BACKGROUND: The present study aims to investigate whether mannitol facilitates central nervous system (CNS) entry of vancomycin and alleviates methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) intracranial infection. METHODS: Blood-brain barrier (BBB) permeability was assessed by measuring the concentration of sodium fluorescein (NaF) in the brain tissues of rats and fluorescein isothiocyanate-dextran (FITC-dextran) in a single-cell layer model. Neutrophil infiltration in the brain tissue, inflammatory cytokine levels in the serum, neurological function, and 7-day survival rates were used to evaluate therapeutic effects of mannitol and vancomycin in MRSA-infected rats. Syndecan-1 and filamentous actin (F-actin) levels were measured, and the relationship between F-actin and the endothelial glycocalyx layer (EGL) was explored via the depolymerization agent cytochalasin D and the polymerization agent jasplakinolide. RESULTS: Following mannitol administration, the NaF and vancomycin concentrations in the brain tissue increased rapidly within 5 min and remained stable for 30 min, indicating that mannitol increased BBB permeability for 30 min. In vitro, mannitol treatment led to significantly greater FITC-dextran permeation through a single-cell layer compared to controls. In the MRSA intracranial infection model, rats treated with mannitol and vancomycin simultaneously presented less inflammation, improved neurological function, and increased 7-day survival rate compared to rats treated with vancomycin and mannitol at 10-hour intervals. Further experiments revealed that mannitol decreased the expression of syndecan-1 in brain tissues, which was confirmed by in vitro experiments showing that mannitol significantly decreased syndecan-1 via F-actin depolymerization. CONCLUSION: Mannitol may enhance the therapeutic efficacy of vancomycin against intracranial MRSA infection by decreasing the endothelial glycocalyx of the BBB via F-actin depolymerization.

Asialoglycoprotein receptor(ASGPR),also called galactose receptor,is predominantly expressed on the sinusoidal surface of mammalian hepatocytes and is involved in many physiological functions.For many years ASGPR has been applied for targeting hepatocytes in drug and gene delivery and for functional mapping of the liver,and considerable progress has been made.ASGPR-mediated liver-targeted drug delivery mainly involved anti-tumor drugs and cholesterol-lowering drugs,etc.Liver-targeted gene delivery was often seen in antisense drugs.The research of hepatic imaging mainly involved the evaluation of liver function and identification between hepatocellular carcinoma and hepatic metastasis of tumors.In addition,researchers have also extended its applications to some new fields,such as three-dimension culture of hepatocytes,hepatocytes screening,and hepatocytes transplantation.New achievements in studies of ASGPR-mediated liver targeting are reviewed in this article.

Acute traumatic coagulopathy (ATC) is one of coagulopathy induced by severe trauma in the early phase of trauma.It is always with high morbidity,mortality and multiple organ failure.Early diagnosis and treatment is the main content of trauma surgery in the department of emergency and the key to reduce mortality.Thrombelastography (TEG) can comprehensively assess the different stages of coagulation,early diagnose disturbance of blood coagulation and guide the goal-directed therapy with low complications,mortality and medical costs.TEG has been widely used in the operation of cardiac surgery,liver transplantation and trauma surgery to monitor coagulation and guide therapy.This paper mainly reviews the clinical value of thrombelastography in diagnosis and treatment of acute traumatic coagulopathy.

ObjectiveTo evaluate two "up and down stair" methods used by hemiplegic patients.Methods40 cases with hemiplegia were randomly divided into two groups with 20 cases in each group. Patients in the group A went upstairs with health leg and downstairs with affected leg, while, patients in the group B upstairs with affected leg, downstairs with health leg, and then up and down stairs with health and affected leg alternated. Effects of two training menthods were compared.ResultsEach of two training methods had its advantage and disadvantage, but motor function and mobile ability of patients in the group B were better than patients in the group A (P<0.05).ConclusionHemiplegic patients Should choose different training method of up and down stairs according to his status, and not always choose the method of going upstairs with health leg and downstairs with affected leg.

Adult ; Ear Ossicles ; injuries ; Humans ; Joint Dislocations ; Male ; Wounds and Injuries

Disseminated malignancy is the main cause of cancer-related death.The spontaneous circulation of tumor cells is responsible for distant metastasis;therefore it is of potential importance to specifically and sensitively detect the circulating tumor cells,which not only allows for more accurate prediction of cancer prognosis,but also helps to tailor individualized anticancer treatment.This paper reviews the enrichment,detection and analyzing methods of circulating tumor cells.

[Objective]To introduce a new technique of ankle arthrodesis with trephine by lateral approach and evaluate its clinical effects.[Method]Ankle arthrodesis with trephine was performed in 20 patients with serious lesions.Lateral incision was adopted and osteotomy of fibula facilitated the exposure of the fusion site.A trephine of appropriate diameter was used for bi-osteotomy,thus inside the trephine gaining two bone blocks were then rotated 90? and replanted in situ.The pruned fibula was fixed with screws as on-lay!grafting.Proper cast was utilized postoperatively to maintain a functional position.[Result]The average follow-up period was 26 months(ranged from 6 months to 4 years).All the wounds healed well at 2 weeks and the callus appeared 4 weeks postoperatively.Sufficient pain relief was obtained in all patients at 12 weeks and appearance improved greatly.A solid union was achieved in all cases through the radiograph.[Conclusion]The use of trephine in ankle fusion by lateral approach is proved to be a simple technique with high union rate.The main advantages of the technique over other methods of arthrodesis include: excellent exposure by regular incision;less disturbance of the original joint,thereby preserving normal height of the joint and length of the extremity;no need for extra graft through in-situ grafting of the bone blocks and rigid on-lay grafting of lateral malleolus for high primary stability.

Objective:To investigate the influence of histamine on intedeukin(IL-2) production and proliferation of CD4+ T lymphocytes and CD8+ T lymphocytes.Methods:Density gradient centrifugalization and absorption technique were respecitively applied to detach peripheral blood mononuclear cells(PBMC) and peripheral blood lymphocytes(PBLC). CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes divided with anti-CD4+ and anti-CD8+ antibody were cultured in vitro. IL-2 levels in supernatant were quantified by enzyme-linked immunosobent assay (ELBA), and proliferation index were measured by MTT methods. Results:IL-2 levels in supernatant and proliferation rate of CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes treated with histamine were significantly lower than those of their corresponding un-stimulated controls(P

OBJECTIVE:To know the utilizatior of Shenfu injection(SFI)in our hospital,and provide reference for ratio-nal use of SFI. METHODS:In respective study,patients received SFI from the Hospital Information System(HIS)in surgery department in our hospital from Jan. 2013 to Dec. 2014 were analyzed statistically in aspects of general situation,indications, usage and dosage,course of treatment,drug combination,etc. And the incidence of ADR/ADE was monitored. RESULTS:The 1 247 surgery inpatients used SFI distributed in thyroid and galactophore department(634 cases),comprehensive minimal-ly invasive department (292 cases),gastrointestinal surgery department (250 cases),urology department (64 cases) and car-diothoracic surgery department(7 cases),including 466 male and 781 female,the ratio of male to female was 1∶1.68,aver-age age was 58.50 years;it mainly used in perioperative medication (78.11%) and treated for tumors (11.23%),treatment course concentrated on 2-7 d(71.45%),dosage mainly was 100 ml(70.01%);combination medication were mainly pantopra-zole sodium,Fructus bruceae injection,Xueshuantong for injection(lyophilized),etc. The nonstandard phenomenon was exist-ed in indications,dosage,solvent selection,medication frequency,drug combination,etc. There were no obvious ADR/ADE related to SFI. CONCLUSIONS:More attention must be paid to the irrational use of SFI in surgery clinic of our hospital,the safety of traditional Chinese medicine injection in clinical use should be correctly understood,achieve dialectical therapy and rational drug use.

Agenesis of Corpus Callosum ; Chromosomes, Human, X ; Gene Deletion ; Glycerol Kinase ; genetics ; Humans ; Infant ; Male ; Syndrome