Objective To investigate the effect and significance of early coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) on the expression level of nerve-related factor at infracted border zone (IBZ) in dogs with acute myocardial infarction (AMI).Methods The anterior descending coronary artery of all thirty dogs randomly assigned into experimental group(n =22) and control group(n =8)were ligated into MI model.The experimental group included those undergoing CABG 1(n =6),2 week(n =4),4 week(n =6)and 6 week (n =6) after MI,and control group(n =2) was established for every experimental group.We detected the local expression level of nerve-related factor such as GAP43 mRNA,NGF mRNA and SYN mRNA at normal myocardium and infracted border zone myocavdium by means of RT-PCR through thoracotomy at eight weeks after surgery.Results Four dogs of every experimental group and all dogs of control group survived to the end of the study.The local expression level of GAP43 mRNA,NGF mRNA and SYN mRNA in control groups was significantly higher than that in normal and experimental groups (P ＜0.01 ).The local expression level of GAP43 mRNA,NGF mRNA and SYN mRNA in 4 and 6 weeks bypass groups was significantly higher than that in normal and 1,2 weeks bypass groups (P ＜0.05).There was no statistically significant the expression level of SYN mRNA among all experimental groups (P ＞ 0.05 ).Conclusions Early CABG surgery for AMI in dogs could lessen the expression level of nerve-related factor and the sympathetic remodelling at IBZ.Especially CABG surgery two weeks after MI could lessen the sympathetic maximacily.

Objective To observe imaging manifestations of postparaplegic myositis ossificans(PPMO).Methods A total of 14 patients with clinically diagnosed PPMO who underwent X-ray examination of the lesion sites were retrospectively collected,among them 9 cases underwent CT and 4 cases underwent MR examination.Imaging manifestations of PPMO lesions were analyzed and staged.Results Among 14 cases,PPMO lesions located in soft tissue around bilateral hip joint in 8 cases,in soft tissue around unilateral hip joint in 3 cases,in bilateral thigh in 2 cases and in bilateral calf in 1 case.Early stage PPMO was assessed in 4 cases,while middle stage in 3 and late stage PPMO in 7 cases.X-ray films showed early stage PPMO represented as swelled soft tissue,with cloud flocculent high density ossification shadows and blurred edges in 4 cases.In 3 cases of middle stage PPMO,X-ray films showed patchy,strip-like high density ossification shadow with uneven density and clear edges.Lesions in 7 cases of late stage PPMO presented as large flake,banded high-density ossification shadow consistent to the long axis of backbone and muscle with clear edges on X-ray films.One case of early stage PPMO was characterized by swelled soft tissue and high density ossification shadow on CT,while 2 cases of middle stage PPMO showed patchy high-density ossification shadow with uneven density and local eggshell-like changes,and the typical lesions had concentric circle appearance with clear edges.Six cases of late stage PPMO showed large lamellar,cord-like high-density ossification lesions with uneven and low internal densities,myeloid cavity changes and increased marginal density presented as cortical-like changes on CT.On MRI,1 case of early stage PPMO was characterized by swelled soft tissue with long T1 and long T2 signals,blurred edges and feathery changes.One case of middle stage PPMO showed equal or slightly low signal on T1WI,uneven high signal on T2WI,and the signal intensities were higher than the surrounding muscle with stratifications,while the surrounding soft tissue and adjacent bone marrow showed low T1WI and high T2WI edema signals.Two cases of late stage PPMO showed equal and low signals on T1WI,uneven high signals on T2WI,cortical changes presented as low signals on the margin,and edema signals were found in the surrounding soft tissue.Conclusion Imaging manifestations of PPMO had certain characteristics.

Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is an important link for the progression of metabolic-related fatty liver disease to end-stage liver disease such as cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, which seriously endangers human health. NASH pathogenesis is complex, and involves the interaction between hepatic parenchymal and non-parenchymal cells (NPCs), sinusoidal endothelial cells, Kupffer cells, hepatic stellate cells, and so on. Herein, the relevant research progress of NPCs in the pathogenesis of NASH is reviewed in order to further understand the role of NPCs in NASH.

With the widespread use of electrical equipment, cognitive functions such as working memory (WM) could be severely affected when people are exposed to 50 Hz electromagnetic fields (EMF) for long term. However, the effects of EMF exposure on WM and its neural mechanism remain unclear. In the present paper, 15 rats were randomly assigned to three groups, and exposed to an EMF environment at 50 Hz and 2 mT for a different duration: 0 days (control group), 24 days (experimental group I), and 48 days (experimental group II). Then, their WM function was assessed by the T-maze task. Besides, their local field potential (LFP) in the media prefrontal cortex (mPFC) was recorded by the in vivo multichannel electrophysiological recording system to study the power spectral density (PSD) of θ and γ oscillations and the phase-amplitude coupling (PAC) intensity of θ-γ oscillations during the T-maze task. The results showed that the PSD of θ and γ oscillations decreased in experimental groups I and II, and the PAC intensity between θ and high-frequency γ (hγ) decreased significantly compared to the control group. The number of days needed to meet the task criterion was more in experimental groups I and II than that of control group. The results indicate that long-term exposure to EMF could impair WM function. The possible reason may be the impaired communication between different rhythmic oscillations caused by a decrease in θ-hγ PAC intensity. This paper demonstrates the negative effects of EMF on WM and reveals the potential neural mechanisms from the changes of PAC intensity, which provides important support for further investigation of the biological effects of EMF and its mechanisms.
Humans ; Rats ; Animals ; Memory, Short-Term/physiology* ; Electromagnetic Fields/adverse effects* ; Prefrontal Cortex ; Cognition