Objective To investigate the incidence of the aspirin resistance in secondary prevention of cerebral infarction, and the relationship between the aspirin resistance and the cerebral infarction recurrence or other vascular events during the follow-up periods.Methods Aspirin were taken from the first day of admission in 600 patients with cerebral infarction.The platelet aggregation rate was measured after 7-10 days to screen the patients with aspirin resistance or aspirin sensitivity.All patients were followed up for 6 to 24 months and the cerebral infarction recurrence and other vascular events were recorded.Logistic regression model was used to estimate the risk factors of aspirin resistance, vascular events and prognosis.Results Of 600 patients, 150 (25.0% ) patients were resistant to aspirin and 450 (75.0% ) patients were sensitive to aspirin.The proportion of female and diabetes patients, and the level of low density lipoproteins (LDL) in the aspirin resistance group were higher than those in the aspirin sensitivity group.Diabetes (OR = 2.58, 95% CI 1.37-4.85, P=0.003) and high LDL level (OR = 1.89, 95% CI 1.21-2.93, P = 0.005 ) were independent risk factors of aspirin resistance.The incidence of cerebral infarction recurrence and myocardial infarction and all-cause mortality in the aspirin resistance group were all higher than those in the aspirin sensitivity group.Diabetes ( OR = 2.47, 95% CI 1.36-4.65, P = 0.003 ) , atherothrombosis cerebral infarction (OR = 2.13, 95% CI 1.24-3.95, P = 0.023) and aspirin resistance (OR = 3.86,95% CI 1.79-5.87, P = 0.002) were independent risk factors of vascular events during the following-up period.In the patients with aspirin resistance, the risk of the recurrence of vascular events increased 3.86 times.Conclusions The incidence of aspirin resistance is high in secondary prevention of cerebral infarction.Aspirin resistance is closely correlated with cerebral infarction recurrence and other vascular events.

Objective To investigate the interrelations of ALOX5AP SG13S114A/T , COX-2 765G/C , COX-1-50C/T polymorphisms and cerebral infarction. Methods The ALOX5AP SG13S114A/T, COX-2 765G/C and COX-1 50C/T polymorphisms in 411 cases with cerebral infarction and 411 controls were measured by Polymerase Chain Reaction-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism method. The generalized multifactor dimensionality reduction (GMDR) method was employed to detect gene-gene interactions. Results Single-gene analysis showed that there were no significant differences in the genotype and allele frequency distributions of ALOX5AP SG13S114A/T, COX-2 765G/C and COX-1 50C/T between two groups. However, in those cases carrying ALOX5AP SG13S114AA as well as COX-2 765CC , the risk of cerebral infarction increased significantly by 2.842 times. Conclusions The combinational analysis among genes used in this study may be helpful in the elucidation of genetic risk factors for common and complex diseases.

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Bilateral frontal polymicrogyria is a recently recognized syndrome characterized by symmetric polymicrogyria of both frontal lobes that presents with delayed motor and language development, spastic quadriparesis, and variable mental retardation. However, the postmortem findings of this syndrome are not fully elaborated. Here we describe an autopsy case of bilateral frontal polymicrogyria in a male fetus delivered at 22 weeks gestation due to extensive chorioamnionitis. The microscopic findings included a thinned cortical plate with fair neuronal maturation. There were no signs of neuronal damage and the white matter was unremarkable.
Autopsy ; Chorioamnionitis ; European Continental Ancestry Group ; Female ; Fetus ; Frontal Lobe ; Humans ; Intellectual Disability ; Language Development ; Male ; Malformations of Cortical Development ; Muscle Spasticity ; Neuronal Migration Disorders ; Neurons ; Pregnancy ; Quadriplegia

Objective To investigate the correlation between two single nucleotide polymorphisms of the leukotriene A4 hydrolase (LTA4H) gene (rs2660845 and rs2540493) and risk of ischemic stroke in population of southern Zhejiang Province.Methods A total of 300 ischemic stroke patients and 300 healthy controls,recruited from the Department of Neurology,Third Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University between September 2010 and June 2013,were enrolled in this study.Two single nucleotide polymorphisms of the LTA4H gene (rs2660845 and rs2540493) were analyzed by polymerase chain reaction and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight,respectively.Sixty-seven patients and thirty controls were randomly selected (complete randomization) and detected the serum leukotriene B4 (LTB4)concentration by ELISA method.Results There was no evidence of association between the two variants of LTA4H gene and the risk of ischemic stroke or its TOAST (Trial of Org 10 172 in acute stroke treatment)subtypes (P ＞ 0.05).Analysis of LTB4 levels revealed that there was no statistically significant difference in serum LTB4 concentration between patients (n =67) and controls (n =30; 0.991 ± 0.305 vs 1.035 ± 0.498 ; P =0.692),and no statistically significant difference in LTB4 concentration was found among the three genotypes of rs2660845 as well (AG genotype vs AA genotype vs GG genotype:0.938 ± 0.269 vs 1.038 ± 0.268 vs 1.043 ± 0.383 ; P =0.401).Conclusion The present study suggests that there is no association between the two polymorphisms in the LTA4H gene and risk of ischemic stroke in population of southern Zhejiang Province.

Objective patients with pSS and 30 cases of healthv contrels.The streptavidin immunohistochemical staining was performed to detect the expression and distribution of MMP-9 and CD147 in labial salivary glands.Quantitative analysis was performed by image analysis software-image plus 5.0 at the site of positive expression of MMP-9 and CD147.The correlation between their expression and the infiltrating lymphocyte foci per 4 mm2 of labial gland was analyzed by SPSS software as well as the correlation between the expression of MMP-9 and CD 147 in the salivary glands of patients with pSS.Results MMP-9 was hiKhly expressed in labial salivary glands from 52 patients with pSS and 30 healthy controls,but the expression of MMP-9 in pSS was stronger compared with that of healthy controls(P<0.01).There was a significant positive correlation between lymphocyte foci score and up-regulated expression of MMP-9 in labial salivary glands from 52 patients with pSS(P<0.01).CD147 was highly expressed in labial salivary glands from 52 patients with pSS and 23 healthy controls，but over-expression of CD147 in PSS was more Drominent compared with that of controls(P<0.01).There was a significant positive correlation between lymphocyte foci score and up-regulated expression of CD147 in labial salivary glands from 52 patients with pSS(P<0.01).The expression of MMP-9 and CDl47 was detected in ductal and acinar epithelial cells,lymphocyte foci in pSS.There was linear correlation between the expression of MMP-9 and CDl47 in the salivary glands of patients with pSS(P<0.01).Conclusion The results of this study suggest that the abnormal expression of MMP-9 and CD 147 is involved in the pathogenesis of pSS and play a crucial role.The interaction of MMP-9 and CD147 may be one of theimportant mechanisms leading to labial salivary glands destruction found in pSS.

Objective To explore the value of biomechanics parameter of rabbit abdominal aortic atheroma using velocity vector imaging(VVI).Methods Ten of 45 male New Zealand rabbits were chosen as normal control group randomly,the rest experimental rabbits were made atheromatous plaque model.The rabbits were examined by two-dimensional ultrasound and VVI respectively.The intima-media thickness(IMT) or thickness of plaques of abdominal aorta 1 cm from right renal artery branch were recorded.Maximum tangential velocity,strain and strain rate of IMT or plaques were measured using VVI.Then the rabbits were killed for pathological and immuno-histochemical examination.Results Based on pathology,the rabbites were divided into 4 groups:control group(group A,n=10),group of pathological endometrial thickening(group B,n=9),group of thick fibrous cap atheromatous plaques (group C,n=15) and group of thin fibrous cap atheromatous plaques (group D,n=11).The difference of plaques thickness and biochemical indicators had no statistically significant between group B and C(P>0.05),both bigger than group A and B (P<0.05).The difference of Vmax,Smax and SRmax had statistically significant each group(P<0.05).With Vmax>0.46×10-2 cm/s,Smax>0.37%,SRmax>1.415×10-2 s-1 to find the vulnerable plaques,the sensitivity were 75.0%,84.4%,84.4% respectively,specificity were 70.8%,91.7%,83.3% respectively.Conclusions VVI can identify plaque biomechanics parameter of different progression periods,which is expected to be a reliable method to find vulnerable plaques earlier in clinic.

ObjectiveTo study the effect of angiotensin Ⅱ type 1 receptor antagonist (ARB) losartan on reducing the incidence of stroke in patients which suffer from hypertension and atrial fibrillation(AF).MethodsProspective randomized analysis was used to divide one hundred and eighty hypertemion patients with atrial fibrillation into two groups.ARB treatment group was treated with losartan (n =90) and beta-blockers treatment group was treated with metoprolol ( n =90),all patients were treated for three years and followed up.Blood pressure,pulse pressure,incidence of stroke and myocardial infarction and mortality of cardiovascular events were evaluated.ResultsAfter antihypertensive treatment,blood pressure was reduced in two groups,the pulse pressure in losartan group was reduced obviously( all P ＜0.01 ).The incidence of stroke and myocardial infarction and mortality of cardiovascular events in losartan group were 22.2％,10.0％ and 13.3％,respectively,lower than that in metoprolol group 70.0％,40.0％ and 44.4％ ( all P ＜0.01 ).ConclusionLosartan reduced the incidence of stroke in the hypertension patients with AF.

Objective To observe the changes of left atrial dimension and f unction before and after cardioversion for atrial fibrillation (AF) and the rela tion between dimension and function.Methods Among 94 cases,34 ca ses who had spontaneous cardioversion converted to sinus rhythm,60 cases were ra ndomly grouped into 31 cases with drug cardioversion and 29 cases with direct-c urrent shock.Left atrial diameter,volume and A-wave velocity were measured to e valuate left atrial dimension and function using Dopplor echocardiogram in all c ases before and after cardioversion.Results After conversion,Lef t atrial diameter and volume decreased remarkably (P

OBJECTIVE:To determine the content of IL-2 in IL-2 targeting liposomes of 5-FURP. METHODS: The sample solution was stained by Coomassie brillant blue G-250 solution. Using blank liposome as blank,the absorbability of the IL-2 was determined by ultraviolet spectrophotometry at a wavelength of 595 nm;meanwhile its content was determined. RESULTS: The linear range of IL-2 was 1～100 ?g?ml-1(r=0.999 7) and the average recovery rate was 99.26% (RSD=0.59%,n=5). CONCLUSION: The method was proved to be simple,rapid,sensitive and reproducible,and it is applicable for the determination of IL-2 in liposome of 5-FURP.