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Objective To analyze the relationship between the level of serum homocysteine and cerebral artery stenosis in cerebral infarction patients.Methods Clinical data from 165 cerebral infarction patients who had been done cerebral angiography examination were analyzed.According to the level of serum homocysteine,the patients were divided into 5.0-15.0 μmol/L group,15.1-20.0 μmol/L group and above 20.1 μmol/L group.Other risk fac-tors including age,gender,blood pressure,blood lipid and blood glucose were recorded.The number of cerebral vascu-lar stenosis in different parts of brain were analyzed,and then make a decision of the relationship between the level of serum homocysteine and cerebral artery stenosis,as well as the other risk factors.Results Among 165 cases,74 cases (48.15%)came from 5.0-15.0 μmol/L group and the number of stenosal cerebral vascular was 36strips,50 cases (30.12%)came from 15.0-20.0 μmol/L group and the number of stenosal cerebral vascular was 66 strips,41 cases (24.70%)came from above 20.1 μmol/L group and the number of stenosal cerebral vascular was 67.Analysis of variance was conducted between the numbers of stenosal cerebral vascular of each group,the differences were significant (F =4.12,P <0.05).Conclusion In cerebral infarction patients,the incidence of Hcy(hyperhomocysteinemia) was higher than that of normal hcy.2.shows more serious damage of intracranial and extracranial arterial sclerosis occur in patients with the increase of homocysteine levels.
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Objective:EAE model of male and female Wistar rats was established respectively.The sex difference was evaluated.Methods:40 wistar rats were devided into male and female group (n=20).EAE model was established respectively in the two groups using Guinea pig spinal cord homogenate without PBS perfusion.30 days later,the spinal cord were taken and embedded in wax,and paraffin sections of the two groups were examined by histopathology.The differences in onset time,incidence rate,course of disease and neurologic score between the two groups were evaluated.Results:The onset time of female group was 13.67?3.50 days,its incidence rate was 60%.The onset time of male Wistar rat was 12.18?1.55 days,and its incidence rate was 85%.The feature of diseases course in female rat was relapse after recovery,but that in male rat was transient.The average clinical score of female group was 2.20?1.96,and that of male group was 3.46?1.61.Conclusion:Compared with female Wistar rat,the male had higher incidence rate and its diseases course was transient.The results of our study provided a useful foundation for further studies on the pathogenesis and the sex differences of multiple sclerosis.
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Objective:To study the effect of edaravone on EAE rats and the underlying mechanism.Methods:Wistar rats were immunized with GPSCH,and randomly divided into control group,EAE group,dexamethasone group,low dose of edaravone group and high dose of edaravone group.The morbidity of disease and clinical signs were observed.The pathological changes of spinal cord tissue sections were observed under light microscopy after HE staining and trichrome staining.The expression of Nrf2 and HO-1 was observed by immunohistochemistry.Results:Morbidity of high dose of edaravone group (8.33%) and DXM group (0%) was significantly lower than in EAE group (58.3%) (P