Publications by authors named "Shao-Ying Tan"
Background And Purpose: The objective of this investigation was to assess the therapeutic efficacy of distinct glucocorticoid therapy dosages in the management of acute nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION).
Materials And Methods: This retrospective, unmasked, and non-randomized study included a total of 85 patients. The patients were categorized into four groups: Group 1 (control) consisted of 15 patients who did not receive glucocorticoids, Group 2 included 16 patients administered with oral prednisone at a dosage of 1 mg/kg/d for 14 days, Group 3 comprised 30 patients who received 250 units of methylprednisolone once daily for 3 days, followed by oral prednisone at a dosage of 1 mg/kg/d for 11 days, and Group 4 encompassed 24 patients who received 500 units of methylprednisolone once daily for 3 days, followed by oral prednisone at a dosage of 1 mg/kg/d for 11 days.
The ability of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) to synthesize and degrade extracellular matrix (ECM) is important for MSC-based therapies. However, the therapeutic effects associated with ECM remodeling in cultured MSCs have been limited by the lack of a method to assess the ability of cultured cells to degrade ECM in vitro. Here, we describe a simple in vitro culture platform for studying the ECM remodeling potential of cultured MSCs using a high-density collagen (CL) surface.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To explore the change of plasma heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) in rats exposed to acute gastric mucosal injury under the condition of positive acceleration (+Gz) and elucidate the effects of glutathione (GSH) and the corresponding protective mechanisms.
Methods: A total of 40 male SD rats were randomly by computer randomization into 4 groups of ethanol control, +5 Gz value exposure, +10 Gz value exposure and GSH protection (n = 10 each). GSH protection group received adaptive feeding for 7 days and then an intraperitoneal injection of GSH for 3 consecutive days.