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Santos-Sousa CA, Gomes MS, De Carvalho NDC, Souza-Junior P, Dos Santos CM, Abidu-Figueiredo M. Origin and antimeric distribution of brachial plexus nerves in Macaca mulatta (Zimmermann, 1780) (Primates: Cercopithecidae). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/11250003.2016.1258438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- C. A. Santos-Sousa
- Animal and Human Anatomy Department, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Animal and Human Anatomy Department, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Biomedical Institute, Morphology Department, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil
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- Animal and Human Anatomy Department, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Abstract
Hyperoxic acute lung injury (HALI) refers to the damage to the lungs secondary to exposure to elevated oxygen partial pressure. HALI has been a concern in clinical practice with the development of deep diving and the use of normobaric as well as hyperbaric oxygen in clinical practice. Although the pathogenesis of HALI has been extensively studied, the findings are still controversial. Nitric oxide (NO) is an intercellular messenger and has been considered as a signaling molecule involved in many physiological and pathological processes. Although the role of NO in the occurrence and development of pulmonary diseases including HALI has been extensively studied, the findings on the role of NO in HALI are conflicting. Moreover, inhalation of NO has been approved as a therapeutic strategy for several diseases. In this paper, we briefly summarize the role of NO in the pathogenesis of HALI and the therapeutic potential of inhaled NO in HALI.
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- Wen-Wu Liu
- Department of Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine, Secondary Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pathology, the First Hospital of Jining City, Jining, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, the First Hospital of Jining City, Jining, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine, Secondary Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine, Secondary Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine, Secondary Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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Yang Y, Yang JT, Fu G, Li XM, Qin BG, Hou Y, Qi J, Li P, Liu XL, Gu LQ. Functioning free gracilis transfer to reconstruct elbow flexion and quality of life in global brachial plexus injured patients. Sci Rep 2016; 6:22479. [PMID: 26935173 PMCID: PMC4776154 DOI: 10.1038/srep22479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2015] [Accepted: 02/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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In the study, the functional recovery and relative comprehensive quality of life of cases of global brachial plexus treated with free functioning muscle transfers were investigated. Patients who received functioning gracilis muscle transfer between August 1999 and October 2014 to reconstruct elbow flexion, wrist and fingers extension were recruited. The mean age of the patients was 26.36 (range, 16–42) years. The mean period of time from gracilis transfer to the last follow-up was 54.5 months (range, 12–185 months). Muscle power, active range of motion of the elbow flexion, wrist extension, and total active fingers extension were recorded. SDS, SAS and DASH questionnaires were given to estimate patients’ quality of life. 35.71% reported good elbow flexion and 50.00% reported excellent elbow flexion. The average ROM of the elbow flexion was 106.5° (range, 0–142°) and was 17.00° (range, 0–72°) for wrist extension. The average DASH score was 51.14 (range, 17.5–90.8). The prevalence of anxiety and depression were 42.86% and 45.24%. Thrombosis and bowstringing were the most common short and long-term complications. Based on these findings, free gracilis transfer using accessory nerve as donor nerve is a satisfactory treatment to reconstruct the elbow flexion and wrist extension in global-brachial-plexus-injured patients.
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- Yi Yang
- Department of Microsurgery and Orthopedic Trauma, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Microsurgery and Orthopedic Trauma, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Microsurgery and Orthopedic Trauma, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Microsurgery and Orthopedic Trauma, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.,Department of Orthopedic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471003, China
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- Department of Microsurgery and Orthopedic Trauma, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Microsurgery and Orthopedic Trauma, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Microsurgery and Orthopedic Trauma, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Microsurgery and Orthopedic Trauma, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Microsurgery and Orthopedic Trauma, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Microsurgery and Orthopedic Trauma, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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