AIM: To assess the impact of weaver gene on neuronal development,protein expression and vitality. METHODS: DNA encoding the wild-type and mutant ion channel was introduced into immortalized tyrosine hydroxylase-positive CNS-derived neurons named CAD(Cath.a-differentiated,a variant of Cath.a. Cath.a was established by targeted oncogenesis in transgenic mice) cells. DNA clone, immunostaining and Western blotting were used. Three different concentrations (0 25 mg/L, 0 5 mg/L, or 1 0 mg/L) of Girk2 and wv Girk2 expression plasmids were transfected into the CAD cells. The number of transfected cycling cells, protein synthesis and neurites growth were observed between two groups. RESULTS: The number of transfected cycling CAD cells with high concentration of wv Girk2 reduced to about 60%, compared to Girk2-transfected cells. Low concentration of wv Girk2 did not cause cell death but reduced the protein production of transfected genes. Neurite growth was also affected by wv Girk2. MK-801 and Kir2.3 altered the effect of wv Girk2. CONCLUSION: The results indicate that wv Girk2 functions as a blocker in weaver animals, which blockes the wv Girk2 channel to rescue the cells from death. Our data also suggest that the presence of channels and the level of wv Girk2 may have a significant impact on the fate of cells containing wv Girk2.

Objective To study the preoperative application value of the three-dimensional angiography in surgical strategy for the elderly patients with meningioma. Methods Forty-two elderly patients aged 60 years and over with meningioma were examined preoperatively with multi-slice spiral CT angiography(MSCTA) and (or) 3 dimensional contrast-enhancement MR angiography(3D CE-MRA)as simulation group.In three-dimensional post-processing workstation,the oppression and invasion degree of the intracranial important blood vessels,nervous running zone and sinus,as well as surgical risks were evaluated. 28 elderly patients without the above examination were as control group. The operation time, blood transfusions and postoperative complications were compared between the two groups. Results All 42 cases of simulation group completed reasonable surgical plan and approach.The incidence of postoperative complications were lower in simulation group than in control group (35.7％ vs.50.0％,P＞0.05),intra-operative blood transfusion were significantly decreased in simulation group as compared with control group [(5301.0± 150.6) ml vs.( 621.4±226.7)ml,t=2.01,P=0.049],operation time after three-dimensional simulation were reduced as compared with control group [(257.1 ±72.6) min vs.(307.5±88.2)min,t=2.61,P=0.011].Conclusions Application of three-dimensional angiography in elderly patients with meningioma to evaluate the operative risk may help make reasonable surgical strategy,thus reducing the surgical trauma and complications.

Objective To probe the value of multi-slice spiral CT angiography (MSCTA) in decreasing surgical trauma of the cranial base meningioma. Methods Thirty-two patients with cranial base meningioma were examined preoperatively with MSCTA to observe the shape and the relationship with the adjacent vessels and the skull base. Three-dimensional images were reconstructed to imitate the approach of operation and compared with surgical findings. Meanwhile, 22 patients withnot MSCTA were selected randomly as control group. The amount of blood transfusion and the occurrence rate of complications were compared between the two groups. Results MSCTA depiceted clear three dimensional images of the meningioma and the relationship with the adjacent vessels and the skull base, corresponded very well to the surgery. By imitating the operation, all patients were designed the incision size of bone appropriately, the vessels of peritumoral were kept off effectively and the risk of the embedded vascular were assessed accurately. The conventional surgical approach and method were changed in 9 patients, 4 formulated the planning of the sub-total resection and radiotherapy preoperatively. Compared with control group, the amount of blood transfusion reduced significantly (P<0.05) and postoperative complications decreased. Conclusion MSCTA can imitate the surgical operations in multi-angle and supply the vital information for choosing the proper surgical approach, thereby reducing surgical trauma and postoperative complications.

Objective To compare the therapeutic differences between stent-thrombectomy combined with urokinase thrombolysis and simple arterial urokinase thrombolysis in treating patients with acute cerebral infarction.Methods Arterial urokinase thrombolysis was carried out in 28 selected patients with acute cerebral infarction,admitted to our hospital in 2011 (urokinase group),while Solitaire AB stent-thrombectomy combined with arterial urokinase thrombolysis was carried out in 29 patients with acute cerebral infarction,admitted to our hospital in 2012 (combination group).Postoperative indices,including National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS),recanalization rate and intracranial hemorrhage incidence,were analyzed between the two groups.Results Recanaliztion rate of combination group was detailed as:middle cerebral artery in 20 patients,internal carotid artery in 3 patients,and vertebral-basilar artery in 4 patients,with a total recanalization rate of 93.1％.No postoperative hemorrhage was confirmed; two patients diagnosed as having internal carotid artery occlusion died.Recanaliztion rate of urokinase group was detailed as:middle cerebral artery in 15 patients,internal carotid artery in 3 patients,and vertebral-basilar artery in 0 patients,with a total recanalization rate of 64.2％; postopertive intracranial hemorrhage was noted in 5 patients and death in 8.For combination group,postoperative fourteen-day NIHSS scores decreased by 11.40±4.57 as compared with preoperative NIHSS scores; for urokinase group,postoperative fourteen-day NIHSS scores decreased by 11.40±4.57 as compared with preoperative NIHSS scores; significant differece was noted between the two groups (P＜0.05).Postoperative satisfactory rehabilitation (modified Rankin scale scores＜2) in combination group and urokinase group appeared in 20 and 17 patients,respectively,after 3 months of follow up.Conclusion The efficacy of stent-thrombectomy combined with arterial urokinase thrombolysis is superior to that of simple arterial urokinase thrombolysis in patients with acute cerebral infarction.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the value of high-resolution three dimensional contrast enhanced magnetic resonance venography (3D CE-MRV) in evaluating sinus meningiomas in the region of interest (ROI). METHODS: Twenty patients with sinus meningiomas underwent 3D CE-MRV with ROI preoperatively (including 9 patients postoperatively). We observed the changes of venous sinus adjacent the tumor. RESULTS: All patients received high-resolution image, the single acquisition time was about 11.4 s, and the voxel value was about 1.3 mm3. The images of 20 patients showed the change of the sinus clearly, 6 of which with integral sinus, 14 with sinus invaded at various degrees, including 5 with sinus occlusion and 9 with stenosis. CE-MRV also showed 4 patients with clear sinuses, 1 with narrow sinus, partial interruption, and 4 with sinus removed after the surgery. CONCLUSION Application of high-resolution 3D CE-MRV in ROI in sinus meningiomas may help obtain a series of high-resolution images in a short time, show the relationship between the tumor and venous sinus, display the degree of invasion of venous sinus clearly, provide information for the surgical treatment, and evaluate the change of sinus after the surgery.
Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Cranial Sinuses ; pathology ; Female ; Humans ; Image Enhancement ; methods ; Imaging, Three-Dimensional ; Magnetic Resonance Angiography ; methods ; Male ; Meningeal Neoplasms ; diagnosis ; Meningioma ; diagnosis ; Middle Aged ; Phlebography ; methods

Objective To analyse the effect of mobilization and collection's time of peripheral blood stem cells(PBSC) from 8 cases of healthy donors. Methods The 10 donors were studied by self-control design.The number of aphereses was two times every donors. Healthy donors received rhG-CSF according to two different PBSC collection starting time: group 1:PBSC collection was starts 2 hours(2 h) after the fourth day or the fifth day of rhG-CSF. group 2:PBSC collection was starts 4 hours(4 h) after the fourth day or the fifth day of rhG-CSF.(The first dose of rhG-CSF was given on day 1, considering day 0 as the day before starting mobilization). In this study we have compared with two groups of apheresis product. Results The MNC count was significantly higher for donors 4 h collection (groups 2) then 2 h. ( groups 1)(P