Influence of a layer-by-layer-assembled multilayer of anti-CD34 antibody, vascular endothelial growth factor, and heparin on the endothelialization and anticoagulation of titanium surface.

The endothelialization of the metal surface of vascular stents came into focus as a new method for improving the biocompatibility of intravascular stents. This article has its focus on building a biofunctional layer on the activated titanium surface with anti-CD34 antibody, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and heparin by a layer-by-layer (LBL) self-assembly technique, to promote the endothelialization of the surface. When compared with titanium surface, the number of adhered endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) on LBLs increased 47.

[Fe(IV)═O(TBC)(CH3CN)]2+: comparative reactivity of iron(IV)-oxo species with constrained equatorial cyclam ligation.

[Fe(IV)═O(TBC)(CH(3)CN)](2+) (TBC = 1,4,8,11-tetrabenzyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane) is characterized, and its reactivity differences relative to [Fe(IV)═O(TMC)(CH(3)CN)](2+) (TMC = 1,4,8,11-tetramethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane) are evaluated in hydrogen atom (H-atom) abstraction and oxo-transfer reactions. Structural differences are defined using X-ray absorption spectroscopy and correlated to reactivities using density functional theory. The S = 1 ground states are highly similar and result in large activation barriers (~25 kcal/mol) due to steric interactions between the cyclam chelate and the substrate (e.

[Complete nucleotide sequence of a human coxsackievirus A16 strain KMM08 isolated in Kunming, China in 2008].

Objective: To describe the genetic characterization of complete genome from a human coxsackievirus A16 (CA16) strain KMM08, isolated in Yunnan, China, in 2008.

Methods: By using RT-PCR, the seven fragments contained about 1000 nucleotides in the complete genome were sequenced. The sequences were aligned with other enterovirus sequences downloaded from GenBank using Mega 4.

[Measurement of molecular vibrational temperature of circle-dot filament in dielectric barrier discharge].

Vibrational temperature in circle discharge channel and central dot discharge channel of circle-dot filament in argon/air dielectric barrier discharge was firstly measured by using optical emission spectra. The variations of the vibrational temperature in central-dot discharge channel and circle discharge channel as a function of air content were also studied. Emission spectral lines of the N2 second positive band system (C 3pi(u) -->B 3pi(g)) were used to calculate the vabrational temperature.

A highly reactive mononuclear non-heme manganese(IV)-oxo complex that can activate the strong C-H bonds of alkanes.

A mononuclear non-heme manganese(IV)-oxo complex has been synthesized and characterized using various spectroscopic methods. The Mn(IV)-oxo complex shows high reactivity in oxidation reactions, such as C-H bond activation, oxidations of olefins, alcohols, sulfides, and aromatic compounds, and N-dealkylation. In C-H bond activation, the Mn(IV)-oxo complex can activate C-H bonds as strong as those in cyclohexane.

[Spectral analysis of different boundary discharge domain in dielectric barrier discharge].

Different discharge modes in different boundary discharge domains at the same experimental condition are observed in argon/air mixture in a dielectric barrier discharge system with two large diameter water electrodes. Regular patterns and random filaments are formed in the closed square boundary and the semiopen domain respectively. It is found that the relatively intensity of the several higher excitation energy spectral lines such as 696.

[Study of spectral line profile in a slot microplasma].

The variations of width and shift of Ar I (2P2 --> 1S5) spectral line with discharge parameters were studied in a slot microplasma. In order to measure the wavelength shift, the Ar I (2P2 --> 1S5) spectral line emitted from argon discharge at pressure of 10 Pa was used as a reference line. With the gas pressure increasing in the range of 1 x 10(4) - 6 x 10(4) Pa, the width and shift of Ar I (2P2 --> 1S5) spectral line were measured in argon (99.

Molecular epidemiology of mumps virus strains circulating in south-west China from 2007 to 2009.

The genetic characteristics of mumps virus (MuV) strains isolated from sporadic mumps cases between 2007 and 2009 in three provinces of south-west China were investigated. MuV detection was carried out by nested RT-PCR on 117 cases. The small hydrophobic gene of 33 isolated strains was identified, and sequence analysis revealed that all the isolates belonged to the lineage genotype F with slight nucleotide variation.

[Construction and analysis of suppression subtractive cDNA libraries of continuous monoculture Rehmannia glutinosa].

Objective: To explore the molecular mechanism of continuous monoculture problem by constructing the cDNA libraries of continuous monoculture Rehmannia glutinosa.

Method: To use the suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH) technique to construct the forward and reverse subtractive cDNA libraries of continuous monoculture R. glutinosa to adopt blue-white colony screening and PCR to detect the positive clones which would be sequenced and analyzed by bioinformatics.

[Genetic characteristics on the small hydrophobic protein and hemagglutinin-neuraminidase genes of mumps virus in Yunnan province, China from 2007 to 2009].

Objective: To analyze genetic characterization of the small hydrophobic and hemagglutinin-neuraminidase genes of mumps virus (MuV) isolated in Yunnan province, China from 2007 to 2009.

Methods: Fourteen MuV strains were isolated in Yunnan, China from 2007 to 2009. Using RT-PCR, the SH gene fragments contained 316 nucleotides in all strains and HN gene of six strains were sequenced.

[Study on immobilization of heparin on surface of Ti-O films and its antithrombogenicity].

Photoreactive heparin was synthesized by reaction of 4-azidoaniline and heparin. An organic layer was introduced on the surface of Ti-O by 3-aminopropylphosphonic acid assembling, and then the modified heparin was immobilized on the surface by UV irradiation. Water contact angle was used to characterize the hydrophilicity, quantitive assay was done by azure staining methods, and blood compatibility was evaluated by platelet adhesion experiment.

Differential miRNA expression in Rehmannia glutinosa plants subjected to continuous cropping.

Background: The productivity of the medicinally significant perennial herb Rehmannia glutinosa is severely affected after the first year of cropping. While there is some information available describing the physiological and environmental causes of this yield decline, there is as yet no data regarding the changes in gene expression which occur when the species is continuously cropped.

Results: Using a massively parallel (Solexa) DNA sequencing platform, it was possible to identify and quantify the abundance of a large number of R.

Immobilization of selenocystamine on TiO2 surfaces for in situ catalytic generation of nitric oxide and potential application in intravascular stents.

Immobilization of selenocystamine on TiO(2) film deposited on silicon wafer and 316 stainless steel stents for catalytic generation of nitric oxide was described. Polydopamine was used as the linker for immobilization of selenocystamine to the TiO(2) surface. In vitro stability of the immobilized selenocystamine was investigated and the result shows surface selenium loss occurs mostly in the first four weeks.

[Research on fibrinogen adsorption and its transformation response in hemocompatibility].

In this research,enzyme linked immunoassay (ELISA) was used to assay the fibrinogen (FIG) adsorbed on the Ti-O films and on the low temperature isotropic carbon (LTIC) films which were planted in the femoral arteries of 6 mongrel dogs for six months, respectively. The Ti-O films were planted in the dogs' left femoral arteries; the LTIC films as controls were planted in the dogs' right femoral arteries. The contents adsorbed in these two kinds of films were examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM).

A meta-analysis of the clinical remission rate and long-term efficacy of tonsillectomy in patients with IgA nephropathy.

Background: We wished to evaluate the clinical remission rate and long-term efficacy of tonsillectomy for patients with IgA nephropathy.

Methods: We searched a number of databases, including PubMed, CNKI, Wanfang and others, for clinical case-control studies of tonsillectomy in patients with IgA nephropathy. We then performed a meta-analysis of these studies.

Oriented immobilization of anti-CD34 antibody on titanium surface for self-endothelialization induction.

Inducing spontaneous endothelialization of synthetic cardiovascular implant in vivo is thought to be a promising approach to solve the surface-induced thrombosis and restenosis problem. In the present study, anti-CD34 antibody, a kind of special marker of EPC, was oriented immobilized on titanium surface by means of a layer-by-layer self-assembly coating technique. The multilayer coating was prepared by first depositing one layer of avidin on the NaOH-treated titanium substrate, then depositing a layer of biotinylated protein A binding to the avidin, and finally anti-CD34 antibody was oriented immobilized by protein A binding to the Fc fragment (COOH-terminal of a antibody molecule, which has no antigen binding sites) of the anti-CD34 antibody with its antigen binding fragment (Fab) away from the titanium surface.

Collagen/heparin coating on titanium surface improves the biocompatibility of titanium applied as a blood-contacting biomaterial.

Thrombosis and restenosis are the main causes leading to failure of cardiovascular and other blood-contacting biomedical devices. It is recognized that rapid re-endothelialization is a promising method for preventing these complications. This article deals with improving the endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) compatibility and hemocompatibility of titanium by coating an extracellular matrix-like film with heparin(hep) and collagen(col) by a layer-by-layer (LBL) self-assembly technique.

Light microscopic, electron microscopic, and immunohistochemical comparison of Bama minipig (Sus scrofa domestica) and human skin.

Here we sought to evaluate the possibility of using Chinese Bama miniature pig skin as a suitable animal model for human skin. Morphologic features of the skin of Bama miniature pigs resemble those of human skin, including skin layer thickness, development of a superficial vascular system, structure of the dermal-epidermal interface, and extracellular matrix. The characteristics and densities of Langerhans cells, fibroblasts, vascular endothelial cells, and mast cells were similar between Bama pig and human skin.

[Progress in researches of in-vivo re-endothelialization at the site of implanting cardiovascular devices].

Restenosis and thrombus at the site of implanting cardiovascular devices remains a significant problem in the practice of interventional cardiology. Recently, lots of studies reveal that endothelial impairment was considered as one of the most important mechanisms contributing to restenosis. The method of accelerating endothelial regeneration at the injury site could prevent restenosis and thrombus, so such methods are of importance for improving the effectiveness of interventional therapy for atherosclerosis.

[The effect of immobilized laminin on titanium-oxide films to the behavior of human umbilical vein endothelial cells].

In this study, Ti-O films were synthesized using magnetron sputtering, and were pretreated using NaOH solution for improving surface activity from hydroxyl. The laminin(LN) biomacromolecule was further immobilized to the surface through an anminosilane linker. The surface characteristics of these samples were analyzed by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Atomic Force Microscopy and the contact angle method.

[The influence on the growth of endothelial cells onto titanium-oxide films modified by poly-L-lysine and immobilized with fibronectin].

In this work, a surface biological and chemical modification method was used for improving the biological behavior of endothelial cells onto titanium-oxide films. The titanium-oxide films were first activated by HCl and H2O2 to produce hydroxyl group, then coated with poly-L-lysine and further immobilized with fibronectin. The surface characteristics of samples were analyzed by Fourier Transfer Infrared Spectrum, X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy and contact angle method.

Anticoagulant surface modification of titanium via layer-by-layer assembly of collagen and sulfated chitosan multilayers.

Extracellular matrix (ECM)-like biomimetic surface modification of cardiovascular implants is a promising method for improving hemocompatibility. In the present work, collagen (Col) and sulfated chitosan (SCS) multilayers were coated on pure titanium using a layer-by-layer (LBL) self-assembly technique. The Col-SCS multilayer growth was carried out by first depositing a single layer of positively charged poly-L-lysine (PLL) on the NaOH-treated titanium substrate (negatively charged surface), followed by alternate deposition of negatively charged SCS and positively charged Col, and terminated by an outermost layer of SCS.

Hepatitis B virus precore protein augments genetic immunizations of the truncated hepatitis C virus core in BALB/c mice.

Unlabelled: DNA immunization has been used to induce either humoral or cellular immune responses against many antigens, including hepatitis C virus (HCV). In addition, DNA immunizations can be enhanced or modulated at the nucleotide level. Genetic immunizations were examined in BALB/c mice through the use of plasmids and chimeric DNA constructs encoding HCV core proteins and hepatitis B virus (HBV) precore (preC) regions.

[Study on a novel vascular stent material (titanium oxide, Ti-O) coated with albumin and heparin: is it hemocompatible with fibrinogen].

The functional hemocompatibility between fibrinogen (FIG) and a novel vascular stent material (Ti-O film fixed with albumin and heparin) was investigated as follows: (1) Preparing the new biologic material (Ti-O) film; (2) Coating albumin and heparin on the Ti-O film; (3) Testing platelets (PL) adsorption; (4) Determining FIG adhesion number by use of enzyme linked immunoassay (ELISA); (5) Implanting the films from the test group of Ti-O film and from the comparison group of stainless steel (SS) film into the left and right femoral arteries respectively in 4 dogs. It was proved that albumin and heparin were fixed on Ti-O film. After 6 months, the femoral arteries of the dogs were resected.