Amyloid fibrils belong to a category of abnormal aggregations of natural proteins, which are closely related to many human diseases. Recently, some critical peptide sequences have been extensively studied for clarifying the molecular mechanism of natural proteins to form amyloid fibrils. In the present study, we designed a short peptide GGAAVV (GAV-6) composed of hydrophobic amino acids glycine (G), alanine (A) and valine (V) and studied its ability to form amyloid fibrils. As characterized by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and dynamic light scattering (DLS), the peptide could self-assemble into smooth nanofibers without branches. Congo red staining/binding and thioflavin-T (ThT) binding experiments show that the nanofibers formed by GAV-6 shared identical properties with typical amyloid fibrils. These results show that the designed peptide GAV-6 could self-assemble into typical amyloid fibrils, which might make it a useful model molecule to clarify the mechanism for the formation of amyloid fibrils in the future.
Amino Acid Sequence ; Amyloid ; chemistry ; Humans ; Microscopy, Atomic Force ; Models, Molecular ; Nanofibers ; chemistry ; Peptides ; chemistry

Objective:To study the anti-depression mechanism of Chaiyuwendan Decoction(CYWDD).Methods:Rat models were established by separation and chronic unpredictable mild stress(CUMS).Ethology of rats were detected by open-field test and sucrose consumption test,contents of monoamine neurotransmitters were detected by HPLC-ECD.Results:Compared with normal group,the weight,the frequency of crossing,rearing and the contents of consumption to sucrosum water in depressive disorder rats decreased significantly(P

Adult pluripotent stem cells, such as mesenchymal stem cells derived from bone marrow and adipose tissue are capable of multilineage differentiation. Although autologous stem cell transplantation is an effective alternative to organ transplantation, the loss of cell viability and differentiation confinement of implanted cells has largely impaired the therapeutic efficacy. To produce biomaterial-free liver construct to integrate into living tissue, we isolated adipose mesenchymal stem cells and subjected them to a delicate culture configuration to mediate the hepatocyte differentiation. The differentiated hepatocyte-like cells were then inoculated onto poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAAm) grafted cell culture dish. By lowering the culture temperature to 20 degrees C, cells detached from the dish surface into a complete cell sheet. Hematoxylin and eosin staining and immunohistochemistry results showed that cell sheet was composed of 2-3 layers of cells and extracellular matrix was maintained intact. As compared with traditional cell harvest using trypsin digestion, cell sheet fabrication causes no damage to cell membrane and extracellular matrix. Hence, cell sheets would form a better interaction with tissues in situ, and a higher cell viability and therapeutic efficiency would be expected.
Adipose Tissue ; cytology ; Animals ; Cell Differentiation ; physiology ; Cells, Cultured ; Hepatocytes ; cytology ; Mesenchymal Stromal Cells ; cytology ; Rats ; Tissue Engineering ; methods

Recently a COVID-19 pneumonia pandemic caused by a novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV has broken out over the world. In order to better control the spread of the pandemic, there's an urgent need to extensively study the virus' origin and the mechanisms for its infectivity and pathogenicity. Spike protein is a special structural protein on the surface of coronavirus. It contains important information about the evolution of the virus and plays critical roles in the processes of cellular recognition and entry. In the past decades, spike protein has always been one of the most important objects in research works on coronaviruses closely related to human life. In this review we introduce these research works related to spike proteins, hoping it will provide reasonable ideas for the control of the current pandemic, as well as for the diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19.
Betacoronavirus ; Coronavirus Infections ; diagnosis ; therapy ; Evolution, Molecular ; Humans ; Pandemics ; Pneumonia, Viral ; diagnosis ; therapy ; Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus ; analysis

AIM:To investigate the reparative effect of extracellular vesicles(EVs)derived from H9 human embryonic stem cells(H9-hESCs)on endometrial injury.METHODS:EVs were isolated from the culture supernatant of H9-hESCs and characterized.A mouse model of endometrial injury was established,with bilateral uterine divisions into an EVs experimental group and a PBS control group.EVs and PBS were injected respectively.Histological changes in the endometrium were assessed using HE staining,and proliferating cell nuclear antigen(PCNA)expression was analyzed via immunohistochemistry.The impact of EVs on the proliferation of human endometrial stromal cells(hEndoSCs)was eva-luated using EdU staining and Western blot.RESULTS:H9-hESCs-EVs exhibited a membrane-structured nanobody with a particle size of(144.7±2.1)nm and expressed characteristic proteins CD63 and TSG101.Compared to the PBS control group,the EVs group showed increased endometrial tissue morphology,thickness,and gland numbers.The average opti-cal density of PCNA expression significantly increased in the EVs group compared to the PBS group(P<0.05).Results from EdU staining and Western blot demonstrated that H9-hESCs-EVs promoted hEndoSC proliferation,with a positive correlation observed between H9-hESCs-EVs and EVs protein concentration(P<0.05).CONCLUSION:H9-hESCs-EVs enhance the repair of endometrial injury by stimulating the proliferation of endometrial stromal cells.

Patients with severe trauma require an extremely timely treatment and transfusion plays an irreplaceable role in the emergency treatment of such patients. An increasing number of evidence-based medicinal evidences and clinical practices suggest that patients with severe traumatic bleeding benefit from early transfusion of low-titer group O whole blood or hemostatic resuscitation with red blood cells, plasma and platelet of a balanced ratio. However, the current domestic mode of blood supply cannot fully meet the requirements of timely and effective blood transfusion for emergency treatment of patients with severe trauma in clinical practice. In order to solve the key problems in blood supply and blood transfusion strategies for emergency treatment of severe trauma, Branch of Clinical Transfusion Medicine of Chinese Medical Association, Group for Trauma Emergency Care and Multiple Injuries of Trauma Branch of Chinese Medical Association, Young Scholar Group of Disaster Medicine Branch of Chinese Medical Association organized domestic experts of blood transfusion medicine and trauma treatment to jointly formulate Chinese expert consensus on blood support mode and blood transfusion strategies for emergency treatment of severe trauma patients ( version 2024). Based on the evidence-based medical evidence and Delphi method of expert consultation and voting, 10 recommendations were put forward from two aspects of blood support mode and transfusion strategies, aiming to provide a reference for transfusion resuscitation in the emergency treatment of severe trauma and further improve the success rate of treatment of patients with severe trauma.