0\^05). Conclusion MMP\|2 and MMP\|9 may serve as indicators of invasion and malignant phenotype.Neither of them can represent the phenotype of metastasis,but both can represent that of matrix degradation.Moreover,MMP\|9 may play more important role in glioma invasion than does MMP\|2.

Objective To establish the xenotransplanted tumor model of Craniopharyngioma in chick chorioallan?toic membrane (CAM) and detect the angiogenesis ability, microvessel density (MVD) and cell proliferation of the xeno?graft. Method Craniopharyngioma tissues from surgical craniopharyngioma patients were transplanted on the CAM. An?giogenesis assay was performed and the MVD and PCNA were evaluated using immunohistochemistry following the trans?plantation. Results The tumor formation rate of adamantinomatous craniopharyngioma (ACP) and squamous papillary cra?niopharyngioma (SPCP) was 47.14% and 43.33%, respectively. There was no significant difference in tumor formation rate between ACP and SPCP(χ2=0.123,P=0.726). The CAM angiogenesis, MVD and expression of PCNA were higher in ACP than in SPCP. The expression of PCNA was positively correlated with MVD (Pearson r=0.639,P<0.001) and CAM assay score (Spearman r=0.490,P=0.001 ) in CP. Conclusion The model of human craniopharyngioma can be es?tablished in the CAM. The angiogenesis of the xenograft in the CAM can be evaluated and the craniopharyngioma xeno?graft of CAM possesses a new blood circulation and cell proliferation ability.

Objective To explore the relationship between immunohistochemistry of LN,FN,p53 and TIMES in human brain glioma(BG). Methods Transmission electronic microscope(TEM) and immunohistochemistry were used to investigate the morphological characteristics of micrangiums in BG and the expression of LN,FN,p53 in BG and intracranial metastatic tumors. Results 1.It was found that base laminas beneath endothelial cell with locally or extensively thickened were intact and continuous in BG.The increasing thickness of BM was consistent with the staining of LN and FN and related to p53 immunostaining.BM of p53-protein positive cases grew thicker than that of p53-protein negative ones.2.Micrangiums BM in all BG were positive for LN and FN.The more malignant the BG was,the stronger the LN and FN staining became and the thicker the blood vessel walls grew(P0.05).Conclusion One of the reasons that BMs in TIMES in BG thicken may be the over expression of LN and FN of brain micrangium endothelial cells.Also,the influence of p53 on TIMES is associated with the functional state of endothelial cells.Micrangiums endothelial cells may be play a role in regulating TIMES.

The character of the membrane of fiber can be simulated by nonpower RC network on condition that the offset of distance between the transmembrane potential of unmyelinated nerve fiber and the resting potential of nerve fiber cell is small enough. Thus, it is possible to found the successive cable equation with external stimulation under subthreshold linear state. So far, most scholars use time-domain analysis method. In this paper are reported the method of integral transform and the analytical expression of cable equation under the stimulation of point electrical source firstly. And at the same time, computer-aided simulation of transmembrane potential of nerve fiber and analysis of the possibility of activating action potential are presented.
Action Potentials ; physiology ; Computer Simulation ; Electric Stimulation ; Humans ; Membrane Potentials ; physiology ; Models, Neurological ; Nerve Fibers, Unmyelinated ; physiology

Objective To investigate the operation strategy of pediatric intracranial arachnoid cysts (IACs).Methods Surgical intervention was performed in 76 patients with pediatric IACs,admitted to our hospital from January 2003 to October 2013; cyst-peritoneal shunt was chosen in 40 patients and fistulation in 36 (including microscopic fistulation in 31 and endoscopic fistulation in 5).According to the changes of cyst volume and the relief of symptoms,the efficacy was evaluated,and the complications after operation,including the recent complications (within 2 months of operation) and long-term complications (longer than 2 months of surgery),were observed.Results The efficiency of cysts-peritoneal shunt was 80％ (32/40); the rate of recent complication for patients performed cysts-peritoneal shunt was approximately 17.5％ (7/40),including 3 of CSF leakage,3 of intracranial infection and 1 of wound infection; the rate of long-term complications was approximately 22.5％ (9/40),including 3 of shunt-dependency,2 of intracranial infection,2 of obstruction of the catheter,1 of off the catheter and 1 of skin channel infections.Meanwhile,the efficiency of fistulation was approximately 91.67％ (33/36); the rate of recent complication was approximately 8.33％ (3/36),including 1 of intracranial infection,2 of subdural hematoma; the rate of long-term complications was 0.Significant difference was noted in the surgical efficiency (x2=1.126,P=0.289) and the rate of recent complication (x2=0.707,P=0.401) between cyst-peritoneal shunt and fistulation; however,the rate of long-term complications in patients after cyst-peritoneal shunt insertion was significantly higher than that in patients after fistulation (x2=7.159,P=0.008).Conclusion Fistulation might be the preferred method for pediatric IACs,and shunt should be avoided.

Objective To summarize the clinical features of pediatric intracranial arachnoid cysts (IACs).Methods Retrospective analysis of clinical data of 488 patients with pediatric IACs,admitted to our hospital from January 2003 to September 2013,was performed; 342 males and 146 females (M∶F=2.34∶1,mean age=[5.61±3.25] years) were chosen.Results A total of 221 patients (45.29％) were discovered accidentally,while 267 patients (54.71％) existed clinical chief complaints,including123 (46.07％) can be found being responsible for.Atotalof364 patients (74.59％) were simple IACs,and 124 patients (25.41％) were combined with other congenital diseases.IACs located at the middle cranial fossa (n=355,72.75％),the posterior fossa (n=82,16.80％),the anterior cranial fossa (n=20,4.10％),the cerebralconvexity (n=12,2.46％),the suprasellarcistern (n=7,1.43％),the intracerebral ventricle (n=5,1.02％),the quadrigeminal cistern (n=5,1.02％),and the inter hemispheres (n=2,0.41％).Four hundred and forty-nine patients (92.01％) were single cyst,and 39 (7.99％) were multiple cysts.In aspect of the tension effects based on imaging,127 patients (26.02％) were positive,and 361 (73.98％) were negative.All 76 patients (15.57％) accepted surgical operation,and 412 (84.43％) adopted the conservative treatment.After 3-72 months follow-up (mean 32.43±8.92 months),the symptoms relieved and the volume of cysts reduced in operation cases in different degrees; while 407 patients (98.78％) were stable,3 (0.73％) worsened on clinical symptoms,and 2 (0.49％) were improved.Conclusions The clinical complaints of IACs in children are complex,but only part could be determined the responsibility relations between the clinical complaints and IACs.Some IACs could be accompanied with other congenital diseases.In the natural history of IACs,most cysts maintain the stable volume,and only a few ofIACs need operation intervention.

Objective To study the risk factors of the biochemical remission of pituitary tumor patients with acromegaly treated by the endoscopic endonasal surgery. Methods A retrospective analysis of clinical data was conducted on 61 cases acromegaly patients underwent endoscopic endonasal surgery between August 2013- November 2016.Endocrinology tests were performed in all patients,including the fasting/random GH(growth hormone,GH)level, Nadir GH during OGTT(oral glucose tolerance test, OGTT), and IGF-1(insulin-like growth factor-1,IGF-1). The clinical data included gender, age, preoperative GH value, preoperative IGF-1 value, tumor invasion of the inferface space of internal carotid artery(ICA),tumor surrounding angle of internal carotid artery(≥/<135°),Knosp grade, Hardy grade, and tumor volume. Univariate analysis and multivariate Logistic retrospective analysis were used to analyze the association between above-mentioned factors and the occurrence of biochemical remission. Results There were 52.5% (32/61)patients achieving biochemical remission.Univariate analysis showed significant differences between patients with and without biochemical remission in preoperative GH value, tumor surrounding angle of internal carotid artery(

Objective The aim of our study was to establish an endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgical training model, and to examine its application value. Methods The endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgical training models were made.After assessments,the models was used for endoscopic operation training for 8 neurosurgeons with no experiences of endoscopic operation. Results The available operating space of this model is similar to the actual operating space in endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery. The egg fixed on the model has many layers of structure, such as eggshell, shell membrane, egg white and egg yolk, which constituted a good practice object. All students indicated that they could benefit from the training using this model. The skill in grinding the eggshell [(1.07 ± 0.221)cm2/min vs.(1.45±0.27)cm2/min, P<0.001]was significantly improved and the chance for shell membrane rupture (8 vs. 2, P=0.007) was significantly reduced in the last-time practice compared with the first-time practice (P<0.001). Conclusion The endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgical training model is helpful for neurosurgeons to practice the basic operation of endoscopic surgery and to improve their surgical skills,and can be used repeatedly.It can be used in basic operation training before the training using cadaver cranium.

Objective To investigate the distance change of bilateral internal carotid artery in acromegalic patients. Methods Twenty patients with acromegaly were included in this study from August 2016 to March 2018 in Department of Neurosurgery of the First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University. There were 7 males and 13 females with an average age of 40.2±12.6 years (range from 21 to 62 years old). Forty sex and age matched patients with non-functional pituitary adenoma were selected as controls. The 3D printing software was used for reconstructing the internal carotid artery. Distances of the bilateral internal carotid arteries were measured on the reconstructed images. Results The maximum distance between bilateral siphon carotid ectasias (25.1±3.9 mm vs. 23.2±2.9 mm, P=0.041) and distance between bilateral lacerum segments (26.2 ±3.1 mm vs. 23.8 ±4.1 mm, P=0.022) were significantly longer in patients with acromegaly than in those without. Although the distance between bilateral cavernous segments (20.7 ±4.3 mm vs. 22.4 ±3.1 mm, P=0.076) tended to be shorter, the difference was not statistically significant. The distance between bilateral ophthalmic segments was not significantly different between the two groups (15.7±5.1 mm vs. 16.0±2.5 mm, P=0.783). Conclusion The distance of bilateral internal carotid artery of acromegalic patients is different from that of patients with non-functional pituitary adenomas. Patients with acromegaly have significantly longer distance between bilateral siphon carotid ectasias and distance between bilateral lacerum segments compared with the patients with non- functional pituitary adenomas.

Objective:To investigate the effect of hyperbaric oxygen preconditioning on attention network functioning after chemotherapy.Methods:A total of 68 patients scheduled to receive chemotherapy were randomly divided into a hyperbaric oxygen preconditioning group (HBOPC, n=22), a hyperbaric oxygen sensitizing chemotherapy group (HBOSC, n=26), and a control group ( n=20). After 6 cycles of chemotherapy, the attention network test was administered to the patients in all three groups. Results:After the treatment, the average alerting efficiencies of the HBOPC and HBOSC groups were significantly higher than that of the control group. Their executive control was also significantly better. There were also significant differences in executive control between that the HBOPC and HBOSC groups, with the HBOPC group performed better. The post-treatment total reaction times of both the HBOPC and HBOSC groups were significantly shorter than that of the control group. That of the HBOPC group was significantly shorter than the HBOSC group′s total.Conclusions:Hyperbaric oxygen therapy can effectively reduce network function damage in terms of alerting and executive control. HBOPC protects executive control better than HBOSC.