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BGM-treated adipocyte cells had higher CTRP3 expression levels and lower PPAR-γ gene expression levels compared to control adipocyte cells (p  less then  0.001). While BGM application increased the TAS level, it showed an antioxidant effect by regulating the activity of oxidative metabolism enzymes (p  less then  0.001). BGM application increased total apoptosis by 1.5-fold. These results show that BGM is a potential therapeutic agent for obesity by regulating the expression of genes related to adipogenesis and lipogenesis in adipocyte cells and by affecting the activity of enzymes of oxidative metabolism and apoptosis.This study had a purpose to evaluate the seasonal biodistribution of some trace elements (cadmium, Cd; Lead, Pb; chrome, Cr; and mercury, Hg) in different tissues (muscle, gills, liver, stomach, and intestine) of striped mullet Mugil cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758) and the hematological and biochemical responses of this species to aquatic pollution by trace metals. For this purpose, 80 M. cephalus (20 for each season) were captured in three different stations of Faro Lake, Messina, Sicily. Biometric indices (weight, fork length, and total length) of each fish were registered. The physico-chemical parameters of the water of the study area were also measured, and the content of trace elements in water and sediment was determined. The hematological (white blood cell, WBC; red blood cell, RBC; hemoglobin concentration, Hb; hematocrit, Hct; mean corpuscular volume, MCV; mean corpuscular hemoglobin, MCH; mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, MCHC; thrombocytes count, TC), biochemical parameters (aspartate aminotransferase, AST; alanine aminotransferase, ALT; alkaline phosphatase, ALP; lactate dehydrogenase, LDH), and the seasonal concentration of the trace elements in the different tissues of M. cephalus were assessed. Our results showed a different biodistribution of the trace elements in M. cephalus and significant variations of the blood parameters in the different seasons. This research provides a valid contribute to environmental biomonitoring techniques useful in aquatic pollution control and water management. It also contributes to broadening the studies on the improvement of the health and sustainability of aquatic environments.This research is to study the effects of nano-Cu2O on blood parameters, growth performance, and wool yield in the Cu-stripped ranches, and provide reference for further study on prevention and treatment in Cu-deficient Chinese Merino sheep. We selected twenty Chinese Merino sheep from Cu-deficient and normal ranch, respectively. The results have shown that the Cu content in the soils, forages, blood, and wool from Cu-deficient ranches was significantly lower than those from normal ranches (P  less then  0.01). selleck chemicals llc There were no significant differences in the contents of other elements. Treatment experiments of nano-Cu2O were carried out for 50 days. We found that the Cu content in the blood was increased continuously in the sheep after adding nano-Cu2O, and reached the highest level at 40 days. The levels of Hb, RBC, PCV, MCV, and MCH in the nano-Cu2O-fed animals were remarkably higher than those in the control animals (P  less then  0.01). The daily gain and wool yield in the nano-Cu2O-fed animals were also significantly higher than those in the control sheep (P  less then  0.01). Therefore, adding nano-Cu2O not only remarkably increases the Cu content in the blood, but also greatly improves the daily gain and wool yield in Cu-deficient animals.Skull bone is the main obstacle for transcranial ultrasound therapy and imaging applications. Most efforts in characterizing ultrasonic properties of the skull have been limited to a narrow frequency range and normal incidence. On the other hand, acoustic guided waves in plates have been used in non-destructive evaluation of materials and also to assess the strength of long bones. Recent work has likewise revealed the existence of skull-guided waves (SGWs) in mice and humans when performing measurements over a broad range of frequencies and incidence angles. Here we provide an overview on the recent progress in our understanding on the propagation of SGWs, describe the measurement techniques used to detect SGWs, the experimental observations, and the accompanying modeling efforts. Finally, the outstanding challenges to harness SGWs in applications such as transcranial therapy, imaging, and cranial bone assessment are discussed.Focused ultrasound holds great promise in therapy for its ability to target non-invasively deep seated tissues with non-ionizing therapeutic beams. Nevertheless, brain applications have been hampered for decades by the presence of the skull. The skull indeed strongly reflects, refracts and absorbs ultrasound, which defocuses the therapeutic ultrasound beams. In this chapter, we will first show how the structure of the skull impacts the ultrasound beams and how it narrows the frequency range that can be envisioned for transcranial therapy. We will then introduce different methods that have been developed and optimized to compensate the defocusing effect of the bone. Finally, we will provide an overview of past, current and future treatments of brain disorders.While implant surgical interventions are now routinely performed, failures still occur and may have dramatic consequences. The clinical outcome depends on the evolution of the biomechanical properties of the bone-implant interface (BII). This chapter reviews studies investigating the use of quantitative ultrasound (QUS) techniques for the characterization of the BII.First, studies on controlled configurations evidenced the influence of healing processes and of the loading conditions on the ultrasonic response of the BII. The gap of acoustical properties at the BII increases (i) during healing and (ii) when stress at the BII increases, therefore inducing a decrease of the reflection coefficient at the BII.Second, an acoustical model of the BII is proposed to better understand the parameters influencing the interaction between ultrasound and the BII. The reflection coefficient is shown to decrease when (i) the BII is better osseointegrated, (ii) the implant roughness decreases, (iii) the frequency of QUS decreases and (iv) the bone mass density increases.Finally, a 10 MHz device aiming at assessing dental implant stability was validated in vitro, in silico and in vivo. A comparison between QUS and resonance frequency analysis (RFA) techniques showed a better sensitivity of QUS to changes of the parameters related to the implant stability.In recent years, the amount of publications related to the study of spine using ultrasound, especially on scoliosis, has rapidly increased. Many new methods and application related to 3D ultrasound imaging for scoliosis assessment have been recently reported. The capabilities of three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound to visualize the vertebrae features such as spinous and transverse processes, bilateral laminae and ribs mainly at the level of main thoracic and thoracolumbar region are shown in this chapter. Different ultrasound systems developed for scoliosis evaluation and application of ultrasound during different postures and treatments such as brace fitting are also introduced. Moreover, innovative measurement methods for spinal evaluation in orthogonal planes are presented in this chapter. The advance of the development of 3D ultrasound allows one to perform large-scale screening, prognosticate and diagnose mild and severe scoliosis at a more frequent and non-ionizing basis. The authors wish that this chapter will help to promote the applications of ultrasound to medical specialists in different aspects regarding the possibilities of ultrasonography to tackle with different spinal problems.In this chapter, recent piezoelectric and opto-acoustic studies on bone are introduced. The former are certainly related to ultrasound since piezoelectricity is one of the electro-mechanical properties. The latter are divided into two parts Photo Acoustics (PA) and Brillouin Scattering (BS). PA is the energy conversion from light to ultrasound while Brillouin scattering is the interaction between phonons and photons. These studies seem very different; however, they are all studies on the ultrasonic material characterization of bone. Another common aspect of these studies is that they are generally targeting the material characterization of bone extracellular matrix. These studies have started later than the conventional ultrasonic bone studies and are expected to provide different characteristics of bone in the micrometer scale area.A better understanding of the mechanical behaviour of child bone is essential to improve the diagnosis of pediatric bone disorders that may influence bone development. Even though the process of bone growth is well described, there are still lacks of knowledge on intrinsic material properties of child bone and particularly on child bone considered as "non-pathological". Geometry, material properties, microstructure and biochemical components are associated with child bone fragility and remain difficult to assess for two main reasons the scarcity of the bone samples and their small dimensions. In this context, ultrasonic methods offer interesting possibilities by exploiting in particular their non-destructive character. In this chapter, the elasticity properties of Non Pathological Child Cortical Bone (NPCCB) obtained by ultrasonic methods are presented. The objective was to contribute to the construction of a reference database on NPCCB that would serve as a point of comparison for analyzing the effect of a pathology or treatment. After the presentation of the hypotheses on the elasticity and anisotropy of NPCCB, ultrasonic transmission-mode and resonance spectroscopy methods are described. Results are presented and discussed with respect to microstructural and biochemical properties.Recent advances in resonant ultrasound spectroscopy (RUS) leverage accurate measurements of the anisotropic stiffness of hard tissues at millimeter scale. RUS is the only available technique to date to assess the entire stiffness tensor of bone from a unique rectangular parallelepiped specimen. Accurately measured stiffness constants are required for bone mechanics models and may provide information on some fundamental aspects of hard tissues biology such as regulation of bone mass, remodeling and healing. In this chapter, we review the anisotropic stiffness data of human hard tissues measured with RUS, mostly during the last decade. Hard tissues covered here include human enamel and dentin, cortical bone from the femur and tibia of human adults, and child cortical bone tissue, accounting for 288 specimens in total. Data was collected in the literature and from previous works of our group. We performed a comparative study to depict the differences in the elastic properties of these hard tissues. Our objectives were to (1) document the range of anisotropic stiffness constants in human hard tissues (orthotropic or transverse isotropic symmetry); and (2) provide empirical laws between mass density and anisotropic stiffness of cortical bone at different skeletal sites. Finally, we discuss the challenges and perspectives to use RUS for large collections of specimens.
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