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Bersi Matthew R. Bellini Chiara Humphrey Jay D. Avril Stéphane 《Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology》2019,18(1):203-218
Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology - We recently developed an approach to characterize local nonlinear, anisotropic mechanical properties of murine arteries by combining biaxial... 相似文献
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Aging exacerbates damage and delays repair of alveolar epithelia following influenza viral pneumonia
Lu Yin Dahai Zheng Gino V Limmon Nicola HN Leung Shuoyu Xu Jagath C Rajapakse Hanry Yu Vincent TK Chow Jianzhu Chen 《Respiratory research》2014,15(1)
Background
Influenza virus infection causes significantly higher levels of morbidity and mortality in the elderly. Studies have shown that impaired immunity in the elderly contributes to the increased susceptibility to influenza virus infection, however, how aging affects the lung tissue damage and repair has not been completely elucidated.Methods
Aged (16–18 months old) and young (2–3 months old) mice were infected with influenza virus intratracheally. Body weight and mortality were monitored. Different days after infection, lung sections were stained to estimate the overall lung tissue damage and for club cells, pro-SPC+ bronchiolar epithelial cells, alveolar type I and II cells to quantify their frequencies using automated image analysis algorithms.Results
Following influenza infection, aged mice lose more weight and die from otherwise sub-lethal influenza infection in young mice. Although there is no difference in damage and regeneration of club cells between the young and the aged mice, damage to alveolar type I and II cells (AT1s and AT2s) is exacerbated, and regeneration of AT2s and their precursors (pro-SPC-positive bronchiolar epithelial cells) is significantly delayed in the aged mice. We further show that oseltamivir treatment reduces virus load and lung damage, and promotes pulmonary recovery from infection in the aged mice.Conclusions
These findings show that aging increases susceptibility of the distal lung epithelium to influenza infection and delays the emergence of pro-SPC positive progenitor cells during the repair process. Our findings also shed light on possible approaches to enhance the clinical management of severe influenza pneumonia in the elderly.Electronic supplementary material
The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12931-014-0116-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. 相似文献14.
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Ehsan Vaghefi Duane TK Malcolm Marc D Jacobs Paul J Donaldson 《Biomedical engineering online》2012,11(1):1-27
Background
It has been proposed that in the absence of a blood supply, the ocular lens operates an internal microcirculation system. This system delivers nutrients, removes waste products and maintains ionic homeostasis in the lens. The microcirculation is generated by spatial differences in membrane transport properties; and previously has been modelled by an equivalent electrical circuit and solved analytically. While effective, this approach did not fully account for all the anatomical and functional complexities of the lens. To encapsulate these complexities we have created a 3D finite element computer model of the lens.Methods
Initially, we created an anatomically-correct representative mesh of the lens. We then implemented the Stokes and advective Nernst-Plank equations, in order to model the water and ion fluxes respectively. Next we complemented the model with experimentally-measured surface ionic concentrations as boundary conditions and solved it.Results
Our model calculated the standing ionic concentrations and electrical potential gradients in the lens. Furthermore, it generated vector maps of intra- and extracellular space ion and water fluxes that are proposed to circulate throughout the lens. These fields have only been measured on the surface of the lens and our calculations are the first 3D representation of their direction and magnitude in the lens.Conclusion
Values for steady state standing fields for concentration and electrical potential plus ionic and fluid fluxes calculated by our model exhibited broad agreement with observed experimental values. Our model of lens function represents a platform to integrate new experimental data as they emerge and assist us to understand how the integrated structure and function of the lens contributes to the maintenance of its transparency. 相似文献16.
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M Fossi K Ahlsten T Pohjanvirta M Anttila T Kokkonen TK Jensen M Boye A Sukura K Pelkola S Pelkonen 《Acta veterinaria Scandinavica》2005,46(4):257
A hippurate-negative biovariant of Brachyspira pilosicoli (B. pilosicoli
hipp-) is occasionally isolated in diarrhoeic pigs in Finland, often concomitantly with hippurate-positive B. pilosicoli or Lawsonia intracellularis. We studied pathogenicity of B. pilosicoli
hipp- with special attention paid to avoiding co-infection with other enteric pathogens. Pigs were weaned and moved to barrier
facilities at the age of 11 days. At 46 days, 8 pigs were inoculated with B. pilosicoli
hipp- strain Br1622, 8 pigs were inoculated with B. pilosicoli type strain P43/6/78 and 7 pigs were sham-inoculated. No signs of spirochaetal diarrhoea were detected; only one pig, inoculated
with P43/6/78, had soft faeces from day 9 to 10 post inoculation. The pigs were necropsied between days 7 and 23 after inoculation.
Live pigs were culture-negative for Brachyspira spp., but B. pilosicoli
hipp- was reisolated from necropsy samples of two pigs. The lesions on large colons were minor and did not significantly differ
between the three trial groups. In silver-stained sections, invasive spirochaetes were detected in colonic mucosae of several
pigs in all groups. Fluorescent in situ hybridisation for genus Brachyspira, B. pilosicoli and strain Br1622 was negative. However, in situ detection for members of the genus Leptospira was positive for spirochaete-like bacteria in the colonic epithelium of several pigs in both infected groups as well as in
the control group. L. intracellularis, Salmonella spp., Yersinia spp. and intestinal parasites were not detected. The failure of B. pilosicoli strains to cause diarrhoea is discussed with respect to infectivity of the challenge strains, absence of certain intestinal
pathogens and feed and management factors. 相似文献
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Genazzani AD Bersi C Luisi S Fruzzetti F Malavasi B Luisi M Petraglia F Genazzani AR 《The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology》2001,78(3):247-252
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate adrenal steroid hormone secretion in response to corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) or to adrenocorticotropin hormone in women with hypothalamic amenorrhea. DESIGN: Controlled clinical study. SETTING: Department of Reproductive Medicine and Child Development, Section of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Pisa, Italy. PATIENT(S): Fifteen women with hypothalamic amenorrhea were enrolled in the study. Eight normal cycling women were used as control group. INTERVENTION(S): Blood samples were collected before and after an injection of ovine CRF (0.1 microg/kg iv bolus) or after synthetic ACTH (0.25 mg iv). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Plasma levels of ACTH, 17-hydroxypregnenolone (17OHPe), progesterone (P), dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), 17-hydroxyprogesterone (17OHP), cortisol (F), 11-deoxycortisol (S) and androstenedione (A). RESULT(S): Basal plasma concentrations of ACTH, cortisol, 11-deoxycortisol, DHEA and 17OHPe were significantly higher in patients than in controls, whereas plasma levels of progesterone and 17-OHP were significantly lower in patients than in controls. In amenorrheic women the ratio of 17-OHPe/DHEA, of 17-OHPe/17-OHP and of 11-deoxycortisol/cortisol were significantly higher than in controls, while a significant reduction in the ratio of 17-OHP/androstenedione, of 17-OHP/11-deoxycortisol was obtained. In response to corticotropin-releasing factor test, plasma levels of ACTH, cortisol, 17-OHP, 11-deoxycortisol, DHEA and androstenedione were significantly lower in patients than in controls. In response to adrenocorticotropin hormone, plasma levels of 17-OHP, androstenedione and androstenedione/cortisol were significantly higher in patients than in controls. CONCLUSIONS: Patients suffering for hypothalamic amenorrhea showed an increased activation of hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, as shown by the higher basal levels and by augmented adrenal hormone response to corticotropin-releasing factor administration. These data suggest a possible derangement of adrenal androgen enzymatic pathway. 相似文献
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Herpesvirus connection in the expression of autoimmune vitiligo in Smyth line chickens 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
Erf GF Bersi TK Wang X Sreekumar GP Smyth JR 《Pigment cell research / sponsored by the European Society for Pigment Cell Research and the International Pigment Cell Society》2001,14(1):40-46
The Smyth line (SL) chicken is an animal model for human vitiligo, a common acquired depigmentary disorder affecting about 1-2% of people worldwide. The vitiligo-like depigmentation in SL chickens typically develops when the birds are between 6 and 14 weeks of age and may affect 70-95% of hatch mates. The development of SL vitiligo is considered to depend on two interacting components, namely an inherent melanocyte defect and an autoimmune reaction to melanocytes. Recently, a role for an environmental factor in the expression of vitiligo was suggested by the observation that only 10% of SL chicks imported from the University of Massachusetts (UM) and reared in isolation at biosecurity level 2 (BSL 2) at the University of Arkansas (UA) exhibited vitiligo. Following further assessment of environmental differences between UA and UM SL chickens, three environmental factors that may have influenced the expression of SL vitiligo were identified. Included were housing condition, status of Mycoplasma synoviae infection, and turkey herpesvirus (HVT) vaccination status. Studies were subsequently conducted at UA and UM to assess the role of these environmental factors in the expression of SL vitiligo. M. synoviae infection was not found necessary for vitiligo expression in SL chickens. However, HVT emerged as a strong candidate for an important environmental factor in SL vitiligo. The connection between HVT and SL vitiligo was confirmed for both BSL 2 and conventional housing. Therefore, the observations reported here suggest a strong causative link between HVT infection and SL vitiligo. 相似文献
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Conserved and divergent patterns of expression of DAZL,VASA and OCT4 in the germ cells of the human fetal ovary and testis 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Richard A Anderson Norma Fulton Gillian Cowan Shona Coutts Philippa TK Saunders 《BMC developmental biology》2007,7(1):136