BACKGROUND: Tissue engineering holds promise for vascular repair and regeneration by mimicking the extracellular matrix of blood vessels. However, achieving a functional and thick vascular wall with aligned fiber architecture by electrospinning remains a significant challenge. METHODS: A novel electrospinning setup was developed that utilizes an auxiliary electrode and a spring. The impact of process parameters on fiber size and morphology was investigated. The structure and functions of the scaffolds were evaluated through material characterization and assessments of cellular biocompatibility. RESULTS: The new setup enabled controlled deposition of fibers in different designed orientations. The fabricated small-diameter vascular scaffolds consisted of an inner layer of longitudinally oriented fibers and an outer layer of circumferentially oriented fibers (L + C vascular scaffold). Key parameters, including rotational speed, the utilization of the auxiliary electrode, and top-to-collector distance (TCD) significantly influenced fiber orientation. Additionally, voltage, TCD, feed rate, needle size, auxiliary electrode and collector-auxiliary electrode distance affected fiber diameter and distribution. Mechanical advantages and improved surface wettability of L + C vascular scaffold were confirmed through tensile testing and water contact angle. Cellular experiments indicated that L + C vascular scaffold facilitated cell adhesion and proliferation, with human umbilical vein endothelial cells and smooth muscle cells attaching and elongating along the fiber direction of the inner and outer layer, respectively. CONCLUSION This study demonstrated the feasibility of fabricating fiber-aligned, thick-walled vascular scaffolds using a modified electrospinning setup. The findings provided insights into how the auxiliary electrode, specific collector influenced fiber deposition, potentially advancing biomimetic vascular scaffold engineering.

BACKGROUND: Tissue engineering holds promise for vascular repair and regeneration by mimicking the extracellular matrix of blood vessels. However, achieving a functional and thick vascular wall with aligned fiber architecture by electrospinning remains a significant challenge. METHODS: A novel electrospinning setup was developed that utilizes an auxiliary electrode and a spring. The impact of process parameters on fiber size and morphology was investigated. The structure and functions of the scaffolds were evaluated through material characterization and assessments of cellular biocompatibility. RESULTS: The new setup enabled controlled deposition of fibers in different designed orientations. The fabricated small-diameter vascular scaffolds consisted of an inner layer of longitudinally oriented fibers and an outer layer of circumferentially oriented fibers (L + C vascular scaffold). Key parameters, including rotational speed, the utilization of the auxiliary electrode, and top-to-collector distance (TCD) significantly influenced fiber orientation. Additionally, voltage, TCD, feed rate, needle size, auxiliary electrode and collector-auxiliary electrode distance affected fiber diameter and distribution. Mechanical advantages and improved surface wettability of L + C vascular scaffold were confirmed through tensile testing and water contact angle. Cellular experiments indicated that L + C vascular scaffold facilitated cell adhesion and proliferation, with human umbilical vein endothelial cells and smooth muscle cells attaching and elongating along the fiber direction of the inner and outer layer, respectively. CONCLUSION This study demonstrated the feasibility of fabricating fiber-aligned, thick-walled vascular scaffolds using a modified electrospinning setup. The findings provided insights into how the auxiliary electrode, specific collector influenced fiber deposition, potentially advancing biomimetic vascular scaffold engineering.

BACKGROUND: Tissue engineering holds promise for vascular repair and regeneration by mimicking the extracellular matrix of blood vessels. However, achieving a functional and thick vascular wall with aligned fiber architecture by electrospinning remains a significant challenge. METHODS: A novel electrospinning setup was developed that utilizes an auxiliary electrode and a spring. The impact of process parameters on fiber size and morphology was investigated. The structure and functions of the scaffolds were evaluated through material characterization and assessments of cellular biocompatibility. RESULTS: The new setup enabled controlled deposition of fibers in different designed orientations. The fabricated small-diameter vascular scaffolds consisted of an inner layer of longitudinally oriented fibers and an outer layer of circumferentially oriented fibers (L + C vascular scaffold). Key parameters, including rotational speed, the utilization of the auxiliary electrode, and top-to-collector distance (TCD) significantly influenced fiber orientation. Additionally, voltage, TCD, feed rate, needle size, auxiliary electrode and collector-auxiliary electrode distance affected fiber diameter and distribution. Mechanical advantages and improved surface wettability of L + C vascular scaffold were confirmed through tensile testing and water contact angle. Cellular experiments indicated that L + C vascular scaffold facilitated cell adhesion and proliferation, with human umbilical vein endothelial cells and smooth muscle cells attaching and elongating along the fiber direction of the inner and outer layer, respectively. CONCLUSION This study demonstrated the feasibility of fabricating fiber-aligned, thick-walled vascular scaffolds using a modified electrospinning setup. The findings provided insights into how the auxiliary electrode, specific collector influenced fiber deposition, potentially advancing biomimetic vascular scaffold engineering.

BACKGROUND: Tissue engineering holds promise for vascular repair and regeneration by mimicking the extracellular matrix of blood vessels. However, achieving a functional and thick vascular wall with aligned fiber architecture by electrospinning remains a significant challenge. METHODS: A novel electrospinning setup was developed that utilizes an auxiliary electrode and a spring. The impact of process parameters on fiber size and morphology was investigated. The structure and functions of the scaffolds were evaluated through material characterization and assessments of cellular biocompatibility. RESULTS: The new setup enabled controlled deposition of fibers in different designed orientations. The fabricated small-diameter vascular scaffolds consisted of an inner layer of longitudinally oriented fibers and an outer layer of circumferentially oriented fibers (L + C vascular scaffold). Key parameters, including rotational speed, the utilization of the auxiliary electrode, and top-to-collector distance (TCD) significantly influenced fiber orientation. Additionally, voltage, TCD, feed rate, needle size, auxiliary electrode and collector-auxiliary electrode distance affected fiber diameter and distribution. Mechanical advantages and improved surface wettability of L + C vascular scaffold were confirmed through tensile testing and water contact angle. Cellular experiments indicated that L + C vascular scaffold facilitated cell adhesion and proliferation, with human umbilical vein endothelial cells and smooth muscle cells attaching and elongating along the fiber direction of the inner and outer layer, respectively. CONCLUSION This study demonstrated the feasibility of fabricating fiber-aligned, thick-walled vascular scaffolds using a modified electrospinning setup. The findings provided insights into how the auxiliary electrode, specific collector influenced fiber deposition, potentially advancing biomimetic vascular scaffold engineering.

BACKGROUND: Tissue engineering holds promise for vascular repair and regeneration by mimicking the extracellular matrix of blood vessels. However, achieving a functional and thick vascular wall with aligned fiber architecture by electrospinning remains a significant challenge. METHODS: A novel electrospinning setup was developed that utilizes an auxiliary electrode and a spring. The impact of process parameters on fiber size and morphology was investigated. The structure and functions of the scaffolds were evaluated through material characterization and assessments of cellular biocompatibility. RESULTS: The new setup enabled controlled deposition of fibers in different designed orientations. The fabricated small-diameter vascular scaffolds consisted of an inner layer of longitudinally oriented fibers and an outer layer of circumferentially oriented fibers (L + C vascular scaffold). Key parameters, including rotational speed, the utilization of the auxiliary electrode, and top-to-collector distance (TCD) significantly influenced fiber orientation. Additionally, voltage, TCD, feed rate, needle size, auxiliary electrode and collector-auxiliary electrode distance affected fiber diameter and distribution. Mechanical advantages and improved surface wettability of L + C vascular scaffold were confirmed through tensile testing and water contact angle. Cellular experiments indicated that L + C vascular scaffold facilitated cell adhesion and proliferation, with human umbilical vein endothelial cells and smooth muscle cells attaching and elongating along the fiber direction of the inner and outer layer, respectively. CONCLUSION This study demonstrated the feasibility of fabricating fiber-aligned, thick-walled vascular scaffolds using a modified electrospinning setup. The findings provided insights into how the auxiliary electrode, specific collector influenced fiber deposition, potentially advancing biomimetic vascular scaffold engineering.

Objective: To analyze the prevalence of comorbidity of spinal curvature abnormality and malnutrition among primary and secondary school students aged 10-18 years in Tianjin in 2023, so as to provide scientific basis for the combined prevention of common diseases and multiple diseases among students and the construction of school health system. Methods: In September to October 2023, 31 884 primary and secondary school students aged 10 to 18 years in Tianjin were selected using stratified cluster random sampling. Abnormal spinal curvature in children and adolescents was assessed by Sereening of Spinal Curvature Abnormality of Children and Adolescents, while stunting, wasting, overweight, and obesity were determined according to the Screening for Malnutrition among Schoolage Children and Adolescents and Screening for Overweight and Obesity among Schoolage Children and Adolescents. The χ2 test was used to compare betweengroup differences in coprevalence, and multiple Logistic regression models were used to analyze the risk of different comorbidity types in different clusters. Results: The coprevalence of spinal curvature abnormality and malnutrition among primary and secondary school students in Tianjin was 1.6%, which was higher for girls than boys (1.8%, 1.4%), higher (2.5%) for senior high schools than for junior high schools and elementary schools (2.0%, 0.5%), and higher in rural than in urban areas (2.1%, 1.1%) (χ2=9.45, 141.92, 46.94, P<0.05). Multiple Logistic regression models showed that junior high school girls had a higher risk of incorrect posture comorbid with stunting and wasting (OR=4.52, 95%CI=1.84-11.06) and incorrect posture comorbid with overweight and obesity (OR=2.67, 95%CI=1.74-4.10) than boys, and that scoliosis/sagittal spinal abnormality comorbid with stunting and wasting (OR=0.10, 95%CI=0.02-0.44) risk was lower than that of boys, senior high school girls had a lower risk of scoliosis/sagittal spinal abnormality comorbid with overweight and obesity (OR=0.27, 95%CI=0.11-0.66) (P<0.05). Conclusions The coprevalence of spinal curvature abnormality and malnutrition is specific among primary and secondary school students in Tianjin, and the comorbidity type varies by gender and education stage. There is a need to increase prevention and control of spinal curvature abnormalities in school health working, intensive screening of key populations, and timely intervention.

Objective:To investigate the clinicopathological features, molecular genetic features, and differential diagnosis of intraductal carcinomas (IDC) of the salivary glands.Methods:Twenty-five cases of salivary gland IDC diagnosed at the Department of Oral Pathology, Shanghai Ninth People′s Hospital and two cases from Department of Pathology, Henan Provincial People′s Hospital, Zhengzhou, China from January 2008 to July 2023 were collected. Their clinical and pathological features were analyzed retrospectively. Fluorescence in situ hybridization and Sanger sequencing were performed. The patients were followed up and related literatures were reviewed.Results:There were 27 patients with IDC, including 15 males and 12 females, ranging in age from 20.0 to 80.0 years (mean 55.9 years). Clinically, the tumor often presented as a painless mass with a tumor diameter of 1.0-3.0 cm (mean 2.0 cm). All patients received surgical treatment. Twenty patients were followed up. One of them (1/20) died of lung cancer, while the rest survived without tumor recurrence. Histologically, IDC were classified as: intercalated (63.0%, 17/27), apocrine (25.9%, 7/27), oncocytic (7.4%, 2/27) and mixed (3.7%, 1/27) types. Intercalated tumors showed positive S-100 and negative androgen receptor (AR) immunoreactivity. Ki-67 proliferation index was low (about 1%-5%). Nine cases had the RET gene disruption, and 2 cases showed the BRAF V600E mutation. Apocrine tumors showed strong AR immunoreactivity but no S-100 immunoreactivity. Ki-67 proliferation index was high (about 10%-60%), and the RET gene rupture was detected in 1 case. Oncocytic tumors were similar to that of intercalated type in 2 cases, and RET gene disruption was detected in the both cases. Mixed tumors showed histologic features of oncocytic and apocrine patterns and harbored the RET gene disruption.Conclusions:IDC is a rare low-grade malignant tumor of the salivary gland and easily confused with other salivary gland tumors with similar morphology. Molecular testing is helpful for its differential diagnosis.

AIM:To investigate the effects of epal-restat(Epa)on the mitochondrial oxidative stress damage of radiation pneumonitis(RP)mice and to explore its possible mechanism.METHODS:C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into control(CON),Irradiation(IR),IR combined with Epa(10 mg/kg)and IR combined with Epa(20 mg/kg)group,16 mice in each group.Mouse models of RP were es-tablished by whole thorax irradiation at a dose of 15Gy using a 6-MV linear accelerator.Continuous intragastric administration after IR for 6 or 8 weeks.Lung histopathology was analyzed by HE staining.The expression of aldose reductase(AR)was deter-mined by immunohistochemistry.Mitochondrial morphology of lung tissues was observed by trans-mission electron microscopy.The levels of inflam-matory cytokines(IL-6,TNF-α and TGF-β1)in plas-ma were detected by ELISA.The contents of Malo-ndialdehyde(MDA)and 4-hydroxynonenal(4-HNE)in lung tissues were determined by colorimetry.Sin-gle cell suspension of lung tissues was prepared and reactive oxygen species(ROS)levels in the cells was examined using a DCFH-DA fluorescent probe.Real-time quantitative PCR was used to determine the expression of AR,IL-6,TNF-α and TGF-β1.The protein levels of AR,IL-6,TNF-α,TGF-β1,BAX,Bcl2,Cleaved Caspase-3,8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylase 1(OGG1)and silent information regulator 3(SIRT3)were detected by Western blot analysis.RESULTS:Compared with the CON group,the alveolar hyper-plasia,alveolar septum thickening and inflammato-ry cell infiltration were observed in the IR group.Moreover,the content of inflammatory factors such as IL-6,TNF-α and TGF-β1 and the expression of BAX and Cleaved Caspase-3 were significantly in-creased,and the expression of Bcl2 was obviously decreased after irradiation.Compared with the IR group,Epa robustly alleviated RP.Meanwhile,Epa down-regulated inflammatory cells infiltration and the expression of inflammatory cytokines,such as IL-6,TNF-α and TGF-β1.In addition,Epa could down-regulate the expression of BAX and Cleaved Caspase-3,and up-regulate Bcl2 in lung tissues.Compared with the CON group,the expression of AR,the levels of ROS,MDA and 4-HNE were signifi-cantly increased,the expression of OGG1 and SIRT3 were significantly decreased,and mitochon-drial damage was aggravated in the IR group.Com-pared with IR group,the expression of AR was sig-nificantly down-regulated,the levels of ROS,MDA and 4-HNE were significantly decreased,the expres-sions of OGG1 and SIRT3 were significantly in-creased,and the mitochondrial damage was signifi-cantly alleviated in IR group after 6 to 8 weeks of Epa administration.CONCLUSION:Epa has a pro-tective effect on RP,which may be related to the in-hibition of AR expression,the reduction of mito-chondrial oxidative stress injury,and the inhibition of inflammatory response and cell apoptosis.

Objective To explore the effect of fluid shear stress on the expression of glucose regulatory protein 78(GRP78)and C/EBP homologous protein(CHOP)in human umbilical vein endothelial cells(HUVECs).Methods HUVECs were used as experimental cells,and a fluid dynamics simulation experimental system was designed and constructed.Different fluid shear stresses were applied to the experimental cells by controlling the flow rate of the perfusion fluid in the experimental system.According to the fluid shear stress experienced by the experimental cells in the experimental system,they were divided into low shear stress group(group A;0.4Pa),medium shear stress group(group B;0.8 Pa)and high shear stress group(group C;1.2 Pa).Each group of HUVECs consisted of 3 cell slides,and each slide was repeatedly circulated through the perfusion solution of the experimental system for 12 h.Western blotting was used to detect the levels of GRP78 and CHOP proteins,and real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction was used to determine the levels of GRP78 and CHOP and their messenger RNA(mRNA)in each group.GraphPad Prism 8.0 software was used to statistically analyze the data.Results(1)The relative expression levels of GRP78 protein in groups A,B and C were 1.33±0.46,0.93±0.34,0.64±0.30,respectively,the difference among groups was statistically significant(F=36.17,P＜0.05).The relative expression level of GRP78 protein in group A was higher than that in group B and group C(both P＜0.01),and the relative expression level of GRP78 protein in group B was higher than that in group C(P=0.0013).The relative expression levels of CHOP protein in the three groups were 1.29±0.38 in group A,0.90±0.34 in group B,and 0.59±0.29 in group C,the difference among groups was statistically significant(F=41.27,P＜0.05).The relative expression level of CHOP protein in group A was higher than that in group B and group C(both P＜0.01),and the relative expression level of CHOP protein in group B was higher than that in group C(P=0.0 004).(2)The relative expression levels of GRP78 mRNA in groups A,B,and C were 18.3±3.4,11.3±1.8,5.4±2.2,respectively,the difference among groups was statistically significant(F=189.20,P＜0.05).The relative expression level of GRP78 mRNA in group A was higher than that in group B and group C(both P＜0.01),and the relative expression level of GRP78 mRNA in group B was higher than that in group C(P＜0.01).The relative expression levels of CHOP mRNA in the three groups were 20.4±3.8 in group A,14.2±2.1 in group B,and 7.8±1.3 in group C,the difference among groups was statistically significant(F=171.80,P＜0.05).The relative expression level of CHOP mRNA in group A was higher than that in group B and group C(both P＜0.01),and the relative expression level of CHOP mRNA in group B was higher than that in group C(P＜0.01).Conclusion Low fluid shear stress may increase the protein and mRNA expression levels of GRP78 and CHOP in HUVECs.

[Objective]To explore the research status and trend of acupuncture treatment of vitiligo for nearly 20 years,and provide certain reference for future research in this field.[Methods]The literatures related to acupuncture treatment of vitiligo were retrieved in China National Knowledge Infrastructure(CNKI),VIP Database and Wanfang Database from January 1,2003 to October 20,2023.After screening,CiteSpace software was used to visually analyse the literature authors,institutions and keywords.[Results]A total of 351 documents were included,and the number of articles published showed an upward trend,especially an explosive growth in 2017.A total of 297 authors were involved,and the core authors with the largest number of publications were REN Yingying,CHENG Aihua and LIU Hongxia,with 5 publications each.A small-scale cooperative team was formed among the authors.Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine published the most papers,with 19 articles.There were 19 keywords with frequency≥5,involving 11 cluster labels and 15 emergent words.[Conclusion]In the past 20 years,the popularity of acupuncture therapy for vitiligo has increased,mainly focusing on the clinical study of fire acupuncture,and there are few basic researches.Large-scale and high-quality multi-center randomized controlled trials and basic experiments are carried out,and strengthening the cooperation between various teams and institutions is conducive to the further development of this field.