Anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic activity of synaptamide improves the morphological state of neurons in traumatic brain injury.

Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) of varying severity are becoming more frequent all over the world. The process of neuroinflammation, in which macrophages and microglia are key players, underlies all types of brain damage. The present study focuses on evaluating the therapeutic potential of N-docosahexaenoylethanolamine (DHEA, synaptamide), which is an endogenous metabolite of docosahexaenoic acid in traumatic brain injury.

Existence of edge modes in periodic microstrip transmission line.

The microstrip of modulated width is a realization of a one-dimensional photonic crystal operating in the microwave regime. Like any photonic crystal, the periodic microstrip is characterised by the presence of frequency bands and band gaps that enable and prohibit wave propagation, respectively. The frequency bands for microstrip of the symmetric unit cell can be distinguished by 0 or Zak phase.

WntA and Wnt4 during the regeneration of internal organs in the holothurian Eupentacta fraudatrix.

Background: Over the past few years, it has been established that wnt genes are involved in the regenerative processes of holothurians. The wnt4 gene was identified as one of the most active genes in Eupentacta fraudatrix regeneration using differential gene expression analysis and qPCR of individual genes. Also, the wntA gene was found in holothurians, which is present only in invertebrates and can perform unique functions.

Role of smoothened and sfrp genes in Eupentacta fraudatrix regeneration.

The secreted frizzled-related proteins (sfrp) and smoothened (smo) genes and their possible role in the regeneration of internal organs in the holothurian Eupentacta fraudatrix were studied. In this species, two sfrp genes were identified: sfrp1/2/5, sfrp3/4 and one smo gene. Their expression was analysed during regeneration of the aquapharyngeal bulb (AB) and intestine, and these genes were knock down by RNA interference.

Enhancement of the microwave photon-magnon coupling strength for a planar fabricated resonator.

Planar resonators have a wide usage in modern microwave technologies and perspectives in novel quantum technologies development. As was demonstrated earlier, their utilization allows to achieve high values of microwave photon-magnon coupling strength-an important parameter in technologies of information coherent transfer from electromagnetic GHz range to the optical range. In the present work, the achievement of the high value of the microwave photon-magnon coupling strength by exploiting the increase of the spatial concentration of the magnetic component of the planar resonator electromagnetic field is reported.