Tourette syndrome is a chronic childhood-onset neuropsychiatric disorder,immune abnormality in Tourette syndrome may play a role in some susceptible children. Some researches suggest that bacterial infections produce antineuronal autoantibodies that can recognize and attack the central nervous system and cause dysfunction. And five criteria can be used experimentally to establish a pathogenic role for autoantibodies in neurologic disorders .

Epilepsy is one of the most chronic central nervous system diseases.Based on the studies in recent years,treatment of epilepsy has made great progresses.This review discusses several aspects,such as traditional antiepileptic drugs,new antiepileptic drugs,antagonists of glutamate receptor,gap junction blocker,and glycolysis inhibitor,to provide new ideas and methods for the treatment of epilepsy.

Myasthenia gravis is autoimmune diseases which mediated with acetylcholine receptor antibody.Based on the studies in rencent years,treatment of MG has made great progress.Thisreview will discuss several aspects,such as immune tolerance induced by dendritic cells,blocking monoclonal antibodies,hematopoietic stem cell transplantion,and provide new ideas and methods for the treatment of myasthenia gravis.

Objective To analyze the relationship between Tourette syndrome and mycoplasma pneumoniae.Methods Seventy Tourette syndrome children were selected as TS group, and seventy healthy children as control group, then throat swabs MP-DNA and plasma MP-IgM, MP-IgG were detected.TS group were divided into MP-DNA positive group (n =21) and MP-DNA negative group (n =21) according to result of throat swabs MP-DNA.TS group were given haloperidol orally, we noted down daily dose of haloperidol at weekend.On the basis of the haloperidol therapy, MP-DNA positive group were treated with azithromycin.Before and 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 weeks after treatnent, we assessed YGTSS of MP-DNA positive group and MP-DNA negative group.Results (1) MP-DNA positive rate of TS group and control group were 30％ and 0％ respectively, and the differences were significant (x2 =24.706, P =0.000);MP-IgM positive rate of TS group and control group were 27％ and 17％ respectively, and there was no significant difference between two groups (x2 =2.030, P =0.154);MP-IgG positive rate of TS group and control group were 80％ and 64％ respectively, and the differences were significant (x2 =4.301, P=0.038).(2) Before and after 1, 2 weeks of treatment, the score of YGTSS was 30.65 ±5.41, 12.14 ±5.93, 28.07 ±8.69, 29.63 ±2.99, 11.68 ±5.99, 25.80 ± 9.42 respectively in MP-DNA positive group and MP-DNA negative group, and there was no significant difference between two groups (P ＞ 0.05);After 4, 6 and 8 weeks of treatment, the score of YGTSS was 60.87 ±23.75, 71.93 ±13.08, 80.19±12.91, 46.94±18.76, 60.53 ±17.42, 71.08 ±14.22 respectively in MP-DNA positive group and MP-DNA negative group, and the differences were significant (P＜0.05);3.After 1, 2, 4 and 6 weeks of treatment, the daily dose of haloperidol was 0.43 ±0.12, 0.86±0.23, 1.71 ±0.46, 2.37 ±0.67, 0.44 ±0.11, 0.88 ±0.22, 1.76 ±0.44, 2.54 ±0.54 mg respectively in MP-DNA positive group and MP-DNA negative group, and there was no significant difference between two groups (P ＞ 0.05);After 8 weeks of treatment, the daily dose of haloperidol was 2.45 ± 0.75, 3.00±0.93mg, and the differences were significant (t=2.104, P=0.042).Conclusion Mycoplasma pneumoniae may play a role in the pathogenesis of Tourette syndrome, the pathogensis of Tourette syndrome been involed in immune reaction.

Objective To investigate the effect of emphysema and intermittent hypoxia (IH) on the hepatic oxidative stress and inflammatory injury in rats. Methods Sixty male Wistar rats were randomly assigned to 4 groups, control group (A), emphysema group (B), IH group (C) and emphysema+IH group (D). Group A was normally fed. Group B was exposed to smoke, 30 min per time, twice everyday. Group C was exposed to 5%O2 30 s/Air 90 s for 8 h/d. Group D was exposed to smoke twice, about 30 min each time, and exposed 5%O2 30 s/Air 90 s for 8 h/d. After continues exposure for 8 weeks, five rats in each group were randomly selected for arterial blood gas analysis. The tissue blocks of liver was obtained for pathologi-cal scoring and measurements of liver oxidative stress in the rest 10 rats of each group. HE staining was used to calculate the mean lining interval (MLI) and mean alveolar number (MAN). The hepatic inflammatory factor interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α), superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, catalase (CAT) activity and malondialdehyde (MDA) con-centration were measured in four groups. Results Characteristics of emphysema were found in group B and group D. The values of MLI were significantly higher in Group B and group D than those of group A and group C (P<0.05). The values of MAN were significantly lower in group B and group D than those of group A and group C (P<0.05). The levels of SOD and CAT were significantly lower in group B, group C and group D than those of group A (P<0.05). And the levels of SOD and CAT were significantly lower in group D than those of group B and group C (P<0.05). The values of liver MDA were signifi-cantly higher in group B, group C and group D than those of group A, and the values were significantly higher in group D than those of group B and group C (P<0.05). The liver histological scores and the levels of IL-6 and TNF-αwere signifi-cantly higher in group B, group C and group D than those of group A, and the values were significantly higher in group D than those of group B and group C (P<0.05). Conclusion Emphysema and IH have synergistic action in causing hepatic oxidative stress and inflammation.

Objective To explore the effect of intermittent hypoxia (IH) on RhoA/ROCK pathway in lung and on the muscularization in pulmonary vascular in rat model. Methods Wistar rats (n=40) were randomly divided into two groups:the normal oxygen control group (n=20) and the IH group ( n=20). For 4 weeks, rats in control group and IH group were ex?posed to intermittent normal oxygen (21%O2) or IH (5%-21%O2) respectively. Then, mRNA transcription and protein trans?lation levels of RhoA/ROCK were examined by Real-time PCR and Western blot. Expression of proliferation cell nuclear an?tigen (PCNA) andα-smooth muscle actin (SM-α-actin ) of lung and pulmonary artery were detected by immunohistochemis?try. Results RhoA mRNA transcription level(0.463 ± 0.067 vs 0.182 ± 0.040), ROCK mRNA transcription level(0.384 ± 0.062 vs 0.192 ± 0.052), RhoA protein expression level(0.827 ± 0.065 vs 0.424 ± 0.075)and ROCK protein expression level (0.488±0.088 vs 0.336±0.102)were higher in IH group than those in control group(P<0.05);Levels of PCNA in lung tissue [(54.67±1.80)%vs (9.14±0.91)%], PCNA in pulmonary artery [(49.40±1.21)%vs (8.38±1.13)%], SM-α-actin in lung tis?sue [(42.66±1.63)%vs (35.44±1.41)%] and SM-α-actin in pulmonary artery [(62.62±2.53)%vs (45.54±2.58)%] were also higher in IH group than those in control group(P<0.05). Conclusion Rho/ROCK pathway may play an important role in developing pulmonary hypertension (PH) associated with IH;and IH can promote the muscularization in pulmonary vascular to accelerate PH.

Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of aripiprazole treatment for co-morbid attention defi?ciency hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children with Tourette syndrome (TS). Methods Forty four TS children with co-morbid ADHD were randomly divided into aripiprazole group and haloperidol group. The aripiprazole group and halo?peridol group received aripiprazole and haloperidol treatment for 12 weeks, respectively. Yale global tic severity scale (YGTSS) and Conners parent symptom questionnaire (PSQ) were used to assess the tic and ADHD symptoms before, 2, 4, 8 and 12 weeks after treatment. Side effects were recorded weekly. Results Repeated measure ANOVA indicated that the main effects of groups was not significant to the YGTSS scores (P>0.05), but significant to the PSQ scores (P<0.05). After 12-week treatment, the YGTSS scores between two groups were not significantly different (P>0.05). The PSQ scores of aripiprazole group were significantly lower than that of haloperidol group. The adverse reactions of aripiprazole group were milder compared with the haloperidol group (P<0.05). Conclusions The present study demonstrates that aripipra?zole has the same efficacy in the treatment of tics as haloperidol, improves co-morbid ADHD symptoms, and its adverse reactions are much less compared with haloperidol.

Objective:To explore the associations of stress, coping strategies and quality of life in globus patients.Methods:A total of 180 patients diagnosed with globus were retrospectively analyzed between September 2018 to July 2020 in the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University.The questionnaire included baseline characteristics and assessment scales. Quality of life was measured by short-form health survey-36 (SF-36), which included physical composite score (PCS) and mental composite score (MCS). Perceived stress was measured by perceived stress scale 10 (PSS-10). The coping strategy was evaluated by medical coping modes questionnaire (MCMQ). We analyzed the relationship between baseline characteristics, stress, coping strategies, and quality of life, and the influential factors of quality of life.Results:PCS was affected by the number of previous chronic illness, age, stress, confrontation, and avoidance ( F=3.647, r=-0.263, -0.634, 0.249, -0.329, all P<0.05). MCS was related to monthly income, marital status, stress, confrontation, and resignation ( F=1.963, 5.764, r=-0.312, 0.384, -0.360, all P<0.05). Based on the data of multiple linear regression analysis, stress was negatively correlated with both PCS and MCS ( t=-3.883, -9.708, all P<0.01), confrontation was positively correlated with both PCS and MCS ( t=2.030, 2.798, P=0.044, 0.006), and resignation was negatively correlated with MCS ( t=-1.585, P=0.025). Besides, age was negatively correlated with PCS ( t=-2.736, P=0.007), and monthly income was positively correlated with MCS ( t=2.497, P=0.013). Conclusion:Aging, low income, over stress, resignation rather than confrontation as a coping style impair the quality of life in globus patients.

With the rapid development and expansion of the scale of the industry of Chinese materia medica,a large number of by-products in the process industrialization of Chinese materia medica have been produced,among which,the solid by-products of Chinese materia medica have been favoured by researchers due to the fact that they are rich in a large number of proteins,cellulose,hemicellulose,lignin,etc.,which can be used in the preparation of high value-added products.Therefore,the authors elaborated on the research on biochemical conversion,thermochemical conversion,resource oriented chemical components,preparation of biomass fuel,new composite materials and high-efficiency adsorbent of solid by-products in the process of industrialization of Chinese materia medica in recent years,aiming to provide theoretical basis for the comprehensive and high-value utilization of the solid by-products of Chinese materia medica and extension of the industrial chain.

BACKGROUND: The addition of growth factiors is commonly applied to improve the osteogenic differentiation of stem cells. However, for human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs), their complex differentiation processes result in the unknown effect at different stages. In this study, we focused on the widely used bone forming peptide-1 (BFP-1) and investigated the effect and mechanisms of its addition on the osteogenic induction of hPSCs as a function of the supplementation period. METHODS: Monolayer-cultured hPSCs were cultured in osteogenic induction medium for 28 days, and the effect of BFP-1 peptide addition at varying weeks was examined. After differentiation for varying days (0, 7, 14, 21 and 28), the differentiation efficiency was determined by RT–PCR, flow cytometry, immunofluorescence, and alizarin red staining assays. Moreover, the expression of marker genes related to germ layers and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) was investigated at day 7. RESULTS: Peptide treatment during the first week promoted the generation of mesoderm cells and mesenchymal-like cells from hiPSCs. Then, the upregulated expression of osteogenesis marker genes/proteins was detected in both hESCs and hiPSCs during subsequent inductions with BFP-1 peptide treatment. Fortunately, further experimental design confirmed that treating the BFP-1 peptide during 7–21 days showed even better performance for hESCs but was ineffective for hiPSCs. CONCLUSION The differentiation efficiency of cells could be improved by determining the optimal treatment period.Our study has great value in maximizing the differentiation of hPSCs by adding osteogenesis peptides based on the revealed mechanisms and promoting the application of hPSCs in bone tissue regeneration.