Objective To find the optimal perfusion temperature of focal hypothermia in rats with traumatic brain injury(TBI).Methods Modified Feeney's free-falling model was used in the study.Forty-nine male Sprague-Dawley(SD)rats were randomly divided into seven groups:TBI group,systemic hypothermia group,focal hypothermia groups(including 0℃,10℃,20℃ or 25℃ subgroups,respectively)and control group.The contents of total sodium,potassium and water of traumatic brain were measured,and pathological changes were examined in the seven groups.Results The damaged neurons were significantly fewer in focal hypothermia groups(including 10℃,20℃ or 25 ℃ subgroups,respectively)than those in systemic hypothermia group at 72 hours after TBI(P

Objective To explore the significance of surgical resection for the pineal region tumor,the extent of tumor resection,the surgical approaches and treatment measures of hydrocephalus.Methods Twentythree patients diagnosed of pineal region cancer were recruited for this study.Thirteen patients received ventriculo-peritoneal shunt(V-P),during which 7 cases received intraoperative end-plate colostomy.Two of the 13 cases received a second V-P procedure.Another 13 cases received operation by corpus callosum- septum-Dome Room-the third ventricle approach to remove the tumor; Eight cases underwent the tumor resection by suboccipital supratentorial approach (Poppen approach )and 2 cases underwent the tumor resection by the infratentorial cerebellar approach( Krause approach).Results Total tumor resection was performed in 11 cases,subtotal or major total resection in 8 cases and partial resection in 4 cases.Nine cases underwent postoperative radiotherapy alone,8 receiving radiotherapy plus chemotherapy,and 6 cases receiving neither radiotherapy nor chemotherapy.Two cases died during treatment.Conclusion Though it is not practicable to completely remove the germ cell tumor in patients with relatively large tumors,cerebrospinal fluid circulation pathways should be reestablished,including ventriculo-peritoneal shunt,colostomy from the end of the third ventricle to the end plate.If tumors are not too large,they would be easy to be removed.The effects on the surrounding brain tissue would not be much significant.If the connection of Ⅲ,V ventricles were normal,the patient may not need shunt or colostomy.Radiotherapy and chemotherapy can be given to this kind of patients after the surgery.To improve the efficacy,other types of tumors,expecially the benign tumors,should be totally removed.

Objective To compare the effects of standard decompressive craniectomy (DC) vs.combined cisternostomy on severe traumatic brain injury (STBI).Methods Seventy-two patients with severe brain injury were divided into standard decompressive craniectomy group (control group,n=34) and DC combined cisternostomy group (treatment group,n=38).The clinical parameters from pre-and post-surgery were compared between the two groups.Results There was no statistical difference in clinical data including gander,age,injury causes,GSC score,Helsinki CT score and operative opportunity between two groups before surgery (P＞0.05).The treatment group was inferior in the duration of decompression (2.8±0.4 h vs.2.5±0.3 h,P＜0.05) relative to control treatment group.However,treatment group were superior to control group in the mean time of admission in neuro-intensive care unit (5.54±3.09 d vs.7.24±2.74 d,P＜0.01),the cumulative time of intracranial pressure (ICP) more than 20 nmHg within seven days after surgery(23.2±4.4 h vs.56.8±8.3 h,P＜0.01),Helsinki CT scores at postoperative day (3(2,5) vs.5(2,9),P＜ 0.01)and Glasgow Outcome Scores (GOS) at 3 month after surgery (P＜0.01).Conclusion DC combined with cisternostomy for STBI is significantly better than standard decompressive craniectomy,which is worth further study by multicenter clinical trials.

Ginsenoside compound K (GCK), the main metabolite of protopanaxadiol constituents of Panax ginseng, easily produces alkali metal adduct ions during mass spectrometry particularly with lithium. Accordingly, we have developed a rapid and sensitive liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometric method for analysis of GCK in human plasma based on formation of a lithium adduct. The analyte and paclitaxel (internal standard) were extracted from 50 µL human plasma using methyl tert-butyl ether. Chromatographic separation was performed on a Phenomenex Gemini C18 column (50 mm×2.0 mm; 5 μm) using stepwise gradient elution with acetonitrile-water and 0.2 mmol/L lithium carbonate at a flow rate of 0.5 mL/min. Detection was performed in the positive ion mode using multiple reaction monitoring of the transitions at m/z 629→449 for the GCK-lithium adduct and m/z 860→292 for the adduct of paclitaxel. The assay was linear in the concentration range 1.00-1000 ng/mL (r (2)>0.9988) with intra- and inter-day precision of ±8.4% and accuracy in the range of -4.8% to 6.5%. Recovery, stability and matrix effects were all satisfactory. The method was successfully applied to a pharmacokinetic study involving administration of a single GCK 50 mg tablet to healthy Chinese volunteers.

【Objective】 To investigate the airway parameters of adult-onset eosinophilic asthma （EA） and analyze the correlation between airway remodeling and lung function by quantitative CT. 【Methods】 From March 2015 to November 2016， totally 94 subjects from the “FACT-Digital Lung” Multi-research Center were divided into three groups： 30 normal subjects， 33 EA patients and 31 non-eosinophilic asthma （NEA） patients. We measured and recorded the bronchial parameters of RB1， LB1+2， RB10， and LB10， and small airway disease parameters. The indicators for quantitative evaluation of bronchial parameters include lumen area （LA）， wall thickness （WT）， wall area （WA）， and wall area percentage （WA%）. The parameters for the quantitative assessment of small airway disease included the percentage of inspiratory voxels below -950HU （IN-950）， the mean lung density （MLDin）， and the whole volume of the lung in inspiration （Vin）. Pearson or Spearman rank correlation analysis was used to evaluate the correlation between these parameters and lung function. 【Results】 The differences in LA/BSA， WT/√BSA， and WA/BSA between the three groups were statistically significant （P<0.05）. FEV1% had a significant correlation with IN-950 and MLDin （P<0.01）. FEV1/FVC had a significant correlation with Vin， IN-950， and MLDin （P<0.01）. EOS counts were positively related to IN-950 （r=0.343， P=0.011）， while EOS had a negative correlation with FEV1% （r=－0.343， P=0.015）. 【Conclusion】 With the increase of eosinophils counts in peripheral blood， the airway's stenosis in asthma patients gradually increased， and the extent of airflow limitation steadily increased. The IN-950 may be a sensitive imaging biomarker for evaluating the small airway disease in adult-onset eosinophilic asthma patients.