Synergistic effect and mechanism of cellulose nanocrystals and calcium ion on the film-forming properties of pea protein isolate.

The current serious environmental problems have greatly encouraged the design and development of food packaging materials with environmental protection, green, and safety. This study aims to explore the synergistic effect and corresponding mechanism of cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) and CaCl to enhance the film-forming properties of pea protein isolate (PPI). The combination of 0.

Application of transmesenteric vein extrahepatic portosystemic shunt in treatment of symptomatic portal hypertension with cavernous transformation of portal vein.

Purpose: To evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of a transmesenteric vein extrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TmEPS) for the treatment of cavernous transformation of the portal vein (CTPV).

Materials And Methods: The clinical data of 20 patients with CTPV who underwent TmEPS between December 2020 and January 2022 ​at Henan Provincial People's Hospital were retrospectively collected. The superior mesenteric vein (SMV) trunk was patent or partially occluded in these patients.

Complexation between rice starch and cellulose nanocrystal from black tea residues: Gelatinization properties and digestibility in vitro.

In this work, cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) was extracted from black tea waste and its effects on the physicochemical properties of rice starch were explored. It was revealed that CNC improved the viscosity of starch during pasting and inhibited its short-term retrogradation. The addition of CNC changed the gelatinization enthalpy and improved the shear resistance, viscoelasticity, and short-range ordering of starch paste, which meant that CNC made the starch paste system more stable.

Complete Endovascular Reconstruction of the Canine Ascending Aorta, Aortic Arch, and Supra-Aortic Vessels by Implanting a New Unibody Outer Double-Branched Stent-Graft.

Purpose: We evaluated the feasibility and safety of using a new unibody outer double-branched stent-graft system to reconstruct the canine ascending aorta, aortic arch, and supra-aortic vessels.

Materials And Methods: The outer-branched stent-graft was a unibody design. The branched stent-graft consisted of a main stent-graft and 2 branches.

A canine model of aortic arch aneurysm created with autologous pericardium.

Background: To establish a canine model of aortic arch aneurysm that is suitable for research on new devices and techniques applied to the aortic arch.

Materials And Methods: Fifteen mongrel dogs underwent surgery. The autologous pericardial patch was sewn on the aortotomy site in the anterior wall of the aortic arch.

The regulatory role of exosomes in venous thromboembolism.

Exosomes are nanoscale endocytic vesicles, 30-150 nm in diameter, secreted by most cells. They mainly originate from multivesicular bodies formed by intracellular invagination of lysosomal microparticles, and released into the extracellular matrix after fusion of multivesicular bodies with cell membrane. Studies have shown that exosomes contain a variety of active molecules, such as proteins, lipids and RNAs (such as mRNA, miRNA, lncRNA, circRNA, etc.

investigation of a new thrombus aspiration and autologous blood reinfusion system.

Purpose: The aim of the study was to evaluate the feasibility of a new venous-thrombus aspiration and autologous blood (auto-blood) reinfusion system.

Materials And Methods: We constructed the venous model from polyvinyl chloride (PVC) tubes and three-way unions using a fresh clot of chicken blood as the venous thrombus. Eight French and 12F aspiration catheters were used to aspirate the thrombus in the right-pulmonary-artery model, 8 French and 14F aspiration catheters were used in the inferior-vena cava model, and 8 French and 10F aspiration catheters were used in the left-iliofemoral-vein model.

Limb graft occlusion following endovascular aortic repair: Incidence, causes, treatment and prevention in a study cohort.

The present study investigated the incidence, causes, treatment and prevention of limb graft occlusion following endovascular aortic repair (EVAR). A total of 66 cases of abdominal aortic aneurysm receiving EVAR at our department from January 2005 to December 2013 were enrolled. After EVAR, patients received routine antiplatelet therapy of 75 mg PLAVIX for 6 months and then 100 mg Aspirin for another 6 months by oral administration.

Expression of S100β protein in patients with vascular dementia after basal ganglia hemorrhage and its clinical significance.

We investigated the expression levels and clinical significance of S100β protein in patients with vascular dementia (VD) after basal ganglia hemorrhage. From June 2014 to December 2015, in 138 patients with basal ganglia hemorrhage, we carried out the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in patients on the day before the operation, the day after the operation and 9 days after the operation. Thirty-two patients (blood vessel group) had cognitive dysfunction and 106 patients (control group) had VD.

Mechanism and Management of Retrograde Type A Aortic Dissection Complicating TEVAR for Type B Aortic Dissection.

Background: This study is to investigate the causes, treatment methods, and preventive measures of retrograde type A aortic dissection (RAAD) complicating thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) for type B aortic dissection (TBAD).

Methods: From January 2005 to December 2013, 360 TBAD patients receiving TEVAR were enrolled in this study. Among them, 304 cases were male and 56 cases were female.

Subclavian steal syndrome decreases neurogenesis in the cerebellar cortex and affects cognitive function in rabbits.

Subclavian steal syndrome (SSS) is a condition characterized by a steno-occlusive impairment of the proximal subclavian artery. The majority of patients with SSS are asymptomatic, while symptomatic patients present with neurological symptoms. SSS is a risk factor for cerebral ischemia, which reacts badly upon cognitive function; however, it remains unknown whether SSS is able to cause progressive cognitive impairment.

Angioplasty versus bypass surgery in patients with critical limb ischemia-a meta-analysis.

Background-Critical limb ischemia (CLI) is one of the most severe peripheral artery diseases. Angioplasty and bypass surgery are two major approaches for the treatment of CLI, however, it remains unclear which treatment has better benefit/risk ratio. In this paper, we performed a meta-analysis on the available clinical trials to compare these two approaches in terms of mortality, amputation-free survival, 5-year leg salvage, and freedom from surgical re-intervention.

Long-Term Effects of Novel Combination Coating Anti-CD34 Antibody Applied on Sirolimus-Eluting Stents.

Objectives: We investigated whether the combination coating of a novel "prohealing coating" hyaluronan-chitosan (HC) and anti-CD34 antibody applied on an SES (HCASES) can reduce neointimal formation while promoting endothelialization compared to either agent alone.

Background: Drug-eluting stents have considerably reduced the incidence of in-stent restenosis compared with bare metal stents. However, the beneficial effect of drug elution is overshadowed by delayed re-endothelialization as well as later "catch-up" proliferation related to the drug.

Different long-term outcomes of abdominal aortic aneurysm and intracranial aneurysm models: hemodynamic change may also play an essential role in the initiation and progression of abdominal aortic aneurysm in rabbits.

Self-healing phenomenon was found in the periarterial elastase-induced abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in rabbit. This kind of aneurysm model does not progress and heals spontaneously in the long term, which is quite different from the performance of AAA disease in human. In order to better mimic human AAA and overcome this shortcoming of traditional AAA model in rabbit, we studied the pathogenesis of cerebral aneurysm (CA) model in small animal, which shows an excellent long-term patency and progressive enlargement.

Combination coating of chitosan and anti-CD34 antibody applied on sirolimus-eluting stents can promote endothelialization while reducing neointimal formation.

Background: Circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) capture technology improves endothelialization rates of sirolimus-eluting stents (SES), but the problem of delayed re-endothelialization, as well as endothelial dysfunction, has still not been overcome. Therefore, we investigated whether the combination coating of hyaluronan-chitosan (HC) and anti-CD34 antibody applied on an SES (HCASES) can promote endothelialization, while reducing neointimal formation and inflammation.

Methods: Sirolimus-eluting stents(SES), anti-CD34 antibody stents (GS) and HC-anti-CD34 antibody combined with sirolimus-eluting stents (HCASES) were deployed in 54 normal porcine arteries and harvested for scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and histological analysis.

A canine model of proximal descending thoracic aortic aneurysm created with an autologous pericardial patch.

Objectives: To establish an animal model of proximal descending thoracic aortic aneurysm for the study of branched stent grafts.

Materials And Methods: Eleven mongrel dogs underwent the surgical procedure during which an autologous pericardial patch was sewn onto a longitudinal incision in the anterolateral wall of the thoracic aorta near the left subclavian artery to create an artificial thoracic aortic aneurysm.

Results: All eleven animals survived the surgical procedure.