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    Disturbed flow induces a sustained, stochastic NF-魏B activation which may support intracranial aneurysm growth in vivo

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    Intracranial aneurysms are associated with disturbed velocity patterns, and chronic inflammation, but the relevance for these findings are currently unknown. Here, we show that (disturbed) shear stress induced by vortices is a sufficient condition to activate the endothelial NF-kB pathway, possibly through a mechanism of mechanosensor de-activation. We provide evidence for this statement through in-vitro live cell imaging of NF-kB in HUVECs exposed to different flow conditions, stochastic modelling of flow induced NF-kB activation and induction of disturbed flow in mouse carotid arteries. Finally, CFD and immunofluorescence on human intracranial aneurysms showed a correlation similar to the mouse vessels, suggesting that disturbed shear stress may lead to sustained NF-kB activation thereby offering an explanation for the close association between disturbed flow and intracranial aneurysms

    Fibrous scaffolds for bone tissue engineering: static and dynamic in vitro studies with MG 63 cells

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    Resorbowalne w艂贸kna z kopolimeru L-laktydu z glikolidem (PLG) i PLG z hydroksyapatytem rozprowadzonym w ich obj臋to艣ci (PLG-HAP) zosta艂y otrzymane metod膮 formowania z roztworu. W艂贸kna zosta艂y przetworzone w tr贸jwymiarowe pod艂o偶a za pomoc膮 metody 艂膮czenia w艂贸kien. Mikrostruktur臋 otrzymanych pod艂o偶y scharakteryzowano za pomoc膮 mikroskopu stereoskopowego. Wykazano, 偶e pod艂o偶a mia艂y r贸偶n膮 porowato艣膰, wielko艣膰 i orientacj臋 pojedynczych w艂贸kien. Oddzia艂ywanie w艂贸knistych pod艂o偶y z kom贸rkami kostnymi MG 63 by艂o badane in vitro w warunkach statycznych i dynamicznych. Liczba kom贸rek i ich morfologia by艂y oceniane po 3 i 7 dniach od za艂o偶enia hodowli. Badania wykaza艂y 偶e liczba kom贸rek na materia艂ach w艂贸knistych ros艂a wraz z czasem prowadzenia hodowli, chocia偶 by艂a znacznie ni偶sza ni偶 na p艂askiej powierzchni kontrolnej (polistyren do cel贸w kultur kom贸rkowych). W dynamicznych warunkach hodowli obserwowano r贸偶n膮 proliferacj臋 kom贸rek w zale偶no艣ci od rodzaju u偶ytego pod艂o偶a: na PLG wyst臋powa艂 spadek, za艣 na PLG-HAP istotny wzrost liczby kom贸rek. Wyniki sugeruj膮, 偶e obecno艣膰 cz膮stek hydroksyapatytu rozprowadzonych w obj臋to艣ci w艂贸kien polimerowych poprawia adhezje i proliferacje osteoblast贸w.Resorbable poly(L-lactide-co-glycolide) fibres (PLG) and poly(L-lactide-co-glycolide) fibres containing hydroxyapatite nanoparticles in volume of PLG fibres (PLG-HAP) were manufactured by solution spinning process. The resultant fibres were processed into three-dimensional scaffolds using fibre bounding method. The microstructure of resorbable scaffolds was characterized by stereomicroscope. The results show that the scaffolds have different fibrous architecture including porosity, size and arrangement of individual fibres. The interaction of fibrous scaffolds with osteoblast-like MG 63 cells was tested in vitro in static and dynamic cell culture conditions. The number of adhering cells and their morphology were evaluated on days 3 and 7 after seeding. It was found that cell number increased with the cultivation time, although it was significantly lower than on control polystyrene dish (TCPS). During dynamic cultivation the number of cells decreased on PLG scaffolds, whereas on PLG-HAP scaffolds it increased. These results suggest that presence of hydroxyapatite distributed within the whole volume of resorbable polymer fibres promoted adhesion and proliferation of osteoblasts
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