BACKGROUND:Currently, human umbilical cord derived-mesenchymal stem cel s are mainly for local transplantation, which has some shortcomings, such as large trauma, bleeding, complications, that limit its widespread application in clinical practice. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the feasibility of intravenous transplantation of human umbilical cord derived-mesenchymal stem cel s for repair of spinal cord injury. METHODS:Eighty Wistar rats with spinal cord hitting were divided into five groups:blank control group with no transplantation (n=10), DMEM local transplantation group (n=15), DMEM intravenous transplantation group (n=15), cel local transplantation group (n=20), cel intravenous transplantation group (n=20). The functional recovery of spinal cord injury was observed with Basso, Beattie and Bresnahan scores at regular time as wel as hematoxylin-eosin staining and immunohistochemistry staining. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:During 1 day to 2 weeks after transplantation, there was no significant difference in the Basso, Beattie and Bresnahan scores between the five groups;within 4-12 weeks after transplantation, the Basso, Beattie and Bresnahan scores were significantly higher in the two cel transplantation groups than the other three groups, but there was no difference between these two cel transplantation groups (P>0.05). Histological observation showed that the number of voids and glial scars was less in the cel local transplantation group and cel intravenous transplantation group compared with the other three groups, and there was also no difference between the two cel transplantation groups. These results indicate that the intravenous transplantation of human umbilical cord derived-mesenchymal stem cel s is similar to the local transplantation in the repair of acute spinal cord injury, which is simple and avoids secondary injuries and various complications. It is recommended that this method provide a new approach for cel transplantation.

Although endovascular therapy improves the recanalization rate of acute large vessel occlusive ischemic stroke, about half of the patients still have poor functional outcome at 90 d, which is called " futile recanalization" . This article reviews and summarizes the predictive factors of futile recanalization after endovascular therapy in acute anterior circulation ischemic stroke, in order to provide help for clinical work and scientific research in the future.

BACKGROUND: Olfactory ensheathing cell transplantation is a better theray for spinal cord injury, and it becomes one of the most promising treatment methods. Local transplantation is applied currently, with the disadvantages of complex operation, large trauma, repeated transplantation. Looking for a simple and effective way for cell transplantation becomes a hotspot for scholars from various countries.OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect and possibility of transplantation of olfactory ensheathing cells for treatment of spinal cord injury.METHODS: Wistar rats with T 10 spinal cord hemisecti on were divided into 4 groups: intramedullary local transplantation group (A),vein transplantation group (B), D/F12 transplantation group (C) and control group (D). The functional recovery of rats with spinal cord injury was observed with combined behavioral score at different phases. The tissue sections of each group were made at 5 and 10 weeks postoperatively to observe the axon regeneration and the survival of olfactory ensheathing cells.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The experiment showed that the rats transplanted with OECs at injured site and through the vein had more improvement in functional recovery and histological changes than the other two groups. The effect between A group and B group had not significant difference. The method of treating spinal cord injury by transplanting OECs via the vein not only simplifies the operation and avoids many complications but also has good curative effect similar to local transplantation.

BACKGROUND: A proper preservation method would be of important significance for experiments and clinical application ofolfactory ensheathing cells (OECs) OBJECTIVE: To explore proper cyropreservative systems for OECs.METHODS: OECs during the logarithmic growth phase were harvested, cryopreserved for 1, 3 and 6 months and then revitalized.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: MTT assay and tryplan blue staining showed that cells exhibited highest viability after treatmentwith 5% dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)-6% hydroxyethyl starch (HES), followed by 10% DMSO, and lastly the 5% DMSO. Use ofrefrigerator or cryogenic control system with different cryopreservation time did not yield obvious effects on viability of OECs.Therefore, 5% DMSO-6%HES is recommended as a cryopreservative agent for OECs.

Objective To examine osteopontin (OPN) levels in both synovial fluid and articular cartilage of patients with primary knee osteoarthritis (OA) and to investigate their relationship with severity of the disease. Methods Fifty patients with knee OA and 10 healthy controls were enrolled in this study.There were 15 males and 35 females with an average age of 61.8±7.4 years in OA group. The control group included 4 males and 6 females with an average age of 63.2±6.0 years. Mankin score were taken to determine the disease severity of the affected knee. The radiographic grading of OA in the knee was performed using the Kellgren-Lawrence criteria. OPN levels in synovial fluid were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. OPN levels in articular cartilage were assessed by immunohistochemical methods. Results Compared to healthy controls, the knee OA patients had higher OPN concentration in synovial fluid ([4519.60±1830.37] pg/ml vs. [1179.70±303.39] pg/ml) and articular cartilage([0.60±0.06] vs. [0.43 ±0.07]). In addition, synovial fluid OPN levels showed a positive correlation with articular cartilage OPN levels (r=0.411,P=0.003). Subsequent analysis showed that the OPN levels in synovial fluid significantly had been correlated with severity of disease using Kellgren-Lawrence criteria (r=0.581, P＜ 0.001). Furthermore,the levels of OPN in the articular cartilage also were correlated with disease severity using Mankin score (r=0.675, P＜ 0.001).Conclusion The data suggest that OPN in synovial fluid and articular cartilage is related to progressive joint damage and could be a predictive biomarker respect to disease severity and progression in knee OA.

AIM: To examine the effects of recombinant human hepatocyte growth factor(rhHGF) and native calf HGF(cHGF) on SMMC-7721 human hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) cell line. METHODS: Human HCC cell line culture, photometric assay, and flow cytometric assay were used in this study . RESULTS: A similar type of dose-dependent cell growth inhibition effect on SMMC-7721 human HCC cells by rhHGF(5-20 ?g/L) as well as by cHGF(25-100 mg/L) had been found, with the maximal effect at the highest concentration used. Approximately over 50% of the cells treated with rhHGF(5 ?g/L, 10 ?g/L, 20 ?g/L) accumulated in the quiescent G 0/G 1 phase of the cell cycle over incubation periods for 3 d. CONCLUSION: The growth of SMMC-7721 human HCC cells was strongly inhibited by both rhHGF and cHGF. This might be because the cells exposed to HGF became arrested in the G 0/G 1 phase.

BACKGROUND: A series of basic researches have confirmed that,the olfactory ensheathing cell transplantation can promote spinal cord regeneration and recover some neurological functions of spinal cord in animal models of spinal cord injury.Some clinical trials also prove that transplantation of olfactory ensheathing cells can indeed improve neurological function in patients with spinal cord injury,and then improve their quality of life.OBJECTIVE: To verify the effectiveness and safety of olfactory ensheathing cell transplantation in repair of neurological function of spinal cord injury patients.METHODS: The aborted embryonic olfactory bulb was collected and digested into single olfactory ensheathing cells.After they were cultured and purified 2 weeks,olfactory ensheathing cell suspension was prepared.A total of 213 cases of spinal cord injury were selected.Under general anesthesia,the prepared olfactory ensheathing cell suspension was injected through several target sites surrounding the injured spinal cord.ASIA scale was used to assay the patients before transplantation,3 weeks to 2 months after transplantation,so as to evaluate spinal cord recovery.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The spinal cord nerve function in all patients altered to different degrees at 3 weeks postoperation.Spinal cord function score,the sensory and motor functions were significantly increased compared with preoperation(P < 0.001),and showed a trend of continuous improvement with time; the patients were visited as follow-up for no more than 5 years,and no impairment of the restored nervous function or transplant adverse reactions were observed.It is confirmed that olfactory ensheathing cell transplantation can promote the recovery of nerve function in patients with spinal cord injury,it can restore and improve some spinal cord functions,and the treatment is safe.

OBJECTIVE To study the effect of Longsheng zhi capsule on lear ning and memory ability of vascular dementia model rats and explore its mechanism based on metabonomics. METHODS Totally 90 SD rats were randomly divided into sham operation group ，model group ，Dihydroergotoxin mesylate tablet group （positive control ，0.54 mg/kg），Longshengzhi capsule high-dose，medium-dose and low-dose groups （2.16，1.08 and 0.54 g/kg），with 15 rats in each group. In addition to sham operation group （only threading without ligation ），the vascular dementia model was prepared by permanent ligation of bilateral common carotid arteries in each group ，which was administered by gavage for 28 d. Morris water maze test was used to determine the learning and memory ability of rats ；hematoxylin eosin （HE）staining was used to observe the histopathological changes of hippocampus；the serum levels of superoxide dismutase （SOD），malondialdehyde（MDA）and glutathione peroxidase （GSH-Px） were detected ；the serum metabolic map was analyzed by ultra high performance liquid chromatography quadrupole time of flight tandem mass spectrometry （UPLC-Q-TOF/MS），the specific metabolites were screened by multivariate statistical analysis ，and the metabolic pathway was enriched and analyzed. RESULTS Morris water maze test showed that compared with model group ，the escape latency of rats in each administration group was significantly shortened ，the number of crossing the platform was significantly increased ，and the residence time in the target quadrant was significantly prolonged （P＜0.01 or P＜ 0.05）. The results of serum biochemical indexes showed that compared with model group ， the s erum level of SOD increased significantly in Dihydroergotoxine mesylate tablet group and Longshengzhi capsule high-dose group ，the serum level of GSH-Px increased significantly while the MDA level decreased significantly in each administration group （P＜0.05 or P＜0.01）. HE staining showed that Longshengzhi capsule could improve the histopathological damage of hippocampus in vascular dementia model rats. A total of 14 differential metabolites were screened and identified by UPLC-Q/TOF-MS and orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis model （VIP＞1 and P＜0.05）. The results of metabolic pathway enrichment analysis showed that the metabolic pathways involved in vascular dementia in rats mainly included vitamin B 6 metabolism，fatty acid metabolism and steroid hormone biosynthesis. CONCLUSIONS Longshengzhi capsule can improve the learning and memory ability of rats caused by vascular dementia. Its effect may be related to improving the oxidative stress injury caused by lipid accumulation in the process of vascular dementia. The metabolic pathways involved mainly include vitamin B 6 metabolism，fatty acid metabolism and steroid hormone biosynthesis.

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