Schwann cells-derived exosomes promote functional recovery after spinal cord injury by promoting angiogenesis.

Exosomes are small vesicles that contain diverse miRNA, mRNA, and proteins that are secreted by multiple cells, and play a vital function in cell-cell communication. Numerous exosomes produced by cells have been demonstrated to be protective against spinal cord injury (SCI). This study aims to investigate the neuroprotective effect of Schwann cells-derived exosomes (SCs-Exos) on spinal cord injury.

Exosomes derived from M2 Macrophages Improve Angiogenesis and Functional Recovery after Spinal Cord Injury through HIF-1α/VEGF Axis.

Exosomes are nano-sized vesicles that contain a variety of mRNAs, miRNAs, and proteins. They are capable of being released by a variety of cells and are essential for cell-cell communication. The exosomes produced by cells have shown protective benefits against spinal cord damage (SCI).

Crossed cerebellar diaschisis after stroke detected noninvasively by arterial spin-labeling MR imaging.

Background: As a noninvasive perfusion-weighted MRI technique, arterial spin-labeling (ASL) was becoming increasingly used to evaluate cerebral hemodynamics in many studies. The relation between ASL-MRI and crossed cerebellar diaschisis (CCD) was rarely discussed. In this study, the aim of our study was to assess the performance of ASL-MRI in the detection of crossed cerebellar diaschisis after stroke in compared with single-photon emission CT (SPECT).

[Synthesis, characterization and electrocatalytic performance of Pd/CMK-3 for formic acid oxidation].

The synthesis of mesoporous carbons CMK-3 was implemented using SBA-15 samples as the hard templates and sucrose as the carbon source. Ordered mesoporous carbon CMK-3 supported palladium catalyst with a loading amount of 20% (Pd/CMK-3) was prepared by a complexing reduction method. XRD and TEM results showed that the p6mm hexagonal symmetric pore structures of CMK-3 were highly ordered and the Pd nanoparticles with the average size of 4.

[Adsorption of humic acid onto aminated HMS].

The adsorption of humic acid onto hexagonal mesoporous silica(HMS) and surface aminated HMS was investigated. The simulation results using Freundlich model indicated that the surface amination of HMS led to an increase of adsorption constant from 0.56 to 105, reflecting markedly enhanced adsorption of humic acid upon surface amination.

RETRACTION: Effects of Outdoor and Indoor Air Pollution on Respiratory Health of Children from Kindergarten in Northern China.

RETRACTION: The paper entitled "Effects of Outdoor and Indoor Air Pollution on Respiratory Health of Children from Kindergarten in Northern China" by Guang-hui Dong et al, which was published online on 02 May 2007, has been withdrawn at the authors' request.

Photo-degradation of acid-red 3B dye catalyzed by TiO2 nanotubes.

TiO2 nanotube precursor was synthesized by the hydrothermal reaction of TiO2 powders with NaOH solution and the properties of the nanotube materials were tuned using different post-treatments. Transmission electron microscopic (TEM) observation revealed that the nanotube could be obtained by either a direct rinse with acid solution or rinse with distilled water followed by acid solution. The results of X-ray diffraction (XRD) and inductively coupled plasma (ICP) analysis indicated that the nanotube material was composed of H2Ti2O5 x H2O.

Risk of lung cancer and residential radon in China: pooled results of two studies.

Studies of radon-exposed underground miners predict that residential radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer mortality; however, case-control studies of residential radon have not provided unambiguous evidence of an association. Owing to small expected risks from residential radon and uncertainties in dosimetry, large studies or pooling of multiple studies are needed to fully evaluate effects. We pooled data from 2 case-control studies of residential radon representing 2 large radon studies conducted in China.