Objective To investigate the effect of B7 Homology 3(B7H3)on brain damage of S .Pneumococcal(SP)meningitis . Methods SP meningitis was established by intracerebral ventricular injection of SP suspension on wild-type BALB/C mice .48 mice were divided into 4 groups and received following injections :NS(CON group) ,recombinant murine B7H3alone(B7H3 group) ,SP group ,SP+B7H3 group .At 18 ,48 ,72 h post infection ,mice were conducted neurobehavior score ,then they were anesthetized and killed by cervical vertebra dislocation ,brains were collected .The mRNA expressions of NSE and S100b were detected by real-time PCR .Results Compared with CON group ,the scores of recombinant murine B7H3 group had no significant change at 18 ,48 ,72 h after infection of SP(P>0 .05);at different time points the scores of SP group were decreased significantly than the CON group (P<0 .05);scores of SP+B7H3 group decreased furtherly than SP group(P<0 .05) .The relative expressions of NSE ,S100b mR-NA in brain tissue homogenate :for the NSE ,S100b mRNA relative expressions ,there was no significant difference between B7H3 and CON group at 18 ,48 ,72 h post SP injection(P>0 .05) .At 18h ,48h ,72h ,post infection mRNA expressions of NSE ,S100b in SP group increased compared with CON group(P<0 .05);the mRNA expressions of NSE ,S100b increased furtherly in SP+B7H3 group compared with SP group(P<0 .05) .Conclusion B7H3 upregulates the mRNA expressions of NSE and S100b ,and promotes the progress of SP meningitis in mice .

Using cyproheptadine ( CYP) as template molecule, methacrylic acid ( MAA) as monomer, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) as cross-linker, molecularly imprinted polymers (MIP) with high selectivity to cyproheptadine (CYP) were prepared by the optimization of porogen, monomer, and the mole ratio of monomer to template. The specific surface area of the prepared polymers was 24. 9 m2 / g. The recovery of CYP was above 94. 0% when the following procedure was applied to the cartridge of MIP as adsorptive material: conditioning with methanol and water, loading with water, washing with water and methanol, and eluting with methanol-ammonia (95: 5, V/ V). As a control, the recovery of CYP on non-imprinted polymers cartridge (NISPE) was only 38. 9% . The binding capacity of the molecularly imprinted solid phase extraction (MISPE) towards CYP found to be about 8. 8 mg of CYP/ g polymers and the imprinting factor (IF) was about 2. 32. Under optimal conditions, a mixed standard solution of CYP, amitriptyline, sulfadiazine and trimethoprim (10 mg / L each) was uploaded on the MISPE and NISPE for selectivity experiment. The gradient elution was used by using 0. 05% sodium pentanesulfonate solution (A)-acetintrile (B) as a mobile phase. The recoveries on the MISPE for sulfadiazine and trimethoprim (different structure with CYP) were less than 10% , however, the recovery for the similar structural amitriptyline was more than 70% , and the recovery more than 90% for CYP. All the recoveries on the NISPE for four analytes were less than 30% . This new MISPE cartridge was applied to extract and enrich CYP in livestock drinking water sample, and the recoveries of CYP ranged from 80. 5% -97. 7% , and the limit of detection (LOD) was 0. 01 mg / L.

Objective To investigate the treatment strategy of operation in torcular herophili meningiomas.Methods Retrospectively analyzed the treatment strategy of operation and follow-up data of 16 cases torcular herophili meningiomas patients.Results Grade Ⅰ resection was 9 cases,grade Ⅱ resection was 5 cases,grade Ⅳ resection was 2 cases.One patient appeared transverse thrombosis in postoperative.Followed up for 26-61 months,all patients had no recurrence.Conclusion By detailed preoperative evaluation,selection of appropriate operative approach,reasonable treatment of venous sinus adhesion tumor,supplemented by the necessary radiotherapy,can reduce the risk of operation and recurrence rate to torcular herophili meningiomas.

Objective To investigate the gene mutations of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)‐1 drug resistance among anti‐retrovirus (ARV ) treated‐naive men who have sex with men (MSM ) in Shanghai to provide evidence‐based data for optimized treatment .Methods All 669 treatment‐nave cases of HIV‐1 infection identified among MSM in 2013 were recruited and their plasma was collected .RNA was extracted and amplified by nest reverse transcription‐polymerase chain reaction ,and DNA was sequenced and then phylogenetically analyzed .Finally ,subtypes were identified and drug resistance was analyzed in comparison with International HIV Drug Resistance Database .Results The pol gene fragments of 645 cases were obtained .Primary drug‐resistance rate was 2 .48% (16/645) ,including mutations conferring resistance to protease inhibitor (PI) (0 .31% ,2/645) ,nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTI) (0 .16% ,1/645) ,non‐nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTI) (1 .70% ,11/645) and both NRTI and NNRTI (0 .31% ,2/645) ,respectively .Mutations conferring resistance to CRF01_AE were 12 cases (2 .99% ) ,while mutations conferring resistance to CRF07_BC and CRF_01B were 0 .61%(1/163) and 4 .65% (2/43 ) including 1 case of CRF52_01B and unidentified CRF_01B , respectively . Resistance to NNRTI in B subtype were 2 .70% (1/37) .Conclusion The prevalence of HIV‐1 drug resistance‐associated mutations among MSM in Shanghai ,2013 is still low ,but resistance to NNRTI is relatively high .CRF01_AE is the major subtype of drug resistance .It is necessary to strengthen the HIV drug resistance surveillance in MSM group in Shanghai .

ObjectiveTo investigate the clinical features and prognosis of children with rotavirus gastroenteritis and convulsion.MethodsClinical data of children with rotavirus gastroenteritis hospitalized from January 2010 to December 2013 were retrospectively analyzed. Subjects were divided into the seizure group and no seizure group according to the presence of seizure in the course and compared between the two groups.ResultsThere were no signiifcant differences in sex, age, and the average duration of hospitalization between two groups (allP>0.05). The family history, history of seizures, the levels of serum sodium, calcium, lactate, standard bicarbonate concentration (SB), actual bicarbonate concentration (AB), carbon dioxide content (TCO2) and pH were statistically signiifcant between two groups (allP>0.05). During the follow-up period (outpatient telephone follow-up), the recurrence of seizure in two groups was signiifcant different (P<0.05) and only one (0.54%) child in seizure group developed epilepsy.ConclusionThis study showed that rotavirus gastroenteritis with convulsion is a benign clinical course.

Objectives To explore the effect of exogenous erythropoietin (EPO) on the expression of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) in hippocampal CA1 region and 5- bromide -2- uracil (BrdU) in hippocampal DG region in neonatal Wistar rats with hypoxic-ischemic brain damage (HIBD). Methods Forty-eight Wistar rats aged 7 days were randomly divided into HIBD model group and EPO experimental group, and another 24 rats as sham operated group. The HIBD model was established by ligating the right common carotid artery and inhaling hypoxia gas mixture (8％ O2 and 92％ N2) for 2 h. The expression of GFAP in hippocampal CA1 region and the number of BrdU positive cells in the hippocampus were detected by immunohistochemical method on at 14 d, 21 d, and 28 d after operation and compared among three groups. Results On 14 d and 21 d after operation, the expression of GFAP in CA1 region and the number of BrdU positive cells were statistically different among three groups (P<0.01) with EPO experimental group having the highest, HIBD model group having the second highest and sham operation group having the lowest in both, . On 28 d after operation, there was no difference in the expression of GFAP and the number of BrdU positive cells in the DG among three groups (P>0.05). At different time point (14 d, 21 d, 28 d) in every group, the expression of GFAP in CA1 region and the number of BrdU positive cells in DG region were all statistically different (P<0.01), all with the highest on 14 d after operation, second highest on 21 d, and the lowest on 28 d. Conclusions Early administration of exogenous EPO can promote the expression of GFAP in hippocampal CA1 region and increase the number of BrdU positive cells in DG region, which indicates that EPO can promote the proliferation and regeneration of damaged neurons. EPO had neuroprotective effect on neonatal rats with hypoxic-ischemic brain damage.

OBJECTIVETo carry out genetic testing for a family affected with pulmonary hypertension (PH) as the initial sign of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT).

METHODSHigh throughput sequencing was performed to detect potential mutation in the coding regions of endoglin (ENG), activin receptor-like kinase 1 (ACVRL1) and mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 4 (SMAD4) genes.

RESULTSA pathogenic heterozygous c.814C>T (p.Gln272Ter) mutation of the ACVRL1 gene was identified in the proband. Her mother and two sons have carried the same mutation.

CONCLUSIONThe c.814C>T (p.Gln272Ter) mutation of the ACVRL1 gene probably underlies the disease in this family. Genetic testing should be recommended to HHT patient, in particular those with pulmonary hypertension.

Activin Receptors, Type II ; genetics ; Child ; Endoglin ; genetics ; Female ; Genetic Testing ; High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing ; Humans ; Hypertension, Pulmonary ; etiology ; genetics ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Mutation ; Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic ; complications

Objective To study the protective effect of recombinant human erythropoietin (EPO) on brain and to explore the changes in the diversity of intestinal microbial flora in neonatal rats with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) by establishing a neonatal rat model of HIE, and to provide an experimental basis for clinical application of EPO in the treatment of neonatal HIE. Methods The HIE model was established in 7-day-old neonatal SD rats. The rats were randomly divided into the HIE model group, EPO-treated group and control group. The changes of nestin expression were detected by immunohistochemistry. Feces of the rats were collected to detect the changes in intestinal microbial flora by 16s rRNA sequencing. Results The expressions of nestin at the same time point in each group were significantly different (P ＜0. 05). The nestin level in the control group was the lowest, that in the EPO-treated group was the highest, and the HIE model group in between. The Shannon-Wiener index of the HIE model group showed a tendency to decrease compared with the control group. Conclusions Exogenous EPO can promote the growth of neural cells in neonatal rats with HIE, indicating a certain protective effect. Meanwhile, the diversity of intestinal microbial flora of the HIE neonatal rats is also changed.

Objective:To explore the clinical charecteristics, imaging features, therapy and prognosis of stroke in children, and provide help for clinical treatment.Methods:The clinical data of 49 children with stroke were collectedand retrospectively analyzed in the Children′s Hospital of Soochow University from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019.Results:A mong the 49 children with stroke, 35 were male and 14 were female, aged 1-178 (65.69 ± 55.22) months; the specific etiologies were cerebrovascular malformation, craniocerebral trauma, tumor, vitamin K deficiencies, infectious diseases, rheumatic immune diseases, hemophilia and congenital heart disease. The first symptoms of stroke were disturbance of consciousness, hemiplegia, convulsions, vomiting and headache. The arterial ischemic stroke (18 cases) were mainly caused by craniocerebral trauma and cerebrovascular malformation. The hemorrhagic stroke (31 cases) were mainly caused by arteriovenous malformation, vitamin K deficiency and tumor. The surgical rate in the arterial stroke group was significantly lower than that in the hemorrhagic stroke group.Conclusions:Traumatic cerebral infarction and intracranial arteriovenous malformation are the main causes of arterial ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke in children. Early diagnosis and treatment can significantly improve prognosis.