Persistent cloaca is a rare congenital anomaly characterized by a single opening in the perineum for the urinary, genital, and gastrointestinal tracts. This case report presents a pediatric patient with persistent cloaca who underwent vaginal reconstruction using the Singaporean flap, or the pudendal artery thigh flap in our institution. The vaginal reconstruction aimed to create a functional and aesthetically acceptable vaginal canal, allowing normal sexual function and urinary continence. The importance of multidisciplinary care involving urologists, gynecologists, and plastic surgeons is emphasized for optimal management of this complex condition.

This is a case of an 11 year old female presented with a common channel or persistent cloaca who underwent double barrel transverse colostomy as a neonate from a different institution and was referred to our institution for definitive surgical management. Vaginoplasty was performed using an ipsilateral Singaporean pudendal artery perforator thigh flap created as a tunnel for the neovaginal canal by the Plastic surgery team. A posterior anorectoplasty was done by the Pediasurgery team, and urethroplasty was done by the Urosurgery team with comanagement with the Gynecology team preoperatively and postoperatively as well.

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the core targets and immunomodulatory mechanisms of Huoluo Xiaoling Pellet (HLXLP) for promoting tissue repair. METHODS: Network pharmacology and protein-protein interaction network were used to screen active components in HLXLP, the disease-related targets and the core targets, followed by GO and KEGG enrichment analyses and molecular docking to predict the pharmacological mechanisms. The toxicity of HLXLP was evaluated in zebrafish, and in a tissue regeneration model established in 3 dpf zebrafish larvae by amputating 95% of the tail fin, the effects of a formulated zebrafish embryo culture medium and 10, 20, and 40 μg/mL of aqueous extract of HLXLP on tissue regeneration was evaluated; RT-qPCR was performed to detect mRNA expressions of tissue regeneration marker genes and the core target genes. Transgenic zebrafish with fluorescently labeled macrophages and neutrophils were used to observe immune cell migration during tissue regeneration, and macrophage polarization at different stages was assessed with RT-qPCR. RESULTS: We identified a total of 149 intersected targets between HLXLP active components and tissue repair and 5 core targets (AKT1, IL-6, TNF-α, EGFR and STAT3). GO and KEGG analyses suggested that the effects of HLXLP were mediated primarily through the JAK-STAT pathway, adhesion junctions and positive regulation of cell migration. HLXLP was minimally toxic below 40 μg/mL and lethal at 320 μg/mL in zebrafish, and caused renal and pericardial edema and vascular defects above 80 μg/mL. In zebrafish with tail fin amputation, HLXLP significantly promoted tissue regeneration, reduced IL-6 and TNF-α and enhanced AKT1, EGFR and STAT3 mRNA expressions, modulated neutrophil and macrophage recruitment to the injury sites, and regulated M1/M2 macrophage polarization during tissue regeneration. CONCLUSIONS HLXLP promotes zebrafish tail fin regeneration through multiple active components, targets and pathways for immunomodulation of immune cell migration and macrophage polarization to suppress inflammation and accelerate healing.
Animals ; Zebrafish/physiology* ; Animal Fins/drug effects* ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal/pharmacology* ; Regeneration/drug effects* ; Network Pharmacology ; Signal Transduction ; Macrophages

Objective: To report three consecutive cases of ophthalmia nodosa due to caterpillar hair (setae). Methods: This is a brief report. Results: Three cases of ocular surface injury with history of contact with caterpillar setae are reported. The first case is that of a child with right upper lid swelling, papillary conjunctivitis, and setae embedded in the upper palpebral conjunctiva causing multiple distinct linear abrasions on the cornea. The second patient was an adult male who had setae embedded in the corneal stroma, palpebral conjunctiva, and bulbar conjunctiva, resulting in corneal epithelial defect and a conjunctival granuloma. The last was an adult male who had a subconjunctival hemorrhage due to setae penetration. All were managed with setae removal, topical antibiotic and steroid eyedrops, and other symptomatic treatment strategies as needed. Conclusion Clinical features of ophthalmia nodosa vary depending on the site of setae penetration. Meticulous setae removal is key to successful management in addition to inflammation control and infection prophylaxis.
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This study aims to investigate the protective effect of resveratrol against liver injury in hindlimb unloading rats. Thirty 2-month-old male SD rats were randomly divided into normal group (Control), hindlimb unloading model group (Model), and hindlimb unloading+resveratrol administration group (Model+Res). The Model + Res group was injected intraperitoneally with 30 mg/kg of resveratrol, and the Control and Model groups were injected intraperitoneally with an equal volume of 0.9% NaCl. Liver tissues were collected after 28 days and analyzed for oxidative stress, inflammatory factors, energy metabolism indices, Na ⁺-K ⁺-ATPase and Ca ²⁺-Mg ²⁺-ATPase activity, and morphological changes were observed by hematoxylin-eosin staining. The protein expression levels of Bax, Bcl-2, p-PI3K, PI3K, p-AKT, and AKT were detected by Western blotting. Compared with the Control group, hepatocytes in the Model group showed swelling, abnormal morphology, nuclear consolidation, and cell membrane disruption. Oxidative stress, inflammatory factor levels, hepatic glycogen accumulation, and energy metabolism were increased in the liver tissues of the Model group, while resveratrol treatment significantly reversed these changes. The results of Western blotting showed that resveratrol significantly reduced the expression of Bax and increased the expression levels of Bcl-2, and the proteins of p-PI3K/PI3K and p-AKT/AKT expression levels. It is suggested that 28 days of hindlimb unloading treatment could lead to liver tissue injury in rats, which is manifested as oxidative stress, inflammatory response, energy metabolism disorder and increased apoptosis level, and resveratrol has a certain mitigating effect on this.
Animals ; Resveratrol ; Male ; Liver/pathology* ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Rats ; Hindlimb Suspension ; Oxidative Stress/drug effects* ; Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/metabolism* ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism* ; Stilbenes/pharmacology* ; bcl-2-Associated X Protein/metabolism* ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2/metabolism* ; Apoptosis/drug effects*

Weightlessness in the space environment affects astronauts' learning memory and cognitive function. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation has been shown to be effective in improving cognitive dysfunction. In this study, we investigated the effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on neural excitability and ion channels in simulated weightlessness mice from a neurophysiological perspective. Young C57 mice were divided into control, hindlimb unloading and magnetic stimulation groups. The mice in the hindlimb unloading and magnetic stimulation groups were treated with hindlimb unloading for 14 days to establish a simulated weightlessness model, while the mice in the magnetic stimulation group were subjected to 14 days of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation. Using isolated brain slice patch clamp experiments, the relevant indexes of action potential and the kinetic property changes of voltage-gated sodium and potassium channels were detected to analyze the excitability of neurons and their ion channel mechanisms. The results showed that the behavioral cognitive ability and neuronal excitability of the mice decreased significantly with hindlimb unloading. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation could significantly improve the cognitive impairment and neuroelectrophysiological indexes of the hindlimb unloading mice. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation may change the activation, inactivation and reactivation process of sodium and potassium ion channels by promoting sodium ion outflow and inhibiting potassium ion, and affect the dynamic characteristics of ion channels, so as to enhance the excitability of single neurons and improve the cognitive damage and spatial memory ability of hindlimb unloading mice.
Animals ; Mice ; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation ; Hindlimb Suspension ; Neurons ; Cognitive Dysfunction ; Brain

As the most efficient perception system in nature, the perception mechanism of the insect (such as honeybee) antennae is the key to imitating the high-performance sensor technology. An automated experimental device suitable for collecting electrical signals (including antenna reaction time information) of antennae was developed, in response to the problems of the non-standardized experimental process, interference of manual operation, and low efficiency in the study of antenna perception mechanism. Firstly, aiming at the automatic identification and location of insect heads in experiments, the image templates of insect head contour features were established. Insect heads were template-matched based on the Hausdorff method. Then, for the angle deviation of the insect heads relative to the standard detection position, a method that calculates the angle of the insect head mid-axis based on the minimum external rectangle of the long axis was proposed. Eventually, the electrical signals generated by the antennae in contact with the reagents were collected by the electrical signal acquisition device. Honeybees were used as the research object in this study. The experimental results showed that the accuracy of template matching could reach 95.3% to locate the bee head quickly, and the deviation angle of the bee head was less than 1°. The distance between antennae and experimental reagents could meet the requirements of antennae perception experiments. The parameters, such as the contact reaction time of honeybee antennae to sucrose solution, were consistent with the results of the manual experiment. The system collects effectively antenna contact signals in an undisturbed state and realizes the standardization of experiments on antenna perception mechanisms, which provides an experimental method and device for studying and analyzing the reaction time of the antenna involved in biological antenna perception mechanisms.
Animals ; Arthropod Antennae ; Bees

Objective: To study the effects of vibration on the expression of mitochondrial fusion and fission genes and ultrastructure of skeletal muscle in rabbits. Methods: Thirty-two 3.5-month-old New Zealand rabbits were randomly divided into low-intensity group, medium-intensity group, high-intensity group and control group, with 8 rabbits in each group. The rabbits in the experimental group were subjected to hind limb vibration load test for 45 days. The vibration intensity of the high intensity group was 12.26 m/s(2), the medium intensity group was 6.13 m/s(2), and the low intensity group was 3.02 m/s(2) according to the effective value of weighted acceleration[a(hw (4))] for 4 hours of equal energy frequency. The control group was exposed to noise only in the same experimental environment as the medium-intensity group. The noise levels of each group were measured during the vibration load experiment. After the test, the mRNA expression of mitochondrial fusion gene (Mfn1/Mfn2) and fission gene (Fis1, Drp1) by RT-PCR in the skeletal muscles were measured and the ultrastructure of the skeletal muscles were observed in high intensity group. Results: The mRNA expression of mitochondrial in the skeletal muscle tissues of control group, low intensity group, medium intensity group and high intensity group were Mfn1: 3.25±1.36, 3.85±1.90, 4.53±2.31 and 11.63±7.68; Mfn2: 0.68±0.25, 1.02±0.40, 0.94±0.33 and 1.40±0.45; Fis1: 1.05±0.62, 1.15±0.59, 1.53±1.06 and 2.46±1.51 and Drp1: 3.72±1.76, 2.91±1.63, 3.27±2.01 and 4.21±2.46, respectively. Compared with the control group, the expressions of Mfn1 mRNA, Mfn2 mRNA and Fis1 mRNA in the high-intensity group increased significantly (P<0.05) , and the expressions of Mfn2 mRNA in the medium-intensity group and the low-intensity group increased significantly (P<0.05) . Compared with the control group, the ultrastructure of skeletal muscle of high intensity group showed mitochondrial focal accumulation, cristae membrane damage, vacuole-like changes; Z-line irregularity of muscle fibers, and deficiency of sarcomere. Conclusion: Vibration must be lead to the abnormal mitochondrial morphology and structure and the disorder of energy metabolism due to the expression imbalance of mitochondrial fusion and fission genes in skeletal muscles of rabbits, which may be an important target of vibration-induced skeletal muscle injury.
Animals ; Hindlimb/metabolism* ; Mitochondria/metabolism* ; Mitochondrial Dynamics ; Mitochondrial Proteins/pharmacology* ; Muscle, Skeletal ; Rabbits ; Vibration/adverse effects*

Animals ; Hindlimb ; Male ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Muscle Fibers, Skeletal ; Muscle, Skeletal/pathology* ; Muscular Atrophy

hindlimb lameness associated with generalised soft tissue swelling of the entire limb and medial saphenous vein (MSV) thrombophlebitis. A presumptive diagnosis of extremity compartment syndrome (ECS) was made. Due to the clinical deterioration, emergency fasciotomy of the crural fascia and biopsy was performed. Histological and immunohistochemical examination of the samples confirmed a diagnosis of leiomyosarcoma likely originating from the tunica media of the MSV. This report is the first to describe an unique combination of ECS and thrombophlebitis associated with a leiomyosarcoma in a horse.]]>
Animals ; Biopsy ; Child ; Compartment Syndromes ; Diagnosis ; Emergencies ; Extremities ; Fascia ; Hindlimb ; Horses ; Humans ; Leiomyosarcoma ; Saphenous Vein ; Thrombophlebitis ; Tunica Media

Objective: Owing to antibiotic abuse and the subsequent development of antibiotic resistance, bacterial infection has become one of the most persistent unresolved problems. New antibacterial agents, especially those that are environmental-friendly, are urgently needed. Methods: Melanin extracted by filtration centrifugation and acid and proteolytic hydrolysis was characterized using UV, FTIR, TEM, and XPS. Photothermal conversion was calculated, and the bacteriostatic effects, and , were assessed by plate counting and ratios (%) of wound areas. Results: Natural melanin hydrolyzed by trypsin had good photothermal conversion effects, which resulted in superior bacteriostatic activities. The extracted melanin along with laser NIR irradiation at 808 nm promoted the healing of wounds infected by drug-resistant bacteria and was biocompatible according to toxicity tests and . Conclusion The present findings indicated a safe and efficient method of developing natural antibacterial agents.
Animal Shells ; chemistry ; Animals ; Anti-Bacterial Agents ; pharmacology ; Escherichia coli ; drug effects ; radiation effects ; Escherichia coli Infections ; drug therapy ; Melanins ; pharmacology ; Mytilus edulis ; chemistry ; Photochemical Processes ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Staphylococcal Infections ; drug therapy ; Staphylococcus aureus ; drug effects ; radiation effects ; Wound Healing