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Objective To analyse the diagnosis and treatment of the single tubular type of diastematomyelia. Methods Clinical scoring and posterior tibial nerve cortical somatosensory evoked potential (PTNCSEP) were performed in 23 cases to define surgical indications and investigate the results of treatment. Results Seven cases without clinical symptoms and 11 cases without progressive neural deficit showed no significant change in terms of clinical scoring and PTNCSEP P40 latent period; while other 5 cases with progressive neural deficit improved after the surgical intervention, and operative findings confirmed that there were fibrous septum or band and other malformations. Conclusion Patients with progressive neural deficit need surgical intervention while those without progressive neural deficit and clinical symptoms only need conservative treatment and routine follow-up.

Objective To investigate the effect of ginsenoside Rg1 on apoptosis after spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion injury (SCII) in rats. Methods Forty-eight adult Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into sham group (n=8), ischemia group (n=8), ischemia-reper-fusion group (n=16) and drug group (n=16). Fogarty catheter was put in the thoracic aorta of the rats and the blood flow wasn't blocked in the sham group. The rats in the ischemia group were sacrificed 30 minutes after spinal cord ischemia. The drug group was injected with gin-senoside Rg1 30 mg/kg 30 minutes before and after SCII. The same volume of normal saline was injected in the ischemia-reperfusion group at the same time. The expression of Bcl-2 and survivin was detected with immunohistochemistry at six hours, 24 hours after reperfusion in the ischemia-reperfusion group and drug group, 30 minutes after ischemia in the ischemia group and in the sham group. The change of cells was observed in each group with HE staining. Results The cells were damaged in the ischemia group, the ischemia-reperfusion group and the drug group, in which the drug group was better than the other groups. The expression of survivin and Bcl-2 was higher in the ischemia group, the ischemia-reperfusion group and the drug group than in the sham group (t>3.896, P<0.01), and were significantly higher six hours and 24 hours after reperfusion in the drug group than in the reperfusion group (t>6.693, P<0.001). Conclusion Ginsenoside Rg1 can reduce the neurons damage and increase the expression of the Bcl-2 and survivin, that inhibit cells apoptosis after SCII in rats.

BACKGROUND: It has been reported that magnesium sulfate(Mg2SO4)treatment has a satisfactory effect on brain ischemia-reperfusion injury, but its effect on spinal cord ischemic injury remains unclear.OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of intravenous administration of Mg2SO4 on spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion injury and further probe into its mechanism.DESIGN: Randomized controlled repeatedly measuring design based on the experimental animals.SETTING: Central research laboratory of a university hospital.MATERIALS: The experiment was conducted in the Central Research Laboratory, Medical College of Xi' an Jiaotong University from April 2003 to June 2004. Twenty-seven New Zealand white rabbits with body mass of 1.9to 2. 5 kg were included. The rabbits were randomly divided into Mg2SO4group, normal saline group and sham-operation group with 9 rabbits in each group.METHODS: The lower segment of the kidney under abdominal aorta was occluded for 30 minutes and 48-hour reperfusion was performed to establish ischemia-reperfusion model of lumbosacral segment of spinal cord. Mg2SO4group (Group A, n = 9) received Mg2SO4 at the dose of 0. 25 mL/kg per hour throughout this procedure; the same volume of saline solution was used in normal saline group(Group B, n=9) . Animals of sham-operation group (Group C, n = 9) were anesthetized and received laparotomy without aortic occlusion. The somatosensory evoked potential(SEP) was detected before ischemia, 30 minutes after ischemia, and 1, 2, 8, 16 and 24 hours after reperfusion. Motor function score was assessed in Mg2SO4 and saline groups 24 and 48 hours after reperfusion. After reperfusion for 48 hours, the animals were killed and histopathological test was performed on the spinal cord.MAIN OUTCOM MEASURES: Motor function score, SEP monitoring and spinal histopathological test.RESULTS: The latency of SEP(Nt) was markedly longer 30 minutes after ischemia in Mg2SO4 group. It was obviously recovered during the first two hours after reperfusion compared with during ischemia, but was obviously prolonged after that. Waveform disappeared 30 minutes after ischemia in normal saline group. SEP amplitudes and latencies in sham-operation group did not change remarkably during the procedures and all the animals recovered without neurological deficits. At each reperfusion time point, the recovery of SEP(N1) latency was better in Group A than that in Group B( P ＜ 0.05). The average motor function score at 24 hours and 48 hours after reperfusion was significantly higher in Group A[ (3.7 ±0.5) and(3.4 ±0.7) points] than that in GroupB [(3.0±0.7) and (2.6±0.9) points](P ＜0.05). The normal nerve cell counting of spinal cord 48 hours after reperfusion in Mg2SO4 group(23. 4 ± 3. 4) was significantly higher than that in saline group (12.3 ±3.2)(P ＜ 0.01).CONCLUSION: Intravenous Mg2SO4 administration may reduce spinal cord injury and preserve neurological function in transient spinal cord ischemia in rabbits.

p21-Activated kinases including p21-activated kinase 2 contributed to the regulation of actin cytoskeleton and cell dynamics. In order to investigate the function of PAK2 on the maturation of Xenopus oocyte, PAK2-NT(PAK2-N-terminal,PAK2-NT) and PAK2-NTm (PAK2-N-terminal mutation) mRNA were microinjected into Xenopus oocyte respectively. Under fluorescent microscopy germinal vesicle breakdown was observed during cytokinesis. To further observe the relationship of oocyte cytokinesis, polar body formation and Cdc42 activity, confocal microscopy with time-lapse was employed . As a result, occurrences of germinal vesicle breakdown in oocytes were similar to those oocytes injected with PAK2-NT mRNA or injected with PAK2-NTm mRNA,but no cytokinesis and polar body formation were observed in oocytes injected with PAK2-NT mRNA or PAK2-NTm mRNA. These results indicated that PAK2 involved in Xenopus oocytes cytokinesis and polar body formation independent of Cdc42 activity.

Objective To observe the effect of acupuncture, moxibustion combined with bladder function training on the neurogenic bladder.Methods 64 patients were randomly divided into the treatment group and control group,treatment group was given acupuncture,moxibustion combined with bladder function training,while the control group was treated with simple bladder function training, then comparing the bladder function changes between two groups after a month.Results In the treatment group,the bladder capacity,residual urine volume,urinate rate were respectively ( 349.4 ±13.5 ) mL, ( 98.7 ±15.3 ) mL, 92.26% and the control group respectively ( 323.4 ± 17.8)mL,(127.8 ±17.8) mL,51.85%,the difference between the two groups were statistically significant ( t =5.48,5.60,χ2 =3.97,all P<0.05).Conclusion Acupuncture,moxibustion combined with bladder function train-ing can be effective in the treatment of neurogenic bladder,while improve the quality of patient's life.

Objective To observe the effect of pretreatment of aprotinin on nitric oxide (NO) and nitric oxide synthase (NOS) contents after ischemia-reperfusion injury of spinal cord in rabbits.Methods 45 rabbits were randomly divided into aprotinin treatment group (group A), normal saline control group (group B) and pseudo-surgical operation group (group C) with 15 rabbits in each group. The infrarenal segment in abdominal aorta was clamped for 60 min to construct the model of lumbosacral spinal cord ischemia in rabbits. Reperfusion was followed and kept on for 24 h until the blood flow regained normal. Aprotinin was given 3×107 IU/kg as a short time intravenous injection for 10 min before ischemia, and then was drilled with micro pump by 1×107 IU/kg/h. Normal saline was used in group B, the ischemia-reperfusion duration between group A and group B remained same. The group C was only exposured abdominal aorta and not clamped. The rabbits were killed before ischemia and at 8 h, 24 h after ischemia-reperfusion, lumbar segment spinal cords were harvested to detect contents of NO and NOS of spinal cord.Results After 8 h of ischemia-reperfusion,the contents of NO, total NOS (TNOS), and induced NOS (iNOS) in group A and group B were more than that before ischemia (P＜0.05). After 8 h of ischemia-reperfusion, there was a significant difference in the contents of NO, TNOS, iNOS between group A and group B (P＜0.05～0.01). After 24 h of ischemia-reperfusion, there was a significant difference too between group A and group B (P＜0.01). After 8 h and 24 h ischemia-reperfusion, the contents of NO, TNOS, iNOS in group A and group B were more than that in group C (P＜0.01).Conclusion During the ischemia-reperfusion, more NO produced is an important factor of spinal cord injury. Aprotinin can decrease the contents of NO and ischemia-reperfusion injury to spinal cord of rabbits.

Objective To observe the effect of aprotinin preconditioning on nitric oxide (NO), nitric oxide synthase (NOS) and oxyradical during spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion injury in rabbits.Methods 21 rabbits were randomly divided into the aprotinin treatment group (8 rabbits), control group (8 rabbits) and sham operative group (5 rabbits). The infrarenal segment in abdominal aorta was clamped for 60 min to construct the model of lumbosacral spinal cord ischemia in rabbits. Reperfusion was followed and kept on for 24 h until the blood flow regained normal. In the treatment group, aprotinin was given at 3×107 IU/kg as a short time intravenous injection for 10 min before ischemia, and then was drilled with micro pump by 1×107 IU/kg/h. Normal saline was used in the control group, the ischemia-reperfusion duration between aprotinin treatment group and control group remained same. The sham operative group was only exposured abdominal aorta and not clamped. The rabbits were killed before ischemia and 8 h, 24 h after ischemia-reperfusion, lumbar segment was harvested to detect content of NO, malondialdehyde (MDA), induced nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) of spinal cord.Results 8 h after spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion, compared with the control group, the content of NO, MDA and the activity of iNOS were less, and the activity of SOD was more in the aprotinin treatment group ( P<0.05).Conclusion Aprotinin pretreatment can reduce the content of NO, MDA and descend the activity of NOS. Moreover aprotinin pretreatment can ascend the activity of SOD and improve apoptosis of nerve cell.

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