Objective To explore the expression of myelin transcription factor 1 (MyT1) and its significance in the brain of epileptic rats induced by lithium chloride-pilocarpine. Methods Models of epilepsy of SD rats were established by intraperitoneal injection with lithium chloride and pilocarpine. MyT1-positive cells in the cortex and hippocampal field CA 1 of epileptic rats were determined by immunofluorescence histochemistry.Results Compared with the control group, the number of MyT1-positive cells within the cortex and hippocampal field CA 1 of epileptic rats decreased significantly at 1 day after seizure ( P

Objective To investigate the protective effect of topiramate(TPM) on neuronal apoptosis in rats with acute seizures.Methods We treated the PTZ-induced seizure rats with TPM at 80mg/(kg?d)(high-dose group) and 40mg/(kg?d)(middle-dose group) or physiological saline(control group) for 2 weeks.Neuronal apoptosis in CA_1 and CA_3 regions in hippocampus was identified by terminal deoxynucletidyl transferase-mediated dUTP-biotin in situ nick end labeling(TUNEL) assay.Results Two weeks following seizures,TUNEL-positive neurons were detected in CA_1 and CA_3 regions each group.The numbers of TUNEL-positive neurons in CA_1 and CA_3 of control group were(35.83?)4.58 and(36.83?)3.83,(23.50?)2.81 and(25.50?)3.72 of high-dose TPM group,(31.52?)3.43 and(32.35?)4.69 of middle-dose TPM group.There was a very significant difference between high-dose TPM group and control group(all(P)0.05).Conclusion High dose administration of TPM after experimental status epilepticus may attenuate seizure-induced hippocampal neuronal injury.

Objective To evaluate the relationship of intraerythrocytic calcium(Ca~(2+)),serum cardiac troponin I(cTnI) and contractile and diastolic dysfunction in infants with pneumonia complicated with heart failure(HF),and discuss the role of Ca~(2+) and cTnI.(Met)-hods One hundred and thirty-three infants with pneumonia complicated with HF and 30 healthy children were studied.Intraerythrocytic calcium,serum cTnI and ejection fraction(EF),fractional shortening(FS) and E/A were measured by color Doppler ultrasoundraphy.Results Intraerythrocytic calcium,serum cTnI and EF,FS and E/A in two groups had difference.With the disease deteriorating,the values of Ca~(2+) and cTnI increased,and EF,FS,E/A decreased gradually.There were negative relations between Ca~(2+),cTnI and EF,FS,E/A.Conclusions Ca~(2+),cTnI are concerned with the development of HF.In clinical experiments,the contractile function and diastolic function of heart can be judged by the levels of intraerythrocytic calcium and serum cTnI.

Objective To study the expression of telomerase and its possible clinical significance in patients with condyloma acuminatum,bowenoid papulosis,Bowen's disease and vulvar squamous cell car- cinoma.Methods The human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) was detected by immunohisto- chemistry technique in all patients.Histopathological analysis was done in patients with bowenoid papulosis or Bowen's disease.Results There was a significant difference in the expression of hTERT among normal tissue,condyloma acuminatum and squamous carcinoma,and the expression rate increased successively from normal control to squamous carcinoma.In bowenoid papulosis,the expression of bTERT was significantly higher as compared to that in condyloma acuminatum,significantly lower as compared to that in squamous carcinoma,and was as the same as that in Bowen's disease.Histopathologically,the degree of cell atypia was significantly higher in Bowen's disease than that in bowenoid papulosis.Conclusions The expression of telomerase increases successively from normal skin,benign tumors to malignant carcinomas,which sug- gests that the expression of telomerase may play an important role in both cell proliferation and immortaliza- tion.

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Objective To investigate the effects of interlukin-10 (IL-10) on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced liver injury in rats.Methods One hundred male Wistar rats,aged 10-14 weeks,weighing 250-300 g,were randomly divided into 5 groups (n =20 each):control group (C group),LPS group,IL-10 group,HO-1 inducer cobalt protoporphyrin-Ⅸ group (Co group) and HO-1 inhibitor zinc protoporphyrin-Ⅸ group (Zn group).The animals in LPS,IL-10,Co and Zn groups received intraperitoneal LPS 20 mg/kg.IL-10,Co and Zn groups received recombinant human IL-10 1 μg at 3 h before LPS injection.Co and Zn groups received cobalt protoporphyrin-Ⅸ and zinc protoporphyrin-Ⅸ 25 mg/kg at 2 h before administration of recombinant human IL-10.Ten rats in each group were chosen at 24 h after LPS injection and blood samples were collected from the heart for determination of the levels of serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT),aspartate transaminase (AST),tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interlukin-1β (IL-1 β).The animals were then sacrificed and lungs removed for determination of glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activities,malonodialdehyde (MDA) content and expression of HO-1 mRNA in lung tissues.The left 10 rats in each group were chosen and the survival rates within 72 h after LPS administration were recorded.Results Compared with C group,the levels of serum ALT,AST,TNF-αand IL-1 β and MDA content in lung tissues were significantly increased,and GSH-Px and SOD activities in lung tissues and survival rates were decreased in LPS,IL-10,Co and Zn groups (P ＜ 0.05).Compared with LPS group,the levels of serum ALT,AST,TNF-α,IL-1β and MDA content in lung tissues were significantly decreased,GSH-Px and SOD activities in lung tissues and survival rates were increased,and the expression of HO-1 mRNA was up-regulated (P ＜ 0.05).Compared with IL-10 group,the levels of serum ALT,AST,TNF-α and IL-1β and MDA content in lung tissues were significantly increased,and GSH-Px and SOD activities in lung tissues and survival rates were decreased in group Zn (P ＜ 0.05),and no significant change in the parameters mentioned above was found in Co group (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusion IL-10 can attenuate LPS-induced liver injury in rats by inducing the expression of HO-1.

Objective To evaluate the clinical value of endovascular therapy based on Angiosome concept in critical limb ischemia (CLI) patients.Methods A retrospective study was undertaken in 62 patients (62 limbs) diagnosed as critical limb ischemia (Rutherford class 5/6) and received percutaneous transluminal angioplasty from July 2011 to October 2013.Patients were divided into direct (35 patients) and indirect (27 patients) groups depending on whether feeding artery flow to the site of ulcer was successfully achieved or not based on the angiosome concept,and the between-group clinic outcomes including preoperative and postoperative ankle-brachial index (ABI),ulcer healing,and the rates of freedom from amputation were compared and analyzed.Results There were no significant difference between two groups for ABI pre-operatively (0.16 ±0.26 vs.0.15 ±0.28; P =0.885) and post-operatively (0.82 ± 0.26 vs.0.81 ±0.24; P =0.877).During follow-up,the healing rate of ischemia ulcer in patients without amputation at 1 year (91％ vs.74％ ; P =0.027) were significantly higher in the direct group than in the indirect group.There was no difference between two groups for healing time (162 ±49) d vs.(160 ±46) d; P =0.950).The rates of freedom from amputation at 1 year (84％ ±3％ vs.76％ ±4％ ; P =0.025) and 2 years (79％ ±4％ vs.72％ ±4％ ; P =0.031) were significantly higher in the direct group than in the indirect group.Conclusions Endovascular therapy based on Angiosome concept in CLI patient is an effective procedure with satisfactory clinic outcomes,contributing to healing of ischemia ulcer and increase amputation-free rate.

Objective To investigate the best MR technique for detecting small epidermoids in the cerebellopontine angle.Methods 7 patients with pathologically-proved small epidermoids only located in the cerebellopontine angle were collected. The imaging techniques included:conventional T1WI and T2WI, fluid attenuated inversion recovery(FLAIR),diffusion weighted imaging(DWI) and balanced fast field echo(B-FFE) .The findings were retrospectively analyzed.Results 6 of 7 cases of epidermoid tumours localized at the cerebellopontine angle and exhibited the similar signal intensity as the cerebrospinal fluid(CSF) on T1WI and T2WI.The remaining case was slightly isointense on either T1WI or T2WI.On FLAIR images in 6 cases,3 cases showed slightly hyperintensity, 1 case showed doubtful heterogeneous signal intensity and 2 cases did not reveal any abnormal signal intensity.3 cases were hyperintense differenting from CSF on DW images. All of seven cases showed heterogeneous signal characteristics and were quite different from CFS on B-FFE.Meanwhile B-FFE also produced clearly the tissue contrast of trigeminus embedded in epidermoids of the cerebellopontine angle.Conclusion B-FFE is much more useful for the early diagnosis of epidermoids in the cerebellopontine angle and it also can provide precise preoperative information about the trigeminus encasement.

Objective To study the effects of early enriched environment on expression of growth associated protein 43(GAP-43) in hippocampus of white matter damaged(WMD) neonatal rats.Methods Two days old postnatal SD rats (n=29) were collected and randomly divided into normal control group(n=9),intervention group(n=10) and non-intervention group(n=10).The latter 2 groups were subjected to WMD at first.The right common carotid artery was dissected and ligated,and after 2 hours rest,exposed to 60 mL?L-1 oxygen 940 mL?L-1 nitrogen gas mixture.After that,intervention group received the neonatal handling and was kept in an enriched environment for 27 days.Neonatal handling was applied from the 4th day to the 10th day after WMD.Then intervention group was put into enriched environment from the 11th day to the 30th day after WMD.The other 2 groups were fed in normal environment.The abilities of sensorimotor function (hanging test and inclined plane test) were observed after intervention,and Western blot was used to examine the expression of GAP-43 in hippocampus at the 7th day and the 27th day after intervention.Results The sensorimotor function abilities of intervention group were much higher than those in non-intervention group (P