Central pain(CP) following spinal cord injury challenges the health care community.A number of pain syndromes associated with spinal cord injury are based on the nature of the lesion,neurological structure damage and ...Central pain(CP) following spinal cord injury challenges the health care community.A number of pain syndromes associated with spinal cord injury are based on the nature of the lesion,neurological structure damage and secondary pathophysiological changes.The treatment of these patients will remain the same as for any other type of pain if one does not understand the different mechanisms.So it is very important to study the mechanisms according to appropriate animal models.展开更多
Future long-distance space missions will be associated with significant exposures to ionizing radiation,and the health risks of these radiation exposures during manned missions need to be assessed. Recent Earth-based ...Future long-distance space missions will be associated with significant exposures to ionizing radiation,and the health risks of these radiation exposures during manned missions need to be assessed. Recent Earth-based epidemiological studies in survivors of atomic bombs and after occupational and medical low dose radiation exposures have indicated that the cardiovascular system may be more sensitive to ionizing radiation than was previously thought. This has raised the concern of a cardiovascular disease risk from exposure to space radiation during long-distance space travel. Groundbased studies with animal and cell culture models play an important role in estimating health risks from space radiation exposure. Charged particle space radiation has dense ionization characteristics and may induce unique biological responses,appropriate simulation of the space radiation environment and careful consideration of the choice of the experimental model are critical. Recent studies have addressed cardiovascular effects of space radiation using such models and provided first results that aid in estimating cardiovascular disease risk,and several other studies are ongoing. Moreover,astronauts could potentially be administered pharmacological countermeasures against adverse effects of space radiation,and research is focused on the development of such compounds. Because the cardiovascular response to space radiation has not yet been clearly defined,the identification of potential pharmacological countermeasures against cardiovascular effects is still in its infancy.展开更多
Since the association between nephrogenic systemic fibrosis(NSF) and gadolinium contrast agents(Gd-CAs) was suggested in 2006,several experimental studies have been published to elucidate the role of these agents in t...Since the association between nephrogenic systemic fibrosis(NSF) and gadolinium contrast agents(Gd-CAs) was suggested in 2006,several experimental studies have been published to elucidate the role of these agents in the pathogenesis of NSF.Low stability Gd-CAs have a stimulant effect on human skin and fibroblasts in culture and modulate the production of collagen by these cells.Low stability agents have also induced NSFlike skin changes in a rat model with normal renal function after multiple repeat administrations.The role of the 5/6 subtotal nephrectomy rat model in investigating NSF remains under evaluation.展开更多
Efforts to find an ideal model for pancreatitis date back to 1960’s. Many models are suggested since then. Every model has its own advantages and disadvantages. Some of these models test etiology while others simulat...Efforts to find an ideal model for pancreatitis date back to 1960’s. Many models are suggested since then. Every model has its own advantages and disadvantages. Some of these models test etiology while others simulate the complications of pancreatitis. An ideal model which by itself demonstrates all aspects of pancreatitis including systemic changes is yet to be described. In this review we tried to gather the basic, easy to construct models.展开更多
文摘Central pain(CP) following spinal cord injury challenges the health care community.A number of pain syndromes associated with spinal cord injury are based on the nature of the lesion,neurological structure damage and secondary pathophysiological changes.The treatment of these patients will remain the same as for any other type of pain if one does not understand the different mechanisms.So it is very important to study the mechanisms according to appropriate animal models.
基金Supported by The National Space Biomedical Research Institute(RE03701)through NCC 9-58the National Institutes of Health(CA148679 and P20 GM109005)
文摘Future long-distance space missions will be associated with significant exposures to ionizing radiation,and the health risks of these radiation exposures during manned missions need to be assessed. Recent Earth-based epidemiological studies in survivors of atomic bombs and after occupational and medical low dose radiation exposures have indicated that the cardiovascular system may be more sensitive to ionizing radiation than was previously thought. This has raised the concern of a cardiovascular disease risk from exposure to space radiation during long-distance space travel. Groundbased studies with animal and cell culture models play an important role in estimating health risks from space radiation exposure. Charged particle space radiation has dense ionization characteristics and may induce unique biological responses,appropriate simulation of the space radiation environment and careful consideration of the choice of the experimental model are critical. Recent studies have addressed cardiovascular effects of space radiation using such models and provided first results that aid in estimating cardiovascular disease risk,and several other studies are ongoing. Moreover,astronauts could potentially be administered pharmacological countermeasures against adverse effects of space radiation,and research is focused on the development of such compounds. Because the cardiovascular response to space radiation has not yet been clearly defined,the identification of potential pharmacological countermeasures against cardiovascular effects is still in its infancy.
文摘Since the association between nephrogenic systemic fibrosis(NSF) and gadolinium contrast agents(Gd-CAs) was suggested in 2006,several experimental studies have been published to elucidate the role of these agents in the pathogenesis of NSF.Low stability Gd-CAs have a stimulant effect on human skin and fibroblasts in culture and modulate the production of collagen by these cells.Low stability agents have also induced NSFlike skin changes in a rat model with normal renal function after multiple repeat administrations.The role of the 5/6 subtotal nephrectomy rat model in investigating NSF remains under evaluation.
文摘Efforts to find an ideal model for pancreatitis date back to 1960’s. Many models are suggested since then. Every model has its own advantages and disadvantages. Some of these models test etiology while others simulate the complications of pancreatitis. An ideal model which by itself demonstrates all aspects of pancreatitis including systemic changes is yet to be described. In this review we tried to gather the basic, easy to construct models.
