1.Roles of Nerve in Regeneration and Scar Healing of SkinWound (review)
Jin ZHANG ; Yangzi XIE ; Xuanfei ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2015;21(8):921-923
Nerve is the foundation of the physiological function such as the skin feeling and thermoregulation, and also regulates the regeneration and scar healing of skin wound by multiple mechanisms. Though the denervated skin wound can heal spontaneously, the nerve might accelerate wound healing by activating the neurogenic inflammation and nerve trophism, increasing the blood supply around the wound, promoting the proliferation of fibroblasts and keratinocytes, stimulating the expression of collagen I and III, and interacting with immune system and releasing neuropeptides. If all kinds of repair cells, extracellular matrix, nerve, blood vessel and cutaneous appendages assemble organically, the skin wound regenerates, and otherwise the scar heals. The nerve axon growth occurs mainly in the early stage of the wound healing and the scar rebuilding process, and the nerve growth rate is obviously slower than the granulation tissue formation and cicatrization. Furthermore, the axon growth of different nerve fibers are not entirely the same. The exogenous neuropeptides might promote the wound repair and the nerve regeneration. The antagonist of the neuropeptides or high selective nerve abscission might reduce the scar hyperplasia. Therefore, it contribute to find methods to promote the regeneration of skin wound and peripheral nerve injury by understanding the effects and regulatory mechanism of both nerve and various repair elements in regeneration or scar healing of skin wound.
2.Evaluation of middle-term effect of percutaneous intervention therapy for muscular ventricular septal defect in children
Yangzi WU ; Yumei XIE ; Mingyang QIAN ; Xu ZHANG ; Zhiwei ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2017;32(13):974-977
Objective To evaluate the safety and efficacy of percutaneous closure for muscular ventricular septal defect(MVSD).Methods Fifty-one patients diagnosed as MVSD from October 2011 to July 2016 at Guangdong General Hospital were enrolled including 32 males and 19 females,ranging from 1 to 16 (5.12 ±3.52) years in age,weight (20.19 ± 10.55) kg.The diameter of the MVSD was (4.82 ± 2.51) mm which was measured by transthoracic echocardiography (TTE),and multiple defects were found in 10 patients.The choice of plugging device and transport system depended on the size,position and status of MVSD.TTE and left ventricular (LV) angiography were performed before and after release of the device to evaluate the therapeutic effects.Electrocardiogram and TTE were performed during follow-up period at 24 h,1 month,3 months,6 months and 12 months after operation and yearly thereafter.Results Eight cases showed no hemodynamic significance through standard catheter examination then the interventional therapy was stopped.Cardiac arrest was found in 1 case when the long sheath was transported along the track,and the procedure was terminated immediately,and the selective surgical operation was performed after successful rescue.The devices were successfully placed in the rest of 42 patients (97.6%) with operation time (90.68 ± 36.42) min and fluoroscopy time (18.67 ± 10.89) min.The average of follow-up time was (13.82 ± 13.84) months ranging from 1 to 48 months.It was found that mild residual shunts showed in 4 cases during operation,mild tricuspid regurgitation showed in 2 cases and trivial aortic regurgitation showed in 1 case at 6 months after operation,but there was no need to intervene anymore.Conclusions Percutaneous closure of MVSD in children is safe and effective with high successful rate and low incidence of complication.The middle-term follow-up findings were satisfactory.