简介:EfficientactivationofTlymphocytesthroughTcellreceptor(TCR)dependsontwosignals.Thefirstsignal(signalone)isderivedfromTCRinteractingwiththeMHC/antigenicpeptidecomplex,whichconfersantigenicspecificitytotheimmuneresponse.Thesecondsignal(signaltwo)isprovidedbytheengagementofTcellsurfacereceptorswiththeirspecificligandsonantigenpresentingcell(APC)[1].Asthereisgrowingevidenceforbidirectionalcommunicationsandsocalled“reversesignaling”fortraditionallydefinedligands,thedistinctionbetweenreceptorsandligandsbecomeslessclear.Thesepairsofmoleculesshouldbeviewedascosignalingmoleculesfunctioningincellswhichwouldexpresseitherthereceptorsortheligands.
简介:ObjectiveTinnitusandhyperacusisaresubjectivesymptomswhichcanbereportedbypeopleofanyage.Althoughtinnitusandhyperacusiscanhaveanegativeeffectonchilddevelopment,thesesymptomsarecommonlyoverlookedbytheirparentsandclinicians.Inthispaper,wereviewclinicalreportsontinnitusandhyperacusisinchildrenandbasicscientificstudiesonthesedisordersinordertoprovideupdatesofthesedisordersinthepediatricpopulation.Recentstudieshavefoundthattinnitusandhyperacusisarenotuncommoninchildren,especiallyinthosewithconductiveandsensorineuralhearingloss.Theparentsandcliniciansshouldpayattentionwhenchildrenshowabnormalbehaviorsandespeciallywhentheydevelophearingloss.Sincethereisnoobjectivemeasurementfortinnitusandhyperacusis,thediagnosisinchildrencanbechallenging.TinnitusandhyperacusisarealsocommoninWilliamssyndromeandautismbutthemechanismsarestillnotclear.Highdosesofsalicylateandnoiseexposurecaninducetinnitus.Animalstudieshavedeterminedlackofinhibitionintheauditorycortexandtheinferiorcolliculusmaybecriticalfortinnitusandhyperacusisgeneration.Thenon-classicauditorysystemmayalsobeinvolvedintheawarenessandtoleranceoftinnitusandhyperacusis.