1.Dynamic observation of corneal reinnervation after small incision lenticule extraction at cap by confocal microscope
Qingman, GE ; Chuanbo, CUI ; Deyan, KONG ; Li, SONG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Ophthalmology 2017;35(2):151-155
Background Corneal reinnervation of subbasal nerve plexus have been found after small incision lenticule extraction(SMILE).However,there were few reports about corneal reinnervation mode and dynamic changes at the corneal cap in different time points postoperation.Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the corneal reinnervation at the cap margin after SMILE.Methods The clinical data of 32 myopic eyes of 16 patients who received SMILE incision lenticule extraction surgery in Affiliated Eye Hospital of Shandong Medical College from April 2014 to April 2015 were retrospectively analyzed.The following-up was carried in 1 week,1 month,3 months and 6 months after surgery,and in-vivo confocal microscopy was used to acquire images of the central corneal subbasal nerve plexus before and after surgery,with the scan range of 0.4 mm×0.4 mm,from which nerve density and nerve tortuosity were evaluated using Image-Pro Plus imaging analysis software.The overall length of nerve fibers at the central cornea was measured to assess the subbasal nerve density,and the repair of nerve fibers at cap was observed.Results The corneal subbasal nerve density was (19 687.45 ± 1 147.59),(10 500.46 ± 1 056.22),(12 833.40-± 1 047.98),(13 564.04-± 1 173.01) and (14 661.35-±941.92) μm/mm2 in preoperation and postoperative 1 week,1 month,3 months,6 months,respectively,with a significant difference among different time points (F =319.44,P=0.000),and the corneal subbasal nerve densitis in postoperative time points were significantly reduced in comparison with the preoperation,and corneal subbasal nerve densities were gradually increased after surgery as the extending of time,showing significant differences between different time points (all at P< 0.01).Abundant corneal subbasal nerve fibers were seen with the near normal morphology after surgery.However,the fragments and disaggregation of nerve fibers were found at the incision of cap margins,and some nerve fibers extended toward the inner cap at the non-incision of cap margins 1 week after surgery.In 3-6 months after SMILE,the continuous extension of nerve fibers was exhibited under the confocal microscope.Conclusions Six months after surgery,less invasive SMILE technique can remain the superficial corneal nerve fibers.Corneal innervation shows a radiate mode from peripheral cornea outside toward inside of the cap.The subbasal never fiber density is gradually increased with the extending of time after SMILE.
2.Tissue-engineered bone repairs sheep alveolar bone defects
Qin ZHANG ; Chuanbo YANG ; Huiyu HE ; Jie CUI ; Nan YANG ; Wenyuan MA
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2013;(34):6089-6096
BACKGROUND:Fol owing physicochemical treatment and high-temperature calcinations, heterogeneous
biological bone becomes a ceramic-like heterologous bone forming a similar structure to the human bone that is a natural network pore structure, which is conducive to seed cel adhesion and proliferation.
OBJECTIVE:To observe the feasibility of constructing tissue-engineered bone through combination of sintered bone and bone marrow mesenchymal stem cel s to repair alveolar defects.
METHODS:Sheep bone marrow mesenchymal stem cel s as seed cel s were combined with the high
temperature sintered bone as scaffold materials to construct tissue-engineered bone. Under general anesthesia, sheep bilateral mandibular first premolars were removed in batches, the alveolar ridge space between the distal root and mesial root of the second premolar to form a bone defect area of 5 mm×5 mm×5 mm. Twelve
experimental sheep were equal y randomized into tissue-engineered bone group and sintered bone group, which were implanted with tissue-engineered bone and sintered bone, respectively, at the left surgical area of the
mandible. The right surgical area was considered as blank control group.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:After high-temperature calcinations, the sintered bone was chalk in color, exhibiting a porous structure as the natural cancel ous bone. The porosity was (66.10±1.32)%, and the pore size was between 137.44μm and 538.72μm. After 24 hours of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cel s inoculated to the sintered bone, a large number of cel s are visible adherent to the scaffold;up to day 7, extracel ular matrix was secreted and there was no clear boundary between the cel s and the matrix. X-ray films showed that the tissue-engineered bone and pure sintered bone implants were embedded in the surgical area, and there was a low-density shadow at the edge of the sintered bone. Hematoxylin-eosin staining showed bone trabecular formation at the experimental side, but no obvious bone formation at the control ed side. Tissue-engineered bone prepared by bone marrow mesenchymal stem cel s and sintered bone can better repair sheep alveolar bone defects, which is an ideal seed cel and scaffold material for smal range bone defects.
3. Perspective on computer aided drug discovery for anti-SARS-CoV-2
Chinese Journal of Medical Science Research Management 2020;33(0):E003-E003
Objective:
To explore theresearch progress of the computer aided drug discovery for SARS-CoV-2 drugs.
Methods:
Comprehensively searching internetresour-ces including news report,research papers in scientific journals and academic preprint websites.
Results:
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, researchers in China and all over the world rapidly start to search drugs for anti-SARS-CoV-2and some progresses were made. This paper reviewed the progress of computer aided discovery of SARS-CoV-2 drugs.
Conclusions
Both docking and bioinformatics based methods had achievements and a number of candidate drugs have been identified, but more novel targets should be considered in the future.