AIM:To study the effect of nicotinamide mononucleotide(NMN)on renal fibrosis in mice with Al-port syndrome(AS)through TGFβ/Smad3 pathway.METHODS:SPF grade female X-linked AS(COL4A5 KI)mice were divided into model group(AS group)and model drug administration group(AS+NMN group).while female C57BL/6 mice served as the wild-type(WT)group,with 7 to 8 mice in each group.The mice in the administration group were given oral administration at 8 weeks of age for 8 weeks to 16 weeks of age.The remaining mice were given saline intragastric ad-ministration.The ratio of urinary microalbumin to urinary creatinine(UACR)was measured by biochemical method.After sampling,the renal fibrosis was analyzed by Masson staining.The expression levels of desmin and α-smooth muscle actin(α-SMA)were detected by immunohistochemistry.The expressions of fibrosis-related proteins desmin,α-SMA,trans-forming growth factor β(TGFβ),Smad3,p-Smad3,and fibronectin were detected by Western blot.RESULTS:Com-pared with the model group,UACR(13 weeks,P＜0.01;15 weeks,P＜0.01)and fibrosis-related protein expression(P＜0.05)in AS mice were significantly decreased after NMN treatment.CONCLUSION:Treatment with NMN attenuates renal fibrosis in AS mice through TGFβ/Smad3 signaling pathway.

AIM:To study the effect of nicotinamide mononucleotide(NMN)on renal fibrosis in mice with Al-port syndrome(AS)through TGFβ/Smad3 pathway.METHODS:SPF grade female X-linked AS(COL4A5 KI)mice were divided into model group(AS group)and model drug administration group(AS+NMN group).while female C57BL/6 mice served as the wild-type(WT)group,with 7 to 8 mice in each group.The mice in the administration group were given oral administration at 8 weeks of age for 8 weeks to 16 weeks of age.The remaining mice were given saline intragastric ad-ministration.The ratio of urinary microalbumin to urinary creatinine(UACR)was measured by biochemical method.After sampling,the renal fibrosis was analyzed by Masson staining.The expression levels of desmin and α-smooth muscle actin(α-SMA)were detected by immunohistochemistry.The expressions of fibrosis-related proteins desmin,α-SMA,trans-forming growth factor β(TGFβ),Smad3,p-Smad3,and fibronectin were detected by Western blot.RESULTS:Com-pared with the model group,UACR(13 weeks,P＜0.01;15 weeks,P＜0.01)and fibrosis-related protein expression(P＜0.05)in AS mice were significantly decreased after NMN treatment.CONCLUSION:Treatment with NMN attenuates renal fibrosis in AS mice through TGFβ/Smad3 signaling pathway.

Objective:To study the trend of menarche age in Han and Mongolian women born from 1951 to 2005 in Mongolian region.Methods:A cross-sectional cluster sampling survey method was adopted, From 2003 to 2019, a retrospective survey was carried out in three banners/counties in Tongliao region on the female population of Han and Mongols nationalities aged 16 to 46 and conducted under standardized survey procedures and quality control standards. The basic data of menarche age of women born between 1951 and 2005 were obtained. The changes and rules were analyzed by taking 1 year, 5 years and 10 years as nodes.Results:Totally 46 and conducted under standardized survey procedures and quality control standards 928 pepole (24 450 Han and 22 478 Mongolian) were recruited, the survey response rate was 96.09% (46 928/48 836). In one-year-period analysis, the menarche age gradually decreased from 1951 to 2005. The mean menarche age of Han and Mongolian women changed from (16.22±0.52) years and (15.86±1.24) years in 1951 to (12.37±1.15) years and (12.33±0.98) years in 2005, respectively. The mean menarche age of Han and Mongolian women decreased 3.85 years and 3.54 years. The trend of the mean menarche age's change showed a significant negative correlation with the years (all P<0.000 1). In five-year-period analysis, the mean menarche age of Han and Mongolian women changed from (15.54±1.45) years and (15.53±1.48) years from 1951 to 1955 to (12.41±0.97) years and (12.47±0.96) years from 2001 to 2005, the mean menarche age decreased 3.13 years (3.41 months ahead of schedule every 5 years on average) and 3.06 years (3.34 months ahead of schedule every 5 years on average) in Han and Mongolian women respectively. In ten-year-period analysis, the mean menarche age of Han and Mongolian women changed from (15.79±0.95) years and (15.53±1.33) years from 1951 to 1960 to (12.41±0.97) years and (12.47±0.96) years from 2001 to 2005, the mean menarche age decreased 3.38 years (6.76 months ahead of schedule every 10 years on average) and 3.06 years (6.12 months ahead of schedule every 10 years on average) in Han and Mongolian women respectively. During the 15 years from 1951 to 1965, 1966 to 1970, 1971 to 1990, and 1991 to 2000, they were concentrated at the ages of 15-16, 14-15, 13-14, and 12-13, respectively. The proportion of women at 11 years, 12 years and 13 years menarche age were 26.79% (457/1 706), 73.27% (1 250/1 706), and 92.85% (1 584/1 706) during 2001—2005 in Han women, while the proportion were 23.25% (653/2 809), 62.01% (1 742/2 809), and 90.14% (2 532/2 809) in Mongolian women. Conclusion:The menarche age decreased in Han and Mongolian women from 1951 to 2005, and the ethnic groups tended to be the same. It is recommended to start adolescent education at the age of 8-9 years and pay attention to the changing pattern of early onset of menarche.

Objective:To study the trend of menarche age in Han and Mongolian women born from 1951 to 2005 in Mongolian region.Methods:A cross-sectional cluster sampling survey method was adopted, From 2003 to 2019, a retrospective survey was carried out in three banners/counties in Tongliao region on the female population of Han and Mongols nationalities aged 16 to 46 and conducted under standardized survey procedures and quality control standards. The basic data of menarche age of women born between 1951 and 2005 were obtained. The changes and rules were analyzed by taking 1 year, 5 years and 10 years as nodes.Results:Totally 46 and conducted under standardized survey procedures and quality control standards 928 pepole (24 450 Han and 22 478 Mongolian) were recruited, the survey response rate was 96.09% (46 928/48 836). In one-year-period analysis, the menarche age gradually decreased from 1951 to 2005. The mean menarche age of Han and Mongolian women changed from (16.22±0.52) years and (15.86±1.24) years in 1951 to (12.37±1.15) years and (12.33±0.98) years in 2005, respectively. The mean menarche age of Han and Mongolian women decreased 3.85 years and 3.54 years. The trend of the mean menarche age's change showed a significant negative correlation with the years (all P<0.000 1). In five-year-period analysis, the mean menarche age of Han and Mongolian women changed from (15.54±1.45) years and (15.53±1.48) years from 1951 to 1955 to (12.41±0.97) years and (12.47±0.96) years from 2001 to 2005, the mean menarche age decreased 3.13 years (3.41 months ahead of schedule every 5 years on average) and 3.06 years (3.34 months ahead of schedule every 5 years on average) in Han and Mongolian women respectively. In ten-year-period analysis, the mean menarche age of Han and Mongolian women changed from (15.79±0.95) years and (15.53±1.33) years from 1951 to 1960 to (12.41±0.97) years and (12.47±0.96) years from 2001 to 2005, the mean menarche age decreased 3.38 years (6.76 months ahead of schedule every 10 years on average) and 3.06 years (6.12 months ahead of schedule every 10 years on average) in Han and Mongolian women respectively. During the 15 years from 1951 to 1965, 1966 to 1970, 1971 to 1990, and 1991 to 2000, they were concentrated at the ages of 15-16, 14-15, 13-14, and 12-13, respectively. The proportion of women at 11 years, 12 years and 13 years menarche age were 26.79% (457/1 706), 73.27% (1 250/1 706), and 92.85% (1 584/1 706) during 2001—2005 in Han women, while the proportion were 23.25% (653/2 809), 62.01% (1 742/2 809), and 90.14% (2 532/2 809) in Mongolian women. Conclusion:The menarche age decreased in Han and Mongolian women from 1951 to 2005, and the ethnic groups tended to be the same. It is recommended to start adolescent education at the age of 8-9 years and pay attention to the changing pattern of early onset of menarche.

Objective:To investigate the clinical value of ventricular intracranial pressure monitoring (V-ICPM) in gradient decompression for patients with traumatic cerebral hernia.Methods:The clinical data of 103 patients with traumatic cerebral hernia admitted to our hospital from October 2016 to October 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. These patients were divided into observation group ( n=49) and control group ( n=54) according to whether V-ICPM was applied. Patients in the observation group accepted V-ICPM before gradient decompression, and patients in the control group accepted gradient decompression directly. Incidence of malignant encephalocele, clinical short-term and long-term efficacies, and complications were compared between the two groups. According to intracranial pressure (ICP), the patients were divided into normal or slightly increased ICP (≤22 mmHg), moderate increased ICP (23-40 mmHg) and severe increased ICP (>40 mmHg); the relationship between ICP and prognoses was analyzed in the observation group. Results:(1) The incidences of intraoperative malignant encephalocele in the observation group (16.33%) were slightly lower than that in the control group (29.63%), without significant difference ( P>0.05). Twenty four h after gradient decompression, pupils recovered in 35 patients (71.43%) from the observation group and 28 patients (51.85%) from the control group, significant difference in the pupils recovery rate was noted between the two groups ( χ2=4.145, P=0.042); the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) scores between the observation group (8.43±2.56) and control group (7.39±2.47) showed statistical differences ( t=-2.095, P=0.039). Three months after gradient decompression, there were 7 patients with Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) scores of 5, 18 patients with scores of 4, 10 patients with scores of 3, 8 patients with scores of 2, and 6 patients with score of 1 in the observation group; there were 12 patients with GOS scores of 5, 17 patients with scores of 4, 12 patients with scores of 3, 7 patients with scores of 2, and 6 patients with score of 1 in the control group; the difference was not statistically significant ( Z=-0.681, P=0.496). (2) The higher the ICP in the observation group (initially and when the dura mater is cut), the worse the prognosis. Conclusion:The application of V-ICPM before gradient decompression cannot further improve the long-term prognosis of the patients, but it can provide intraoperative reference and prognosis prediction for the operators.

Objective:To investigate the clipping methods of ruptured posterior communicating artery (PCoA) aneurysms of medial posterior inferior type (aneurysms located at the medial posterior inferior part of internal carotid artery or occluded by the internal carotid artery) during conventional pterional craniotomy.Methods:Seven patients with ruptured PCoA aneurysms, admitted to our hospital from January 2004 to January 2020, were chosen in our study. The clinical data and surgical efficacies of these patients were retrospectively analyzed.Results:The anterior choroidal artery (AChA) was accidentally clipped in 2 patients during the surgery, of which one was released after adjustment and one was avoided after multiple adjustments. Due to severe acute brain swelling, the brain tissues of the anterior temporal lobe were removed for about 20 mm in 2 patients, and the anterior temporal lobe was retracted posteriorly by platens in 5 patients. All aneurysms disappeared in the postoperative CTA images, no residual neck was found, and the parent artery remained unobstructed. One patient had cerebral infarction in the AChA supplying area. All patients were followed up for 1-6 years, with an average of 27.6 months. Six patients recovered completely without neurological dysfunction. One patient had contralateral hemiplegia, with muscle strength grading III, walking on crutches, and basic living by himself.Conclusion:It's difficult to clip the ruptured PCoA aneurysms of medial posterior inferior type by conventional pterional craniotomy; so straight and curved aneurysm clips can be used to clip aneurysms by expanding the inter-cisternal space around the aneurysms.

Objective To explore the risk factors,mechanism and treatment strategies of secondary brain injury (cerebral hemorrhage or cerebral infarction/encephaledema) adjacent to acute epidural hematoma after surgical evacuation.Methods Forty-four patients with acute epidural hematoma underwent craniotomy in our hospital from March 2013 to December 2018 were chosen in this study.According to postoperative CT or MR imaging examination results,patients were divided into group of secondary brain injury (n=11) and group of non-secondary brain injury (n=33).The clinical data of the two groups were compared,and the significance of epidural hematoma thickness in assessing secondary brain injury was analyzed by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve.Binary Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the independent risk factors affecting secondary brain injury.Results After surgery,11 showed secondary brain injury:3 occurred cerebral hemorrhage,one of whom was diagnosed as having cerebral venous hemorrhage in the cortical vein drainage area caused by traumatic cerebral venous circulation disorder;6 had cerebral infarction/encephaledema,and 2 occurred hemorrhagic cerebral infarction/encephaledema;two underwent secondary craniotomy and both achieved satisfactory effect.As compared with patients from the non-secondary brain injury group,patients fromsecondary brain injury group had significantly higher percentage of patients with epidural hematoma thickness ≥ 33.5 mm (P＜0.05).ROC curve analysis showed that the thickness of epidural hematoma had predictive value in secondary brain injury after surgery (P＜0.05),and area under the curve was 0.722 and diagnostic threshold was 33.5 mm.Binary Logistic regression analysis revealed that epidural hematoma thickness ≥33.5 mm was an independent risk factor for secondary brain injury adjacent to epidural hematoma after surgery (odds ratio=7.367,P=0.024,95％CI=1.298-41.797).Conclusions Acuteepidural hematoma thickness ≥33.5 mm is a high-risk factor associated with secondary brain injury adjacent to epidural hematoma after surgery.Intracranial venous circulatory disorders have non-negligible effect on occurrence of secondary brain injury.

Objective To investigate the risk factors,mechanism and treatment strategies of expanding regional brain injury (traumatic intracerebral contusion or hematoma) in patients with acute traumatic epidural hematoma (ATEDH) after surgical evacuation.Methods Fifty-nine patients with ATEDH,admired to and accepted surgical evacuation in our hospital from February 2013 to September 2018,were chosen in this study;their clinical data and CT imaging data were retrospectively analyzed.The volume ofintracranial hematoma was measured by 3D Slicer software.According to the progress of local brain injury revealed by first CT examination after surgical evacuation,patients with ATEDH were divided into progressive group and non-progressive group.Risk factors of patients with expanding regional brain injury after surgery were analyzed by univariate and multivariate Logistic regression analyses.Results After surgery,22 showed expanding regional brain injury,accounting for 37.29％:9 occurred expanding intracerebral hematoma,and 2 of them died after conservative treatment;two had both expanding intracerebral contusion and hematoma;11 expanding intracerebral contusion patients developed into hematoma,and three of them occurred delayed intracerebral hematoma adjacent to the area of ATEDH,and two underwent secondary craniotomy with good recovery.As compared with patients from the non-progressive group,progressive group had significantly higher percentages of patients with preoperative hyperglycemia (＞9.1 mmol/L),patients with preoperative abnormal coagulation and patients accepted decompressive craniectomy (P＜0.05).Multivariate Logistic regression analysis revealed that preoperative abnormal coagulation was an independent risk factor for expanding intracerebral contusion or hematoma after surgery (OR=6.498,95％CI:1.076-39.253,P=0.041).Conclusion Expanding regional brain injury has high morbidity in patients with ATEDH after surgery evacuation;preoperative abnormal coagulation is an independent risk factor for its occurrence.

Objective To explore the efficacy and experience of surgical approaches of puncture drainage and urokinase thrombolysis for spontaneous hypertensive pontine hemorrhage.Methods The clinical data of 42 patients with spontaneous pontine hemorrhage, admitted to our hospital from January 2014 to December 2018, were retrospectively analyzed. Craniotomy evacuation of hematoma was performed in 18 patients (control group), and puncture drainage and urokinase thrombolysis assisted by neuronavigation was performed in 24 patients (observation group). The clinical efficacies of the two groups were observed and analyzed.Results There were 24 patients having hematoma clearance rate≥50％, including 7 from control group and 17 from observation group. The hematoma clearance rate≥50％ in the observation group (70.83％) was significantly higher than that in the control group (38.89％,P<0.05). Postoperative Glasgow-Pittsburgh scale scores of the observation group (24.21±4.85) were slightly higher than those of the control group (23.61±5.45), and the mortality of the observation group (66.67％) was lower than that of the control group (72.22％) without statistical significance (P> 0.05).Conclusion The surgical approach of puncture drainage and urokinase thrombolysis can effectively improve hematoma clearance rate for spontaneous hypertensive pontine hemorrhage, but clinical prognoses are not improved due to influence of multiple factors.

Objective To discuss the risk factors and therapeutic options of delayed would healing after craniotomy. Methods Sixteen patients with poor would healing after craniotomy, admitted to our hospital from January 2012 to September 2016, were chosen in our study. The secretion culture results, imaging findings, devastating infections, paranasal sinuses, would debridement and prognoses were analyzed. Results All 16 patients were treated with artificial materials in the initial operations. The paranasal sinuses were confirmed open during operation in 7 patients by comparison of preoperative imaging. Six patients who had positive results by secretion culture were cured through removal of the artificial materials and bone flap during the first debridement surgery; 4 of the 10 patients who had negative results were cured only by removing artificial materials during the first debridement surgery, and the remaining 6 were cured with reoperation through removal of the bone flap. Conclusions Chronic infection caused by bacteria, which mainly comes from surgical field and paranasal sinuses, is important to elucidate the mechanism of delayed would healing after craniotomy. The implants and autologous tissues have important roles in this process. Early complete debridement is very critical on such infected would, meanwhile we must repack the ostia of the sinuses based on preoperative images, and relax the indications for throwing the bone flap.