Objective To observe the effect of modified electroconvulsive therapy (MECT) on au-tobiographical memory and efficacy in schizophrenic patients. Methods Seventy-four patients with schizo-phrenia were randomly divided into study group (38 cases) and control group (36 cases). The study group was treated with MECT for 10-12 times in combination with single antipsychotic drug,while the control group was treated with single antipsychotic drug. Both groups were treated for 12 weeks. All patients were assessed for autobiographical memory before treatment and at the 4th,8th and 12th week after treatment,and the effi-cacy was evaluated by the positive and negative symptom scale (PANSS). Results (1)The response time of autobiographical event memory in the study group at the 4th and 8th weekends after treatment ((2 058. 84 ±200. 06)ms,(1 883. 61±202. 17)ms)were significantly longer those at baseline((1 765. 27±203. 23)ms) and that at the same periods in the control group(( 1 787. 03 ± 192. 82),(1 762. 01± 195. 25)),and the differences were statistically significant(t=6. 346,2. 545;P<0. 05,t=5. 945,2. 630;P<0. 05),but the re-sponse time of autobiographical event memory in the study group at the 12th weekend after treatment was not statistically significant compared with that before treatment (P>0. 05). ( 2) For each time point after treat-ment,the PANSS scores of the study group and the control group were significantly lower than those at base-line (P<0. 05). The PANSS scores of the study group at each time point after treatment((62. 42±7. 22), (49. 32±5. 54),(43. 63±9. 90)) were significantly lower than those of the control group at the same periods ((71. 78±10. 19),(56. 14±5. 95),(49. 28±9. 31)),and the differences were statistically significant ( t=4. 577,5. 108,2. 525;all P<0. 05). The total effective rate of the study group ( 94. 7%) was significantly higher than that of the control group (80. 6%) (χ2=9. 287,P<0. 05). Conclusions MECT is effective in the treatment of patients with schizophrenia,and it has some damage to their autobiographical memory,but the damage is transient and reversible.

Objective To establish a monkey model of muscle atrophy by fixing the right lower limb and set up e-valuation criteria for that model. Methods Twelve healthy,6-7 year old male cynomolgus monkeys(body weight 6-7 kg)were used in this study. All animals were normal and had no malformed lower limb bones. Right lower limbs of the an-imals were fixed with fiberglass bandage(from knee joint to anklebone)for 15 weeks. Body weight,crus perimeter and crus volume were recorded every two weeks. MRI examinations of the gastrocnemius muscle were conducted at weeks 11,13 and 15. Muscle biopsy was taken for pathological examination at week 15. Results There were no obvious changes of body weight during the experiment. At 15 weeks after modeling,the right crus perimeter and crus volume of the experimental an-imals were significantly decreased(P <0.05),and some biochemical indexes such as serum creatinine,gloucose and al-kaline phosphatase were significantly decreased(P <0.05), while cholesterol was significantly increased(P <0.05).MRI showed atrophy of the right gastrocnemius muscle. Muscle biopsy also showed muscle atrophy and muscle fibers be-came thinner in the right gastrocnemius,and the cross-section area of the muscle fibers was significantly decreased. Con?clusions It is easy to operate and establish a muscle atrophy model in Cynomolgus monkeys by fixing the right lower limb. This model is suitable for objective and easy evaluation of muscle atrophy by measurement of crus perimeter and crus volume of the limb,blood biochemical parameters,MRI examination,and histopathological examination in combination.

OBJECTIVETo screen for genomic copy number variants (CNVs) in a fetus with one sibling affected with Prader-Willi syndrome using single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array.

METHODSThe fetus and its parents were subjected to chromosomal karyotyping and SNP array analysis.

RESULTSA 5p15.33 microdeletions was identified in the fetus and its phenotypically normal mother with a size of 344 kb (113 576 to 457 213). The father was normal for both testing. Analysis of literature and CNVs database indicated the above CNV to be variant of unclear significance. The couple decided to continue with the pregnancy and gave birth to a healthy boy at full-term. No abnormalities were found during the follow-up.

CONCLUSIONThis study may provide further data for the phenotype-genotype correlation of 5p15.33 microdeletion, which differs from Cri du Chat syndrome.

Adult ; Chromosome Deletion ; Chromosomes, Human, Pair 5 ; genetics ; DNA Copy Number Variations ; Female ; Fetal Diseases ; diagnosis ; genetics ; Humans ; Male ; Prader-Willi Syndrome ; diagnosis ; embryology ; genetics ; Pregnancy ; Prenatal Diagnosis

OBJECTIVETo screen for genomic copy number variants (CNVs) in a fetus with cardiac abnormalities and intrauterine growth retardation through single nucleotide polymorphism microarray (SNP array) and karyotyping analysis.

METHODSThe fetus and its parents were subjected to conventional G banding and SNP-array analysis. The results were confirmed with fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH).

RESULTSG-banding analysis showed that the fetus has a karyotype of 47,XX,+mar. The father has a karyotype of 46,XY,t(4;18) (p15.2q11.2), while the mother showed a normal karyotype. SNP-array detected two microduplications at 18p11.32q11.2 (20.5 Mb) and 4p16.3p15.2 (24.7 Mb) in the fetus. The supernumerary marker chromosome carried by the fetus has derived from the balanced translocation carried by its father. The result was confirmed by FISH.

CONCLUSIONBased on the two microduplications, the fetus was diagnosed as Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome in conjunction with Edward syndrome. Verification of the origin of the supernumerary marker chromosome by SNP-array has provided a basis for prenatal genetic diagnosis.

Chromosome Banding ; Female ; Genetic Testing ; Humans ; In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence ; Karyotyping ; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide ; Pregnancy ; Prenatal Diagnosis ; Trisomy 18 Syndrome ; genetics ; Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome ; genetics

Objective To discuss the effect of early comprehensive development mode on physical, intelligence and mental development of premature infants, and explore the feasibility of comprehensive development mode of preterm infants generally applied in child care clinic. Methods 90 cases of premature infants in intervention group from the beginning of the hospital before the intervention, continuous monitoring and comprehensive intervention including general system health, parenting guidance, family activities, growth monitoring, intelligence assessment, individualized instruction, and so on, for the timely correction of the anomalies. The 90 infants in the control group were only given conventional child health care after 1 month of corrected age. Results The nervous system abnormalities were detected 192 person-times in control group, while 129 person-times in intervention group at 3 months old, the detected rate of nervous system anomaly was higher in the control group than that in the intervention group (χ2=14.574, P=0.000). The body length of the intervention group was (74.31± 2.34) cm, the control group was (72.82 ± 2.13) cm. The body weight of the intervention group was (9.42 ± 0.93) kg, the control group was (8.11 ± 0.90) kg at 12 months old. The growth of weight and length of intervention group were higher than those of control group. The difference was statistically significant ( t=4.467, 9.602, P < 0.05). The development quotient was also assessed, the big activity sport, fine motor, adaptability, social behavior, development quotient of intervention group were (96.40±7.83) points, (95.45± 7.87) points, (98.33±10.87) points, (105.65±7.51) points, (101.45±7.36) points, and the control group were (92.53±6.57) points, (89.27±8.02) points, (94.26±9.88) points, (100.31±8.13) points, (95.65±6.93) points. The difference was statistically significant (t=2.628-5.443, P < 0.05). Conclusions Application of integrated early childhood development in premature infants can find early neurodevelopmental deviations of children and contribute to early intervention on premature infants. Using a combination of family and outpatient intervention may reduce the incidence of neurological abnormalities, improve the level of development of the intelligence assessment and promote premature infant intelligence, motor development and social adaptation ability.

Aim To investigate the effect of ribonucleic acidⅡon apoptosis in human leukemia cell lines K562 and KG1 a.Methods Cell counting kit-8(CCK-8)as-say was performed to detect proliferation activity of K562 and KG1 a cells treated with ribonucleic acidⅡ. Apoptosis index was assessed by flow cytometry(FCM) and fluorescent Hoechst 33258 staining was used for observing morphologic changes of apoptosis.Expres-sion levels of p53,Bax,Bcl-2 and cleaved caspase-3 were analyzed by Western blot.Results The prolifera-tion of K562 and KG1 a cells was significantly inhibited by ribonucleic acid Ⅱ treatment for 12 h,24 h,48 h at concentrations of 100~300 mg·L-1 ,which indica-ted the inhibitory effect of ribonucleic acid Ⅱ was in dose-dependent and time-dependent manners.FCM re-sults displayed a dose-dependent increase in cell apop-totic rate.Hoechst 33258 staining showed the typical apoptotic morphology in some leukemic cells treated with ribonucleic acid Ⅱ,including increased nuclear chromatin concentration and edge accumulation.West-ern blot analysis showed the increased expression of p53,Bax,cleaved caspase-3 and decreased expression of Bcl-2 in K562 and KG1 a cells treated with ribonu-cleic acid Ⅱ.Conclusions Ribonucleic acid Ⅱ can induce apoptosis of leukemia K562 and KG1 a cells by up-regulating p53,which mediates Bcl-2/Bax balance and activates caspase-3 .

OBJECTIVETo study the clinicopathologic characteristics of primary renal hemangioblastoma.

METHODSThe morphologic features, immunophenotype and molecular findings of 3 cases of primary renal hemangioblastoma were studied, with review of literature.

RESULTSThe age of patients ranged from 43 to 57 years. There were 2 women and a man. The patients often presented with renal mass. Histologically, the tumors were surrounded by thick fibrous capsule and composed of epithelioid or spindle cells. Two cases had a prominent stromal component and the other one was rich in capillary network. Lipid vacuoles were observed in all cases. Features of hemorrhage were demonstrated in 2 cases. Capsular invasion and necrosis were seen in 1 case. Immunohistochemical study showed that the stromal cells were positive for alpha-inhibin (3/3), S-100 protein (3/3), EGFR (2/2), PAX-2 (2/2), PAX-8 (2/2) and CA9 (2/2) but negative for CKpan (2/2) and HMB45 (2/2). Focal membranous staining for CD10 (3/3) was noted. No VHL gene mutations or chromosome 3p deletion were detected in the 2 cases studied.

CONCLUSIONSRenal hemangioblastoma shows distinctive morphologic appearance with a wide range of variation. The unexpected positive staining for PAX-2, PAX-8 and CD10 in renal hemangioblastoma needs to be aware. Immunohistochemical study may be helpful in differential diagnosis of these renal tumors.

AIM:To investigate the role of phospholipase C epsilon 1 ( PLCE1 ) in modulating the apoptotic mechanism in lung adenocarcinoma A 549 cells.METHODS:PLCE1 inhibitor U-73122 was used to suppress the expres-sion of PLCE1.The expression of PLCE1 and p53 in A549 cells was evaluated by quantitative real-time PCR and Western blotting.Apoptosis was assessed by flow cytometry .RESULTS:A549 cells expressed high level of PLCE1 and low level of p53.Inhibition of PLCE1 markedly increased the expression of p 53, and increased the apoptosis of A 549 cells.CON-CLUSION:PLCE1 suppresses apoptosis of A549 cells via inhibiting the expression of p53.

Objective To evaluate the optimum ratio of medicine dosage for dexmedetomidine mixed with sufentanil used for patient?controlled intravenous analgesia ( PCIA) after Nuss procedure in pedi?atric patients with pectus excavatum. Methods Sixty pediatric patients diagnosed with pectus excavatum, aged 5-12 yr, weighing 18-50 kg, of ASA physical statusⅠorⅡ, scheduled for elective Nuss procedure under general anesthesia, were randomly divided into 3 equal groups using a random number table:different ratios of medicine dosage while dexmedetomidine was added to sufentanil groups ( SD1-3 groups) . Postopera?tive analgesia was as follows: group SD1 received sufentanil 1 μg∕kg + dexmedetomidine 2 μg∕kg; group SD2 received sufentanil 1 μg∕kg + dexmedetomidine 3 μg∕kg; group SD3 received sufentanil 1 μg∕kg +dexmedetomidine 4 μg∕kg. A mixture of tropisetron 0?1 mg∕kg and dexamethasone 0?1 mg∕kg ( in 100 ml of normal saline) was added in each group. The PCA pump was programmed to deliver 0?5 ml with a lockout interval of 15 min and background infusion at 2 ml∕h. The PCA pump was connected immediately after the end of operation, and sufentanil with a dosage of 0?1μg∕kg was used as a rescue analgesic within 48 h post?operatively. The VAS score was maintained below 4. The requirement for rescue analgesics was recorded. The Ramsay sedation scores was recorded at 4, 8, 12, 24 and 48 h postoperatively, and the occurrence of adverse reactions such as nausea and vomiting, bradycardia, over?sedation, respiratory depression, agitation and shivering was recorded within 48 h after surgery. Results No pediatric patients developed nausea and vomiting, respiratory depression, bradycardia, over?sedation, and shivering. No pediatric patients required rescue analgesics in SD2 and SD3 groups. Compared with group SD1 , the requirement for rescue analgesics and incidence of agitation were significantly decreased, and Ramsay sedation scores were increased at 4 and 8 h after operation in SD2 and SD3 groups. Ramsay sedation scores were significantly higher at 4 h after oper?ation in SD3 group than in SD2 group. Conclusion Dexmedetomidine 3 μg∕kg mixed with sufentanil 1μg∕kg is the optimum ratio of medicine dosage when used for PCIA after Nuss procedure in pediatric patients with pectus excavatum.

Objective To investigate the feasibility, safety and efficiency of endovascular treatment for patients with aorto-bilateral-iliac artery total occlusive disease.Methods A total of 35 patients with aorto-bi-iliac artery total occlusive disease treated with endovascular therapy in Peking Union Medical College Hospital and the First Hospital of Shijiazhuang between Jan 2012 and Dec 2013 were retrospectively analyzed.Results There were 33 males and 2 females, mean age (67 ± 6) years treated during the study period.Technical success rate was 100％.129 bare stents and 4 covered stents were implanted.There were no peri-operative death.Postoperative leg ankle brachial index (ABI) improved significantly (0.86 vs.0.28, P ＜ 0.28).Postoperative complications occurred in 2 patients (5.7％), including brachial artery thrombosis and rupture of external iliac artery post-dilation.The mean follow-up period was 16.5 months (2-28 months).Two patients (5.7％) were lost to follow up.Re-intervention was performed in 3 patients (8.6％) due to reocclusion of the stents.Primary patency was 91％ (30/33) Conclusions Endovascular treatment is effective for aorto-bi-iliac artery total occlusive disease with low complications and acceptable mid-term patent rate.