The morbidity and mortality of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) are very high. Brain injury involves in several mechanisms after ICH, including the direct tissue destruction by the mechanical force on brain tissue surrounding the hernatoma in the process of hematoma formation, the release of clot-derived factors (thrombin, hemoglobin degradation products), inflammatory response and complement cascade reaction, etc. This article reviews the above mechanisms

Strokc is one of the most feared perioperative complications.This article systematically reviews the incidence, mechanisms, risk factors stratification,and relief of perioperative stroke.Aiming at the risk factors and pathogeneses,it is hopeful to improve from the aspect of operative methods.techniques,and medication,and thus to decrease the risks of perioperative stroke and improve prognosis.

Objective To explore the expressions of LAT and VEGF, and the relationship between them in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methods The expressions of LAT protein and VEGF protein in SO HCC, 30cirrhosis and 10 normal tissues were assessed by immunohistochemical method. Results The expressions of LAT and VEGF in cancer tissues, cirrhosis tissues, normal tissues were significantly different. The expression of LAT in HCC tissues was stronger than that in cirrhosis, but the expression of VEGF in cirrhosis was stronger than that in HCC tissues. Conclusion The expression of LAT was not closely associated with the expression of VEGF in HCC. The abnormal expressions of LAT and VEGF were closely associated with the development of HCC. They may play important roles in development of HCC.

Our recent investigation in the protist Trichomonas vaginalis suggested a DNA sequence periodicity with a unit length of 120.9 nt, which represents a sequence signature for nucleosome positioning. We now extended our observation in higher eukaryotes and identified a similar periodicity of 175 nt in length in Caenorhabditis elegans. In the process of defining the sequence compositional characteristics, we found that the 10.5-nt periodicity, the sequence signature of DNA double helix, may not be sufficient for cross-nucleosome positioning but provides essential guiding rails to facilitate positioning. We further dissected nucleosome-protected sequences and identified a strong positive purine (AG) gradient from the 5'-end to the 3'-end, and also learnt that the nucleosome-enriched regions are GC-rich as compared to the nucleosome-free sequences as purine content is positively correlated with GC content. Sequence characterization allowed us to develop a hidden Markov model (HMM) algorithm for decoding nucleosome positioning computationally, and based on a set of training data from the fifth chromosome of C. Elegans, our algorithm predicted 60%-70% of the well-positioned nucleosomes, which is 15%-20% higher than random positioning. We concluded that nucleosomes are not randomly positioned on DNA sequences and yet bind to different genome regions with variable stability, well-positioned nucleosomes leave sequence signatures on DNA, and statistical positioning of nucleosomes across genome can be decoded computationally based on these sequence signatures.

Objective:To explore the efficacy and safety of domestic RECO flow restoration device in acute intracranial large-vessel occlusion (LVO).Methods:This study was a multicenter, prospective, randomized, open, controlled trial; 136 patients with acute intracranial LVO at 7 Chinese stroke centers from February 2014 to August 2016 were randomly assigned into an experimental group (thrombectomy by RECO device, n=67) and a control group (thrombectomy by Solitaire device, n=69). The efficacy and safety of patients from the two groups were compared and analyzed. The primary efficacy end point was set as achievement of good recanalization (modified thrombolysis in cerebral infarction [mTICI] grading≥2); the secondary efficacy end points included good prognosis (modified Rankin scale scores≤2 90 d after thrombectomy), time from puncture to achieving good recanalization/time from puncture to final angiogram on condition that good recanalization was not gained, or mortality within 90 d of thrombectomy. The safety end points included any device-related serious adverse events, symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage or serious adverse events within 24 of thrombectomy. Results:There was no statistically significant difference between the experimental group and the control group in successful rate of good recanalization (91.0% vs. 86.9%), good prognosis rate (62.7% vs. 46.4%), time from puncture to achieving good recanalization/time from puncture to final angiogram on condition that good recanalization was not gained([85.4±47.0] min vs. [89.9±53.3] min), and mortality within 90 d of thrombectomy (13.4% vs. 23.2%, P>0.05). There were no device-related serious adverse events in all patients. No significant differences were found in the incidences of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage (1.5% vs. 7.4%) or serious adverse events (death [1.5% vs. 1.4%] and brain hernia [4.5% vs. 0.0%]) between the two groups ( P>0.05). Conclusion:The domestic RECO flow restoration device is an effective and safe mechanical thrombectomy stent retriver for acute intracranial LVO.

Numerous studies of relationship between epigenomic features have focused on their strong correlation across the genome, likely because such relationship can be easily identified by many established methods for correlation analysis. However, two features with little correlation may still colocalize at many genomic sites to implement important functions. There is no bioinfor-matic tool for researchers to specifically identify such feature pairs. Here, we develop a method to identify feature pairs in which two features have maximal colocalization minimal correlation (MACMIC) across the genome. By MACMIC analysis of 3306 feature pairs in 16 human cell types, we reveal a dual role of CCCTC-binding factor (CTCF) in epigenetic regulation of cell identity genes. Although super-enhancers are associated with activation of target genes, only a subset of super-enhancers colocalized with CTCF regulate cell identity genes. At super-enhancers colocalized with CTCF, CTCF is required for the active marker H3K27ac in cell types requiring the activation, and also required for the repressive marker H3K27me3 in other cell types requiring repression. Our work demonstrates the biological utility of the MACMIC analysis and reveals a key role for CTCF in epigenetic regulation of cell identity. The code for MACMIC is available at https://github.com/bxia888/MACMIC.

To investigate the current status of the postpartum weight retention (PPWR) in Kaifu District of Changsha, and explore the influential factors with PPWR based on the generalized estimating equation model.
 Methods: A cluster sampling method was applied to select women who gave birth at the health service centers of 3 street communities in Kaifu District of Changsha during 2015. According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 783 cases were finally included in the study. Data on PPWR were collected prospectively by using the self-made questionnaire at 1, 3, 6 and 8 months after childbirth. Analysis were performed to investigate the associations between PPWR and its potential factors with generalized estimation equation model.
 Results: The mean PPWR of women was gradually decreased with the increase of postpartum time, and 34.6% of them have returned to the pre-pregnancy weight in the 8 months postpartum. Our findings revealed that gestation weight gain (GWG), pre-pregnancy body mass index, feeding patterns, and delivery mode were significantly associated with maternal PPWR (P<0.05). In contrast, maternal age, educational level, per capita income of family, parity and postpartum depression were not contributed to PPWR (P>0.05).
 Conclusion: GWG is one of the most important predictors for PPWR. The key to reducing PPWR is to control GWG systematically. Early targeted interventions and health education should be taken to prevent women from excessive PPWR at the first-year postpartum, in particular to the women who underwent cesarean deliveries and breastfed their infants. It is conducive to reduce the risks of overweight or obesity caused by PPWR.
Body Mass Index ; Female ; Gestational Weight Gain ; Humans ; Obesity ; Overweight ; Postpartum Period ; Pregnancy