Aged ; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell ; pathology ; surgery ; Cholecystectomy ; Gallbladder Neoplasms ; pathology ; surgery ; Humans ; Male

Objective To study the results of functional hemispherectomy for pediatric intractable epilepsy with hemisphere lesions , and to explore the indications of functional hemispherectomy , as well as the prognosis. Methods Twenty-four children with intractable epilepsy caused by hemisphere lesions were included , who underwent functional hemispherectomy. All patients were followed up for 3 ~ 48 months. Results All 24 cases obtained improvement of abnormal behavior , and no significant exacerbation of neurological deficits was observed. During the follow-up, 18 cases were in EngelⅠ(75%), 5 in Engel Ⅱ(21%), and 1 in Engel Ⅰ(4%) respectively. No long-term complication was observed. Conclusion Comprehensive presurgical evaluation is a prerequisite for the surgical treatment of pediatric intractable epilepsy caused by hemisphere lesions. Functional hemispherectomy can effectively control seizures and obviously improve the prognosis.

Background Diabetic complication is associated with lipid peroxidation.Aldehyde dehydrogenases (ALDH) catalyze the irreversible oxidation of a variety of biological aldehydes,including lipid-derived aldehydes (LDAs),and thus protect organs and tissues from toxic LDAs.Understanding the activity of ALDH in different ocular tissues in diabetic subjects is very important for prevention and treatment of diabetic ocular complications.Objective This research aimed to investigate the activity and expression of ALDH in different ocular tissues in diabetic rats and to explore the mechanism of ALDH in diabetes-induced eye disease.Methods Twenty-eight healthy SPF male Sprague-Dawley(SD) rats weighted 170-180 g were randomly divided into the normal control group and diabetic group.The diabetic animal model was established by intraperitonial injection of 4％ streptozotocin at 65 mg/kg.Isometric citric acid buffer was injected in the rats of the normal control group.The rats were sacrificed in each group 2 and 4 months after the establishment of the diabetic models,and eyeballs were obtained for the preparation of corneal,lens and retinal homogenates.ALDH activity was detected using a multifunctional microplate reader SpectraMax M5,and ALDH content was measured by ELISA at the wavelength of 450 nm with the SpectraMax M5 ELISA reader.Results The blood glucose level in diabetic rats was significantly elevated at various time points compared with the normal control group(P=0.000),and body weights were evidently lower in the diabetic group than in the normal group (P =0.000).The activities of ALDH (A340) in corneal,lens and retinal tissues in the diabetic group were increased in comparison with the normal control group (F =396.601,P=0.000),and showed an enhancement with the lapsing of time (F =53.139,P =0.000).In addition,the highest level of ALDH was found in the cornea and the lowest level in the lens(F =6973.000,P=0.000).The expression level of ALDH in the corneal,lens and retinal homogenates was significantly higher in the diabetic group compared with the normal control group (F=312.985,P =0.000) and showed a considerable increase over the course (F =19.203,P=0.000).The highest expression level was seen in the cornea and the lowest was in the lens,with a significant difference among these three kinds of tissues (F =3243.000,P =0.000).Conclusions ALDH can protect ocular tissue from the damage of lipid peroxidation.Thess results suggest that ALDH plays a role in preventing diabetes-related ocular complications.

Objective To investigate and evaluate the iodine nutritional status of school-age children in Yi county of Heibei Province,and to provide scientific basis for the development of control measures to iodine deficiency disorders.Methods Retrospectinely analyzed school-age children urinary iodine monitoring results of Yi County of Hebei Province from 1998 to 2011.One township was selected randomly in each of the five directions (east,west,south,north and center) from 1998 to 2011.One elementary school was randomly chosen in each of the five townships.And at least 20 urine samples of 8-10 years old children were randomly collected in each school selected.Urinary iodine contents were determined through arsenic cerium catalytic spectrophotometric method.Urinary iodine determination standard according to The Standard of Iodine Deficiency Disorders Elinination (GB 16006-2008) and The Iodine Deficiency Disorders Elinination Guide.Results A total of 1725 children urinary samples were collected from 1998 to 2011,urinary median was 243.26 μg/L,each of the median urinary iodine was higher than 100 μg/L.The ratio of urinary iodine less than 100 μg/L was ＜ 50％ over the years,and less than 50 μg/L was ＜ 20％.Overall,the highest value of urinary iodine stayed at approximately 200 μg/L,showing positively skewed distribution that was skewed to the right.Urinary iodine level was compared among different ages,gender and ethnicity,and the difference was not statistically significant(P ＞ 0.05).Conclusions In recent years,the iodine intake of school-age children of Yi County can meet the body needs,and the iodine nutrition is at an appropriate level.

Objective To investigate the diagnostic value of EEG and CT in early youth with cerebral cys- ticercosis.Methods The EEG and CT manifestations were studied in 240 early youth with cerebral cysticercosis. Results The abnormal rate of EEG was 86.7 % in children with cysticercosis,which mainly showed the diffuse or focal irregularity complex slow waves in frontal lobe,central lobe and anterior lobe.The abnormal rate of CT was 70.8 % in all patients,and flaky and circular focus were chief manifestations.There was a significant difference be- tween the rates of EEG and CT(P

OBJECTIVETo assess the effect-increasing action of rolling needle therapy on insomnia.

METHODSSixty-four cases were randomly divided into a rolling needle treatment group and a control group, 32 cases in each group. The control group were treated with oral administration of clonazepam 4 mg, once each night, for 4 consecutive weeks. The rolling needle therapy group were treated with the same treatment as the control group, plus the rolling needle stimulation of the back. The therapeutic effect was assessed by effective rate of sleep improvement and Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI).

RESULTSAfter treatment there was a significant difference between the two groups in the score of PSQI (P < 0.01).

CONCLUSIONThe rolling needle therapy can increase the improving action of clonazepam on insomnia, and increase life quality of the patient.

Aquilaria agallocha can produce fragrant agarwood used for incense, traditional medicine and other products. An efficient plant regeneration system was established via organogenesis from shoots developed from seedlings of Aquilaria agallocha. Shoots generated many buds on MS medium supplemented with 1.3 micromol/L BA (6-benzylaminopurine) in the first 7 weeks, and the buds elongated on MS medium with 1.3 micromol/L BA+0.5 micromol/L NAA (naphthaleneacetic acid) in another 7 weeks, 2.3 shoots 2 cm in length per explant were obtained within 14 weeks. Plantlets were rooted on 1/2 MS medium after being immersed in 5 micromol/L NAA for 48 h, 96.7% of the roots grew up two weeks later. All plantlets that survived acclimatization grew well in the pots.
Agriculture ; methods ; Cell Culture Techniques ; methods ; Forestry ; methods ; Phytotherapy ; Plant Growth Regulators ; metabolism ; Plant Shoots ; drug effects ; growth & development ; Survival Analysis ; Survival Rate ; Thymelaeaceae ; drug effects ; growth & development

Objective To study changes of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) expression and neural apoptosis in rat hippocampus and cortex of cesarean delivered offspring.Methods Thirty-eight pregnant SD rats were randomly allocated into 2 groups: 19 rats in vaginal delivery (VD) and 19 rats in cesarean section (CS).Forty-eight fetuses born by VD were kept intact, 40 fetuses were delivered by CS on day 21 of gestation.The fetal brain tissues were taken out on postnatal day 30 and 115, the expression profiles of GFAP in hippocampus and cortex were measured by immunohistochemical staining and western blot Apoptotic cells were detected using terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) staining.Results (1) The expression profiles of GFAP: on postnatal day 115, the mean number of GFAP-immunoreactive astrocytes of hippocampus 29.7 ± 10.9 in VD group was significantly lower than 36.2 ± 2.8 in CS group ( P ＜ 0.05 ).The average GFAP-positive cells in the cortex of frontal lobe of 23.2 ±4.6 in VD group was significantly lower than 36.8 ± 5.9 in CS group (P ＜0.01 ).Likewise, on postnatal day 30, the mean number of GFAP-immunoreactive astrocytes of frontal cortex of 27.8 ± 6.0 in VD group was remarkably lower than 39.4 ± 4.5 in CS group ( P ＜ 0.01 ).The average GFAP-positive cells in the hippocampus of 31.5 ±3.5 in VD group were not significantly lower than 37.2 ±7.0 in CS group ( P ＞0.05 ).The expression of GFAP was detected in hippocampus and frontal cortex by western blot, however,there was no significant different expression of GFAP between VD group and CS group.(2) Neuronal apoptosis: TUNEL staining results indicated that, on postnatal day 115, fewer apoptotic cells scattered in offspring hippocampas subregion were only shown in CS group, never in VD group.No TUNEL positive staining cells were labeled in hippocampal subregion in VD group, therefore significantly lower than that of CS group ( P ＜ 0.05 ).Conclusions There were different influences of cesarean section on GFAP expression in hippocampus or cortex in different developmental stage of offspring Cesarean section might increase GFAP expression in the hippocampus and frontal cortex, even trigger neuronal apoptosis of hippocampus region.

To investigate the effect of peroxynitrite (ONOO(-)) on the reactivity of rabbit pulmonary artery, the responses of rabbit pulmonary artery rings (PARs) pre-incubated with ONOO(-) to endothelium-dependent and receptor-dependent relaxants ACh and ADP, endothelium-dependent and receptor-independent relaxant calcium ionophore A23187, endothelium-independent relaxant sodium nitroprusside (SNP) and alpha(1)-adrenoceptor agonist phenylephrine (PE) were observed in vitro in an accumulative manner. (1) Relaxations of PARs to ACh, calcium ionophore A23187 and ADP were markedly impaired with shift of accumulative dose-response curve of each agonist to the right. Inhibition of endothelium-dependent and receptor-dependent or independent relaxation by ONOO(-) was dose-dependent. (2) ONOO(-) incubation inhibited SNP-induced relaxation in a dose-dependent manner. (3) Contractile response of PARs to PE varied with the different doses of ONOO(-). In PARs pre-incubated with 0.5 mmol/L ONOO(-), contractile response was significantly enhanced with shift of PE accumulative dose-response curve to the left, whereas in PARs pre-incubated with 1.0 mmol/L or 2.0 mmol/L ONOO(-), it was markedly reduced with right shift of PE accumulative dose-response curve. (4) Vehicle of ONOO(-) had no effect on responses to each agonist.Decomposed ONOO(-) had minimal effect on the response to PE and ADP, in contrast, relaxation of PARs to ACh, A23187 and SNP were enhanced. These results indicate that ONOO(-) may contribute to regulatory disorder of pulmonary artery reactivity.
Animals ; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug ; In Vitro Techniques ; Peroxynitrous Acid ; physiology ; Pulmonary Artery ; physiology ; Rabbits ; Vasodilation ; drug effects