激光蚀除和选择性光热解在治疗皮肤病中的光热作用研究

目的:探究皮肤病中应用选择性光热解与激光蚀除的光热作用。方法:将我校第三附属医院2014年6月至2015年3月接收的皮肤病患者40例作为研究对象,按数字奇偶法随机分为对照组与治疗组,各20例,对照组应用激光蚀除治疗,治疗组应用激光蚀除加选择性光热解治疗;分析激光蚀除联合选择性光热解治疗皮肤病的光热作用,观察其对皮肤病患者的治疗效果。结果:治疗组治疗疗效为95.00%,对照组治疗疗效为80.00%,组间比较,差异具有统计学意义(p0.05)。结论:激光蚀除与选择性光热解在治疗皮肤病中疗效显著,通过对组织温度分布选择性的强化,能够使选择性光热解治疗效果优化。     

基于OCT技术的鼠皮肤激光热损伤修复过程的监测

采用Er:YAG激光(波长为2 940 nm,能量密度为:2.5 J/cm2单光斑,扫描次数为4)照射活体小白鼠皮肤,利用光学相干层析成像(optical coherence tomography,OCT)技术在活体小鼠上观察其皮肤组织在激光作用之前及作用之后光热损伤修复的整个过程,得到了激光光热作用下引起损伤的皮肤组织在此过程中皮肤光学特性参数的变化情况,发现皮肤修复过程中光学参数有显著差异,并分析了这些差异引起的原因,以揭示激光美容中并发症主要因素。     

基于光学相干层析成像技术的皮肤组织非消融性光热损伤过程

使用OCT技术观察活体小鼠皮肤组织在非消融性激光作用后光热损伤及其修复过程,得出皮肤组织在此过程中形态卜的变化规律.利用OCT散射模型得出皮肤在激光作用前后光学参数中衰减系数的变化,根据所获得的光学参数的变化量来判断热损伤程度,并分析引起散射参数变化的原因,作为临床上无损的判断光热作用下皮肤内部损伤情况的依据.结果表明OCT是一种很有潜力的活体监测光热损伤及其修复过程的工具.     

硫化铜纳米粒子应用于肿瘤诊断和治疗的研究进展

癌症是当今威胁人类健康的主要疾病之一。近年来提出的近红外光介导的光热治疗,能够对肿瘤组织进行定点清除并且对正常组织具有较低的毒副作用,为肿瘤的治疗提供了新的方法。开发具有良好生物相容性的高效光热偶联剂是发展光热治疗的首要条件。随着纳米技术的飞速发展,一些金属纳米结构由于具有独特的光学特性作为光热偶联剂被广泛应用到肿瘤的光热治疗中。然而,成本高昂、制备过程繁琐以及光热稳定性较差等不足,限制了这些纳米材料的进一步应用。最新报道的新型光热偶联剂半导体硫化铜纳米粒子(copper sulfide nanoparticles,CuS NPs),由于其具有制备工艺简单、成本低廉、突出的光热稳定性和良好的生物相容性等优势,成为了当今纳米医学领域研究的热点。本文主要综述了CuS纳米粒子在肿瘤光热治疗和影像诊断方面的应用研究,并对CuS纳米粒子在生物医学领域应用中存在的问题和未来的研究方向进行了展望。     

小鼠膀胱内金属纳米粒子的光热光学相干层析成像

本文提出了一种利用光热相差对金属纳米粒子(NP)试剂进行光学相干层析成像(OCT)的方法.通过记录光热相位,可以跟踪深度可分辨、实时和高度局部化的光热转换.对于绝热吸收,光热相差代表了NP的局部光吸收特性.为了验证该方法的有效性,我们首先利用FD-OCT成像系统对不同浓度的NP试剂进行了琼脂体模实验.结果表明,光热相位...     

综述——基于纳米材料的生物检测与医学诊断技术：吲哚菁绿纳米颗粒在癌症诊断和治疗中的应用

吲哚菁绿(ICG)是一种传统的临床近红外(NIR)荧光染料,同时能够高效吸收激光用于光热和光动力治疗．但是ICG在水溶液中的不稳定性及在体内的快速清除限制了它的应用．纳米技术的快速发展为ICG的进一步开发应用提供了新材料和新思路．本文主要介绍ICG纳米颗粒在肿瘤近红外诊断及光热和光动力治疗领域研究的最新进展．     

光及光热纳米材料在生物传感、药物靶向运输和生物成像中的应用

纳米材料是纳米科学技术的重要发展方向之一。纳米材料的结构赋予了其独特的光学性质,纳米尺寸方便其经EPR效应或表面修饰靶向肿瘤组织,并且部分纳米材料可吸收外部光源能量,将其转化为热能。因此,纳米材料在光学传感器、生物成像、药物靶向运输及肿瘤光热治疗中的应用十分广泛。综述主要分类介绍了光学纳米材料和光热纳米材料的优异特性,阐述了其在以上领域中的应用;最后,对纳米材料未来的发展作出了展望。     

动脉粥样硬化斑块中脂肪沉积的扫频光热波成像

动脉粥样硬化和易损斑块破裂在全球范围内具有最高的死亡率,超过传染病和癌症导致的死亡率的总和。动脉粥样硬化斑块是由一层很薄的”纤维帽”和导致血栓形成的脂质核心构成。光热波成像是基于对被目标发色团（本文中指脂肪沉积）吸收的光信号强度进行周期调制,从而实现对目标发色团释放的热（红外）信号的调制。这里,我们利用光热波成像来检测来自兔子动脉硬化模型的粥样硬化斑块中脂肪沉积的三维分布。波长为1210纳米的激光被用来靶向检测脂肪。动脉粥样硬化斑块组织在0．1到5赫兹连续扫频的激光的激发下发出光热波,光热波传播到样品表面形成红外辐射温度并被红外相机以25．6帧／秒的速度接收并录制20秒。红外相机上的每一个像素（总共256~256像素）在进行时域傅里叶变换以后得到强度和相位的频域光热波图像。某一特定频率的强度和相位光热波图像对应着脂肪沉积在动脉粥样硬化斑块样品中的横向和纵向分布。对强度和相位光热波图像的分析指出：光热波成像能够用来检测脂肪在动脉粥样硬化斑块中的三维分布,并且脂肪的分布和动脉粥样硬化斑块的形状特征有着紧密联系。     

响应性聚集金纳米粒子体系用于细菌的体外热疗研究

目的利用发生响应性聚集后的金纳米粒子体系的较强的光热特性,研究其对细菌的体外光热杀伤作用。方法通过Au-S键反应将合成好的多肽A和多肽B分别修饰到金纳米粒子(GNPs)表面,然后等比例混合组成GNPssystem。首先利用动态光散射(DLS)和透射电镜(TEM)研究其在弱酸性条件下的响应性聚集情况,利用多功能酶标仪研究其在在弱酸性条件下的紫外吸收变化;然后为了了解该纳米粒子在菌液中的光热转换情况,分别测定其在弱酸性条件下溶液内和与细菌作用后的温度变化曲线;进一步考察其体外抗菌效果。结果DLS检测到合成的GNPssystem在弱酸性条件下粒径由16nm增大到900nm左右,并在TEM下可见明显的聚集体,并且在650~900nm的紫外吸收信号明显增高。在模拟细菌的弱酸性环境下,GNPssystem在激光照射条件下均实现了溶液和细菌混合溶液的快速升温,且最高温度可达69.8℃,与对照组GNPs-PEG2000相比具有显著的统计学差异;体外抗菌实验结果显示,GNPssystem对金黄色葡萄球菌的杀伤力最强,50μg/mL浓度时就可杀死约50%的细菌;浓度为200μg/mL时基本上可以完全杀死,与对照组GNPs-PEG2000相比较具有显著的统计学差异。结论本研究为GNPs的设计提供了新的思路,为GNPs用于光热治疗提供了新的方法。     

Au NPs/UCNPs复合纳米体系用于荧光成像引导下的肿瘤光热治疗的研究进展

近红外(NIR)光诱导的光热治疗(PTT)因其无创、非侵入、毒副作用低、可精准靶向治疗等特性,已成为肿瘤精准治疗的新型手段。凭借其独特的表面等离激元共振(SPR)特性及其高效的光热转换效率、生物毒性与良好的光稳定性,金纳米颗粒(Au NPs)已成为理想的光热治疗剂。而高质量成像技术是实现有效光热治疗的可靠有力的工具,尤其是多模态成像技术,比起单一成像方式具有更卓越的性能,为更全面、更精准的肿瘤成像提供了可能,显著提高了非侵入性医学治疗的潜力。NIR光激发的稀土上转换纳米颗粒(UCNPs),因其丰富的4f电子结构展现出磁性、荧光、X射线衰减和放射等多功能特性,使其作为造影剂在多模态成像领域展现了重要的应用前景。因此,构建NIR光诱导的Au NPs/UCNPs复合纳米体系,可用于多模态成像引导下的光热治疗,有望成为癌症诊疗的一种新策略。本文简单介绍了Au NPs、UCNPs的光学特性,重点综述了NIR光诱导的UCNPs-Au NPs(纳米壳、纳米棒、纳米团簇)复合纳米体系在癌症光热治疗领域的最新研究进展,并对其实现诊疗一体化的未来进行了展望。     

L-leucine stimulation of glucose uptake and utilization involves modulation of glucose – lipid metabolic switch and improved bioenergetic homeostasis in isolated rat psoas muscle ex vivo

Amino Acids - The antidiabetic effect of l-leucine has been attributed to its modulatory effect on glucose uptake and lipid metabolism in muscles. However, there is a dearth on its effect on...     

Intracellular redox state regulation by parthenolide

In the present paper, we report a strong intracellular antioxidant activity of the sesquiterpene lactone parthenolide in the hippocampal HT22 cells. This effect is mediated by an increase of total glutathione at both, low (5 microM) and high (10 microM), concentrations. Parthenolide also increases the activation of the antioxidant/electrophile response element. This effect is the possible mediator of glutathione increase, since the limiting enzyme on its synthesis possesses this response element on its promoter. Finally, we demonstrate that its antioxidant properties do not mediate its antiproliferative effect nor its inhibition of NF-kappaB.     

A theoretical investigation into the direct and indirect effects of state on the risk of predation

As well as there being a direct physical effect of the state (for example fat reserves, or size) of an animal on the risk of being caught by a predator, state also has an effect on predation risk indirectly through changes in behaviour. We present a mathematical model which looks at these two components of the effect of state on predation risk. We focus on two different models, (i) where the animal must achieve a fixed state and its fitness depends on the time at which this state is reached and (ii) where the animal must survive until a fixed time and its fitness depends on its final state. We investigate conditions under which the indirect effect of increased state is to increase or decrease predation risk, and give some numerical illustrations. Under certain conditions in the fixed-state model, the indirect effect of state is to increase predation risk, whereas under certain conditions in the fixed-time model the indirect effect of state is to decrease predation risk. We discuss the implications of our results for empirical investigations into the effect of state on predation risk.     

Hyperthermic potentiation of chromosome aberrations by anticancer antibiotics

In view of the success of hyperthermia as a modality in cancer treatment, we have studied its effect on chromosomes in combination with anticancer antibiotics. Three classes of chemicals, one with a non-delayed type of effect (adriamycin), one with a delayed type of effect (mitomycin C), and one with a truely radio-mimetic effect (bleomycin) were selected for study on human lymphocytes and Chinese hamster K-1 cells. Propane sultone was also included because its effect on plants is suppressed by hyperthermia. The data show increased because its effect on plants is suppressed by hyperthermia. The data show increased potential of these chemicals to induce chromosome aberrations when applied at temperatures higher than 37 degrees C, irrespective of the phase of cell cycle. The potentiation may be due to true synergism (bleomycin) of facilitation of entry of larger quantities of the drug (adriamycin). No potentiating effect was observed on the induction of sister chromatid exchanges (SCEs).     

A study of signal transduction for the two diuretic peptides of Diploptera punctata

We investigated second messengers involved in the action of the CRF-related peptide Dippu-DH46 and the calcitonin-like peptide Dippu-DH31 in Diploptera punctata. Dippu-DH46 causes a dose-dependent increase in intracellular cAMP levels, its diuretic activity is mimicked by cAMP agonists, but is attenuated by Rp-cAMPS. Dippu-DH46 acts synergistically with kinins and thapsigargin; both mobilize intracellular Ca2+. Dippu-DH46 also acts synergistically with cAMP agonists, and its effect is inhibited by a PKC inhibitor, suggesting it also activates intracellular Ca2+. Dippu-DH31 has no effect on cAMP levels and its activity is not blocked by cAMP agonists. Neither peptide stimulated cGMP levels in a dose-dependent manner, nor does cGMP have any effect on fluid secretion.     

Understanding the placebo effect from an evolutionary perspective

A placebo is a treatment which is not effective through its direct action on the body, but works because of its effect on the patient's beliefs. From an evolutionary perspective, it is initially puzzling why, if people are capable of recovering, they need a placebo to do so. Based on an argument put forward by Humphrey [Great expectations: the evolutionary psychology of faith-healing and the placebo effect. In: Humphrey, N (2002). The mind made flesh. Oxford University Press, Oxford. 255–285], we present simple mathematical models of the placebo effect that involve a trade-off between the costs and benefits of allocating resources to a current problem. These models show why the effect occurs and how its magnitude and timing can depend on different factors. We identify a particular aspect of belief which may govern the effect and conclude that a deeper understanding of why the placebo effect exists may allow it to be invoked more easily in the future.     

Evidence for the buffer effect operating in multiple species at a national scale

A long-standing aim of ecologists is to understand the processes involved in regulating populations. One such mechanism is the buffer effect, where lower quality habitats are increasingly used as a species reaches higher population densities, with a resultant average reduction in fecundity and survival limiting population growth. Although the buffer effect has been demonstrated in populations of a number of species, a test of its importance in influencing population growth rates of multiple species across large spatial scales is lacking. Here, we use habitat-specific population trends for 85 bird species from long-term national monitoring data (the UK Breeding Bird Survey) to examine its generality. We find that both patterns of population change and changes in habitat preference are consistent with the predictions of the buffer effect, providing support for its widespread operation.     

Progesterone-like relaxant effect of RU 486 in the rat myometrium

The antihormone RU 486 is characterized by its antiprogesterone and antiglucocorticoid activities. In this work the likelihood of a non-genomic effect for this compound was assessed. Thus, RU 486 was compared with progesterone and the 5β-progestin pregnanolone, for its ability to modify the uterine contractility of the rat. An outstanding relaxant effect elicited by RU 486 was observed, slightly higher than that produced by progesterone but lower than pregnanolone. Moreover, calcium promoted contractions were antagonized by RU 486, in the same way as the endogenous steroids. The data suggest the capability of RU 486 to block the calcium channels. It is concluded that a non-genomic effect of RU 486 is produced before its journey into the cell for its genomic action.     

On the evolution of pure winner and loser effects: A game-theoretic model

The persistence of linear dominance hierarchies is often attributed to higher probabilities of a win after a win or a loss after a loss in agonistic interactions, yet there has been no theory on the evolution of such prior-experience effects. Here an analytic model, based on the idea that contests are determined by subjective perceptions of resource-holding potential (RHP) which animals may revise in the light of experience, demonstrates that winner and loser effects can evolve through round-robin competition among triads of animals drawn randomly from their population, and that the probability of a hierarchy increases with the strength of the combined effect. The effects are pure, in the sense that a contestant observes neither its own RHP nor its opponent’s RHP or RHP perception or win—loss record; and so the strength of an effect is unmodified by the RHPs of particular individuals, but depends on the distribution of RHP among the population at large. The greater the difference between an individual’s and its opponent’s RHP perception, the more likely it is to win a contest; however, if it overestimates its RHP, then the cost of fighting increases with the overestimate. A winner or loser effect exists only if the fitness gain of the beta individual in a hierarchy, relative to that of the alpha, is less than 0.5. Then a loser effect can exist alone, or it can coexist with a winner effect; however, there cannot exist a winner effect without a loser effect.