Effects of bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells on gross motor function measure scores of children with cerebral palsy: a preliminary clinical study

Background aimsPre-clinical evidence indicates that autologous bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cell (BM-MSC) transplantation improves motor function in patients with central nervous system disorders.MethodsAfter providing informed consent, 52 patients with cerebral palsy (CP) who met the study criteria received BM-MSC transplantation. Gross motor function was assessed using the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM)-88 and GMFM-66 scales at baseline (before transplantation) and at 1 month, 6 months and 18 months post-transplantation. The participants completed the trial without visible side effects. The GMFM-66 percentile (motor growth curves) was used as the control index of motor function to exclude the interference of improvement with age.ResultsThe score domains A, B, C and D and the total GMFM-88 and GMFM-66 scores in participants increased at 1 month, 6 months and 18 months post-transplantation compared with the baseline value (P < 0.01). The scores of domain E also increased at 6 months and 18 months post-transplantation, although they were not significantly increased at 1 month post-transplantation. There were significant increases in the GMFM-66 score and the GMFM-66 percentile corresponding to patient age and Gross Motor Function Classification System level after cell transplantation.ConclusionsAutologous BM-MSC transplantation appears to be a feasible, safe and effective therapy for patients with CP. The treatment improved the development of children with CP with regard to motor function.     

Construction of Adipogenic ceRNA Network Based on lncRNA Expression Profile of Adipogenic Differentiation of Human MSC Cells

Biochemical Genetics - The Long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) expression profile data of ten samples including human Mesenchymal Stem Cell (MSC) adipogenic differentiation 0, 3, and 6&nbsp;days from...     

星形胶质细胞通过CX47促进少突胶质前体细胞增殖

目的:研究星形胶质细胞(AST)对少突胶质前体细胞(OPC)生长分化的影响及作用机制。方法:用P3SD乳鼠,建立星形胶质细胞与少突胶质前体细胞原代培养体系。实验分两部分,第一部分为常规OPC培养组、AST分泌因子组、AST与OPC直接接触式培养组;第二部分为AST与OPC直接接触式培养组、缝隙连接干扰对照组、缝隙连接干扰组。免疫荧光鉴定OPC与AST细胞纯度,光镜观察细胞生长状态,流式细胞术检测细胞周期,转录组测序分析不同状态下OPC中缝隙连接蛋白CX47差异表达,PCR和Western blot检测鉴定转录组测序CX47差异表达,EDU检测CX47干扰后OPC增殖能力,流式细胞术测干扰CX47后细胞周期变化。结果:光镜与流式检测发现,与AST接触培养的OPC增殖能力最强、新生细胞数目最多。转录组测序分析和PCR验证显示,AST接触调控OPC增殖的主要差异表达蛋白为CX47,干扰CX47后细胞周期阻滞在G1期,OPC增殖能力明显下降。结论;AST可通过缝隙连接蛋白CX47调控细胞周期,促进OPC增殖。     

Adaptation of acidogenic sludge to increasing glycerol concentrations for biohydrogen production

Hydrogen is a promising alternative as an energetic carrier and its production by dark fermentation from wastewater has been recently proposed, with special attention to crude glycerol as potential substrate. In this study, two different feeding strategies were evaluated for replacing the glucose substrate by glycerol substrate: a one-step strategy (glucose was replaced abruptly by glycerol) and a step-by-step strategy (progressive decrease of glucose concentration and increase of glycerol concentration from 0 to 5 g L^?1), in a continuous stirred tank reactor (12 h of hydraulic retention time (HRT), pH 5.5, 35 °C). While the one-step strategy led to biomass washout and unsuccessful H₂ production, the step-by-step strategy was efficient for biomass adaptation, reaching acceptable hydrogen yields (0.4?±?0.1 mol_H2?mol^?1 _{glycerol consumed}) around 33 % of the theoretical yield independently of the glycerol concentration. Microbial community structure was investigated by single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) fingerprinting techniques, targeting either the total community (16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene) or the functional Clostridium population involved in H₂ production (hydA gene), as well as by 454 pyrosequencing of the total community. Multivariate analysis of fingerprinting and pyrosequencing results revealed the influence of the feeding strategy on the bacterial community structure and suggested the progressive structural adaptation of the community to increasing glycerol concentrations, through the emergence and selection of specific species, highly correlated to environmental parameters. Particularly, this work highlighted an interesting shift of dominant community members (putatively responsible of hydrogen production in the continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR)) according to the gradient of glycerol proportion in the feed, from the family Veillonellaceae to the genera Prevotella and Clostridium sp., putatively responsible of hydrogen production in the CSTR.     

Dynamic FDG-PET Imaging to Differentiate Malignancies from Inflammation in Subcutaneous and In Situ Mouse Model for Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma (NSCLC)

Background

[¹⁸F]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) has been widely used in oncologic procedures such as tumor diagnosis and staging. However, false-positive rates have been high, unacceptable and mainly caused by inflammatory lesions. Misinterpretations take place especially when non-subcutaneous inflammations appear at the tumor site, for instance in the lung. The aim of the current study is to evaluate the use of dynamic PET imaging procedure to differentiate in situ and subcutaneous non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) from inflammation, and estimate the kinetics of inflammations in various locations.

Methods

Dynamic FDG-PET was performed on 33 female mice inoculated with tumor and/or inflammation subcutaneously or inside the lung. Standardized Uptake Values (SUVs) from static imaging (SUVmax) as well as values of influx rate constant (Ki) of compartmental modeling from dynamic imaging were obtained. Static and kinetic data from different lesions (tumor and inflammations) or different locations (subcutaneous, in situ and spontaneous group) were compared.

Results

Values of SUVmax showed significant difference in subcutaneous tumor and inflammation (p<0.01), and in inflammations from different locations (p<0.005). However, SUVmax showed no statistical difference between in situ tumor and inflammation (p = 1.0) and among tumors from different locations (subcutaneous and in situ, p = 0.91). Values of Ki calculated from compartmental modeling showed significant difference between tumor and inflammation both subcutaneously (p<0.005) and orthotopically (p<0.01). Ki showed also location specific values for inflammations (subcutaneous, in situ and spontaneous, p<0.015). However, Ki of tumors from different locations (subcutaneous and in situ) showed no significant difference (p = 0.46).

Conclusion

In contrast to static PET based SUVmax, both subcutaneous and in situ inflammations and malignancies can be differentiated via dynamic FDG-PET based Ki. Moreover, Values of influx rate constant Ki from compartmental modeling can offer an assessment for inflammations at different locations of the body, which also implies further validation is necessary before the replacement of in situ inflammation with its subcutaneous counterpart in animal experiments.     

帕瑞昔布联合曲马多用于腹腔镜胆囊切除术术后镇痛

目的:观察帕瑞昔布联合应用曲马多用于腹腔镜胆囊切镇痛的作用效果评价.方法:72例行腹腔镜胆囊切除术的患者,随机分成3组,每组24例.A组与B组术前15 min静注帕瑞昔布0.8mg/kg,C组手术结束前10 min静注帕瑞昔布0.8mg/kg;术毕A组静注生理盐水20 mL,B组与C组静注曲马多1 mg/kg.分别记录术毕给药后1、3、6、12、24h的视觉模拟评分(VAS评分),不良反应及患者对镇痛治疗的总体满意度.结果:B组VAS评分在术后24h内各时间点均低于A组和C组(P＜0.05);3组术后不良反应无显著差异(P＞0.05);B组镇痛药物用量明显少于A、C组(P＜0.05);患者对镇痛治疗总体满意度B组与A组、C组比较均有统计学意义(P＜ 0105).结论:帕瑞昔布术前应用具有超前镇痛作用,同时联合应用曲马多,可以提高镇痛质量,是腹腔镜胆囊切除术患者术后镇痛的良好选择.     

Diversity and functional analysis of luxS genes in Vibrios from marine sponges Mycale laxissima and Ircinia strobilina

Sponges harbor highly diverse and dense microbial communities, providing an environment in which bacterial signaling may be important. Quorum sensing (QS) is a cell density-dependent signaling process that bacteria employ to coordinate and regulate their gene expression. Previous studies have found that bacteria isolated from sponges are able to produce acyl-homoserine lactones (AHLs), an important class of QS molecules found in proteobacteria. Autoinducer-2 (AI-2) is a second class of QS molecule, and is considered to be an interspecies signal. However, AI-2 signaling has not been reported in sponge bacterial symbionts. In this study, degenerate primers were designed based on known Vibrio luxS sequences to amplify the luxS genes encoding AI-2 synthases of several Vibrio isolates from marine sponges Mycale laxissima and Ircinia strobilina. All the vibrios isolated from these two sponges had luxS genes and were able to produce signals with AI-2 activity as detected using a biological reporter. A novel group of luxS sequences was found, thus extending the known diversity of luxS genes. One isolate was chosen for further analysis of its luxS gene by expression of the gene in Escherichia coli DH5α and by characterization of the profile of AI-2 activity. This work provides the first information about luxS genes and AI-2 activity in sponge-associated bacterial communities.