Progress in the Role of Mechanical Stimulus in Cardiac Development / 中国医学科学院学报

Mechanical stimulus is critical to cardiovascular development during embryogenesis period.The mechanoreceptors of endocardial cells and cardiac myocytes may sense mechanical signals and initiate signal transduction that induce gene expression at a cellular level,and then translate molecular-level events into tissue-level deformations,thus guiding embryo development.This review summarizes the regulatory roles of mechanical signals in the early cardiac development including the formation of heart tube,looping,valve and septal morphogenesis,ventricular development and maturation.Further,we discuss the potential mechanical transduction mechanisms of platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule 1-vascular endothelial-cadherin-vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 complex,primary cilia,ion channels,and other mechanical sensors that affect some cardiac malformations.

Surgical traction machine for physical therapy controlled by single-chip microcomputer / 医疗卫生装备

This paper describes a kind of surgical traction machine for physical therapy, which adopts closed loop control mode and a single-chip microcomputer as the control unit. Input can be accomplished through the keyboard or mechanical sensor. Traction is fulfilled through an electromotor-driven mechanism. Inputted parameters and running status can be displayed simultaneously. Being convenient and reliable, the machine can be applied to treatments of cervical spondylosis and lumbar one.