Objective To discuss the surgical method of resection of petroclival tumors used temporal base transtentorial approach.Methods Analyzed 26 cases of petroclival tumors.All of them were surgically treated under intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring by temporal base transtentorial approach.Firstly the supratentorial part of tumors were resected by pieces,and then the tentorium was cut open,in order to resect residue of the subtentorial part of tumors.This surgical maneuver was applied to reduce the retraction to surrounding vessels,nerves and brain stem,as well to protect important structures and to finally achieve radical removal of the tumors.The efficacy and complications were observed.Results Among 26 cases,19 cases (73.1％,19/26) achieved total removal,5 cases (19.2 ％,5/26) achieved subtotal removal and 2 cases (7.7％,2/26) achieved great partial removal.There was no surgery-related death.Eleven cases suffered from partial neurological deficit.All cases were followed up for 3 months to 4 years,3 cases underwent complete recovery,4 cases underwent partial recovery,and 4 cases underwent permanent deficit.Conclusions Using temporal base transtentorial approach to resect petroclival tumors is convenient,applicable,safe and with minimal injury and with high proportionality of total resection.Under intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring,this approach may be an ideal choice for surgical treatment of these tumors.

Purpose To investigate the diagnostic value of high-resolution CT reconstruction techniques on the same slice in hypertrophy of transverse process of the fifth lumbar vertebra (HTPL5V), and to provide a basis for clinical diagnosis and treatment. Materials and Methods Twenty-two cases of clinically diagnosed HTPL5V and 20 normal adults were examined with GE LightSpeed 16-slice spiral CT (36 cases) and Philips iCT 256-slice (6 cases). L5 transverse process and the fifth lumber nerve were reconstructed and observed on the workstations. Results In 22 cases of HTPL5V, there were 26 pseudarthrosis formation and 2 sides with L5 transverse process touching the sacral ala. In 28 sides the iffth lumber nerve traveled through false foramina of the HTPL5V including 6 cases of bilateral compression and 16 cases of unilateral compression. In 21 cases, the nerve was compressed by hyperosteogeny on 27 sides (96.4%) and 1 side due to stenosis (3.6%). On 25 sides (89.3%) the compressed nerves were curved in shaper. There was bulging and/or herniated lumbar disc on 9 sides in 7 cases (32.1%). Conclusion High-resolution CT reconstruction techniques can demonstrate the iffth lumbar nerve of HTPL5V and provide evidence for clinical diagnosis and treatment.

AIM: To explore whether exogenous hydrogen sulfide (H2S) depresses high glucose (HG)-in-duced injury by modulating the Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription ( JAK/STAT) pathway in hu-man umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs).METHODS:The protein levels of JAK2, STAT3 and cleaved caspase-3 were determined by Western blot.The cell viability was measured by CCK-8 assay.Mitochondrial membrane potential ( MMP) was detected by rhodamine 123 staining followed by photofluorography.The intracellular level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) was analyzed by DCFH-DA staining followed by photofluorography.The activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) was also measured.RESULTS:Pretreatment of the HUVECs with 400 μmol/L NaHS (a donor of H2S) for 30 min prior to exposure to 40 mmol/L glucose ( HG) markedly attenuated HG-induced upregulation of the phosphorylation of JAK2 and STAT3.Pretreatment with 400μmol/L NaHS for 30 min or with 20μmol/L AG490 (inhibitor of the JAK/STAT pathway) for 30 min attenuated the injury of HUVECs induced by HG, as indicated by the increases in cell viability and SOD activity, and decreases in the protein level of cleaved caspase-3, ROS generation and dissipation of MMP.CONCLU-SION:Exogenous H2 S protects HUVECs against HG-induced injury by inhibiting JAK/STAT pathway.

Objective To develop and evaluate an up-converting phosphor technology-based lateral flow assay ( UPT-LF) for detection of aflatoxin M1(AFM1) in milk powder and milk.Methods AFM1-UPT-LF was established with up-converting phosphor ( UCP) nano-particles as the bio-label of competitive mode based LF assay .Sensitivity, quantitative ability and precision were evaluated using simulated AFM 1-postive samples with serial standard concentrations .The qualita-tive and quantitative detection performance of AFM 1-UPT-LF was evaluated with reference to liquid chromatography-mass spectrography ( LC-MS) to detect samples of milk powder and milk simultaneously .Results AFM1-UPT-LF could conduct qualitative and quantitative detection without sample pretreatment within 20 min.The detection limit of AFM1-UPT-LF reached 0.1 μg/kg in milk powder and 0.3 μg/L in milk.There was good linearity ranging from 0.1 to 0.7 μg/kg and 0.3 to 0.7 μg/L for milk powder and milk, respectively.The sensitivity, specificity and receiver operating characteristic ( ROC) area under the curve ( AUC) of AFM1-UPT-LF for qualitative result could meet the need of national standards for AFM1 limit in dairy products.After statistical analysis, there was no significant difference (milk powder: t=0.66, P>0.05;milk:t=1.01, P>0.05) between AFM1-UPT-LF and LC-MS for quantitative detection .Conclusion The good qualitative and quantitative detection performance of AFM 1-UPT-LF for milk powder and milk makes possible on-site rapid detection of AFM1 in dairy products quantitatively .

Background The incidence and progression of glaucomatous optic neuropathy is related to a disturbance of the retrobulbar hemodynamics.Compound anisodine is clinically applied for the treatment of ischemic ocular diseases.Objective To evaluate the effects of compound anisodine injection on the ocular blood flow of glaucoma patients.Methods Twenty-one patients with primary glaucoma were divided into the treatment group and the control group.The eyes of each patient in the treatment group were selected further into the treatment eye group (11 eyes with greater mean deviation [MD]) or the opposite eye group(11 eyes with lesser MD).One of the eyes of each patient in the control group with MD value were selected as control eyes (10 eyes).The treatment eye group received compound anisodine on the para-superficial temporal artery via subcutaneous injection once a day for 2 treatment periods (each period equals 14 days,with 7 days intermittent between periods,totally 35 days) in addition to routine treatment.The retrobulbar blood flow,optic disc data,refraction error,visual field and intraocular pressure were measured in 3 time points:Before treatment period (baseline test),one day after treatment period (the 1st postreatment test) and 35 days after treatment period (the 2nd posttreatment test).Results Compared with the control group,the peak systolic velocity (PSV) and end diastolic velocity (EDV) of short posterior ciliary artery (SPCA) of the treatment eye group were relatively increased significantly in the 1st posttreatment test (P =0.017,0.028),the PSV of SPCA of the opposite eye group was relatively increased significantly in the 1 st posttreatment test (P =0.049),the EDV of central retinal artery (CRA) of the opposite eye group was relatively increased significantly in the 2nd posttreatment test (P =0.035).In contrast to the treatment eye group,the inferior quadrant RNFL thickness of the optic disc decreased significantly in the 2nd posttreatment test in the control group (P =0.009),the 6 o'clock RNFL thicknesses of the optic disc decreased significantly in the 1 st posttreatment test in the control group (P =0.014),and the 6 o'clock and 7 o'clock RNFL thicknesses of the optic disc decreased significantly in the 2nd posttreatment test in the control group (P =0.029,0.011).Conclusions The application of compound anisodine for the treatment of primary glaucoma relatively increases the PSV and EDV of SPCA.

Objective To investigate prevalence and epidemiologic features of Saffold virus (SAFV) in hospitalized children with acute respiratory infection or digestive tract infection Tianjin area. Methods Nasopharyngeal aspirates from children with acute respiratory infection and fecal samples from children with digestive tract infection in Tianjin Children ’s Hospital were collected from January 2013 to December 2013. Viral nucleic acid was extracted, and SAFV infection was determined by using real-time quantitative PCR. Positive PCR products were sequenced. The sequencing results were aligned with known gene sequences of SAFV sequences in GenBank. The positive viral infection rate of nasopharyngeal aspirates and fecal samples, viral positive constituent ratio and positive detection rate in different age groups, seasonal distribution of SAFV infection were calculated. Other common respiratory tract or digestive tract viruses were also detected. Results Fourty-three (11.9%) nasopharyngeal aspirates from children with acute respiratory infection tested positive for SAFV. There was no significant difference between male and female infected children (aged between 6 d and 12 years old). The 79%(34/43) of the patients with SAFV infection aged under 1 year old. The infection most occurred in summer and winter. The 63 (16.4%) fecal samples from children with digestive tract infection tested positive for SAFV. There was significant difference between male and female infected children (aged between 5 h and 11 years old). SAFV infection was found to be year round. There was no significant difference in different age groups of nasopharyngeal aspirates and fecal samples. The mixed infection rate with SAFV and other respiratory tract or digestive tract viruses were 7.0%(3/43)and 12.7%(8/63), respectively. Conclusion Infection of SAFV had occurred in children with acute respiratory infection or digestive tract infection in Tianjin. SAFV has high detection rate in these children and is more common in children
aged under 1 year old. The data suggest that some of acute respiratory infection or digestive tract infections in pediatric patients are related to SAFV. The Clinical doctors should pay attention to them .

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Objective To explore the changes of neutrophil elastase (NE) and surfactant protein A (SP-A) in acute lung injury(ALI) rats,and the effect of antioxidant. Methods Sixty healthy mature Wister rats were divided into 2 groups, the control group and treatment group. The rats in two groups all received peritoneal injection of E. coli to establish the ALI animal model. 30 minutes after injection of E. coli,the rats in treatment group were injected reduced glutathione from vena caudalis. The levels of NE in blood and expressions of SP-A in lung tissue were detected at 3,6 and 12 hours after injection of E. coli. Results ALI symptom appeared 3 hours after injection of E. coli in the control group, obvious after 6 hours, the rats vomi-ted pink secretion after 12 hours. Lung edema and bleeding were found by pathologic examination. No obvious symptom was found in treatment group after 3 hours, slight tachypnea after 6 hours, slight edema in pulmonary tissue after 12 hours. After administration of reduced glutathione,levels of NE at 3,6 and 12 hours in the treatment group were lower than those in the control group,and indicated statistical significance in 6 and 12 hours(P <0. 05) ;Levels of SP-A in 3,6 and 12 hours in the treatment group were higher than those in the control group, and indicated statistical significance in 3,6 and 12 hours (P < 0. 05). Conclusion Dysfunction of pulmonary surfactant is secondary in ALI, degradation of SP-A is the one of reasons, the application of reduced glutathione as antioxidant, could effectively suppress NE to decompose basosexine elastin of cells and destroy surface active protein, has protective effect on ALI.

Objective To evaluate the changes in the expression of hippocampal long non-coding RNAs ( lncRNAs) and bioinformatics analysis in mice with perioperative neurocognitive disorders ( PND) . Methods Thirty clean-grade male C57BL∕6 mice, aged 12-14 weeks, weighing 25-30 g, were divided into 2 groups (n=15 each) according to the random number table method: control group (group C) and PND group. The model of PND was established by performing open tibial fracture with intramedullary fixa-tion under isoflurane anesthesia in anesthetized mice. The Morris water maze test, open field test and fear conditioning test were performed at 1, 3 and 7 days postoperatively. The animals were sacrificed after the end of behavioral testing on 3 days after operation, the hippocampus was obtained, the high-throughput gene sequencing was performed to identify the differentially expressed lncRNAs, and Gene Ontology func-tional analysis and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes signaling pathway analysis were used to ana-lyze the results. Results Compared with group C, the escape latency was significantly prolonged, and the percentage of time spend in the target quadrant and percentage of freezing time in the fear conditioning test were decreased at different time points after operation in group PND ( P<0. 05) . A total of 121 differential-ly expressed lncRNAs were identified, of which 69 were up-regulated and 52 were down-regulated. The Gene Ontology functional analysis showed that there were differences in various biological processes, such as synaptic transmission, cholinergic neurotransmitters, or adiponectin secretion and regulation. The KEGG signaling pathway analysis showed that there were also differences in cholinergic synapses, MAPK signaling pathway, glucagon signaling pathway, TNF signaling pathway, NOD-like receptors, Toll-like re-ceptors, chemokine signaling pathway and etc. Conclusion There are 121 differentially expressed lncR-NAs in the hippocampus of PND mice, and lncRNAs- and the target gene-related inflammatory responses, synaptic transmission, energy metabolism and etc. may be related to the pathogenesis of PND.

Objective To study the characteristics of the sciatic nerve injuries inflicted by highvelocity triangle fragments in swine.Methods According to the injury position,14 swines weighing (34.29±5.2)kg were divided into two groups.All swines were shot by 0.37 g triangle fragments at (773.1±12.4)m/s aimed at the midpoint of the lateral body surface projection of the right sciatic nerve in Group A(n=7)and at 2 cm aside from sciatic nerve in Group B(n=7).The entrance,exit and length of wound tract,distance between nerve and wound tract were detected,and the pathology of sciatic nerve and wound tract at 48 hours after injury were observed under light microscope and electron microscope.Results The course of the fragments was deviated to different extent.Six sciatic nerves were in primary wound tract,four of which were lacerated and ruptured at different degrees.The light microscope showed pathological changes including severe hemorrhage and edema,leukocytic infiltration,neurotmesis,axonotmesis and light myelin coloration;while electron microscope showed severe degeneration of myelin sheath and neuraxon distortion.Six nerves(one in Group A and five in Group B)were in the concussion zone,with the distance between sciatic nerve and primary wound tract for(2.07±0.45)cm.Hyporrhea and hyperemia under perilemma and perineurium,partial nerve fiber disrupt and axonotmesis were observed by light microscope and partly myelin sheath delamination by electron microscope.Two nerves (one in Group A and another in Group B)were in the contusion zone,with moderate pathological changes.Conclusions The track of high velocity triangle fragments is unstable in the tissues.High disrupt rate,severe and wide extent lesion,early Wallerian degeneration are the main characteristics of direct injuries of swine's sciatic nerves.Indirect injuries can induce pathologic changes too,for which the lesion severity is related to the distance between nerves and primary wound tract.