao YZ, Geary M, Cowell VL, Berman M, Brautigam R. Major hepatic trauma: warm ischemic tolerance of the liver after hemorrhagic shock. J Surg Res 2006; 136:70-7. [PMID: 17007881 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2006.06.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2006] [Revised: 04/28/2006] [Accepted: 06/27/2006] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND The management of severe hepatic trauma frequently involves exposing the liver to varying periods of warm ischemia. The ischemic tolerance of the liver, in the setting of hemorrhagic shock (HS) and trauma, is presently unknown. We tested the hypothesis that warm ischemic tolerance of the porcine liver will be decreased following resuscitation from HS. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-three Yorkshire pigs were divided into three groups: 1) hepatic ischemia alone (HI, n = 9); 2) hemorrhagic shock alone (HS, n = 3); and 3) hemorrhagic shock plus hepatic ischemia combined (HSHI, n = 11). Following reperfusion, a liver biopsy was obtained and serial blood chemistries were sampled. RESULTS Post-operative day 7 mortality was increased in the HSHI group (7/11) compared to the HI (0/9) group, P = 0.038. Notably, deaths did not result from acute liver failure, but rather from intra-operative hemodynamic collapse shortly following hepatic reperfusion. In addition, the HSHI group experienced significantly elevated lactic acid, serum creatinine and liver enzyme levels. Analysis of the liver biopsy samples is consistent with a more severe liver injury in the HSHI group. CONCLUSIONS The warm ischemic tolerance of the liver following resuscitation from HS is significantly decreased in this porcine model compared to HS or HI alone. Mortality was associated with acute intra-operative hemodynamic collapse occurring shortly after hepatic reperfusion.
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- George A Perdrizet
- Departments of EMS/Trauma, Surgery, and Pathology, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut 06102, USA.
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Zhang ZX, Gao YZ, He Y, Xia SX. Genetic characteristics of three new Y-STRs: DYS631, DYS634 and DYS635 in a Chinese population. J Forensic Sci 2005; 50:1492-3. [PMID: 16382853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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- Z X Zhang
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical School of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215007, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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Gao YZ, Zhang ZX. Genetic polymorphism for two new STR loci D9S925, D2S1772 in a Chinese population. J Forensic Sci 2005; 50:972. [PMID: 16078516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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- Y Z Gao
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical School of Soochow University, No. 708 Renmin Rd. Suzhou, 215007, Jiangsu, PR China.
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Gao YZ, Bian SZ, Zhang ZX, Wang ZF. Haplotype distributions of four new Y-STRs: DYS588, DYS622, DYS623 and DYS630 in a Chinese population. J Forensic Sci 2005; 50:708-9. [PMID: 15932113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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- Y Z Gao
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical School of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, P R China.
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Gao YZ, Zhang ZX, Bian SZ, Wang ZF. Genetic polymorphism of two STR loci D1S1609 and D18S976 in a Chinese population. J Forensic Sci 2005; 50:722. [PMID: 15932120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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- Y Z Gao
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical School of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, P R China.
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Wang ZF, Gao YZ, Xia SX, Zhang ZX. Genetic polymorphism for two STR loci D4S2639 and D4S1644 in a Chinese population. J Forensic Sci 2004; 49:1386. [PMID: 15568727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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- Z F Wang
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical School of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215007, Jiangsu, PR China
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Gao YZ, Xia SX. Genetic variation of two new STR loci D2S1399, D16S3391 in a Chinese population. J Forensic Sci 2004; 49:839. [PMID: 15317207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/30/2023]
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- Y Z Gao
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical School of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, PR China.
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Gao YZ, Xia SX, Wang ZF, Zhang ZX, Bian SZ. Eastern Chinese population data on four STR forensic loci: CSF1PO, TH01, TPOX, vWA. J Forensic Sci 2004; 49:838. [PMID: 15317206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/30/2023]
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- Y Z Gao
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical School of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, PR China.
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Gao YZ, Xia SX. Allele frequencies for two STR loci D5S2500, D10S676 in a Chinese population. J Forensic Sci 2004; 49:858. [PMID: 15317216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/30/2023]
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- Y Z Gao
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical School of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, PR China.
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Gao YZ, Xia SX. Genetic profiles of five STR loci in eastern Chinese population. J Forensic Sci 2004; 49:631. [PMID: 15171190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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- Y Z Gao
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical School of Soochow University, No. 48 Renmin Rd., Suzhou, 215007, Jiangsu, P. R. China.
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Gao YZ, Xia SX. Allele frequencies of four STR loci in Eastern Chinese population. J Forensic Sci 2004; 49:404. [PMID: 15042995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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- Y Z Gao
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical School of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215007, Jiangsu, P. R. China.
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Zhou XP, Zhang WJ, Jia ZJ, Wu J, Hou YP, Li YB, Gao YZ. Genetic profile of two STR loci D1S2134, D2S2944 in Chinese population. J Forensic Sci 2004; 49:166. [PMID: 14979366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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- X P Zhou
- Institute of Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University (West China University of Medical Sciences), Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, P R China
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Zhang WJ, Li YB, Zhou XP, Jia ZJ, Gao YZ, Yan J, Wu J, Zhang J, Hou YP. Population genetics of two STR loci D4S2366 and D6S1281 in a Chinese population. J Forensic Sci 2004; 49:183. [PMID: 14979373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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- W J Zhang
- Institute of Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, P R China
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Yan J, Hou YP, Wu J, Li YB, Shi MS, Deng JQ, Ying BW, Gao YZ. Polymorphism of two STR loci on chromosome 21 in a Chinese population. J Forensic Sci 2003; 48:1185. [PMID: 14535693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/27/2023]
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- J Yan
- Institute of Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University (West China, University of Medical Sciences), Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, P. R. China
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Ying BW, Tang JP, Gao YZ, Chen YL, Li YB, Wu J, Zhang J, Shi MS, Zhu QF, Zhou XK, Hou YP. Haplotype frequencies of three Y-chromosome STR loci in Tibetan ethnic group of Chinese population. J Forensic Sci 2003; 48:449-50. [PMID: 12665015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/01/2023]
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- B W Ying
- Institute of Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, (West China University of Medical Sciences), Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, PR China
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Zhu QF, Tang JP, Gao YZ, Ying BW, Hou YP, Li YB, Wu J, Ji Q. Distributions of allelic frequencies and haplotypes of two novel Y-chromosome STR in a Chinese population. J Forensic Sci 2003; 48:457. [PMID: 12665019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/01/2023]
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- Q F Zhu
- Institute of Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University (West China University of Medical Sciences), Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, PR China
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Gao YZ, Hou YP, Ying BW, Wu J, Li YB, Tang JP. Haplotype diversity of two Y-chromosomal SNPs in Chinese populations. J Forensic Sci 2003; 48:221-2. [PMID: 12570240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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- Y Z Gao
- Institute of Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University (West China University of Medical Sciences), Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, P. R. China
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Yan J, Hou YP, Wu J, Li YB, Tang JP, Gao YZ, Ying BW. Allele frequencies for two STR loci D21S1436, D21S2052 in Chinese population. J Forensic Sci 2003; 48:206. [PMID: 12570232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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- J Yan
- Institute of Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University (West China University of Medical Sciences), Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, P. R. China
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Ying BW, Tang JP, Gao YZ, Hou YP, Li YB, Wu J, Zhang J, Yan J. Allele frequencies for two STR loci D11S1977 and D22S444 in Chinese population. J Forensic Sci 2003; 48:219. [PMID: 12570238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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- B W Ying
- Institute of Porensic Medicine, Sichuan University (West China University of Medical Sciences), Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, P. R. China
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Gao YZ, Ying BW, Hou YP, Li YB, Wu J, Zhang J, Tang JP, Yan J, Yu HL. Allele frequencies for two STR loci D1S1676, D2S2735 in Chinese population. J Forensic Sci 2002; 47:1404. [PMID: 12455675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/27/2023]
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- Y Z Gao
- Institute of Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, P. R. China
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BACKGROUND We treated 20 cases of craniovertebral junction lesions via a transoral approach. Developmental abnormalities of the craniovertebral junction accounted for 15 cases; there were 3 cases of tumor, 1 case of osteomyelitis, and 1 case of rheumatoid arthritis. METHODS The transoral transpharyngeal approach was used in all cases. In 17 non-tumoral patients the anterior margin of the atlas and the odontoid process were resected. In one patient with a ventral clivus chordoma, both a transoral and a transnasal transsphenoidal approach was used for partial resection of the tumor mass. In two cases the median transpharyngeal approach was combined with a jaw-facial incision. In one case a metastatic adenocarcinoma, and in another a neurinoma of the accessory nerve straddling the posterior fossa and the pharyngeal region were removed. RESULTS After operation four cases developed craniovertebral joint instability and required posterior cervical fusion or external fixation with a halo brace. Follow-up ranged from 2 to 44 months. In most patients neurologic function slowly improved. One worsened, and one died of respiratory failure after operation. Two patients with malignant tumors died during the follow-up period. CONCLUSION In patients with developmental malformations, transoral decompression will result in some neurologic improvement and arrest the progress of symptoms. Patients with tumors are likely to show a good neurologic outcome when transoral surgery is performed in the early stage of the condition.
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- S Y Yang
- Department of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Medical University, General Hospital, People's Republic of China
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Yang GF, Chen PJ, Gao YZ, Liu XY, Li J, Jiang SX, He SP. Forearm free skin flap transplantation: a report of 56 cases. 1981. Br J Plast Surg 1997; 50:162-5. [PMID: 9176001 DOI: 10.1016/s0007-1226(97)91363-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Gao YZ, Jiang Y, Huang JJ. [Treatment of the lesions at anterolateral area of the brain stem via far-lateral approaches]. Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi 1994; 32:181-2. [PMID: 7842913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Based on our 12 cases of lesions located at anterolateral area of brain stem which were successful operated upon via far-lateral approaches, the study and progress of the far-lateral approaches were reviewed. In our cases, there were 4 intramedullary lesions including 3 vascular malformations, and 1 glioma. The other 8 lesions were located at extramedullary anterolateral area of brain stem including 2 large acoustic neuromas, 2 meningiomas at clivus and 2 neurofibromas at anterolateral areas of the medulla oblongata and upper spinal cord, 1 teratoma at the anterolateral area of pone-medulla and 1 large aneurysm at the junction of vertebrobasilar artery. During the operations, 8 lesions were totally removed. 1 meningioma was subtotally removed. 2 (1 vascular malformation and 1 glioma) were subtotally removed too, the aneurysm was only given a decompression of increased intracranial pressure, because the patient's interrupted respiration during the operation. There were nooperative mortality and morbidity and good results were obtained in this group. The details of our modified far-lateral approach was also described in this paper.
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- Y Z Gao
- Tianjin Medical College Hospital
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Gao YZ. [Cavernomas of the central nervous system]. Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi 1992; 30:365-6, 383. [PMID: 1286593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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18 cases of pathological cavernoma of the central nervous system were reported. The took 11.25 per cent of verified vascular malformations in our department in the same period. 15 cases located intracranially, and 3 cases were within the vertebral canal. Repeated small amount hemorrhages in the lesions were the major cause of the clinical symptoms of these patients. MRI was the most reliable method for making a correct diagnosis of cavernomas before operation. Cavernomas usually had clear border and surrounded with gliotic tissues, so that extirpation of tumor with microsurgical technique was the best choice.
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- Y Z Gao
- Tianjin Neurological Institute
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In this study we applied the technique described in the previous paper (see pp. 103-106 of previous issue (1991); 13(2)) to rats with experimental saccular aneurysms. We found that the mean sizes and some growth ratios of experimental aneurysms were significantly larger in the intermittent blood pressure elevation groups than in the control groups. The increase of growth ratios was proportional to the number of transient blood pressure elevations. The morphological structure of these saccular aneurysms showed that the regenerative processes in the aneurysm wall had obviously been interfered with in animals with intermittent blood pressure elevation. The effective mechanism of this influential factor is discussed.
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- Y Z Gao
- Department of Neurosurgery, Free University Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Haemodynamic factors in the formation and development of saccular aneurysms have been widely studied. Saccular aneurysms could appear and grow at the side of the increased blood flow. The effects of contralateral carotid ligation on the formation and growth of our experimental saccular aneurysms were studied. Measurement and pathological examination showed that the haemodynamic changes could facilitate the development of saccular aneurysms, but by itself could not bring about their formation.
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- Y Z Gao
- Department of Neurosurgery, Free University Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Although the reason for development of saccular aneurysms in humans has still not been elucidated, the process might be observed and explained using a reproducible aneurysm model in vivo. In this paper, a sequential pathological study of the experimental saccular aneurysms was made. No additional influential factors were applied. At all stages of the development between the induction and 6 months, the histology of the aneurysm wall was similar to that of human aneurysms. The imbalance of the degeneration and regeneration processes during the development of these experimental aneurysms is discussed according to the pathological findings in different periods. Haemodynamic stress and different regenerative speeds in different arterial tissues must be responsible for the saccular aneurysm formation and growth.
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- W Kamphorst
- Department of Neurosurgery, Free University Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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A new and reproducible saccular aneurysm model has been developed at the bifurcation of the common carotid artery in rats. The details of the experimental methods and results are described. It is strongly suggested that the internal elastic lamina is a critical layer in saccular aneurysm formation, because an experimental saccular aneurysm can be produced immediately by transluminally damaging the inside of the arterial wall at the bifurcation of the common carotid artery. This saccular aneurysm model has several advantages: (i) it can be induced quickly and the success rate approaches 100% in rats; (ii) this technique can produce satisfactory experimental saccular aneurysms for other aneurysm studies, and in the future it will also be possible to use this technique to produce experimental saccular aneurysms in cerebral arteries of large animals.
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- H A van Alphen
- Department of Neurosurgery, Free University Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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After 2 and 3 months we re-exposed 20 experimental saccular aneurysms. Under the operating microscope, we measured their sizes and compared them with the sizes immediately after induction. All aneurysms had grown significantly and none was thrombosed. Pathological examinations showed that the sac of the aneurysm was similar to that of the human saccular aneurysms. Based on the operating microscopy and pathological findings we postulate that abnormal histological structure and haemodynamic stress are the major causes of aneurysm enlargement. We also noted that there were some regenerative processes in these experimental aneurysm walls. The results prove that this model is reliable, because these aneurysms have the main characteristics of human saccular aneurysms, not only grossly but also microscopically.
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- Y Z Gao
- Department of Neurosurgery, Free University Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Sixteen temporal bones from eight children who had died of meningitis were histopathologically evaluated. Concurrent acute otitis media was demonstrated in 14 bones. In no case could a pathway of infection from the tympanomastoid compartment to the intracranial cavity be located. Further, inner ear infection appeared to be the result of retrograde bacterial invasion from the meninges rather than from an inoculation via the middle ear or mastoid. Should surgical drainage be required, the histopathologic findings indicate that mastoidectomy would have little advantage over myringotomy. We infer that a child with normal temporal bone anatomy is probably not at enhanced risk for development of bacterial meningitis from acute otitis media via a route of direct extension.
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A surgical procedure was performed on 24 cats in which the oval window was entered and the vestibular sense organs were ablated. The operation incited a severe reparative response in the vestibule, characterized by proliferation of fibrous tissue and bone and blockage of the longitudinal flow of endolymph. One inner ear became infected resulting in degeneration of the labyrinth. Of the remaining 23 ears, 20 showed cochlear endolymphatic hydrops (EH) and three did not. All three ears without cochlear EH (as well as two ears with cochlear EH) had fistulae of their endolymphatic systems. The findings are consistent with the concept that fistulization of the membranous labyrinth prior to the blockage of longitudinal flow will prevent the formation of EH. Similarly, fistulization occurring after the onset of EH should arrest its progression. These observations are relevant for surgical procedures designed to control intractable vertigo caused by EH.
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An arachnoid cyst of the internal auditory canal causing compression atrophy of nerve trunks was found in each of three human temporal bones. Arachnoid cysts are found in about 0.5% of operations for suspected neoplasm of the internal auditory canal. There is no current method for differentiating intracanalicular neoplasm from arachnoid cysts.
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